I joined Central and East European Studies in 2014. During 2014-2017 I worked with two co-researchers on a three-year project on national cultural autonomy and minority rights in Central and Eastern Europe, funded by the ESRC. I have been responsible for research and publications on the the Russian Federation - one of the project's four case studies. Since January 2018 I am a Lecturer in Post-Soviet Russia.
From 2011 to 2013 I was employed by the German research institute European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), where I co-ordinated the research cluster 'Culture and Diversity'. In ECMI my research focused on cultural and linguistic rights of national minorities in Central and Eastern Europe. From 2012 to 2014 I was the editor of the Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE). Another aspect of my research has been the analysis of the complexities in the implementation of international standards of minority rights in Russia.
I have also worked in human rights as a practitioner: before my PhD I was employed by the London-based NGO Article 19, as project manager and researcher on freedom of expression and the media in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (1997-2008). In 2009-11 I was involved in the joint Council of Europe/EU programme 'Minorities in Russia: Developing Culture, Language, Media and Civil Society'. I have undertaken research and campaigning for Amnesty International, Minority Rights Group International, and Global Partners and Associates.
'National Minority Rights and Democratic Political Community: Practices of Non-Territorial Autonomy in Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe': a three-year (2014-2017) ESRC-funded project, based on the analysis of elite interviews, parliamentary and media debates, and official documents. The research team also comprised Prof David J. Smith and Dr Judit Molnar.
I contribute to the editing of the European Yearbook of Minority Issues, in cooperation with the European Centre for Minority Issues and the Minority Rights Institute (European Academy, Bolzano/Bozen).
Between 2012 and 2014 I edited 12 issues of the Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE), and wrote introductions to two special issues: 'National Minorities between Protection and Empowerment', JEMIE 13(2), 2014; and 'Non-Territorial Autonomy in Theory and Practice', JEMIE 12(1), 2013).
Linguistic Rights: Russian Practice and International Norms, Conference 'Minority and Linguistic Rights: National, Comparative and International Approaches', High School of Economics, Moscow, 29-30 January 2018.
Russia's Virtual Equality: Individuals and Groups, Symposium 'Minorities, Diversities, Securities', Columbia-Marburg-Barcelona-Glasgow Consortium, Herder-Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe – Marburg, 28-29 September 2017.
National-Cultural Autonomy in the Post-Soviet Space, Conference 'Minority Rights and Political Community in Central and Eastern Europe', organised by the Institute for Minority Studies (Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences) and the University of Glasgow – Budapest, 5 September 2017.
Russia's 'Myth of Equality': Yesterday and Today, 24th International Conference of Europeanists, University of Glasgow – Glasgow, 12-14 July 2017.
Russia's National Cultural Autonomy: Multiplicity in Conformity, Conference 'National Minority Rights and Democratic Political Community: Approaches, Challenges and Perspectives, organised by the University of Glasgow and Babeş-Bolyai University – Cluj-Napoca, 19-20 May 2017.
Russia's Non-Territorial National Cultural Autonomy and Minority 'Voices': Effective, Symbolic, or Other? 22nd Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities,Columbia University – New York, 4-6 May 2017.
Non-Territorial National Cultural Autonomy in Russia: Minority Voices or Non-Voices? BASEES 2017 Annual Conference, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, 31 March - 2 April 2017.
National Minorities' Institutions in Russia: National in Form, Putinist in Content, Cambridge Central Asia Forum Seminar Series, Cambridge Central Asia Forum in collaboration with Centre for Development Studies, University of Cambridge – Cambridge, 11 November 2016.
Russia, National Cultural Autonomy and (A)Political Community, 21st Annual World Convention of the Association for Study of Nationalities, Columbia University – New York, 14-16 April 2016.
Practical Experiences of National-Cultural Autonomy: Estonia, Conference 'Non-Territorial National Cultural Self-government: The Ukrainian Perspective', organized by the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, European Centre for Minority Issues and University of Glasgow – Kyiv, 2-3 June 2016.
Moldova: Soviet Legacies, the 'State Language' and Linguistic (In)justice, Conference 'Russian Speakers in the Post-Soviet Space: Comparative Approaches', organized by the University of Glasgow and the University of Tartu – Tartu, 8-9 October 2015.
Russia's National Cultural Autonomy and Ethnic Federalism: Where Non-Territoriality Meets Territoriality, 9th ICCEES World Congress - Makuhari, Japan, 3-8 August 2015.
The Origins of National Cultural Autonomy in Russia: Equality of Opportunities or Assumptions of Sameness? 7th CRCEES (Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies) Annual Research Forum, University of Glasgow – Glasgow, 4-5 June 2015.
Russia's National Cultural Autonomy: Real or Fictitious Participation? 'National-Personal Autonomy, Non-territorial Autonomy, Cultural Autonomy', University of Vienna, 8-10 January 2015.
What Next for Crimean Tatars and Other Minority Groups in the Region?, 'Citizenship, Minority Rights and Justice', Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, 3 September 2014.
Linguistic Rights, Minority Languages and the Russian Higher Courts, '14th International Conference on Minority Languages', University of Graz, 11-14 September 2013.
Linguistic Justice, Soviet Legacies and Post-Soviet Realpolitik: The Ethno-Linguistic Cleavage in Moldova, UACES 43rd Annual Conference, University of Leeds, 2-4 September 2013.
Linguistic Rights in a Former Empire: Minority Languages and the Russian Higher Courts, 'Europe: Crisis and Renewal', BASEES / ICCEES's European Congress 2013, University of Cambridge, 5-8 April 2013.
Language Policies or Language Politics? The Case of Moldova, Conference on 'Minority Representation and Minority Language Rights: Origins, Experiences and Lessons to be Learned', Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca, 11-14 October 2012.
The Russian Federation's National Minorities and their Participatory Rights, 'Twenty Years After 1991: The Reshaping of Space and Identity', Conference of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), Moscow, 28-30 September 2011.
National Cultural Autonomy: Real or Fictitious Participation?, ASN World Convention, Columbia University, New York, 14-16 April 2011.
Power, Politics and Participation: The Right to Identity in the Russian Federation, 'Workshop on Minority and Indigenous Rights: Emerging Themes and Challenges', Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London, 18-19 November 2010.
Minority Education in the Russian Federation, 'The (Almost) Unknown Treaty: the 1992 European Charter on Regional or Minority Languages', Birkbeck College, University of London, 29 June 2010.
Prina, F. (2017) Russia's 'myth' of equality in a securitized context. Europe Now, 13, 10.
Prina, F. (2016) National cultural autonomy: Russia's model, the Tatars and ethno-cultural education. Tatarica, 1(6), pp. 175-188.
Prina, F. and Bowring, B. (2016) Migrants' Diversity in the United Kingdom and the challenges of integration = Mnogoobrazie migrantskikh grupp v Velikobritanii i trudnosti integratsii. In: Stepanov, V. (ed.) Migration and Migrants in Russia and the World = Migratsiya i Migranty v Rossii i v Mire. Russian Academy of Sciences: Moscow, pp. 345-358.
Prina, F. (2015) The Position of National Minorities in Putin's Russia: Uniformity or Diversity? Discussion Paper. Cicero Foundation.
Prina, F. (2014) What Next for Moldova's Minorities after Crimea? Discussion Paper. European Centre for Minority Issues, Flensburg.
Prina, F., Zavakou, A., Ghirardi, F. and Colombo, S. (2013) Minorities, Media and Intercultural Dialogue. Working Paper. European Centre for Minority Issues, Flensburg.
Prina, F. (2013) Linguistic Divisions and the Language Charter - The Case of Moldova. Working Paper. European Centre for Minority Issues, Flensburg.
Prina, F. (2012) Policy-to-Outcome Indicators and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Working Paper. European Centre for Minority Issues, Flensburg.
Prina, F. and Funk, D. (2012) Drafting a list-table of regional or minority languages and dialects according to a sociolinguistic analysis, with explanatory comments. In: Kozhemyakov, A.S. and Sokolovskiy, S.V. (eds.) Languages in the Russian Federation. Council of Europe.
Prina, F. (2012) Power, politics and participation: the Russian Federation's national minorities and their participatory rights. Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 30(1), pp. 65-96.
Prina, F. (2011) Homogenisation and the 'new Russian citizen': a road to stability or ethnic tension. Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, 10(1), pp. 53-93.
Prina, F. (2011) Linguistic rights in a former empire: minority languages and the Russian higher courts. European Yearbook of Minority Issues, 10, pp. 61-89.
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Еврейското богоубийство е антисемитски възглед в християнството, според който отговорността за разпъването на Исус е на еврейския народ като цяло.

