text: 11 1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth." 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. 6 And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech." 8 So the LORD dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth. And from there the LORD dispersed them over the face of all the earth. 10 These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. 11 And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters. 12 When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah. 13 And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber. 15 And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters. 16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg. 17 And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters. 18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu. 19 And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug. 21 And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters. 22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor. 23 And Serug lived after he fathered Nahor 200 years and had other sons and daughters. 24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah. 25 And Nahor lived after he fathered Terah 119 years and had other sons and daughters. 26 When Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot. 28 Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah. 30 Now Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31 Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there. 32 The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran.


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Posted on Mar 05, 2021.
What made you want to become a musician?
Creative expression and how challenging it is to learn new production skills.
It's also a pretty great feeling when people tell you how much the love your music and how it impacted their lives and attatched itself to strong memories for them.
Which instruments did you play in high school?
I had this friend named Alex Rijma who taught me gutiar in high school, but we never had the time to get deep into it. I only started playing instruments seriously in 2015.
What accomplishments do you see yourself achieving in the next five to 10 years?
Before that mark, I aim to become the biggest artist in Africa and my team ahs a detailed plan on how we shall achieve that.
Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of music?
I love gaming, watching football, fitness, painting and playing with my niece and nephews.
What strengths do you have that you believe make you a great musician?
I am unique at my approach. You will not find an artist in Malawi that is as diverse and knowledgable at music as a whole, as I am
I also love to experiment and takes risks. The sound that people loved me for last year is not in the album at all. A typical artist would try to stick to the safe route of 'somehing that worked' but I find that boring so I explored and developed a new sound for this year - the same shall apply to next year.
Do you have any weaknesses that you're actively working to improve on?
Time management! It's so hard to come home from work and be creative but also be able to satisfy your proffessional/work life objectives and also satisfy the proffesional side of your art at the same time. I have struggled since July 2021 but I am getting better with time.
Which instrument is your favorite to play and why?
Definitely acoustic guitars! The sound just hits me in a way that I cannot explain. They're also so portable and you can play it without limitations of power, etc.
What is it about music that makes you feel passionate?
I'd say; The ability to express myself in ways that other people can relate to as well, but from a creative perspective.
Describe your favorite and least favorite part about being a musician.
Meeting artists that challenge me to become a better producer, instrumentalist, brand entity etc. Teh coolest part about this is that it will never end, and I love that!
Name of the album
The album is titled "Knight Of Long Knives"
What inspired you to record it
My dad is really big on classical music and I've beene exposed to it from a young age...however society has also driven me to produce more 'youthful' sound music (EDM, Afrobeats, Hiphop, Trap etc) - This album was therefore a blend of those 2 respective sides of music (Old & Young)
The number of songs you have
The project has a total of 18 compositions.
How many artists have you incorporated in your album project
I can't say for sure...but off the top of my head, well over 20. Some choirs and other artists were invovled as well but they were listed uncredited artists.
Which instrument is your least favorite to play and how do you make sure you play it well?
Drums! I haven't spent enough time playing them but after the album I'll take sometime off and polish up my coordination better.
Where are you from and how does that affect your work?
I'm from Malawi. It's quite tough 6o thrive here with the music I make (EDM) but as of late things have gotten better and I've also gotten a lot of international support lately after signing a deal with Veridian Records, based in Texas, USA.
Who are your biggest artistic influences?
My biggest influences include: Skrillex, DJ Snake, Flume, Marshmello, OdiSee, Logic, Sia, Patience Namadingo, etc.
Tell me about your favorite medium.
Twitter! I love how open it is to interaction with fans and complete strangers.
Literally everywhere. I once made a song about chicken because my aunt came to my room and said it smells like chicken haha
When is your favorite time of day to create?
It used to be aftter midnight since it's quiet and I can focus but as I've gotten elder, I ahve become more of a morning person.
Describe how art is important to society.
It's absolutely vital! Art is so expressive and the youth of the modern day need a platform to express themselves freely. Not jus tin music but in all forms of art such as dancing, visual art, sketch art, acting, etc.
What motivates you to create?
A never-ending desire to improve myself. I will never stop challenging myself to be better than I was yesterday! The music I make is quite complex and requires insane amounts of though process, research and development so there is always room for development.
How do you define success as an artist?
Mostly, its about achieving your objectives. For me, making the album was the most challenging thing I ahve ever done in my enitre life. Now that it is done, it's a success to me before people even experience or hear it.
This is really tough but I always joke with people that I'll never consider myself a celebrity until I can walk into my favorite restaurant and be offered free meals everytime haha
Does art help you in other areas of your life?
Absolutely! Art helped me meet some of my closest friends to date, because we understand each other on a personal/expressive level. These are friends I will keep in my life forever.
How do you develop your art skills
I stay open-minded to learn from anything and draw inspirationf from things outside music as well. Recently I learned to sketch and paint and that inspired me to make a certain asong as well, so the skill development is radical during inception but becomes refined as I drill it down deeper into what I am creating
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Sir John Blackwood McEwen (13 April 1868 – 14 June 1948) was a Scottish classical composer and educator.
John Blackwood McEwen was born in Hawick in 1868. After initial training in Glasgow, he studied with Ebenezer Prout, Corder and Tobias Matthay at the Royal Academy of Music in London. After returning to Scotland, where he was a choirmaster and teacher at Greenock and Glasgow, he was invited to become Professor of Harmony and Composition at the RAM, from 1898 until 1924, and was Principal between 1924 and 1936.
With Frederick Corder and Tobias Matthay, McEwen co-founded the Society of British Composers in 1905, and also served as president of Incorporated Society of Musicians.
He was knighted in 1931 and died in 1948 in London, aged 80. Upon his death he bequeathed the residue of his estate to the University of Glasgow to help promote the performance of chamber music by composers of Scottish birth and descent. The bequest annually funds the commissioning of a new piece of Scottish Chamber Music and a public premiere.
