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8 SHOCKING Famous Homeschoolers Who Rocked Their Weirdness
Homeschoolers are weird (yes, even famous homeschoolers).
You've probably heard it a million times (and maybe even that homeschoolers are annoying).
(Whether you agree or not, people say all kinds of things about homeschoolers and homeschooling.)
I happen to rock the homeschool "weirdness" stigma.
In fact, isn't being "weird" just another word for being "different" when people can't put us into a nice little box of definition?
If so, then I'm OK with my homeschooler being "weird."
We actually embrace it (and kind of rock it, if I do say so myself).
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Check out these famous homeschoolers who rocked their "weirdness."
(Being weird didn't seem to stop them, huh?)
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Famous Homeschool Weirdos
Famous Homeschoolers: Abraham Lincoln
Ask someone to name a famous homeschooler and they will almost always say Abraham Lincoln.
In fact, homeschooling wasn't that unusual in Lincoln's age.
However, did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a famous wrestler?
His height made him a target wherever he went, so he routinely wrestled other men on a bet.
He only lost one time out of 300 wrestling matches!
Abraham Lincoln was a well-known wrestler who is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame!
How's that for a weird, famous homeschooler?
Famous Homeschoolers: Tim Tebow
Famous athlete and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow was the first homeschooler to win a Heisman Trophy.
Tebow was a homeschooler, but he played public school sports in his home state of Florida.
His case helped spark discussion in other states about whether homeschoolers should be allowed to participate in public school sports.
Much controversy has surrounded Tebow and his Christian beliefs that he is unafraid to represent publicly, even within his football career.
He even has a word named after him:
Tebowing, a word for kneeling on one knee in prayer, was named after Tim Tebow and is entered in the Global Language Monitor!
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Famous Homeschoolers: Taylor Swift
Famous singer and entertainer Taylor Swift began homeschooling during high school after her entertainment career took off.
However, the beginning of Taylor's musical career is somewhat weird.
She wrote her first song at age 12!
But, that's not the most unusual part:
Homeschooler Taylor Swift learned to play guitar from a visiting computer repairman–who taught her just three chords!
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Famous Homeschoolers: J. R. R. Tolkien
Famous writer J.R.R. Tolkien, whose real name is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, was the author of Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit.
He was homeschooled until his mother passed away when he was 12 years old.
Tolkien was a philologist (fi lol o jist) or someone who studies "literary texts and written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning."
AND, he did that for FUN!
Homeschooler Tolkien liked to invent new languages, which he then used in his books!
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Famous Homeschoolers: Emma Watson
Actress Emma Watson, best known for her role as Hermione in Harry Potter
, was homeschooled the entire time the movies were being filmed.
Also, Emma loves to document things happening in her life and writes in her journal nightly.
Famouse homeschooler ("Hermione") Emma Watson has 30 journals (so far) full of what has happened in her life!
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Famous Homeschoolers: Simone Biles
Olympic gold medal winner Simone Biles chose to homeschool starting at age 13 so that she could work school around a grueling athletic schedule.
She missed her friends at school, but said that homeschooling was necessary to work around her travel and training schedule.
Not only is Simone an amazing athlete, but she also has some interesting hobbies!
Homeschool gymnast Simone Biles loves fashion.
She also likes to fish and collect turtles.
(We're not sure if the turtles are real or stuffed!)
Famous Homeschoolers: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Author Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for her Little House on the Prairie
series, was homeschooled.
Laura's family moved often.
Even when they were in one place, the one-roomed school houses were often far away or weather prevented her from attending.
Laura's mother was adamant that her daughters receive a good education, so she often homeschooled them.
Homeschooler Laura Ingalls Wilder was 66 years old when she wrote the first book in the Little House series, Little House in the Big Woods!
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Famous Homeschoolers: Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland
, was homeschooled until age 12.
He was the oldest of 11 children!
"Lewis Carroll" was actually his pen name for writing.
His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
Not only was he a great writer, but he also loved magic and often kept his siblings entertained by it.
Carroll was also a renowned mathematician.
(Super talented, right?)
Lewis Carroll had a stutter and he modeled the Dodo bird in Alice in Wonderland after himself.
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The Jewish community should be grateful to President Trump for many reasons. But when we look at the numbers from a recent American Jewish Committee poll, the gratitude is mixed. Only 34 percent of American Jews have a favorable opinion of the president, and more than 57 percent of American Jews disagree with the President's policies on Israel — even after the establishment of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
Poll results and anecdotal evidence show that not only is there a divide among Jews in the United States, there is an even wider division between Israeli and American-Jewish views on these matters.
It appears that not only is there a divide among U.S. Jews, there is an even wider divide between Israeli Jewish views and American Jewish views.
If that is so, then the question is who is right and who is wrong — if this issue can be couched in these terms. The flip side of this coin is: Is it possible for the relatively small Jewish community, whether in the U.S., Israel, or anywhere else around the world, to harbor such different and contrary opinions on the same matter?
Support for Israel is arguably a matter that Jews across the board, as well as many non-Jews around the world, subscribe to. Within this global Jewish community, with specific emphasis on the U.S. and Israel, the issue is not whether we support Israel but rather what, exactly, support for Israel means.
From the perspective of the 5TJT editorial pages, support for Israel means a strong IDF, plenty of advanced military equipment, and protecting Israel's borders by populating all of Jerusalem, as well as areas of Judea and Samaria. For Jewish liberals, non-Republicans, and non-Trump-supporters, support for Israel very often means the exact opposite. For that sector it seems to mean a weaker Israeli military, less U.S. funding for Israel, dividing Jerusalem and establishing East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital free of any Jewish residents, and the creation of a state of Palestine in a good part of what they commonly refer to as the West Bank.
Of course, people are free to develop their own ideas and opinions on the all-important matter of support for Israel. But the questionis how it is that such a majority of Jews — 57 percent in the U.S. disapprove of the Trump administration's handling of Israel. It is clear that every effort is being made by the administration to fortify and protect Israel, but still so many are seemingly critical of that effort.
And the answer to this conundrum is clarified when we see that in Israel, 77 percent of the citizenry support the Trump policy on Israel. After all, who knows better about what is best for Israel — those of us in New York, Florida, or California, or those who serve in the IDF and make their home in the Jewish state?
The dimwittedness of those who are critical of Trump's support for Israel is perhaps highlighted by this week's announcement that Pepsi has purchased the SodaStream company for $3.2 billion. Before SodaStream relocated to the Negev, it was located in Maale Adumim, a short distance from Jerusalem in an area considered a settlement community, though almost 50,000 Jews reside in the area.
The company at the time employed 800 Palestinian residents, but the company was still a target of the global boycott movement. Following the move from Maale Adumim, the 800 Palestinians lost their jobs. That didn't stop the advocates of BDS from doing their utmost to achieve the destruction of the company. With the sale to Pepsi Co., it looks like SodaStream wins and 800 Arab workers are out of work. So who do you think is right and who is wrong?


A sustained voice of unapologetic intellect holds this book of poetry together.
The Essential Travis Lane features selections from the work of an American-born Canadian poet whose talent has remained—according to fellow poet and literary critic Shane Neilson—underappreciated, despite her fifteen published collections and later placement on the shortlist for the Governor General's Award for poetry. Neilson gathers brief, out-of-print poems from Lane's early books, published between 1969 and 1988, that evince a refined ecopoetics alongside spiritual concerns.
Far from idyllic, these poems layer observations of mystery, damaged beauty, and seasonal change with darkness. In Lane's vision, animal imagery contains the potency of omens. A bird's bones hang "like a ruined leaf," while a "crows' wheel" flying overhead brings rain. In a later poem, ravens stand on a shore "like black chess." A porcupine "records the bones." Water reveals human impact, from rivers that are "greasy" to a "chemical marsh" that is inhospitable. Austerity reigns on "a beach / rubbed clear of diamonds," with "frost / cracking the gravestones," building a portrait of the environment that is at once unforgiving and filled with cold brilliancy. At their best, these poems reveal the complex drama between a wild earth and its inhabitants, folding history and memory into meticulous scenes.
Some language has less edge. Phrases such as "stairs of marble moonlight" and silent contemplations, including one of children, whose bodies are illuminated by a street light that "angels them / with sleep," reveal a painterly approach. Read as the beginning of a larger body of work, however, these moments underscore the poet's willingness to risk the romantic, descriptive turn. When Lane walks the line between graceful and wrought, sheer sonic pleasure often wins out: "The pale sea quakes / in the lime-belled snares" is especially memorable for its placement of "quakes" to disrupt the smoothness of the image.
Whether writing on subjects as luxurious as "The Grand Mirrors at Versailles" or as intimate as a single stone, classical biblical figures, or rural memories, a sustained voice of unapologetic intellect holds the work together. It is this quality, more than any specific artistic mode, that distinguishes The Essential Travis Lane. Neilson considers the poet as an outsider in Canadian letters; it may well be the freedom from expectation that has lent these pieces an original, vibrant stance.


