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All chemical, physical and biological processes that are time dependent (Physical Stratigraphy and Biostratigraphy), the neo-formation of nuclides together with the radioactive decay of isotopes present since the formation of our planet, as well as the fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field, are used to reconstruct the history of our planet. The problem to be solved, the type of material and its state, the time frame that can be explored and the resolution that is needed together determine the optimal experimental approach to be adopted.


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Tue 14 Jun 2011, 10:30 AM
IT'S taken them three days to reach the same crossroads we in the NRL spent 31 years getting to.
After Melbourne's 21-4 AAMI Park win over Sydney Roosters in Monday Night Football, Tricolours coach Brian Smith described the style of football right now as "unpleasant" and "grinding". Notwithstanding the number of penalties his young side conceded, Smith had plenty agreeing with him – at least in relation to Friday and Saturday night's matches.
Scheduling has rarely been a bigger issue than it is now, with the positioning of club matches in relation to the State of Origin series being closely examined by administrators.
But in England, where the first "International Origin" match was played on Friday night, the problems we have reacted to so gradually were as plain as the nose or rugby league's face, almost immediately. With players backing up after the Exiles' 16-12 win over England, none of the top four – St Helens, Wigan, Warrington and Huddersfield – managed to win on Sunday.
"We all know it's a crowded calendar but I think the match deserves some space in the fixture list if we can get it," said Rugby Football League executive chairman Richard Lewis.
The NRL's top sides have enjoyed varying fortunes during the Origin period.
Wayne Bennett's belief that the unavailability of stars (dubbed 'Key Position Players' by Craig Bellamy on Monday and, as a result, 'KPPs' by commentator Peter Sterling) artificially evens up the competition in mid-season was backed up by his own team's result at WIN Jubilee on Friday night. Gold Coast triumphed 28-14 over a bits-and-pieces Dragons line-up to leave their table leadership under threat.
Breathing down their necks – just one point adrift – are Manly (24-4 winners over North Queensland at Brookvale on Saturday) and the Storm. What's more telling is that before Origin III, St George Illawarra have to play without their Origin stars once more while both the Storm and Sea Eagles have a bye.
The joint venture's next opponents are also far from easy-beats: the Brisbane Broncos. After beating Canberra 25-24 with a Peter Wallace field goal in overtime at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday, Broncos coach Anthony Griffin indicated he would relax his policy of leaving out representative players when he faces the Dragons on Friday.
"If the players from Wednesday night tell me they are OK then I will look at including them," Griffin said. Look out Wayne.
There's a four-point gap between fifth and sixth, with Wests Tigers moving to 16 competition points following a performance that was anything but "grinding" or "unpleasant" to beat the Warriors 26-22 at Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday. They came back from 22-4 down with a quarter of the game to go. On the other side of the Tasman, the Raiders were eating up a 24-0 deficit to tie the scores at the end of regulation time.
We all thought Toyota Cup players would grow out of such grandiose scoring rushes and comparative lapses in concentration. In fact, it looks like they've just grown old enough to bring those things to first grade.
"It's probably the way the game's going," said Raiders prop Brett White. "There's not as many old heads in the competition these days. You go back five or 10 years ago, there seemed to be a lot of old heads. Now there's so many young players.
"There's a big emphasis on attack, a lot of flair. It probably has a lot to do with the generation ... a lot of confidence, they can do some wonderful things."
Footnote: Because of the title of this column, you may have been expecting dust clouds and long airport delays to figure prominently. But my Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to Melbourne left a little late on Monday and arrived early! Sorry, no tales of woe this week....

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The Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (IFPG; ), also known as the Dehghani faction () after its leader Ashraf Dehghani, is an Iranian communist organization that split from the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (OIFPG) in 1979, dropping the word "organization" from its name.

Dehghani broke away from the OIFPG when she accused it of deviating from the strategy of guerrilla warfare. From the early days of Iranian Revolution, the group claimed to be the "sole genuine communist organization" and opposed the Islamic Republic. Reportedly, as much as 30% of OIFPG members joined the group and fought in the 1979 Kurdish rebellion against government forces, backing the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Surviving members of the group and its factions moved to Europe in the 1990s. Currently, IFPG publishes two publications "Payam Fadaei" and "19 Bahman" in the Persian language.

See also
 Guerrilla groups of Iran

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Political parties of the Iranian Revolution
Communist parties in Iran
Anti-revisionist organizations
Guerrilla organizations
Militant opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran
Banned communist parties
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Ex-nun a cardinal sinner in the mind of the church
PATRICIA Fresen prefers being quietly subversive to openly confrontational, but the 70-year-old former Dominican nun is like a purple rag to a bull to the Vatican.
She says she is a Catholic woman bishop, properly ordained by a male bishop in the sacrament passed down by laying on hands from the first apostles. The official church says that by that act she ceased to be a Catholic and it has excommunicated her (banned her from the church).
Bishop Fresen – now a bishop in the Roman Catholic Womenpriests church – rejects the excommunication.
In Australia to speak to progressive Catholic groups, the former South African says apartheid taught her about unjust laws. "We learnt through people like [Nelson] Mandela and [Archbishop Desmond] Tutu that if you have tried and tried to change unjust laws the only way, in the end, is to break them. An unjust law must not be obeyed but broken."
She also suggests that she is in plentiful company because, according to church law, vast numbers of Catholics are automatically excommunicated – if they use artificial contraception, if they divorce and remarry without church approval, if they are gay and sexually active.
Roman Catholic WomenPriests was launched in 2002 when an anonymous Catholic bishop ordained seven women secretly on a boat on the Danube. Bishop Fresen was ordained a priest in 2003, a bishop in 2005 and excommunicated in 2007.
Now the group has nearly 200 women priests in North America and Europe, with a toehold in Colombia, plus three male priests. Bishop Fresen suspects they may soon be joined by some Australian women.
Usually, a woman who becomes a priest in her group is already supported by a community. "I recently travelled down the east coast of the US. When I first saw the communities they were little groups of five, six, or eight; now there are in the hundreds," Bishop Fresen says.
"Nearly all are people on the fringes of the church, who want to be Catholic but are very critical of some aspects. They are forming churches with much more communitarian structures, much more accountability on the part of the leaders."
Now based in Germany, Bishop Fresen predicts a time of massive change.
"Benedict, a German Pope, is very unpopular in Germany. He's become a figure of fun. I think he's bringing the papacy to a quick end, and I don't think there will be many more popes elected this way," she says.
The authoritarian structure based on the Pope and Vatican bureaucracy is collapsing, she says, and soon the Bishop of Rome will be just another Italian bishop. But the church will survive, and she will be a part. "I am still a Roman Catholic, very much on the edges. They don't want me, but I'm not going. As [theologian] Hans Kung says, 'Less Pope, more Jesus.' "
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So earlier this summer we had a family day out and as we pulled into a nearby Arts center the groan from the back seat was silent but palpable. Even though we explained it was family day and they had fun things for us to do - still, GROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAN. It was even suggested, from the peanut gallery, that we drive another 20 minutes south and spend less than an hour at the train museum rather than do this.
After we assured the oldest boy that no, in fact this was our plan for the day, with disappointment cutting the air like a silent but deadly fart, we went inside.
Waddya know? They had stuff for kids to do. We started outside blowing bubbles with lots of different sized and shaped wands and other things, and letting them float through the gardens. There was also a scavenger hunt in the garden, which the oldest boy nailed quickly.
What do you know? We were having fun.
We went inside to discover what awesome family day stuff they had for us to do and found an exhibit of recycled books as art - books that had been damaged and might've been destroyed but were used to create pretty little vignettes.
We also wandered into a gallery of dresses made of paper, which was pretty amazing.
But the best thing I think, to the little people was after they did their due diligence of appreciating the art - there was more interactive play stuff!
There was a giant harp to play and fun things to keep my tiny humans occupied for a while, out of the hot Georgia sun.
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Angulaphthona  — род жуков-листоедов (Chrysomelidae) из трибы земляные блошки (, Galerucinae). Африка (Египет, Заир, Замбия, Малави, Мозамбик, Нигерия, Судан, Сьерра-Леоне, Уганда, Чад, ЮАР,  Somaliland), Мадагаскар, Аравийский полуостров (Саудовская Аравия, Йемен). В Афротропике 5 видов. Обладают прыгательными задними ногами с утолщёнными бёдрами. Усики 11-члениковые. Вид Angulaphthona heteromorpha питается растениями рода Gossypium из семейства Malvaceae (Malvaceae)
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 Biondi, M.; D'Alessandro, P. 2010: Genus-group names of Afrotropical flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): Annotated catalogue and biogeographical notes. European journal of entomology, 107: 401–424. ISSN: 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online)
 Biondi, M.; D'Alessandro, P. 2012: Afrotropical flea beetle genera: a key to their identification, updated catalogue and biogeographical analysis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). — ZooKeys, 253: 1-158. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.253.341

