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12 Best Airports: Cool Attractions, Gorgeous Architecture, and More!
Gabriella Salud May 17, 2019 0 0
Who says the fun can only start once you've reached your destination? Besides shopping and great eats, some of the best airports around the world offer way more: amazing art and architecture, and tons of cool attractions. Yes, they're practically tourist spots themselves!
Go through this list, and maybe the next time you find yourselves at any of these airports, you won't mind long layovers — and maybe even flight delays!
Also read: 15 Things You Should Never Do at the Airport
1. Changi Airport, Singapore
Cactus Garden at Changi Airport | Image credit: Changi Airport
World-famous for its countless amazing attractions, Changi Airport only gets better with time. Among its many features are several themed gardens, a four-storey slide, and a rooftop pool.
The Rain Vortex at Jewel Changi Airport | Image credit: Changi Airport
At the entertainment deck, you'll find a movie theatre, retro arcade machines, and various gaming consoles. In addition, Changi's new Jewel complex is a whole other marvel itself. Its centrepiece, the Rain Vortex, is the world's tallest indoor waterfall!
2. Munich Airport, Germany
Airbräu, Munich Airport's on-site brewery | Image credit: Munich Airport
Munich Airport certainly zeroes in on what Germany is best known for: its beer! It houses the world's only on-site airport brewery, where you can enjoy local craft beer, sausages and sauerkraut, and oftentimes, live entertainment.
Image credit: Munich Airport
Besides that, you'll find a load of other cool amenities: a pool, 24-hour cinemas, and sleek napping pods called NapCabs. On top of that, it's also known for its seasonal instalments: a wave pool for Munich's annual surf contest, and an ice skating rink at Christmastime!
3. Dubai International Airport, UAE
Image credit: Dubai Airports
Dubai International Airport is probably best known for housing the world's largest duty free shop. On top of that, it has even more to offer. Free showers are certainly a plus, especially for those in between long-haul flights! And if you want to relax in privacy, you can rent a spacious SnoozeCube or igloo-style sleep pod.
SnoozeCubes at Dubai International Airport | Image credit: Dubai Airports
The airport also has its own Health Club, where, for a fee, you can enjoy facilities like their gym, pool, and sauna. For those travelling with kids, the airport also features a Kids Zone with interactive games and even a climbing area!
4. Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum at Schiphol Airport | Image credit: Schiphol
Schiphol Airport has something for every traveller. Firstly, the famous Rijksmuseum has its own annex at the airport — and admission is free! Schiphol's library, on the other hand, has several cosy nooks and features over a thousand books by Dutch authors.
The Library at Schiphol Airport | Image credit: Schiphol
In addition, the airport park is another cool spot to unwind. There, you can kick back and enjoy some fresh air, or get a workout on one of their exercise bikes (which can charge your phone while you pedal!). The airport also has its own casino, work stations, and an interactive science museum.
5. Wellington International Airport, New Zealand
Sculpture of The Hobbit's Smaug the Dragon at Wellington International Airport | Image credit: Wellington International Airport Official Facebook Page
It's no secret that New Zealand is home to Middle-earth. Because of this, Wellington International Airport even calls itself 'the middle of Middle-earth'. If you're a big Tolkien fan, then a stop at this airport should be on your bucket list! Upon entering, you will be welcomed by a Smaug the dragon — yes, the very one who torments Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit!
Installation featuring The Hobbit's Gandalf the Grey and Great Eagles at Wellington International Airport | Image credit: Wellington International Airport Official Facebook Page
Further inside the airport, the attention-grabbing installation of Gandalf the Grey flying through the airport with Gwaihir and another Great Eagle is definitely its centrepiece!
6. O'Hare International Airport, Chicago
'Sky's the Limit' installation at O'Hare International Airport | Image credit: DARSHAN SIMHA
It's hard not to notice all the amazing art around O'Hare International Airport. The airport features a great number of paintings, sculptures, murals and art installations in support of Chicago's world-renowned public art program.
Photographed above, Michael Hayden's neon tunnel, The Sky's the Limit, is probably the airport's best-known installation. It certainly is Instagram-worthy, don't you think?
7. Denver International Airport, Colorado
Image credit: Denver International Airport
If you didn't know, Denver is home to a lot of breweries and hosts the annual Great American Beer Festival. This being said, joining a Colorado Beer Crawl is one of the cool things you can do at Denver International Airport!
Denver International Airport's Canine Airport Therapy Squad | Image credit: Denver International Airport
If you're travelling with kids, the underground train is an enjoyable feature, too. But what's probably the best thing about this airport is its Canine Airport Therapy Squad (CATS). Around three times a day, pet volunteers go around the airport and are free for visitors to hug, pet, and even take photographs with! Dog and cat lovers, take note!
8. Incheon International Airport, Korea
Image credit: Ken Eckert
There's certainly never a dull minute at Incheon International Airport. There's so much to do and see for passengers of all ages: a movie theatre, an 18-hole golf course, an ice skating rink, a casino, a spa, and even a digital gym. It's no wonder it's always named one of the world's best airports!
Just like at local tourist spots, you can stock up on Korean beauty products, watch live performances, and even have a mini photo shoot wearing traditional Korean hanboks. The airport also houses a Korean Cultural Museum and lots of different gardens.
9. Haneda Airport, Tokyo
Image credit: Saku Takakuusaki
Hailed as one of the world's top airports, Haneda Airport has several standout attractions. First, it houses an amazing planetarium-themed cafe (which turns into a bar by night!). Here, you can enjoy a view of 40 million stars over a cup of coffee, or a space-inspired cocktail.
Planetarium-themed cafe at Haneda Airport | Image credit: Haneda Airport
Another crowd favourite is Edo-Koji, which is modelled after Japan's traditional street markets. At this indoor market, you can enjoy authentic Japanese food and drinks, and shop for last-minute souvenirs. In addition, the airport's open-air observation deck is a great spot to hang out, too!
10. Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Azerbaijan
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Recognised as one of the world's most beautiful airports, Heydar Aliyev International Airport is a visual feast for lovers of architecture and design.
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Beyond its breathtaking facade, you'll find award-winning interiors by world-renowned Turkish architecture studio, Autoban. Its design allows for natural light to shine on its cafes, bars, and shopping boutiques. This under-the-radar airport also features a kids' playground, a spa and beauty lounge, and sleeping pods.
11. Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong
Image credit: Hong Kong International Airport Official Facebook Page
Recognised for its stellar in-airport transit system, Michelin-starred restaurants, and duty-free outlets, Hong Kong International Airport is a favourite stopover destination. Besides the aforementioned amenities, the airport also has its own IMAX theatre, which boasts the biggest cinema screen in all of Hong Kong. To add, it also houses a virtual golf course, aromatherapy spa, and Aviation Discovery Centre — a museum, complete with flight simulators!
12. Vancouver International Airport, Canada
Image credit: Vancouver International Airport Official Facebook Page
Vancouver International Airport is best known for showcasing Canada's abundant marine life. Here, you'll find two of the Vancouver Aquarium's satellite exhibits. The main exhibit features thousands of different sea creatures, including wolf eels, sea stars, and several sea urchin species. The smaller one, on the other hand, is solely dedicated to the aquarium's Pacific sea nettle jellyfish.
On top of this, the airport also showcases numerous works of aboriginal art, representative of British Columbian culture — a treat for lovers of art and history!
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Gabriella Salud
With the intention of pursuing a career in medicine, Gaby got her bachelor of science degree in psychology—and proceeded to follow her passion for writing instead. A former editorial assistant at Metro Society magazine, she loves to hear people's stories and tell them through her writing.
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Shark Reef Marine Reserve – breaking News!
I'm over the moon!
But first, watch this.
Did you see it, right at the end?
Yes, we've just received the official notification that from its humble beginnings as one of dozens of locally managed MPAs in the country, the SRMR has now been upgraded to a National Marine Park – one of the first if not the very first in Fiji!
Oh boy has this been an adventure!
It is the result of a whopping 11 years of constant advocacy and cajoling all the way to begging: hundreds upon hundreds of e-mails, dozens of formal meetings and position papers, several governments, multiple ministers, five different village chiefs chairing numerous village meetings with ever changing village committees, having to wait for the outcome of the ultimately failed Fiji Shark Sanctuary campaign, and the list goes on and on and on. And mind you: all these years and enormous effort had to be invested into a conservation project that was completely undisputed and where every single stakeholder had given his approval since the very beginning!
This just as an aside and as a warning to those groups that want to quickly parachute in and get fast results and instant gratification – this is not how Fiji works!
But in the end, we've pulled it off.
We are highly grateful to Government and specifically, to Frank Bainimarama for not only having single-handedly saved our sorry ass back then in 2010, but for getting Cabinet to finally endorse it. And an enormous shout-out goes to Aisake Batibasaga, Principal Research Officer at the Department of Fisheries, for his unwavering support and encouragement all throughout this interminable process. It is thanks to his very personal efforts that it got finally tabled, and for that we shall always be grateful to him.
Vinaka Bati, you're a good man and a good friend!
Our massive thanks also go to the village of Galoa.
Shark Reef lays is within their fishing grounds, and I must really say that contrary to others, working with them has always been easy, and fueled by mutual trust, respect and above all, honesty. To celebrate this event and show our appreciation, we will very shortly increase the marine park levy, with all incremental funds flowing to Galoa only.
Vinaka vakalevu!
And then there's our unmatched team.
Here's to James for having founded BAD and to Andrew for his excellent leadership, loyalty and hard work; to Papa and Nani that have been invaluable guides when navigating the treacherous waters of local protocol; to Rusi, quite possibly the world's best Shark feeder and my dive buddy who continues to inspire me every single day; and to the BAD boyz an gals that always make me so proud.
Here's to those wonderful people that have been helping us since the very beginning – for a decade of friendship, counsel and encouragement, and above all, for stellar company and shared adventures: Valerie and the late Ron, Juerg, Gary and Brenda, the Hawaii gang of Jack and his disciples John, Rob and Richard and least but not least, Alexander Goldknecht of the Shark Foundation who funded our first patrol boat, continues to fund Juerg' research and is a sponsor of the ongoing GFSC.
And to you, the many loyal friends we've made on the way, and the thousands upon thousands of visitors that have enabled us to keep going and finally achieve our vision of a tourism-based integrated Shark research and conservation project, and reach finally this milestone.
And to our detractors – your have only strengthened our resolve!
Oh yes this is long – but it has to be!
So, please, bear with me for another bit.
Back to the SRMR.
Yes in the big scheme of things, this is a nothing, a tiny insignificant speck in the vastness of the ocean – but here's why it may well be just a tad more than that.
As far as I know, this is possibly the first time anywhere that the public sector is conferring the day-to-day management of a National Marine Park to a private entity.
There will be a management committee comprising representatives from Fisheries, BAD, private societies and academia – but whereas Fisheries will always retain the final say in anything, BAD are the only operator entitled to conduct Shark dives, will regulate daily access, monitor the reef, coordinate research, and police and even enforce the fishing ban via our fish wardens. To that effect, we will be shortly conducting our fourth fish warden course, after which every single one of our staff will be a honorary park ranger with full authority to inspect vessels and catches, and apprehend perpetrators.
Methinks this public-private partnership is a great and possibly ground-breaking template, especially for developing countries with their notorious lack of resources – so you purists out there, please do consider the many advantages before summarily slamming it down!
Leaves the video.
Contrary to last time, this is obviously a professional job.
We commissioned it because we knew that something was cooking and as chance would have it, it just got completed one hour ago – in fact I'm posting this minutes after having obtained the Vimeo link! The editor is none other than Jackie's husband Dave who happens to equally be a keen Shark diver – and it sure shows, nobody else could have done it the way he has, bravo!
To be continued – and that's a promise!
PS – thank you Martin!
Marine Dynamics shark tours wins "Best in Conservation African Responsible Tourism Award" at World Travel Market Africa

