Also, the group was made in 2018 by Jesus crew 1.
Some information about the group.
I'm actually going to leave this group because of extreme in activity. Eaglets, you are invited to Tuned In, which is a Christian music trivia group where you can win admin for a week.
But you could have two accounts.
I told you. He got kidnapped by the Canadians. Unless..... you are Skyler!
Ok. Tell Skyler to take his time. I just wanted to make sure that he was ok.
No, but Skyler is currently doing a lot of things lately. but he will be coming in a few minutes. stay tuned in folks to Bible Memory News.
Bible Memorizer, did you kill your brother?
What you quoted was originally said by Cain, who killed his brother. Is that what happened?
Or maybe he was kidnapped by the Canadians!
or a secret portal underground!
Unless... maybe Skyler was transported to another dimension by a donut!
You're his brother. You should know.
Yeah, it's the Bible Memory App.
but the name of Scripture Typer has changed!
do you like my new name?
I had it. I don't now.
hey guys I'm leaving. don't know when I'll be back.
That little gate blue square thing that you had to use to get to the message wall.
Whet happened to that thing?
The square and the name.
Scripture Typer has updated a lot!
hey again I came back!
I know. He said it on like five groups.
That's William talk for yup.
I probably won't use puy.
Ok, I found you. 3657 on the leaderboard that I can use.
Skyler, I meant in the rankings section on the side of the screen.
I'm 6'2'' how high r u?
Nobody seems to be active.
I'll have more verses soon. Look me up. I'm ranked at 10762 right now.
I have thirty verses, just not in groups that you're in.
wait, so you HAVE verses on scripture typer? I think the limit is 50.
And I'm only in thirteen groups.
And if ST really wanted people to memorize the entire Bible, they would make pro free.
Besides, you can memorize the entire Bible, but if you don't live it, it means nothing.
The disciples didn't use ST.
Have you memorized the entire Bible? 🤔 I make time for ST as well, but I'm not spending $10 on it when I could memorize it the old fashioned way.
the Bible says to hide God's word in your heart. If you have time to talk on scripture typer groups, then you must have time to memorize the Bible.
I don't have that much time on my hands. Besides, I'm not paying for something that I can use for free.
ahhhh. well, get it. you can memorize the whole Bible!
No, because I think to see that, you have to have pro, which I don't have.
did you find it reds fan?
oh, sorry. on step 3 go to rankings.
step 1:go to home page. step 2:go to progress. step 3:go to leaderboard. step 4: click the button in the top right corner which says "most points" or it could say "most verses".
yes, reds fan. it is in the progress section.
Is it in the progress section?
ah, that is because you are in the wrong part. click on the button that says most points on the right hand side of the leader board.
When I look at rankings on the side of my screen, it says that LS is in fifth place.
I can see the rankings section.
Anyway, where is this section that Jesus crew 1is talking about?
I don't agree, but whatever.
I don't believe angels live on other planets, just Heaven. A few times in the Bible they are sent to Earth to be messengers for God. Jesus crew 1, do you mean the rankings section, because I can't find the verses section.
and reds fan, go to the verses section on the scripture typer leaderboard and she/he will be in fifth.
Jesus crew 1, I can't find d c Garcia.
I just got this app, like , two months ago and I don't have pro, so I'm not very high on it.
No. And I don't believe there are other beings in our universe. There are, of course, Jesus and His angels and Satan and his demons, but that's not technically in our universe. Speaking of leaderboards, where is everyone on the leaderboard?
know any verses that contain information about other beings?
I think there COULD be other beings out there. Jesus did make Angels which are kind of aliens.
do you think that God created other beings then us?
more news: Rom. 15:33 has changed his name from Rom. 15:33😇 to Rom. 15:33😇😘. this means that he is active.


PHOENIX -- Five years after its controversial inception, the city's emergency tax on food expired at midnight.
Phoenix shoppers' grocery bills got a bit lighter overnight.
Five years after its inception, the city's emergency tax on food expired at midnight, meaning residents will spend about $1 less for every $100 of basic groceries.
The tax has been controversial since City Council members created it in early 2010 with little more than 24 hours' public notice. At the time, they said Phoenix needed a temporary tax to help cover a record $277 million budget shortfall and avoid drastic service cuts.
The city estimates the tax collected $222.3 million over its lifetime. Residents paid the full 2-cent-per-dollar tax until Jan. 1, 2014, when the council reduced it to 1 cent.
But even though the tax has disappeared, city leaders remain sharply divided over its impact and legacy as a political lighting rod in the nation's sixth-largest city.
Supporters say it saved Phoenix from having to cut services to vulnerable residents. More than half of the money went to the general fund, which pays for day-to-day expenses, such as personnel costs for police and fire.
Vice Mayor Daniel Valenzuela, who came into office after the tax was approved, said he supports the decision because it prevented the city from closing libraries, senior centers and after-school programs or laying off hundreds of public-safety workers.
"I believe it has served its purpose," Valenzuela said. "That temporary tax is a lesser evil."
But critics said the "regressive" tax placed an unfair burden on poor and working-class families struggling to afford their grocery bills.
The tax applied to foods for home consumption, such as fruits, vegetables, dairy, milk, bread, uncooked meats and other unprepared foods. Hot and prepared foods are levied at the normal 8.3 percent sales-tax rate, which includes state and county taxes.
Councilman Bill Gates, who opposed the food tax from the outset, said he remembers being dumbfounded when it was placed on the council's agenda with roughly a day's notice. He said an uproar over the process has helped changed the culture at City Hall, putting a brighter spotlight on tax decisions.
"It was an illegitimate tax from the beginning," Gates said. "I believe that tax increases in the future of that size would be referred to the voters."
Other critics of the tax, including Councilman Sal DiCiccio, point out that Phoenix has spent millions on pay raises since it created the food tax. The city's bill for pay increases and "longevity" bonuses topped $28.1 million this year.
Now that the tax has disappeared, Phoenix is one of the few Valley cities with no tax on basic groceries. However, officials in Tempe and Scottsdale have discussed options to remove their food taxes.


Enumclaw resident Elsie Meta Hegland, 93, died March 24, 2018, in Federal Way.
She was born June 29, 1924, the eighth of 11 children born to the late William and Augusta Hangsleben in Shiloh, Illinois. She grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where she met Olaf P. Hegland. She followed Olaf and his sister to Seattle where they married on March 20, 1943. While in Seattle, she worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" for the Boeing Company during World War II. She worked for many years as a waitress at Nifty's on Harbor Island and retired from Container Corporation of America after 22 ½ years. She was known for her many family meals and passing along recipes to her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening and volunteering and was involved with the Kent Eagles, the White Center Food Bank and Grandmothers Club. She attended the Enumclaw Senior Center and she and her husband were longtime members of St. James Lutheran in White Center until they moved to Enumclaw in the 1990s and joined Trinity Lutheran Church. She enjoyed spending time with family, doing crafts, sewing and spending time in her garden.
She is survived by children Carolyn Seelbach (Raymond/Pat), William (Vicki, deceased), Diane Hegland and Anita Johnson (David, deceased); brother Alfred (Vivian) Hangsleben of Warroad, Minnesota; sisters-in-law Barbra Hangsleben and Bernice Hangsleben, both of East Grand Forks, Minnesota; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Olaf; children Diane and Rick; eight brothers and a sister.
Services took place Friday, April 6, at Trinity Lutheran Church, followed by burial at Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park.
All may sign her online guestbook at www.weeksfuneralhomes.com.


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Abstract: Elections are central elements of democratic systems as they provide the public with the opportunity – with some restrictions established by legal arrangements such as quotas – to make their voices heard. In other words, it is through election results that we learn a great deal about the social and political circumstances in a country. This paper follows the electoral trends in European countries since the beginning of the 1990s as far as the data makes it possible. In order to create a comprehensive analysis, turnout rates, voter preferences and other major determinants shaping preferences – whether influential economic or identity factors – are considered. Europe is defined, in this research, as all of the EU member states, making a highly complicated and heterogeneous collection. As the trends in these different countries can be expected to diverge, a regional comparison between Western, Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe is provided so that the similar and different electoral trends in these regions are presented clearly.
7. SOSYAL DEMOKRASİ KÜRESEL ÇEVRE İÇİN BİR SİYASAL ALTERNATİF OLABİLİR Mİ?
Abstract: Social democracy was born as a reaction to the social problems created by capitalist modernization in the nineteenth century. It had a central role in the making of the modern European societies. During the twentieth century, it had immense organizational successes and election victories transforming political relationships in those societies. In the 1970s, orientation towards social democracy increased within many of the countries in the global periphery. Today, social democracy prevails as an influential and successful political and social power system in these periphery countries. This paper seeks to answer whether social democracy should continue to be a model for other countries in the periphery.
8. The European Citizens'Initiative: Next Big Thing or New False Good Idea ?
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Abstract: European support for democracy is at a crucial juncture. Just as the eurozone crisis complicates the European Union's (EU's) efforts to support democratic reform around the world, new forms of political transition are confounding the EU's traditional approach to democracy building. The EU must embrace a wider variety of tactics, models, actors, and strategies, or it risks losing credibility and traction in the field of democracy support.