He was married at the time of his death to Catharine, and survived by children John (composer) and Annabel, grandchildren John (author), Jacques Hetu (composer), Sofia Ruiz (violin), Joseph (composer) and Alastair McEwen. Great grandchildren of some note include Stéphane Tétreault of Montreal (cello) and Emju McEwen of London (violin).
The National Probate Calendar has John married to Hedwig Ethel née Cole.
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When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay and granddaughter Sam rush to their family's decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay's concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she's been clashes with Sam's unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As Edna's behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. With Relic, first-time writer/director Natalie Erika James crafts an unforgettable new spin on the haunted-house movie. Courtesy of IFC Films
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BRUSSELS, 20 February 2018 – The European Commission's initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping duties on imports of fuel ethanol originating in the United States is an important step toward the renewal of existing anti-dumping measures and ensuring EU industry can compete on a level playing field.
The anti-dumping duty in place since 23 February 2013 on U.S. fuel ethanol exports to the EU has proven effective in preventing continued dumping by the U.S. industry but was set to expire after an initial 5-year period. Removal of the measures would result in the resumption of massive and unfair imports of ethanol from the U.S., leading once again to severe material injury to the EU industry.
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California Lawmakers: Time Is Right For "End Of Life Option" Law
Pauline Bartolone
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California lawmakers say public opinion has changed since the last time "right to die" legislation has been proposed in the state. That may explain why a group of Democratic lawmakers has introduced the "End of Life Option Act."
The measure is modeled after a similar law in Oregon.
Jennifer Glass of San Mateo was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago. She was in her late forties, and learned she had a slim chance of surviving five years. She had just gotten married – and was starting a family with her husband and stepchildren.
"From the first days of the diagnosis, our focus was on getting all the information we could at every phase, and having as many options as we could, at every phase," says Glass. "That meant options for treatment, that meant options for care, that meant options for end of life."
She now takes an oral chemotherapy pill everyday – and for now, her cancer is contained.
"I don't know how long I have, I do know that the time I have, I could live more joyfully and live more fully, if I knew that I had options if cancer runs its course," says Glass.
Glass says she would fear the end of life less if she had more choice about how she died. So she's advocating for the right to obtain a prescription from a doctor that would ease and speed the dying process. That's not legal in California. So Glass, along with lawmakers like Democratic Senator Bill Monning, are pushing for a law that would give her that choice.
"The core of this, is respecting the dignity and the self-determination, and I believe a civil right and a human right, of a patient with a terminal diagnosis, who faces a death sentence not of their own choosing," says Monning.
The California bill would allow patients who are told they have less than six months left to live, and are of sound mind, to self-administer a physician's prescription to speed death. The request to a physician would have to be made several times, verbally and in writing. It would need witnesses and more than one physician involved. Monning says the measure would ease the experience of dying for everyone.
"A peaceful passing with compassion, both for patient and for suffering family members," says Monning.
Similar proposals have been brought before California lawmakers many times over the last twenty years. They've failed. But proponents say, now, other states are introducing similar legislation, and Monning says the time is right for California.
"I think there's been a sea change in public awareness, I think we have a medical system that's evolving, to respect and recognize more patient-centered decision-making… patient right to know what their rights are," Monning says.
But Tim Rosales of Californians Against Assisted Suicide believes lawmakers should be very careful not to make policy that could affect millions of people based on the decisions of individual patients.
"Certainly many more states have opposed assisted suicide than supported assisted suicide, and I don't expect that to change, and we're prepared to vigorously fight against it," says Rosales.
Rosales says doctors, disability rights advocates and religious groups oppose prescriptions that are meant to kill, not heal. He says, if death-aiding medications are available, patients might choose them because they're cheaper than life-saving treatments. Rosales claims the Oregon law shows people have other reasons for taking life ending drugs.
"They're choosing this because they say, they fear being a burden, or they fear losing control. It's not suffering, it's not pain," says Rosales.
Glass has another reason for wanting an "end-of-life option" law in California. When she does die, she says, she wants to be at home – with her family.
"I would find great comfort in knowing I had another option, that I might choose to be done with cancer before cancer is done with me."
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
By Michael Baumann
For Postgame analysis of NLCS Game 4, go here.
Calling Game 4 of this NLCS an emotional roller coaster would do it a disservice. It got me out of my seat multiple times for a called strike one. I first-guessed, then second-guessed, then third-guessed any number of decisions by Charlie Manuel. I screamed in agony, I screamed in fear, and I moaned with the resignation of defeat, multiple times–not just in the context of this game, but in the context of this season at large. I invested more of my soul into this game than any other single event that I can remember.
I know in my mind that it's certainly possible–though not likely–that the Phillies can rip off three wins in a row to take back this NLCS. It might happen–certainly, history indicates that 3-to-1 comebacks are in the realm of possibility. But I find myself with a peculiar mix of feelings, having just digested, quite possibly, the most heart-wrenching loss I've suffered as a Phillies fan. Whatever Roy Halladay and (if necessary) Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels do for the next three games, I'll look back on this season fondly. I think we can all agree that, with 97 wins and (at least) a trip to the NLCS, we've had more highs than lows in 2010. But when I stare elimination in the face, it doesn't bother me that my team won't win another World Series. Ok, it does, let's not kid ourselves, but that's not the part of tonight's game that will keep me up. It's that the phenomenal ride that we've all gone on together this year could be taken away at any moment.
When I was a senior in college, I watched all four seasons of Battlestar Galactica in 20 days. When it was over, I cried. I was inconsolable in the theater when I went to see Toy Story 3–I've never sobbed so much in my life. In both cases, it wasn't so much because what I was watching, in and of itself, was sad. It was because these characters, whom I had gotten to know so well, were going away. I had immersed myself in the narrative of both series, and once they were over, I felt a profound sense of emptiness. So, too, with these 2010 Phillies.
I take a lot of flack around here for boiling the game down to numbers, and for that I won't apologize, because I think that throwing around WAR, WPA, OPS+, and the like, are the best way to analyze what each player gives this team. I write about these things because I'm here as an analyst, and it's my job to give you, the readers, facts and arguments, whether you agree with them or not. But too often I've stifled my voice as a fan, which, for better or worse, I am. I live and die with the Phillies, just like you all do.