Самият термин "богоубийство" за пръв път се употребява на латински от епископа на Равена Петър Златослов през 435 г.

Източници

Християнско богословие
Антисемитска пропаганда

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Nothing but the Beat [Glassnote, 2011] B+
Nothing but the Beat [Glassnote, 2011]
In which the Frenchman who inflicted the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" on a hapless America--brute! vulgarian! snailsucker! 'ho!--bids for chart success as if he needs to be more famous than he already is. All power synths and squirmy earworms, dated beats and neutered Snoop Dogg, it offends club sophisticates no less than living-room discophobes. But with four-on-the-floor dance music the nearest the actually popular pop world came to mindless rocking out in 2011, I only wish it had a few "I Gotta Feeling"s. Still, the two Nicki Minaj features come close, Taio Cruz does what he's sposed to for once, the will.i.am preachment makes its escapist statement, and neutering Snoop is fine with both me and the ASPCA. Front-loaded in this 13-track Americanski version--as a reward for their sophistication, the Europeans get to fatten up on excess instrumentals--it should slim down further by ditching the last two tracks and climaxing with the Jennifer Hudson love anthem "Night of Your Life," where it simulates the soul that elsewhere is so beside the point. B+

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Loved Ones Remember Boy Who Died Trying to Save Father From Fire
By NBC10 Staff
Published Feb 13, 2016 at 10:33 PM | Updated at 10:50 PM PST on Feb 13, 2016
Community Mourns 12-Year-Old Hero at Memorial
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A community came together for a memorial, to remember 12-year-old Sanford Harling, who went back into his burning home earlier this month to try to save his father who he thought was still trapped inside. NBC10's Drew Smith reports with how family and friends are remembering him. (Published Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016)
Family, friends and an entire community mourned a 12-year-old Norristown boy who died while trying to save his father from a house fire.
A memorial service for 12-year-old Sanford Harling, III was held late Saturday morning at the Christian Network Outreach, United Church of Christ in Norristown.
Harling died in a fire at his home on the 1000 block of Markley Street in Norristown back on February 5. Harling and his family were inside when the fire started on the first floor of the twin home. Flames quickly spread to the second floor and were so intense that windows burst. While Sanford escaped, he realized that his father, who was recovering from a recent surgery, hadn't made it out. The boy ran back into the home but never returned, family members said. He was later found dead inside the burned out house. His father ultimately made it out alive after jumping out of a window.
"That's true love," said Thomas Wicker, a family friend. "You can't get any better than that."
3 Dead in Pile-up on Pa. Interstate Involving Dozens of Vehicles
While the father, Sanford Harling, Jr., has remained in the hospital, doctors made special arrangements to get him to the church Saturday for his son's memorial service. Firefighters who responded to the tragic fire also attended the service.
"I think a lot of people really have that young man on their heart right now," said Christian Network Outreach Bishop Bruce Allen.
Bishop Allen told NBC10 people cared so much about the boy that they donated a heater to the church after its furnace failed in order to allow Saturday's ceremony to happen. Other attendees made t-shirts in the boy's memory.
"He was a really good boy," said Evelyn Sewell, another family friend. "He will be truly missed by each and every one of us. He's a hero."
A GoFundMe Page was posted to assist the boy's family.