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- fixed cross-compilation issue affecting the ARM Linux .tgz release

### v0.6 (2018-02-05)

- `ondevice daemon` can now be restarted over `ondevice ssh`
- added ondevice list filter expressions (see https://docs.ondevice.io/commands/list/ )
- you can now delete devices using `ondevice device $devId rm on:id`
- added systemd support
- setting request timeouts (preventing the tool to wait indefinitely)
- improved support for AuthKey roles
- improved error handline and logging
- improved build pipeline (automatically rsyncing pushes to https://repo.ondevice.io/builds/ )
- making it clear that you can't use your account password (for `ondevice login` and `dpkg-reconfigure ondevice-dameon`)
- explicitly handling HTTP 429 Too Many Requests when reconnecting in `ondevice daemon`

### v0.5.2 (2017-11-27)

- Added `ondevice scp` and `ondevice sftp`
- using our own known_hosts file (since we're not using domain names, but devIds)
- (using '%h' for ProxyCommand)
- Note: incorrectly identifies as v0.5.1 (sry for that :( )

### v0.5.1 (2017-11-09)

Bugfix release:

- Fixed issue in `ondevice login`
- added `--batch=username` flag to `ondevice login`
- fixed issue with `ondevice list` on 32bit systems (were using a 32bit integer for the timestamp)

### v0.5 (2017-11-01)

- added `ondevice event`
- added support for an official [ondevice/ondevice](https://hub.docker.com/r/ondevice/ondevice) docker image
- added tunnel state machine (to fix state transition issues)
- updated `ondevice login` to support the new AuthKey permission model
- refactored the way commands are implemented (improving code readability)
- added nicer error messages for 'authentication failed' and 'rate limit exceeded'
- doing a os.Chmod(0600) when writing ondevice.conf
- a lot of minor fixes and improvements

### v0.4.4 (2017-04-02)

Bugfix release:

- using [glide](https://glide.sh/) for dependency management
- added timeout to OpenWebsocket() (fixes rare reconnect issue, see #14)
- Config.SetValue() now recursively creates the config dir (if it doesn't exist)
- fixed issue with ondevice ssh not properly exiting when the connection was lost (see #15)
- fixed synchronisation issue in websocket.Write()

### v0.4.3 (2017-02-14)

Bugfix release:

- added support for the `ONDEVICE_LOG` environment variable to set the log level
- fixed issue with closing tunnel sessions and slightly cleaned up the code responsible for it

### v0.4.2 (2017-02-04)

Bugfix release:

- fixed issue with cleanly closing connections
- printing byte counts when connections close
- improved certain error messages
- some other minor improvements

### v0.4.1 (2017-01-30)

Bugfix release:

- fixed an issue that prevented the environment to be preserved when running `ondevice ssh` or `ondevice rsync`
- allowing root to run everything but `ondevice daemon`
- there are some minor packaging issues in [ondevice-debian][ondevice-debian] that have been addressed

### v0.4.0

- initial golang-based release

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Darren Bosik is QuestBack's passionate and endlessly curious methodologist. With more than 15 years experience in the data-into-insight business he has a ton of tips and knowledge to share. Follow him_ @thedatadump.
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Remember, if anyone is interested in helping with the Ham group, providing you are licensed. Contact me and provide your call sign so that I can have you added to the list.
When is everyone heading up? Maybe a fee of us can caravan.
i was wonder when people were heading up as well. i gotta wait till about 5pm tho then ill be heading up to meet with everyone.
I'll be up Thursday to check out a waterfall Friday before hitting the camping spot.
I'm heading north Wed night and doing a few days in Sedona with another OG Xterra guy from KC and will be in Flag Fri morning.
Looking forward to meeting some of you and seeing some of you again!
I have received some info from Marshall and I will post an updated camp location. Riders are starting somewhere different this year. We'll be camping close to the first checkpoint. This will make it easier for us to get started. Keep in mind we need to be up at on our way to the check points before 7am start time. The sooner the better.
I have that Friday odd and was planning on hitting the road after to take my daughter to school.
Oh new spot. Can't remember how far is the first checkpoint is but I still assume you take the same road in.
Same road. We're just taking a more direct approach this year.
We are down to 10 rigs to cover 10 checkpoints. Once we arrive, and we have an ACTUAL number, we can assign checkpoints with buddies if possible. There will be a few checkpoints this year that will have HAM operators so if we have to we can buddy up with them.
Otherwise, we're there to ensure the safety of the riders so we'll need to cover the checkpoints. If you know anyone who has a high clearance vehicle or 4wd invite the to come along with you.