So when Juan Uribe hit his sacrifice fly to end Game 4, I couldn't make sense of it from an analytical point of view. All I could think about was how this narrative of the 2010 Phillies, in which I've invested hundreds of hours of work, which has brought me unspeakable joy, immeasurable sorrow, white-knuckle moments and days of bliss, could come to an abrupt end in a city known for being the home of Full House and Rice-a-Roni. Between Doc's two no-hitters, Chooch's tremendous season, The Ballad of Wilson Valdez, the redemption of Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge, and God only knows how many other subplots, 2010 has been the most drama-filled of any Phillies season I can remember. And, like a favored TV show or movie franchise, I've invested too much in its characters and its nuances to let it end without shedding a few tears.
So if, in the unfortunate event that this wonderful, mysterious, mind-bending ride comes to a halt in the NLCS, look out for a man, sitting alone, weeping openly at the end of the bar. If there's any kindness in your heart, you'll walk over, put a comforting hand on his shoulder, and tell him that, even though the story's over, one day everything will be all right.
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Abstract Background Confinement to an in-patient hospital ward impairs patients' sense of social support and connectedness. Providing the means, through communication technology, for patients to maintain contact with friends and family can potentially improve well-being at the end of life by minimizing social isolation and facilitating social connection. This study aimed to explore the feasibility of introducing internet-based communication and information technologies for in-patients and their families and to describe their experience in using this technology. Methods A cross-sectional survey design was used to describe patient and family member experiences in using internet-based communication technology and health care provider views of using such technology in palliative care. Participants included 13 palliative in-patients, 38 family members, and 14 health care providers. An iPad or a laptop computer with password-protected internet access was loaned to each patient and family member for about two weeks or they used their own electronic devices for the duration of the patient's stay. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from patients, families, and health care providers to discern how patients and families used the technology, its ease of use and its impact. Descriptive statistics and paired sample t-tests were used to analyze quantitative data; qualitative data were analyzed using constant comparative techniques. Results Palliative patients and family members used the technology to keep in touch with family and friends, entertain themselves, look up information, or accomplish tasks. Most participants found the technology easy to use and reported that it helped them feel better overall, connected to others and calm. The availability of competent, respectful, and caring technical support personnel was highly valued by patients and families. Health care providers identified that computer technology helped patients and families keep others informed about the patient's condition, enabled sharing of important decisions and facilitated access to the outside world. Conclusions This study confirmed the feasibility of offering internet-based communication and information technologies on palliative care in-patient units. Patients and families need to be provided appropriate technical support to ensure that the technology is used optimally to help them accomplish their goals.


New Pages Alert – Across the top of the site, you will find two new pages "Jets Commercials" and "Jets Game Highlights." Commercials is a collection of Jets commercials, 2009 preview videos, and other funny video clips involving our team. Game Highlights is an ongoing collection of highlights from all of the Jets games this year, so far I have both the Rams and Ravens highlights in there.
1. The Jets appear to be completely healthy in terms of their starters and primary backups. The only two people who were working on the sideline today were Shonn Greene and reserve linebacker Joshua Magua. Rex Ryan said in today's press conference that Greene has some cartilage issues in his ribs and that he will be out against the Giants and likely against the Eagles. Good thing the Jets didn't trade Thomas Jones, right?
2. In response to Greene being banged up, the Jets signed undraftedrookie running back Anthony Kimble who played at Stanford. Look for Kimble and Danny Woodhead to get a ton of carries in that last pre-season game against Philly to save Thomas Jones and Leon Washington's legs.
3. Ryan took another dig at New England today (although in a joking manner) when discussing the tampering rules. He was kidding around about the roster being nearly set and said unless somebody like Ed Reed came available he had an idea of who would make the team, he then commented he made sure that didn't mention any New England players (referencing the Pats filing tampering claims a few years ago against the Jets when looking at Deion Branch)…always entertaining stuff from Ryan.
4. Ryan also confirmed that David Clowney would be seeing more reps with the first team against the Giants. Also, he stated the final roster spots at receiver aren't set and implied that either Marcus Henry, Britt Davis, or Aundrae Allison could grab one of the 53 spots. When talking about the tight ends, he said nobody has emerged as the clear #2, although he expressed confidence in Wayne Hunter taking reps there.
5. Vernon Gholston will start and play the majority of the snaps with the first team against the Giants…oh boy.
1. Doesn't Get Any Easier, Rook – Mark Sanchez doesn't get a break this week, as he will face another one of the NFL's elite defenses. The Giants have the best collection of defensive lineman and pass rushers in the NFL, which will provide another test for Sanchez to adjust under constant pressure and different blitz packages. He will likely play into the third quarter and you would like to see him protect the football, take a few shots down the field, and get into some type of rhythm with Jerricho Cotchery who is yet to catch a pass from Sanchez this pre-season. Overall, the last thing you want to see is Sanchez implode after being named the starter, but judging from how this summer went that doesn't seem likely to happen.
2. More Run D – The Jets run defense looked very good last week against Baltimore without Kris Jenkins, so logically they should be that much better on Saturday with him. Rex Ryan's Ravens got embarrassed by the Giants running game last year and he hasn't forgotten that. It will be a great test for the Jets front seven to go against the Giants offensive line and Brandon Jacobs/Ahmad Bradshaw.
3. Get After Eli – If there is an area I think the Jets have a nice advantage in against the Giants, it is their secondary against the G-Men's receivers. Darrelle Revis will be back, rounding out a talented, deep Jets defensive backfield. The Giants have an inexperienced group of receivers and lack a legit #1 (and maybe even a legit #2 for that matter). I want to see the secondary smothering Steve Smith, Domenick Hixon, Sinorce Moss, Mario Manningham and whomever else the Giants throw out there. The Jets pass rush has been great this pre-season and the secondary's coverage should help produce even more sacks on Saturday night. The only problem is that Vernon Gholston is starting and playing the majority of first team reps instead of Calvin Pace and that certainly won't help the pass rush.
