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Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious (French: le Victorieux)[1] or the Well-Served (French: le Bien-Servi), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461.
Charles VII the Victorious
Portrait by Jean Fouquet, tempera on wood, Louvre Museum, Paris, c. 1445–1450
King of France
21 October 1422 – 22 July 1461
22 July 1461(1461-07-22) (aged 58)
Mehun-sur-Yèvre, France
Saint Denis Basilica
Marie of Anjou (m. 1422)
Louis XI of France
Radegonde of Valois
Yolande, Duchess of Savoy
Magdalena, Princess of Viana
Charles, Duke of Berry
Joan, Duchess of Bourbon
Catherine of Valois
Marie de Valois (illegitimate)
Charlotte de Brézé (illegitimate)
Charles VI of France
Isabeau of Bavaria
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII inherited the throne of France under desperate circumstances. Forces of the Kingdom of England and the Duke of Burgundy occupied Guyenne and northern France, including Paris, the most populous city, and Reims, the city in which the French kings were traditionally crowned. In addition, his father Charles VI had disinherited him in 1420 and recognized Henry V of England and his heirs as the legitimate successors to the French crown instead. At the same time, a civil war raged in France between the Armagnacs (supporters of the House of Valois) and the Burgundian party (supporters of the House of Valois-Burgundy allied to the English).
With his court removed to Bourges, south of the Loire River, Charles was disparagingly called the "King of Bourges", because the area around this city was one of the few remaining regions left to him. However, his political and military position improved dramatically with the emergence of Joan of Arc as a spiritual leader in France. Joan of Arc and other charismatic figures led French troops to lift the siege of Orléans, as well as other strategic cities on the Loire river, and to crush the English at the battle of Patay. With the local English troops dispersed, the people of Reims switched allegiance and opened their gates, which enabled the coronation of Charles VII in 1429 at Reims Cathedral. A few years later he ended the English-Burgundian alliance by signing the Treaty of Arras in 1435, followed by the recovery of Paris in 1436 and the steady reconquest of Normandy in the 1440s using a newly organized professional army and advanced siege cannons. Following the battle of Castillon in 1453, the French expelled the English from all their continental possessions except for the Pale of Calais.
The last years of Charles VII were marked by conflicts with his turbulent son, the future Louis XI of France.
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Born at the Hôtel Saint-Pol, the royal residence in Paris, Charles was given the title of comte de Ponthieu at his birth in 1403. He was the eleventh child and fifth son of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria.[1] His four elder brothers, Charles (1386), Charles (1392–1401), Louis (1397–1415) and John (1398–1417) had each held the title of Dauphin of France (heir to the French Throne) in turn.[1] All died childless, leaving Charles with a rich inheritance of titles.[1]
See also: Assassination of John the Fearless
Almost immediately after his accession to the title of Dauphin, Charles had to face threats to his inheritance, and he was forced to flee from Paris on 29 May 1418 after the partisans of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, had entered the city the previous night.[2] By 1419, Charles had established his own court in Bourges and a Parlement in Poitiers.[2] On 11 July of that same year, Charles and John the Fearless attempted a reconciliation by signing, on a small bridge near Pouilly-le-Fort, not far from Melun where Charles was staying, the Treaty of Pouilly-le-Fort known also under name of Paix du Ponceau (ponceau from French pont, "bridge", is a small one-span bridge thrown over a stream).[3] They also decided that a further meeting should take place the following 10 September. On that date, they met on the bridge at Montereau.[4] The Duke assumed that the meeting would be entirely peaceful and diplomatic, thus he brought only a small escort with him. The Dauphin's men reacted to the Duke's arrival by attacking and killing him. Charles' level of involvement has remained uncertain to this day. Although he claimed to have been unaware of his men's intentions, this was considered unlikely by those who heard of the murder.[1] The assassination marked the end of any attempt of a reconciliation between the two factions Armagnacs and Burgundians, thus playing into the hands of Henry V of England. Charles was later required by a treaty with Philip the Good, the son of John the Fearless, to pay penance for the murder, which he never did.
Treaty of Troyes (21 May 1420)
At the death of his father, Charles VI, the succession was cast into doubt. The Treaty of Troyes, signed by Charles VI in 1420, mandated that the throne pass to the infant King Henry VI of England, the son of the recently deceased Henry V and Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI; however, Frenchmen loyal to the king of France regarded the treaty as invalid on grounds of coercion and Charles VI's diminished mental capacity. For those who did not recognize the treaty and believed the Dauphin Charles to be of legitimate birth, he was considered to be the rightful heir to the throne. For those who did not recognize his legitimacy, the rightful heir was recognized as Charles, Duke of Orléans, cousin of the Dauphin, who was in English captivity. Only the supporters of Henry VI and the Dauphin Charles were able to enlist sufficient military force to press effectively for their candidates. The English, already in control of northern France, were able to enforce the claim of their king in the regions of France that they occupied. Northern France, including Paris, was thus ruled by an English regent, Henry V's brother, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, based in Normandy (see Dual monarchy of England and France).
King of Bourges
In his adolescent years, Charles was noted for his bravery and flamboyant style of leadership. At one point after becoming Dauphin, he led an army against the English dressed in the red, white, and blue that represented his family; his heraldic device was a mailed fist clutching a naked sword. However, in July 1421, upon learning that Henry V was preparing from Mantes to attack with a much larger army, he withdrew from the siege of Chartres in order to avoid defeat.[5] He then went south of the Loire River under the protection of Yolande of Aragon, known as "Queen of the Four Kingdoms" and, on 22 April 1422, married her daughter, Marie of Anjou,[6] to whom he had been engaged since December 1413 in a ceremony at the Louvre Palace.
Charles, unsurprisingly, claimed the title King of France for himself, but he failed to make any attempts to expel the English from northern France out of indecision and a sense of hopelessness[7] Instead, he remained south of the Loire River, where he was still able to exert power, and maintained an itinerant court in the Loire Valley at castles such as Chinon. He was still customarily known as "Dauphin," or derisively as "King of Bourges," after the town where he generally lived. Periodically, he considered flight to the Iberian Peninsula, which would have allowed the English to advance their occupation of France.
Maid of Orléans
Political conditions in France took a decisive turn in the year 1429 just as the prospects for the Dauphin began to look hopeless. The town of Orléans had been under siege since October 1428. The English regent, the Duke of Bedford (the uncle of Henry VI), was advancing into the Duchy of Bar, ruled by Charles's brother-in-law, René. The French lords and soldiers loyal to Charles were becoming increasingly desperate. Then in the little village of Domrémy, on the border of Lorraine and Champagne, a teenage girl named Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc), demanded that the garrison commander at Vaucouleurs, Robert de Baudricourt, collect the soldiers and resources necessary to bring her to the Dauphin at Chinon,[8] stating that visions of angels and saints had given her a divine mission. Granted an escort of five veteran soldiers and a letter of referral to Charles by Lord Baudricourt, Joan rode to see Charles at Chinon. She arrived on 23 February 1429.[8]
What followed would become famous. When Joan appeared at Chinon, Charles wanted to test her claim to be able to recognise him despite never having seen him, and so he disguised himself as one of his courtiers. He stood in their midst when Joan entered the chamber in which the court was assembled. Joan identified Charles immediately. She bowed low to him and embraced his knees, declaring "God give you a happy life, sweet King!" Despite attempts to claim that another man was in fact the king, Charles was eventually forced to admit that he was indeed such. Thereafter Joan referred to him as "Dauphin" or "Noble Dauphin" until he was crowned in Reims four months later. After a private conversation between the two (Charles later stated that Joan knew secrets about him that he had voiced only in silent prayer to God), Charles became inspired and filled with confidence.
After her encounter with Charles in March 1429, Joan of Arc set out to lead the French forces at Orléans. She was aided by skilled commanders such as Étienne de Vignolles, known as La Hire, and Jean Poton de Xaintrailles. They compelled the English to lift the siege on 8 May 1429, thus turning the tide of the war. The French won the Battle of Patay on 18 June, at which the English field army lost about half its troops. After pushing further into English and Burgundian-controlled territory, Charles was crowned King Charles VII of France in Reims Cathedral on 17 July 1429.