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Modern Technology Releases
November 10, 2019 November 3, 2012 by Eman Nabih
The Transcend Ski Goggles
Transcend Goggles are a partnership between two companies: Zeal Optics and Recon Instruments.
Product Specification:- 1- A pair of goggles that contain hardware to measure speed, altitude, time, temperature and GPS coordinates—a slew of information that's displayed through a HUD. Charging and data transfer occurs over USB, stopwatch and anti-fog control. 2- Buttons on the side of the goggles will allow you to scan through information on the ski lift, which will be especially useful as Transcend gains additional promised functions, including trail maps, cellphone display integration and video recording. 3- Integrated GPS system to help skiers navigate the slopes in a way that is more efficient and accurate. 4- The goggles have a direct-to-eye communications display that gives skiers a clear view of where they are going. 5- The goggles cost $350 for regular lenses and $450 for polarized lenses. The ski goggles wont be available until at least October 2010.
XPAL Solar Egg Charges In Just Four Hours Of Indirect Sunlight
XPAL Company has come up with a new gadget that can be recharged in just four hours of indirect sunlight, the XPAL Solar Egg.
Many of the solar chargers available at the moment take a long time to charge and also need direct sunlight in order to charge them.
The XPAL Solar Egg can recharge in medium levels of natural light.
It uses something called magic Sun Boost solar conversion technology, which was developed by a company called Intivation from the Netherlands.
It detects what type of gadget you have connected to it, from MP3 players to digital cameras and it then delivers the correct charge to charge you gadget more efficiently.
Product is available in Europe. Prices are not provided
Piezoelectrics
Piezoelectrics are nothing new. Most applications, have proven to be far more theoretically useful than practical.
The good news here is that the technology is starting to move in a direction that could prove more applicable to everyday situations.
A new piezo material recently developed which Called PZT.
It's made of nano-sized fibers of lead zirconate titanate, which are applied to thin ribbons of flexible silicone rubber.
The material is super efficient, and has the ability to convert mechanical energy into electricity at a rate of about 80 percent.
Because it's made of flexible rubber, it would be well-suited to converting electricity from the energy of body movements, meaning all sorts of wearable fun may be imminent.
There's no word on any practical application of this yet, so we'll just have to keep our eyes peeled for it.
The Sidewinder Watch Phone
Sometime in the not so distant future we will all be wearing watch phones that look as cool as this design concept from designer Susan Choo, the Sidewinder Watch Phone.
Watch phones are a pretty new technology and the ones we have seen so far from companies like LG have pretty basic functions.
The Sidewinder Watch Phone looks very stylish.
It has the same sort of functions as many of the smartphones available today.
This interesting design concept features a multi touch display, and has a range of functions which include maps with GOS , email, contacts and lots more.
Let's hope watch phones will look like this in a few years.
Viliv S10 Blade Multi-touch PC
Convertible Multi-touch screen.
The multi-touch display lets you interact with the device by placing up to 3 fingers directly onto the surface of the screen and navigating using the easy gesture controls built in to Windows 7.
Handwriting recognition is also built into Windows 7, and it allows you to use a stylus, or your fingers, to sign documents, draw charts, take handwritten notes.
Swivel the screen to show something to a colleague, or twist-and-fold the screen down and you have an extremely portable slate-style device with excellent battery life!
Viliv S10 SSD versions start with a 32GB Windows 7 version and go up to a 64GB version with the 2.0Ghz CPU and built-in HSDPA.
Viliv S10 Blade Multi-touch PC has been released in the market already.
Viliv S10 Specification Prices:-
* Atom Z530 1.6GHz/60GB HDD/Win XP – $699
* Atom Z530 1.6GHz/32GB SSD/Win 7 – $797
* Atom Z530 1.6GHz/32GB SSD/Win 7/HSPA modem – $889
* Atom Z550 2.0GHz/64GB SSD/Win 7/HSPA modem – $1,079
New Cars Technology
In-Car Breathalyzer, Funded by Govt.
Unknown to many, some heavy trucks come equipped with a little device which, believe it or not, "smells" the breath of the driver and, if it detects any traces of alcohol, it prevents the truck from starting.
A similar device is currently being researched in the US, with the potential of being applied globally to all vehicles.
Michelin Launches New Luxury Tire
The French tire manufacturer released a new tire called Primacy MXM4 destined for the luxury car market. The novelty of the tire comes from new tire compound which uses sunflower oil.
Yes, you heard right, the common sunflower oil found in any domestic kitchen is used by Michelin to create a special compound that delivers superior performance.
Michelin says that the sunflower oil used in the patented Michelin Helio Compound technology "allows this new luxury performance tire to maintain its edge in wet and snowy weather while still delivering safety, all-weather handling, great ride quality and comfort that luxury consumers demand."
The tire manufacturer explains that its new Primacy MXM4 product can stop up to two car lengths shorter, or up to 19 feet shorter in wet conditions than a leading competitor.
Thanks to the sunflower oil used in the mix the Primacy MXM4 tire increases traction at low temperatures for braking and handling in wet conditions and has better overall performance in the snow.
The tire has eventually replaced the Michelin Pilot MXM4 and it is available to consumers in North America starting July 1, 2010. It will offer 13 replacement market sizes with rim diameters ranging from 16- to 19-inch.
Michelin already tested the fitments on the road with the following models:
– 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350 Sedan
– 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupe
– 2011 Infiniti M37
– 2009 Buick Lacrosse
Exciting Future Of Automobiles & The New technology expected to hit the Market place within the next Decade
ctive safety systems will include radar and cameras that watch for danger. Within the next five years the car will use algorithms to anticipate hazards and intervene or warn the driver.
Keyless entry has already been implemented on certain Cadillac, Infinity and BMW models and will be introduced to approximately 40 different vehicles in the next three years. Credit card style systems will replace car keys.
Navigation systems such as computer-like screens on the dash, displaying navigation systems that employ global positioning satellite and onboard DVD's to provide the driver with distractions, maps, and information on businesses such as hotels, hospitals and restaurants. The video screens will also have the capability to connect to PDA's and cellular phones.
Wi-Fi hook-ups in almost every vehicle will provide weather, news, and other information.
Data collection will give vehicles the capability to collect pertinent data that can be shared with dealers, manufacturers, and other vehicles helping service personnel perform remote diagnostics and help troubleshoot for a broken down motorist.
Onboard cameras will help detect blind spots, while helping parents watch their kids. Many recreational vehicles already have this technology at the rear and in front to "see" around corners.
Voice commands are already in certain BMW's, Jaguar and Lexus models and will become common and necessary in order to operate the various functions in cars.
Electronic pedals already in use in Mercedes, Chevy Corvette and all recent Audi vehicles, brake-by-wire and accelerate by wire pedals send an electronic signal rather than activating a physical connection to the engine and brakes. Emergency brake handles will also be replaced by electronic controls.
Programmable vehicles will let you use electronics to express your choice of vehicle you wish to drive. You can have it be as sporty or luxurious, as you choose.
New technology will reduce fuel consumption by a third by 2020 and a half by 2030. Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles and modern diesel engines are significantly more fuel efficient than their gasoline counterparts, but new technology in gasoline engines is also expected to reduce fuel consumption.
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By chris in blog 2016/01/12 10 Comments
This site has ran predictions features over the second half of 2014 and over the whole of 2015, assessing the accuracy of the predictions each time so that the world can have a giggle at just how wrong the guesses were in the first place. Let's have another go for 2016, more because it's fun than for any other reason. (Compare to the 2016 predictions for London by The Logic Escapes Me.)
That said, predictions are only so-o-o-o interesting. It's more fun to think about plausible edge cases; it's more fun to predict a long shot than something more obvious, but who's to say what's obvious and what isn't? This list of predictions will also attempt to minimise the extent to which it covers previously-trod ground, as "this was an entertaining long-shot that didn't happen last year and remains an entertaining long-shot this year" isn't particularly exciting. A couple of other starting-points for predictions: this site will steer clear of predicting things it believes to be foregone conclusions already, and this site will attempt to make the most ambitious predictions that it feels confident making; this site would set over-under lines for the numerical predictions only a little above the figures quoted.
This site considers each of the following to be at least slightly more likely than not:
This site will become aware of more than 51 exit game openings in the UK and Ireland in 2016. (Not part of the prediction, but this site suspects that at least 40% of the openings will come from brands and people already in the business in 2015, with a decreasing number of people starting from scratch. Deliberately short-lived pop-up games are not included in the count.)
This site will become aware of more than 13 exit game closures in the UK and Ireland. Not every closure is a catastrophe: some businesses have decided to deliberately run a game with a finite duration, possibly with later sequels in mind.
At least one brand will have at least nine locations open in the UK and Ireland in 2016. (This is perhaps the most marginal of predictions, but eight seems just a little too safe to predict.)
Crowdfunding will get harder; no reasonably traditional exit game based in the UK or Ireland will attract more than £5,000 in funding in 2016 unless the people behind it have an established track record in this or another closely related industry.
Many of the biggest gaps in the market will close. At least one exit game will open in 2016 within eight miles of the main train station in at least four of the seven following locations: Reading, Portsmouth, Milton Keynes, Hull, Middlesbrough, Coventry and Peterborough. (This site has heard people talk about possible sites in two of these, but that's far from a done deal. Other possible cities have been rejected from the list for being too safe a prediction.)
The exit game industry will continue to grow sufficiently quickly that this site's estimate for the number of unique players in the UK or Ireland by the end of December 2015 reaches or exceeds 750,000.
There will be a meeting in the UK or Ireland in 2016 with exit games as its focus which attracts more than 50 attendees.
This site will become aware of someone that it does not already know at the time of making this prediction running an exit game for friends and family on an amateur basis within the UK and Ireland in 2016 using something more elaborate than, say, a Breakout EDU kit or similar.
London and at least two other UK towns will each hold at least four Puzzled Pint events in 2016. (This site has six possibilities in mind.)
There will be a UK DASH event and it will sell at least 25 team spaces – or sell out completely if the organisers choose a lower capacity – within 12 days.
There will be at least 18 locations in at least three countries around the world at this year's DASH.
Ulrich Voigt will win the World Puzzle Championship this year for his eleventh victory in seventeen years.
David McNeill of Northern Ireland will defend his over-50s title in at least one of the World Sudoku Championship and the World Puzzle Championship; hopefully both!
This site will finally predict the WPC winning team after picking second place for the last two years.
This site loves stories of marriage proposals taking place at exit games and there have been at least ten customer proposals on record. A more interesting prediction is that by the end of 2016, this site will become aware of at least one proposal between a couple who got to know each other by both working at the same exit game.
This site considers each of the following to be less likely than not – maybe something like 30% likely each? – but nevertheless these are interesting possibilities.
Some company may bring larger-scale live escape events to the UK, with relatively many teams playing the same game at once. (This is inspired by SCRAP's Real Escape Game events playing in France and Spain as well as other continents, and is surely slightly more likely than last year.)
An exit game brand in the UK and Ireland may take over at least one other existing game, or maybe even another exit game brand altogether.
There may be a single-day puzzle hunt in the UK and Ireland that is not the continuation of a series run in previous years and that attracts at least a hundred players.
There may be some interactive transmedia storytelling (or an Alternate Reality Game, as people called them a decade and a bit ago) to promote a new exit game or a new room at an exit game.
This site may become aware of an Irish exit game community; the rooms do exist, as well as the Boda Borg centre at Lough Key and doubtless other things far too cool to exist in the UK yet, so it would be a delight for someone to start a blog with an Irish focus and maybe even get meetings going as is starting to happen in the UK.
This site considers each of the following to be much less likely than not – maybe something like 15% likely each? – but nevertheless these are entertaining outside possibilities.
There might be a TV puzzle show made in the UK or Ireland to match up with the best puzzle shows that we've had in the past; if someone were to commission a local version of The Genius and it were to live up to its potential, that would count, or if someone were to make a really good exit game TV show, that would count too.
There might be a puzzle competition (as opposed to an armchair treasure hunt or puzzle hunt) launched in the UK or Ireland which is designed to be played in teams – maybe even an inter-town league or an inter-university championship. This site really misses the Croco-League.
Someone might start an overtly humorous blog about the genre in the UK and Ireland: two-thirds serious content, one-third shtick.
Someone might start an attraction just north of Heathrow called The Crystal Hayes or in South Essex called The Crystal Grays…
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I don't think crowdfunding will get harder – I think it's already hard. Of the rooms that have successfully crowdfunded (I think Enigma Escape: 5.6k, Enigma Quests: 4.4k, Oubliette: 11k, Red House Mysteries: 3.6k) only Oubliette got much beyond the 5k, and I think that was pretty special. If anything, I think a crowdfunding approach might be easier this year, because more people understand what escape rooms are now. I'm going to go out on a limb and say at least one company will successfully run a crowdfunding campaign worth 5k.
I'd say at least five of the towns you mention will get an escape room. Puzzled Pint will open in at least Edinburgh and Manchester (although I think Cambridge is a good shout, and a third London not impossible from what I've seen).
UK exit game meeting with at least 50 participants – great prediction. You're almost managing that with your Crystal Maze endeavours at 32! If the Leeds unconference proves successful, it feels almost inevitable that we'll get one in London eventually. If Leeds can get 25 people, then London will surely get 50 – if it's halfway professional, then I'd anticipate dragging along quite a few Europeans as well as plenty from around the UK.
Finally, and most interestingly, numbers of exit game opening this year. 51 is a bold prediction (assuming you mean venues and not individual games), but I still think it's conservative. I expect 50 more than now, so a total of 60 new ones (allowing for some attrition).
Another exciting year!
I agree with your general point about the existing difficulty of crowdfunding, and I do like the way that our opposing-looking predictions do not necessarily completely rule each other out. Could someone with a good track record crowdfund 5k or more to, say, open a new location? That sounds plausible to me and would fit both of our bills.
Puzzled Pint mostly needs people to be the first to get up onto the dancefloor and be ready and willing to run it, and some cities have shown that it can last many months with just a handful of teams. Naming individual cities outright seems a little closer than I'd like to volunteering specific people to run things to me, but people who have expressed interest in the past know who they are – and my better half and I are happy to give them all the support and encouragement they would like.
The meeting for The Crystal Maze won't get as many as fifty attendees, but could there be something in London this year that attracts half a hundred? We shall see. I'm aware of the potential of meeting fatigue, and people can only take so much time off to attend meetings, but I do think it's more likely than not!
An established company could probably do well at using crowdfunding to open a new room in the same location. Whether they'd want to though is another question. I can certainly see it being viable for the smaller companies who are mostly attracting enthusiasts.
You called it Dean – rumour has it that Enigma Quests are going down this route for their second room.
Interesting! Less surprising though as they Kickstarted their first room too.
Looks like you've been pretty close with predictions so far:
– London unconference didn't quite make it to 50 (although potentially could have)
– Enigma Quests (an *existing* company) have secured 5k crowdfunding, but no other companies have managed it
– DASH filled out in something like 15 days in London and there were 17 locations in 2 countries (c.f. 18 and 3)
– MK, Portsmouth, Hull and Peterborough all look safe for opening rooms.
Looking forward to seeing how the rest pan out over the remainder of the year.
Room opening in Coventry too, may well get the set by the end of the year!
Yes – Hull and Middlesbrough are both on the cards. I'd be surprised if we don't complete the set and would give a 50% chance of it happening before October.
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Now I know there has to be more than just me.
Anyone else a veteran or active duty?
U.S Navy 2001-2007. SSBN 734 USS Tennessee.
That puts you near the first gulf war, I think right?
I was stationed in S. Korea during Desert Storm.
USMC 2014-present. Good to see there are some other Devil Dogs here.
Thank you for your service man!
Never served myself, but I want to thank you to all who have.
USAF, 1974 - 1981. Now an old police detective.
Thank you for your service and current job too!
That's a scary name for a detective!
Ever broke out a yo-yo either at a crime scene OR during an interrogation?
Just with kids on elementary school visits or community stuff. I'll try an interview someday and get back to you.
That's cool! I feel that connecting with kids is important, too many tv shows and movies portray police as the bad guys. It hurts my soul to hear a little kid call police the crap they do.
I know I could never be a police officer, I'd get mad at some mouthy 19 20 year old yolo jeep wrangler driving my daddy is a lawyer brats and slap the snot out of him.
That and the fact that you know people shoot at you. The heck with that man… again I thank you for what you do!


