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static NSString * const kTVGNagivationControllerIdentifier = @"TVGNagivationController";
static NSString * const kTVGSideMenuViewControllerIdentifier = @"TVGSideMenuViewController";

static NSString * const kTVGTrendingShowsViewControllerIdentifier = @"TVGTrendingShowsViewController";
static NSString * const kTVGFullScheduleViewControllerIdentifier = @"TVGFullScheduleViewController";
static NSString * const kTVGSearchForShowsViewControllerIdentifier = @"TVGSearchForShowsViewController";
static NSString * const kTVGShowViewControllerIdentifier = @"TVGShowViewController";
static NSString * const kTVGFavoritesViewControllerIdentifier = @"TVGFavoritesViewController";

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Why Americans still avoid MSG, even though its 'health effects' have been debunked
Monosodium glutamate, better known as MSG. (iStock)
By Caitlin Dewey
Caitlin Dewey
Reporter covering food policy
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On April 4, 1968, a biomedical researcher wrote a letter that would forever change how America eats. In it, Robert Ho Man Kwok described a strange illness he contracted at Chinese restaurants -- specifically those that cooked with the flavoring MSG.
MSG was popular in the United States at the time. But when Kwok's letter hit the New England Journal of Medicine, the ingredient's fortunes reversed: Consumers spurned it. Food-makers axed it. Scientists threw themselves into critical MSG research.
Fifty years later, 4 in 10 U.S. consumers still say they actively avoid MSG, according to the International Food Information Council, an industry-funded nonprofit that advocates for science in nutrition. That's despite repeat studies that have shown MSG does not produce numbness, weakness or heart palpitations, the symptoms Kwok experienced.
In hindsight, analysts say, the mania has proven both a rare glimpse into consumer biases -- and a prediction of the "clean eating" age. Many food companies now find themselves exorcising unpopular artificial or chemical ingredients, just as they did with MSG in the late 1960s and '70s.
"That was one of the first ingredients people started getting really concerned about," said Stephanie Mattucci, a global food science analyst at market research firm Mintel. "We've only seen a continuation of those fears and concerns."
Unfortunately, when it comes to MSG, there's a great deal of evidence that consumer fears have been misplaced.
A chemical variant of glutamate -- a substance that occurs naturally in high-umami foods, such as Parmesan cheese, walnuts, soy sauce and tomatoes -- monosodium glutamate has been widely eaten since the early 20th century, when a Japanese scientist first distilled it from seaweed.
On its own, MSG doesn't taste like much of anything. But when added to other foods, it boosts their savoriness and overall flavor profile. That has made it popular in Asian cooking, as Kwok's letter mentions, and in processed food products such as canned soups, frozen dinners, cold cuts, dressings and Doritos. According to the Food and Drug Administration, Americans consume roughly half a gram of MSG each day on average.
As MSG's defenders have noted, this statistic should help show that the flavoring does not provoke the myriad symptoms that have been attributed to it. Few people claim to suffer what Kwok dubbed "Chinese restaurant syndrome" when they pop open a bag of chips.
On top of that, numerous high-quality studies of MSG have failed to demonstrate significant symptoms, even in people who claim to suffer from MSG reactions. In the 1990s, the FDA commissioned an independent review that found MSG only caused adverse effects in a small minority of "sensitive individuals" who ate large amounts on an empty stomach.
Instead, historians and researchers have blamed the initial symptoms that Kwok and others attributed to MSG on a variety of other sources: excess sodium or alcohol consumed with restaurant meals, a version of the placebo effect, growing skepticism of corporations, and deep-seated, anti-Asian prejudice.
As for the unlikely persistence of MSG-aversion, those factors are equally complicated, said Megan Meyer, the director of science communications at the International Food Information Council.
On one hand, people tend to disbelieve scientific assertions when they contradict their personal experience, Meyer said. In other words, if you believe MSG has made you ill in the past, you are unlikely to believe research that shows it didn't.
At the same time, IFIC's polling shows that many consumers no longer trust traditional authorities, such as the government, health-care professionals or the mainstream media, for information about what food is good or safe for them.
"The influencers that rise to the top, in our research, are friends, family and health-focused blogs and websites," Meyer said. "I think that erosion of trust in institutions and science is not a great trajectory -- but we are clearly on it."
In some ways, Meyer and other experts see the story of MSG repeating -- and deepening -- in the current "clean-eating" trend. Where MSG was once the ingredient to banish, many big food brands are culling all chemical, artificial and genetically modified ingredients at consumers' behest.
But most of these ingredients have been used safely for decades. And many improve the nutrition and shelf life of packaged foods. Nadia Berenstein, a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania researching the history of flavor, recently wrote that removing them is often "more about catering to a culture's fears and biases than the genuine pursuit of better-for-you food."
"Sometimes it's easier to put a 'free from X' label on something than to actually educate consumers about it," said Lisa Watson, the spokeswoman for the Glutamate Association, an MSG trade group. "Personally I wish food companies would take the longer view."
Watson says her industry is still trying to dig out from the MSG backlash, five decades later. According to Mintel, the number of new processed foods with MSG is decreasing. And sales of products advertised as "MSG-free" are expected to grow 22 percent between 2016 and 2021, according to market research firm Euromonitor.
In an effort to push back, Watson and her member companies regularly meet with chefs and nutritionists to talk up the merits of MSG. She has been heartened by statistics that show younger consumers are not quite as adverse to the product as their parents were. She has been glad to see media outlets run debunks of the MSG myth, and celebrity chefs, such as Hugh Acheson and David Chang, vocally embrace the seasoning.
The "foodie movement" also has revived interest in cooking that shows off science, said Sarah Tracy, an adjunct professor at UCLA's Institute for Society and Genetics who will publish a history of MSG this year. While Tracy isn't entirely willing to give the seasoning her seal of approval -- it is being researched for its possible role in promoting weight gain, she points out -- she sees other cooks and consumers embracing the seasoning as a sign of their culinary savviness.
Lately, Watson said, the Glutamate Association has tracked the same trend. It monitors references to MSG on social media, and they have grown more positive. Asked if the online sentiment was good overall, however, or just good compared to years past, Watson laughed.
"Let's not put the cart before the horse," she said. "It's pretty clear that there are still a lot of misconceptions."
No, MSG isn't bad for you
Consumers loved 'all-natural' -- until Trix cereal lost its neon-bright glow
7 of the biggest 'facts' about unhealthy food that actually aren't true
Caitlin Dewey Caitlin Dewey is The Washington Post's food policy writer for Wonkblog. She previously covered digital culture and technology for The Post.

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MEDINA, NY- In what is becoming an all too often reported crime in Western New York, copper thieves have struck yet again, this time in the Orleans County Village of Medina.
Copper electrical service was reported stolen from three Medina businesses according to crime victim Matt Mundion, owner/operator of Matt C. M. Contracting, Inc. in Medina.
Mundion arrived at his facility in the village Tuesday only to discover he was without power. Further investigation revealed the power loss to have been caused by the theft of his copper electrical service.
According to Mundion, the thieves removed his meter, shut off the power and removed 70 feet of copper service cable sometime over the Memorial Day weekend.
Other area businesses hit included Valu, Rent-A-Center, and Fastenal, all located within the Valu Plaza on Maple Ridge Road (NYS Rt. 31) in Medina.
An Orleans County homeowner saw two people leaving his home and followed, leading to the arrest of a burglary suspect.
New York State Police said a man who lives on Gillette Road in Barre saw the two men about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. He followed the vehicle and gave a description to police, and he and his wife found that a laptop computer and a large jug filled with change were missing.
After an investigation, Jerad M. Stalker, 28, of Batavia was charged with second-degree burglary, troopers said. He was arraigned in Barre Town Court and committed to the Orleans County Jail without bail.
ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jafet Rivera, 24, of Buffalo, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with online enticement of a minor. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison with a maximum of 30 and a $250,000 fine.
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Kanawha County sheriff's deputies say a 54-year-old man killed himself after killing his girlfriend and dismembering her body.
The Charleston Gazette reports that the victim, 53-year-old Carol Ann Rhim, is a former resident of Medina, Orleans County.
Officials say Nathaniel Roy Lawton of Institute shot himself in the head on Thursday night as police were executing a search warrant at his apartment. Deputies were investigating the death of Rhim, his live-in girlfriend.
Read the entire story at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Border Community SERVICE of Niagara University will host a free CERT training course beginning Jan. 17, 2012, at the St. Johnsburg Fire Company, located at 7165 Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda (Wheatfield).
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training is a community preparedness course that includes academic and hands-on instruction as well as a disaster training exercise that is designed to prepare you to help yourself, family and neighbors in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Individuals can make a difference by using CERT to save lives and protect property in your neighborhood.
The classes will run for eight consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and culminate in a disaster simulation on Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.


