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Christmas comedy and entertainment
Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Here are the best programmes to watch on TV this Christmas. You'll probably need until at least the middle of January 2021 to watch them all…
It's been a funny old year, but there's still plenty to celebrate. The awards ceremony, broadcast live from Salford's Media City, will recognise teams, sports stars, coaches and more that succeeded, even in the face of the pandemic. Ordinary members of the public and unsung heroes also receive very worthy shout-outs for their outstanding contributions to sport.
BBC Sports Personality Of The Year will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Sunday 20 December at 8pm.
The Great Christmas Bake Off
Four bakers from previous series of The Great British Bake Off compete to be crowned Christmas Star Baker as they rustle up some festive bakes. Comedian Tom Allen joins Matt Lucas to host, as regular co-host Noel Fielding was on paternity leave. The word on the street is there will also be a musical number! Another special, The Great New Year Bake Off, will air on Sunday 3 January. Read our round-up of this year's Bake Off higlights and lowlights.
The Great Christmas Bake Off will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Christmas Eve at 7.40pm.
Mary Berry Saves Christmas
Well, if anyone could save Christmas, it would be our beloved Mrs Berry! The cook teaches three amateurs how to whip up mouth-watering dishes. She enlists help from three celebrity sous chefs, The Repair Shop's Jay Blades, comedian Tom Allen and presenter Angela Scanlon.
Mary Berry Saves Christmas will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Wednesday 23 December at 6.30pm.
The Queen's Speech
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II delivers her annual Christmas message to the nation and the Commonwealth. How she'll manage to reflect on the past 12 months in just ten minutes, we're not entirely sure!
The Queen's Speech will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108), ITV HD (CH 103/113), Sky One/HD (CH 110/109) and Sky News/HD (CH 603/602) on Christmas Day at 3pm. It can also be heard on BBC Radio 4 (CH 904) at 3pm.
The Hit List Celebrity Special
In this celebrity edition, three teams try to recognise as many hit songs and artists as possible. Paralympians and couple Hannah Cockcroft and Nathan Maguire; musician Martin Kemp and his son and radio host Roman; and singer Fleur East and her make-up blogger sister Keshia battle it out to win £10,000 for their chosen charity.
The Hit List Celebrity Special will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on New Year's Eve at 5.50pm.
Britain's Got Talent Christmas Spectacular
And and Dec present the most memorable and talented acts from the past 14 years as judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Ashley Banjo prepare to be wowed.
Britain's Got Talent Christmas Spectacular will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Christmas Day at 8pm.
The Real Full Monty On Ice
For the first time, celebs are taking to the ice… completely naked! Dame Jenni Murray, Linda Lusardi, Shaughna Phillips, Hayley Tamaddon and Dr Zoe will bare all, as will Gareth Thomas, Jamie Lomas, Jake Quickenden, Bob Champion, Perri Kiely and Chris Hughes. It's all to raise awareness of cancers in intimate areas of the body and emphasise how important early self-checks are. Ashley Banjo and Coleen Nolan will lead the class of 2020 as they freeze (we mean, ease) into it.
The Real Full Monty On Ice will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Monday 14 December at 9pm.
Miranda's Games With Showbiz Names
Miranda Hart hosts a new entertainment show where three celebrity couples dial in from home to compete in a series of Christmas games.
Miranda's Games With Showbiz Names will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Christmas Eve at 9.45pm.
One Night In… Hamleys
Comedians Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett and Tom Allen are locked in the famous toy shop on London's Regent Street for a night of mischief and games. The only rules are: sleeping's cheating, leave it how you found it, and if they break it, they pay for it! On this after-hours adventure, there are no security guards or grown-ups to hinder the big kids' fun.
One Night In... Hamleys will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Christmas Eve at 9pm.
Christmas University Challenge
Across ten nights, it's not students, but famous graduates playing for the university they attended, answering a few seasonally themed brainteasers along the way. They have all made an impact in their chosen field and are ready to battle it out to become Christmas University Challenge Series Champions.
When can I watch them and on what channel?
Christmas University Challenge will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Monday 21 December at 8.30pm.
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The Chase Celebrity Special
The Chasers take on a new batch of stars, but just because it's Christmas, that doesn't mean they're gonna go easy on the celebs! Another special episode is full of bloopers, and we all know Bradley Walsh has plenty of those.
When can I watch them on what channel?
The Chase Celebrity Special will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Christmas Day at 5pm.
The Chase: The Bloopers will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Sunday 27 December at 7pm.
Only Connect
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts as two family teams from previous series return for a Christmas special. The Edwards and the Wrights compete to find connections between things that seemingly have no relation, including a Johannes Vermeer painting and the gift on the eighth day of Christmas.
Only Connect will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Tuesday 29 December at 8pm.
American country musician Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins present this 40-minute special, featuring performances from Dan & Shay, Lady A, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw and the host himself.
Country Christmas will air on BBC Four HD (CH 107) on Friday 18 December at 11pm.
The Cube Celebrity Special
McFly's Danny Jones and Dougie Poynter and comedian Emily Atack and her mum Kate Robbins compete to win £250,000 for their chosen charities.
The Cube Celebrity Special will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Sunday 20 December at 8pm.
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2020
For the first time in over 60 years, the lectures, filmed at the Royal Institution's theatre, will be delivered by three expert scientists. Geologist professor Chris Jackson; physicist and oceanographer, Dr Helen Czerski; and environmental scientist, Dr Tara Shine will join forces between Christmas and New Year under this year's theme: Planet Earth: A User's Guide.
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2020 will air on BBC Four HD (CH 107) on Monday 28 December at 8pm, Tuesday 29 December at 8pm and Wednesday 30 December at 8pm.
The Wall Vs Celebrities
Across two episodes, Stacey Dooley, Craig Revel Horwood, Chris Kamara, John Barnes, Alex Brooker and Sally Lindsay take on The Wall alongside host Danny Dyer to win money for their chosen charity.
The Wall Vs Celebrities will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Christmas Eve at 6.55pm and New Year's Eve at 6.40pm.
Dara Ó Briain is joined by Hugh Dennis for Yuletide Scenes We'd Like to See, a Newsreel from Hugh and unseen material. As we all know, every week in 2020 has been worth mocking…
Mock The Week will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Monday 21 December at 10pm.
In For A Christmas Penny
Stephen Mulhern visits Bath, where he challenges members of the public to festive games, with the biggest prize yet on the line: a holiday and £1,000.
In For A Christmas Penny will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Boxing Day at 5.15pm.
Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow – The Price Is Right
"Come on down" to watch as audience members guess if the price is right on Christmas prizes before they spin the wheel in the hopes of winning big.
Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow – The Price Is Right will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Christmas Eve at 8.15pm.
Gogglebox 2020
Gogglebox is one of the shows that truly saved 2020 and brought some much-needed joy and laughter into our lives. Tune in for the best bits of the armchair critics sitting on their sofas and sounding off about TV.
Celebrity Gogglebox 2020 will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Friday 18 December at 9pm.
Gogglebox 2020 will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Christmas Day at 9.10pm.
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank makes a festive return as Bradley Walsh hosts while a panel of six celebrities attempt to fill in the missing blanks to win brilliant prizes for some lucky contestants.
Blankety Blank will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Christmas Day at 7pm.
Good Morning Britain, Lorraine and This Morning
Good Morning Britain kicks off at 7am, and let's face it, you'll probably be awake (and the kids definitely will be) to begin the festivities. It's followed by Lorraine at 9am and This Morning at 10am. With special guests, uplifting news and lots of treats, these programmes will get your Christmas morning off to a great start.
Good Morning Britain, Lorraine and This Morning will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Christmas Day.
James Martin's Christmas Day
If you're looking for a helping hand with food preparations on Christmas Day, look no further than James Martin. A mouth-watering recipe from Michelin-starred Tom Kerridge, plus decadent creations from The Ritz's head chef John Williams and Bake Off Crème de la Crème winner Mark Tilling are also on the cards.
James Martin's Christmas Day will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Christmas Day at 12pm.
Ainsley's Festive Food We Love
Chef Ainsley Harriott whips up Thai turkey and coconut broth with chilli, coconut and coriander scones, chocolate bread and butter pudding with spiced cherries. Are you salivating already? Yep, us too.
Ainsley's Festive Food We Love will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Christmas Day at 2pm.
Drinks experts Olly Smith and Helen McGinn (we can see why she got into this line of work) say cheers to bargains, special occasion treats, gift ideas and recipes. Special guests include astronaut Tim Peake, presenter Richard Osman and comedian Micky Flanagan.
Saturday Kitchen will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) throughout December.
Charlie Ross brings you some of the "best buys" bought by the teams from Christmases past and he has plenty of tips on how to find a one-of-a-kind festive antique, collectible or the perfect Christmas gift. Meanwhile, Anita Manning learns about the history behind writing Christmas cards.
Bargain Hunt will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Friday 18 December at 12pm.
Tenable Christmas Cracker
Warwick Davis hosts this Christmas-themed episode of the general knowledge quiz. Tune in to find out whether a team of five will take home the £125,000 jackpot.
Tenable Christmas Cracker will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Christmas Day at 3.40pm.
Hey Tracey!
Comedians Seann Walsh and Tom Lucy; RuPaul's Drag Race UK's Baga Chipz; Love Island-ers Samira Mighty and Curtis Pritchard; and Curtis's brother and Strictly Come Dancing star AJ all compete to win cash for a member of the public. Joel Dommett presents, as the stars consult virtual assistant Tracey (Donna Preston) when they don't know an answer. She then connects them via phone to a person in the real world, who may (or may not) be able to help.
Hey Tracey! will air on ITV2/HD (CH 115/176) on Wednesday 16 December at 10pm.
Christmas Shopping With Keith Lemon
Keith Lemon goes shopping with the stars, but as he helps them check off their wish lists (for friends, family and themselves), he also learns more about them through his signature interviewing style.
Christmas Shopping With Keith Lemon will air on ITV2/HD (CH 115/176) on Sunday 20 December at 10pm.
Guests Maya Jama, Paddy McGuinness, Paloma Faith and Ricky Wilson join Keith Lemon and team captains Emily Atack and Laura Whitmore for a sweet and juicy Christmas edition.
Celebrity Juice will air on ITV2/HD (CH 115/176) on Thursday 17 December at 10pm.
Would I Lie To You? At Christmas
Lying over the holidays doesn't seem very Christmassy, but as it's celebrities and comedians pulling our leg for guaranteed laughs, we'll let it slide.
Would I Lie To You? At Christmas will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Christmas Eve at 7.45pm.
Richard Osman's Christmas House Of Games Night
Celebrity contestants Sarah Hadland, Alex Horne, Craig Revel Horwood and Charlene White will take on a series of quiz rounds selected by host and quiz legend Richard Osman. Who will take home the House Of Games Christmas trophy?
Richard Osman's Christmas House Of Games Night will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Monday 28 December at 7pm.
QI: Rejoice!
Continue to hone your "quite interesting" knowledge as the panel (which always includes Alan Davies) responds to presenter Sandi Toksvig's bizarre line of questioning. Find out how to get a reindeer into a submarine and why the Immaculate Conception isn't what you think it is, all while watching the panel set two new Christmas-themed world records.
QI: Rejoice! will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Wednesday 23 December at 9.30pm.
First Dates At Christmas
Romance is somehow even more… romantic at Christmas. Love is in the air as maître d'hôtel Fred Sirieix plays cupid while a new batch of singletons, young and old, hope Father Christmas has brought them someone to kiss underneath the mistletoe. The First Dates restaurant is traded for a cosy hideaway in the British countryside that looks like something straight out of a romcom. In the New Year, we can look forward to First Dates: Teens, where a Manchester restaurant opens its doors to those aged 16-19.