Toronto has been a pleasant surprise during my last days in Canada. I did not expect a lot from the city before, but have to say that the skyline is certainly great to look at and the Niagara Falls made up for a great side trip. We were lucky with the weather finally as well after a lot of rain upon my arrival. I stayed with Couchsurfer Brenda, who is actually dutch and decided to live in Toronto for a while.
Some of the things on my ToDo list included the City Hall, CN Tower and the Islands, all of which I was able to see on my last day while it slowly began to clear up. Standing in front of the City Hall, I was wondering how to get a good view from the top and it did not take long to get it. The Shelton hotel just opposite of it features a Club Lounge in their top floor and it just took one little smile to get entrance for some pictures thanks to the nice lady up there. The views were amazing!
Afterwards, I was headed to the pier for the 5:30PM boat to see the skyline during sunset. On the way to the pier, I stopped at the CN Tower and embraced the first bits of blue sky after all the rain in the last days. The islands were nice too and the views on the Skyline alone make the trip worth while. Walking along the promenade, I found a great spot to capture the post sunset moments just near the Ward's Island Ferry pier, very close to Lenore Avenue.
Both Friday and Saturday evening were filled out with Halloween Parties. I usually never celebrate it, but being in Canada, it was a different story. Thanks to the Brenda's room mate, I got a cool outfit including an army jacket and authentic Canadian gas mask. It even matched my grey merino wool shirt very well 🙂 I met a lot of great people at the parties and had a superb time, even encountering the first snow of the season during the way home after the first party. Luckily I would fly to warm Mexico in the next morning and certainly made a lot of people there jealous as they had the long and bitter cold winter just in front of them now.
On the next day we hired a car and drove down to the Niagara Falls, joined by another German Couchsurfer. The weather could not have been any better today, featuring some nice double rainbows. Niagara-on-the-lake, however, disappointed. I was expecting a bit more from that place. The next morning, we drove to the east of the town to see sun rise in the beautiful Scarborough Bluffs Park. This location is rather less visited by tourists, but it was certainly worth going! Besides the nice views towards the beach, you should also check out the bridge if you ever make it there yourself, producing some really great mirror images of the tree line in the background.


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NAB 2019: Sony Evolves Live 4K HDR Production and Workflow with New Camera System
HDC-5500 Features Ultra High Bit Rate Transmission, Global Shutter CMOS Imagers with Wide Color Gamut, Low Signal-to-Noise and High Frame Rate Shooting
LAS VEGAS, April 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics today announced the latest member of its HDC family of 4K live camera systems. HDC-5500 is a new multi-format live camera capable of direct 4K signal output in 12G-SDI carrying the world's first 2/3-inch 4K global shutter three CMOS sensors that ensure superb image quality in HD, 4K and HDR live production. By installing optional software, users can achieve a high frame rate up to 4K 2x and HD 8x*.
*HZC-HFR50 under development targeting to be launched in summer 2019.
HDCU-5500 is a half-rack sized new camera control unit (CCU) used with HDC-5500. This CCU provides both 12G-SDI 4K output interface and IP interfaces, SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS IS-04/05 by hardware option*. The combination of HDC-5500 and HDCU-5500 are connected by a single fiber cable without a baseband processor unit. This pair also offers Ultra High Bitrate (UHB) transmission that transmits 2 channels of 4K signals at a time.
*HZCU-UHD35 for 12G-SDI 4K output interface and HKCU-SFP50 for IP interface, both are planned to be available in May
HDC-5500 camera system
The HDC-5500 outputs a 4K signal directly from its 12G-SDI output. Installing a wireless side panel option, HKC-WL50, the HDC-5500 can be operated as a wireless camera as well as used with a camera stabilizer.
Using newly developed signal processing technology between the camera and CCU, the Ultra High Bitrate (UHB) transmission enables the transmission of two camera signals simultaneously by a single fiber cable, increasing the operational flexibility of the camera system. The 4K TRUNK feature efficiently transmits two sources from HDC-5500 to CCU; one source from the "host" HDC-5500 itself and a second camera connected to the HDC-5500's 12G-SDI input. In addition, 4K PROMPTER is transmitted from the HDCU-5500 to camera head also utilizing the UHB transmission.
The HDC-5500 can utilize an interchangeable side panel which can ensure backward compatibility with current HD camera control units such as the HDCU-2500/3100 series.
"The HDC-5500 provides industry leading flexibility for live production," said Theresa Alesso, Pro division president, Sony Electronics. "We've listened carefully to the requirements of this rapidly evolving market and provided new capability for today's 3G systems and tomorrow's IP-based and HDR requirements. We've elegantly addressed production needs such as 4K, HDR, HFR, IP, digital triax and wireless. We are providing our customers with a flexible and cost-effective path to upgrade their current systems to a very special toolset. We also continue to enhance our HDC series so that our customers can reach even higher levels of creativity and efficiency."
Portable license
Sony will also introduce a portable licensing option for HDC-5500 and the HDC-P50 POV cameras. Portable licenses are not tied to a specific device like a permanent license. Portable licenses can be transferred dynamically between HDC-5500 and/ or HDC-P50 cameras. Customers such as OB and rental companies can save on costs and logistics since software capabilities can be downloaded and installed on site, rather than shipping camera components. Portable Licenses will be available as a yearly subscription.
*Portable license: HZC-UHD50P for 4K output and HZC-HFR50P for High Frame Rate, both are planned to be available in May
Sony also introduces HDCU-3500, a half-rack sized camera CCU used with HDC-3500, HDC-3100 and is also compatible with HDC-2000 series. It features a 12G-SDI 4K output interface and IP interfaces, SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS IS-04/05 by hardware option*.
The New HDCU-3500 and HDCU-5500 CCUs are planned to have an optional on-board recording capability utilizing a built-in memory feature*. This innovative recording option will provide new options and flexibility for live production workflow.
*The release timing is to be announced.
The HDC-5500, HDCU-5500 and HDCU-3500 are planned to be available in May. Visit Sony's booth #C11001 to witness the all new camera systems. For more information visit pro.sony.
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About Sony Electronics Inc.
Sony Electronics is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America and an affiliate of Sony Corporation (Japan), one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world, with a portfolio that encompasses electronics, music, motion pictures, mobile, gaming, robotics and financial services. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Sony Electronics is a leader in electronics for the consumer and professional markets. Operations include research and development, engineering, sales, marketing, distribution and customer service. Sony Electronics creates products that innovate and inspire generations, such as the award-winning Alpha Interchangeable Lens Cameras and revolutionary high-resolution audio products. Sony is also a leading manufacturer of end-to-end solutions from 4K professional broadcast and A/V equipment to industry leading 4K and 8K Ultra HD TVs. Visit http://www.sony.com/news for more information.
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Think of it this way. Today, 86 percent of B2B marketers use content marketing, and 70 percent are creating more content today than they were just a year ago. Due to this content marketing explosion, more people are seeing the need to up their content ante.
There are many different types of interactive content. Here are some of the most common.
Calculators, like value and ROI calculators, give users answer options or provide fill in fields that users use to input their information. This information is then plugged into a backend set of calculations and returns a unique, numeric result for the user.
Polls, surveys and questionnaires provide a method of gathering opinions, feedback and valuable insight from your audience.
These series of questions help users better understand what they need, and help you bucket them into several different categories.
SnapApp describes this as "a round-by-round 'knockout tournament' format set up to determine a winner." For example, you could take the topic of HubSpot vs. WordPress and interactively show a head-to-head comparison.
Trivia content usually includes questions with right and wrong answers and gives users a scored output.
Contests usually require the user to give information, answer questions, or take specific actions before being allowed to participate.
81% of content marketers agree that interactive content grabs attention more effectively (than static content).
79% agree that interactive content enhances retention of brand messaging.
79% agree that interactive content results in repeat visitors and more exposure.
75% plan to increase their use of interactive content in 2016.
Education: Interactive content is a great way to teach your target audience more about your industry and the problems your solution solves.
Engagement: It makes engagement easier; the interactivity element makes it feel as though you're having a conversation with your audience.
Lead Generation: Humans can't resist testing themselves, comparing themselves to others, competing, and sharing their opinions, making this type of content great for lead generation.
For a great example of an interactive quiz, head over to BuzzFeed to find out what city you should actually live in.
Additionally, here's an awesome interactive map of Middle Earth and an interactive infographic on web browsers and resolutions.
If you're itching to get started with interactive content but don't have the resources to create it yourself, you can check out companies like SnapApp (which integrates with HubSpot, Marketo and Salesforce) and ion interactive.


