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Eiffel Tower: 12 Interesting Facts
Paris is a city brimming with awe-inspiring beauty. It is known for its contributions to fashion, beauty, architecture, and the arts all across the world. There are few structures in the world as famous as the Eiffel Tower, despite the fact that it is surrounded by breath-taking sights. The Eiffel Tower first opened to the public on March 31, 1889. The architectural masterpiece, the Eiffel Tower, is the archetypal sight on any Paris itinerary, and it has quite a few unique tales to its name.
There are a lot of things that everyone knows about the Eiffel Tower, but there are also a lot of things that a surprising number of people don't know about it – and this list includes both.
1. Suppose to be temporary: The 1889 Exposition Universelle, often known as the World's Fair, was held in Paris to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution. The Eiffel Tower was planned to be a temporary installation, with the primary show being an extravagant entrance arch. Because an antenna was erected at the top of the Tower to convey wireless communications, it was never taken down.
2. Current design was not the original plan: The contemporary Eiffel Tower is not the construction that was originally proposed to Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel thought the early ideas were too austere after seeing them. That is why the architect requested that the remodel incorporate additional features and flourishes. The final design was approved by Eiffel in 1884, and the building began in 1887.
3. People were against its construction: Many prominent thinkers of the time objected fiercely to the construction of the Eiffel Tower, calling it "an enormous black chimney" that would detract from Paris' beauty. A petition was given to the government with over 300 signatures from Paris enthusiasts opposing the useless and gigantic Eiffel Tower in the name of French taste and endangered French art and heritage
4. Hitler ordered demolition of the tower: Germany conquered France during World War II. Hitler ordered the destruction of the Eiffel Tower at the time. Fortunately, the military governor in charge did not carry out this order. Furthermore, resistance fighters in France cut the Tower's elevator wires to compel the Nazis to climb the Eiffel steps and place their flag.
5. Size of tower changes with weather: Latticed wrought iron was used to build the tower to show that it could be just as robust as stone while being lighter. On a typical day, it stands around 1,060 feet tall, including its antenna, however, this might vary depending on the weather. It expands and grows roughly 6 inches higher in the sun, while it shrinks by approximately 6 inches in the cold.
6. Suppose to stand for 20 years: The tower was constructed to allow the French to demonstrate their manufacturing skills during the 1889 World's Fair, which commemorated the centennial of the French Revolution. It was never planned to remain permanently atop the Champ-de-Mars, and it was due to be demolished in 1909. As the tower was seen by the citizens of Paris and the rest of the globe, they fell in love with it. The antenna at the top proved handy for telegrams, so it was never knocked down.
7. The tower has a wife: Erika Aya (or Erika Eiffel, as she chooses to be known) is an American who married the Tower in a commitment ceremony in 2007. She first saw the Eiffel Tower in 2004 and was immediately captivated by it. (It is said that she has a condition called paraphilia, where people develop significant relationships with inanimate objects.)
8. Secret apartment on 3rd level: Gustave Eiffel included a tiny apartment for himself on the tower's third floor in his design. It's completely equipped, including a grand piano, and is connected to a few lab spaces where he conducted various experiments. He utilised the flat as a private retreat where he could spend time alone and entertain some spectacular visitors. Although Eiffel's flat is no longer accessible for public rental, it has been displayed for visitors, with most of the original furniture remaining.
9. Traditional repainting: The Eiffel Tower has been repainted 18 times since its completion, going from red-brown to yellow to bronze now. Painting the tower is done using strictly conventional methods, which means it's still done using a paintbrush and a bucket, and no automated painting is allowed.
10. Ice rink inside the tower: Every year, about 6 million people visit the Eiffel Tower, making it the world's most-visited paid monument. This winter ice rink, which opened just last year, is open during the prime winter months of December to February and is erected 200 feet above the earth, providing amazing views of Paris.
11. Post office in Eiffel tower: A little post office may be located close to the souvenir stores on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. People may receive a 'carte postale' and a stamp to send their letters from the Eiffel Tower's post office. The mail will arrive with a special postmark.
12. Names of scientists engraved in tower: There are 72 names of French scientists engraved on the Eiffel Tower. For some time, the engraved tributes were covered up. However, some restoration efforts have restored their visibility. Some of the names etched into the iron, such as Dumas, Foucault, and Perrier may be seen by visitors who take their time to examine the tower.


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Shiva Me Timbers Review
Review of Shiva Me Timbers in December issue of New Orleans OffBeat Magazine:
"San Francisco-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Che Prasad on this solid Nola-infused release showcases remarkable musical and lyrical dexterity as he expertly moves between Western and Eastern, melancholy and rowdy, California and Crescent City. Here, Pasad's expert, mystical sitar strumming on "Shadows from the East" is comfortably at home with the rowdy, loose J.J. Cale-s boogie of "Early Checkout." Dreamy, Dylan-esque narratives ("Jeffrey Burgler") co-exist with the bawdy ragtime of "You Never Liked Me"—a tune highlighted by the vocals of Meschiya Lake and the sousaphone of Matt Perrine, two local favorites (along with guitarist Alex McMurray and vocalists Luke Allen and Kiyoko McCrae, who kills it on "Another Show") appearing throughout an album partially recorded in New Orleans at now-shuttered Piety Street Studios. Louisiana clearly left her mark on this West Coast talent, evident when Prasad gives a Tom Waits growl for a "breath of Crescent City" in "Take Me to Confession," a raucous romp led by McMurray's searing blues leads for a haunting soundscape that resonates with the freaky soundtrack of HBO's True Blood."
Full review at: Shiva Me Timbers review in New Orleans OffBeat Magazine
Review in The Marin Independent Journal by Paul Liberatore on July 5, 2013:
Che Prasad, a San Anselmo pathologist and accomplished multi-instrumentalist, shows his command of an impressive array of musical styles and influences — from sea shanties and country rock to North Indian classical music and American folk — on this extraordinary debut album.
The 11 original songs in this collection were inspired by Prasad's family and the characters he's come across in his dual career as a physician and musician.
The centerpiece is "Shadows from the East," written about his Indian father and American mother and set to a droning sitar track that immediately recalls George Harrison. Prasad is more than familiar with the late Beatle's music, having played in the Hairy Sons, a Harrison tribute band, with his brother, Mikie Lee Prasad, who produced the album and co-wrote most of the songs.
The Prasads also played in a Dire Straits tribute band, the Prasad Brothers in Arms, which explains the Mark Knopfler sound of the opening song, "Early Checkout." There are echoes of Jerry Garcia's soulfully strained vocal style on "Afraid of the Sting," Tom Waits never growled harder than Prasad does on the story song "Take Me to Confession," and only a pathologist could authoritatively write a song like "The Italian Pathologist," with the line, "Pointing out sights everyone sees/His eyes are trained to find disease."
For full review:
www.marinij.com/entertainment/ci_23596628/press-play-che-prasads-shiva-me-tibers

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Panama is a city of old and new. Feats of modern engineering, ramshackle rooftops and one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems all battle it out for supremacy in this city of contrasts.
Most people I met were using Panama City as a transport hub to go north to Bocas Del Toro or south to the San Blas islands, but it deserves to be a destination in its own right. With museums, the famous canal and not one but two old cities, I could have easily spent longer than five days exploring.
Gehry's colourful Biomuseo is absolutely fantastic and provides a perfect overview of the evolution of Panama as a landmass, its natural wonders and its societal history. I also visited the ruins of Panama Viejo and went for a hike around the Metropolitan National Park. It's also worth strolling along the front from Casco Viejo, past the fish market and into the new financial district.
Panama isn't cheap. If I had my time here again I'd research the local bus system more to avoid having to get taxis and stock up on some groceries from a Super 99 store. That said, it's the perfect place for backpackers to treat themselves to the odd cocktail on one of the many rustic rooftops of Casco Viejo.


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I have a confession. Zac and I use to listen to only rap music. Rap music and farming…seems like some kind of oxymoron, don't you think?! We thought so too, so we recently got Sirius radio and started listening to The Highway. That lead to me thinking about all the country I listened to in college at OSU, which then led to this playlist. This playlist is a mix between bands I saw in college, outlaw country, and just random favorites.


Perched on top of the Emerson Spice hotel, the 'teahouse' (open-sided room) offers 360-degree views and some of the finest food in Stone Town. Many guests come for pre-dinner sundowner cocktails before enjoying five courses of Zanzibar specialities. Mains are mostly seafood-based, such as lemongrass calamari or prawns with grilled mango. Reservations are essential.