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Bratkilla talking about returning to school and his new upcoming album!
By Michael Janiec
Currently Bratkilla is studying again, his dream is to become a history teacher. Within a few months his first album will be released, which is heavily inspired by his other big passion: gaming. Marcus Lindstrom talks about his first console (Sega Megadrive), which he got at a very young age – it really stimulated him in his quest to become a professional producer: "I was looking for something that would push me to my limits, as a gamer you are always searching to get reach beyond them."
Michael: Can you tell us more about your decision to go back to school?
Bratkilla: "I was eighteen years old when i finished "Gymnasiet" (High-school) with not so impressive grades which held me back in my job-searching. Living off making music and looking for a part-time job proved quite hard. I decided to go back to school at the age of 22. First to improve individual subjects, by doing this I would raise my final grades and be able to pursue my career further to become a History teacher."
So your is to become a history teacher? How come?
"I have always been fascinated by the idea how previous experiences can shape your future. All of your previous relationships and experiences create you. We can see how society has developed by the decisions which were made earlier on. Every kind of history is interesting in some way and I would really like to dedicate most of my adult life to learning about it and teaching it."
How do you look at this as a motivation to teach others?
"I am very critical about the way the world is being directed, especially by those who lack common sense. I have a lot of compassion for other human beings, so I want to teach them how to be critical about life itself and how to improve their lives in various ways. It is amazing how our mindsets can shape our well-being, even though it can be hard at first. Teaching others how to judge sources of information (media for example) correctly appeals to me and I try to spread my knowledge on that to my friends the best I can. Without this ability people are rather restricted. Being critical about all types of information out there is a good way to sort out the wrong information with the right one, even though it can take some time, though in the end it is most certainly worth it I think."
The new album is almost finished. Are the any specific things from history that have inspired you to make certain songs?
"Not specifically history, but I really like playing RPG games like Dark Souls and Skyrim. A couple of songs on the album have Skyrim as a base of inspiration together with Dark Souls and Metal Gear solid. Other than that the album is influenced by a lot more but it is pretty hard to put my finger on what exactly it is that inspired me throughout. I do however spend a lot of hours on video games because I find it relaxing, even though it might be Dark Souls i'm playing that most people stay away from due to its difficulty. A good challenge each day is something that keeps me sane! Scandinavian history (especially the vikings) has been a part in the inspiration on the album, I am still rather new to the subject (even though I am scandinavian) but I really find it fascinating!"
Does this also include sound samples from the game?
"You will have to wait and hear for yourself!"
Do you have examples for us?
"I cannot tell much about the album yet, but one of my favorite tracks is inspired by a dungeon from the endgame in Skyrim. You fight against the Draugrs (undead Viking warriors) and it's made in a way, which makes it really fit into the gameplay and the atmosphere if you play the game while listening to it."
How did you decide to release the album on the Culture Assault label and let them do your bookings from now on?
"I've played at a party done by Philipp Kieser a couple of years ago; he's the label owner. I have released two tracks on his label before that (Think Twice EP). We really connected from then on and we can separate fun and business well, this has remained like this ever since. We talked about further collaborations and the idea of the album eventually came up."
A lot of people associate the subgenre 'deathstep' with you. Despite of this, you said your new album is about different genres. Could you explain which genres exactly?
"I don't want give away too much early on, but ambient will be included to some extent. There will also be tracks with piano-ish instruments on there. There's dubstep, but also industrial hardcore. A breakcore track will be included also."
What did you find the most challenging in composing breakcore?
"I love to have structure in my music. There's a lot of breakcore out there which is very chaotic. In this track (on the album) I've combined chaos with structure. Structure is a red thread in my music in a sense, which to me makes the tracks more interesting and appealing to listen to."
How much of the album remains true to the original Bratkilla sound?
"You can hear my signature sound in every track. For this album I have also added a lot of more classic instruments and sounds like the piano and choirs."
There's also a collaboration with Sinister Souls on the album. Are there more collaborations on there that you can tell us more about?
"Yes, there's also a collab with Ivan Shopov (COOH /Balkansky)."
Great! How has this come about?
"I've been talking with Ivan for a couple of years, and we were planning to do a collaboration together. I sent him this track that I was working on and he finished it. I'm really pleased with the result!"
How has writing this album helped you growing as a producer?
"I play the piano since the age of eleven. Applying these skills, while working on the album, has been very helpful. The album isn't all about pianos, but it's a very important addition and continues to influence me to this day."
Will there be hardcopies of the cd or will it be digital only?
"We're looking at ways to do something extra with it, but nothing definite yet."
Do you have an idea in which month the album might be released?
"I think it might be somewhere in April or May."
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William Harold Terry (30 de octubre de 1898 -9 de enero de 1989) fue un jugador y entrenador de béisbol de Grandes Ligas. Considerado uno de los mejores jugadores de todos los tiempos, es miembro del Salón de la Fama desde 1954. Fue el último bateador de la Liga Nacional en terminar una temporada con un promedio ofensivo de .400 o más (.401 en 1930).

Carrera en Grandes Ligas: Campeón de bateo en 1930
En 1930, Terry tuvo una temporada histórica. Terminó como campeón de bateo de la Liga Nacional con .401, único en batear sobre .400 desde que lo hiciera Rogers Hornsby en 1925 y el último jugador de la Liga Nacional en conseguirlo. Solo Ted Williams en 1941, con los Boston Red Sox de la Liga Americana, ha bateado .400 desde entonces. Terry, además, lideró la Liga en hits con 254, empatando el récord de la Liga impuesto por Lefty O´Doul en 1929. Terminó séptimo en slugging (.619), sexto en carreras anotadas (139) y lideró la Liga en los renglones defensivos de outs realizados y asistencias como primera base. Como quiera que no existía el premio oficial del MVP de la temporada, Terry ganó el MVP de la Liga Nacional entregado por The Sporting News.

Otra gran temporada: 1931
Aunque Bill Terry nunca volvió a alcanzar los números de 1930, tuvo otra gran temporada en 1931. Lideró la Liga en carreras anotadas con 121 y en triples con 20 mientras promediaba para .349 con 112 carreras impulsadas. En la temporada de 1922, Terry logró su mayor número de jonrones para una serie con 28, con .350 de promedio y 117 carreras impulsadas. Además, fue nombrado mánager del equipo a comienzos de junio, en reemplazo del legendario John Mcgraw.