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Q: Is the wordplay between Riker and Guinan original? In Season 2 Episode 10, Riker and Guinan try to show Wesley how to interact with a girl and have the following exchange:

Riker: "Now, the first words out of your mouth are the most important.
  You may want to start with something like this here." [To Guinan] "You
  are the most beautiful woman in the galaxy." [To Wesley] "But that
  might not work."
Guinan: "Yes! Yes, it would."
Riker: "You don't know how long I've wanted to tell you that."
Guinan: "But you were afraid."
Riker: "Yes."
Guinan: "Of me?"
Riker: "Of us. Of what we might become."
Riker: "Or that you might think it was a li(n)e."
Guinan: "Maybe I do think it's a li(n)e."
Riker: "Then you think I'm not sincere."
Guinan: "I din't say that. There's nothing wrong with a li(n)e. It's like
  knocking at the door."
Riker: "Then you're inviting me in?"
Guinan: "I'm not sending you away."
Riker: "That's more than I expected."
Guinan: "Is it as much as you hoped?"
Riker: "To hope is to recognize the possibility. I had only dreams."
Guinan: "Dreams can be dangerous."
Riker: "Not these dreams. I dream of a galaxy where your eyes are the
  stars, and the universe worships the night."
Guinan: "Careful! Putting me on a pedestal so high, you might not be
  able to reach me."
Riker: "Then I'll learn how to fly. You are the heart of my day, and
  the soul of my night."

-- "The Dauphin", Stardate 42568.8
I was watching this episode the other day with my Kids and I heard this exchange and it rang a bell, my thoughts were that it may be an adaptation from Romeo and Juliet, I did some searching and can't find anything with the basic keywords on Google.
is this truly an original dialogue? if not, where is it from?

A: It appears to be original to Star Trek
Started with a basic Google search on one of the distinctive quotes, followed by one specifically negating "Star Trek". Both times only returned references to the instance in Star Trek. The same applies for other quotes I searched.
Next I checked the Memory Alpha article on The Dauphin, and that too provided no reference to another source.
If it were from another well know work, I'd have expected more to come up, or at least attribution given. Since there was not, I think it's safe to say that it's original writing.

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A morte de Saddam Hussein ocorreu em 30 de dezembro de 2006 (primeiro dia do Eid al-Adha). Saddam Hussein foi condenado à morte por enforcamento, depois de ter sido considerado culpado e condenado por crimes contra a humanidade pelo Tribunal Especial Iraquiano pelo assassinato de 148 xiitas iraquianos na cidade de Dujail em 1982, em retaliação a uma tentativa de assassinato contra ele.

Saddam Hussein foi presidente do Iraque de 16 de julho de 1979 até 7 de abril de 2005, quando foi deposto durante a invasão americana no Iraque por uma coalizão de aliados liderada pelos Estados Unidos. Após a captura de Saddam (13 de Dezembro de 2003) em ad-Dawr, perto de sua cidade natal Ticrite, ele foi preso em Camp Cropper. Em 5 de novembro de 2006, foi condenado à morte por enforcamento.

Em 30 de dezembro de 2006, foi levado ao cárcere para ser executado. O governo iraquiano lançou um vídeo oficial de sua execução, mostrando-lhe sendo levado para a forca, e terminando depois que a sua cabeça estava no laço do carrasco. Saddam foi executado na presença de um clérigo, um médico e um juiz, e um grande número de testemunhas, todos de origem iraquiana.

Em um vídeo filmado com um celular no momento da execução, ouve-se o ex-líder iraquiano enfrentando dialeticamente seus carrascos. Saddam Hussein se recusou que cobrissem sua a cabeça com um capuz antes do enforcamento e leu frases da profissão de lei islâmica: "Não há outro Deus senão Alá e Maomé é seu profeta".

Várias controvérsias internacionais públicas surgiram quando uma gravação não autorizada de telefone móvel do enforcamento mostrou-o caindo pelo alçapão do patíbulo. A alegada atmosfera pouco profissional e indigna da execução provocou críticas em todo o mundo tanto de nações que se opõem como as que apoiam a pena capital. Em 31 de dezembro de 2006, o corpo de Saddam Hussein foi devolvido ao seu local de nascimento de Al-Awja, perto de Ticrite, e foi sepultado perto do túmulo dos outros membros da família. O corpo de Saddam nunca foi mostrado.

Antes da execução
Dois dias antes da execução, uma carta escrita por Saddam apareceu no site do  Partido Socialista Árabe Ba'ath. Na carta, ele pediu ao povo iraquiano para se unir, e não odiar as populações dos países que invadiram o Iraque, como os Estados Unidos, mas em vez disso os tomadores de decisão. Ele afirmou que estava pronto para morrer como um mártir e disse que esta é a sua sentença de morte. Nas horas antes da execução, Saddam comeu sua última refeição de frango e arroz com um copo de água quente e mel. Então proferiu orações e leu os versículos do Alcorão.

Execução
Saddam foi executado por enforcamento a cerca de 06h00 hora local (03h00 GMT), em 30 de dezembro de 2006,  no dia que os iraquianos sunitas começavam a celebrar o Eid al-Adha. Relatos em conflito quanto à hora exata da execução, com algumas fontes relatando 06h00, 06h05, ou algumas, mais tarde às 06h10. A execução ocorreu na base militar conjunta iraquiano-americana Camp Justice, localizada em Kazimain, um subúrbio no nordeste de Bagdá.

Um alto oficial iraquiano que estava envolvido nos eventos que levaram à morte de Saddam foi citado como tendo dito: "Os americanos queriam atrasar a execução por 15 dias porque não estavam interessados em tê-lo executado imediatamente. Mas durante o dia [antes a execução] o gabinete do primeiro-ministro forneceu todos os documentos que eles pediram e os americanos mudaram de ideia quando viram que o primeiro-ministro estava muito insistente. Em seguida, foi apenas um caso de finalizar os detalhes". O porta-voz militar estadunidense Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, disse a jornalistas em Bagdá que, depois que o "controle físico" de Saddam foi entregue ao governo iraquiano, "a força multinacional não teve absolutamente nenhum envolvimento direto com a execução que seja". Não houve representantes dos Estados Unidos presentes em sala de execução.

Circularam informações de que o comportamento de Saddam era "submisso" e que ele estava carregando o Alcorão que vinha mantendo consigo durante todo o seu julgamento antes de sua execução. Al-Rubaie, que foi testemunha da execução de Saddam, descreveu Saddam como repetidamente gritando "abaixo com os invasores". Al-Rubaie teria perguntado a Saddam se ele tinha algum remorso ou medo, pelo que Saddam respondeu:

"Não, eu sou um militante e não tenho medo de mim mesmo. Eu passei a minha vida na jihad e combatendo a agressão. Quem toma este caminho não deve ter medo."

Sami al-Askari, uma testemunha da execução, disse: "Antes da corda ser posta em volta do pescoço, Saddam gritou, 'Allahu Akbar. A Umma muçulmana será vitoriosa e a Palestina é árabe!' " Saddam também enfatizou que os iraquianos devem lutar contra os invasores norte-americanos. Depois que a corda estava presa, os guardas gritaram várias repreensões incluindo "Muqtada! Muqtada! Muqtada!" como referência a Moqtada al-Sadr; Saddam repetiu o nome zombeteiramente e repreendeu os gritos afirmando: "Você considera isso bravura?"  A versão xiita de uma oração islâmica foi recitada por alguns dos presentes na sala, um insulto sectário aparente contra o sunita Saddam. Um observador disse a Saddam:

Saddam respondeu:
"O inferno que é o Iraque?"
Outro homem pediu calma, dizendo:

Saddam começou a recitar o Chahada duas vezes. Ao aproximar-se o final de sua segunda recitação, quando ele estava prestes a dizer Maomé, o alçapão saltou. De acordo com o The New York Times, os carrascos "elogiaram os seus heróis xiitas tão persistentemente que um observador nas câmaras de execução faz uma observação sobre como o esforço para conter as milícias não parece estar indo bem". Durante a queda, houve um estalo audível indicando que seu pescoço estava quebrado. Depois que Saddam foi suspenso por alguns minutos, o médico presente procurou ouvir com um estetoscópio por um batimento cardíaco. Depois de não ter detectado nenhum, a corda foi cortada, e o corpo foi colocado num caixão.