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Ha vinto l'Oscar nel 2008 per aver truccato i protagonisti del film francese La Vie en rose.

Filmografia parziale
 Il montone infuriato (Le mouton enragé), regia di Michel Deville (1974)
 L'ultimo metrò (Le dernier métro), regia di François Truffaut (1980)
 Beowulf, regia di Graham Baker (1998)
 Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach, regia di Jean-Louis Guillermou (2003)
 La vie en rose (La Môme), regia di Olivier Dahan (2007)
 L'uomo nell'ombra (The Ghost Writer), regia di Roman Polański (2010)

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I have presented some articles about Dragon Ball Fighter Z tournaments but i have not mentioned who are the best of the best in Dragon Ball Fighter Z. Those players that have earned recognition and most awards from Dragon Ball Fighter Z World Rankings.
Each of these players have different strategy and techniques when terms of playing against human opponents but still they very effective on their own ways.
Kishida Goichi is currently the top player of Dragon Ball Fighter Z from Japan with an actual score of 6,880 based on the valid 12 tournaments that he has joined. He is a member of Cyclops Osaka (CAG). He is notable user of Cell, Vegeta and Bardock. He also plays other games like Street Fighter 5, BlazBlue, Guilty Gear Xrd.
Dominique McLean is a part of Echo Fox (FOX) team and the rank 2 of Dragon Ball Fighter Z World Ranking. He has earned a total of 5,775 points and join 12 tournaments for 12 months. He excellently played with Kid Buu, Cell and Gotenks. He is a total gamer where he is the reigning rank 1 of Skullgirls, Injustice and Injustice 2. He is really a talented guy and beating him on his mastered game will be really be difficult.
Christopher Gonzalez a member of Evil Geniuses dropped from rank 2 and now in rank 1. He earned total points of 3,790 which is really a large gap between the 1st and the 2nd rank. He has mastered Vegeta, Trunks and Bardock. He is also rank 1 on Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Marvel Infinite.
Eduardo Deno from NRG Esports earned a total points of 3,000. He has performed well on the tournaments which gives him the opportunity to reside at rank 4. He is well-known for his Cell, Vegeta and Piccolo.
Jon Coello from Echo Fox which currently holding at rank 5 after a drop from rank 4 in the world rankings. Now he has a total score of 2,675 from 12 tournaments that he has joined. He has mastered Android 16, Goku black and Gohan Adult.
This following players are mostly end up matching each other in the playoffs round where each of them perfectly displayed tremendous skills and effort to deliver the best quality gaming that they could offer just to be able to beat their opponents.
It may take a long way to be one of them but still you can master Dragon Ball Fighter Z by just doing hard work just they have done during the early stages of the game. They have not reached those points at ease but they struggle for it and they have added passion to the game.
Best match that i have seen so far is on both SonicFox and G01.
What do you think about the list that i have listed above? Are they worth to be in Top 5 or there are much better players than those players above? Hope to see some comments and opinions here.


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Radhia Nasraoui (en árabe: راضية النصراوي; 1953), es una abogada y activista tunecina.

Radhia Nasraoui es abogada de derechos humanos y presidente de la Asociación de Lucha contra la Tortura en Túnez.

Contrajo matrimonio con Hamma Hammami. Es madre de 3 hijas: Nadia, Oussaima y Sarah. Actualmente sus hijas viven exiliadas en Francia.

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 16 de noviembre de 2005, honoris causa de la Universidad Libre de Bruselas
 25 de enero de 2013, Premio Olof Palme.

