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Il motore Typ M, noto anche come Motore Phoenix, oppure Phénix presso la Panhard & Levassor che ne acquisì la licenza di fabbricazione in Francia, è un motore a scoppio progettato e costruito dal 1895 al 1902 dalla casa automobilistica tedesca Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft.

Storia e caratteristiche tecniche

Il contesto storico

Come tutti i motori Daimler della prim'ora, anche questo motore venne progettato e realizzato da Wilhelm Maybach, direttore tecnico della Daimler. In questo caso, però, la progettazione e la realizzazione di questo motore avvenne durante il periodo trascorso con il suo mentore Gottlieb Daimler nel giardino coperto dell'hotel Herrmann di Bad-Cannstatt per dissapori con il resto del direttivo della DMG. Date le circostanze, la situazione della casa tedesca divenne assai delicata: alla sede operativa della DMG si continuò a produrre autovetture, ma senza l'apporto di Daimler e Maybach queste autovetture peccavano in afidabilità e vi furono continue lamentele da parte della clientela. Daimler e Maybach, dal canto loro, non furono minimamente intenzionati a fornire i loro nuovi motori a quella che a tutti gli effetti era l'azienda da essi fondata, ma che in quel momento era divenuta così aliena ai loro occhi. Per questo decisero di vendere la licenza di fabbricazione alla Panhard & Levassor, già titolare di altre licenze per fabbricazione di motori Daimler. E' fu proprio per questo motivo che i motori Phoenix debuttarono dapprima su autovetture Panhard & Levassor, e precisamente nel giugno 1895, in sostituzione del vecchio motore Daimler Typ P, e solo alcuni mesi dopo su vetture Daimler. Fu in particolare nel novembre 1895,  subito dopo il reintegro di Daimler e Maybach nella loro azienda (previo un sostanzioso risarcimento danni per entrambi), che venne lanciata la Riemenwagen, anch'essa progettata durante il periodo di attività presso l'hotel Herrmann.

La produzione di motori Phoenix terminò alla fine del 1902: presso la Panhard & Levassor questi motori vennero sostituiti dai motori Centaure, in seguito evolutisi nei motori Centaure allégé.

Caratteristiche tecniche

Quella dei motori Phoenix è una vera e propria famiglia di motori che comprendeva unità a 2 o a 4 cilindri, in diverse cilindrate e prestazioni. Le cilindrate variavano non solo in base al modello su cui venivano montati, ma anche in base al costruttore che li produceva. Come già detto in precedenza, infatti, la casa francese Panhard & Levassor fu la prima a poter utilizzare tali motori, sebbene inizialmente solo in misura marginale. Quando anche la stessa Daimler fu nelle condizioni di poterli montare sulle proprie autovetture, lo fece proponendoli in altri livelli di cilindrata.

In ogni caso, i motori Phoenix erano costituiti da blocchi di due cilindri paralleli accoppiati fra loro. Così, nel caso del Phoenix bicilindrico, il motore era di tipo monoblocco, mentre nel caso del 4 cilindri era di tipo biblocco. Anche le testate erano singole per ogni blocco bicilindrico. La distribuzione si differenziava da quella del precedente V2 Daimler, per il sistema di azionamento delle valvole di scarico, che si avvaleva di un asse a camme e dei bilancieri, tutti montati all'esterno del motore stesso. Le valvole di aspirazione erano invece azionate ancora automaticamente a depressione. Novità anche per quanto riguardava l'alimentazione, che sfruttava dei nuovi carburatori a getto anziché a gorgogliamento. Il rapporto di compressione era in genere pari a 2,5:1 per tutte le varianti. Il sistema di raffreddamento era del tipo a radiatore alettato nei motori prodotti fino alla fine di dicembre del 1897. In quel mese, infatti, Wilhelm Maybach brevettò un nuovo sistema di raffreddamento a radiatore tubolare che sarebbe stato montato nelle nuove Phoenix-Wagen, un nuovo modello di autovettura che prese il nome proprio dal motore montato.

Il range di prestazioni massime ottenibili da questi motori variava a seconda della cilindrata, ed era variabile fra i 2 ed i 20 CV nelle vetture stradali, ma in quelle previste per le competizioni di allora si potevano anche raggiungere potenze di 28 CV, notevoli per quell'epoca.

Alla Panhard & Levassor, questi motori vennero utilizzati per equipaggiare le serie A1 e A2 (solo bicilindrici) e le serie B1 e B2 (solo quadricilindrici).

Riepilogo caratteristiche ed applicazioni

Varianti destinate alle competizioni

Il motore Phoenix venne prodotto anche in alcune varianti destinate ad un impiego in campo agonistico, sia dalla Daimler che dalla Panhard & Levassor. La casa tedesca realizzò nel 1898 un motore da 24 CV di potenza massima, del quale però si sa molto poco, se non che fu commissionato da Emil Jellinek un ricchissimo uomo d'affari e console austro-ungarico a Nizza che giocherà un ruolo decisivo nel futuro della Daimler. Questi, appassionato di corse automobilistiche, fece realizzare questo motore ed anche la vettura che lo avrebbe montato in maniera tale da poter essere utilizzata in gara. Lo stesso Jellinek, due anni dopo, fece realizzare un'altra vettura equipaggiata con un motore Phoenix a 4 cilindri della cilindrata di 5507 cm3 ed in grado di erogare fino a 28 CV a 800 giri/min. Per quanto riguarda la casa di avenue d'Ivry, invece, il motore Phoenix debuttò proprio in veste agonistica, in occasione della Parigi-Bordeaux del giugno 1895. La vettura schierata in gara, che fra l'altro si aggiudicò la corsa, montava un mastodontico bicilindrico siglato M2K, da ben 4245 cm3 di cilindrata e con potenza massima di 10 CV. Un'altra vettura dotata di un motore simile venne prodotta nel 1897 ed impiegata anch'essa solo in ambito agonistico, mentre una nuova vettura da gara vide la luce nel luglio 1899 e venne equipaggiata con un 4 cilindri Phoenix da 4387 cm3 da 16 CV di potenza massima. Tale motore permise nuovamente alla Panhard & Levassor di aggiudicarsi il primo Tour de France automobilistico della storia. Successivamente, questo motore venne utilizzato anche per equipaggiare un modello stradale, riportato anche nella precedente tabella riepilogativa.

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Bibliografia
Panhard & Levassor, entre tradition et modernité, Bernard Vermeylen, 2006, ETAI ISBN 9-782726-894064

Voci correlate
Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft
Gottlieb Daimler
Wilhelm Maybach

Collegamenti esterni
Pagina dedicata al motore Phoenix
Caratteristiche tecniche del motore Phoenix utilizzato nella Phoenix-Wagen
La storia dei motori Daimler fra il 1885 ed il 1901
Pagina descrittiva dei motori Panhard di fine Ottocento e primissimi del Novecento

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Manila Water Company holds the exclusive right to provide water and used water services to the eastern side of Metro Manila ("Manila Concession" or "East Zone") under a Concession Agreement ("CA") entered into between the Company and Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System ("MWSS") in August 1997. The original term of the concession was for a period of 25 years to expire in 2022. The Company's concession was extended by another 15 years by MWSS and the Philippine Government in 2009, thereby extending the term from May 2022 to May 2037.
The Company provides water treatment, water distribution, sewerage and sanitation services to more than six million people in the East Zone, comprising a broad range of residential, semi-business, commercial and industrial customers. The East Zone encompasses 23 cities and municipalities spanning a 1,400-square kilometer area that includes Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig, Marikina, most parts of Quezon City, portions of Manila, as well as the following towns of Rizal: Angono, Antipolo, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Jala-Jala, Morong, Pililia, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Tanay, Taytay, and Teresa.
Under the terms of the CA, the Company has the right to the use of land and operational fixed assets, and the exclusive right, as agent of MWSS, to extract and treat raw water, distribute and sell water, and collect, transport, treat and dispose used water, including reusable industrial effluent discharged by the sewerage system in the East Zone. The Company is entitled to recover over the concession period its operating, capital maintenance and investment expenditures, business taxes, and concession fee payments, and to earn a rate of return on these expenditures for the remaining term of the concession.
Aside from the Manila Concession, the Group has a holding company for all its domestic operating subsidiaries in Manila Water Philippine Ventures, Inc. ("MWPV"). Currently under MWPV are Laguna AAA Water Corporation ("Laguna Water"), Boracay Island Water Company ("Boracay Water"), Clark Water Corporation ("Clark Water"), Manila Water Consortium, Inc. ("MW Consortium"), Bulacan MWPV Development Corporation ("BMDC"), Obando Water Company, Inc. ("Obando Water"), Estate Water and Aqua Centro MWPV Corporation ("Aqua Centro MWPV"), where the latter two operate and manage the water systems of townships developed by property developers such as Ayala Land, Inc. and SM Group, respectively.
A subsidiary of MW Consortium is Cebu Manila Water Development, Inc. ("Cebu Water") that provides bulk water in the province of Cebu. The Group has other projects in its portfolio including Tagum City bulk water supply project under Tagum Water Company, Inc. ("Tagum Water"), and Calasiao Water District water supply project under Calasiao Water Company, Inc. ("Calasiao Water").
The holding company for its international ventures is Manila Water Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. ("MWAP"). Under MWAP are two affiliated companies in Vietnam, namely Thu Duc Water B.O.O Corporation ("Thu Duc Water") and Kenh Dong Water Supply Joint Stock Company ("Kenh Dong Water"), both supplying treated water to Saigon Water Corporation ("SAWACO") under a take-or-pay arrangement. Also under MWAP are Saigon Water Infrastructure Corporation ("Saigon Water"), a holding company listed in the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, Cu Chi Water Supply Sewerage Company, Ltd. ("Cu Chi Water") and another company tasked to pursue non-revenue water reduction projects in Vietnam called Asia Water Network Solutions ("Asia Water").
Lastly, Manila Water Total Solutions Corporation ("MWTS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary, handles after-the-meter products and services. Its current offerings include pipelaying, integrated used water services, and the sale of Healthy Family Purified Water as five-gallon and 500-ml purified water in selected areas in Metro Manila.

