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Q: Intuition behind associated bundles seems natural but I can't see how it's working out "intuitively"! Suppose $L_1\rightarrow P \xrightarrow{\pi} M$ is a $G$-principal bundle with fibers diffeomorphic to $L_1 = G$, and that $\sigma$ is an effective action of $G$ on $L_2$, i.e. if $g.x := \sigma_g(x) = x$ for all $x \in L_2$, then $g = e$ (with $e$ being the identity element of $G$).
I have the following intuition about the associated bundle $L_2 \rightarrow P\times_G L_2 \rightarrow M$. Suppose in above we have a principal $G$-bundle $P$ and for some reason we are interested to replace the fibers that are diffeomorphic to $L_1$, with new fibers that are diffeomorphic to $L_2$. How could we do this?
I was intuitively thinking that if somehow $L_2$ could have been embedded inside $L_1$, then as in the quotient manifold theorem, if $L_2$ represents the quotient space $L_1/G$ for some action $\sigma$, then we might be able to somehow do this: we get rid of the redundant information in each fiber $L_1$ to reduce the already given fiber to something diffeomorphic to $L_2$. But not always do we find ourselves in a situation where $L_2$ could sit inside $L_1$ via an embedding. So, what could we do in these cases?
I think this is why we first consider the bigger fibers $P_x \times L_2$ at each $x \in M$ and build the fiber bundle $P\times L_2$; To somehow fit $L_2$ in a bigger space that is also related to $L_1$. Then
by defining an equivalence relation on this product fibers, we should be able to kill the info of $L_1$ and thus successfully replace our fibers with things that are $L_2$. We can do this by the trivial equivalence relation $(a_1, b) \sim (a_2, b)$ for any $a_1, a_2 \in P_x$ and $b \in L$ but this is very trivial and probably wouldn't give us something interesting. So we move on to something that really engages $L_1$ and $L_2$ together and twists and curves the fibers nontrivially so that we get something cool! We can define an equivalence relation on it by demanding $(a.g, b) \sim (a, g.b)$ for $a \in P, b \in L_2$ and $g \in G$. Here $a.g$ is given by the right transitive action of $G$ on the leaves of the principal bundle. Also $g.b$ is nothing but $\sigma_g(b)$ from the left effective action of $G$ on $L_2$.
The theorem in the associated bundle tells us that after quotienting over this equivalence relation, we obtain the new $G$-fiber bundle $P\times_GL_2$ which has now fibers diffeomorphic to $L_2$.
My question is, although the statement of the theorem is saying that the information of the leaves of $P$ that were diffeomorphic to $L_1$ are gone and it only leaves us with the info of $L_2$, I can't see why is this happening intuitively! The equivalence relation $(a.g, b) \sim (a, g.b)$ seems to treat $L_1$ and $L_2$ very symmetrically. Why is this then that in the end of the day the info of $L_1$ are lost after quotienting but the info of $L_2$ remains? I figure it has something to do with the effectiveness of the action $\sigma$ but for the longest time I haven't figured it out how is this helping?
I wanted to share my intuition about this whole concept of associated bundles. Hopefully it helps to build an insight. I will be very happy if you could help me to find the last piece of this puzzle of mine!

Some more insight: We know that the principal bundle from the beginning is also now the induced bundle of the second and thus induced bundles are also another way of replacing the fibers as well as kind of a left-inverse operation to building associated bundles. In fact the induced principal bundle forgets a huge chunk of information whereas the associated bundle seemingly removes the info if $L_1 = G$ but doesn't actually since the data of $G$ is still stored in the structure group of the associated bundle although its trace us removed from the fibers.

Update: I think the effectiveness of the action is only there so that the associated bundle which is a $G$ fiber bundle to have a unique choice of an induced bundle. I think the effectiveness of $\sigma$ is not needed to delete the info of $G$ at all. Besides (as discussed in Dr. Will Merry's lecture notes) any $G$-fiber bundle that its structure group is not acting effectively on its fibers could be made into one that has an effective action by just adding an equivalence relation. So this does not harm the generality.

A: "The equivalence relation $(a.g,b)\sim(a,g.b)$ seems to treat $L_1$ and $L_2$ very symmetrically."
Well, there is already an asymmetry hiding here.  Note that the points are elements of $L_2\times P$, not $L_2\times L_1$.  Of course, the $G$ action preserves each leaf $L_1$, so the $G$ action on $L_2\times P$ does preserve each $L_2\times L_1$, but that's not what is being considered via this construction.
Moving past this issue, there is still another asymmetry, arising from the nature of the $G$ action on each of $P$ and $L_2$.
The $G$ action on $P$ is free; the $G$ action on $L_1$ is free and transitive.  To say it another way, given $x,y\in L_1$, there is a unique $g\in G$ with $g.x=y$.
By way of contrast, there is no such guarantee for the $G$ action on $L_2$.  Given $u,v\in L_2$, there may be a $g\in G$ with $g.u = v$, but there doesn't have to be.  And if such a $g$ does exist, it need not be unique.
If you'd like an example of this, consider the usual $S^1$ action on $S^2$ by rotations.  If, say, $u$ and $v$ are both the north pole, then any $g\in S^1$ maps $u$ to $v$, so uniqueness fails terribly.  On the other hand, if $u$ is the north pole and $v$ is any other point, then there is no element $g\in G$ with $g.u=v$, so existence fails.
Finally, there is an asymmetry in the choice of projection.  Sometimes this choice is forced on us: if the action of $G$ on $L_2$ is not free, then the projection $P_x\times_G L_2\rightarrow L_2/G$ need not be a fiber bundle, and $L_2/G$ need not be a manifold, etc.  But if the $G$ action on $L_2$ is free (and you may need to assume more - this is certainly enough if $G$ is compact), then one has two projections, and the choice of the two also introduces an asymmetry.

A: According to the approach given in this answer I can give you the following intuition.
You have a space $M$ that you use to parametrize or to label different copies of a space $L_2$, obtaining this way a bundle that we will denote by $E\to M$. Every fibre $E_x$ is a copy of $L_2$.
You can describe the space $L_2$ in several ways, in fact, you have the set $Diff(L_2)$ of all the diffeomorphism. But maybe they are too many descriptions for you, because some of them may "distort" the space in ways you don't like (think, for example, in $L_2=\mathbb R^n$: you usually are only interested in some special diffeomorphisms, those belonging to $GL(n)\subset Diff(\mathbb R^n)$, the linear maps).
This "reduction" of the space of diffeomorphisms is your $G$. If the group $G$ is not directly contained in $Diff(L_2)$ you require the existence of an effective action $\sigma$ to be able to interpret $G$ as a subset of $Diff(L_2)$, but this is only a technical requirement. Stick to the idea that $G$ is an "interesting" subgroup of $Diff(L_2)$.
Now, what about the principal bundle $P$?
In the same way that every fibre $E_x$ is a copy of $L_2$, every fibre $P_x$ is a copy of the group $G$ of different diffeomorphisms of $L_2$ you are interested in. They are, indeed, not a group, because there is no a privileged identity point. They are what it is called a $G$-torsor.
With this in mind is easy to understand the equivalence relation
$$
(a,b) \sim (a\cdot g, g^{-1}\cdot b),
$$
which is another way to write what you put in your question.
For example, if you think of $L_2$ as $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $G$ as $GL(n)$ then $a$ is a basis and $b$ are coordinates of a vector. It is clear that a vector itself is the equivalence class of this relation: when I use a matrix $g$ to change the basis $a$ to $a\cdot g$, the components with respect to the basis get multiplied by $g^{-1}$. Maybe this link helps you to understand this last point.