Campeón de la Liga Nacional y ganador de la Serie Mundial
En 1933, la primera temporada completa de Bill Terry como manager/jugador de los Gigantes de Nueva York, el equipo ganó el campeonato de la Liga Nacional y la Serie Mundial, frente a los Senadores de Washington cuatro juegos a uno. Como jugador, Terry perdió un mes a inicios de la temporada por una lesión, aun así, logró promediar para .322. Fue igualmente, la primera temporada donde se celebró el Juego de Estrellas para el cual Terry fue elegido como regular y en el que conectó dos hits. En la Serie Mundial, Terry conectó 6 hits en 22 turnos al bate, incluido un cuadrangular en el cuarto juego frente a Monte Weaver.

Sus números en las Ligas Mayores
En sus 14 años de carrera profesional en las Mayores, Terry logró anotar 100 o más carreras en siete temporadas, impulsó 100 o más carreras en seis, conectó 200 o más hits en otras seis temporadas y logró promediar para .320 o más en durante nueve temporadas consecutivas (1927-1935). Además conectó 20 o más jonrones en 3 temporadas incluyendo su récord de 28 en 1932. Terry se retiró con 1,120 carreras anotadas, 154 cuadrangulares y 1,078 carreras impulsadas.

Fallecimiento
Bill Terry falleció el 9 de enero de 1989, en su hogar en Jacksonville, Florida.

Referencias

Beisbolistas de San Francisco Giants
Entrenadores de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol
Nacidos en Atlanta
Fallecidos en Jacksonville (Florida)


We have always been of the opinion that encouraging people to visit the mountains is a good idea, because the more people appreciate our wilderness, the more they will vote for protection of our wild places. But this article suggests that we may be well beyond the carrying capacity of some of our parks, and more people isn't going to help that at all.
On the other hand, we never post geo-locations for any of our photos, and we don't usually recommend specific campsites for two reasons. One of them is that we think you should find your own scenic treasures. The other one is that you may prefer something different from what we like, and you should feel free to explore a bit.
At any rate, the story is sobering. And yes, we contribute to pay for the Guardian's work.


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We love Schleich in our house. Their brand of painted scale model of animals are amongst the most played with toys in our house and this has been the case since we discovered them with Bud a couple of years ago. Last year's main craze was for dinosaurs and the children amassed quite a collection over the course of birthdays and Christmas, and the occasional treat, but this year we've been very keen on sea creatures. The opportunity to review Schleich's sea creatures came at a perfect time for Bud and LM and they were absolutely delighted with their parcel.
The latter five are the individual models which you find in the Schleich units in their stockists, whereas the Ocean Set is a boxed presentation set which includes four creatures - a shark, seahorse, Manta Ray and sea turtle, The models included in the sets often aren't available individually so they represent a good value way of either completing your collection or buying Schleich for the first time. They are also much easier to wrap - if you've ever sat trying to wrap Schleich dinosaurs on Christmas Eve you'll probably appreciate that! The creatures contained in this set are smaller than those available individually but, at just £14:99 for all four represent excellent value for money.
The five individual models are amazingly detailed. Bud loved talking about the Blue Whale and Orca (he won't call them Killer Whale). These are the largest two models and are beautifully detailed. Perfect for children to really explore the creatures and familiarise themselves with their appearance. Bud and LM asked lots of questions about things like the whale's blowhole and the fins on the fish. The Sawfish was very interesting to them as they had never seen one before so we had to go and look them up on the internet.
We adore Schleich models. They are more expensive than other model animals but I think they are well worth the extra cost. They are such excellent quality and so realistic. Once my children eventually lose interest in them I'll be putting them away in the attic for any future grandchildren to enjoy. They are a truly timeless toy.
To find out more about the range check out the Schleich website. You can find them in all usual stockists including Amazon.
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from english_number import english_number

import pytest

def test_zero():
    assert 'zero' == english_number(0)

def test_one():
    assert 'one' == english_number(1)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(2, 'two'),
     (3, 'three'),
     (4, 'four'),
     (5, 'five'),
     (6, 'six'),
     (7, 'seven'),
     (8, 'eight'),
     (9, 'nine')]
)
def test_ones(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(10, 'ten'),
     (11, 'eleven'),
     (12, 'twelve'),
     (13, 'thirteen'),
     (14, 'fourteen'),
     (15, 'fifteen'),
     (16, 'sixteen'),
     (17, 'seventeen'),
     (18, 'eighteen'),
     (19, 'nineteen')]
)
def test_tens(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

def test_twenty():
    assert 'twenty' == english_number(20)

def test_twenty_one():
    assert 'twenty-one' == english_number(21)

def test_twenty_two():
    assert 'twenty-two' == english_number(22)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(23, 'twenty-three'),
     (24, 'twenty-four'),
     (25, 'twenty-five'),
     (26, 'twenty-six'),
     (27, 'twenty-seven'),
     (28, 'twenty-eight'),
     (29, 'twenty-nine')]
)
def test_twenties(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(30, 'thirty'),
     (31, 'thirty-one'),
     (32, 'thirty-two'),
     (33, 'thirty-three'),
     (34, 'thirty-four'),
     (35, 'thirty-five'),
     (36, 'thirty-six'),
     (37, 'thirty-seven'),
     (38, 'thirty-eight'),
     (39, 'thirty-nine')]
)
def test_thirties(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(99, 'ninety-nine'),
     (93, 'ninety-three'),
     (90, 'ninety'),
     (82, 'eighty-two'),
     (78, 'seventy-eight'),
     (75, 'seventy-five'),
     (70, 'seventy'),
     (65, 'sixty-five'),
     (56, 'fifty-six'),
     (47, 'forty-seven'),]
)
def test_double_digit(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

def test_one_hundred():
    assert 'one hundred' == english_number(100)