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the easiest and best idea for party games is to go ENJOY the outside!
Or, if you are creative and artistic, fill a spray bottle with water and a few drops of food coloring. Now spray the snow to create fun, artistic designs. Use different colors for full effect and make yourself a Mona Lisa!
If the weather isn't as cooperative, there are still lots of games you can play inside. Take many of your childhood games, and adapt them to Snow themes.
You can find lots of coloring pages and word search games on line. Print them off for a good ice-breaker opener as guests arrive at your party.
Play "Pin the Carrot on the Snowman". Make a Snowman face (without the nose) on a large piece of poster board. Cut out different carrots and let each guest try and pin the nose in the correct place while blindfolded.
Have an "Indoor Snowball" fight. Have each team make a cardboard fort out of a big box. Use ping pong balls as snowballs. Each team must throw their snowballs into the opposing team's fort without the ball touching the ground. If it does, it's forfeit. The team with the most balls inside the other team's fort is the winner.


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Brand New The Gruffalo and Mouse 50p released!
By Rachel Hooper | October 17, 2019 | 15
Have you heard the story about the mouse who took a walk in the deep dark wood and ended up on a Gruffalo® 50p coin?
The brand new Gruffalo 50p has officially been released today and this time the monstrous character has been joined by the wonderfully cunning Mouse from Julia Donaldson's book.
This mouse might be small in stature, but the brand new 50p coin has beautifully captured the full details of the brave little character from the nation's favourite bedtime story.
2019 Brilliant Uncirculated The Gruffalo and The Mouse 50p
The reverse of the coin has been created by Magic Light Pictures, who also designed the first coin, released in February this year.
Change Checkers have been wondering what might feature on the new coin – from the fox to the owl and all the creatures that live in the deep dark wood.
But the wait is now over and I'm sure you'll agree that the choice to feature the Mouse has resulted in a fantastic coin designed to illustrate the classic story of The Gruffalo.
Coin collectors across the UK have been eagerly awaiting the release of the second Gruffalo 50p following the announcement in August this year.
In recent years, 50ps themed around children's literature have inspired a whole new generation of collectors, with new coin releases appealing to families, youngsters and fans of books, as well as traditional collectors.
The Gruffalo is no exception, and the release of the first coin at the start of the year sparked huge excitement across the UK.
So much so in fact, that the Silver Proof version of the coin SOLD OUT at The Royal Mint in just a few hours!
2019 Silver Proof The Gruffalo® 50p SOLD OUT at The Royal Mint
With over 13.5 million copies of The Gruffalo sold worldwide, the collectability of this coin is undeniable and I'm sure that collectors will be keen to get their claws on this one (warts and all!)
This coin won't be entering circulation, but will be available in Brilliant Uncirculated quality, which is the standard favoured amongst collectors, as well as coloured Silver Proof.
2019 Silver Proof The Gruffalo and Mouse 50p
What do you think about the new Gruffalo and The Mouse 50p coin? And if you could design a new Gruffalo 50p, which characters would you choose to feature on the coin? Let us know in the comments below.
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Oh help! Oh no! It's a Gruffalo 50p…
By Rachel Hooper | August 29, 2019 | 7
We've just heard that something very exciting is making its way out of the deep dark wood and we can't wait to share the news with you Change Checkers!
Rumour has it that the Gruffalo will be returning for a second 50p coin and will be available to collectors from 17th October this year…
No further details have been released just yet and any designs remain top secret, but what would you like to see on the second Gruffalo 50p?
The first ever UK Gruffalo 50p was released earlier this year and the response from collectors was phenomenal!
In fact, this coin was perhaps one of the most sought-after 50ps of recent years.
The release of a second coin is bound to cause a stir, not only in the collecting world, but amongst families and fans of the Gruffalo book too.
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Celebrating World Book Day on Britain's Best Loved Coins
By Kimberly Jarrad | March 7, 2019 | 14
World Book Day is recognised across the globe as an opportunity to celebrate great books and authors. But more excitingly for Change Checkers, it's an opportunity to take a look at which of these great books and authors have been commemorated on UK coins!
In recent years, we've seen some classic British books and authors celebrated on UK coinage, from Jane Austen to Julia Donaldson's much-loved Gruffalo. Take a look below to find out what these coins are and where their designs came from.
Beatrix Potter 50p series – Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit has sold some 150 million copies since its release in 1903. The much-loved children's character was initially featured on a 50p coin in 2016.
First issued as a series of five coins featuring Peter Rabbit and his friends the 50ps designs by Emma Noble, were taken straight from the illustrations of the original books. These 50p coins started an unprecedented collecting phenomenon and have been so hugely popular the series has been continued throughout 2017 and 2018 with the release of a further eight 50p coins. The question is, will we see more of these coins in 2019?
All 13 Beatrix Potter 50ps issued from 2016-2018
Shakespeare £2 set – In the 400 years since his death, William Shakespeare has become widely regarded as the greatest writer in British history and the world best dramatist. In 2016 The Royal Mint struck three official £2 coins in honour of the playwright – a first for the UK. Each coin celebrates an aspects of Shakespeare's famous work, tragedies, comedies and histories, all designed by John Bergdahl.
The three Shakespeare £2 coins issued in 2016
Jane Austen £2 – It might come as a surprise to some collectors that it was only after Austen's death in 1817 that her works were sent out to print. In 2017 The Royal Mint issued a £2 coin to commemorate 200 years since her death; the reverse design, by Dominique Evans, features a portrait of Austen herself and was approved by leading Jane Austen Academic, Professor John Mullan.
2017 Jane Austen £2
Frankenstein £2 – Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein' is widely regarded as the first science-fiction novel. To celebrate 200 years since publication, The Royal Mint issued the Frankenstein £2 coin in 2018. The design, by Royal Mint designer Thomas T. Docherty, portrays ECG monitor style wording of 'Frankenstein'. The coin also features the edge lettering 'A SPARK OF BEING' which is a quote taken from the novel.
2018 Frankenstein £2
Paddington Bear 50p pair – Struck to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the classic book, two Paddington Bear 50p coins were issued in 2018. The design on each coin is derived from the modern film adaptation of the book and shows the much-loved bear at Paddington Station and at Buckingham Palace. Collectors and Paddington fans alike have been thrilled with the detail on the coins, designed by David Knapton, from Paddington's famous duffle coat to the label around his neck that reads 'Please look after this Bear, thank you.'
2 Paddington Bear 2018 50ps
The Snowman 50p – To celebrate 40 years of Raymond Briggs' classic tale, The Royal Mint issued this particularly special, festive commemorative Snowman 50p in November of 2018 that would not enter general circulation. Briggs' characters are brought to life by designer Natasha Ratcliffe as the boy and the snowman soar through the night sky together. The design was approved by Robin Shaw, assistant director of The Snowman and The Snowdog animation, to ensure the detail was perfect.
2018 The Snowman 50p
The Nutcracker £5 – The Nutcracker story is renowned, and just like coins, it has a long history with Christmas. This £5 coin was issued by The Royal Mint to celebrate Christmas 2018; the reverse design by Harry Brockway shows an enchanted Christmas Nutcracker scene. £5 coins are reserved for the most important Royal and Historical anniversaries, which shows the significance of this Nutcracker £5.
2018 Nutcracker £2
The Gruffalo 50p – Julia Donaldson's The Gruffalo was first published in 1999 and to celebrate 20 years of the world's best-loved monster, The Royal Mint issued a commemorative 50p, featuring The Gruffalo, which will not be entering general circulation. The reverse image was designed by Magic Light Pictures themselves and features The Gruffalo as seen in the modern film adaptation. The Gruffalo 50p has seen remarkable popularity since its release last month and is proving a firm favourite with collectors.
2019 The Gruffalo 50p
It's hard to believe we've had all these coin releases celebrating British authors and stories in just the last few years.
What's more, in 2019 we'll also see the release of a further two coins celebrating famous British authors – a £2 coin to mark 350 years since the famous diarist, Samuel Pepys', last Diary Entry and a brand new 50p coin to celebrate the prolific writer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's, famous detective stories featuring the fictional Sherlock Holmes. Although the designs for these coins have already been released they are not yet available to buy or find in your change – keep your eyes out for their releases later this year!