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Hyderabad, March 29 Ten Indonesian preachers who tested positive for Covid-19 in Telangana last week and some people of two other nationalities being quarantined has brought Tablighi Jamaat into focus.
The group of Indonesians was on a preaching mission in Karimnagar town. They were brought to Hyderabad for screening and all of them tested positive. It was then the biggest jump was seen in the total number of coronavirus cases in the state.
Alarmed over this, the health authorities rolled out cluster containment plan in Karimnagar, taking up door-to-door screening of people in a radius of 3 km around a mosque where the foreign preachers stayed for two days. Over 25,000 people were screened in the intensive operation undertaken by 100 teams of health personnel.
The authorities heaved a sigh of relief as nobody among the locals showed any symptoms. The inquiry revealed that the Indonesians had boarded AP Sampark Kranti Express in Delhi Aand reached Ramagundam on March 14. From there they tavelled in a private vehicle to reach Karimnagar.
Further inquiries by health officials revealed that some members of the group went to Hyderabad. Eight Indonesians were found in Mallepally mosque in Hyderabad. They were also shifted to a hospital and quarantined. They, however, showed no symptoms of cornonavirus.
This was not the only group of foreign preachers. Twelve nationals from Kyrgyzstan were found staying in Mallepallay mosque, a centre of activities by Tablighi Jamaat. "We took them to a quarantine facility but none of them had any symptoms of coronavirus," an official of the health department, who did not want to be identified, told IANS.
The presence of 12 preachers from Vietnam in Nalgonda town also sent the authorities into a tizzy. The group was staying in a mosque in the town since March 9 was also not found to have any symptoms of Covid-19.
They had arrived in New Delhi from Vietnam on March 3, reached Hyderabad by train on March 8 and hired private cabs to reach Nalgonda.
Officials said while passengers landing at Hyderabad airport were being thoroughly screened, the Tablighi preachers did not have to go through any such screening as they entered the state by trains from other parts of the country.
The visit by Indonesians and other foreign preachers triggered a row with the right-wing groups demanding a probe. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) sought investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
"The visit to Karimnagar by Indonesians aged 50 to 60 years and infected with Coronavirus has raised lot of doubts. There should be a thorough probe into their visit and the organisations which helped them during their stay," said VHP Telangana unit Secretary B. Ramesh.
There was no reaction from Tablighi Jamaat, which has no formal organisational structure and shuns media coverage. Its leaders could not be reached out for comment.
Nobody from Jamaat has come forward to speak, but the manager of the mosques where the preachers were staying said they did not violate any law of the land and alleged that some forces were trying to malign the preachers.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao also said the foreigners had done no wrong. "They came legally to India after obtaining valid visas. They are not infiltrators. The Central government gave them the permission," he said at a news conference.
Tablighi preachers, both Indians and foreigners, visiting various towns in India for proselytization is not new. One finds such missionary groups staying in mosques even in remote areas, going around and meeting ordinary Muslims inviting them to come for "namaz" and revive their faith.
Tablighi Jamaat, means group of preachers, was floated by Islamic scholar Maulana Muhammad Ilyas in 1926 in then Mewat province.
Unlike some other Muslim jamaats, it works only among Muslims. It is believed to have millions of active members in more than 150 countries. They invite Muslim community to adhere to the basic tenets of Islam.
The Tablighi network is strong across the Indian sub-continent and people from various walks of life are associated with the organisation.
Tablighi bands of preachers operate from mosques. Announcements that "Jamaat" has come from other cities and countries are common in the mosques under the control of the organisation. They do "gasht" or go around in the neighbourhood, interact with Muslims, invite them to "namaz" and "ijtema" at the mosque.
The preachers, who usually venture out on 40-day mission, stay in mosques. With congregational prayers restricted in the wake of lockdown, the preachers have vacated the mosques.
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Background and aims – Pseudolaelia is a genus endemic to eastern Brazil, with 12 accepted species predominantly distributed across granitic inselbergs of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The aim of the present study was to distinguish between the very similar taxa P. aguadocensis, P. oliveirana, P. regentii and P. vellozicola, using morphometric data acquired as linear measurements and outlines capture with Elliptic Fourier Analysis (EFA) of the floral parts.
Material and methods – We sampled 208 specimens from 11 natural populations of the above taxa. We measured 20 floral variables and for the EFA, and we extracted 24 shape variables from the Fourier coefficient matrices, which describe the outlines of the floral parts. In both cases the data were analyzed with multivariate methods (both ordination and clustering).
Key results – We could not find morphological discontinuities with sufficient magnitude to consider P. aguadocensis, P. oliveirana and P. regentii as distinct species from P. vellozicola.
Conclusions – We propose that P. vellozicola should be considered a polymorphic and widely distributed species, generally supported by both methods.
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Why are older voters more conservative?
Poor people die earlier, leaving the old rich white dudes to skew the vote.
The poor in the U.S. may die young and skew the vote a bit to the older and richer, but there are so many other factors. But the big one is self-interest, looking out for number one, me and my own. It's the way it has always been.


I am an assistant researcher professor at the IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid, Spain. Prior to that, I have been working as a postdoc with Andreas Zeller at the Software Engineering chair at Saarland University in Germany.
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After clustering Android apps by their description topics, we identify outliers in each cluster with respect to their API usage. Applied on a set of 22,500+ Android applications, our CHABADA prototype identified several anomalies; additionally, it flagged 56% of novel malware as such, without requiring any known malware patterns.
We exploit the intrinsic redundancy of software to make Web and Java systems more resilient to failures. We exploited intrinsic software redundancy also to automatically produce test oracles. More recently, we developed a search-based technique to automatically identify intrisically redundant methods in Java classes.
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Artifact Evaluation co-chair, International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems (ESSoS 2016).
Artifact Evaluation co-chair, International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA 2016).
Tool Demonstrations co-chair, IEEE and ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2015).
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Mobile Testing and Analysis (seminar course, with Prof. Andreas Zeller), Saarland University, Summer 2013. Ranked as the best seminar course of the semester.
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Self-healing Systems (seminar course, with Prof. Andreas Zeller), Saarland University, Summer 2012.
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The program will be complemented by optional tours, a tradeshow, networking events and, of course, the 2019 Banana Ball.
The Gold Coast location also provides many exciting opportunities for our Partner's Program and easy access to entertainment for the whole family.
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For many schools, expansion is the only option to accommodate a growing pupil population. But finding the cash to fund a major construction project isn't easy. Nevertheless, there are several opportunities for schools to access funding and plan their budgets efficiently when managing an expansion project.
The first step is to discover which, if any, sources of funding may be open to you. In March 2018, the Government announced a cash boost of £500 million for schools who wish to expand to create extra pupil places, so if you are an academy or sixth-form college, the Condition Improvement Fund is an avenue worth exploring.
Other grants might be forthcoming from your local authority, charitable foundations, corporate sponsors or local community funds. If you are offered a lower sum of money than hoped, don't worry: it's often more effective to collect smaller amounts from a larger number of donors, than to focus on securing a single, big grant from just one source.
Don't forget to take advantage of any budget-friendly finance options that would allow you to spread the cost of your project over a number of years.
Use your PTA to plan a series of fundraising events to drum up financial support for the school expansion. This will help to publicise the improvements that you are planning, as well as getting parents and pupils on board with the fundraising effort. People who are already invested in the future of your school will be highly motivated to help combat overcrowding and improve facilities for their children and others. You'll be surprised at how much income can be generated in this way, so don't underestimate the power of good old-fashioned fundraising.
It's important to use what budget you have effectively, especially if you have a lot of fundraising to do. If you haven't yet decided on the type of extension you are going to build, money may be the deciding factor – but that doesn't mean you need to settle for an inferior product.
A cost-effective modular construction will help you to save money on your school budget and provide excellent value for money. With much of the work completed off-site, you'll also be able to carry on with school life as usual, only bringing in the builders during the school holidays.
School budget planning needs to address long-term costs as well as any initial outlay. Is your proposed project financially sustainable over a period of years? One consideration will be how much your finished school expansion costs to maintain in the long-run. Is it likely to require regular maintenance? If so, this all needs to be included in your plans. Energy costs are another factor to take into account. A modular school building from Green Modular is highly energy efficient and needs minimal maintenance, making it a budget-friendly choice both now and for generations to come.