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BRONCHO are a unit of alternative rockers from Oklahoma, in the U.S. The lo-fi-esque quartette ventured to Glasgow on October 3rd, as part of their 'Double Vanity EU tour'. They played one of Glasgows' most popular basement venues, packing out the intimate floors in a space that is irregularly small for this rising band.
Ecstatic supports sets from The Pale Kids and Grand Prix set the evening off to a fantastic start. These two artists are sure to be headlining their own EU/UK tour in the near future. We'll be disappointed if they don't.
BRONCHO (made up of Ryan, Nathan, Ben and Penny) then quietly take the stage. The crowd are in an alcohol induced psyche, perfectly prepared for a night of quality music. People move on their feet from the instant the band begin to perform. BRONCHO's scuzzy alt-rock anthems and melodies, win over every member of the audience, providing an auditory delight for both fans and newcomers alike. The set continues with not a hint of boredom in sight. The band rips through their old classics, accompanied by a selection of new songs from their latest album. Head-bops and sways from the crowd scream out "WOWZA, this shit is good." The set hits its pinnacle when head-bops turn to almost-moshing and swaying turns into full on dancing.
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Alcombright Running for Second Term
Staff Reports 10:44PM / Wednesday April 06, 2011
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mayor Richard Alcombright has made it clear before he's planning on a second term. On Friday, he'll make it official.
The mayor will have a formal announcement on his candidacy on Friday, April 8, at 5 p.m. in the new Eagle Street Pocket Park.
The former city councilor and McCann School Committee member was elected in November 2010, ousting Mayor John Barrett III, who was trying for a record 14th term. His re-election campaign kickoff is almost exactly two years to the day he first announced he would seek the office.
The mayoral election and that of the nine councilors will be held in November. So far, no one other candidate has announced his or her intention to run for the Corner Office.
A number of the city councilors are expected to run for re-election and council gadfly Robert Cardimino said in January he would mount a run for the council after being passed over for the vacant seat of just-elected state Rep. Gailanne Cariddi. David Lamarre, 2010's "10th councilor," was appointed to complete Cariddi's term; he said he would know by the time nomination papers are due whether he would run again.
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Tammy Daniels 12:37AM / Wednesday January 12, 2011
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council will research the possibility of making the mayor a four-year term.
The mayoral assignment was one of several handed down, including investigating the public safety office structure to determine if commissioner is needed, by just re-elected President Ronald Boucher as the council set out its own goals for the year.
"I've always felt this way, even before Mayor [Richard] Alcombright took office," said Boucher afterward. "I think that a mayor's position, two years, it's tough to get adjusted to the position and then the second year, you're running for your job again."
Alcombright said a four-year term would give a mayor the breathing space to deal with issues without having worrying about campaigning. "I think what it does is it takes the leader out of government for a pretty good period of time."
He was surprised to learn that only 11 of the state's 46 mayors have four-year terms. "I think a four-year term would be great right now because you wouldn't have to be dealing with what you're dealing with ... and thinking about the possibility if someone is going to run against you."
Alcombright assumed that was just the case for his predecessor, John Barrett III, who was fending off a challenge will maintaining his office. Barrett, however, had plenty of experience as the state's longest-serving mayor and few challengers during his tenure.
Boucher said that was a reason to extend the term. "It's tough, really tough, especially being a new mayor," he said. "Replacing someone with a lot of years of experience, you're going in learning and then the second year out [campaigning].
State Rep. Gailanne Cariddi, D-North Adams, was presented with gifts from colleagues after resigning Tuesday from the City Council.
Voters would decide if the change should be made by ballot; it wouldn't go into effect until the next election.
The annual organization of the council took place on Tuesday night and ended with the mayor giving his "state of the city" address.
Lisa Blackmer was re-elected vice president and the seat positions were drawn by Councilors Gailanne Cariddi and Alan Marden.
Boucher charged the General Government Committee, headed by Councilor Keith Bona, with looking into mayoral question and the Public Safety Committee, led by Councilor Alan Marden, to make recommendations regarding the position of public safety commissioner.
Public Safety Commissioner E. John Morocco, who was due to retire, had his tenure extended two years by home-rule petition to give the city time to decide if it needs the position.
"I think we need to look at that," said Boucher. "A city this size, is there a need? It's nothing against Commissioner Morocco and what he's done ... It's, I think, moving forward if we can support that kind of position."
The Community Development Committee, chaired by Blackmer, will develop a marketing and event plan in conjunction with Develop North Adams, and the Public Services Committee, chaired Councilor David Bond, will investigate ways to wring revenue from the transfer station and the benefits of joining the Northern Berkshire Solid Waste District.
As for the Finance Committee: "You've got enough on your plate," said Boucher.
Boucher also reinstituted liaisons to various boards and organizations and asked councilors to attend their meetings.
"It's not only for us it's the people who watch these meetings, the people that put you in these seats, to show them we are involved we can make a difference."
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Lisa Blackmer, Michael, Gailanne Cariddi
Michael Bloom, Alan Marden, David Bond
Kieth Bona, Blackmer, Boland
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Bond, Bona, Cariddi
The council accepted effective immediately the resignation of Gailanne Cariddi, who was sworn in last week at the State House as the representative for the 1st Berkshire District. The 22-year council veteran was presented with flowers and a gift and warm parting words on her service to the city.
"You not only served the council well you served it with particular distinction as a member of several committees and as president on six occasions," said longtime colleague Marden. "You are uniquely our unofficial codifier, laboring tirelessly and continuously to put our wishes and actions in proper form."
Bloom, who was elected to the council in the same year as Cariddi, said "I think we were very lucky to have you. I was proud to serve with you and I wish you the best of luck."
A replacement for Cariddi will be appointed by the council.
In other business, the council:
Approved bonding for the city's finance officers
Adopted and passed to second reading an amended vendor ordinance.
Referred to the city solicitor a request from Charles Fox and Gordon Leete, partners in Curran Highway Development LLC, to eliminate the I-1 zoning that covers the rear portion of their 2.91 acres (the former K-K Home Mart) on Curran Highway. The partners said the property has two zones, I-1 and CC-1, with CC-1 being the dominant zone and covering its frontage. "It would eliminate a zoning designation no longer appropriate," they stated in a letter to the council.
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These Carrot Cake Cupcakes are one of my family's favorite treats and everyone that tries these goes crazy for them! My dad's all time favorite dessert is carrot cake and after spending literally years perfecting my carrot cake recipe I thought I'd tweak it a bit to create some perfectly moist, tender, and flavorful carrot cake cupcakes.
How do you make easy and moist carrot cake cupcakes?
Start with room temperature ingredients. It's important for the final texture of these cupcakes that all of your ingredients are room temperature. (That includes the butter and cream cheese for the frosting!) For the cupcake batter: Using room temperature eggs ensures that the eggs disperse more evenly into the batter giving these cupcakes a lighter texture (the eggs trap air). Soaking refrigerated eggs in a bowl of warm (not hot) water for about 10 minutes is a quick way to do this. Otherwise, pull the eggs out about 30 minutes before use. (You'll also want the applesauce and carrots at room temperature).
Once you've got all of your ingredients together and at room temperature, these cupcakes come together quickly and you'll be amazed how easy they are to make! Start by mixing together the dry ingredients. When you measure the flour be sure to spoon and level the measuring cups so you aren't adding in too much or too little flour. Too much flour and you'll get dense cupcakes and too little flour and these cupcakes will likely sink and be too wet.
Next, combine the wet ingredients: whisk everything together: the brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, applesauce, vanilla, and oil. Once these wet ingredients are combined and smooth, you're ready to combine mixtures.
Pour the dry ingredients on top of the wet and add the carrots on top of that. Stir everything until JUST combined. If you over mix or beat the dry and wet ingredients you'll end up with dense cupcakes.
While the cupcakes are baking, you can whip together the cream cheese frosting which comes together in minutes. The best tip I can give for the perfect frosting: make sure the cream cheese and butter are both the same temperature (room temperature). They'll cream together nice and smooth giving your frosting the perfect foundation.
How many calories are in carrot cake cupcakes?
I've included a full nutrition breakdown for these cupcakes below the recipe if you're interested. The total caloric amount for one cupcake is 220 calories. This does not include the frosting as that will change depending on how much frosting you use per cupcake. The frosting recipe below makes enough to add a sky-high amount of frosting to each cupcake (exactly what is pictured in these photos). If you want less frosting, cut the frosting recipe in half.
How long do you bake mini carrot cake cupcakes?
If you want to make these cupcakes in a miniature muffin tin instead of a regular muffin tin, you'll want to make sure to still use paper liners and you'll bake them around 10-15 minutes. Check the cupcakes around 10 minutes. You can test for doneness by sticking a toothpick in the center of a cupcake. If it comes out clean they are done and if it comes out wet you can add a few minutes!
How do you store carrot cake cupcakes?
Honesty these cupcakes (and the frosting) are even better the second day! The flavors from the spices have intensified by day 2 so don't stress about having to make these the same day as an event! For any cupcakes that don't get eaten, store them in an airtight container in the fridge. These cupcakes are best within 3-4 days of being made.
If you want to make a candied carrot peel for the top of your cupcakes, check out that recipe here!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cavity muffin pan with cupcake liners and set aside. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Set aside.
In a separate large mixing bowl, using hand mixers, beat together the brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs until combined. Mix in applesauce and vanilla extract. With mixer running on low speed, slowly pour in vegetable oil and mix until combined. Finely shred the carrots (on the small side of your grater (picture above) and measure to ensure you have 1 and 1/2 cups. Add the dry ingredients right on top of the wet ingredients and the shredded carrots right on top of that. Stir until JUST combined being careful to not overmix.
Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about 3/4 full. You should use all of the batter between the 12 cavities. Bake in preheated oven about 18 - 22 minutes or until a toothpick when inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool in muffin tin several minutes then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
Meanwhile, prepare the frosting. Using a hand mixer, cream together the room temperature butter and cream cheese on medium-high speed until completely smooth. Mix in vanilla extract, sea salt and cinnamon. With mixer running on low speed, slowly add powdered sugar and beat until well blended and smooth. Chill the frosting while the cupcakes finish cooling.
Frost completely cooled cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and if desired, sprinkle crushed pecans on top.
Oh, my – these look dangerous!
You must have the best holidays at your house. So creative.
Wow! I wish I had gran kids so I could make these! Adorable!
Could I substitute the applesauce with crushed pineapple? That is what I usually add to my carrot cake recipe and it makes it very moist.
I haven't personally tried it but I don't see why it wouldn't work just fine 🙂 Enjoy!
If I wanted to add raisins what would you recommend the measurement to to be?
WOW!! Best carrot cake cupcakes I've ever had and I've tried dozens. Carrot cake is my favorite too. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Can you use a stand mixer for these or is it better to use a hand mixer? Thanks! Really looking forward to giving these a try!
You can use either 🙂 I prefer the hand mixer for these, but both work great!
These look amazing. I'm in search of a carrot cake that I can make vegan for my daughter's first birthday. She's allergic to dairy and egg. Do you know the substitutions I can do to make this recipe vegan? Thanks!
Unfortunately I can't give you a solid recommendation without testing myself and I'm not as familiar with vegan desserts. I wish I could be more help!
Has anyone tried freezing them & did that work well if so?
Hi Jackey! My altitude is 4,272 ft 🙂 Enjoy!
I want to try these, but I am not sure I can find cream cheese. Mascarpone would work?
I tried these – cupcakes came out great but my icing was very runny, I followed the recipe and even added a bit extra icing but it just ran off the cake. What could I have done wrong?
Hey Shannen; did you by chance melt the butter or cream cheese at all? And you for sure had the right amount of both?
Hi! In terms of storage for using the next day I want them nice and moist.. so do I store the cupcakes out of the fridge and pipe the icing right before serving?
What size cupcake pan are you using? They don't appear to be miniature 1 in, so out of three typical commercial sized pans would you say the middle size? Thanks!