Joan was later captured by Burgundian troops under John of Luxembourg at the siege of Compiègne on 24 May 1430.[9] The Burgundians handed her over to their English allies. Tried for heresy by a court composed of pro-English clergy such as Pierre Cauchon, who had long served the English occupation government,[10] she was burned at the stake on 30 May 1431.
French victory
Nearly as important as Joan of Arc in the cause of Charles was the support of the powerful and wealthy family of his wife Marie d'Anjou, particularly his mother-in-law, Queen Yolande of Aragon. But whatever affection he may have had for his wife, or whatever gratitude he may have felt for the support of her family, the great love of Charles VII's life was his mistress, Agnès Sorel.
Charles VII and Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, then signed the 1435 Treaty of Arras, by which the Burgundian faction rejected their English alliance and became reconciled with Charles VII, just as things were going badly for their English allies. With this accomplishment, Charles attained the essential goal of ensuring that no Prince of the Blood recognised Henry VI as King of France.[11]
Over the following two decades, the French recaptured Paris from the English and eventually recovered all of France with the exception of the northern port of Calais.
Close of reign
Charles' later years were marked by hostile relations with his heir, Louis, who demanded real power to accompany his position as the Dauphin. Charles consistently refused him. Accordingly, Louis stirred up dissent and fomented plots in attempts to destabilise his father's reign. He quarrelled with his father's mistress, Agnès Sorel, and on one occasion drove her with a bared sword into Charles' bed, according to one source. Eventually, in 1446, after Charles' last son, also named Charles, was born, the king banished the Dauphin to the Dauphiny. The two never met again. Louis thereafter refused the king's demands to return to court, and he eventually fled to the protection of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1456.
In 1458, Charles became ill. A sore on his leg (an early symptom, perhaps, of diabetes or another condition) refused to heal, and the infection in it caused a serious fever. The king summoned Louis to him from his exile in Burgundy, but the Dauphin refused to come. He employed astrologers to foretell the exact hour of his father's death. The king lingered on for the next two and a half years, increasingly ill, but unwilling to die. During this time he also had to deal with the case of his rebellious vassal John V of Armagnac.
Finally, however, there came a point in July 1461 when the king's physicians concluded that Charles would not live past August. Ill and weary, the king became delirious, convinced that he was surrounded by traitors loyal only to his son. Under the pressure of sickness and fever, he went mad. By now another infection in his jaw had caused an abscess in his mouth. The swelling caused by this became so large that, for the last week of his life, Charles was unable to swallow food or water. Although he asked the Dauphin to come to his deathbed, Louis refused, instead waiting at Avesnes, in Burgundy, for his father to die. At Mehun-sur-Yèvre, attended by his younger son, Charles, and aware of his elder son's final betrayal, the King starved to death. He died on 22 July 1461, and was buried, at his request, beside his parents in Saint-Denis.
Although Charles VII's legacy is far overshadowed by the deeds and eventual martyrdom of Joan of Arc and his early reign was at times marked by indecisiveness and inaction, he was responsible for successes unprecedented in the history of the Kingdom of France. He succeeded in what four generations of his predecessors (namely his father Charles VI, his grandfather Charles V, his great-grandfather John II and great-great grandfather Philip VI) failed to do — the expulsion of the English and the conclusion of the Hundred Years' War.
He had created France's first standing army since Roman times. In The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli asserts that if his son Louis XI had continued this policy, then the French would have become invincible.
Charles VII secured himself against papal power by the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges. He also established the University of Poitiers in 1432, and his policies brought some economic prosperity to his subjects.
Charles married his second cousin Marie of Anjou on 18 December 1422.[12] They were both great-grandchildren of King John II of France and his first wife Bonne of Bohemia through the male line. They had fourteen children:
Louis 3 July 1423 30 August 1483 King of France. Married firstly Margaret of Scotland, no issue. Married secondly Charlotte of Savoy, had issue.
John 19 September 1426 Lived for a few hours.
Radegonde after 29 August 1428 19 March 1444 Betrothed to Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, on 22 July 1430.
Catherine after 29 August 1428 13 September 1446 Married Charles the Bold, no issue.
James 1432 2 March 1437 Died aged five.
Yolande 23 September 1434 23/29 August 1478 Married Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, had issue.
Joan 4 May 1435 4 May 1482 Married John II, Duke of Bourbon, no issue.
Philip 4 February 1436 11 June 1436 Died in infancy.
Margaret May 1437 24 July 1438 Died aged one.
Joanna 7 September 1438 26 December 1446 Twin of Marie, died aged eight.
Marie 7 September 1438 14 February 1439 Twin of Joanna, died in infancy.
Isabella 1441 Died young.
Magdalena 1 December 1443 21 January 1495 Married Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana, had issue.
Charles 12 December 1446 24 May 1472 Died without legitimate issue.
Agnès Sorel,[13] by whom he had three illegitimate daughters:
Marie, possibly born the summer of 1444.[14]
Charlotte, m. Jacques de Brézé[15] (their son, Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, in turn married Diane de Poitiers, herself ultimately a famous royal mistress).
Antoinette de Maignelais,[16] cousin of Agnès Sorel.
Ancestors of Charles VII of France
16. Philip VI of France
8. John II of France
17. Joan of Burgundy
4. Charles V of France
18. John of Bohemia
9. Bonne of Luxembourg
19. Elizabeth of Bohemia
2. Charles VI of France
20. Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
10. Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
21. Mary of Avesnes
5. Joanna of Bourbon
22. Charles I, Count of Valois
11. Isabella of Valois
23. Mahaut of Châtillon
1. Charles VII of France
24. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
12. Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
25. Beatrice of Silesia
6. Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria
26. Frederick III of Sicily
13. Elisabeth of Sicily
27. Eleanor of Anjou
3. Isabeau of Bavaria
28. Stefano Visconti
14. Bernabò Visconti
29. Valentina Doria
7. Taddea Visconti
30. Mastino II della Scala
15. Beatrice Regina della Scala
31. Taddea da Carrara
In the arts
Appears as Charles, The Dauphin in Jean Anouilh's play The Lark
Appears as Charles the Dauphin in Alexandre Dumas's 1856 play La Tour St-Jacques-La-Boucherie
Appears as Charles the Dauphin in George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan
Appears as the Dauphin in Maxwell Anderson's Joan of Lorraine
Appears as a significant character in Thomas Keneally's novel "Blood Red, Sister Rose".
Two Russian operas from the late 19th century portray Charles VII (and Agnès Sorel) among the dramatis personæ. These are Pyotr Tchaikovsky's The Maid of Orléans and César Cui's The Saracen.
Appears as a main character in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Giovanna d'Arco (1845). His part is written for a lyric tenor. The libretto is by Temistocle Solera.
Charles VII's relationship with Joan of Arc is imagined fancifully in the 1975 Broadway musical Goodtime Charley.
Appears as 'The Dauphin' in William Shakespeare's Henry VI Part 1, and as 'King Charles' in Henry VI Part III. Has been represented in film and television by Raymond Hatton in 1917, Jean Debucourt in 1929, Gustaf Gründgens in 1935, José Ferrer in 1948, Paul Colline in 1956, Richard Widmark in 1957, Daniel Gélin in 1978, Oleg Kulko in 1993, John Malkovich in 1999 and Neil Patrick Harris in 1999.
Ashdown-Hill, John (2016). The Private Life of Edward IV. Amberley Publishing.
Hanawalt, Barbara (1998). The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-510359-9.
Taylor, Aline (2001). Isabel of Burgundy: The Duchess who played Politics in the Age of Joan of Arc, 1397–1471. Madison Books. ISBN 1-56833-227-0.
Pernoud, R.; Clin, M. (1999). Joan of Arc: her story. Translated by Jeremy Adams. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-22730-2.
Vale, M. (1 October 1974). Charles VII. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02787-9.
Wagner, J. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War (PDF). Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-32736-0. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2018.
Wagner 2006, p. 89.
Richard Vaughan, John the Fearless: The Growth of Burgundian Power, Vol. 2, (Boydell Press, 2005), 263.
J. C. L. Sismonde de Sismondi, Histoire des Français, Volume XII, Paris, 1828, p. 574 (French)
Richard Vaughan, John the Fearless: The Growth of Burgundian Power, 274.
J. C. L. Sismonde de Sismondi, Histoire des Français, Volume XII, Paris, 1828, pp.611–312 (French)
Taylor, Larissa Juliet (2009). The Virgin Warrior: The Life and Death of Joan of Arc. Yale University Press. p. 230.
Schlesinger, Arthur M. (1985). Joan of Arc. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-0877545569.
Vale 1974, p. 46.
Pernoud & Clin 1999, p. 88.
Pernoud & Clin 1999, pp. 103–137, 209.
Brady, Thomas A. (1994). Handbook of European History 1400–1600. 2. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 373.
Ashdown-Hill 2016, p. xxiv.
Peter Rolf Monks, The Brussels Horloge de Sapience: Iconography and Text of Brussels, (Brill, 1990), 10.
Kathleen Wellman, Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France, (Yale University Press, 2013), 191.
