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6 Rules For Perfect Care Of Lilacs
Do lilacs need care?
Rule 1. Watering not only after planting
Rule 2. Top dressing depending on age
Rule 3. Three types of lilac pruning
Rule 4. Loosening the soil should be regular
Rule 5. Mulching is very important
Rule 6. Persistent does not mean invulnerable
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Lilacs, with their unique scent that cannot be confused with other plants, has a reputation for being one of the easiest garden shrubs to grow. Lilac adapts perfectly to a wide variety of climates, settles in gardens for decades, is frost-resistant, gas- and drought-resistant. But it would be a very big mistake to call lilac a culture that does not require care at all. After all, this shrub retains both abundance and beauty only if you give it at least minimal care.
Dwarf lilac in a flower garden
Watering not only after planting
Top dressing depending on age
Three types of lilac pruning
Loosening the soil should be regular
Mulching is very important
Resilient does not mean invulnerable
Lilac is a shrub with an almost impeccable reputation. She copes well with frost and urban conditions. Not afraid of dust and gas pollution, not demanding on soils, adaptable to lighting. You can even use lilacs in the design of the garden in different ways: there is a place for this beautifully flowering shrub in the alley, and in the hedges, and on the lawn, and in the flower garden or rabat. But lilac does not belong to the plants that can be "planted and forgotten".
To admire its fragrant clouds, you need to devote time to pruning every year. And it will be impossible to achieve abundant long flowering without watering, fertilizing, maintaining the proper condition of the soil. Lilac care is not difficult, but it consists of the minimum procedures necessary for the normal development of the bush. There are important rules here.
Lilacs are considered so hardy that they do not need regular watering. Systemic procedures are not needed for this shrub, but this does not mean that irrigation for lilacs is not carried out at all. The care is not limited to the first procedure of abundant watering after planting.
Watering lilacs is carried out during the entire flowering time and in spring during the active growth of shoots (of course, only when natural precipitation is not enough). In summer, after flowering, watering is carried out only on the hottest days: the plant is not afraid of drought, but it still needs to be protected from overheating.
Watering lilacs is carried out throughout the active season
Lilacs need a different approach to feeding immediately after planting and after reaching optimal sizes. These plants cannot be fed until they are fully rooted and in preparation for winter: lilacs are fed only during the period of active growth, in the first half of the season.
In the first year after planting and at a young age, lilacs do not need feeding. The only exception is planting in poor soil, which simply does not have enough nutrients for normal growth. In this case, two dressings per year are made for young lilacs. After winter, when signs of the beginning of the growth of young branches are visible on the bush, the first feeding is carried out. And the second is held in the middle of summer: in late June or early July. From the second year after planting in early spring, nitrogen or organic fertilizers can be applied to any lilacs.
Adult lilacs are fed differently. From the third or fourth year, 1 time per season (most often in early spring), 50-60 g of nitrogen fertilizers (ammonium nitrate or urea) are applied under each bush. In the summer after flowering, lilacs are fed with organic fertilizers, embedded in the soil with a solution of mullein or ash. "Autumn" dressing (in August-early September) is applied only once every 2-3 years, using potassium-phosphorus fertilizers (30 g of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers or 55-60 g of the mixture).
For any lilacs, you can mix organic and mineral fertilizers. For young lilacs, manure is preferable, for adults - humus. When combined with organic matter, a single portion of mineral fertilizers should be reduced from 50-60 g to 30-40 g.
Lilacs are fertilized only in cloudy weather or in the evening, after watering or rain. Fertilizers can be either dissolved in water or embedded in the soil.
If something is lilac and "simple", then just not in pruning. After all, this beloved shrub needs regular cleaning and shaping. Pruning begins from the third or fourth year, when skeletal branches begin to form. And a single pruning is not enough, for lilacs, three types of these procedures are carried out:
