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Las Vegas is the city of fantasy, where dreams are realized and where fortunes are lost and won.
Don't think Vegas is all about gambling and nightlife, nor let Las Vegas' nickname "Sin City" put you off for a holiday. There are family-friendly hotels in Las Vegas and other activities as well.
You can take the family on a ride out of the city to view the breathtaking natural beauty of the desert and red rocks just outside of Las Vegas limits.If you're interested in gambling, you might want to check out the Las Vegas hotels which can include all you can eat buffets, free tickets to shows, spa passes, VIP admission to nightclubs, and more.
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No matter which one of the popular hotels in Las Vegas you stay at, you won't ever get bored. Choose one of this selection of Las Vegas hotels and have the trip of a lifetime.
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MGM Grand in particular is a lot of fun for kids since it has a five-pool complex located on 6.6-acres! It features a winding river pool with waterfalls, Rainforest Café and cave-like grottos.
People come from all over the world to eat at Joël Robuchon, the first and only three-starred Michelin restaurant in Las Vegas. A meal here doesn't come cheap (the price-fixed *menu costs $425 a person), but it's worth it.The hotel is also home to other top restaurants, including Wolfgang Puck, Tom Colicchio's CraftSteak, and Hakkasan. With 4,996 modern and well-appointed rooms and suites provide accommodations for every need. This MGM Grand also features a state-of-the-art, nonsmoking conference center, a spacious casino floor, a Grand Spa, Cristophe Salon and an inviting 6.5-acre pool complex, plus Wet Republic Ultra Pool offering "daylife" where guests can enjoy a party atmosphere while listening to celebrity DJ beats.
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The Bellagio Las Vegas
There's one reason most people come to Vegas: the casinos. Though gamblers have their pick of casinos on the Strip, the Bellagio's is the best for high-rollers. It has two glassed-in private areas where gamblers can go big.Given the almost-4,000 room count, you might expect service to be a little fraught at times, but even arriving at a peak midday checking-in time, the process works like a charm. As well as the huge casino and shopping, the hotel boasts perhaps the best selection of pools in the city, with indulgent cabana and day bed options aplenty. For entertainment and nightlife, the Cirque du Soleil show is based in the hotel's theatre and there's a wonderful gallery of fine art.
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The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
Upon entering the futuristic lobby of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, guests check in on iPads. Rooms are also modern and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including controls that allow guests to adjust the lighting, music, and temperature and make restaurant and spa reservations through the TV.Guests enjoy oversized residential-styled living spaces with private terraces and breathtaking views of the Las Vegas skyline.
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The Aria Resort & Casino Las Vegas
Las Vegas may be known for its excess, but that doesn't mean the hotels are wasteful.Aria consists of two curved glass and steel highrise towers adjoined at the center and is the largest and tallest structure at CityCenter in Las Vegas.Dubbed as the most technologically advanced hotel ever built. The "smart rooms" which automatically adjust curtains, turn off unused lights and electronics, and regulate the temperature when a guest enters or leaves a room are among the most notable aspects of Aria is its incorporation of technology in the exterior and interior design of the hotel.
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The JW Marriott Las Vegas
Located off the Strip just a few minutes from Red Rock Canyon, the JW Marriott allows guests to go mountain climbing, bike riding, and hiking. The resort occupies 50 acres,including an 18-hole golf course, several pools, and lush gardens.Set on 50 rolling acres of palm trees and gardens with views of the mountains, JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort is only 20 minutes from the Strip but feels a world away. Those looking to play golf or get pampered have come to the right place -- the JW Marriott Spa Aquae is one of the biggest in town.
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The Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas
When you pull in to the Waldorf Astoria, formerly the Mandarin Oriental, it feels secluded and private—a certain number of people actually live here full-time and enjoy all the amenities. You'll be greeted by name when you arrive at the lobby on the 23rd floor, and there's no line for check-in. The true pièce de résistance? No gaming, which means everything is blissfully quiet. The 47-story hotel is the only freestanding, non-gaming, luxury property on The Vegas Strip. The Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas is a sophisticated sanctuary of modern elegance and ideally located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip at the entrance of ARIA Resort & Casino. The luxurious Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Las Vegas provides a non-gaming and non-smoking alternative and offers sincere service and luxurious amenities.
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The Guildhall Shopping Centre provides a diverse range of restaurants and retailers, and is unique to any other spot in Exeter. During the Christmas period, Guildhall's stores will be bursting with seasonal food, gifts and festive spirit. It's a Christmas shopping experience like no other!
The Guildhall Shopping Centre will be home to lots of festive kiosks for shoppers to enjoy. This will be a celebration of local, independent retailers and will take place each Thursday – Sunday from 16 November.
There will also be street food stalls where visitors can purchase lots of delicious local festive food at St Pancras Church.
On November 16, Guildhall Shopping Centre welcomes the official Exeter Chiefs merchandise vehicle in the run up to Christmas.
Parked up in Market Square, the pop-up shop will sell replica kit and accessories daily from 9-5pm, up until the December 23 making it the perfect place to pick up those pressies for loyal rugby fans this Christmas.
Located in the public realm area, there will be two beautiful festive little and large cabins full to the brim with beautiful Christmas decor, children's gifts, clothes and stocking fillers for all the family.
Buy unique Christmas presents all the while supporting amazing small creative businesses in the South West.
Sprout + Shed will be at the Guildhall from November 16 – 19 and then back on November 30 – December 3, including late night Thursdays.


BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed goaltender Robin Lehner to a one-year, $4 million contract.
The team announced the deal Tuesday. Lehner was a restricted free agent.
The 26-year-old Swede showed he could stay healthy last season, setting career highs with 59 games played, 23 wins and two shutouts. He ranked third in the NHL with 1,758 saves and finished with a .920 save percentage and 2.68 goals-against average.
Bothered by injuries and concussion problems, Lehner had never before played more than 36 games in an NHL season. The Sabres took a chance on Lehner when they traded a first-round pick to the Ottawa Senators for him at the 2015 draft.
Lehner will again be a restricted free agent next summer when this contract expires.


