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Three generations of the Cramer family, including Tom, Jace and Jason, all share a passion for Buick Grand Nationals. Jason has used his passion to start a family business making specialty parts for race cars. His street-legal car runs the quarter-mile in 9.89 seconds at 136 mph and is the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Buick Nationals Turbo Street Modified class winner. photography/Troy Boman
Jason Cramer controls his cars via laptop computer. This fast car is fully optioned, with power everything including cold a/c. photography/Troy Boman
Jason Cramer's love for Buick Grand Nationals has rubbed off on his father Tom, who not only bought his own car, but has gone into business with his son. Tom's car, (left) runs the quarter-mile in 10.85 seconds. photography/Troy Boman
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It's hard to tell where Jason Cramer's house ends and his garage begins. Sliding glass doors in the industrial grey and black kitchen offer a clear view of his shiny black Buick with the "BBBBBAD" license plate and a turbo engine.
The line between Cramer's hobby and his business is also blurred. "Race Jace" as he is known in drag racing circles, has gained fame as three time consecutive winner of the fiercely contested Turbo Street Modified class at the Buick Nationals.
He has also gained a loyal following with his business of custom built parts for the narrow market of Buick Grand National (GN) car owners. "You have to support your habit somehow," he said.
Cramer's 1987 GN is a comfortable ride with air conditioning and power windows. But the real power is under the hood in its turbo engine.
Only 6,000 turbo Grand Nationals were manufactured in 1986-97. But Cramer said the vehicle is the fastest car built during the 1980s. "Everybody who has one is fixing it up," he said. When GN owners want new parts, they call Cramer.
The steady ring of a telephone attests to the popularity of Cramer's homebased business. In his home office a tidy stack of shiny silver parts line one wall. Two computers — one for the financial end of the business, the other featuring a 3-dimensional drawing of his latest design — vie for space on his desk.
"Most of the money (from racing) goes into the cars," Cramer says A Tooele native, Cramer was raised by a gear head, Tom Cramer, who introduced "Race Jace" to racing early.
As a child he watched his father built a turbo driven dune buggy from the ground up. The younger Cramer learned to drive the off-road vehicle at the age of 12, and was soon racing everyone who would accept his challenge, he said.
Jason Cramer bought his first car, a 1968 Oldsmobile 442, at the age of 15 and started counting down the minutes until he was 16 and old enough to get a driver's license.
At 16 he started racing at what was then the Bonneville Raceway.
Cramer wasn't just about cars; he graduated with an academic scholarship from Tooele High School and attended Southern Utah University where he studied to be a manufacturing engineer. Between classes he raced cars and dirt bikes. He met his wife, Cathy at college and found in her a companion who shared his love of racing.
Cramer began his serious research into the turbo engine after graduating from college when he bought a GMC Syclone truck. He was disappointed when the truck did not perform as he expected. But he met John Tadje from Alpine, Utah who helped the young gear head adjust his engine and boost the power.
In one week he shaved a second off his time, and Cramer "became thirsty for knowledge" and subscribed to GSXtra, a race magazine.
Cramer bought the 1987 Buick Grand National for his wife in 1994 for $6,000. He continued to race the Syclone while his wife raced the GN and he made modifications to each car. Soon the GN was outperforming the Syclone and the couple decided to sell the Syclone so Cramer could devote his attention to the faster car.
Meanwhile, he supported his drag racing hobby by working as a manufacturing engineer/ machinist at Loveridge Machine Co. in Salt Lake City. He wore a number of hats on the job, learning how to do everything from running the front office to designing programs and welding parts.
During down-time on the job he used some of the equipment to manufacture parts for his beloved Buick. His first invention was a billet aluminum ring to replace a fragile plastic part on his steering wheel.
But the big money invention was a racing block girdle.
Designed with one thing in mind, strength, the 3/4 inch thick billet steel part was designed for Turbo Buick enthusiasts.
He continued tinkering and racing. In 2002 he decided to try and sell some of his custom parts at a booth in the Buick Nationals, and he took his car along to give the race a shot. "I was racing against the best in the nation," he said, "and I won the whole thing!"
In 2003 he tried and won again, and in 2004 his third win proved it wasn't just a fluke. "I was going against the big money guys," he says, still somewhat astonished by his accomplishment.
In drag racing, cars sprint 1/4 mile. The event is all about the how quickly the car can get off the starting line. The race starts with the "burnout" where drivers spin the tires until they heat up and start to smoke. On "go" the cars are "launched" and the front wheels come off the ground. Cramer said the force is so great it pushes against his chest and he has a hard time catching his breath.
Cramer was the first to travel the 1/4 mile in 9.89 seconds. His car was clocked at 136 miles per hour.
The big wins have upped demand for custom parts and Cramer eventually decided to retire from his machinist job to go into business for himself. He currently has some 40 parts in his line and is constantly adding more.
Tom Cramer has joined his son, now working full-time for his business. But demands on his time to design and sell the parts now keep him too busy to manufacture them himself. He has several small companies in Salt Lake City running the parts for his business, RJC Racing.
Race Jace has enjoyed the ride, but he said, "the best part of the whole thing is getting to know people across the United States." It is a small, tight community, "a good group of guys."
The hobby has helped bring his family closer together he said, and it has helped him make friends both far away and close to home. Not only has Cramer hooked his father on the business, he has also encouraged his uncle and his friends to buy cars. "It's kind of a contagious thing."
More information about his business and inventory can be found at his Web site, rjcracing. com.