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Series: Discworld: Rincewind, Discworld, Discworld [abridged], Discworld: Rincewind [abridged]
Categories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Dramatisations
4 out of 5 stars 4.2 (25 ratings)
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Narrated by: David Jason,Jon Culshaw,Mathew Horne,Josie Lawrence,Jaime Winstone
The Colour of Magic
Discworld 1
Narrated by: Nigel Planer
The Colour of Magic, the first novel in Terry Pratchett's wildly imaginative Discworld series, takes the listener on a remarkable journey. The magical planet of Discworld is supported by four massive elephants who stand on the back of the Great A'Tuin, a giant turtle swimming slowly through the mysterious interstellar gulf. An eccentric expedition sets out to explore the planet, encountering dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and, of course, "The Edge" of the planet.
not convinced
By D. Hill on 08-03-2017
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
Discworld Book 28, (Discworld Childrens Book 1)
Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
Rats! They're everywhere: in the breadbins, dancing across tabletops, stealing pies from under the cooks' noses. So what does every town need? A good piper to lure them away. That's where Maurice comes in. But he's only a cat (though one that talks).
Fantastic all around.
By Rebecca on 21-05-2015
Narrated by: Steven Briggs
Dodger is a tosher – a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't.But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him.And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins.
By Bake. on 26-02-2019
The Science of Discworld
By: Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen
Narrated by: Stephen Briggs, Michael Fenton Stevens
In the 'fantasy' universe of the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series, everything runs on magic and common sense. The world is flat and million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten. Our world seems different - it runs on rules, often rather strange ones. Science is our way of finding out what those rules are. The appeal of Discworld is that it mostly makes sense, in a way that particle physics does not.
not your average disk world book but a must 4 fans
By Simon on 07-12-2016
Terry Pratchett: BBC Radio Drama Collection
Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations
Narrated by: Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, and others
Original Recording
Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different.... Collected together for the first time are seven full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations of Terry Pratchett's novels, with star-studded casts including Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, Philip Jackson, Alex Jennings and Mark Heap.
A very enjoyable to listen to books
By Phoebe D on 16-01-2019
Finding himself alone on a desert island when everything and everyone he knows and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He's also completely alone - or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him a stick which can make fire. Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy.
simple truths are beautiful
By Stephanie Kiem on 12-03-2017
Publisher's Summary
Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork - not the old fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go gloing when you drop them. And now, the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they're in the mood for trying everything else.
The prospect of the Big Match draws in a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been, and the mysterious Mr Nutt (and no one knows anything much about Mr Nutt, not even Mr Nutt, which worries him, too).
As the match approaches, four lives are entangled and changed for ever. Because the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.
This Audible Original multicast dramatisation is directed by the multiaward-winning Dirk Maggs, best known for his adaptations of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere for the BBC.
Starring Tom Alexander, Samantha Béart, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Mark Benton, Stephen Briggs, Stephen Critchlow, Jon Culshaw, Phil Davis, Ray Fearon, Tony Gardner, Edward Harrison, David Holt, Mathew Horne, David Jason, Josie Lawrence, Toby Longworth, Harry Myers, Maggie Service, Andrew Spooner, Steven Webb, Keith Wickham and Jaime Winstone.
©2018 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2018 Audible, Ltd
Guards! Guards!
Only Fools and Stories
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Disappointing Adaptation
If you are a Pratchett fan and have read and enjoyed this book, do yourself a favour and skip this. If you are new to Pratchett/Discworld, do yourself a favour and run away! Run away and find the Stephen Briggs narration, and your money will not be wasted. The writers have completely butchered this story as well as the representation of well-established Discworld characters (e.g. Vimes giving Vetinari his resignation).
The voice actors give good performances, particulalry David Jason who has starred in 2 different good Discworld TV dramatizations. This adaptation, however, is rubbish.
ben broncher
Very disappointing especially for Pratchett fans
I really hate to do this but this is nothing like the original book. It had been completely rewritten and unfortunately not in a good way. The characters are almost unrecognisable except for their names. The production value is great and so is the music and sound effects but if you are familiar with any of Terry's writing you will very likely be disappointed. It's essentially a completely different story and reads nothing like a discworld novel. All that aside it would probably be great for kids who aren't familiar with discworld.
Ry Charleson
Bad adaptation.
Didn't like this adaptation at all. Shame as this is a favourite book of mine.
Caroline Pierson
A travesty
Not written by a person who knows or loves Disc World. Unnecessary story changes, bad casting, completely changing the character of some of the characters. Listen to BBC radio 4 adaptations especially the ones done by Dirk Maggs and learn.
mran
Unnecessary rewriting
I'm extremely familiar with the book, and the audio book. This is a different story. It's like they took the names, dialog, and events of Pratchett's book, and rearranged them, and slapped them over different characters, for no apparent reason. Like they just stripped down the damn book for parts. The worst part, for me, is Vetinari's story about the otter eating the salmon. In Pratchett's story, this is a major statement of the author's philosophy. It ends with the Patrician saying, "if there is a god, it is surely our duty to be his moral superior." But in this bastardization, the butchers have left out that line, and turned the meaning around so that Vetinari is urging his listeners to be just as ruthless as the otter. That's inexcusable license, and not something Terry would ever have said. If you just pretend it 's a totally different story, unrelated to Pratchett, it's enjoyable. The acting is pretty good. I'll probably listen to it again, because I like to get my money's worth.
Well... that was odd.
I wasn't overly fond of Maggs reworking of Douglas Adams, but this is frankly unrecognisable as being (Sir) Terry Pratchett.
It's like Shakespeare reworked in the style of the Toxic Avenger. Without the laughs.
JDSteppenzyde
Characters unrecognizable and plot points twisted
This is not at all like the novel. The best part is the game coverage, but it also is problematic. The ending is abrupt. I'm a huge fan of Terry Pratchett, but this is not his book. It is well acted, with some famous talent, which is wasted on this twisted to breaking tale.
Abridged Dramatic Performance
Let there be no doubt, this is a dramatic performance of the book. This is my first time listening to a dramatic performance of a book I have read and love. I realize this is my personal opinion but I found nothing the dramatization offered that the original audiobook was lacking.
I was reminded of how I feel watching a bad movie adaptation of a great book, only intensified. This adaptation adds nothing to the original work and losses much of it.
The story is told better and is much more enjoyable in it's original audiobook format.
If you have never read Unseen Academicals you are doing yourself a great disservice settling with this version of the tale. If you have read the book I do not think you will gain anything by listening to this.
I may be missing the entire point and there may be many people who enjoy this circa 1930s radio production (in style only, the audio quality is top notch) I am not one of them. In my opinion you have nothing to lose and only a better and a much richer story to enjoy by listening to the audiobook.
I know there will be those who say that I am missing the point because this is a dramatic performance. My response is as a lover of this book and of Terry Pratchett's work, I found this way of telling his story vastly inferior to the audiobook.
Marcel (MadJo)
Made me angry
This audio dramatization lacks everything that makes the book witty.
The person who made the adaptation took a lot of freedom with the characters to the point that they are no longer recognizable.
Trevor spewing beer over Mister Nutt? (where was that in the original book?).
Old man Stollop calling his daughter a "bitch" and calling Glenda "blobby", what the everloving shit?! Never once would Sir Terry have resorted to such a low level insult for one of his characters. It's also the point where I gave up on this nonsense.
I don't know what this is an adaptation of, but it ain't Discworld.
On the plus side, the actors do a tremendous job with a very mediocre script. And David Jason as narrator works for me. Though at times the background music isn't exactly in the background.
If you're a fan of Discworld, get the actual (audio)book of Unseen Academicals. Which is a fun take on Romeo and Juliet wrapped in a football story, where you learn that it is possible to get out of the crab bucket and that where you grew up, doesn't have to define who you are, no matter if you grew up in Dimwell, Dolly Sisters or Uberwald chained to an anvil.
But stay away from this audio drama.
Eh. Brigg's Reading is Better
1) Don't try to walk the dog while listening to this. The background ambiance, noises, and music drown out the dialog.
2) Bad changes to the story narrative. Vimes notably doesn't drink. He's an alcoholic. Henry ,the former Dean, is not a bad guy. The Stollops are not evil. It's like the person writing the teleplay doesn't know Pratchett's work and doesn't care that some of us do. I don't think they would do this to, say, Austin or King.
3) I love David Jason, and his narration is good. He knew Pratchett and his work, but it's a shame his name is tied to this.
I re-read Pratchett's work all the time. I won't be re-reading this. I'll stick to Briggs's narration. I recommend you do, too.
Book Vs. Audio Drama
I love the book. However, I did not like this audio drama. I know that audio dramas change the story in order to fit the new medium, but many of the changes, especially in the earlier parts of the book, completely changed many characters personalities which made how they ended up at the same spots feel slightly more awkward and forced. But if I had not previously read the book, I might have rated the story higher.
Tony Hazzard
Not What I expected
The characters backstory was not relayed accurately. Only the names were the same but the characters were dumbed down original. Most of the story was mostly focused on Trev and some of Juliet. The wizards, Glenda, the Patrician , Commander Vimes were only used the better Trevs Story. I could not listen any further.
An enjoyable adaptation!
As an avid consumer of all works Terry Pratchett related, I thoroughly enjoyed this audio drama. It is important to note that this production is not trying to match the full exposition of the unabridged audiobook, which is an amazing narration by Stephen Briggs, (who incidentally voices Drumknott in this drama). I would encourage listeners to purchase this unabridged audio of UA first, as it tells the full tale as wrote by TP; this is a variant of the classic 'read the book before you see the movie' situation.
Having said all that I found this audio drama very engaging once I suspended my disbelief and stopped getting hung up on thoughts like 'but this doesn't match the canon!'. All in all I found it to be an excellent re-work of UA for a full cast format, and I'm really hoping for more discworld audio dramas like this in the future. Full cast Night Watch adaptation anyone?
Saundra Strasser
not nearly as good as the original
They took a great story and mad it marginal. I was very disappointed with this rendition.
Rob Thurgood
Very disappointing
I was very excited when I saw this was coming and pre-ordered it as soon as I saw it. when it was released I listened to it in one sitting on a long car journey. Sadly my levels of anticipation beforehand were only to be matched by my level of disappointment afterwards.
I love the book and I loved the unabridged audiobook of it, but this dramatised version changes the story so much it was barely recognisable. The character subtleties and developments that are such a key feature of Sir Terry's work are gone, to be replaced with 2D characters and storyline. All the subtle wit is gone.
If you've not read the book and / or are not a huge Sir Terry Pratchett fan then you may well enjoy this, but otherwise steer clear, you WILL be disappointed ☹
Terrible adaptation of a wonderful book
Terry Pratchett fans beware, this is a complete insult to the Discworld series. Beloved characters and book specific characters alike have have been changed beyond belief. Within the first few minutes I found myself perplexed by the characterisation of Angua, then utterly confused by Lord Vetenari. Then there's the complete change to the actual story and to characters like Trev and Nutt.
Its as if the writer read the blurb of the book, a list of characters and never read any other discworld book or even this one. Don't waste your money on what is a terrible adaptation.
This is an extremely poor adaption of one of Terry Pratchett's best books.
This version of Unseen Academicals is not a patch on the original version narrated by Stephen Briggs. This audio book only follows a general outline of the original book changing the context and character out of all recognition. The back story and character development are all missing so that you don't come to love the individual characters and get really involved in what happens to them.
This audio book is probably fine for those people who are not Terry Pratchett fans but for those of us who eagerly awaited each new addition to the Disk World it is a traversty and not a decent tribute to one of the greatest writer of modern fiction.the
Stick with the original.
Unfortunately the adaptation has removed almost all of Terry's wit and wisdom. Not the performers fault at all, but very disappointing.
This is terrible in every aspect
It is just plain downright awful. There are no two ways about it. I cannot recommend it on any level there is no redeeming factor. Narration poor. The story is as if the person has been asked to write the most stereotypical two-dimensional characters. The joy of a play is the dialogue between the characters, but this is almost non-existent. Instead, there is some Dad quality of reading from David Jason. It is disappointing. Buy something else.
Abomination unto Nuggan
If you're going to adapt a Terry Pratchett novel DON'T MESS WITH THE STORY LINE OR THE CHARACTERISATION!
The narration and the performances are fantastic though.
Frankieg3
This breaks my heart.
OK I am a big Disc World fan but I did come to this with and open mind, I did not expect the book.
What I liked. The cast is very good, production is what I expect from Audible and the report of the Foot the Ball Match is inspired.
Shame about the rest. Did anyone read the book? Time line was all over the place. It was if some one had taken the main points out on different pieces of paper and muddled them up. The way some of the characters have been messed around with when it was not necessary leaves me wondering who to put on the naughty step. Characters written against type, it was not necessary.
If you do not know Disc World, great, listen and enjoy. Then get the full book on Audible and laugh yourself silly at the real thing.
Andrew M.
Avoid If you are a Discworld fan
Disgusted that this was marketed directly at Pratchett fans. Characters bent out of shape, story unrecognisable. It just grinds my gears so much I never got past Chapter 3.
MISS A R DONNELLY
STP fans beware
If you're a Sir Terry diehard I doubt youll enjoy this. The story has been changed a bit- sacrilege!- but worst of all some of the characters become almost unrecognisable- for instance Trev is a complete bully at the start.
However there are other issues- this is about 60% narration, and i think thats a fairly conservative estimate. Great as David Jason is, this makes it an odd hodge podge between a reading and play, and neither is entirely successful. The brilliant character actors therefore arent trusted to do their jobs, and it makes it feel quite clunky overall. One of only two titles ive ever returned.
Made me go back to the book!
Well, I got up extra early yesterday to download this book as I was so looking forward to it. Sadly, Audible have treated this in the same way Peter Jackson treated The Hobbit (which also made me re-read the book). Lost are the charm, wit and humour of Sir Terry and in its place are a some elements of the book with one character taking on several characters actions from the book.
Please leave these stories alone, Audible! The reason I bought this 'adaptation' was that I enjoyed the book. I didn't need to listen to a story loosely based on the book - and by loosely, I mean some of the characters had the same name.
That said, I thought the cast did a sterling job with the material they had. I only wish they had stuck to the book a bit more faithfully, as I found it very hard to enjoy anything about it, and spent the four and a half hours mostly shaking my head in despair..... the only good this to come of this is apthat at least I shall enjoy re-reading the book.