1. The main pruning (flowering stimulation) is necessary for all types of lilacs, without exception. In order for the bushes to bloom profusely next year, it is necessary to prune the faded inflorescences in time, because flower buds of this shrub are formed only on summer shoots. The main pruning is done immediately after flowering, not in fall.
2. Anti-aging pruning. It is only needed on adult and old lilacs. Timely rejuvenation avoids the need for cardinal rejuvenation and skipping flowering. For rejuvenation, thickening, extra shoots on the bushes are removed annually, forming strong skeletal branches and a healthy bush with 5 to 10 well-located shoots.
Such rejuvenation is carried out in early spring, before the awakening of the kidneys. But if, nevertheless, it became necessary to carry out cardinal rejuvenation on old lilacs, then all shoots, without exception, are cut to sufficiently low stumps, completely removing all unnecessary thickening branches. Next year, the lilac will recover and if it releases inflorescences, then only small and single ones. But every year, with the proper formation of the bush, the lilac will bloom more and more abundantly and more beautifully.
3. Formative pruning. Lilac is a mostly landscape and picturesque shrub, and the formation of the crown, giving it certain outlines on it is used very rarely. The only exception is the removal of root shoots, weak, growing inward, damaged, dry shoots, which is necessary for any lilac to form strong skeletal shoots.
And the formation as such is carried out only in three cases:
in regular gardens, lilacs are given a stricter shape, from a young age setting the growth vector and slightly trimming the shoots to limit crown growth and give a silhouette (for example, for a spherical and umbrella-shaped crown, the lower shoots are removed and the upper ones thicken, etc.);
for hedges and tunnels near densely growing bushes, the top is cut off, and on the lateral shoots, twice a year, in spring and autumn, they are pruned, achieving the desired hedge outlines;
to form a lilac in a bole, one central skeletal shoot is left, it is regularly "cleaned" from lateral branches, and the crown is formed at the top into a "cloud", limiting its growth.
The main pruning of lilacs is carried out immediately after flowering
In order for lilacs to please with abundant flowering for many years and not suffer from any weather conditions, it is necessary to keep the soil loose, constantly renew its air and water permeability. Without loosening the soil, the lilac will suffer from soil compaction.
Loosening the soil for lilacs is carried out 3 or 4 times per season, combining it with weeding. The first loosening is carried out in early spring. It is better to carry out aeration after heavy rainfall or watering. But it is extremely important not to overdo it: for lilacs, the soil is loosened only 4-7 cm and no deeper.
It is possible to simplify the care of lilacs as much as possible and achieve better water retention, protect the root system from overheating, preserve the quality of the soil and its structure, only if you do not forget to constantly maintain the mulching layer in the lilac trunk circle. The first mulching for this shrub is created during planting, or rather, after abundant watering. For lilacs, the mulch layer should be from 5 to 7 cm. In the future, the mulch layer is renewed and maintained constantly, renewing at least 2 times a year - in spring and autumn.
It is preferable to use as mulching materials for lilacs:
peat;
humus;
half-ripe leaves;
compost.
For young seedlings in the first winter, it is advisable to create a new protective mulching-covering layer of leaves or peat up to 10 cm high.
Lilac in the garden
Despite its reputation as a strikingly hardy shrub, lilacs suffer from both disease and pests. Moreover, problems on healthy and strong bushes can appear in the vicinity of infected plants, and in unsuccessful seasons, when the care was insufficient to compensate for the heat and drought. And it will be very difficult to cure lilacs if you do not notice the defeat in time. Inspect the bushes regularly, especially in the second half of the season, for the slightest sign of these troublesome problems.
Of the diseases on lilacs, late blight and powdery mildew are most common. The sooner a problem is identified, the easier it will be to deal with it. With a strong defeat of the lilac, it will be difficult to cure it even with cardinal pruning and regular treatments. It is possible to fight diseases on this shrub with a simple Bordeaux mixture, and a variety of narrowly targeted fungicides.
Of the harmful insects on lilacs, leaf-eating pests and mites are more common. Moreover, the spread of these pests leads to a rapid loss of decorativeness and practically - to "baldness". It is necessary to fight insects with systemic insecticides: narrowly targeted agents are effective, but while you are struggling with one problem, other pests can settle on the weakened lilac.