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Crime Report: July 1, 2019
This report is published every weekday, except County holidays. The information in each report covers significant criminal incidents generally from the day before; reports published on Monday cover the preceding Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some incidents may appear a day or two after the occurrence.
This report is not a comprehensive list of every police event in Arlington County in the stated time frame. Addresses shown indicate blocks and not specific addresses. For more information on crime in your area, visit our online crime mapping tool.
Note: Information contained in the Daily Crime Report is generally based on initial reports made to the Police Department. Follow-up investigations may reveal different or additional information. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2019-06290217, 2500 block of Shirlington Road. At approximately 6:58 p.m. on June 29, police were dispatched to the report of trouble unknown. Upon arrival, it was determined that a passerby had observed a female subject lying on the ground and called for assistance. Officers and medics made contact with the subject and attempted to assist her, however, she declined medical attention and refused to identify herself. While attempting to use law enforcement resources to identify her, the suspect spit on an officer. Shadavia Hughes, 36, of Alexandria, Va., was arrested and charged with Assault & Battery on Law Enforcement, Drunk in Public and Failure to Identify.
ROBBERY, 2019-06290088, 2400 block of Army Navy Drive. At approximately 6:49 a.m. on June 29, police were dispatched to the report of a robbery. Upon arrival, it was determined that the victim was with a group of friends inside of the common area of a residential building, when the suspect joined them. Shortly later, the victim and suspect walked outside to talk. Upon exiting the building, the suspect began assaulting the victim, causing him to fall to the ground. The suspect stole the victim's cell phone and then instructed him to run away. The victim complied and sought assistance from a passerby in the area. The victim was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. The suspect is described as a juvenile black male, approximately 5'10"-6'0", 100-130 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. The investigation is ongoing.
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE, 2019-06270033, S. Four Mile Run Drive at S. Walter Reed Drive
TRESPASS, 2019-06270158, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
LARCENY, 2019-06280008, 2700 block of 8th Street S.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 2019-06280098, 1900 block of Wilson Boulevard
SHOPLIFTING, 2019-06280151, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
SHOPLIFTING, 2019-06280214, 1000 block of S. Glebe Road
LARCENY, 2019-06280219, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 2019-06280281, 3000 block of Washington Boulevard
FRAUD, 2019-06280309, 500 block of 23rd Street S.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2019-06290031, 3100 block of Wilson Boulevard
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE, 2019-06290041, Army Navy Drive at 12th Street S.
LARCENY, 2019-06290085, 900 block of N. Glebe Road
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2019-06290091, 1300 block of N. Evergreen Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2019-06290095, 4600 block of Fairfax Drive
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 2019-06290135, 1400 block of 28th Street S.
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 2019-06290141, 400 block of 23rd Street S.
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 2019-06290274, 5400 block of 8th Street S.
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 2019-06290275, 1400 block of S. Joyce Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 2019-06300054, Fairfax Drive at N. Wyoming Street
HARASSMENT, 2019-06300112, 100 block of N. Wayne Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY (VEHICLE), 2019-06300169, Columbia Pike at S. Courthouse Road
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 2019-06300213, N. Pershing Drive at N. Quebec Street
STOLEN VEHICLES
6/28/19, VA LASZL0, 2017 Kawasaki Ninja, White
1300 block of N. Veitch Street
6/30/19, VA UVF9364, 2019 Hyundai Tucson, Black
3000 block of S. Randolph Street
Kirby Clark
kclark@arlingtonva.us
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Shawn Mendes Apologizes for Calling Sam Smith the Wrong Pronoun
Shawn Mendes apologized for calling Sam Smith the wrong pronoun at the 2020 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Thursday, December 10.
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"Oh @samsmith I'm so sorry for reffering [sic] to you as a 'he' for your jingle ball introduction," the "Wonder" singer, 22, wrote on his Instagram Stories on Friday, December 11. "It absolutely slipped my mind. Wont happen again..Sending you so much love !"
Mendes went on to call the "Stay With Me" singer, 28, "absolutely one of the funniest people I've ever met!"
Smith responded soon after, writing on their Instagram Stories, "We're all learning together. Happy holidays, all my love xx."
The Canada native came under fire on social media on Thursday for misgendering the Grammy winner. He repeatedly called Smith "he" and "him" at the all-star concert, which aired on The CW.
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"Ill be waiting for a formal apology to @samsmith , @ShawnMendes please be a good role model," one viewer tweeted. Another wrote, "I believe he didn't do it on purpose but still."
Others expressed outrage over the pretaped segment making it to air, with one Twitter user writing, "I'm less upset about @ShawnMendes misgendering @samsmith and more at THE ENTIRE STAFF of #JingleBall for allowing that to air!? do better."
Smith came out as nonbinary in September 2019, writing via Instagram, "Today is a good day so here goes. I've decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY/THEM. After a lifetime of being at war with my gender I've decided to embrace myself for who I am, inside and out."
The London native acknowledged that they were "scared s–tless" to come out but felt "so excited and privileged to be surrounded by people" who supported them.
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"I understand there will be many mistakes and mis gendering but all I ask is you please please try," they concluded. "I hope you can see me like I see myself now. Thank you."
Despite Thursday's slip of the tongue, Mendes has long been a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ community. After his longtime collaborator Teddy Geiger came out as transgender and began using she/her pronouns in November 2017, the "In My Blood" crooner celebrated the news.
"I remember the day I said 'she,' and it wasn't because I said it consciously, it was because I said it without thinking, basically just in conversation. I didn't realize I did it, but she looked at me and she had the most incredible look in her eyes," he told Entertainment Weekly in May 2018. "If every person in the world had one of their best friends look at them that way, and express that much joy in what it meant for her to be referred to as the pronoun she is, there would no longer be an argument [over trans rights]. People would just understand."
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Fress is a recipe book by MasterChef finalist Emma Spritzer focusing on bold flavours from a Jewish kitchen.
Having quite a few recipe books, I often find that I flick through a book and there are one or two recipes that take my fancy. This book is the first in a long time that has really made me excited about cooking.
There are an array of recipes that take my fancy. From lamb kibbeh to tahini banoffee sundae, there are so many easy recipes that are pictured looking delicious.
I don't like to review a recipe book without trying at least one of the recipes. As our house is packed full of moving boxes I decided to try an easy one and made myself a portion of chili and coriander fried potatoes. The flavours were amazing. It was simple to make and whilst I had to use dried chili as I was out of fresh, I can imagine it tasted even better when followed to the book.
I like the fact that many of the recipes have tips with them to provide a little extra guidance or ideas of how long it will keep.
I have to admit that last week I knew absolutely nothing about Jewish food, but I am now excited about trying some more recipes.
I am excited to be able to offer one of my readers a copy of the book in a giveaway. Just complete the Gleam entry below. Good Luck!


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Written by Nguyen Du (1765-1820), The Tale of Kieu: Truyen Kieu (Vietnamese Edition) (The Tale of Kieu) was produced during the social and political upheavals of the 19th century, and is now a cornerstone of Vietnamese literature. In Vietnam, Truyen Kieu has attained almost a Shakespearean status: according to news reports, children study it in schools while adults allude to it in daily conversations.
Huynh Sang Thong's translation of this 3,254-line poetry is considered the finest and is accompanied by excellent notes that explain the Vietnamese phrasing of the original and which set the story in context. For those who do not understand the Vietnamese language, the translation and commentary will help shed some light on what many Vietnamese regard as their most important cultural statement.
The Tale of Kieu offers a fascinating glimpse into the Vietnamese mindset and sexual mores in a Confucian society. It is radical in the sense that the protagonist is a woman – the young and beautiful Kieu, who is in love with a scholar named Kim. Despite her physical and moral qualities ("A fragrant rose, she sparkled in full bloom," ~ "But you've named me your bride – to serve her man, she must place chastity above all else."), the future turned out to be a life-wrecking nightmare for Kieu.
The tragic theme that pervades this story illustrates the hopelessness of women in a Confucianist, male-dominated world. Early on in the story, Kieu has to choose between Kim, to whom she has pledged herself, and her family. Predictably, Kieu offers herself to be sold in marriage to raise money for her kith and kin ("As you must weigh and choose between your love and filial duty, which will turn the scale? She put aside all vows of love and troth – a child first pays the debts of birth and care.").
Halfway through, the story reaches a happy (and false) ending when Kieu becomes soul- and bed-mate with a free-spirited warlord, Tu Hai. All is well until another warlord, Lord Ho, instigates Kieu to persuade Tu Hai to lay down his sword and make peace with the emperor. As a result, Tu Hai is killed, and Kieu is married off to a tribal chief. She throws herself into a river, but fails to die yet again.


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Infrastructure Funds May be Limited for California High-Speed Rail Authority
Funding for the California bullet train depends on how the law is administered and developed into grant programs.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the funding for the bullet train may not be as much as many have hoped for.
Exactly how much money will reach various rail projects — including the financially challenged California bullet train — is still an unknown and will depend on how the complex law is administered and developed into grant programs. Hopes for a $100-billion national high-speed rail program, a goal backed by former secretaries of transportation, labor unions, major engineering firms and rail advocates, were dashed by the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Most of the money for rail systems will go to Amtrak's service on the East Coast, various long-distance Amtrak routes and freight rail systems.
The follow-up social and climate legislation, the so-called Build Back Better bill, contains a $10-billion clause for high-speed rail projects across the country, as well. The clause, sponsored by high-speed rail advocate Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), has speed requirements that could be met only by California's ongoing project, as well as proposed projects in Texas and a Cucamonga-to-Las Vegas train. Whether the funding stays in the legislation and whether the entire bill will pass the Senate is unclear.
If that $10 billion is spread out, the benefit to the California High-Speed Rail Authority will be modest. One consultant, speaking on background, estimated that the California bullet train might get about $4 billion out of both pieces of legislation.
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Celebrate Canada's 150th with this easy and festive hot dog decked out in colours of our national pride.
1. Grill hot dogs according to package directions. Toss together tomato, roasted red pepper, onion, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.
2. Assemble hot dogs in buns with tomato mixture, and olives and hot peppers (if using).
Tip: Add your favourite condiments, such as relish, ketchup, mustard, bacon bits or pickles, to these hot dogs if desired.


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La Welsh League Cup 2020-21, nota anche come Nathaniel MG Cup per ragioni di sponsorizzazione, è stata la 29ª edizione di questo torneo, iniziato l'11 dicembre 2020 e terminato anticipatamente a causa della prosecuzione delle difficoltà legate alla pandemia di COVID-19. Il  era la squadra campione in carica.

Primo turno
Disputano il primo turno 28 squadre: 12 dal Cymru North, 12 dal Cymru South e 2 che hanno ottenuto la wildcard ( e ). Il sorteggio è stato effettuato il 2 dicembre 2020.