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Q: how to write tests for a function in which requests.get is called in a loop for different urls? I have a function which calls requests.get in a for loop for a given set of URLs. How can I patch requests.get such that I can set
requests.get.return_vaulue = something based on input URL
??

A: You can define a function that returns some different output based on the given input URL and set that function as the side_effect of requests.get in your test method.
myscript.py (the script that contains the function that uses requests.get in a for loop):
import requests

def your_function(urls, body, ...):
    for url in urls:
        requests.get(...)

    return ...

...

test_myscript.py (the script that contains your test classes):
import unittest
from unittest.mock import patch

from myscript import your_function

def your_mock_function(url: str):
    if 'https' in url:
        return 1
    elif ...:
        return 2
    ...

class YourTestClass(unittest.TestCase):
    @patch('myscript.requests.get')
    def your_test_method(self, mock_requests_get):
        mock_requests_get.side_effect = your_mock_function

        # Test your function here...

A: I guess the easiest way is to write a wrapper function, ie.
def my_requests(url, params=None, **kwargs):
    # some logic to run before requests.get
    response = requests.get(url, params=None, **kwargs)
    # some logic to run after eg.
    if some_decision(url):
       return 'my response'
    return response

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Lifetime Releases "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever" Trailer
By Amy Sinatra Ayres | November 3, 2014
It's only the first week of November, but Grumpy Cat has an early gift for us: a sneak peek at her upcoming movie, Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever.From the looks of things, the Lifetime movie could be an instant classic — the trailer has gotten more than 1.3 million views in just four days.
Not surprisingly, Grumpy Cat isn't in the holiday spirit when she fulfills a 12-year-old girl's Christmas wish to meet a "friend on whom I can depend." As it turns out, the girl can hear all of her unhappy feline's pessimistic thoughts.
The Internet star is voiced by Parks and Recreation actress Aubrey Plaza in the movie, which airs at 8 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 29 on Lifetime.
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simplesnap - a simple and powerful cron-based network snapshot transfer tool by John Goerzen.
Has a simple and secure wrapper so unfettered root access isn't needed.
Designed to work with zfSnap or other snapshot-making tools on this page.
zfs-auto-snapshot - a simple cron-based service. Different names for different snapshots, with a simple count of how many to retain. Can exclude based on property.
zfSnap - a flexible snapshot-creation system. Can embed an expiry age in snapshot name, or override from command line.
zxfer - a flexible snapshot-transfer system. Can use rsync or zfs snapshots. Used together with another snapshotting system. For remote transfers, requires root ssh authorized_keys or sudo access.
zfs-snapshot-rotation-and-backup, a Python library and example scripts that use it. Expects ssh root access to remote.
zsnap -- looks flexible and powerful, last commit 5 years ago. Requires Ruby.
zetaback - feature-packed. Has a server-side agent to run on systems being backed up. Buggy config parser without sufficient validation on client.
zrep - for zfs based replication (possibly remote) of filesystems. Can also be used just for backups. License prohibits public redistribution. Does failover too. Doesn't work on nested datasets. Designed to run once per minute. Same snapshot retention on both sides.


Historypin sits at the intersection of data visualization and crowdsourcing. Take your standard Google map. Add in a dash of grandma's old photo album. Stir in some memories from the library archives. Season with a pinch of museum curation, and you've got a digital history book.
A brief introduction to Historypin. Video and cover image courtesy Historypin.
Historypin is many things. It is a mélange of photographs, video and audio snippets, narrative and descriptive text – all pinned to digital maps. Anyone can contribute photos and memories, and access others people's distinctive memories using a smartphone or laptop. Historypin adds accessibility to cultural heritage sites, and gives voice to local communities.
Historypin is also like the world's biggest book club. With the project "Mapping emotions in Victorian London," the Stanford Literary Lab has looked to anonymous readers to map the emotional geography of London as represented in about 500 novels from the 18th and 19th centuries. Readers pinned annotated passages to locales on a Google map.
Historypin also captures memories of important yet fading historical events – in their full glory. Want to take part in commemorating and recording the importance of the First World War? Head over to the World War One Centenary project, where your family photos can join in with insights from historians at the Imperial War Museums, Robert Gould's 100 years of Poppies project in New York City, and the Cullompton Poetry Group's responses to Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" to tell a story richer than any history book could ever hold.
Humanities scholars are finding exciting avenues of research using Historypin's crowdsourcing model. For instance, see Historypin co-founder Jon Voss's recent article about how digital collaboration makes for meaningful scholarship.
More than all of that, Historypin is a way to collect the memories of the masses, placing them in a powerful and accessible visualization. Academics, memorial institutions, historical societies, and the rest of us can tour, commemorate, learn, and contribute to our shared history.


