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Napoleon Crossing the Alps on 20th May 1800
Napoleon Crossing the Alps on 20th May 1800, 1803
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
Location: Museum of Palace of Versailles Paris France
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps (also known as Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass or Bonaparte Crossing the Alps) is the title given to the five versions of an oil on canvas equestrian portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1801 and 1805. Initially commissioned by the Spanish Ambassador to France, the composition shows a strongly idealized view of the real crossing that Napoleon and his army made across the Alps in 1800.
Having taken power in France during the 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799, Napoleon determined to return to Italy to reinforce the French troops still in the country and retake the territory seized by the Austrians in the preceding years. In the spring of 1800 he led the Reserve Army across the Alps through the Great St. Bernard Pass. The Austrian forces, under Michael von Melas, were laying siege to Massena in Genoa and Napoleon hoped to gain the element of surprise by taking the trans-Alpine route. By the time Napoleon's troops arrived, Genoa had fallen; but he pushed ahead, hoping to engage the Austrians before they could regroup. The Reserve Army fought a battle at Montebello on 9 June before eventually securing a decisive victory at the Battle of Marengo.
The installation of Napoleon as First Consul and the French victory in Italy allowed for a rapprochement with Charles IV of Spain. While talks were underway to re-establish diplomatic relations, a traditional exchange of gifts took place. Charles received Versailles-manufactured pistols, dresses from the best Parisian dressmakers, jewels for the queen, and a fine set of armour for the newly reappointed Prime Minister, Manuel Godoy. In return Napoleon was offered sixteen Spanish horses from the royal stables, portraits of the king and queen by Goya, and the portrait that was to be commissioned from David. The French ambassador to Spain, Charles-Jean-Marie Alquier, requested the original painting from David on Charles' behalf. The portrait was to hang in the Royal Palace of Madrid as a token of the new relationship between the two countries. David, who had been an ardent supporter of the Revolution but had transferred his fervour to the new Consulate, was eager to undertake the commission.
On learning of the request, Bonaparte instructed David to produce three further versions: one for the Chateau de Saint-Cloud, one for the library of Les Invalides, and a third for the palace of the Cisalpine Republic in Milan. A fifth version was produced by David and remained in various of his workshops until his death.
History of the five versions
The original painting remained in Madrid until 1812, when it was taken by Joseph Bonaparte after his abdication as King of Spain. He took it with him when he went into exile in the United States, and it hung at his "Point Breeze" estate near Bordentown, New Jersey. The painting was handed down through his descendants until 1949, when his great grand-niece, Eugenie Bonaparte, bequeathed it to the museum of the Chateau de Malmaison.
The version produced for the Chateau de Saint-Cloud from 1801 was removed in 1814 by the Prussian soldiers under von Blucher who offered it to the King of Prussia. It is now held in the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin.
The 1802 copy from Les Invalides was taken down and put into storage on the Bourbon Restoration of 1814; but in 1837, under the orders of Louis-Philippe, it was rehung in his newly declared museum at the Palace of Versailles, where it remains to the present day.
The 1803 version was delivered to Milan but confiscated in 1816 by the Austrians. However, the people of Milan refused to give it up and it remained in the city until 1825. It was finally installed at the Belvedere in Vienna in 1834. It remains there today, now part of the collection of the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere.
The version kept by David until his death in 1825 was exhibited at the Bazar Bonne-Nouvelle in 1846 (where it was remarked upon by Baudelaire). In 1850 it was offered to the future Napoleon III by David's daughter, Pauline Jeanin, and installed at the Tuileries Palace. In 1979, it was given to the museum at the Palace of Versailles.
The commission specified a portrait of Napoleon standing in the uniform of the First Consul, probably in the spirit of the portraits that were later produced by Antoine-Jean Gros, Robert Lefevre and Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, but David was keen to paint an equestrian scene. The Spanish ambassador, Ignacio Muzquiz, informed Napoleon and asked him how he would like to be represented. Napoleon initially requested to be shown reviewing the troops but eventually decided on a scene showing him crossing the Alps.
In reality the crossing had been made in fine weather and Bonaparte had been led across, mounted on a mule, by a guide. However, from the outset the painting was first and foremost propaganda, and Bonaparte asked David to portray him "calm, mounted on a fiery steed" (Calme sur un cheval fougueux), and it is probable that he also suggested the addition of the names of the other great generals who had led their forces across the Alps: Hannibal and Charlemagne (as Karolus Magnus).
Few drafts and preparatory studies were made, contrary to David's normal practice. Gros, David's pupil, produced a small oil sketch of a horse being reined in, which was a probable study for Napoleon's mount, and the notebooks of David show some sketches of first thoughts on the position of the rider. The lack of early studies may in part be explained by Bonaparte's refusal to sit for the portrait. He had sat for Gros in 1796 on the insistence of Josephine de Beauharnais, but Gros had complained that he had not had enough time for the sitting to be of benefit. David had also managed to persuade him to sit for a portrait in 1798, but the three hours that the fidgety and impatient Bonaparte had granted him did not give him sufficient time to produce a decent likeness. On accepting the commission for the Alpine scene, it appears that David expected that he would be sitting for the study, but Bonaparte refused point blank, not only on the basis that he disliked sitting but also because he believed that the painting should be a representation of his character rather than his physical appearance:
- Sit? For what good? Do you think that the great men of Antiquity for whom we have images sat?
- But Citizen First Consul, I am painting you for your century, for the men who have seen you, who know you, they will want to find a resemblance.
- A resemblance? It isn't the exactness of the features, a wart on the nose which gives the resemblance. It is the character that dictates what must be painted...Nobody knows if the portraits of the great men resemble them, it is enough that their genius lives there.
The refusal to attend a sitting marked a break in the portraiture of Napoleon in general, with realism abandoned for political iconography: after this point the portraits become emblematic, capturing an ideal rather than a physical likeness.
Unable to convince Napoleon to sit for the picture, David took a bust as a starting point for his features, and made his son perch on top of a ladder as a model for the posture. The uniform is more accurate, however, as David was able to borrow the uniform and bicorne worn by Bonaparte at Marengo. Two of Napoleon's horses were used as models for the "fiery steed": the mare "la Belle" which features in the version held at Charlottenburg, and the famous grey Marengo which appears in those held at Versailles and Vienna. Engravings from Voyage pittoresque de la Suisse served as models for the landscape.
The first of the five portraits was painted in four months, from October 1800 to January 1801. On completion of the initial version, David immediately began work on the second version which was finished on 25 May, the date of Bonaparte's inspection of the portraits at David's Louvre workshop.
Two of David's pupils assisted him in producing the different versions: Jerome-Martin Langlois worked primarily on the first two portraits, and George Rouget produced the copy for Les Invalides.
The composition is based on simple geometrical forms. The principal subject fits in a circle delimited by the tail of the horse and the tip of the cloak. The pommel of the sword is at the centre of this circle. Napoleon and his horse form a Z-shape, giving dynamism to the scene, and the diagonals of the mountains and the clouds are opposing each other, reinforcing the impression of movement. In spite of the dynamic aspects of the composition, the scene appears static, due in the main to the lighting with which David illuminate his subject, giving the picture the feeling of a bas-relief.
In contrast to his predecessors Francois Boucher and Jean-Honore Fragonard, who employed a red or grey undercoat as a base colour on which to build up the painting, David employed the white background of the canvas directly underneath his colours, as some of his unfinished works show, such as his first attempt at a portrait of Bonaparte or his sketch of the Tennis Court Oath.
David worked using two or three layers. After having captured the basic outline with an ochre drawing, he would flesh out the painting with light touches, using a brush with little paint, and concentrating on the blocks of light and shade rather than the details. The results of this technique are particularly noticeable in the original version of Napoleon Crossing the Alps from Malmaison, especially in the treatment of the rump of the horse. With the second layer, David concentrated on filling out the details and correcting possible defects.
The third and last layer was used for finishing touches: blending of tones and smoothing the surface. David often left this task to his assistants.
All five versions of the picture are of roughly the same large size (2.6/2.2 m). Bonaparte appears mounted in the uniform of a general in chief, wearing a gold-trimmed bicorne, and armed with a Mamluk-style sabre. He is wreathed in the folds of a large cloak which billows in the wind. His head is turned towards the viewer, and he gestures with his right hand toward something ahead of him. His left hand grips the reins of his stead. The horse rears up on its back legs, its mane and tail whipped against its body by the same wind that inflates Napoleon's cloak. In background a line of the soldiers interspersed with artillery make their way up the mountain. Dark clouds hang over the picture and in front of Bonaparte the mountains rise up sharply. In the foreground BONAPARTE, ANNIBAL and KAROLVS MAGNVS IMP. are engraved on rocks. On the breastplate yoke of the horse, the picture is signed and dated.
Differences between the five versions
In the original version held at Malmaison (260/221 cm; 102/87 in), Bonaparte has an orange cloak, the crispin (cuff) of his gauntlet is embroidered, the horse is piebald, black and white, and the tack is complete and includes a standing martingale. The girth around the horse's belly is a dark faded red. The officer holding a sabre in the background is obscured by the horse's tail. The Napoleon's face appears youthful. The painting is signed in the yoke of the breastplate: L. DAVID YEAR IX.
The Charlottenbourg version (260/226 cm; 102/89 in) shows Napoleon in a red cloak mounted on a chestnut horse. The tack is simpler, lacking the martingale, and the girth is grey-blue. There are traces of snow on the ground. Napoleon's features are sunken with the faint hint of a smile. The picture is signed L.DAVID YEAR IX.
In the first Versailles version (272/232 cm; 107/91 in), the horse is a dappled grey, the tack is identical to that of the Charlottenbourg version, and the girth is blue. The embroidery of the gauntlet is simplified with the facing of the sleeve visible under the glove. The landscape is darker and Napoleon's expression is sterner. The picture is not signed.
The version from the Belevedere (264/232 cm; 104/91 in) is almost identical to that of Versailles but is signed J.L.DAVID L.ANNO X.
The second Versailles version (267/230 cm; 105/90 in) shows a black and white horse with complete tack but lacking the martingale. The girth is red. The cloak is orange-red, the collar is black, and the embroidery of the gauntlet is very simple and almost unnoticeable. The scarf tied around Napoleon's waist is light blue. The officer with the sabre is again masked by the tail of the horse. Napoleon's features are older, he has shorter hair, and – as in the Charlottenbourg version - there is the faint trace of a smile. Details of the clothing: the embroidery and the style of the bicorne suggest that the picture was completed after 1804. The picture is not dated but is signed L.DAVID.
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If you have chosen a Canvas Print of Jacques-Louis David without a frame, it would be ready to be sent to you within 48 hours. However, if you have chosen an art print stretched on a frame, then the process of printing and framing will take about 7-8 days.
The unframed print of Napoleon Crossing the Alps on 20th May 1800 will be shipped rolled up in a postal tube. The framed Canvas Print will travel packaged in a cardboard box with additional corner protectors.
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using namespace SingleIntegrator;

