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Nissan awarded EV grant
Nissan Australia is the recipient of a grant from the Victorian Government for its research project on electric vehicle charging which will be developed in collaboration with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Delta Energy Systems.
The Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio MP, approved the $210,000 grant from the New Energy Jobs Fund (NEJF) for the 18-month research project which will explore off-grid EV charging.
The NEJF was developed to support Victorian projects with a focus on long-term sustainable jobs, renewable energy generation, reductions to greenhouse gas emissions and new energy technologies.
Nissan, the CSIRO and Delta Energy are embarking on one such project where the goal is to improve EV charging profiles and therefore reduce the charging impacts on the grid as well as maximise the use of renewable energy.
Stephen Lester, managing director Nissan Australia, commented: "While it's undeniable that the future is electric, we believe that it is important that the future of electric is also sustainable. That's part of what defines intelligent mobility for us."
Testing will take place of the Delta-designed system at the CSIRO Monash facility in the temperature control chamber. If successful the system will be deployed at Nissan Australia's Melbourne facility to undergo field trials with the new Nissan Leaf fleet.
More: Nissan's 2022 electric dreams
More: Nissan Leaf reaches 300k sales
More: Nissan, KEPCO and Sumitomo in electric vehicle partnership


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Have you talked to your children about alcohol use?
Recently, I was looking at a book to purchase for my child. The book was about truth and lies, and in the description, the book asks, "Can it really rain cats and dogs?" I don't know how the book answers this, but it got me thinking about how information is presented to our children. Moreover, is the information always a real representation of the product?
Take, for instance, the three frogs that sequentially croaked out the syllables of a popular beer brand during a Super Bowl ad in the mid-90s. Or an ad with beautiful horses that have a snowball fight, which wrapped audiences into the special moment — only to have a type of beer announced. These commercials convey alcohol as the sidekick to a fun, enjoyable time.
It is estimated that the typical American will see 100,000 beer commercials before he or she turns 18. With this exposure, our children are constantly challenged to decipher the messages about alcohol, not only with the ads they see on television, but with social media, friends, billboards, clothing paraphernalia and more.
We know one thing for sure — the odds are they are receiving the message about alcohol.
But is the message truth or a lie? Is it the message you want them to have as a child faced with making a big choice — deciding if it is OK to consume an alcoholic beverage?
According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, the organization that has sponsored Alcohol Awareness Month for 28 years, statistics show benefits of having crucial conversations about alcohol use with children. This helps ensure they are receiving the facts and developing healthy refusal skills when faced with the decision to drink alcohol.
Caring adults in a child's life have the power of influence. Even more influence than the frogs or whatever catchy item they put in an advertisement. Talk with your child about the dangers of alcohol — it could save his or her life.
Fountain Centers is a Mayo Clinic Health System program for substance abuse and addiction celebrating over 40 years of providing services in southern Minnesota.


Whether you are planning a bridal luncheon or an elegant dinner party, this recipe for marinated asparagus will score big with your guests. They will think you have slaved away in the kitchen for hours, however, the secret is that this recipe takes little time to prepare.
This simple and delicious side dish is perfect for spring, and summer when asparagus is in abundance at the Farmer's Market. It's great for an Easter side as well. My kids love asparagus simply roasted or boiled, but this recipe takes asparagus up a notch for guests.
It's best when it's made the night before an event, which I love because it gives me less to do on the day of a dinner party. I'm also a big fan of asparagus because it's also lower in carbohydrates.
Cut ends of asparagus. Blanch asparagus 4 minutes until crisp-tender, then immediately submerge in ice water. Pat asparagus dry and place in shallow baking dish.
Combine all remaining ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well. Pour the dressing over asparagus, cover, and chill overnight. Drain any excess marinade before serving. Allow sitting at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.
*Versions of this recipe are in almost every junior league or church cookbook that I own. This recipe is based on my trying different ones, and using the ingredients that I like best.
This marinated asparagus recipe would also be a great side to my Joey Burgers recipes.
This recipe was originally published in 2012 and was updated in April 2019.
My thanks to North Carolina car dealership, Performance Ford in Clinton, N.C, for being a blog sponsor. Test drive the new 2020 Ford F-150 Hybrid. Thanks for keeping me at my desk writing and #OutaboutNC.


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Home ❯ Mood cycling
What is mood cycling in bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder is characterised by recurrent episodes of depression and mania or hypomania. The duration of mood episodes varies from several days to several months, with usually a period of remission in between. The frequency of mood changes (cycling) also varies, with four or more episodes per year classified as rapid cycling.
A depressive episode is a period of at least two weeks when a person has at least five of the following symptoms, including one of the first two. Intense sadness or despair; feelings of helplessness, hopelessness or worthlessness; loss of interest in activities once enjoyed; feelings of guilt, restlessness or agitation; sleeping too little or too much; slowed speech or movements; changes in appetite; loss of energy; difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions; and/or thoughts of death or suicide.
A manic episode is a period of at least one week when a person is high spirited or irritable in an extreme way most of the day for most days. A manic episode involves changes in normal behaviour including exaggerated self-esteem or grandiosity, less need for sleep, talking more than usual, talking more loudly and quickly, being easily distracted, doing many activities at once, scheduling more events in a day than can be accomplished, embarking on risky behaviour, uncontrollable racing thoughts, and/or quickly changing ideas or topics. These changes in behaviour are significant and clear to friends and family and are severe enough to cause major dysfunction.
A hypomanic episode is similar to a manic episode but the symptoms are less severe and need only last four days in a row. Hypomanic symptoms do not lead to the major problems that mania often causes, and the person is still able to function.
What is the evidence for mood cycling in people with bipolar disorder?
High quality evidence finds less treatment response in people with continuous cycling bipolar disorder compared to people without continuous cycling.
Moderate to low quality evidence finds the mean annual prevalence of rapid cycling is around 18%, while the lifetime prevalence of rapid cycling is around 31%. This indicates rapid cycling is a transitory phenomenon. Factors associated with rapid cycling include; longer course of illness, earlier age at onset, substance use, and suicidality.
Moderate quality evidence suggests manic episodes peak during spring/summer and, to a lesser extent, in autumn. Depressive episodes peak in early winter and, to a lesser extent, in summer. Mixed episodes peak in early spring or mid/late summer. Moderate to low quality evidence finds menstrual cycle-related mood changes in 44% to 68% of women with bipolar disorder. 25% to 77% met the criteria for premenstrual syndrome, and 15% to 27% met the criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
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This course has been designed by industry experts who have been involved in specific mobile testing for more than 7 years. Over the duration of the training you will be provided with sufficient practical sessions to help you get hands on with Mobile app testing, At the end of this training there will be an online evaluation and mock interviews.
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Waffles are my son Jake's favorite breakfast! I love this recipe that combines buttermilk and cake flour for extra light waffles! Topped with Buttermilk Syrup and a scoop of vanilla ice cream and strawberries...I dare you to eat just one.


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This one day certificated course covers the management checks and procedures for leading off site visits, as recommended by DfE, Local Authorities and school employers. It is appropriate for all schools and other establishments whether they are LA maintained, academies or independent. Refreshments and Lunch will be provided. Price of £205 includes £10 accreditation to OEAP.
The role of the educational visits co-ordinator (EVC) is crucial to ensure that all learning outside the classroom is appropriate, well planned and safe. The EVC training requires revalidation on a 3 year cycle. Refreshments will be provided. Price of £105 includes £10 accreditation to OEAP.


And we all know the brands are closely connected … so could it be true?
Is Contouring The Control Underwear of Makeup, in That it Doesn't Actually … Work?
Is Vichy Idealia the BB Creme That Gets it Right for Irish Skins?
I'm a fan of this new-gen type of light cover base and Vichy's recently launched Idealia BB Creme is ace for milkbottles. Hurrah!
I can't resist a fancy-schmancy lip product. And this one has a 24k gold plated tip and 14 botanical oils. Swoon!
To wear chartreuse clothes. Who knew? Well, now we do. Thanks Hollywood!