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Getting around town, in today's post.
A humble narrator's antipathy towards entering the rat infested bunkers of sweating concrete that underlie the megalopolis has been fully explored in prior posts at this, your Newtown Pentacle. What are you going to do, though? There's really only one truly economical way to get around in our city, and the subway is it.
You could drive, I suppose, but one such as myself lives a mere three stops out from the City center, and cannot imagine bearing the costs and pain in the neck that maintaining an automobile would entail. My solution has always been to rent a car when I need one, which is not that often. It's an expensive caprice, but no where even close to paying annual insurance, gas, and paying for the inevitable parking tickets.
One has been making a dedicated effort to use the MTA bus system in the last year, as many of the places which I'm headed for in Queens are not served by the Subway system (or if they are, I have to loop through all of Manhattan to get there from Astoria). For instance, getting to Ridgewood, a distance of less than 6 miles from Astoria, would necessitate a 50 minute ride on the M which would visit most of Manhattan and a significant chunk of North Brooklyn.
Far and away, my favorite form of transit are the ferries, and in particular the giant orange ones. East River Ferry has ironed out a lot of the kinks in their service in the last year, btw, and there's now a smart phone app which publishes a schedule and anticipated times of arrival at the various landings. You can also purchase tix via the app. The big orange boat is free, incidentally, and is amongst other things – the most popular tourist destination in NYC.
One would enjoy using the rich man's preferred mode of transit, if only as a diversion, but this mode of transportation is ridiculously expensive – something like $2,000 per hour.
The best way to see NYC is on foot, of course.
This Sunday, I'll be leading a walking tour of the eastern side of Newtown Creek for Newtown Creek Alliance, btw. Tix are still available, see the links below for more info.
Upcoming Tours –
The Insalubrious Valley of the Newtown Creek – Bushwick & Mapeth Walking Tour
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Tagged with Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York City, photowalk, Pickman, queens
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The world is not as it should be, rather it is as it is and always has been.
When a humble narrator was a boy, there were quite a few "doomsday scenarios" in play. Existential threats included the probable outbreak of a global thermonuclear war fought between the United States and the Soviet Union and the so called "population bomb" which was meant to cause mass starvation (predictions included the deaths of over 60 million Americans due to food shortages – a third of the population at the time). There was also an ozone hole which was meant to BBQ farm and city alike, an atmospheric phenomena whose formation was blamed on the presence of certain chemicals in aerosol hair spray cans. Additionally, an ice age was thought to be just around the corner, one which would depopulate the northern hemisphere and force humanity to cluster about Earth's equator.
Slightly lower on the scale – but still terrifying – were threats posed by the rise of violent crime, disestablishmentarianism, and the rise of narcoterrorism. The world was ending, so say your prayers.
There's a whole set of existential worries afoot these days – sea level rise, global warming, the rise of religion based terrorism, etc. Since these terrors are routinely explored in mainstream media, there's no reason to repeat them as I'm sure you're quite familiar with the various story lines. There's a lot of drums that get beat upon by the "usual suspects."
For those on the so called "left" – any factory or mill is by definition "satanic."
For those on the so called "right" – the natural world is merely a collection of unharnessed natural resources.
The lefties want to see strict regulatory controls enacted on business, capital, and seek to curtail personal liberties in the name of protecting populations whom they have decided are vulnerable. The righties wish for an unfettered business environment, cessation of tax and regulation, and to curtail personal liberties in the name of protecting themselves. Both poles see society as teetering on the brink of destruction. Some predict a second American Civil War as being just around the corner.
Both sides populated by absolutists, who are dwellers in ivory towers. One set of towers is found in academia, the others on Wall Street. Both forget about the rest of us.
There are no Mongol armies about to ride over the hill and force our village to submit to their yoke. If there were, these Mongols would meet the United States Marines, or the Russian Spetsnaz, or the British SAS and there would soon be no more Mongols. It's no secret that the biggest problem encountered by the United States military in its recent wars was how to fight a war in which you don't exterminate the entire population of any given country and instead just target the bad guys.
Superman would have to consciously pull his punches when apprehending bank robbers. One good punch from the big guy could reduce a human's head to a spray of red mist, and his gaze could easily immolate. Criminals in Metropolis would seldom need to be reminded of what they're dealing with. Neither would the ones in Gotham City.
The lefties would want Superman or Batman jailed for vigilante activity, and the righties would want them to go overseas and slaughter some Mongols.
Personally, I find both arguments pedantic. There are so many things commonly agreed upon, that are actionable, which get lost in this ideological tug of war that it actually depresses me. Don't throw litter and garbage into the street? Be nice to each other and don't call people ugly names? Don't feign political naïveté? Don't call yourself a "progressive" when you don't understand what that means?
Maybe I'm just getting old.
Maybe everybody else is right, and the Mongols are in fact coming to get us – or we should celebrate their vibrant diversity. The division between the two points of view is exactly the sort of thing which wily old Chingis Khan would have expolited. The Khans viewed themselves as appointed by God itself to rule mankind, and Chingis often referred to himself as "God's curse." The Mongol term for submission and peace used the same word.
The Khans would send a rider to the village gates before an attack, who would pronounce the following (the actual quotation is lifted from a letter sent to Pope Innocent IV, in 1246, by Chingis Khan's grandson Güyük):
"You must say with a sincere heart: "We will be your subjects; we will give you our strength". You must in person come with your kings, all together, without exception, to render us service and pay us homage. Only then will we acknowledge your submission. And if you do not follow the order of God, and go against our orders, we will know you as our enemy."
Posted in animals, Astoria, birds, cats, Queens, sunnyside
Tagged with New York City, photowalk, Pickman, queens
irresistably borne
Spock was wrong, for the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many.
Allow a humble narrator to make this predicate statement, before the condemnations begin: I think Bike Lanes are both necessary and a good thing. I have no fundamental nor ideological objection to dedicated vehicle lanes reserved for human powered transportation. Friends of mine actually sit on the board of Transportation Alternatives, and although I'm not a bicycle commuter (dedicated pedestrian, me), it's a worthy pursuit to encourage folks to get around under their own steam rather than use a motor vehicle. Saying that, there's a lot of people who cannot get around under their own steam because… y'know, not everybody is 25 and in perfect health.
A set of bike lanes has recently appeared on the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, which spans the currently undefended border of Brooklyn and Queens and the lugubrious waters of the fabled Newtown Creek.
When these bike lanes opened, websites like Gothamist, Curbed, and the rest of the Brooklyn Gold Coast elites applauded the addition. The bike lanes were a personal project for some of the elected officials who I am honored to consider friends on both sides of the Creek as well. These are what is known as "protected bike lanes," meaning that they have these little plastic bollards running along them.
Problem here is that mid span on the bridge, which is a primary crossing between the two boroughs, the two motor vehicle lanes that cross the span on both sides now merge into a single lane. The day these shots were captured, I observed three near misses as automobiles were trying to pass heavy trucks (manufacturing zoning on both sides).
The other problem is that while there are a fair number of people who bike over this bridge on a daily basis, their numbers are eclipsed by the cyclopean numbers of trucks and cars that do so as well.
Several instances of southbound traffic straying into the northbound lanes were observed, and vice versa, and more than one of the heavy trucks had to jam on their air brakes to stop in time to avoid a collision. The problem, as observed, is that there are protected bike lanes for both directions of travel instead of a single dedicated path for bicycle traffic, which necessitates the 4 automotive lanes becoming two at mid span.
Pictured above, you'll notice the white auto is forcing the dump truck onto the median "no go" area as traffic merges near the center of the span.
On the Queens side, the north bound bike lane terminates at a cross walk and then disappears. Just to the east of the bridge's bike lane is an access road used by the trucks that are exiting from the recycling and waste haulage companies found along Railroad Avenue.
This is a high volume sort of intersection, btw, where Review and Greenpoint Avenues intersect with Van Dam Street and traffic is literally coming at you from six different directions.
Looking up Van Dam in the general direction of Queens Plaza, the bike lane is intersected by a turn lane for trucks and other vehicular traffic. The Fed Ex truck is in that turn lane and making the left onto Review Avenue, no doubt heading for the enormous Fed Ex facility on Borden Avenue under the Long Island Expressway.
Here's a shot of the intersection which is clear of traffic, where the confusing and rather byzantine striping of the traffic indicators is fully revealed. This looks pretty dangerous to me. Notice that the turn lane used by the Fed Ex truck in the previous spot goes right through the bike lane which feeds the south bound lane of the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge.
Funny thing is, despite all the work and expense of installing these bike lanes, and the series of vehicular hazards introduced to automotive and truck traffic by that center span merge – the bicyclists still seem to prefer using the pedestrian sidewalks – just as they've always done.
So, now is the time for the bike people to start attacking me for pointing out that these bike lanes are imperfect and dangerous. Recriminations will include accusations of Fox News style distortion, fealty to a regressive authoritarian system dominated by motor vehicles, and the other usual character assassinations favored by the scholastic and socratic elites who occupy air conditioned offices in lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.
Hold your sophistry, the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge needs bike lanes, but these ain't good. We need to do better. I'm talking to you, NYC DOT.
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Tagged with bike lanes, DUGABO, Greenpoint, New York City, Pickman, queens
without warning
A fairly novel spot found in north western Queens, in today's post.