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            if (fabs(obstacleCurr->center[i] - stateIn[i]) > obstacleCurr->size[i]/2.0 ) {
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    for (int i = 0; i < numDimensions; i++)
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    }

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        return 0;

    trajectoryOut.endState = new State (stateTowardsIn);
    trajectoryOut.totalVariation = distTotal;

    delete [] dists;
    delete [] stateCurr;

    exactConnectionOut = true;

    return 1;
}

double System::evaluateExtensionCost (State& stateFromIn, State& stateTowardsIn, bool &exactConnectionOut) {

    exactConnectionOut = true;

    double distTotal = 0.0;
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        double distCurr = stateTowardsIn.x[i] - stateFromIn.x[i];
        distTotal += distCurr*distCurr;
    }

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    double *stateArr = new double[numDimensions];
    for (int i = 0; i < numDimensions; i++)
        stateArr[i] = stateToIn[i];
    trajectoryOut.push_front (stateArr);

    return 1;

}

double System::evaluateCostToGo (State& stateIn) {

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        radius += regionGoal.size[i] * regionGoal.size[i];
    radius = sqrt(radius);

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    for (int i = 0; i < numDimensions; i++)
        dist += (stateIn[i] - regionGoal.center[i])*(stateIn[i] - regionGoal.center[i]);
    dist = sqrt(dist);