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Test Drive: The Lexicon MPX500 24-Bit Dual Channel Processor
by Steve Cunningham
Lexicon is to reverb as Xerox is to photocopies, and they've established themselves as the market leaders for quality reverb processors. The company produced the first commercial digital delay line (the Delta-T 101) back in 1971, and it has always been known for their high-end studio effects. Back when I was a degenerate rock musician, I drooled regularly over the Lexicon Prime Time delays and 224 reverbs we used in recording studios. I was fortunate to acquire a couple Lexicons in the mid-'80s at fire-sale prices — a used Model 200 reverb (circa 1983, list $5000) and a new PCM-70 (circa 1987, list $2500). I still have them both and they're among my favorites, in some cases besting some fancy software plug-in reverbs.
So when the editor of RAP told me there was an MPX500 on its way to me for review, I was more than ready. What I was not ready for was how much Lexicon sound you can get today for a list price of $599.
The Lexicon MPX500 is a dual channel (and true stereo) effects processor, offering a range of routing configurations and two simultaneous effects. There are six reverb types as well as tremolo, rotary, chorus, flange, detune, pitch-shift and delay, arranged into 240 presets, with an additional 30 user locations.
The effects are generated by the same 24-bit "Lexichip" found in the earlier MPX1 and MPX100 units, but the MPX500 has 24-bit A-D and D-A converters that the others lack. In addition, the MPX500 has S/PDIF I/O for those who want to connect digital equipment.
The front panel is dominated by a backlit LCD screen that shows the current preset number, name, and editable parameters. Four stepped, continuous parameter knobs can be found to the left of the LCD screen, and they correspond to the four parameters that are displayed at any one time along the bottom of the screen. To change a particular value, you simply turn the appropriate knob. There are up to sixteen different editable parameters per program, and a Page button is provided to help you navigate through them in groups of four. The current page number is displayed in a "Page X of 4" format.
The LCD also handles the input stereo metering and output-level adjustment as well as showing patch name and location details. To the right of the display is a stepped rotary control that is used to move through the available programs, and the system setup page provides the option to have patches load automatically after just under a second when you stop turning the knob. Alternatively, you can opt for the more traditional Lexicon approach of using the Load button to load in the selected patch. The Load button has long been a standard feature of the Lexicon PCM series, and I'm just glad you can disable it here as on the PCM units. I find it annoying to have to press yet another button to get the program to load. I can see its usefulness in a live situation where you need to see the patch name before it changes, but for production, its clumsy.
Also to the right of the display are buttons to Bypass the effect, to Store an edited program to a User slot, and a combination Tap/Cancel that lets you establish the speed of a periodic effect by tapping the button in time.
The rear panel features analog audio connections that are balanced and are available on both XLR and TRS ¼-inch jacks, as well as the aforementioned S/PDIF connections on RCA jacks. The analog inputs and outputs use 24-bit converters, and Lexicon claims a dynamic range of 105dB. The AC power connector is a standard IEC socket rather than the external wall wart that is common on products at this price point. There are MIDI IN and MIDI OUT/THRU jacks, with the latter being software-selectable for OUT versus THRU use, that are used for patch dumping, real-time parameter control or tempo control.
The only other things on the back panel are a footswitch jack for activating bypass or tap functions, and the screen contrast knob. Mounting the contrast knob on the back is a serious design flaw in this reviewer's opinion, since it makes it nearly impossible to adjust the contrast once the unit is mounted in a rack.
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A national issue
Gisèle Lalonde, president of the S.O.S. Montfort movement, addresses the crowd at the great S.O.S. Montfort rally, Ottawa Civic Centre, March 22, 1997.
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From the outset, the struggle to save the Hôpital Montfort takes a particular turn. There are, of course, the many Francophone organizations in Ottawa and the rest of Ontario who openly stand behind Montfort. But when support starts rolling in from other parts of the country, the full measure of what is happening becomes clear.
Against all odds, and against the advice of his own advisers, Quebec's Premier Lucien Bouchard states that the closure of Montfort would cause "irreparable harm" to the Franco-Ontarian community. Jean Chrétien, Liberal Prime Minister of Canada, turns around and publicly expresses his support for Franco-Ontarians struggling to keep their hospital after first ordering his troops not to interfere in this provincial issue. Sheila Copps, Marcel Massé and other federal ministers also express their support. Claude Ryan, former leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec, and Claude Castonguay, father of Quebec's health insurance system, then do likewise. Even hockey player Guy Lafleur signs the S.O.S. Montfort petition.
A few weeks after the big March 22 rally, in the midst of a federal election campaign, Toronto's influential daily The Globe and Mail publishes a hard-hitting editorial, calling upon the Restructuring Commission to reverse its decision.
The judgment is a clear one. The benefits to be gained, in terms of the well-being of francophone patients anxious about limited bilingual service, the protection of minority rights, the French-language education and training of doctors and support staff, and the peace of mind on the national-unity scene now that Quebec politicians have weighed in on the Montfort question, far outweigh the costs.1
Obviously, the Montfort issue is no longer limited to Ottawa, the National Capital Region or even Ontario. It has taken on a pan-Canadian dimension.
1 "French-language hospital is worth preserving," The Globe and Mail, May 26, 1997, A16.
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Just a quick note to let everyone know that Cheyenne got her CT and MRI results today. Everything was good, and no evidence of any tumour. They were able to tell by her MRI that she has a sinus infection. She has had a runny nose the past week so we have to keep an eye on it and if she develops a fever then we are to head in for antibiotics and observation.