Containment Protocols: RPC-866 is contained via the annual sacrifice of approximately three (3) virgin human females, preferably originating from the Greek isles. If this is done, hypothetically, RPC-866 will return the page to normal be contained.
Description: RPC-866 is currently indescribable. As such, estimates shall be made as to what RPC-866 wants, needs, is, and can do. If any of this information is incorrect, it will be stricken from the document.
At this moment, RPC-866 is theorized to be a "metaphysical embodiment of primordial soup," and not a physical entity. As such, it is unknown what RPC-866 actually is. RPC-866 has shown the capability to communicate with intelligent life via telepathy, although this results in seizures and/or brain damage to the host. RPC-866 has made numerous appearances in human history, although mostly seen as an "evil" figure. The Board would like to remind all Authority personnel that RPC-866 is not evil, and is to be given annual blood sacrifices.
There are various current proposals as to neutralizing RPC-866, although the general consensus is that it would require a Theta-black class entity, of which the Authority currently does not possess. RPC-866 is known to have inspired various deities in various mythological pantheons, although generally depicted as pure chaos, as stated above. This is restated due to RPC-866 having edited the document. RPC-866 is not an entity, RPC-866 is a concept. The Board would like to remind all personnel that RPC-866 is not an entity.
According to recovered documents dating back to approximately █████ B.C.E, RPC-866 commonly takes the appearance of a snake humanoid goat pharaoh mass of tentacles incomprehensible horror black hole. RPC-866 has a thousand forms, and cannot be observed properly at this time.
Due to its relationship with the Children of Nihil primary religion(s), it is believed RPC-866 may have originally been perceived as a deity by them. However, no records exist of RPC-866 being a "sun" in the Nihil religion. There are, however, records of an "apocryphal flood" in the Nihil religion, which could possibly imply RPC-866. Further research into this topic is ongoing.
Due to the nature of RPC-866, a summary of the impact RPC-866 has had on human growth and/or culture is shown below. Note: the dates of appearances are not entirely accurate.
████ B.C.E - RPC-866 inspires the Egyptian deity Apophis.
Unknown - RPC-866 is speculated to have inspired the serpent that betrays Adam and Eve.
1812 B.C.E - RPC-866 is believed to have inspired Beelzebub. due to recent developments, this has been proven untrue.
████ B.C.E - RPC-866 inspires the deity prominently featured in some Children of Nihil documents, named ███████████.
30 B.C.E - The Egyptian empire falls. RPC-866 is believed to have taken part in this.
476 C.E - During the fall of Rome, it is believed RPC-866 took part in the pillaging of the capital.
33 C.E - RPC-866 betrays Jesus Christ.
700 C.E - RPC-866 is believed to have first given the Chinese gunpowder. After the Chinese use this for fireworks, RPC-866 de-manifests.
1340 C.E - RPC-866 is believed to have been associated with the black death.
1585 C.E - Roanoke disappears. RPC-866 is not responsible for this, however may have been involved.
1966 C.E - The Church of Satan is founded. RPC-866 is believed to have been associated.
After further research, RPC-866 is revealed to be entirely harmless.
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why must you be afraid of it?
what did it ever do to you?
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RPC-866 is not technically an anomaly, as it is (by natural standards) a completely natural phenomenon. It is not an entity, nor a tangible object, it is a concept.
RPC-866 is capable of telepathically "communicating" with intelligent life. This has been recorded on one occasion. Although technically communicating, RPC-866 possesses no concept of language, thought, or conceivable brain. It is entirely unknown how RPC-866 even functions.
RPC-866 is currently unable able to edit this document. In the event RPC-866 edits this document, any edits it makes should be relatively easy to identify, and are to be subsequently ignored. If RPC-866's edits are found to be only observable to certain individuals, these individuals are to be classified as RPC-866-1. There has been one recorded case of RPC-866-1.
As of █/█/98, RPC-866-1 instance(s) are to be given approximately five years of therapy, and are to be removed from any posts they once had at the Authority.
After further research, RPC-866 is revealed to be currently incomprehensible to the human mind. It is beyond our current scientific model, beyond our current way of thinking, and beyond what our brains can currently handle without spontaneously combusting.


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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Posted on May 16, 2013 by Daniel Prinn
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Director: Paul Weitz
Stars: John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia
Teenager, Darren Shan, meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
This isn't near-awful, but it isn't that good, either. The character's ambitions are strange, like how Hutcherson's character aspires to become a vampire… It's fairly obsessive and weird. This is sort-of a stange blend of supernatural wars and events, but it also touches on teenage angst. Mostly how Hutcherson's character feels he is surrounded by idiots and isn't accepted; and the non-normative transformations certain characters endure.
Chris Massolgia won't make you want to root for Darren. He's just a dull presence. Also, it was so hard to care for him at times, I was rooting for the friend-turned-foe, Hutcherson. This is just a really forgettable flick. It's one of those movies that is decent to watch on TV when nothing interesting is on; or one might put on when they're just puttering or dabbling on the computer. It's effective background noise.
The style and cinematography are great, and there are some engaging scenes. It's refreshing to see a comedy director (Paul Weitz, American Pie) take on something so strange. The thing is… The story isn't that interesting. It's about some fat guy called Tiny who tries to spark a war between two vampire clans. One of the clans has a vegan attitude (the side Darren and Crepsley are on), and the opposing side has that stereotypical, blood-sucking, fleash-eatin' attitude. The screenplay is written by Paul Weitz and Brian Helgeland (the guy behind L.A. Confidential). One would think a screenplay co-written by Helgeland would be so much better!
John C. Reilly works the role of Crepsley. Overall; it's slightly creepy, but it's a mostly bland, strange tale of the supernatural. It's a weird genre blend, and some of it just doesn't work. You probably won't be begging for a sequel. This is, at its most basic, a movie about teenage angst set during a war between vampires with an Olive Garden lifestyle and vampires with an Epic Meal Time (just with human meat, kinda thing) lifestyle.