    return dist - radius;
}

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'Tis the Season Once Again for Pumpkin Beer!
Brew your own Pumpkin Beer right at home!
Yes, you can make homemade Pumpkin Beer Ice Cream, too. What better way for the family to get together on Thanksgiving but to make some homemade Pumpkin Beer ice Cream to go with the pumpkin pie?
How many of you love or hate Pumpkin Beer?
There's no need to jump up and down yelling "Whoopie!", unless you WANT to look like a complete idiot to your friends and family. If you do - that's O.K. too - I look and sound like a complete idiot quite often to my friends and family. I leave them scratching their heads in total disbelief and wonderment all the time!
Just Raise Your Hand if You Love it.
No, no, no, no, no, don't raise your hand, and don't do what I say, just vote by ticking the little balloon. I'm the idiot. Remember?
Just click the circle while you have voting booth nightmares.
The brewing of Pumpkin Beer, or Pumpkin Ale goes back to the time of our founding fathers in the colonies of North America. Having an ale for breakfast was not an uncommon practice at that time because drinking water wasn't always safe.
During the autumn harvest, brewing a beverage from the produce of the harvest, was just thrifty good sense and pumpkin was plentiful as were some of the spices. Brewing these spiced ales reflected the necessity of using the harvest in as many ways as possible to store for the winter without wasting anything.
As far as we know from the cookbooks of 1500's, the pumpkin beer, and other spiced beers such as Ginger Beer and Sassafras Beer (Root Beer), were very different than the beers as we know them today.
Although pumpkin doesn't actually add that much flavor to a beer, the spices that are added by the brewer are what creates the unique ale flavors. These spices give the flavor and essence of a pumpkin pie rather than the sweet, buttery taste of the gourd.
This is a recipe that someone gave me a few years ago. I don't know where he got it from and I haven't tried it myself. It is worth a try for anyone that has already brewed beer at home or for anyone willing to try.
In this recipe DO NOT use canned pumpkin! Real pumpkin is a must.
First roast the pumpkin in the oven, the same way you roast any winter squash. This will soften the pumpkin. Cut the pumpkin in half, remove the seeds and strings. Cut the pumpkin into manageable pieces. (Old jack-o'lanterns work great), Place pumpkin pieces in a shallow roasting pan and add a bit of water to the pan. Roast in a 350F° oven for about an hour, or until tender. .
There are two ways you can incorporate the finished pumpkin: a partial mash style method or simply a soak with the grains as the water heats.
For the soak method: Add the pumpkin and the grains to your pot of water and put it on the heat to boil. When it boils, remove the pumpkin and grains.
Add the malt extract (6 pounds is for dry, you could easily get away with 7 pounds if it's syrup), optional brown sugar and molasses, Mt. Hood hops and boil for 1 hour. After 45 minutes, add the finishing Hallertauer hops. At the very end of the boil, add the vanilla and pumpkin spices* - these are volatile and adding them to the boil any sooner will essentially nullify their flavor.
Ferment for 1 week, or until primary fermentation settles down and rack to a secondary for 2 more weeks. The secondary fermentation is not strictly necessary, but it helps for clarification and for letting the flavors mellow. Bottle, priming with 1/2 cup of corn sugar, and drink after a couple of weeks.
* Pumpkin Spices: I like a typical mixture of what you'd put into a pumpkin pie: cinnamon, allspice, ginger and a smidgeon of nutmeg and clove. DON'T use the generic "Pumpkin Pie Spice" from the store. It is terribly bland. Mix your own instead. Your own mix will give you more control over the outcome. This spice aroma is one of the first things you notice when you open a bottle.
A quick note about the hops. Mt. Hood is a nice spicy, slightly sweet hop (a variant of Hallertauer, actually) that seems to complement this beer well. For finishing, you don't have to stick to Hallertauer; play with it a bit. Cascade might be a nice finish, or if you want to reduce the hop bite, omit the finishing hop altogether.
I would first check out my local brewing store for advice on exactly what's needed. You could print out a recipe from here and take it to the store with you to show the brewer shopkeeper. Once he gives you the list of what he thinks you should have, compare the prices with the homebrew kits on Amazon.
f you don't have a brewing shop in your town, then buying a homebrew beer kit online is the easiest and probably the most economical route. Keep in mind that you can save a lot on shipping if you furnish your own beer bottles.
If you haven't been saving any at home start saving them immediately. Remember to wash and sterilize the bottles thoroughly. Usually, a really good dish washer set on high will take care of that.
Compare the home brew beer kits at your local stores with this one from Amazon. Amazon has a ton of different ones that are all reasonably priced.
You can use any beer making kit you want. Just use your favorite pumpkin beer recipe.
My husband liked this Homebrew Beer Kit when he tried brewing his own beer. It includes everything a beginner needs to try their hand at making homemade beer. This one includes the bottles. You can get cheaper kits if you supply your own bottles.
The kit includes easy to follow instructions and all the equipment needed to make your first batch of homebrew. It is a perfect gift to give the Dad or husband who's been yearning to try this skill at home.
Pumpkin Spiced Ale can be a tricky recipe to pull off, but delicious if done right. This ale is an excellent addition to Fall and Winter gatherings. Here is a recipe that is a delicate balance of strong flavors!
That time of the year to start thinking about making a batch of pumpkin ale for the holidays. If you have never tried pumpkin beer you are in for a treat. It's like drinking your pumpkin pie but with a little kick.
This guy thinks this is the best Pumpkin Ale recipe he's ever tasted. He has been making it for 5 years and says it has not failed him yet.
This beer brewer says this recipe turned out wonderfully good. So good in fact, that he wanted to share it.
I found this really cool blog that shows you step-by-step how to make your Pumpkin Beer in a pumpkin.
Do Pumpkin Beers Measure Up?
There are many beer drinking aficionados that scoff at the idea of drinking beer made from that winter squash named pumpkin.
After all, how can beers that are flavored with pumpkin and sweetened with honey, maple syrup or brown sugar; and have a heady aroma of vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, cloves or nutmeg, be considered a serious beer?
While, there are those that may not consider them a serious beer, some of the micro-breweries across Northern America have come up with some really good selections that are a wonderfully different accompaniment to any autumn or holiday meal.
However, some of the Pumpkin Beers are so sweet, that they work better as an after dinner dessert. In fact, some restaurants are now serving Pumpkin Beer as an after dinner drink served in a pint rimmed with brown sugar crystals.
Below I have listed some of the Pumpkin Beers that are currently on the market.
Pumpkin Beer is popular during the fall of the year and goes hand-in-hand with the foods that are prepared as the weather gets colder. From a spiced bowl of hot chili to a roasted turkey, pumpkin beer is an accompaniment to a winter meal that many enjoy. There are many breweries and micro-breweries that have created a wide variety of spiced pumpkin beers and ales. Here is a sampling of the many Pumpkin Beers that are now on the market that you may be inclined to try.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Punkin' Ale - (Delaware) This beer leans a bit on the sweet side so will work well in the Pumpkin Beer Ice Cream recipe below.
Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale - Coors Brewing Company (Colorado) I personally did not care for this Coor's creation as it had a very bready-wheat flavor, but then the only beer that I will drink that is brewed by Coor's is Killian's Red. If you are a Coor's fan, you might like it.
The recipe and photo come from Modern Domestics which she adapted it from a Williams-Sonoma recipe.
In a heavy 2-quart sauce pan, combine 1 cup of cream and 1/2 cup of the brown sugar. Warm over medium heat, until small bubbles form at the edges of the mixture - around 5 minutes.
In a medium bowl, combine the egg yolks, ginger, salt, and remaining 1/2 cup cream, and the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar. Whisk until smooth.
Remove cream mixture from heat. Very slowly add about 1/2 cup of the hot cream mixture to the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Pour the egg yolk mixture into the saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon (if you run your finger through the mixture on the spoon, it should leave a clean trail). Do not let the custard boil.
In a bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to 8 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl, then cool the custard mixture over an ice bath.
When cool, whisk the pumpkin, vanilla, and pumpkin beer into the custard. Cover with plastic wrap, placing the plastic directly on the custard's surface (this will prevent a skin from forming). Refrigerate until chilled - preferably overnight.
Transfer the custard to an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Makes about 1 quart.
To make your own homemade pumpkin puree, use 1 large or 2 medium Sugar Pie or other eating (not field) pumpkins. Cut out the stem and quarter the pumpkin lengthwise. In a preheated 400°F oven, bake the quarters, cut side down, in a shallow roasting pan with a little water in the bottom until tender, about 1 hour. Let cool, scrape out the seeds, cut the flesh from the peels, and force it through a medium-mesh sieve or the medium disk of a food mill. Freeze any leftover puree for up to 2 months.
Some of my best memories of a child at home were when my father and uncle's would all take turns with the old fashion hand crank ice cream maker.
It would take them most of the day adding ice and rock salt while taking their turns cranking the old ice cream maker, but boy was that wait ever worth it. All of us kids, young and old, would crowd around waiting our turn at that delicious confection.
Create memories for your own children by making them ice cream at home for the holidays or any special day.