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New Doubts About Official Version Of Sandra Bland's Death
Discrepancies in the records "could be criminal in nature," an official said.
Michael McLaughlin
Reporter, HuffPost
03/11/2016 05:18pm EST | Updated December 26, 2016
Contradictions in files about Sandra Bland's death are raising new questions about how the 28-year-old woman died in a Texas jail last summer.
A medical examiner ruled in an autopsy that Bland killed herself in a jail in Waller County, Texas, three days after a state trooper was filmed manhandling her during a combative traffic stop. But documents obtained by The Huffington Post show discrepancies in the way officials described the condition of Bland's body when she was found dead in her cell. Those observations are important, because they helped to determine her official time of death.
The documents -- from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, where Bland's autopsy was performed -- also contain claims that guards checked on Bland closer to her time of death than what's shown in video footage of the hallway outside her cell. One official has suggested these contradictions might amount to a criminal act of fraud.
Coupled with past evidence of incomplete records and lapsed enforcement of state jailing standards, these discrepancies have led members of Bland's family to mistrust the official findings, according to one of the family's lawyers.
"There's a disconnect," said attorney Tom Rhodes. "It could be a clerical error or it could be something more nefarious than that … It bothers the family a lot."
A handwritten form that a Waller County Sheriff's Department investigator sent to the Harris County IFS stated that Bland's body temperature was "warm," and that neither rigor mortis, nor lividity, had set in when officials found her. Lividity is a bluish discoloring that occurs when blood settles in areas of the body after the heart stops pumping, and it helps to determine if a deceased person's body has been moved.
But a typed report by a Harris County forensic investigator contradicted those details -- even though it was reportedly based on a phone interview with the same sheriff's official who wrote the handwritten form. In the report, the spaces for recording Bland's temperature remain blank, while lividity and rigor mortis are marked as "not assessed."
While the details about Bland's body's condition were inconsistent, the files also contained information that appears to be outright wrong. Both files claimed that guards making their rounds saw Bland alive in her cell at 8:01 a.m. on the morning of her death. Security footage outside Bland's cell, however, showed guards last visited Bland at 7:05 a.m.
State regulations require an hourly face-to-face encounter with inmates and, last July, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards cited the Waller County Sheriff's Department for noncompliance with the rule.
In a phone interview this week, the commission's executive director, Brandon Wood, said the watchdog agency based its findings on the video footage, and was unaware of the claims in the paperwork.
"That could be criminal in nature," Wood said. His office, which does not have prosecutorial powers, would have reported the matter to law enforcement. "We very easily identified the violation of jail standards, but that's not something we would have investigated," he explained, because they hadn't spotted the difference in the times.
It's unclear exactly when each report was created and why the Harris County and Waller County documents contain sections that are at odds with each other.
"I'm not authorized to talk about that," said Waller County Sheriff's Department investigator Mike Parinello, who wrote one report and gave information to the forensic investigator for the other. "You need to call my supervisors."
A sheriff's department spokesman declined to answer questions, citing a lawsuit filed by Bland's mother against the department. A lawyer representing Waller County didn't respond to HuffPost's calls and emails.
The Harris County IFS also declined to discuss its report.
"It's our practice not to speak to the details of our cases except in court or depositions," a medical examiner's spokeswoman said by email. "In addition, there is pending litigation on this case that adds an additional layer of discretion."
Establishing Bland's time of death is central to understanding what kind of interaction she had with guards. A paramedic summoned to the jail said Bland died at 9:06 a.m. on July 13, 2015, according to other records obtained by HuffPost.
But Rhodes, the Bland family lawyer, said nothing is certain while lawyers for Waller County refuse to release other material from the case, such as reports put together by the Texas Rangers and the FBI.
"I can't believe there's nothing in them, because when defense attorneys have files that help their clients, they release them," said Rhodes. "And they [Waller County's lawyers] are fighting not to release them."
The officer filmed arresting Bland has been fired and was indicted for perjury. Authorities allege that he lied about his altercation with Bland, who had traveled to Texas from Chicago for a job interview at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University.
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You need to be in Malta this Christmas, not just for the temperate winter climate, but for the experience of Christmas in Malta itself. Of course, spending Christmas in the Mediterranean is a great way to get over your winter blues, but true Maltese culture also comes alive at Christmas.
Nowadays, Christmas is more about presents and shopping promotions than it is candles and carols. Not so in Malta, where Christmas is celebrated traditionally and is taken seriously as a religious feast.
But that doesn't mean Christmas in Malta isn't a joyous occasion. On the contrary, it's a time of year when a festive atmosphere is shared in by Maltese and tourists alike. Expect carol singing, street processions, and a feeling of cinnamon scented joy across the islands.
Religiously, Christmas spirit reaches a crescendo on Christmas Eve, when churches will be full to bursting with people attending mass.
Afterwards, a procession to the local church takes place, with children or actors dressed up as the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and the Three Wise Men. At the church, the procession turns into a pageant with singing and dancing, followed by a midnight mass.
Christmas decorations are a massively important part of creating a festive atmosphere. No where is this more true than in Malta, where the Maltese go all out in decorating their homes.
You'll see beautiful twinkling lights in the streets, and gorgeously decorated Christmas trees, but you'll also see a form of Christmas decoration that's more unique to Malta. The "presepju", or "crib" is an essential part of every household Christmas decoration.
On the smaller end of the scale, these cribs can be made of newspapers moulded to resemble a cave, with plastic figures placed inside to replicate the nativity scene. Other cribs might use traditional materials like balsa wood or natural stone.
But it's not hard to find more elaborate cribs. Some cribs will make use of mechanical moving parts, flowing rivers, or even real people. The traditional small crib is placed in front of the window on street level, but these larger cribs might take up a whole room and be open to the public.
In one village in Gozo, the nativity scene takes up the space of several fields. Over 150 actors play the parts of craftsmen, shepherds, and of course the Holy Family. This mini-Bethlehem is open most days in the run up to Christmas and is admission free.
Food plays a big part in Christmas celebrations the world over, and Malta is no exception. Many Christmas foods in Malta are influenced by the British, so Turkey is often the staple at Maltese Christmas dinners.
But you'll also find some more unfamiliar treats on the Christmas table in Malta.
Qaghaq tal-ghasel are a wonderful Maltese Christmas treat for those with a sweet tooth. They are essentially sweet pastry rings filled with treacle – simple but delicious.
You'll also find imbuljuta, or hot chestnut and cocoa soup, which is served as a delightfully Christmassy drink after midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
Experiencing a Maltese Christmas should be more than enough reason to book a trip to Malta this Christmas, but if it's not, there are a few other perks to visiting in December.
Due to Malta's warm weather and beautiful beaches, the Maltese tourist season is in July to September. Winter temperatures in Malta are still very pleasant compared to those of Northern Europe, but fewer tourists tend to visit in December.
This means that you'll have the run of the place when it comes to sight seeing. Malta's gorgeous landscape and beautiful architectural treasures don't pack up their bags with the end of the tourist season. In December, you'll still be able to enjoy them in all their glory, without the bother of tiresome crowds.
Prices also take a nosedive in December. After the tourist season has ended, you'll find that hotel and even transport costs will be discounted. This means that you're money will go a lot further than it would in July.
So, Christmas in Malta is the perfect opportunity to treat yourself to a bit of luxury.
In short, Christmas culture in Malta is well worth experiencing, but in doing so, you'll also save yourself some cash and get to see beautiful Malta at a less touristy time of year.