Segundo relatos de uma autoridade, houve danças e cantos xiitas ao redor do corpo de Saddam após a execução. Dois dias após a execução, o governo iraquiano lançou um inquérito sobre os insultos e a forma como a execução foi filmada.

Segundo Talal Misrab, o chefe de guarda no túmulo de Saddam e que também ajudou no enterro, Saddam foi esfaqueado seis vezes após ter sido executado. O chefe da tribo de Saddam, xeque Hasan al-Neda, nega essa afirmação. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, conselheiro de segurança do Iraque, declarou: "Eu supervisionei todo o processo de A a Z e o corpo de Saddam Hussein não foi esfaqueado ou mutilado e ele não foi humilhado antes da execução".

Vídeo de telefone móvel
Enquanto filmagens lançadas oficialmente do evento pararam de mostrar a real execução, um vídeo amador feito de um telefone com câmera a partir de uma escadaria que conduz ao cadafalso surgiu, contendo um vídeo de baixa qualidade de todo o enforcamento. O vídeo amador, ao contrário da filmagem oficial, incluiu som; testemunhas podiam ser ouvidas insultando Saddam na forca.

Em 3 de janeiro de 2007, o governo iraquiano prendeu o guarda que acreditavam ter feito o vídeo de telefone móvel. No entanto, já era tarde demais para evitar que o vídeo se espalhasse por toda a internet. O assessor da segurança nacional iraquiana Mowaffak al-Rubaie posteriormente realizou uma entrevista coletiva onde anunciou que três prisões foram feitas em conexão com a investigação sobre a gravação do vídeo e vazamento. Uma semana depois, outro vídeo surgiu na internet, que mostrava o corpo de Saddam com uma grande ferida no pescoço, criando especulações de que a execução foi efetuada de forma incorreta.

Enterro
O corpo de Saddam foi enterrado em sua cidade natal, Al-Awja em Ticrite, Iraque, próximo a membros da família, incluindo seus dois filhos Uday e Qusay Hussein, em 31 de dezembro de 2006, 04h00 hora local (01h00 GMT). Seu corpo foi transportado para Ticrite por um helicóptero militar dos Estados Unidos. Saddam foi entregue da posse do governo iraquiano para Sheikh Ali al-Nida, chefe da tribo Albu Nasir e governador de Saladino, para ser sepultado. Foi enterrado a cerca de três quilômetros (2 mi) de seus dois filhos no mesmo cemitério. A filha mais velha de Saddam, Raghad Hussein, sob asilo na Jordânia, pediu que "seu corpo fosse enterrado no Iêmen temporariamente até que o Iraque fosse liberado e pudesse ser enterrado novamente no Iraque", um porta-voz da família disse por telefone. A família também disse que seu corpo poderia ser enterrado em Ramadi, citando preocupações de segurança, embora não houve planos de fazer isso.

Reações
As reações à morte de Saddam foram variadas. Alguns apoiaram fortemente a execução, particularmente aqueles pessoalmente afetados pelas ações de Saddam como líder. Algumas dessas vítimas desejavam vê-lo levado a julgamento por suas outras ações, que supostamente teriam resultado em um número muito maior de mortes do que aquelas pelas quais ele foi condenado. Alguns acreditavam que a execução iria elevar a moral no Iraque, enquanto outros temiam que fosse incitar mais violência. Os partidários de Saddam condenaram a ação como injusta.

Os iraquianos expressaram sentimentos mistos, com algum prazer em ver a execução realizada; outros iraquianos expressaram indignação e viram Saddam como um mártir.
Os xiitas no Iraque comemoraram a execução enquanto cidades sunitas viram protestos. Em Sadr, Baçorá e Najafe cidadãos dançaram nas ruas e buzinavam de seus carros com júbilo. Em Ticrite, Samarra e Ramadi, no entanto, houve relatos de protestos. Nos protestos que ocorreram em Samarra, os sunitas invadiram a Mesquita de Al-Askari, e um motim eclodiu na prisão de Padush em Mosul. Após a execução, em simultâneo, uma série de atentados sacudiram Bagdá matando pelo menos 70 pessoas depois que o Partido Baath pediu vingança aos iraquianos.

"O mundo vai saber que Saddam Hussein viveu honestamente, morreu honestamente, e manteve seus princípios. Ele não mentiu quando declarou nulo seu julgamento", disse que os advogados de Saddam em um comunicado.

Um representante das filhas de Saddam relatou: "Elas sentiram muito orgulhosas ao verem seu pai enfrentando seus carrascos tão bravamente". Em Amã, capital da Jordânia, a filha mais velha de Saddam, Raghad Hussein, juntou-se protestos contra a execução de seu pai.  Manifestantes expressaram o sentimento de que Saddam é um mártir, e que ele foi o único líder árabe que disse não para os Estados Unidos.

Após a execução de Saddam Hussein, os líderes de alguns países emitiram declarações. Os líderes da Índia, Camboja, e Sri Lanka, bem como os presidentes do Brasil, e Venezuela expressaram oposição à execução.

Os líderes e os governos de muitos países europeus também manifestaram forte desaprovação do uso da pena de morte neste e em qualquer caso, incluindo Áustria, Dinamarca, Finlândia, Alemanha, Itália, Países Baixos, Noruega, Portugal, Espanha, Suécia, e Suíça  e Reino Unido.  O reverendo Federico Lombardi, do Vaticano, expressou tristeza e desaprovação da pena de morte. Chile, Líbia, Bélgica, Rússia, e Sérvia  expressaram reprovação da pena capital nesta e em qualquer caso, e também expressaram preocupações sobre as implicações da execução sobre a estabilidade no Iraque.

Muitos outros governos, incluindo o Canadá, Indonésia, Paquistão, Tailândia, e Grécia, expressaram preocupações e desejos para a estabilidade no Iraque, sem julgar se Saddam deveria ou não ter sido executado. Respeito ao processo judicial iraquiano e do julgamento nesse caso foi expresso por muitos outros líderes e autoridades governamentais, incluindo as do Afeganistão, República Popular da China, Japão, República Checa, França, Alemanha, Islândia,  Irlanda, Reino Unido, Austrália e Nova Zelândia.

Entretanto, Peru, Israel e Polônia  manifestaram apoio a execução.

Nos Estados Unidos, o presidente George W. Bush fez uma declaração: "Trazer Saddam Hussein à Justiça não vai acabar com a violência no Iraque, mas é um marco importante no caminho do Iraque para se tornar uma democracia que poderá governar, sustentar e defender-se".

No Irã, os membros da república islâmica manifestaram alegria com a notícia da execução de Saddam: "O povo iraquiano são os vitoriosos." O vice-ministro das Relações Exteriores do Irã, Hamid Reza Asefi disse à Agência de Notícias da República Islâmica, ao expressar que lamenta que seu julgamento só focasse em um de seus crimes e não no de um milhão de mortos durante a Guerra Irã-Iraque de 1980-1988. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, presidente do Irã, disse que "A execução de Saddam provou que confiar nos Estados Unidos não é conveniente", referindo-se a Guerra Irã-Iraque, durante a qual, alegou, Washington encorajou Saddam em ir à guerra com Teerã, mas, em seguida, o removeu do poder em 2003 "quando ele não era mais útil. Os países da região devem aprender a lição e, como o Irã, só devem confiar na vontade de seu povo e não nas potências corruptas."

Hosni Mubarak, o presidente do Egito, chamou a execução de vergonhosa e impensável, e afirmou que a execução transformou o ex-presidente em um mártir.

Muammar Gaddafi, líder da Líbia, disse que "Saddam Hussein era um prisioneiro de guerra mantido pelas forças de ocupação norte-americanas e, como tal, deveria ter sido julgado nos Estados Unidos ou na Grã-Bretanha, em vez de num tribunal canguru do regime fantoche iraquiano." A Líbia declarou três dias de luto após a morte de Saddam Hussein e cancelou as comemorações públicas em torno do feriado religioso de Eid.

Legalidade
A Human Rights Watch divulgou em um comunicado que a "execução segue um julgamento falho e representa um passo significativo para longe do Estado de direito no Iraque". A Anistia Internacional divulgou um comunicado que "se opôs à pena de morte em todas as circunstâncias, mas foi especialmente notável quando este último castigo é imposto após um julgamento injusto." Dois dias antes da execução, a Federação Internacional de Direitos Humanos divulgou um comunicado pedindo ao Chefe de Estado para assegurar uma moratória sobre a pena de morte pronunciada contra Saddam Hussein por enforcamento".  A organização também disse que Saddam deveria ser tratado como um prisioneiro de guerra pelas Convenções de Genebra. Juan Cole disse que a execução poderia conduzir a mais turbulência sectária. "O julgamento e execução de Saddam foram por vingança, não justiça. Em vez de promover a reconciliação nacional, este ato de vingança ajudou Saddam a retratar a si mesmo mais uma vez como um símbolo da resistência árabe sunita, e tornou-se mais uma incitação à guerra sectária", ele disse.

