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(en suédois : ), appelé en latin Carolus Rex et en turc Demirbaş Şarl (« Charles Tête de fer »), né le  et mort le , membre de la dynastie suédoise de Palatinat-Deux-Ponts, a été roi de Suède de 1697 à 1718.

Son règne a été presque entièrement consacré à la grande guerre du Nord (1700-1721). Âgé de seulement 15 ans à la mort de son père, Charles se trouve en effet confronté à l'alliance du tsar de Russie, Pierre le Grand, de l'électeur de Saxe et roi de Pologne  et du roi de Danemark , qui veulent s'emparer des territoires de l'empire établi par la Suède depuis le .

Contre toute attente,  réussit à prendre l'ascendant sur le Danemark (1700), la Pologne (1704) et la Saxe (1706), mais s'étant ensuite lancé dans une offensive contre la Russie, est vaincu à la bataille de Poltava (1709) et contraint à l'exil dans l'Empire ottoman, dont il n'est autorisé à partir qu'en 1714. Rentré en Suède, il se lance dans une nouvelle guerre contre le Danemark et est tué au cours du siège de Fredriksten.

Au terme de son règne, le royaume reste indépendant, mais face aux puissances montantes que sont alors la Russie et la Prusse, la Suède, qui avait joué un rôle important pendant la guerre de Trente Ans, devient une puissance secondaire en Europe.

Biographie

L'avènement d'un adolescent

En 1697, Charles est le seul fils survivant du roi  et d'Ulrique-Éléonore de Danemark (morte en 1693). Il a deux sœurs : Edwige-Sophie (1681 – 1708) et Ulrique-Éléonore (1688 – 1741). Après la mort de leur mère, les trois enfants sont très proches de leur grand-mère paternelle, Edwige-Éléonore de Holstein-Gottorp (1636 – 1715)

Durant son enfance, Charles reçoit une bonne éducation : il apprend le latin, l'allemand et le français ; il est aussi formé dans le domaine de la théologie, des mathématiques et de l'enseignement militaire. Il reçoit également un bon entraînement physique en participant aux chasses et aux longues promenades de son père.

Comme il est âgé de 14 ans à la mort de , le 5 avril 1697, son règne commence par une période de régence, assurée, selon la volonté paternelle, par sa grand-mère et cinq conseillers royaux. Mais, dans les mois suivants, Charles est souvent appelé à participer au conseil et en novembre 1697, le Riksdag autorise la fin de la régence : Charles reçoit les hommages des États le 13 décembre et est couronné roi le 14 à la cathédrale de Stockholm.

Les débuts de la Grande guerre du Nord : les succès (1700-1708)
En 1699, une alliance entre le Danemark, la Saxe et la Russie est établie par des traités bilatéraux, dans le but de tirer avantage du fait que la Suède est gouvernée par un roi jeune et inexpérimenté.

En 1700, trois offensives simultanées sont lancées : la première (Danemark) vise le protectorat suédois de Holstein-Gottorp, la seconde (Pologne) la province de Livonie suédoise et la troisième (Russie) l'Ingrie, marquant ainsi le début de la Grande Guerre du Nord. Dirigeant l'exceptionnelle armée suédoise, Charles attaque d'abord les Danois, fait le siège de Copenhague et force Frédéric à signer la paix à Travendal (août 1700). Cette paix avec le Danemark durera jusqu'en 1709.

Puis, alors que les Polonais échouent devant Riga, il se tourne contre la Russie qui, avec une armée de plus de , assiége Narva en Estonie. Il remporte une écrasante victoire à la bataille de Narva avec  Suédois (), à moins de 1 contre 4. Il y eut plus de  russes contre seulement  suédois.

Après cette bataille, il attaque , roi de Pologne, et remporte une victoire sur les bords de la Duna (1701), puis à la Kliszów, en juillet 1702. Maître de la Pologne, il fait élire comme roi Stanislas Leszczynski (juillet 1704), poursuit l'électeur de Saxe jusque dans ses États, et le force à signer le traité d'Altranstädt (1706), par lequel il renonce à la couronne de Pologne.

Mais il reste la Russie ; or, dès 1702, le tsar Pierre le Grand s'est emparé de l'Ingrie et y a fait construire à partir de 1703 une nouvelle capitale, Saint-Pétersbourg. Parti de Saxe, , à la tête d'une armée de  hommes, prend la direction de Moscou. Il vainc de nouveau le tsar à la bataille d'Holowczyn en juillet 1708. À ce moment,  est sans aucun doute l'un des rois les plus puissants d'Europe.

Le désastre de la campagne en Russie (1708-1709)
Mais l'armée du roi de Suède n'a plus la même puissance qu'à Narva ou à Holowczyn : privé d'un important convoi de ravitaillement sur lequel il comptait, Charles détourne son offensive vers le sud, à travers l'Ukraine. Malgré l'aide de certains cosaques révoltés contre le tsar (Ivan Mazepa), les Suédois, épuisés, subissent les rigueurs de l'hiver de 1709, particulièrement rude, outre les embuscades russes, combinées à la politique de la terre brûlée. L'artillerie suédoise, pourtant bien supérieure à celle des Russes, est en quasi-totalité abandonnée à cause du froid intense. Le moral des troupes suédoises est affaibli par les  conditions climatiques horribles.

Les troupes suédoises, épuisées, mettent le siège devant Poltava. Lorsque le  Pierre le Grand fond sur les flancs de l'armée suédoise avec une armée fraîche, bien équipée et plus nombreuse, la bataille tourne  à la déroute pour  qui, blessé peu auparavant par la balle d'un tirailleur russe, est obligé de déléguer son commandement. Les Suédois sont écrasés et  contraint à la fuite vers l'Empire ottoman, où il restera cinq ans.

La période de l'exil en Turquie (1709-1714)
Dès que les puissances européennes sont informées de la défaite suédoise, une nouvelle coalition se forme, comprenant le Danemark, la Saxe, la Pologne (où  revient sur le trône), la Russie, mais aussi la Prusse, l'Angleterre et les Provinces-Unies, chacun voulant une part de l'empire suédois. Pierre le Grand entre en Livonie, et le roi de Danemark  en Scanie.

Charles est d'abord bien accueilli par les Turcs. Il réside d'abord près de Bender, en Moldavie, avec un nombre conséquents de gens qui l'ont accompagné dans sa fuite. Il va même réussir à faire entrer l'Empire ottoman en guerre contre le tsar : la quatrième guerre russo-turque commence le 20 novembre 1710. Elle est principalement marquée par la défaite de l'armée russe en Moldavie le 18 juillet 1711 et s'achève par le traité de Fălciu, du 23 juillet 1711, dont la Suède ne tire aucun avantage.