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Secondo turno
Disputano il secondo turno le 14 squadre vincenti il primo turno, le prime due squadre non promosse da ciascuno dei campionati della seconda serie della scorsa stagione, le due squadre retrocesse dalla Welsh Premier League 2019-2020 e i dodici club della Cymru Premier 2020-2021.

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Voci correlate
 Cymru Premier 2020-2021

Collegamenti esterni

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Calcio nel 2021
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I'm a retired United Methodist elder, serving in retirement as pastor of Nisbet UMC and as Assisting Elder in the State College District of the Susquehanna Conference.
5th Sunday HYMN SING – THIS SUNDAY!
Methodists have always been a singing people, and the village church of Nisbet LOVES to sing! So every fifth Sunday, the preacher doesn't preach, and we devote the entire hour to singing peoples' choice hymns. It's great fun, and we do hope you will join us and enjoy this celebration of music!
ANNUAL YARD SALE – THIS SATURDAY!
This year, Valentine's Day is also Ash Wednesday. Join us at 7:00 p.m. for a worship service celebrating the beginning of the season of Lent.
Almost 96! Our oldest living member!
Last Sunday, November 26, in the Nisbet Fire Hall, the congregation had a party to celebrate our oldest living member, Edna Hafer! Great food and great fun!
Luncheon to Honor Our Oldest Member!
The village church of Nisbet will host a special luncheon, this Sunday, November 26, at the Nisbet Fire Hall, in honor of our oldest living member, Mrs. Edna Hafer.
A Fire Hall Full of Crafters/Vendors!
The ladies of the village church made and served delicious food all day!
We were very pleased to welcome these members of the Nisbet Volunteer Fire Company and their families to our 2nd annual Fire Company Sunday, this morning!
Barb & Carl Steppe. Barb also keeps the village church of Nisbet clean and in good order, like a firetruck!
And what would a special Sunday in a Methodist church be, without food? Thanks, ladies!
The annual Nisbet Fall Craft Fair is slated for Saturday, November 4, from 9:00 to 2:00, in the Nisbet Fire Hall, across the street from the village church.
We're expecting a capacity crowd of crafters and other vendors from all around the area, who will display their wares at the fair. Church members will serve a delicious lunch menu, with a variety of tasty desserts.
Among the other crafters and vendors, Pastor Bruce Wallace will be showing some of his framed photographs of landscapes, nature, and street subjects, which will also be for sale, either framed or unframed. The photo in this post is of a showing he had last December at The Station Gallery in Lock Haven.
Oct 31 – A Trunk 'n' Treat Super-Time!
The village church of Nisbet and the Nisbet Volunteer Fire Company are happy to present our 3rd annual Trunk 'n' Treat event on Halloween evening, October 31, in the Nisbet UMC church parking lot, across the street from the Fire Hall. Free candy for the kids! We really enjoyed seeing all the costumes last year!
The Force was with us all at Nisbet Trunk 'n' Treat!
Our members had a great time (and will do so again, this year!) celebrating Halloween with everyone who visited our Trunk 'n' Treat!


The weather out on Montauk Point, at the very tip of Long Island, certainly runs from one extreme to the other. Winters often have temperatures that dip way below freezing, and summer temperatures can soar close to 100 degrees. Homes situated out here are exposed to mighty winds and the ravages of moisture and salt air year round.
When local resident, Anthony Lauto was renovating a coastal dream home,he knew he had to choose products to stand up to these harsh coastal conditions. He also wanted to maintain affordable carrying costs, and achieve maximum sustainability for the future with LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the U.S. Green Building Council. This demonstrates that a building meets stringent standards of environment and public health excellence.
Mr. Lauto, acting as his own General Contractor, selected Wood-Ultrex® "Manufactured by one of the finest window companies in the world, it's a name I know, and trust. And Ultrex fiberglass construction with IMPACT products offer a virtually indestructible, thermal performing, coastal rated,environmentally friendly, energy efficient window". For added sustainability,geothermal heating and cooling were used. Not only did this home receive LEED certification, the first electric bill was only $6.11.
• Ultrex takes considerably less energy to create than most other window and door materials.


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Atalanta Fugiens ou a Fuga de Atalanta é um livro emblemático escrito pelo médico, músico, alquimista alemão e conselheiro do imperador Rodolfo II, Michael Maier (1568-1622), composto por 50 discursos filosóficos, 50 gravuras de Matthäus Merian e 50 cânones musicais. O trabalho foi publicado por Theodor Johann de Bry em Oppenheim, em 1617 (2ª edição 1618). Ele inclui discursos filosóficos, imagens e música original, com ilustrações de Matthäus Merian, cada um dos quais é acompanhado por um verso epigramático, prosa e um musical (fuga). Pode ser considerado um exemplo precoce da multimídia. Michael Maier foi também autor de Cantilenae intellectuales de Phoenice redivo, Arcana Arcanissima; Viatorium, hoc est the montibus septum planetarum e Themis Aurea.

A temática do trabalho é estritamente alquímica e inspirada no mito grego de Atalanta .

Página de título
A página de título mostra várias cenas da mitologia grega relacionadas com a Maça de Ouro.

O autor atribuiu à música o papel mais importante. Nos três vozes das 50 fugas (que são, na verdade, cânones para três vozes), estão representados os três personagens principais da história mitológica: Atalanta fugindo (antecedente), Hipomene perseguindo (consequente), e a maçã como um tenor (tirada provavelmente de algum repertorio gregoriano), base que sustenta a todas as 50 composições:
 Vê-se acima (canto superior) o Jardim das  Hespérides.
 Vê-se à esquerda Hércules estendendo o braço para agarrar uma das maçãs douradas.
 Vê-se à direita Afrodite entregando as maçãs douradas para Hipomene.
 Vê-se abaixo (canto inferior) A corrida entre Atalanta e Hipomene; com Atalanta pegando uma maçã. Atrás deles há um templo onde os amantes se abraçam, enquanto ao fundo surgem um leão e uma leoa..

A aparente incompreensibilidade geral do trabalho de Maier é atribuível à quebra na tradição de uma comunicação do conhecimento alquímico, devido ao surgimento de uma nova mentalidade "moderna" e "tradição científica", típica do período histórico que se segue àquele vivido por Maier.

Prefácio
O prefácio contém uma dissertação sobre a antiga música grega e narra o mito de Atalanta e Hipomene.

Discursos
Cada um dos 50 discursos contém:
Uma gravura revestido com cobre detalhada por Matthäus Merian.
Um epigrama em verso definido para música na forma de uma fuga para três vozes - Atalanta, ou o vox fugiens; Hipomenos, ou o vox sequins, e Pomum objectum (Maçã) ou vox morans. "Atalanta fugiens" é uma brincadeira com a palavra "fuga".
Um epigrama em alemão.
Um verso latino com o acompanhamento de um discurso.

Execuções Públicas
 Em maio de 2005, foi realizada a primeira performance teatral da ópera dirigida por Marco Bellussi, no Teatro Apollo de Crotone como parte dos eventos do Festival da Aurora. Nessa ocasião, a direção musical foi confiada a René Clemencic e os epigramas foram declamados pelo matemático Piergiorgio Odifreddi.
 Uma versão de notação moderna da música publicada pelo Edizioni musicale Bèrben de Ancona em 2006 está disponível pelo músico Davide Bortolai; esta versão é escrita para voz e acompanhamento de violão clássico (lute) afim de facilitar qualquer estudioso na execução e análise dessas melodias interessantes: Canti Alchemici (50 cânones retirados do Atalanta Fugiens por Michael Maier por Davide Bortolai) Edições Berben Ancona, 2006.
Seis Simphonies Nouvelles Orchestra Atalanta Fugiens, dir. Vanni Moretto. Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 2009, de Fortunato Chelleri (1690-1757), mestre de capela e compositor barroco.