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Dedicated to the achievements of both the Civil Rights movement in the United States and the broader human rights movement worldwide, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) in downtown Atlanta was designed by the Freelon Group with architect-of-record HOK to be a "living" center where visitors are immersed in an interactive storytelling experience in each exhibit. The museum's two powerful exterior walls loosely resemble a pair of cupped hands and represent the center's uplifting spirit of optimism and progress.
The surface of the façade is made up of Trespa Meteon panels, a high-pressure compact laminate used as a drained and back-ventilated façade. "Rain screens allow for the use of outboard insulation that can increase the overall R-value of the wall structure, allowing for a more energy-efficient building structure," says Andrew Ashton, Trespa's façade application specialist.
The decorative surface of the Trespa Meteon panels is a very dense, non-porous material that results from Trespa's electron-beam-curing (EBC) process. The end product is a façade that is not only a distinctive, high-performing architectural feature, but one with a greater meaning: a symbol of the many individuals who make up movements for social progress.
The rain-screen design uses cladding over the structural wall, creating an open-air cavity between the two. This allows the air current constantly rising from the bottom of the façade to dry out any moisture that could infiltrate beyond the façade panels.
Trespa Meteon panels are sup- plied as an engineered system precision-fabricated with CNC equipment. The fabricator's shop drawings identify every panel, and they come to the job site labeled to coincide with their exact location.
The multi-toned façade is symbolic of multiracial faces of the Civil Rights movement. Rotating the Trespa Meteon panels 90 or 180 degrees during installation created the illusion of numerous browns and tans (by the way the sunlight hits the panels), when in fact only two hues were used.
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How much does it cost to have someone edit your book?
Developmental editing rates for your manuscript usually cost between $. 07 and $. 12 per word. Some developmental editors charge by manuscript page, in the range of $7.50 to $20 per page.
What percentage do literary agents take?
How do you write a cover letter for a novel submission?
Some other useful tips
Address your cover letter by name. Avoid clichés such as 'Dear sir/madam' or 'To whom it may concern'.
Use more formal language throughout the letter.
Have a logical and readable structure.
Thank the publisher for their time.
Sign off gracefully – e.g. 'Yours sincerely' – before your name.
How long does it take to edit 1000 words?
Also, just setting up to edit a manuscript takes two or three hours, which gets amortized over the course of a whole book but not an article. In general, the average rate at which copyeditors edit is 4 pages (or 1,000 words) per hour.
Should I get my book edited before sending it to an agent?
Should editors work with writers submitting to agents even though a publisher will likely take a book through the editing process? It depends. If you're a specialist developmental editor who understands story craft and what makes a book attractive to agents and publishers, then yes, absolutely.
Who is the best literary agent for new authors?
28 Top Literary Agencies Ready For Your Manuscript
Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Curtis Brown Literary Agency.
Conville & Walsh.
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.
Jeff Herman Agency.
New Leaf Literary & Media.
MacGregor & Luedeke.
Speilburg Literary Agency. This is a versatile literary agency dealing in both fiction and non-fiction.
Why do agents reject manuscripts?
The most common reason an agent or editor will reject after reading a partial is that they love the concept pitched in the query, but find your sample pages underwhelming. Pick up some books on writing at the library or browse the Internet for techniques you can apply to your manuscript.
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10 Steps To Getting A Literary Agent
Finish the book. You will annoy everybody you query if your novel isn't finished.
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Research your agents.
Write a synopsis.
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Look at your first three chapters.
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Be professional in all dealings.
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Literary agents are responsible for managing sales, contracts, publication, production (and reproduction), as well as maintaining good contacts in the writing and publishing industry, and knowledge of the current market and trends. They act as a middle person between authors and publishers to sell the author's work.
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First, let's look at how we got here. At the beginning of the year, new lending rules implemented at a federal level diminished the average person's borrowing power by around 25%. Shortly after that, our new B.C. government unrolled their affordable housing plan. The market-cooling aspects involved in this plan scared off a number of buyers, including those from Alberta and even those coming from out of the country. Almost simultaneously, interest rates rose and made property slightly less affordable.
This trifecta of conditions has resulted in a 25% to 35% drop in sales. Yet, this only refers to the number of sales. Prices are still up 7% year over year and it still takes approximately 49 days, on average, to sell.
When you break down the conditions that have led to this drop in sales, you will find that the state of our current market makes sense. But what is really driving our market? Is it really these factors alone, or is it something bigger?
The Real Estate Investment Network answers this question well, using their long-term investment formula. You can see the graphic for this formula in the video above. According to this formula, real estate market conditions come to and from gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is essentially comprised of the job market and local economy.
"Whether you are buying or selling, you can rest assured that the rumours of doom and gloom are untrue for our market."
In Kelowna, our local economy is hugely impacted by our bustling technology sector. This sector currently provides over $1 billion in revenue into our local economy. So, with over 600 companies and over 8,000 local jobs, our tech sector has quickly become a force to be reckoned with.
Kelowna is also the No. 1 entrepreneurial city in Canada. This means people who could choose to live anywhere will often make the decision to settle right here. The 2,000 hours of sunlight we get, the 120 local wineries, the championship golf courses, and our multiple ski mountains are also major draws. All this just goes to show that our lifestyle in Kelowna is really wonderful.
But what really brings people to our city is jobs, and we've got more than just the technology sector going for us. We've got a massive construction industry, a huge healthcare industry, and so many other industries that provide an incredible number of jobs.
The population growth these jobs create translates to upward pressure on rental rates, which translates to decreased vacancy. This ultimately results in more people making the jump into the real estate market. With this in mind, you can be sure that our real estate market will not shrink unless the job market were to collapse. And there's no indication of this happening.
If you are thinking about buying real estate, now is the time to take advantage of our market. There is a wider selection of properties here than we've seen in the past two to three years, and you've still got the chance to lock in a historic low interest rate.
Sellers, too, should think about making their move. There is no way to time the market perfectly, as the peak won't be apparent until it is in the rear-view mirror. Whether you are buying or selling, you can rest assured that the rumours of doom and gloom are untrue for our market.