Il va en résulter une certaine irritation de , qui finit par excéder ses hôtes. De plus, son train de vie est si coûteux qu'il reçoit le surnom de Demirbaş Şarl (« Charles poids mort »).
En février 1713, les janissaires interviennent à Bender pour arrêter Charles, qui est mis en résidence surveillée à Demotika, près d'Andrinople, puis à Constantinople.

En mai 1714, il reçoit la visite de Stanislas Leszczynski venu lui demander l'autorisation d'abdiquer du trône de Pologne ; mais Charles refuse, et pour le faire patienter, lui propose de devenir son lieutenant dans le duché de Deux-Ponts, offre acceptée par Stanislas qui y passera les quatre années suivantes.

Charles est finalement autorisé à rentrer en Suède en octobre 1714.

Le retour et l'échec (1714-1718)

 est libéré en 1714, et, prenant le costume d'un officier allemand, il traverse à cheval les États de l'empereur, arrivant après seize jours et seize nuits de voyage à Stralsund, en Poméranie suédoise.

Assiégé dans cette ville par une armée composée de Danois, de Saxons, de Prussiens et de Russes, il y fait des prodiges de valeur ; mais, la place ne pouvant plus tenir, il se retire à Lund en Scanie.

Aidé des conseils du baron de Goertz, il parvient à rétablir ses affaires. Pendant son absence, sa sœur régente Ulrique-Éléonore a dû convoquer la Diète, mais  obtient rapidement sa dissolution.

Pour contrecarrer la coalition, il décide d'attaquer la Norvège. Mais, le , au cours du siège du premier fort norvégien, Fredriksten dans la ville de Halden, qui pourrait le rendre maître du reste du pays,  est tué par un projectile qui lui traverse le crâne de part en part.

Au  anniversaire de la mort de  de Suède, Cecilia Nordenkull, auteur de : Kungamord (« Régicide »), fournit une explication nouvelle aux événements : Charles a été abattu par une batterie de canon commandée par un officier allemand et pointée directement vers l'endroit où il devait se trouver à l'occasion d'une triple attaque contre la forteresse de Fredriksten. Son cadavre a été traîné dans une tranchée où il a été déclaré abattu. L'instigateur était le chef d'État-Major des armées suédoises, le prince allemand Frédéric de Hesse, époux de la sœur de Charles.

 n'ayant pas eu d'enfant, le trône de Suède revint à cette sœur, Ulrique-Éléonore de Suède, qui fut forcée d'abandonner son pouvoir absolu par le Riksdag. Elle abdiqua ensuite en faveur de son mari, qui devint roi sous le nom de . La Suède devenait une monarchie constitutionnelle, sur le modèle hollandais et britannique, qui dura plus d'un demi-siècle, avant la restauration de l'autorité royale absolue par le roi  en 1772.

Le chef militaire
Charles était un chef militaire talentueux, doté d'un sens tactique aiguisé, mêlé à un sens politique fin, crédité pour avoir introduit d'importantes réformes fiscales et législatives. Une citation de lui-même rapportée par Voltaire justifie son refus catégorique de signer toute paix : .

D'un naturel chevaleresque et fougueux, il se signala par son épopée outre-mer, où il écrasa ses ennemis en les battant par des tactiques inhabituelles. Il réintroduisit la charge de cavalerie au galop, alors inusitée au profit de la caracole, déstabilisant ainsi les rangs ennemis et remportant d'éclatantes victoires.

dans l'art et la littérature

Histoires de
Le  Göran Anders Nordberg a écrit en suédois une Histoire de  (1742), qui a été traduite en français par le bibliophile suédois Carl Gustaf Warmholtz.

L'Histoire de  par Voltaire, bien que moins complète, n'est pas moins exacte, et a été complétée par Aubry de La Mottraye.

Peinture
Gustaf Cederström a peint ses funérailles en 1878, l'œuvre montre le drame de la mort de  ; on y voit plusieurs soldats portant le corps sur un brancard dans la neige.

Musique
 Sabaton, Carolus Rex, la seconde moitié de l'album est consacrée à son personnage.

Cinéma
 , film suédois de John W. Brunius, sorti en 1925, avec Gösta Ekman dans le rôle de .
Un pigeon perché sur une branche philosophait sur l'existence, de Roy Andersson (2014). Une séquence parodie la campagne de Charles XII en Russie et son retour de Poltava.

Notes et références

Source partielle

Bibliographie
 Voltaire, Histoire de , Paris, 1731-1768 — lire sur Gallica (édition de 1820).
 Ragnhild Hatton, , Londres, Weindenfeld and Nicolson, 1968.
 Claude Nordmann, Grandeur et liberté de la Suède (1660-1772), Paris-Louvain, publications de la Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines de Paris-Sorbonne, 1971.
 Éric Schnakenbourg, La France, le Nord et l'Europe au début du , Paris, Honoré Champion, 2008.

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
  (grand-père paternel)
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 Karl XII-øya

Liens externes

Roi de Suède du XVIIe siècle
Maison de Wittelsbach
Étudiant de l'université d'Uppsala
Naissance en juin 1682
Naissance à Stockholm
Décès en décembre 1718
Décès à 36 ans
Monarque tué au combat
Personnalité inhumée dans l'église de Riddarholmen
Personnalité suédoise du XVIIIe siècle
Militaire suédois mort au combat
Personnalité suédoise de la grande guerre du Nord
Roi de Suède du XVIIIe siècle

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Q: "can't" versus "couldn't", what is the difference?

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*That can't be Obama at the door, it's too early.

*That couldn't be Obama at the door, it's too early.

What is the difference between them? Are they almost the same?

A: These sentences are grammatically correct, with a little difference in meaning.
1- That can't be Obama at the door; it's too early.
When the speaker says so, he means that he is sure that the person at the door is not Obama as it's too early.
2- That couldn't be Obama at the door; it's too early.
Here the speaker means it's not or it might not be possible that the person at the door is Obama as it's too early.
(Pls refer to Oxford LD to look up the use of can (7) and could (4).

A: *

*That can't be Tom, it's too early.

*That couldn't be Tom, it's too early.

In the above two examples, both statements are set in the present tense, but the first one is a definite statement of fact, while the second statement is based on the implied impossibility of something, in other words, conjecture.

I think "couldn't" can refer to either future hypothetical scenarios, or past hypothetical scenarios, suggesting the likely impossibility of something.

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*For example:

*Q: If they offered you a huge sum of money, would you be willing to do it?

*A: I couldn't do it; not even if they offered me all the money in the world.
In the above instance, "I couldn't do it" refers to an implied action that the person claims  would be hypothetically impossible for them to carry out in the future.  This is an example of a type 2 future conditional, involving the use of a modal.
"I couldn't have done it" on the other hand, refers quite clearly to the past.
Sure thing! Reference: https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/type-2-conditional/

A: They are similar both grammatically and lexically.