Here are a few bridal lehenga choli trends you must consider when you pick the perfect ensemble. It's true there is a wide range of designs and styles that can leave you confused. Here, we bring you some assorted style that is going to make you achieve the look of your dreams that will be admired by your husband and the loved ones.
Avantgarde Colors: According to the latest trends, customary red and pink colors are totally out of fashion. You are the bride-to-be and you can create your own fashion statement by picking a unique color. This trend is very popular among modern brides. They are choosing all sorts of unconventional colors like lavender, peach, lilac, salmon rose, taupe, sage green, white, ivory, ice blue and more. Among the bright and dark shades, indigo blue, cobalt blue, blossom pink, fiery orange and turquoise are popular. Brides no more go by the rules, they are breaking the traditions by choosing all kinds of unique pattern.
Silk Splendor: While Indian brides are trendsetters, but they are quite rooted in their customs and traditions. Bringing back the age-old traditional fabrics, Benarasi, Kanjeevaram, Paithani, and Bandhej are quite popular among the brides and designers' bridal lehenga choli The various type of handwoven silk is a reflection of India's rich textile and crafts industry that has existed for centuries. No matter how traditional, these fabrics have its own charm. The vibrant colors, luminous textures, and exquisite ethnic patterns make for an incredibly beautiful ensemble that will be remembered by everyone.
Floral Fun: Florals are women's eternal favorite. There is no doubt that antique floral embroidery, floral applique work, and vintage floral embroidery are trending numbers. Even Bollywood's top diva Anushka Sharma donned a lehenga designed style with extensive floral patterns. As per the latest fashion trends, for a more contemporary look, brides prefer floral work on English colors like dull pink, taupe, beige and more. This combination is certainly going to make you feel like a regal queen. Flowers are a symbol of beauty and youthful spirit. These designs are going to enhance your beauty and personal charm. If paired with perfect jewelry and accessory, this look is never going to fail you.
Lehengas with Long Train: Add drama to your attire by adding a long train to the dupatta of the lehenga. This is the latest in the trends and it is perfect to give you that fairytale-esque look. It's stylish and chic and it is definitely going to make your entry dramatic and memorable. You can choose from contrasting colored net dupatta to a sheer dupatta with lace and studded motifs. This extra addition is sure to make your bridal lehenga choli look like designer couture. If you decide to add a train to your outfit, make sure it stands out as a statement piece when it comes to your ensemble.
Ruffle and frills: Next big thing this season is ruffles and frills. The trend of playful and frivolous ruffles and frills is back, and it has made its special place in the ethnic fashion wear. Bridal lehengas with frilled dupattas and ruffled skirts are creating an impressive fashion statement. This look is more contemporary and looks great on solid color fabrics with minimal embellishments so that the distresses remain the center point of the attire.
Lehenga Choli with Belts: Waist belts have had a special place in many cultures of India. Since ancient times, women have been wearing this accessory for various reasons. The ornamental belt has been a part of several traditional attires. However, belts have not been so common when it comes to lehenga and this new trend is really making big in the fashion world. Brides are picking fancy, statement belts to go with their wedding day ensemble and create a statement of their own. The raging trend allows the bride to flaunt her curves and waistline. Also, it is convenient as it holds the dupatta in place and makes the movement easy.
Wedding Lehengas with Jackets: Jackets and lehengas together is a very new combination, but it is loved by winter brides. Exquisitely designed jackets add an extra layer to the dress that provides her extra warmth that may not be possible in a traditional style bridal lehenga choli. At the same time, the jacket adds an extra flare to the attire and make it an exclusive piece that will make you shine like a regal queen. You can choose a plethora of designs for the jacket. From brocade and silk to heavily embellished and zardozi work jackets to go with your outfit. It is sure to give you the look of a royal queen and accentuate your personality.
Wedding lehengas are a quintessential part of all bridal trousseau. This attire is evergreen and will be cherished by the bride all her life. Hence, it is a must that it is chosen meticulously that fits the bride's personal taste and sense of style. Besides, shimmer fabrics and off-the-shoulder blouses are some other much-loved trends among the new brides. These new Lehenga fashion trends are glamorous yet traditional and are sure to make the bride look like a sight to behold on her wedding day.


MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew repatriated 67 Haitian migrants Friday to Cap-Haitien, Haiti.
The Valiant crew interdicted the migrants Thursday approximately 32 miles northeast of Ile de la Tortue, Haiti.
Approximately 179 Haitian migrants have attempted to illegally migrate to the U.S. via the maritime environment since the beginning of the 2018 fiscal year, which started Oct. 1, compared to 1,869 Haitian migrants in fiscal year 2017. These numbers represent the total number of at-sea interdictions, landings and disruptions in the Florida Straits, the Caribbean and Atlantic.
The Valiant is a 210-foot multi-mission, medium endurance cutter homeported in Mayport, Florida. The cutter operates in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico for Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area. Missions include search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection, homeland security, and national defense operations.


2009 Approaches to economic anthropology: Women and Cham household economic development issues in Ninh Thuan Province, Journal of Central Region Social Sciences 3(7).
2014 The Leaving Grave Ceremony of the Raglai people: Approach to the values, current issues, and solutions for the preservation, Journal of Central Region Social Sciences 3(9).
2011 With Dang Nang Hoa. Teaching Cham language for Cham students in Ho Chi Minh City. Chapter in Cham Language: Current Issues and Solutions. Women Publisher, Ho Chi Minh City.
2010 With Nguyen Thi Thu, Thap Lien Truong, Pham Van Thanh. The first chapter (the introduction and literature review) in Traditional Agricultural Rituals of the Cham and Raglai in Ninh Thuan Province. Agriculture Publisher, Ho Chi Minh City.
2007 Studying the Cham Brahman "ba talang tamâ di kut" ceremony, placing bones in the ancestral house, in Ninh Thuan Province. Center for Cham Culture Studies, Ninh Thuan Province.
2008 Studying the Cham Bani Ramâwan festival in Ninh Thuan Province. Department of Culture, Tourism, and Sports of Ninh Thuan Province.
2008 Studying the Rija Nagar, the Cham New Year's festival in NinhThuan Province. Center for Cham Culture Studies, Ninh Thuan Province.
2008-2009 Collecting and researching Cham folk songs and stories. Center for Cham Culture Studies, Ninh Thuan Province.
2009 Studying the irrigation system and rituals of the Cham people in Ninh Thuan Province.Center for Cham Culture Studies, Ninh Thuan Province.
2009 Studying the Suk Yieng rituals at seven Bani mosques in Ninh Thuan. Center for Cham Culture Studies, Ninh Thuan Province.
2009 Studying the Cham Bani sacrificial ritual "Kubaw jiâ" in Binh Thuan Province. Center for Cham Culture Studies, Ninh Thuan Province.
2009 Studying the rites of H'roi New Year's"Quai cruhakaok" in Phu Yen and Binh Dinh Provinces. Center for Cham Culture Studies, Ninh Thuan Province.
2009 Studying the wedding ceremony of Cham Brahmans in Ninh Thuan Province. Center for Cham Culture Studies, Ninh Thuan Province.
2007 Thinking about the preservation and promotion of Cham dancing and its value as art, Ninh Thuan Province. Summary record, announcement for Ethnology Conference, Ha Noi.
2009 Anthropological approach: Problems affecting handicraft/trade village development projects in a Cham community, Ninh Thuan Province. The summary record of Conference on Southern Vietnam Ethnology, Southern Institute of Social Sciences.
2012 Problems affecting the Implementation of Development Projects Designed to Preserve Traditional Craft Villages: A Case Study in a Cham Community, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam. The 11th Annual East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific Region. Imin International Conference Center, Honolulu.
2012 With Nguyen Hong Kien. Problems in studying, preserving, and educating of Cham cultural vestiges. Workshop on Champa Art Research, Institute of Art, Hanoi. November 23, 2012.
2013 Understanding Of Padhi Atuw, the Leaving Grave Ceremony of the Raglai Ethnic Group, Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The 12th Annual East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific Region. Imin International Conference Center, Honolulu.
2013 Rethinking the Conservation of Champa Temples in Central Vietnam: A Case Study in Ninh Thuan Province. The World history association symposium "Vietnam in World History". Vietnam National University – Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi.
Chair in a panel: The Cham World: Change Over Time. The World history association symposium "Vietnam in World History". Vietnam National University – Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi.


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#include "ace/config-lite.h"
#if defined (ACE_HAS_THREADS)

#include "ace/OS_NS_unistd.h"
#include "ace/Activation_Queue.h"
#include "ace/Method_Request.h"
#include "ace/Task.h"
#include "ace/Future.h"
#include "ace/Auto_Ptr.h"

class HA_ControllerAgent
{
  // Proxy to the HA_Controller that is on the network.
public:
  HA_ControllerAgent ()
  {
    ACE_TRACE
      (ACE_TEXT ("HA_ControllerAgent::HA_ControllerAgent"));
    status_result_ = 1;
  }

  int status_update (void)
  {
    ACE_TRACE (ACE_TEXT ("HA_ControllerAgent::status_update"));
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,
                ACE_TEXT ("Obtaining a status_update in %t ")
                ACE_TEXT ("thread of control\n")));
    // Simulate sending message to controller
    // and getting status.
    ACE_OS::sleep (2);
    return next_result_id ();
  }

private:
  int next_result_id (void)
  {
    ACE_TRACE (ACE_TEXT ("HA_ControllerAgent::next_cmd_id"));
    return status_result_++;
  }

  int status_result_;
};

class StatusUpdate : public ACE_Method_Request
{
public:
  StatusUpdate (HA_ControllerAgent& controller,
                ACE_Future<int>& returnVal)
    : controller_(controller), returnVal_(returnVal)
  {
    ACE_TRACE (ACE_TEXT ("StatusUpdate::StatusUpdate"));
  }

  virtual int call (void)
  {
    ACE_TRACE (ACE_TEXT ("StatusUpdate::call"));