As mentioned last week, one enacted a "bat out of hell" protocol when Our Lady of the Pentacle allowed me a brief furlough from a kitchen renovation project here at HQ. My perambulation was committed in an easterly direction along Northern Blvd., which ceases to be pedestrian friendly at 114th street. A northerly turn found me at the intersection of Astoria Blvd. and Ditmars, and since it was a warm afternoon, tree lined Ditmars was the route I elected to take back towards the rolling hills of almond eyed Astoria.
When you say "North Western Queens," one thinks of jails and airports and power plants and stadiums, and as pictured above – the barrier parkway known as the Grand Central.
There is, however, something else found hereabouts.
Along Ditmars Blvd., this inviting pedestrian path beckons. Signage found at its intersection informs that this is NYC Parks Department property, and a part of the Flushing Meadows Corona complex.
The Worlds Fair Marina is noticed first, a boat basin servicing a fleet of privately owned pleasure craft.
Then, looking to the west and LaGuardia Airport, you observe a part of the Flushing Bay Promenade. Asking around at my local bar, none of the native Astorian lifers even knew this park existed.
Perhaps it's better known in East Elmhurst, which is the community that hosts it, but my Astoria peeps professed complete ignorance on the subject.
To the east, something that every Queensican is intimately aware of will be found, the home of our lamentable Mets baseball team at Citifield. Just beyond the stadium are the main sections of Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
To the west is LaGuardia Airport, and this spot along Flushing Bay was a great location from which to observe the goings on thereabouts.
The NYC Parks Dept. makes this page available at their website, describing the history and rather recent creation of the Flushing Bay Promenade, which is connected to the presence of a large NYC DEP "Combined Sewer Outfall" gray infrastructure project nearby.
At the western edge of the park was a somewhat natural shoreline, and lots of birds were observed flitting about. Luckily it was high tide when I was visiting, as anyone who has driven along the Grand Central Parkway can describe the sickening rotten egg smell which out gasses from the mud flats here at low tide.
A smallish homeless camp was observed right along the walls of LaGuardia Airport, and there were makeshift shanties and fabric tents arrayed amongst the tree line. I didn't venture into the area any further than as indicated in the shot above, however, as I avoid taking shots of residences no matter what their status is.
The high speed road known as the Grand Central Parkway, pictured above as seen from within the Flushing Bay Promenade, was constructed in the 1930's. Part of the Triborough Bridge build out, the Grand Central was widened in the post WW2 period to its current dimensions. Another project from the House of Moses.
Robert Moses was a very clever man who mastered the bureacracy of State, City, and Federal highway systems – earning himself the appellations of both "Master Builder" and "Power Broker." Moses held near absolute power over highway and bridge building, as well as public housing and parks, for nearly forty years before Governor Nelson Rockefeller ousted him from government in 1974.
The NYC we all know is the City that Moses built.
As with all things government, specificity is key to understanding a thing. The reason that it's the Grand Central "Parkway," instead of highway or expressway, are the grassy and wooded medians that run alongside it. Since these medians are titular "parklands," Moses had broader powers of eminent domain when claiming and remodeling the area to drive a high speed road through it.
Moses also built LaGuardia Airport, incidentally.
Posted in East Elmhurst, Photowalks, Pickman, Queens
Tagged with East Elmhurst, Flushing Bay Promenade, Grand Central Parkway, queens
last stages
The modern day East River in today's post, which bums me out.
One such as myself once absolutely loved the idea of riding the East River Ferry. As a matter of fact, I seem to enjoy all ferry rides, presuming that the deck is accessible and amenable to photographic pursuits. These days, the actual experience of doing so brings on depressive episodes. One of the problems with the "historian" point of view is that you tend to realize that whatever rises must also fall, and that bills must ultimately be paid. That is why we all toil and labor, to service debts, and the City of New York is currently racking up a hell of a tab.
Recently, the Alice Oldendorf bulk cargo ship was observed at work, making a delivery to a concrete plant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as I rode the aforementioned ferry.
The ship hosts a series of cranes and conveyors which unload her holds, producing the cyclopean mounds of sand and gravel witnessed above. It's nice to know that at least some part of ancient Williamsburg still hosts a working waterfront, or at least a working waterfront that is engaged in the production of something other than artisanal pickles.
One cannot help but drop his jaw whenever the former Havemeyer or Domino Sugar plant site comes into view. It is being redeveloped as a residential structure – more luxury condos for the children of the rich to dwell within. The question of what will happen to these structures when NYC slides backwards into an era of degeneracy and decay is one few ask.
Any historian will tell you that it's a cyclical thing here in the megalopolis, one that flips back and forth on a roughly forty year cycle which can be directly correlated to rates of crime, and that the City's current upswing began in the late 1990's – reversing a decline process that started shortly after the Second World War.
Rich people tend to move away from the City center when things get hairy. The rest of us are kind of stuck here.
Williamsburg is officially lost as a point of interest for me. Bland boxes of steel and glass will extend all along the East River soon enough, stretching from the former industrial heartland once called "America's Workshop" in Long Island City all the way through the Gold Coast of North Brooklyn to the Williamsburg Bridge. Criminals are already beginning to focus their attentions on this area, just as they did in the age of industry. Why? Because predators go where the prey is.
It's cliché to even comment on it anymore, one realizes.
Scenes long familiar, lost. The wilderness of the oligarchs is upon us, and deep in the woods – wolves howl to celebrate and delight. The nobles will be safe in their keeps, but the peasants – we're on our own.
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As detailed in this recent post, my camera was destroyed in an accident.
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Vessel Name : HMS
Operator : KIVA CONSTRUCTION
Ships Type (ICST) : Dry Cargo Other Barge
Vessel Type : Other
City : ANAHUAC
STATE : TX
Net Tonnage : 446
Full Load Capacity : 446 Short ton
Light Draft : 1.5 Feet
Height : 8 Feet
KIVA CONSTRUCTION
Area of Operation : GALVESTON BAY, TX; MATAGORDA BAY, TX; ICW WATERWAY; HOUSTON AREA SHIP CHANNEL; TRINITY BAY, TX AND EAST GALVESTON BAY, TX
Principal Commodity : PILE DRIVING & PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
JIM GALLOWAY
MISS KATE
UK Navy Rescues Five from Sinking Tug
Five mariners were rescued by the crew of a U.K. Royal Navy patrol ship after their tug started to sink in rough seas last week in the Caribbean.The oceangoing tug began taking on water after suffering an engine failure some 20 miles west of Sint Maarten. The vessel's crew sent out a distress call around 1 p.m. on Friday and took refuge on the large sand barge their vessel had been towing.
BAE Systems Wins $5 Billion Naval Shipbuilding Contract
Multinational defense contractor and shipbuilder BAE Systems announced it has been awarded a £4.2 billion (approx. $5 billion) contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defense to build the next five City Class Type 26 frigates for the U.K. Royal Navy in Glasgow.Ships of the class will be advanced warships designed for anti-submarine warfare and high-intensity air defense
UK Navy Rescues Four From Sinking Yacht
A U.K. Royal Navy warship assisted in the rescue of four people from a yacht that was taking on water and at risk of sinking in the English Channel near the Isle of Wight.Last week, the Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond answered a Mayday call from a civilian yacht that was taking on a significant amount of water while sailing from Beaulieu River in the New Forest toward Honfleur in
UK Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Heads to Rosyth for Repairs
The U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has left Portsmouth en route to Rosyth where the £3 billion aircraft carrier will receive repairs after breaking down off the Isle of Wight in August.The 65,000-tonne warship will enter Babcock's dry dock in Rosyth where it will undergo repairs to its starboard propeller shaft which suffered a mechanical defect as the ship left for New York.
Sweden Sends Diving Vessel to Inspect Leaking Nord Stream Pipelines
Sweden sent a diving vessel on Monday to the site of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea that ruptured last week following blasts in the area, to probe an incident that has added new tension to Europe's energy crisis.Europe is investigating what caused three pipelines in the Nord Stream network to burst in an act of suspected sabotage near Swedish and Danish waters that Moscow quickly sought
Harland & Wolff to Restore HMS Quorn Mine-hunter
Harland & Wolff's Appledore site in the UK's southwest has won a £55 million (around $65 million) contract to regenerate a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS Quorn. "On behalf of the Lithuanian Government, the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) awarded the contract that will see HMS Quorn renovated and restored, bolstering NATO maritime capability in Europe
Harland & Wolff Returns to Action with First Newbuild Order
The historic Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff announced it has secured its first newbuild order since being bought out of administration in 2019.The shipyard, best known for having built the Titanic, is returning to action after being purchased by London-based InfraStrata. The yard said on Wednesday that it was awarded an initial contract worth approximately £8.5 million to build 11 barges for U.
US Says Iran Responsible for Drone Attack on Tanker
An attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman on Tuesday was carried out by an Iranian-made drone, U.S. Central Command said in a statement, adding that a multilateral maritime operation led by a British Royal Navy frigate had responded to the area.An Israeli official had blamed Iran for the strike on the Pacific Zircon tanker managed by Israeli-controlled Eastern Pacific Shipping.
Babcock Wins 10-year Contract for HMS Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers Dockings
Babcock announced on Monday it has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers.The £30 million contract follows a previous maintenance period where Babcock completed the first docking for HMS Queen Elizabeth at the Rosyth site in 2019 and includes all routine maintenance and repairs that cannot be done when
Babcock inks deal for HMS Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers Dockings
Babcock won a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers.The new £30m contract follows a previous maintenance period where Babcock completed the first docking for HMS Queen Elizabeth at the Rosyth site in 2019 and includes all routine maintenance and repairs that cannot be done when the vessel is afloat.
Green Marine: Electrification is the Power behind 'Future-Proofing'
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Babcock Starts Building First of Five Royal Navy Type 31 Frigates
Babcock has started construction of the first of five Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer, at its Rosyth facility in the UK.After cutting the first steel on the program in September 2021, the traditional keel-laying event formally recognized the start of the build, including placing a specially commissioned coin under the keel.