That can't be Tom - he's in Japan.
  That couldn't be Tom - he's in Japan.

(These are both used to mean that the speaker doesn't believe that.)

That can't have been Tom - he was in Japan.
  That couldn't have been Tom - he was in Japan.

(These are used to mean that the speaker didn't believe that.)
Similarly, please take a look at the examples below:

Tom can't be moving the furniture upstairs - he's at work right now.
  Tom couldn't be moving the furniture upstairs - he's at work right now.

Tom bumped into me. He can't/couldn't have been looking where he was going.

Could do means the same thing as may/might. They all refer to uncertain possibility at present or in the future. However, could in this sense can only be used in the positives and questions, not in the negatives.

It could/may/might rain tonight.

It may/might not rain tonight.

(Could not is impossible in this case.)
(Someone is knocking at the door and you're answering the door.)

Who could that be?

(May/might are impossible in this case.)

"Have some more cake."
  "No, I couldn't."

A: The word "can't" refers to a definite impossibility in the present tense. However, the word "couldn't" refers to a impossibility in the past. In this case, it is correct to say "That can't be Obama at the door, it's too early." It would also be correct to say "That couldn't have been Obama at the door, it was too early" since we would be referring to an event in the past.
More reference here: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/modal-verbs/can-or-could

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By Brad Edgeworth, Jean Marc Barozet, Nir Ben-Dvora, Anthony Lockhart, David Prall.
Bandwidth cost, WAN latency, and lack of bandwidth availability all contribute to the complexities of running an efficient and cost-effective network that meets the unique, application-heavy workloads of today's enterprise organizations. But as the volume of content and applications traveling across the network grows exponentially, organizations must optimize their WAN investments.
Cisco Performance Routing (PfR) improves application delivery and WAN efficiency. PfR dynamically controls data packet forwarding decisions by looking at application type, performance, policies, and path status. PfR protects business applications from fluctuating WAN performance while intelligently load-balancing traffic over the best-performing path based on the application policy.
The first benefit of this overlay approach is simplified reachability information.
The traditional routing protocols were designed to solve the endpoint reachability problem in a hop-by-hop destination-only forwarding environment of unknown topology. The routing protocols choose only the best path based on statically assigned cost. There are a few exceptions where the network path used can be somewhat engineered. Some routing protocols can select a path that is not the shortest one (BGP, MPLS traffic engineering [TE]).
Designing deterministic routing behavior is difficult with multiple transport providers but is much simpler thanks to DMVPN. The DMVPN network topology is flat, and it is consistent because it is an overlay network that masks the network complexity underneath. This approach simplifies the logical view of the network and minimizes fundamental topology changes. Logically, only reachability to the next hop across the WAN can change.
An overlay network's routing information is very simple: a set of destination prefixes, and a set of potential transport next hops for each destination. As a result, PfR just needs a mapping service that stores and serves all resolved forwarding states for connectivity per overlay network. Each forwarding state contains destination prefix, next hop (overlay IP address), and corresponding transport address.
The complexity increases when routes are exchanged between the multiple routing domains, which can lead to suboptimal routing or routing loops. Using DMVPN for all WAN transports allows the use of a single routing protocol for all paths regardless of the of transport choice. Whether the topology is dual hybrid (MPLS plus Internet) or dual Internet (two Internet paths), the routing configuration remains exactly the same, meaning that if there is a change in how your provider chooses to deliver connectivity, or you wish to add or change a provider underneath the DMVPN, the investment in your WAN routing architecture is secure.
EIGRP and IBGP are the best routing protocol options today with DMVPN.
After routing connectivity is established, PfR enters the picture and provides the advanced path control in IWAN. PfR is not a replacement for the routing protocol and never will be. As an adjunct, PfR uses the next-hop information from the routing protocol and overrides it based on real-time performance and link utilization ratio. This next-hop information per destination prefix is critical for PfR to work correctly and is a critical element in the routing design. Having a single routing domain and a very basic mapping service requirement has greatly simplified PfR interaction with the routing protocol.
Path control, commonly referred to as "traffic engineering," is the process of choosing the network path on which traffic is sent. The simplest form is trivial: send all traffic down the primary path unless the path goes down; in that case, send everything through the backup path.
Figure 7-1 illustrates the concept where R31 (branch) sends traffic to R11 (headquarters). When R31's link to the MPLS provider fails, traffic is sent through the Internet.
Traffic is forwarded over a single path regardless of the application type, performance, or bandwidth issues.
The backup path is used only when the primary link goes down and not when there is performance degradation or brownouts over the primary path because the routing protocol peers are usually still up and running and do not detect such performance issues.
DSCP values that are mapped to critical business applications and voice/video types of applications are assigned a next hop that is over the preferred path.
DSCP values that are mapped to best-effort applications or applications that do not suffer from performance degradation are assigned a next hop over the secondary path.
However, this approach is not intelligent and does not take into account the dynamic behavior of the network. Routing protocols have keepalive timers that can determine if the next hop is available, but they cannot determine when the path selected suffers from degraded performance, and the system cannot compensate.
Figure 7-2 illustrates the situation where R31 (branch) sends traffic to R11 (headquarters). When R31's path across the MPLS provider experiences performance issues, traffic continues to be sent through the MPLS backbone. PBR alone is unaware of any performance problems. An additional mechanism is needed to detect events like these, such as the use of IP SLA probes.
Classic routing protocols or path control with PBR cannot detect performance issues and fall back affected traffic to an alternative path. Intelligent path control solves this problem by monitoring actual application performance on the path that the applications are traversing, and by directing traffic to the appropriate path based on these real-time performance measurements.
When the current path experiences performance degradation, Cisco intelligent path control moves the affected flows according to user-defined policies.
Figure 7-3 illustrates the situation where R31 sends traffic to R11. When R31's path across the MPLS provider experiences performance issues, only affected traffic is sent to the Internet path. The choice of traffic to fall back is based on defined policies. For example, voice or business application flows are forwarded over the secondary path, whereas best-effort traffic remains on the MPLS path.
Detection of issues such as delay, loss, jitter, and defined path preference before the associated application is impacted.
Passive performance measurement based on real user traffic when available and passively monitored on existing WAN edge routers. This helps support SLAs to protect critical traffic.
Efficient load distribution across the WAN links for medium-priority and best-effort traffic.
Effective reaction to any network outages before they can affect users or other aspects of the network. These include blackouts that cause a complete loss of connectivity as well as brownouts that are network slowdowns caused by path degradation along the route to the destination. Although blackouts can be detected easily, brownouts are much more challenging to track and are usually responsible for bad user experience.
Application-based policies that are designed to support the specific performance needs of applications (for example, point of sale, enterprise resource planning [ERP], and so on).
Low WAN overhead to ensure that control traffic is not contributing to overall traffic issues.
Easy management options, including a single point of administration and the ability to scale without a stacked deployment.
Cisco Performance Routing (PfR), part of Cisco IOS software, provides intelligent path control in IWAN and complements traditional routing technologies by using the intelligence of a Cisco IOS infrastructure to improve application performance and availability.
As explained before, PfR is not a replacement for the routing protocols but instead runs alongside of them to glean the next hop per destination prefix. PfR has APIs with NHRP, BGP, EIGRP, and the routing table to request information. It can monitor and then modify the path selected for each application based on advanced criteria, such as reachability, delay, loss, and jitter. PfR intelligently load-balances the remainder of the traffic among available paths based on the tunnel bandwidth utilization ratio.
The routing table, known as the routing information base (RIB), is built from dynamic routing protocols and static and directly connected routes. The routing table is referred to as the RIB throughout the rest of this chapter.
Cisco PfR has evolved and improved over several releases with a focus on simplicity, ease of deployment, and scalability. Table 7-1 provides a list of features that have evolved with each version of PfR.
Performance Routing Version 3 (PfRv3) is the latest generation of the original PfR created more than ten years ago. PfRv3 focuses on ease of use and scalability to make it easy to transition to an intelligent network with PfR. It uses one-touch provisioning with multisite coordination to simplify its configuration and deployment from previous versions of PfR. PfRv3 is a DSCP- and application-based policy-driven framework that provides multisite path control optimization and is bandwidth aware for WAN- and cloud-based applications. PfRv3 is tightly integrated with existing AVC components such as Performance Monitor, QoS, and NBAR2.
PfR is composed of devices performing several roles, which are master controller (MC) and border router (BR). The MC serves as the control plane of PfR, and the BR is the forwarding plane which selects the path based on MC decisions.
The MC and BR are components of the IOS software features on WAN routers.
Figure 7-4 illustrates the mechanics of PfRv3. Traffic policies are defined based on DSCP values or application names. Policies can state requirements and preferences for applications and path selection. A sample policy can state that voice traffic uses preferred path MPLS unless delay is above 200 ms. PfR learns the traffic, then starts measuring the bandwidth and performance characteristics. Then the MC makes a decision by comparing the real-time metrics with the policies and instructs the BRs to use the appropriate path.
The BRs automatically build a tunnel (known as an auto-tunnel) between other BRs at a site. If the MC instructs a BR to redirect traffic to a different BR, traffic is forwarded across the auto-tunnel to reach the other BR.
The first iteration of PfRv3 was introduced in summer 2014 with IOS 15.4(3)M and IOS XE 3.13.