    // status_update with the controller.
    this->returnVal_.set (this->controller_.status_update ());
    return 0;
  }

private:
  HA_ControllerAgent& controller_;
  ACE_Future<int> returnVal_;
};

class ExitMethod : public ACE_Method_Request
{
public:
  virtual int call (void)
  {
    // Cause exit.
    return -1;
  }
};

class Scheduler : public ACE_Task_Base
{
public:
  Scheduler ()
  {
    ACE_TRACE (ACE_TEXT ("Scheduler::Scheduler"));
    this->activate ();
  }

  virtual int svc (void)
  {
    ACE_TRACE (ACE_TEXT ("Scheduler::svc"));

    while (1)
      {
        // Dequeue the next method object
        auto_ptr<ACE_Method_Request>
          request (this->activation_queue_.dequeue ());

        // Invoke the method request.
        if (request->call () == -1)
          break;
      }

    return 0;
  }

  int enqueue (ACE_Method_Request *request)
  {
    ACE_TRACE (ACE_TEXT ("Scheduler::enqueue"));
    return this->activation_queue_.enqueue (request);
  }

private:
  ACE_Activation_Queue activation_queue_;
};

class HA_ControllerAgentProxy
{
  // This acts as a Proxy to the controller impl object.
public:
  ACE_Future<int> status_update (void)
  {
    ACE_TRACE
      (ACE_TEXT ("HA_ControllerAgentProxy::status_update"));
    ACE_Future<int> result;

    // Create and enqueue a method request on the scheduler.
    this->scheduler_.enqueue
      (new StatusUpdate (this->controller_, result));

    // Return Future to the client.
    return result;
  }

  //FUZZ: disable check_for_lack_ACE_OS
  void exit (void)
  {
  //FUZZ: enable check_for_lack_ACE_OS

    ACE_TRACE (ACE_TEXT ("HA_ControllerAgentProxy::exit"));
    this->scheduler_.enqueue (new ExitMethod);
  }

private:
  Scheduler scheduler_;
  HA_ControllerAgent controller_;
};

// Listing 1 code/ch15
class CompletionCallBack : public ACE_Future_Observer<int>
{
public:
  CompletionCallBack (HA_ControllerAgentProxy& proxy)
    : proxy_(proxy)
  { }

  virtual void update (const ACE_Future<int>& future)
  {
    int result = 0;
    ((ACE_Future<int>)future).get (result);
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_INFO,
                ACE_TEXT ("(%t) New Status %d\n"), result));
    if (result == 10)
      this->proxy_.exit ();
  }

private:
  HA_ControllerAgentProxy& proxy_;
};
// Listing 1
// Listing 2 code/ch15
int ACE_TMAIN (int, ACE_TCHAR *[])
{
  HA_ControllerAgentProxy controller;
  ACE_Future<int> results[10];
  CompletionCallBack cb (controller);

  for (int i = 0 ; i < 10; i++)
    {
      results[i] = controller.status_update ();
      results[i].attach (&cb);
    }

  ACE_Thread_Manager::instance ()->wait ();
  return 0;
}
// Listing 2

#else
#include "ace/OS_main.h"
#include "ace/OS_NS_stdio.h"

int ACE_TMAIN (int, ACE_TCHAR *[])
{
  ACE_OS::puts (ACE_TEXT ("This example requires threads."));
  return 0;
}