2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, salt, and next 6 ingredients (through allspice) in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk.
3. Combine 1/2 cup water and flaxseed.
4. Place sugar, melted butter, beer and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium-high speed until well blended. Add flaxseed mixture and pumpkin; beat at low speed just until blended. Add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Divide batter between 2 (9 x 5-inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack.
The extra loaf may be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen or given away as a gift.
You may need these kitchen tools to make your Pumpkin Beer and Pumpkin Beer Ice Cream.
I own this Microplane Nutmeg Grater. It is very convenient for me as it not only grates the nut but will also keep the unused portion of the nut from losing its potency by storing it in the attached box.
I also own two of these Braun coffee grinders (featured here) which I use on a regular basis.
One of the coffee grinders I use for (duh) grinding coffee, and the second one I use to grind spices.
This coffee grinder is a well made, durable grinder. I have had mine for years and use them constantly.
The first time I made beer biscuits was out of necessity.
The necessity was we wanted some biscuits to go with our dinner but had run out of milk, and it was too far to drive all the way into town just for a carton of milk.
We had lots of beer, however, so beer biscuits were born.
I decided to try making them with some left-over pumpkin beer and they turned out great. Keeping it simple, this recipe is using Bisquick, but you could just as easily use your own biscuit recipe and just substitute the beer for the milk.
All you have to do is follow the directions on the box of Bisquick, or from your favorite brand of baking mix, and just replace the milk with the pumpkin beer. The beer should be room temperature, but not flat. When you add the beer, pour it in slowly so that it doesn't foam up and make a mess.
If you have some leftover pureed pumpkin on hand you could mix about 1/4 c. to 1/2 c. of pumpkin into the dough. Just remember to cut the quantity of beer for the amount of pumpkin added. So, if your recipe on the box calls for 2/3 of a cup of milk, add 1/3 cup of pumpkin and 1/3 cup of beer.
Because I had a large family when I baked biscuits from a baking mix, I usually use 4 cups of the baking mix and 1 12-oz. bottle of pumpkin beer.
Once everything is mixed, just knead your dough enough to be able to roll or pat it out. Don't play with the dough too much or you will have tough biscuits.
You could also make dropped biscuits, if you prefer, by dropping the dough into buttered muffin tins, or onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Again, just follow the directions on the box of your baking mix for the baking time, but biscuits generally will take 8 to 10 minutes to bake in an oven set at 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
I have tried all of these options and they are all good. If you decide you want to try them, just stir into the baking mix before adding the beer.
Now that you have a better idea about Pumpkin Beer, are you ready to try it?
What do you think about Pumpkin Beer now?
Where's the nearest beer store?
Dudette - i just wanna drink it!
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@WindyWintersHubs: Don't feel alone. That is why I get creative with using it to bake.
I love pumpkin desserts and may drink a beer a year. Not too sure about pumpkin beer as I like plain things. OK. It sounds really strange to me (LOL).
@donnetted: Sorry you don't eat pumpkin. It is so good for you, even without the beer.
@Tony Cooks: Thanks for the nice comment.
@dragonlildragon: Thanks for such a nice compliment!
@clouda9 lm: Thanks for the info Colleen.
Wow, i never even knew Pumpkin beer existed, it sounds delicious, great lens!
Hmmm I'm not too sure about this... I don't eat pumpkin... But the recipes look absolutely divine!
Really cool lens. Lots of information here. I am very surprised you have not got a purple star for this lens.
What a great lens. Never heard of pumpkin beer before!
McMenamin's (http://www.mcmenamins.com/) here in the NW is one of our fave places to go for seasonal beers...their twist on autumn and pumpkins is not to be missed.
Well ... I'm not a beer drinker, but my honey is. I'll have to show him this lens as I'm sure he'd like to make beer at some point. Our neighbor down the street brews his own beer; I tried it and it was rather smooth and tasty. Perhaps because it was flavored with raspberry -- and I'm a "fruity" kinda gal. Thanks for sharing all these recipes. A lot of time went into developing this lens!
@LaraineRoses: Thanks so much Loraine for the blessing. I hope you have great luck with your pumpkin brew!
@DarrenVeronica: Thanks for the visit.
@kate-cleary3: Didn't know Cortland made pumpkin beer. When I lived in upstate New York I never saw any. I will look into it. Glad you had success with your homemade brew.
@Melissa Miotke: I'm from Hawaii and I love beer too.
@Ardyn25: Try them sometime. You may be surprised.
Pumpkin beer sounds awesome! Amazing lens!
I've used pumpkin in many recipes but never had pumpkin beer. It certainly sounds like it would be good. Our pumpkins didn't grow very big this year for some reason but we have quite a few so I'll see what pumpkin beer tastes like. Angel blessings!
Made like 15 kegs of pumpkin beer last year. Sold pretty well, you should put Cortland Beer Company in upstate NY on your list.
My dad has a home brewing kit. I'll have to tell about pumpkin beer, he might like it. I might too!
Love pumpkin beer! Great lens!
Pumpkin beer is so good!
@mbgphoto: Thanks so much for the Squid Blessing! I really appreciate your continued support.
@Jefff Molnar: Thank you so much for the Squid blessing and good luck with your pumpkin beer!
@TaraWojt: Hope you like them.
Awesome lens...I've never heard of pumpkin beer. But, the bread looks so good!
I love anything pumpkin. Can't wait to try this.
I love this lens. I brew my own and never made a pumpkin beer. I am going to give it a whirl this fall. Blessed!
@SciTechEditorDave: Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment.
The Squid Angel Bus Tour was getting a little thirsty so it stopped by. Now it's hungry too!
Heh! Sounds like it's good brew! Congrats on a Squidoo masterpiece!
I didn't know you can make ice cream out of it too. That's great!
Nice looking Brewing Blog! I don't think that i have ever seen more beautiful blog on brewing on squidoo before this. this was absolutely immaculate in both looks and user values. I loved the reading of this lens. Keep sharing more information on Home Brew Ireland.
@anonymous: Was hoping to here how it turned out.
@tvyps: Thanks so very much for the blessing!
I've had the bottled kinds, not a big fan of pumpkin itself but the beer tastes pretty darn good!
Great background on this -- I enjoy learning the history behind traditions. I'm hoping more people become inspired to to reduce waste and include more homemade foods. I agree about freshly ground nutmeg -- it's *so* good. The pumpkin beer bread and biscuit recipes look delicious!
This is so cool! I will definitely have to try making Pumpkin beer and the biscuits!
Nicely done! I caught the "Dudette" comment twice, that is something I would say, haha. Squid Angel blessed & Happy Thanksgiving!
Brewed the pumpkin beer recipe on this page 3 weeks ago, and bottled it last week. Tasted it prematurely yesterday, and it's going to be very good! Has a nice orange / reddish color, and I left out the vanilla and the pie spices, and doubled the Hallertauer hops. You can smell / taste the pumpkin aroma without it being too sweet. Giving it until Thanksgiving, and then I'll be opening it!
@Nancy Hardin: Thank's so much for the blessing! It is such a nice surprise!
Great info. Love the great taste of a good pumpkin beer in the fall.
That is not bad idea to brew some pumpkin beer for thanksgiving. Would be fun. Not sure why it didn't cross my mind until now lol.
I heard of many types of beer but not made with pumpkins and it's nutritous too!
@sudokunut: I must admit that I prefer baking with it. I like having one or two for the season, but then I'm ready to go back to regular beer. On the other hand, I have had home brew pumpkin beer that is really good. Much better than the commercial grade. Like you I am always willing to try a new flavor and a new pumpkin beer!
@WhiteOak50: Thank you much for the Squid Angel blessing it really means a lot!
This is perfect - I've been looking for a beer to brew this fall - Thanks for the for the recipe - I'll let you know how it turns out!
I've never had pumpkin beer but I'm always willing to try new flavors.
Thanks for stopping by my scary book lens and leaving a comment.
I'm not much for beer but, I really want to try this.
I would love to try pumpkin beer. The ice cream sounds amazing. I don't think I will make it but I will try to find it this fall.
@JimHofman: Everyone should check out this lens. The Glogg is great!
To Both Kims - Hi glad to "see" you guys again. I don't know about Trader Joe's as we don't have one in our area yet. Most beer stores carry it at this time of the year.
I probably wouldn't make pumpkin beer but I would definitely try it. The bread sounds delicious. I am off to Trader Joes this morning, so will look for some pumpkin beer .
What a fun lens! We love pumpkin beer and now want to try your recipes. You might enjoy our lens on the winter warmer "Glogg". Cheers!
Trader Joe's usually has pumpkin beer this time of year. I will have to try your bread and biscuit recipes!
Very interesting. I've never heard of pumpkin beer.
Pumpkin beer might be delicious ,we find pumpkin in many dishes and I like pumpkin curry.
Excellent Lens!! I enjoyed reading it.
I'd Love for you to visit my lens & give me some feedback.
Ooh I like this! Great for Halloween, I will pass this on!
My goodness, what does it say about me that I've never heard of pumpkin beer before? And with it being such a seasonal/American thing, hmm, wonder when I'd actually get my chance to try it out. (Maybe getting one of those home brewing kits is in order) :). Anyhoo, your lens was a great introduction June, thanks for putting it together!
I have never cared for pumpkin beer. The ones I have tried were to sweet, but I never thought to use it in bread recipes. I copied the recipes you have here and will try them.
What a beautiful delicious Lens !
I've never tried pumpkin beer, but it sounds interesting, especially at this time of year! Very clever lens. I love it!!