Posted in 2000s, Reviews # - M	| Tagged 2009, action, Adventure, American Pie, Brian Helgeland, Chris Massolgia, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, Fantasy, John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, L.A. Confidential, Paul Weitz	| 4 Replies
Stars: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff
Tagline: Let someone in
Portia (Tina Fey) is an admissions officer at Princeton University, who swears she just isn't a sadist who drives on saying no. She seems to be afraid of commitment and she's a very reserved person. This year, after so many years, Princeton is now number two. In the country or worldwide, you might ask? Who knows, the screenwriter never bothers to tell us.
Anyway, she and this other admissions officer named Corinne (Gloria Reuben) go head to head for the Dean of Admissions job, but when she meets John Pressman (Paul Rudd) and a kid named Jeremiah (Nat Wolff), she must question where her priorities stand. Pressman tells Portia that Jeremiah just might be her son she gave up for adoption years ago.
Admission is a little flick all about relationships, self-sacrifice, and finding middle ground and learning it's not all about you. The plot isn't that good, first of all. It's really safe and probably the most generic plot of the year thus far. It's also rather pointless with little fairly well-formed plot points here and there. Mark (Michael Sheen), Portia's boyfriend of ten years leaves her for another woman. Then he just keeps showing up at random moments and it really starts to get tedious. He doesn't seem to offer much to the plot, but at least it gives Portia an excuse to use when she's acting all moody, when she's really being affected by finding her son. She fights for him to get into Princeton and she really seems to believe in him because he seems like some sort of prodigy with great SAT scores without taking any SAT prep classes. She also has some kind-of relationship with Paul Rudd's character, and Rudd's character has an adopted son who is sick and tired of travelling all over the place. Portia also has unresolved issues with her mother, Susannah (Lily Tomlin). It all seems like a lot could be going on, but at the same time, it feels like nothing is happening.
Some people who have given up a child for adoption could relate to Portia's situation and understand that she wants to do anything for Jerimah, not being there his whole life. That's one of the real-life emotions brought in, but that's about it. Also, this is a bit of a commentary on how competitive schools are these days. One has to be extremely impressive to get in, and there isn't any secret formula to getting into Princeton. In the scene where the officers are going through the best candidates, it allows for something fairly original. When they are reading the candidate, the candidate shows up in the corner, and if they get accepted, they stay put, but if they get denied, they just fall through a trapdoor. It's a little funny. Though, this is only a tiny commentary, as the bigger plot points cloud any potential it had to prosper.
I must admit that this film's biggest crime is that it isn't that funny. There are chuckles throughout – like Lily Tomlin wielding a rifle – sure, but I must deny that the film has memorable laugh-out-loud moments or even any big charm. This is extremely generic and a very, very forgettable affair. When trying to even remember the funniest moments a few hours later, you might have to scratch your head for a good minute before you come up with anything. It's fairly romantic, but it might have just worked better as a drama with some solid moments of comedy. The completely unrewarding third act forgets to make the audience laugh for a good ten minutes, as everyone's too busy being upset and feeling sorry for themselves.
Everyone's okay in their roles, at least. Paul Rudd is his usual self in yet another generic comedy. Tina Fey, though, has still yet to make a big splash in the movie world. Mean Girls was great, sure, but when you think of that movie, you think of Lindsay Lohan, "Raise your hand if you've ever been victimized by Regina George," and "Karen, you just can't go around asking people why they're white," etc.; not the writer and supporting star, Tina Fey. Though, I hope she could eventually capitalize on the big screen. She still is a huge star on the small screen, because whenever someone may say: SNL female veteran, hilarious Golden Globe host, or 30 Rock, Tina Fey is often one of the first names to come to mind. Though, she's just okay in this, and has a few funny lines.
In a nutshell: Admission tries to have a good amount of heart. Though, it usually ends up being generic, not charming enough, sometimes bland, safe, and kind-of unrewarding in the end. It just goes along and eventually gets to the end, but a lot later than you wish it to. It isn't easy to recommend, but if you still feel the need to see it, skip it in theaters and, like the list so many Princeton applicants get put on, waitlist it.
Posted in 2013 films, Reviews # - M	| Tagged 2013, Admission, comedy, Gloria Reuben, Lily Tomlin, Nat Wolff, Paul Rudd, Paul Weitz, Tina Fey	| Leave a reply
Film review: American Pie. The great comedy that launched a pretty decent teen comedy franchise in 1999.
Stars: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan
Tagline: Boy gets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets pie.
It's a pretty funny coming of age comedy.
Four high school boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by the end of prom night. Jim is the main guy in the group, doing things like trying to get with a hot foreign girl Nadia, doing a nasty deed with an apple pie, and eventually finding something great in an unexpected girl. Oz is on the lacrosse team, and has his eye on the beautiful choir girl, Heather. Kevin has been dating Victoria for a while and hasn't had the most luck in the department of pleasuring her and is focused solely on losing his virginity to her. Finch is the sophisticated nice guy who has an infamous love interest by the end of the film. And Stifler is the the immature and hilarious jerk friend, who is the funniest in the film.
The whole story seems a little shallow for a coming-of-age comedy film, but it really can be funny. It has a great bunch of funny and memorable scenes, and very memorable characters.
It's a movie that can be watched many times, as it's always funny, and the comedic tension between Finch and Stifler is always funny. Going to Band Camp would be a funny experience.
The film stars Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Shannon Elizabeth, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Chris Owen as The Shermanator, Jennifer Coolidge as Stifler's Mom, and Eugene Levy as Jim's Dad.
It's a great start to a pretty awesome comedy franchise (with the exception of the pretty bad straight to DVD crap). It's the best slice of Pie in the series.
Review written on: August 9, 2012, by Daniel Prinn.
Posted in Reviews # - M	| Tagged 1999, Alyson Hannigan, American Pie, Chris Klein, Jason Biggs, Paul Weitz, Seann William Scott, teen comedy	| Leave a reply