First Dates At Christmas will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Wednesday 23 December at 9pm.
Gemma Collins: Diva For Xmas
Everyone's favourite diva, the GC, prepares for Christmas by visiting Chloe Sims' house before taking a trip to a turkey sanctuary and then posing for her Christmas card shoot.
Gemma Collins: Diva For Xmas will air on ITVBe/HD (CH 119/179) on Christmas Eve at 9pm.
The Only Way Is Essexmas
As the locals based in Brentwood attend a winter's ball, we'll use a line from one of the placards Mark (Andrew Lincoln) uses in Love Actually: "And at Christmas you tell the truth." Well, expect some brutal honesty as tensions build and drama unfolds in true TOWIE style.
The Only Way Is Essexmas will air on ITVBe/HD (CH 119/179) on Wednesday 16 December at 9pm.
If you're a fan of The Real Housewives Of Cheshire, make sure you check out the all-new The Real Housewives Of Jersey (The Real Housewives Of New Jersey is something else entirely), featuring seven of the island's most glamorous residents. From beaches to over-the-top parties, there will be no shortage of drama in the place where everybody knows everybody.
The Real Housewives Of Jersey will air on ITVBe/HD (CH 119/179) on Monday 28 December at 9pm. It is also available in Apps & Games > ITV Hub as a 10-part Box Set on the same day.
If you're unfamiliar with the concept, it's a singing competition/guessing game where celebrities don outrageous, over-the-top costumes to hide their true identities… until they're unmasked.
The Masked Singer will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Boxing Day at 7pm.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing
Bob Mortimer returns to his childhood roots in Middlesbrough where he will fish the River Esk and Tees with the other half of the dynamic duo, Paul Whitehouse. This sleeper hit will get you all up in your festive (and fishy) feels.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Sunday 13 December at 8.10pm.
Christmas Dinner Date
Singletons pick three blind dates out of five potential partners, based on the menus they've provided. To be honest, it's not really about the food, but more about the chemistry in-person, as only one of the individuals is chosen for a second date. We can only hope that the Christmas edition means plenty of turkey and Yorkshire puddings, as well as mistletoe.
Christmas Dinner Date will air on ITVBe/HD (CH 119/179) on Wednesday 16 December at 8pm.
Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook-Off
Celebs go head to head in the cookery competition across two episodes as they attempt to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook-Off will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Monday 21 December at 9pm.
MasterChef: The Professionals – A Festive Knockout
In two programmes, eight of the most memorable chefs (four in each episode) return to compete and show us amateurs at home how it's done.
MasterChef: The Professionals – A Festive Knockout will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Tuesday 29 December at 8pm.
Celebrity Mastermind
John Humphrys presents as more stars step up to the plate to test their knowledge on a specialist subject. The winner earns money for their chosen charity.
Celebrity Mastermind will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Saturday 19 December at 5.25pm.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special
Jimmy Carr hosts a festive-themed edition of the words and numbers game, with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent. Jon Richardson and Sarah Millican face off against Sean Lock and David Mitchell, with David O'Doherty joining Dent in Dictionary Corner.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Monday 21 December at 9pm.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Celebrity Specials
Jeremy Clarkson returns as host, but this time, it's celebrities hoping to win the £1,000,000 prize for charity. Piers Morgan, Jordan Banjo, Prue Leith, Kym Marsh and Ronni Ancona test their knowledge across 15 questions (well, if they get that far). With no audience present, their four lifelines are 50:50, Ask The Host and two Phone a Friends.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Celebrity Specials will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Boxing Day at 9.30pm and Sunday 27 December at 9.15pm.
Have I Got 30 Years For You
To mark the show's 30th anniversary, celebrate the last of the three decades with Paul Merton, Ian Hislop, Germaine Greer, Gary Lineker, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Ken Livingstone and Alexander Armstrong. Also check out the best bits from previous years (and find out what made the news back then)!
Have I Got 30 Years For You will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Christmas Eve at 10.15pm.
The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special
Joe Lycett hosts as celebrity guests Denise van Outen, Shirley Ballas, Dr Ranj Singh and Sara Pascoe compete to create festive outfits, including pyjama bottoms, a fitted dress and fancy dress for a dog.
The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Boxing Day at 7.45pm.
The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity New Year Special will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on New Year's Eve at 8pm.
Celebrity Snoop Dogs At Christmas
This combination of Cribs and Through The Keyhole has a very furry twist. Celebs' pets give you a tour of their luxurious homes using mounted Go-Pro cameras attached to a harness. Guess who these VIPs (very important pets) belong to before their owners' identities are revealed at the end of the episode.
Celebrity Snoop Dogs At Christmas will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Tuesday 29 December at 7pm.
Escape To The Château At Christmas
Dick Strawbridge, Angel Adoree, their children Dorothy and Arthur, and Angel's parents Jenny and Steve prepare to celebrate a family Christmas in France.
Escape To The Château At Christmas will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Christmas Day at 8.10pm.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Final
After nine weeks of outstanding performances, the remaining couples take to the dance floor for the last time before one pair is crowned the champion. We're not entirely sure what we'll do once Strictly ends, but we'll cross that bridge (and probably cry) when we come to it. Until then, enjoy the magic, and music from Robbie Williams.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Final will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Saturday 19 December at 6pm.
Strictly: The Christmas Countdown
Sadly there is no Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special this year due to the pandemic, but the show's 25 most memorable dances of all time (as voted for by the public) will be revealed instead. Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are joined by the judges and professional dancers.
Strictly: The Christmas Countdown will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Christmas Day at 4.45pm.
Kirstie And Phil's Love It Or List It
In the year where we've hardly left our homes, property professionals Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are back with series 6 to advise people on whether to move on from or hold on to their houses.
Kirstie And Phil's Love It Or List It will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Wednesday 30 December at 8pm.
The Repair Shop At Christmas
Items with a festive feel are restored, as Jay Blades and his team of experts return. This might come as a surprise if it's your first time watching the show, but tissues will be required.
The Repair Shop At Christmas will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Boxing Day at 6.45pm.
While church services are limited at the moment, Sunday Worship will air services from across the UK, beginning on Advent Sunday and continuing until Sunday 3 January.
Sunday Worship will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Sundays.
Carols From King's
Filmed without a congregation and with the King's College Choir socially distanced, the programme gives viewers an opportunity to enjoy the exquisite singing and the stunning architecture of the chapel.
Carols From King's will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Christmas Eve at 5.30pm.
Songs Of Praise: The UK's Favourite Carol
The UK's top ten most popular carols are revealed, based on the public's votes. Aled Jones counts down from the beautiful St Paul's Cathedral in London as he's joined by star guests, including Andrea Bocelli, who will be performing the UK's favourite carol.
Songs Of Praise: The UK's Favourite Carol will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Sunday 20 December at 1.15pm.
Vicky McClure's Dementia Choir At Christmas
The Line Of Duty star is joined by another member of AC-12 in this 30-minute special that charts the choir's journey during lockdown.
Vicky McClure's Dementia Choir At Christmas will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Wednesday 16 December at 7.30pm.
Dolly Parton's Christmas Concert
Queen of country Dolly Parton performs songs from her new Christmas album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, in this special set that was recorded in her studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dolly Parton's Christmas Concert will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Wednesday 23 December at 11.15pm.
Little Mix: Live At The O2
Grab your front row seat to LM5: The Tour from November 2019, with the girl gang belting their biggest hits, including "Black Magic, "Wings," "Salute" and "Shout Out To My Ex".
Little Mix: Live At The O2 will air on Sky One/HD (CH 110/109) on Monday 21 December at 12pm.
Nigella: Cook, Eat, Repeat
The series accompanies food writer and chef Nigella Lawson's most recent book of the same name and features new feel-good recipes and stories. Read all about it (and play Nigella bingo!). For the Christmas special, Nigella said, "I haven't been away anywhere this year, and won't be, so this is about travelling at the table, with some of my favourite Christmas recipes from abroad, as well as home-grown treats."
Nigella: Cook, Eat, Repeat will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Tuesday 22 December at 8pm.
Big Zuu's Christmas Eats
Rapper, DJ and presenter Big Zuu, along with sous chef Hyder and chief taster Tubsey, cooks up a feast for guests AJ Tracey, Julie Adengua, JME, Loyle Carner, Ed Gamble, Phil Wang, Rosie Jones and Desiree Burch. A two-part special not to be missed!
Big Zuu's Christmas Eats will air on Dave/HD (CH 127/227) on Friday 18 December at 10pm.
Jamie And Jimmy's Festive Feast
Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty present a special edition of Friday Night Feast as they're joined by Sam Smith and Joe Wicks, who help to prepare a range of delicious dishes.
Jamie And Jimmy's Festive Feast will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Tuesday 29 December at 9pm.
Snackmasters: Quality Street
Fred Sirieix asks a chocolatier and a pastry chef to replicate a chocolate brand that is a Christmas staple: Quality Street. They are then judged by a panel of Quality Street insiders and experts.
Snackmasters: Quality Street will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Wednesday 23 December at 8pm.
Tom Allen Goes To Town
Comedian and Bromley boy Tom Allen visits Wakefield, West Yorkshire in this special that was filmed in 2019. He meets the characters of Wakefield, explores the cathedral and visits one of the only drive-in fish and chip shops in the world before putting on a show for the locals at the end of the week.
Tom Allen Goes To Town will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Wednesday 30 December at 9pm.
Michael McIntyre's Christmas Wheel
Holly Willoughby, Alan Carr and Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse, who are joined by celebrity experts, compete in an attempt to win money for their chosen charity this Christmas.
Michael McIntyre's Christmas Wheel will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Christmas Day at 6pm.
Royal Opera All-Star Gala
International opera stars come together on the famous Royal Opera House stage to sing some of opera's favourite arias. The concert, recorded in September, features classics by Bellini, Bizet, Donizetti, Dvorak, Massenet, Puccini, Rossini and Verdi.
Royal Opera All-Star Gala will air on BBC Four HD (CH 107) on Christmas Day at 7.40pm.
Royal Ballet All-Star Gala
Anita Rani presents a collection of ballet highlights, performed by Royal Ballet stars including Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Natalia Osipova and Edward Watson.
Royal Ballet All-Star Gala will air on BBC Four HD (CH 107) on Boxing Day at 7pm.
Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes
Trailblazing choreographer Matthew Bourne's dance adaptation of the 1948 film The Red Shoes and the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is truly breathtaking. The red shoes in question, worn by Victoria Page (Ashley Shaw), often pop against black-and-white backdrops as she must choose between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. There's also a particularly clever performance within a performance. This production is a recording of the stage show at Sadler's Wells.
Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Christmas Day at 6pm.
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
In this one-hour special, the illusionist blows the minds of celebrities, including David Beckham, Drake, Dave Chappelle, John Travolta, Patrick Stewart, Emma Stone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
David Blaine: Beyond Magic will air on Sky One/HD (CH 110/109) on Sunday 20 December at 9pm.
The Joy Of Painting: Winter Specials
American painter Bob Ross will guide you through the new hobby you most likely picked up during lockdown in this collection of vintage episodes.