Vicki here sharing my last Tutti creation for October.
Hard to believe that November is just around the corner...and Tutti Designs has just released ten new stained glass panel dies this past week! A must have from the Tutti Designs Store.
I've used the Cornucopia from the August 2017 release and the Maple Vine Frame from the July 2016 release on this project. They work so well together for this time of year!
The bitter chocolate card base is A2 size and perfect for the vine frame. The Cornucopia is cut from bronze metallic. In place of a stamped sentiment, I used a tag that was included with the Amber Moon pattern paper collection.
The Maple Vine Frame was die cut three times. One each from patterned paper, kraft and eggshell cardstock. I used the kraft frame as a shadow effect for the patterned frame by giving it dimension with foam tape. I switched out the negative cut areas in the center of the eggshell and patterned frame. This worked better as the background for the Cornucopia.
This angle gives a better view of the dimension.
I adhered the metallic Cornucopia to the frame and tucked the tag into it.
And there you have it...a simple, but elegant card to give this season of Thanksgiving.
Love the bronze metallic with the chocolate card stock! That cornucopia die is such a perfect Fall cut, so pretty and delicate!
Just gorgeous Vicki and I love how you've tucked that little sentiment panel in there! Fabulous inspiration combining dies!


When it comes to road trips there are a few things that you need to know about me.
For example, I will stop at every insane roadside attraction and pose with things like I did with this bear at Sasquatch Adventure. Spoiler: there were no big foots there. It was a place where they held chainsaw competitions. However the gift shop did have some sighting maps and Big Foot merchandise. I was satisfied.
If you put the words world's largest, Sasquatch, or world famous in the title I will be there. Also dinosaurs will get me too. Especially if there is a terrifying one popping out of the trees like this one at Prehistoric Gardens. Another spoiler: there are no gardens.
I will make a side trip to drive through a 2,400 year old tree.
If my husband gets the car stuck I will laugh until I realize the doors won't open. However soon I will realize that I can get out the trunk so I will start laughing again.
…and jump off of everything.
When we go to a state park where a chase scene in Jurassic park was filmed she will do it all over again.
In all fairness I can't leave my husband out. R will talk to every park ranger to find the best out looks.
We will stop at everyone for him to take a panorama photo. Only to realize his phone isn't working and settle on my camera to get the shot.
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Introduction to solar panels
The algarve is the perfect location to take advantage of the financial, practical and ecological benefits associated with solar panels. It is rare to have a day when the sun is not visible, so you can make the most of a solar system all year round.
There is often confusion about the types of solar panels available, and their functions. These can be broadly divided into two types-panels that produce electricity (photovoltaic) and those that produce hot water (thermal solar). This article will explain the principles behind photovoltaic systems
Photovoltaic solar panels work by converting sunlight into electricity using the photoelectric effect. There are no moving parts within a photovoltaic solar panel. Apart from occasional cleaning, there is no routine maintenance needed.
The electricity generated from the panels is DC (direct current) and an electronic device (known as in inverter) converts this to AC (alternating current) so that it can be used to power appliances in the home.
There are many different types of solar panels and inverters, and care should be taken when selecting the equipment for your home. Cheap panels have lower outputs, and are not constructed to the same standard that premium products have. Top of the range panels are now double sided, so they can produce electricity from sunlight reflected on the rear of the panel, thus increasing the output.
Inverters vary greatly in their quality, functionality and durability.
The vast majority of photovoltaic panels are fixed in place. When solar photovoltaic systems were first introduced in the Algarve there was a tendency to install tracking systems, that moved the panels to align in the most efficient way with the sun throughout the day. With the increase in performance from fixed panels, these tracking systems are no longer considered to be worthwhile.
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This system adds a method of storing the electricity generated (batteries of some form), so that it can be used when you are not generating electricity. It is the chosen system for off-grid properties, where there is no connection to the electrical network.
The costs and benefits of this type of system have to be carefully considered. The batteries add a significant cost, and you may not recoup the cost of the batteries within their useful lifetime. More panels will be needed to generate sufficient electricity, so your initial cost is much higher than for a simple system.
With the improvements in battery technology and control systems that ensure efficient use of elecricity, the efficiency and financial benefits of these systems are becoming more attractive.
There are some other points that are important to consider when you are considering the installation of solar panels for your home in the Algarve.
Aesthetics-It is possible to install panels in a manner where they can operate efficiently, and not be an eyesore. Often the highest roof is the ideal position, as the panels will not be shaded, and are hidden from normal view.
It is also possible to install the panels within the garden, and away from the house. This is often a good solution where there is an area within the garden that is hidden.
Monitoring-whilst photovoltaic systems are generally "fit and forget", it is important to check that they are working correctly from time to time. Power surges can damage the equipment, and cause failures.
There are many simple monitoring systems that allow you to check on the performance of your system remotely (via the internet).
Insurance-a solar system is a significant investment. Most home insurance policies include coverage for solar panels, but you should check to make sure that your policy does cover breakages and electrical surges.
The use of solar systems in the Algarve is, in our opinion, one of the best investments you can make, as long as the system is specified correctly to meet (and not exceed) your needs.
We encourage all of our clients to consider the use of photovoltaic solar systems to reduce their electricity consumption, and if you have any questions in relation to this please send us an email
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Roopahera (Roopahera Meena) is a village in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, India.

Geography
It is situated around  from Khanpur in Jhalawar district. Coordinates: 24.760564, 76.360124.

It is connected to the Jhalawar-Baran Megha Highway Bypass.

Education
Rajakiya Uchch Prathamik Vidhyalya is the sole school in the village and was established by the government in 1963. It is now classified as an upper primary school.

Economy
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Newsletter Issue #1041
This site began in 1999 as Mac Night Owl. But when Apple began to embrace other consumer products, such as the iPod, I felt it was time for a change. Thus the switch to Tech Night Owl.
I founded my tech radio show in 2002, and changed it appropriately, to Tech Night Owl LIVE. That decision didn't come easy, because the radio network for which I was a part, MacRadio, was stuck in the past and couldn't understand the change, so I split and went my own way. MacRadio didn't survive for too many years thereafter following my departure.
After I discontinued my tech radio show in 2019, I sold the original technightowl.com and related domains to raise cash (you don't want to see what they've become!). But I continued the blog under the Mac Radio name, since I still had macradio.net in my domain arsenal.
Partly because the best names were already taken, more and more domain extensions have been added in recent years, way beyond .com, .net, .info and .us. So when I saw a special $3.48 discount on securing a technightowl.live domain from Namecheap, I went for it, along with a 99 cent technightowl.us variation. All right, I will have to pay the full price for the second year for each, but this was a perfectly sensible choice in my opinion.
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A BAD YEAR FOR APPLE? NOT SO FAST!
As most of you regular readers know, I seldom engage in random speculation about Apple's plans. It's usually an exercise in futility beyond common sense, that products and services will be updated on a regular basis to fuel sales. When products will appear depends on the marketing scheme, and parts availability. So with the iPhone, there's the traditional September announcement that'll continue until it doesn't.
So I wrote the original version of this column on Sunday, January 15th, only to see reports the following day that Apple was poised to announce some Mac hardware updates this very week. Obviously there had to be some big changes, so this column is only superficially related to the original draft.
Those reports have turned out to be correct, and indicate that Apple's transition to its own chips is closer than ever to completion, although some months late.
Let's take a brief foray through history first:
Except for a few years in the mid-1990s, when saying Apple was doomed was quite close to the truth, Apple has had a pretty good ride since then. Co-founder Steve Jobs made smart moves in slimming the product lineup and getting rid of less-successful gear, paving the way for his successors to keep the profits rolling in.
But that didn't stop the critics from seeking or believing they have found areas where Apple must fail. Consider the annual changeover of iPhone shipments after the Christmas season to predictably lower numbers. Over and over again, this perfectly sensible move has been falsely presented as an indication that sales were bad. As is typical in the world of politics, the usual fact-checks are ignored.
In 2022, though, some of those predictions might have had a kernel of truth, because of production slowdowns at the Foxconn assembly plants in China due to the COVID-19 outbreaks. For a while, staffing was reduced, hence less gear was built. We'll have a better idea of how many when Apple's financials for the holiday quarter are revealed on Thursday, January 27th of this year. But there are already reports that iPhone Pro shipments are almost caught up with demand, though one presumes demand is no less.
Yet it didn't stop there. While the Mac has been surprisingly successful in a declining PC market, and the Apple Silicon CPU transition has been going well, mostly, there are potential problems that have caused more and more negative spin. So it all goes somewhat like this: In the fall of 2022, Apple didn't release any new Macs, despite expectations of updates to the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, which didn't happen until January 17th.
Aside from the Mac mini, though, the focus has been on notebooks, where the lion's share of sales lie. The 24-inch iMac arrived in May of 2021, and it's getting a little long in the tooth. This doesn't mean it's a bad computer; it probably benchmarks at least twice as fast as my vintage Late 2014 model, and would be a worthy upgrade, except for the smaller display.
But Apple has not met its two year promise to upgrade the entire lineup to the new M-family chips. There 27-inch iMac is gone, with the 24-inch model apparently serving as the replacement for the 21.5-inch and its larger sibling. There is no iMac Pro of any size, and the promised Mac Pro is still nothing more than a promise.
Why is the question mark.
Apple introduced a somewhat faster M2 CPU last year in for the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro. And that was all. As of this month, the Mac mini, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros have received M2 upgrades, resulting in performance boosts of at least 20%, depending on the function. It would seem that the existing iMac and the Mac Studio would be ideal candidates for near-term updates.
As it stands now, the Mac mini with the M2 Pro chip comes amazingly close in performance and flexibility to the Studio, and it's a few hundred dollars less when dolled up. It would seem a trivial matter to upgrade them all unless Apple ran into unexpected difficulties scaling it up, or there were problems in fabricating enough of them.
Indeed, there are now rumors that the next stage of the Apple Silicon transition may move to a rumored M3 chip, which will allegedly be built with TSMC's 3nm process. This would present an expected boost in performance and more power efficiencies.
The Mac Pro? Who knows? The current model, topping out with a 28-core Intel Xeon W and a price tag of over $50,000 is still being sold. But it's not as if content creators and scientists are buying all that many. One published report I read, in Macworld no less, mentioned sales of 1,000 units. It would hardly seem worth the bother, although it's Apple's most prestigious model, and having one available with all the latest hardware is a good thing even if sales aren't stellar.
Apple did mention that one is in development, but where is it?
Again, we have to rely on published speculation that remains unconfirmed. The original rumored configuration were supposed to include a humongous system-on-a-chip known as the M1 Extreme. It would, in turn, consist of a pair of M1 Ultra CPUs, which, in turn, consists of an integrated pair of M1 Max CPUs.
Since the maxed out M1 Ultra has a 20-core CPU and a 64-core GPU, speculation had it that it would arrive with twice that, thus a 40-core CPU and a 128-core GPU. It would deliver performance that's credibly faster than the existing Mac Pro, perhaps at a lower price for the decked out versions. Perhaps.
The current scuttlebutt has it that the Extreme project was abandoned, either due to production issues, or the lack of a market for such a beast. Instead, the 2023 Mac Pro will arrive with a souped up M2 Ultra (or will that be an M3?).
Now it may not be so bad. Today's top-of-the-line Mac Studio scores way above a souped up Mac Pro in CPU single-core and multi-core benchmarks. But the Pro equipped with the best graphics hardware is roughly twice as fast in graphics performance as the Studio. If Apple could deliver a workable solution to that shortcoming, perhaps with a discrete graphics card, they can credibly boast of having one of the fastest workstations on the planet.
Whether it is possible to support separate graphics with Apple Silicon is an open question, but Apple has billions of dollars available to throw at a problem, so there's little doubt that such a solution can be developed. Adding RAM might not be possible, though, due to the system-on-a-chip design. The top-of-the-line Mac Pro has up to 1.5TB of RAM.
Maybe having so much RAM won't be necessary due to the way Apple Silicon handles memory. Maybe 256GB or 512GB will be quite sufficient.
This doesn't mean there won't be a 2023 Mac Pro, with an M-something that'll finally replace the 2019 version. Possibly every performance limitation will be solved, and it will possess internal expansion capabilities to match the Intel version.
It may be fair to speculate that Apple maybe should have stayed with Intel and worked with them to improve the efficiency of existing Core and Xeon processors. But controlling more and more of the hardware allows Apple to optimize performance in ways that Intel can't easily achieved, because it has to build silicon that supports a variety of models with features Macs don't need. It has worked quite well with the iPhone and the iPad, which are far superior in performance to the competition.
Besides Apple doesn't have to pay an outside vendor for CPUs.
Let's be realistic about it all: Nobody outside of Apple or its suppliers really knows what's coming in the next Mac Pro, only that Apple promised one and will probably fulfill the promise. Its configuration remains a matter of speculation, as is the probable delivery date. Maybe it'll be demonstrated at the 2023 WWDC, and ship a few months later. As we get closer to the release date, perhaps preliminary benchmarks of the expected hardware will appear, and we'll know.
For now, don't believe what you read, even from prognosticators who appear to have the inside track on new Apple gear. And don't believe what you read from armchair pundits such as yours truly either. It'll certainly be close to a release date before we know for certain what Apple is up to. It won't change its marketing approach about not revealing future products because customers want to know.
A truth is out there, but there's no reason losing sleep over it.
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import isHotkey from "is-hotkey";