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Meet the single mom who went from $100K in debt to an early retirement nest egg
How did she do it? She set a series of targets and kept a laser-like focus on them.
Taje Perkins (left) and her mother, Takiia Anderson, snapped a photo on Taje's first day at Spelman College in Atlanta. (NerdWallet via AP)
By Kevin Voigt|NerdWallet
6:00 AM on Oct 14, 2018 CDT
When Takiia Anderson graduated from Boston College Law School in 1999, she was a single mom with a 2-year-old child, nearly $100,000 in student loans and a new job as a government attorney that paid $34,102 a year.
She didn't like that math.
"People are talking about 20 years to pay off a student loan, and my daughter is going to college in 16 years," recalls Anderson, now 47 and based in Atlanta. "I didn't want to be in a situation where I'm helping her pay for college while I'm still paying my student loan."
Today, Anderson's student debt is long gone. She has nearly $500,000 in retirement savings, and her daughter, Taje Perkins, finished her third year at Spelman College in Atlanta with no student loans to cover its nearly $30,000 a year in tuition and fees.
How did she do it? She set a series of targets and kept a laser-like focus on them that, even though she later became a high-earner who rode the stock markets' upward surge, can serve as a lesson to others today.
"Any time I got a raise, a bonus or a tax refund, I put it toward my debt, my daughter's education savings and then retirement," Anderson says.
Tough choice: save for retirement or college?
Many financial advisers would advise flipping Anderson's last two priorities: "The same way that airplane announcements tell us parents should put on their own oxygen masks before assisting their children, parents should prioritize saving for retirement and putting themselves in a good financial position before saving for their children's education," says Paul R. Ruedi, CEO of Ruedi Wealth Management in Plano.
Yet more parents like Anderson are prioritizing saving for college over retirement — 56 percent are doing the former vs. 54 percent the latter, according to a recent survey by Sallie Mae, one of the nation's largest student loan lenders.
"Although college wasn't as expensive when I went in 1989, I know what it's like not to have to pay those bills, and that's what I wanted for her," says Anderson, a Howard University graduate.
Tackling her big debt first
Anderson attacked her student loan debt first with single-minded determination.
"We didn't have cable. No internet," she recalls, adding that instead they watched old or borrowed DVDs and VHS tapes. "I was literally living in overdraft protection. But I was paying my bills on time. I drove the same car for 12 years, cooked at home and packed lunches."
As her salary increased and she was promoted to roles with the U.S. Department of Labor in Maryland, Philadelphia and Atlanta, she pumped more cash toward her debt.
"Even when I was making low six figures, I was renting $1,200 apartments — a lot of money for some people, but much less than I could afford," she says.
In the end, Anderson was able to pay off her $100,000 in debt in nine years rather than 20.
College saving: from $135 in change to $12K a year
Anderson began saving for her daughter's education when Taje was 3 years old. She started small. Following advice she heard on Oprah, Anderson paid for daily expenses in cash and at the end of each day threw change in a drawer. After one year, she had $135 that she used to open a savings account for Taje. She later rolled that into a 529 college savings plan and began contributing $50 a month.
Once Anderson paid off her student loans and credit cards in 2008, she began saving $12,000 a year toward her daughter's education. By the time Taje started college, Anderson had saved $56,000 and added another $22,000 during her first years.
But to do so, Anderson quit contributing to her government retirement plan for two years — a move most financial advisers would caution against.
"Fortunately, the two years I didn't contribute to my retirement plan was during the financial crisis," she says. In 2010, she resumed contributing to her employer-sponsored retirement plan up to the legal limit — $16,500 a year at that time — "to catch up," she says.
Anderson's max contributions aligned nicely with a nine-year bull market, in which the S&P 500 index has seen annualized returns of about 10 percent.
Debt-free means more life choice
Some might view Anderson's story as one of sacrifice, but she believes that aggressively paying down her debt has brought her freedom, like the opportunity to choose early retirement this year after working 20 years with the government.
Anderson has $15,000 in emergency savings, owns a home and is doing contract legal work to keep earning some money. She also writes a personal finance blog, The Frugal Biddy. Her daughter has begun her last year in college, and she will be taking over payments from her mother and getting student loans to finish her degree.
Dedicating five or 10 years of a career to pay down debt "may seem to some that they are losing their life, but what they don't realize is how much they gain," says Anderson.
Kevin Voigt is a writer at personal finance website NerdWallet. Email: kevin@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @kevinvoigt.
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Bricks & Words #4: 'The Property Boom'
By Chris Rogers, Apr 28 2017 2:23PM
How London and other British cities were built up (literally) after the war by a new breed of smart, canny speculators and developers is the subject of this brilliant book, the subject of this month's Bricks & Words. Towers, shopping centres, offices are all covered, in the capital and elsewhere, with key chapters on the late Harry Hyams (mastermind of Centre Point), Joe Levy and more. If you care remotely about why London looks the way it does today, read on…
This is the inside story of the post-war commercial property market in Britain but with a firm focus on London. It covers all the major deals, including the Hilton on Park Lane, the Euston Centre and Elephant & Castle, as well as the Bull Ring in Birmingham. Exactly how the developers found the road to riches is explained in detail, as is the secrecy under which the prevailing legislation allowed them to operate. The 1989 reprint adds a retrospective commentary by Marriott, a former journalist and now board member of investment company Shaftesbury. As forensic as a lawyer's brief, as gripping as a thriller, it's indispensable.
'The Property Boom' by Oliver Marriott (H. Hamilton, 1967; reprinted with new introduction, 1989)
Chris Rogers writer on architecture and visual culture
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Chris is one of more than a dozen specialists whose essays fill this fresh examination of the charms of Paris, which is edited by John Flower. Looking at the French capital's history, culture and districts, each item can be read in just half a minute and is beautifully illustrated with its own collage-style spread.
The Ivy Press, 2018
Hardback, 160 pages | ISBN 9781782405443