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Stanley Seal Mitre Deal
ASFC Commercial
Accrington Stanley and Mitre are delighted to announce a new partnership which will see the UK performance brand supply official playing and training kits for the rest of the 2013/14 season.
The new home kit will be debuted on Thursday, 26 December at the Boxing Day home fixture against York City at the Store First Stadium and the club are thrilled to be working with a UK brand steeped in footballing history.
Stanley Chairman Peter Marsden said: "It's unusual for a club to switch kit supplier mid-season but this is an extremely positive move forward for us for many reasons. Joining forces with such a well-respected, mainstream supplier that boasts a wealth of footballing tradition and technical expertise signals an exciting step for the club.
"The players and coaching staff love the new gear and Mitre has already been enormously supportive in providing fitness equipment as well as kit.
"We look forward to continuing to develop a strong and mutually beneficial relationship with this much-loved British brand."
Chirag Patel, vice president of product and marketing at Mitre, said, "Accrington Stanley has a rich football heritage and we're looking forward to seeing Mitre on the pitch at the Store First Stadium.
"The new kit not only looks great but has been designed with technical purpose and precision, putting the needs of the players first. We are confident that through this partnership we will deliver a strong service to the club, team and its supporters."
John Turner, managing director of Stanley kit and stadium sponsor Store First, said: "The new kit looks fantastic and we can't wait to see how it helps us perform on the pitch."
The new home kit will be on sale at the ASFC club shop & online from Monday 23rd December 2013
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Jonathan Powell Impresses on Opening Day of 2022 Pan American Championships
All News, Athletes-News, Championship News, Member News
By Caoilte de Barra
Jonathan Powell got the United States team off to winning ways on the opening day of the 2022 Pan American Championships. Competing at featherweight, Powell defeated Brazil's Breno Yuri Santos in his first-ever IMMAF bout.
Despite getting the win, he did not always have things his way. Santos threatened some submission attempts in the first round, but Powell weathered any storm that came his way. From the second round onwards, it was one-way traffic for the 20-year-old. He used his striking to set up some takedowns, then dominated using his relentless wrestling and grappling ability to take the win.
When speaking about his experience in IMMAF so far, his first impressions have been very positive. "The Pan Ams are great, a lot of tough fighters. The organization is organized and is taking care of us well." He said. Before explaining what it was like to compete against international competition for the first time.
"It was different because you really don't know who you're stepping in the cage with. It was good, I made a few mistakes, but it was good to get my body awake for the upcoming fights."
His win means that the four-time state champion in MMA remains undefeated heading into the semi-finals. Powell trains in California Mixed Martial Arts under the tutelage of Chad George, who is also at the Championships as a coach. Ahead of the tournament, he explained what preparation was like in the build-up to the event. He said: "Where I train, we are always working hard, and our preparation is always top-notch."
Tomorrow, Powell will face fellow countryman David Camacho in a match-up which has fireworks written all over it. A win will send either man through to the final, and Powell told us what to expect for the rest of the competition as well as teasing a potential run at the Worlds later in the year. He said:
"You can expect me to go out there and fight my heart out. I will be looking to compete at the worlds, but I like to take it one fight at a time."
Following a clean sweep for the United States team on the opening day of the competition, it will be interesting to see how they progress moving forward. Powell will be looking to make it through to the finals, which you can watch live at IMMAF.tv on June 24.
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The Milwaukee Bucks released a video highlighting their star Giannis Antetokounmpo, with his best plays this season compiled in a 36 second video.
Antetokounmpo had a record breaking year with the Milwaukee Bucks and made his name known to all of the NBA. The Greek Freak finished the season averaging 22.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.9 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game. He made 80 appearances for Milwaukee this season, all as a starter, and averaged 35.5 minutes per game. For the first time in his career, he was selected to play at the NBA All-Star game as a starter for the Eastern Conference.
The Bucks prepared a 36 second video highlighting Antetokounmpo's best plays this season.


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Men with moustaches outnumber women in medical leadership
Solutions to help increase the number of women in academic medical leadership while maintaining enough men with facial hair in the workplace are needed
Men with moustaches significantly outnumber women in academic medical leadership positions in the top medical schools across the US, finds a study published in The BMJ Christmas issue this week.
The number of women in medicine has risen significantly in recent times. Almost 50% of US medical students are women, but the proportion of women in academic medicine is still low with only 21% full professors being women.
The lack of women in leadership positions is a problem because of the 'strong ethical argument for equality' and also because "in business having more women leaders has been linked with better performance," say the US team of researchers who conducted the study.
So they wanted to increase the representation of women in academic medical leadership by drawing attention to sex disparities that exist.
They carried out a study that looked at the number of women compared to the number of men with moustaches in academic medical leadership positions at the top medical schools funded by the National Institutes of Health.
They looked at moustaches because these are rare, and wanted to see if women were even rarer, and measured the proportion of women and men with moustaches across institutions and specialties.
Overall, they analysed 1018 medical department leaders by searching the institutional websites of the selected medical schools to identify leaders, such as the chair, chief or head of each specialty.
For each department leader, they collected their medical specialty, institution and gender. Furthermore, they recorded the presence of moustache in men, defined as the presence of hair on the upper lip.
These included both stand alone moustaches such as the Copstash Standard, Pencil, Handlebar and Supermario, as well as moustaches in combination with other facial hair such as the Van Dyke, The Balbo and Napoleon III Imperial (see below image for types of moustache included.
Results showed that women accounted for 13% of department leader positions, while moustachioed men accounted for 19% of department leader positions.
Furthermore, the proportion of women department leaders ranged from 0% to 26% across institutions, and 0% to 36% across specialties.
Meanwhile, the proportion of moustachioed men department leaders by institution ranged from 0% to 37%, and medical specialty ranged from 2% to 31%.
Only five specialties had more than 20% women department leaders, and these were obstetrics and gynecology (36%), pediatrics (31%), dermatology (23%), family medicine (21%), and emergency medicine (21%).
Ten specialties had more than 20% moustachioed department leaders, with the thickest moustache density found in psychiatry (31%), pathology (30%), and anesthesiology (26%).
They calculated the 'Moustache Index' as the proportion of women compared with the proportion of moustaches, and found that the overall moustache index of all academic medical departments studied was 0.72.
All departments should strive to reach a moustache index of more than 1, they say, and explain there are two ways to address this either "by increasing the number of women in leadership positions or by asking men in leadership positions to shave their moustaches."
However, they note that the latter choice is 'discriminatory' and could have "detrimental effect on workplace satisfaction and emotional well-being."
So they suggest employers should adopt policies against discrimination and sexual harassment, introduce family benefits, offer paid parental leave, mentorship, and tenure clock extensions.
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Die Liste der Biografien führt alle Personen auf, die in der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia einen Artikel haben. Dieses ist eine Teilliste mit 115 Einträgen von Personen, deren Namen mit den Buchstaben "Walc" beginnt.