The Joy Of Painting: Winter Specials will air on BBC Four HD (CH 107) on Monday 14 December at 7.30pm.
The Last Leg Of The Year
Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by celebrity guests in a two-hour satirical special looking back at the year that was 2020 and looking ahead to a (hopefully) much better 2021.
The Last Leg Of The Year will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on New Year's Eve at 9pm.
New Year's Day Concert From Vienna
Petroc Trelawny presents this live musical start to the New Year with music from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. Italian conductor Ricardo Muti, who returns for his sixth time since 1993, leads the concert.
New Year's Day Concert from Vienna will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on New Year's Day at 10.15am.
Taskmaster's New Year Treat
Taskmaster moved from Dave to Channel 4 this year for series 10 and raked in the most viewers on record for its debut episode. In another first, the show receives a festive special as Greg Davies and Alex Horne welcome five brand-new faces to the ridiculous, funny and ridiculously funny game show. Who will make us laugh most out of John Hannah (Four Weddings And A Funeral), Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls), presenter Rylan Clark-Neal and Shirley Ballas (Strictly Come Dancing)?
Taskmaster's New Year Treat will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on New Year's Day at 9pm.
Lingo is a brand new tactical word-based quiz show hosted by actor, comedian and presenter Adil Ray. In each episode, three pairs of contestants must correctly work out the words that appear in the Lingo grids for the chance to win a cash prize. Let's hope they're not at a loss for words…
Lingo will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on New Year's Day at 4.35pm.
Dancing On Thin Ice With Torvill & Dean
Olympic ice dancing champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean travel to Alaska to skate in the great outdoors. It's something they've surprisingly never done in their 45 years working together. This one-off film, narrated by Stephen Fry, also offers insight into the effects of climate change, as it becomes difficult to find wild ice as Alaska feels the heat from global warming.
Dancing On Thin Ice With Torvill & Dean will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on New Year's Day at 9pm.
Top Of The Pops New Year Special
Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo are back to see in the New Year with some of the biggest songs and artists from the last 12 months. They'll also be getting the party started with exclusive performances to round the year off in style.
Top Of The Pops New Year Special will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on New Year's Eve at 4.20pm.
The Graham Norton New Year's Eve Show
Graham Norton presents his traditional end-of-year talk show as he's joined by very special guests, who always end up revealing hilarious anecdotes on his couch. Your New Year's Eve = sorted.
The Graham Norton New Year's Eve Show will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on New Year's Eve at 10.25pm.
The Big New Year's In
Yep, that title sounds about right. Order yourself a takeaway and let the BBC take care of the rest with a live entertainment show packed with famous faces and a very special concert before the clock hits 12.
The Big New Year's In will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on New Year's Eve at 9pm.
Jools' Annual Hootenanny
Jools and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will be joined by special guests and some special footage to see in the New Year. The programme has been going for nearly 30 years, so it's gonna take a lot more than a bumpy 12 months to stop this party!
Jools' Annual Hootenanny will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on New Year's Eve at 11.15pm.
Only Fools And Horses
Rodney (David Jason) and Del Boy (Nicholas Lyndhurst) provide classic entertainment as they get themselves into all types of mischief. One for all the family to enjoy!
Only Fools And Horses will air on GOLD HD (CH 124) throughout December.
The Royle Family
It wouldn't be Christmas without the Royles, who will be doing exactly what we'll be doing over the holidays – watching TV.
The Royle Family will air on GOLD HD (CH 124) on Wednesday 23 December at 9.30pm.
Meet The Richardsons At Christmas
Married couple and stand-up comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont (plus their daughter Elsie) invite viewers into their home for a fictionalised look at their lives in the West Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge. They want to make Christmas perfect for Elise, but Jon is against the commercialisation of the holiday, while Lucy just wants a big tree.
Meet The Richardsons At Christmas will air on Dave/HD (CH 127/227) on Wednesday 16 December at 10pm.
The comedy returns to ITV for the first time in three years for a one-off extended Christmas episode. Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph return as Tracey Stubbs and Dorien Green, while Les Dennis joins as Dorien's new man Graeme.
Birds Of A Feather will air on ITV HD (CH 103/113) on Christmas Eve at 9.15pm.
Two Doors Down
Let Eric and Beth Baird (Alex Norton and Arabella Weir) remind you why you actually don't miss dealing with people, because for the most part, they are incredibly… challenging. If you want to hole yourself up as a recluse this Christmas, now's your time to shine (and you have a perfectly good excuse that no one can argue with). Eric and Beth go on a Christmas getaway with Colin, Cathy, Christine, Ian and Gordon – reason enough why holidays with neighbours aren't more of a thing.
Two Doors Down will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Monday 28 December at 9pm.
The Simpsons Christmas Special
Crack open a Duff and squeeze onto the sofa for another seasonal special with Springfield's finest.
The Simpsons Christmas Special will air on Sky One/HD (CH 110/109) on Christmas Eve at 3pm.
John C Reilly, Fred Armisen and Tim Heidecker star as three astronauts stationed at NASA's Moon Base Simulator in the Arizona desert, in this new comedy series. While they work to qualify for their first lunar mission, they experiences loneliness, self-doubt and their own incompetence. We're sensing a Space Force vibe and we're very much here for it!
Moonbase 8 will air on Sky Comedy/HD (CH 122/121) on Monday 21 December at 9pm.
Ghosts: The Ghost Of Christmas
Husband-and-wife Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) and Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) inherited an old, haunted house that's full of… well, ghosts. If they're anything like the ones in A Christmas Carol, they'll have plenty to say about all the merriment. For the first time, the couple are hosting Mike's family over the holidays at Button House – what could possibly go wrong?
Ghosts: The Ghost Of Christmas will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Wednesday 23 December at 8.30pm.
Written by Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe), Holly Walsh (The Other One), Helen Serafinowicz (Motherland), and Barunka O'Shaughnessy (Timewasters), Motherland returns with a Christmas special. Amanda (Lucy Punch) is hosting her Annual Seasonal Soiree, and Meg (Tanya Moodie) is the only one "officially" invited, but Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin), Kevin (Paul Ready) and Liz (Diane Morgan) don't let that stop them.
Motherland will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Wednesday 23 December at 9pm.
Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special
Brendan O'Carroll continues to delight and entertain as Agnes Brown, an Irish matriarch and widow, who loves to meddle in the lives of her immediate (and extended) family. The clan are adjusting to "the new normal", but luckily, lockdown doesn't make this bunch any less of a laugh.
Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Christmas Day at 10pm.
Mrs Brown's Boys New Year Special will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on New Year's Day at 10pm.
Upstart Crow: Lockdown Christmas 1603
Ben Elton's Shakespearean comedy is given two Christmas specials, starring David Mitchell as the Bard and Gemma Whelan as Kate. The plague has hit London and Will and Kate are in wave 15 of state-enforced home confinement together in Will's lodgings. As Kate bakes, paints and claps her way through it, Will attempts to pen his latest masterpiece, but he's experiencing writer's block.
Upstart Crow: Lockdown Christmas 1603 will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on Monday 21 December at 9pm.
This has quite literally been the year of not going out. The longest-running UK sitcom on-air provides a laugh-out-loud take on family life. We join Lee (Lee Mack), Lucy (Sally Bretton, Death In Paradise) and their family on New Year's Eve as they share their resolutions… for each other. Fireworks are guaranteed!
Not Going Out will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Wednesday 30 December at 9pm.
The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2020
We don't know whether to laugh or to cry about 2020. It's a year people actually dressed up as on Halloween because it was the "scariest thing they could think of". Anything goes in this quiz, including why the name Sharon trended on Twitter and what present Kanye West bought Kim for her birthday this year. Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by a panel of celebrity quizzers as they compete to find out who remembers the most about the past 12 months, which we just tried to survive in one big blur.
The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2020 will air on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Boxing Day at 9.05pm.
Frankie Boyle's 2020 New World Order
Frankie Boyle returns with his New World Order special to dissect the year that was 2020 – and what a year it was!
Frankie Boyle's 2020 New World Order will air on BBC Two HD (CH 102) on New Year's Day at 10pm.
There's Something About Christmas Movies
Rafe Spall, Guz Khan and Mo Gilligan join Tom Allen, Jennifer Saunders, Michael Sheen and host Alan Carr for a seasonal round of the movie quiz show. Apparently The Grinch receives the re-enactment treatment, which is enough to make our hearts grow two sizes too big.
There's Something About Christmas Movies will air on Sky One/HD (CH 110/109) on Wednesday 16 December at 9pm.
A League Of Their Own: Christmas Party 2020
Join Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff, Romesh Ranganathan and a team of celebrity guests for holiday high jinks and sporting Christmas challenges.
A League Of Their Own: Christmas Party 2020 will air on Sky One/HD (CH 110/109) on Thursday 17 December at 9pm.
The Russell Howard Christmas Hour
The comedian looks back on 2020 for a festive edition of his topical news show, leaving us laughing all the way.
The Russell Howard Christmas Hour will air on Sky One/HD (CH 110/109) on Thursday 17 December at 10pm.
The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown
Join Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French) for three new 10-minute shows, or should we say, Zoom sessions. The Vicar has been getting to grips with technology to deliver sermons to her parishioners (and us)!
A three-episode omnibus of The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Wednesday 23 December at 11.50pm.
In 2020, the Jessops' plans, like everyone else's, were scuppered. Instead of holidaying in sunny California, they've settled for Margate in December. Their youngest son films their family time as they attempt to salvage an unsalvageable year. Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd), Jim Howick (Sex Education), Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey), Tom Basen (After Life) and Tori Allen-Martin (Pure) star.
Pandemonium will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Wednesday 30 December at 9.45pm.
The Butterchurn Crescent Christmas Light Display is meant to spread Christmas cheer, but Gary (Tom Davis) discovers his neighbours can't afford the leccy bill. That's when he takes matters into his own hands!
King Gary will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Wednesday 23 December at 10pm.
The Goes Wrong Show: The Nativity
The Mischief Theatre Company, who are behind West End hits The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, brought us The Goes Wrong Show in January. Now, the fictional Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is back to perform a nativity that, true to form, goes disastrously wrong (but don't worry, it's meant to). Written by and starring the founding Mischief Theatre Members, this special, where baby Jesus is eaten by a sheep, will leave you laughing into 2021.
The Goes Wrong Show: The Nativity will air on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Tuesday 22 December at 7pm.
Returning shows in 2021!
Ring in 2021 with top telly!
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The Goes Wrong Show Nativity © Mischief Screen Limited / Gary Moyes
The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown © Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd - Photographer: Des Willie
Not Going Out © Avalon / Mark Johnson
Motherland © BBC / Merman
The Repair Shop At Christmas © Ricochet Ltd
Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing © Owl Power / John Garon
Would I Lie To You © Endemol Shine / Brian J Ritchie
The Hit List Special © Tuesday's Child / Alan Peebles
Blankety Blank © Thames
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Q: How large is the Hilbert space required to be to realize a POVM via projective measurements? Neumark's theorem says that any POVM in $n$ dimensional Hilbert space can be realized as a projective measurement in $N$ (where $N > n$) dimensional Hilbert space.
Is any lower bound on $N$? In other words, how large is the Hilbert space required to be to illustrate $n$ dimensional POVM as projective measurement?
Any reference with the answer would be a great help.