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Do Diet Foods Lead to Weight Gain?
By Alice Park Wednesday, Aug. 08, 2007
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If you think you're cutting calories by eating diet or low-calorie versions of your favorite foods, think again. A new study by Canadian scientists published in the journal Obesity suggests that our bodies can't be fooled that easily.
Led by David Pierce, researchers at the University of Alberta studied the eating habits of young rats, and found that they tended to overeat when they were fed "diet" foods. Though the new study was conducted in animals, it adds to a growing body of research in humans that suggests a diet-foods paradox: the more low-calorie (or even zero-calorie) sodas and foods you consume, the more your body demands payback for the calories it was deprived.
Pierce and his team started with the assumption that animals, and young animals in particular, are adapted to crave high-calorie foods that are packed with fat and carbohydrates, the crucial biological fuel that rapidly growing juveniles need. Using classic Pavlovian conditioning techniques, Pierce trained his rats to associate low-calorie foods with a "diet" taste, and high-calorie foods with a different taste. So, when the rats were fed a high-calorie food that had been flavored with the diet taste, their brains assumed that their bodies were running low on calories. These animals then overate at their next meal in an effort to refuel and make up for the lost energy. "Animals have the ability to sense the caloric value of food they take in," says Pierce. "We found out that an animal can learn to use flavors to predict calories in an attempt to achieve energy balance."
This same phenomenon could explain similar results in recent studies of dieters, says Pierce. Two years ago, scientists at the University of Texas reported in an eight-year study that for every can of diet soda that a person drank, he raised his risk of being overweight by 41%, compared to a 30% increase in drinkers of regular, sugared drinks. Earlier this year, another study of diet-soda drinkers came to a similar conclusion, this time about metabolic syndrome, the dangerous constellation of risk factors, such as obesity, high cholesterol and insulin resistance, that increases the likelihood of heart disease. In this report, part of the 60-year-old Framingham Heart Study, researchers found that soda drinkers, regardless of whether they consumed diet or regular beverages, had a 48% higher risk of metabolic syndrome than non-soda drinkers.
At the time, even the study authors conceded that it was impossible to implicate diet drinks completely, since it's possible that those who drank low-calorie beverages were already overweight or at higher risk of metabolic syndrome, and chose the diet drinks in an effort to get healthier. But Pierce's work hints that a more basic, biological mechanism may be at work. The animals in his study were able to predict the amount of calories in a food based on taste, demonstrating that the body uses cues like taste and texture to make sure it's getting enough fuel. Just as Pierce's rats were fooled into thinking they hadn't absorbed enough calories after eating diet chow, people are preprogrammed to anticipate sugary, high-calorie fulfillment when drinking a soda or noshing on a sweet-tasting snack. So, the diet versions of these foods may leave them unsatisfied, driving them to eat more to make up the difference.
All of this emerging work could make the food and beverage industry, which has invested billions in diet and low-calorie versions of almost every food imaginable, a bit uneasy. "This study simply defies common sense," wrote Dr. Richard Adamson, scientific consultant to the American Beverage Association, in a prepared statement responding to the study. "To suggest that foods and beverages with zero calories contribute to weight gain contradicts the overwhelming body of scientific evidence that supports that they can help you reduce calories and maintain a healthy weight."
Dr. Ramachandran Vasan, lead author of the Framingham study, however, notes, "A zero-calorie drink could produce a metabolic response if it is sweet. It can condition you to develop a preference for sweet things, which can lead to weight gain or metabolic syndrome. So something that is sweet could produce a metabolic effect even if it doesn't have a whole lot of calories.
Of course, none of the studies has yet proved that diet foods or beverages actually cause weight gain or heart disease; they have merely found an intriguing association, which scientists are still trying to explain. Well, nobody ever said counting calories was easy.