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Sep 9, 2018 - 08:23 pm
Car2go expands service at Schiphol Airport
Car2go is expanding their EV sharing service at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The World Trade Centre there will house 16 spots for the Car2go vehicles with eight chargers.
Power to the Heroes
For the annual Pride festivities in Amsterdam, charging technology manufacturer EVBox, utility NUON and the City of Amsterdam are joining forces to dress charging stations with rainbows.
Bolt renames themselves Etergo and presents AppScoooter
The Dutch startup Bolt Mobility has renamed themselves Etergo, and presented the final version of their networked electric scooter named AppScooter. Instead of the originally promised 400 km, the range will be 240 at maximum without charging.
3MW electric car battery project live at Ajax arena
The 3MW storage unit built from reused electric car batteries is among the largest such projects in Europe. Located at the back of the Ajax Amsterdam arena it the result of collaboration between Nissan, Eaton and others.
Smart charging platform Greenflux secures €11 million
Dutch Greenflux closed its latest round of funding with 11 million euros. Their electric mobility infrastructure management platform found favour with investors such as the green energy company Eneco Group and the investment fund SET Ventures.
Extra large 13 MW charge depot for 100 e-buses live in Amsterdam
100 electric buses can now be charged at the "world's largest charge depot" as Heliox brings 109 fast-charging stations online, including 24 with 450 kW. The electric bendy buses come from VDL and will serve on 6 routes around Schiphol Airport 24/7.
Australia's Tritium opens European HQ in Amsterdam
Fast-charging equipment designed Down Under shall become more widely available in Europe as Tritium opens its new European office in the Dutch capital. It will serve as sales and training center but also includes testing facilities for carmakers.
Daimler launches shuttle service ViaVan in Amsterdam
ViaVan, a joint venture by Mercedes-Benz Vans and the U.S. startup Via has started its on-demand shuttle service in the Dutch capital. They will use the Vito and V Class as well as the electric B Class until the arrival of the eVito. More cities are on the list.
Mar 1, 2018 - 06:27 pm
Fastned and ABB install 350 kW fast charging stations
Fastned has installed their first fast charging stations capable of 350 kW charging performance at the Dutch service station "De Watering" on the A8 near Amsterdam.
NewMotion installs first V2G chargers in Holland
In Amsterdam, NewMotion has set up public V2G charging stations. The pilot is run together with energy company Alliander, tech company Enervalis and the innovation platform Amsterdam Smart City as part of the City-Zen programme.
An act of EV vandalism
Two Tesla EVs were set ablaze in Amsterdam last week and it appears the arsonists targeted the Model S and Model X specifically.
Zero-emission vessels pay less fees for Port of Amsterdam
Inland navigation vessels benefit from new fee regulations concerning Amsterdam and Zaanstad port waters. Since 1st of January, zero-emission ships pay 20 less than their conventional-powered equivalents.
Jun 2, 2017 - 07:53 am
Amsterdam, Ireland, Belgrade, ChargePoint, Burlington.
13 MW charge infrastructure: Amsterdam is about to become home to the world's largest depot charging network to be installed by Heliox. The 13 MW turnkey project is to charge 100 electric buses from Connexxion (Transdev) and the order will include installation sites at Amsterdam Airport and Amstelveen. Heliox's opportunity chargers provide 450 and up to 600 kW from 2018, resulting in charging times of 2 to 4 minutes via pantograph.
heliox.nl
Irish EV task force: Ireland joins the countries that wish to drive all-electric from 2030, as outlined in its 'National Policy Framework on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport in Ireland'. A Low Emission Vehicle Taskforce is to work out how to best achieve such LEV uptake, including infrastructure measures. So far, Ireland is far behind its intended EV share with estimates for 8,000 electric cars on the roads – far from the targeted 50,000 by 2020.
dttas.ie
60 e-buses for Belgrade? Serbia's capital plans to deploy 60 electric buses, says a report from Belarus, where local company Belkommunmash actually hopes to win the bid as Belgrade is testing one of its electric buses. Competition comes from China but Belkommunmash bets on competitive pricing.
EV inclusive: U.S. Bank's Voyager Network Fleet Card will now be accepted at ChargePoint's stations across the States. ChargePoint will begin updating its locations immediately and expects the process to be completed over the summer so that corporate fleets may adopt electric cars more easily.
ccjdigital.com, businesswire.com
Utility rebate: Burlington Electric of Burlington, Vermont is the next utility to offer customers a rebate on the purchase of a new electric vehicle. The 1,200 dollar discount applies to any electric car priced 50,000 dollars or less.
utilitydive.com
Seoul, Philippines, Amsterdam, Green Motion.
Diesel ban in Seoul? Korea's capital is pondering a plan to restrict entry to the ancient centre for old diesel cars and chartered buses. If such a ban passes, it would be easy to enforce as the old town lies within four gates and Seoul said controls would be strict. A study on traffic control has been commissioned and the city wants to expand both bus and bike lanes to fill in the transport gap.
koreatimes.co.kr
The Philippines go green officially as its Department of Energy will donate 24 Toyota Prius government offices tomorrow. The move is aided through a grant from the government of Japan.
gmanetwork.com
Zero emission delivery: Dutch Albert Heijn launched two electric trucks to supply its supermarkets in Amsterdam. Proivided by logistic partner Simon Loos, the e-trucks will charge while being loaded at distribution centres and could thus run continuously but will drive up to 6 times a day in practice.
esmmagazine.com
Eco-friendly car rent: Green Motion specialises in electric and hybrid cars and opened a new outlet at Ljubljana airport in Slovenia. It is the 30th country the services launches, as a franchise in this case.
autorentalnews.com, greenmotion.com
Apple, Beverly Hills, Amsterdam, GKN.
iSecret in Berlin? According to German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Apple has secret lab for its upcoming electric car in the German capital. As many as 20 experts from the German automotive industry are said to work there to prepare the launch of the iCar in Germany in 2019 or 2020, at which point it will become part of a carsharing fleet.
faz.net (in German); macrumors.com, cultofmac.com
Autonomous in Beverly Hills: The Los Angeles neighbourhood decided to implement a self-driving limousine service. Thanks to the vast network of fibreglass cables, the cars can stay connected with each other as well as that part of town. Beverly Hills plans to sit down with Tesla and Google to talk about delivering the fleet – which will therefore be all-electric.
engadget.com
Autonomous Amsterdam: The Dutch city, too, wants to kick off a pilot project with fully self-driving cars. The EU could issue a general approval of autonomous vehicles by 2019. Meanwhile, the city will test the cars on separate roads.
iamexpat.nl
eAxle for Volvo: Following the Volvo XC 90 PHEV, GKN will also deliver its eAxle system for the Volvo S90 Plug-in Hybrid. The system supports both all-electric driving, as well as all-wheel drive where the rear is powered by an electric motor and the front by a combustion engine.
greencarcongress.com, gkn.com
Feb 8, 2016 - 07:57 am
Amsterdam, Athens, Ireland, Conneticut.
Amsterdam electrifies: The Dutch capital strives for zero-emission by 2025. Starting by 2017, it will set-up an environmental zone that bans elderly gas guzzlers from entering the city centre. Over the course of one year, the prohibition will gradually include vans, cabs, buses and scooters made before set dates. For positive encouragement, Amsterdam reportedly plans to upgrade charging infrastructure to 4,000 stations and will also introduce subsidies for EVs. Electric cabs will get priority at the Central Station.
nltimes.nl
Athens electrifies: The Greek capital will apply for a 6m dollar state grant to support Athens Transit in the acquisition of ten hybrid buses, which will replace ten diesel-powered units. Another 1.5m dollars will come through local funding.
onlineathens.com
Ireland charges rapidly: Irish utility ESB installed six multi-standard fast-charging stations in Belfast and Dublin. Co-financing of the 7m euro project came through the TEN-T EU programme, as well as BMW, Nissan, Renault and VW. The chargers support CCS, CHAdeMO, and Type 2.
evfleetworld.co.uk
Extra incentives: Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) tops up its EV rebate programme CHEAPR with 2m dollars. 1m have been earmarked for cash rebates of up to 3,000 dollars for private buyers, while the other million will be made available as grants for state agencies and cities.
ngtnews.com
Dec 9, 2015 - 09:06 am
Gothenburg, Amsterdam.
Video tip I: The electric bus line of Swedish Gothenburg runs since summer but is now dressed up for the festive season. Volvo gave its electric buses a makeover with a light show accompanied by christmas carols and calls its a "mobile x-mas card."
youtube.com via insideevs.com
Video tip II: Amsterdam aims to be emission free by 2025 and here promotes its efforts in public charging infrastruture. The advance is backed up by data that will feed smart grid applications.
Jun 22, 2015 - 08:22 am
Schiphol, Amsterdam, Grenoble, Tesla, Ecotricity, Philippines.
Schiphol deploys electric buses: 35 all-electric buses now drive passengers from the airplane to the gate and back at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Each bus has its own designated charging station and is 100% powered with solar energy.
businesstraveller.com, schiphol.nl
Amsterdam to triple charging points: The city of Amsterdam announced that it plans to increase the number of charging points from currently 1,300 to 4,000 by 2018. Companies can now submit tenders for the operation of the network. The winner of the contract will be announced by the end of the year.
France goes H2: 21 Renault Kangoo Z.E. fitted with range-extending fuel cell technology by Symbio FCell and three hydrogen-filling stations have gone into service in Grenoble, France. The project HyWay was launched in October 2014 and now counts the largest hydrogen-powered fleet in Europe.
idw-online.de (in German), info-economique.com (in French)
Settled out of court: According to Transport Evolved, Tesla and Ecotricity have come to an agreement, ending their dispute over public electric car infrastructure in the UK. While neither companies have commented on the matter publicly, it seems they have agreed to work together for the greater good.
transportevolved.com
Taking the e-trike to class: The University of the Philippines is testing ten electric trikes on its Diliman campus, offering free rides for two months. If tests are successful, the university will add the trikes by Japanese manufacturer BEMAC Electric Transportation Phils to its on-campus transportation fleet.
cnnphilippines.com
Amsterdam, Seattle, FamilyMart, San Francisco.
On the road to no emission: Amsterdam wants to be emission free by 2025 and the taxi companies are doing their part. Together, Taxi Electric, Connexxion and TCA operate more than 170 Nissan Leaf and e-NV200. And since October, 167 Tesla Model S taxis are stationed at the Schiphol Airport.
electriccarsreport.com
Electric police cars in Seattle: Seattle police will use 28 Nissan Leaf for its traffic enforcement department in and around the city. Set patrol routes and predictable traffic make electric vehicles a feasible choice for the task and help reduce emissions of the city fleet.
greencarreports.com
Convenient charging: The Japanese convenient store chain FamilyMart now offers drivers to charge their EV while shopping. The market partnered with Nissan to install electric vehicle chargers at its locations across the country, because it wanted charging to become more convenient for its customers.
jalopnik.com
