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160-Year-Old 'Devil's Bridge' Creates a Perfect Circle With Its Reflection in the Water
BY Louise Bevan
TIMENovember 30, 2021
The arched "Devil's Bridge" is just as magical today as the day it was created back in the late 19th century. In a spectacular optical illusion, the semicircular stone bridge creates the image of a perfect circle when reflected in the lake that runs beneath.
Devil's Bridge, or Rakotzbrücke, is situated in Germany's Kromlauer Park in the village of Kromlau, near the border with Poland. The village, rich with flora, is also home to the largest rhododendron park in the country.
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The bridge was commissioned in 1860 by a local knight with the illusion of a circle in mind, was built from rough-cut local stone, and earned its folkloric name from its dubious safety as a pedestrian bridge, according to Atlas Obscura.
Yet there is nothing disquieting about the optical illusion.
Over a tranquil lake, the image of a perfect stone circle is clear for all to see, and a hotspot for photographers from all over.
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Built among rich foliage, the gentle stone arch accentuates the changing of the seasons by framing the trees as they change from green to orange, to bare, and back again.
The bridge boasts another feature sympathetic to its natural surroundings: each end is decorated with thin stone spires that emulate the natural basalt columns found all over Germany. However, given the bridge's 160 years of age and delicate construction, it is now prohibited for pedestrians to cross, in order to preserve it.
Viewers are nonetheless encouraged to drive to Kromlauer Park to witness this beautiful feat of engineering. When the water is still, the leaves are bright, and the air is crisp, Devil's Bridge looks to be straight out of the pages of a children's fairytale.
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Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
1. What does Julian join before he has his powerful experience with spirit knocking on his door?
2. To whom does Don Juan compare himself, in relation to the way he asks questions of his teacher?
3. Carlos and Don Juan leaves his home in order to go to ________ where they begin to discuss the moods of stalking.
4. Julian remembers the time when he saved __________ and thought that he was insane as a result.
5. Where does Elias serve as a sorcerer who interacts with people, according to the book?
1. What does sorcery allow a person to do with the energy which is present in the world, according to the teachings of Don Juan?
2. What do sorcerers always do in the beginning of their relationships with their apprentices?
3. What happens as a result of the small tap that Don Juan gives to Carlos on the shoulder?
4. What happens when a spirit sets up a lure for a nagual to an apprentice, according to Don Juan?
5. What are the abstract cores which Don Juan begins to teach to Carlos during this section?
6. What is the purpose of the cave in which Carlos and Don Juan stay, according to the teachings of Don Juan?
7. Why could Julian convert himself into a number of different types of people, according to Don Juan?
8. What is the purpose of every act of a nagual, according to the teachings of Don Juan?
9. What do sorcerers need to do in order to revive man's link with intent and spirit?
10. Describe the monstrous man that Don Juan saw when Belisario and his wife took him in, according to the teachings of Don Juan.
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Carlos decides to go on another adventure with Don Juan and the other naguals in this story.
Part 1: Why do you think Carlos continues to go back to these sorcerers to learn?
Part 2: How do you think Carlos' thinking has shifted since he was a young student in anthropology?
Part 3: Do you think you would want to go to study with the people that Carlos does? Why or why not?
The best way to stalk oneself is to die, according to the story.
Part 1: Why do you think death allows a person to best stalk themselves?
Part 2: Does this mean that a person can't fully stalk themselves until they're dead?
Part 3: How do you think one can die without actually losing their life?
Don Juan teaches Carlos through the stories he tells, rather than teaching specific lessons.
Part 1: Why do you think stories are used instead of actual lessons?
Part 2: Do you think you learn better from stories or from lessons from a teacher?
Part 3: How do you think stories are able to teach better than a lesson as you might learn from a book?
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Film Review: Stuber is an Uber-amusing three-star ride
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Buddy comedies are a dime-a-dozen these days. And much like romantic films, they rely on the chemistry of the leads to succeed. An original plot? Unimportant. Solid acting? No need. If the chemistry works between the leads, then it should offset a lot of the film's flaws.
Case in point, Michael Dowse's action-comedy Stuber, a throwback to the classic comedies of the 80's and 90's with an off-kilter pairing of wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista and comedian-turned-movie star Kumail Nanjiani. The two leads working together in such an amusing premise that is reminiscent of films like Taxi and Collateral sounds amusing on paper. But will the chemistry between the two work and make Stuber a fun experience that is worth a 5-star rating?