def test_one_hundred_one():
    assert 'one hundred one' == english_number(101)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(102, 'one hundred two'),
     (103, 'one hundred three'),
     (104, 'one hundred four'),
     (105, 'one hundred five'),
     (106, 'one hundred six'),
     (107, 'one hundred seven'),
     (108, 'one hundred eight'),
     (109, 'one hundred nine')]
)
def test_one_hundred_ones(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(123, 'one hundred twenty-three'),
     (124, 'one hundred twenty-four'),
     (125, 'one hundred twenty-five'),
     (126, 'one hundred twenty-six'),
     (127, 'one hundred twenty-seven'),
     (128, 'one hundred twenty-eight'),
     (129, 'one hundred twenty-nine')]
)
def test_one_hundred_twenties(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(130, 'one hundred thirty'),
     (131, 'one hundred thirty-one'),
     (132, 'one hundred thirty-two'),
     (133, 'one hundred thirty-three'),
     (134, 'one hundred thirty-four'),
     (135, 'one hundred thirty-five'),
     (136, 'one hundred thirty-six'),
     (137, 'one hundred thirty-seven'),
     (138, 'one hundred thirty-eight'),
     (139, 'one hundred thirty-nine')]
)
def test_one_hundred_thirties(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(199, 'one hundred ninety-nine'),
     (193, 'one hundred ninety-three'),
     (190, 'one hundred ninety'),
     (182, 'one hundred eighty-two'),
     (178, 'one hundred seventy-eight'),
     (175, 'one hundred seventy-five'),
     (170, 'one hundred seventy'),
     (165, 'one hundred sixty-five'),
     (156, 'one hundred fifty-six'),
     (147, 'one hundred forty-seven'),]
)
def test_other_one_hundreds(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(200, 'two hundred'),
     (201, 'two hundred one'),
     (300, 'three hundred'),
     (301, 'three hundred one'),
     (400, 'four hundred'),
     (401, 'four hundred one'),
     (500, 'five hundred'),
     (501, 'five hundred one'),
     (600, 'six hundred'),
     (601, 'six hundred one'),
     (700, 'seven hundred'),
     (701, 'seven hundred one'),
     (800, 'eight hundred'),
     (801, 'eight hundred one'),
     (900, 'nine hundred'),
     (901, 'nine hundred one'),]
)
def test_other_hundreds_zero_one(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(999, 'nine hundred ninety-nine'),
     (893, 'eight hundred ninety-three'),
     (790, 'seven hundred ninety'),
     (682, 'six hundred eighty-two'),
     (678, 'six hundred seventy-eight'),
     (575, 'five hundred seventy-five'),
     (470, 'four hundred seventy'),
     (365, 'three hundred sixty-five'),
     (256, 'two hundred fifty-six'),
     (147, 'one hundred forty-seven'),]
)
def test_other_hundreds(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

def test_one_thousand():
    assert 'one thousand' == english_number(1000)

def test_one_thousand_one():
    assert 'one thousand one' == english_number(1001)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(1002, 'one thousand two'),
     (1003, 'one thousand three'),
     (1004, 'one thousand four'),
     (1005, 'one thousand five'),
     (1006, 'one thousand six'),
     (1007, 'one thousand seven'),
     (1008, 'one thousand eight'),
     (1009, 'one thousand nine'),
     (1010, 'one thousand ten'),
     (1011, 'one thousand eleven'),
     (1012, 'one thousand twelve'),
     (1013, 'one thousand thirteen'),
     (1014, 'one thousand fourteen'),
     (1015, 'one thousand fifteen'),
     (1016, 'one thousand sixteen'),
     (1017, 'one thousand seventeen'),
     (1018, 'one thousand eighteen'),
     (1019, 'one thousand nineteen')]
)
def test_one_thousand_ones(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

def test_party_like_its():
    assert 'one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine' == english_number(1999)

def test_sobering_social_commentary():
    assert 'one thousand nine hundred eighty-four' == english_number(1984)

def test_inception_of_dan():
    assert 'one thousand nine hundred seventy-eight' == english_number(1978)

def test_war_of():
    assert 'one thousand eight hundred twelve' == english_number(1812)

def test_spirit_of():
    assert 'one thousand seven hundred seventy-six' == english_number(1776)

def test_happy_birthday_Bach():
    assert 'one thousand six hundred eighty-five' == english_number(1685)

def test_two_thousand():
    assert 'two thousand' == english_number(2000)

def test_two_thousand_one():
    assert 'two thousand one' == english_number(2001)

def test_ten_thousand():
    assert 'ten thousand' == english_number(10000)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(99999, 'ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine'),
     (80000, 'eighty thousand'),
     (65536, 'sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-six'),
     (32768, 'thirty-two thousand seven hundred sixty-eight'),
     (16384, 'sixteen thousand three hundred eighty-four'),
     (8192, 'eight thousand one hundred ninety-two'),
     (4096, 'four thousand ninety-six'),
     (2048, 'two thousand forty-eight'),
     (1024, 'one thousand twenty-four'),]
)
def test_other_thousands(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

def test_one_hundred_thousand():
    assert 'one hundred thousand' == english_number(100000)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('n, english',
    [(200000, 'two hundred thousand'),
     (300000, 'three hundred thousand'),
     (400000, 'four hundred thousand'),
     (500000, 'five hundred thousand'),
     (600000, 'six hundred thousand'),
     (700000, 'seven hundred thousand'),
     (800000, 'eight hundred thousand'),
     (900000, 'nine hundred thousand'),]
)
def test_other_hundred_thousands(n, english):
    assert english == english_number(n)

def test_one_million():
    assert 'one million' == english_number(1000000)

def test_big_million():
    assert ('eight hundred sixty-seven million three hundred twenty-four '
            'thousand eight hundred seventy-six') == english_number(867324876)

def test_one_billion():
    assert 'one billion' == english_number(1000000000)

def test_big_billion():
    assert ('four hundred thirty-five billion seven hundred twenty million '
            'one hundred one thousand nine hundred forty-three') \
        == english_number(435720101943)

def test_one_trillion():
    assert 'one trillion' == english_number(1000000000000)

def test_big_trillion():
    assert ('one hundred eleven trillion one hundred ten million one hundred '
            'one') == english_number(111000110000101)

def test_one_quadrillion():
    assert 'one quadrillion' == english_number(1000000000000000)

def test_googol():
    assert 'two googol' == english_number(2*10**100)

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Chrabrany jsou obec v okrese Topoľčany v Nitranském kraji na západním Slovensku. V roce 2014 zde žilo 748 obyvatel.