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House · Solar · Solar cell · Solar Panels · Solar power
Guide to solar panels
By Rebecca Blackburn
Tapping into the sun's energy to power your home is as green as it gets. G magazine runs through what to expect and how to go about buying solar panels.
One of Conergy's polycrystalline panels.
BP's mono-crystalline panel.
A polycrystalline panel by Kyocera.
Sanyo's new hybrid panel.
Solar panels have the ultimate green credentials, and gone are the days when you needed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to catch the sun. With government rebates and increasing demand, solar panels have moved into the realm of possibility for the average homeowner.
Once installed, panels can generate pollution-free electricity from the sun for 25 years or more. Even manufacturing them takes relatively little energy. According to Martin Green, executive research director of the Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence at the University of NSW in Sydney, "the energy payback is less than three years, even less for thin film".
As well as protecting you from electricity price hikes, installing solar can give you that feel-good experience of helping to reduce demand for peak electricity loads in summertime. Assuming you install a 1.5 kW system, it will also save about three tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, a similar amount to the emissions produced by driving a car for 40,000 km. So what are you waiting for?
Here's G's guide to get you started on your solar panel journey.
What are solar panels?
Solar panels consist of modules that are put together in an array (an arrangement of rows and columns). Modules are made up of solar cells. There are basically three main types of solar cells on the market: monocrystalline, polycrystalline and thin film.
Ninety per cent of solar cells are made from crystalline silicon. Monocrystalline cells, made from a single silicon crystal, are the most efficient, with the brand Sunpower leading the way with efficiencies of up to 18.1 per cent. Polycrystalline cells are made from many silicon crystals and, while less efficient than monocrystalline, they're catching up – Kyocera have panels on the market with efficiencies of 17.5 per cent. Polycrystalline cells are also generally cheaper than their mono counterparts.
Capturing about 10 per cent of the market is thin film technology. Thin films are also called 'amorphous' because the silicon doesn't form crystals. Made by brands such as Kaneka and Uni-Solar, this technology is significantly cheaper to manufacture than alternatives because it uses one tenth of the silicon compared with crystalline cells. This also means less energy is required to make the cells. The efficiency of the final product is, however, only 7 to 10 per cent, so they require up to two-and-a-half times the roof area to produce the same amount of energy as crystalline panels. Thin film panels are therefore less useful in inner city areas where roof space is at a premium. They are well suited to hot and partly shaded conditions, though, whereas crystalline cells are more effective in cold conditions.
Newest on the market is hybrid technology, such as Sanyo's HIT panels, which have module efficiency of 16 per cent. Hybrid technology consists of a thin monocrystal wafer surrounded by amorphous silicon. The big advantage of the Sanyo HIT panels is that, unlike crystalline panels, their function is not hindered in high temperatures.
Is my house suitable?
The basic requirement for installing solar panels is an unshaded, north-facing roof. According to the Clean Energy Council, panels need to be installed at the same angle as the latitude where you live. In Sydney, for example, this is 22 degrees, which is also a common roof pitch. If your roof is not at the correct angle, panels can easily be installed on a frame.
The roof also needs to be large enough to fit the panels. Danin Kahn, chief eco officer of sustainable retailer Todae, says a 1.5 kW system will take up 8 m x 1.5 m of roof space. While quite achievable for a large suburban house, this can be a squeeze for a tiny inner-city terrace. In this situation, Kahn recommends installing high-efficiency panels such as those made by Sunpower, which provide significantly more power per area.
Installing panels in apartments is even more difficult, although not totally impossible. It depends on roof access and support from the body corporate. Kahn has heard of apartment blocks that have installed solar panels to power communal areas, and he also knows of a case where an individual owner was able to convince the body corporate to allow him to install panels for his own personal use. Kahn also once had a woman purchase a single panel that was simply propped against a chair on the particularly sunny verandah of her apartment, allowing her to power some of her appliances sustainably.
The ideal scenario is to be self-sufficient in energy, although your ability to achieve this will depend on your current energy consumption, roof size and how much money you are prepared to spend. The effectiveness of the panels also varies depending on where you live – Darwin and Adelaide get 30 per cent more sun than Hobart and Melbourne.
The average Australian home uses about 20 kW of electricity per day. A 1-kW system provides about 4.8 kWh per day (depending on location), which means to be self-sufficient you would need a 4-kW system costing a hefty $43,000. Even with government help it's prohibitively expensive!
It makes far more sense to work on minimising your household energy use first, before you draw power from your solar panels.
Solar panels cost about $11 to $12 per watt before rebates. From 30 June 2009 the new solar credits scheme is expected to provide about $7,500 per 1.5 kW system. Feed-in-tariffs may also substantially reduce your overall cost, again depending on where you live (see G issue 20, p26).
Suburban environmentalists Alison Mellor and Richard Walter recently went through this process for their two-person home in Wollongong, NSW. They found they could get their energy use down to 2.5 kWh per day after installing solar hot water and insulation and making other changes. This meant they only needed a 1-kW system, which cost an affordable $4,400 after rebates. Now they feed energy into the grid because their system produces twice as much as they need.
Plug your yearly electricity costs into this handy little solar panel calculator. You'll find out how many panels you need, how much energy it will save and approximate cost of the system.
Grid connected versus stand-alone
Solar panels can be connected to the grid, in which case you won't need a battery. A grid-connected system consists of PV modules, a meter and an inverter. The panels create DC electricity, which is converted (by an inverter) to AC electricity. You need AC electricty to be able to run appliances. A meter allows you to measure how much electricity you generate versus how much you buy back from the grid at night.
Few people realise that grid connection means that during a blackout your system will also lose power because it will be automatically turned off for safety reasons. If you want uninterruptible power, a battery system is required, which will substantially increase costs and maintenance. Angus Hawke, manager of renewable energy at Enviro Friendly Products, recommends installing a diesel generator as a back-up instead.
If, however, you live in a remote area you'll want a stand-alone system. Remote users will need a battery to store energy, a back-up system and a solar regulator, which controls the amount of charge going into the batteries to prevent them from being overcharged. Installing solar panels in remote areas is usually very cost-effective when compared with paying to connect to the grid, even factoring in the additional costs of batteries and back-up systems.
Which model?
How do you choose a solar PV system now there's a bewildering array of brands and suppliers? John Payne, director of Enviro Friendly Products, says "it's advisable to go with established companies and brands." He also cautions that "if the offer is too good to be true it probably is". Payne advises consumers to read the terms and conditions carefully, and check if the warranty is based in Australia and what happens if you want a refund. The module should also meet Australian standards.
Hawke recommends choosing an operator who will carry out a site inspection in person. He says some operators rely on Google Earth to check the property, potentially missing tree shading or a neighbour's renovation.
How to get the panels installed
After you've chosen your panels you'll need to find an accredited installer. "It's very important to get correct installation because there is a potential for fire or electrocution if it's done incorrectly," Hawke explains.
However, just because they are accredited doesn't mean they are good. "I would always ask to see few examples of an installation," Kahn says. Hawke agrees. "You want to know if the installer left ugly holes in the roof!"
It's also worth talking to your energy retailer. Walter says he "had a few hiccups with the energy company" – they didn't read the meter. "Next time we would contact the energy company directly and let them know we had installed solar panels".
Finally, don't forget to obtain approval from your local council before installation, especially if you live in a heritage area.
- List of accredited installers
- Solar panel calculator
- Detailed booklet on photovoltaics
- Richard and Alison's blog
- Bulk Buying Schemes
Monocrystalline
- BP Solar
- Sunpower
- Global Solar
- Uni-Solar
- Sanyo