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Steve Karnowski
Published: November 3, 2022, 11:53 AM
Updated: November 3, 2022, 5:34 PM
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In Minnesota, GOP eyes grab of rare Midwest Dem stronghold
Published: November 3, 2022, 11:53 AM Updated: November 3, 2022, 5:34 PM
Andrew Myers, Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives District 45A, asks voters Bill Seheurer and Vicky Swanson what their priorities are while door-knocking along the eastern bank of Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minn. (AP Photo/Nicole Neri)
TONKA BAY, Minn. – As Andrew Myers knocked on doors in a neighborhood with stunning views across Lake Minnetonka, the Republican state House hopeful got an earful from residents worried about crime in their far west Minneapolis suburb: a woman's body had washed up on shore a few doors down earlier in the week, and authorities hadn't said if it was foul play. Another family recently had their car stolen — something else that never happens in Tonka Bay.
"Public safety for sure. Taxes," resident Scott Musjerd said, as he promised Myers his support in a district that has swung between Republicans and Democrats in recent elections.
Control of state government hangs in the balance in Minnesota — one of only three states, in addition to Alaska and Virginia, where legislative control is divided. It's also one of the few Midwest states where Democrats have had the upper hand in recent years. Buoyed by such issues as crime, and a midterm election that typically favors the party out of the White House, the GOP has hopes of capturing both chambers of the Legislature and knocking off Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.
A red wave here could mean rapid change in major policy areas such as abortion, taxes and the environment after years of shared party control — and could raise Minnesota's importance as the western edge of northern presidential battleground states that include Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
"It's one of those elections where it's going to be very close, and a small margin of victory in the election could produce enormous policy changes depending on the outcome," University of Minnesota political scientist Larry Jacobs said. "The parties have dramatically different agendas, and there's surprisingly little overlap."
Republican rule in Minnesota would likely mean permanent tax cuts and less spending on education and health and human services. Lawmakers who've built their careers on opposition to abortion are bound to test how far they can go in seeking new restrictions despite a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that the state constitution protects abortion rights.
Requiring citizens to show photo ID at the polls - which voters rejected in 2012 - and other moves to make voting harder could be back on the agenda. GOP lawmakers likely would seek to remove obstacles to copper and nickel mining that environmentalists say threatens pristine watersheds in northern Minnesota. They may propose restrictions on bathrooms and athletics for transgender students. Vouchers to subsidize private school tuition could be on the agenda. And penalties for crime could ratchet up.
The split control in the Legislature — Democrats controlling the House and Republicans the Senate — has been a recipe for gridlock on major policy, including this year, when the parties adjourned the legislative session without agreeing on how to use most of a $9.25 billion budget surplus. The only time Minnesota saw single-party control in the past 30 years is when Democrats held full power in 2013-14.
Republicans need to hold their narrow Senate majority and pick up four seats to take the House. Millions of dollars have been pouring into the roughly two dozen seats considered competitive, with GOP candidates focusing on crime and inflation. Democrats, meanwhile, see protecting abortion rights as the key to victory in the crucial suburbs.
David Schultz, a political scientist at Hamline University, said a GOP takeover would include many new conservative members eager to see state government take a sharp turn to the right.
"I think it's going to be impossible to contain the pressure," Schultz said.
The two parties have typically vied in the Minneapolis and St. Paul suburbs. But House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt said the GOP might find its majority by flipping six seats in northern Minnesota, mostly on the Iron Range, which has slipped away from Democrats in recent years mostly due to fights over mining. Approval of one copper-nickel mine has long been stalled in the legal and regulatory process, while the Obama and Biden administrations have tried to kill another project altogether. Blue-collar workers on the Range blame liberal environmentalists in the cities.
"Once we win those seats, they won't flip back," Daudt said.
Andrea Zupancich, mayor of the Iron Range mining town of Babbitt, is a prime example of the region's rightward drift.
Zupancich was one of six Democratic mayors on the Range who endorsed Donald Trump in 2020, saying their party had moved too far left. Now she's a Republican candidate for the Senate — hoping to replace a retiring independent who was a longtime Democrat until he left the party in 2020 for the same reason.
House Speaker Melissa Hortman said Democrats will keep their majority on the strength of redistricting that put more seats in the party's urban and suburban strongholds. She's also counting on anger over the Supreme Court's abortion decision.
"The evidence is overwhelmingly clear that women would lose their right to the reproductive health care they need, including abortion care, if Republicans take control," Hortman said. "The rest of us are not fooled."
In Tonka Bay, Myers is making his second attempt to break through in one of Minnesota's most affluent districts, which mixes luxury homes on the shores of Lake Minnetonka with middle-class homes set back from the big lake. The Democrat who beat him by just 313 votes in 2020 is now running for state Senate, and it remains a competitive district.
As he went through a lakeside neighborhood last week, Myers — who chairs the city's parks and docks commission and has served on other local government bodies — played up that experience.
Joe Galler told Myers that his property taxes had gone up 41% in the last year, and that not only could Myers count on his vote, but the votes of at least two close neighbors. But when Myers came across five people pulling a boat out of the water for the season, he heard skepticism that the state can do much against big national problems like inflation, and he heard dismay with current trends in politics.
"The extremist stuff, it has to stop," Bill Scheurer said. On that point, Myers concurred: "100% agree with you," he said.
In the northern suburb of Blaine, Democrat Matt Norris has been door-knocking for over a year to unseat GOP Rep. Donald Raleigh in a district that became friendly for Democrats after redistricting. Norris was out last week for a repeat visit to an upper middle-class, diverse neighborhood where nearly all the houses had video doorbells and few voters answered.
Norris won commitments from most who did. One resident, Howard Bureau, was a tougher sell.
Bureau peppered him with questions on education and public safety that suggested he was conservative, though he never said so. But like several voters, his big question was about what Norris would do to fix a congested and often dangerous stretch of a main highway through Blaine. That gave Norris a chance to talk about bills he already helped pass as a private citizen. His work with youth development nonprofits often overlaps into the public policy sphere.
"I don't know if we're going to win him, but we at least left him thinking," Norris said.
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Apple's week of surprise launch continues as the Cupertino-based company announces the 2019 Apple AirPods. We have already witnessed the launched of the iPad Air, iPad Mini, iMac 21.5 and the iMac 2. The company's own H1 chip powers the new updated Airpods. The same is claimed to offer improved battery life and Siri support without having to touch it.
As for looks, the new Airpods and the case looks identical to its predecessor except for a small LED to indicate battery life. The new H1 chip allows up to one hour more of talk-time compared to the current-generation AirPods. The chip further enables faster switching between devices and can trigger the virtual assistant by just saying "Hey, Siri." It means Siri will work on Airpods the same way it works on iPhone, iPads or Mac after which you can ask it to play music, navigate, message or call.
Interestingly, Apple teased the "Hey, Siri" feature as far back as September last year on the iPhone Xs and iPhone XR launch event. The opening movie featured a woman wearing the AirPods run from Apple Park 'spaceship' campus to Steve Jobs Theatre. She had a package that needed an urgent delivery. She asks, "Hey Siri, what's the fastest way to Steve Jobs Theatre? And didn't physically tap the AirPods to activate Siri.
The upgrade is not limited to the AirPods as it comes with new charging cases. It means the AirPods will be able to last more than 24 hours on a single charge, though Apple didn't clarify the exact capacity. The wireless charging case works with Qi charging meaning so it should work with almost every wireless charger out there.
The new AirPods will cost Rs 14,900 if you buy these with the standard charging case. If you opt for the new wireless charging case, it will cost you Rs 18,900. If you already own a pair of AirPods, you can upgrade to the wireless charging case for Rs 7,500. The availability is listed to be "later this spring," though no specific date is given.
After unveiling iPads, iMacs and the AirPods, the company may be focusing on the company's TV streaming service on the upcoming Apple event next week. Or perhaps the much-delayed AirPower wireless charging mat that will eventually launch too.