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Brief Summary: The serotonin (5-HT) and oxytocin releaser and so-called "empathogen" 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) acutely produces positive feelings, empathy, and trust. MDMA is used recreationally (ecstasy), as research tool to study 5-HT and oxytocin function, and is investigated for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.
MDMA is metabolized in part (10%) to the psychoactive metabolite 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) which itself is also a recreational substance and has also been used to assist psychotherapy in the past. The present study aims to describe and directly compare for the first time the effects of MDMA and MDA in the same healthy volunteers and using modern psychological and psychometric tests.
Additionally, although amphetamines including MDMA and MDA induce mainly positive subjective effects they may also produce negative subjective drug effects including anxiety in particular at the onset of the subjective response and the rapid onset of euphoria may increase the risk of abuse. Additionally, blood pressure may increase rapidly at drug onset. A possible solution to mitigate anxiety, abuse-related rapid euphoria increases and/or rapid blood pressure changes at onset consist of slowing the onset of the drug effect by using a slow-release formulation of MDMA. In the present study, the investigators will characterize the effects of lysine-MDMA and lysine-MDA and compare their effects with MDMA/MDA to test the concept of attenuated effects across both substances.


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Who would have been the "US" Beatles if the "UK" Beatles hadn't come along, in an alternative universe?
In a recent paper "The evolution of popular music: USA 1960–2010" published on the Royal Society Open Science website, the authors claim that "... these results suggest that, even if the British did not initiate the American revolution of 1964, they did exploit it and, to the degree that they were imitated by other artists, fanned its flames ...".
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So, my question is: If you agree with the authors that there was already a music revolution "brewing" in the US in 1964, who were these revolutionaries? Sure, we already had Elvis, Bill Haley, Carl Perkins, Little Richard, etc. So we had Rockabilly and later Rock & Roll. But was there a US band with a "new" sound and a tune like "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (and a whole bunch more where it came from) poised to become the phenom that the Beatles were?
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This question should be closed because it has to be primarily opinion based. There were too many influences on society (reflected in music) at the time to be able to say one group had any controlling influence. No Beatles would only have reduced the "British Invasion" influenced music and groups, a small segment (musically) in US music at the time.. – user3169 May 9 '15 at 5:49
Also I would not take the linked study too critically. You shoud read in Section 4 "Our study is limited in several ways...". – user3169 May 9 '15 at 5:56
@user3169 meta question : meta.musicfans.stackexchange.com/questions/200/…. Some of the chat in 'Off the record' over the last few weeks may be relevant too. – user16 May 9 '15 at 7:59
If this question is closed, then it might be suitable for Worldbuilding.SE. – pacoverflow May 10 '15 at 4:17
obviously rolling stones – Freddy May 12 '15 at 12:09
Well, The Beach Boys had that whole vocal harmony thing going on, and were one of the major influences on the Sgt Peppers album. So, while The Beatles certainly influenced a huge number of U.S. artists, they, themselves, were influenced by some U.S. artists.
The Byrds, The Animals and Bob Dylan were all finding their stride around the same time The Beatles broke in America.
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The Animals were another British band, though. – DaveP May 8 '15 at 14:02
+1 the Beach Boys pretty much were the American version of the Beatles (or vice versa) – DA. May 14 '15 at 1:07
It's impossible to say who would have filled the popularity niche of the Beatles, had they not occurred, since the British Invasion was just one facet of the major music styles of the time. Surf rock was in full swing, folk music was beginning to take off, blues and garage rock styles were just coming into their own.
That said, going by the Billboard Top 100 chart, if we discounted all British acts, the bands with the most #1 singles in the 60's were Elvis Presley and The Supremes. While The Supremes definitely don't fit the "make women swoon" aspect of the Beatles, Elvis certainly did. Granted, being a top band doesn't require even having #1 songs, it is certainly in the metrics.
So while it's impossible to say, money, in an alternate reality without a British Invasion, is probably best placed on Elvis dominating a second decade of music.
You didn't come for that, however; you wanted to know about a stylistic niche. For that, I would offer up the Four Seasons. Their changing style over their most relevant decades and relative popularity would likely have opened them up to greater popularity in a void left by a lack of British bands, in turn pushing more music and experimentation.
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Motown, as a record label and a production house, might have continued its dominance over the pop charts without a British Invasion to disrupt its hegemony. Groups like Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Tops, and the Temptations had a wider range than we remember them for -- they could, like the Beatles, move from ballads to uptempo dance numbers at the drop of a hat. In this soul-dominated world, Sly and the Family Stone could have become the Beatles -- and maybe Sly would have avoided the disillusion and drug use that destroyed him...
One "out of the box" possibility would be that Country music, especially Bakersfield and "outlaw" country, with their twangy guitar licks, could have become dominant as a pop-rock style: imagine Buck Owens and Johnny Cash crossing over big, and Elvis making a permanent comeback.
If one must imagine "rock without the Beatles," arguably the SF Bay area would still have given birth to acid rock even without the British Invasion. Most of the key players in that scene were folkies who moved seamlessly from playing in jug bands or bluegrass to LSD-fueled jams based on old blues, string band music, and or rhythm & blues. Unlike the LA bands, they were not primarily interested in becoming pop stars like the Beatles.
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Strange thing about point 1 above is that there were several Motown/Philly acts that were more successful in UK than in US. – DaveP May 12 '15 at 8:25
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A report by the New York Post has revealed that Andrew Cuomo is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over sexual harassment claims.
Cuomo was forced to resign following a New York Attorney General report regarding multiple sexual harassment claims against the former Governor.
The Post, which describes the report as a "stunning revelation," discovered the news after a Freedom of Information Law filing showed a legal services contract released by the state Comptroller's Office.
The contract states: "DOJ has also undertaken an inquiry related to sexual harassment claims made against the then Governor."
Sources have told the newspaper that the investigation revolves around possible violations of federal civil rights and labor laws.
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The report also states that the contract references other previously known federal investigations into Andrew Cuomo – including the "administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, its cover-up of nursing home deaths, and Cuomo's $5.1 coronavirus memoir."
Cuomo famously issued an executive order which forced nursing homes to take on patients that had tested positive for coronavirus.
The NYSBA (New York State Bar Association) Task Force on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care determined that the executive order policy led to "some number of additional deaths."
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Sadly, the nursing home scandal has taken a back seat to other more salacious but less deadly scandals that have enveloped Cuomo over the past year.
Just weeks ago, a New York state ethics commission voted overwhelmingly to rescind approval of Cuomo's aforementioned $5.1 million book deal due to "material omissions and misrepresentations."
Those misrepresentations center on Cuomo's alleged use of state personnel and resources to write and edit the book that prematurely celebrated the governor's handling of the pandemic.
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"State taxpayers could be on the hook for $22.7 million in legal costs related to controversies involving former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo," the Times Union writes.
Fox News meteorologist and author Janice Dean, whose husband's parents were both victims of COVID-19 in which nursing homes in New York played a part, shared her disgust.
"Not only did his decisions cost lives, but now taxpayers are on hook for $23M in Cuomo-related legal fees," she wrote.
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Aside from the federal investigations into Cuomo, the former Governor saw his younger brother roped into his sexual harassment scandal earlier this week.
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was suspended following a document release by the New York AG's office indicating he used media sources to track down information on sexual harassment accusers against his brother.
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Like his brother, Chris Cuomo was taken down not by his efforts to help cover up his brother's inept handling of the pandemic and the subsequent suppression of data, but by a relatively tame scandal.
It's rather remarkable that the deaths of thousands of elderly people in New York state has consistently taken a back seat to Cuomo's other scandals. It's rather remarkable that as a supposed journalist, Chris helped him promote a false narrative of being the COVID savior.
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V 70. letech 18. století novoanglické kolonie zahájily odboj proti snahám britského parlamentu o nové daně bez souhlasu kolonistů. Bostonský čajový dýchánek 16. prosince 1773 byl právě tím protestem, na který Británie reagovala sankčními zákony postihujícími Massachusetts za samostatné jednání, které byly přijaty kolonisty jako "nepřípustné akty". Střet vedl k válce roku 1775, k vypuzení britských úřadů z Nové Anglie na jaře 1776 a k deklaraci nezávislosti USA v červenci 1776.

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Všechny zdejší státy se vyznačují vysokým procentem bělošského obyvatelstva, s výjimkou státu Connecticut sousedícího s městem New York s větší různorodostí obyvatelstva. Tato oblast se hodně podobá Evropě, obzvlášť Velké Británii. Ačkoliv je většina obyvatel britského původu z dob 17. století, převládá zde do dnešních dnů velká nesympatie vůči Velké Británii z dob Americké války za nezávislost.
Oblast se vyznačuje malými farmami, roztroušenými uprostřed nízko se svažujících pahorků, zejména v oblasti Massachusetts.
Divoké a rozmanité pobřeží státu Maine a šťavnaté louky rozkládající se ve státě New Hampshire, kde se pasou velká stáda skotu a ovcí, láká mnoho turistů.
Turisty také láká místní historie vzpoury proti Británii, ale i město Salem, proslulé honbou na údajné čarodějnice.

Jako označení Novoangličanů také vznikl pojem Yankee, později rozšířený na Američany vůbec.