Bibliografia
Maier, Michael (2007, segunda edición 2017). A fuga de Atalanta. Gravações reproduzidas de uma edição original, publicada pela primeira vez em esponhol o texto de Maier na íntegra. Prólogo de Joscelyn Godwin. Tradução de Agustín López Tobajas e María Tabuyo. Música do Ensemble Plus Ultra para Glossa Music. Produtor Carlos Céster. Cartoné. 300 páginas. 61 Ilustrações e um CD. Vilaür: Ediciones Atalanta. ISBN 978-84-945231-1-3.
 (1989). A fuga de Atalanta: alquimia e emblemática. Tradução direta do latim por Pilar Pedraza, edição S. Sebastián López. Madr: Edições Tuero. ISBN 978-84-86474-04-1.

Sobre alquimia

Arola, Raimon (2008). Alquimia e religião. Os símbolos herméticos do século XVII. A Árvore dp àraíso 58, 98 ilustrações. Madri: Edições Siruela. ISBN 978-84-9841-178-2.
Klossowski de Rola, Stanislas (1988, 2004). O jogo áureo: 533 grabados alquímicos del siglo XVII. Traducción José Antonio Torres Almodóvar. Madrid: Editorial Siruela. ISBN 978-84-7844-824-1.
Roob, Alexander (2001). O museu hermético. Alquimia & Mística. Editora Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8228-1512-0.

Ligações externas
Cópias em vários sites:
scribd.com Atalanta-Fugiens scribd.com (com gravuras, sem fugas, epigramas alemães).
pagesperso-orange.fr (texto completo digitalizado Incluindo epigramas alemães; Com apêndice, erratas, sem gravuras, fugas).
digital.sciencehistory.org Ciência Histórica (completa varredura de alta resolução de impressão de 1618, páginas, incluindo todas as gravuras e fugas).
imagens e outras mídias no Wikimedia Commons.
tradução Inglés de Epigramas e Verso no Wikisource.
alchemywebsite.com Em inglês tradução completa do livro.
Atalanta Fugiens no youtube Com estampas coloridas versão instrumental da música para cada emblema.
Forshaw, Peter J (2010) Oratorium-Auditório-Laboratorium: Improvisações modernas adiantadas sobre a Cabala, a Música e a Alquimia'.

 A fuga de Atalanta de Michael Maier
 Pomum morans
 A fuga de Atalanta de Michael Maier, no Kunst der Fuge (arquivos MIDI, em inglês)
 A Fuga de Atalanta (Atalanta Fugiens), no The Alchemy Website (em inglês, com imagens)

Galeria de imagens
Trata-se das 50 gravuras do Atalanta Fugiens'', de autoria do gravurista suíço Matthäus Merian, o Velho (1593-1650). Nestas gravuras estão retratados e representados os símbolos teosóficos, alquímicos, cabalísticos e mitológicos.

Alquimia
Multimídia
Mitologia greco-romana


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Folclore
 Fantasma – entità delle leggende e del folclore

Cinema
 Fantasma – film del 1914 diretto da Charles M. Seay
 Fantasma (Phantom) – film del 1922 diretto da Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
 Fantasma (The Spirit) – film del 1987 diretto da Michael Schultz
 Fantasma – film del 2006 diretto da Lisandro Alonso

Letteratura
 Fantasma (Phantom) – romanzo di Terry Goodkind del 2006

Musica
 Fantasma – album di Cornelius del 1997
 Fantasma – album dei Baustelle del 2013

Fumetti
 Fantasma – personaggio fumetti Marvel Comics
 Fantasma – personaggio fumetti DC Comics

Pagine correlate
Fantasmi (disambigua)


If you weren't aware, there's a seismic shift taking place in the sky, unleashing a rain of misfortune upon us. Mercury's gone retrograde once again—and unfortunately, it will stay that way until March 28. The planetary phenomenon has become ubiquitous with anything and everything going wrong. Communication is hard, old emotions resurface, and that person you thought you left in the past? Yep, he's back in your orbit. Ugh!
Whether you're a believer of astrology or not, it's the perfect excuse to invest in self-care. Perhaps it's a new set of essential oils, or an indulgent snack you wouldn't normally eat. Or maybe its a Himalayan salt lamp—a splurge that will relieve your space of any potentially bad juju. Below, 5 feel-good items to help survive the celestial downturn. By the time Mercury is back to regular programming, you'll be ready to jump right back into the swing of things.
Thought to cultivate peace, this bracelet generates its power from healing stones. It's strung with amethyst, rose quartz, and smoky quartz, which all have soothing properties. Wear it around your wrist as a reminder to keep calm in spite of the chaos Mercury retrograde creates. But in case you get sucked into a negativity spiral, it'll at least make eye-catching arm candy.
As you know, a Himalayan salt lamp is a natural air purifier that helps ward off pollutants. While this is reason enough to keep one, we like to think it chases away negativity too. The mere act of staring upon the peachy-pink salt rock offers a much-needed respite from the world. Plus, its warm glow can transform any room into a sanctuary. No bad vibes allowed!
If your emotions are as mercurial as the planet, this custom herb blend will settle a fiery spirit. Just a sprinkle of Spirit Dust swirled into coffee or tea encourages instant calm. Within 30 minutes of taking it, you'll notice your mood shift from uneasy to super Zen. This is due to its main ingredient, ashwagandha, which is the adaptogenic equivalent of an Enya song—relaxing, comforting, and restorative.
Everyone has a different way of coping with Mercury retrograde. But, we can all agree that comfort food always hits the spot. These sweet 'n' salty brownie thins are made with pure chocolate, a generous amount of caramel, and just enough sea salt. All that without making you feel too guilty about indulging in piece after crispy piece. It's made with 100% natural ingredients and no trans-fat. Win-win!
Whether the celestial funk has left you feeling tired, moody, or in a perpetual state of confusion, this mini essential oil set has you covered. It contains three oil blends with different benefits—one to reduce fatigue (High Energy); one to uplift the mood (Happy Vibes); and one to increase concentration (Find Focus). While you can't avoid the curveballs retrograde throws, you can control how you react to them…or at least try to.
What are your tips for surviving Mercury retrograde? Sound off in the comments section, below!