Peter Rolf Monks, The Brussels Horloge de Sapience: Iconography and Text of Brussels, 11.
Lanhers, Yvonne (20 July 1998). "Charles VII, king of France". Encyclopædia Britannica (online).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles VII of France.
Beach, C, ed. (1914). "Charles VII, king of France". The New Student's Reference Work. 1. Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co.
Chisholm, H, ed. (1911). "Charles VII (1403–1461), king of France". Encyclopædia Britannica 11th ed. 5. Cambridge University Press.
Lundy, Darryl (ed.). "Charles VII, Roi de France". The Peerage.
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South Beach, Miami is known for its beach and party scene. It's a vibrant mix of glamorous socialites walking tiny dogs wearing sunglasses, bronzed elderly gentlemen strutting their stuff in banana hammocks, and tourists drinking cocktails the size of their heads in mid afternoon. It's loud, touristy, glitzy and lots of fun.
We wanted to explore an alternative side to Miami though—beyond the beach. On a a series of walks around the city we discovered stylish Art Deco architecture, learnt about the ups and downs of South Beach's history, sampled the Latin flavours of local cuisine, and were transported to Cuba in Little Havana.
The Tides Hotel
Sleek Art Deco architecture sets South Beach apart from a typical beach town. Miami has the largest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the country and many of these are preserved in the Art Deco Historic District along Ocean Drive and around.
A walk in this neighbourhood is a highlight of a visit to the city and although you can do so by yourself we wanted to learn more, so we joined Christine on her popular Art Deco walking tour.
We aren't usually fans of tours but this year we've discovered that small group walking tours around a specific theme (rather than just general sightseeing) can be a great introduction to a city. There were only five of us on the tour and Christine was so warm and bubbly that we felt like we were being shown around by a friend rather than a tour guide.
One of the things that makes us hesitate to take tours is being bored silly by a monotonous reciting of facts and figures. It's not that we aren't interested in history, it's just that expert guides are sometimes unable to explain a subject in a way that we can relate to—we care about how people live or lived and why. The precise date something happened isn't as important as the crazy things that human beings got up to.
Christine understands this. She's passionate about Art Deco and she's a storyteller, which is why the tour was engaging from beginning to end. She taught us what Art Deco is and put it in context of Miami's history. She told us tales of the intriguing stories of the people who shaped it.
We stepped back in time in hotel lobbies and got exclusive access to the Clevelander Hotel's roof terrace where we had panoramic views of the city and beach and, little by little, we began to notice and really appreciate the buildings we'd been walking under so obliviously.
What is Art Deco?
Art Deco is a design style with a focus on motion and balance. In Miami Art Deco architecture is characterised by the use of symmetry, elements in threes, cantilevered eyebrows that protect windows from the sun, and exotic embellishments like ziggurat (terraced step pyramids), influenced by the discovery of King Tut's tomb, and Aztec and Mayan patterns.
In the 20s and 30s it represented luxury and celebrated new technology with ocean liner and automobile motifs such as porthole windows.
In Miami it's known as Tropical Deco as the buildings are low rise, unlike the skyscrapers of New York. As Florida is the sunshine state the builders wanted all residents to walk in the sun rather than the shade of tall buildings.
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The Role of Art Deco in South Beach's History
Most Art Deco buildings in Miami Beach were built in the late 1930s. At a time when the rest of the country was reeling from the Depression, Miami Beach was booming with money from illegal gambling, alcohol, and the oil industry.
In the post WW2 years though Miami Beach declined and by the 1970s it was rundown, crime ridden and known as God's Waiting Room due to the high number of elderly people who lived in the dilapidated buildings. Decaying and forgotten, these historic buildings were under threat by developers.
A widow called Barbara Capitman stepped in to save the buildings, campaigning in Washington and forming the Miami Design Preservation League to protect them. A subsequent lick of paint from her colleague, designer Leonard Horowitz, breathed new life into the buildings and helped change South Beach's fortune.
Originally the buildings were painted in pale colours but the new sherbet tones attracted the attention of Miami Vice's producers in the 1980s, and later other Hollywood film producers. Miami Beach was on the rise again.
The pilot of Miami Vice was shot at The Carlyle, and later the popular film The Birdcage was also filmed there.
The Carlyle Art Deco hotel, South Beach, Miami
The tour gave us a greater appreciation of South Beach—it's about more than just bars and bikinis, and of Art Deco. Through the rest of our stay we began to pay more attention and notice the details that characterise art deco and that we hadn't noticed before.
The Art Deco walking tour is only $30 per person, which is a bargain considering prices in South Beach. Christine is happy to personalise the tour to your interests and private tours are not much more expensive. She also offers a tempting sounding Art Deco cocktail walk with drinks in the bars of the hotels, and tours of Little Havana.
Latin Flavours of South Beach
Ceviche, black bean hummus, grilled corn salad and avocado salsa at the Cafe at Books and Books
Our favourite theme for a tour is of course food! What better way to spend a few hours than munching your way around a new city.
The thing that struck us most when we arrived in Miami was how bilingual it is. You hear Spanish spoken everywhere and signs are translated into Spanish too. It's often referred to as the northernmost city in Latin America, so unsurprisingly our food tour focused on Latin flavours. We were a little concerned that it wouldn't be very vegetarian friendly but Kelly of SoBe Tour des Forks arranged a vegetarian alternative for us at all the stops.
For three hours we restaurant hopped around South Beach's Art Deco district sampling fusion dishes like black bean hummus; super strong, sweet Cuban cafecito and melt in the mouth flaky guava pastries; Brazilian snacks (our pão de queijo was even better than those we ate in Brazil) with unusual but tasty cashew juice; Peruvian ceviche (we passed); and some delicious ice cream to finish the tour with a sweet note—my scoop of dulce de leche took me back to Argentina.
Pastelito de guayaba (guava pastry) at Abuela's Cuban Kitchen
Simon with our cafecito at the ventana of Abuela's Cuban Kitchen
The tour was about more than just eating though. Kelly's background is architecture and she provided a great introduction to South Beach's history, architecture and the dramatic stories of its founders, as well as the stories behind the restauranteurs. The US is so dominated by chains that it was fantastic to hear about individuals passionate about quality food being able to survive in this expensive area.
The tour handout even provided tips on unique non-foodie things to do in South Beach so we really recommend taking it near the beginning of your stay so you can take advantage of these, as well as all the restaurant recommendations and discounts. There are some awful tourist trap restaurants in South Beach but after taking the food tour you'll be sure to avoid them.
The SoBe Tour des Forks costs $58 per person including all tastings, and the amounts provided are enough for lunch.
If we thought South Beach was Latin influenced then over the bridge in Little Havana in Miami (officially a different city from Miami Beach) we were transported to another country where every voice we heard spoke Spanish.
This neighbourhood of Cuban exiles is a remarkable contrast to sleek South Beach and we were glad we had a local to help us delve deeper into the culture.
Corinna offers tours to help people learn more about the area. She seems to know everyone in the neighbourhood and is knowledgable and passionate about Cuban music, dance, and culture.
Our our multi-sensory tour we tasted Cuban food and coffee, listened to salsa and son, smelt the bittersweet scent of cigars in smoky lounges, touched sacred plants, and watched the community elders battle it out in a heated domino game in the local park.
Domino Park
We began our walk along Calle Ocho (8th Street) at Fruteria Los Pinareños, a family-run store in the heart of the neighbourhood where old guys meet over a morning coffee and locals shop for fruit.
We felt like we'd been transported to Latin America, far away from the sterile supermarkets of the US. Exotic fresh fruit was piled high in cardboard boxes, colourful corn on the cobs hung from the ceiling, a blender in the corner whizzed up batidos (fruit smoothies), and out back a plump pet pig and roosters roamed amongst the fruit trees and plants used for herbal remedies.
We sampled some of the fruit including tiny sweet bananas and the barely recognisable giant avocados that we ate in South America but have never seen in the US. Best of all was the mamey batido, a type of zapote with rough brown skin and an orange flesh with a rich flavour. Despite trying dozens of fruits in Colombia this was a delicious new discovery for us.
It was here that Corinna introduced us to Lucumi (also known as santeria), a religion we didn't even know existed. There were signs of it all over Little Havana but we would have been oblivious without our guide.