#endif /* ACE_HAS_THREADS */


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Destinations, Switzerland
Castles of Aargau Canton, Switzerland
It's been over a decade since I've driven on the wrong side of the road and the first time I've done so in Europe. Today we collected our rental car from Zurich and went for a day trip to some of the Canton of Aargau's Castles. Why Aargau you might ask? The day was inspired by some swell castle pictures on instagram and it is really close to Zurich, so I thought, why not. We had booked a Voltswagon Golf from Europcar to pick up from Zurich Main Hauptbahnhof so searched the station for the office before realising it is several blocks north of the station. On arrival the formalities of licences, passports and payment were complete and the agent informed us that it wasn't a golf but another car, an Arona (whatever that might be). It seems to be similar, but has a big screen that has apple car which has been a great help for navigation. I nervously drove out of Zurich towards Baden to start our road trip, only clipping a curb or two on the excessively narrow streets as we left.
I'd planned our route to do an anti-clockwise loop starting at Baden and then circling back to end the day in Zurich. The distances between places are really short which allowed for a first day of driving practice between castles before some longer journeys later in the trip. Before we get into the trip, a little background on Canton of Aargau that we will be spending the day in. Located about 15mins drive west of Zurich, Aargau is one of the most densely populated regions of Switzerland with about 670,000 people calling it home. The northern portion of the Canton borders Germany on the Rhine and it is also the least mountainous part of Switzerland, which is perfect for this novice driver coming to terms with the narrow winding roads. Our first port of call is the town (or is it City?) of Baden in the north east of the Canton.
Baden has been calling travellers to its source of healing mineral springs since the time of the Romans. According to a very useful QR code on our walk, during the middle ages visitors made what was called the "Baden journey" to the region for spa treatments. These treatments took between 6 and 8 weeks in which up to 20 spa treatments of up to eight hours each, were conducted. While we were not visiting for what is now a very pricey spa treatment, the history in the city, its river and castle ruins were compelling enough to make a brief visit. I'd researched that the castles were not open on Mondays, but were on Sunday. As we soon discovered, while the castles may be open, not much else is on a Sunday in Switzerland.
After finding a 'free' parking garage we grabbed a quick bite to eat, thinking it might be cheaper to eat out of Zurich (it wasn't) before wandering throughout the deserted old town. The first point of interest was the Baden Tower. An archway that forms an entry point to the old town, the tower has a town clock and was the district prison until 1985. Talk about a central jail location. Today it hovers over a square where presumably shoppers gather when shops are open. I wanted to see the wooden bridge so we continued to make our way down through the small town centre to the lush riverbanks. On our journey we passed a church which sounded like mass was in progress within (it was Sunday morning after all) and some beautiful old buildings, each adorned in its own distinct, yet similar style to its neighbour. Like most attractions, from within the bridge it is rather anti-climatic as there is not much to see. Yes it's cool that its made of timber, although given it has had at least five predecessors, perhaps wood isn't the best building material? The real beauty of the bridge is how it looks from the outside.
Climbing the opposite bank to the new bridge provides a beautiful view of the wooden bridge and the old city behind it. Unfortunately the sun was not cooperating this morning so the photo was a bit washed out, but alas the beauty speaks for itself. The quality of the water in the rivers here is also quite striking compared to the upside down nature of the Yarra River at home. Crystal clear water flows rapidly under the bridge with the bottom of the river clearly visible. After a short walk around the river we headed back towards the old town in search of the track to the castle ruins that lay above the city. After a few false starts, we found the track and began the 50ish metre vertical ascent to the Stein Ruins.
While the uphill climb demonstrated my complete lack of personal fitness, it did get my Apple Watch exercise ring closed before reaching the top. Passing several houses with stunning views across the city and a small vineyard we arrived at the top in about 15minutes. All that remains of the castle that was destroyed in 1415 is the castle tower from which a flag is flown. The views across the valley and old town of Baden are quite impressive and worth the short hike to the top.
It turns out that 'free' isn't really free in Baden. On returning to the car parking lot and inserting our ticket into the machine we were prompted to pay up half a Franc before we could leave. Despite it not being free, it's still the cheapest thing we're likely to purchase in Switzerland. After a pleasant hour or so in Baden it was time to continue our journey to some more intact castles. The next destination was Habsburg Castle, or Schloss Habsburg as it's called here.
One of my main apprehensions of driving in Europe wasn't the wrong side of the road or the foreign languages, it was the ability to park. I was pretty happy to find the parking plentiful (and free) at the ancestral seat of the Habsburgs. While my knowledge of history is pretty poor, the name Habsburg rings a bell even with me, and yes, this castle is where those Habsburgs started out. Built an astounding 999 years ago, the castle on this site was home to the infancy of the Habsburg dynasty until they grew too large to be contained in this smaller castle. Nestled in beautiful countryside of rolling green hills and flanked on one side by a small vineyard the castle is beautiful in all its aged glory. We climbed to the top via a series of wooden stares and wonder how something almost a thousand years old has been preserved and maintained. This in comparison to the recent events in Sydney were 10 year old apartments are evacuated due to structural issues. They certainly don't make them like they used to. Throughout the complex there are audio guides which explain the history of the castle and the occupants of the times. Entry is free and there is a small restaurant where a few private parties were happening as we arrived.
Leaving the castle behind us I couldn't resist pulling over to take a picture of the castle from a distance. Surrounded by farmlands and a small village it really is a beautiful place to put a castle. Our next stop was a slightly newer castle in Wildegg. Yes, that's right. Wild-Egg…. While only 200 years younger, this castle looks a lot newer than its age. That's because it was pretty much burnt to a crisp after a lightening strike in the 1500's and was rebuilt as a Baroque residential castle in the 1700's. With castles traditionally located on the hilltops, the drive approaching the castles provide some of the best views. On arrival we joined a line of cars parked on the curb and walked up though a small farm home to young calves and a large chicken run before entering the castle for a pricey 14 Francs a piece.
Unlike many castles I've visited previously this was a residential castle so the layout reflected more a family home rather than the seat of an empire. Videos played in several of the rooms explaining the history of the building and its owners. Turns out the castle and all its title was sold to a rich guy named Kaspar Effinger back in 1483, from which eleven generations of Effinger's remained owners of the castle until 1912 when it was bequeathed to the state. I practiced some of my German reading the signs to the rooms (noting I'm not very good at German, and this is Swiss-German) as we went up the never ending spiral staircase from which hallways and rooms branched off on each floor. After exploring the castle we had some lunch in the cafe before exploring the gardens. Effinger apparently wanted gardens like Versailles which inspired the small gardens that surrounded castle. Having recently visited Versailles, the gardens of Wildegg are no match.. but nice try Effinger.
There is a small zoo like thing with some birds near one of the gardens which family groups seemed to like. As we left we noticed another animal attraction that caught our dog loving eyes. Near the entrance to the castle is a dog parking area where visitors can attach their dog to small kennels while they explore the castle. There was a cute dog waiting for its master in it's own little house as we left. I can't imagine our two boys waiting quietly or patiently for us in these, but they were cute none the less.
With two castles and a ruins down and the afternoon running away we had time for two more castles before heading back to Zurich. These were to be Schloss Lenzburg and Schloss Hallwyl. Unfortunately my parking issue cropped up at Lenzburg with the carpark being full and no on street parking around. We sneakily parked in a nearby McDonalds and did a quick walk around the castle to avoid the somewhat threatening google translation of the carpark sign from coming into fruition. I've included a screenshot of the sign below, I'm sure it's a google translate error, but still…harsh man! The castle looked pretty from the outside, which I guess was the idea of castles. Not only to be defensive positions to protect the power but also to be seen from a far to show off power and wealth.
The way the castle at Lenzburg seems to be built into a cliff is pretty amazing. How they managed to build this 800ish years ago is amazing. How anyone would be able to climb the cliff, then the walls on the cliff to invade is something else. The surrounding hills were green and lush with several walking trails available for those not scared of being 'made a mess off and f**ked' if not returning to our car on time. Thom picked out a quite a stunning house on the hillside, with plenty of space for the boys to run in the grass and even a pool to swim in. I'll hold him to that for retirement maybe.
The first four castles we visited today were positioned strategically at the top of hills. While this is obviously a great defensive position to build a castle, after climbing up four hills our legs were looking for something a little downhill. The final castle we visited was Schloss Hallwyl. A pretty little castle in rolling countryside by a river with not an uphill walk in sight. This picturesque castle is surrounded by a moat and a nature reserve. We arrived with 50minutes until closing time and the ticket counter staff thought that wouldn't be enough time to visit the castle, so suggested we do the gardens and cathedral instead. This seemed reasonable, so for the discounted price of 3 Francs each we entered the castle gardens. While they were pretty, everything that you could see from the front gate was all the gardens had to offer, and the cathedral, well that as the cafeteria and toilets. Effectively this was a $6 photo and toilet stop.
After a disappointing entry to the castle we wandered around the outside of the moat to look at the nature reserve and views back onto the castle. Here we got our first real encounter with some Swiss wildlife when I nearly stepped on a snake. That's right, I said snake. Granted it was small (about 30cm long) and I originally thought it was a worm until it moved its head and stuck out its tongue. It would have been funny if I travelled across the world from the home of the worlds most deadly snakes only to be bitten by one in Switzerland, the home of Alps, Chocolate and Swiss Bank Accounts. Fortunately that didn't happen, and we pointed it out to a family walking by who seemed to be equally intrigued by its presence.
Our castle day complete we made the short 40min drive back to Zurich through many small villages and towns. There aren't that many straight sections of roads on today's journey and the roads are really narrow but of excellent quality. If only they could make them about 30cm wider I'd feel more at home. We parked for the night and got a pretzel sandwich and Movenpick ice cream for dinner. to wrap up our first day driving around the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
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On Wednesday, officials in Los Angeles County announced that law enforcement had seized more than 16 tons of illegal cannabis in what was described as the largest marijuana eradication effort in the history of the Sheriff's Department.
NBC4 reported, "Sheriff Alex Villanueva showed photos of the sprawling operation at a morning news conference to discuss details of a recent 10-day operation that seized 373,000 marijuana plants and 33,480 pounds of harvested pot with an estimated street value of nearly $1.2 billion."
The multi-agency operation targeted the Antelope Valley in northern L.A. County, which is part of the Mojave Desert. One of the 205 locations served with search warrants had more than 70 greenhouses cultivating plants unlawfully.
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Sean Mc Manus with Mario Biaggi and Robert Blancato in 1987.
Brexiteers still won't admit their colossal blunder
Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Friday, September 8, 2017
Recent developments with regard to Brexit will add to the mounting sense of unease among those worried about the future arrangements that will affect every citizen on this island.
In terms of the ongoing negotiations in Brussels, the EU yesterday issued a number of position papers, one of which related to Northern Ireland.
Michel Barnier's team has essentially said it is the responsibility of the UK to come up with ideas to avoid a hard Border, adding that the British side must protect the interwoven "political, economic, security, societal and agricultural context and frameworks on the island of Ireland".
The EU said dealing with these challenges will require a "unique solution", and called for a political commitment to protect the Good Friday Agreement and the gains of the peace process.
Reports suggest the Irish government had some influence in the drawing up of this document and there will be little surprise in that.
The Republic is the only EU country which shares a land border with the UK and there is absolutely no doubt that Brexit will have enormous ramifications for the south.
Dublin is entirely right to protect its interests and those of Northern Ireland which are closely intertwined, as the EU has specifically referenced in its latest position paper.
All sides agree that we must avoid a hard Border and the Common Travel Area must be maintained but so far there is no agreement on how that will be achieved in practical terms.
Mr Barnier said he was worried about the positions set out by the British government in its paper on The Border, accusing the UK of using the issue as a "test case" which he added would not be fair to the EU or the Republic.
And we have yet to get into the meat of the negotiations in terms of trade while the clock is ticking on the deadline for Britain to exit Europe in March 2019.
Meanwhile, a leaked draft British government memo on migration plans post-Brexit has caused widespread dismay in the business community.
The Home Office memo contains a raft of radical policy proposals, including a residency limit of two years for low skilled workers and three to five years for the highly skilled.
Other ideas on restricting extended family members joining EU workers in the UK and requiring employers to recruit locally first, are being viewed with alarm.
Sectors such as the hospitality industry in Britain, which relies heavily on migrant workers, said the measures, if implemented, could prove catastrophic.
There are also suggestions that some senior ministers are refusing to back the plans, indicating unresolved and deepening divisions in the Conservative Party.
Unfortunately, despite all the evidence, the most ardent Brexiteers are still refusing to acknowledge the enormous damage that will be caused by the misguided decision to leave the EU.