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Adwaith Shine is a Commercial, Still life, Fashion photographer and cinematographer currently working in Malayalam film industry. His first film as chief cinematographer 2 penkuttikal won Kerala State Film Award for best child actress and started working as a cinematographer for feature films in his 20th age and he has been one of the members of FEFKA (Film Employees Federation of Kerala) and CUMAC(Cinematographers Union Of Malayalam Cinema). He has done under graduation in B.sc film technology in Director of photography at chennai. Special course in Photography at Udaan school of photography mumbai and Muybridge film school chennai.
Having worked for major clothing brands and designers from india, he is updated with latest technologies, who deploys new techniques on every project to challenge him and enhance the quality of his work. Adwaith shine creates innovative and cutting edge imagery to satisfy the imagination of commercial and editorial clients.
As a Director of photography, he opts for visual simplicity and controlled expressiveness to achieve maximum visual impact. Adwaith produces his own brand of aesthetic excellence using his understanding of the foundations of the image, composition, surrounding environment, and the most effective lighting for the setup. He pushes the image even further by provoking emotion through mood and storytelling.
Adwaith's dedication to commercial photography has earned him an international audience. Through experience, he has come to specialise and excel in high-speed product photography and cinematography. In collaboration with a team of professionals, Adwaith is also capable of executing more complex conceptual endeavours. He excels at what he does, but he has not let his success stop him from learning in order to facilitate new and greater projects.
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The titanium shanks of the Boone Mouthpieces are the toughest part to make and are the reason that most companies never attempt them. They are extremely difficult to machine. We use a standard bore of .144", which is also known as a #27 bore. This is the standard for most mouthpieces. The rim and cup part screw onto the shank and a single shank can be used for multiple cup sizes. The shank offerings can be seen and ordered from the Build Your Own page. We can turn threads on your brass mouthpiece or you can use our titanium one that matches the cup geometry.


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Swansea University hosts leading authors from across the UK
On Friday 13 – Sunday 15 September 2013, Swansea University will host some of the biggest names in literature as part of the Rhys Davies Short Story Conference.
Speakers already confirmed include writers Will Self, Edna O'Brien, Tessa Hadley and Swansea University's Professor Dai Smith.
The conference, organised by Literature Wales and the Rhys Davies Trust in conjunction with Swansea University, will include an exclusive premiere performance of Silverglass, D.J. Britton's new play about Rhys Davies, plus the launch of the 2014 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition.
The weekend is open to the public and will appeal to all those with a passion for the written word.
Rhys Davies (1901-1978) was born in Blaenclydach in the Rhondda, and became one of the most prolific Welsh prose writers of the 20th Century. Best known for his short stories, he was especially appreciated in the USA, where his work was regularly published in the prestigious New Yorker magazine and where he won the coveted Edgar Alan Poe prize. He was awarded the OBE for his services to literature.
In 1991 the Rhys Davies short story competition was established to support Welsh authors writing in the English language.
Head of dramatic writing for the Creative Writing degree programmes at Swansea, playwright D.J.Britton said, "The weekend will be a great opportunity for general readers, aspiring writers, and those with an educational interest in writing.
"In Rhys Davies, Wales has one of the finest exponents of the craft of short fiction, a form which is too often overshadowed by the glamour of the novel, yet which requires unparalleled writerly control, combining energy, precision and delicacy. It is also through the short story that many writers begin their literary life, so this celebration of the form is hugely welcome.
"Swansea's Creative Writing programme makes full use of the short fiction form, taught by such notable staff and guest writers such as Stevie Davies, Fflur Dafydd, Anne Lauppe-Dunbar, Alan Bilton, Roshi Fernando and Jon Gower.
"For myself, writing a play drawn from the life of Rhys Davies is a wonderful opportunity. He was an enigma, as was his friend and fellow writer Anna Kavan."
The performance will feature BAFTA-winning actor Richard Elfyn, who worked with Britton recently on their hugely successful play about Lloyd George, along with Welsh favourite Eiry Thomas.
Among other writers already scheduled for the conference are Meic Stephens, Janice Galloway, Claire Keegan, Cynan Jones, Rachel Tresize, and Shena Mackay. Swansea University's Professor Daniel Williams will also be speaking.
Full residential weekend tickets, including all events, two-nights accommodation and meals, are available from £140.00. Non-residential tickets are available from £80.00, and day tickets start at £30.00.
To view the full programme and to book tickets go to: www.swansea.ac.uk/shortstory
For more information, contact Literature Wales on: 029 2047 2266 / post@literaturewales.org
The Rhys Davies Short Story Conference is organised by the Rhys Davies Trust, in partnership with Literature Wales and Swansea University.
For more information on the Swansea University Creative Writing programme go to http://www.swan.ac.uk/english/creativewriting
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This was announced by the director of the plant, which the occupants "squeezed" from Poroshenko, who stated that he was not going to surrender it to them.
Sevastopol Marine Plant was taken away from President Petro Poroshenko after the annexation of the Crimea and now the Russian occupants plan to transform it into the facility for maintenance the ships of their Black Sea fleet.
This was reported by "RIA Novosti" with reference to the director of the captured plant Vladimir Bazhenov.
For this, a program of "modernization and technical re-equipment" was allegedly developed.
The plant is located on two sites with a total area of 53 hectares. It has two dry docks, specialized hull repair, hull fabrication, marine equipment, systems, and pipelines workshops. Completion and mooring tests are held at special embankments, equipped with necessary communications.
According to Bazhenov, this creates conditions for the repair, docking, retrofitting and modernization of ships and vessels of various classes and purposes.
The Sevastopol Marine Plant was founded in 1783, it was privatized in the 1990s.
In 2010, the Prime Assets Management fund, which manages the assets of the Ukrprominvest concern Petro Poroshenko, bought out 60% of the shares of the Sevastopol Marine Plant from the Cypriot company Malter Enterprises Limited, controlled by Russian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin.
On February 28, 2015, the occupying authorities of Sevastopol decided on the so-called "nationalization" of the Sevastopol Marine Plant.
After that, the company became a branch of the Russian shipyard "Zvezdochka".
Poroshenko himself said that he was not going to surrender this plant to invaders.