Lucumi has its roots in West Africa and was brought to Cuba by slaves where it had a big influence on Cuban culture. Many Cubans still practice the traditions, even Catholics might observe some of the superstitions and good luck charms, like the sacred plant we saw on either side of the entrance to Los Pinareños to protect the shop.
At the centre of Lucumi are the orishas or deities, iconic figures with all Cubans, not just believers. Corinna taught us the colours and symbolism for each orisha and we saw signs of them all over the neighbourhood, in shop shrines, murals and other artwork.
We strolled around the neighbourhood with Corinna, stopping to chat with locals along the way. We touched on politics but the focus was on Cuban traditions, arts and culture. The art scene is strong here with locally created mosaics decorating parks and murals adorning walls, plus many independent galleries where you can meet the artists at work.
A mural tribute to women who protested in Havana for their political prisoner husbands.
Little Havana 3D street art of salsa singer Celia Cruz
We went into music shops and heard some of the many different Cuban music styles and saw the instruments that create them. We would have loved to have come back for a concert that night but the epic bus journey from South Beach took us over 1.5 hours each way.
We visited a small cigar factory where three generations made cigars in store. We were struck by how many independent shops, restaurants and artist studios there are in the neighbourhood. A few chains have encroached but it still feels like a very individual, un-American neighbourhood.
Cubans have a distinctive coffee culture. I never drink coffee but Cuban coffee came the closest to converting me. Cafecito, Cuban espresso, is served strong, black and sweet, with sugar added while it's brewing. A colada is meant to be shared and comes with tiny plastic cups for decanting to friends. If you like milk you can order a cortadito, but we preferred it unadulterated.
Coffee is often bought from a ventana, a window of a cafeteria where you can order your coffee to go. We sat inside and enjoyed our coffee with a pastelito, a flaky pastry filled with guava and cream cheese.
Azucar is an artisanal ice cream shop using natural ingredients and with a baffling array of flavours. We tasted some of the seasonal specialities: sweet potato, pumpkin, apple pie, and eggnog. After six weeks in Italy this summer we are hard to please but this was damn good ice cream. Corinna provides a handout with restaurant recommendations and discount vouchers so you can stay for lunch after the tour (and come back for more ice cream!).
Little Havana was another world from South Beach and we're so glad we got to see this alternative side of Miami. We could have visited on our own but with Corinna we didn't feel like outsiders and we got to meet people, visit places and learn so much about Cuban culture that we never would have alone.
Little Havana walking tours cost from $49 and last from 2.5 hours. You'll need to make your own way to Little Havana. We took two buses from South Beach that took about 1.5 hours and cost $4 each way. See the Miami bus guide to plan your route.
Where to Stay in South Beach
In keeping with our "Miami Beyond the Beach" theme we decided against one of the beachfront hotels and opted for Chic Place at Lincoln, a boutique apartment hotel in a quiet, residential neighbourhood, yet still close to everything in South Beach. We loved the vintage decor combined with modern technology, and having the space and facilities of an apartment was perfect for slow travellers like us.
All three of the walking tours we took in Miami were run by passionate, interesting women who shared their love of a unique side of the city with us. As we discovered there is much more to Miami than the beach.
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A big thank you to Christine, Kelly and Corinna who provided us with complimentary tours.
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An Interview with FUR – AMPLIFY.
The city of Detroit has a long history of gifting the world with rock and roll strongholds, and to no divergence of the lineage is power trio FUR. FUR, which is composed of Ryan O'Rourke, Zach Pliska, and Michael O'Connor, has been the recipient of well-deserved praise and attention since their formation. Their music has been featured in several television and cinematic works, such as Showtime's Homeland, FOX'S The Finder, and National Geographic's Mountain Movers. Their work has even transcended mediums of mass media and has been featured within the video game "Dead Route" as well.
FUR's music is so artistically distinctive because it has a razor-sharp edge to it, and its cause can't be entirely discerned, therefore making their work completely alluring to the ear and mind alike. When listening to FUR, one can't help but feel as if they're on the brink of a fantastical mission that's riddled with the most delightful kind of danger; their music has a touch of a dark tone to it that is both intoxicating and electrifying. A perfect representation of these sonic strengths is "Mein," the band's latest single from their upcoming 2nd LP, Closing the Loop (which is being released on cassette June 24th). The track is the auditory embodiment of a lightweight bolt; it is striking and powerful explosion of rock and roll.
FUR rocks hard, that's for sure, but they do so while maintaining a clean and streamlined sound. Rock and roll doesn't have to sound out of control for it to still be tenacious and magnetic – and the ability to find that sonic balance is where FUR artistically and musically excels by a wide margin.
AMPLIFY. was fortunate enough to interview all three members of FUR about their beginnings, their creative work, as well as what it was like to have their music featured on television shows. Read on, friends.
AMPLIFY: What's the origin story of FUR?
Ryan O'Rourke: Mike and I started playing music together in 2007—just sort of messing around with acoustic guitars in the basement. We both went to a lot of shows downtown, but neither of us really knew other musicians. So we hit the musician section of Craigslist and, after many misadventures, found Zach. The rest is sort of history: We added members, made records, stopped talking entirely for a few years…then I moved to Arizona and started missing making music with these two. So I emailed them and we began writing music remotely.
It's been a strange and wonderful adventure.
AMPLIFY: Your music has been featured in a variety of television shows, with two tracks appearing in episodes of Homeland. What were these experiences like?
Zach Pliska: It was exciting to see our music get attention. We made new fans. It enabled us to record in a nice studio and press vinyl. It gave us a peek into a side of the music industry that is actually sustainable. Overall a very encouraging experience and hopefully we'll get more placements.
Ryan: We are at our best when we are under the constraints of both money and time. When Zach and Mike flew to Bisbee to make Closing the Loop back in February, we only had four days to work with: two for rehearsing; two for recording. I had done a bit of pre-production work in my home studio, but this time around, I made it a rule to myself that we were going to record everything, including vocals and overdubs, in two days. That's exactly what we did—eight songs, two days.
Michael O'Connor: We also did some long distance collaborating, but when Ryan was back in Detroit last summer we had a few fruitful sessions that really led to the record. Without those face to face rehearsals to work out potential material it's hard to say if there would be an album.
AMPLIFY: In your opinion, what's the most unique aspect of Detroit's creative community?
Zach: I think there's a lot of freedom to be creative without the pressure of thinking about commercial success. There isn't an entertainment industry here, people aren't moving to Detroit to make it. But the music scene is strong and comparable to Chicago and New York. Detroit seems to be isolated which can be good and bad. It's a great place to forge your own sound and test it out, but can also be stagnant because there's not a lot of new influence coming in.
AMPLIFY: If you could make the music festival of your dreams, which artist(s) would headline and why?
Zach: I think some combination of the Lollapalooza lineups from the early 90's would be incredible. Those are the bands that really influenced from an early age on, particularly Smashing Pumpkins.
Ryan: I do wish that Bowie had been able to perform his last record Black Star in its entirety. What a masterpiece.
Ryan: I feel like I can be creative in many ways. For a while it was music. Then I started riding motorcycles, opened a little boutique hotel with my partner, and started building and selling custom lighting. These sorts of things kind of took the place of music temporarily, but music always creeps back in.
Ryan: Breaking my wrist at our record release show in 2012. So stupid, but so funny. Very memorable.
AMPLIFY: As a band, what aspect of your creative work are you most proud of?
Ryan: I'm most pleased with the fact that I have a relationship with Mike and Zach after all these years. Making music is great—and I think that the three of us make great music together—but I'm just happy that we reconnected after not speaking for a few years. That's something that makes me really happy.
AMPLIFY: How have FUR's creative objectives evolved over time?
Mike: I think on this record we purposely devolved back to a simpler aesthetic. In a sense that is our evolution; finding & rediscovering who we are & what we do best. We all have a tendency to think big musically but we seem to have transcended that & returned to the band we recognize. It's been a pleasure.
AMPLIFY: Lastly, what's coming up next for FUR?
Zach: We are planning to do some touring and maybe begin to work on another record. We'll see what type of rock n' roll debauchery we get ourselves into over the next few months after we release our record.
To learn more about FUR and listen to some tunes, click here to visit their website.