A: The lower bound is the number of outcomes of the POVM measurement. This could be equal to or larger than the Hilbert-space dimension $n$, but it could also be smaller, particularly if you're describing a partial projective measurement that destroys some coherences but not all of them.
The absolute lower bound is $N=1$, which corresponds to the single operator $\mathbb I$ in the POVM, which corresponds to a measurement which answers the question "does the system exist?", with a single (positive) possible answer.

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Listen To An Anime Inspired EP Made Up Entirely From NASA Space Sounds
29 December 2014, 11:31 | Updated: 8 May 2017, 17:09
By Jacqueline Bowerman
It's out there.
You may remember that, back in October, NASA released an entire sound library of space sounds, including recordings of shuttle launches, lightning on Jupiter(?!) and 4 seconds of the Sputnik "Beep". The catalogue however, in its current form, doesn't exactly make for the most engaging of listening experiences and most of it just sounds like you've left the water running in your bathroom.
Luckily, though, for those of us that like space-related stuff but aren't too keen on walking around listening to an album that sounds like you've stepped on the set of a 1980's horror film, the art collective Fabrica has managed to remix some of the NASA recordings into an album that wouldn't look out of place next to your James Blake records.
The EP itself, which is free to download from Bad Panda Records, takes its influences from the anime Galaxy Express 999 and also, Carl Sagan (who else). Listen below.
NASA's "All About That Space" Is Probably The Last Parody Of This Song We'll Write About