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Election Wrap-up: A look back, a look ahead
By Kim Alexander,
The 2020 election wrapped up with an astounding 80.7 percent turnout of California's registered voters!
Last Friday, Secretary of State Alex Padilla certified the results: nearly 17.8 million Californians cast ballots in the 2020 Presidential Election, representing 71 percent of the state's eligible voters. As noted in John Myers' LA Times story, this was the highest turnout California has seen since 1952.
The Times also reported a record high vote-by-mail ballot acceptance rate, at nearly 99.5%. CVF's rejected ballots study found that the lowest rate of rejected ballots over the past ten years was in the November 2016 Presidential Election, when 0.7% of the state's mail ballots were rejected (the ten-year average rate is 1.7%).
Not only did California log an all-time high number of voters casting ballots; an analysis by Calmatters found poor and diverse voters fueled the record turnout, a sign California's electorate is finally growing in a way that more accurately reflects the state's population.
While the turnout was remarkable, there were some problems that deserve attention and correction. In Alameda County, one voting site sent as many as 160 voters home with their voted ballots because pollworkers mistakenly believed the ballot marking device-issued ballots were receipts and not the actual ballots to be cast.
In Butte County, 529 ballots were discovered in a drop box on the Chico State campus weeks after Election Day, potentially altering the outcome of one local measure once the new results are re-certified.
In Los Angeles County, an official ballot drop box was set ablaze; in Contra Costa County, election staff did not receive several dozen ballots that had been deposited into a drop box at Richmond City Hall.
Unauthorized drop boxes were placed in various locations by the California Republican Party, resulting in weeks of legal wrangling between the party and Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra (whose lawsuit was quietly dropped in late November). In Orange County, authorities investigated an unauthorized vote center.
Fortunately, many of these problems occurred well before Election Day, providing election officials the opportunity to contact voters and correct problems where possible.
BallotTrax, the new statewide ballot tracking tool, helped voters and officials alike determine when ballots that had been returned did not reach election offices. While it was a beneficial service, BallotTrax also created unrealistic voter expectations about how quickly their ballots would be processed and generated some confusion.
Though the election wasn't perfect, it was extraordinary. Thousands of people went to great lengths and took enormous personal risks to their own health and safety to ensure nearly 18 million Californians could safely and securely vote. Many local election officials expressed their support for the changes made this year to enable safe voting. Voters did their part by voting early by the millions, taking pressure off Election Day challenges.
It is incredibly satisfying to see what a significant difference paper ballots made nationwide, with 95 percent of ballots now cast on paper (a reform CVF helped advance) providing an historically high level of verifiability, transparency and security. This achievement is being undermined by the continuing drumbeat of false claims about election fraud being made by the current administration and echoed by elected leaders across the country, undermining public confidence in the results and threatening the personal safety of election officials and their staff.
We in the elections community have our work cut out for us trying to repair this damage. Meanwhile, legislative leaders have signaled their desire to continue sending all active, registered voters ballots through the mail in future elections with the introduction of Assembly Bill 37.
But mailing everyone a ballot is not the end of the story. We also need to continue giving voters the option to vote in person and vote early. Access to early voting and secure, official drop boxes must be provided to all voters across the state. Continuing and expanding these voting options and maintaining high voter turnout requires resources. Local election offices must have the kind of financial support they received this year from the federal and state governments in future years, not just during a pandemic.
And speaking of resources....there is still time to make your year-end donation to CVF! If you've read this far it is because you care about elections and voters. Please donate and show your support for the work ahead.
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Insights from Inaguration Weekend included history being made as President-elect, Donald Trump swore in to be the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend the celebratory day and hear the Inagural Address that would give hope to the nation for years to come.
This years election was unpredictable, unexpected and spearheaded by two unlikely candidates. A previous First Lady, Senator of New York and Secretary of State, and a real estate billionaire television personality. Keeping up with both presidential candidates throughout the campaign has been no easy task for citizens as media stations sensationalized the candidates key messages. Many times watching the news it was hard to determine what was fact or fiction.
Despite a rocky campaign process, January 20th, is a day our nation will always remember. Below are three insights from attending Inauguration Weekend.
The United States Capitol days before President-elect Donald J. Trump took the oath of office on January 20, 2017.
Security was at its peak during the swearing in ceremony. One hundred square blocks, 2.7 square miles in the District of Columbia- was closed for road closures. With 900,000 people coming into the city for the weekend, an estimate of 28,000 personnel were present for duty including the Secret Service, Police, Capital Police and National Guard US Secret Service, FBI and Transportation Security.
Protests were rampant throughout the city during Inauguration Weekend. Citizens wanted their voices to be heard. In particular was the nation wide women's march the day after Trump took oath, regarding women advocating on behalf of reproductive rights and the right to control their bodies. It was attended by various celebrities including Madonna, Cher, Scarlett Johansson and Charlize Theron. It sent a message to the nation that women will not back down regarding their individual rights and will not be silent.
In town for the historic weekend was previous presidents and their wives including Barrack and Michelle Obama, George W. Bush and Laura Bush, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. It was difficult to maneuver around the city due to high levels of security and street closures. Various balls were attended by high profile individuals. In particular, Paul Ryan attended the Oklahoma State Society Ball at the Hotel Monaco.
Inaguration Weekend was a once in a lifetime experience that marks a new chapter for the nation. Insights to remember from Inaguration Weekend were the security, protestors and individuals who were a part of this historic time.
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Jack Rhodes, 80, of Waupaca, Wisconsin died of natural causes on Monday, October 10, 2022.
Jack and his wife Glenda retired to Waupaca in 2002 after an academic career that included teaching at Colorado College, the University of Utah and Miami University. He retired as Dean of Miami's Hamilton Campus in 2002.
In Waupaca he was a co-founder of the Waupaca Area Community Foundation, an advocate for the establishment of the Waupaca campus of Fox Valley Technical College and a founder of the Waupaca Duplicate Bridge Club. He was active in St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Rotary, and the Waupaca Historical Society. Jack also served on the Board of the Wisconsin Historical Foundation and chaired the Board of the Fox Valley Community Foundation.
Following his move to Waupaca, Jack took up the challenge to provide film programs for the Waupaca Public Library. The collaboration between Jack and the library, interrupted by Covid, continues to the present day. Classic film programs will be presented by the library as long as there is community interest.
Jack also enjoyed teaching film seminars for Lawrence University at Bjorklunden, Lawrence's Door County campus, and introducing classic movies for WegaArts International Film Festivals.
Jack Rhodes was born in Seattle, Washington, June 5,1942, the son of Jack and Violet Hughes Rhodes. He grew up on army posts, graduated from high school in Lawton, Oklahoma, earned a BA from the University of South Dakota and a PhD from the University of Texas. He married Glenda Terrell in 1964.
His survivors include wife Glenda of Waupaca, nephews Dan (Angie) Parker of Monroe, Louisiana and Mark (Barbara) Parker of Houston, Texas and brother-in-law Birney (Gloria) Terrell of Peterson, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Virginia Pingenot Parker. He will be missed by several cousins, other relatives, friends and business associates in the Fox Valley area.
Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Waupaca. A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca and again at 10 a.m. Saturday until time of service at the church.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Waupaca Area Community Foundation, St. Mark's Episcopal Church Fund, P.O.Box 425, Waupaca, WI 54981, or the Jack and Glenda Rhodes Fund, Miami University, 1601 University Blvd., Hamilton, OH 45011.
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I undecorated the Christmas tree this afternoon and felt sad. I'm usually something of a humbug – I find the holiday season mostly stressful and am totally over it and ready to kick the tree to the curb by December 26, but this year was different. It really felt this year like Christmas came and went too quickly, and I wasn't in any hurry to take the tree down, but alas, it was mostly dead and dropping needles everywhere. I can't tell you why this year felt different, because I don't know myself. Maybe I'm going soft in my old age.
I spent a week baking up a storm, and then gave boxes of treats away to neighbors. I got all my shopping done with little fuss, and didn't mind being up late wrapping after the kids went to bed. Even the Elf was good for some laughs! The hustle and bustle seemed cheerful instead of stressful. And Christmas day . . . being awakened in the cold, barely light morning, the kids all wound up with anticipation, the sea of wrapping paper that grew in the living room as the kids tore open their gifts . . . and the food: gooey cinnamon rolls, sausage, and eggs for breakfast, and steak and fondue for dinner – all of us gathered around the table together, loud and rowdy.
Our tree is decorated each year with a hodgepodge of ornaments – some store-bought, some handmade. As I took them off the tree today and wrapped them in tissue paper and packed them away, memories of Christmases past filled me with nostalgia. There are plaster ornaments that I painstakingly painted way before I ever had kids, filled with hope and visions of future Christmases that would include children scampering about. There are numerous "Baby's First Christmas" ornaments from the kids' first Christmases, and ornaments with their names and later dates marked on them from subsequent Christmases. So many of the ornaments hold particular memories – if not of that specific Christmas, then memorable events from that particular year – like bookmarks in the past. A slideshow of images parades through my head: chubby hands . . . round cheeks . . . warm fuzzy jammies and a sleep-creased face . . . eyes lighting up over a Brio train . . . early mornings watching Bob the Builder . . . soft, damp curls glowing by nightlight as I reach into the crib.
And that's the thing, I guess – when you're in the moment, it's hard to fathom how precious the memory of it will one day be. I think the older my kids get, the more sentimental I become over my memories of their childhoods. I look back with my mind's eye and want to hold all those moments in my heart forever, vivid and cherished. It's all so fleeting, gone in an instant.
I loved this, Lisa. Your musings fill me with the same warm fuzzies I have had this Christmas season. We keep our tree up until January 5th (6th? I can never remember – it's coming down this weekend anyway), so we can bask in the afterglow just a little longer (usually just long enough to *want* to start packing it all up so things can get back to normal). I'm so glad you had a wonderful holiday, and hope the New Year brings more beautiful memories!


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Polar Security Cutter (PSC) je označení třídy připravovaných těžkých ledoborců Pobřežní stráže Spojených států. Celkem je plánována stavba až tří jednotek. Mezi jejich úkoly bude zajištění operací v Arktidě, prosazovní práva, monitoring životního prostředí, nebo mise SAR. Dodání prvního ledoborce je plánováno na rok 2024.

Stavba
Program stavby nové třídy těžkých ledoborců pro americkou pobřeží stráž původně nesl označení Heavy Polar Ice Breaker (HPIB). Pobřežní stráž provozuje pouze starý těžký ledoborec Polar Star z roku 1976 a jeden střední Healy, přičemž pro své potřeby potřebuje alespoň tři těžké ledoborce. Díky akvizici nových plavidel pobřežní stráž výrazně posílí své schopnosti. Soutěž na vývoj plavidel PSC byla vypsána v březnu 2018. Kontrakt na vývoj a stavbu prototypového ledoborce získala v dubnu 2019 americká loděnice VT Halter Marine v Pascagoule ve státě Mississippi. Hodnota tohoto úvodního kontraktu je 745,9 milionů dolarů. Jeho součástí je opce na dvě sesterské lodě. V případě jejího využití hodnota kontraktu stoupne na 1,9 miliardy dolarů. Zahájení stavby prototypu je plánováno na rok 2021 a jeho přijetí do služby na rok 2024. Druhá a třetí jednotka by mohly být dodány do roku 2027. V prosinci 2021 byla stavba druhé jednotky přidělena rovněž loděnici VT Halter Marine.

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Návrh loděnice VT Halter Marine vychází z německého ledoborce Polar Stern II. Plavidlo bude schopné plout ledem silným více než dva metry. Na palubě budou kajuty pro 196 osob. Na zádi bude přistávací plocha a hangár pro vrtulníky. Vytrvalost plavidla bude 90 dnů. Pohonný systém bude diesel-elektrický, s diesely Caterpillar, azipody ABB a příďovým dokormidlovacím zařízením.