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Kaizoku Oujo
Other names: Kaizoku Oujo,
English name: Fena: Pirate Princess
Japanese name: 海賊王女
A decade ago, a tragic shipwreck separated Fena Houtman from her childhood friend Yukimaru and took her father's life. Now, at age 23, she is trapped on an island and is doomed to spend the rest of her life selling herself to men. On the night she is to be forcibly wed to a client, Fena hatches a plan to escape from her employers, but two old acquaintances unexpectedly intervene and help her run away. The three make haste for the open sea and land upon Goblin Island—a mysterious place that a clan of fierce warriors call home. It is there that Fena learns that her father's ill-fated final journey at sea was in search of a place called "Eden," the location of something important that he had to protect. With nothing but a clear crystal as a clue, Fena is tasked with finding this place, as she is the only person who can do so. While still contemplating the search for what her father left behind, Fena reunites with Yukimaru, who encourages her to take up the quest. Now the captain of a seven-person crew, Fena must navigate the high seas in search of Eden. But as uncanny groups begin to target her, the perilous journey proves to be even more challenging than it previously seemed. Fena Houtman is a young orphan girl that has been raised on an Island where there is no hope of becoming anything more than chattel, to be used and discarded by soldiers of the British Empire. But Fena is more than just another powerless orphan. When her mysterious past comes knocking, Fena will break the chains of her oppressors. Her goal: forge a new identity, free of bondage, and search for a place where she can truly belong and find out the true mysteries behind a keyword Eden. It is the story of a lifetime adventure she and her crew of misfits and unlikely allies will have, in pursuit of her goals!
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Sea-level change has been a feature on Earth for billions of years, and it has important implications for coastal processes and both erosional and depositional features. There are three main mechanisms of sea-level change, as described below.
Eustatic sea-level changes are global sea-level changes related either to changes in the volume of glacial ice on land or to changes in the shape of the sea floor caused by plate tectonic processes. For example, changes in the rate of mid-ocean spreading will change the shape of the sea floor near the ridges, and this affects sea level.
Over the past 20,000 years, there has been approximately 125 m of eustatic sea-level rise due to glacial melting. Most of that took place between 15,000 and 7,500 years ago during the major melting phase of the North American and Eurasian Ice Sheets (Figure 17.25). At around 7,500 years ago, the rate of glacial melting and sea-level rise decreased dramatically, and since that time, the average rate has been in the order of 0.7 mm/year. Anthropogenic climate change led to accelerating sea-level rise starting around 1870. Since that time, the average rate has been 1.1 mm/year, but it has been gradually increasing. Since 1992, the average rate has been 3.2 mm/year.
Isostatic sea-level changes are local changes caused by subsidence or uplift of the crust related either to changes in the amount of ice on the land, or to growth or erosion of mountains.
Almost all of Canada and parts of the northern United States were covered in thick ice sheets at the peak of the last glaciation. Following the melting of this ice, there has been an isostatic rebound of continental crust in many areas. This ranges from several hundred metres of rebound in the central part of the Laurentide Ice Sheet (around Hudson Bay) to 100 m to 200 m in the peripheral parts of the Laurentide and Cordilleran Ice Sheets — in places such as Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of B.C. In other words, although global sea level was about 130 m lower during the last glaciation, the glaciated regions were depressed at least that much in most places, and more than that in places where the ice was thickest.
There is evidence of isostatic rebound along the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, where a number of streams enter the ocean as 5 m high waterfalls, as shown in Figure 17.26.
Tectonic sea-level changes are local changes caused by tectonic processes. The subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath British Columbia is creating tectonic uplift (about 1 mm/year) along the western edge of Vancouver Island, although much of this uplift is likely to be reversed when the next large subduction-zone earthquake strikes.
Coastlines in areas where there has been net sea-level rise in the geologically recent past are commonly characterized by estuaries and fiords. Howe Sound, north of Vancouver, is an example of a fiord (Figure 17.27). This valley was filled with ice during the last glaciation, and there has been a net rise in sea level here since that time. Coastlines in areas where there has been net sea-level drop in the geologically recent past are characterized by uplifted wave-cut platforms (or stream valleys as shown in Figure 17.26). Uplifted beach lines are another product of relative sea-level drop, although these are difficult to recognize in areas with vigorous vegetation. They are relatively common in Canada's far north.
The blue-grey sediments in the photo contain marine fossils of early Holocene age (~12,500 years ago). Explain the role that melting ice might have played in raising this material 60 m above sea level. Is this change a result of isostatic or eustatic relative sea-level change?
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Zimmerman GarageFred G. Zimmerman (Dates unknown, circa 1870 – 1940)
Used with permission of the photographers, Lisa Stone and Jim Zanzi
1319 2nd St, New Glarus, WI, 53574, United States
begun in the 1920's
To prepare for the influx of family and friends around the turn of the century, Swiss fraternal orders built several houses in New Glarus, Wisconsin, an enclave of families with ancestral ties to Switzerland. Fred Zimmerman lived in one of these homes, a large, tapestry brick construction at 1319 Second Street.
In the 1920s, Zimmerman encrusted a tall, slender, cement flagpole with broken crockery and created an elaborate base. He then built a foursquare garage and a birdhouse of the same shape, covering both with concrete which he embellished with the contents of several china cabinets. Zimmerman's garage surface is a mosaic of symbol and decoration. Surfaces of flat pattern, created with fragmented china and glassware, are brought into focus by subtle shapes: white crosses, a beehive, pyramids, flowers, and a star. Embellished flags announce his allegiances to Switzerland and America. A shield, perhaps to honor his former Swiss province, is dated 1939. Zimmerman's work is related to and perhaps was inspired by the tradition of embellished concrete architecture, sculptures, and structures, established on a large scale at the Dickeyville Grotto in Dickeyville, Wisconsin, about 65 miles west of New Glarus.
Zimmerman's creation remains on site (as of April 2011.) The building is privately owned.
~Lisa Stone
concrete, china, glass
35mm slides by Jim Zanzi and Lisa Stone
New Glarus, WI, 53574 us
Latitude/Longitude: 42.8074617 / -89.635407
Sid Boyum Home
Mrs. Nies' Home
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Forevertron
Mathias Wernerus, Holy Ghost Park, popularly known as The Dickeyville Grotto
Dickeyville, Wisconsin
Madeline Buol, Grotto and sculptures


We are Pastificio Laporta, the company which ancient artisanal tradition was born with the first Laporta. We have begun laboriously with the fresh pasta in the province and the region to came a production of dry pasta in 1979, the date when was born "Il Mastropastaio Laporta".
Evaluating the market's perspective and the concrete possibility to integrate successfully into a well-defined niche of market, it was decided to initiate a productive activity of type of manufacturing in the production of artisanal dried pasta.
Drying, slow and natural should not exceed 28°C of temperature and should protract for more than 22 hours.
All these properties joined together give life to our artisan paste, covered with a rough patina, giving the particularity to be able to absorb and withhold the sauce.
This causes that the paste of the production of the Pastificio Laporta unite perfectly all the sauces with which it is prepared, to be enjoyed then. Yes, enjoyed, because only the artisan paste has a own innate taste and as opposed to industrial products, which acquires taste only in the basic of the sauce with which is seasoned.
Pastificio Laporta began to market its products in the province and region, and only over the years, thanks to the experience that has allowed us to bring the product in the largest Italian GDO, was finally able to reach distant destinations, where today Laporta brand is known and recognized worldwide.
Pasta Laporta is presented out of Italy in over than 20 countries around the world such as Usa, Canada, Germania, Inghilterra, Francia, Olanda, Belgio, Emirati Arabi Uniti, Cina, Australia ecc.
The increasing trend of the market and the position reached within the domestic and international markets requiring inevitable expansion that led the company to plan investments in 1999 have given life to the realization of a new factory that even having the size and characteristics of the industry level and make use of advanced machinery, this has not prevented the Pastificio Laporta to maintain and guarantee that production answers the canons of tradition and craftsmanship, the values on which the company has always focused on.