Poloha
Obec leží ve střední části Nitranské pahorkatiny, na terasách levostranného údolí řeky Nitry. Nadmořská výška odlesněného území se pohybuje v rozmezí 158 až 241 m n. m., střed obce se nachází ve výšce 170 m. Třetihorní usazeniny jsou pokryté v kopcovité části spraší, v údolní části nivními sedimenty.

Historie
Podle archeologických nálezů bylo území obce osídleno v období neolitu, nálezy dokládají i období Velkomoravské říše. První písemná zmínka o obci pochází z roku 1291, kde je uváděná jako Hrabor. Od roku 1335 obec vlastnil rod Ludaniců z Ludanic,  od roku 1549 Dolgosovcům. V roce 1687 jsou vlastníci Erdodyů a od roku 1869 rod Stummerů. Od roku 1808 je používán název obce Chrabrany.

V roce 1715 bylo v obci 19 domácností a jsou uváděny vinice, v roce 1787 v 48 domech žilo 383 obyvatel, v roce 1828 v 59 domech žilo 416 obyvatel. V roce 1902 postihl obec zničující požár.

Hlavní obživou bylo zemědělství.

V roce 1881 byla přes obec postavena železnice z Topoľčan do Nových Zámků a v roce 1943 zřízená zastávka a obec byla elektrifikována.

V roce 1976 byla obec připojena k městu Topoľčany. Po referendu v roce 1990 se osamostatnila. Od roku 1999 je součástí sdružení mikroregionu SVORNOSŤ.

Památky

 Římskokatolický kostel svaté Anny postaven v roce 1718.

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura

 KROPILÁK, Miroslav, ed. Vlastivedný slovník obcí na Slovensku I. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Veda, 1977. 526 s.

Externí odkazy

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FOX News Goes Free While MSNBC and CNN Cash In
It's no secret that the coronavirus has led to booming business for the media. Especially after impeachment waned. And the media is cashing in. And FOX News is
March 19, 2020 by Daniel Greenfield Leave a Comment
It's no secret that the coronavirus has led to booming business for the media. Especially after impeachment waned. And the media is cashing in. And FOX News is drawing a good contrast here with MSNBC, CNN, and others still committing to cashing in.
While CNN and MSNBC offer full online viewing via sign-in through a cable provider, Fox Corp. properties will be made available free.
Amid cord-cutting as well as a coronavirus pandemic that is changing viewer consumption, Fox Corp. is taking a temporary step away from the cable bundle and making its television properties freely available to stream.
Fox News will now become available to stream without paying for cable, the company said Wednesday. The move was described as a partnership with Fox's pay TV providers.
Cable news channels like CNN and MSNBC are available to view online with a cable provider sign-in (both offer 10-minute previews of live coverage before asking for a sign-in). CNN dropped its cable authentication for a coronavirus town hall on March 13 and plans on doing the same for a follow-up event on March 19, but the channel isn't planning on making its full feed available for free.
"Our highest duty as a company is to provide the individuals and communities we serve with information and analysis to help educate and protect them during dangerous times," Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said in a statement. "That is why we are today making Fox News and Fox Television stations available to everyone in the country."
The move from Fox arrives one day after the slimmed-down conglomerate acquired the free, ad-supported streaming service Tubi for $440 million. The streamer offers 20,000 film and TV titles, including from studios like Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
I don't know how the Tubi acquisition makes much sense considering that FOX sold off its entertainment properties to Disney, and Tubi is largely notorious for having a great library that it hasn't figured out how to effectively utilize, but this would suggest that, like everyone else, FOX is trying to build its own Netflix on a budget setup. That's less relevant than the larger message here.
Cable networks are wired, pun intended, to protect and defend the monopoly. But that monopoly becomes less relevant every day.
While entertainment segments, notably HBO, have been more overt in breaking from the model, if any news network has the reach to be viable beyond the cable model, it's FOX News.
(Obligatory criticism, yes FOX News is not all that conservative even in front of the camera, much less so behind it. It's still a whole lot better than CNN or MSNBC. And its very existence creates room for accountability. And I'm not too sure 2016 would have gone the way it did without it.)
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.