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Fiction Fragments: David X. Wiggin
October 19, 2018 October 25, 2018 Michelle R. Lane
Last week, David Day visited Girl Meets Monster and talked about genre as a means of choosing what to read as opposed to what to write. This week, I'm joined by David X. Wiggin. David and I have never met face to face, but we belong to Facebook group of weirdos who enjoy dark humor and laughing at our own shortcomings. I'm thrilled to have David as my guest today.
David X. Wiggin barely escaped Brooklyn with his life, though he still occupies New York City. You can find his most recent fiction on Pseudopod and in Black Treacle Magazine.
GMM: Tell me about this "mechanical manbody". It's sounds intriguing and creepy. What is it and where did you come up with the idea?
DXD: So, to answer the question a little bit of background first: the idea for this story came from a photo-collage I once saw that depicted a furious dog in a military uniform (it was in an issue of the Paris Review iirc.) That image really stuck with me (as well as some dog-men that appeared in a hallucination scene in an early episode of the TV show "Millennium") and I wanted to write a story about this furious dog-man (this is usually how a story starts for me, by the way: a particular image or song or mood germinates in me like a seed until it starts to grow branches.) As I worked on the story other ideas started sprouting about this world of anthropomorphic animals and out of that came ideas for two more races: one that was a species of humanoids that managed to be beautiful in unconventional ways (the "Ill-Mades") and the other was birds (the "Avians.") I've always been fascinated by birds in general and in trying to dream up visualizations of humanoid birds I hit on the idea of them being normal, but highly intelligent and articulate, birds that walked around using cleverly contrived puppet bodies that gave them hands, legs, etc. Think like giant robots with pilots, but clockwork and, well, human sized.
Anyway, there was something kind of decadent about that idea and birds are almost always floating above the rest of the world so I thought it made sense to make them the rulers of this world. It's also a nice metaphor for how they're manipulating everyone else and making others do all the work for them
GMM: Based on the strangeness of the characters, my assumption is that your story is either set somewhere in outer space on another planet. But, I don't know what the time period is in relation to our own past. present, or future. When is this story set? Do you prefer writing about invented times and places, or do you also write about alternative Earths?
DXD: It's another dimension, more specifically, like Narnia or any number of fantasy worlds. I was messing around with an idea that it's a world specifically hidden within our language, but unfortunately that idea was both too complicated and pretentious for me to pull off in the end… part of the reason this remains a fragment. As for when it's set… well one character's name is a pretty clumsy distortion of a historical figure from our world so I'll leave it at that.
I'm a huge fantasy nerd so I love world building, but I'm not necessarily married to stories set in made up worlds. I published an alternative earth story a while back called "The Apollo Mission" about the ancient Romans developing space travel, but I haven't done much with alternative earths otherwise. Maybe worth considering though!
GMM: There's clearly a political or caste structure in your story. Is it primarily between species, or is it a bit more complicated than that? The dog-like creature is a decorated military man, so I assume that there is a hierarchy within that system, and I assume that there have been wars. Do you draw any parallels between what's happening in this SFF story and what's currently happening in our own time on Earth?
DXD: The hierarchy is pretty basic: the Avians have tricked the rest of the world through the power of their eloquence into letting them run it. The Bestials –which the dog-like creature belongs to, and all more or less look like humanoid versions of earth animals- are the "middle class" of the world (which is called Lexis.) They do all the dirty work for the Avians. Finally, at the bottom of society are the "Ill-Mades" who are unclassifiable but come in any sort of shape and size. The Ill-Mades are the serfs and the slaves and are considered to be no more than beasts. None of this hierarchy is legitimate or based on reality, mind you. It's all a great big trick the Avians have pulled, pitting races against each other and making them think they're inferior. Thilter, the dog-creature, is the only one to see through this big lie and, being a power-hungry megalomaniac uses this knowledge to lead a revolt of Ill-Mades against the Avians. Which, as we can see from the opening paragraph of the story, has obviously failed.
Does this story have any parallels with what's currently happening on our own Earth? Well, I started this story a long time ago (maybe 10 years?) so obviously it's not based on anything specific happening right now, but yeah I'd say there are a lot of echoes with a lot of hierarchy-heavy societies throughout history — where some people are given greater power and influence than others for basically arbitrary reasons. Some people live in mansions and eat caviar for breakfast because they can move numbers on a screen around while others starve and suffer because they can't. Or even worse some people are better off than the color of their skin. That seems no crazier to me than a world where birds are in charge because they're birds! So yeah, obviously this story reflects a lot of my feelings about the world, but it's not in reference to anything specific. "The world is just awful, usually for stupid reasons" is about the gist of it — whether it be our world or a world run by birds and beasts.
Lexis, by David X. Wiggin
He wanted her to kill him.
Galatea understood what he was asking –demanding-, though they'd bound his muzzle shut with thin bands of steel fused together in a flawless web of metal. That hadn't stopped him from trying to reason with, beg from, and curse her every one of the countless miles they had traversed. He struggled, but despite his seven feet of height and the hundreds of jangling medals on his chest that proclaimed his martial prowess, with his arms and legs manacled and chained he was no match for her. His furred face was a froth of frozen snot, spit, blood, and mud and his yellow eyes burned with a heat that had in the past had typically preceded the death of thousands. He frightened her, broken and bound as he was, as he had always frightened her. Still, she would not surrender to his will as she had in the past. For his crimes, he didn't deserve death. He deserved far worse. They both did.
On the icy slopes of Mount Tattaghata, twenty thousand feet above the earth, whipped and nipped by the spirits of cold and wind, the two figures struggled against the elements and against each other. One was a Bestial –a giant dog-man dressed in the rags of what had once been a beautifully tailored military uniform and fifty pounds of thick chain- the other an Ill-Formed-Woman. Though most of them were hidden beneath her heavy coat, thousands of arms of every size grew from her back and her neck like the tendrils of an anemone. Under her spider-fur hat, a head of thin hair-arms squirmed. Had there been anyone to see them in this desolate corner of Lexis they would have been flabbergasted by the sight of a low caste Ill-Formed treating a decorated Bestial general like a prisoner. No doubt it would have looked like a sick joke. And there was no question, Galatea reflected, that was precisely what it was intended to be. Prince Owlbert was known for his cruel ironies.
It had been her first time to see the inside of the Court (she'd been in the Castle of the Moon where the Avians held their winter sessions, but that had been after Thiltre's Phoenix Brigade had purified it with flames) and after years of black jungles and scorched earth, the jade fountains, gilded floors, and occidental perfumes drifting through the air were almost unbearable. Though Thiltre had had to be forced to his knees, Galatea had prostrated herself with an instinctual ease that terrified her.
They had conditioned her well. She had experienced for herself the cruelty with which the Avians had repressed other races, stripping away their freedoms of mind and body to make pliant servants. They had built their empire upon the bloodied backs of her people. She knew all about their petty natures and pathetic hypocrisies. She had seen first-hand just how mortal they were. And yet… she had entered the court shaking, not from fear of the punishment that awaited her, but of being in the presence of her masters. They had taken so many things from her. Things she had never had to begin with.
Prince Owlbert had leaned down from his perch atop the neck of his mechanical manbody and studied them with blinking black eyes. Followed by the faint whistle of spinning gears and winding strings the manbody raised a jeweled hand in an elegant gesture of greeting.
"Salutations. Be welcome to the Court of the Sun, General Thiltre," the prince murmured sleepily. He spoke so quietly everyone in the hall had to lean in to hear. "It is a glory to be presented with such a stimulating novelty in our paradigmatically dull chamber. It has been unrelenting eons since we have had a suitable divertissement. Is that not unequivocal?" He looked to his courtiers: cardinals, parrots, ravens, peacocks, chickens, and blue jays; a brilliant mosaic of colored heads bobbing eagerly. Then he turned back to the prisoners.
"You have given us sufficient of provocation over the past few turnings of the sun, General," he mused. "Karxxango, Dell-Where, and Tompiq conquered in a fortnight. Approaching half a million Bestials and Ill-Mades aggregated from every corner of Lexis to stand beneath your tangerine banners. You collected victory after victory over our Silver Legions. Those squadrons of child soldiers- Nursery Killers, I think they were called-, were they of your own inspiration? Delightful. Your resolution to depart the court to lead this rebellion was a veritable disappointment. You could have ascended higher than your father. He hung himself from shame when he heard that it was you leading the rebellion you know."
Thitlre had snickered from behind his muzzle. His cunning yellow eyes scanned the court. Even then he had still considered himself undefeated, imagining that his devoted followers would come rescue him, and was taking catalogue of what precious things here he would claim for himself and who he would keep alive to torture on dull afternoons. To his credit, he had returned from worse defeats. This time, however, he had not counted on the extent of his second-in-command's betrayal.