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Lockheed Martin delivers first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles
BY: Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first set of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to the US Air Force, reaching Early Operational Capability for the weapon.
LRASM is a precision, anti-ship standoff missile based on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range. As part of its Early Operational Capability, the missile was integrated on board the USAF's Boeing B-1B bomber. The LRASM is scheduled to achieve Early Operational Capability on the US Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet in 2019.
LRASM being dropped from Boeing B-1B
LRASM is designed to detect and destroy specific targets within groups of ships using its sensors, encrypted communications and a digital anti-jamming GPS, according to Lockheed Martin. It is designed to be used in battle against the surface ships of advanced foes, such as China or Russia – adversaries who could disrupt and attack traditional means of targeting including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms, network links and GPS navigation.
The missile can be armed with a 454.5kg (1,000lb) penetrating blast fragmentation warhead, according to Lockheed Martin. The LRASM is stealthy and is thought to have a range of greater than 500nm, based on the unclassified range of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range. The long range capability of LRASM enables the B-1B to fire on targets from outside the range of direct counter-fire weapons.
LRASM was funded by a partnership between the USAF, USN and DARPA.
PICTURE: Russia continues A-50 AEW&C upgrade work


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STAGE REVIEW
A fallen entrepreneur reconnects with the community she left behind in 'Fabulation'
By Don Aucoin Globe Staff,Updated September 19, 2022, 4:44 p.m.
From left: Shani Farrell, Lyndsay Allyn Cox, and Dayenne CB Walters in "Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine" at Lyric Stage Company of Boston.Mark S. Howard
During her consistently impressive career in Boston theater, one of Lyndsay Allyn Cox's trademarks has been versatility — a quality that, like consistency, is sometimes underrated.
As a performer, Cox has proven adroit at comedy or drama or plays that live in the spaces between the two, as so many works of the stage do nowadays.
As a director, Cox's stylish work on Gloucester Stage Company's "Tiny Beautiful Things" earned her an Elliot Norton Award this year from the Boston Theater Critics Association.
Now she's starring as a high-flying, high-powered New York publicist brought crashingly but eye-openingly down to earth in Lynn Nottage's "Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine" at Lyric Stage Company of Boston.
Cox's vibrant stage presence and the brisk direction by Dawn M. Simmons help to power "Fabulation" past its flaws.
In essence, "Fabulation" is a parable about status hunger and the awful things it can make ambitious people do, about coming to terms with your actions and the character flaws that gave rise to those actions, and about the possibility of emerging as a better person at the end of that bruising journey.
Heavy stuff, but Nottage, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes (for "Ruined" and "Sweat"), has structured the 2004 "Fabulation" as a satire. Her wit and gift for expressive language ensure it's a lively one. But I still found myself at some points wondering if the play might have worked better as a straight-up drama. It is when "Fabulation" operates in a dead-serious vein that it wrenches you beneath the surface of the issues it raises; that's when its impact registers most forcefully.
For 37-year-old Undine (Cox), her "re-education" begins with a humbling return from tony Manhattan back to the Brooklyn housing project where she grew up, and where her parents (Shani Farrell and Damon Singletary), brother Flow (a vivid Sharmarke Yusuf), and grandmother (Dayenne CB Walters) still live.
They have not seen her for more than a dozen years. Intent on severing ties with the past and with her working-class family as she traveled the path of upward mobility and accumulated upscale friends, Undine has changed her name from Sharona and allowed a mistake in an article written about her in Black Enterprise magazine — that her family died in a fire — to go uncorrected. In short, she has betrayed them.
But then she learns that her suavely charming husband, Hervé (a winning Jaime José Hernández), has been systematically embezzling money from the business she has painstakingly built. The now-disappeared Hervé has left Undine not just penniless but pregnant, the FBI is on her doorstep, and the one-time entrepreneurial star has become a pariah in the social circles she battled so hard to get into.
"Apparently it is a crime to be a broke Black woman in New York City," she observes with a combination of rue and acid.
Undine's downward spiral sends her back to Brooklyn. Her mother, father, and brother all work as security guards; as for her grandmother, Undine is startled to learn that she has developed a heroin habit. Undine's family has not forgotten her neglect; will they forgive her? I'd have liked to see a fuller exploration of the dynamics within that tangled question, and a fuller focus on the family itself, so they register more distinctly.
Not unreasonably, though, Nottage wants to send Undine through a wider odyssey that reacquaints her with what daily existence is like far from her erstwhile life of privilege. When Undine reluctantly agrees to buy "white lace" for grandma from a neighborhood dealer, she ends up getting arrested, jailed, and eventually sentenced to six months of mandatory drug counseling.
Along the way, "Fabulation" underscores what poor and marginalized people have to go through, how abruptly their lives can be upended, and how maddening are the obstacles thrown up by the bureaucracies of agencies ostensibly created to help them.
Undine learns, for instance, how hard it is to get a doctor's appointment for prenatal care when you don't have health insurance. She learns what it's like to deal with a social services caseworker who takes near-sadistic glee in wielding the power she has to make vulnerable people fill out endless forms.
And Undine also learns a few things about herself and the kind of person she can be, with the help of Guy (Hernández), a recovering addict.
As a romantic interest, Guy is a tad too perfect, and the ending of "Fabulation" a bit too tidy. But there's no denying it warms the heart. It feels like a homecoming.
FABULATION OR, THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE
Play by Lynn Nottage. Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Presented by Lyric Stage Company of Boston. Through Oct. 9. $15-$80. 617-585-5678, www.lyricstage.com
Don Aucoin can be reached at donald.aucoin@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeAucoin.


In our 200th podcast, Jason and I recap and discuss season 5 episode 10, titled "Them". We also read your Holy Crap moments, and play the latest entry in our Record your favourite scene contest. Thanks for listening!
Hey'a guys, from Melbourne Australia!
I started listening at the start of season 5, you guys are great! Thanks so much for giving me something to listen to at work. You guys go into a lot of in depth stuff in your P'casts. I can relate, I'm in the home entertainment industry as a designer, so I read into shows/films a lot!
I just thought I would throw my 2 cents in on everything. First of all, I think Maggie went back to the trunk with "undead Grandma", to put Grandma down. She has certainly lost hope but just like in the barn, when push came to shove, she jumped into action to help others. She still feels loyalty to people, especially those in her group of misfits.
Anyway, at this point in the episode, with "undead grandma" I felt like they did this for Aaron's benefit. It just made sense to me, cause in the comics he is watching for a bit before approaching them. I think Maggie helped save the group by going back to put down "undead grandma". And then when Aaron came out and introduced himself, I was elated! I don't generally do a good job on predictions but this time I seem to have got it, spot on!
Thanks guys, love the show!
At first I thought dream sequence; then I thought horrible deus ex machina tornado. Now… They're all dead. From here out, it's all a death sequence.
This works because I also lean toward wrapping the whole series up "Dallas"/"Newhart" style: It was all a dream while Rick was in a coma. The various characters were all doctors (Carol), nurses (Darryl, Maggie), orderlies (Glen), candy stripers (Beth), roommates (Tyreese), preachers (Hershel), visitors/family/co-workers (The Governor is his boss!), or fever dreams.
Seriously, though… This whole episode irritated me. First, it was slow. They have slow epis from time to time, but this one absolutely dragged.
The bridge with Sasha annoyed me because there was little reason they couldn't continue to throw zombies off after Sasha killed one; I think they all needed to blow off steam, but nobody admits to it and they just blame Sasha.
Not questioning a bound and gagged zombie in a car where the driver obviously escaped seems stupid: You don't know where that driver is (have they left the area or are they hanging around?) or how dangerous they may be.
They didn't even bother to examine the water to see if it was opened or not, and then there was miraculously rain.
Bah. Up until the last 10-15 minutes, I was thoroughly annoyed by this one.
I wrote an email about two weeks ago about why they don´t have a stroller or some kind of wagon for baby Judith. Yes i´ve noticed the backpack/babypack on Ricks back but they hardly seem to use it. Judith must be the most tolerant and quiet baby in the hole World thats putting up with being carried around all the time.
I might sound obsessed with this but i Think itt would be more realistic if they had something to drive her in.
Love to here your thoughts about this.