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Changes in the tax laws affecting qualified plans that do not change the qualification requirements under § 401(a) (such as changes to the tax treatment of plan distributions, or changes to the funding requirements for qualified plans).
The RA List is divided into two parts. Part A covers changes in qualification requirements that generally would require an amendment to most plans or to most plans of the type affected by the change.
Part B includes changes in qualification requirements that the Treasury Department and the IRS anticipate will not require amendments to most plans, but might require an amendment because of an unusual plan provision in a particular plan. If a change affects a particular qualification requirement that most plans incorporate by reference, Part B would include the change because a particular plan might not incorporate the qualification requirement by reference and, thus, might contain language inconsistent with the change. For example, as provided in the 2016 RA List, if a defined benefit plan incorporates the limitation of § 436(d)(2) by reference to the statute or regulations (or through the use of the sample amendment in Notice 2011–96, 2011–52 I.R.B. 915), no amendment to the plan would be required to comply with the changes made by section 2003 of the Highway Transportation and Funding Act of 2014. P.L. 113–159. However, a plan that sets forth the substantive requirements of § 436(d)(2) and that does not incorporate the limitation of § 436(d)(2) by reference to the statute or regulations, or through the use of the sample amendment in Notice 2011–96, may need to be amended.
Annual, monthly, or other periodic changes to (1) the various dollar limits that are adjusted for cost of living increases as provided in § 415(d) or other Code provisions, (2) the spot segment rates used to determine the applicable interest rate under § 417(e)(3), and (3) the applicable mortality table under § 417(e)(3), are treated as included on the RA List for the year in which such changes are effective even though they are not directly referenced on that RA List. The Treasury Department and the IRS anticipate that few plans have language that will need to be amended on account of these changes.
The fact that a change in a qualification requirement is included on the RA List does not mean that a plan must be amended as a result of that change. Each plan sponsor must determine whether a particular change in a qualification requirement requires an amendment to its plan.
Part A. Changes in qualification requirements that generally would require an amendment to most plans or to most plans of the type affected by the change.
Note: The relief from the anti-cutback requirements of § 411(d)(6) provided in § 1.411(b)(5)–1(e)(3)(vi) applies only to plan amendments that are adopted before the effective date of these regulations.
Note: See also Notice 2016–67, 2016–47 I.R.B. 748, which addresses the applicability of the market rate of return rules to implicit interest pension equity plans.
Benefit restrictions for certain defined benefit plans that are eligible cooperative plans or eligible charity plans described in section 104 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended (PPA). An eligible cooperative plan or eligible charity plan that was not subject to the benefit restrictions of § 436 for the 2016 plan year under § 104 of PPA ordinarily becomes subject to those restrictions for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. However, a plan that fits within the definition of a "CSEC plan" (as defined in § 414(y)) continues not to be subject to those rules unless the plan sponsor has made an election for the plan not to be treated as a CSEC plan.
Part B. Other changes in qualification requirements that may require an amendment.
Final regulations regarding partial annuity distribution options for defined benefit pension plans (81 Fed. Reg. 62359). Defined benefit plans that permit benefits to be paid partly in the form of an annuity and partly as a single sum (or other accelerated form) must do so in a manner that complies with the § 417(e) regulations. Section 1.417(e)–1(d)(7) provides rules under which the minimum present value rules of § 417(e)(3) apply to the distribution of only a portion of a participant's accrued benefit. Section 1.417(e)–1(d)(7) applies to distributions with annuity starting dates in plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, but taxpayers may elect to apply § 1.417(e)–1(d)(7) with respect to any earlier period.
Note: Model amendments that a sponsor of a qualified defined benefit plan may use to amend its plan to offer bifurcated benefit distribution options in accordance with these final regulations are provided in Notice 2017–44, 2017–36 I.R.B. 226.
 RA Lists also may include changes in qualification requirements that were first effective in a prior year that were not included on a prior RA List under certain circumstances, such as changes in qualification requirements that were issued or enacted after the prior year's RA List was prepared.
 The remedial amendment period and plan amendment deadline for discretionary changes to the terms of a plan are governed by sections 5.05(2), 5.06(2), and 8.02 of Rev. Proc. 2016-37, and are not affected by the inclusion of a change in qualification requirements on an RA List.
This notice provides guidance on the application of Internal Revenue Code (Code) section 409A with respect to amounts that are includible in income pursuant to section 801(d)(2) of the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, Div. C of Pub. L. No. 110–343 (TEAMTRA). Section 801(a) of TEAMTRA added section 457A to the Code. Section 457A generally applies to deferred amounts that are attributable to services performed after December 31, 2008. However, if section 457A does not apply to a deferred amount solely because the amount is attributable to services performed before 2009, section 801(d)(2) of TEAMTRA provides that the amount is includible in gross income in the later of the last taxable year beginning before 2018 or the taxable year of vesting. This guidance provides that a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is subject to the provisions of Code section 409A will not fail to meet the requirements of section 409A solely because payments of deferred amounts under the plan are accelerated to pay income taxes on the amounts includible in income pursuant to section 801(d)(2) of TEAMTRA. This notice is intended to supplement, not supersede or modify, the guidance provided in Notice 2009–8, 2009–4 IRB 347 (Jan. 26, 2009).
Section 457A generally provides that compensation deferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of a nonqualified entity is includible in gross income when there is no substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to such compensation. For this purpose, section 457A(d)(3) provides that the term "nonqualified deferred compensation plan" has the meaning provided under section 409A(d), subject to certain modifications, and section 457A(b) provides that the term "nonqualified entity" means (1) any foreign corporation unless substantially all of its income is (a) effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, or (b) subject to a comprehensive foreign income tax, and (2) any partnership unless substantially all of its income is allocated to persons other than (a) foreign persons with respect to whom such income is not subject to a comprehensive foreign income tax, and (b) tax-exempt organizations.
Section 409A(a)(3) provides that, except as provided in regulations issued by the Secretary, a nonqualified deferred compensation plan may not permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under the plan. Section 1.409A–3(j) provides that a nonqualified deferred compensation plan may permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment only pursuant to an exception provided in § 1.409A–3(j)(4). Section 1.409A–3(j)(4) does not provide an exception that allows a service provider to receive an accelerated distribution to pay income taxes due on amounts includible in income under section 801(d)(2) of TEAMTRA.
Notice 2009–8, Q&A–25 provides that, for deferred amounts attributable to services performed before January 1, 2009, that are required to be included in gross income in the later of the last taxable year beginning before 2018 or the taxable year in which there is no substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to the compensation (pre-2009 section 457A deferrals), a change in the time and form of payment to conform the date of distribution to the date the amount may be required to be included in income under section 801(d)(2) of TEAMTRA will not be treated as an impermissible acceleration under section 409A(a)(3) and § 1.409A–3(j) provided that the change in the time and form of payment was established in writing and effective on or before December 31, 2011. In addition, Notice 2009–8, Q&A–25 provides that, to the extent a deferred amount attributable to services performed before January 1, 2009, was earned and vested before December 31, 2004, and is not otherwise subject to the requirements of section 409A due to the effective date rules under § 1.409A–6, a change in the time and form of payment solely to conform the date of distribution to the date the amount may be required to be included in income under section 801(d)(2) of TEAMTRA is not treated as a material modification of the arrangement under § 1.409A–6(a)(4) provided that the change in the time and form of payment is established in writing and effective on or before December 31, 2011.
Pursuant to the authority provided in section 409A(a)(3), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intend to issue regulations applicable as of December 08, 2017 providing the relief set forth in this paragraph; taxpayers may rely on the relief described in this paragraph until the regulations are finalized. The regulations will permit the acceleration of payments under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan to pay Federal, state, local, and foreign income taxes due on pre-2009 section 457A deferrals that are includible in gross income. Specifically, the Treasury Department and the IRS intend to issue regulations providing that a change in the time and form of payment under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan to pay Federal, state, local, and foreign income taxes on pre-2009 section 457A deferrals will not be treated as an impermissible acceleration under section 409A(a)(3) and § 1.409A–3(j)(1). These regulations will also provide that, to the extent a deferred amount attributable to services performed before January 1, 2009, was earned and vested before December 31, 2004, and is not otherwise subject to the requirements of section 409A due to the effective date rules under § 1.409A–6, a change in the time and form of payment of the deferred amount to pay Federal, state, local, and foreign income taxes on pre-2009 section 457A deferrals will not be treated as a material modification of such arrangement under § 1.409A–6(a)(4). The relief provided in these regulations will apply only to the extent that that the amount of any distribution to pay Federal, state, local, and foreign income taxes on pre-2009 section 457A deferrals is not more than an amount equal to the Federal, state, local, and foreign income tax withholding that would have been remitted by an employer if there had been a payment of wages equal to the income includible by the service provider under section 801(d)(2) of TEAMTRA.
The principal author of this notice is William McNally of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). However, other personnel from the Treasury Department and the IRS participated in its development. For further information regarding this notice, contact Mr. McNally at (202) 317-5600 (not a toll-free number).
Generally, except for certain plans under section 104 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and CSEC plans under § 414(y), § 430 of the Code specifies the minimum funding requirements that apply to single-employer plans pursuant to § 412. Section 430(h)(2) specifies the interest rates that must be used to determine a plan's target normal cost and funding target. Under this provision, present value is generally determined using three 24-month average interest rates ("segment rates"), each of which applies to cash flows during specified periods. To the extent provided under § 430(h)(2)(C)(iv), these segment rates are adjusted by the applicable percentage of the 25-year average segment rates for the period ending September 30 of the year preceding the calendar year in which the plan year begins. However, an election may be made under § 430(h)(2)(D)(ii) to use the monthly yield curve in place of the segment rates.
Notice 2007–81, 2007–44 I.R.B. 899, provides guidelines for determining the monthly corporate bond yield curve, and the 24-month average corporate bond segment rates used to compute the target normal cost and the funding target. Consistent with the methodology specified in Notice 2007–81, the monthly corporate bond yield curve derived from November 2017 data is in Table 2017–11 at the end of this notice. The spot first, second, and third segment rates for the month of November 2017 are, respectively, 2.20, 3.57, and 4.24.
The 24-month average segment rates determined under § 430(h)(2)(C)(i) through (iii) must be adjusted pursuant to § 430(h)(2)(C)(iv) to be within the applicable minimum and maximum percentages of the corresponding 25-year average segment rates. For plan years beginning before 2021, the applicable minimum percentage is 90% and the applicable maximum percentage is 110%. The 25-year average segment rates for plan years beginning in 2016, 2017, and 2018 were published in Notice 2015–61, 2015–39 I.R.B. 408, Notice 2016–54, 2016–40 I.R.B. 429, and Notice 2017–50, 2017–41 I.R.B. 280, respectively.
The principal author of this notice is Tom Morgan of the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). However, other personnel from the IRS participated in the development of this guidance. For further information regarding this notice, contact Mr. Morgan at 202-317-6700 or Tony Montanaro at 202-317-8698 (not toll-free calls).