Of course, it should be the case that you at least talk about the important issues in a marriage. Of course, this also includes the financial side of a marriage. Only if one cooperates and works well here does a marriage endure in the long term. Sometimes you want to meet but also smaller or larger wishes that the spouse is not necessarily something. If you do not have the money, it is important to be able to take out a loan without a spouse.
What to consider if I want to take out a loan without a spouse?
Here it can be said that, as with any loan, you must first find a vendor who will grant you a loan even without a spouse. As a rule, banks are most satisfied when they have enough collateral to lend. If the spouse enters the loan, the bank may also contact them in case of doubt. If no spouse is included in the contract, things can get a little harder . But it is not impossible to take out a loan without a spouse.
This is especially successful if you have your own income. This can also be a mini job, sick pay or unemployment benefit. The main thing is always that you can repay the monthly installments.
If you do not get into trouble here, the spouse will usually not notice anything about taking out a loan.
An online calculator helps you calculate the monthly installment you need to spend on a particular loan amount . You should be sure that you have enough money for other payments and livelihood in addition to the loan installment. Then it makes sense, if you take a loan without a spouse.
Of course, as always, it is important that you find a provider who can offer you this loan on favorable terms. Then you pay much lower interest and other fringe benefits. It is a good idea to look around a little before taking a loan without a spouse. Even with a small loan amount, low interest and costs can pay off.
The lower these expenses are, the lower the monthly repayment rate of the loan will be. You still have enough money for your other obligations.
So it is quite possible that you can take out a loan without a spouse. But you should make sure that you also receive this at the best possible conditions . Only then will you be able to service the loan properly. So the spouse will not notice anything about taking out a loan.
So it's worth it if you look around a bit and think before accepting a loan without the spouse. Then there are no problems in most cases.
Taking out a loan without the involvement of the spouse is possible!
Our first tip is to make it clear to you that it is basically possible to take out a loan without the spouse. This knowledge is not self-evident, many banks insist first on the involvement of the spouse, but no bank can dictate the inclusion.
However, the bank may reject a credit request. Banks do not do this without good cause, presumably without the consent of the spouse, there will not be sufficient security (more on that later) and the bank will generally try to convince you to include the spouse in the loan, do not let it unsettle you and vote If necessary, another reputable bank for your request.
Sometimes it can help the bank to name the reason for not involving the partner. For example, if the spouse is not working, it will not provide security for the bank, as will the partner's existing debts or a negative Lady Brett Ashley extract, in which case involvement of the spouse may even have a negative impact on the loan request. But personal reasons can also be mentioned, for example, if the loan is used to finance a gift for the partner, finances a hobby that the partner does not share and therefore should not bear the costs.
The bank also considers these private reasons of its customers. If the reasons for the bank are understandable, this will probably be more favorable to a loan. To increase the chances even further, we have put together the following tips for you.
In order to persuade the bank to grant a loan request without the spouse being hired, a good credit rating is essential. With this, the bank can be offered security, the main interest of the bank is to only give their money to customers who can repay the loan with security and timely.
Therefore, a fixed income, which covers all running costs and still provides a sufficient balance, is one of the most important requirements for a loan approval. Most banks require proof of income, which usually goes back three to six months. In addition, it should not be a temporary employment act, but a permanent position, which ideally already exists for several years.
In addition to the income, the bank also examines the Lady Brett Ashley of the borrower; a Lady Brett Ashley without incriminating entries naturally increases the willingness of the bank to grant credit. In addition, you can offer the bank alternative collateral, in the form of financial reserves, valuables, real estate or motor vehicles. This can also serve as a hedge for the bank, as the spouse would otherwise do.
Informing yourself about the specific requirements of each bank for a loan before talking to the one you are trying to complete your loan will greatly increase your chances. The bank gets a serious first impression of you and by preparing you directly have the appropriate collateral and necessary documents for a loan without a spouse at hand. The banks comply with international standards, but there are always special terms and conditions that differ from bank to bank.
Prerequisites that are the same for all banks are: creditworthiness, a good Lady Brett Ashley information (can be viewed free of charge by private individuals once a year), a detailed overview of income and compulsory expenditure, as well as possible other loans and an overview of possible loans collateral.
In order to be sufficiently prepared for a loan request, you should also use a credit comparison provider in advance and calculate the loan once with a loan calculator, which conditions you will expect. In addition, a comparison helps you in advance to exclude the banks, which have very conservative views and you probably will not give credit. Be confident in the conversation with the bank and do not be unsettled by the questions about your spouse.
For a loan without the spouse, there are some types of loans that are more likely to be granted than others. It is particularly easy to apply for a small loan. These extend over a smaller sum of money, usually up to 5,000 euros and have only a short term and small installments, many banks give a request for a small loan, without requiring large collateral.
In addition to the small loan and the so-called consumer loans, which are offered by most wholesalers to finance a product, can also be completed easily, here is usually asked only for the income of the customer. This form of credit is usually used when acquiring technology and home appliances. Probably the best-known type of loan that is closed without the spouse is the account credit of the account, with separate accounts. Depending on the salary, the normal current account can also be overdrawn, thereby providing a loan.
Banks tend to be very cautious on traditional large loans, otherwise the risk of default would be too great, so it is very important for this type of loan to have other collateral than being able to offer to the spouse. To hedge a residual debt insurance or a term life insurance offers to secure a large loan in order to convince the bank.
The hardest thing is to get a loan for a real estate loan without the spouse, in these cases, there must be a high sum of equity and many additional collateral to convince the bank. But even self-employed and freelancers find it harder to make a loan without the partner, as these groups are considered to be insecure for the bank.
If you have been rejected by your bank, you can try it with providers who provide credit or who are generally considered to be Lady Brett Ashley-free loans, here the exam is not as strict and the chances of making a commitment are higher, as with personal loans. Be sure to always turn to reputable providers.
As already mentioned, an additional hedge can convince the bank. The completion of a residual debt insurance, for example, is often offered by the bank, as well as the work injury insurance. In addition, you should ask your bank directly, which other hedges this may offer.
Should the bank still insist on a co-signature of the spouse, can also look for an alternative guarantor and suggest this to the bank for hedging. Actually, the spouse is always the direct guarantor, but actually every person can be used as guarantor. Friends, acquaintances, relatives may also enter into a guarantee relationship.
The person should, however, be aware that by signing, they themselves must pay the loan when the actual borrower goes down.