Short post today! Another bikini for the mesh bodies! This one is designed mainly for The Mesh Project. It also comes in system layers! Now I wanted to show off 4 different colors. There are a total of 12 different colors to choose from... mmhmm lucky you! Oh my gosh I'm going to have like a billion bikini's before the summer is even here! So for all of you looking for your summer wear be sure to add this one to your list you TMP lovers.
Don't know why this song came into my head but this is today's song to dance along on the beach with this bikini!
All lipstick shades below check them out!


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Louise Bannister needed a new battery for her wheelchair and modifications to make her house safer to get around. Instead the Canberra mother was offered a spot in a group home, away from her family. Ms Bannister wept before an ACT paraliamentary inquiry on Tuesday as she recounted the moment her hopes for the National Disability Insurance Scheme were dashed. They had been high, she said. Like the other participants of the scheme who shared their stories this week, Ms Bannister backed the sweeping reform to the disability sector that had put individual choice at the heart of support. But after long delays, cuts to her funding for services and "no transperancy", Ms Bannister said the reality of scheme for her had become starkly different to what was promised. "I've found the process very disempowering, I've become very depressed and anxious for my future," she said. "I can't afford to move...I don't want my home to be a hospital." David Heckendorf, who like Ms Bannister has previously advised the ACT government on the NDIS, said that while the original funding model "wasn't perfect...you were taken care of". Before states and territories pulled out of the disability sector, there was always someone who knew you, he said, someone who could then talk to service providers on your behalf to come up with "creative solutions" when problems arose. "[There now] seems to be a real paranoia of opening the flood gates if the NDIA agrees to anything out of the ordinary or...anything that isn't standard," Mr Heckendorf said. Karna O'Dea has been caring for two adult children with complex autism for decades and said she was frightened now there was no longer a provider of last resort in the ACT. Like many families struggling to provide full-time care, Ms O'Dea admitted she was already considering what will happen when she has to give up her child. "Stop passing the buck between yourself and the NDIS," she told the ACT committee, urging them to work with the agency to transition adult children with complex needs into supported accomodation. "A parent I know who relinquished her child said: 'I've relinquished his care because I can't do it anymore, I haven't relinquished my child'." Last week, it was revealed the National Disability Insurance Agency, which manages the scheme, was considering restricting access to thousands of Australians by rewriting the definition of autism. Speaking on ABC Radio Canberra ahead of Tuesday's hearing, deputy chief executive at the agency Vicki Rundle did not rule out tightening access requirements for people with autism. Ms O'Dea said the new rules could stop her son accessing supports, even though he required one-on-one care. Another woman said the "arbitrary" age cut off at 65 for the scheme had left her stranded in the aged care system, which could not provide the support she needed as her multiple sclerosis advanced. "The NDIS [had] said they would contact us, but when I [eventually] rang up...they said they had no record of me." By then she had turned 65 and, with what she described as a 'gotcha mentality" on the part of the agency, was denied access to the scheme. Another woman, who asked not to be identified, said her son had been an early NDIS success story, living independently in his own unit. But when his plan was slashed by 80 per cent, she said it came without explanation and the family was left "devastated". "The consequences of this were terrifying....We were too frightened to tell our son," she said. To "claw back" the funding, the family found themselves facing months and months of reviews and "strange conversations" with planners who did not appear to have any understanding of psychosocial disability, she said. They largely relied on the good will of service providers to get by until funding was restored, including a key support worker who was not paid for five months because of an agency error. "We can't continue to do this for rest of our lives, we should not have to fight," she said. Ms Rundle said the scheme was a "massive undertaking" but the board, the agency and the federal government were all confident it could be pulled off with enough support. Representatives from the agency will front the committee on Tuesday.
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'We shouldn't have to fight': The people falling through the cracks in the NDIS
Sherryn Groch
Louise Bannister needed a new battery for her wheelchair and modifications to make her house safer to get around. Instead the Canberra mother was offered a spot in a group home, away from her family.
Ms Bannister wept before an ACT paraliamentary inquiry on Tuesday as she recounted the moment her hopes for the National Disability Insurance Scheme were dashed. They had been high, she said.
Louise Bannister told the ACT inquiry on Tuesday people with disabilities should not be left "stranded in their homes" because of lack of NDIS funding for housing modifications. Photo: Karleen Minney
Like the other participants of the scheme who shared their stories this week, Ms Bannister backed the sweeping reform to the disability sector that had put individual choice at the heart of support.
But after long delays, cuts to her funding for services and "no transperancy", Ms Bannister said the reality of scheme for her had become starkly different to what was promised.
"I've found the process very disempowering, I've become very depressed and anxious for my future," she said.
"I can't afford to move...I don't want my home to be a hospital."
David Heckendorf, who like Ms Bannister has previously advised the ACT government on the NDIS, said that while the original funding model "wasn't perfect...you were taken care of".
Before states and territories pulled out of the disability sector, there was always someone who knew you, he said, someone who could then talk to service providers on your behalf to come up with "creative solutions" when problems arose.
"[There now] seems to be a real paranoia of opening the flood gates if the NDIA agrees to anything out of the ordinary or...anything that isn't standard," Mr Heckendorf said.
David Heckendorf was one of seven participants and carers who shared their stories with the ACT inquiry on Tuesday. Photo: Karleen Minney
Karna O'Dea has been caring for two adult children with complex autism for decades and said she was frightened now there was no longer a provider of last resort in the ACT. Like many families struggling to provide full-time care, Ms O'Dea admitted she was already considering what will happen when she has to give up her child.
"Stop passing the buck between yourself and the NDIS," she told the ACT committee, urging them to work with the agency to transition adult children with complex needs into supported accomodation.
"A parent I know who relinquished her child said: 'I've relinquished his care because I can't do it anymore, I haven't relinquished my child'."
Last week, it was revealed the National Disability Insurance Agency, which manages the scheme, was considering restricting access to thousands of Australians by rewriting the definition of autism.
Speaking on ABC Radio Canberra ahead of Tuesday's hearing, deputy chief executive at the agency Vicki Rundle did not rule out tightening access requirements for people with autism. Ms O'Dea said the new rules could stop her son accessing supports, even though he required one-on-one care.
Another woman said the "arbitrary" age cut off at 65 for the scheme had left her stranded in the aged care system, which could not provide the support she needed as her multiple sclerosis advanced.
"The NDIS [had] said they would contact us, but when I [eventually] rang up...they said they had no record of me."
By then she had turned 65 and, with what she described as a 'gotcha mentality" on the part of the agency, was denied access to the scheme.
Another woman, who asked not to be identified, said her son had been an early NDIS success story, living independently in his own unit. But when his plan was slashed by 80 per cent, she said it came without explanation and the family was left "devastated".
"The consequences of this were terrifying....We were too frightened to tell our son," she said.
To "claw back" the funding, the family found themselves facing months and months of reviews and "strange conversations" with planners who did not appear to have any understanding of psychosocial disability, she said.
They largely relied on the good will of service providers to get by until funding was restored, including a key support worker who was not paid for five months because of an agency error.
"We can't continue to do this for rest of our lives, we should not have to fight," she said.
Ms Rundle said the scheme was a "massive undertaking" but the board, the agency and the federal government were all confident it could be pulled off with enough support.
Representatives from the agency will front the committee on Tuesday.