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Горностаевские Выселки — деревня в Михайловском районе Рязанской области России.

История
Образовано во 2-й половине XIX в. переселцами из с. Горностаевка.

До 1924 года деревня входила в состав Горностаевской волости Михайловского уезда Рязанской губернии.

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His co-stars had just one question to ask, something that each and every GOT fan is eagerly waiting to know, "How does Game of Thrones end?".
In the very starting of Kit's monologue, he made it clear that he will not reveal the ending of GOT. However, he was instantly interrupted by Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen in the series.
"But could you just give us a general sense of how it ends?" Clarke stood up in the audience and asked.
When Kit pointed out that she is in the show, the actor said, "Well yeah but I forgot. It's been so damn long since the last season, plus a lot of my scenes are talking to a dragon, which is just a tennis ball on a green pole. I have no idea what's actually happening."
Maintaining the big secret, Kit said she will have to wait and see the ending in a couple of weeks then.
Clarke was followed by Bradley, who was clueless of what goes down with his own character, Samwell Tarly, in the final season and asked if Kit knows what happens because "they only let me see two pages of the script and all my character says is, 'Arhhhh'."
"What did it say in the script before that?" Harington asked.
"Dragon opens mouth," Bradley replied innocently.
Kit again mentions that he will have to wait for the final season to know what happens.
Bradley then asks kit if they would still be friends and hang out, after the show. To which Harington said yes. However, when Bradley asked if he can come by next Tuesday, Harington said he is busy. To this Bradley said, "Wow. You've changed".
To make thing more interesting, SNL cast member Pete Davidson featured in the audience, dressed as the Night King and asked Harington if people hate him "because it really feels like people hate me".
"I mean, yeah, you are the night king, everyone you touch turns into an ice zombie," Harington replied.
Davidson then asked if they would still be friends after the show. Harington replied by pointing out that they "were never friends".
The next person to join the question-answer session was his wife Leslie, who said that she is not interested in the show because she is "not a nerd".
"My question is, what are we going to do for money now?" she inquired.
"We didn't save anything, and you kept telling me, 'Oh I'm the King of the North, we can order UberEats every night," she added.
It seemed like Harrington had it all figured out as he said, "Don't worry, we will be okay, I will make my jewelry."
The much anticipated eighth and final season of the show is scheduled to premiere on April 14.


With train tickets booked on a Saturday to Manchester for a football match that was moved on the Sunday, I decided not to let them go to waste and headed for a day out in Stockport. This branch of Wetherspoon's was my first stop, largely because it was the only establishment open at 10am. It was also a good opportunity for a breakfast. There's nothing particularly special about this 'spoons. But it does stretch back a fair way. Despite the early hour, it was busy - so much so that regulars had formed an orderly queue at the bar to get served. If concerned by the previous review, I can confirm that Greene King Abbot was definitely on alongside other 'spoons staples Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar. Guests were Liberation IPA, Brewster's Brewer's Dozen, Evan Evans Hop Picker, Castle Rock Wheel of Fortune & Robinson's Dizzy Blonde. Ciders were Purbeck Devil's Leaf, Rich's Legbender, Weston's Old Rosie & Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon. Food took a while to arrive. But I think I'd just ordered at the wrong time. Note that a few doors up is the excellent Petersgate Tap. It is not listed on here. But it was my favourite pub in the town.
I visited here on Saturday 15th August 2015 to be told when I asked for my usual pint of Abbot that they don't do it. Abbot is the only beer that all the outlets stock, the only one that you know will be consistently good, if that goes then this outlet has nothing else going for it, the service is slow as are most wetherspoons.
My local and favourite wetherspoons, it might not be a looker on the outside but the staff and service make up for it. Beer selection is good and most staff try to help you out if your struggling to choose a real ale. It's a shame this place isn't located nearer to the centre as it wouldn't be that far for me to walk!
Friendly and efficient service and a good choice of cask ales. Definitely at the upper end of the JDW scale. 8/10.
In here last Saturday morning just after 10.00 and a good crowd all ready in.
Service was fine and the guest ales starting at £2.20 a pint were fine.
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With roots that trace back to the mid-1800s in India, chai tea has long been a favorite in tea rooms and cafés, but these days bartenders are also tinkering with the spiced tea as a way to lend more depth to cocktails. Rum and whiskey are popular flavor pairings, thanks to their complementary oak and vanilla flavors, and chai has made an impressive mark on the tiki scene. Click here to learn more about chai, then bookmark these cocktail recipes to begin your own mixing adventures.
Chai-infused whiskey buffers two kinds of rum in this False Idol recipe.
A dairy-free cocktail with rum and chai at the forefront of flavor.
Blogger Emily Farris blends whiskey and orange liqueur with chai tea.
Chai syrup anchors this rum-laced number named after writer Wayne Curtis.
Rye whiskey, chai-infused vermouth and ginger liqueur set a fall tone in this Seamstress cocktail.
This creamy flip puts the spice cabinet to work and includes a dose of infused rum.