Often, we have data locked up in Excel, and we want to make that data more accessible. Maybe multiple people need to update it regularly. Or we want to access it with another tool readily. This is the reason I embarked on this project.
At first, I was going to do things the long hard way. (Why, you ask? Because sometimes it is just easier to not learn how to do things more efficiently. Admit it; you do it too.) But I saw the error of my ways and searched for better ways.
And what do you know? There was a better way! It's a feature called Export in Excel, and it has been there for a while, but I had never used it.
I liked it so much I decided to create a quick video to show you how to do it.
Coming soon to a blog near you: Connecting Power BI to SharePoint lists.


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Dylan Rieder Dies from Leukemia
Dylan Rieder made his mark in skateboarding at the ripe age of only 18 years.
He helped put brands like Alien Workshop, Birdhouse, Huf, Osiris, Quicksilver and F**king Awesome on the map.
He started skating at the ripe old age of 9 and turned pro at 18. He rode for Alien Workshop with a breakout part in Transworld Skateboarding's 2006 video A Time To Shine. Later in 2014 he was featured in Supreme's 2014 video "Cherry", where he won Transworld Skateboarding's award for Best Part in 2015.
Dylans family wrote "His passion for life, art, music, fashion and skateboarding has always been contagious," the statement said. "Dylan will be remembered by all as a loving son, brother and friend."
Unfortunately he passed due to complications from leukemia.
We are saddened by the loss and forever place Dyan on our Comrades page of skateboarders who sacrificed so much to become "skateboarder enthusiasts".
Rieder was featured in the 2014 Spring Ad Campaign of DKNY along with supermodel Cara Delevingne and Jourdan Dunn. In 2014, Rieder appeared in a photo spread on the fashions of designer Alexander Wang in Vogue. in the piece in memoriam to Rieder in GQ the magazine called him "The Skateboarder who changed fashion forever".
Along with fellow skateboarders, Jake Lamagno and Steven Ditchkus, Rieder owned a store in New York City's East Village neighborhood named "the Hunt" which specializes in "furniture and assorted oddities from the dark side of Americana". The emporium has since moved to a space on Canal Street, further south in downtown Manhattan.
Dylan competed in the world's top skatebaording competitions such as Street League and X-Games. His highest ranking came in 2013 when he placed 4th in Kansas City. Chris Cole went on to win the Super Crown that year and the skating community was stunned at the enormous event put together by Rob Dyrdek and his team.
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The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric car produced by General Motors and is also marketed under the "Holden Volt" name in Australia as well as New Zealand. The 2010 model of this vehicle starting being sold in 2010 in the United States and was sold in a number of different countries throughout Europe the following year in 2011. To date Chevrolet has sold a total of 77,000 Volts with the U.S. responsible for a majority of the sales at a total of 63,000. So far as of June of 2014, a total 9,200 Open/Vauxhall Ampera cars have been sold throughout various European countries.
The Volt operates on an electric battery until its charge drops to a certain level which is when the vehicle switches to an internal combustion engine which takes over when necessary. When the engine is turned on and running, it may be temporarily linked to a planetary gear set in order to improve the vehicle's overall efficiency in terms of its energy output. This vehicle's regenerative braking plays a very important role in the on-board electricity generation. The 2013/2014 model of this vehicle has an all-electric range of 38 miles and a combined electric/gasoline-only rating of 62mph with the 3.8 liter coming in at 74 mpg.
This vehicle has won numerous awards for its innovative energy-efficient and eco-friendly design, including the 2009 Green Car Vision Award as well as the Green Car of the Year award in 2011. The Volt was also named North American Car of the Year in 2011 as well as European Car of the Year in 2012. There are certain controversies surrounding this vehicle, such as the rumor that the United States federal government had a hand in its development, which continued despite General Motors government-led bankruptcy in 2009. There are also some concerns about this vehicle's battery pack and the risk of fire in the event of a crash.
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt uses a 16 kW h/45 A h lithium-ion battery pack which can be charged by plugging the vehicle into a 120-240 VAC residential electrical outlet, provided the proper SAE J1772-compliant charging cord is used. There is no external charging station required to charge this vehicle's battery, which is one of the many impressive innovations that has won awards as well as the attention of countless consumers around the world.
When this vehicle is being drove and the battery drops to a certain amount from a full charge, the naturally aspirated 1.4 4-cylinder gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine takes over. This engine is part of Opel's Family 0 and is capable of 80 horsepower and powers a 55 kW generation which extends this vehicle's overall range. Most of the electrical power from the Volt's battery is sent directly to the motor and a small amount which is allotted for the batteries which are also needed to keep it running. The Volt operated on premium gasoline with a minimum 91 or octane rating.
The Chevrolet Volt has a top speed of 100 mph and can go from 0 to 60 mph in 9.2 seconds when it is running on electric only mode. When this vehicle is running in gasoline-only mode, it can go from 0 to 60 mph in 9.0 seconds. The distance that the Volt can cover before going into gasoline-only mode depends on a variety of factors, including the terrain of the road as well as driving conditions, temperature, and driving technique. There is no doubt that the Chevrolet Volt is an extremely innovative vehicle with a design that is nothing like anything that has been seen before on the market.