…so, this post is for you, Heather!
How did you schedule in writing, editing, revising, etc?
I wrote the first three episodes before I launched the series, then wrote as I went. Mostly the pace was "write crazy fast," driven by the episode release schedule of every two weeks, with a little lead time (given by the pre-written episodes). Once the first draft of an episode was done, I did a quick second draft, then sent it off to my three critique partners. As soon as that episode was off, I started writing the next one. My crit partners were wicked fast in turning the eps around – I seriously couldn't have done this without them. Once I had their feedback, I revised – there were only a couple episodes where entire chapters had to be rewritten, so for the most part, revisions went quickly. Then I read through once more out-loud for line editing, formatted and read the episode on my kindle for proofing, and it was time to upload. Episodes took from a week to three weeks to draft, depending on my level of discipline. Overall, it was 125k over nine episodes in about 4 months (my fastest prior pace being about 85k in 5 months).
So I was writing constantly.
Swapping pages with a friend every Monday helped keep me on track.
The pace I set for writing wasn't completely outrageous, just very challenging.
What about cover art? How did you handle having to create/purchase new covers so frequently?!
I had a great partner in creating cover art with Steven Novak. The first thing I wrestled with was the general "brand" or "look" to the series: dark, gritty, future-noir. I actually struggled for some time before I came up with a concept that I liked, namely black-and-white photos branded with fonts and background. Then I spent a ton of time trolling stock-art sites looking for just the right images. Finally, I decided that quality covers pay for themselves, and brought Steven on board to make the covers awesome (he did the covers for fellow Indelible RaShelle Workman's 12 part serial, so I knew he could execute on it). He totally "got" my concept, and making covers with him was a dream. But it was time-intensive. Writing the serials at the pace I set was challenging enough; I underestimated how much time I would spend creating covers and formatting and uploading as well (even though I had done these things before). I could have outsourced the formatting part, but that would have slowed things down, so in the end, I think the process worked well.
How did you handle the actual plotting? Did you plot the whole series to begin with and then sit down to write each episode? Or did you plot a few and then add to it as you went?
Once I had written the first three episodes, I had a general plot direction for the series. But I also left lots of room for pantsing my way through – partly because I wanted to listen to reader feedback and have the chance to incorporate it (which I did on several occasions), and partly because I was still discovering the world as I wrote the series. One of my favorite characters (Valac), I didn't plan on having at all until he showed up on the pages. His story arc drove much of Episodes 4-6. I wasn't completely certain about the story arc of Episodes 7-9 until Episode 6 was written. So, I mostly pantsed my way through, with the caveat that at this point (having written several books, including a complete trilogy), I have a pretty firm grasp on the rhythm of a story that will (hopefully) be satisfying to the reader.
Wow! A whole blog post just for me? Thanks!
I was incredibly impressed by your discipline while you were writing the Debt Collector. I think that's an area I need to work on improving before I even think about tackling such a project. Still, I think it would be the covers that tripped me up. That's a LOT of book covers in a short amount of time!
How was marketing Debt Collector different from marketing your other books?
This is a good question, and there are some substantial differences. I rely a lot more on grass-roots reviews and word-spreading, because it's difficult to get reviewers and ads (like Book Bub) to take on the serial format. That's the danger of doing something new, something the market is still learning about, but I knew that going in. Also, the pace of writing/publishing cuts into marketing time – which is actually ok, because I think a lot of the marketing will com e AFTER the series is complete. This is another difference – people will take a chance on the first novel of a series, but with a serial, they tend to think of the whole "season" as a "novel" and want to wait until it's complete. Which I have no problem with – I love my readers, however they choose to read! I'm just happy they're interested enough to pick it up and give it a try at some point.
All of that is one reason why I decided to go free with the first episode – to ease the "try me now" inhibitions.
How did you prepare readers for the change in format and build an audience for it?
I used the word "serial" a LOT. 🙂 Made sure keywords like "episode" and the wordcount were bolded in the description. My experience before with novellas has been that if you make pains to say it's short, reader expectations are adjusted pretty reasonably.
Building an audience is a different question – in a sense, audience finds you, not the other way around. People select what they want to read based on their interests and recommendations. I've heard things like "I've never tried a serial before, but I liked Susan's other works, so I'm giving this a try" or "Future noir sounds really cool and different; I had to see what that was about" or "I had no expectations going into this, but after reading it, I'm impressed."
So, I think I'm getting a range of people – some who've read my prior works, some who stumbled on the description and liked it, and others who just downloaded the freebie having not heard of me, my works, or anything else before.
That's where readership starts. Building audience requires delivering a story that people enjoy, and I'm happy that reviews so far seem to indicate that's happening.
I wrote Debt Collector because I literally couldn't NOT write it. However far it goes is bonus for me.
Thanks so much for providing this behind-the-scenes detailed information. Someone considering writing a serial would do well to check this out. I'm not sure I'm there yet. Barely handling my 3 month Characters Revealed journey lol!
I have another question, not strictly about serials. How and where do you go about creating boxed sets? And can you do it for e-books as well as print books?
The box sets are only for ebooks – you create them just like any ebook (the 3D covers help communicate that there's more than one book in the set, but there's not physical box set). It's probably possible to make print box sets, but it's also probably prohibitively expensive.


The enormous room on the ground floor faced towards the north. Cold for all the summer beyond the panes, for all the tropical heat of the room itself, a harsh thin light glared through the windows, hungrily seeking some draped lay figure, some pallid shape of academic goose-flesh, but finding only the glass and nickel and bleakly shining porcelain of a laboratory. Wintriness responded to wintriness.
The 'cold' of the first clause governs the second clause as well, even though it's not repeated at the beginning of it. This is called 'zeugma'. ... So the first cold might well be literal, but the second cold must be figurative.
Then, the first for is used to show a length of time (for all the summer beyond the panes). But, what is the role of the second for (for all the tropical heat of the room itself)?
The enormous room on the ground floor faced towards the north. Cold despite all the summer beyond the panes, despite all the tropical heat of the room itself, a harsh thin light glared through the windows . . .
The only other thing that might help you understand the text would be that the subject of the second sentence is suspended until the third clause: a harsh thin light.
What's the role of 'because' in this conversation?
What does playing the anchor role mean?


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Douglas je správní město okresu Coffee County ve státě Georgie ve Spojených státech amerických.

K roku 2010 zde žilo 11 589 obyvatel. S celkovou rozlohou 33,5 km² byla hustota zalidnění 318,9 obyvatel na km².

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KRIK (Kristen Idrettskontakt; Christian Sports Contact) Bjerkreim is an organization arranging indoor football (soccer) tournaments five times every year. The four first tournaments are the first Friday of January, March, May and September, while the last tournament is part of the week-end event KRIK Cup&Konsert, which also consists of concerts with international Christian bands and meetings.
KRIK Cup&Konsert 2016 will be arranged the weekend November 18th-20th. The event has an indoor soccer tournament starting Friday at 5pm, with the finals done Sunday at 5pm. We're expecting concerts with great Christian artists, more info to come. Tickets can be bought at checkin.no. Besides this, there will be Christian Meetings, entertainment and the possibility of having a place to sleep and breakfast here.
If you would like more information and/or have questions, please contact us at krikbjerkreim@hotmail.com, we'll be happy to help you buy concert tickets and find a place to stay if you'd like to spend more days here during the weekend.
How to get here: Bjerkreimshallen is located by the main road (E39) 45 minutes (by car) South of Stavanger city and Stavanger airport Sola (SVG). We will do our best to help you get here, please contact us at krikbjerkreim@hotmail.com and we'll help you plan the travel.