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HomeWorld NewsDavid Byrne and Fatboy Slim's Musical, Here Lies Love, to Debut on Broadway
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's Musical, Here Lies Love, to Debut on Broadway
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim have announced that Here Lies Love, their collaborative disco-pop musical, is coming to Broadway later this year. The show tells the story of Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines, and the People Power Revolution, which removed her and her husband, the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, from power in February 1986.
The Broadway production is developed and directed by Alex Timbers and choreographed by Annie-B Parson; producers on the project include Hal Luftig, Patrick Catullo, Diana DiMenna, Clint Ramos, and Jose Antonio Vargas. It's set to make its Broadway debut in the summer of 2023.
"As a team of binational American producers—Filipinos among us—we are thrilled to bring Here Lies Love to Broadway!," the producers shared in a statement. "We welcome everyone to experience this singularly exuberant piece of theatre. The history of the Philippines is inseparable from the history of the United States, and as both evolve, we cannot think of a more appropriate time to stage this show. See you on the dance floor!"
Here Lies Love was born in the mid-2000s, with David Byrne and Fatboy Slim presenting music and other multimedia work from the show at Carnegie Hall in New York. Music from the performance was released as an album in 2010. The show was later adapted into a full-fledged theater production, with performances at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in 2012, New York's Public Theater in 2013, London's National Theater in 2014, and the Seattle Repertory Theater in 2017.
Here Lies Love isn't Byrne's only contribution to the world of musical theater. He has also written a musical about Joan of Arc, which made its debut at the Public Theater on Valentine's Day 2017. And, of course, there's his stage show American Utopia.
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The sun rises again.
Japan is pushing the pace. The airfreight industry of the world's third largest economy is catching up with international growth. This can also be felt at Nippon Express. The second biggest freight forwarder in the world has been a Global Partner of Lufthansa Cargo since April 2005.
Clean, bright, secure and with state-of-the-art technology – that is how the four warehouses of Nippon Express in the immediate vicinity of Tokyo's Narita Airport present themselves. Anyone who has the privilege of being taken on a guided tour through the entire 90,000 square meters of the big cargo terminal of the major freight forwarder cannot help but gain this impression – which, by the way, is typical for Japan.
In the export warehouse, dozens of teams are busy emptying the four-axle trucks with tiltable panels on the sides that are common for Japan. Then they check the shipments and build up the pallets. Up to 600 tons of airfreight per day are sent all over the world from this one hall alone.
There are special ramps for shock-sensitive goods, and 30 percent of the Nippon Express shipments now leave Narita packaged on the basis of the Bulk Unitization Program (BUP). The BUP pallets are previously built up on the lowerable work platforms. This spares the pallet builders unnecessary climbing and speeds up the build-up as well as the packaging process.
Every step is monitored by foremen as well as cameras. Not only for security reasons (everything in the export warehouse is certified in accordance with TAPA A regulations), but also because of the better error clarification. For if anything does happen to be wrong with a shipment some time, the video images stored for one month can be scanned. They show whether everything was carried out properly during the pallet build-up and whether the error may have occurred in the warehouse or elsewhere.
It is this will to perfection and the readiness to give every customer the best – and to do so worldwide – that has made Nippon Express big. In the IATA world ranking, the company from the country with 127 million inhabitants is in second place.
Contrary to many of its competitors, Nippon Express does not focus primarily on high-tech "Made in Japan", but, to an equal extent, on all branches of industry. "We want to offer our customers one-stop shopping," says Shinjiro Takezoe, outlining the strategy.
As Manager Marketing Sales Promotion at the Cargo Division of Nippon Express, he is in charge at a global level for collaboration with the airlines. "Service quality is particularly important to our company and its customers, and this is something we share with Lufthansa Cargo," Takezoe adds.
He and his team played a major part when Nippon Express was the first Asian forwarder to become a "Global Partner" of Lufthansa Cargo in April last year. The aim of the Global Partnership Program is to grow together, to create synergies in sales, to reduce transaction costs, and to drive progress in areas of key importance, such as, for example, the automation of business processes.
"In Japan, the collaboration between Nippon Express and Lufthansa Cargo has always been very close and the volume of business quite large," Takezoe explains. "Yet since we have been a Global Partner, our business with Lufthansa Cargo has also been given a clear boost in the other countries, too. This relates to the better access to the capacities, which our branch operations that are located outside of Japan are now receiving."
The significance of airfreight as a whole in the business success of Nippon Express is growing. The group has 38,000 employees worldwide. A total of 7,000 people work in the sea and airfreight segment, of which around 4,000 are in the aircargo business.
"Airfreight is becoming increasingly important for us, as the demand for logistics services at home is growing nowhere near as quickly as in the international airfreight industry," Takezoe explains.
This development also forms the background for the most recent restructuring of the internal organization of Nippon Express: whereas the various regions used to constitute their own departments, today, with the exception of China, the individual functional divisions, such as "Marketing", "Planning & Sales Promotion" or "Forwarding", are responsible for supra-regional – in other words, worldwide – customer care. "Through this new organizational structure, Nippon Express is now much better deployed to respond to the global challenges of our customers," says Takezoe. "The intensified cooperation with a global airline such as Lufthansa Cargo is also, of course, helpful in this respect."
In 2005, Nippon Express had a 21.3 percent market share in the Japanese airfreight industry – but the medium-term goal is 25 percent! "Despite the good growth forecasts for airfreight, a global logistics service provider today can only achieve a satisfactory return with a correspondingly large share of the market," Takezoe points out.
Yet even though the competition has become more intensive, Nippon Express looks optimistically to the future. One major reason for this is the recovery of the Japanese economy. For years, the news from there tended to be rather sobering: dwindling gross domestic product, rising unemployment figures – and that in a country, which was able to look back on almost 40 years of full employment!
The central bank tried unsuccessfully to fuel growth and to revive the willingness of Japanese companies to invest. The usual government economic policy recipes, however, failed to help.
The renowned economist Richard Koo from the Nomura Bank explains this as follows in one of his books: during the 1990s, Japan had experienced a strong decline in asset prices. This had created a situation in which many companies were suddenly confronted with balance sheet showing heavy debts. Consequently, numerous decision-makers in the Japanese economy set themselves the goal during the subsequent period of primarily minimizing debts.
This was poison for the economy's development. Most managers felt that investments and a long-term oriented growth strategy would not enable them to get to grips with the debts. The result: lack of investments, hardly any demand for loans, growth at a standstill.
In the meantime, however, the Japanese have worked their way out of this trap. Deflation appears to have been stopped, prices are increasing moderately, and the economy is inclined to invest again on a larger scale. This is also impacting the Japanese airfreight industry.
According to current forecasts, its growth will no longer lag appreciably behind the international industry average during coming years. "During the recession, many shippers contented themselves with sea freight," Takezoe explains.
"Now, many customers are again using the much faster airfreight to give their business an additional boost and to resolutely grasp growth opportunities."
Furthermore, airfreight business is stimulated by the growing requirements on the part of the shippers:
"Today's markets are changing very quickly, and that plays into the hands of airfreight flexibility," says Takezoe. "Take the example of flat-screen monitors: no-one could foresee that such a tremendous demand would develop among consumers within such a short time. Our business has benefited enormously from this boom, since the production machinery, many parts, but also the products themselves were and are shipped to a large extent as airfreight."
Another example for the positive development of the Japanese airfreight industry is temperature-controlled transportation (for more on this see text on page 21). Takezoe is convinced, therefore, that the current recovery of the economy is not just a temporary phenomenon.
"We Japanese benefit from our high level of technology. What is more, we are still willing to work very hard to safeguard our economy's international competitiveness."
www.nippon-express.com
Nippon Express at Narita.
With 2.29 million tons of airfreight in 2005, Tokyo's Narita Airport is, according to "AirCargo World", Number 4 in the world ranking. Located one to one-and-a-half hours' traveling time from the city center, up to two dozen big freighters can often be seen here simultaneously.
Alongside the local airlines JAL Cargo and ANA, the U.S. carriers and the integrators are particularly strongly represented. Annually, 968,000 tons of airfreight are imported and 840,000 tons exported.
Nippon Express is represented with four modern cargo terminals, including a perishables center, in the immediate vicinity of the airport. The company exports about 23,000 tons and imports 16,000 tons of airfreight a month. Over half of the shipments are transported to other Asian countries or come from there. The European and American markets account to almost equal extents for the other half.
More than just precious fish.
Nippon Express aims to grow strongly in the segment of temperature-controlled transportation and builds here on close cooperation with Lufthansa Cargo – pharmaceutical and high-tech products are also becoming more important.
The most beautiful creatures of the sea end up in the cold-storage warehouse of Nippon Express at Narita: Pacific tuna fish, for example, as big as full-grown domestic pigs, or huge salmon from New Zealand or Norway.
Many wholesale buyers come directly to Nippon Express at Narita and decide there which goods should be earmarked for which market in Japan. The best, of course, make their way to the most expensive gourmet temples of the metropolis of Tokyo with its 17 million inhabitants. To ensure that the precious goods stay fresh, up to 30 tons of ice can be produced at the 11,000-square-meter perishables center of Nippon Express, explains Ryuichi Kato, Nippon Express Manager at the Perishables Cargo Distribution Service Department, during a walkaround.
Yet there is even more to offer here: in the temperate rooms, for example, where the humid Japanese summer climate is unable to penetrate, not only fish is handled, but also precious fruit and flowers are processed, including quality control.
Nippon Express stores – depending on the customer's requirements – in the deep-freeze range as well as between 3 and 20 degrees centigrade. Furthermore, in the case of high-value fruit, such as, for example, fine mangoes, if the ripening process has to be stopped, special warehouses are also available, in which the oxygen has been removed.
The market for temperature-controlled goods in Japan is currently import-driven. "Only recently, the government eased the import restrictions for certain perishables," explains Katsuhito Kobayashi, Manager Planning & Sales Promotion at Nippon Express. "The demand is enormous, and the brokers can obtain very good prices. In the current year, we expect an increase of between 13 and 14 percent!"
Together with the classic perishables, such as fish and fruit, other goods are also becoming more significant for the field of temperature-controlled transportation: pharmaceutical products, certain batteries, highly sensitive precision machinery for the semiconductor industry as well as films need to be transported within a fixed temperature span. "Not only airport-to-airport, but door-to-door. That's what the customers expect," emphasizes Masae Tobe, supervisor for the cool chain business at Nippon Express.
In order to further sharpen its profile in this field, Nippon Express has become a member of the Cool Chain Association (CCA), which has developed a new industrial standard for perishables and temperature-controlled goods under the name Cool Chain Quality Indicators (CCQI).
This gives Nippon Express a unique status in Japan, and the company wants this to find its expression in further growth. "The cooperation with Lufthansa Cargo will become increasingly important for us in future," says Kobayashi. "With the Unicooler, which can cool and heat, Lufthansa Cargo offers a transport container, which can reliably offset the differences in temperature in the plus as well as minus ranges. This is a particularly great help for us in our acquisition of customers from the pharmaceutical and high-tech industry."
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Aside from Julia's science background she is an actress, writer, and producer. Frustrated by the fact that the word about innovative green science discoveries, with the potential to change the world for the better, rarely gets out to the public, coupled and motivated by her love for film and with the support of recognized players from the international film community, Julia has, written, produced and acted in several productions including a Green Science Thriller. In addition she has produced a short science documentary, featuring ecological research about tree communication via root-networks.
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Just got a direto and yesterday an update was released to allow power smoothing. I raised this today to 6 as was getting similar issues with erg.
Power graph was smoother but power reading had dropped. I recently did ftp test on sufferfest. Today i tried doing a moderate workout with smoothing at 6 and it was destroying me. Pushing 220 watts was more likely to be 350. I changed it back and it was realistic again.
I will create new topic on this but would be nice to see fixed quickly.
Did you do a calibration of the trainer?
If not, please do it and check if the issue disappear.
I just got my new Elite Drivo and I have tried several times to train using Trainer Road Erg mode but it doesn't work. I tried disconnecting the device and reconnecting and still no dice. I'm using Trainer Road app on my Iphone. Any help!!
If the trainer works properly with our app, contact TrainerRoad for assistance.
I experience the same problem. When riding the Alpe d'Huez RealVideo course, for example, the gradient will change by only 0.1-0.2% and the resistance from the Drivo will change by 50-80 W while pedaling at constant cadence. Then it seems to correct after 10-15 seconds to about 10-20 W to keep the same cadence after the gradient change. It seems like the Drivo overadjusts and then eventually corrects. I would appreciate any help to resolve this problem. Otherwise the Drivo is great, but this makes it hard to do ERG workouts. I'm using Windows PC with USB ANT+ dongle. The same thing happens when I use Zwift also. Thanks.
I am disappointed by the lastest Blog from you. You leave us customers runnning between Elite and the app providers! We will never come to a conclusion because one party will always put the blame on the others tool. Classical IT behavior. If your Drivo does not work properly with well reputable and widelNused apps like TrainerRoad you should consider this a problem yourself.
I can only confirm here that I have same problems with my Drivo-TrainerRoad package. And I do not complain about some 10-20 watts fluctuations at all. I am talking about serious issues in VO2 scenarios, when you want to jump to some 350 Watts for 20 secs and the resistance oscillates up to above 400 watts for a few secs. You do this twice and your legs explode and you can forget about the training. I am seeing a friend of mine doing alright with his Kickr for instance.
Bottom line - whatever the problem either on the Drivo or with the app - I expect you both businesses to engange with each other for the benefit of the riding community. Or I have to dispose of my Drivo and move on.
I received my Drivo a week ago and have found similar issues as others have noted in this thread. Erg mode is virtually unusable. My trainer will not adjust the power to anything below ~180 watts and it greatly under and overshoots short intervals (e.g. 30 sec). I've tried calibrating, adjusting power smoothing, and even pulled power. Nothing seems to work. I am shocked that a trainer at this price point performs so poorly. I bought this as a replacement for my 2014 Kickr and I think it was a huge mistake. Attached are a couple of graphs which show the performance differences between the Drivo and Kickr on similar TrainerRoad rides.
In addition to all of this, I also had issues with the Ant+ interface repeatedly unpairing from my computer during rides. This was with the Ant+ dongle placed 3 feet from the trainer. To resolve this I had to position the dongle less then 6" inches from the trainer. I never had these type of connection issues with the Kickr.
I love the power smoothing feature in the elite app. It is awesome to have a trainer with a real power meter, It behaves just like my stages power meter on the bike.
For Erg mode training set the settings to 10s power smoothing in the app. It will feel like a Wahoo or Tacx.
For road racing or ride set the power smoothing to 2s and it will feel like the real deal.
I was surprised to learn how much power tacx and wahoo do to their trainers.
We are always in contact with Zwift, TrainerRoad and the other third party companies.
We collaborate as much as possible. And the confrontation is always a positive thing.
But if an issue appears on one application and not in the other, it is necessary to start the assistance with the respective customer care. This because we don't really know how their code work exactly, so it's like moving blindly.
Many users doesn't like to see the oscillations - which are real, as I already posted.
That's why we added the power smoothing option.
Also, remember to do a calibration every 3-4 weeks.
But if you still think that the oscillations are too much or are wrong in some way, please contact the customer care at real@elite-it.com adding your exported trainings. We will check them one by one to understand if there's something wrong on them. On a forum, is harder to understand the situation, as descriptions are more subjective than data.
The oscillations you see are real. Kickr simply doesn't show them.
Increase power smoothing and the value will be more averaged.