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Fernsehturm Berlin
The Fernsehturm (English: Television Tower) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany.
Berliner Fernsehturm
The Fernsehturm seen from southwest
Location within Berlin
Television tower, Restaurant, Observation tower
52°31′15″N 013°24′34″E / 52.52083°N 13.40944°E / 52.52083; 13.40944Coordinates: 52°31′15″N 013°24′34″E / 52.52083°N 13.40944°E / 52.52083; 13.40944
Construction started
3 October 1969; 49 years ago (1969-10-03)
368.03 m (1,207.45 ft)
Hermann Henselmann
Main contractor
GDR government
Situated in Marien quarter (Marienviertel), close to Alexanderplatz in the locality and district of Mitte, the tower was constructed between 1965–69 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of the city. It remains a landmark today, visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin.[1] With its height of 368 metres (including antenna) it is the tallest structure in Germany, and the third-tallest structure in the European Union. Of the four tallest structures in Europe, it is 2 m shorter than the Torreta de Guardamar, 0.5 m shorter than the Riga Radio and TV Tower, and 8 m taller than the Trbovlje Power Station in 2017. The structure is also more than 220 metres higher than the old Berlin Radio Tower in the western part of the city, which was built in the 1920s.
In addition to its main function as the location of several radio and television broadcasting stations, the building – internally known as "Fernmeldeturm 32" – serves as a viewing tower with observation deck including a bar at a height of 203 metres, as well as a rotating restaurant. Also, the Berlin TV Tower can be booked as a venue for events. The distinctive city landmark has undergone a radical, symbolic transformation: After German reunification, it changed from a politically charged, national symbol of the GDR into a citywide symbol of a reunited Berlin. Due to its universal and timeless design, it has increasingly been used as a trademark and is identified worldwide with Berlin and Germany. In 1979, the Berlin TV Tower received monument status by the GDR, a status which was perpetuated after the German reunification.[2]
The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the country and is often in the establishing shot of films set in Berlin, alongside monuments such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Victory Column and the Reichstag building. It is also one of the ten most popular attractions in Germany with more than 1,000,000 visitors every year.[3] Due to its location near Alexanderplatz, it is occasionally called Alex Tower.
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The original total height of the tower was 365 metres (1,198 ft), but it rose to 368 metres (1,207 ft) after the installation of a new antenna in 1997.[4] The Fernsehturm is the fourth tallest freestanding structure in Europe, after Moscow's Ostankino Tower, the Kiev TV Tower and the Riga Radio and TV Tower. The sphere is a visitor platform and a revolving restaurant in the middle of the sphere. The visitor platform, also called panoramic floor, is at a height of about 203 metres (666 ft) above the ground and visibility can reach 42 kilometres (26 mi) on a clear day. The restaurant "Telecafé", which rotates once every 30 minutes, is a few metres above the visitors platform at 207 metres (679 ft).[5][6] When first constructed, it turned once per hour; the speed was later doubled following the tower's 1997 renovation.
Two lifts transports visitors to the sphere of the tower within 40 seconds. There is also a stairway with 986 steps. Wheelchair users cannot visit the tower due to fire regulations.[6]
To mark the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, for which the final match was played in the Berlin Olympic Stadium, the sphere was decorated as a football with magenta-coloured pentagons, reflecting the corporate colour of World Cup sponsor and owner of the Fernsehturm, Deutsche Telekom.
Location and surroundingsEdit
Fernsehturm Berlin close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte
The Berlin TV Tower is located southwest of the Alexanderplatz station and northeast of the Marx-Engels Forum. The structure is often erroneously described as being part of the Alexanderplatz that lies to the northeast. Because of its proximity to the famous square, the TV Tower is sometimes referred to as the Alex Tower.
In addition to the Berlin U-Bahn and S-Bahn lines, several tram and bus lines stop at Alexanderplatz station, from which the middle exit leads to the entrance building of the TV Tower.
The Interhotel Stadt Berlin on Alexanderplatz, planned at the same time as the TV Tower and completed in 1970, is 125 metres high and is now operated as a Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz. Between 1967 and 1972, the Rathauspassagen shopping arcade was built next to the Red Town Hall, directly south of the TV Tower.
At the European Broadcasting Conference in Stockholm in 1952, which was responsible for the coordination of frequency waves in Europe, the GDR – not recognised politically by most countries at the time – was only allocated two frequency channels. Under these circumstances, it was impossible to cover Berlin's urban area by multiple small broadcasting stations without interference and thus disturbances or gaps in the broadcasting signals. For comprehensive and continuous coverage, a powerful large broadcasting facility at the highest possible location was required. In the 1950s, this task was fulfilled in Berlin by the very weak makeshift stations of Deutscher Fernsehfunk (East German broadcasting organisation).[7]
As early as 1952, GDR's Deutsche Post began planning a TV tower for Berlin. The plans initially involved a location in the southeast of Berlin. However, the project was interrupted after construction had started, when it transpired that the site was only eight kilometres away from the Berlin Schönefeld Airport and the tower threatened to jeopardise flight operations due to its height and location at the edge of an airport corridor. After various compromise solutions failed, the construction project was discontinued in 1956. In the following years, alternatives were sought and several sites were discussed, including in Berlin Friedrichshain, but these plans also fell victim to austerity measures triggered by the high costs of building the Berlin Wall.
In the next few years, the search for a new location was continued. Alongside its actual purpose of providing the best possible broadcasting services, the role of the tower as a new landmark of Berlin was increasingly gaining significance. For this reason, in 1964 the government demanded that the tower be built at a central location, an appeal that was supported by the SED leadership. Ultimately, the choice of location was a political decision. Walter Ulbricht, leader of the Socialist Unity Party which governed East Germany, decided to allow the construction of a television tower modelled on the Fernsehturm Stuttgart and the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik.[8]
Various architects were involved in the planning and implementation of the tower between 1965–69 , including Hermann Henselmann and Jörg Streitparth, Fritz Dieter, Günter Franke and Werner Ahrendt, as well as Walter Herzog, Gerhard Kosel and Herbert Aust.[4] The construction of the Tower and the surrounding Pavillion building at its base resulted in the razing and clearling of a huge section of the historic centre of the capital of Germany. A medieval church stands next to the tower as a testament to the destruction of the old city.
Construction of the TowerEdit
Work on the foundation began on 4 August 1965 and was finished by the end of 1965. The concreting of the tower foot began on 15 March 1966. The concreting progressed rapidly, so that the 100 metre mark was exceeded on 4 October 1966. The shaft reached its final height on June 16, 1967. A total of 8,000 cubic metres of concrete was used to build the shaft, which was 248.78 metres high and weighed 26,000 tons.
While the shaft was being erected, the preliminary work for the tower ball progressed. The working group VEB Ipro had worked out the procedure for assembling the ball on the reinforced concrete shaft, according to which the ball could be pieced together from 120 separate segments on the ground. In April 1967 a 35-metre-high replica of the shaft was erected on the construction site between Marienkirche and the Red Town Hall on which the ball segments were pre-assembled. This work lasted until November 1967. The construction costs had meanwhile skyrocketed from an estimated 33 million to 95 million marks, caused mainly by components and materials that had to be paid in foreign currencies, some of which were imported from West Germany. In February 1968, the assembly of the ball on the shaft was started. The last segment of the ball was finally installed on October 7. A spike was mounted on the tower structure and the antenna structure above the ball, so that work on the interior could be started the following year.
At the beginning of 1969, water trickled into the interior of the tower, causing considerable damage; the ball had to be sealed again. Until 3 October 1969, the interior was expanded, and the entrance pavilion was completed. After 53 months of actual construction work, the tower was completed in "record-breaking" time in spite of all the adversities. The costs amounted to over 132 million marks.
The building, officially called the Fernseh- und UKW-Turm Berlin (Television and VHF Tower Berlin), was the world's second highest television tower in October 1969. The only TV tower that was taller was the Ostankino in Moscow. It was also the third-highest freestanding building of its time, after the tower in Moscow and the Empire State Building in New York.
Since the inaugurationEdit
On October 3, 1969, Walter Ulbricht, together with his wife Lotte and a delegation of high-ranking companions, including Günter Mittag, Herbert Warnke, Paul Verner, Rudolph Schulze, Erich Honecker, Werner Lamberz and Erich Mielke, inaugurated the television tower and gave the starting signal for GDR's second state channel, DFF 2, thus launching colour TV on two channels in the GDR. The tower has been accessible to the public since October 7, 1969, Republic Day.
From 16 February 1970, five FM programmes were broadcast from the tower; a first television programme followed on 4 April 1970. At the beginning of 1972, the two planned pavilions for exhibitions, the Berlin Information Centre, a cinema and gastronomic facilities were completed. Overall, the restaurants offered space for around 1000 guests. After the establishment of a legal basis for the preservation of monuments in 1975, the Berlin TV Tower was awarded this status in 1979. After the fall of the GDR, the Federal Republic of Germany enshrined the building's monument status.