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A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jumpstart Phone Cameras
A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jumpstart Phone Cameras the Future of Mobile Technology
A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jumpstart Phone Cameras is looking a lot like today's smartphone. In fact, some of the most impressive new technologies have been developed recently. We've already seen the success of Metalenz, Microsoft's Azure Space initiative, and Yum Brands' digital lab. But what next? Here are three emerging technologies primed to jumpstart the future of mobile technology. Read on to find out what the future holds for these innovative companies.
Metalenz – A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jumpstart
If you're thinking about building a smartphone, you've probably heard of Metalenz, but are you surprised to hear about their latest developments? The A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jumpstart Phone Cameras is so advanced that it may soon be integrated into your phone. Tyler Brown, CEO of NearbyMovers said Smartphone makers are incorporating multiple cameras to render 3D imagery and improve battery life. The new technology is already in development, but the next step is to package it in a said product that consumers can easily use. For more information, click this link to learn more about NearbyMovers .
The new technology from Metalenz is set to revolutionize the way we look at the world. The company has already licensed meta-surface intellectual property from Harvard University and has raised $15 million in funding. This investment is likely to fuel the company's growth and help it to achieve its goal of making high-quality sensors and displays. In fact, it may also lead to improvements in camera lenses and sensors.
The company developed a flat lens system that uses a new lens technology called optical metasurfaces to collect light and produce the same image quality as traditional lenses while taking up far less space. The company is working with manufacturers around the world to scale up production. The company is backed by leading semiconductor companies and has received investment from Intel Capital and 3M Ventures. Its a New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jumpstart Phone Cameras could revolutionize healthcare and help detect cancers without human intervention.
Microsoft's Azure Space Initiative For Technology Is Primed to Jumpstart Phone Cameras
On October 20, Microsoft will announce the availability of a new suite of cloud computing services and products called Azure Space. This set of services aims to appeal to companies in the space industry and other customers with remote access needs. These services are designed to support the various types of data centers and satellites currently being developed. Azure Space will provide the computing power necessary to operate them. For more information, visit the company's website.
The Azure Space initiative is just one of Microsoft's many moves to capitalize on the increasing popularity of satellite a new lens technology. Its latest products include the Azure Modular Datacenter, which consists of server racks, an HVAC system, and networking and security capabilities. Azure Space is expected to run with minimal bandwidth because it uses connectivity from satellites partnered with Microsoft. Despite its new offerings, the company isn't trying to compete with space satellite providers; it's simply trying to help customers meet their computing needs.
The Azure Space initiative is backed by a range of partners, including satellite operator SES and satellite-based broadband service provider Starlink. It also plans to integrate SpaceX's ground stations with Azure's networking capabilities. In addition to Microsoft, other companies involved in the initiative include SpaceX, KubOS, US Electrodynamics, and KSAT. Last month, the companies announced a collaboration at its Ignite conference, and they plan to expand the use of satellite-based broadband.
Yum Brands' Digital Lab About A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jumpstart
As the food industry continues to become more consumer-centric, Yum Brands has taken steps to shore up its internal a new lens technology capabilities. This includes acquiring Kvantum, a data analytics firm, to use its proprietary machine learning and econometric modeling expertise to measure campaign effectiveness across media and geographies. Blue-chip marketers have increasingly placed a premium on data-driven solutions that help them improve the efficiency of their media spend.
The company's innovation function, created under Felder's leadership in September, has produced a "Digital Innovation Lab" led by Park and the Plug and Play platform for startups. The company also plans to open a physical innovation lab later this year. The team is already leveraging digital inputs from Yum restaurants to create data sets that hundreds of startups can access. With such data, the company is hoping to create a new lens technology to jumpstart phone cameraswaves that can transform the way consumers shop for food.
Tictuk, meanwhile, uses social media and messaging channels to connect consumers with brands. It's a social and conversational platform that allows consumers to place orders via SMS. Yum plans to roll out Tictuk globally, with the intent of capitalizing on growing interest in mobile. As a result, the company may be poised to pursue additional M&A to further accelerate its digital innovation strategy.
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Link Lifting: Easy and Effective Content Marketing That Creates Links


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I completed my 7th successive London Marathon on 13th April. My time was 3:18:30. My position was 2,867th (out of 34,900).
Firstly, I would like to thank all of my sponsors. The sponsorship total is over £50,000 which is very impressive. Scroll to the bottom of this page for the sponsorship certificate from the charity.
The weather was cool, quite different to the heat of 2007. Unfortunately, there were some heavy showers during the race. This was probably worse for the spectators than the runners.
This is my 'photo/video diary' of the event. Hopefully, it will give an indication of what it is like to take part in an event like this. If you click on the images on this page, a larger image will appear.
The race starts at Blackheath. There runners are split into 3 groups which start in different places along different roads. The 3 sets of runners merge after a few miles. This is the enterance to the Blue Start assembly area. The Blue Start is the one that the elite athletes start from, so it the one you see on TV.
Jonathon Edwards prepares to present the BBC coverage.
I start from the Green Start, which is where the celebrities assemble. This is TV Presenter Ben Fogle
Olympic rower, James Cracknell. (Sue Barker is in the background).
Chef and TV Personality, Gordon Ramsay.
Mark Chapman, from Radio 1.
Actors, John Atlman and Gary Webster.
Still about 20 minutes to start time, but everyone is lining up behind the start line at the Green Start.
These are the leaders from the Green Start.
James Cracknell (centre) looks like he means business.
These are runners from the Red Start. I'm not sure that a thong is a good choice of kit for chilly weather.
This is me (orange top) after about 7 miles.
At about the 14 mile mark.
After the finish in Trafalgar Square.
Like last year, I carried a camera round the course set on movie mode and filmed while I ran. As you might expect, the camera-work is a bit jerky. I also had problms taking anything while it was raining.
I have split the movie into 3 parts of about 2 minutes each. Click on the links below to view. Be patient, it may take a long time to download the movie files.
This is me at various places around the course.
Other finishers :
James Cracknell (Olympic Rower) 1,023rd in 2:59:11
Johnny Lee Miller (Actor) 1,216th in 3:01:40
Tony Audenshaw (Actor - Emmerdale) 1,233rd in 3:01:55
Michel Roux (Chef) 4,348th in 3:28:27
Richard Harrington (Actor) 5,369th in 3:34:14
Andy Newton-Lee (Actor - Hollyoaks) 5,664th in 3:35:58
Chris Coghill (Actor) 6,328th in 3:39:32
Jeff Hordley (Actor) 6,605th in 3:40:59
Andrew Lincoln (Actor - This Life) 6,869th in 3:42:15
Gordon Ramsay (Chef) 7,615th in 3:45:41
Harry Judd (Pop Star - McFly) 9,340th in 3:52:58
Ronan Keating (Singer) 11,535th in 3:59:44
Steve Potts (Footballer - West Ham) 12,618th in 4:04:07
Ben Fogle (TV Presenter) 12,699th in 4:04:29
Amanda Holden (Actress) 14,900th in 4:13:22
Graham Poll (Football Referee) 16,553rd in 4:19:38
Ben Jones (Actor) 16,857th in 4:20:42
Simon Ambrose (winner of The Apprentice - 2007) 18,680th in 4:27:2
Geoff Thomas (Footballer - Crystal Palace/England) 19,097th in 4:28:47
Matthew Wolfenden (Actor - Emmerdale) 19,600th in 4:30:50
Tim Ewart (TV News Reporter) 20,081st in 4:32:37
Suzanne Dando (Olympic Gymnast and TV Presenter) 21,691st in 4:38:54
Steve Tilson (Football Manager - Southend Utd) 23,964th in 4:48:23
Paul Brush (Footballer - West Ham/England) 23,970th in 4:48:25
Phil Daniels (Actor) 24,155th in 4:49:11
Nicola Wheeler (Actress - Emmerdale) 24,291st in 4:49:46
Christopher Villiers (Actor - Emmerdale) 24,291st in 4:49:46
Kate Lawler (Big Brother Winner, 2002) 25,322nd in 4:54:30
Mark Chapman (Radio 1) 26,157th in 4:58:41
Ben Thapa (Singer - ex-G4) 26,937th in 5:03:36
Chris Chittell (Actor - Emmerdale) 27,172nd in 5:05:12
Gary Webster (Actor - Minder) 28,949th in 5:18:24
John Altman (Actor - Eastenders) 28,974th in 5:18:36
Kelle Bryan (Singer) 30,786th in 5:36:17
Floella Benjamin (TV Presenter) 32,099th in 5:53:29
Jonathon Pearce (Football Commentator) 32,434th in 5:59:23
I was raising money for St Andrew's Hospice in Grimsby (registered charity no.1011117).
St Andrew's Hospice exists to care for patients (both adults and children) living in Lincolnshire who have a life threatening illness. It also provides support and friendship to those who care for them. The Hospice is funded mainly by charitable donations.
The Hospice Web Site
Some information about St Andrew's Hospice
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Over the years, Royale Business Club has expanded its operations from its base in Quezon City to all the key cities of the country and even overseas.
Powered by its core values, Royale has been conquering the waves of changing tides of taste and needs among Filipinos and many other races around the globe, yet this outstanding group has proven itself. Indeed, your investments are safe and sound with Royale Business Club.
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Brisbane - Proteas captain Graeme Smith expects his highly ranked bowling attack to raise their performances in the second Test after an indifferent performance in the drawn first Test against Australia at the Gabba.
The bowlers only managed to take five Australian wickets and were troubled by indiscipline, despite creating opportunities and beating the bat a number of times.
"There is enough time to reflect, and to get one or two things right for Adelaide," Smith said. "I felt that we were ahead of the game going into day four having them at 42 for three; we just never backed up quite well enough with the ball.
The bulk of the batsmen will take confidence from their performances in ideal conditions, more so Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla who both scored centuries. The bowlers started their attack of the Australian line-up with intensity and intent, but failed to consistently apply pressure on a good batting wicket.
Smith and Gary Kirsten opted for an all-seam attack for this match and, in spite of having to rely on his own contribution and other part-time spinners because of JP Duminy's injury, he was satisfied with the selections. The Adelaide Oval is said to be slower and is expected to offer some assistance to the spinners, a selection-poser the brains-trust will consider ahead of the match.
The squad will have four days off, before travelling to Adelaide where they will begin their preparations for the second Test match starting at the Adelaide Oval on November 22.