Os advogados de Saddam chamaram o julgamento "uma violação flagrante do direito internacional" e que planejavam continuar "usando todos os caminhos legais disponíveis localmente e internacionalmente até que a opinião pública receba a verdade sobre este assassinato político". Em um comunicado separado, o advogado da defesa norte-americana de Saddam chamou a execução de "uma exibição infeliz de injustiça do agressor arrogante pelos Estados Unidos da América sob a liderança do presidente americano George W. Bush. Define o regresso de conquistas em direito penal internacional de muitas décadas e envia uma mensagem clara para as pessoas em todo o mundo que a agressão dos Estados Unidos não pode ser interrompida pela lei. É realmente um dia triste para a justiça internacional e um triste início de um novo ano".

Ver também
 Julgamento de Saddam Hussein
 Guerra do Iraque
 Morte de Slobodan Milošević
 Morte de Muammar al-Gaddafi
 Morte de Osama bin Laden

Ligações externas

2006 no Iraque
Mortes de líderes políticos
Guerra do Iraque
Saddam Hussein
Mortes filmadas

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Pascal Stöger (* 7. Juli 1990) ist ein ehemaliger österreichischer Fußballspieler. Er ist der Bruder von Kevin Stöger.

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Stöger begann seine Karriere beim ATSV Vorwärts Steyr, wo er 1994 in der Jugendmannschaft begann. 2004 wurde er von der SV Ried in deren Jugendabteilung geholt. Bis 2008 war er dort in der Jugend aktiv, ehe er in die Amateurmannschaft wechselte, wo er bis zu seinem ersten Bundesligaeinsatz 15 Spiele absolvierte.

Am 21. März 2009 gab Stöger sein Debüt in der Bundesliga. Im Spiel der Rieder gegen den SCR Altach kam er in der Nachspielzeit für Stefan Lexa ins Spiel. Ried gewann das Spiel 3:2.

Im Sommer 2009 wechselte er leihweise zu den Red Bull Salzburg Juniors, um dort Spielpraxis zu sammeln. Nach einem Jahr wechselte er zum USK Anif in die Regionalliga West. Zur Saison 2011/12 schloss sich Pascal Stöger Union Dietach an.

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the cell. G proteins are so named because they have a binding site for guanine nucleotide, either a diphosphate (GDP) or a triphosphate (GTP). Like ATP, GTP is the high-energy form of the nucleotide, while GDP is the low-energy form.
The GPCR family of proteins has at least 300 members in humans. They are specific receptors for numerous neurotransmitters, hormones, peptides and other substances. A large subgroup of these are odorant receptors directly responsible for our senses of taste and smell.
Surprisingly, a further group of GPCRs is responsible for our sense of vision. Opsin molecules, including rhodopsin, are actually GPCRs. Instead of a ligand binding site, rhodopsin has a molecule of retinal bound in the same relative position. Light alters the conformation of the retinal, and rhodopsin responds to this by altering its protein conformation. This causes G protein activation in a similar manner to the other GPCRs.
Each GPCR is associated with a particular type of G protein inside the cell, and there are dozens of different G proteins known. G proteins are generally inactive in the GDP-bound form. They are activated when GDP departs and is replaced by GTP. GTP is found in excess in cells, and so GDP departure is followed rapidly by GTP binding. This causes a profound conformational change, allowing the G protein to interact with and influence numerous target molecules.
Each GPCR associated G protein consists of three parts, the a, ¡3, and y subunits. The a subunit binds either GDP or GTP. The ¡3 and y sub-units are always found together in a complex called G3y. In unstimulated cells the whole three-part complex is found in the plasma membrane, with GDP in the binding site.
Binding of ligand to the GPCR causes a conformational change that is transmitted to the cytoplasmic region of the receptor, which interacts with the G protein to dissociate the GDP. This results in GTP binding, which alters the structure of the a subunit, freeing it from G3y. Both parts, the Ga(GTP) and the G3y, now diffuse away from the receptor and separately interact with and influence many other molecules in the cell.


Independent midwife and rights campaigner Philomena Sarah Canning has passed away at the age of 59.
The Glenvar native died peacefully on Friday night at St. Vincent's Private Hospital Dublin. She had ovarian cancer.
Ms Canning had settled against the HSE this month after a long-fought battle for justice. The popular midwife, who was a strong advocate for homebirths, sought damages from a 2014 case which led to the temporary suspension on her practice.
Ms Canning bravely took on the executive from her hospital bed with the support of her clients and 'Philomena Babies' who were born under her care.
She won her day of vindication just three weeks ago.
In her obituary notice, her family said she passed away 'in the wonderful and compassionate care of the staff at St. Vincent's Private Hospital'.
She is survived by her siblings Mairead, Mary, Noel, James, Anne-Colette, Malachy and Oonagh, all will be sadly missed and remembered with love by extended family and dear friends.
Services for the late Ms Canning will be held in Dublin and Donegal this week.
Her remains will be reposing at Colliers Funeral Home, Old Connaught Avenue, Bray on Sunday, 24thMarch, from 6.00-8.00pm, with prayers at 7pm.
Requiem Mass on Monday, 25thMarch at 10.00am in St Mary's, Star of the Sea, Sandymount, Dublin 4.
Following the Mass, Philomena will then return to the family home in Glenvar, Co. Donegal where she will repose on Monday evening from 6.00 – 10.00pm.
Funeral Mass on Tuesday, 26th March, at 11.00am in St. Mary's, Star of the Sea, Glenvar, Co. Donegal followed by burial in Glenvar Cemetery. Family flowers only.