4. Who Is Catching This Ball – David Clowney will see a good amount of first team reps, so let's see him make some plays against the Giants first team defense. Brad Smith is hanging by a thread as a player who will get meaningful reps. Chansi Stuckey has been quiet this pre-season and is slowly losing his spot to Clowney. Jerricho Cotchery needs to catch a few balls and start looking like a #1 receiver. I keep hearing hype about Britt Davis, but he hasn't made any big plays. Also, at the tight end spot look for Sanchez to target Dustin Keller often. A young quarterback's best friend is a pass catching tight end.
5. Can Anybody Punt – Rex Ryan didn't hold back the criticism of his punters in today's press conference. Hopefully, Reggie Hodges can step up and finally seize the job.


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September 18, 2013 / B3C newswire / – Major new funding for research into epilepsy is announced today. The EpimiRNA Consortium, involving 16 partners from 8 European countries, the USA and Brazil has received €11.5 million funding from the European Union's Framework Programme 7 to investigate molecular mechanisms, diagnostics and treatments for epilepsy.
Over 50 million people across the world suffer from epilepsy, making it the most common serious neurological disorder for which there is no cure. The causes for epilepsy are insufficiently understood with currently available treatments being sub-optimal and with a significant proportion of patients not responding. Recent discoveries have identified a new type of molecule in cells called microRNA which may be critical to controlling the changes in brain chemistry that accompany the development and course of epilepsy. The EpimiRNA Consortium represents a major interdisciplinary effort between epilepsy researchers, geneticists, clinicians, experts in advanced molecular sciences and research-active companies working together to understand molecular mechanisms, diagnostics and developing novel microRNA-based therapeutics to prevent the development of epilepsy, the occurrence of seizures or reverse epilepsy once established.


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BMW's 36-mpg Efficient Dynamics Concept Offers Hint of Diesel Hybrid Engine Production: Live at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show
By Jim McCraw
GENEVA — This concept, unveiled here today at the Geneva Motor Show, marks the first time a 4-cylinder diesel engine has been combined with BMW's Active Hybrid technology in a large SUV—in this case an X5.
Hitting approximately 36 miles per gallon and letting out just 276 grams of CO2 per mile, the Efficient Dynamics Concept represents what BMW says would be the most efficient vehicle of its size. And then there's the 0-62 mph time of 8.9 seconds.
The EDC's 2.0-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine uses BMW's Variable Twin Turbo technology and third-gen common rail injection to deliver 204 hp and 295 lb.-ft. of torque between 2000 and 2250 rpm. And get this: It's the world's first diesel with a specific power output of over 100 hp per liter of capacity—the benchmark that automakers strive for in producing sports cars, diesel or not.
In the "mild hybrid" BMW concept, the generator contributes to vehicle acceleration with 15 kw of power and a maximum torque of 155 lb.-ft. The generator produces electricity to power the accessories with regenerative braking, minimizing fuel-to-energy conversion and maximizing the torque available for propulsion. The compact generator, built into the gearbox housing, replaces a conventional generator powered directly by the engine. The high-power electronic system is, for the first time, flange-mounted directly onto the gearbox. And that allows for a far more compact system.
A high-performance lithium-ion battery integrated in the luggage compartment supplies the vehicle's 120-volt electrical system. Thanks to more electrical power output, additional vehicle functions can be powered purely by electricity. And the concept uses a start-stop function for the diesel engine so that every time the vehicle stops in traffic, it shuts down to conserve fuel. We expect BMW to use that start-stop feature in a lot of its future products.
The concept car is fitted with an 8-speed automatic transmission developed jointly by BMW and ZF, combined with the BMW's Xdrive all-wheel drive system. A solar roof acts as an additional energy source for the vehicle power supply too. The high-power solar cells cover a surface area of one square meter to generate a maximum energy of one-kilowatt hour.
So will this sophisticated diesel-electric hybrid hit the production line anytime soon? We have no confirmation. But the technical intricacies of the concept beg the question: Why would BMW bother to develop a system like this and package it in a production vehicle, if it wasn't green-lit for the masses?
Look for this powertrain within the next three to four years.
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Wouldn't it be nice if the dropping temperatures meant that work around the farm could slow down for a while? Unfortunately, the colder weather means it's time to complete a whole new set of chores to prepare your homestead and livestock for winter. Preparing ahead for the food, water, and shelter needs of your animals will make life easier for you over the winter and ensure that your animals thrive all winter long. The good news is, with a little preparation before the cold sets in, winter really can provide an excellent opportunity to recharge before springtime arrives.
One of the first things to consider is your winter water source. Your water source must be reliable, clean, and protected from freezing to ensure the health of your livestock. It's best not to rely on natural sources like ponds, streams, or springs because they will freeze during the winter making it difficult or impossible to get water.
Since your animals will need access to clean, fresh water throughout the day, consider investing in a water tank heater or a heated water trough to keep their tank from freezing. You can also purchase smaller, heated water buckets for your smaller livestock.
To prepare your winter water source, you should insulate your pipes and faucets to prevent them from freezing. Letting the water drip on frigid nights or using heat tape can also prevent freezing overnight. Hoses should be put away for the winter to prevent them from freezing and bursting. If you rely on electricity to pump your water, be sure to have a backup electrical source, such as a generator, to pump water in case a winter storm takes your power out.
If your animals got most of their food from foraging during the warmer seasons, it's time to prepare additional food sources for the winter. Be prepared for your animals to eat more in the winter because they burn more calories trying to stay warm. When the weather is very windy or cold, they will need extra, high-quality food for heat energy.
If you live in an area where winter storms are frequent, it's a good idea to keep at least a couple weeks' worth of food on hand for all of your animals in case roads become impassible. You'll want to start by laying in a good supply of hay. Depending on what type of livestock you have, you may need to keep grain and supplements on hand as well.