import { EditorToolbar } from "./EditorToolbar";
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2. Signs of said progress, often used in relationships to mark reasons why they should still stay together.
3. The time interval or distance between two vehicles, as automobiles, ships, or railroad or subway cars, traveling in the same direction over the same route.
1. Headway in a career.
2. John Doe: "You have to give me some headway here, I'm trying..."
3. Suzie Q: "He's not giving me any headway, I'm gonna pull alongside him and honk my horn and give him a piece of my mind!"
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DRAGUIGNAN (Heb. דרגינ״א), capital of Var department, S.E. France. Toward the end of the 13th century, when the poet *Isaac b. Abraham Ha-Gorni visited Draguignan, there was already an important community of wealthy Jews, who gave an unfriendly welcome to the poet, mistrusting his licentious behavior. The ancient synagogue, no longer standing, a beautiful building with a 23-m.(75.4-ft.)-long facade and a single spacious hall without the support of columns, was built during the same period. During the middle of the 14th century the community of 200 to 250 persons was governed by an administrative council and two bailiffs. In the 15th century, the number of Jews in Draguignan had increased so much that the accommodation in the Rue Juiverie had become inadequate. There were numerous Jewish physicians, one of whom received a salary from the municipality. In 1489 the Jews in Draguignan were among the first victims of the edict of expulsion from Provence. Five accepted baptism to avoid being expelled. During World War II, there were about 12 Jewish families living in Draguignan. A new community of Jews of North African origin established there numbered approximately 100 in 1968.
Gross, Gal Jud, 170–1; F. Mireur, Les rues de Draguignan, 1 (1921), 134; Monore and Mireur, in Bulletin de la Société d'Etudes scientifiques et archéologiques de… Draguignan, 60 (1941); Boyer, in: Evidences, 64 (1957), 23–24; Blumenkranz, in: L'Arche, 76 (1963), 48–51; Z. Szajkowski, Analytical Franco-Jewish Gazetteer (1966), 281.


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GRP hub snaps up East Sussex insurance broker
4th May
An Eastbourne-based independent insurance brokers with over 50 years of experience has been acquired by one of the UK's top independent insurance intermediaries in a deal advised on by EMC Corporate Finance.
Reid Briggs Insurance Brokers was snapped up by Global Risk Partners (GRP) through its South East hub, Green Insurance Group. At the same time, it also bought Clifton Morley Associates based in Welling, Kent.
They're the latest in a series of acquisitions made by GRP since it took a majority stake in Bexhill-headquartered Greens in June 2017.
Duncan Coleman, chief executive officer of Greens, said: "When Greens was acquired by GRP, we said we would double the size of the business.
"Since then we have acquired Collidge and Partners, Insurance Services (West End), Eclipse Insurance Services, and now Reid Briggs and Clifton Morley."
He continued: "These latest two acquisitions add a further £9.2m of gross written premium to the business.
"We will continue to acquire businesses that help us deliver our ambitious growth plans."
Reid Briggs offers both personal and commercial insurance, primarily in the East Sussex area. The broker will remain in its Eastbourne office, with the whole team, led by Andrew Briggs and Kevin Barnard, moving across to Greens.
Commercial lines retail broker Clifton Morley's team, led by Bill Morley, will move into Green's Dartford office. The firm specialises in taxi insurance for individuals and fleets across the UK.
Nik Askaroff, who led the EMC team advising the Reid Briggs owners, added: "Reid Briggs has been providing a high quality specialist insurance service in East Sussex since 1964. The deal with GRP, through its regional hub, offers the ideal environment for the business to continue to thrive and grow long into the future."


In this lesson we'll take a look at how we use the past simple tense when talking about things that we have done in the past.
The past simple tense is written by adding "ed" or "d" to a regular verb or by using the past tense form of irregular verbs.
They jumped out of the window.
Sentences that use past simple tense often use adverb or adverbial phrases of time.
Here are a selection of example sentences using past simple tense and adverb or adverbial phrases of time.
In 1992 I visited my grandfather.
Last night I watched a movie.
Last week I went to Spain.
Steve worked at Microsoft last year.
We bought our house three years ago.
Leave a comment below and write 10 sentences about things that you have done in the past. You could write about yesterday or 25 years ago. Try to use adverbs or adverbial phrases of time in your sentences.
Don't forget to use the past simple tense!
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Ever wonder how to coil a 600- foot rope?
Outdoor adventure education has long been recognized as a powerful vehicle for achieving a multitude of positive goals in young people.
Imagine an American Adventure Service Corps member on a 10-day mountaineering trip in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California or a 170-mile canoe trip through South Carolina to reach the Atlantic Ocean. These types of trips create opportunities for members to learn lifelong lessons about themselves and how to work in a group. Weekend trips and extended trips are often quite adventurous with tough challenges. Participants feel a strong sense of satisfaction after completing the goal. This feeling, along with a sense of accomplishment after each day, provides ongoing injections of self-esteem. Members learn valuable lessons about being self-sufficient as a team and about working together to achieve an objective by cooperating, listening, following and leading.
Personal discipline is developed from tasks such as waking up early, cooking breakfast, packing up, and putting in the mileage to reach that day's goal. Confidence is gained from personal skill mastery. Many outdoor skills are learned in order to safely complete specific trips. These skills can be used later in life for that member and for his/her future friends and family. Other American Adventure Service Corps adventures that foster the previously mentioned values include underground exploration, climbing multi-pitch rock routes and bivouacking partway up on a ledge, an annual 13-mile mountain run/walk, learning how to roll a kayak and paddle through moving water, backpacking and climbing trips to interesting areas, and winter camping and mountaineering.
Adventure education is a valuable methodology for instilling self-esteem, teamwork, and acquisition of new skills, which provide members with the tools to work with others and advance to more challenging expeditions.


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You've probably seen those ads featuring will.i.am and Coca-Cola that are all about recycling old stuff to make new stuff. Now, the two are partnering with 3D Systems to make that idea literal with the Ekocycle Cube, a 3D printer that will use recycled plastic bottles for its printing materials.
When I first read about the Ekocycle Cube 3D printer, I was envisioning a Jetsons-like device that you feed old plastic bottles into and take your 3D designs out of. Unfortunately, we're not quite at that level of technology yet, so instead the Ekocycle Cube uses filament cartridges that are partially made from recycled materials.
Pricing and release information on the Ekocycle Cube is still to come, but you can check out the product's website here, which is recommended if you like reading quotes from will.i.am. You can also watch a short introductory video for the Ekocycle Cube below.