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In celebration of Valentine's Day, I asked readers to write a love letter to their DINOS.
Every single one of your essays moved me deeply. I think you guys will love reading them as much as I did, so over the next two weeks I'll share all of the essays right here on my blog.
But back to the contest…It was very difficult to choose a winner. You did a wonderful job at capturing the sweet, funny, frustrations of living with DINOS. I read each essay many times, until I realized that one story in particular kept grabbing at my heart.
I kept returning, over and over, to Dutch's story, written by Rebecca Barocas.
Her essay, chronicling the challenges and the joys of her life with Dutch, captured how DINOS live at the very center of our lives. Their needs demand our attention, protection, and dedication. And so, when they're gone, the hole they leave in our lives is enormous. And our hearts are bigger for having let our DINOS live there.
Reading this particular essay reminded me that, while the days and the years go by quickly, our DINOS remain forever in our hearts.
Here's the winning entry by Rebecca Barocas.
February 5th will be a year since I lost my beloved DINOS Dutch. I think that by the end, she was more of a reformed DINOS, although those early days were very challenging.
I remember those early days – you were fresh from rescue and my gosh you were a handful. You seemed determined to fight all the dogs on the earth, in small groups if need be, with one paw tied behind your back. You were my Warrior Princess: isolated, separate, proud, bold, infuriating.
You dragged me belly down through the mud, flailing like an injured pterodactyl, after some distant dog that annoyed you by its very presence in the same zip code. I remember all those obedience classes in the park, or as you liked to call them, a target-rich environment. I remember all the times I sat in the car and pounded on the steering wheel in frustration.
You were not a dumb dog. In fact, you were brilliant and sneaky and wicked smart and wicked and someone had taught you the wrong rules and made you "difficult".
I hope you remember how proud I was of you the day you held a sit-stay as all those other dogs swirled around you. And the day you held a down-stay, when that other dog broke and ran, my heart leapt with joy. I hope you remember how proud I was the day that you came in second in your first Obedience Match and then when you passed your Canine Good Citizen test.
At the end of that day, as you lay on the grass in the park and the approaching twilight bathed your coat in golden light, you scented the air and looked at me and smiled, and that was it. Despite the mud and the frustration and the tears, right at that moment, I was feeling the joy and the pride – I knew that I had been blessed.
Someone had trusted me with you.
Remember Bo? The neighbor's dog that visited one night and you weren't having any part of him in YOUR house? I remember how surprised you were when he didn't want to fight you and walked away. You looked shocked and I giggled. You were being schooled by a master in the one thing I couldn't teach you – dog body language.
I still have that video I shot of you and Bo, in that narrow gap between the couch and the coffee table, playing bite-y feet and you're both smiling.
Then there was the hound pack that invited us for a walk at the leash-optional beach and I got so nervous because we were running late. You started whining with nervous anticipation because you picked up on exactly how I was feeling – What if you marked up the show dogs after they were so nice to invite us? And then I realized, in that moment, how much my emotions were rubbing off on you and how, if I wanted you to be a "good" dog, I had to already believe it.
I hope you carry with you all those runs on the beach with Francis and China and Floyd and a rotating cast of newcomers and visitors you met. I remember the first time you gave another dog an appropriate correction for putting his feet on your back, and on your own, you didn't escalate. And the time that little blind dog went after you, because you got too close, and you turned and walked away on your own.
After your cancer diagnosis, your oncologist said that when the other dogs woke up from their radiation treatment an attendant would walk them up and down the hallway, before returning them to their owners. But even with all those other dogs lying in the hallway, the doctor told me that you got up on your own and walked up and down the hallway all by yourself, until you were ready to go. You went to the door and waited. And any dog that snarked at you, you just walked away, so the staff just let you be. They didn't know about your past, so they didn't know to be worried. They just knew you were a good dog and a fantastic patient.
I wish you had stayed longer. That we had more time.
The biggest lessons you taught me, my furry angel, were patience and trust. With equal helpings of both, you became a good dog. A really good dog.
My beautiful Dutch. I miss you every day more than words can express.
Rebecca is donating the winning prize, a $50 MrChewy.com gift card, to German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles, where she adopted Dutch.
You can read all of the Love Letters here.
aw man…that made me all teary.
I am so honored that you chose Dutch's essay. She was a once-in-a-lifetime dog. She made me a better dog trainer and a better person.
Thank YOU for sharing Dutch with all of us Rebecca! Have you ever heard the expression "my heart dog"? I think that's what Dutch was – your heart dog. I'm so glad you found each other.
You captured it exactly when you wrote, "Their needs demand our attention, protection, and dedication. And so, when they're gone, the hole they leave in our lives is enormous." My heart dog. No question.
An unbelievably moving story. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
What a beautiful letter. I wept, as I know many others have, and will, while reading this. I also know how big of a hole they leave in our lives once they're gone. I lost my DINOS boy, Bowie, too young, to cancer last summer. I loved him so much. Thank you for sharing these letters with us.
I was familiar with much of Dutch's story. But still, to hear the bond and pride expressed here is just so moving. DINOS nestle deep into our hearts and become such a strong part of our lives. I can only imagine the pain that remains when they move on.
I look forward to reading some of the other entries as well.
A beautiful letter, and a testament to the fact that, once forged, the bond between a human and a dog will endure forever. They may pass on but they never really leave us. I look forward to reading the other entries.
Thank you for sharing Dutch's story with us. I feel better knowing there is hope for all of us that live with DINOS!
This is pure loveliness. Wow.
We grew to love Dutch through Becka's stories and pictures in our GSD group. She was an inspiration. A tale of a dog-aggresive rescue GSD becaming a therapy dog/training demo dog. What a cinderella story! It was such an honor meeting you and Dutch. She was such a gentle, loving girl. I am glad you two found each other.
God must have loved her too much (who wouldn't??) – cause her life here on earth was way too short.
We love you sweet girl.
There are no words that describe the love between us and the owners of our hearts, our DINOS'. Rebecca, your story touched me deeply and I feel your loss but I rejoice in the love and trust you and Dutch shared and the time you had together.


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Walter Bingham: Early bedtime plus late game equals frustration
Cape Cod Timessports@capecodonline.com
I've always been a daytime person. Invite me to dinner at 5:30 on the Cape and I'm right in your ballpark. If it's six or so, I worry. Much depends on how long the cocktails continue or when the last guest arrives.
It's when we were visiting New York and an old friend used to ask us to dinner at her place that put me on guard. But she is an old friend, so I agree. "Fine," she says. "How about eight-ish?"
Eight is bad enough but that "ish" nailed my coffin. It meant eight or even later is okay too. For me, it's another night in the dungeon.
I feel the same way about sporting events. I've described the joy we kids felt when a grade school teacher wheeled a radio into the classroom after lunch so we could all listen to the World Series, or the autumn afternoons on deckchairs with my father, rooting for his alma mater, Cornell.
Alas, those days are long gone. I decide it's about time to check out Alabama, the top-ranked college team in the country and see how good they really are. Last Saturday there were a whopping 27 games televised, starting at noon and ending 11 hours later. I figured the Crimson Tide might be somewhere near the middle, about 3:30 or so.
Wrong. ESPN, with all its sub-substations, had scheduled the nation's top team to play well past my bedtime. That's "scheduled," but as any veteran TV watcher knows, we have to go through a litany of pre-game analysis from a panel of experts who know Alabama is about to undress its opponent but are paid to jabber otherwise.
Plus commercials. I keep meaning to buy an old-fashioned stopwatch and clock them. They're hideous and repetitive. "The opening kickoff is seconds away, but first these messages," says the announcer. Never mind. I have been asleep for an hour.
On the other hand, I am not entirely blameless in this rant. Longtime readers may be aware that ever since the New England Patriots started raking in Super Bowls like leaves in the backyard, I have been in the peculiar habit of taping the game, not watching. That's partly because the kickoff coincides with my bedtime, but mostly because I get too nervous.
My wife usually plays the Paul Revere role, rising in the middle of the night to see how the game turned out. "Who won?" I ask come dawn, taking my medicine straight up. "Patriots," she says and I relax. I will watch the game after breakfast, secure in victory.
The one time she saved me from a game-ending heart attack was against Seattle. Surely you remember Malcolm Butler's interception? "Are you certain the Pats won?" I asked nervously, watching my taped replay. Seattle had the ball on the Pats' 1-yard line with only seconds on the clock.
"Sure," she answered and right she was.
In 2020 I promise to grow up, change my ways and watch the Super Bowl start to finish. The last time I did so was in the 2007 season against the New York Giants. I was in San Francisco, watching with my Truro friend, John Snow. We had a bottle of champagne ready to open after they had completed an undefeated season.
Then some Giant managed to catch a long pass on top of his helmet. Miracle. Patriots lose. I still feel the pain.
— Walter Bingham, a former editor and writer for Sports Illustrated, lives in Truro. He can be contacted by email at: sports@capecodonline.com