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Cox Plate Betting in Australia
Sports fans, punters and racing enthusiasts don't have long to wait. This year's prestigious Cox Plate race is set to take place on the 22nd of October. The race itself is strategically placed on the Australian racing calendar slotting perfectly in-between the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup. The Cox Plate is considered to be one of the best weight for age races in Australasia attracting visitors from all over the world. The origins of the race date back to 1922 when the Moonee Valley Racing Club Committee created a race in honour of the founder of Moonee Valley, Mr William Samuel Cox.
The Cox Plate was set up as an exciting weight for age race run over a distance of 2040 meters. The first W.S Cox Plate Cup race was run in 1922 and offered a total prize of 1000 pounds. The race was won by the imported seven-year-old stallion Violencello who had won the Caulfield Cup the previous year. Since 1922, the race has always attracted a field of the best horses in Australia and around the world. It is considered to be one of the highlights of the Australian racing calendar and is a favourite with local Cox Plate betting punters.
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This year the $3 million Group 1 William Hill Cox Plate race will be run on the 22nd of October. The contenders for the race include:
Awesome Rock – With a record of 3 wins and seven placings
Black Heart Bart – With a record of 13 wins and 12 placings
Hartnell – With a record of 9 wins and 6 placings
Lucia Valentina – With a record of 7 wins and 5 placings
Palentino – With a record of 4 wins and 3 placings
The United States – With a record of 6 wins and 5 placings
Tonsen Stardom – With a record of 5 wins and 1 placing
Winx – With a record of 15 wins and 3 placings.
The Cox Plate Carnival
The 2015 Cox Plate was won by Winx, who is favoured to take the race barring any major catastrophe. This year's festival offers a range of entertainment that will centre around the race itself. As well as dining options, the carnival offers a ladies lunch, a barrier draw breakfast and fashion on the field. Tickets can be bought for general admission, the grandstand seating, the Lazy Yak watering hole as well as the pure pleasure enclosure.
Cox Plate Bets for the Race
When it comes to Cox Plate betting options, the 2021 Cox Plate offers a wide range of horse racing bets to suit all Cox Plate betting punters. For new bettors, the best way to start is with a straight win. This is simple Cox Plate bets where a punter must correctly predict the winner of the race. Aside from a straight win bet, punters can also put money on a horse to place. This is where a horse finished "in the money" coming in second or third place. For the more adventurous punter, the race also offers an each way bet. This is a combination bet where the Cox Plate bets on both the winner of the race as well as a different horse to place second or third.
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Initially called the Snivelling Little Rat Faced Gits, shortening it to "The Gits", they set up at the 'Rathouse,' a Capitol Hill district house where the band rehearsed and also lived. They quickly earned a following on the local scene and were known for their wild, raucus live shows.
<==Mia Zapata was brutally raped and murdered on the night of July 7, 1993, while walking home from a friend's house late at night. On March 25, 2004, a jury convicted Jesus Mezquia of Zapata's murder and sentenced him to 36 years in prison.
The story of the Gits was recently made into a movie. (Launch Trailer).
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Neysayer Conor McGregor claims he'd 'smoke' football legend Neymar in fight
The Notorious shared a screenshot of a post uploaded by Charles Oliveira last week, which shows the current UFC Lightweight Champion posing with his championship belt beside Neymar.
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Conor McGregor has hit out at Paris Saint-Germain footballer Neymar and Brazilian MMA star Charles Oliveira in a bizarre social media post.
The Notorious shared a screenshot of a post uploaded by Oliveira last week, which shows the current UFC Lightweight Champion posing with his championship belt beside Neymar.
And McGregor seemingly challenged the pair to a bout, writing: "Smoke the two of these," and adding some emojis of a gun and a bank.
Neymar with Oliveira's UFC Lightweight Champion belt (Charles Oliveira da Silva/Instagram)
Oliveira had thanked Neymar for his support following his defeat against McGregor's rival Dustin Poirier in December, captioning the post: "Thank you my friend for all the affection and cheering. God always bless you and lighten. Let's go with everything always towards the top."
McGregor also shared a promotional post for the hypothetical fight, which read: "2022: McGregor vs. Brazil III?" referencing his defeats of Diego Brandao in 2014 and José Aldo in 2015.
The post was captioned: "Is 2022 the year we see Conor McGregor go against the country of Brazil for a third time?"
It comes after Oliveira rang in the New Year by asking his followers if they'd like to see him fight McGregor or American Justin Gaethje.
The 32-year-old received dozens of comments encouraging him to spar with the Irishman after saying: "Let's start the year with this poll, who would you like to see fight with me?"
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Former dual-weight UFC champion McGregor has not fought since July, when he broke his leg during his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier.
The Crumlin native plans to make his return to the Octagon in 2022 after recovering from his injury, with many MMA fighters expressing their interest to take him on, including former YouTube star Jake Paul.
The 24-year-old has previously accused UFC president Dana White of getting in the way of his bout with McGregor.
"If Dana would ever let Conor out of his contract to set up the boxing match, I think that's what is needed to make it happen," Paul said on In Depth with Graham Bensinger.
"And I think that will, I think it will happen, and if Conor is going to just continue to lose fights – he's 1-4 in the past five years – then there's not much Dana will be able to do with him anyway.
"So cash him out one more time, but his manager is good friends with my manager and another one of my advisors, and they talk constantly about making it happen."