The film starts off with Victor Manning (Bautista), a loose-cannon of a cop and his smarter and more resourceful partner Sarah (a brief appearance by Karen Gillan), trying to apprehend a ruthless drug trafficker by the name of Tedjo (Iko Uwais, also credited as the fight choreographer), who unfortunately manages to get away.
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Thankfully, while Stuber the film does succeed as an amusing buddy comedy, thanks to the commitment of both Bautista and Nanjiani. The two works best when it focuses on the consistently riotous banter and it is a shame that almost everything around them is not up to their level of synchronicity. Although, Dowse's direction does mesh the action and comedy well enough (as he did in his prior projects like Goon) and he gratefully keeps up the pace and to a brisk 93 minute runtime.
Nanjiani, who was such a wonderfully amusing presence in The Big Sick, is very good as Stu, as he manages to make questionable material better than on the scripted page, thanks to his droll and passive-aggressive line deliveries. He also manages to imbue his character with some life that he comes across as an actual person; eventually owning his qualities in what it takes to be a man.
Bautista, who has done good comedic work in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, is great as Victor, as he nails the physical comedy with aplomb; coming across as a gigantic Mr. Magoo with a firearm. His loud-mouthed machismo meshes well with Nanjiani's pacifist attitude very well; especially when the two come into conflict in a sporting goods store.
The two also manage to help bring a refreshing viewpoint on what it takes to be a man. Whether it is to avoid one's true feelings, avoiding any chance to ask for help or being true to yourself despite what others may think of you, both Bautista and Nanjiani sell the contrasts and notions convincingly, thanks to their polar opposite attitudes meshing so well as they learn from each other.
Stuber may not be the 5-star ride that one would be hoping for, but in the sense of the term "buddy action comedy", it gets the buddy comedy part of it right. Two out of three ain't bad.
THREE STARS (OUT OF FIVE)
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Are Australia's MPAs representative?
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By David Salt (Editor, ANU) Aug 1, 2013
Marine protected areas (MPAs) have become the cornerstone of many national and international strategies for halting the loss of marine biodiversity. Australia has made strong international commitments to increase its coverage of MPAs through the principles of systematic conservation planning and, in the last ten years, has rapidly expanded its MPA coverage using these principles.
This paper assesses Australia's progress in achieving a key principle of systematic conservation planning—representation—which states that MPAs will include the full range of marine ecosystems. Australia's progress in achieving representation is measured nationally and within seven extensive Commonwealth marine regions: the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (rezoned in 2004), the South East Marine Regional Plan (2007), and the South West, North West, North, Temperate East and Coral Sea proposed plans (2011). State marine waters (within 3 nautical miles of the coast) are not considered. Results illustrate that, if the proposed marine plans are followed as set out at the time of this analysis, Australia will protect just over 36% of its marine jurisdiction in MPAs and over 13% in 'no-take' marine reserves. However, except for MPAs in the Great Barrier Reef (and the proposal for the Coral Sea marine park) the existing and proposed MPAs are far from representative. Importantly, only a small portion of the highest protection occurs on the continental shelf where activities potentially harmful to marine biodiversity are concentrated.
Despite having a strong and long-standing commitment to the principles of systematic conservation planning, Australia is not achieving the fundamental requirement of representation across most of its marine jurisdiction. The authors conclude that a failure to set quantitative targets is restricting the achievement of representative marine protection in Australia. Consequently, the 2004 rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef remains a model to emulate, not only in other countries, but in other parts of Australia's marine waters.
Barr LM & HP Possingham (2013). Are outcomes matching policy commitments in Australian marine conservation planning? Marine Policy 42: 39-48, ISSN 0308-597X, 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.01.012. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X13000213
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In the 30th year after the assassination of Harvey Milk, Diversionary Theatre commissioned a tribute to the civil rights activist. Dear Harvey, directed by Dan Kirsch, premiered on April 19, 2009 to critical acclaim.
Producers, schools and community groups are invited to host a staged reading or fully mounted production of Dear Harvey royalty-free during the week of Harvey's birthday, May 22nd. Script by Patricia Loughrey. Music by Thomas Hodges. Featuring photos by Daniel Nicoletta.