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SPECFEM3D_Cartesian is one of the principle solvers used in the VERCE portal. It is designed to run waveform simulations on local to regional scales, where local variations in bathymetry or topography may be significant but large-scale features, such as the Earth's curvature, may be reasonably ignored. The Cartesian version of SPECFEM requires a pre-made mesh that includes features of the area or region such as the topography. These meshes can be produced by third party programs such as GEOCUBIT (Casarotti et al., 2008), and are often refined for a particular velocity model from a local or regional scale tomography for instance. These meshes can be relatively complex to produce. However, in the VERCE platform, a range of pre-loaded meshes is available. Users can also upload their own mesh and velocity model for a region of interest. This more advance use is described in chapter 8.
In the following section we will describe a step-by-step example of the set up of a forward simulation with SPECFEM3D_Cartesian.
Before you are able to run a simulation you must log in to the VERCE portal, and upload a proxy certificate as described in section 3 of this guide. Once you have done this, you should be able to use all parts of the portal for the next 24 hours (or the lifetime of your proxy certificate).
The waveform simulations are run from the 'Forward Modelling' tab of the VERCE portal, shown in figure 5.1. First you must select the 'Solver' tab from the top of the forward modelling panel. In the first drop down menu you must select the solver. This is the code that will perform the full waveform simulation. Currently the VERCE platform supports SPECFEM3D_Cartesian, which is designed to simulate waveforms on the local/regional scale, and SPECFEM3D_GLOBE, designed for 3D simulations in the whole Earth. Specify one of the two codes by selecting SPECFEM3D_Cartesian or SPECFEM3D_GLOBE in the drop down menu labelled 'Solvers'. For this example we select SPECFEM3D_Cartesian. Once you have done this you will see that the right hand side of the panel is populated with the input parameters for the selected code, which are categorised into ten groups.
You can now select the area that you wish to run a simulation for from the drop down menu labelled 'Meshes'. Once you have selected the relevant mesh, the map on the left of the 'Forward Modelling' panel will zoom to the area concerned, and the area the mesh covers will be outlined with a black box as shown below, in Figure 5.1.
Figure 5.1: Selecting a solver and mesh for Northern Italy. On the left panel the colours show the local geology, and known faults are plotted in black. On the right panel the drop down menu showing the meshes that are currently loaded in is shown. The input parameters for the solver can also be seen at the bottom of the right panel.
Once you have selected a solver and a mesh you can then select a velocity model for the given area. Most of the meshes currently only have one velocity model associated with them. But in theory it is possible to have more than one velocity model for each mesh, as long as the area of the velocity model covers at least the mesh dimensions. This could for instance allow different tomographic models to be compared.
The input parameters for SPECFEM3D_Cartesian are broken up into 10 categories, which are briefly described in Appendix 1. For a basic simulation, many of the parameters can be left at the default setting within the portal, but it is important to understand the meaning of these input flags for more advanced uses. For explanation of the use of the flags you can simply hold your curser above the question mark to the right of the flag or variable for a brief description. For a fuller description of these parameters please refer to Appendix 1, or for full details refer to the manual of SPECFEM3D_Cartesian.
It is very important that you check the parameters in Group 0, especially insuring that the number of processors (NPROC), the time step (DT) used in the simulation, and length of the simulation are all set correctly. In particular, for each mesh/velocity model pair there is a maximum value of DT above which the simulation becomes unstable (see section 8.2.1 for details); thus for all your simulations we suggest to use the best values of DT for each mesh/model pair reported in Figure 4.4.
Other parameters in Group 1-9 can be left as default for this exercise, but also allow you to specify details of the simulation. While the platform gives you as much flexibility as possible to vary these parameters, the user must ensure that reasonable values are used, otherwise the simulation may not run, or may not produce reasonable results. The aspects of the simulation controlled by each group are described briefly below.
Group 0 Contains the main flags of the code that controls the number of cores used on the HPC resources, the simulation duration and the time step value. GPU mode will be supported in the near future.
Group 1 Controls the type of simulation that is run, and is currently limited to a forward simulation of an earthquake source. In the near future the platform will support the adjoint simulations allowed by the code.
Group 2 Contains the details of the projection, which are set by default when you select the appropriate mesh.
Group 3 Contains details of how attenuation is accounted for in the simulation. If the attenuation flags are left unchecked (as is the default), an elastic simulation will be run. If the flags are checked, attenuation is estimated from Olsen attenuation (Olsen et al., 2003). For this example we run an elastic case, and so leave the attenuation flags unchecked.
Group 4 Allows the type of boundary conditions at the edge of the model area to be set.
Group 5 Contains details of how the waveforms of the simulation are output.
Group 6 Contains details of the seismic source that is implemented.
Group 7 Contains details of how the movies of the simulation are output.
Group 8 & 9 Contain more advance parameters that are not used in the examples presented here. Advance users who wish to use these parameters should refer to the SPECFEM3D_Cartesian manual.
The final set up of the workflow is shown in Figure 5.2.
Figure 5.2: Final setup of the workflow for the simple example. The area of Northern Italy which is to be simulated is outlined by the black box.
Next the earthquakes to be simulated are defined in the 'Earthquakes' tab at the top right of the 'Forward Modelling' page. There are a number of earthquake catalogues pre-loaded into the VERCE platform, including the global CMT catalogue, which provides a starting data set for any area that we have a model and mesh for. It is also possible to load in your own bespoke catalogue of earthquake moment tensors, as described in greater detail in section 8.4. Given that the model and mesh selected in our example is in Northern Italy, we can however use the INGV focal mechanism data set, which is likely to have a larger range of events down to smaller magnitudes.
The earthquake catalogue you wish to search is selected using the drop down menu at the top of the 'Earthquakes' tab. You can then search for earthquakes in a range of magnitudes, depths and time. In this example we have searched for all earthquakes from magnitude Mw 4.0 – 9.0, at up to 100000 m depth that occurred within the model and mesh area in the year 2012. The earthquake of interest can then be selected either by ticking the box next to the earthquake in the list in the bottom right of the panel, or by selecting the location of the earthquake on the map in the left of the panel. It is also possible to select multiple events from this page. This will then submit the same number of jobs as events that you have selected, and produce waveforms for each of them. This would then allow multiple events to be used in an inversion for instance.
Figure 5.3: The earthquake selection page of the forward modelling tool. Events are shown from the INGV catalogue. The locations of the events are shown in the summary map on the left, and details of the events are shown in the bottom right hand part of the panel. The event or events to be modelled can be selected from either of these panels.
For now though, just submit one event. In Figure 5.3 an earthquake in the centre of the mesh has been selected so that we see a nice clear waveform on all stations. You can select any event you are interested in, but be aware that events close to the limits of the mesh may be more greatly affected by the absorbing boundary conditions at the edges of the model.
The seismometers where you want to simulate the synthetic seismogram can then be selected under the 'Stations' tab on the right hand side of the ' Forward Modelling' panel. The portal is configured to output the synthetic waveforms at points where real seismometers exist so that the synthetic waveforms can be directly compared to the observed waveforms recorded at these stations.
There are many seismic networks loaded into the VERCE portal that can be used. To see all of the stations that are available within the mesh and model area you can simply select one 'Provider' and '*' (i.e., any network) in the drop down box at the top of the 'Stations' panel. Alternatively you can select a given network you are interested in (or have the data for), for instance the INGV network (network code IV). You can then manually select the stations you are interested in by clicking on the stations in the map view, or selecting the tick box next to the station information in the right hand panel. All of the stations in this list can be selected by selecting the tick box at the top of the list. See Figure 5.4.
Figure 5.4: The station selection panel. Stations are shown inside the area of the model and mesh (shown by the black box) for the INGV network. The stations (shown in blue) can be selected individually from the map or from the station list. All the available stations can be selected by ticking the tick box in the title bar (labelled 0/0 when no stations are selected).
While selecting a large number of stations will not affect the overall time taken or computational cost of the simulation, the more stations you select the longer it will take to move the simulation output to memory where you can then access it. For large simulations it is most efficient therefore to output seismograms for all the stations that you may be interested in.
You can then select the workflow you wish to use and submit your job. Currently one workflow is available, for the super computer at SCAI Fraunhofer ( https://www.scai.fraunhofer.de). Other workflows will be introduced, allowing users to run the simulation on a variety of HPC resources across Europe. Each workflow is configured to a different machine, and some machines have more than one workflow available on them. You can then select the relevant workflow (here we have selected 'SCAI_mpi_SPECFEM_PRODUCTION') for the HPC resource you wish to submit to, and enter a name and description of the run. Please note that the name of the model must be 20 characters or less, and can only consists of letters, numbers and decimals. Other characters are not accepted.
If you have selected more than one event to simulate, you may select the 'Process the events in parallel' box. This submits each of the events to the queue of the resources you have selected as separate jobs, rather than running the jobs in serial (one after another). This can speed up the process of simulating several earthquake events for the same velocity model.
Figure 5.5: Available workflow from the top drop down menu of the 'submit' tab of the forward modelling page.
Once the job has been submitted, the status and progress of the job can be monitored from the 'Control' tab. This brings up a list of all of the jobs that have recently been submitted as shown below.
Figure 5.6: Jobs listed in the 'Control' tab.
Gives access to the log files from a given job.
Takes you to the 'Results' tab to view the results from this model run.
Reloads the setup of the model so that it can be reused or modified and resubmitted.
Deletes the record of this model run.