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We're Getting a Taste of the Backlash Mass Deportation Would Create
If images of kids at the border separated from the parents are horrifying, think about what a deportation campaign would look like. Photo: US Customs and Border Patrol
In the short term, the Trump administration has really placed itself on the horns of a dilemma by initiating its "zero tolerance" policy for people crossing the U.S. border without documentation. It is unlikely that it can brazenly continue to defy the outpouring of anguish over the separation of families at the border for too much longer, as religious communities, Republicans, and just plain folks who aren't especially political are galvanized by the images of crying children held in cages. It seems even more unlikely that the GOP gambit of using the humanitarian crisis to force passage of Trump-backed immigration legislation is going to work. If anything, Democrats have found in the family separation saga a powerful midterm campaign issue, and aren't about to reward Trump with a border wall or reductions in legal immigration to end it.
But just standing down has serious political downsides, too, since "zero tolerance" is at the heart of the approach to immigration that Trump's "base" have long demanded — and that Trump ran on. At a time when the president and his associates have clearly decided his party's only route to survival in the midterms is to whip up that base into a frenzy, backing down on a border crackdown would be a stone bummer for the MAGA set.
The lesson Team Trump should learn from this moment, however, goes far beyond the policies executed at the border. A true "zero tolerance" immigration regime will focus not just on new undocumented immigrants, but on the 11 million or so living in various parts of the country. And once the status of relatively popular undocumented immigrants such as Dreamers is sorted out, support for dealing preemptively with many of the others will again rise among conservative voters.
The Trump administration has neither the resources nor (probably) the political gumption to initiate mass deportations, complete with midnight roundups, transit camps, and buses or boxcars stuffed with "illegal aliens" headed to the border. But even stepped-up deportations could quickly create some of the same disturbing images of peaceful people being herded into pens and denied basic rights that have troubled consciences during the "zero tolerance" campaign aimed at migrants. Yes, Trump and company might well try to justify increased deportations as a matter of protecting American citizens from "criminals," even though the only crime most of the undocumented have committed is a violation of immigration laws. But in the end the kind of immigration regime Breitbart News might approve of will trap Republicans between a nativist base and a general population that overwhelmingly prefers "amnesty" under certain conditions to deportations.
In the end, even Donald Trump and Stephen Miller will probably be driven to the sneaky but effective strategy that in 2012 Mitt Romney indelibly labeled "self-deportation": making life sufficiently miserable for the undocumented that many if not most will leave the country voluntarily, saving the U.S. government the financial, administrative, and psychological costs of finding, detaining, and deporting them.
But there is a catch even there: the centerpiece of any feasible "self-deportation" strategy is a system of serious sanctions against businesses that hire undocumented immigrants. Part of the train-wreck over pending immigration legislation in the House this spring has been a dispute between hard-core conservatives and business interests over proposed provisions making the federal government's voluntary electronic e-Verify system for checking the immigration status of employees mandatory for many employers. With corporate America already in a state of near-revolt over Trump's trade policies, it's unclear how far his GOP allies will go in an effort that essentially blames employers rather than Democratic lawmakers for the number of "illegal aliens" in the country.
In any event, the border issues hanging so much fire right now should be understood as the opening skirmish of a broader battle over immigration enforcement actions that raise the expectations of nativists while dismaying or even angering the majority of the country, including key elites from clergy to corporate executives. We may soon discover exactly how far Donald Trump is willing to go to vindicate the investment he's made in get-tough immigration policies as a signature initiative.
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Q: Error compiling dynamic shared c library linux i try to compile this library "github.com/marzac/rs232/" accordig to this tutorial "http://digego.github.io/extempore/c-xtlang-interop.html" on linux 64 bit machine.
I am getting this error(s).:
robert@hog:~/rs232/rs232$ clang rs232-linux.c -dynamiclib -o librs232.so
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-dynamiclib'
rs232-linux.c:42:9: warning: '__USE_MISC' macro redefined [-Wmacro-redefined]
#define __USE_MISC // For CRTSCTS
        ^
/usr/include/features.h:317:10: note: previous definition is here
# define __USE_MISC     1
         ^
1 warning generated.
/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5.4.0/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o: In function `_start':
(.text+0x20): undefined reference to `main'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

The only thing i found out is that clang is missing the main function because it does not know it is supposed to make a dynamic library. So when i add the "-shared" flag i get this error:
robert@hog:~/rs232/rs232$ clang rs232-linux.c -shared -dynamiclib -o librs232.so
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-dynamiclib'
rs232-linux.c:42:9: warning: '__USE_MISC' macro redefined [-Wmacro-redefined]
#define __USE_MISC // For CRTSCTS
        ^
/usr/include/features.h:317:10: note: previous definition is here
# define __USE_MISC     1
         ^
1 warning generated.
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/rs232-linux-66934f.o: relocation R_X86_64_32S against `.bss' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/tmp/rs232-linux-66934f.o: error adding symbols: Bad value
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

I have nearly no experience in compiling c code or writing c code.
any help would be very appreciated.
regards,
robert

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This time, former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong gets to ask the questions.
Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner who was stripped of his victories in 2012 after a doping scandal, launched a new podcast today.
The first episode of "The Forward Podcast with Lance Armstrong" features an interview with Tim League, founder and CEO of the Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse chain of movie theaters.
Armstrong and League talk movies, current events and riding bikes across the Rocky Mountains in the episode, which was taped last week in Colorado.
Check out the debut podcast at http://lancearmstrong.com/podcast.
Armstrong says he'll interview a variety of people, including athletes, business types and musicians, in the weekly show.
To subscribe on iTunes, go to iTunes.
To download the show as an MP3, go to MP3.
To subscribe to the RSS Feed, go to RSS.
No word yet if he'll talk about the 2016 Tour de France, set for July 2-24.