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Yep, It's Gone Global: Public Relations International
The world is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-cultural tapestry. The world's languages paint images of people who live around the world. Culture forms traditions and customs that make up the fabric. Finally, the history is the background to the conversation.
Because of our reliance on media in this global reality, this tapestry's significance lies in what is projected of our cultures to the world.
This also relates to public relations….
You can see how a panoramic view of how public relations shows the different ways in which media promotes change.
Where to first?
In Eastern Europe….
Slovenia's government, in conjunction with the World Bank, sought to address its air pollution problems. Most of these pollution problems came as the result of heating buildings, apartments, and homes, which emitted smoke containing sulfur dioxide.
To combat this problem, the government established the Environmental Development Fund (Eco-Fund) to manage loans to convert to gas heaters. To encourage conversions, the World Bank established the Air Pollution Abatement Project, and this program provided low-interest loans to homeowners who converted their heaters to more environmentally-friendly ones.
But they had to convince the public….
Pristop Communication Group used public relations to encourage individual households to convert to environmentally-friendly heating systems.
…And how did they do it?
One of the major issues that the campaign contended with was the fact that, typically, the polluter pays. However, the polluters came from the community, a community that had just come out of a post-socialist existence. Against this backdrop, the organization:
Using in-depth interviews and other metrics, they found their public.
They launched an "Open Day" event at the headquarters of Eco-fund.
They used a multi-pronged media approach to raise awareness of the effort.
They held training events and seminars to educate the public.
Ten months later, the campaign resulted in generating almost 2,000 loans, or converting 2,000 households to environmentally-friendly heating systems.
And in Asia….
The Malaysian government created, as a part of promoting a more unified nation, a public relations campaign that encouraged patriotic spirit but also established this country's economy on the world stage. Vision 2020's primary emphasis was to bring Malaysia into the club of developing nations within thirty years.
At the time of the campaign, it was the early 1990s. Currently, we are two years away from the campaign's initial goals.
The issue….
At task was unifying the Malaysian people who are a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-racial society under one idea, the country's growth. The issue at hand was racial and ethnic sensitivities created problems for a campaign requiring collective unity.
The Malaysian government focused on relationships as a part of its public relations campaign by….
Establishing a mission that would promote national unity, social justice, political stability, a system of government, social and spiritual values, and national pride and confidence.
Using media to reach out to the various communities, which typically were divided on race and ethnicity while protecting values of the community.
Carefully crafting a campaign that focused on making Vision 2020 a transitional experience for people who were young parents in the 1990s but would see their children benefit from this program in 2020.
Taking this image of a unified country and projecting it to the worldwide community.
Thus, attracting foreign interests to the country with incentives, especially the high-tech industry, and focusing on small-to-medium sized sectors.
Keeping this factor in mind, the Malaysian government focused its efforts on two publics: Malaysian citizens and overseas business interests.
The results?
The campaign, which was named for our ability to see in front of us (in the future), will in two years be on track to achieve developed nation status.
And Latin American public relations activities….
In two countries historically marked by violence, El Salvador and Panama, the governments initiated programs to reduce the violence in the country.
What were these governments facing?
The problems these governments and the people experienced was a high incidence of violent activity. One of the reasons cited was that in times of civil war, civil unrest, or a flourishing illicit drug trade there tends to be a high cache of light assault weapons.
When the military leaves, these weapons remain in the country where gangs and other criminal enterprise gain access to them, creating a nightmare for impoverished, isolated communities whose only defense is silence. Panama and El Salvador faced a community whose government became the gangs who ruled by force.
And their public relations approach….
Both countries took similar approaches in dealing with the public. Their campaigns focused on:
Reducing firearms and controlling firearms.
Developing an exchange program (El Salvador)
Raising social awareness.
Reaching out to the global community for support.
Reforming weapons-related legislation.
The results were….
In Panama, the program reduced violent crime in affected areas, and for youth who voluntarily turned in weapons, they were offered employment.
In El Salvador, while there were no figures as of 2004 indicating the program's effectiveness, the whole community is involved with multi-pronged activities to make this an ongoing effort.
On a global scale….
As you can see, public relations activities take on different shades and tones depending on the background of the organizations and publics involved.
Huang, Yan S., & Hendrix, D. (2018, January 1). PRDistribution.com, Inc. Yep, It's Gone Global: Public Relations International | History of Public Relations. Retrieved July 7, 2019, from https://www.prdistribution.com/public-relations-international.
Huang, Yan S. and D. Hendrix. Yep, It's Gone Global: Public Relations International | History of Public Relations. PRDistribution.com, Inc., 1 Jan 2018. Web. 16 Jul 2019. .