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Muslims to lead Birmingham Pride parade for first time in event's 22-year history
Staff Reporter May 23, 2019 Muslims to lead Birmingham Pride parade for first time in event's 22-year history2019-05-23T18:59:35+00:00
The Birmingham Pride team with teacher Andrew Moffat and SEEDS equality campaigner Saima Razzaq (centre)
Muslims will be launching Birmingham Pride celebrations for the first time in the event's history as they march alongside prominent gay school teacher Andrew Moffat at the very front of this year's parade.
While Moffat has been selected to front the Pride parade this weekend, event organisers are adamant he will be flanked by LGBT+ Muslims and their allies as an expression of solidarity following anti-LGBT education protests outside Parkfield Community and Anderton Park primary schools in Birmingham this year.
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A man with a rainbow suit and flag at Birmingham Pride 2018
The official theme for Pride festivities this year is Love Out Loud, allowing all participating to display their representations of equality, visibility and universal love.
However, recent protests outside schools in the city have put a national spotlight on Birmingham and its lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer community. The protests began outside Parkfield Community School in Saltley earlier in the year after a parent expressed outrage at the teaching of LGBT equality as part of the national Equality Act, citing storybooks depicting children with two fathers and two mothers.
Several parents then launched a campaign against the educational materials, claiming it was an affront to their religious beliefs, specifically targeting the 'No Outsiders' programme and its creator Andrew Moffat.
This anger became a series of protests which were then hijacked by conservative Muslim, Christian and Jewish activists from Birmingham, London and Manchester. While some parents claimed they were not consulted about the materials and were happy with them being taught once their children were older, other activists demonstrated an outright intolerance for any teaching of LGBT education and several protesters were documented expressing homophobic sentiments.
In response, a number of LGBT+ Muslims and their allies from across the country have stood behind Andrew Moffat and LGBT equality being taught in schools as part of the Equality Act 2010, which covers disability, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation.
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Some of the team behind SEEDS – 'Supporting Education of Equality and Diversity in Schools'
Supporting Education of Equality and Diversity in Schools, known as SEEDS, was set up to champion equality in education after the first wave of protests began in Birmingham. The organisation has been supporting the teachers at both schools where protests have been taking place, and have also met up with parents on several occasions to discuss mediation.
Members of SEEDS have also left messages of support outside Anderton Park School in Balsall Heath, where they were recently chased away by masked men who pelted them with eggs. Last month, they successfully campaigned against Warley MP John Spellar, encouraging him to do a full u-turn after he initially voted against LGBT inclusive education.
Group co-founder Saima Razzaq is one of the organisation's many Muslim members, who have been leading dialogue to ensure the protests don't become perceived as a conflict between the LGBT+ community and Muslims, inadvertently overlooking the existence of LGBT+ Muslims, whose experience she believes directly reflects the young people most affected by the school protests.
Razzaq will be marching alongside Moffat, SEEDS members, LGBT+ Muslims and their allies when Birmingham Pride kicks of on Saturday at noon with a parade from Victoria Square to Hurst Street in the city centre's Southside district.
Together, they will front a rainbow parade made up of thousands of teachers, activists, families, drag artists, dancers and trade union officials; as well as students from local universities, sports groups, charities, politicians, police, business owners and lots of bright and colourful costumes and dressed up floats.
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Saima Razzaq is a founder member of SEEDS, campaigning for LGBT inclusive education in schools
Speaking to I Am Birmingham, Razzaq said: "As a gay Muslim woman, visibility for me is more important than it's ever been. Whilst the fanfare outside schools continues, protesters need to understand that their actions will have a devastating impact on children from all communities.
"I don't want to see anymore suicides within the South Asian community. I don't want anyone to grow up in shame. I don't want anyone to be forced to choose between their community, their faith or their family to simply be themselves.
"At a time where the far-right are on the rise at home, across Europe and with Trump , the priorities of the protestors are dangerous and wrong. The toxic effect on community relations hinders our ability to unite and fight. The far-right would take away all equality and all rights for oppressed groups. United we stand, divided we fall."
The Birmingham Pride parade will make its way through the city centre streets this Saturday
Parkfield School teacher and LGBT+ rights advocate Andrew Moffat
Speaking of his joy at leading this year's parade, Andrew Moffat said:
"I'm overjoyed that Birmingham Pride have asked me. My role is to stand up there and say that 'No Outsiders' needs to be taught in schools because this is how you help end homophobia – by teaching children about different people from an early age.
"The message that I want to give is that it's not a case of Muslims versus LGBT or different cultures not getting along. It's about bigotry and fear, and the great thing about Birmingham is its diversity and that we can all get along.
"Birmingham is a great place. There are no no-go areas for LGBT people – but we can't be complacent. We have to be out there, we have to talk about it and we have to work together."
Young people enjoying the Birmingham Pride parade last year
Birmingham Pride aims to celebrate diversity and inclusivity
Birmingham Pride co-director Lawrence Barton told BBC News:
"We're delighted that Andrew [Moffat] is going to be leading the carnival parade this year, joined by Muslim friends, in a space that celebrates equality, freedom, respect and tolerance for all communities.
"There'll be many families from all different types of communities shoulder to shoulder with the LGBTQ community, and to have Andrew at the front of that with Muslim friends, that's the message we're sending out this year."
This is expected to be the first time in history a British Pride parade has been actively led by members of the Muslim community.
Birmingham Pride 2019 takes place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May. Tickets are available here.
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Home Football Swansea vs Liverpool Prediction – 01/10/2016 – Swans to come up short against Reds - (2022)
Swansea vs Liverpool Prediction – 01/10/2016 – Swans to come up short against Reds - (2022)
English Premier League Preview – Swansea vs Liverpool Prediction – October 01, 2016 – Liberty Stadium
Swansea City need to get their act together when they host a very rampant and confident Liverpool at Liberty Stadium on October 1. Apart from a 1-0 win against a struggling Burnley in the opener, the only noteworthy achievement for the Swans was a 2-2 draw against Chelsea at home. Their tally of 4 points after 6 matches is their worst performance ever in a Premier League season. This could make it easy for us to nail a result in our Swansea vs Liverpool prediction.
A record signing of £15.5m of Athletico Madrid striker, Borja Baston, has not helped. Baston has made no impact in his 2 appearances so far. Fernando Llorente, another £5m Spanish signing from Sevilla hasn't performed either, although his goal against Manchester City seemed to indicate a bit of his true potential.
Jordi Amat, Mike van der Hoorn and Angel Rangel have been ineffective at the back. Lukasz Fabianski has kept the goal well with some outstanding saves, but that hasn't made things better.
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The Swans have conceded as many as 10 goals so far in the 2016-17 Premier League season. The hosts at Liberty Stadium can only hope to cash in on the gaps created by Liverpool in their all-out attack mode.
Leroy Fer, Swansea's £4.8m acquisition from QPR, will try to do that. He is already by far the Swans' top scorer with 3 goals.
How the hosts plan to stop Liverpool from completely running them over is another matter. Coutinho, Firmino, Lallana, Sadio Mane, Milner, Benteke and Origi have all been among goals and look hungry for more. Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren have been complementing each other wonderfully at the back and have not hesitated in moving upfront to attack.
The Reds are conceding lesser goals now than when they started the season. From 6 matches they have netted as many as 16 goals and taken in 9. This is a marked improvement from the negative goal average they had after their first three matches.
The Reds move into the Liberty stadium on Saturday on the back of a 5-1 thrashing of Hull City at Anfield and barring unforeseen circumstances they should make short work of the Swans in their own backyard.
For Swansea, a defeat could mean rotting in the 17th spot on the table they are currently in or even worse moving downward with Italian coach, Francesco Guidolin's job on the line. For Jurgen Klopp one more victory would mean being well-entrenched in the Top Four.
But don't rule out upsets, for the last time the Reds had come to the Liberty in 2015-16 they had lost to the hosts 1-3.
In their last 12 encounters, Liverpool have beaten Swansea on 8 occasions and lost just 3. Bookies are expecting this trend to continue come October 1, Saturday.
Correct Score tips Swansea vs Liverpool
Swansea 1-2 Liverpool @ 8/1
Swansea 2-2 Liverpool @ 16/1