Powered by the sun: The city of San Francisco has gotten three new solar-powered charging stations for electric cars. The stations are part of a demonstration project called "Driving on Sunshine" that plans to install free solar-powered chargers across the city.
cnet.com, ngtnews.com
Amsterdam, Clean buses commitment, Montreal, St Andrews, Tesla.
Amsterdam to go all in: The Dutch capital has decided to electrify its entire bus fleet. The first 40 electric buses will go into service within the next two years. By 2025, all 200 buses in Amsterdam will drive electrically with no diesel buses left in service.
volkskrant.nl (in Dutch) via dutchnews.nl
Clean buses commitment: 20 cities in South America and others around the world have signed an agreement to introduce low-emission buses. Together, the signatories represent more than 140,000 buses – at least in theory. Detailed plans or concrete action for electrification have yet to be seen.
cleantechnica.com, c40.org (declaration as pdf)
1,000-EV sharing in Montreal: The Canadian city is planning to set up an electric car sharing and is looking for solution providers. Until 2020, Montreal wants to have 1,000 rental EVs and enough charging stations to keep them running.
montrealgazette.com, autogo.ca
Scottish E-Car Club: In St Andrews, Scotland's first electric car club will go into service. The initial fleet is comprised of eight Renault Zoe and two Kangoo ZE which will be available for hire across the town on an hourly or daily basis.
fleetnews.co.uk
Tesla to electrify Oz: Starting with eight charging booths in Goulborn, the Californians want to supercharge Australia. By 2016, Superchargers are to connect Melbourne with Sydney and Brisbane.
reneweconomy.com.au
London, Go Ultra Low, New Hampshire, Amsterdam, Tbilisi.
London buses to charge wirelessly: Transport for London (TfL) announced to start operating three inductively charging buses in the British capital this September. The buses are part of the European ZeEUS project and follow a successful trial that has taken place in Milton Keynes for six months.
eltis.org
Go Ultra Low cities: The British government shortlisted 12 cities to potentially share 35 million pounds of funding to further the use of ULEVs. London, Oxford, York, and Dundee, to name but a few, have until August 31, 2015, to finalise their submissions. The winners will be announced shortly after.
fleetnews.co.uk, nextgreencar.com
New Hampshire offers rebates of up to 12,000 dollars for the installation of a DC fast chargers on the Interstate 93, available through April 3. Rebates of up to $5,000 for Level 2 chargers will be available later for other locations. In total, 49,000 dollars in funding are offered for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
miamiherald.com
Dutch Tesla Service Center: The Californian company has opened one of the biggest European service facilities in Amsterdam. The Drivers Lounge offers Dutch Model S drivers 24-hour-access, "in case you need a coffee at 3 am".
electrek.co, twitter.com
Japan to support Georgia: The capital Tbilisi is to receive 500 million yen (4,1 million dollars) towards the acquisition of hybrid buses and two electric cars. While for the greater good, the funding is also a way of promoting Japanese technology abroad as all vehicles will come from Japan.
messenger.com.ge, agenda.ge
Colibri, Amsterdam, Event.
Reading tip: BBC takes a closer look at the "tiny" EV Colibri from Jena, Germany, calling it "Germany's one-seat wonder." And in terms of success, the wonder car seems a shoe-in as well, as some 150 dealers from around the globe have already applied for licenses to sell it.
Click tip: The American network CNBC brings a story about electric cars in Amsterdam (text and video), explaining why the city believes that EVs are the answer to growing CO2 emissions. Looking at the success of the Amsterdam Electric initiative, it might be on the right track.
Event for the upcoming week: Trophée Andros Electrique (Feb 07; Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France)
You can find a complete list of upcoming industry events at electrive.com/calendar
Oct 20, 2014 - 08:29 am
DriveNow, Amsterdam, Beijing, e8energy, MCT Engineering.
DriveNow electrification in Europe: BMW and Sixt's carsharing offering will also start in London by early 2015 and include the BMW i3. At the launch in Vienna, it was announced that the EV will also might be added to the DriveNow fleet for the Austrian capital. With the ChargeNow card, BMW i-customers now also have cross-border access to the charging infrastructure in Germany and Austria.
fleetnews.co.uk (London), futurezone.at (Vienna, in German), bmwgroup.com (ChargeNow, in German)
BMW i3 test fleet in Amsterdam: As part of a pilot project, ING bank leased 51 BMW i3s for staff living within 45 kilometers (28 miles) of Amsterdam. They either charge the i3 at home or at a nearby public charging point – with an additional 90 charging points available at ING's headquarters in Amsterdam.
bmwblog.com, evworld.com
Charging lights in Beijing: Berlin-based companies Ubitricity and Ebee have come up with the novel idea of turning street lights into charging points – and the idea is making waves in places as far-flung as China. Local media reveal plans by several Beijing districts to turn their street lights into power outlets for EVs as early as this year. This could see the creation of over 30,000 additional charging points.
china.org.cn, english.cri.cn
V2H solution from Hamburg: Charging infrastructure specialist e8energy has unveiled its new DIVA bi-directional rapid-charging system with CHAdeMO connector and integrated battery. It was demonstrated last week in Berlin using a Nissan Leaf.
e8energy.de (in German)
F1 supplier truly electrified: British company MCT Engineering has gone green and invested in three Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs. MCT manufactures carbon components used in a wide variety of areas including Formula One.
fleetnews.co.uk, electriccarsreport.com
Amsterdam, Brussels, PlugSurfing, Connecticut, Chargepartner.
Ready, steady, go! 167 Tesla Model S have just taken up taxi services at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, making it the biggest electric cab fleet in the world. The programme will run for four years, but might be extended for another eight. Success seems somewhat guaranteed…
gas2.org, youtube.com (Video, in Dutch)
Equally electric is Brussel's new e-taxi fleet. 34 BYD e6 will go into service in the Belgian capital. The Chinese manufacturer bid successfully against Nissan and Renault and impressed cab companies with a range of up to 300 kilometres.
bloomberg.com, cntv.cn
PlugSurfing to expand further: The app now includes another 130 charge spots in Austria, where PlugSurfing users can charge and pay via RFID keychain. Partner for the Alpine expansion are Electrodrive Salzburg and Wien Energie, both part of Hubject's intercharge network.
plugsurfing.com
EV promotion in the States: Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will fund at least 20 more charging stations. Installation is fully paid for if the stations are available to the public 24/7 and free of charge. Jacksonville, Florida, offers rebates of up to 1,000 dollars for both the installation of charge points and the purchase of EVs, following in the steps of i.e. California and Georgia, where incentives can reach 5,000 dollars.
westfaironline.com (Connecticut), ens-newswire.com (other states)
Charging infrastructure software: Chargepartner developed a modular software platform enabling utilities and other businesses to manage charging infrastructure services. The white-label solution facilitates authorisation, management and billing of vehicle charging as well as user management.
chargepartner.de
Solar powered food deliveries, EV purchase experience.
Reading tip: "Buy local, deliver green" could be Foodlogica new slogan. The company is making food deliveries in Amsterdam using electric cargo bikes powered by solar cells on top of a shipping container.
treehugger.com
Research tip: According to a new working paper by the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, buying experience for EV buyers has to be improved. Participants were dissatisfied with dealerships, with the exception of Tesla customers, who were mostly delighted.
greencarcongress.com
Oct 7, 2014 - 08:28 am
Tesla taxis coming to Amsterdam-Schiphol, Electric 1939 Dodge.
Video tip: A great teaser for a cool initiative. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is about to chauffeur its guests in blue Tesla Model S taxis to and from the airport starting October 18th.
Reading tip: This oldtimer truck is far from rattling. Instead, this 1939 Dodge pickup runs purely electrically and has been converted by a former IBM engineer who uses the self-made EV to "just bang around town," and on all other errands too.
kentucky.com
Sep 4, 2014 - 08:44 am
Freight EVs, Renovo Coupe, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid.
Download tip: E-Mobility NSR has published three "action plans" for the cities of Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Hamburg on how to support the use of electric light freight vehicles for the last mile.
All on e-mobility-nsr.eu, Amsterdam (PDF), Copenhagen (PDF), Hamburg (PDF)
Video tip: Chris Heiser is the CEO of Renovo. The Silicon Valley start up has now introduced its electric Renovo Coupe which is the main act in this Yahoo Autos video interview.
autos.yahoo.com
Panamera review: Richard Lane looks at the hybrid Porsche to see if it is "worth the premium" compared to a Tesla Model S. However, the hybrid Panamera's electric mode only really applies in urban areas were it then unfolds its "truly wraith-like qualities" but only for a very limited range.
ecomento.com
Aug 26, 2014 - 09:03 am
Foxconn & BEV, Michigan, Amsterdam, KRET, Proterra.
Foxconn and BEV set up electric car rental in China: Operations are set to begin in Beijing and Hangzhou next month already. Beijing Electric Vehicle (BEV) announced that within the coming year, some 5,000-10,000 rental vehicles will be available across the country.
digitimes.com
Michigan tests first hybrid-electric bus line: On top of being greener and quieter, the so called "Silver Line" also has an on-board technology to change traffic lights to green, allowing for faster connections. It also provides free Wi-Fi for customers.
wzzm13.com (video)
Why electrifying Amsterdam will work: By 2015, the number of public charging stations in the city will reach 2,000. And to make sure people use them, their locations were chosen based in demand. In others words, they are located where people live and work, to ensure easy and convenient access.
Charging station from Russia: KRET has developed a charging station for the use with the EVs from Lada but says the system will be easy adaptable to charge EVs from other manufacturers according to IEC 61851-1. Currently the FORA charging station supplies AC, but a DC version is in the making.
greencarcongress.com, kret.com
Proterra buses for Seattle: The manufacturer sold two 12-meter electric buses to the city of Seattle, USA. The sale also includes a fast-charging system. The buses will be tested for one year, after which Proterra could sell as many as 200 additional buses and charging systems to the city.
electriccarsreport.com, greenpowertrain.automotive-business-review.com
B-Class in Death Valley, Q&A with Elon Musk and JB Straubel.
Video tip 1: In this short film the fuel cell Mercedes B-Class proves to be a true life-saver for Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson when crossing the Death Valley. Its emissions provided the two with drinking water collected in a tank installed to the car's exhaust. Daimler also tests its new concept under less extreme circumstances and says its 300 H2 cars running under real-life conditions have already been driven 5m miles.
youtube.com (Video), media.daimler.com (Infos)
Video tip 2: Watch Elon Musk and JB Straubel going through an hourlong Q&A at the Dutch Tesla outlet in Amsterdam with their dedicated, yet not entirely uncritical followers.
youtube.com via myelifenow.com
Pedelec & E-bike test: ExtraEnergy's bi-annual test of electric bicycles is open for registration. Manufacturers applying until 19th February will qualify for a discount, while the testing is scheduled to begin at 25th March. Tests results will be published in the Elektrobike magazine with a circulation 45,000 copies.
extraenergy.org
https://www.electrive.com/2018/09/09/car2go-expands-service-at-shiphol-airport/