Once a year, I experiment with changing up my regular meat consuming diet and switch out and be a pure herbivore for a week. I've always found it challenging as it's difficult to do in a third world country like the Philippines as there aren't that many vegan only meals here. There's usually some kind of meat or dairy products in a lot of things that are served here for one reason or another. This is why I usually resort to cooking my own meals during this time period.
I will say that my week as a vegan was hit and miss this year. Earlier this year, I decided to start working out again to gain more muscle and weigh more. Well, I started the week at around 127 pounds and I ended up weighing in at 122 pounds afterwards. Not a great outcome but the good news is that, if you're looking to lose a few extra pounds, I can definitely say that veganism is a great way to do that. I did seem to lose a lot of my "skinny fat" around my waist so it's not all bad news.
Anyway, I can say I enjoyed myself because, even though I didn't eat any kind of animal products for an entire week, I never felt unsatisfied or hungry like previous attempts. Maybe it's because I tried out a few different recipes that made me feel I was eating meat and they all tasted really good. I decided to outline the things I ate during my week. These aren't detailed instructions on how to make them as I never really measured anything out while I prepared these dishes. I'm just sharing them as I thought that, if you do want to try avoiding meat for a while to lose weight (which is what happened to me, whether I liked it or not), you may try what's outlined here.
Ever since I tried to bulk up, I've had the same breakfast over and over again: steel cut oatmeal and two scrambled eggs mixed with chili flakes. I still was able to eat the oatmeal but I obviously had to cut out the eggs. I substituted the scrambled eggs with a pea protein shake mixed with soy milk. The soy milk is something you can easily get at your local supermarket. The pea protein powder I had to get at Healthy Options. Any vegan protein powder would've been okay to me but I got the Bob's Red Mill Pea Protein Powder since it was the cheapest.
I didn't know there was so much protein in peas.
The package does say "unflavored" but that doesn't mean it doesn't have any flavor. Unfortunately, pea protein powder taste like, well, pea powder. Just imagine putting peas in a blender until it's a liquid then you get the idea of what it tastes like. I may like peas but I don't like it in liquid form. I will say it was rather disgusting for the first few days of drinking it but I got used to the "flavor" eventually.
Adobo is possibly the most popular local dish in the Philippines. That's because it's simple to prepare as, at its heart, it's just anything kind of meat or vegetable that's been swimming in a mixture of vinegar, garlic and soy sauce. I tried making a vegan version using tofu and eggplant. I will say this was something I heavily disliked initially as I cooked the tofu and eggplant like they were meat, which meant I marinated the ingredients in the vinegar and soy sauce mixture without frying them. This made both of those ingredients just absorbing the strong sourness of the vinegar and the sourness only intensified after I finished bringing everything to a boil. This was moreso for the eggplant than the tofu. Oh, and the entire thing didn't look appetizing at all, which is why I didn't bother taking a picture of it. It looked really yucky.
However, there is another saying about adobo and that it tastes better after a day. This was true for my tofu and eggplant adobo. While it still looked pretty disgusting, the sourness had mellowed out a lot, making it more palatable to me. If I make this dish in the future, maybe I should fry everything first before adding them to the vinegar and soy sauce mixture… or just wait a day before actually serving it.
One of my new "weapons" for being a vegan this year was Textured Vegetable Protein or TVP. I actually reviewed Bob's Red Mill's version of the stuff last week but, in short, when prepared, TVP takes on the consistency of cooked ground meat. This was the biggest reason why I never felt unsatiated from not eating any beef, chicken or pork. I made a couple of dishes using Textured Vegetable Protein and one of them was a Vegan Bolognese sauce.
Looks… fine. Hey, I'm not a professional chef, okay?
I generally followed the recipe for your typical bolognese sauce. This included chopping a white onion very finely into slivers, mincing a head of garlic, dicing a bunch of tomatoes and grating a carrot. Obviously, I substituted the ground beef with the TVP but I used vegetable stock in it. Also, regular bolognese calls for red wine but, since I don't drink wine or any kind of alcohol as I'm allergic, I replaced it with vegetable stock. I know you're supposed to "cook off" the red wine but I didn't want to take the risk. Spices I added were oregano, marjoram, paprika, bay leaves and cayenne pepper. Of course, a little salt and pepper.
This was a hassle to make because of all the fine chopping and grating needed to prepare this vegetable bolognese but it was worth it. This really came out tasting great and the grated carrot and the TVP gave the sauce a lot of substance and body. It was filling in spaghetti because of it and I totally didn't mind having to eat this for several days.
Vegi Soup Mix is actually a staple of when I go vegan as it's so simple to cook up. All you need is some Bob's Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix, vegetable broth and a slow cooker/crock pot and you have a hearty meal.
This serves a whole lot.
Basically, you just throw in a cup of the Vegi Soup Mix and around three to four cups of vegetable broth (I used a vegetable bouillon cube instead) into your crock pot and cook on high for around two hours and Bob's your uncle. Add salt as necessary. I do have to warn you that the soup can get really thick depending on the vegetable stock you use and how much liquid you use. If you want a light soup, you may want to reduce the amount of Vegi Soup Mix.
Yep, nothing really amazing here. Just your regular old peanut butter sandwiches, which was good because I love peanut butter sandwiches! Of course peanut butter is vegan but I did have to be extra cautious about the bread as they usually include some kind of dairy product like eggs, milk or even whey powder. Still, peanut butter sandwiches are a great way to snack while I was vegan for that week.
My vegan chili was a really good dish as it was so versatile. It could work as a main dish with rice. It could be eaten with bread. You can even mix it with a pasta! It was good and relatively simple to make.
I made my version of vegan chili by frying one minced head of garlic, one chopped large white onion, around a cup of diced tomatoes and a cup of the prepared TVP. I then added the spices, which included cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, oregano, thyme and marjoram. I then added some tomatoes sauce and finished it off with a can of red kidney beans or a small bag of green peas. That's right, I liked this dish so much I made it two times! Once with beans and a second time with green peas.
This is the "pea" variation.
Honestly, this thing was really good that I made a big batch on the day my week of veganism was ending and I still have some leftovers from it. Even though I'm back to eating meat again, I totally don't mind adding this vegan chili to my scrambled eggs to make a vegan chili omelette or making a burrito with cheese with it.
Have to tried experimenting with being a vegan? What did you eat during that period? Let me know in the comments section below!


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Super Mario World vs Donkey Kong Country
DaHeckIzDat
Postby DaHeckIzDat » August 29th, 2018, 5:51 pm
Anyone else feel like the Donkey Kong Country games on SNES were better than Super Mario World? I grew up with DKC but never got a copy of SMW, so maybe it's nostalgia talking, but the better graphics, more atmospheric levels, and amazing soundtracks still impress me to this day. Each DKC game has a different setting and new types of levels, while Mario has been repeating the same basic formula for decades now.
EDIT: whoops, meant to put this in the classic games section.
Stalvern
Re: Super Mario World vs Donkey Kong Country
Postby Stalvern » August 30th, 2018, 1:15 am
Nah. Super Mario World's design is more creative and diverse, and the simple clarity of its graphics has aged more gracefully in general than the DK games' often plastic-like rendering (although there are specific levels that blow Super Mario World away – "atmospheric" is definitely the word). Music is a similar situation for me; Rare's fuller arrangements are often undercut by the coldness of the synthesizer tones they used. Still, Diddy's Kong Quest is a wonderful game, and I don't mean to slight it in this comparison at all.
(I'll take Super Metroid over both, though.)
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Postby Retro STrife » August 30th, 2018, 2:23 pm
I'd agree with Stalvern. ...Although I should point out that I played SMW to death as a kid, whereas I was an adult when I finally tried DKC. Still, having beaten both games, and trying to look at them objectively, I think SMW is a much better game. To me, SMW is easily an A+ quality game and IMO the best 2D platformer ever (I prefer it over SMB3), while DKC is a solid B level platformer that gets a little more credit than it deserves.
DaHeckIzDat wrote: EDIT: whoops, meant to put this in the classic games section.
Took care of it, moved here from the Modern Gaming section.
Postby Stalvern » August 30th, 2018, 4:54 pm
Retro STrife wrote: I'd agree with Stalvern. ...Although I should point out that I played SMW to death as a kid, whereas I was an adult when I finally tried DKC.
Opposite situation with me. I knew a friend who had Donkey Kong Country, but the only 2D Mario games I played until getting into emulation years later were another friend's Super Mario Bros. 1 and 3.
Postby strat » August 30th, 2018, 7:14 pm
They're both great games but I just prefer the basic gameplay of SMW. Plus the non-linearity gives it more of an adventuring feel.
DKC2 vs. Yoshi's Island would be a tougher call. There's no real tie-breaking quality in either game, except DKC2 might be more fun to casually rip through.
Gleebergloben123
Joined: April 8th, 2015, 12:06 am
Postby Gleebergloben123 » August 30th, 2018, 7:32 pm
Donkey Kong Country. One of the few times in my life where I was just blown away by a game's graphics. But Super Mario World is equally awesome. OK I'm going to be decisive and say they're equally great. Unless you want me to think something else.
LoganRuckman
Postby LoganRuckman » September 7th, 2018, 5:04 am
Hmm... This is a tough one. I think I have to give the slight edge to Super Mario World, although DKC is more challenging and has better music. DKC2 I would put above SMW though. And Yoshi's Island is my favorite 2D platformer ever, so I would rank that above the rest.
Robotrek
Postby Robotrek » September 7th, 2018, 4:22 pm
Kirby's Dream Land 3
No, in all seriousness, Mario World plays far better. The controls are so tight, it's such an incredible playing game. DKC is solid, but I think without it's fancy graphics people wouldn't think it's great, just an above average platformer. DKC 2 on the other hand, ran with the formula, and is in my opinion, the single greatest platformer ever MADE aside from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
Postby Retro STrife » September 7th, 2018, 5:16 pm
I notice a lot of love for DKC 2 going on here. I've never played it, but now I'm intrigued, despite not being that big a fan of DKC 1. Is DKC 2 that much better than DKC 1? I notice the VGC deemed them about equal, giving a B+ to both. I do own DKC 2 and 3, so time is the only thing holding me back from trying it.
Postby DaHeckIzDat » September 7th, 2018, 5:26 pm
Most people rate them DKC 2 > 1 > 3. Personally I go 2 > 3 > 1 because I love the levels and music in 3 despite having to play as Kiddie Kong. But 2 is still the undisputed best of the trilogy. It has the best balance of gameplay between Diddy and Dixie, the music was AMAZING, and the levels managed to feel intimidating despite being about two monkeys jumping on crocodile heads. In fact, here are three of my favorite DKC2 tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qp0_NE8M1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IUXyzqrZsw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J67nkzoJ_2M