THE HSE MUST reach its savings targets, the Minister for Public Expenditure has said, despite a report suggesting that it will fall short by €200 million.
The Irish Times reported yesterday that a confidential consultancy report furnished to government found that the HSE will fall short of the €290m in savings outlined in the Haddington Road agreement by almost €200m.
Minister Brendan Howlin stressed that every department was involved in discussions on the savings plan and understand what work is necessary.
"Like every other Department, [the HSE] are going to live up to the targets," he told RTÉ's The Week in Politics.
The savings in cash terms are being made, have to be made, and will be made again this year.
Minister Howlin emphasised Haddington Road is working, and that "savings dividends" made in other departments are already being pumped back into "frontline services", such as recruiting more teachers and gardaí.
Speaking on the same programme, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Public Expenditure Sean Fleming said that an independent report is needed on all savings outlined in Haddington Road as some "never stacked up from the very beginning".
Howlin was reluctant to say whether the government will have more leeway with Budget 2015 as a result of continued economic recovery.
An ESRI report last week suggested that €2 billion in budget cuts could be avoided, leading to other cabinet colleagues to speculate that tax cuts could be on the table.
"It's far too early to be talking about it now," Minister Howlin said.
"There is optimism now, there are people getting back to work… there is growth in the economy".
He said that might give the government "scope to look at the choices".
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The "debacle" over the firing of Canada's ambassador to China is the latest in a string of foreign-policy failures for the prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer charged on Monday.
Scheer also cited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's controversial photo-op-filled trip to India last winter, said Trudeau made "concession after concession" on the trade front to U.S. President Donald Trump, and frustrated Japan and Australia when Canada didn't immediately sign on to a rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership in late 2017.
"It's clear that the prime minister's foreign policy is a disaster and Canadians are paying for his mistakes," Scheer said in the first question of the government in the newly constructed House of Commons in the West Block of Parliament Hill.
The final sitting of Parliament before this fall's federal election opened with the Liberals on the defensive, following Trudeau's decision on Friday to fire ambassador John McCallum.
The move came after a turbulent week that saw McCallum — an experienced cabinet minister who was parachuted into a sensitive diplomatic job with Canada's second-largest trading partner — go off script in Canada's efforts to win the release of two men imprisoned by the People's Republic after Canada arrested a Chinese telecommunications executive.
"After clowning around in India and inviting a convicted terrorist along with him, he then was forced to take concession after concession from Donald Trump. He even angered our partners in Japan and Australia. And now we have the debacle with China. Why did the prime minister show such weakness and wait so long to fire his ambassador?" Scheer demanded.
Trudeau sidestepped the question and reiterated taking points about how the government is devoted to the rule of law and remains committed to marshalling international support to win the release of the two Canadians and seek clemency for a third man facing a death sentence on drug charges.


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Although many kids say the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of the day, they sometimes don't show a lot of sincerity while doing it because they don't fully understand what the flag means to America. I'm Your Flag So Please Treat Me Right! is a story told by the American flag. It explains through the eyes of our flag what the red, white and blue stand for, and what the flag means to all Americans.
"I stand for freedom when I wave in the air, so proud of my stars and stripes. Whenever you see me, please show that you care. I'm your flag so please treat me right! I m lucky to have you and you're lucky to have me. The things that I stand for are why you are free. Be proud when you see my red, white and blue. When I wave in the air...I'm waving for YOU! I didn't always look like this. When I was younger, I looked different."
"I'm Your Flag" is an outstanding book by best-selling children's author, Julia Cook -- commissioned by The Patriot Post as part of our Essential Liberty Project educational initiative. The book is a colorful history lesson told from the perspective of our flag, and emphasizes that our flag represents great sacrifice in support of Liberty, and should be treated with respect.
Medal of Honor recipient, Col. Leo Thorsness, notes the book "is a fitting tribute to our national banner, and a great resource for young Americans."