Raddest user script yet: Lickr.
Jon Udell uses Greasemonkey as a DDOS platform ;-). Please be considerate with how much traffic you generate with scripts; the last thing we want is people seriously looking for ways to block GM.
"there are two aspects of [writing greasemonkey scripts] that feel antiquated. One is groveling around inside Web pages -- in this case, the Bloglines and del.icio.us citation pages -- using regular expressions. The other is groveling around inside the DOM (document object model) of the page into which you're inserting instrumentation."
I cannot help with the former; that is up to web service operators to provide reasonable interfaces. On the second, what we really want is HTML overlays.
Clearly, this hasn't been totally thought out. But usually what people are doing in greasemonkey is adding, modifying, or replacing HTML. This might be easier to do with a declarative language, like, say, HTML.
... which just shows that this would essentially be a superset of current GM functionality.
a) Implementing some of these overlay commands may require loading the entire DOM somewhere offline, pre-render, manipulating it, then feeding it to the renderer. This kills the progressive loading that browsers use to make page loading seem faster. It also sounds really, really hard. It would be easier to use regular expressions, instead of XPath, but that feels pretty hacky.
b) This model seems to conflict with one of GMs major current features, that it doesn't make visible markup changes to things like rich text editors. Maybe this could be gotten around by special casing RTE's and not running GM on them.
c) Somebody will undoubtebly say that I'm overthinking things.
Thanks for the props, Aaron.
I don't think you're overthinking it, or if you are, I am too.
You are trying to build Proxomitron. When I first saw Greasemonkey i though "Great a replacement for Proxomitron". The only problem with proxomitron is the developer stopped working on it (and then died). That was a couple years ago and while the final release of proxomitron is good, it could be better. I recommend you take a look at it's features. It uses a markup language similar to RegEx. Proxomitron also allowed for incoming/outgoing header forging and invisible redirecting.
What I would love is to be able to edit and create new scripts from the manage interface.
I am really impressed with this tool. I think companies and website deveopers should spend some time reviewing the script archive to see what the people want!


Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has taken more rightwing conservative decisions in his few months in office than his predecessor Turnbull already, took another step to please evangelical supporters today when announcing Australia considered moving their Israeli embassy to Jerusalem.
The prime minister added that a future scenario could involve Australia recognizing a Palestinian Authority capital in East Jerusalem and Israeli capital in West Jerusalem.
The move is significant as Australia is considered a major developed nation with years of experience in international relations development and now becomes, after the US, another respected country to change policy in the Palestine-Israeli conflict.
Mr. Morrison's predecessor PM, also a member of the liberal party, Mr. Malcolm Turnbull, had ruled out following the US in moving Australia's embassy to Jerusalem earlier this year.
I would think that Australia leadership be questionable in all international fronts, since they voted down "it's ok to be white". The rest of the "White world should act accordingly"


What Does Religion in Human Evolution Mean?
Within this definition, a population usually means a group of exactly the same species that share a particular location and habitat. Population structure permits populations to diversify. Mortality This is the simplest to understand.
Bats represent the sole known instance of flight in mammals. No preceding ancestors of these arthropods are found. Evidently, it's also overwhelmingly crucial in setting the welfare of human societies.
The preceding chapters have a particular status and role that's unappreciated by those who wish to literalize all the Bible. The present debates within the area of evolutionary biology are part of the typical scientific practice. All these kinds of evolutions play a function in history in what human were 10,000 decades ago.
ISIS has turned into the most recent threat world is facing. However, the simple fact remains that each and every fossil ever discovered represents a transition between the former generation and the next generation. http://www.irvine.edu/wp-includes/pomo/es/?page=MjEzNQ___3D___3D-essays-on-industrial-revolution Evolution usually means the changes which occur in a population with time.
Religious conversions with coercion or any sort of threat is violation of individual freedom and cannot be allowed. There are a number of factors that explain the recent rethink. The period evolution was used to spell out the creative process active in the whole universe as items of low complexity develop increasing complexity over the span of time.
Pantheism has an entirely positive attitude. The evolutionary worldview applies not just to the development of life, but even to that of the full universe. The atheistic character of evolution isn't just admitted, but insisted upon, by the majority of the leaders of evolutionary thought.
It's only unbelief for someone to think this evolution happened alone, and much less a creation of God. In the end, a leap of faith is necessary. After all, there's something divine!
Throughout the entire assemblage, there's evidence of a single hand, one particular maker, one particular signature, De Groote states. Berger was senior author of all of the new studies. 66 In the aftermath of all this, Piltdown man" was hurriedly taken out of the British Museum where it was displayed for over 40 decades.
The report promotes Ardi as a potential candidate for LCA. A photograph has the capacity to communicate stories through emotion, mood, narrative, thoughts and messages, as stated by the Digital Photography School. Missing link" is still a favorite term, well recognized by the general public and frequently utilized in the well-known media.
Scientists can't agree on just what the LCA looked like because humans share various similarities with unique primates. A particular kind of atheist is particularly vulnerable to this immune disorder. Anytime you're able to show something is unique in the human genome and the way that it modifies the biology, that's a distinctive and important action to do, she explained.
It's possible this mutation could earn a rat resistant to a specific poison. In both instances, the genes are silenced. Our genes are considering propagating themselves and that's the reason why we are here.
The vertical lines were dashed while the stress lines have never been detected in that part of the tooth. It is called the solar rain. The ability to produce stone tools was once regarded as the hallmark of our genus.
In truth, it could prove to be a totally new one. Endless choice isn't a great thing. But at some point, if we want change, we need to learn how to forego these narratives and get started taking a look at truth.
Today, among the biggest and most costly issues companies face is attrition. Another means is to use consulting firms that focus on innovation, such as IDEO. It is going to only help your company in the long term.
Researcher Kevin Rounding and his colleagues are arguing that the key goal of religious belief is to boost the fundamental cognitive procedure for self-control, which then promotes any range of valuable social behaviors. Small gestures such as these develop relationships, making it more probable your contact might want to work together with you later on. More frequently than not, we lie to locate other people to align ourselves with.
The scientists were careful to not disturb anything unnecessarily. But science communicators have yet to experience such a reckoning. It is an issue of the Unseen and something that science doesn't have the ability to confirm or deny.
Around the planet, signs that everything has changed have already started to appear. The great majority of life is microbial. The difference of opinion caused a collection of letters between the 2 men of science.
Finally, its jaw is starting to get the parabolic shape of human jaws as opposed to the rectangular ape jaw form. Berger's most up-to-date work hints that the youthful male's vertebrae may show indications of disease. Your family tree is most likely a different issue.