After German reunification in 1990, voices were raised in favour of the demolition of the tower.[citation needed] The Federal Republic of Germany decided to keep the building. As the new operator, Deutsche Telekom finally invested more than 50 million marks to overhaul the broadcasting facilities, and a number of renovations were also undertaken on the building. Among other things, the antenna received a new, more powerful tip from the height of 327 metres, increasing the tower's height from originally 365 metres to 368 metres in summer 1997.
The TV Tower is one of the buildings in Berlin that is illuminated by a special light installation for several days during the Festival of Lights held every year in October since 2004. On the occasion of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the tower ball was covered to make it look like a magenta football as part of an advertising campaign by the operator Telekom.
The "Pope's Revenge"
"Pope's Revenge"Edit
When the sun shines on the Fernsehturm's tiled stainless steel dome, the reflection usually appears in the form of a cross. Berliners nicknamed the luminous cross Rache des Papstes, or the "Pope's Revenge". For the same reasons, the structure was also called "St. Walter" (from Walter Ulbricht). U.S. President Ronald Reagan mentioned this in his Tear down this wall speech on 12 June 1987.[9] It is also affectionately known as the Toothpick and Telespargel (TV-asparagus) due to its shape.[8]
Sphere and spire of the Fernsehturm
The distinctive outline of the Fernsehturm is sometimes used for logos
Berlin TV Tower with St. Mary's Church
Berlin TV Tower at sunset
Fernsehturm in the background of the old Berlin city hall
Central Berlin with Oberbaum Bridge and TV Tower
Reichstag roof and Fernsehturm
The Pavilion at Fernsehturm's base
Panorama café atop Berlin TV Tower
Panorama of Berlin Mitte with TV Tower
Fernsehturm Berlin Down to Up, at night
Visitors and tourismEdit
The Berlin TV Tower is not only a broadcasting tower, but also a landmark, tourist attraction and venue. The Berlin TV Tower is the highest publicly accessible building in Europe[10] and the highest publicly accessible observation platform in Germany. The building is expected to lose its rank in 2017 when the Rottweiler Test Tower is completed and open to public. In the first three years after its inauguration, as many as four million people visited the structure. After the German reunification, the visitor average has levelled off to approximately 1.2 million from some 90 countries a year. Of these, around 60 per cent come from abroad, with Spaniards being the biggest group, accounting for 8.1 per cent, followed by Italians (7.6 per cent) and Danes (6.7 per cent).[11] The maximum admissible number of persons inside the ball is 320 persons. Of the up to 5,000 visitors daily, about 1,500 visit the tower restaurant. In GDR times, the duration of a stay in the Tele-Café was limited to 60 minutes and in the observation deck to 30 minutes.
The two visitor elevators carry 12 people each in about 40 seconds to the observation platform at 203 metres, where Berlin's highest bar is also located. From 60 windows there is a panoramic view over the whole of Berlin and the surrounding areas. The restaurant, which is located 21 steps above the observation platform at 207 metres altitude, rotates 360 degrees in an hour. For fire protection reasons, the main kitchen is located at the foot of the tower. The meals are transported by lift to the restaurant floor, where they are prepared in a small satellite kitchen. Apart from the two evacuation platforms below the tower basket, the fire protection concept includes a strict smoking ban throughout the entire structure.[12] Wheelchair users and persons with current walking disabilities cannot visit the Berlin TV Tower, as they could not use the escape route in case of emergency. Animals, prams and large luggage can also not be admitted for safety reasons.[13]
On 14 June 2011 – almost 42 years after the inauguration – the then Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit welcomed the 50 millionth visitor. The entire city can be viewed from the observation deck of the TV Tower. If there is good visibility, the view reaches to the recreational park Tropical Islands Resort, at a distance of almost 60 kilometres.
The TV Tower, which is open all year to the public, has seasonal opening times. The last ascent to the observation platform is daily at 11.30 pm, the last admission to the restaurant is at 11 pm. The public area can be rented for special events, parties, receptions and other events with a maximum of 200 guests. Civil weddings can also be celebrated on the TV Tower. In this case, the bar area on the observation deck is reserved for an hour for the bridal couple and a wedding party of up to 30 guests.
Technical detailsEdit
1 tuned mass damper
Entrance of observation deck is 6.25 metres (20.5 ft) above ground
2 Kone lifts for transport of visitors
1 lift for transport of technical equipment and staff of technical facilities
Steel stairway with 986 steps
Evacuation platforms at 188 metres (617 ft) and 191 metres (627 ft) high
Observation deck at 203.78 metres (668.6 ft)
Restaurant at 207.53 metres (680.9 ft)
Height of the tower: 368.03 metres (1,207.4 ft)
Weight of the shaft: 26,000 tonnes (26,000 long tons; 29,000 short tons)
Weight of the sphere 4,800 tonnes (4,700 long tons; 5,300 short tons)
Diameter of the sphere 32 metres (105 ft)
Foundation depth: between 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) and 5.8 metres (19 ft)
Outer diameter of the foundation: 42 metres (138 ft)
Diameter of the tower ball: 32 metres (105 ft)
The transmission systems for television and radio broadcasting and the operating rooms of the technicians are situated at 216 metres (709 ft), 220 metres (720 ft) and 224 metres (735 ft)
The air-conditioning system is located on the ground floor at 200 metres (660 ft), the fire-gas control centre for fire fighting is located on the top floor
150 different antennas for TV and radio transmission on the antenna carrier
20,000 square kilometres of transmission area
Channels by frequencyEdit
Analogue FM radioEdit
87.9 MHz 1 Star FM
90.2 MHz 16 Radio Teddy
91.4 MHz 100 Berliner Rundfunk 91,4
93.6 MHz 2.4 Jam FM
94.3 MHz 25 94,3 rs2
95.8 MHz 100 Radio Eins
97.7 MHz 100 Deutschlandfunk
98.8 MHz 1 98.8 KISS FM Berlin
99.7 MHz 100 Antenne Brandenburg
100.6 MHz 12.6 FluxFM
101.3 MHz 4 Klassik Radio
101.9 MHz 0.5 Radyo Metropol FM
102.6 MHz 15 Fritz
103.4 MHz 8 Energy Berlin
104.6 MHz 10 104.6 RTL
105.5 MHz 5 105'5 Spreeradio
106.0 MHz 1 Radio B2
Digital radio (DAB)/Digital mobile television (DMB)Edit
178.352 MHz 5C 10 Germany
190.640 MHz 7B 7 Berlin 2
194.064 MHz 7D 10 Berlin 1
225.648 MHz 12B 1 FIRST (DAB/DMB tests)
Digital television (DVB-T)Edit
UHF 25 (506 MHz) – RTL Group
UHF 27 (522 MHz) – ARD national programming
rbb Fernsehen Berlin
tagesschau24/rbb Fernsehen (Brandenburg)
UHF 33 (570 MHz) – ZDFvision
ZDFinfokanal
ZDFneo/KiKa
UHF 39 (618 MHz) – Mixed Berlin 4
Disney Channel Germany
Bayerisches Fernsehen
RTL Shop/Euronews
5 radio stations
UHF 44 (658 MHz) – ProSiebenSat.1
UHF 47 (682 MHz) – ARD regional programming
MDR Fernsehen (Sachsen)
NDR Fernsehen (Niedersachsen)
WDR Fernsehen (Köln)
SWR Fernsehen (Baden-Württemberg/Rheinland-Pfalz)
iMusic1
TV.Berlin
Servus TV
Anixe
Analogue TV stationsEdit
The analogue TV service was shut down on August 4, 2003.
175.25 MHz 5 100 TV.Berlin (originally DFF1)
519.25 MHz 27 1000 ORB-Fernsehen (originally DFF2)
631.25 MHz 41 1 BBC World
655.25 MHz 44 700 ProSieben
711.25 MHz 51 5 n-tv
List of towers
List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
Fernsehturm Stuttgart
Funkturm Berlin
Fernmeldeturm Berlin
https://tv-turm.de/en/tower-history/
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Unions call for licensing standards for asbestos removal firms in B.C.
Unions say asbestos removal firms in British Columbia should be regulated by a licensing system in order to better protect the health and safety of workers.
The BC Insulators Union and the B.C. Federation of Labour say asbestos removal firms in British Columbia should be regulated by a licensing system in order to better protect the health and safety of workers.
This call to action comes after a recent B.C. Supreme Court judgment which permanently banned such a company found to have broken health and safety regulations over 230 times and racked up more than $630,000 in unpaid fines.
On Feb. 22, Justice Francesca Marzari indefinitely banned Mike Singh and his company, Seattle Environmental Consulting Ltd., from providing aesbestos-removal services.
"The number of breaches, and the repetitive nature of many of them, suggests that individual compliance orders made only when Seattle or Mike Singh are caught breaching the Act and Regulation has not dissuaded [them] from continuing to provide abatement services in a way that repeatedly gives rise to significant safety concerns," Marzari wrote.
Asbestos, a silicate mineral once used extensively in building construction, can be deadly with long exposure.
According to the labour union, 53 workers died from asbestos-exposure related illnesses in 2017 in British Columbia, making it the leading cause of workplace death.
The province had been undertaking a review of the industry, and the unions have included licensing in their recommendations.
Neil Munro, with the B.C. Insulators Union, says it's examples like Mike Singh that makes licensing important.
Munro says a licensing system would allow WorkSafeBC to stop companies violating health and safety laws from continuing to do business. Other jurisdictions already have such systems in place, including Washington and Oregon states, the United Kingdom and Australia.
"This is a perfect opportunity to get some regulation in place," he said. "[This would] allow the governing body to pull a license immediately that stops the harm happening right away, not months and months down the road."
He says the licensing system is one of the many suggestions they have put forward to the review board. They are also recommending training and certification of asbestos workers, the creation of new disposal sites in B.C., and provincewide laboratory standards for asbestos testing.
"It's time to act, not delay," he said.
The B.C. Federation of Labour says a recent federal pledge to completely ban asbestos is both welcome and overdue but a national plan to take strong action to enforce it is essential.
"We have asbestos in homes, in commercial, industrial and government buildings and we also have it in hundreds of thousands of brake linings in cars and trucks across Canada — any exposure to asbestos fibers can lead to mesothelioma and other fatal diseases, so we have to act now," said president Laird Cronk.