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Walch
 Walch, Albert (1816–1882), deutscher Maler, tätig in Bern
 Walch, Albrecht Georg (1736–1822), deutscher Pädagoge
 Walch, Andreas (1530–1620), deutscher Jurist
 Walch, Anna (1887–1966), deutsche Politikerin (CDU)
 Walch, Camille (1870–1947), französischer Offizier und Vorsitzender der IMKK (1924–1927)
 Walch, Christian Wilhelm Franz (1726–1784), protestantischer Kirchenhistoriker und Professor der Theologie in Göttingen
 Walch, Christoph Daniel der Jüngere (1781–1852), bayerischer Kaufmann und Politiker
 Walch, Clemens (* 1987), österreichischer Fußballspieler
 Walch, Dieter (1940–2021), liechtensteinischer Politiker
 Walch, Elsbeth (1921–2012), deutsche Schriftstellerin
 Walch, Emanuel (1862–1897), österreichischer Maler
 Walch, Emil (1902–1967), österreichischer Skirennläufer
 Walch, Erich (1920–2008), deutscher Politiker (KPD), MdL
 Walch, Ernst Julius (1751–1825), deutscher evangelischer Geistlicher und Pädagoge
 Walch, Eva (* 1939), deutsche Übersetzerin und Dramaturgin
 Walch, Ewald (* 1940), österreichischer Rennrodler und Boxer
 Walch, Georg Ludwig (1785–1838), deutscher Klassischer Philologe
 Walch, Hans († 1593), schwäbischer Maler
 Walch, Hans-Joachim (1927–1991), deutscher Grafiker, Holzstecher und Typograf
 Walch, Helmut (* 1944), österreichischer Spieleautor
 Walch, Hermann (1906–1945), deutscher SA-Führer und Mitglied am Volksgerichtshof
 Walch, Johann (1757–1815), deutscher Maler, Zeichner, Kupferstecher, Kartograph und Verleger
 Walch, Johann Ernst Immanuel (1725–1778), deutscher Theologe
 Walch, Johann Georg (1693–1775), deutscher evangelisch-lutherischer Theologe
 Walch, Johann Heinrich (1775–1855), deutscher Komponist
 Walch, Johann Sebastian (1787–1840), deutscher Maler und Verleger
 Walch, Johannes (1760–1829), deutscher evangelischer Geistlicher
 Walch, Josef (1946–2022), deutscher Schulbuchautor und Kunstdidaktiker
 Walch, Karl Friedrich (1734–1799), deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler
 Walch, Karl Wilhelm (1776–1853), deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler
 Walch, Leo, österreichischer Moderator, Sprecher und Redakteur
 Walch, Ludwig (1895–1961), deutscher Politiker (SPD), MdL Bayern
 Walch, Magnus (* 1992), österreichischer Skirennläufer
 Walch, Maximilian (* 1952), österreichischer Politiker (FPÖ, BZÖ), Landtagsabgeordneter, Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat
 Walch, Maximilian (* 1994), österreichischer Musikproduzent, Multiinstrumentalist, Tonmeister
 Walch, Roger (* 1965), Schweizer Filmemacher, Japanologe, Publizist
 Walch, Sebastian (1721–1788), deutscher Kaufmann, Maler und Kupferstecher
 Walch, Sebastian, deutscher Schauspieler, Synchron-, Hörspiel-, Werbesprecher und Moderator
 Walch, Siegfried (* 1984), deutscher Politiker (CSU)
 Walch, Sylvester (* 1950), deutscher Autor und Lehrtherapeut
 Walch, Thomas (1867–1943), österreichischer Maler
 Walch, Wilhelm (1912–1941), österreichischer Skirennläufer
 Walch, Wilhelm Georg (1903–1988), deutscher Politiker (NSDAP)
 Walch, Yannis (* 1995), deutscher Eishockeyspieler
 Walch-Künkelin, Anna Barbara (1651–1741), Anführerin der Schorndorfer Weiber
 Walch-Paul, Doris (* 1941), Germanistin und Hochschullehrerin
 Walcha, Helmut (1907–1991), deutscher Organist, Cembalist und Komponist
 Walcha, Otto (1901–1968), deutscher Maler, Schriftsteller und Archivar
 Walchegger, Franz (1913–1965), österreichischer Maler, Pionier der modernen Malerei in Osttirol
 Walcher of Malvern († 1135), englischer Mönch und Astronom
 Walcher von Molthein, Alfred (1867–1928), österreichischer Kunsthistoriker und Kunstsammler
 Walcher von Molthein, Leopold (1824–1911), österreichischer Diplomat
 Walcher, Achim (* 1967), österreichischer Skilangläufer
 Walcher, Christian (* 1980), italienischer Eishockeyspieler
 Walcher, Felix (* 1967), deutscher Chirurg und Orthopäde
 Walcher, Franz (1897–1950), österreichischer Politiker (SPÖ), Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat
 Walcher, Fridolin (* 1951), Schweizer Fotograf
 Walcher, Heinrich (* 1947), österreichischer Maler und Musiker
 Walcher, Jacob (1887–1970), deutscher kommunistischer Politiker und Gewerkschafter
 Walcher, Josef (1954–1984), österreichischer Skirennläufer
 Walcher, Joseph (1719–1803), österreichischer Jesuit, Mathematiker und Physiker
 Walcher, Konrad (1871–1928), österreichischer Geistlicher und Politiker (CSP), Mitglied des Bundesrates
 Walcher, Kurt (1891–1973), deutscher Rechtsmediziner und Hochschullehrer
 Walcher, Luis (* 1974), italienischer Vizebürgermeister von Bozen
 Walcher, Lukas (* 1990), österreichischer Schauspieler
 Walcher, Sebastian (* 1981), österreichischer Übersetzer
 Walcher, Thomas (* 1941), deutscher Physiker
 Walcher, Wilhelm (1910–2005), deutscher Physiker
 Walchhofer, Barbara (* 1997), österreichische Skilangläuferin
 Walchhofer, Michael (* 1975), österreichischer Skirennläufer
 Walchhütter, Lukas (* 2004), österreichischer Fußballspieler
 Wälchli, Elias (* 1998), Schweizer Unihockeyspieler
 Wälchli, Gottfried (1899–1960), Schweizer Lehrer, Kunsthistoriker und Biograph
 Wälchli, Käthi (* 1949), Schweizer Politikerin (SVP)
 Wälchli, Michael (* 1982), Schweizer Volleyballspieler
 Wälchli, Werner (1922–2010), Schweizer Grafiker, Lithograf, Maler und Lehrer
 Wälchli-Roggli, Jeanne (1904–1978), Schweizer Malerin und Bildhauerin
 Walchner, Friedrich August (1799–1865), deutscher Geologe, Chemiker, Mineraloge und Politiker
 Walchner, Kasimir (1773–1837), deutscher Jurist und Historiker
 Walchshofer, Daniel (* 1994), österreichischer Badmintonspieler
 Walchuk, Don (* 1963), kanadischer Curler

Walck
 Walcke-Schuldt, Oskar Ferdinand von (1828–1908), deutscher Gutsbesitzer, lauenburgischer Landschaftsrat
 Walckenaer, Charles Athanase (1771–1852), französischer Staatsbeamter und Wissenschaftler
 Walcker, Adolf Friedrich von (1830–1896), deutscher Theologe und Politiker
 Walcker, Eberhard Friedrich (1794–1872), deutscher Orgelbauer
 Walcker, Johann Eberhard (1756–1843), deutscher Orgelbauer
 Walcker, Karl (1839–1909), deutschbaltischer Staatswissenschaftler und Ökonom
 Walcker, Oscar (1869–1948), deutscher Orgelbauer
 Walcker, Paul (1846–1928), deutscher Orgelbauer
 Walcker-Mayer, Werner (1923–2000), deutscher Orgelbauer
 Walckiers, Eugène (1793–1866), französischer Flötist und Komponist

Walco
 Walcot, William (1874–1943), britisch-russischer Architekt und Zeichner
 Walcott, Charles (1850–1927), US-amerikanischer Paläontologe
 Walcott, Clyde (1926–2006), barbadischer Cricketspieler
 Walcott, Collin (1945–1984), amerikanischer Perkussionist und Sitarspieler
 Walcott, Derek (1930–2017), lucianisch-britischer Schriftsteller und Literatur-Nobelpreisträger
 Walcott, Frederic C. (1869–1949), US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei
 Walcott, Gregory (1928–2015), US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
 Walcott, Henry Pickering (1838–1932), Mediziner und Politiker
 Walcott, Jennifer (* 1977), US-amerikanisches Model und Schauspielerin
 Walcott, Jersey Joe (1914–1994), US-amerikanischer Boxer
 Walcott, Joe (1873–1935), barbadischer Boxer
 Walcott, Keshorn (* 1993), Leichtathlet aus Trinidad und Tobago
 Walcott, Theo (* 1989), englischer Fußballspieler
 Walcott-Nolan, Revée (* 1995), britische Leichtathletin

Walcz
 Walczak, Benjamin (* 1984), deutscher Politiker (SPD)
 Walczak, Damian (* 1984), polnischer Radrennfahrer
 Walczak, Henning (* 1966), deutscher Immunologe
 Walczak, Krzysztof (* 1994), polnisch-deutscher Politiker (AfD)
 Walczak, Maciej (* 1963), polnischer Instrumentalist, Komponist und Entwickler von Software für Multimediaprojekte
 Walczak, Michał (* 1979), polnischer Dramatiker
 Walczak, Patryk (* 1992), polnischer Handballspieler
 Walczak, Ruth (* 1988), britische Ruderin
 Walczewski, Marek (1937–2009), polnischer Schauspieler
 Walczykiewicz, Marta (* 1987), polnische Kanurennsportlerin