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Q: Simulation of FIFO Generator 13.2 (with AXI Stream Interface) Hello I need your help!
I want to simulate only FIFO Generator 13.2 (with AXI-Stream).
When I simulate this IP-Core, the simulation is not working properly.
https://hizliresim.com/UmVAzT
How can I simulate this IP-Core without connect anywhere. I hace an homework for this pls help me
You can see the testbench, I need your help with this homework pls.
library ieee;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;

entity tb_fifo_axi is
end tb_fifo_axi;

architecture tb of tb_fifo_axi is

component fifo_axi
    port (wr_rst_busy   : out std_logic;
          rd_rst_busy   : out std_logic;
          s_aclk        : in std_logic;
          s_aresetn     : in std_logic;
          s_axis_tvalid : in std_logic;
          s_axis_tready : out std_logic;
          s_axis_tdata  : in std_logic_vector (7 downto 0);
          s_axis_tuser  : in std_logic_vector (3 downto 0);
          m_axis_tvalid : out std_logic;
          m_axis_tready : in std_logic;
          m_axis_tdata  : out std_logic_vector (7 downto 0);
          m_axis_tuser  : out std_logic_vector (3 downto 0));
end component;

signal wr_rst_busy   : std_logic;
signal rd_rst_busy   : std_logic;
signal s_aclk        : std_logic;
signal s_aresetn     : std_logic;
signal s_axis_tvalid : std_logic;
signal s_axis_tready : std_logic;
signal s_axis_tdata  : std_logic_vector (7 downto 0);
signal s_axis_tuser  : std_logic_vector (3 downto 0);
signal m_axis_tvalid : std_logic;
signal m_axis_tready : std_logic;
signal m_axis_tdata  : std_logic_vector (7 downto 0);
signal m_axis_tuser  : std_logic_vector (3 downto 0);
constant clk_period : time := 50 ns;

begin

dut : fifo_axi
port map (wr_rst_busy   => wr_rst_busy,
          rd_rst_busy   => rd_rst_busy,
          s_aclk        => s_aclk,
          s_aresetn     => s_aresetn,
          s_axis_tvalid => s_axis_tvalid,
          s_axis_tready => s_axis_tready,
          s_axis_tdata  => s_axis_tdata,
          s_axis_tuser  => s_axis_tuser,
          m_axis_tvalid => m_axis_tvalid,
          m_axis_tready => m_axis_tready,
          m_axis_tdata  => m_axis_tdata,
          m_axis_tuser  => m_axis_tuser);

  clk_process :process
  begin
    s_aclk <= '0';
    wait for clk_period/2;
   s_aclk <= '1';
    wait for clk_period/2;
 end process;

stimuli : process
begin

    s_axis_tvalid <= '0';
    s_axis_tready <= '0';
    s_axis_tuser <= (others => '0');
    m_axis_tready <= '0';
    m_axis_tvalid <= '0';

    s_aresetn <= '0';

    wait for 20 ns;
    s_axis_tdata <= "01010101";
    s_axis_tvalid <= '1';
    s_axis_tready <= '1';
    s_aresetn <= '1';
    m_axis_tready <= '1';
    m_axis_tvalid <= '1';
    wait for 20 ns;
    m_axis_tdata <=s_axis_tdata;

    wait;
end process;

end tb;


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#ifndef TEST_CPP_MICROBENCHMARKS_FULLSTACK_CONTEXT_MUTATORS_H
#define TEST_CPP_MICROBENCHMARKS_FULLSTACK_CONTEXT_MUTATORS_H

#include <grpc++/channel.h>
#include <grpc++/create_channel.h>
#include <grpc++/security/credentials.h>
#include <grpc++/security/server_credentials.h>
#include <grpc++/server.h>
#include <grpc++/server_builder.h>
#include <grpc++/server_context.h>
#include <grpc/support/log.h>

#include "test/cpp/microbenchmarks/helpers.h"

namespace grpc {
namespace testing {

/*******************************************************************************
 * CONTEXT MUTATORS
 */

static const int kPregenerateKeyCount = 100000;

template <class F>
auto MakeVector(size_t length, F f) -> std::vector<decltype(f())> {
  std::vector<decltype(f())> out;
  out.reserve(length);
  for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
    out.push_back(f());
  }
  return out;
}

class NoOpMutator {
 public:
  template <class ContextType>
  NoOpMutator(ContextType* context) {}
};

template <int length>
class RandomBinaryMetadata {
 public:
  static const grpc::string& Key() { return kKey; }

  static const grpc::string& Value() {
    return kValues[rand() % kValues.size()];
  }

 private:
  static const grpc::string kKey;
  static const std::vector<grpc::string> kValues;

  static grpc::string GenerateOneString() {
    grpc::string s;
    s.reserve(length + 1);
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      s += (char)rand();
    }
    return s;
  }
};

template <int length>
class RandomAsciiMetadata {
 public:
  static const grpc::string& Key() { return kKey; }

  static const grpc::string& Value() {
    return kValues[rand() % kValues.size()];
  }

 private:
  static const grpc::string kKey;
  static const std::vector<grpc::string> kValues;

  static grpc::string GenerateOneString() {
    grpc::string s;
    s.reserve(length + 1);
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      s += (char)(rand() % 26 + 'a');
    }
    return s;
  }
};

template <class Generator, int kNumKeys>
class Client_AddMetadata : public NoOpMutator {
 public:
  Client_AddMetadata(ClientContext* context) : NoOpMutator(context) {
    for (int i = 0; i < kNumKeys; i++) {
      context->AddMetadata(Generator::Key(), Generator::Value());
    }
  }
};

template <class Generator, int kNumKeys>
class Server_AddInitialMetadata : public NoOpMutator {
 public:
  Server_AddInitialMetadata(ServerContext* context) : NoOpMutator(context) {
    for (int i = 0; i < kNumKeys; i++) {
      context->AddInitialMetadata(Generator::Key(), Generator::Value());
    }
  }
};

// static initialization

template <int length>
const grpc::string RandomBinaryMetadata<length>::kKey = "foo-bin";

template <int length>
const std::vector<grpc::string> RandomBinaryMetadata<length>::kValues =
    MakeVector(kPregenerateKeyCount, GenerateOneString);

template <int length>
const grpc::string RandomAsciiMetadata<length>::kKey = "foo";

template <int length>
const std::vector<grpc::string> RandomAsciiMetadata<length>::kValues =
    MakeVector(kPregenerateKeyCount, GenerateOneString);

}  // namespace testing
}  // namespace grpc

#endif

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Le bailliage de Vallemaggia est un des bailliages communs des XIII cantons, à l'exception d'Appenzell, situé dans l'actuel canton du Tessin.

Histoire

Le bailliage est créé en 1513. En 1798, le bailliage rejoint le nouveau canton de Lugano, au sein de la République helvétique.

Baillis

Le bailli est nommé pour deux ans.

Les baillis sont les suivants :
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Références

Articles connexes

Bibliographie

Ouvrages

Liens externes

Histoire du canton du Tessin
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A border patrol officer stands guard along the U.S.-Mexico border February 7, 2018 in San Ysidro, California. | Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
Judge who Trump slurred sides with administration in border wall suits
Curiel rejects environmentalists' claims that officials broke law when approving prototypes and wall upgrades
By JOSH GERSTEIN
A federal judge whom President Donald Trump railed against as biased during the 2016 campaign issued a broad ruling Tuesday upholding the administration's legal authority to build a wall along the southern border.
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel rejected lawsuits environmentalists and the State of California filed last year claiming that the Department of Homeland Security acted illegally when it waived environmental rules in connection with border wall replacement work and efforts to develop border wall prototypes.
In a 101-page opinion, Curiel said the challengers had not met the legal standard of showing that the federal officials involve violated a "clear and mandatory" statutory duty when granting the waivers.
The judge said Congress had clearly acted to expedite border construction. He also concluded that waiver provisions the Trump administration invoked were constitutional because they involve a logical part of the Homeland Security secretary's powers.
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"Because the DHS secretary, acting as an agent of the executive branch, has significant, independent authority over immigration, Congress is justified in delegating broad authority," wrote Curiel. "While unlimited judicial review would assure compliance with all legal requirements, it would defeat the purpose of the law to expedite the construction of border barriers and roads in areas where they are needed."
Curiel parted company with the Trump administration in holding that the State of California had standing to sue and that Cabinet officials like the DHS secretary are subject to the Constitution's requirement that they "take care" to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed.
However, the Barack Obama-appointed judge sounded like a judicial conservative as he warned about trying to apply that requirement in these circumstances.
"Given that the challenged steps taken by the secretary are ones that are plausibly called for by an act of Congress, a Take Care challenge in this case would essentially open the doors to an undisciplined and unguided review process for all decisions made by the Executive Department," Curiel wrote.
The judge said his ruling should not be taken as expressing a view on the wisdom of Trump's policy, just the legal questions presented in the suits.
"The Court is aware that the subject of these lawsuits, border barriers, is currently the subject of heated political debate in and between the United States and the Republic of Mexico as to the need, efficacy and the source of funding for such barriers. In its review of this case, the court cannot and does not consider whether underlying decisions to construct the border barriers are politically wise or prudent," Curiel wrote.
The president also tweeted his support for the ruling.
Big legal win today. U.S. judge sided with the Trump Administration and rejected the attempt to stop the government from building a great Border Wall on the Southern Border. Now this important project can go forward!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2018
A Justice Department spokesman welcomed the ruling.
"Border security is paramount to stemming the flow of illegal immigration that contributes to rising violent crime and to the drug crisis, and undermines national security," Justice spokesman Devin O'Malley said. "Congress gave authority to the Department of Homeland Security to construct a border wall without delay to prevent illegal entry into the United States, and we are pleased DHS can continue this important work vital to our nation's interests."
Congress loses key immigration deal ingredient: A deadline
By ELANA SCHOR and HEATHER CAYGLE
During the campaign, Trump repeatedly assailed Curiel, who was overseeing lawsuits, eventually settled, that alleged fraud in the Trump University real estate seminar program. Trump described the judge as "Mexican" and said his background created "an inherent conflict of interest."
The remarks drew rebukes for Trump from both sides of the aisle, with House Speaker Paul Ryan saying Trump's statement fit the "textbook definition of a racist comment."
Curiel's new opinion, while vowing to steer clear of politics, does seem to contain one subtle dig at Trump.
At one point, the judge cited an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, noting that Roberts is a "fellow Indiana native." The reference read like a passing reminder from the judge that he was born in the U.S., not in Mexico, as Trump asserted.
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AUDREY GAIL ADAMS AND ARCHIE DEVOID ADAMS, Plaintiffs -vs- AUDREY MEREDITH ADAMS, SHANE POWELL, JEFFREY SHANE MAULDIN, JOHN DOE, GABRIELLE JULIET ROSE ADAMS MAULDIN, a minor child, CAMERON ISAIAH ADAMS POWELL, a minor child and TYLER CALVIN DEVOIDADAMS, a minor child, Defendants.
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Tyler A. Stephens Plaintiff, v. The Estate of George W. Newell, Deceased; John Doe and Jane Doe, Richard Roe and Mary Roe, as Representatives of All Heirs and Devisees of the Estate of George W. Newell and All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Them; Also, All Other Persons or Corporations Unknown Claiming any Right, Title, or Interest in or Lien Upon the Real Estate Described Herein, and Unknown Adults Being as a Class Designated as John Doe and Jane Doe, And Any Unknown Infants or Person Under Disability or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe and Mary Roe; Defendants.
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YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or that the Court may issue a general order of reference in this action to a master in equity/special referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, and that pursuant to S.C. code Ann. §14-11-110, as amended, Plaintiff's attorney will submit written testimony on behalf of the Plaintiff at said reference hearing.
IN THE EVENT YOU ARE AN INFANT OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR AN IMPRISONED PERSON, you are further summoned and notified to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff herein.
IN THE EVENT YOU ARE AN INFANT UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR ARE INCOMPETENT OR INSANE, then you and the Guardian or Committee are further summoned and notified to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent said infant under fourteen years of age or said incompetent or insane person within thirty (30) day after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff herein.