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If a fairy appeared to you today and announced that with one swish of her magic wand she would change whatever it is you don't like now about yourself or your life, what would you ask for?
I have written much in these newsletters about the need for us to accept what we don't have the power to change. But ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) is about more than just acceptance. A very significant second part is Commitment.
For me this aspect seems very relevant at this time whilst many of us are spending many hours watching the Olympics whether we are fortunate enough to see events for real or whether we content ourselves with watching on TV. Never has coverage for those of us unable to be there in person been so extensive.
Those competitors exhibit one quality in common - commitment. Nobody gets to compete at that level if they haven't committed themselves to many years of practice at their chosen sport.
But what form does commitment take in everyday life?
What is the relevance of commitment if you've left it too late in life to take up a sport and train hard? What does being committed actually mean to the average person?
Each of us, from time to time, feels that whatever it is we are going through it is not what we signed up for. What makes the difference though is what we then do about it.
In first place are the whingers.
These people complain about their lot. In doing so they are directing all their energies to this thing or situation that they don't want. This incessant negative focus then causes them to feel bad, because moods follow thoughts. Their constant miserable state tends to make others do their best to avoid them because negative mood is catching.
These people don't like the way their thoughts or what's going on is making them feel so they try to escape from these feelings by swamping or burying them under others. Well known methods of escape include excessive alcohol, drug addiction, comfort eating, spending money you don't have, compulsive rituals, self harm etc. All of these involve attempts to escape by blocking out the unpleasant feelings with something else.
There are also many more common ways people try to escape in everyday life simply by changing their life in order to avoid the thing that makes them feel bad.
This type of escape involves taking action in order to avoid something you don't like or want. By way of example, how many people choose to get divorced because they actually want to be single again rather than because they want to get away from an unsatisfactory relationship? True, there are some, but not the majority.
What they say is something to the effect that they have enjoyed the experience and will now go away and work on what wasn't quite right ready for the next time.
The rest of us tend to be constantly reminding ourselves of what we don't want, don't like, don't enjoy in our present lives. I used to be constantly amazed that, when I asked people what they wanted, I either got the reply, "I don't know…" or they would give me an answer in terms of what they didn't want or wanted to get rid of. I still get those same answers to my question most of the time, but it no longer surprises me.
We live in a culture which focuses on what's gone wrong, the downside, of everything.
One refreshing exception has been the coverage of the Olympics over the past couple of weeks. In Great Britain at least the focus has shifted to what's been done well. Many people have been trying to get late tickets for any event at all. Often this is not because they know anything about that event necessarily or have ever before even considered watching it, but simply because they want to mingle with the crowds and soak up some of the feelgood factor.
If you happen to want to become an Olympic champion the steps you need to take towards your goal are probably fairly obvious. You need to train, to practise your skill and perfect it as far as possible.
If, however, your goal is less obvious, more mundane, it isn't always clear where your focus needs to be. For example, suppose you have excessive anxiety or depression. Your goal isn't going to be to overcome either of these because if that's your goal you are focusing on what you want to get rid of.
I'm not saying here that we need to single-mindedly focus on achieving various goals. The greatest pleasure in life comes from enjoying the journey. But for any journey, we have to be going somewhere, however vague the destination. If you aren't aware of what you do want or of the person you want to be, how can you possibly commit to achieving it?
It's our thoughts that cause our emotions whatever they may be. If you want better emotions you have to keep your thoughts on each and every little positive thing in the here and now. This doesn't require struggle or huge effort. All it takes is the patience to notice when you are indulging in non-positive thoughts and moving your mind onto better things.