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import { SPRest } from "@pnp/sp";
import { Web, IWeb } from "@pnp/sp/webs";
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import "@pnp/sp/comments";
import { WebPartContext } from "@microsoft/sp-webpart-base";
import { IArticle } from "./interfaces";

declare module "@pnp/sp/webs" {
    interface IWeb {
        getArticle: (this: IWeb, id: number) => Promise<IArticle>;
    }
}

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11. Efek
This part of the manual provides you with directions for using Mixxx's features to create your own mixes.
Setting your levels properly, also known as gain staging, is essential for getting the best sound quality out of the equipment you are using. At every link in your signal chain, from Mixxx's channel gains to the power amplifier, the level should be well above the noise floor, but lower than the maximum level before the signal clips. The level meters should mostly be around the top of their green region. The level meter pictured to the left shows where Mixxx's level meters should average at the loudest parts of tracks. The average level should not be in the yellow region. Use the yellow region to leave headroom, or available level above the average before the signal clips. The loudest parts of the music (the transients) should briefly go into the yellow region.
If a level meter is in its red region, the signal is clipping and the gain should be turned down. Some equipment doesn't have a level meter and only has an LED that turns on when the signal clips. Clipping means that the peaks of the waveform are flattened because the equipment has reached the maximum level that it can amplify the signal to. This distorts sound in an unpleasant way and can damage equipment by driving it with more power than it is designed to handle. Increasing the gain past the point where clipping begins (further into the red on a meter) will distort the signal more. If you want to make the sound louder when every part of the signal chain is at its maximum without clipping, use more speakers or use speakers that are more sensitive and convert electrical energy into acoustic energy more efficiently.
On the other hand, the signal should not be too low. This is because every audio device generates a little noise at a level referred to as its noise floor. Additionally, analog signals pick up noise as they travel along wires. The signal measured by the meter on the left is relatively close to the noise floor. When a device is turned up, the noise floor does not go up; only the signal does. However, every time the signal is amplified by the gain of another piece of equipment, both the noise and the signal from previous devices in the signal chain are amplified. For example, if your sound card is turned down and you turn the gain up on your mixer to compensate, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the sound card output will be low and the mixer's gain will amplify the signal and the noise from the sound card, plus the noise picked up along the wire. The end result will have more noise than if the output of the sound card was turned up before the signal reached the mixer and the mixer's gain did not have to be turned up.
To activate Master Sync on a deck, push and hold (or click and hold) the SYNC button. You'll know Master Sync is on because the sync button will remain lit. Changing the rate of any deck that has Sync lit will change the rates of all other decks that also have the Sync button lit. There is no need to set specific decks to be a master or followers. You can play, stop, eject, load, and queue any track with master sync and it won't interrupt the playback of the other decks. However, changing the rate of a stopped deck will change the rate of playing decks.
Mixxx has two features to help you with harmonic mixing. The first is a key lock. When it is active changing the speed of a track won't affect the key. To enable key lock, click the key lock button in the Deck Options Button Grid. The second is that Mixxx can automatically detect the key of a track and will display it in the library and the decks. The notation which is used to display a key can be changed in Key Detection Preferences.
If you do not have the intro end and outro start points marked when loading a track, you can find and mark these in headphones before you mix in the track. Then seek back to the intro start to get the track ready. If you don't have time to find the outro end point before mixing in the track, you can use the deck cloning feature to drag and drop to a new deck, then seek ahead on the new deck and listen in headphones to mark the outro start point. If you don't have time to do that either, you can right click on the overview waveform where you think the outro starts. Then look for how far that is from the end of the track to compare it to the length of the intro of the next track.
Intro & outro section cues can be used to tell AutoDJ how long to crossfade and how to align the tracks in time. AutoDJ uses the intro & outro cues in the "Full Intro + Outro" and "Fade At Outro Start" modes. In both modes, instead of crossfading over an arbitrary number of seconds, AutoDJ compares the duration of the outro of the old track and the intro of the new track. AutoDJ picks the time of the shorter section as the crossfade time.
In the "Full Intro + Outro" mode, AutoDJ aligns the end of the intro and outro by starting the next track during the outro of the previous track. This way, the full length of both the intro and the outro are played. This mode is the most likely to sound good with the widest variety of tracks. Therefore, it is the default mode.
The "Fade At Outro Start" mode always aligns the start of the intro and outro. When the outro is longer than the intro, AutoDJ cuts off the end of the outro. This can be helpful if you want to prevent the energy of the mix from declining during a long outro. However, the transition may sound abrupt if the intro is short.
Both modes were designed so that AutoDJ sounds good fading between any pair of tracks if the intro and outro sections have been marked reasonably. AutoDJ does not take into account the volume of each track, nor the frequency content, nor the rhythms, so it's not intended to be a replacement for a human DJ. However, it is good enough to give a human DJ a break without a major disruption to the mix.
If you still want the old behavior of AutoDJ using a fixed number of seconds to crossfade, that is still available with the "Full Track" mode. The new "Skip Silence" mode behaves the same way, but cuts out the silence at the beginning and end of tracks.
© Hak Cipta 2011-2020, The Mixxx Development Team Terakhir diperbarui pada Jan 14, 2021.