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Admiral Yamamoto infamously said "You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a man with a rifle behind every blade of grass."
And so it should be, a nation of riflemen....
Flying Through A Fireworks Display
Found this over at Bill Whittle's website.
I'm speechless.......
But thinking of buying a quad copter to mount my GoPro on!
It's in High Definition, so watch it in full screen. You'll be amazed.
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Headed Off to the Hollywood Bowl Tonight
Going to see one of my favorites, John Williams.
Enjoy the sample.
Papa Oom Mow Mow
Was scratchin' around for some Surf Music today, and came across this.
The Rivingtons sound great, but the artwork really caught my eye!
*Almost* Went to a Car Show Today
The annual "Legends Car Club" Car Show By The Sea was today, and the wife and I tried to go see it.
I hadn't heard about it until last week when my radio club had their August BBQ, and we noticed a sign for it.
WELL....T'was not to be. It was also the "Tall Ships L.A." festival this weekend, and the traffic along Harbor and Gaffey Streets in San Pedro was insane.
Having lived in San Pedro (or "Speedro" as the natives call it) for a few years, and going there all the time for my radio club and the Battleship Iowa, I pretty much know my way around, so we went in the "back way" (Western Ave South to 25th St, then East to Gaffey) to Point Fermin Park, and avoided 90% of the traffic that was clogging up Harbor and Gaffey.
Right about the time we got to Fort MacArthur (Our Field Day site), we hit the car show traffic.
I probably should have known it would be like this as their flyer said they limited entries to "the first 600 cars that apply", but I thought we'd chance it anyway.
Oh, well, at least we got to see some pretty nice cars in the "overflow" lot, and a ton of tricked out Big Bikes, as we drove by.
Coming up on September 27th is the "Japanese Classic Car Show" at the Queen Mary, and hopefully I'll get to meet some of my fellow Supra owner's there.
Last year they had a Toyota 2000 GT, and I'd really like to see one of those "In The Aluminum"!
My Dad's Birthday
He would have been one-hundred years old today had he not passed away in 1991.
And like most adult sons, I miss him every day, and long to talk to him.
He taught me a lot of things, and for that I grateful.
Happy birthday, Dad!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........It's OVER!
Well, I was processed out today, along with 27 other people from my group.
My former group is down to TWO people, and the facilities guys went from 12 people to three.
All three of the purchasing people are gone, along with one of the two Safety guys, the Communications Manager, 3 of the 4 IT people, and the guy who ran Document Control.
That's 46 people that I know of, out of about 70 people on-site, or well over half the staff.
One of the security people has already found another job, and the other is seriously looking.
In the next week or so, several managers will be released, and then there's 8 the Boeing people still there.
I expect the Boeing guys to be released in the next week or so, as my former employer wants to weasel out of renegotiate their contract to get costs down (they're already about as low as they can be made and still make a small profit), and eliminate the $20 million early termination clause that's in the existing contract.
I expect them to shutter the place by the end of the year.
The Big SIX THREE Today!
30 didn't bother me
BUT....when I hit 60, I realized I wasn't a kid any more, and some changes would have to be made!
Well, Mother Nature took care of that last year, first with a MRSA infection, and then my cardiac incident requiring three stents to fix.
Still have some weight to lose (I can drive by an In-N-Out and gain 5 pounds), but I've been getting more active since the first of the year with things like walking the dog nightly, doing yard work (we fired the yard service and I bought a small electric mower), volunteering on the Iowa, and scrambling around working on the Supra.
I know my limits, and when I first started getting more active, I had to stick to about a "50% duty cycle", of 15 minutes yard work followed by a 15 minute break.
Now I can do about 30~40 minutes, and only need a 5 minute break to drink some cold water.
After either this Thursday's or Friday's layoff, I'll have LOTS of time to get my groove back, along with building up my stamina back to where I think it should be.
And the dog will probably lose a little weight, too!
We Choose To Go To The Moon.......
Another home run from Bill Whittle.
Makes me almost cry when I listen to President Kennedy......
Coming Soon!....UNEMPLOYMENT!....
And it won't be a minute too soon for me!
According to my Reliable Sources, who haven't been wrong yet, the axe will fall Thursday, and if they can't process everyone out, it will continue on Friday.
Frankly, this will signal the Beginning of the End for the company as NOBODY will come back, no matter how much our "services will be in great demand" in 2016.
The only way I'd go back would be as a subcontractor to help the Boeing guys pull all the Boeing Proprietary equipment off the ships, inventory it, and help pack it up to be shipped back to Mother Boeing.
Getting a new set of people in there to run all the payload processing and monitoring equipment would slow the process flow down to a crawl, and throw the schedule seriously out the window.
The sad thing is that Boeing just shipped ALL the equipment and fixtures required to build the Payload Accommodation (fairing, avionics, launch vehicle adapter, ordinance, etc) down here in anticipation of us building it up on-site, saving the company about $500k per launch.
So, there's a warehouse full of stuff to build a complete set, plus spares, that might never get used.
Right now the launch platform is in "cold lay-up" (unpowered and unmanned), and the command ship is in "warm lay-up" (minimum crew and power), and all the equipment on board is deteriorating from lack oe.
Having brought all my former systems back up after the bankruptcy (an 18 month down time), I seriously doubt some of them will come up and operate after another two year shutdown.
Oh, well....it was fun while it lasted, but I'm really looking forward to retirement!
I'm just too damn old and busted up to continue doing the job I was doing, and I think it's a fine time for my exit.......
PC and UPS Maintenance Day
Several weeks ago the UPS in the living room that runs my weather station mini-PC and Uniden HomePatrol scanner started screaming that its batteries were dying.
Rather than pay the premium that APC wants for their batteries, I picked up a couple of individual AGM batteries from my local supply place, put them on the trickle charger I have, and promptly forgot about them.
WELL.....Monday night I logged in to my weather server, only to get a "404" from its network address.
Hmmm.....go out to the living room and see that it's completely cold, and the UPS has shut down.
Time to swap out the batteries, I guess!
Rather than just replace the batteries, I pulled the covers off the UPS and blew out all the dust, and checked that the fans were easy to spin, and then rebuilt it.
Pulled the covers off the mini-PC, and blew all the dust out of it, too.
So now the weather station is back on-line, and sending data to NOAA via the Citizen's Weather Observer Program.
And they still haven't said a peep about the pending layoffs at work....
R.I.P. Robin Williams
The man was a comic genius.
Here's my favorite routine of his:
50 years of "Doctor Who" Themes
Thanks to the BBC, us whovians can now watch all the iterations of our favorite them music
Presented in two parts, just click where indicated in the video.
It's very interesting to watch how the title morphed over the years, as well as seeing all our beloved Doctors.
Friday, and I'm STILL Employed *and* Navy Days L.A.!
Damn....I sure do wish they'd get this lay-off thing rolling.
I have more important stuff to do, like work on the Iowa, work on my car, and mow the lawn, than continue to go in each day at 0-dark-thirty and do NOTHING for 8 hours.
And I'm there with only about half the people who are normally there, as most everyone else is burning up their vacation in anticipation of the cheap, evil, slimy bastids not paying it to us when we leave, although I think Kaliforniastan law forbids that.