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Роберт Вольфганг Кан (9 вересня 1924 — 9 квітня 2007) — видатний британський металофізик, редактор фундаментальних книг з фізичного матеріалознавства, популяризатор наукового матеріалознавства.

Родина
Роберт Вольфґанґ Кан народився 9 вересня 1924 р. в заможній єврейській родині у місті Фюрт, на півночі Баварії (Німеччина).
Фюрт славився високою якістю полірування скла, з якого виготовляли дзеркала. Його батько Мартін Кан, походив з релігійної, але асимільованої єврейської родини, представники якої впродовж років очолювали єврейські громади у невеликих населених пунктах Бадена. Він працював бухгалтером фабрики дзеркал дідуся Роберта з боку матері, Г'юго Гайнемана. У липні 1933 р. шлюб батька з Ельзе Гайнеман перебував на грані краху. З огляду на переслідування дітей внаслідок єврейського походження, сім'я втекла до Швейцарії. Звідти батько перебрався до Лондона, щоб створити новий бізнес, а Роберт і решта родини — на Мальорку, де він вивчив американську версію англійської мови разом з французькою та іспанською мовами. Пізніше родина переїхала до Барселони, де Роберт засвоїв британську версію англійської мови.
1936 року Роберт, коли в Іспанії розпочалася громадянська війна, приєднався до батька в Лондоні.

Освіта
Батько послав його до школи в Мейдн Ерлі в графстві Беркшир. Школа не мала жодних академічних традицій. У п'ятнадцятирічному віці Роберт перейшов до школи хлопчиків в Елстрі за 25 км від Лондона, але провчився там коротко до 1940 року.

Коли 1940 р. розпочалася битва за Британію, батько Роберта у червні був інтернований як громадянин ворожої держави разом з багатьма іншими німецькими та австрійськими біженцями.
У вересні розпочалося німецьке бомбардування Лондона. Перебуваючи в таборі інтернованих, батько попросив свою економку вивезти сина із Лондона. Вона привезла його на північний захід Англії до графства Камбрія. Там Роберта не прийняли до престижної гімназії в місті Кесвік, і він поступив у технічну школу містечка Воркінгтон на західному узбережжі. Поблизу Воркінгтона були поклади залізної руди, тому цей район віддавна став виробником сталі, але і був досить похмурим. Тут Роберт протягом двох років успішно вивчав технічні науки. В Озерному краї — гірському районі Камбрії — який славився своїми озерами, лісами й горами Роберт вперше запізнався з гірським туризмом, зачарувався походами в горах, які стали його захопленням на все життя. 1951 року в Озерному краї був створений Національний парк, визнаний у 2017 році об'єктом Всесвітньої спадщини ЮНЕСКО.

Роберт вирішив продовжити вивчення природничих наук в Кембриджському університеті. За шість тижнів під керівництвом досвідченого репетитора він настільки добре опанував латинську мову, що зміг успішно здати вступний іспит і в жовтні 1942 р. поступити в Триніті-коледж (Кембридж), де обрав вивчення металургії.
Тут в 1943 році Роберт Кан познайомився з Патрісією (Пет) Гансон, яка вивчала англійську мову. Батьком Пет був відомий професор і завідувач кафедри фізичної металургії в Бірмінгемському університеті Даніель Гансон. Коли в 1947 році Роберт отримав громадянство Великої Британії, він одружився з Пет. Під час медового місяця вони здійснили подорож до Франції та Іспанії.

Наукова діяльність
У 1945 році Кан закінчив навчання в Триніті-коледжі і розпочав дослідницьку діяльність під керівництвом Еґона Орована в Кавендішській лабораторії. Завданням його дослідження було встановити, яким чином у здеформованому (вигнутому) монокристалічному металевому стрижні після відпалу утворюються субзерна. Ця робота дозволила інтерпретувати це явище, як термодинамічно стимульований термічно активований процес перегрупування невпорядковано розташованих дислокацій в стабільні конфігурації у вигляді дислокаційних стінок, які утворюють малокутові границі субзерен. Важливим аспектом цієї роботи стало підтвердження існування дислокацій та їх впливу на деформацію та структуру кристалічних матеріалів, що ще в 1934 році постулювали Орован, Джеффрі Тейлор та Майкл Поланьї. Орован в доповіді у Французькому товаристві металургії й матеріалів, яку він виголосив у жовтні 1947 року за результатами рентгенівських і металографічних досліджень Кана, вперше назвав цей процес полігонізацією. Французькі вчені вже знали про це явище, але не пов'язали його з дислокаціями.