"The wooden houses here are an important part of the attraction of staying here."
In CEB's FSC-certified workers village, employees and their families are offered big wooden houses made from FSC-certified timber.
But living spaces are not the only important thing. Families who live here and in the local villages of the forest are offered basic medical services at the small hospital where Dr. Bally and the nurses can diagnose and perform daily medical care.
As part of an FSC certification audit, the hospital was urged to buy an ambulance in case of an emergency or serious illness, to be able to drive a patient to a bigger hospital in the nearby town. To Bally and his team this made sense.
The fire brigade is one of Bambidie's prides. They have a fully equipped fire truck and do regular trainings in case of fire emergencies in the living area or at the nearby sawmill. FSC certification means that yearly audits also focus on demonstrating their fire drills.
Bambidie offers a fun day care for smaller children. This means that women also have the opportunity to work for their family's welfare, and it makes life easier for women raising children on their own. When the kids grow older, they attend the school situated just down the road with 700 children from the whole area.
As the heart of Bambidie, right next to the community's big football field, surrounded by wooden houses, is the community centre.
Here children and adults are engaged in teaching and learning local languages, and preserving local culture with a strong focus on all nine regions of Gabon. The centre also offers help with reading skills for adults.


Includes area attractions such as Lockett Meadow, Sunset Crater, and Walnut Canyon.
Flagstaff is the largest city, and the county seat, of Arizona's noprthern Coconino County. Home of Northern Arizona University and Lowell Observatory, and adjacent to at least four National Monuments as well as Grand Canyon National Park, if you want to enjoy the parts of Arizona that are as un-desert-like as possible, you can't go wrong with Flagstaff.
Spectacular photos of Arizona's highest point.
The San Francisco Peaks are a volcanic mountain range just north of Flagstaff. A remnant of the ancient San Francisco Mountain, the highest summit in its range is Humphreys Peak, which is also the highest point in the state of Arizona at 12,633 feet in elevation. The San Francisco Peaks are the remains of an eroded stratovolcano. An aquifer within the caldera supplies much of Flagstaff's water while the mountain itself is in the Coconino National Forest, a popular recreation site. The Arizona Snowbowl ski area is on the western slopes of Humphreys Peak, and has been the subject of major controversy involving several tribes and environmental groups.
In 1085 CE, this volcano erupted, covering an area of more than 810 square miles, changing forever the lives of the residents.
One needn't travel to Alaska, Hawaii, or the Pacific Northwest to find a real, live volcano. Sunset Crater is located just north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Although its last eruption was almost a thousand years ago, and it's unlikely to erupt again, its effects, both on the people who lived here then and since, and on the stark, deceptive landscape, make the Sunset Crater National Monument a must-see stop on any visit to the Southwest.
Photos from our first visit.
All about the archaeological site near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Walnut Canyon National Monument is located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, near Interstate 40. The canyon rim elevation is 6,690 feet above sea level; the canyon's floor is 350 feet lower. A 0.9 mi long loop trail descends 185 feet into the canyon, passing 25 cliff dwelling rooms aatributed to the "Sinagua", a pre-Columbian cultural group that lived in Walnut Canyon from about 1100 to 1250 CE.
All the photos from a visit to the 800-year-old ruins near Sunset Crater.
The many settlement sites scattered throughout the Wupatki National Monument were built by the Ancient Pueblo People, more specifically those now referred to as the Cohonina, Kayenta Anasazi, and Sinagua. Wupatki was first inhabited around 500 AD. Wupatki, which means "Tall House" in the Hopi language, is a multistory pueblo dwelling comprising over 100 rooms and a community room and ball court, making it the largest building for nearly 50 miles.


Do you have what it takes to be an Olympian? That is: an Olympian doctor? It's not such a blithe question. Doctors who apply to be physicians at the Olympics go through their own grueling process in order to make it there.
So what's the process, demands, and experience of being a doctor at the Olympics?
To work as a doctor for the US Olympic Committee (USOC), they must first possess an unrestricted medical license: itself a formidable first hurdle. Most physicians who qualify also have a solid sports medicine background, and have had exposure in treating professional athletes in a specific sport already.
If all this lines up, health care professionals then contact their sport-specific national governing body for a "tryout" to join the Olympic medical team. After recommended, they then need to apply to the USOC.
The USOC invites applicants to one of its 2-week evaluation period. Medical skills are assessed, as well as the doctor's ability to work under pressure and in how they communicate with star athletes.
Next, an internship at a domestic national competition is held for the doctor if having passed the "tryout." With most jobs, you usually work your way up to the Big Show through world championships, the Pan Am games, and so on. At this point, a doctor finally becomes a prime candidate to represent their discipline, and country, in the world's biggest sporting event.
Perhaps the biggest sacrifice for doctors is leaving their practice for several weeks. Instead of being paid their normal salary, they accept a relatively nominal sum. The shifts working the Olympics are also long and taxing. Extensive homework and research are also required; the doctor must know an athlete's complete medical history.
Any kind of person of a certain stardom requires some…communication work, shall we say? In other words, working with elite athletes can be challenging. Working with just one athlete is a handful, but Olympic physicians may be assigned possibly dozens of athletes, while being on call 24/7.
Another big challenge is to be well-versed in banned substances and drug testing. There are certain Over-The-Counter drugs, for example, that contain banned substances, and the physician must be knowledgeable and carefully monitor each athlete's medicinal intake, no matter how benign it may seem.
Medical staff members must also be ready to respond to emergencies at a moment's notice. For common injuries, and also more serious injuries, such as a head or spinal injury (Remember Greg Louganis's nasty head injury performing a platform dive in the 1988 Olympics? I shudder every time I watch that event!).
So, after all this work and sacrifice, is it worth it? Is it worth being a doctor at the Olympics? Well, most physicians, when asked, almost all say it's an experience they wouldn't trade for the, well…entire world.
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Budgett MD, Richard. 'Rowing for Gold: What It Takes to Be an Olympic Doctor'. News. n.p.: GE Healthcare The Pulse, 2016. http://newsroom.gehealthcare.com/rowing-for-gold-what-it-takes-to-be-an-olympic-doctor/.
Cavanaugh J. 2012 Olympics: London perspectives. Hospital for Special Surgery website. August 6, 2012. http://hss.edu/onthemove/2012-olympics-london-perspectives/#.UtfuGvRDtHU.
Dr. David Pascal: Olympic doctor helps bring home the gold. Natural Vitality website.
Fiore K. Olympic doctors ready to treat Team U.S.A. MedPage Today website. July 24, 2012. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Orthopedics/SportsMedicine/33890.
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Discovering that your new designer handbag or gold watch is a fake is costly and annoying, and counterfeit medical devices or drugs could have even more serious consequences. But seemingly as soon as manufacturers develop a new method to ensure product authenticity, counterfeiters find a way to outsmart it. Now, researchers have created an "unclonable" tag that can never be replicated, even by the manufacturer. They report their results in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
Each year, counterfeit goods cost billions of dollars in economic losses. These knock-offs, typically of inferior quality, often masquerade as luxury brands. Manufacturers have tried to incorporate unique tags or bar codes on their products so that store owners and consumers can verify a product's authenticity, but counterfeiters often figure out how to copy these. Riikka Arppe-Tabbara, Mohammad Tabbara and Thomas Just Sørensen wanted to develop an authentication system using physical unclonable functions (PUFs) –– tags based on random processes that are impossible to replicate. As they explain in their report, an example of a PUF would be throwing a handful of sand on a surface. Each throw generates a random pattern that cannot be copied.
The authors acknowledge funding from the Villum Fonden and the University of Copenhagen Proof-of-Concept Programme.
An "unclonable" tag that can't be replicated was developed to combat counterfeit goods.