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Michael Fassbender Swears the Robot He's Playing for 'Alien: Covenant' Will Be Different
Charles Bramesco
It sounds like a diss to say that an actor was a perfect fit for a blank, expressionless automaton, but Michael Fassbender owned his performance as synthetic robot David in Prometheus. The film remains a polarizing quantity among fans of Ridley Scott's original, but Fassbender's turn as the wry, faintly sinister David was a clear high point. He lent the character a small semblance of recognizable personality, but mostly dialed it back to create an unsettling, entertaining, and entirely memorable role. When the news came that Fassbender would play an android in the upcoming Alien: Covenant, many fans automatically assumed David would make a return. And while they're not wrong, Fassbender has more circuitry hidden up his sleeve.
In a new interview with Coming Soon, Fassbender discussed returning to David, and how the bot differs from the other hunk of machinery he'll take on, named Walter. Fassbender told them:
I think Walter's a real different kettle of fish. David was definitely a work-in-progress, somewhat of a prototype I suppose. The elements of him that were the human elements I think people found a little disturbing, so Walter's more of a straightforward robot. Pretty logical, much more of a servant without the ego.
Such is the eternal plight of Michael Fassbender — are his characters not all divorced from their core humanity, whether that's his numbed sex addict in Shame or his furious slaveowner in 12 Years a Slave? Magneto's a robot in his own way (not literally, though if the fan conspirators want to have at it, go nuts), driven towards the singleminded goal of revenge by any means necessary. Fassbender's a man of many robots, some more literal than others, all united by the fact that they're tall and handsome.
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Курс разработан в соответствии со стандартами методики Кембриджского университета.
Основной целью данного курса является обеспечение прогрессивных изменений в преподавании английского языка на начальной ступени обучения и расширение практических знаний учителей о современных и эффективных методах преподавания английского языка детям младшего школьного возраста (7-12 лет). Курс нацелен на учителей, которые имеют опыт работы, но желают освежить свои знания в области теории и практики раннего обучения английскому языку. Это курс также нацелен на тех, кто только начинает свою учительскую карьеру или планирует начать работу в ближайшем будущем и желает овладеть практическими навыками обучения детей английскому языку.
Вот уже несколько лет в нашей стране иностранный язык является обязательным предметом со 2-го класса. Многие родители ещё до школы начинают водить ребёнка на занятия по английскому языку. Увеличивается спрос на преподавателей- специалистов по раннему обучению языку. Однако не каждый учитель, даже с дипломом педвуза, обладает необходимыми знаниями и умениями для работы с детской аудиторией в детском саду или начальной школе. Непонимание закономерностей процесса овладения иностранного языка ребёнком может привести к тому, что интерес к изучению языка пропадет ещё в самом начале. Уж слишком всё запутанно и сложно: транскрипция, грамматические таблицы, длинные неинтересные тексты, строчки ничего незначащих слов, списки неизвестно откуда взявшихся слов для запоминания и т. д. Само собой разумеется, что детей нужно учить по-другому, не как взрослых. Это свой мир, своя методика и свои секреты. Вот этими знаниями и секретами с вами готовы поделиться методисты Language Link, преподаватели-специалисты по обучению иностранному языку детей.
Формы обучения: дискуссии, практические занятия и мастер-классы. Особенностью данного курса является его направленность на возможность обмена опытом по проблемам обучения английскому языку детей. Слушатели получают возможность посмотреть уроки профессиональных преподавателей, имеющих сертификаты Кембриджского университета CELTA YL Extension. Курс разработан в соответствии со стандартами методики Кембриджского университета. Продолжительность курса: 2 недели (46 академических часов).
Требования к слушателям: знание английского языка не ниже уровня Intermediate, что соответствует уровню B1 согласно терминологии Общеевропейской шкалы определения уровня владения языком Совета Европы. Официального подтверждения знания языка для прохождения курса не требуется.
The course for young learners is the best course I have ever attended. If we were taught like this at universities, we would have better specialists. It's very intensive and sometimes stressful, but it helps you to concentrate on what you are doing and achieve your goals. The course is well-staged and logically divided into slots. It provides not only lectures, but real-life practice, that is the most useful thing. My progress of teaching has grown significantly. First of all I liked the idea of planning lessons (I have never done it before). It helps to analyze the lessons structure and anticipated problems. The first week was really challenging because of mixed-ability group, the main difficulty was in creating appropriate class material. It was rather complicated (some children couldn't read), but we managed. It taught how to adapt to circumstances. All inputs were necessary and educational. I got many activities and ideas for my lesson planning. One more important thing is the idea of feedback after lessons. This analysis supports you as a teacher and identifies your strong and weak points that help you to move on. No doubt all new material will be used at my future lessons. One billion thanks to my tutor –Victoria, she is an example of perfect mentor: attentive, caring and smart. All information from her input sessions was useful and top-qualified. I had a feeling that she is like Wikipedia – has answers to all questions and she's always online, ready to help. I am happy to meet her, she has inspired me to continue my personal development and get CELTA certificate. There is only one thing I would like to change – to make reception staff in the office more friendly and organized.
During the course I paid a special attention to two things that I didn't notice before and which are of paramount importance when teaching children. The first one is a system of recognition and production; the second one – stir and settle activities. On the very first day we had to observe our tutor Victoria's lesson, which was a bright example of how balanced these two aspects should be at a lesson. The students coped with production tasks perfectly. It was a vocabulary lesson. Since that I started to analyze my lessons and lessons of other trainees in terms of having recognition first and then production. I started to understand why some of my students have problems with practicing some new materials; I just didn't give them an opportunity to absorb new items of language. As opposed to adults they need twice more recognition activities. When we teach adults it is easier for them to understand and remember meaning of words, grammar points, etc. as they can think analytically, they can make notes, ask when they don't understand. Young learners often don't ask if they don't understand the meaning and they often don't have the cognitive ability to deal with analyzing language. Adults usually try to avoid mistakes so they think about accuracy, while children have a short attention span and are not necessarily motivated to "get it right", especially if it is comprehensible. The second point I paid attention to is a way we can organize these recognition and production stages – using stir and settle activities. My second lesson was a listening lesson and students didn't have enough dynamic activities and this lesson was a bit boring: there were different types of activities but children were mostly sitting. After the lesson I was a bit disappointed as I spent a lot of time to plan it and completely forgot about changing types of activities and make my students stand or dance or show something. With adults it can work, we only need to change interaction patterns, but not with children. The problem is with children's short attention span. It is very difficult to hold the attention of a whole group of children and the best way to do it is to change the type of activities every five or six minutes – we need to see that they absorb what they are doing. It is good to make a list of activities that children really enjoy and not to forget to add new ones. Observing other trainees and experienced teachers I tried to pay special attention to these two points that I need to work on. And I tried to analyze not only my lessons but their lessons also. I suppose that one of Kate's lessons is a good example of balancing between recognition and production tasks: the topic was food, they worked with cards (meaning), pronunciation, and form and only after that moved to production activities. I think in my following lessons I gave children enough recognition tasks (it was a reading and writing lesson, and before writing they had enough activities to understand what to do), that's why they didn't have problems with production. As for the types of activities (stir and settle) during the observations I made notes about what activities children enjoyed. For example, I noticed that children liked competitions and group work and I tried to use it in my lessons. We also had a mingling activity, colouring, etc. So I tried to change tasks all the time. And I noticed that we need to change types of activities every five minutes not to lose children's attention. I also think that I need to try new and new activities to know what my students enjoy and what will keep their attention for at least five minutes. I benefited a lot from the observations as I had an opportunity to see everything not in theory but in practice. Although I can see some improvements now, I suppose that I still need to work on these points by watching different DVD lessons by experienced teachers or by observing my colleagues. Other action points I need to work on encouraging students to work in groups and try to avoid individual work as students dry out fast and collaboration is always beneficial for young learners.
Before the course I had expected to get practical experience on how to teach the young learners and some advice from the experienced tutors. I had also wanted to raise my awareness of existing methods, approaches and resources in teaching practice. During the course I have received lots of knowledge which helped me to get fuller picture of the things that happen in the YL classroom.
I also clarified the structure of the proper YL lesson, got aware of the YL different personalities and abilities that should always be taken into an account by a teacher. I understood that dealing with children can be quite challenging in terms of classroom management (setting interaction patterns, using lots of handouts and pictures, etc).
During my further teaching practice, I am going to improve the teaching skills that I have got during the course. These are: choosing appropriate materials that suit the particular age and level of English; maintaining proper discipline in the classroom, following reasonable balance between the receptive input and the productive output on my lessons, giving clear instructions.
The tutors provided me a sufficient amount of theoretical and practical materials that I could use while planning my lessons. The tutors helped me to develop an ability to notice and correct my mistakes (both, in terms of language and methodology) that I make on my lessons.
To sum up, I can say that my course expectation and requirements were met.
Your thoughts and expectations before the start of the course The main reason why I wanted to participate in the course was learning new methods and techniques for teaching kids and teenagers. It was a great opportunity to acquire practical experience and adapt it in my daily work. YL lesson framework, lesson planning and stages ordering were new for me as I have never done it before in my practice. Feedback from your tutors and peers During the course my teaching practice was marked as "a good lesson" (which means standard), and "a weak lesson" (which means in need of improvement). Thanks to the feedback from my tutor and peers I got the general idea of my improvement in this sphere. I followed the recommendations and advice provided by the tutor and peers. Being observed always makes me nervous but this was a good 'lessons learnt'. The atmosphere and rapport was marked as good after each lesson. As about the lesson planning, classroom management – I have a lot to do in this sphere for improving my skills. Notes from your Teaching Practice and post-lesson self-evaluations- Getting feedback after each teaching practice was a good opportunity for me to see where I need improvements. Sometimes we have some problems but can't find solutions. Writing self evaluation gave us the opportunity to analyse all the risks, assumptions and points to work on. All provided ideas, such as Receptive input and Productive output, changed my understanding and vision of lesson planning and importance of it. I have got a lot of information during this course and the resources provided by the tutors will help me improve my teaching. After this course I have strong understanding of lesson planning and stages ordering. I started to see the course book differently after I saw how professional tutors select appropriate materials for different age and level. I got knowledge and practice on working with mix abilities groups. Now I can clearly imagine how to organise lessons and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Thanks to Victoria's great inputs, I have clear understanding of Lesson planning, classroom management, HOs and materials design and materials adaptation. Thanks to her great support our teaching has been enriched by various methods, ideas and games. She provided us with useful literature and other materials which will make our lessons more colourful, interesting and inspiring!