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Das Königreich Korsika war ein kurzlebiges Königreich auf der Mittelmeerinsel Korsika, das im Jahr 1736 für wenige Monate Bestand hatte. Einziger Herrscher war der westfälische Baron Theodor von Neuhoff.

Geschichte

Vorgeschichte
Im 13. Jahrhundert ging Korsika an die Republik Genua, die damals ihren Machthöhepunkt erreichte. Im Laufe der Jahrhunderte stritten sich die Krone Aragons, Frankreich und Genua über die Vorherrschaft auf der Insel. Dabei kam es mehrmals zu militärischen Auseinandersetzungen und Anarchie. Letztlich setzte sich Genua durch: 1559 wurde die Hoheit Genuas über die Insel durch den Vertrag von Cateau-Cambrésis bestätigt. Agostino Pallavicini war der erste Doge der Republik, der – 1637–39 regierend – zugleich auch den Titel "König von Korsika" annahm. Seither führten die Dogen von Genua den Königstitel von Korsika, bis zur Abschaffung des Dogenamts 1805. Allerdings war deren Amtszeit ab 1528 auf zwei Jahre beschränkt und sie erfüllten auch nur rein repräsentative Funktionen.

1553 und 1564 gab es korsische Aufstände unter Führung von Sampiero Corso. Trotz beachtlicher Erfolge konnten die Korsen aufgrund mangelnder Einigkeit keinen Sieg erringen. 1568 wurde nach der Ermordung von Sampiero Corso schließlich ein Friedensvertrag mit Genua ausgehandelt. In den folgenden Jahren litt die korsische Bevölkerung sehr stark. Für die Genuesen war Korsika weiterhin lediglich ein Gebiet, das sie für ihren Profit ausbeuten konnten. Auch die ursprünglich vereinbarte Autonomie wurde nicht gewährt. 1729 erhoben sich die Korsen, empört über eine neue due semi genannte Herdsteuer, zur Revolte. 1732 war die Autorität Genuas wiederhergestellt. Zwei Jahre später erhoben sich die Korsen jedoch abermals und 1735 proklamierte eine Versammlung in Corte die Unabhängigkeit Korsikas.

Das Königreich
Theodor von Neuhoff war ein westfälischer Baron, der Anstellungen an verschiedenen europäischen Höfen fand. 1732 wurde er Agent für Österreich in Italien. Dort kam er in Kontakt mit korsischen Freiheitskämpfern, deren Führer von den Genuesen unter Bruch der Zusage eines freien Geleits verhaftet und nach Genua verschleppt worden waren. Neuhoff gelang es, die Freilassung zu erreichen, was sein Ansehen bei den Exil-Korsen in der Toskana derart anhob, dass sie ihm den Königstitel anboten, falls er genügend Unterstützung organisieren könnte. Nachdem er vier Jahre lang Mittel in ganz Europa gesammelt hatte, setzte Neuhoff 1736 mit einem mit Geld und Waffen beladenen Schiff nach Korsika über.

Am 15. April 1736 wurde er von einem Konvent der korsischen Bevölkerung im Kloster Alesani zum König Theodor I. von Korsika gewählt. Gemäß der von ihm erlassenen Verfassung war er selbst erblicher König, aber in der Regierung auf die Zustimmung von 24 frei gewählten Korsen angewiesen. Neuhoff residierte im ehemaligen Bischofspalais in Cervione. Er ließ eigene Münzen prägen, baute die Infrastruktur und Wirtschaft aus. Er gründete auch einen Ritterorden namens "De la Liberazione". Militärisch brachte er den Genuesen eine schwere Niederlage bei und eroberte kurz darauf die Hafenstadt Porto Vecchio. Er ließ die von Genua gehaltenen Küstenstädte belagern. Vor Bastia kam sein Siegeszug jedoch zu stehen, da es der provisorischen korsischen Armee an Schlagkraft fehlte, um die stark befestigte Stadt einzunehmen. Als auch die von ihm zugesagte (vor allem türkische) Hilfe nicht ankam und als die europäischen Regierungen, mit deren Einfluss er geprahlt hatte, sich von ihm distanzierten, richtete sich die allgemeine Stimmung gegen ihn.

Ende des Königreichs
Im November verließ Neuhoff Korsika, um auf dem europäischen Festland nach Unterstützung zu suchen. Auch musste er um sein Leben fürchten, nachdem er einen seiner Generäle hinrichten ließ, da Blutrache damals in Korsika üblich war. Trotz mehrerer Versuche gelang es ihm nicht, wieder auf die Insel zurückzukehren. Die Korsen, des Kriegs müde, eröffneten Verhandlungen mit Genua. Aber die Weigerung der Genuesen, sie als etwas anderes denn als Rebellen zu behandeln, machte eine gegenseitige Verständigung unmöglich. Es kam zu weiteren Aufständen. Im Frieden von Aachen wurde Korsika erneut Genua übertragen.

Am 11. Dezember 1756 verstarb Neuhoff, der erste und einzige König Korsikas, verarmt und verschuldet in London.

Literatur
 Alexis Freiherr von Engelhardt: Der König von Korsika und der Freiheitskampf der Korsen. Salzwasser Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86195-710-2.
 Theodor Heuss: Der König von Korsika, in: Ders.: Schattenbeschwörung. Randfiguren der Geschichte. Wunderlich, Stuttgart/Tübingen 1947; Klöpfer und Meyer, Tübingen 1999, ISBN 3-931402-52-5
 Michael Kleeberg: Der König von Korsika. btb Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-442-74014-7.

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Geschichte Korsikas
Korsika
Historisches Territorium (Frankreich)
Korsika


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Home Movie
Directed by Christopher Denham
Written by Christopher Denham
Starring Adrian Pasdar, Cady McClain, Amber Joy Williams, Austin Williams
Produced by William M. Miller, Andrew van den Houten
There is nothing, ladies and gentlemen, quite so scary as the concept of children gone bad.
Children, you see, awaken certain instincts in us. In most of the population, these are instincts of protection, instincts that in most cases requires us to defend the children in question.
The thought that we may have to defend ourselves FROM children...this is a thought too horrible to contemplate. The thought that you may have to KILL A CHILD...to prevent the child in question from killing YOU...is a dark and sinister truth not easily contemplated.
And in Home Movie, that's about what we're dealing with--Jack and Emily, the children of a Lutheran minister and his wife, seem to be a little out of sorts. And the videos that our minister will take of his children reveal what looks to be a slow descent into homicidal madness.
Did I mention that Jack and Emily's last name is...Poe?
The interesting part here is that this movie isn't exactly...familiar. Nothing like this has ever been, that I can think of, done before. It's unusual, and this unusual is what adds to the horror.
Though this isn't without its faults--apparently David's wife is a CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST. And she doesn't seem to actually notice that her kids almost never talk and exhibit behavior that can only be described as "creepy as all hell". Seriously, Jack and Emily Poe, even from their earliest moments, make the kids from Village of the Damned look like extras from the Barney set.
Oh, and it may well be a bad idea to teach these kids how to 1. pick locks and 2. tie knots of incredible tension.
If it were possible for people to deserve to die, then the elder Poes would qualify. It's a wonder that they didn't HAND their children knives, crack open a copy of Gray's Anatomy and draw a charcoal line along their carotid arteries.
And yet, at the same time this is a commentary on how creepy the overall picture is, because the kids are incredible actors who are playing these roles to the absolute HILT.
It's hard to settle on a strong feeling about Home Movie, because frankly, I'm horrified. I'm pretty scared. These children are horrendous nightmares packed into tiny little bodies. But at the same time, the elder Poes are thundering morons of such incredible intensity that it's hard to feel for them. I understand that you never want to believe children are capable of evil, but this is evil on a grandiose scale.
The ending will prove to be all the more terrifying for its seeming resolution--trust me, they're going to do some truly horrendous stuff through the last about half hour or so. It's downright terrifying.
The special features include English and Spanish subtitles, a making of featurette, and trailers for Left Bank, Fears of the Dark and Home Movie.
All in all, wow. This may well be one of the scariest movies I've seen in quite some time. It's also one of the most thoroughly unique horror films ever, without immediate parallel and only approximation to even try and compare it. It's not without its flaws, but these flaws are actually swallowed up by the vast gulf of sheer horror that we're looking at here.
The Hills Run Red
Directed by Dave Parker
Written by John Carchietta, John Dombrow, David J. Schow
Starring Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink, William Sadler, Janet Montgomery
Produced by John Carchietta, Jonathan Tzachor
Considering that the first five minutes of The Hills Run Red open up with some truly horrendous self-mutilation, I can see how you would think this would be pretty shocking. And giving me further hope for the movie is the surprise revelation that this is a Dark Castle film. Dark Castle has given me LOADS of jollies over the years, starting with House on Haunted Hill and going all the way to Orphan.
I'll let the movie itself describe half the plot:
"In 1982, controversial film director Wilson Wyler Concannon released his only film, The Hills Run Red. Because of its graphic depiction of sadism and murder the film was quickly pulled from theaters. All known prints vanished and no cast member was ever found. Over the years, film historians attempted to find the film. But all that remained was a crudely made trailer...Director Wilson Wyler Concannon was never heard from again."
Thus, the rest of the movie revolves around a collection of friends out to find Wilson Wyler, or the film, whichever comes first. They also discover that the film isn't so much a film as it is a documentary. With lots of murder. ACTUAL murder.
Of course, considering that the killer in question is a guy with a porcelain doll mask named Babyface made me cringe somewhat, especially considering Twisted Metal: Black did the EXACT SAME THING with its character, Dollface, like six years or so ago.
The interesting thing about The Hills Run Red will be the sheer amount of twists and surprises involved. Several have been built in at the script level (David J. Schow really can do a fantastic multi-twist script, as evidenced by his turn at Masters of Horror, and if someone ever does an adaptation of Jerry's Kids Meet Wormboy I think I'll likely have an embolism in sheer glee), and while some of these interesting twists are interesting for their own sake, some of them really don't come off the way they should. And that's okay--not everything works in the end. For the most part, what we actually get is pretty effective and worth watching.
Especially the ending.
The ending, meanwhile, seems abrupt--because it's not REALLY the ending. It'll surprise you very deeply. Let's put it this way; when you see the first set of credits, don't shut off the movie. You might have that particular knee-jerk reaction like I do to walk out (or shut down, whichever) when the movie starts telling you who did what. That would be a huge mistake here, even if the extra ending is a serious downer.
The special features are pretty sparse, featuring language tracks in English and for some reason Portuguese, as well as English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese subtitles, a commentary track and a making of featurette, along with trailers at the beginning that are inaccessible from the DVD menu itself.
All in all, I'm slightly disappointed, but only slightly. For the most part, The Hills Run Red manages to perform as advertised, doing its job pretty well with a few minor hiccups.