Happy Monday friends!! What a weekend - we soaked up all the beautiful weather and did all the Fall things, basically in one day!! I'm pretty pumped for the week - Sia concert tomorrow night & off to Nashville for an extended long weekend, but before that - here's how we took advantage of the beautiful weather this weekend!
Nashoba Valley Winery is our one stop shop for all things fall! Gary and I have been going here for the last 5 years and it's never disappointed. About 30 miles outside of the city you get to take in the amazing views of the valley, get all the Fall foliage you could want, go apple and pumpkin picking AND taste wine!
The trick to getting the most out of your time there, is trying to beat the crowd - so get there early! We started with the wine tasting at 11:00 AM which is perfectly acceptable if you ask me! For $8/pp you get a variety of wines to sample & a wine glass - which we have way too many of now! You can also do the tour, but since we've done it before - we just get straight to the good stuff!
You could eat lunch at J's restaurant or preorder a packed lunch to enjoy a picnic outside! Last year I discovered that you could preorder and it's a game changer! The views of the vineyard are a perfect backdrop!
Before apple picking you have to get an apple cider donut (or two)!! Then it's time to get your apple pick on!
This was the first year we used the apple picking poles and I fully admit Gary was way better at it than me!
We went throughout the orchard and while most of the trees to the front were picked through - there was a great section in the back, where the poles came in handy, that had the best looking apples!! Now the fun of actually eating them and baking a pie or two!
I usually have lofty goals of carving these fabulous pumpkins, but poor Gary ends up doing about 75% of the work and then they don't keep - so we opted for 6 smaller pumpkins of different colors and varieties to keep around the house and use as decorations! Last year they stayed until after Thanksgiving - talk about a great ROI on a $6 investment!
Sunday morning I joined Core Power Yoga on the roof deck of Ink Block for a fun outdoor yoga session! I think I've said more than once that I am not a yoga person...something about not being able to still my mind, but maybe acupuncture has changed me because it somehow "clicked" and I felt like I could be a tree and downward dog with the best of them! Just kidding - far from being able to balance on one leg, but at least now I feel like I should be able to handle it!
A long-ish stroll through the park, much needed mani/pedi & lots of prepping for the week ahead rounded out Sunday!
After being on the go for the last few months, I have to say this was one of my favorite weekend's out of the entire year!! A lot of fun and relaxation! Stay tuned for a little fashion post this week! How was your weekend? Link up below to share it with us!
What a fun fall weekend! I wish we would have had time to go apple picking the other weekend, I've never been! And yes to all the apple cider donuts! Exciting week ahead for you, enjoy the short week!
Love the apple picking! And every time I read your blog I get city-living envy! I think it would be so awesome to live in the middle of it all and be able to walk everywhere. And also have so many things going on around you...like yoga on a rooftop! Definitely not available in small town Alabama haha!
So much Fall fun in one post! Nashoba winery sounds perfect to enjoy the fall weather, sip on some wine and enjoy the views. It looks beautiful there. Yayy to Nashville next weekend!
That place sounds like the coolest - wine, apple pick, AND pumpkins all in once place?! Sign me up! I have never been a yoga person, either, but I feel like I need to give it a try again - especially if it's on a gorgeous rooftop! Happy Monday!
what a fun weekend! apple picking sounds so fun and that apple cider donut looks amazing! I haven't had one since I was young and living in michigan! Such a fun fall weekend y'all had!
The same thing happens to me with pumpkins; I think I can make cool-looking designs, but I usually just end up making a basic jack-o-lantern. I would rather use small ones as decorations and not cut them. I have never been apple-picking, it's on my list of things to do one fall. That park is lovely.
It looks like such a fun and beautiful weekend. We are headed to the pumpkin patch today and we can't wait. Have a great time at Sia, love her!
Glad this was one of your favorite weekends! Looks so fun... and that apple cider doughnut looks truly delish!!
This really sounds like the perfect weekend! How awesome that you can pick pumpkins AND do a wine tasting!
Sounds like the absolute best and most perfect Fall weekend in New England. October is 100% my favorite month to be up north.
Such a fun weekend !!! I would love a couple of those apple cider donuts :) Happy Monday !
What a great fall filled weekend!!! So jealous of your apple (and donut ;) ). I hear you on the yoga. I hated it for ages, and then about a year ago, I became hooked!
Happy Monday! That picture of you two by the apple trees is so cute! I'm really connecting with your image from Boss Babe! I'm hoping to follow that mantra more this week.
So jealous! You got to do all the fun fall things this weekend and the weather looked amazing! I feel like I'd be horrible at apple picking using the poles. I am not coordinated enough for that! And yay for yoga clicking this time!! Happy Monday love!
Okay that Nashoba Winery sounds AMAZING! You get all of my favorite things in one place! And that apple cider doughnut looks amazing--they're my absolute FAVORITE!
seriously what a perfect fall weekend! that winery looks so fun and you can never go wrong with apple picking! i have never used the stick thing before when i have gone but i can imagine it wouldn't be pretty haha. yay for yoga! it's funny bc some days it is easier and some it's just too tough - never know! glad it clicked though!
So wine, apples and pumpkins all in once place?!?! That sounds like the perfect place to visit! What a fun tradition you guys have. And I think a wine tasting at 11am is perfectly acceptable. Sounds like you had an amazing fall weekend! Hope you have a great week!
This sounds PERFECT! All of that in one location!?! It's like a fall dream come true!
You literally had the most perfect weekend! I am trying to get pumpkin and apple picking signed off my fall bucket list! It looks like you had a blast!
Looks like a fun fall weekend! That donut looks delish!
Looks like it was the perfect fall weekend. The weather on Saturday was perfection for apple picking. I sort of wish I had a cider donut right now. haha Happy Monday!!
Looks like the perfect fall weekend, such lovely pictures.
Looks like a perfect fall weekend. I've never seen these apple picking poles before. Granted, I haven't gone in forever. I like the idea of just using smaller pumpkins for decorations. Happy Monday!
Okay totally jealous of your weekend! I have been wanting to find a cool local winery (after pregnancy I guess, womp womp) and go apple picking! So perfect for fall.
I'm so glad you had a wonderful weekend, beautiful! I saw a sneak peek on IG the other day and it looked like you had such a great time at the winery! We had plans on going apple picking this past weekend, too, but then as you know, I got sick and totally ruined the plans :( We're hoping we can go next weekend and bring my mother-in-law who's never done anything like this before (she's from Guatemala) so I'm sure she'll love it! Now, you have me craving apple cider donuts, haha. Thank so much for sharing, beauty, and I hope you have the most amazing week ahead!
Nashoba looks like a ton of fun. i have never been apple picking, those poles look legit and i could 100% guarantee i'd be horrible with them and KC would be better too haha. i'm glad yoga is clicking for you, must be the acupuncture. a wine tasting is totally acceptable at 11am, i mean it's not like you're drinking entire bottles ;) those doughnuts looked so good, i went out and got doughnuts from the grocery after i saw your picture and i totally blame you. haha! but they were just plain and chocolate iced, definitely not sustenance like your apple cider ones haha.
Yalls weekend looks absolutely fabulous! So fun! And that apple picker thingy? So nifty!
Seriously THE perfect fall weekend - I was enjoying all your snaps! Now I really want to go apple picking and get more apple cider donuts. Yum!
Sounds like the perfect fall weekend! I've been dying to go apple picking!
what a charming adventure! looks like so much fun!
Oh my goodness, your weekend sounded absolutely perfect and like the best fall weekend in New England! I love that you got to pick apples and pumpkins, and you're totally right about it being perfectly acceptable to wine taste that early in the morning! I hope that your Monday is off to a great start!
I would think that apple picker thing would take some practice, for sure.
Your weekend sounds absolutely perfect and that winery really is a one stop shop! Loved all of your pics!
So glad you two had a relaxed weekend, especially after the 2 back to back weekends of wedding fun. We are hoping to visit a pumpkin patch this weekend, hoping it doesn't keep raining...if so, it will ruin our plans. The donut sounds so darn good!! Hope you are having a great Monday!
Looks like such a great weekend!!
I love your jacket! So pretty!
I MUST try an apple cider donut at some point! Gah, they look so good! We were wanting to go apple picking in the mountains this week, but all of the orchards said that they are no longer having the You-Pick because they've all been picked. I'm SO sad!
The most perfect Fall weekend! Have fun is that orchard and with wine and everything!
This was such a great fall weekend! I love how you can do so many different fall things all at the same place!
This looks like such a fun weekend! I carved pumpkins this weekend and mine actually turned out for once haha!
Looks like y'all had a great day filled with fun and love. I would love to go apple picking some day. Great lovely photos!
Wellll I'm craving donuts now! Looks like y'all had such a perfect weekend!
That wine looks delicious! Looks like you had a great weekend :-) Quick question what program do you use to edit your first pic with the Fall weekend fun? Thanks!
I'm embarrassed to say that I have never been apple picking :( it's on my bucket list though!
I love Nashoba Valley Winery! They have some amazing wines!
I have never used or seen the apple picking poles. Those are pretty cool. What a great investment in the pumpkins. Looks like a great weekend. I know Ashley and Emily from the last picture. Very sweet women!
Sounds like a fabulous weekend! I am all about not carving pumpkins because they last so much longer for zero work!
That seriously sounds like a perfect fall weekend. I've never seen those apple picking poles but they look awesome! And apple cider doughnuts are awesome!
When we were at the orchard a few weeks ago I was trying to explain to my husband how weird it is that orchards here don't have donuts! We always had them growing up and they're soo good, definitely something I miss here! We started getting mini pumpkins too-- I was going to make them glittery or something, but didn't feel like even the mess of that! haha.
Wine, pumpkins, apples, yoga...sounds like the perfect weekend. So I have a question...how did you find a good acupuncturist (is that a word?!) and how did you know what it'd help you with?


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Columns rose on either side of us, fluting up into a blue sky. A worn marble walkway sloped down the hill. Throngs of people moved past each other. They pointed and murmured, Spanish and Turkish and Japanese blending into a low, awed hum.
It must have been a similar scene 2,000 years ago. In ancient times, this city, Ephesus, was the second-largest in the Mediterranean after Rome. As capital of Asia Minor, Ephesus would have drawn travelers and traders from across the Empire. Originally, it was also a major port; but centuries of siltation have separated Ephesus from the ocean.
Now, perched in dry hills a few miles outside the Turkish town of Selçuk, Ephesus is a major tourist destination. Like the great European ruins (though technically, Ephesus lies in Asia), the city prickles the imagination. Walking through theaters and temples, it is easy to imagine a vibrant metropolis at its peak.
The ruins take three or more hours to explore. In the afternoons, Ephesus is crowded with guided tours. We began in the morning, as the pale – but already hot – Turkish sun began to simmer over the exposed ruins. A Turkish history professor moonlighting as a tour guide offered us his services.
We came first to the Odeon. The government met here in the small, round theater; the Odeon also hosted plays, and could seat 1,500 spectators. In the nearby Prytaneion, worshippers prayed to Artemis, the city's patron, beneath the eternal flame.
Across Celsus Road, an immense arch marks the remains of the Temple of Domitian. In addition to their goddess, the Ephesians worshiped their Emperors. After death, citizens erected immense temples to their former leaders; cities throughout the Roman Empire would vie for the honor of hosting an Emperor's temple. Being the major port in Asia Minor, Ephesus provided a home for many temples in this Imperial cult.
Just down the road, we encountered a more homely slice of ancient life. Not much remains of the town brothel, but a row of stone pit toilets provided a giggle. Across the street, archeological excavation continues on the Terrace Houses. Once homes of the city's elite, they still have beautiful frescoes and mosaics. We paid a little extra to wind through the excavations on a catwalk, and marvel at the artwork in the crumbling living rooms.
The ancient library, intricately carved, took my breath away. The restored façade stands two stories tall, and is covered with scrollwork, columns, and statue-filled niches. This library once housed thousands of scrolls. Perpendicular to the library across the square rises a gate, dedicated to the Emperor Augustus by two of his freed slaves. It marks the entrance to the wide, paved Marble Road, the commercial thoroughfare.
Our final stop, at the end of the Marble Road, was the immense amphitheater. A site of theater, gladiatorial battles, and other spectacles, the stadium can hold over 25,000 people. It rapidly climbs the hillside, and from the top seats, the ruins of Ephesus and the sparkling ocean beyond seemed tiny. We sat down on the top step. It seemed strange that such a grand city could now be just a collection of jumbled rocks. That is the great thing about ruins: threading between the cracks and gaps, our imaginations fill in the rest.
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jessiev says
very cool – i'd LOVE to go visit.