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Cameroon's anti-terrorism bill threatens civil and political rights
Public demonstrations that culminated in the ouster of dictators in North Africa, the Middle East and most recently in Burkina Faso in sub-Saharan Africa have put last-standing regimes that have been in power for decades on edge, and forced them to explore ways of tightening their grip on power -- even if it means passing laws that have the potential of prohibiting public demonstrations, the likes of which recently toppled unpopular regimes elsewhere.
Six years after the president of Cameroon eliminated presidential term limits from the constitution of the Republic, the country's parliament, which is dominated by members of the ruling party, passed another controversial bill seemingly designed to discourage mass demonstrations and the dissemination of information against a regime that has ruled Cameroon for 32 years.
According to The Cameroon Journal, Cameroon's National Assembly (parliament) voted into law a bill that prescribes the death penalty for individuals found guilty of acts of terrorism. A section of the bill reportedly states, amongst other things:
"Whoever, acting alone as an accomplice or an accessory, commits or threatens to commit an act likely to cause death, endanger physical integrity, cause bodily harm or material damage, destroy natural resources, the environment or cultural heritage with intent to: a) intimidate the public, provoke a situation of terror, or force the victim, the government, and/or a national or international organisation to carry out or refrain from carrying out an act, adopt or renounce a particular position; b) disrupt the normal functioning of public services, the delivery of essential services to the public or create a crisis situation among the public; c) create widespread insurrection in the country..."
Many Cameroonians, including a leading member of parliament are concerned, and rightly so. The National Commission for Human Rights and Freedom also criticized the bill. Reporters Without Borders urged Cameroon's president to reject the bill on grounds that certain provisions would adversely affect freedom of information.
In my view, the bill, which might be well-intended in light of a real terrorist threat posed by terror groups like Boko Haram operating in the region, is vague and if promulgated into law could lead to the suppression of a catalogue of civil and political rights, including freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention, the right to freedom of expression (press freedom included) either orally, in writing or through peaceful public demonstrations.
Public demonstrations are usually intended to "force" the government "to carry out or refrain from carrying out an act, adopt or renounce a particular position." Demonstrations in Burkina Faso for example were intended to force the government to refrain from changing the constitution. I'm of the view that the protests - although disrupted public services and culminated in the ouster of Blaise Compaore - were by no means an act of terror.
Legitimate peaceful demonstrations sometimes "disrupt the normal functioning of public services", but are not necessarily acts of terror. Street occupations that broke out in Hong Kong in September for instance disrupted public services as well, but weren't "acts of terror;" neither were peaceful protests that ousted Ben Ali of Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in 2011.
If the bill in question goes into law protesters in Cameroon who demonstrate like those in Hong Kong could be, I believe, prosecuted under the anti-terrorism law.
Cameroon has obligations under international human rights law. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and other key international human rights standards to which Cameroon is party obligate States Parties to guarantee the right of peaceful assembly. The state should refrain from enacting laws that threaten this right.
Any country that outlaws protests and threatens demonstrators with the death sentence is, in my opinion, dictatorial and repressive. It follows that "Bill N° 962/PJL/AN on the suppression of acts of terrorism" portrays Cameroon as a dictatorship where public demonstrations are frowned upon and could be branded "acts of terror." The right of peaceful assembly, including the right to protest is a key facet of free and democratic societies.
Cameroon needs a law on the suppression of terrorism, especially due to the fact that Boko Haram operates in neighboring Nigeria and has reportedly carried out cross-border attacks in Cameroon. Other terrorist groups like ISIL operating further away also have the potential to radicalize and recruit militants across borders through the internet. Anti-terrorism laws are therefore important. However, laws on suppression of terrorism - like all other laws - should be unambiguous and shouldn't have the potential of being used to stifle protests and political dissent.
Cameroonians at home and abroad have seen criminal laws in the country used in the past against dissidents like Lapiro de Mbanga. A vague anti-terrorism law would be an addition to the state's arsenal of laws used to crush political dissent.
It's my wish that the Head of State holds off signing the bill into law until sections that threaten civil and political rights are dropped.
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Mike Brown grand jury decision was déjà vu
What's striking in the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri is the role of the prosecutor, a man thousands of people believe should have recused himself from the case due to potential bias or lack of impartiality as a result of his family story and ties with the police.
Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was gunned down on August 9, 2014 by police officer Darren Wilson. After months of protests a grand jury returned a no true bill.
The circumstances of the shooting of Michael Brown sparked anti-racism protests and calls for the prosecutor responsible for pursuing prosecution of the police officer involved to recuse himself. Some residents of Ferguson, according to CNN, contended from the onset that prosecutor Robert McCulloch has deep ties with the Ferguson police department and has favored law enforcement in previous criminal cases.
A petition was launched to remove the prosecutor from the case and replace him with a special prosecutor was launched by a Missouri State Senator. According to the petition, prosecutor McCulloch's decision not to charge officers who lied about their actions after killing two unarmed African-Americans in 2000 gives no confidence that the prosecutor's office can be fair and impartial in the Michael Brown killing.
It's worthy to mention that as of the time of this writing the petition has garnered 117,568 signatures.
In my view, concerns about the background of Robert McCulloch are sensible, and he should have recused himself. The fact that he bought the story of officers who killed two African Americans, and a subsequent federal investigation found that the officers lied cannot be overlooked. Besides, I believe it's reasonable to expect the prosecutor to remove himself from a case involving an African-American and a police officer given that, according to news reports which McCulloch's spokeman confirmed to CNN, the prosecutor's father was a police officer and was killed on the job in 1964 by an African-American man. His tragic family story is enough to raise concerns of potential partiality in a case involving a police officer and an African-American.
I'm of the view that Robert McCulloch's decision to stay on the Micheal Brown case jeopardized trust in the investigation and the decision of the grand jury. Assertions that he handled the case with kid gloves are plausible. I share the view expressed by Benjamin Crump, attorney for the Michael Brown family, that a first year law student would have done a better job cross-examining the killer of an unarmed teenager.
Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri said in a statement: "There's a well-established process by which a prosecutor can recuse themselves from a pending investigation, and a special prosecutor be appointed. Departing from this established process could unnecessarily inject legal uncertainty into this matter and potentially jeopardize the prosecution."
The "well-established process" should have been initiated in order to safeguard confidence in the system. And Robert McCulloch should have recused himself, and a special prosecutor appointed to investigate the killing of Michael Brown.
With prosecutor McCulloch in charge of the Mike Brown case the outcome was déjà vu.
I'm however pleased that the Justice Department is conducting its own inquiry. In the words of governor Nixon, "that's the kind of independent, external, national review and investigation of this that I think that will assist everyone in making sure we get to justice."
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Serviced and working well – lovely character. From the Echorec 2 series.
Part of the case was repainted a different shade of gold in the past, but overall in very clean condition.