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Eine Nachkommenliste, auch Nachfahrenliste, ist in der Genealogie die Darstellung der Nachkommen eines Probanden bzw. eines Probanden-Elternpaares als fortlaufender Text, die gegenüber der Darstellung als Nachkommentafel erhebliche Raumeinsparung bedeutet.

Während die Zahl der Vorfahren eines Probanden in jeder Generation feststeht, ist die genaue Zahl der Nachkommen unbekannt bzw. unsicher. Es ist damit zu rechnen, dass bei vertiefter Forschung weitere Personen aufgefunden werden können, die dann nachträglich in die Genealogie eingefügt werden müssen. Auch die Reihenfolge innerhalb von Geschwisterschaften wird unklar, wenn die Geburtsrangfolge zwar Ordnungsprinzip, aber dennoch nicht bekannt ist.

Aus diesen Gründen lässt sich für eine Nachkommenliste, ebenso für Stammliste und Stammtafel, keine derart ideale Nummerierung finden, wie sie die Kekulé-Nummern für die Ahnenliste sind. Die praktische Zweckmäßigkeit der Nummerierung hängt davon ab, wie viele Generationen die Liste bzw. Tafel umfasst und wie umfangreich das Gesamtmaterial ist bzw. wie oft dieselben Nachkommen mehrfach und in verschiedenen Generationen vorkommen. Nachkommenlisten, vor allem die das 19. Jahrhundert überspannenden, haben die Tendenz, mit einem Faktor weit größer als 2 in einer jeden Generation geradezu zu explodieren. Modernen Methoden der Datenverarbeitung wird ein einfaches Verfahren gerecht, das jedem bekannten Nachfahren eine fortlaufende Zahl (z. B. 362) zuordnet und jede Person dann durch ihre eigene Zahl und die ihres Vaters oder ihrer Mutter (z. B. 110) in aufsteigender Linie eindeutig kennzeichnet (im Beispiel also 362–110). Neu aufgefundene Nachkommen erhalten dann einfach eine weitere Zahl, unabhängig von ihrer Stellung in der Nachkommenfolge. Übersichtlicher wird dieses System, wenn für jede Generation ein Zahlenbereich reserviert wird, der theoretisch nicht überschritten werden kann. Üblich ist auch die Hinzufügung einer römischen Zahl für die jeweilige Nachkommengeneration.

Die Darstellung der jeweiligen Personaldaten usw. in Nachkommenlisten erfolgt analog derjenigen in Ahnenlisten. Die Nachfahrung hat aber ihre eigenen methodischen Probleme. Wird von einem vor vielen Generationen lebenden, vielleicht berühmten Probanden (es gibt z. B. Nachkommenlisten für Martin Luther und Adam Ries) ausgegangen, so ist bis zur Gegenwart mit einer Tausende von Personen zählenden Nachkommenschaft zu rechnen, deren vollständige Ermittlung praktisch unmöglich sein kann.

Rückt man immer näher zur Gegenwart, spielen Quellen wie Adressbuch, Telefonbuch, Todesanzeige usw. und Methoden – wie etwa Fragebogen – eine Rolle, die für die Familienforschung nur selten herangezogen werden. Der Familiengeschichtsforscher wird hier auch mit Fragen des Datenschutzes konfrontiert. Praktische Bedeutung hat diese Forschung, wenn Erben für Personen gesucht werden, die ohne eigene leibliche Nachkommen gestorben sind.

Theoretisch wären vollständige Nachkommenlisten eine ideale Quelle für wissenschaftliche Auswertungen, beispielsweise zur Bevölkerungsgeschichte und zur sozialen Mobilität. Praktisch wird aber der Aussagewert derartiger Arbeiten durch den gegenüber Ahnenlisten noch größeren Arbeitsaufwand eingeschränkt, sowie auch dadurch, dass die Vollständigkeit von Nachfahrendaten schwer erreichbar oder beweisbar ist und damit durch Probleme der statistischen Repräsentativität.

Genealogie

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Tom and Lisa Penner both grew up in Ohio. At Ohio Northern University, they each met and fell in love with Jesus. They also met each other and were married in 1995. After earning a degree in Civil Engineering, Tom received pastoral training at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in May 1999.
The Penners had lived in Michigan's beautiful (and sometimes cold) Upper Peninsula where Tom served as pastor of Straits EFC from October 1999 – July 2017 before their recent move to Valparaiso. Tom was installed as the Pastor of Washington EFC in Valparaiso, IN, on July 16, 2017.
Tom loves to preach and teach, building up the body of Christ. He is a certified Walk-Thru the Bible Live Event instructor. The Penners are now a family of 7, having been blessed with (back row l-r) Elisabeth, Ellen; (front row l-r) Anne, Carissa, and Kristen. The Penners enjoy the outdoors (all of us), sports (most of us, some more than others), music, and humor.


Wonderful hotel - with wonderful pool - spotlessly clean. Room was large - bed and pillows comfy, clean, lovely balcony. Staff were warm, hospitable and very helpful. Plenty of on site parking. Really enjoyed our stay there.
The service was incredible! A storm hit while we were there and we had to stay on the island for 2 more days. The staff went over and above to ensure a smooth transition to our new room! They offered free transfers to the port and the closest beach after breakfast! Truly a wonderful experience!! I highly recommend this hotel.
The best breakfast we had during our stay in Greece everything was so delicious IN LOVE WITH THE BREAKFAST! Also the hotel is very nice and the rooms are comfortable. The staff is beyond nice, we bought ferry tickets online and we were able to get printing service at the reception with no cost they really care for their guest. We also got transportation from the hotel to the ferry station at no extra cost. LOVE THIS PLACE and definitely recommend it!
The staff at front desk and also in the restaurant were exceptional and friendly. George and Rania waited late in the night to check us in and helped with everything most of the time with broad smiles and gave friendly advice. They also arranged some extra veg food in breakfast. The rooms were clean and the decor white and nice. Lot of pillows (too many actually) though limited space to stow them when not needed. Kitchen and utensils and crockery plentiful. The swimming pool was also quite good.
Very nice and clean hotel, the staff and managers were great doing there best for the guests. Good and rich breakfast.Its a 3 star hotel but offers 4 star services and conditions.
The staff is very warm, diligent and attentive. They made sure everything was perfect during our stay. Breakfast was delicious and complete. Just right for the hot temperatures and with local products. The hotel has beautiful gardens with an impressive array of colorful flowers. The whole place was sparkling clean. The location is very convenient, there is a free shuttle running from/to the port, city center and airport (which is 8 minutes away by car) The restaurant serves delicious homemade food. Room was well equipped and comfortable. On my way back to Athens, we had to stay overnight in the island and chose this hotel again. I really recommend it. Note that the place was not full during my stay(s), as I went just before July.
the free breakfast, the personnal and the swimming pool.
We booked a standard room but when we got there they offered to show us upgraded rooms which I would strongly advise to upgrade from basic rooms. The staff were friendly and it was surrounded by beautiful scenery and views.
Lock in a great price for Golden Sun Hotel – rated 8.9 by recent guests!
Golden Sun Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!
Golden Sun Hotel is in a quite setting in Agios Prokopios beach, only 2 miles from Naxos Town. It features a swimming pool, a children's pool and a hot tub.
The 3-star complex consists of 5 buildings and offers fully furnished and spacious rooms. Each air-conditioned room is tastefully decorated and is has a refrigerator.
Wi-Fi internet access is available at the front desk and the pool area. Private parking is also available.
Agios Prokopios Beach has fine sand and crystal clear waters. The area makes for an excellent resort with frequent services to Naxos Town and Agia Anna.
When would you like to stay at Golden Sun Hotel?
Opening to a balcony with magnificent views, this air-conditioned studio features a well-equipped kitchenette. It also comes with a refrigerator and satellite TV. The bathroom is stocked with a shower, while free toiletries are offered.
Enjoying Aegean Sea sea views, this spacious suite combines traditional Cycladic decoration with modern touches. It features a seating area and separate bedroom with Coco-Mat mattresses. Its elegant bathroom comes with a rain shower, while branded toiletries are also offered. A well-equipped kitchenette is also included.
Please note that the sofa bed is for 2 people.
Kindly note that the units include either a shower with hydromassage facilities or a bathtub.
Located on the upper floor, this junior suite successfully combines modern and traditional Cycladic decor. Fitted with Coco-Mat beds and unique decorative items, it opens to a terrace overlooking the Aegean Sea. Facilities include free WiFi access, plasma satellite TV, safe, top-quality toiletries and kettle.
Featuring a terrace with garden views, this elegantly decorated family suite includes a separate bedroom with en-suite shower, a well-equipped kitchenette, and an additional bathroom with hydromassage shower. It is fitted with Coco-Mat beds and also features free WiFi access, plasma satellite TV, safe, top-quality toiletries and kettle.
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The fact that you would have to pay 10 euro to use one of their pool towels - you can however bring your own for free.
The room had nothing to do, with what was saying at Booking.com and the mattresses were unacceptable. Never again.
The rooms lack cabinets and places to keep clothes and shoes and so on. The family rooms are just about enough size for 4 people. There was not much food on offer outside of the breakfast. Some snacks would be nice so that people do not have to always go outside to eat all meals.
They were willing to take us where wanted to go.