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Nick Robinson Profile, Wiki, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Age, Family Background, Biography and More
In this article, here is the full details of Nick Robinson about wiki, biography, date of birth, birthplace, zodiac sign, nationality, hometown, age, height, weight, father, mother, family, girlfriend, wife, relationship status, children, profession, education, career, net worth, facts, Wikipedia, and many more.
Nick Robinson was born on 22 March 1995 in Seattle, Washington, United States. His age is 26 years as of 2021. He is real name Nicholas John Robinson and his nickname Nick. He is interesting in fact his zodiac sign Aries. His nationality is American.
Nick Robinson height is 6 feet 5 inches and his weight is 80 kg. His hair color is brown and he has mesmerizing hazel eyes.
Nick Robinson is popular known for Actor. He is an Actor. As of 2021, Nick Robinson net worth is estimated to be $3 million.
Nick Robinson hobbies not known. His favorite color is Brown and his favorite food is Vegetable.
Name Nicholas John Robinson
Nick Name Nick
Known For Actor
Date of Birth 22 March 1995
Birth Place Seattle, Washington, United States
Favorite Color Brown
Favorite Food Vegetable
Matt Cornett is educational qualification graduate. He is study in school name is Campbell Hall School and study in college name is New York University.
School Campbell Hall School
College New York University
Matt Cornett father's name is Michael Robinson and his mother's name is Denise Podnar.
Matt Cornett has apparently been in relationship with Samantha Urbani.
His relationship status is unmarried.
Father Name Michael Robinson
Mother Name Denise Podnar
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The Toyota Matrix was launched in 2003 as a hatchback version of the Corolla, the perennial small-car-sales all-star. Based on the same platform, it was aimed at younger buyers with active lifestyles that required more space than the sedan could provide, but for one reason or another wouldn't step up to a larger car or SUV. To this day, Toyota still rolls Matrix sales volume in with the Corolla although the small hatch has its own styling and character.
Once you get to know the Kizashi, you'll like it. Value-packed and honest, ours has features like an iPod jack, making it easy to control music through the stereo system, and Bluetooth. The cabin isn't all that exciting, but the car as a whole continues to win over the staff.
When associate online editor Scott Evans got behind the wheel of the Kizashi for a trip to Laguna Seca, he was impressed. "The ride is comfortable and the interior is well isolated, especially for the price. Steering feel is pretty good and the brakes bite well. The shifter isn't my favorite; it's a bit ropey, and second gear is temperamental, but it's far from the worst I've driven.
Whenever we hear about a new Jeep Wrangler, there's always a concern that the changes will makes the iconic vehicle less capable. Will it be converted to independent front and rear suspension from its current live axle setup? Is it going to share platforms with some crossover? Thankfully, for 2011 the answer to both of these questions is no.
While several staffers drove a pair of Kizashis through Japan, Russia, Canada, and the U.S., our long-termer stayed home. On one staffer's drive, it suffered minor damage when a bit of debris became lodged in one of the front fenderwells. The Kizashi continues to impress with top-notch interior styling, sporty character, and ergonomically sound cabin.
"Not five minutes into my drive home, I had to pull over and double-check our Kizashi's Monroney," logs assistant Web producer Carlos Lago. "I was sure that what had started as an inexpensive car had been optioned to near $30,000, what with the Bluetooth, auto up/down front windows, sunroof, iPod connectivity, attractive interior, and so on. But, nope, it's still under $24,000. Color me impressed.
"I dug the Kizashi when I drove it at the launch in Portland, Oregon, last October," says associate Web editor Kirill Ougarov, "and I'm glad my memory does not betray me. Though not the fastest thing in the world, it's a really fun car to drive if you're not hopelessly addicted to speed. The engine doesn't mind being revved to the max, the shifter is easy to work, and the chassis is solid enough to be fun in the twisties."


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Blaze of wildflower colour heralds summer at the Eden Project
The largest wildflower seed sowing in the history of the Eden Project has created a dazzling kaleidoscope of colour across the approaches to the global garden.
Nearly 12kg of seeds were sown in areas around Eden, with two large fields beside the main road the stars of the show.
Vibrant red poppies, electric blue cornflowers and striking white and yellow ox-eye daisies dominate the displays alongside 11 other species that have been sown across four large areas of the site.
The fields are backed by views of the sea, creating a compelling vista for visitors arriving at the home of the famous Biomes near St Austell in Cornwall.
The Eden Project is the new home to the National Wildflower Centre. The work of the National Wildflower Centre is about making a real difference to restore species, landscapes and biodiversity.
This is done through a programme of cultural ecology on a regional, national and international scale, encouraging further collaborations and links with the South West, Eden's local projects, partners and communities.
Fern Caroll-Smith, Eden's Seed Bank Manager, said: "These spectacular wildflower displays are such a wonderful way to welcome visitors to Eden. They are a living symbol of the work being done by the National Wildflower Centre to promote the benefits of wildflowers for people and pollinators alike. These fields are literally buzzing with life."
The 14 species of wildflower that have been sown at Eden are:
Corn chamomile
Vipers bugloss
Lady's bedstraw
Field scabious
Ox-eye daisy
Musk Mallow
Cowslip
Meadow buttercup
Red campion
Corn marigold


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The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announce that on 21 October 2019, the Honorable Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States is scheduled to deliver welcome remarks at the opening ceremony of the "70th International Astronautical Congress" (IAC 2019), to take place from 21-25 October in Washington, USA. IAF and AIAA...
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Sunday alcohol sales bill heads to Senate
ATLANTA (AP) — The hot topic of Sunday alcohol sales in Georgia is headed to the Senate floor after a proposal to let local voters decide the matter breezed through committee Wednesday.
Religious groups consistently oppose the idea and former Gov. Sonny Perdue vowed to veto any law allowing it. But none of the 11 speakers who addressed the committee opposed the idea, all agreeing that communities should make their own choices, not the state.
"Let the people in those areas vote," said Sen. John Bulloch, sponsor of Senate Bill 10. "(This bill) is about local control."
Georgia is one of only three states that still forbids stores from selling alcohol on the Sabbath. If approved, the proposal would let voters decide in local referendums whether they want the sales between 12:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. The issue could be before voters as soon as this fall.
Democratic Sen. Donzella James of Atlanta told the committee that her husband owned a liquor store for nearly 30 years, but that the family sold it after her son was killed by a drunken driver, making the choice a difficult one for her.
"I'd rather for people to purchase and take it home than to go out and drink," James said.
The committee voted 6-1 in favor of the bill, which now goes to the Senate. Gov. Nathan Deal, who took office last month, has signaled he supports a local approach.
"It's a new day," said Sen. Butch Miller, chairman of the State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, which took up the bill.
Those who spoke in support of the bill say the issue isn't about morality but about economic fairness, competition and common sense.
"It is frustrating to my grocers that they cannot take care of their customers when one of them attempts to buy a bottle of wine," said Kathy Kuzava, president of the Georgia Food Industry Association.
Similarly, supporters said it was unfair that grocery and liquor stores were forced to shelve their alcohol on Sundays, watching bottles pile up unsold at cash registers while restaurants and stadiums could serve beer, wine and spirits. Others complained that Georgia's businesses on the border are losing to their neighboring states, which all allow Sunday sales.
Amy Hillman, a working wife and mother of three, told senators she came to the hearing as a private citizen to urge them to support the bill. Hillman explained that between a busy workweek and juggling her children's activities on evenings and Saturdays, Sunday was the only day she has to buy groceries — and that she should be allowed to buy beer or wine when she shops.
"Sunday is the only time I can leisurely go through the grocery store," Hillman said, adding that she is trying to plan ahead by shopping on Sundays — refuting a common rebuttal by critics of the idea. "If my husband wants me to grab beer, I should be able to do that. We need that flexibility to take care of our families and our needs."
Georgia Christian Coalition President Jerry Luquire disagreed.
"Sunday is a special day, whether it's because of religion or tradition or habit," he said. "We just want to keep it this way as much as we can."
Luquire said opposition groups like his have also shifted their focus locally, and will use a grassroots strategy to fight the issue.
"We know that the General Assembly is gonna do this, with the governor's permission and enthusiasm," Luquire said. "This is gonna pass. It's gonna be on the ballot. We've done everything over the past five years that we can do."


It is impossible to show every item offered, the Musée Canadien de l'Arme et du Bronze has established an acquisition committee, whose function is to select the objects and ensure that they have a direct bearing on the various themes developed by the museum as part of its exhibits.
The Acquisition Committee carefully analyzes each donation proposal and in the event of a negative decision, an official of the Committee will provide coordinates of other museums who may be interested in the item.
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