The overall food sector in Egypt is resonating across social media. The rise of trends like lifestyle, DIY, and recipes, has made it easy for the sector to enjoy a spacious room on Facebook.
Pasta on its turn, dear to many hearts, is much appreciated for its proximity to everyone's taste and lifestyle. Active or not, Pasta brands made sure that they have their own Facebook pages, which heated up the competition!
The pasta sector in Egypt in numbers!
We've picked the summer period (the last two months) to analyze the presence of pasta brands in Egypt.
The popular brand is Pasta Regina followed by Italiano pasta, Rawaa Pasta, and Barilla. Yet, the ranking is not the same in terms of interaction.
Italiano Pasta is on the top and witnessed a rising progress in terms of interaction, however, having approximately 500 k fans less than Regina.
This reversal is generally traced back to the number of posts: when a less popular brand gathers more interactions than another more popular one, we may suggest that the first published more posts.
This is not the case: while Regina Pasta published 39 posts, Italiano Pasta only 28. The difference, in this case, can be justified by the resort to sponsorship, content quality, emotional appeal etc.
Comments are an interesting metric in the sense that it shows when your fans actually take actions and give his opinion about your content.
Shares, on their turn, transcend the engagement level to the audience's "endorsement" of the shared content.
Posting content at the right time saves you a lot of efforts and arouses engaging actions from your audience.
As for timing, the publication predominantly starts after midday (after mealtimes in general).
Confectionary brands in Jordan standing out on Facebook!


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Aktivitäten in Amsterdam
1. Vondelpark
"When you're in Amsterdam for a few days, make sure you take a walk through this park, its beautiful, green and a bit of an oases in the busy city of Amsterdam! There's some great coffee & tea places!"
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2. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
"Wonderful and characteristic from the outside. Interesting and world broadening from the inside. Get to know the Dutch masters, history and culture by a visit."
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3. Anne-Frank-Haus
"Anne Frank House, a place where you can experience how she lived. It's quite impressive. Please order your tickets at least 2 months ahead online !"
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4. Van Gogh Museum
"The van Gogh Museum contains the largest collection of Vincent van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. In 2017, the museum had 2.3 million visitors, and was the most visited museum in the Netherlands and the 23rd most visited art museum in the world. In 2019, the Van Gogh Museum launched the Meet Vincent Van Gogh Experience, a technology-driven "immersive exhibition" on Van Gogh's life and works, which has toured globally. Van Gogh Museum Museumplein 6 1071 DJ Amsterdam Open: Saterday -Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. "
5. Albert Cuyp
"If you like sweet, try a fresh hot stroopwaffle. A Dutch waffle with caramel inside. If you are more into salty, I would recommend to order some kibbeling, a fried fish that comes with a sauce, or typically Dutch, try a raw herring with pickle and onions!"
6. Artis
"ARTIS Artis, short for Natura Artis Magistra, is a zoo in the centre of Amsterdam. It is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands and one of the oldest zoos of mainland Europe. In addition to the zoo, Artis also contains an aquarium and a planetarium. Artis also has an arboretum and a fairly large art collection. Wikipedia Address: Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, 1018 CZ Amsterdam Opened: May 1, 1838 Hours: Thursday	9am–6pm Friday	9am–6pm Saturday	9am–6pm Sunday	9am–6pm Monday	9am–6pm Tuesday	9am–6pm Wednesday	9am–6pm Admission tickets can easily be ordered online and paid for directly using iDeal, Mastercard or Visa. ARTIS	ticket booth	online Normal (10+)	€ 24.00	€ 22.00 Youth (3-9 years)	€ 20.50	€ 18.50 "
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7. Foodhallen
"Within 5 minutes walking distance you can find the delicious Foodhallen with lots of stalls to try different kinds of foods and local drinks. Always bustling with people and a great atmosphere!"
8. Heineken Experience
"Heineken Experience (Former Heineken Brewery). Housed inside Heineken's historic brewery in the centre of Amsterdam, this interactive museum will take you on an exciting, behind-the-scenes journey through the wild world of one of Europe's most popular beers. The ultimate Amsterdam beer Amsterdam has aways been a city of beer lovers. It is home to a variety of breweries and places for beer tasting, but Heineken is still the biggest name and one of the most traditional Amsterdam beers. After Heineken constructed a larger and more modern brewery on the outskirts of Amsterdam, they converted their former home into a museum that opened in 1991. Now dubbed the Heineken Experience, it offers four floors of multimedia exhibits, historical brewing artefacts and a tasting bar. There's also 'Brew Your Ride', a 4D adventure that allows visitors to discover what it's like to be a bottle of Heineken. Heineken Experience Stadhouderskade 78 1072 AE Amsterdam Open: Monday - Thursday: 10.30 a.m until 7:30 p.m. Friday - Sunday: 10.30 a.m. until 9 p.m. "
9. Dam
"The famous Dam Square! Go shopping or visit different tourist attractions, there is a lot to do here! "
10. Neun Straßen
"Go shopping here or just walk around to enjoy the sights. Very cosy and easygoing and you can walk everywhere"
11. Museumplein
"the major museums are all located on this square, also the iconic I AMSTERDAM letters."
12. Eye Film Museum
"EYE Film Institute Netherlands is a film archive and museum in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films. They have an insane collection of movies, posters and other filmrelated objects. Not to mention that the building will catch your eye, not only the outside! Also nice with kids!"
13. Brouwerij 't IJ
"Our windmill tap room is located in the same former bathhouse that also houses our first brewery, right under Amsterdam's biggest windmill. It opens at 2pm and closes at 8pm every day of the year, including holidays. The majority of beers that we brew are available on tap in this tap room. It's self-service only so order your drink at the bar and find yourself a suitable spot. In summer there's also long tables outside on our terrace, and in winter you'll find shelter between the old bathhouse walls. Of course this place is mainly about the beer but for those who don't appreciate that beautiful style of drink there are a few wine, juice and soda options. Food wise we offer a basic menu of tasty beer snacks. We selected a few cheeses, sausages and other bites we think go down very well with our beer. It's self-service here again. You'll find all the options on the menu at the kitchen. There is no table reservation, so come early or make friends and squeeze in. We don't host stag parties in our tap room. Opening hours: 14:00 hrs and closes at 20:00 hrs every day of the year, including holidays."
14. Westerpark
"Iconic park in the west side of the city, you could enjoy a nice walk or get a coffee, ice cream or a movie in the old gas fabric of Amsterdam"
Musik-Location
15. Paradiso
"One of the most famous and definitely the most iconic nightclubs of Amsterdam, iconic place with iconic history! Live music, bands, solo artists, dj's, (silent) disco, you name it. Great variety of programming, when you have the time and want to have a night of music, dance and fun, check it out!"
16. Pllek
"In summer it has a city beach, in winter it's still very nice to visit this old industrial port area and have a drink/lunch or dinner with a view."
Erstklassig bewertete Entdeckungen
Bootsfahrt durch Amsterdam mit Winterlicht
Ab 55 CHF pro Person
The Holy Boat // Rauchen & Lounge mit Stil
Nur kurze Zeit: Fahrt durch Grachten mit Lichtkunst
⭐ Tolles Fotoshooting in Amsterdam ⭐
Ab 100 CHF pro Person
Lichterfest – mit Captain Dave
Bootstouren mit Sebi
"Light Festival"-Bootstour mit Captain Jack
Amsterdams goldenes Zeitalter
Eye Film Museum
Brouwerij 't IJ
Veranstaltungsfläche
De Hallen Amsterdam
"Served as a tram depot for decades and transformed into a vibrant center for fashion, art, culture, foods & beverage, and crafts in 2014. "
Join us for chicken and burgers!
De Biertuin Linnaeusstraat
"One of the most popular bars of Amsterdam East, located opposite of the Oosterpark. It's always busy here. Sit down on the wooden benches and before you know it you will be chatting a whole evening with a group of pleasant strangers. Regarding the menu: you do come here for the specialty beer and the fried chicken."
Hannekes Boom
"Reachable via a couple of pedestrian/bike bridges from the NEMO Science Museum, this cool, laid-back waterside cafe is built from recycled materials and has a fantastic leafy beer garden. Join the arty crowd enjoying the sunshine at brightly coloured picnic tables under the trees. If the weather's no good, cosy into a vintage armchair by the fire inside."
Amsterdam Roest
"There is a lot to see and do in Amsterdam, all depending on your taste. If we were in the neighborhood, you could run into us and other locals at Roest. If the weather is nice, nothing beats Amsterdam Roest (5-10 min walk) at Jacob Bontiusplaats. At an old factory location, Roest has a pseudo beach area, a rough edged arty atmosphere and plenty of cold drinks."
Winkel 43
"Apple pie of cafe Winkel 43 is to die for... best in whole Amsterdam! Taste it and scrap it from your bucketlist! "
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