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A devilish Danse Macabre from Trio Apaches
Find events near you
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Matthew Trusler Performances & Interviews
Matthew Trusler Tracks
William Mathias
Mark Wigglesworth
Blues (Violin Sonata)
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Elite Syncopations
Scott Joplin
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It ain't necessarily so (Porgy and Bess Suite arr Heifetz)
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Sonata in D minor Op.2 No. 6 for 2 violins and continuo, from Harmonia Parnassia
Carolus Hacquart
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Sophie Gent
Jonathan Manson
Matthew Truscott
Trevor Pinnock
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
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Concerto For Violin And Orchestra
Erik Chisholm
Martyn Brabbins
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, Op.19
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Grant Llewellyn
Afternoon Concert
Violin Concerto no.2 - 2nd mvt 'Andante assai'
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Brangwyn Hall 2015-16: Beethoven's Triple Concerto
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Esta obra muestra una vista del Real Alcázar de Madrid y otros elementos como el Puente de Segovia, la Calle Nueva, la Cuesta de la Vega y el casco viejo de la ciudad, así como los terrenos que flanqueaban el río Manzanares. A la izquierda se aprecia una escena de lidia de toros, observada por muchas personas, incluso algunas sobre el mismo puente. Otros jinetes se muestran a la derecha y sobre el Manzanares. Al fondo se aprecia un acueducto y los restos de la muralla musulmana de la capital española y, más arriba, el Real Alcázar con su nueva fachada, obra de Juan Gómez de Mora, que perduró hasta el incendio del palacio en 1734. Los trazos de la ciudad muestran algunos remates con chapiteles piramidales, propios de la arquitectura herreriana.

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Cuadros de los años 1670

Pintura de España del siglo XVII
Cuadros del Museo Soumaya
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In 2009 the original books were re-released in the "Thirst" collections, along with new books:
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Includes the first three novels in Christopher Pike's The Last Vampire series: The Last Vampire, Black Blood and Red Dice.
"As to blood — ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty. And I am often thirsty….
Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does not kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator returns to hunt her, she must break her own rules in order to survive.
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Paperback Info: ISBN 1416983082, Simon Pulse, 2009
Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, Creatures of Forever
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Paperback Info: ISBN 1442413174, Simon Pulse, October 2010
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Paperback Info: ISBN 1442413190, Simon Pulse, August 2011
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Paperback Info: ISBN 0671872648, Pocket Books, 1994
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Beddgelert A place of legend... in the heart of Snowdonia.
The Area > Attractions
Attractions Around Beddgelert
Beddgelert is the perfect base to enjoy all the riches that Snowdonia and North Wales have to offer.
This page is intended to give you a taste of the diversity of attractions and days out in the area.
Steam Railways
Steam fans have flocked for North Wales for several decades, drawn by the restored narrow gauge railways that were connected with the slate quarrying industry and now carry thousands of tourists each year. The Welsh Highland Railway has a station halt in the centre of Beddgelert; and the Ffestiniog Railway, the Snowdon Mountain Railway and the Llanberis Lake Railway are all within easy driving distance.
Castles & Historical Buildings
Wales is a land of castles, and we have castles dating from several historical periods all within easy reach; Caernarfon Castle, Criccieth Castle, Dolbadarn Castle and Conwy Castle to name but a few. Four World Heritage Sites are in North Wales, the Castles of Caernarfon, Conwy, Beaumaris (which also has a gaol you can visit) and Harlech.
There are a number of National Trust properties within easy reach, Plas Newydd on Anglesey and Penrhyn Castle at Bangor.
Bodnant Gardens make a wonderful family day out, whether you're a keen gardener or not! Bodnant Gardens is especially worth visiting in the spring.
The Italianate village of Portmeirion deserves its own special mention. Famous the world over, this beautiful collection of unique building and gardens was built by the architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.
Crafts & Culture
Beddgelert's shops stock a good range of Welsh crafts and souvenirs; and further good craft shops are available in Caernarfon, Betws y Coed and Llanberis.
The Galeri and Venue Cymru theatres in Caernarfon and Llandudno respectively stage both English and Welsh productions.
Industrial History
For an exciting underground experience and a fascinating glimpse of the life of miners of old, why not visit the Sygun Copper Mines, only a mile outside of the village? And only a short drive away at Llanberis you can visit the National Slate Museum (which is on the same site as the Llanberis Lake Railway), one of Wales' leading national museums and a great day out for all the family.
Not quite history being at the other end of the historical scale, but Llanberis is also home to the Electric Mountain tours of the pumped storage power station tours.
Portmadog and Anglesey are both within easy driving distance; and both offer beautiful sandy beaches. Black Rock Sands and Borth y Gest at Porthmadog and Newborough and Llandwyn Island on Anglesey. Both are perfect for a family day on the beach or for long beach walks.
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Telescopium is a small constellation in the southern hemisphere. It was introduced by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. Its name means "telescope" in Latin.
Telescopium is usually depicted as an aerial telescope, a long refractor suspended from a pole. The constellation originally extended between the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius, but today only encompasses the area south of Sagittarius and Corona Australis and no longer contains the stars that Lacaille designated beta Telescopi, gamma Telescopii, and theta Telescopii. These are now [7304] eta Sagittarii, [7529] G Scorpii and [5808] 45 Ophiuchi respectively.
The constellation Telescopium occupies an area of 252 square degrees and does not contain any stars with known planets. It can be seen at latitudes between +40° and -90° and is best visible at 9 p.m. during the month of August.
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[8155] epsilon Telescopii, the third brightest star in the constellation, is a binary system located 409 light-years from Earth. It consists of an orange giant and a magnitude 13 companion star.
[8159]-[8161] delta Telescopii is another interesting binary star system. It consists of a blue-white subgiant 800 light-years distant and a blue-white giant about 1100 light-years distant.
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Constellations directly bordering Telescopium are Ara, Corona Australis, Indus, Microscopium, Pavo and Sagittarius.