Your animals must have access to shelter when the temperatures drop, and the winds pick up. Even though certain animals such as sheep, cattle, and horses can do fine outside all winter, they still need access to shelter during storms to keep them dry and out of the wind. Before the temperatures drop, make sure you have adequate housing.
Livestock that remains outside for the winter should have a three-sided shelter to escape the wind and wet weather.
For animals that spend the worst of the winter weather in the barn, a nice thick bedding of straw can go a long way toward keeping them warm when temperatures drop. Be sure to have a plentiful supply on hand. It's best to avoid the use of heat lamps in the barn because they can present a severe fire hazard. With plenty of straw bedding and freedom from drafts, your animals should be fine in the barn, unless they are very young or very old. Using the buddy system is excellent for helping animals stay warm, too.
Clean the barn thoroughly before cold weather takes hold. Scrutinize your barn and other shelters and take care of any necessary repairs while the weather is still decent. Be sure to repair any leaks in your barn roof before winter and make sure your roof is in good repair, so it can handle a heavy snow load. This is also the time to complete any needed fence repairs.
Chickens generally handle cold temperatures pretty well, but you should still do everything you can to keep them as warm as possible. When the temperatures get really cold, you can staple a sheet of thick, clear plastic over the outside of the coop to keep out wind and cold at night, just be sure to allow for adequate ventilation.
Do give the coop a good cleaning in autumn but consider using the deep litter method during the winter for extra warmth. The litter and manure will actually generate heat to help keep your animals warm as they break down. This method can also work for your other animals, too.
Heat lamps are hazardous, but if your winters are frigid and harsh, you could put up some insulation on the inside of the coop. Bubble wrap or cardboard can both work well in a pinch.
You may also want to bring their water inside the coop for the winter to help keep it from freezing. Heated waterers come in sizes small enough for chicken coops, too. Feeding the chickens cracked corn in the evening can also help them to stay warm at night.
Here are some other things to keep in mind for winter livestock care.
• Any needed hoof trimming, vaccinating, or de-worming should be done before winter hits.
• If you are expecting a big winter storm, give your animals extra food and water the night before in case you can't get outside to tend the animals first thing in the morning.
• If you will be milking through the winter, make sure you have a warm, covered place where you can milk out of the wet, mud, and cold.
• Collect your eggs more frequently in the winter to keep them from freezing.
Once the cold sets in, doing outside chores will be much more enjoyable if you've taken the time to makes some preparations. You will also be able to relax and enjoy the slower pace of winter time, knowing you've done everything you can to keep your livestock safe and healthy.
Birds as livestock guardians? Yes! And, they just might be the best critter for the job! We've talked about using llamas, donkeys, and dogs to guard our livestock, but did you know that some species of birds can make excellent guard animals, too? Birds could, in fact, be the perfect off-grid security solution for your homestead!
If you want an animal that's going to stay close to home and protect and defend your livestock and farm, consider a flock of guard geese. Believe it or not, geese have been used to protect police stations in China and to patrol prison yards in Brazil. Geese can be every bit as effective as a guard dog, and they do it on instinct. You don't even have to train them.
All geese, but especially males, are extremely territorial. While most domestic geese retain their ability to fly, they choose not to. Once they know your farm is home, they will defend it from intruders, to the death if need be. Geese have even been successfully used as a defense against coyotes! Now that says something, doesn't it?
Geese will bond with their owners and the other animals around them if they are brought to your farm as chicks. Anyone else, human or animal, is likely to be treated as an intruder and viciously attacked on sight. Their exceptional eyesight and hearing makes them perfect for detecting intruders both day and night. They also have a wide field of view, thanks to their widely spaced eyes.
Geese really know how to sound an alarm. Once they've noticed an intruder, there's no stopping their honking until the threat is gone, and often for a good while afterwards, too! Geese are flock animals, so they are happiest in a group. That means intruders will face multiple defenders at once. Each goose comes armed with a sharp serrated beak that's capable of inflicting some serious bites. But, that's not all! Their wings are weapons, too. They are capable of beating their opponent so hard that they could actually break bones. And, certain breeds of domestic geese can weigh as much as 22 pounds! That's a lot of power behind their punch.
If all that wasn't enough, geese are easy to keep. Their food preference is to graze on grass. They are excellent foragers, so if there's plenty of grass available, they won't need much additional feed. Domestic geese don't fly south for the winter, but prefer to stay at their home base. They don't mind the cold and their downy feathers and webbed feet provide excellent insulation. Even better, they lay delicious eggs and they can live for up to 20 years. They make good moms and are quite capable of raising up their own young to expand the flock or fill the freezer.
The biggest con to having a flock of geese on the homestead is that they don't know the difference between a hostile intruder and a friendly intruder. And, you're not going to be able to call them off like you can a dog. They might attack the mailman or any other visitor that comes to your farm. You should be prepared to put them in some sort of pen when you're expecting company, especially if the company includes small children!
Guineas are another multi-purpose bird that can be very useful on the homestead. A flock of guineas will work as a team, staying in a tight group as they forage around the farm looking for insects, small rodents, and snakes to eat. They have excellent hearing and eyesight and they're always on the alert.
As a guardian animal, they attack in groups to chase off smaller poultry-eating predators including cats, opossums, and even raccoons. Your farm cats will learn really quick to stay clear of the guineas! Guineas have a natural hatred of snakes. They are fearless, and they've been used by ranchers to keep dangerous snakes like copperheads and rattlers away from the flocks. If you have problems with snakes eating your chicken eggs, keep some guineas around and you won't have problems anymore! Groups of guineas will surround a snake, or other small predator, and literally peck it to death.
Guineas are also commonly used by the homesteader as an alarm animal. A flock of guineas that has spotted an intruder, human or animal, can be deafening. Over time, you learn to tell the difference between their normal noise and their alarm noise. You know that when they are raising an alarm you better go out and see what's going on! They will alert you to the presence of all sorts of predators, including coyotes and stray dogs, and pretty much anything else that doesn't belong.