On a lighter note, it's "Navy Days L.A." this weekend, and I got to see the LPD-23, USS Anchorage, and the DDG-111 USS Spruance today.
USS Anchorage
USS Spruance
They're both docked immediately North of the Battleship Iowa (we're not allowed to call her the USS Iowa as she's no longer a commissioned USN vessel), and all three of them sure make an imposing sight as you come into San Pedro!
Some of the active duty personnel from each ship came over to the Iowa to help us do some grunt work, chipping, scraping, and painting, and I was privileged to get to meet a few today.
All I can say is we have a terrific bunch of young folks in our Navy, and I thanked each one of them I met.
I had an opportunity to have dinner on the Spruance, but missed it by *that* much.
I would have been most honored to have been allowed to share a meal with these fine people, but I sent my application and donation in about 12 hours too late, and all available seats were taken.
Oh, well........
Things To Do When You Don't Have Anything To Do
Or, "How To Keep Busy".
Since they've shut down half the lights in the building I work in, and turned off the air conditioning, the place rapidly turned in to a dark, dank, humid sweatbox.
After all of us complained by repeatedly email-bombing the facilities people and upper management, they brought in some portable air conditioning units, plumbed their hot air exhausts into the ceiling air return ducts, and hot-wired the air handlers to run independently of the rest of the A/C systems so the hot air exhausted by the portable units would at least get pulled out of the building.
The portable units are pretty humorous looking, and requiring emptying the 5-gallon water catch can daily, but they keep the office comfortable.
SO......what do a bunch of Engineering Geeks with way too much "free" time on their hands do with one of these funny looking boxes?
Float a ball in the airstream of the outlet, of course!
We've got 5 of these units in our office area, and each one has a different colored ball floating in its cold air outlet, but this one happens to be by my desk.
BTW....the bookcase full of binders is a small part of the documentation required for a single launch.
My first manager used to joke that a rocket wasn't ready for launch until the stack of paperwork exceeded the height of the launch vehicle.
Sleepy Dog Daze!
Had some rain last night, and it's really humid outside.
It's about 88* with 50% Relative Humidity.
Was out trimming our lemon tree, and was soaked in about 15 minutes.
Think I'll hang out inside where it's cooler with the A/C running.
Even the dog knows better than to be outside this afternoon!
The plumbing issues are on me. I'd been flushing my coffee grounds through the kitchen sink disposer, with lots of hot water, for 5 yea...
If You Like Rhapsody in Blue, You Have To Watch This
Rhapsody in Blue is one of my favorite compositions. It's too complex to call just a "song". I've heard dozens of recor...
RAIN! Glorious RAIN!! And Happy Independance Day!
Ahhhhh....so nice to smell it coming in, feel the temperature drop and the wind pick up.....and then it comes. Gently at first, and the...
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An Idiot Abroad Recap: 'Whale Watching'
By Laura Turner Garrison
At the mid-point of Season 2, I found myself actually agreeing with Karl for the first time. Each week, I am usually filled with the greenest envy of his opportunities and bemusement at his inability to appreciate them. Turns out "whale watching" was nearly a dealbreaker for both he and I. In fact, where we differed was Karl actually wanting to go whale watching in the first place. Anyone whose childhood involved being dragged onto a tourist boat somewhere off the coast of New England with the promise of possibly seeing a whale off in the distance, knows how dreadfully boring and seasickness-inducing this activity is. A whale's majesty is best enjoyed on the television. If you are looking for that in this particular episode, much like Karl you will only find disappointment.
I am not saying this episode is bad. It has some classic Karl-bservations, including what the politically correct term for a Leprachaun might be (a gnome, naturally), why one must conserve their energy in the arctic (to wrestle polar bears) and comparing a couple of elderly Inuit women to "the Eskimo version of Golden Girls." There is even a bonus contribution from one of Karl's snow guides — a pun-laden song about arctic animals and love.
But instead of lush tropical jungles or vast deserts, the entire episode features the frigid, icy landscape of Alaska. The sheer saturation of whiteness in this episode combined with the unsavory tasks Karl must perform makes it harder to laugh at him and easier to just feel sorry for him. Whose bucket list really involves floating around in glacier water and having to poo into a MacGyver-ed napkin pouch while standing outside in subzero temperatures?
These really aren't the worst of Karl's plight in Alaska. It is a toss-up between him assisting a septic collector — the human waste is collected into an inappropriately named receptacle known as the "honey-bucket" — or an overnight excursion on a working fishing boat where he must where a jacket coated in fish oil and chop up octopi. The latter activity also involved battling some hard-to-watch seasickness. Oh, and that is how he finally gets to see whales. Or the tail of a whale, which he views while splayed out on his back at the bow. Standing up only worsens his nausea.
Not exactly the usual irreverent laugh riot. Even Ricky Gervais does not cackle quite so much on his regular calls to Karl. He tries to remind Karl to stop complaining, but I found myself seeing Karl's side of the argument a little more clearly. After all, at the onset of his journey Karl hikes miles through deep snow only to arrive at a cabin with no toilet and little insulation. And while riding alongside an Ice Road Trucker en route to one of the northernmost towns in the arctic sounds pretty fun, the experience is tempered by the trucker's overall negative reviews of the place. Debbie Downer, much?
While in Barrow, this northern Inuit town, Karl does not get to see whale, but he gets to eat some, along with frozen Caribou. Even the food isn't warm in Alaska. One of the elderly ladies takes Karl on a snowmobile ride across the icy plains to Barrow Point. It is beautiful, but monochrome — leaving Karl to wonder aloud why the program is in HD, or even color. While most of us can't claim to have seen the northernmost point of the Arctic, it is easy to understand why the overall grey and bleakness of his trip overshadowed the uniqueness of his experience.
One step closer to seeing whales, Karl observes massive whalebones lying around the town. But before he can see one in the flesh, he must collected human waste for the day under the auspice of "understanding the everyday Alaskan worker." Since he is so far north, it stands to reason he must try his hand at dogsledding. This is the closest activity to an actual bucket list item portrayed in the episode, but already Karl seems a bit more than fed up. He can't control the fast dogs, and a lot of expletives and frustration ensue.
Yet another step before he can see whales is Stephen Merchant's insistence that Karl see the glaciers before they melt away. When Karl discovers he cannot simply observe them from a boat, but must slip into a wet suit and ride out into the water in a small inflatable raft — his defeatism is complete. With little protest, he's plopped in the icy water where he floats around like "a bag of crisps." What saved this whole segment from just being plain sad was another classic Karl-ism: "I'm energy efficient cause I'm bald."
Which brings us to the boat. Perhaps because he is so darn cold, Karl does not act the least bit surprised when he finds out he will not be seeing whales on a cozy tourist liner. But the rocking of the boat combined with his assigned job of chopping octopi and other fish really drives Karl to his breaking point. If he was faking his dissatisfaction with the situation then hand that man an EGOT.
Much like T.S. Eliot's end of the world, the episode closed with a whimper not a bang. Karl and we saw the tail of a whale, and that was about it. Luckily, next week we are in for some warmer climates as Karl travels to South Africa to do his own take on Gorillas in the Mist.
Laura Turner Garrison sometimes writes commercials, she sometimes writes comedy, but she always rights wrongs.
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