Madrid is known for its scorching hot summers and freezing winters and while there's often some exaggeration, you might want to avoid the hottest months, July and August, when temperatures hit around 40 degrees, potentially making sightseeing quite laborious.
Both Spring (March to May) and Autumn (September to November) are generally considered good times to visit, when you can expect warm days and cooler nights.
June's warm evenings mean it's the best time to experience the city's party vibe, while the drop in rates during the winter mean it's still a good time to visit if you don't mind cold winds and the occasional bit of snow.


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Private Annuities Can Still Save Estate Taxes
By Sol Schwartz, CPA, CSEP, Sol Schwartz & Associates, P.C., San Antonio, TX
Editor: Michael D. Koppel, CPA, PFS
In October 2006, the IRS issued Prop. Regs. Secs. 1.72-6(e) and 1.1001-1(j), which propose to substantially reduce the income tax benefits of private annuities (REG-141901-05). Basically, the proposed regulations require the annuitant (the person transferring the property) to recognize the entire gain or loss on the transferred property immediately on entering into an annuity contract. In the past, under Rev. Rul. 69-74, this gain was spread over the life expectancy as the obligor made annuity payments. Under the proposed regulations, the gain is measured on the difference be-tween the annuity contract's fair market value (FMV) determined under Sec. 7520 at the time of the exchange and the taxpayer's basis in the property transferred. This gain is added to the annuity's tax basis for purposes of computing the annuitant's investment in the contract. As a result, only a portion of the annuity payments made in the future would be subject to ordinary income tax rates because the capital gain portion has already been recognized.
Without this big tax benefit, one would think that private annuities would no longer be beneficial. However, there still can be an estate tax savings.
Example: D has an estate worth $3 million, with the lifetime exemption of $2 million (for 2007) still intact. The estate tax would be $450,000 (at the 2007 tax rate of 45%). D acquires bonds for $1 million. He then transfers these to his heirs for a private annuity valued under Sec. 7520 so that the annuity's value equals the value of the assets. Before dying, D receives only $100,000 of payments from the annuity, which were unspent at the time of D's death and on which there would be an estate tax of $45,000. The estate tax savings would be $405,000. The obligor would have a tax basis of $45,000 in assets worth $1 million, which, when sold as a long-term capital gain, would be taxed at 15%, or $143,250, giving the family a net tax savings of $261,750.
The problem, of course, is not knowing when the annuitant will die. In addition, a private annuity does not work for persons who do not have at least a 50% chance of living for one year. Persons known to have an incurable illness or other deteriorating physical condition should obtain a written opinion from a physician stating that they have at least a 50% chance of surviving for 12 months. If the individual survives for at least 18 months after the date of the transaction, that individual is presumed not to have been terminally ill unless the contrary is established by clear and convincing evidence (Regs. Secs. 1.7520-3(b)(3) and 20.7520-3(b)(3)).
Like any tax planning, the facts must support the proper tax treatment, but private annuities should not be dismissed without exploring possible tax benefits.
If you would like additional information about these items, contact Mr. Koppel at (781) 407-0300 or mkoppel@gggcpas.com.