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Q: Create dynamic variable name Can we create dynamic variable in C#?
I know my below code is threw error and very poor coding. But this code have small logic like create dynamic variable
var name=0;
for(i=0;i<10;i++)// 10 means grid length
{
    name+i=i;
}

var xx1=name1;
var xx2=name2;
var xx3=name3;

Is it possible in c#? Create dynamic variable in c#? and change the variable name in c#? and concatenate the variable name in c#(like we can concatenate any control id or name)...

Why I need the dynamic variable name (scenario):
var variablename=""
var variablename0=No;
var variablename1=Yes;
var variablename2=No;

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I have a gridview with multiple rows. And I need assign server side variable to every row. So I need set of variables in server side. the only I can set Text=<%# variablename+rowCount%> for every template field.
This rowCount means every grid row index.
If the grid has 2 rows, Then rowCount values are 0,1,2
Now I need to change the variablename to variablename0,variablename1,variablename2 dynamically for separate row.

A: C# is strongly typed so you can't create variables dynamically.  You could use an array but a better C# way would be to use a Dictionary as follows.  More on C# dictionaries here.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace QuickTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Dictionary<string, int> names = new Dictionary<string,int>();

            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                names.Add(String.Format("name{0}", i.ToString()), i);
            }

            var xx1 = names["name1"];
            var xx2 = names["name2"];
            var xx3 = names["name3"];
        }
    }
}

A: Variable names should be known at compile time. If you intend to populate those names dynamically at runtime you could use a List<T>
 var variables = List<Variable>();
 variables.Add(new Variable { Name = inputStr1 });
 variables.Add(new Variable { Name = inputStr2 });

here input string maybe any text or any list

A: try this one, user json to serialize and deserialize:
 using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Text;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using System.Web.Script.Serialization;

    namespace ConsoleApplication1
    {
       public class Program
       {
          static void Main(string[] args)
          {
              object newobj = new object();

              for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
              {
                List<int> temp = new List<int>();

                temp.Add(i);
                temp.Add(i + 1);

                 newobj = newobj.AddNewField("item_" + i.ToString(), temp.ToArray());
              }

         }

     }

      public static class DynamicExtention
      {
          public static object AddNewField(this object obj, string key, object value)
          {
              JavaScriptSerializer js = new JavaScriptSerializer();

              string data = js.Serialize(obj);

              string newPrametr = "\"" + key + "\":" + js.Serialize(value);

              if (data.Length == 2)
             {
                 data = data.Insert(1, newPrametr);
              }
            else
              {
                  data = data.Insert(data.Length-1, ","+newPrametr);
              }

              return js.DeserializeObject(data);
          }
      }
   }

A: No. That is not possible. You should use an array instead:
name[i] = i;

In this case, your name+i is name[i].

A: This is not possible, it will give you a compile time error,
You can use array for this type of requirement .
For your Reference :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288453%28v=vs.71%29.aspx


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MG Book Review: Alistair Grim's Odditorium by Greg Funaro
Prepare yourself to enter the world of Alistair Grim's Odditorium – you'll be glad you came.
Funaro's Odditorium takes the reader on a ride into a world full of magic and monsters that will keep the MG reader enthralled and entertained. The main character, Grubb, is an orphan who is taken into a home of a caring woman, Mrs. Smears, and her gruff husband. When she passes, Grubb is left with Mr. Smears, who puts the boy to work as a chimney sweep. He spends the next six years trapped with the abusive Smears until he sees his chance for escape. He ends up at the home of Mr. G, the mysterious owner of a collection of magical and odd items.
At first, Grubb's story seemed to parallel another orphan boy who finds he is part of a magical world, but the story takes enough twists and turns that it feels fresh and original. Funaro weaves strong character lessons into the story – honesty, loyalty, and courage – but isn't over the top.
I would recommend this book to readers who love being taken into a fantastic world and crave adventure. The action and pace would also be perfect for your reluctant reader.
By Kevin Springer|2016-01-27T13:40:14-05:00January 27th, 2016|Book Review|0 Comments
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Q: Why doesn't pandas correctly pretty print my DataFrame with long MultiIndex level names? pandas has a lot of magic in it to pretty print DataFrames based on the size of the terminal window. Unfortunately mine seems to be slightly miscalibrated, such that I often have to expand the terminal width by 1-2 characters in order to get it to fit. It's as if it's consistently underestimating the width of the MultiIndex, or overestimating the width of the terminal window.
As far as I can tell, the problem occurs when:

*

*There are too many columns to fit on the screen at once, and

*The index is a MultiIndex containing several levels with long names.
Here is an example script:
import pandas
import numpy as np

df = pandas.DataFrame(np.zeros((9, 16), dtype=np.int))
df.index = pandas.MultiIndex.from_product([
    ['awefawef', 'asdaoijo', 'awefoiasdfasji'],
    ['awefawef', 'asdoaijo', 'awefoiji', ],
    ])

print(df)

The result is ugly:

If I just slightly increase the width, it's fine. This is what I want: a subset of the columns, chosen not to exceed the available width.

But as I continue to work, I have to keep increasing the terminal width by 1-2 characters every few minutes, which is frustrating. So it's detecting that I'm increasing terminal width, but it still tends to make the output just slightly too wide.
I currently have these options set. These look right to me, from the documentation.
In [4]: pandas.get_option('display.width')
Out[4]: 80

In [5]: pandas.get_option('display.expand_frame_repr')
Out[5]: True

In [12]: pandas.get_option('display.pprint_nest_depth')
Out[12]: 3

Any tips??