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Blu-ray, DVD Release: Just Go With It
– April 11, 2011Find Others: Blu-ray, DVD, Movie, New Release, NewsGet More: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Nealon, Minka Kelly, Nick Swardson, Nicole Kidman, Romantic Comedy, Sony
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy Just Go With It on Blu-ray, DVD and Blu-ray/DVD combo on June 7, 2011.
The PG-13 movie stars Sandler (Fifty First Dates) as a plastic surgeon who, during a weekend trip to Hawaii, enlists his assistant (Aniston, The Switch) to pretend to be his soon-to-be-divorced wife to cover up a lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend (Brooklyn Decker in her first theatrical movie). More lies — and, we're guessing, some romantic confusion — ensue. Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Minka Kelly (The Roommate), Kevin Nealon (TV's Weeds) and musician Dave Matthews also star. (Side note, Decker is reportedly a big fan of the Dave Matthews Band.)
The film met with some not-so-great reviews when it hit theaters (Marjorie Baumgarten of the Austin Chronicle said the movie "is an exercise in stagnation" and Roger Ebert called it "rarely funny"), but Just Go With It grossed $103 million, respectable but lower than Sandler's other recent comedies, such as Grown Ups' $162 million.
The DVD and Blu-ray come packied with special features. Here's the whole shebang:
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Exclusive Blu-ray bonus features include:
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Yale University Brings Gender-neutral Bathrooms to Campus
Stay woke, Yale.
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Yale University has introduced 23 gender-neutral bathrooms on campus, complete with a map for visitors on where to find them, the AP reports. As the nation continues to rage on in the (nonsensical, totally bigoted) bathroom debate, this marks a small, yet significant step in the right direction.
"Yale aims to be a leader on this front," the dean of Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences told reporters. "Part of what is important about the all-gender bathroom project and about putting it at the top of our commencement site, is this is about public signaling."
The school is also ensuring professors use preferred pronouns and covering gender reassignment as part of the student health plan. The bathroom element of this shift will be officially announced at the school's commencement 315th ceremony this weekend, where the school is awaiting reactions from alumni. Although, as one rising senior put it in an interview with AP: "What's the greatest harm that can be done? An old white guy makes a snide remark? Who cares?"
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Fort Street Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at 516 W. Hopkins Street in San Marcos, Texas.

The late-Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1901 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Hays County, Texas
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Hays County

References

Presbyterian churches in Texas
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Gothic Revival church buildings in Texas
Churches completed in 1901
20th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
Churches in Hays County, Texas
Buildings and structures in San Marcos, Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Hays County, Texas
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Have you made your mark on the world? This PSA for Texas Freemasonry tells you how you can.
The Meaning of Freemasonary
Address by Lee Sherman Dreyfus, 33, former governor of Wisconsin Hosted by Freemasons Lodge No. 363, Milwaukee
(Part 1 of 4) The first section of this four-part video introduces the Grand Lodge of Texas and its structure. It introduces some key concepts of Masonry and illustrates what Masons believe. "Meeting on the Level" is discussed as a unique component of the Masonic Fraternity. The Interviewee for this section is Right Worshipful Elmer Murphey, Past Grand Master 2005.
(Part 2 of 4) The second section of the "Becoming a Mason" video focuses on Texas History and its ties with Freemasonry. In it you will find information on the first Lodge in Texas, learn how the Grand Lodge of Texas was formed, and hear about some of the Heroes of Texas who were Masons. Brother Dick Brown is interviewed in the segment; he is a Past Master and recent Chairman of the Texas History Committee for the Grand Lodge of Texas.
(Part 3 of 4) The third section explains how Freemasonry relates to the Family, from Masonic Organizations that wives and kids can join, to family activities sponsored by the individual Lodges and Grand Lodge. It also touches on the world-wide Brotherhood of Freemasons and talks of the time constraints of Masonry in the modern world. This interviewee is Brother Harold Brown, a Past Master and recent District Deputy Grand Master in 2013.
(Part 4 of 4) The conclusion of this four part series speaks to the individual interested in pursuing Masonry, from finding a Lodge, through the petition process, and up to the point of initiation. It explains some of the ways Masonry teaches candidates, and alludes to a basic understanding of the Masonic Experience. The interviewee is Brad Billings, a Past Master and current member of the Purposes and Policies Committee of the Grand Lodge of Texas.
A video of famous masons from around the world.
The Freemasons are the world's most well-known secret society, and are the subject of countless parodies and conspiracy theories. But who are they exactly? Mo Rocca ventures inside Masonic Lodges to find out.


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Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #28
RETURN TO NEWS & PUBLICATIONS
Daniel J. Murphy, Paul McDonald
May 2013 | Issue 28
By Paul McDonald and Daniel Murphy
We are pleased to present the 28th edition of the Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter. This month, we highlight cases that address cloud-computing contacts as the basis for jurisdiction, clarification on bankruptcy discharge standards for fiduciaries, and New York's securities fraud statute. We hope you enjoy the newsletter.
A U.S. District Court Judge finds jurisdiction over foreign individuals under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act based on the use and storage of emails on network servers located in the United States. The FCPA, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, is an anti-bribery provision that makes it illegal to make payments to foreign government officials to obtain or retain business. Under the FCPA, willful use of mail or any instrumentality of interstate commerce in furtherance of such illegal purposes can be subject to civil enforcement and criminal prosecution. In a recent case, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Straub, (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2013), the SEC commenced an enforcement action against foreign individuals who were affiliated with a Hungarian telecommunications company, Magyar Telekom PLC, and were alleged to have bribed public officials in Macedonia. In response to jurisdictional challenges, the SEC claimed that jurisdiction over the individuals existed based on electronic mail communications between Hungary and Macedonia that were routed through and stored on network servers located in the United States. Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York agreed, concluding that use of servers in the United States was sufficient to confer jurisdiction over the foreign defendants. If the court's rationale gains favor, it would provide a significant departure from traditional limitations on jurisdiction, including the requirements of sufficient minimum contacts and purposefully directed activities toward the forum. The decision stands as a reminder of the potential for evolving jurisdictional standards amid rapid changes in technology and communication. Click here to read more about the decision.
The U.S. Supreme Court provides clarity on the scope of the exception to bankruptcy discharge for debts involving defalcation by a fiduciary. By filing a bankruptcy petition, individual debtors often are able to discharge all unsecured pre-petition obligations, unless an exception to discharge applies. Among those exceptions from the general rule of dischargeability are certain forms of misconduct, including "defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity." 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(4). The term "defalcation," however, is not defined in the Bankruptcy Code. This month, the United States Supreme Court resolved a split among the federal appellate courts as to the intended meaning of defalcation. Some circuit courts required that the fiduciary debtor's conduct be intentional; others applied a lower standard of mere recklessness. Writing for a unanimous court, Justice Breyer adopted an intermediate approach, declaring that defalcation includes a culpable state of mind requirement involving knowledge of, or gross recklessness in respect to, the improper nature of the fiduciary behavior. This decision will have an impact on bankruptcy court decisions as to whether trustees, partners, corporate officers and directors and other fiduciaries are entitled to bankruptcy discharges of debts that involve claims of breach of their fiduciary duties. Click here to read the court's opinion.
New York's highest court hears arguments on whether the state attorney general has authority under the Martin Act, the state's "Blue Sky" law, to enjoin Hank Greenberg, the former chief of AIG, from working in the securities industry. At the trial court level, New York's attorney general originally sought monetary damages on behalf of former AIG shareholders. In response, Greenberg mounted an aggressive challenge to the Martin Act itself, arguing that the attorney general lacked authority to seek monetary damages on behalf of a private class based on preemption of federal statutes and the existence of a settlement between Greenberg and federal regulators. The attack on the Martin Act was mooted when the state Attorney General withdrew his claim for damages, instead seeking only to enjoin Greenberg from working in the securities industry. Greenberg has attacked the attorney general's present position on procedural grounds, arguing that the state's request for injunctive relief is barred because it was not pursued at the trial court level. Click here to read more about the case.
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Meghan has been coming to my home to sit with and walk my little anxious dog Rue for one year now. It gives me such peace of mind knowing she is there to break up his alone time and take him out for a walk. She has been coming about twice a week during this time, and she has been completely dependable. I know I can trust her. She is flexible; when my schedule may change she will accommodate me, even on short notice or being on 'back-up' on occasion. She is kind and friendly and always respectful. She recently gave me some advice and kept an eye on Rue when he had a minor injury-I felt fortunate that she was with him when I couldn't be. Meghan will give me a report on any concerns or often just how the visit went, even posting a picture of him snuggling at times. She even leaves me an occasional treat (Culvers!) and gave Rue presents for Christmas. She has become a friend to both me and my dog.
I would highly recommend Meghan for your pet sitting needs-as long as you don't try to take her from me and Rue!
I had Meghan watch my fur babies when I went on a trip to Florida over the holidays. She came over before I went to meet the kitties. She was right on time. She asked all the right questions about my kitties that made me have confidence in her. When I was in Florida, she texted me regularly to let me know how my kitties were doing and sent me pictures which really made me smile. It really helped when I missed them. When I came home, everything was very clean and I knew my kitties were in very good hands when I was gone. Meghan is a really nice person, and I would recommend her to anybody that's looking for someone to watch their pets. She has a background in working in a veterinary clinic for a long time. That was definitely a plus for me. Meghan will be first on my list to call the next time I need a cat sitter. I highly recommend her.
Cindy G. with "Monkey & Fox"
Our kitty had very detailed needs and required special feedings and medicine administration multiple times a day. Meghan cared for him as we would and visited him 5-6 times a day for a week, early in the morning and late at night. She sent us updates and pictures and set my heart and mind at ease while we were away.
Our kitty lost his battle with heart and kidney disease only a few weeks later, and we haven't yet adopted another furry loved one, but if we do, there is no doubt Meghan will be our choice to care form him/her should we need to be out of town. I'm so thankful for Meghan and her expertise, her compassion and her commitment to the animals we love.
We highly recommend Meghan. Her skills, caring attention, commitment to her work, and reliability make her the perfect choice to care for your pet's needs.
Jeanne S. with "Silka and Cleo"
Meghan has been great with my 2 dogs. She has watched them for me on long stretches of time, and gone beyond the "call of duty". She is responsible, honest, thinks fast on her feet, and just overall provides great care in my absence. I have a total comfort with her being in my home and highly recommend her for any pet sitting opportunity.
Meghan was great with my cats! She would text me updates and send an occasional photo of the cats at play. I will definitely be hiring her again next time I leave town.
Meghan is a true professional and highly experienced! The 'kids' love her.
Meghan did a phenomenal job watching our cat while we were away! She really cared for her and made sure to keep us updated through emails while we were away, which gave me so much peace of mind. I would highly recommend her for any pet sitting needs.
Meghan was fantastic! Her credentials and professionalism were impressive too! For us, it always feels bittersweet to be going on vacation yet leaving a family member behind. However, knowing Meghan was providing superior care, and is a real lover of animals, eased that for us this vacation. Can't thank her enough, and will use her again and highly recommended her to friends/colleagues!