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Budget airline launches its own craft beer for passengers
By on January 8, 2019
First it was Brewdog launching beer-themed flights, but now an airline is also getting in on the craft beer action in 2019.
Budget carrier Icelandair has just created a brand new pale ale, named Snæbjört (snie-bioert), after "the glow of Icelandic snow".
Brewed by the state-of-the-art Boyne Brewhouse in Ireland, with American hops Azacca, Mosaic and El Dorado and American Ale yeast, the new drink has a hoppy and fruity taste including pineapple, mango and passionfruit.
The pale ale also features some subtle nods to the airline's home of Iceland. For example, the drink contains an abv of 5%, a fitting tribute when you consider that this happens to be the average temperature in Iceland.
However if you're hoping to sample the new pale ale, unfortunately it's not going to be served in your local pub or nearest brewery.
That's because Snæbjört will only be served to passengers on board Icelandair flights, or for those who are making use of the recently opened Icelandair lounge at Keflavik International Airport. (If you do get to try it, drink responsibly).
Icelandair's first 737
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It's not the airline's first foray into the world of craft beer.
Previously the carrier was offering passengers its own 737 Max IPA as an alternative in-flight beer, which it says proved popular.
However, moving forward the new Snæbjört pale ale will be replacing the 737 Max IPA on the drinks menu.
Kristján Jóhannesson, Head of Inflight Catering at Icelandair, said: "We want to provide an exciting twist to our passengers onboard experience with us.
"We are constantly looking at innovative ways to enhance our passengers experience and by brewing limited edition seasonal pale ales like the Snæbjört, passengers can understand the culture of Iceland from a sip of their drink."
Icelandair offers a number of flights to Europe from the UK including Glasgow, London and Manchester, with a stopover in Iceland.
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Market has Still Not Responded to Various Government Steps: SIAM
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The Indian automobile sector has been going through a slowdown due to several reasons including, high GST and liquidity crunch.
Updated:September 5, 2019, 5:20 PM IST
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The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said that the market has still not responded to the various measures initiated by the government to reverse the slowdown that has dented the industry. Reacting to the dismal sales numbers of various companies for August, SIAM President Rajan Wadhera said the series of announcements on credit availability and reducing the cost of credit that were made do not seem to have percolated down to the NBFCs which support the bulk of finance for the automotive industry.
"The consumer sentiment also continues to be low and there is clearly a trust deficit in lending money to the dealers," he said, as per a SIAM statement. To help revive the sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 23 had announced that the government departments would be allowed to buy new vehicles, automobiles purchased till March 31, 2020 could avail the benefit of additional depreciation of 15 per cent, with total depreciation up to 30 per cent, and BS-IV vehicles bought till March 31, 2020, would remain operational for their entire registration period.
The sector has been going through a slowdown for the past few months due to several reasons including, high goods and services tax (GST) and liquidity crunch. Wadhera pointed out the urgent need for the government to reduce the GST rates on automobiles from the highest 28 per cent. "All this while, the industry has pulled out all stops in offering attractive deals and discounts to the consumers," he said. "However, the ability of the industry to provide large discounts is limited and this only highlights the need for the government to consider reducing the GST rates from 28 per cent to 18 per cent which would significantly reduce the cost of vehicles and, in turn, create demand."
Sitharaman had Sunday said the GST Council would take the call on reducing the tax on motor vehicles. Wadhera also cited the requirement of an integrated incentive-based "scrappage" policy covering all segments of the auto industry. "As the festival season is around the corner, it is imperative that these decisions are taken quickly and announced without delay so that the industry could hope for a better festival season that could harbinger a recovery in the industry," he said.
On Sunday, automobile majors reported significant declines in their respective sales for August. Tata Motors reported a 49 per cent slump in its domestic sales on a year-on-year (YoY) basis at 29,140 units. The commercial vehicles' sales dipped 45 per cent to 21,824 units. It sold 7,316 passenger vehicles in August, a decline of 58 per cent from 17,351 units during the year-ago month.
Maruti Suzuki India reported a 32.7 per cent decline in its vehicle sales last month YoY. The company sold 1,06,413 units, including exports, compared with 1,58,189 vehicles in August 2018.
Similarly, Mahindra and Mahindra's (M&M) local sales declined 26 per cent YoY. It sold 33,564 vehicles during the month against 45,373 units in the year-ago month. "The auto industry continued to be subdued in August due to several external factors," Veejay Ram Nakra, Chief of Sales and Marketing, Automotive Division, M&M.
Hyundai Motor India sold 38,205 units, lower by 16.58 per cent from 45,801 units in August 2018.
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President of Lebanon Michel Aoun has called on Saudi Arabia to clarify why Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri remains in the kingdom and does not return to Beirut. The president described the situation surrounding the minister being in Saudi Arabia "dubious and mysterious," and said that anything al-Hariri has said or may say "does not reflect reality." Al-Hariri announced his resignation in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia. "Lebanon does not accept its prime minister being in a situation at odds with international treaties and the standard rules in relations between states," a Saturday statement from Aoun's office said, as quoted by Reuters.