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Saddle stitching is one of the most commonly used binding types and also one of the most affordable. Similar to stapling, two wires are punched through the document's spine and bent at the centrefold. Saddle stitching can be used for documents ranging from 8-80 pages.
Loop stitching is a variation of saddle stitching. As the name suggests, the wires used to bind the pages form loops, which allows you to store the document in a three-ring folder and add additional volumes over time.
Unlike in loop and saddle stitching, stab (or side) stitching involves wires being punched through the cover page of your document, not along the spine. This technique works well for small and large documents up to 300 pages.
Just like saddle stitching, a sewn binding connects your pages along the spine. But instead of using wire, it uses thread. This delicate binding can add a charming vintage effect to thinner documents or magazines of up to 24 pages.
For the so-called perfect binding, your document pages are sectioned, collated and glued to a wrap-around the cover. This makes it especially ideal for thicker documents of approximately 50-250 pages.
Tape bindings use an adhesive wrap around the spine of your document to hold the pages together. Depending on the size of your document, the pages may need to be sewn together prior to taping for additional support. Just like perfect bindings, tape bindings can be used for documents ranging from 50-250 pages.
Similar to stab or side stitching, the screws in this type of binding are installed in the front cover through to the back. First, two holes are drilled into the document cover through to the back. Then it's fitted with barrel posts and covered with a cap screw. This is a popular method for swatch books.
Hardcover or case bindings are often used for books. While there are some slight variations, the essence of this technique remains pretty much the same. The inside pages of your book are sewn together in sections, glued at the ends, then glued to the spine of your cover.
When using the plastic grip binding, a triangular moulded plastic strip acts as the spine for your documents. The triangle is pried apart and the pages guided through until it covers the length of the document. It's a great option for smaller projects starting from only two pages but can also be used for bigger projects of 200 pages or more.
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This type of spiral binding uses wire to hold your printed pages together. This, just like the comb binding, allows your document to lie perfectly flat when open. Unlike the comb binding, the spiral binding also allows you to fold the pages all the way to the back of the document, without damaging the paper.
Wire-O or wire binding is an elegant solution for everything from important presentations to branded notebooks. The metal loops of the spine thread through the holes in the paper, allowing the pages to line up perfectly when opened.
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This past week an urgent email arrived from another prominent blogger in the Chicago rental scene, Richard Magnone of the law firm of Reda, Ciprian and Magnone. He is the author of the Chicago Eviction blog, which speaks to landlords much in the same way that we speak to tenants, with the added bonus that Rich is an attorney. The email referenced a draft "Good Cause Eviction" ordinance that Proco Joe Moreno was planning to introduce to the city council this past week.
The draft was written with input from the Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing, a group of attorneys that predominantly focuses on defending low income renters in court. It echoes similar laws already on the books in cities such as San Francisco, Seattle, DC and Los Angeles.
Magnone treated this proposed new law with outrage, calling to action his entire mailing list of landlords and the attorneys that represent them. Whether a mass landlord protest at Moreno's office occurred or not, what we know is that the alderman has decided to postpone the introduction of this legislation to the city council for this time and has instead decided to create a task force for further investigation.
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People who are feeling some sort of extreme emotion generally do not make good financial decisions. This is why you shouldn't go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. It's why the worst types of lawyers chase ambulances. It's why stores like invest huge sums of money into detecting when their customers are going through major life changes like the birth of a child, a graduation or a retirement.
Choosing a place to live is a decision that is often emotionally loaded as it is, and techniques used by real estate agents to market a property are designed to dampen any logical thought processes you may bring to the table. But housing is a huge financial investment. The choice of housing should not just be based on emotion but with logical thought towards your safety, your comfort and your bank account.
Even if you're normally an emotional decision maker, you need to make sure that when you view an apartment that you are looking with your head as well as your heart. Today's apartment viewing technique for renters will reset your emotions for every apartment showing. It will ensure that you are approaching every showing with the same amount of thought and clarity no matter how your day has been or who is with you.
All it takes is a measuring tape and seven measurements. Of course, these measurements will give you some nice numbers, but the process of actually pausing to reel out the tape will lead you to think about some important details that you should be noticing beyond feet and inches. You could use other metrics instead, but I've found that a measuring tape is a cheap, portable, and neutral way to show an agent that you're serious about the task at hand while not seeming hostile.
Why? It makes you think about getting in and out. A common reason why people get off to a bad start at their new apartment is the sheer horror of moving in. Carrying all your stuff in and out is hard enough without any of it getting stuck in the stairs or the freight elevator.
But apartment building traffic routes are not just a "moving in" kind of thing. They're something you will deal with every time you leave, every time you come home, every time you walk the dog, head to the laundry room or bring in the groceries. It's also something that you'll definitely encounter in case of a fire. Lobbies may be pretty but once you move in you'll probably come and go through the back door quite often. Might as well see what that back route looks like.
Why Are There No Mobile Home Parks in Chicago?
A recent guest of mine in from out of town commented to me on the absence of trailer parks in the city. This remark brought to the forefront a topic that I've been meaning to discuss for some time.
Manufactured housing. Modular housing. Container homes. Mobile homes. They all have assorted differences but they have two things in common. The first is that they are constructed in factories somewhere other than the land they're intended to occupy. The other is that they are very, very scarce on the ground in Chicago. In any other city a blog about rental housing would spend a whole lot of time talking about mobile home parks but we've barely touched on them at all because there's really no overlap between mobile home renters and Chicago renters.
There is one mobile home park in Chicago. It's located at 4000 E. 134th Street on the far south side smack up against the border of Indiana and it's called Harbor Point Estates. There are plenty in the neighboring suburbs, though. In fact, one of the worst airplane crashes in Chicago history occurred in 1979 when a DC-10 taking off from O'Hare landed on a trailer park in Des Plaines, just a few miles from the airport.
The simple reason behind the absence of trailer parks in Chicago is something called "highest and best land use." The more complicated reason is also "highest and best land use." So of course we must explain things in more detail. Continue reading Why Are There No Mobile Home Parks in Chicago?
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So it's May. Chicago residents may have noticed a marked change in the weather recently. The outside temperatures shot up by about 20F degrees this week with an accompanying increase in humidity. If you're one of the many renters living in buildings with central air conditioning, good for you. This is not your article. This one is for those renters who have moved into vintage apartments without central AC since the end of the summer last year. You guys probably spent the last 48 hours or so contemplating how to install a window air conditioner. Here's what you need to know.
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Syosset Defeats Commack to Claim Long Island Championship
Braves finish the season at 15-0
| By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo Credit: Brian Coleman/LI Tennis Magazine
Coming into this season, there were some questions surrounding the Syosset Braves. With just three returning seniors in the starting lineup, and eight new starters to integrate into the lineup, the Braves had its work cut out for them.
And the Braves put in that work, and it resulted in a dominant campaign which led to an undefeated season, a Nassau County championship, and finally, a Long Island title after it defeated Commack 5-2 in the Long Island Championship at Eisenhower Park.
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"I'm speechless," said head coach Shai Fisher. "If you asked the captains before the season where we would be at this point in the season, I'm not sure they would say this. We knew we could be good, but the guys continued to improve throughout the year, and our leaders did a great job of bringing all the new guys along. All the credit goes to them, and it's a testament to how hard they worked."
One of those captains, senior co-captain Jeremy Levine, put Syosset ahead early in the Long Island title match as he notched a 6-0, 6-0 win at third singles. To bolster the Braves lead, Clay Jeon & Ryan Jiang won 6-1, 6-1 at fourth doubles to push the lead to 2-0.
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Ryan Burke hits a running volley during he and Joe Romito's victory at second doubles in the Long Island championship
Commack would get on the board thanks to Joe Romito & Ryan Burke's 6-3, 6-3 triumph on the second doubles court.
But Syosset began to pull away. Chris Vallone & Devin Melandro held on to win 6-1, 7-5 at first doubles, and needing one court to clinch the win, Dylan Apfel & Spencer Keschner delivered the goods with a 6-4, 6-3 win at third doubles.
Spencer Keschner & Dylan Apfel clinched both the county championship and the Long Island championship with their wins at third doubles
"This time we were definitely more aware of the situation," said Apfel, referring to their clinching win the Nassau County championship.
Keschner added:
"It's crazy to come into the year and not even knowing if you are going to make the team, but then to become such a vital part of the team and a win like this. It's just amazing."
Commack's Eddie Liao would win 6-3, 6-2 at first singles, and Brian Gao completed the scoring with a 6-4, 6-4 win at second singles for Syosset.
Commack freshman Eddie Liao, the Suffolk County singles champion, won at first singles for Commack
"I think this team just got along so well, and I don't know if there is a specific reason for that," said Gao, one of the other senior co-captains. "For me, this team is the closest one I've been on in my time here at Syosset. It's been a great adventure. You could see from the first practice that everyone was buying in and we were developing that chemistry."
Vallone, the third senior on the team, who contributed a big win at first doubles, added:
"We wanted to make the most out of this season, and I'm glad we were able to finish it off with a W."
Syosset finishes the season at 15-0, and brings both county and Long Island hardware back home.
"A lot of credit goes to the Syosset community," added Fisher. "We were afforded the ability to do intramurals back in December and January, and the guys took it upon themselves to put the work in, and the leadership welcomed everybody new into the team. That really set the tone from the beginning."