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Linklist: December 1, 2011
IEEE Spectrum asks When Will We Have Unmanned Commercial Airliners? – : "To win over the public, the autopilots of tomorrow will have to start today by exploiting niches where civilian pilots can't or won't work—just as was the case in the military. With time, the systems will improve and eventually fan out to conquer additional segments of the broader market."
Adam Ozimek @ Modeled Behavior describes The rise of micro-markets: "I also sometimes comfort myself knowing I would be outbid in micro-markets. If I'm two minutes late for a train and I find myself thinking "surely the welfare gain to me of them waiting two minutes is bigger than the loss to all the other passengers for being two minutes late!". But then I consider an auction where I had to buy off every riders' extra two minutes, and I know I would not win that auction, which I find comforting in a way. When micro-markets like the one I imagine here are real and widespread people will have a less hard time deluding themselves like I initially do. The angry guy in line behind you in line who is mumbling about how late he is running will have less grounds to be angry if he can offer you to buy your place in line but it is not worth it to him."
Getting Around Minneapolis finds maps of the diffusion of street pavements1895 Paving Map , See also 1899 and 1910.
Google Street View: Not Just For Directions Anymore
Transportation Nation sends us to this: Google Street View: Not Just For Directions Anymore : "When you're a desk toy doomed to a stationary existence, you don't get out much — unless you know how to use the Internet. Address is Approximate is a short stop motion film that imagines the toy "tak(ing) a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and Google Maps Street View." You can follow along as the toy goes over the Brooklyn Bridge, through cities, forests, and deserts–ultimately making it to his West Cost destination. Watch it below!"
Robo-blogging
Speaking of autonomous vehicles, TS sends along these videos showing state of the art in robots:
Quadrocpter ball juggling
A Robot That Balances on a Ball


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The testing is part of the Architect God's big purpose, for life and everything we face measures WHAT we are. God is building a New Heavens and a New Earth, which is to be populated by those whose lives show they have entered into Covenant.
As you read about these themes in Scripture you will recognize Separation Filters in your own life, consequently answering those Big Questions of life.
Daniel preached what all the prophets have preached since the beginning. The parables of Christ are all about this same thing.
You have this ONE LIFE to "measure up" to God's expectations.
But what you must find is God's measure is far too difficult to achieve. Your failure must to lead you to the idea of UP IS DOWN.
The principles which the prophets have been teaching since the beginning, and which are likewise written on the walls of our hearts, can be discovered clearly over and over in Scripture. I recommend highlighting these as you find them. The highlighting method I call Rainbow Scaffold.
The following links can introduce you to the idea and how it clarifies your understanding of the Bible, and helps you answer the Big Questions of life.


...because sometimes we wish that we had all the $ to spend on new running gear & accessories, but in reality we've got..ya know...bills and such. I guess the kittens need to eat too....If only I could go on a major shopping spree to both Oiselle & Brooks...a girl can dream! PS Happy First Day of SPRING!!! I want to see tulips popping up everywhere right now.
Oiselle All The Women Hoodie. Cute. Comfy. Casual. Perfect for a post-run or recovery day. Or I'd probably even wear this to the office because ya know. Girl Power!
Oiselle Spandos. These pants have been on my wishlist for over a year now. I loveee the print and length and they just look absolutely amazing. I think when I do finally get them, I may even sleep in them too.
Brooks Ghost 10s. I have one pair of these and love love loveee them. I literally cannot get enough of their newer/sleeker design and lighter feel. Worn them through many miles and already want 5 pairs.
Brooks Juno Bra. I just purchased my first Juno and took it out on a test run and I'm not sure if I'll ever get anything else. It's so amazing, supportive, fits perfectly, and has some clips in the back so you don't kill yourself trying to get out of it!
What's on your running wish-list?
Do you ever fill up a shopping cart online so full and wish that you had all the money in the world to purchase everything and end up not buying anything? No...just me?


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Case study: accounting with a twist at Mazuma Money
Mazuma Money is an innovative accounting company that successfully rode the economic downturn and now boasts several offices across the UK, from which the company offers a range of services to clients. inspiresme.co.uk finds out more about what makes Mazuma Money unique from founders Sophie Hughes and Lucy Cohen.
From an early age, Sophie wanted to be an accountant. After taking her A-Levels she was keen to get into the workplace, and passed on the opportunity to go to university in favour of a fast track non-graduate accounting course from the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) that allowed her to become a chartered accountant.
"I knew university wasn't the right option for me, and the course seemed like the perfect first step into my chosen career and a quicker route to my end goal."
Meanwhile, Lucy took a gap year after her A-levels and worked as a runner for television and film. Quickly realising that being a runner wasn't all it was cracked up to me, Lucy started seriously thinking about accountancy and enrolled in the same course as Sophie.
By chance, the two founders bumped into each other at an exam revision class and – having discovered they were old school friends – decided to go for a drink together. They discussed business ideas and came up with the seed for Mazuma, which was created in December 2006.
Mazuma Money is a national service specialising in providing monthly bookkeeping and accountancy to sole traders, the self employed and owners managing limited companies throughout the UK.
The company grew rapidly. The co-founder invested proceeds from their first sales straight back into the business for the first 6–9 months of trading to be able to fund their start-up growth. They used a very small amount of personal money to purchase their first batch of business stationery and software.
Since Mazuma's early days, Lucy and Sophie have expanded quickly and now have an array of branches throughout the UK. They've recently moved into a new head office in Bridgend, West Cardiff to allow room for even more expansion. With 25 staff and 1200 clients across the UK, things are moving fast. The duo has just opened their first office internationally, in Salt Lake City, US.
Lucy commented: "We're continually evolving and growing as a business. We spotted a gap in the marketplace and took advantage. We offer a service like no other - easy to understand, no fuss and low cost. Our customers appreciate this approach and we go to great lengths to always make sure the customer comes first."
They have won numerous awards such as HSBC Start Up Stars, UK Winner, 2010, HSBC Start Up Stars, Wales Regional winner, 2010, National Chamber of Commerce: Winners of Wales Region, and the Excellence in Customer Service for two years running.
The awards have been won in recognition of their 'Purpleforce Package' – customers enter a few details online and receive an instant quote. A welcome pack is then sent out with 12 purple freepost envelopes. The customers puts all accounts, invoices and sales figures into an envelope, pops it in the post. Mazuma confirm receipt of the information and, within five working days, the accounts are sent back completed.
Running Mazuma has not always been plain sailing, however. Like all businesses, the co-founders faced some challenges when setting up Mazuma. One of these was ageism.
"As we were both in our early twenties when we started Mazuma, the biggest issue we faced was the public's perception of us as we were young. Due to our age many people thought we were not qualified, or we were running our parents' business! Neither of us went to university and, instead, decided to pursue accountancy after completing our A Levels, so we qualified at a younger age."
The duo also struggled to fight stereotypes.
"Accountants are easily stereotyped, and we go against the grain, so we found it a challenge at times for people to take us seriously as people expect accountants to be older men in suits, and we are certainly very different from the stereotype! We overcame both these issues by providing an excellence service and earning a good reputation, but this did take time to earn."
They also had to deal with the concerns of those around them.
When we first started out, not many people believed in us or our business proposition. However, we knew we had a good idea and we persevered.
Sophie explains: "I had to overcome worries from my family and friends who were concerned that I was leaving a good job to start up my own business. I knew that they had my best interests at heart and were only worried in case it did not work out, but luckily it did and I think they are now pleased that I did my own thing!"
What's on the horizon for Mazuma Money?
"We have just launched a venture in the USA – www.mazumamoney.com – and are very excited to see how that goes. If it all goes to plan and we know that we can successfully expand into other countries, we'll start looking at the next country!"
Sophie and Lucy's top tips for entrepreneurs starting a business:
Get as much feedback as you can from others about your idea
There are lots of organisations out there that can help you by providing free business advice, and your friends and colleagues should also be able to give you honest opinions on your business idea. You don't need to take on board what everyone says – in fact one advisor told us our business idea would never work and luckily we didn't listen to his advice – but it is good to hear lots of different opinions before you go off and manufacture your chocolate teapot….
You don't need to put all your savings and hard-earned cash into your start up costs
Ensure you set yourself a budget that you can afford to lose. Starting up a business is a gamble at the end of the day, and just as you wouldn't bet your house and savings on a horse no matter what a 'sure bet' it was, don't do the same with your new business venture. As much as you may love your new gadget that you've invested a fortune to manufacture, others may not.
Be very careful when you look for your first members of staff
Ensure you follow all HR procedures and interview someone thoroughly before you take them on. In the early days great staff members are hard to find but are invaluable, and you need to be able to rely on them to run the fort in your absence and also represent you and your company correctly.
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