The scope of the Nuclear Safeguards&Security Education and Training (NuSaSET) WG is to raise awareness of and promote the provision of training and education quality products in the area of nuclear safeguards, non-proliferation and nuclear security.
The European Safeguards Research and Development Association (ESARDA) and the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) both have long involvement in nuclear safeguards research and development. The ESARDA Working Group TKM (Training and Knowledge Management) already addresses training and education issues.
Following the ESARDA/INMM Tokyo meeting held in October 2008, both organisations recognised the added value of addressing jointly the issue of education and training in nuclear safeguards, non-proliferation and nuclear security and decided to create a joint working group. This working group will deal with the objectives listed below.


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Félix Nadar (1829-1910): Portrait of Charles Philipon (1800-1862)
Photograph, ca. 1855. 23 cm x 15,6 cm (The original is in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris)
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"Journal illustré, journal d'images, journal comique, critique, satirique" was the full name of this weekly newspaper founded by Charles PHILIPPON and edited by AUBERT in 1855. It had already previously (from 1848 to 1855) been published under the name JOURNAL POUR RIRE and was succeeded in 1867 by the PETIT JOURNAL POUR RIRE.
The newspaper was illustrated with woodcuts and lithographs by DAUMIER, DORÉ, CHAM, STOP and others. After 1856, the printing was produced after the Gillot method. All of Daumier's prints in this publication were Gillotages, done after his lithographs. They carry the numbers DR 3313-3413, 3938-3945, 3947-3954, 4028 (=LD3312bis), 3315. It should be noted that Daumier applied his drawings directly to the lithographic stone of which a zincograph was produced using the Gillot method. Thus some very few early proofs exist which are actually lithographs, but already carry the mark "Gillot" on their print. We will be showing some of these in the Daumier Register.
The Journal Pour Rire and the Charivari were directed by the same editor in chief and the artistic contributors were the same in both papers. Between 1856 and 1904 the Petit Journal pour Rire was added to the group. It was offered free of charge to the subscribers of the Charivari. The Petit Journal pour Rire can be considered a simpler version of the Journal Amusant.
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This Hockey album with simulated broadcasts is action packed, making your child the star of the game. The child's name is used 33 times.
This Nascar album with simulated broadcasts is action packed, making your child the star of the game. The child's name is used 25 times.
This Soccer album with simulated broadcasts is action packed, making your child the star of the game. The child's name is used 24 times.
An exciting story that will awaken the Christmas spirit in your child, as they help Frosty Feathers save Christmas, emphasizing the value of doing good deeds. The child's name is used 50 times.
A personalized story/song about the things a child might see, hear and do, over the Christmas holiday. The perfect gift to be given in advance of Christmas. The child's name is used 9 times.
A personalized story/song about the things a child might see, hear and do, over the Chanukah holiday. The perfect gift for children of any age. The child's name is used 16 times.
8 original personalized songs, sung in Spanish, starting with a morning song, progressing through the day's activities and chores, and ending with a beautiful lullaby, with the child's name used throughout 98 times.
10 Christian songs and Verses, sung in Spanish, familiar to parents and grandparents, assuring the child that God loves them personally. The child's name is used 41 times.
8 original and classic lullabies, sung in Spanish, with skillfully arranged music and creative instrumentation that will live in the child's memories as they peacefully drift to sleep. The child's name is used 35 times.
7 fun-filled original birthday songs, sung in Spanish, personalized to celebrate that special day, a gift of recognition that will remain a treasured childhood memory. The child's name is used 58 times.