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Welcome to the Portugal Guide's Where to Stay section. Here you will find listings and detailed information on all types of accommodation in the Portugal ranging from budget holiday rental villas through to luxury hotels.
A holiday in Portugal offers something for everyone. From the bustling cosmopolitan capital of Lisbon, with its splendid architecture to the sun drenched Algarve coast we're here to help you choose your perfect Portuguese holiday accommodation.
Whichever part of the country you will be visiting, there will be a range of available accommodation options. Whether your choice is most influenced by location, budget, amenities, or family friendliness, we'll help you navigate the main alternatives.
If camping is your thing, Portugal has got you covered. Scattered all over the country are sites where you can bring your RV, camper van or motorhome. The amenities on offer vary from basic to luxurious. It is also possible to camp outside designated campsites, but restrictions will apply.
At the cheaper end of the accommodation spectrum, you might choose to hire a room in a private home, or rent a guest house. The basic budget option among these might come with no bathroom or breakfast, but higher on the scale you would be offered breakfast and an en suite bathroom.
Another budget-friendly option are youth hostels. As their name implies, you might get dormitory-style accommodation that reminds you of school trips. However, you might be lucky enough to find a family room or double room with en suite bathroom.
If you prefer hotels, your choices range from one to five-star level comforts, with every other option in between. At the more bare bones end of the spectrum, expect basic provision of a bed and no en suite bathroom. If you choose the budget option, bear in mind that there might not be air conditioning. This might make a major difference to your comfort in the hot season, or in the few parts of Portugal where it gets cold in the winter.
Worthy of mention among Portugal's hotels are the chain of "pousadas." These were once historic buildings such as convents, castles and monasteries that have now been repurposed into luxurious tourist lodgings. These four or five star hotels can be found all over the country.
For many, self-catering apartments or villas are the ideal accommodation choice. They offer the comforts and freedom of home, but with better weather and scenery. If you're travelling in a large group, a multi-bedroomed holiday villa will offer more room and flexibility than a hotel.If you choose to stay in the countryside, an excellent option would be one of several privately-owned manor houses. These will vary on a scale of grandness from simple farmhouses to palaces.
While planning your accommodation, it's also important to consider the time of year. If you plan to visit in high season, prices will likely be higher and vacancies difficult to get unless you book months in advance.
With all this in mind, browse through our extensive listing of holiday accommodations.
The rolling green landscape of the North is home to Portugal's second city, Porto. Set at the mouth of the River Douro much of this old city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. To the east is the mountainous border with Spain with its stunning countryside whilst the Costa Verde provides endless sandy beaches.
The sun-baked Alentejo makes up almost a third of Portugal. A vast swathe of agricultural land it lies between the border with Spain and the beaches of the Atlantic coast. This is where to see Portugal's history from stone circles to Roman temples to medieval castles.


Jumpsuits are the perfect day-to-night piece. And now that spring is here you can finally dust them off and start working them back into your wardrobe. Match with high-top sneakers and a cross-body bag for a relaxed everyday look, loafers for the office or accessorise with a pair of statement heels and a bold clutch for an effortless evening look.
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NORFOLK, Va. -- Zoran Talley's potential game-tying three-pointer with two seconds remaining came up short and Old Dominion fell to Middle Tennessee, 64-61, on Saturday afternoon at the Ted Constant Center.
Middle Tennessee led by as many as six in the final minute, but the Monarchs rallied to close the gap to two after a Trey Freeman triple with 10 seconds remaining. MTSU went 1-of-2 at the line, which led to Talley's opportunity to tie the game in the waning seconds.
The defeat comes just two days after the Monarchs had their 32-game home winning streak snapped by UAB in a 72-71 overtime loss.
Middle Tennessee (12-5, 4-1 C-USA) had the better of the play early on, as the Blue Raiders surged out to an early 7-0 in the first four minutes of play.
ODU (9-9, 2-3 C-USA) responded, taking its first lead of the game at 19-18 seven minutes before halftime. Defense keyed the Monarch resurgence, as ODU held MTSU scoreless for a five-minute span in the latter part of the opening half.
The Monarchs would carry a 26-24 lead into halftime, thanks to a Talley tip-in just before the buzzer. Freeman paced ODU in the opening half with 11 points, while Aaron Bacote added six points and three assists.
In the second half, the Monarchs led 45-42 with just under 10 minutes to play, but Middle Tennessee went on a 10-1 run to take a 52-46 lead. The Blue Raiders would not relinquish that lead for the remainder of the contest, and would hold on for the 64-61 victory.
Overall, the Monarchs outrebounded the Blue Raiders, 37-32, but Middle Tennessee was able to shoot 47.2 percent from the field, while ODU shot 40.4 percent.
Freeman tied his career high with 28 points, while Bacote added 13 points and four assists and Talley contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.
Darnell Harris led Middle Tennessee with 19 points and six rebounds, with Edward Simpson adding 14 points and Giddy Potts finishing with 11 points.
ODU remains at home for a C-USA matchup with WKU on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Ted Constant Center. The game will air on American Sports Network (ASN).