Guineas are useful as pest control, too. If you have problems with ticks in your area, a flock of guineas will gobble them up pretty quick and keep them under control. In the garden, guineas can be used to patrol the crops for pests. They won't do nearly as much damage to your plants as chickens will, and they will keep the bugs well under control. Just wait until your plants are pretty large before giving the guineas access to the garden because they may dig up seedlings in freshly worked soil.
Guinea hens lay delicious eggs, but only in the spring and early summer. Their eggs are a little smaller than chicken eggs and they are light brown in color. If you keep your guineas confined until they are done laying in the morning, it will be much easier to find the eggs. However, they will forage most of their food if allowed, so they're very cheap to keep around.
Guineas do have some less endearing qualities you should be aware of, though. For one, guineas like to converse a lot, so they are noisy all the time, not just when they are sounding an alarm. If you have close neighbors, that could be an issue. Also, guineas don't like to be confined. They will wander into neighbors' yards looking for food and they prefer to roost in the trees at night if they can get away with it. They do, however, love millet and can be trained to come to their house at night for a treat, especially if you start when they're keets. Also, guineas are not very smart, and they are vulnerable to larger predators like coyotes and foxes. Guineas are horrible mothers, so you're better off incubating the eggs and brooding the keets yourself, or you could let a broody hen do it.
I'm a big believer in multiple layers of protection on the homestead. Having geese or guineas around as an alarm system and for protection against smaller predators makes good sense. Add in a larger guardian animal for protection against big predators and the best fencing you can afford, and you'll have a very effective off-grid homestead security system.


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This course provides a guide to patterns of thought and action in the territory that would become the United States, with brief coverage of stories explored further in upper-division course in American Studies and American history. The five topics here are organized into pairs for comparison of earlier and recent aspects of each:
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Women and Childbirth, with examination of midwifery before and after the advent of scientific medicine;
Christian Evangelicals, in the early republic and in our own time; and
African American Responses to Injustice, specifically the vigilante destruction of Rosewood, FL, and the messages of Malcolm X and recent attention to America's racial past.
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Who Affects our personality a Mother or Father?, According to Neuroscience
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Who Affects our personality a Mother or Father?
One of the latest researches says that a father's love is one of the greatest influences on personality development. Most of the people love their parents and less number of people hate their parents in this world.
A father's love contributes as much — and sometimes more — to a child's development as does a mother's love. That is one of many findings in a new large-scale analysis of research about the power of parental rejection and acceptance in shaping our personalities as children and into adulthood.
"In our half-century of international research, we've not found any other class of experience that has as strong and consistent effect on personality and personality development as does the experience of rejection, especially by parents in childhood," says Ronald Rohner of the University of Connecticut, co-authored the new study in Personality and Social Psychology Review. "Children and adults everywhere — regardless of differences in race, culture, and gender — tend to respond in exactly the same way when they perceived themselves to be rejected by their caregivers and other attachment figures."
Looking at 36 studies from around the world that together involved more than 10,000 participants, Rohner and co-author Abdul Khaleque found that in response to rejection by their parents, children tend to feel more anxious and insecure, as well as more hostile and aggressive toward others. The pain of rejection — especially when it occurs over a period of time in childhood — tends to linger into adulthood, making it more difficult for adults who were rejected as children to form secure and trusting relationships with their intimate partners. The studies are based on surveys of children and adults about their parents' degree of acceptance or rejection during their childhood, coupled with questions about their personality dispositions.
Moreover, Rohner says, emerging evidence from the past decade of research in psychology and neuroscience is revealing that the same parts of the brain are activated when people feel rejected as are activated when they experience physical pain. "Unlike physical pain, however, people can psychologically re-live the emotional pain of rejection over and over for years," Rohner says.
When it comes to the impact of a father's love versus that of a mother, results from more than 500 studies suggest that while children and adults often experience more or less the same level of acceptance or rejection from each parent, the influence of one parent's rejection — oftentimes the father's — can be much greater than the other's. A 13-nation team of psychologists working on the International Father Acceptance Rejection Project has developed at least one explanation for this difference: that children and young adults are likely to pay more attention to whichever parent they perceive to have higher interpersonal power or prestige. So if a child perceives her father as having higher prestige, he may be more influential in her life than the child's mother. Work is ongoing to better understand this potential relationship.
One important take-home message from all this research, Rohner says, is that fatherly love is critical to a person's development. The importance of a father's love should help motivate many men to become more involved in nurturing child care. Additionally, he says, widespread recognition of the influence of fathers on their children's personality development should help reduce the incidence of "mother blaming" common in schools and clinical setting. "The great emphasis on mothers and mothering in America has led to an inappropriate tendency to blame mothers for children's behavior problems and maladjustment when, in fact, fathers are often more implicated than mothers in the development of problems such as these."
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Angers welcome Stade Rennais to the Stade Jean-Bouin in the French Ligue 1 this evening, in a game that could be close to call given the two sides have been short of wins in recent weeks. Angers are fighting relegation but have picked up points of late, while Rennes have been drawing games on a regular basis which could lead to a stalemate today.
Hosts Angers are currently 18th in the French Ligue 1 table with 23 points from as many games this season, coming off the back of one win and one draw from their previous four. Angers have lost just one of their last four home games and will give Rennes something to worry about tonight as a result.
As for the visitors, Stade Rennais are ninth in the division with 31 points, having drawing four of their last five games. The away side have picked up stalemates in each of their previous three outings on the road, and could well pick up a point at the Stade Jean-Bouin.
With Angers averaging a point per game in their last five at home, while Rennes have drawn three on the bounce, William Hill are giving odds of 19/10 for the two sides to draw tonight.


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The Development of Urban Repair Networks: Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette
This sub-project traces change and continuity in urban repair opportunities in Luxembourg. From a comparative historical perspective, it will focus on Esch-sur-Alzette, the country's (former) industrial heartland, and Luxembourg City, the capital of Luxembourg.