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Ziewonia (Ziewonja) – grupa literacka działająca w latach 1832–1838 w zaborze austriackim, skupiająca byłych powstańców, uczestników demokratycznej konspiracji galicyjskiej.

Program ideowo-artystyczny grupy został zawarty w almanachu Ziewonia (t.1 – Lwów 1834, t.2 – Praga 1838), w którym publikowali też swoje utwory członkowie ugrupowania. Ziewończycy postulowali stworzenie literatury narodowej poprzez wierne naśladowanie twórczości ludowej narodów słowiańskich.

Z grupą Ziewonia związani byli m.in.: August Bielowski (redaktor almanachu), Seweryn Goszczyński, Lucjan Siemieński, Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, Dominik Alojzy Magnuszewski, Józef Dunin Borkowski, Leszek Dunin Borkowski, Ludwik Jabłonowski. Kres działalności grupy położyło rozbicie ruchu spiskowego przez policję oraz emigracja Goszczyńskiego i Siemieńskiego.

Bibliografia
 Encyklopedia szkolna, Literatura i nauka o języku, pod. red. A.Z. Makowieckiego, WSiP, Warszawa 1999.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Ziewonia tom 1 w Wielkopolskiej Bibliotece Cyfrowej
 Ziewonia tom 2 w Wielkopolskiej Bibliotece Cyfrowej

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Zabór austriacki
Polska literatura romantyczna
Polskie grupy literackie
Polskie czasopisma literackie
Czasopisma w języku polskim
Czasopisma wydawane od 1834
Czasopisma wydawane do 1838
Kultura w Galicji


Canon was simply on point with her description of my current situation. She told me what she saw and I was amazed to see how perfectly aligned it was with my situation. Canon was not scripted in any way and predicted what she saw. Her recommendation was on point with what I have been coming to realize. I look forward to updating Canon soon.
let's see what's in store for the new year when will they be back are they true do they love you ? your answer's are here now !


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I do like my Fwogs. Yet ain't painted one yet. I might take the Leap and hop to it soon. I'm neeedeeeep neeedeeeep in it at the moment. Go too do one before I croak.
I used to do a lot with timbers. Bit of lathe turning etc. In school everyone made a telephone table for their exam, I had to be different, I made a two seater canoe and a Crossbow.


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Sezon SM-liiga rozegrany na przełomie 2007 i 2008 jako 33. sezon rozgrywek o mistrzostwo Finlandii w hokeju na lodzie.

Obrońcą tytułu była drużyna Kärpät, która w finale poprzedniej edycji pokonała Jokerit 3:0.

Sezon zasadniczy
 Tabela

Legenda:
 L = lokata, M = liczba rozegranych spotkań, Pkt = Liczba zdobytych punktów, W = Zwycięstwa, WDK = Zwycięstwa  po dogrywce lub po karnych, PDK = Porażki po dogrywce lub po karnych, P = Porażki, G+ = Gole strzelone, G- = Gole stracone, +/- Różnica w golach
       = Awans bezpośredni do fazy play-off,       = Awans do kwalifikacji przed fazą play-off

W sezonie zasadniczym uczestniczyło 14 drużyn, które rozegrały po 58 spotkań.
Osiem pierwszych zakwalifikowało się do fazy play-off, w której walczyły o mistrzostwo Finlandii. Ostatni zespół rywalizował o miejsce w kolejnym sezonie.

Faza play-off
 Runda kwalifikacyjna
 HIFK (7) - TPS (10) 2:0 (5:4 d., 1:0)
 Ilves (8) - Lukko (9) 2:1 (4:2, 3:4 d., 1:0)

Od tej edycji rozgrywek rywalizacja w etapach play-off (1/4 finału, 1/2 finału i finał) była rozgrywana do czterech zwycięstw. Wcześniej tylko w 1/4 finału grano do czterech zwycięstw, zaś w 1/2 finału i w finale do trzech zwycięstw.

Nagrody
Klubowe
 Trofeum pamiątkowe Harry'ego Lindbladina – pierwsze miejsce w sezonie zasadniczym: Kärpät
 Kanada-malja – mistrzostwo w fazie play-off: Kärpät
 Hopealuistin – najlepszy bilans goli w sytuacjach specjalnych: Blues
 Trofeum pamiątkowe Aaro Kivilinny – najlepszy klub w Finlandii ogółem: Kärpät

Indywidualne
 Trofeum Aarnego Honkavaary – najwięcej goli w sezonie zasadniczym: Janne Pesonen (Kärpät) - 34 gole
 Trofeum Juhy Rantasili – najwięcej goli wśród obrońców w sezonie zasadniczym: Anssi Salmela (Tappara) - 15 goli
 Trofeum Veliego-Pekki Ketoli – najwięcej punktów w sezonie zasadniczym: Janne Pesonen (Kärpät) - 78 pkt.
 Trofeum Mattiego Keinonena – najbardziej efektywny zawodnik w klasyfikacji +/- w sezonie zasadniczym: Janne Pesonen (Kärpät) +28
 Trofeum Lassego Oksanena – najlepszy zawodnik w sezonie zasadniczym: Ville Leino (Jokerit)
 Trofeum Jariego Kurri – najlepszy zawodnik w fazie play-off: Tuomas Tarkki (Kärpät)
 Kultainen kypärä – najlepszy zawodnik sezonu: Ville Leino (Jokerit)
 Trofeum Urpo Ylönena – najlepszy bramkarz sezonu: Tuomas Tarkki (Kärpät)
 Trofeum Pekki Rautakallio – najlepszy obrońca sezonu: Arto Laatikainen (Blues)
 Trofeum Raimo Kilpiö – najuczciwszy zawodnik sezonu: Janne Ojanen (Tappara)
 Trofeum Jarmo Wasamy – najlepszy debiutant sezonu: Oskar Osala (Blues)
 Skład gwiazd sezonu:
 Bramkarz: Tuomas Tarkki (Kärpät)
 Obrońcy: Mikko Lehtonen (Kärpät), Arto Laatikainen (Blues)
 Napastnicy: Ville Leino (Jokerit), Jarkko Immonen (JYP), Janne Pesonen (Kärpät)
 Trofeum Kaleviego Numminena – najlepszy trener sezonu: Petri Matikainen (Blues)

Przypisy

2007 w hokeju na lodzie
2008 w hokeju na lodzie
2007 w Finlandii
2008 w Finlandii
Hokej na lodzie w Finlandii