Part eight of our interview series with Bitnation's international ambassadors, this time with Tetsu Oishi from Japan, now residing in Vietnam.
Erik: Hey Tetsu, tell us a bit about yourself, where are you from, what do you do and what got you into crypto technologies and liberty?
Tetsu: Hi, I've studied computer networks and the year I entered university (1994) was also when Netscape Navigator was getting started. I've been facing my workstation from morning till evening every day at that time, to make servers working.
I chose my first job as consultant at Accenture, because the internet can change business everywhere in the world, and I wanted to help make clients aware of the impact of the digital age. But that was too early for established companies. So I quit, and started and a social networking service like LinkedIn / Facebook with students.
After that I returned to my consulting job and started writing books and blogs. I wrote 20 books that have been published, about critical thinking, problem solving and developing your career. Some books have fortunately been bestsellers. That is why I have 16,000 followers on Twitter.
Through 2009, the financial crisis and the 2011 earthquake disaster, I was loosing my hopes for the future. I was very doubtful over what happened in Japan.
The government hasn't changed at all, nothing was learned in 2009 and 2011. They were printing ever more money and spent taxpayer money on welfare and building new roads, bridges and even a dam. I thought it was time to leave Japan.
I was so disappointed on what the government was doing, I started doubting our concept of governance itself: Centralization, the nation state and law enforcement. So I decided to become a digital nomad, someone who is "geographically, financially and organizationally independent". That's why I am living in Vietnam now.
I became aware of Bitcoin in early 2011 while researching community currencies. My first impression of Bitcoin was bad. I thought "you earn them in online casinos!" I ignored Bitcion at that time.
In 2013, Bitcoin was a hot topic on the news media. So I took notice of Bitcon again and found that this technology is totally disruptive. I read the Satoshi protocols, heard about it from engineers and community members convinced me that Bitcoin can change the world.
I love the decentralized concept laying in the Blockchain. I understood instantly that the Blockchain can be a basic infrastructure for governance, contracts, law, and even nations. The Blockchain is not just for money. It's there for brandnew governance structures, replacing the nation state concept from the Napoleon era.
I was so excited and decided that I will help the world to change itself through the blockchain, to rebuild itself with decentralized governance. Now I am helping entrepreneurs in Japan and, as a blogger, I am a Bitcoin evangelist and introduce my people to blockchain technologies. It is quite natural that I have become an ambassador of Bitnation.
Erik: What was your first point of contact with Bitnation and what has motivated you the most to become Bitnation ambassador?
Tetsu: I was convinced blockchain can replace some functions which governments do. I imagined functions such as marriage, death, notary, land registration, company registration, even a birth registration. And I made some research on these topics. Bitnation was the result of my google search and seems perfectly matching with what I was thinking of before. My motivation is to make governance better, decentralized and fair.
Erik: Can you tell us about how digital nomads like you could profit from voluntary, global governance services? How could people in Vietnam use Bitnation?
Tetsu: Digital nomads like me know that national borders are imaginary. Our activities are global, but most governance systems are still for locals only. The government marriage system is one of the most obsolete systems today. Marriage is a very personal matter, but it is being enforced by governments, and the laws are so different in each country.
In Japan, we cannot choose different family names by law: Woman have to change their names. Also, sexual minorities are fighting to get their rights for marriage. Imagine if there was the blockchain that certifies their marriage, not through the power of a national authority, but by the power of the people. The Internet people of the world. That's why we actually embedded our marriage in the blockchain, without notifying the Japanese government.
Erik: Do you think gay and transgender activists should start empowering blockchain marriage services like Bitnation's DApp BitMarriage rather than putting their efforts into political activism?
Tetsu: Both. You know in the United States, they won the political right for marriage, but other countries haven't achieved the same yet.
If Bitnation's marriage is growing and a certain number of people use it, even though that certificate isn't legal to nation-states, it will be a clear message that many people married on the blockchain and it is working without any further problems. It eventually helps political activism to change the established law.
Erik: Thanks for your time and thoughts. We appreciate all your contributions and hope to hear more from you soon Tetsu!


Our Integrated Magnetic System allows you to carry your Bitterroot Net on your back in a "handle down" position for the easiest retrieval. Extra bow laminations are applied to the top of the bow to house a rare earth magnet assembly. Using a wood lathe, a small hardwood barrel is created to house the other magnet in the system. The system attaches to your vest or pack with an aluminum carabiner. A lanyard cord is also supplied.


High-quality pictures for field identification of many of the species presents in South Patagonia: birds, mammals and vascular plants. All of them are illustrated with their habitats and natural sizes, scientific (Latin) name, as well as Spanish and English common names. High-quality pictures for field identification of many of the species presents in South Patagonia: birds, mammals and vascular plants. All of them are illustrated with their habitats and natural sizes, scientific (Latin) name, as well as Spanish and English common names.


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State of War: Ms-13 and El Salvador's World of Violence
A gripping, electrifying study of the brutal Salvadoran gang culture. -- Mark Danner, author of The Massacre at El Mozote
One of President Donald Trump's favorite rhetorical motifs is stoking fear that members of the MS-13 gang from El Salvador intend to cross the U.S. border in force and wreak havoc on American society. It's an inaccurate scenario, and in State of War, foreign correspondent William Wheeler tells the real story: In the 1980s, the U.S. supported the repressive Salvadoran government in a brutal civil war, and many Salvadoran families fled to America--especially Los Angeles, where teenagers in poor neighborhoods founded MS-13. A decade later, the U.S. responded to rising anti-immigrant sentiment by deporting many Salvadorans back home. Ever since, El Salvador has been one of the most violent countries in the world.
Wheeler interviewed gang members, frustrated intelligence officers, and crime investigators who give chilling insider reports of how corruption at the highest levels has helped the gangs become stronger, richer, and more influential than ever. State of War makes vividly clear why Salvadorans are fleeing their country, and why Trump's harsh immigration and asylum policies may only empower the gangs more.
Author: William Wheeler
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
Review Citation(s):
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Q: How to find a dynamic control (radio button) inside a placeholder in gridview I have gridview with 4 columns; in column 1 I added a place holder and other 3 columns are boundfields. In column 1 I'm adding radio buttons dynamically using html code by which I am able to select only one radio button. It's working well, but the problem is I am unable to find the radio button control when a button outside of the gridview is clicked.
Please help, I've been stuck on this problem for 4 days.
Thank you in advance.
I used the following code
.aspx File
<form id="form1" runat="server">

            <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False"
            BackColor="White" BorderColor="#999999" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px"
            CellPadding="3" ForeColor="Black" GridLines="Vertical"
                onrowdatabound="GridView1_RowDataBound"
                >
            <AlternatingRowStyle BackColor="#CCCCCC" />
        <Columns>
        <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Select">
        <ItemTemplate>

        <asp:PlaceHolder ID="ph" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>
        </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
        <asp:BoundField  HeaderText="FIRST NAME" DataField="FNAME"/>
        <asp:BoundField  HeaderText="LAST NAME" DataField="LNAME"/>
        <asp:BoundField  HeaderText="EMAIL" DataField="EMAIL"/>
        <asp:BoundField  HeaderText="AGE" DataField="AGE"/>
        </Columns>
            <FooterStyle BackColor="#CCCCCC" />
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="Black" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
            <PagerStyle BackColor="#999999" ForeColor="Black" HorizontalAlign="Center" />
            <SelectedRowStyle BackColor="#000099" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
            <SortedAscendingCellStyle BackColor="#F1F1F1" />
            <SortedAscendingHeaderStyle BackColor="#808080" />
            <SortedDescendingCellStyle BackColor="#CAC9C9" />
            <SortedDescendingHeaderStyle BackColor="#383838" />
        </asp:GridView>
        <asp:Button  ID="btnSave" Text="Save" runat="server" onclick="btnSave_Click1"  />

    </form>

Code Behind file
 protected void GridView1_RowCreated(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Row.RowIndex != -1 && e.Row.DataItem != null)
        {
            PlaceHolder holder = (PlaceHolder)e.Row.FindControl("ph");
            RadioButton rb = new RadioButton();
            rb.ID = "rbSelect";
            holder.Controls.Add(rb);
        }
    }

 protected void btnSave_Click1(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < GridView1.Rows.Count; i++)
        {

            PlaceHolder holder = (PlaceHolder)GridView1.Rows[i].Cells[0].FindControl("ph");
            RadioButton rbtn = holder.FindControl("rb") as RadioButton;
            if (rbtn.Checked == true)
            {
                Response.Write("<Script>alert('Radiocheck')</Script>");
            }
        }
    }

A: It's not clear why you need to create dynamic RadioButtons at all. That makes all just more difficult without a benefit in this case(even if, a nested Repeater or GridView would be easier).
However,
you should not create dynamic controls in RowDataBound since that is triggered only if the GridView was databound. But since by default ViewState is enabled you wouldn't DataBind it on postbacks. Dynamic controls on the other hand must be recreated on every postback.
Therefore create them in RowCreated which is triggered on every postback. But note that you have (of course) no DataItem there since it is null at this stage(even if the grid will be databound).
So you should create cynamic controls in RowCreated but load them from RowDataBound where you can also access them (f.e. via FindControl).
But instead of adding html-control like <input type='radio' you should create and add a RadioButton with an id. Otherwise you won't be able to acess it later, so holder.FindControl("rb") will, be null since it's not a server-control.
Here's the complete modified code:
protected void GridView1_RowCreated(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
    {
        PlaceHolder holder = (PlaceHolder)e.Row.FindControl("ph");
        var rb = new RadioButton();
        rb.ID = "RbSample";
        rb.Text = "rb";
        holder.Controls.Add(rb);
    }
}

protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
    {
        var row = ((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem).Row;
        var rb = (RadioButton)e.Row.FindControl("RbSample");
        rb.Checked = row.Field<bool>("SampleActive");
    }
}

protected void btnSave_Click1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < GridView1.Rows.Count; i++)
    {
        RadioButton rbtn = (RadioButton)GridView1.Rows[i].FindControl("RbSample");
        if (rbtn.Checked)
        {
            ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(this, this.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Radiocheck');", true);
        }
    }
}

A: It looks like you are doing FindControl with the "value" of the input, but not with the ASP.NET ID of the control, because it has none. Because it's not an ASP.NET control you cannot find it with FindControl.
I also don't know if you can loop through the Controls property of holder, because it's a plain html control. But you can try it out to put a breakpoint on the FindControl line and explore the Controls property of holder.

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