Walking through a town like Esch-sur-Alzette in late 2019 seemed to reaffirm the widely held impression that there has been a decline in (specialist) repair shops as a result of the rise in consumer society and the related throwaway mentality. On Rue de l'Alzette alone, the town's main shopping street, where back in 1956 there were nine shoemakers, three (TV) electricians and nine watchmakers and jewellers, there are now but a handful of mobile phone repair shops and the occasional jeweller, watchmaker or optician left.
From this perspective, there are obviously fewer repair shops than there were in the past. Nevertheless, there is another story to be told: this is a story of gradual shifts and changes in repair services in the short 20th century that have led us to where we are today. Repair services were progressively centralised in fewer but larger companies, and at the same time they became more peripheral when repair workshops left town and city centres to set up in business parks. By analysing broken and repaired objects, the views of former and current repair specialists, and archival and statistical sources, the project strives to achieve a much more nuanced account of the changing face of repair.
What consumer objects were repaired? Who did the repair work? How did the repairers learn their trade? What was the influence of migrant workers coming to Luxembourg on repair services at different points in time? What was the impact of wider political and societal developments like the emergence of throwaway practices in the post-war period? What is Luxembourg's place in the history of repair?
These are just some of the questions the project aims to answer.
Thomas Hoppenheit
Thomas is a PhD Candidate working on the REPAIR project
"Repairing and Maintaining a Large Technological System in Luxemburg"
"The Emergence of the Environmental Movement in Luxembourg and its Impact on Repair Practices"


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Home » Travel Guides » Romania » 15 Best Things to Do in Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
15 Best Things to Do in Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
A dynamic and youthful university city, the capital of Transylvania is Romania's second most populous urban centre. True to Transylvania's Saxon background, Cluj-Napoca is endowed with Gothic wonders like the Stunning St Michael's Church and the Reformed Church.
Cluj-Napoca also has an exciting historical legacy as the home of Hungarian dukes and the birthplace of the 15th-century Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus, who is remembered with an imposing statue in front of St Michael's.
For culture you can get acquainted with rural customs and history at the Ethnographic museum, which has a terrific outdoor exhibition with hundreds of reconstructed houses. There's also a nationally-renowned Botanical garden, elegant parks and an epic gorge waiting for you just outside the city.
Let's explore the best things to do in Cluj-Napoca:
1. St Michael's Church
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Cluj-Napoca's heavyweight sight is this stunning 15th-century Gothic church on Unirii Square.
With three equal naves, and measuring 70 metres long and 80 metres high, few churches in Romania can match St Michael's for power as well as sheer depth of history.
The 15th-century King of Hungary and Croatia Mathias Corvius, was crowned in this building not long after its completion in 1464. Almost 500 years later there was another important moment when the Bishop Áron Márton spoke out openly against the Holocaust at this church, even while Jews were still being kept in the Kolozsvár Ghetto.
After renovations in the 20th century, frescoes going back to the 1400s were revealed in different parts of the church.
The most complete of these can be seen in the southwestern Schleunig Chapel.
In the 18th century the Cluj-born sculptor Johannes Nachtigall carved the highly elaborate pulpit and altar to the Three Kings.
2. Cluj-Napoca Art Museum
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Bánffy Palace, Cluj-Napoca
On the other side of Strada Iuliu Maniu, the Bánffy Palace is a stately partner to St Michael's Church.
This 18th-century Baroque residence was designed by the German architect Eberhard Blaumann and was built in the mid-1770s for the Hungarian Duke György Bánffy.
Among a lofty roll-call of guests is the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II who visited with his wife Caroline Augusta in 1817. The museum inside has works by some of Romania's most celebrated painters like the Impressionist Ion Andreescu and the Post-Impressionist Nicolae Tonitza.
But even more exciting is the Late Gothic Altar of Jimbor, a 16th-century polyptych with sculpted figures of the Madonna and Child at the centre.
3. Botanical Garden
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Botanical Garden, Cluj-Napoca
A few minutes on foot from the Old Town is a 14-hectare botanical garden plotted in the 1920s.
There are 11,000 different species here, planted in greenhouses and a host of individual gardens arranged according to geography or applications like medicine and historic trades.
There's also an area dedicated to ornamentation and design, where you'll come across the rosarium, Mediterranean garden and an authentic Japanese garden.
As with all botanical attractions the garden is best visited in spring and summer, but at any time of year you can call in at the Botanical Museum and Herbarium, which has 660,000 sheets of dried plants in cabinets.
4. National Museum of Transylvanian History
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National Museum Of Transylvanian History
To wrap your head around the complex and tumultuous history of Transylvania come to this red pastel-painted building on Piaţa Muzeului.
The exhibits start with Prehistory, taking you through the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods, into the Bronze and Iron Age, displaying tools, bones, jewellery and ceramics.
There are also Roman Dacian coins and glassware, Medieval documents, weapons and Western European furniture from an array of periods.
A standout exhibit is an Egyptian sarcophagus from the 3rd century BC, as well as some 700 stove tiles dating from the 1300s to the 1800s.
At the time of writing the museum was temporarily closed for renovations.
5. Pharmacy History Collection
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Pharmacy History Collection
Casa Hintz hosts the oldest pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, dating to 1573. In 1954 a museum opened inside, and over time the collection has grown to 1,800 pieces, giving a comprehensive account of pharmacies and medicine in Transylvania from the 1500s to the 1900s.
These historic pots, bottles, copper stills, glass retorts, scales and books go hand-in-hand with the pharmacy's original fittings, like a beautiful Baroque mural in the main shop from 1766 and a cabinet with a painting depicting the human lifecycle.
You can also browse some of the bizarre substances that passed for medicine centuries ago, like lobster eyes, Venetian theriac (poison antidote), or mummia (powdered human mummies).
6. Parcul Central
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Parcul Central
Now more than 190 years old, Cluj's main park was one of the first public spaces for recreation in Eastern Europe.
Parcul Central is an official historic monument and is bounded by the sleek Cluj Arena to the east and the Someșul Mic river to the north.