A: I have a workaround, but I'm hoping someone will post a better answer.
If I set:
pandas.set_option('display.max_columns', 12)
pandas.set_option('display.width', None)

Then the output is correctly formatted for the terminal width.
                         0   1   2   3   4   5   ...  10  11  \
awefawef       awefawef   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0
               asdoaijo   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0
               awefoiji   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0
asdaoijo       awefawef   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0
               asdoaijo   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0
               awefoiji   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0
awefoiasdfasji awefawef   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0
               asdoaijo   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0
               awefoiji   0   0   0   0   0   0  ...   0   0

                         12  13  14  15
awefawef       awefawef   0   0   0   0
               asdoaijo   0   0   0   0
               awefoiji   0   0   0   0
asdaoijo       awefawef   0   0   0   0
               asdoaijo   0   0   0   0
               awefoiji   0   0   0   0
awefoiasdfasji awefawef   0   0   0   0
               asdoaijo   0   0   0   0
               awefoiji   0   0   0   0

[9 rows x 16 columns]

There are two drawbacks:

*

*I'd rather the number of columns be chosen based on the width of each column, rather than hardcoded as 12.

*This spills the output over multiple "frames", as necessary to get to 12 columns. I'd rather it be truncated with an "..." to fit all within one frame.

Nonetheless this workaround at least produces legible results. If someone can post a more full answer I'll accept it.


Mrs. Miriam Brodie, R.N., Hamaspik of Rockland County's newest registered nurse, is happy to be working at our agency for several reasons.
Besides finding an "amazing" supervisor, the Adelphi graduate finds her life's calling in supporting the health of residents at Hamaspik's Individualized Residential Alternative (IRA) group homes—and all on top of a "warm and welcoming environment," as the nurse describes her new workplace.
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Suppose female peacocks choose which type of male peacock to mate with: small or large tails. Once the females sort themselves across these two separate markets, the peacocks are matched and they mate.
Consider what happens when a small-tailed peacock population is invaded by a mutation which gives some male peacocks large tails. Since female peacocks make up half the population of peacocks there is now an imbalance in the market for small-tailed peacocks. In particular the males are in excess demand and some females will have trouble finding a mate.
On the other hand the big-tailed male peacocks are there for the taking and its going to be the healthy female peacocks who will have the greatest incentive to switch to the market for big tail. The small cost they pay in terms of reduced quantity of offspring will be offset by their increased chance of mating. The big tails have successfully invaded.
Szentes's theory illustrates the mixed feelings I expressed in my recent post about some of the presentations at the conference. The model underlying the theory is clever and interesting, but Szentes's focus is more on the game theory than the evolutionary problem that the model is proposed to address. The model offers limited insight into the evolution of the peacock's tail as the assumptions underpinning the model do not hold.
First, the model requires an assumption of monogamy, which peacocks are not. As for most males with ornaments, the peacock's tail is used to attract multiple partners to make up for the handicap that the ornament imposes (as the more established theory suggests). The model also assumes that the males are indifferent as to who they mate with (despite being monogamous), with high quality females unable to attract male interest above that of females of low quality.
Without those assumptions, the findings derived from the model no longer hold. In some respects, the sexes in the model appear backward, as a lack of males willing to give sperm is not an issue in most species. The low investment by males makes females the scarce resource.
I expect that these issues are of less concern to Szentes (or, based on his post, Ely) than they are for me, as his interest lies more in the model than its particular application. Szentes appeared to be aware of these critiques when they were raised at the conference.
If the model is not useful in explaining the peacock's tail, what situation might the model describe? Instead of talking of disadvantaged males with tails, could we talk of low quality males and use the model to explain the persistence of low quality males in a population? This is an interesting model looking for a use.
*The videos are many of the presentations are now up.


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Don't let it be said that the Saskatchewan government isn't interested in servicing its growing oil and gas industry. Thanks to the Process Renewal and Infrastructure Management Enhancements (PRIME) program, which started back in 2009, the province's oil and gas companies are about to see some significant changes to how things are done. That's because the Integrated Resource Information System (IRIS) is about to go live with its second phase – modernizing practices, offering increased transparency, improving accuracy and speeding up timelines in the process.
Dancsok states the processes in place for the past 35-plus years have been paper-based. Ministry staff was responsible for inputting company information. It was a labourious system that provided plenty of opportunity for error.
PRIME and IRIS are changing all of this. The first phase of the $70 million PRIME project was launched in April 2012 with the inclusion of Saskatchewan production data on Petrinex. This has already resulted in significant benefits to industry, reducing the time between production reports and royalties from 90 days to 40.
In September 2014, the ministry opened the virtual doors of IRIS to industry by introducing limited functionality that enables companies to: apply for access to IRIS and an IRIS Security Administrator account; apply for a full or partial waiver of Petrinex non-compliance penalties; and search, view, and download oil and gas invoice summaries and details.
Although too early to gauge industry participation in IRIS, estimates suggest the numbers will exceed the approximate 350 oil and gas companies that currently do business in the province. Although organizations must have a business reason to gain access to IRIS, the ministry believes the user base will include companies' contractors and consultants, academia, law firms, land brokers, and more. Since the launch of the limited phase one in September 2014, 256 individual users have logged into IRIS.
Phase two of IRIS includes the introduction of two new modules: the Petroleum Tenure and the Well and Facility Infrastructure. Both are expected to "go live" in November 2015.
Companies will be able to use IRIS to apply for land sale parcel postings, participate in land sale bidding, and apply for non-advertised dispositions. Available functionality geared to managing dispositions will include: registering documents, searching dispositions, applying to transfer disposition ownership, applying to surrender dispositions, and obtaining lease information following annual review.
The second module will focus on well and facility infrastructure. It will enable companies to: apply for well licenses, including those for horizontal drilling, off-target and water injection/disposal; submit drilling and completion information, including casing, perforation, and work-over data; attach reports and other information to a well, including logs, tests, fluid analysis, core analysis, geological reports, and surveys; view and track well and facility infrastructure information; and submit spill and incident data. Additionally, companies will be able to receive inspection results from the ministry and communicate resolutions back and forth within IRIS.
IRIS has been designed to be a user-friendly, intuitive system. Regardless, the system will contain a "help" feature and a terminology glossary. Additionally, the ministry has launched a "support desk" to field questions on how to use IRIS, who to contact, etc… Industry orientation seminars will be offered and will most likely be held in Calgary and Regina sometime this fall. Webinars are also being considered as an option.


When does Catastrophe series four start on Channel 4, who's in the cast with Rob Delaney and what's it about?
Who's in the cast of Catastrophe with Rob Delaney?
There is a host of new cast members this year with Michaela Watkins playing Rob's sister.
What's Catastrophe series 4 about?
Series three focused on the fallout of Rob's relapse with alcoholism and Sharon dealing with the grief after the death of her father.
In the fourth series the couple deal with the aftermath of Rob's relapse as he does community service in a charity shop and wards off the unwelcome attentions of Amanda (Julie Hesmondhalgh) from his AA group.


The morning sun filtering through the rainforest foliage at Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica shimmers gold as the light catches the strands of the complex web woven by a golden orb spider.
I'm generally not a big fan of spiders, like most people, but the golden orb is fascinating. These large spiders weave enormous pigmented webs, adjusted in color for camouflage, with protecting chemicals, and such incredible strength and elasticity that bioengineers and other scientists are studying ways to mass-produce their silk.
The spiders are widespread in warmer regions around the world â€" the Americas, Australia, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. They are the oldest surviving genus of spiders, with a fossilized specimen dating to 165 million years ago. You can find golden orb spiders hanging out in their shimmering webs everywhere around Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge and along the trails.
Threads of their webs shine like gold in sunlight. Studies suggest that the silk's color may serve a dual purpose: sunlit webs ensnare bees and other insects that are attracted to the bright yellow strands, and in the shade, the yellow color blends in with background foliage to act as camouflage. Golden orb spiders can adjust the web's pigment intensity relative to background light and color. They also secrete a chemical â€" pyrrolidine alkaloid â€" on the strands that protects the web from ants.
The fine-meshed spiral webs are gigantic: they can span 20 feet tall (6m) and 6.5 feet wide (2m). When you look at a web, you can't help noticing the female spider since she is huge; golden orb females reach sizes of 4.8â€"5.1 cm (1.5â€"2 in) not including leg span. Those little spiders on the web are the males, being usually 2/3 smaller (less than 2.5 cm, 1 in).
If you should doubt the strength and elasticity of a golden orb weaver web, walk into one. You'll find it is not easy to remove. When walking the trails at Nicuesa Lodge, I always watch out for golden orb webs â€" they are beautiful to admire, and you want to avoid being covered in the sticky silk. While the spiders rarely bite humans, their venom is potent with a neurotoxin effect, though not lethal to humans.
During your visit to the unique Costa Rica eco lodge at Playa Nicuesa, be sure to look out for these amazing eight-legged wonders. Capturing the morning or afternoon sunlight on their webs produces beautiful photos.