If you have a Ph.D. dissertation that you have written, the first thing you must do before you turn it in is proofread and edit it. It is crucial that your report is turned in with little to no mistakes. When it is finally turned in, your professor will be going over it with a fine-tooth comb, so it is best to make sure it is error-free. Here are some tips on how to proofread and edit your work.
Go over the style of your report. Make sure it is written with proper English language in mind. Try to avoid dialects that will confuse readers. Divide your paper into small paragraphs so that it appears to be organized.
Make sure that your paper is properly formatted. Go over your cover page to make sure you have properly formatted it and that there are no errors. Make sure that you have the correct citations and the diagrams, tables, and illustrations are all properly inserted.
Check for a contents page, appendix, introduction, literary review, and methodology. Check with your university for the specific requirements.
Read your dissertation out loud to yourself and to a friend or family member. This is the best way to check for errors as well as edits that you may have to make.
Even after you have proofread and made your edits, your professor is going to find errors that you didn't catch. It is okay if this happens. Just make sure you do everything you can to prevent this from happening before turning it in.
After the paper has been thoroughly proofread, it is time to make any edits before turning it in to your professor. Reading it aloud will help you to notice any redundancies and errors that should be eliminated from the work. You do not want to repeat yourself, so it is important to eliminate any repetitive language or diagrams and illustrations that are unnecessary. Always have a friend, peer, or family member read over your paper before turning it in. It is always a good idea to have a fresh set of eyes check for errors.
Hopefully, this brief introduction to editing and proofreading will help you. If you follow these steps, you will be well on your way to a near-perfect dissertation.


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2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Cryopreservation of biological material is a crucial step of tissue engineering, but biological material can be damaged by the cryopreservation process itself. Depending on some bio-physical properties that change from cell to cell lineages, an optimum cryopreservation protocol needs to be identified for any cell type to maximise post-thaw cell viability. Since a prohibitively large set of operating conditions has to be determined to avoid the principal origins of cell damage (i.e., ice formation and solution injuries), mathematical modelling represents a valuable alternative to experimental optimisation. The theoretical analysis traditionally adopted for the cryopreservation of a cell suspension addresses only a single, average cell size and ascribes the experimental evidence of different ice formation temperatures to statistical variations. In this chapter our efforts to develop a novel mathematical model based on the population balance approach that comprehensively takes into account the size distribution of a cell population are reviewed. According to this novel approach, a sound explanation for the experimental evidence of different ice formation temperatures may now be given by adopting a fully deterministic criterion based on the size distribution of the cell population. In this regard, the proposed model represents a clear novelty for the cryopreservation field and provides an original perspective to interpret system behaviour as experimentally measured so far. First our efforts to successfully validate the proposed model by comparison with suitable experimental data taken from the literature are reported. Then, in absence of suitable experimental data, the model is used to theoretically investigate system behaviour at various operating conditions. This is done both in absence or presence of a cryo-protectant agent, as well as when the extra-cellular ice is assumed to form under thermodynamic equilibrium or its dynamics is taken into account consistently by means of an additional population balance. More specifically, the effect of the cell size distribution on system behaviour when varying cooling rate and cryo-protectant content within practicable values for a standard cryopreservation protocol is investigated. It is demonstrated that, cell survival due to intra-cellular ice formation depends on the initial cell size distribution and its osmotic parameters. At practicable operating conditions in terms of cooling rate and cryo-protectant concentration, intra-cellular ice formation may be lethal for the fraction of larger size classes of the cell population whilst it may not reach a dangerous level for the intermediate size class cells and it will not even take place for the smaller ones.
Modelling the Cryopreservation Process of a Suspension of Cells: The Effect of a Size-Distributed Cell Population
CINCOTTI, ALBERTO
;FADDA, SARAH
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Marble and other types of stone are often necessary for creating the perfect look for commercial premises and offices all over the world. Most of the time, it is used to create a unique design or to set a tone or theme to any office and/or commercial space. Thanks to the popularity of natural marble and its hybrids, it is not surprising that a lot of cafes, restaurants, hotels and other commercial outlets are also using marble in its spaces to give the place a more memorable look.
The main piece used for table tops here is the Compac Carrara quartz. This is because it is a very versatile alternative to natural marble that provides its very same looks without the inherent maintenance needs of a natural stone. This is one of the aspects that make it easier to create new patterns and colours, perfectly fitting in with the tone of the restaurant. Café Rouge used it as table tops in a subtle off-white colour that complements the bright red of the couches well.
One of the choices as a marble table top that this chain prefers to go with is Pietra grey marble. It contrasts the bright interiors and the wooden décor beautifully as it adds a splash of grey and white to an otherwise popular décor.
To keep in with the theme of the restaurant, Yosma has gone for a starker colour for its table tops and main counter. Bianco Eclipse quartzite, with its distinctive veining and glassy looks is pretty hard to miss.
In order to keep a simple and elegant theme with its timeless appeal, Randall & Aubin prefers to go with the classic simple white of Bianca Cararra marble honed which provides a more subtle finish and keeps things uniform. It gives the table a rustic yet elegant look throughout.
Originally quarried in Italy, Grigio Carnico Marble with its dark grey colour and thick white veining makes it instantly recognisable and popular. You cannot fail in using it as a table top!
Off white marble with heavy grey veining is the feature of the Statuario marble and this is used in the La Casa restaurant in abundance. It is simple, cost effective and can match with any décor!
Made from a beige colour and a delicate random pattern of lighter cream veining through its surface, Compac Botticino quartz is the perfect stone for countertops and table tops in bakeries because besides its neutral appeal it is an extremely strong material, highly suitable for foo preparation areas that requires practically no maintenance and it will never require sealing. It is light, bright and really opens up a room!
This bakery chain adds a pop of colour to the décor with a grey and green theme. Some of the marble types used across their many branches in the High Street are Grey Marquina marble and Indian Green marble which makes are very durable and also very easy to maintain whist providing classic and elegant looks to their outlets.
With so many different marbles and stones to choose from, it is of no surprise that restaurants want to up the cool quotient with them!


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The ultra-thin transparent silicone KeySkin 100 protects your valuable Apple keyboard from dirt, dust and accidental spills. The durable silicone material ensures a perfect haptic response from the keys while it can be easily washed to stay tidy and hygienic at all times. The KeySkin fits perfectly the Apple wireless keyboard (A1314) and any of the 13" & 15" MacBook/MacBook Air/MacBook Pro/MacBook Pro Retina keyboards.
Apply mild kitchen detergent on a damp washcloth. Wash both sides carefully. Do not fold or tear. Rinse with warm water until detergent is completely washed out. Dry it by air by placing it on a towel. Keep it away from direct sunshine or hot environment.