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The raid on the Red Flag meeting in the Season finale, everything after the order is given to the tactical team to return fire. The soldiers take it as an order to "fire at will," shooting everything they take to be a threat. The Alphas they're facing are often very dangerous people, but then they start shooting Alphas who are already lying on the ground or just trying to flee, and the gas they tried to use to subdue everyone makes it hard to tell actual threats from terrified noncombatants from their own allies, so they just shoot everything that isn't them. And for every Red Flag member you see fighting back with lethal force, you hear screams in the background of people calling out for their friends and loved ones who are probably being gunned down. The scene in which Rosen stops a soldier from shooting Gary, telling him that "he's one of us," is juxtaposed with one of other Alphas being shot in the back as they try to flee.
Gary finding Anna dead in the Season 1 finale, after he had run into the midst of a raid, ignoring the danger and eventually harm to himself because he was afraid for her. Made about fifty times worse by him not realizing at first that she's dead and telling her that it's okay, come on, he'll help carry her. And then he just keeps saying her name and begging her to come with him. And then a soldier pulls him away from her and tries to arrest him, and Gary starts beating on him with his own nightstick and screaming "No!" over and over, nearly getting himself shot before Rosen intervenes. And even then Gary just goes back to calling for Anna and trying to pull her to him, even though she's clearly dead.
In season 2 it's revealed Gary has begun screaming in agony every morning because of the trauma Anna's death caused. As part of his daily routine, no less.
Nina's backstory in season 2. Finding your father bled out on the floor would be bad enough, but Nina knows it's her fault even though she only wanted her father to stay.
The part where John tells Rachel that he's sorry about her friend (Nina), and Rachel says "I wouldn't really call her my friend anymore." Considering how close she and Rachel used to be, (remember Nina teaching Rachel to walk in heels?) this just goes to show how different things have become in the space of a few episodes. Thankfully, they do make up.
Rosen having to turn in his own daughter for being The Mole. Made so much worse by how relieved she is. The scene in custody, with her begging him to send her to building seven, rivals Gary's discovery of Anna's body in season 1. That Dani is so worn down by being caught in the middle of this conflict that to be reduced to an automaton and sent to live out her days in prison is the best outcome she can think of...
And then her Heroic Sacrifice, counting on Parish caring enough about her to not detonate the bomb...and then he does, while her father and lover watch, powerless to help her. Even Parish wishes he hadn't done it, but it's too late.
The scene in "A God's Eye View" where Gary is standing in the middle of Grand Central Station with the dead bodies of thousands of innocent people. The moment when he's just staring at Rosen's dead body is just... heartbreaking!
And that's where the series ends, since it was canceled. Damn!
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We are 3rd year film and Video students studying at the university of south wales, currently In the production stage of our final graduation film which will be 15 minutes in length and is currently being called 'Our Life and Joy'.
'Our Life and Joy' follows an elderly David, as he takes care of his wife Helen, an aged potter. She is now frail and unable to completely take care of herself. Amidst the good times and the hardships, David dedicates his time to something in his control – the clay. Memories are brought to life and with them, an insight into their relationship and David's inner world and conflict.
UK, 2015. "Our Life and Joy" focuses on David as he takes care of his wife Helen, an aged potter, who is now frail and unable to completely take care of herself. We follow the daily life and issues they face.
In the time he has taken care of Helen, he has developed a habit of working with clay. When she rests, David visits Helen's old pottery studio as a means to get away from it all. It's here where he can concentrate on something in his control: the clay; the only thing in his life at the moment. As he shapes the clay, memories are brought to life through his senses; primarily the touch. These moments are short-lived however, as David needs to return. He gathers up his strength and is ready to 'resume' his life and begin another day.
Days go by… and David begins to show signs of fatigue and brittleness himself.
David: an elderly gentleman who is currently looking after his sick wife.
Helen: Davids wife who is a retired potter.
At the moment we particularly need audition-ees for old Helen (aged 60 ) and Young David (aged between 25 to 35), although all of the roles do still need to be filled.
If you are interested in any of these roles please apply.
I am interested in this, primarily young helen, please can you give me more info. Shoot dates etc.
My email address is cole.philippa@yahoo.co.uk.
Please get in touch and I can email you my Spotlight link (showreel) included.
Is there an e mail address?