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Letter from the Superintendent
The Spirit of Collaboration
The Blue Ridge Parkway is many things to many people. It's a portal to the cultural heritage and living traditions of the southern Appalachian mountain region, it's a place to discover thousands of native plant and animal species, it's a beautifully designed scenic drive along ridges and valleys, and it's a gateway to many communities across its 469-mile route.
The careful stewardship and protection of these resources, and the experiences this park offers, is a dynamic and complex operation. The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation's 20-year legacy of support has become an integral part of the work required to care for and protect the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Over the past year, my first on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I have seen the passion and dedication of the Foundation's Community of Stewards on many occasions. Thank you for being a community that cares so deeply for the Parkway.
The National Park Service has just entered its second century of service, and I am confident that, with your support and a growing community of stewards committed to innovation and collaboration, the park we all love has a very bright future ahead.
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France's top banks are taking advantage of calmer markets to return to expanding in the United States, a year after deep cuts to their investment banks saw them lose ground to rivals in the world's biggest financial market.
BNP Paribas, France's largest bank, and closest rival Societe Generale have hired several top U.S. bankers in recent months, signalling a selective return to growth in areas like private banking, fixed income, equity derivatives or mortgage securitisations, according to bankers.
No one expects the empire building of before the euro zone debt crisis. But things have changed since summer 2011, when a market panic forced French banks to slash staff and U.S. dollar lending to trade, shipping and aviation.
Fears of an imminent euro zone collapse have faded, allowing French banks to raise dollars at affordable rates. And the risk of a regulatory crackdown at home by Socialist President Francois Hollande has also waned.
"They (French banks) must be thinking: 'Okay, we're starting at square one again, we're in a position now to see where, if we grow things on a balanced basis, we can ramp up again,'" said Andrew Lim, bank analyst at Espirito Santo.
BNP and SocGen were among the most ambitious banks in their expansion during the years of easy credit, leaving them heavily exposed when the market turned. They have respectively hacked $60 billion and $50 billion from their U.S. funding needs in a deleveraging which could be over if markets remain stable.
While both are looking at other regions - Asia for BNP and eastern Europe for SocGen - they want to recoup ground in a U.S. market where economic growth is stronger than Europe and which accounts for over half of global investment banking revenue.
But the focus appears to be measured, targeted expansion.
"Five years ago we would have hired a team of ten, twenty people and really gone for it ... Today we're looking at a smaller number of possible hires and really seeing where we can add value," said a banking source at SocGen.
The task is in some ways easier for BNP than for SocGen.
BNP, which has poached a Mizuho Financial banker to head U.S. fixed-income sales, is seen as more financially robust, with one of the highest regulatory capital ratios in Europe, and has a long-term dollar deposit base at its West-Coast retail franchise BancWest for potential funding.
However, BNP executives have said they are looking to build up fixed income operations in New York without having to rely on their own balance sheet resources by, for example, using private bond placements to match big U.S. institutional investors with European firms seeking funds.
SocGen, meanwhile, relies on bond markets to fund operations and is seen as less well-capitalised and more focused on trading activities - like commodities and equity derivatives - and hedge fund financing.
The bank is less vocal than BNP about its growth potential, though SocGen did poach several senior U.S. equity sales traders from Citigroup, RBS and UBS last month. SocGen is also hiring a trade finance associate, which some in the bank say is linked to its focus on natural resources.
A SocGen spokesman said the bank's commitment to natural resources and commodities was "unwavering".
"In the last two months, we in the recruiting industry have seen an uptick," said John Lee, a partner at Heidrick & Struggles in New York. "There is no broad-based hiring initiative but there is definitely hiring taking place across the board, both European and Japanese institutions."
Regardless of their ambitions in the United States, however, French banks are unlikely to have a cost-of-funding advantage against dollar-rich domestic banks or export-focused Asia.
"If you look at aircraft finance, or shipping, clients are extremely opportunistic ... They deal with whichever has the lowest price," said Yannick Naud, portfolio manager at Glendevon King. "I think Canadian and Japanese banks have the edge there."
There are also doubts the French will make a big return to the $2 trillion trade-finance market, which has seen big cutbacks by European players looking to reduce their exposure to a faltering global economy and to rebuild their capital bases.
"The deleveraging cutbacks just don't seem to be stopping," said Thierry Senechal, banking expert for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Bank for International Settlements data (BIS) shows that the best-capitalised European banks cut trade finance by 9.8 percent between the third quarter and fourth quarter of 2011.
However, Barclays' head of trade and working capital, Kah Chye Tan, said he was more sanguine about Europe's banks.
"A lot of these European banks continue to be very much in this business, if maybe a bit more moderate than before. One should never write them off."


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Recycling is Bullshit
By Kieran on December 5, 2019 • ( 4 Comments )
The Bear was so fucking proud of the "campaign" she created for her 6th grade class using "Recycle Michael," a tin-man like character made from "recyclables."
She knew everything about every kind of plastic, cardboard and paper that can go in the big blue bin. Her kids did too.
"Put that pizza box in the trash," she barked at me the other day. "The cheese and grease can't be recycled."
I don't have the heart to tell her that recycling is bullshit. It doesn't matter where I put the pizza box — it will end up in the same place.
Recycling has always been a big PR stunt. For a while, we covered it up by putting our shit on a slow boat to China.
But in the past few years, even the Chinese can't figure out how to sort the trash from the treasure.
No matter how low wages go, sorting shit costs more than it's worth. The cheapest place to sort — is at the source — the home or office. But people are too fucking lazy and stupid to sort plastics and glass from paper clips, used coffee grounds and old paint cans.
More details here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/21/us-plastic-recycling-landfills
So what happens to all that stuff — even when we carefully clean and sort to "recycle?" It does not pass Go, it does not collect $200 — it goes straight to the dump.
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It costs more to clean it than make it. Recycling often takes a lot more energy or fresh water than manufacturing, so even the "environmentalists" don't complain (too much — the little whinny bitches).
Fucking fracking has driven down all the costs of oil and materials so bubble wrapping everything in new plastic is sometimes the least expensive way to go.
Or you could be like Coke and create new plastic bottles for the soda and then sell the used plastic to new lines of your own business that market themselves as "eco-friendly." Win-win for Coke — tons of additional plastic for the Pacific Ocean. (Glass is the way to go people.)
Sicilian Winner
I've only heard one story of someone making a profit from recycling — or should I say profiteer. He was a Sicilian named Serpico (I shit you not) who ran a car salvage yard in Brooklyn in the 70's and 80's.
Remember those American piece of shit cars that nobody wanted to buy because they fell apart in 3 years. Chrysler's K-car tag line was "Buy a car. Get a check." They couldn't give them away.
Those cars had catalytic converters so they could burn "unleaded gasoline" and collect the pollutants coming out of the tailpipe. Lead poisoning levels fell, and the air did get a little cleaner.
When the cars rusted or the engines fell out or the wheels fell off (somewhere before 60,000 miles — the little pieces of shit) the junk yard would give people $50 or a $100 in "scrap."
But the catalytic converters had platnium and other precious metals that were worth $1000, $2000 or $5000 or more – depending on the price of platnium that day. There was literally gold in 'dem 'dare Piece-of-Shit Pontiacs.
You better believe every one of those converters got "recycled." The rest of the cars went to the dump (to leak oil and gas into our ground water). The junk man got rich. Never look down on a man in dirty overalls — he probably has more cash in his desk drawer than you will make in 10 years at "the office".
The Rest Lose
But lots of people in the recycle business have been losing their shirts — especially cities that invested heavily in recycle plants.
My home town (Akron, Ohio) built a recycling "incinerator" in the 1980's. We were going to burn shit to produce steam and heat the entire downtown and university. What a fucking great idea! Till the incinerator exploded 13 times and killed a bunch of people. Who knew people threw away gas cans, used motor oil and paint cans. When you light it on fire — KaBoom.
In the 2000's, every town went to the blue bins and special "recycle" trucks. It made voters happy. It made politicians look like they were doing something. The landfill didn't give a damn what color the trucks were — gray, blue or green — they all paid by the ton.
So should we tell everyone Recycling is Bullshit? Fuck no.
Someday enough kids will remember "Recycle Micheal" and know how to sort all the fucking varieties of plastics. They will not throw oil cans in the blue bin so shit doesn't explode…
Someday the market for recycle stuff may recover. Someday we may figure out how to actually reuse shit.
You know the day is coming when we will run low on raw materials… We will all have to live like retirees who only have a 401K. We will have to sort through all our old shirts and shoes to find the one "good one" — or spend every day in the same pair of PJ's.
That's the day there will be gold in 'dem 'dare landfills.
That's the day when I will no longer say: recycling is bullshit.
This rant didn't turn out to be that funny. But if you want to laugh at recycling — watch this:
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As for me, I've given up on recycling. I pay an extra 5 or 10 cents for bottled stuff, because the law mandates that charge in order to reduce littering. They expect me to save those bottles and then return them somewhere for a refund. Hell, if littering only costs me 5 cents, it would be worth it to throw the damn bottle out my car window, except that my conscience won't allow me. But it does go into the trash can, along with everything else.
I think you're right about glass. That's a more eco-friendly way to go.
Someday it will be worth it. Someday.
Clever Girl says:
Well, so glad to know my efforts are wasted and the stuff that has the recycle symbol on it is for placating purposes only. I feel foolish, but it wouldn't be the first time. Maybe I thought it was bullshit all along but was in a state of denial. To add insult to injury, my town here in So Cal got rid of all the recycle stations, so now I can't even get my money back.
All true. But we should still do it. Someday it might not be bullshit.