I have been busy getting ready for two dinner parties. I hope to post the tablescape of one of them soon. I wanted to share my Grand babies, or toddlers now.....My how they have grown.
Lilly Dot and Jacob are growing up so fast!
Lilly is taking ballet classes and she looks like the prettiest little ballerina...of course I am partial.
She is now 4 years old.
Excuse the flash in the pictures.
Lilly made cupcakes for her classmates.
Lilly Dot is a girly girl.
Here's Mama (Michaela) and daughter and the news is, they are expecting a little boy the day before Christmas.
Jacob is such a handsome little boy with his red hair and blue eyes. He is also 4 years old.
Here's Jakey with his new haircut.
Jakey is opening his presents from Nana and Papa Paul.
They went to Chuckie Cheese to celebrate his birthday.
Here's Mama ( Tiffany) and Jacob.
They are such a joy!
The first dinner party is tonight, so I am busy getting ready. It will be down by the pool.
Brats, baked beans, potato salad and cobbler for dessert.
Here's my new dishes for the dinner party.
I also have a new blog to design. Stay tuned!
Love your new dishes, and can't wait to see your tablescapes.
There is nothing like being a Grandma ! Yours are adorable ! Your dinner party sounds wonderful, love the dishes !
Hi Linda, what adorable grandchildren you have and now a a new one on the way. I love being a grandma!
Love the cupcake pic...Lily is a doll in that pic. There is nothing more handsome than a red-headed boy, and this one is no exception. Can't wait to see pics of the dinner party. Your table settings are always magazine worthy! Enjoy your holiday, oh, and congrats on the soon to be new grand. What a grand Christmas gift that will be.
Good evening dear Linda! I am finally here....WOW! This was back to school week and I am so tired - the students are even tired too because the amount of scheduling and homework is OUTRAGEOUS!
Thank you so much for visiting me, for nominating me and giving me a chance to think about my writing process. It was fun to write about writing!
Your grandchildren are just GORGEOUS. How I adore redheads. I have many of them in my family! They are beautiful, just like their grandmother!
The children brought such a smile to my face this morning, Linda. Those adorable, happy little faces are the best! What a joy for you. So much fun!
Wow the grandkids have grown a lot! Lily is adorable- love that she's taking ballet! Jacob looks like he had a good birthday- love that red hair! Congratulations on the news of another grandchild on the way. Lolving the looks of the new dishes and the menu sounds grand! I think I'll be preparing the same menu myself this weekend!
Such beautiful kids! I love your new picture too, your hair is gorgeous.
Sounds like fun being down by the pool. Our August has been so cold and rainy, not much pool time!
I am finishing up my Blogland Tour. Hardest part was getting others involved!!
They are so cute! And I see that congrats are in order! Nothing like expecting a baby boy at Christmastime.
Grand babies are the BEST!!! Such a beautiful post!!
I love that ballerina pic! I always wanted to be a ballerina as a kid - I suspect it had more to do with getting to wear a cute tutu rather than dancing though.
Congrats on the new grandbaby-to-be!
OMG!! They are so cute that I squealed when I saw the pictures.


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Il Lombardia 2017 preview
By Stephen Farrand
Climbing specialists set to contest the season's final Monument in the hills of northern Italy
Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) wins Il Lombardia over Diego Rosa and Rigoberto Uran
Esteban Chaves (Orica-BikeExchange)
Diego Rosa (Astana) drives the breakaway into Bergamo (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Michael Woods (Cannondale-Drapac) on the Ghisallo (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Rein Taaramae (Katusha) pushes the pace (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
After more than eight months of intense racing, the European season final winds down this weekend, with Saturday's Il Lombardia the final one-day WorldTour Classic of the 2017 season.
Il Lombardia and Paris-Tours bring down the curtain on the European Classics season
10 riders to watch for Il Lombardia
The sprinters will be in action at Paris-Tours on Sunday and the WorldTour rolls on with the Tour of Turkey and the Tour of Guangxi but many of the biggest names in the peloton will pin on a race number for the final time on Saturday for the 247km race though the Lombardy hills and lakes, and iconic falling leaves.
New world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) has already put away his rainbow jersey and ended his season but the Il Lombardia start list includes some of the biggest names in the peloton.
Last year, Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott) became the first Colombian rider to Il Lombardia winner after beating Diego Rosa and compatriot Rigoberto Uran in a sprint in Bergamo. Chaves crashed hard at last Saturday's Giro dell'Emilia, fracturing his shoulder and meaning he will not compete on Saturday. But Britain's Adam Yates wears number one for Orica-Scott, with 2015 winner Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Giro d'Italia winner Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) and numerous other contenders and outsiders on the start list and looking for a major victory in Como to end their season on a high.
The ever-changing Il Lombardia route
The route of Il Lombardia has often changed during its long history but one constant remains the hilly profile and spectacular view across northern Lombardy offered from the summits and the many corners overlooking Lake Como.
Last year's race started in Como and ended in Bergamo after the steep, narrow climb up to Bergamo Alta. As part of an agreement with race organiser RCS Sport, the route has again been flipped, with Bergamo hosting the start and Como hosting the finish, just as it did for several years until 2015.
The Il Lombardia profile means it always a race for the climbers. It is arguably cycling's most difficult Monument, with over 4,000 metres of climbing and far longer climbs than those of Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Il Lombardia has always attracted the Grand Tour riders but also suits the hilly Classics riders.
The twisting, often wet and leaf-covered country roads mean that descending is a vital skill for any contender, as is endurance and tactical nous. A strong team is also needed to chase the early attacks and to position the protected on the fast approach to the climbs that characterise the finale.
This year the first ascent of the race comes after what will probably be a fast first hour of racing as riders try to get in the early break. The Colle Gallo rears upwards after 48 kilometres, with the Colle Brianza after 100 kilometres. They are a taste of what is to come as the race heads northeast, deep into the Lombardy hills.
The decisive climbs come in the last 70 kilometres of the race, with the Madonna del Ghisallo, the Muro di Sormano, the Civiglio and finally the San Fermo della Battaglia overlooking Como.
The 8.6-kilometre climb up from the right heel of Lake Como to Madonna del Ghisallo is one of the most famous climbs in Italy thanks to the many visit of Il Lombardia and especially because the historic cyclist's chapel at the summit which is packed with jerseys, bikes, photos and memories of deceased riders. It has been climbed in every edition of Il Lombardia since 1919 and thousands of local tifosi head to the summit for a special Saturday ride.
The chapel bells are rung when the race passes by and symbolically mark the start of the race. The climb kicks up in two parts and comes with 64 kilometres to go. It is often where the early break of the day is reeled in and where the first attacks for victory are made.
This year the Madonna del Ghisallo is followed by the Muro di Sormano. The 'Wall of Surmano' was part of Il Lombardia in the sixties and seventies but was avoided until recently because it was considered simply too hard for a professional bike race.
The Muro is preceded by 5.5 per cent climb to the village of Sormano, with the actual zigzagging Muro kicking up at 15 per cent for a further 1.9 kilometres. The fight for position on the easier section will be as intense an effort as that of the double-digit climb that is decorated with gradients and phrases of encouragement stencilled on the road.
Riders will curse its gradient but with the Muro di Sormano coming just 50 kilometres from the finish, the favourites will have to be well positioned over the top, ready for any attacks. Many of the peloton will suffer on the Muro and so their race and their season will end there. One final race awaits: in a team car to the Milan airports for an early flight home.
The Civiglio climb is far lesser known than the Madonna del Ghisallo and the Muro di Sormano but arguably plays a more important role in the hilly finale of Il Lombardia.
It is 4.2 kilometres long and twists and turns up the eastern hill overlooking Como. The finish is just 17 kilometres away and so the Civiglio could spark a huge selection against the riders left in the race.
In 2015 Vincenzo Nibali was in the group of eight or so leading riders over the top and then attacked on the descent, tucking low over his bike and using his well-known bike skills to carve out a lead on the chasers. He was never seen again and won alone in Como.
The fast descent of the Civiglio launches the riders into central Como and they pass just 400 metres from the finish. However they must face the 2.7-kilometre San Fermo della Battaglia climb on the western side of Como. It comes after 240 kilometres of hard racing – and after a long, hard season.
In the last ten editions of Il Lombardia, seven riders have won Il Lombardia alone. The likes of Philippe Gilbert, Joaquim Rodriguez and Damiano Cunego have attacked on the San Fermo della Battaglia climb before winning alone or in a very small group.
We can expect a similar scenario on Saturday, with forecast for a cool but dry day of racing without the risk of crashes on the falling leaves of the Lombardy hills.
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) is the bookmakers' favourite for a second Il Lombardia victory but there are a host of other riders who could match him on the climbs, hold his wheel on the descents and then perhaps beat him a sprint in Como.
Nibali opted to miss Thursday's Milano-Torino race and instead completed a final recon ride of Saturday's race route. He showed his form at Tuesday's Tre Valli Varesine race and understandably wanted to be as fresh as possible for his final race of the 2017 season and his final big goal.
The Bahrain-Merida team will try to dominate the finale of the race for Nibali but Team Sky, Quick-Step Floors, Team Sunweb and Cannondale-Drapac will surely be well represented in the front group too.
Team Sky and Quick-Step floors are fighting for the number one spot in the WorldTour team ranking and so both will field strong teams and perhaps aim to place riders in the top 10 as well as race to win.
Quick-Step Floors as Julian Alaphilippe, Dan Martin and Philippe Gilbert as leaders, plus Gianluca Brambilla and Bob Jungels. Team Sky has selected Michal Kwiatkowski, Wout Poels, Diego Rosa, Gianni Moscon, Sergio Henao Mikel Nieve and Mikel Landa to score as many UCI ranking points as possible.
Tom Dumoulin leads Team Sunweb with support from Wilco Kelderman, Sam Oomen, Warren Barguil, Simon Geschke and even Michael Matthews.
Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac) showed he will be a threat with his superb solo win at Milano-Torino. Uran has finished third three times at Il Lombardia and keen to complete his successful season in style. He can count on the support of Hugh Carthy, Davide Formolo, Davide Villella and Alberto Bettiol.
Other names to watch are Fabio Aru (Astana), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ), Adam Yates (Orica-Scott), Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates), Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) as the Colombian tries to end his disappointing season on a high note.
Fabio Aru will ride for Astana for the last time before an expected move to UAE Team Emirates. The Italian national champion showed some late season form at Milano-Torino, even if he admitted it might not be enough for the testing 247-kilometre Il Lombardia route.
Pinot will have the support David Gaudu, who impressed at Milano-Torino, while Alexander Geniez (AG2R-La Mondiale), Egan Bernal (Androni Giocattoli), Nicolas Roche (BMC), Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) and Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) – who talked about his hopes and the race in the latest Cyclingnews Recon Ride podcast with Dane Cash – are others who could feature.
Cyclingnews will have full live coverage of Il Lombardia on Saturday, with a detailed race report, photo gallery and exclusive news and interviews from the race.