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Tax Season 2019; A Cannabis Course At UConn; Sealed Richard Sackler Testimony Now Public
By Lydia Brown & Lucy Nalpathanchil • Feb 25, 2019
The 2019 tax season is here. Have you filed your forms? If so, good on you for not procrastinating. If not, you might want to reconsider waiting until the last minute... because the U.S. tax code has changed.
This hour, we take an in-depth look at the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and find out what it means for those filing taxes this year.
Later, Connecticut Public Radio's Patrick Skahill takes us inside a UConn lecture hall, where students are learning the science of cultivating... get this... cannabis.
'Agreement In Principle' Reached On Border Security Funding, Top Republican Says
By Kelsey Snell • Feb 11, 2019
Updated at 1:39 a.m. ET Tuesday
Congressional negotiators have reached what they are calling "an agreement in principle" on a border-security spending agreement. Details of the agreement have not yet been released. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., says the full details will be released when the drafting of the bill is complete — a process that could be finished on Tuesday, at the earliest.
Government Shutdown Cut Into Economic Growth, CBO Says
By Jim Zarroli • Jan 28, 2019
Updated at 5 p.m. ET
The partial shutdown of the government reduced federal spending by about $3 billion and cut into overall U.S. economic growth, according to a report released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
The report says that because of the shutdown, which lasted from Dec. 22 through last Friday, about $18 billion in discretionary government spending was delayed. Most of the money will be spent later, now that the shutdown has ended.
To Impeach Or Not To Impeach? That Is The Question.
By Betsy Kaplan • Jan 28, 2019
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There's a healthy debate going on about whether to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump.
The Atlantic's Yoni Appelbaum and others say now is the time to begin the process. History tells us that the process of impeachment, not the outcome, is a vital protection against the dangers of a president who has not kept his promise to preserve and defend our Constitution. Others say Trump will need to be beaten at the polls in the absence of Mueller-stamped evidence.
'A Long Time Coming': News Of Shutdown Deal Reaches Bradley International Airport
By Frankie Graziano • Jan 27, 2019
Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Radio
President Donald Trump announced from the White House Friday that he's made a tentative deal with congress to re-open the government and end the shutdown.
Trump Signs Short-Term Bill To End Government Shutdown, But Border Fight Still Looms
By Jessica Taylor • Jan 25, 2019
The longest government shutdown in history ended after President Trump signed a bipartisan three-week stopgap funding measure late Friday. Several agencies had been partially shuttered for 35 days.
"I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government," Trump said earlier Friday in the White House Rose Garden, announcing the long-awaited bipartisan breakthrough.
Shutdown's Toll Reached The Skies As Staff Shortages Caused Delays At LaGuardia
By Laurel Wamsley • Jan 25, 2019
Travelers experienced significant flight delays at New York's LaGuardia Airport and at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday due to a shortage of air traffic control center workers. Philadelphia International Airport also saw slight staffing-related delays.
Watch: Trump Speaks About Shutdown
By Tucker Ives • Jan 25, 2019
Annette Elizabeth Allen / NPR
President Donald Trump is speaking about the partial government shutdown more than 34 days since it began. This comes as federal workers miss another paycheck and air travel is delayed because of a shortage of workers.
Trump: Short-Term Deal To End Shutdown OK If It Has 'Prorated Down Payment' On Wall
By Brian Naylor & Susan Davis • Jan 24, 2019
After an at-times heated debate, the Senate on Thursday, as expected, failed to approve either of the competing measures that would have ended the standoff over border wall funding.
If nothing else, the votes seemed to spur a flurry of efforts to find a way to end the standoff. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced on the Senate floor after the measures failed that he spoke with President Trump about a three-week stopgap bill to reopen the government.
Trump Blinked. Could A Shutdown Deal Be Next?
By Domenico Montanaro • Jan 24, 2019
In this game of who would blink first in this shutdown showdown, it was, perhaps surprisingly, President Trump.
Late Wednesday night, the president tweeted saying he would defer to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and not deliver a State of the Union address until the government is back open.
Beyond The U.S.-Mexico Border: A Look At Changes To U.S. Immigration Policy
By Lydia Brown & Lucy Nalpathanchil • Jan 24, 2019
While the debate over a U.S.-Mexico border wall has been broadcast loudly across headlines, revisions to U.S. immigration policy have occurred quietly, with little notice.
This hour, we take an in-depth look at these changes and consider their impact on current and future immigrants.
Plus, when it comes to welcoming new immigrants, how willing are municipal leaders and residents to open their arms? We find out and we also hear from you.
Government Shutdown Could Halt Progress On New Haven Biotech's Paralysis Reversal Drug
By Lori Mack • Jan 23, 2019
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A startup biotechnology company out of Yale University is concerned that the government shutdown will have an impact on a new drug they've been working on.
Domestic Violence Victims Could See Additional Hardship As Shutdown Continues
Nonprofit organizations are having trouble in their efforts to serve survivors of domestic violence.
TSA Employees Turn To Food Bank For Support As Federal Shutdown Persists
By Ryan Lindsay • Jan 18, 2019
Ryan Lindsay / Connecticut Public Radio
As the month-marker of the partial government shutdown approaches, Transportation Security Administration employees at Bradley International Airport are turning to food donations to keep meals on their table.
Hayes Joins Hunt For McConnell In Attempt To End Shutdown
By Ana Radelat // CTMirror.org • Jan 16, 2019
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Followed by a phalanx of journalists, Rep. Jahana Hayes joined a group of House Democratic freshmen Wednesday who went on the hunt for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Pelosi Calls For Postponement Of State Of The Union Address Because Of Shutdown
By Brian Naylor • Jan 16, 2019
The annual State of the Union message to Congress may be the latest casualty of the partial government shutdown.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday, suggesting a postponement until after the shutdown is over. The speech, which the president would deliver to a joint session of Congress and a national broadcast audience, was originally scheduled for Jan. 29.
Federal Employees Moonlight To Pay The Bills
By Jeff Brady • Jan 16, 2019
As the standoff between President Trump and Congress continues over funding for Trump's proposed border wall, the partial shutdown of the federal government means workers will go weeks without a paycheck. That has some looking for temporary jobs to pay their bills.
In Boise, Idaho, Chris Kirk says he's worked for the federal government for 19 years. He administers contracts for the hundreds of millions of dollars the U.S. Forest Service spends on fighting wildfires. But these days he's on furlough and looking for extra income.
Shutdown Creates Housing Insecurity; New Haven Approves Civilian Review Board
By Carmen Baskauf & Lucy Nalpathanchil • Jan 15, 2019
Clarice Silber / CT Mirror
Shuttered national parks, TSA workers calling in sick, hundreds of thousands of paychecks missed. Americans around the country are feeling the impact of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But it's not just federal employees who are struggling.
This hour, we find out how the shutdown is affecting some of the country's most vulnerable residents.
'Priorities': Coast Guard Families Rethink Spending During Government Shutdown
By Frankie Graziano & Harriet Jones • Jan 14, 2019
Coast Guard families are enduring hardships as active duty personnel and civilian employees live without pay during the government shutdown.
Some Mortgage Deals Are In Limbo As Government Shutdown Drags On
By Yuki Noguchi • Jan 11, 2019
The partial shutdown of the federal government is causing some financial problems for furloughed workers who can't refinance their mortgages or buy homes because lenders can't verify their income. But unpaid federal employees aren't the only ones running into problems.
Libby Anderson, for example, got her final divorce decree on Tuesday. She'd hoped that would mean her ex-husband would finally move out of their Des Moines, Iowa, home, where they've been living separate lives under one roof for eight months.
New Beer Labels On Hold During Government Shutdown
Beer drinkers will not get to sample brand new creations from their favorite breweries during the government shutdown.
Shutdown Shutters Many D.C. Tourist Attractions — But Not The One In Trump's Hotel
By Peter Overby • Jan 10, 2019
The government's partial shutdown has turned Washington's National Mall into a bleak place. Trash cans are overflowing, museums and historic sites are shuttered. Park Service rangers and Smithsonian employees are furloughed as the shutdown drags on.
Border Residents Remain Skeptical About The Need For An Expanded Wall
By editor • Jan 9, 2019
At Ardovino's Desert Crossing, an Italian restaurant in southern New Mexico, it's not unusual for diners to look up from their gnocchi and see Border Patrol agents outside aiming flashlights at footprints on the ground.
Himes: Trump Won't Stand Down Until He Can Declare Victory
By Tucker Ives • Jan 9, 2019
Chion Wolf / Connecticut Public Radio
Tensions remain high and a sense of urgency has set in as the partial shutdown of the federal government begins to affect more Americans.
DOJ, Largely Shut Down, Nonetheless Issued Statements On Southern Border Cases
By Carrie Johnson • Jan 8, 2019
The ongoing government shutdown didn't stop the Justice Department's public affairs office from issuing statements this week about cases involving America's Southern border.
Officials in Washington, D.C., instructed field office workers on Dec. 21 that the public affairs unit would "only issue press releases to the extent it is necessary to ensure public safety or national security, such as a terrorist attack or something of similar magnitude."
Little Sign Of Progress On Wall Stalemate After Hill Leaders Briefed At White House
By Brian Naylor • Jan 2, 2019
A closed-door briefing for congressional leaders in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday failed to resolve any issues between Democrats and the Trump administration over funding for border security.
The stalemate has led to a partial government shutdown, now nearing the two-week mark.
"I don't think any particular progress was made," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters afterward.
Congress Focuses On Averting Shutdown, But Trump Wants More In Budget Deal
By Geoff Bennett • Apr 24, 2017
Congress returns Tuesday from its spring recess, facing yet another down-to-the-wire spate of deal-making — and a White House anxious to claim its first major legislative win.
On Friday night, the funding measure lawmakers approved last year to keep the federal government running will expire. The timing leaves members of the House and Senate just four days to reach a new agreement to fund the government, or risk a partial shutdown of federal agencies on Saturday — the 100th day of Donald Trump's presidency.
Government Shutdown Makes Its Debut In Campaign Ads
By editor • Oct 24, 2013
The federal government shutdown ordeal only recently ended, but candidates on both sides of the aisle are already on the air with ads aiming to turn the impasse to their advantage.
After the Shutdown: Democracy and Economic Policy
By Catie Talarski, Tucker Ives & John Dankosky • Oct 24, 2013
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UConn Philosophy professor Michael Lynch wrote in a recent New York Times opinion piece, that we're living in a "dangerous political moment." Not just because of the shutdown of the federal government and the near default on the nation's debts, but he writes: "The real damage is caused by the idea that that our current democratic form of government should be shuttered." That a large segment of the population might think government really is a bad idea.
Blumenthal: Congress Must Focus on Budget
By Harriet Jones • Oct 21, 2013
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With the shutdown in the rearview mirror, Connecticut's senior senator said it's vital for Congress to reach a budget accord as soon as possible.
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Incorporated in 1903, Metter, Georgia has two places listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Chandler County Courthouse built in 1921 and the South Metter Residential Historic District, showcasing homes from the late 19th and 20th century. For those visiting the area, there are hotels located in and near Metter to accommodate your stay.
The Scottish Inns and Suites of Metter are located near Interstate 16. Nearby attractions include the Willow Lake Golf Course, Canochee River and the Guido Gardens. Hotel amenities include a 24-hour front desk, free parking, ice machine and vending machines. Each guestroom has a microwave, refrigerator, cable TV, free local calls, high-speed Internet, wake-up service and iron/ironing board. Nearby restaurants include Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King, Western Sizzler and Crispy Chicken. Pets are allowed at this hotel.
Holiday Inn Express is located on GA 121 and Interstate 16, and nearby attractions include the George L. Smith State Park and the Georgia Southern University. Hotel amenities include free local calls, a continental breakfast bar and outdoor pool. Smoking and non-smoking rooms are available. Each guestroom includes cable TV, high-speed Internet, connecting rooms and a coffeemaker. Nearby eateries include McDonald's, Western Steer, Kentucky Fried Chicken and JoMax Barbecue.
The Comfort Inn and Suites is located in Statesboro, approximately 15 miles from Metter. The hotel features a free full breakfast, fitness center, complimentary weekly newspaper, free high-speed Internet, outdoor pool, hot tub and guest laundry facilities. Each of the 77 guestrooms are equipped with cable TV, microwave, refrigerator, coffeemaker, wake-up service and iron/ironing board. Some rooms are wheelchair accessible and have an in-bath whirlpool. Local restaurants include Applebee's, Longhorn Steakhouse, RJ's Seafood and Steak, and Loco's Deli and Pub. No pets are allowed at this hotel.
Miller, Krystal. "Hotels In and Near Metter, Georgia." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/hotels-near-metter-georgia-26775.html. Accessed 21 April 2019.


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Кужанак () — деревня в Зианчуринском районе Республики Башкортостан Российской Федерации. Входит в состав Яныбаевского сельсовета. Самая Южная точка Республики Башкортостан и Уральских гор.

География

Географическое положение
Расстояние до:
 районного центра (Исянгулово): 117 км,
 ближайшей ж/д станции (Кувандык): 22 км.

История
Центр упразднённого в 2008 году Кужанакского сельсовета.

Население

Примечания

Ссылки
 Совет муниципальных образований Республики Башкортостан.

Населённые пункты Зианчуринского района