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Le phare d'Aransas Pass (en ), ou encore phare de Lydia Ann est un phare situé à Harbour Hisland à la limite de Port Aransas dans le comté d'Aransas au Texas. Il se trouve derrière les îles-barrières de San José et Mustang, qui protège une passe naturelle du golfe du Mexique à la baie d'Aransas et à la baie de Corpus Christi.

Il est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le  sous le n° 77001423.

Histoire
Le phare d'Aransas Pass était l'une des premières stations texanes de l'United States Lighthouse Service, créé en 1851 et intégré à la United States Coast Guard en 1939.

Le phare est le deuxième plus ancien sur la côte texane et la plus ancienne structure encore en activité du secteur Aransas Pass - Corpus Christi. Sa lentille Fresnel originale de quatrième ordre est exposée au musée de Port Aransas.

Lorsque la passe d'Aransas a été déplacé, le phare n'était plus nécessaire et un nouveau phare a été installé à Port Aransas. La lumière a été éteinte et la propriété retirée de la liste en 1952 et considérée comme excédentaire. Il a été vendu aux enchères en 1955. La passe a été renommée Lydia Ann Channel et le phare Lydia Ann Light Station.

Le PDG de H-E-B, Charles Butt, a acheté le phare, a engagé un gardien, a remodelé et restauré les structures après un ouragan et a remis le phare automatisé en service en 1988. Il est actuellement le seul phare de la côte du Texas à disposer d'un gardien.

Description
Le phare  est une tour octogonale en brique rouge, avec galerie et lanterne blanche de  de haut, devant une maison de gardien à ossature bois d'un étage.

Son feu fixe émet, à une hauteur focale de , une lumière blanche continue la nuit, allumée par les gardiens. Sa portée est de 13 milles nautiques (environ 24 km).

Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-018 ; USCG : 4-39720 - Admiralty : J4216.49 .

Voir aussi

Références

Lien connexe
 Liste des phares du Texas

Liens externes

  Texas Lighthouses
  Lighthouses of the United States : South and Central Texas
  Lighthouses of the United States : Southeast Texas
  Texas - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL)
  USA - Online list of lights
  Lydia Ann Light - Lightphotos.net

Phare inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques au Texas
Phare du XIXe siècle
Registre national des lieux historiques en 1977
Comté d'Aransas

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