Even on freezing days in winter you could head here to walk the graceful alleys, embellished with a magnificent marble fountain, pond, bandstand and the striking old casino building, which is traced by a colonnade.
But of course, summer is when the park comes into its own, when you can dine on the terrace at the island pavilion and rent a pedal boat or rowboat from the jetty.
7. Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral
Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral
Built in ten years up to 1933, Cluj-Napoca's Orthodox Cathedral is a revival of the Brâncovenesc style, which first appeared at the end of the 17th century and mixed Byzantine and Renaissance architecture.
The main dome has shades of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, and is watched by four towers, each with semicircular arches.
Inside, that central dome is held up by 18 hefty columns.
The spectacular interior mosaics date to 2001 and were produced with Murano glass by the artist Virgil Morariu.
These complement the original murals painted at the turn of the 1930s by two professors at Cluj-Napoca's art academy.
8. Piarists' Church
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Piarists' Church, Cluj-Napoca
Dating from the beginning of the 1720s, this monument is a spot with real historical significance.
It was the first Baroque church in Transylvania, as well as the first Roman Catholic place of worship after the Reformation in the 16th century.
The church was founded by the Jesuits, and then handed to the Piarists when the Jesuit order was suppressed in 1773. The facade is brightly painted in orange and yellow, and has pilasters, scrolls, a bas-relief of the Holy Trinity above the portal and niches with sculptures.
The interior is even richer, with an altar that rises from the floor to the ceiling and has silver statues of the Jesuit saints Francis Xavier and Ignatius of Loyola.
These are Austrian in origin, while another Austrian, Anton Schuchbauer, carved the exuberant 18th-century pulpit and canopy.
9. Romulus Vuia Ethnographic Park
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Romulus Vuia Ethnographic Park
On the western outskirts is an outdoor museum for a deep insight into Transylvanian rural life.
Established on a hillside in 1929, the park has 200 historic buildings that have been brought here in pieces and rebuilt.
The most beautiful of these are two 18th-century Saxon churches with murals inside, while more than 30 are open and shed light on traditional livelihoods like metalworking, pottery, animal husbandry, stonemasonry, peasant mining and many more.
The houses and workshops have been sourced from across Transylvania and Central Romania, from the Apuseni Mountains in the Western Carpathians to the Székely Land in the Eastern Carpathians.
Follow up with a visit to the Transylvanian Ethnographic Museum in the centre of the Old Town.
10. Reformed Church
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Reformed Church, Cluj-Napoca
On Strada Lupului, this Gothic church has been the main place of worship for Cluj-Napoca's Calvinist community for almost half a millennium.
It is also the seat of the Transylvanian Reformed Church District, which had 500,000 members at the last count.
The building started out as a Minorite monastery church in the 15th century, and has the style of a German hall church, with a single nave and no transept.
Take a peek inside at the rib vaults, the richly ornamented Transylvanian Renaissance pulpit from 1646 and the organ in the gallery on the west side.
Try to find out when the next concert is scheduled, as the church's acoustics are first-rate.
11. Casa Matia (Matthias Corvinus House)
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Casa Matia, Cluj-Napoca
At no. 6 on Strada Matei Corvin you'll be at the birthplace of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. Among the most celebrated monarchs of the period, he was born here in 1443 and was the son of the Voivode (like a general or prince) of Transylvania, John Hunyadi.
The house isn't open to the public as it is used by the Design and Fine Arts University of Cluj-Napoca.
But there are two plaques to mark the importance of the building, which has contained a jail, hospital and museum in its time.
The Gothic ogival portal and mullioned windows give a hint of the age of the house.
12. Matthias Corvinus Monument
Matthias Corvinus Monument
Fronting St Michael's Church on Union Square(Piața Unirii) is a solemn, larger than life-sized statue of the 15th-century king.
The work of the leading Hungarian sculptor, János Fadrusz, the monument was unveiled in 1902 and shows Matthias Corvinus on horseback.
Standing 12 metres tall, it depicts Corvinus' horse with all four hooves on the ground, and this is believed to show that the king died of natural causes and not in combat.
At the base of the pedestal are four more statues depicting eminent figures from his reign like the Viceroy of Hungary and the Prince of Transylvania, who are both positioned to his right.
13. Lake Tarnița
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Lake Tarnița, Cluj-Napoca
An outdoor excursion of choice in summer for Cluj-Napoca residents, Lake Tarnița is a water reservoir created by the Tarnița Dam in 1974. An easy 20 minutes west of the city, the reservoir is 215 hectares in size and twists between tall hills that have a mantle of forest.
You can enquire locally about activities on the lake, which include boating, jet-skiing and fishing, or you could just pack a picnic and spend a carefree few hours on the shore on a warm day, taking a occasional dip in the cool water.
The shoreline is also a treat for walkers who don't mind going off track for the best vantage points of the lake.
14. Turda Gorge
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Turda Gorge
If you have a few hours to spare, drive down to this limestone canyon about 30 kilometres south of Cluj-Napoca.
One of Romania's favourite climbing destinations, the Turda Gorge is almost three kilometres long, with walls that reach 300 metres.
The surfaces are riddled with around 60 caves, most of which are no more than a few metres deep, while the largest burrows into the rock for 120 metres.
These cavities were inhabited during the Neolithic period.
Walkers can choose to stay low by the river or battle up the gradient to view the gorge from above, which is difficult but merits the effort.
15. Kürtőskalács
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Whenever there's a public event in Transylvania you'll catch the inviting scent of this "spit cake" on the air.
Kürtőskalács originated with the Hungarian population in the Székely Land to the east and is a simple cake made in a rather complicated way.
A dough made with flour, milk, sugar and yeast is poured onto a cylindrical mould and then turned over a glowing charcoal and basted with butter until golden brown.
When the mould is removed you get a hollow cake that is then normally coated with sugar and chopped walnuts and goes perfectly with coffee.
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15 Best Things to Do in Cluj-Napoca (Romania):
St Michael's Church
Cluj-Napoca Art Museum
Piarists' Church
Casa Matia (Matthias Corvinus House)
Lake Tarnița