Here in New England I don't think we are alone in finally being able to embrace and celebrate spring. It seems to be late everywhere in the country! Geez! After rain, rain, and more rain, I'm ready to bust out the grill, start embracing the freshness of springtime, and get my gardening gloves on, stat!
Wherever I am living, once spring finally arrives, I start to think about change and growth. This often involves cleaning, purging, starting new and fresh, getting my life ready and in order for a nice long summer (because let's be honest, that's what spring is really about; prepping for summer, right!) So when it comes to wines I also start craving something new, different, fresh, a change from the same ol standbys (Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, etc).
So if you're anything like me and you're ready to change things up and freshen up our lives and wine selections, then try some of these alternatives to your typical white wines along with some value examples for each style.
For most of these wines I went shopping at a local wine shop. I finally found a good wine shop here in the Hartford area that I trust and has a pretty good selection of both interesting value driven wines (aka not your typical grocery store brands) as well as some great splurge wines. The others (labeled with a *) were samples sent from PR companies or wineries.
This grape variety hails from the Loire valley of France where it produces some beautiful wines with high acidity often developing flavors of apples, lemons, quince, and honey as well as some pretty floral characteristics. You'll find Chenin Blanc growing in many wine-producing countries these days. Good examples can be found in California as well as South Africa where it is the most widely planted variety there (and is also known as "Steen"), where it tends to have riper fruit flavors, and can often be found at wallet friendly price points!
Sourced from vineyards in Paarl, South Africa, this easy-drinking medium bodied wine is made mostly from Chenin Blanc (95%) with just a touch of Viogner (5%). Fresh, fun, ripe and refreshing with lots of peach and apple flavors, and a touch of crisp minerality.
A nice refreshing alternative if you're a fan of Riesling. Look for those from Italy. They are typically made in a style that can be slightly sweet, slightly effervescent (not sparkling, but with a slight fizz) and usually very refreshing. That fizz, combined with its subtle sweetness make them excellent choices for brunch or daytime sipping. They are often low in alcohol as well, so you can drink all afternoon long while you prep your garden for summer without making you desperate for nap!
Even the hubby drank this wine with ease (and he's not one for sweeter style wines). Put this one in an ice bucket, take it into your garden, and get to work while this wine keeps you refreshed all afternoon long.
If you're into Italian whites like Pinot Grigio, try Soave. Pronounced "So-AH-Ve", this is dry white wine from the Veneto region in northeast Italy. The principal grape variety is Garganega. These wines are typically crisp, zesty and often complex and good for pre-dinner drinks, as well as appetizers, soups and salads.
Fresh orange peel and lemon zest start out this fresh, summery wine with more lemon, lemon zest and lots of zing on the palate. Think "Z's"; zesty, zingy, zany.
Definitely one to drink once those warm days hit. Just wait for that first 80+ degree day and go to town with this wine. It is light and simple, but if you can find it for under $10 check it out for its sheer value.
Say it with me, "Groon-er VELT-lynn-er". This grape variety is most closely associated with Austria where it is the most widely planted grape. You can generally expect a fresh, bright, slightly vegetal scented wine with notes of flowers, citrus, peach, and white pepper. Although one of the signature characteristics of Grüner is a spicy, peppery nose, the wines can be light, bright and simple or they can be rich and profound and are usually medium to full bodied dry white wines.
Sommeliers generally love Grüner because of its versatility as a food pairing wine since it pairs well with challenging ingredients (especially those found in springy green veggies like asparagus and artichokes; two veggies that I LOVE to grill). Speaking of, my best friend makes the most delicious grilled asparagus appetizer (I'm stalking her for the recipe, coming soon), and in the past it has been a killer for any wine pairing, but not with Grüner. Bring it!
You'll find apple, pear, lemon, lime and a savory lingering minerality. It has a lot going on for a $10 wine!
Don't get me wrong, there is no shortage of fantastic white wines you can chose from this spring but these four are a great start if you're looking to change things up a wee bit. So what are you waiting for? Even though it may seem late in the game this year, let's get this spring started!


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Luke Tomlinson (* 27. Januar 1977 in Großbritannien) ist ein professioneller englischer Polospieler und aktueller Kapitän der englischen Polo-Nationalmannschaft. Er hat ein Handicap von 7 in Großbritannien und 8 in Argentinien und ist damit einer der besten britischen Spieler.

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Luke Tomlinson wurde in eine Familie von Polospielern hineingeboren. Sein Großvater mütterlicherseits war der Gründer des "Woolmers Park Polo Club". Tomlinson ist der älteste Sohn von Claire Tomlinson, eine der besten weiblichen Polospielerinnen, und Simon Tomlinson. Seine Geschwister Emma und Mark spielen ebenfalls Polo. Zusammen mit seiner Familie betreibt er den "Beaufort Polo Club".

Tomlinson erhielt seine akademische Ausbildung am Eton College und an der University of the West of England.

Zu seinen sportlichen Erfolgen gehören bislang der Gewinn des Queen's Cup, des Gold Cup in Cowdray Park und des Coronation Cup. Außer in England spielt er regelmäßig in Spanien und Argentinien. 2008 nahm er im Team Alegría Park Hyatt an der Qualifikation für die Hurlingham Open und den Argentine Open teil, verlor aber knapp gegen die Mannschaft El Paraiso. Im Februar 2009 war er Teil des englischen Teams im Westchester Cup und errang einen Sieg gegen die US-amerikanische Mannschaft. Weiter gewann er 2009 erneut den Queen's Cup und nahm mit dem Team Alegría an den Hurlingham Open und den Argentine Open in Buenos Aires teil.

Tomlinson geriet 2004 in die Schlagzeilen, als er zusammen mit Otis Ferry, dem Sohn von Brian Ferry, und sechs weiteren Pro-Fuchsjagd-Aktivisten das House of Commons stürmte, um gegen ein Gesetz gegen Fuchsjagd zu protestieren. Alle acht wurden wegen Störung der öffentlichen Ruhe zu £350 Geldstrafe und 18 Monaten Haft auf Bewährung verurteilt.

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 Beaufort Polo Club
 Turniersiege auf AAP
 Interview mit Claire und Luke Tomlinson - Times Online abgerufen 24. Juli 2009

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Russian gold medallist skier gets life ban for Sochi Olympics doping
Michal Cizek, AFP | Russia's Sergey Ustiugov, Alexey Chervotkin, Alexander Legkov and Evgeniy Belov celebrate their second place after the 4x7.5 km Relay Classic - Free event, FIS Cross-Country World Cup, on January 24, 2016, in Nove Mesto na Morave.
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Russia's cross country gold medallist Alexander Legkov and compatriot Evgeniy Belov were banned from the Olympics for life on Wednesday over doping at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.
The two athletes were the first Russians to be sanctioned for anti-doping rule violations following an IOC investigation into allegations of widespread doping among Russians and sample tampering by lab and security officials to give them the edge.
Legkov won gold in the 50km and a silver medal in the 4x10km relay event. The IOC said all of Russia's 4x10km team would be disqualified given Legkov's violation.
Belov, who competed in the men's skiathlon 15+15km mass start event and the 15km classic country skiing event, did not medal at the Sochi Games.
Legkov could not be immediately reached by Reuters for a comment.
The IOC did not specify what kind of anti-doping rule violation the skiers had committed but said both of them were "ineligible to be accredited in any capacity for all editions of the Games... subsequent to the Sochi Olympic winter Games."
It said more decisions would follow in the coming days as the disciplinary commission led by IOC member Denis Oswald completes its investigation into Russian competitors in Sochi.
Russia's cross country skiing federation said it was preparing an appeal.
"The federation has already begun preparing documents for an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)," it said in a statement. "Federation president Elena Valbe and other employees of the federation will not give further comments."
The IOC is re-testing all Russian athletes' samples from the 2014 Games following revelations by Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Moscow's discredited anti-doping laboratory, of a scheme to cover up home competitors' positive samples.
The Sochi scandal is part of a wider doping affair in Russia that has led to the suspension of the country's anti-doping agency and an international ban for track and field athletes.
The IOC has set up two commissions to investigate Sochi.
The one led by Oswald is in charge of looking into alleged doping violations by individual Russian athletes.
The second investigation is chaired by former Switzerland President Samuel Schmid and is looking into allegations of institutionalised doping in Russia.
The IOC has said it will decide during its executive board meeting being held from Dec. 5-7 on the participation of Russian competitors at the Pyeongchang winter Olympics in February.
Calls from some athletes and anti-doping agencies for a blanket ban of Russians in Pyeongchang have been growing louder in recent weeks.
Russian track and field athletes were banned from the Rio de Janeiro summer Games following the doping affair.
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IOC decides against blanket ban on Russia for Rio Olympics
Rio 2016: Russian hopefuls must prove they are clean, IOC says
IOC says 'dozens' of athletes could be banned from Olympics for doping