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The Grand Slam program is designed to promote physical development of children through the game of baseball. The program helps develop physical literacy by using a modified game to teach the basic baseball skills to children and ensure success. The program is designed for children of eight and nine and consists of four categories of activity fit into two seasons. Grand Slam incentives, which are baseball stickers depicting famous Canadian baseball players are awarded for successfully completing categories.


Now that New Territory and Greatwood are annexed into the city limits of Sugar Land, zoning will apply to all properties. Zoning is the way local governments can regulate the physical development of land and the uses that are allowed to be developed on property. It is also a tool used to guide decision making for improvements to existing property to ensure it is consistent with the surrounding environment. Zoning protects neighborhoods from development that does not harmonize or is not compatible with the surrounding area.
Phase I - Replacing Interim R-1-I in New Territory with permanent commercial zoning districts for areas that are commercially developed. – Phase I completed on May 1, 2018.
Phase II – Permanent zoning in Greatwood of residential townhomes and non-residential areas without interim commercial zoning. Phase II completed on August 21, 2018.
Phase IV - Permanent zoning of non-residential areas with interim commercial zoning in Greatwood. Anticipated Spring 2019.
Phase V - Permanent zoning of standard single-family in New Territory and Greatwood anticipated 2019.
Phase VI – Remainder of property in New Territory.


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SAS makes $1B investment in AI
Commitment includes new advanced AI technologies and solutions & AI Accelerator Program offering skills and support
by EP&T Magazine
Software giant SAS, driving the future of analytics, is investing $1 billion in AI over the next three years through software innovation, education, expert services.
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The investment builds on SAS' already strong foundation in AI which includes advanced analytics, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision. Educational programs and expert services will equip business leaders and data scientists for the future of AI, with the technology, skills and support they need to transform their organizations.
Investment in AI will focus on three main areas
"At SAS, we remain dedicated to our customers and their success, and this investment is another example of that commitment," says SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. "With our innovative capabilities in AI, SAS helps businesses deter damaging fraud, fight deadly disease, better manage risk, provide exemplary service to customers and citizens, and much more."
The $1 billion investment in AI will focus on three main areas: research and development (R&D) innovation where SAS continues to build on the success of its global AI efforts; education initiatives addressing customer needs to better understand and benefit from AI; and expert services to optimize customer return on AI projects. SAS is investing in R&D innovation in all core areas of AI, with a special focus on making it easy for users with different skill levels to benefit – from business experts to data engineers to data scientists. SAS is embedding AI capabilities into the SAS Platform and solutions for data management, customer intelligence, fraud & security intelligence and risk management, as well as applications for industries including financial services, government, health care, manufacturing and retail.
Built on a foundation of machine learning and deep knowledge of analytics
SAS continues to partner with innovative companies and leading technology providers like Accenture, Cisco, Deloitte, Intel and NVIDIA. This work brings the latest advances and practices in AI and machine learning to customers, and ensures SAS AI technologies perform optimally in customers' hardware and cloud environments.
"The reason SAS tops the revenue list for advanced analytics for the last five years is that SAS solutions are built on a foundation of machine learning and deep knowledge of analytics. These are part of SAS' DNA," said Dave Schubmehl, Research Director for Artificial Intelligence at IDC. "Combining SAS' knowledge and technology with its continued push to innovate in computer vison, NLP and deep learning will drive further adoption of AI across multiple industries. And it will help companies interested in AI – whether early in their AI and analytics life cycle or more mature."
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We have a quick look at one of the first Abit AW9D-MAX mobos let out in the wild. It has all of the right ingredients to become the next IC7-MAX3 - it just needs some time to mature.
DFI has confirmed that it is readying a LANParty-series motherboard based on ATI's upcoming RD600 chipset for Intel Core 2 Duo processors.
What does the ATI-AMD buyout mean? What are the long and short term consequences? Are we seeing the beginning of the end for video cards, and will we see NVIDIA killed by a new Intel graphics chip? We lay out all the scenarios and give you the explanations and the answers. Compelling.
AMD has slashed the prices on its processors today in a move to remain competitive with Intel's recently-released Core 2 Duo processors.
A fansite has some details on the expected specifications required to play the eagerly-anticipated first person shooter.
Intel has pulled ATI's chipset license in the wake of the AMD/ATI merger. It is unclear whether current projects will see the light of day though.
Just last week, Intel released its Core 2 Duo processors with a bang. This week, Chief Executive Paul Otellini says that quad-core will be with us by the end of this year. With all of the moving and shaking, Tim Smalley looks down the road ahead.
Rumours about AMD's upcoming price drops appear to be true, as documents sent to distributors detailing the price drops pop up on the web.
Is tighter always better? Do you always get what you pay for? We investigate how much difference memory timings can make to a Core 2 Duo platform.
Intel to announce five Merom CPUs in July?
A report in a Chinese-language newspaper suggests that Intel is getting ready to announce five Merom processors later this month. Rumoured specifications and prices inside.
Today, Intel has officially unveiled its eagerly-anticipated Core 2 Duo product line up based on the Conroe processor. We have an in-depth look at the performance of the Core 2 Duo E6400, E6600, E6700 and Core 2 Extreme X6800. Are the processors really as good as the previews said?
COMPUTEX 2006: Abit shows us a preview of its upcoming Core 2 Duo overclocker-friendly motherboard: the AW9D-MAX. Looks promising, but we're told that there maybe more to come from this board before it's released.
COMPUTEX 2006: NVIDIA was demonstrating its new nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition reference motherboard with a Core 2 Duo processor and a pair of GeForce 7950 GX2s in Quad SLI.
COMPUTEX 2006: Several sources inside the industry have indicated that Intel's upcoming Core 2 Duo processors may not launch until September.
COMPUTEX 2006: ECS has one of ATI's RD600 reference boards on its stand. RD600 is an update of RD580, with added support for Intel's upcoming 2 Duo processors.
We have spent some time with an Intel Conroe system - today we're bringing you some initial benchmarks as a 'performance preview'. Check in for a look at how Conroe performs against Intel's current flagship Pentium Extreme Edition 965 CPU.
What's faster than an AMD Athlon FX-60? Well, an Intel Core Duo overclocked on a fantastic AOpen board based on the 975X chipset. We get to grips with Intel's portable processing powerhouse in a desktop board and contemplate - is this a sign of things to come?
Intel has announced the brand name for its upcoming Conroe and Merom processors - they will both fall under the Core 2 Duo brand.
This Leadtek graphics card has two 6600GT chips on one board. How does it compare to the X800XL and the 6800GT? We rack it and rate it.