The General Plan on Urban Traffic is a document that defines the idea of a "city on the move". This plan was developed fifteen years after the first one was approved, and was presented to the city during an open-day event with citizens' associations and representatives of local councils.
The Plan underwent a consultation phase at first; then - with the Delibera di Giunta n. 70/2014 - the draft text and its attachments were approved. Later the interested parties, including citizens, were able to express their observations by sending them to the Mobility and Transport Department. All these observations were taken into consideration and if accepted they were added to the Plan documentation.
The new General Plan on Urban Traffic was approved by the Council assembly with the Delibera n. 21 on April 16, 2015.
The premises of the plan are based on the observation of a reality that was completely different from the one of 1999. Rome has changed a lot in fifteen years and the way people move around the city has changed too.
The percentage of those living outside the GRA (Grande Raccordo Anulare, Great Ring Road) went from 18% to 26% and this percentage is going to rise even more to 30%. Commuters' daily movements have risen by 50% since 2004, going from 550,000 to 820,000, with an estimated 135 million hours spent in traffic each year and a financial loss of 1,5 billion euros. At least 60% of the journeys to the city centre are made by cars, meaning that there are about 2,8 billion vehicles around, including mopeds and motorcycles.
The motorization rate in 2011 was 978 vehicles every 1,000 inhabitants, compared to 398/1000 in London and 415/1000 in Paris. Moreover, public transport vehicles are old or in bad conditions and there are only 100 km of bus lanes (those data are unchanged since 2007).
The new Plan is intended to fill the gaps by offering faster transports, rising up to 40% the number of bus lanes and improving the public transport network between the centre and the areas outside the GRA.
This formula sums up the vision of the mobility as designed by the new General Plan on Urban Traffic, that sets the bar higher to include rules in a larger system of measures, by gradually switching from controlling and containing to rewarding and encouraging patterns of good behaviour oriented to collective well-being.
This aim is pursued by promoting car sharing, bike sharing, mobility management, public transport, parking tickets, green areas (mainly pedestrian and cycle areas), open data and technology useful to citizens.
The main goal is, by 2020, a city with a public transport so efficient to compete with private mobility; a city where moving around by bike or walking is easy, convenient and safe, especially for elderly people and children; a multi-modal, low impact mobility open to innovation and new technologies.


What time is this supposed to start?????
Shooting always begins at 9 a.m. at Addieville.
Sorry for the late reply. I am not getting consistently the email notifications.
I have a call in to Jack to confirm conditions and start times but we usually start at 9 with a safety talk at 845.
We pay when we are done shooting.
No answer on phone, left two messages- still waiting for a reply.
As soon as I hear I will post.
I am a dope- they are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
I just chatted with them.
They expect to be cleared out from our snowfall so we can shoot Saturday.
I told them we would be there at 8:30 so Jack can give us the safety talk at 8:45 and we can get off shooting at 9:00.
If we have at least 12 we will get the member rates.
Maybe our RI members can give us the best heads up.
I'll have to back out guys, with apologies.
I'll be installing it on Saturday morning. It shouldn't take long to connect the gas line, check for leaks and level the stove but it will take just long enough to keep me from going to Addieville.


Our Douro Red Wine is intense in colour with a violet rim. On the nose, complex aromas of wild berries finishing with fresh resinous notes. This wine pairs well with Red meat dishes as well as Pasta Dishes. Estates Douro Red has an excellent backbone and acidity on the palate, showing purity of fruit combined with elegance and a long structured finish. Serve at room temperature (16-18 ºC). No need to decant this red wine. Estates Douro Red pairs well with Red meat dishes as well as Pasta Dishes.


If you require adhoc room booking changes please complete the request using the form below. Once your request has been actioned, you will be notified by email. If you have not received confirmation of the change to your booking, please contact the Summit Health Centre Landlord directly on shc.landlord@summithealth.org.au. Please note that we require 3 business days notice for any changes to bookings.
For longer term changes to your booking arrangements, please contact the Summit Health Centre Landlord directly on shc.landlord@summithealth.org.au as it is likely a variation to your service agreement/contract will be required. Do not use this form for longer term changes.


Heavy rain total 27mm , heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning. Heavy rain total 64mm , heaviest during Tue night. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate. The week ahead will have mixed overhead conditions with some days dry and some seeing a significant amount of rain. The daytime temperature is going to reach 10 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 4 °c at night. The visibility is going to be around 17 km i.
. Make sure to carry an umbrella if you are out and about in Sligo, Ireland. Heavy rain total 23mm , heaviest during Thu night. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southwest breezes, fresh to strong in the west and northwest. National Forecast 14 January 2019 20:52 Tonight Generally cloudy tonight with a little light rain or drizzle.
On the whole winds are likely to be moderate. Sligo Weather 4—7 days Light rain total 8mm , mostly falling on Thu night. Tomorrow A good deal of dry weather again on Tuesday, just a few patches of light rain and drizzle. The 7 day weather forecast summary for Sligo: The forecast for Sligo in the coming week is predicting the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 7°C, with a high for the week of 11°C expected on the afternoon of Tuesday 15th. Moderate rain total 19mm , heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures max 9°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Wed night.
It will stay mainly cloudy though. The Long-range 10 day forecast also includes detail for Sligo weather today. The visibility is going to be around 19 km i. The daytime temperature is going to reach 7 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 4 °c at night. Please also visit Sligo , and pages. Heavy rain total 64mm , heaviest during Tue night.
The 7 day weather forecast summary for Riverstown: For Riverstown in the coming week the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 7°C, with a high for the week of 11°C expected on the afternoon of Tuesday 15th. Sligo has a population of 20228. Moderate rain total 10mm , heaviest on Thu night. If anything is not correct on our website or you have any feedbacks or queries then please do. Moderate rain total 10mm , heaviest on Thu night. Partly cloudy will be the weather pattern for the Saturday.
Sligo, Ireland visibility is going to be around 12 km i. Sligo is 5 m above sea level and located at 54. On Thursday weather will be moderate or heavy rain shower with daytime temperature reaching 4 °c. Today's weather is turning out to be heavy rain at times. Heavy rain total 27mm , heaviest during Tue night. We hope you like it.
The forecast suggests the strongest wind will be on Tuesday evening, coming from a westerly direction, and reaching around 29mph. Friday seems to be light rain. The national weather service for Sligo, Ireland is reporting Wednesday 16 th January to be the wettest day in the coming week with around 4. We are waiting for your valuable feedbacks. The visibility is going to be around 15 km i. Moderate rain total 13mm , heaviest on Thu night.
Minimum temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees, coldest in Munster and south Leinster. Weather forecast for places near Sligo: Place Name 1—3 Day Summary 4—6 Day Summary 7—9 Day Summary 109 km Moderate rain total 15mm , heaviest on Tue night. The week will have mixed overhead conditions with some days dry and some seeing a significant amount of rain. The visibility is going to be around 17 km i. Mild temperatures max 7°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Thu afternoon. The daytime temperature is going to reach 6 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 3 °c at night.
It will be dry with no precipitation and cloud covering 54% of the sky, the humidity will be around 85%. It looks like Tuesday 19th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 21. Tomorrow weather is forecasted to be light rain shower. Heavy rain total 23mm , heaviest during Tue afternoon. Text weather page will allow you to get a weather text summary for next 14 days and weather chart page displays weather pattern like temperature, wind speed, gust, pressure, etc. See the links below the 10-day Sligo weather forecast table for other cities and towns nearby along with weather conditions for local outdoor activities.


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Chios Torch Relay Greek Route Athens 2004 Olympic Games Pin
Product: Olympic Torch Relay Pin
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Chios – Torch Relay Greek Route
The Olympic Flame past from Greek City, Chios.
The 2004 Summer Olympics Torch Relay took the Olympic Flame across every habitable continent, returning to Athens, Greece. Every citywhich had hosted the Summer Olympics was revisited by the torch, as well as several other cities chosen for their international importance.
The relay was the first time the Olympic flame had travelled to Africa, India and South America. The flame was transported from country to country aboard a specially-equipped Boeing 747 leased from Atlanta Icelandic (Registration TF-ARO) called Zeus. On board the flame was carried and burned continuously in specially modified miners lamps.
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Chios regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Chios town. Locals refer to Chios town as "Chora" ("Χώρα" literally means land or country, but usually refers to the capital or a settlement at the highest point of a Greek island).
Directly in the centre of the island, between the villages of Avgonyma to the west and Karyes to the east, is the 11th century monastery of Nea Moni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monastery was built with funds given by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX, after three monks, living in caves nearby, had petitioned him while he was in exile on the island of Mytilene. The monastery had substantial estates attached, with a thriving community until the massacre of 1822. It was further damaged during the 1881 earthquake. In 1952, due to the shortage of monks, Nea Moni was converted to a convent.
Further south is the region of Kambochoria. This is a collection of medieval villages (Halkios, Vavili, Vassileoniko, Ververato, Dafnonas, and Zifias) with a combined population of about 3,000 and an agricultural economy. In this region four varieties of wild tulips grow.
West of the Kambochoria on the central ridge of the island lies the 16th century village of Agios Georgios Sikousis. The village is situated 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level, strategically overlooking both sides of the island, and was previously fortified with both a wall and a tower.
The pin depicts the Torchbearer passing from a monument of Chios city
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In 1963 Alfred Hitchcock released The Birds, one of his most iconic thrillers. The movie considered what would happen if flocks of birds, animals that linger in the background of many of our daily lives, suddenly rose up and attacked a small coastal town in California. The film was inspired by a real-life event, namely an attack by sooty shearwaters on Capitola, California, in 1961. It was linked to diatom poisoning of the anchovies eaten by the birds. The shearwaters crashed into rooftops, and their carcasses were found on the streets and throughout the town.
Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus). Paul Johnsgard—Root Resources/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
10 Animals Evolution Plucked Straight Out of a NightmareSomeone call Mr. Sandman, because these strange animals will keep you up at night.