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COL Oscar J. Harrison
Colonel Oscar J. Harrison, a native of Norfolk, Virginia was commissioned in the Regular Army as a Distinguished Military Graduate of ROTC at Virginia State College. He served almost 3 years as an Enlisted Soldier (including 2 years during WWII). Upon commissioning and following a 2-year combat arms detail, he spent the balance of his 29 years military service as a Quartermaster Officer.
Colonel Harrison commanded two battalions. As a major, he commanded the 15th Supply & Transport Battalion, 1st Infantry Division in Korea. He also commanded the 88th Supply & Service Battalion in Vietnam. This Battalion provided total Quartermaster supply and service support for 45,000 troops, including the 4th Infantry Division. Later in Vietnam in the headquarters of the 1st Logistical Command, he served as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (Supply). Together with the Assistant Chief of Staff (Supply), they supervised planning, execution and assessing supply support for all U.S. and allied forces in Vietnam.
At Headquarters Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Staff, Colonel Harrison served as the Assistant Secretary of the General Staff (Logistics). He recorded decisions and directives of the Chief and Vice Chief and assigned agency responsibility for action and reply. He served two Army Chiefs of Staff: Generals Harold K. Johnson and William C. Westmoreland.
In his final assignment before retiring, Colonel Harrison served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, and concurrently as the Secretary of the General Staff, at Headquarters Army Materiel Command. He ensured the orderly and effective operation of AMC headquarters and promoted effective communications among headquarters AMC, subordinate elements and supported units, and ensure effective liaison with sister services and the Defense Logistics Agency.
Colonel Harrison is authorized to wear numerous U.S. and foreign awards and commendations including the Legion of Merit (w/OLC), Bronze Star (w/OLC)
Colonel Harrison earned his bachelor's degree in Psychology from Virginia State College (now University). He completed the Army Command and General Staff College and the Armed Forces Staff College.


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Q: How can you get a -5 reputation change? Recently I saw a -5 rep change in my history related to a question for which I posted an answer. This seems a bit odd. A downvote causes -2 change as far as I know and if your answer was marked as the answer and then got changed this is not shown in the history at all (but would be a nice feature btw.). Now my answer to the question was not downvoted and it was never the accepted answer as far as I know so how could I have gotten a -5 change?

A: Your reputation page shows you how:

You received an up-vote on an answer (+10) and someone unaccepted a different, previously accepted answer of yours (-15), resulting in a -5 net reputation change.

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Fidesz has just delivered a major blow to minority education
"Fidesz has just delivered a major blow to minority education," said Jobbik MP Koloman Brenner in his Saturday press conference held in Sopron. "The public education act's new amendment does not allow parents, teachers or local minority councils to have their say in the appointment of institution directors."
Jobbik finds this tendency worrying. The MP explained the problem with the example of Sopronbánfalva's national minority school where the mayor wanted to appoint a director who didn't speak German at all. At that time, the local German minority council was able to veto the appointment but the current bill, if adopted, will no longer allow them to do so. "Just think about it: how would we feel if the principal of a Transylvanian Hungarian school spoke no Hungarian?"
Mr Brenner put the problem in a social perspective. The MP explained that local minority councils used to have a veto right in such matters but their consultation rights had later been curbed. For example, their approval is no longer required for finalizing education programmes and curricula. "In the form submitted to the Parliament, this bill grants no consultation rights for local minority councils whatsoever."
Pointing out another problem arising from the bill, the MP noted: while earlier regulations required minority school principals to have a teacher's degree in the particular minority language, the new amendment would remove this condition, too. Jobbik finds this approach unacceptable from both the professional and the minority protection aspects, he suggested. Jobbik was the only party to focus on the situation of Hungary's minorities in its election programme, and they now demand the government to withdraw the current form of the bill, Mr Brenner concluded his press conference.
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Madeleine was a teacher, and a loving mother and grandmother. She was born on June 4, 1925, in London, Ontario, and died July 8, 2016, after losing a courageous battle with arthritis and Parkinson's.
Following two years of service during WWII in the Canadian Women's Army Corps, Madeleine graduated with a BA from UBC in 1948, then taught school in Jamaica and, later, Langley, BC, where her Junior High School dance class won first prize at the Langley Waltz Festival. She continued her interest in teaching and, after certification from the University of Alberta, Madeleine taught at the King Edward Junior High School in Edmonton. A move with her husband John and their family took her to Calgary where she taught for several years at the Louse Dean School. As a teacher she enjoyed following the achievements of her many former students.
An adventurous spirit and a fascination with elephants took her and John on many photo safari trips to Africa and other foreign countries. A lifelong love of reading and books inspired her to organize a book club for her friends.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, daughter Leslie, son Victor, his wife Ola and their daughter Nikita.


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Comedian Steven Wright to Perform at The Orleans Showroom July 10-11
Academy Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Steven Wright returns to The Orleans Showroom January 11 and 12 with his trademark wit, absurdist one-liners, monotone voice and deadpan delivery.
After launching his comedy career at the age of 23 as a regular performer at Ding Ho's Comedy Club and Chinese Restaurant in Cambridge, Mass., Wright got his big break and was booked on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. Following his performance, Wright was invited to return to "The Tonight Show" the following week for a rare back-to-back appearance. His new kind of comedy and lackluster voice caught the comedy world's attention, and he later appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and "Late Night" with David Letterman.
As his fame grew, he starred in two HBO specials – "A Steven Wright Special" and "Wicker Chairs and Gravity."
In 1985, Wright received a Grammy nomination for his debut album, "I Have a Pony." Twenty-two years later, he received a second Grammy nomination for its sequel, "I Still Have a Pony." Following his second nomination, he was the first inductee into The Boston Comedy Hall of Fame.
In 1989, Wright received an Academy Award for Best Short Film for his satiric film, "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings," which he co-starred in and wrote. Wright also appeared in several other small and big screen films, including "So I Married an Axe Murderer," "Desperately Seeking Susan," "Half Baked" and "The Swan Princess."
In 2011, Wright voiced the character Danny on an episode of the animated series, "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" and guest-starred on the hit series "Louie."
Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are available starting from $29.95, plus tax and convenience fees, and can be purchased at any Boyd Gaming Box Office, by calling 702.284.7777 or visiting www.orleanscasino.com.
About The Orleans Hotel and Casino
Located at 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., The Orleans includes more than a dozen restaurants, an 18-screen movie theater, 70-lane bowling center, 827-seat showroom featuring theater-style seating, and a 9,500-seat Orleans Arena. The property has a 135,000-square foot casino with 60 table games including Blackjack-21, Roulette, Baccarat, Craps and Pai Gow. Guests will also find more than 2,800 slot and video poker machines. Additionally, The Orleans includes a bingo parlor, keno lounge and race and sports book. More information on The Orleans Hotel and Casino can be found at www.orleanscasino.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/orleanscasino), and Twitter (@orleanscasino). The Orleans Hotel and Casino is a property of Boyd Gaming. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming is a leading diversified owner and operator of 22 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Jersey. Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at www.boydgaming.com.
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We will soon live without disease and ageing.
Our technological progress is about to make a significant leap in medicine.
Aubrey de Grey in this TED presentation announces that we can expect to have stopped ageing and even be able to reverse its effects within the next decades. The progress that has been made in understanding the causes of ageing allow us to predict a cure for soon.
"Ageing is the most important issue" claims Aubrey de Grey "as it might kill us all".
With Paradism scientific researches will not be limited by any amount of money but only by our willingness to allocate or not our time and energy. Researchers will be driven by their own passion and will be supported in terms of resources and training.
Ageing will soon be stopped and we will be able to live forever young in a true paradise.


Sit down with Laura Fiorvanti, Master Sommelier and Owner of Corkbuzz, and dive into the world of wine. If you love sweet, dessert style wines then this class is for you. Sweet wines can be made in a plethora of ways, and despite their name, they don't have to only be enjoyed with the dessert course. In the case of Port, brandy is added to a still wine to produce what is known as a "fortified wine." In other instances, grapes like Riesling are "botrytized" on the vine and turned into late harvest Rieslings like TBA & Icewein. Learn these terms and more while tasting a diverse line up of sweet wines from across the globe. Plus, Laura will discuss her favorite fortified and dessert wine pairings.


Sainik School Kapurthala Issued a Advertisement For Recruiting 05 Clerk, Master, Manager.All Eligible & Willing candidates Can Check Detailed Advertisement From Their Official Website And Attend Walkin Interview / Before nineteenth September 2017.Eligible And Interested Candidates Can Check Detailed Information For Each Postion Such As - Eligibility Criteria, Qualifications, Age Limit, Selection Procedure Before Applying.
Sainik School Kapurthala Recruitment 2017.
Age Limit - Candidates Maximum Age should be between 21 to 25 Years (Post 1), 21 to 50 Years (Post 2-four).
Salary And Grade Pay Scale- INR Rs.25,000/- (Post 1), Rs. Thirteen,000/- (Post 2), Rs. 11,000/- (Post 3), Rs. 9000/- (Post 4).
Qualification - Candidates Must Pass 10th, 12th, Engineering Degree, Post Graduation Degree or its equivalent qualification from a diagnosed Board / University.
Address -Sainik School Kapurthala (Punjab) .
Important Dates - Last Date for Walkin Interview Is: 19-09-2017 .