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Working as a Wrangler at The Hideout Lodge and Guest Ranch in Wyoming
Equitrekking contributor Anna LoPinto describes life working as a wrangler at The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch in Shell, Wyoming.
Wyoming is a state synonymous with the cowboy. Many characters of the West--from showman Buffalo Bill Cody to the outlaws of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, called Wyoming home. It is a state with a rich ranching history and a distinct working cowboy culture. It is a place with fascinating other-worldly landscapes like Yellowstone and Devil's Tower. It is the home of the mighty Grand Tetons and the Absaroka Range. It is a state with few people, yet much sagebrush. If you are looking for pure, unadulterated land, you will find it here.
Five Fingers Ride --Shell, WY. Photo Ethan Salwen.
Wyoming is my favorite state. Wild, wide-open spaces awaken me. Hard-working hands & horses inspire me. Small towns with big characters intrigue me. These are the things that overflow in abundance in The Cowboy State. Especially in Shell, Wyoming. Shell makes its home an hour east of Cody. It is located in the least populated county in the least populated state in the country. With a population of 83 people, it is easy to be outnumbered by horses and even easier to be outnumbered by cattle.
Author Anna LoPinto at the base of The Bighorn Mountains. Photo by Auchter Photography.
Shell, WY is a special place, there is no doubt. The town is dramatically met by The Bighorn Mountains, a stunning and wonderfully stark piece of Wyoming landscape. Lesser known than the Tetons and Yellowstone to the West, The Bighorns see much less trudging by the masses, unless of course, you speak of the elk and Bighorn sheep. Shell also features The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch, an exceptional working guest ranch that is as diverse as the landscape that surrounds it.
Bighorn sheep at the nearby Bighorn Canyon. Photo by Anna LoPinto.
The Hideout is a place that fosters the guest ranch dreams of avid horsemen and women. It prides itself on time-honored natural horsemanship. It challenges its guests while rewarding them in the bounty of a hard day's ride. The owners' (Peter De Cabooter & Marijn Werquin) passion for the ranch is evident when you see them in the saddle, giving a tour of their impressive 650,000 acres of riding, or serving spirits at the daily cocktail hour. Much applause is also owed to head wrangler Tom Bercher, whose tireless work ethic resonates with true cowboy character--and Rebecca Bercher, who is a personable and capable office manager. It is a family affair, and you're a part of it. This is the kind of commitment that can only be executed by people who cherish the western lifestyle and revere and respect the land and animals around them.
Horse on top of a plateau - Shell, WY. Photo by Anna LoPinto.
How did I have an opportunity to form these opinions?
I spent 3 months this past fall season working at The Hideout as a wrangler, riding and living this lifestyle. I have been fortunate to have worked as a wrangler several seasons previously in both Wyoming and other states in the American West. I can say with full confidence that the caliber and sheer beauty of the riding offered at The Hideout are unequaled.
Cowboy coffee break on a ride at McCullough Peaks. Photo by Anna LoPinto.
The diversity of the terrain in The Bighorn Mountains is impressive, especially from the back of a hardy Wyoming horse. The typical structure for rides at The Hideout includes half-day rides and full day rides. In addition, there are cattle work days as well as opportunities for horsemanship clinics. The customizable nature of The Hideout program gives the unique opportunity of riding in a multitude of landscapes, as well as a chance to hone riding skills. The majority of all rides are trailered to giving guests access to 650,000 acres and an elevation varying from 4,000-12,000 feet. In a week's riding, it isn't unusual to ride in sweeping canyons through painted deserts, on high mountain alpine meadows, or among towering rock formations. The beauty of this country is overwhelming, and solitude is an easy companion to find.
Sedona Ride. Photo Ethan Salwen.
Those wanting to delve deeper into the cowboy culture of the American West can also partake in cattle work. Cattle days at The Hideout can vary in difficulty or time, as you are truly joining in on the work of a genuine working operation. Horsemanship clinics are frequently offered, as well as occasional rodeos in Cody, fly-fishing, trap-shooting, 4x4 driving tours, and hiking. However, the appeal of The Hideout doesn't cease at gorgeous rides. Discerning travelers will delight in the tasteful accommodations offered at the ranch, including gourmet meals, a refined western aesthetic, and comfortable lodging.
Painted Desert Ride. Photo Adency Start.
If you wish to ride a fine horse in new country, you will find it here. If you want to retire in the evening to generous upscale amenities, you will find it here. If you're ready to get your boots a bit muddier and your heart a bit more full, you will find it here. If you desire, as I do, to experience a bit of our world as it once was, but embraced in a new light--you will find it here. If this is the West of the 21st Century, I will gladly saddle up.
About the Author: Anna LoPinto works seasonally as a wrangler at ranches across the American West. She resides in Nashville, TN with her musician husband and horse. She spent the last summer and fall at The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch in Wyoming. Follow her adventures on Instagram @annalopinto.
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