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Why Four Lanes?
Highway 23 is the second longest state route in Minnesota traveling from the South Dakota border to Duluth and, yet, the majority of the route remains a two-lane highway. The Highway 23 Coalition focuses on the corridor from Marshall to I-94, advocating for a four-lane connection from Willmar to I-94. The Coalition believes this improvement is essential to west central Minnesota's economy and workforce. In this six-county region alone, more than 1,138 transportation-related businesses with 30,000 employees will directly benefit from this highway modification. Accessibility is required to attract and retain manufacturing jobs, businesses and skilled employees.
A 4-Lane MN Highway 23 will change the transportation system from Sioux Falls, SD to Duluth, MN & Superior, WI.
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Yet the Coalition's quest for highway improvements does not end here. On the Coalition's radar are a four-lane feasibility study between Foley and Milaca, four-lane feasibility study between Green Valley and Marshall and several ancillary projects for 2022.
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For many years, an informal Highway 23 Coalition has been seeking state funding to complete the two four-lane gaps between Willmar and I-94. In the summer of 2017, the Highway 23 Coalition was formally organized to unite communities and businesses along the corridor from Rock County to Pine County — encompassing the Marshall, Willmar, and St. Cloud regions—to promote highway improvements along the corridor.
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El metrònom és un aparell que produeix una pulsació regular fent servir angles. La pulsació pot ser auditiva, visual o tàctil. Es començaren a construir a principis del  És emprat per molts músics, però musicalment parlant és una eina que ha aixecat moltes controvèrsies. La paraula és d'origen grec: metron = mesura, nomos = regular. Tal com mostra la secció (Crítiques a l'ús del metrònom), una actuació amb metrònom xoca amb l'expressivat que ha de mostrar el músic, en aquest aspecte el metrònom és un entrebanc a l'expressió. Així, hi ha ritmes com la Samba que, si es volen interpretar correctament, no poden ser polsats amb el ritme del metrònom. Per això hi ha músics que rebutgen totalment l'ús del metrònom. Serveix per mesurar el temps. (METRÒ=Medir) (NOM=Temps).