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Население составляет 3259 человек (на 2001 г.), плотность населения составляет 43,3 чел./км². Занимает площадь 75,27 км². Почтовый индекс — 42031. Телефонный код — 0522.

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Robert Pattinson Batman: Release Date | Story Line | Trailer | Cast
Archit Singh	 May 18, 2021
In the interactive DC FanDome convention 2020, the promo for Matt Reeves' The Batman, featuring Robert Pattinson as the crime fighter, was revealed. Several of Hollywood's greatest stars have worn the cape over the decades. Any young actor…
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One player said in a comment posted in response to the list, "Yeah people don't realize the sheer enormity of game system evolution WoW has gone through since release. I'm not the biggest fan of BoA by any stretch, but I've played since closed beta vanilla, and I doubt I'll be going back to classic. Leveling was painful. Experiencing these old systems once was enough."
Nov 5 Demon Hunter Low Dps So i finished the starting zone for demon hunter and i found out im not doing any dps what so ever. Everyone tells me that thier doing something towards 14k after leaving the starting zone. But the max im ever gotten with any move is 300. Im level 100 with the gear what im supposed to leave with and for some reason im doing significantly lower dps than the usual player. Any help?Zexguru3	Nov 5
I joined twitch in 2013 with the gamer name of FuriousPaul and I streamed speedruns of the classic Castlevania games from 2013 - 2017. Lately my streams have died down quite a bit due to working on Classic WoW leveling guides every day. Although I may come on occasionally and play a random game for fun on my Twitch stream. I talk a lot about WoW speedrunning on my channel, so feel free to follow and hang out to discuss vanilla WoW if you like. Classic WoW will be my main focus for a long time. Unfortunately I will have to wait until Classic WoW comes out before I start streaming it.
I honestly think that besides the streamers everyone else is just random. I got an original Beta invite to Vanilla (so, so long ago) and played all the way to Cata. Took years off and came back for BfA (same account), and I got an invite to the stress test. I consider myself an original player, but I wouldn't say that I earned it over someone like you. Just random.
Apr 2, 2018 [Guide] WoW Game Tokens *****UPDATE TO WOW TOKENS***** Effective: February, 6th, 2017 You can now use WoW Tokens for Battle.net Balance when you purchase one off of the AH. You may find further information on this new update to the WoW Token System here! Trade a WoW Token for Battle.net Balance: https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/20542016 *****Original Version of this Guide***** Hello to all new and veteran World of Warcraft Players! Welcome to my extensive guide regarding the new World of Warcraft Game Tokens! :-) Which Patch did World of Warcraft Game Tokens launch?: The World of Warcraft Game Tokens were launched in World of Warcraft on April, 7th, 2015. When will the Game Tokens be available to World of Warcraft Players?: Game Tokens started to roll out first on realms that are serving (North America, Oceania, and Latin America). After this it had become expanding to other regions in weeks after the release of Game Tokens on North American Realms. What is the cost for World of Warcraft Game Tokens?: For Canadians the price is $25.00 CAD For New Zealand residents the price is $32 NZD ($23 USD) here, which includes 15% GST For U.S. Residents the price is $20.00 USD Where can I purchase the World of Warcraft Game Token?: You can purchase the WoW Game Token from the in-game shop. If you choose to purchase it for usage on your Battle.net Account from the Auction House there will be a new tab called "Game Time". WoW Tokens will be listed at a base price of 30,000 gold. However note though that the price for WoW Tokens can go below 30,000 gold or climb up in price. Prices are based on demand for these tokens. How much times may you use the WoW Game Token?: You may use the token ONLY on the Auction House! Once it's sold it is Soul Bound to the buyer and can only be used (1) time to redeem for game time for your World of Warcraft account. Once sold as well the seller will receive the gold they sold it for! Can I set my own price for the token when selling on the Auction House?: At this time, Blizzard has stated upon listing it onto the Auction House, A pre-set price determined by Blizzard will be the listing price. This price may go up or down pending on the sale(s) of the WoW Token in each region. You cannot at this time set your own personal price for the WoW Token! The current price you sell the WoW Game Token for in the Auction House is set at 30,000 gold. However note though that the price for WoW Tokens can go below 30,000 gold or climb up in price. Prices are based on demand for these tokens. May I buy the token if my account is inactive?: YES! The option to purchase the token will additionally be on the character select menu if your character has the gold to purchase them. May I purchase the WoW Token with my local currency?: Tokens can only be purchased in US currency at the moment. If the system is trying to use Euros, For example, it's not going to go through - or indeed, give you that option. Will Recruit a Friend Work with these tokens?: YES! They will count just like game cards for your friend you recruited! I'm getting a grey button that states "Not enough Gold", But I'm certain I got the correct amount. What does this mean?: You would get this error in question if you have enough gold if there is not enough World of Warcraft Tokens for sale on the market. In this case, Please try again later when more are in-stock. Is there a limit of WoW Tokens I may purchase per month to sell?: Yup. The limit you may sell is capped at (10) tokens every (7) days. I spent the correct amount of gold, But did not receive the token? What do I do?: Blizzard is aware of this bug and the developers have announced that the gold spent would be returned to the person(s) that purchased the token off the Auction House! You should expect it to return via in-game mail. When buying a token can I use gold from both factions?: Yes. You may purchase the token using gold from both your Alliance and Horde characters! Please note though that the gold pulled from your character(s) all come from the same realm the character(s) are on. You cannot pull gold from multiple realms at this time! May I purchase tokens using my Battle.net Balance?: Yes, If you have the sufficient funds you will be able to! Xanlorash [The Insane] Looking for more World of Warcraft Token information - Please refer to post below! Thank-you!Xanlorash3	Apr 2, 2018
Much like an encounter with a wild pet team, PVP Pet Battles are turn-based. However, unlike the PVE version, the PVP combat system is timed and any ability for each round must be chosen within that time limit otherwise it will assume you have passed a turn. A time penalty is applied if you take more than 15 seconds to choose an action, resulting in progressively shorter round timers for you.
At some point, Zygor was destroyed. Accounts differed as to what the cause of this was and when it happened. According to one account, the planet was destroyed in the war against the Xaranti. (PROSE: The Bodysnatchers) Another account given by the Zygon Broton in the 20th century said his world was destroyed in a "recent catastrophe". (TV: Terror of the Zygons) Another account, given by Elizabeth I who had been posing as a Zygon in 1562, said that the Zygons lost their world when it burned in the first days of the Time War. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
I have tried it a few times. It's good if you're new to the game. Otherwise not so much. I found I leveled slower by using it, as it's suggesting to take the longest possible route usually. Basically following roads everytime, when you could take an easy shortcut. Especially if the shortcut involves a bit of fall damage, it's out of question. The "go here" spots don't also update if you take a shortcut, and then the waypoint arrow points to wrong direction. But perhaps it has been updated since then.
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In the event you're not selected to participate in the WoW Classic beta, Blizzard has noted that character creation for WoW Classic will begin on August 13 ahead of its August 27 release. With this information in mind, it's highly likely that an open beta will be made available for more gamers interested in trying out WoW Classic. Stay tuned, as we'll be updating our guide with future beta invites for WoW Classic.
Holy: Divine Favor - Your next Holy Light or Flash of Light is increased by 100%, costs no mana and is unable to be interrupted. Protection: Steed of Glory - Your Divine Steed lasts for an additional 2 sec. While active you become immune to movement impairing effects, and you knock back enemies that you move through. Retribution: Unbound Freedom - Blessing of Freedom also increases movement speed by 30%. Priest
That's not to say that everyone has an unrealistic vision of what vanilla WoW was like. There were already plenty of people on the WoW Classic forums pointing out that perceived bugs are just recreations of the original game. And as noted before, a flaw to one player is a key component of the original positive experience to another. WoW Classic will surely please plenty of purists in spades. But this goes to show that it won't be for everyone who has fond memories of the game circa 2006.
"I've got a small update here to help quell some of the rumors and let you know where we are at for WoW Classic", community manager Bornakk wrote on the official World of Warcraft forums. "We recently began a phase of internal employee alpha testing. The new build data that many of you have been discussing over the last few days is simply part of this process. Phases like this allow us to test out the game content along with other functionality that will be used in the live game, like logging in through the Blizzard Battle.net 62 App."
Nov 13 What are the differences between versions? I just have a trial at the moment but i'm confused on what each version offers. Normal Sub : $15 a month Battle for Azeroth: $50 (needs subscription) Complete Colelction: $60 As far as i knew if you had a subscription to the game you get all of the content minus the latest expansion. So let me see if this is right. If i were to get the complete collection i would get one month at a $5 discount and the newest expansion OR Just pay $15 For the game and all expansions EXCEPT BFA?Buresh2	Nov 13


Not In Boston, But: Hiker Rescues Rooster on the AT!
Heather Bolint, 1,124 miles into her hike, came across a fancy rooster near the Mason-Dixon Line. She carried him 42 miles to safety.
This isn't the exact rooster in question, but he's a dead ringer for "Eddie," now named "Mason."
"He settled right down when it got dark and I set up my sleeping bag next to him sleeping peacefully," says Heather Bolint in this story (there's photographic proof). "It was really funny to think that I would be waking up my rooster, instead of the other way around." Bollint, partway through her trek from Maine to Georgia, found "Eddie/Mason" near the Mason-Dixon Line and backpacked him 42 miles to Harper's Ferry, where he was placed in a farm sanctuary.
Joe McConaughy, a former cross-country runner known as Stringbean, finished the trail with a 37-hour push.
One man's infected blisters led to a life-threatening Strep A infection.
The MetroWest Land Line Project aims to close seven trail gaps throughout the region.