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"We were unranked by the U.S. News & World Report in the 2016 listings and in the 2017 rankings we broke in at 140. This latest ranking is affirmation of the School of Engineering's commitment to excellence and continuing improvement. I am very proud of the hard work and effort of our faculty." -- School of Engineering Dean
At just a little over 16 years old, our graduate programs are already among the best in the nation. UC Merced's School of Engineering graduate program ranks No. 116, rising 3 places in 2022 from No. 119 2021.
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The dynamic School of Engineering is home to world-class faculty leading cross-disciplinary research in Bioengineering, Environmental Systems, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Materials and Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Management of Complex Systems*.
The School has six disciplinary undergraduate degree programs, as well as two minors:
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Innovative research ideas generally transcend the scope of a single discipline, which is why UC Merced's School of Engineering is built within an interdisciplinary framework. The collaborative environment fosters a culture of creativity among both undergraduate and graduate students. Graduate students engage in individualized research-based programs that offer unique opportunities to work closely with faculty mentors to learn — and pioneer — the most recent advances in their fields.
All professors and lecturers have the potential to span graduate groups and undergraduate majors. We have several faculty members who have cross-school hires with both the School of Natural Sciences and the School Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, and a number of engineering faculty are members of other UC Merced graduate groups outside of engineering.
Exciting Research
Researchers here are imaging immune cells inside living mouse models and advancing solutions for cancer, diabetes and heart disease; designing solar collection materials that can be built in space for NASA missions; solving entrepreneurial challenges that put people and the planet on the same par with profit; modeling the changing climate in new and more accurate ways to contribute to the nation's shift to renewable policies and technology; engineering precision agriculture robotics and artificial intelligence that will guide renewable food systems for the world; imagining and then creating new software to make computers more accessible to people of all abilities; and building wearable organic electronics, just to name a few of the exciting projects happening now.
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The School of Engineering leverages research and teaching to serve the San Joaquin Valley and California. Our program distinguishes itself via the intensity and quantity of our scholarship and service engagements with communities throughout the San Joaquin Valley. But beyond that, the valley serves as a bellwether for the future of our nation and of many regions around the globe by virtue of our demographics and geography.
By bringing science, engineering and management thinking to problems at the nexus of food, energy, water, air pollution and health care services, we aim to solve local problems that will have global impact.
Showcasing Research and Student Opportunities
Several events throughout the year are designed to showcase the work of students and faculty, including Research Week and the Innovate to Grow competition and expo.
UC Merced also offers unique opportunities for our undergraduate students to immerse themselves in groundbreaking research -- for more information, visit Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC).


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Build-a-Bear made a giant mistake last year with their 'Pay Your Age' promotion. Well, I guess they got a lot of publicity and had a lot of customers that day, but it was a mess.
Multiple locations closed early, ran out of bears, it was messy.
But, they're at it again. This time with a deal for National Hug Day.
Just $5.50 for a bear Sunday and Monday... but will you wait in line for three hours? We shall see.


(TRENTON, N.J.) ― The New Jersey State Agricultural Convention and Trade Show will be held February 9-11 at the new Harrah's Resort Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the creation of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. The Department is hosting the convention in cooperation with the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
The 2016 convention and trade show will open on Tuesday, February 9, with educational sessions held by the Vegetable Growers Association. Highlights from the program include sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act, wine grapes, soil health and direct marketing/agritourism. New Jersey Department of Agriculture personnel will present seminars on third party audits; issues regarding bee rentals; organic seed requirements; and becoming involved with the Farm to School Program. A full schedule of Vegetable Growers events is available at http://bit.ly/20bjinI.
The trade show will take place February 9-11 in Room Wildwood 16.
The New Jersey State Agricultural Convention will open on Wednesday, February 10 and will include New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher's annual State of the State of Agriculture address; a panel discussion on locally grown; on-farm Wireless and fiber optics needs; and award presentations.
On Thursday, February 11 there will be updates on farm labor, USDA Risk Management and Farm Service Agency; presentations on the latest Rutgers Cooperative Extension projects; and election of State Board of Agriculture members.
The trade show will feature vendors and representatives offering a wide range of agricultural products and services.
The New Jersey State Agricultural Convention will take place at the new Harrah's Resort Waterfront Conference Center, Wildwood 3, 777 Harrah's Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ.
For more information about the convention, visit http://bit.ly/1QduQwr.


The writers of A Quiet Place have revealed they briefly thought about making it a Cloverfield movie. Thanks to its innovative marketing campaign the original Cloverfield proved to be a sleeper hit back in 2008, but despite leaving a few narrative threads open a direct sequel never happened. Instead, producer J.J. Abrams took an unrelated movie called The Cellar that worked on its own as a great thriller and decided to shoot new footage to make it a spiritual sequel dubbed 10 Cloverfield Lane.
The movie proved to be another hit, so Abrams production company Bad Robot did the same thing with a movie called The God Particle and renamed it The Cloverfield Paradox. The movie was delayed multiple times, however, with Paramount later admitting they were concerned about the movie's commerical prospects. Instead, they struck a deal with Netflix that saw the movie suddenly land on the streaming platform. While the reviews were mixed, the deal appears to have paid off for both Netflix and Paramount.
Scott: That was one of those things that, I guess it crossed our mind and we had spoken to our representatives about that possibility. It was weird timing, though, because when we were writing the script, 10 Cloverfield Lane was at Paramount. We were actually talking to an executive there about this film, and it felt from pitch form that there might be crossover, but when we finally took the final script in to Paramount, they saw it as a totally different movie. What was really incredible about the process that we feel very grateful for is the studio embraced this weird movie with no dialogue with open arms. They never thought about branding it as a Cloverfield film, I think in part because conceptually it was able to stand on its own.
Based on the reviews that have greeted A Quiet Place so far, it seems Paramount made the right call. The mission statement of the Cloverfield sequels is to take original concepts and loosely tie them to an overall mythology, but fans would probably admit the Cloverfield links were the weakest parts of both follow-ups. The finale of Lane feels like it belongs in a completely different movie, and the monster cameo in Paradox feels pasted on.
Thats one of the reasons Beck and Woods are probably glad A Quiet Place was allowed to standalone. Fans won't have to wait too long for the next Cloverfield movie, with Overlord arriving October 2018. The movie is set during World War II and follows American soldiers who run across a supernatural Nazi experiment. J.J. Abrams recently dubbed it a "crazy movie," and it will be interesting to see the new marketing gimmicks Bad Robot comes up with for it.