Història
D'acord amb Lynn Townsend White, Jr. l'inventor andalusí Abbas Ibn Firnas (810-887) va ser el primer a crear una espècie de metrònom.

El metrònom mecànic va ser inventat per Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel a Amsterdam l'any 1812. Johann Nepomuk Mälzel va copiar algunes idees de Winkel i va patentar el primer metrònom portàtil el 1816. Ludwig van Beethoven el 1817 va ser el primer compositor de renom que va anotar en les seves obres la pulsació adient del metrònom.

Classes de metrònoms

Metrònoms mecànics
El metrònom tradicional més usat és el metrònom mecànic que té un pes ajustable que es pot desplaçar al llarg d'una barra (equivaldria a un pèndol invertit). Si pugem el pes, el tempo disminueix, i si baixem el pes, el tempo augmenta. Un mecanisme dintre del metrònom produeix un clic en cada oscil·lació.

Metrònoms electrònics

Els metrònoms moderns són electrònics i usen cristall de quars per al mecanisme de precisió, el mateix que usen els rellotges de polsera. Els metrònoms electrònics més senzills tenen botons per controlar el temps; alguns poden produir notes de l'escala musical. Els metrònoms més sofisticats poden produir dos o més sons. Molts teclats electrònics tenen metrònoms incorporats.

Pulsacions per minut
Sovint a l'encapçalament de les composicions el compositor anota el temps en què vol que es toqui la partitura. S'acostuma a escriure el valor de la nota (una negra, una corxera...) i les pulsacions. Així, una negra=60, vol dir que cada minut s'han d'interpretar 60 notes negres o les seves equivalències.

Tanmateix, i tradicionalment, sempre s'han usat les paraules italianes que indiquen el moviment: largo, adagio, andante, allegro y presto, independentment si s'anota la pulsació del metrònom.

 40-43: Grave
 44-47: Largo
 48-51: Larghetto
 52-54: Adagio
 55-65: Andante
 66-69: Andantino
 70-95: Moderato
 96-112: Allegretto
 113-120: Allegro
 121-140: Vivace
 141-175: Presto
 176-208: Prestissimo

Crítiques a l'ús del metrònom
Un metrònom dona una pulsació rígida i fixa. És molt adequat per a l'estudiant de música per seguir el tempo adequat i donar la duració adequada a cada nota. De totes maneres un cop s'ha estudiat bé la partitura és el moment de la interpretació, del fraseig, de la dinàmica musical, de la respiració i de donar el caràcter propi que demana cada tipus de música; Si no deixem de banda el metrònom llavors la interpretació serà massa rígida, gairebé artificial o metronòmica.

Molts notables compositors, com ara Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi i Johannes Brahms criticaren l'ús del metrònom.

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 Metronome Techniques, de Frederick Franz, New Haven, Connecticut, 1988

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Pop quiz: How many adult Americans go boating every year?
Would you believe more than one in three? According to BoatUS, some 90 million Americans want to feel the wind in their hair as they explore America's 95,000 miles of shoreline and 25,000 miles of navigable inland waters.
About 1.5 million people buy boats every year, according to BoatUS. Whether you want to dip your toes or trade up, odds are there's a boat with your name (and budget) on it. But what kind of craft is right for you? The answer depends on what you want to do. Race in regattas? Hang out with family and friends? Reel in a big one?
There's a sea of choices, and many people opt for boats that multitask. Even so, think about whether you love communing with nature or just want to get to where you're going. "For many people, sailboats are all about the the voyage," says Charles Fort, associate editor of BoatUS Magazine. "For many powerboaters, it's all about the destination."
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Ease and convenience have made motorboats the top watercraft around, representing some 75percent of boats registered in the U.S., says Fort. While large models—say, 26 feet or longer—typically must be stored on the water, small boats are simple to maneuver and, thanks to trailers, easy to take home.
For day trips: Flat-bottom johnboats and skiffs are small, inexpensive and meant for shallow inland waters. Meanwhile, all-purpose, family-friendly bow riders, which feature seating up front as well as in back, are quick, maneuverable and great for water sports.
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Boats that are powered by wind and sail can be cheaper to own and easier to maintain—not to mention being more eco-friendly—than powerboats.
Speedy and smooth: Known for efficient dual hulls, smaller "beach" catamarans take skill to maneuver, while larger "cruising" cats offer smooth, stable rides.
Fun in the sun: One- or two-seat sailing dinghies are great for newbies. They come in versions for recreation and racing. Daysailers can seat up to four and have cuddy cabins for storage—and sometimes sleeping quarters.
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Israeli, Dubai police officials meet in UAE
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The diplomatic row between Israel and Dubai has not undermined relations between the two states' law enforcement apparatuses.
Last week, Qatar hosted the annual Interpol General Assembly, which was attended by top law enforcement echelons from around the world.
Israel, which also took part in the event, was represented by Head of the police investigations unit Major-General Yoav Segalovich and head of the police special assignment department Commander Guy Nir.
The hosting country was represented by Police Commander Dahi Khalfan Tamim, who is well remembered for his unleashing criticism of Israel following the assassination of Hamas senior member Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, allegedly orchestrated by Mossad agents.
During the four-day conference, Segalovich and Khalfan crossed paths and held a short conversation. "They met randomly," a police official said on Sunday.
"They were introduced, they shook hands and greeted each other," the source noted, adding that the meeting was pleasant despite rising tensions between the Arab Emirate and the Jewish State.
In January 2010, Mabhouh was assassinated while staying in a luxury hotel in Dubai.
The local police, headed by Khalfan, accused Israel of the act, and later published 27 pictures of suspects, taken by the hotel surveillance camera.
Dubai claimed Mossad agents used fake passports of Israeli and European nationals in order to execute the hit. Following a request by the Dubai police, Interpol later issued arrest warrants against the suspects.
"The Mossad shouldn't have come to us. We didn't do anything to Israel. It is an insult for us," Khalfan stated at the time, warning that Israelis will be barred from entering Dubai in the future.


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New front in Vietnam war opens at Park Slope sandwich joints
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Perhaps we should start calling Sixth Avenue "the de-sandwiched zone" (DSZ).
Residents of Park Slope will certainly feel that way, now that the notorious Vietnamese sandwich renegade Henry Huynh has abandoned his eponymous shop on Seventh Avenue and opened Home, a new Viet-style joint on Fifth Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets.
And he does so in the wake of a controversial battle with his original Vietnamese sandwich guru, Hanco's on Seventh Avenue, that threatened to turn the beloved banh mi into a painful reminder of everything that has ever gone wrong in Indochina.
So now the question is one that was asked two generations ago: Who lost Vietnam?
Huynh comes to the sandwich wars with years of baggage — namely accusations that he's a Vietnamese sandwich spy who stole Hanco's recipe for the tasty, French-influenced mix of pate, ground pork, ham, hot peppers, pickled vegetables and baguette before opening Henry's last year.
"He stole the recipe," Hanco Tang told The Brooklyn Paper last August. "We don't have proof, but it just disappeared. … They were like spies."
Now he's done it again.
"I've split from my partner [at Henry's] and opened up this place," said Huynh, who always rocks his cap cocked slightly to the side, giving him a certain "bad boy" aura that you can taste in every bite.
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Huynh, who moved to Brooklyn from Ho Chi Minh City in 2001, touted an added bonus of his new sandwich joint, which is ideally located directly across the street from MS 51.
"The students come in here all the time," Huynh said. "They love the bubble tea."
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