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The Plant List recognises about 266 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names) in the plant genus Scleria.

Species
This list is compiled from The Plant List, Germplasm Resources Information Network, Integrated Taxonomic Information System and Flora of China.

 Scleria abortiva
 Scleria acanthocarpa
 Scleria achtenii
 Scleria adpressohirta
 Scleria afroreflexa
 Scleria alpina
 Scleria amazonica
 Scleria anceps
 Scleria andringitrensis
 Scleria angusta
 Scleria angustifolia
 Scleria annularis
 Scleria anomala
 Scleria arcuata
 Scleria arguta
 Scleria aromatica
 Scleria assamica
 Scleria atroglumis
 Scleria balansae
 Scleria baldwinii  – Baldwin's nutrush
 Scleria bambariensis
 Scleria bancana  – winged scleria
 Scleria baroni-clarkei
 Scleria baronii
 Scleria barteri
 Scleria benthamii
 Scleria bequaertii
 Scleria bicolor
 Scleria biflora
 Scleria boivinii
 Scleria boniana
 Scleria borii
 Scleria bourgeaui  – Bourgeau's nutrush
 Scleria bracteata  – bracted nutrush
 Scleria bradei
 Scleria brownii
 Scleria buekiana
 Scleria buettneri
 Scleria bulbifera
 Scleria burchellii
 Scleria calcicola
 Scleria camaratensis
 Scleria canescens
 Scleria carphiformis
 Scleria castanea
 Scleria catharinensis
 Scleria catophylla
 Scleria chevalieri
 Scleria chlorocalyx
 Scleria ciliaris
 Scleria ciliata  – fringed nutrush
 var. elliottii
 var. glabra
 Scleria clarkei
 Scleria clathrata
 Scleria cochinchinensis
 Scleria colorata
 Scleria comosa
 Scleria complanata
 Scleria composita
 Scleria corymbosa
 Scleria cubensis  – Cuban nutrush
 Scleria curtissii  – Curtiss' nutrush
 Scleria cuyabensis
 Scleria cyathophora
 Scleria cyperina
 Scleria delicatula
 Scleria densispicata
 Scleria depauperata
 Scleria depressa
 Scleria distans  – riverswamp nutrush
 var. chondrocarpa
 var. glomerulata
 Scleria dregeana
 Scleria dulungensis
 Scleria eggersiana  – Eggers' nutrush
 Scleria elongatissima
 Scleria erythrorrhiza
 Scleria fauriei
 Scleria filiculmis
 Scleria flagellum-nigrorum
 Scleria flexuosa
 Scleria foliosa
 Scleria foveolata
 Scleria fulvipilosa
 Scleria gaertneri
 Scleria georgiana  – slenderfruit nutrush
 Scleria glabra
 Scleria globonux
 Scleria goosenii
 Scleria goossensii
 Scleria gracillima
 Scleria greigiifolia
 Scleria guineensis
 Scleria harlandii
 Scleria havanensis  – Havana nutrush
 Scleria hildebrandtii
 Scleria hilsenbergii
 Scleria hirta
 Scleria hirtella  – riverswamp nutrush
 Scleria hispidior
 Scleria hispidula
 Scleria hookeriana
 Scleria huberi
 Scleria induta
 Scleria interrupta
 Scleria iostephana
 Scleria jiangchengensis
 Scleria junghuhniana
 Scleria kerrii
 Scleria khasiana
 Scleria killipiana
 Scleria kindtiana
 Scleria lacustris  – lakeshore nutrush
 Scleria laevis  – smooth scleria
 Scleria lagoensis
 Scleria latifolia
 Scleria laxa
 Scleria laxiflora
 Scleria leptostachya
 Scleria levis
 Scleria lingulata
 Scleria lithosperma  – Florida Keys nutrush
 var. linearis
 subsp. linearis
 subsp. lithosperma
 Scleria longispiculata
 Scleria lucentinigricans
 Scleria macbrideana
 Scleria mackaviensis
 Scleria macrogyne
 Scleria macrolomioides
 Scleria macrophylla
 Scleria madagascariensis
 Scleria martii
 Scleria melaleuca
 Scleria melanomphala
 Scleria melanotricha
 Scleria melicoides
 Scleria microcarpa  – tropical nutrush
 Scleria mikawana
 Scleria millespicula
 Scleria minima
 Scleria minor  – slender nutrush
 Scleria mitis  – cortadora
 Scleria monticola
 Scleria motemboensis
 Scleria motleyi
 subsp. rostrata
 Scleria mucronata
 Scleria muehlenbergii  – Muehlenberg's nutrush
 Scleria multilacunosa
 Scleria mutoensis
 Scleria myricocarpa
 Scleria natalensis
 Scleria naumanniana
 Scleria neesii
 Scleria neocaledonica
 Scleria neogranatensis
 Scleria novae-hollandiae
 Scleria nyasensis
 Scleria oblata
 Scleria obtusa
 Scleria oligantha  – littlehead nutrush
 Scleria oligochondra
 Scleria orchardii
 Scleria ovinux
 Scleria pachyrrhyncha
 Scleria panicoides
 Scleria papuana
 Scleria parallella
 Scleria parvula
 Scleria patula
 Scleria pauciflora  – fewflower nutrush
 var. caroliniana
 var. curtissii
 Scleria paupercula
 Scleria pergracilis
 Scleria pernambucana
 Scleria perpusilla
 Scleria pilosa
 Scleria pilosissima
 Scleria plusiophylla
 Scleria poeppigii
 Scleria poiformis
 Scleria poklei
 Scleria polycarpa
 Scleria polyrrhiza
 Scleria pooides
 Scleria porphyrocarpa
 Scleria procumbens
 Scleria psilorrhiza
 Scleria pulchella
 Scleria purdiei  – Purdie's nutrush
 Scleria purpurascens
 var. ophirensis
 Scleria pusilla
 Scleria racemosa
 Scleria radula
 Scleria ramosa
 Scleria rehmannii
 Scleria reticularis  – reticulated nutrush, netted nutrush
 Scleria richardsiae
 Scleria robinsoniana
 Scleria robusta
 Scleria rugosa
 Scleria rutenbergiana
 Scleria scabra
 Scleria scabriuscula  – mosquito nutrush
 Scleria scandens
 Scleria schenckiana
 Scleria schiedeana
 Scleria schimperiana
 Scleria schulzii
 Scleria scindens  – hairy nutrush
 Scleria scrobiculata
 Scleria secans  – razor grass
 Scleria sellowiana
 Scleria setulosociliata
 Scleria sheilae
 Scleria sieberi
 Scleria skutchii
 Scleria sobolifer
 Scleria sororia
 Scleria sphacelata
 Scleria sphaerocarpa
 Scleria spicata
 Scleria spiciformis
 Scleria splitgerberiana
 Scleria sprucei
 Scleria staheliana
 Scleria stenophylla
 Scleria stereorrhiza
 Scleria stipitata
 Scleria stipularis
 Scleria stocksiana
 Scleria sumatrensis  – Sumatran scleria
 Scleria swamyi
 Scleria sylvestris
 Scleria tenacissima
 Scleria tenella  – fly nutrush
 Scleria tepuiensis
 Scleria terrestris
 var. hookeriana
 var. thomsoniana
 Scleria tessellata
 var. sphaerocarpa
 Scleria testacea  – Hawai'i nutrush
 Scleria thwaitesiana
 Scleria tonkinensis
 Scleria transvaalensis
 Scleria trialata
 Scleria tricuspidata
 Scleria triglomerata  – whip nutrush
 Scleria triquetra
 Scleria tropicalis
 Scleria tryonii
 Scleria uleana
 Scleria unguiculata
 Scleria vaginata
 Scleria valdemuricata
 Scleria variegata
 Scleria venezuelensis
 Scleria verrucosa
 Scleria verticillata  – low nutrush
 Scleria veseyfitzgeraldii
 Scleria vichadensis
 Scleria violacea
 Scleria virgata
 Scleria vogelii
 Scleria warmingiana
 Scleria welwitschii
 Scleria williamsii
 Scleria woodii
 var. ornata
 Scleria wrightiana
 Scleria xerophila
 Scleria zambesica

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