Професор Даніель Гансон порадив Робертові Кану звернутися за допомогою в інтерпретації результатів його рентгеноструктурних досліджень до молодого, але блискучого на той час знавця теорії дислокацій, викладача його кафедри фізичної металургії Алана Котрелла. Припущення Котрелла про те, що завдяки термічній активації дислокації можуть перегруповуватися в стінки, перпендикулярно до площин, в яких вони ковзають, наштовхнуло Кана на думку пов'язати дислокаційні стінки з границями субзерен
Разом з тим, після консультації з Орованом невелика група Котрелла розпочала вирощувати монокристали чистих металів, найперше цинку й кадмію, та досліджувати їх деформацію.

1947 р. Роберт покинув Кембридж, щоб посісти посаду наукового співробітника відділу металургії
Науково-дослідного центру з атомної енергії в Гарвелі із більшою зарплатою, ніж в університеті, що було додатковим аргументом для його одруження з Патріцією Гансон. Керівник його відділу, Брюс Чалмерс, був дуже задоволений з того, що Роберт буде завершувати свою роботу з полігонізації у його відділі. Орован рідко рецензував роботи своїх докторантів, тому Кан самостійно завершував свою дисертацію.
У відділі Роберту було доручено досліджувати пластичну деформацію альфа-урану, зокрема встановити кристалографічний механізм двійникування. У цій роботі Кан продемонстрував новий тип двійникування в кристалах урану. Одночасно з цими дослідженнями Кан завершив дисертаційну роботи й після успішного захисту 1950 р. отримав ступінь доктора філософії.

З 1951 він читав лекції в Бірмінгемському університеті на кафедрі свого тестя, спочатку на посаді викладача, пізніше доцента.
У Бірмінгемі він продовжував працювати над дослідженням рекристалізації, зокрема над створенням моделі утворення центрів рекристалізації шляхом міграції малокутових границь субзерен. Він також досліджував вплив термічного оброблення на ступінь упорядкування кристалічної структури інтерметалевих сплавів таких як Cu3Au, CuAu, FeCo, Fe3Al. Ці теми залишалися в центрі уваги Кана до кінця його академічного життя.

З кінця 1953 року Кан провів один рік в університеті Джона Хопкінса (Балтимор, США), де спільно з бельгійським
мінералологом і кристалографом
Джозефом Донні написав оглядову статтю про двійниковані кристали.

1962 році Роберт перейшов на посаду повного професора в Університетському коледжі Північного Уельсу в Бангорі.
Через два роки він покинув чудові гори Північного Уельсу, коли йому запропонували вищу посаду в новому Університеті Сассекса. Швидко він став деканом факультету прикладних наук. Розбудова нового університету захоплювала його. Кан створив першу кафедру матеріалознавства, став першим професором з матеріалознавства у Великій Британії та опрацював лекції з цієї дисципліни. Кану завдяки високій активності попри важкі адміністративні обов'язки вдалося залучити кваліфікований персонал, фінансування досліджень та розвинути новий напрям наукової діяльності: створення та вивчення аморфних металевих сплавів. Вперше такий сплав (Au75Si25) був отриманий в 1960 році надшвидким охолодженням під час кристалізації. На той час поняття аморфний (некристалічний) сплав звучав в стосунку до металів майже як оксиморон. Відома й цитована його робота про дифузію
атомів у аморфних металах. Протягом кількох років він успішно й віддано працював у Сассексі, і це був щасливий період у житті його та родини.
У 1981 р. кафедра матеріалознавства стала жертвою серйозних скорочень в університеті. Попри відмінну репутацію досліджень, але через малу кількість студентів (через поки що неконвенціональну спеціальність) кафедру було закрито. Кан достроково пішов у відставку.

Спочатку півроку він провів в Австралії в Університеті Монаша поблизу Мельбурна. А в 1981 році він погодився очолити кафедру металургії Університету Париж-Південь в Орсе (Ессонн). З огляду на дещо консервативні традиції цього університету та нетерпляче бажання Кана відразу внести сучасні підходи в роботу кафедри йому не все вдавалося. Роки, проведені на кафедрі, він називав екстремальними роками своєї діяльності.

Через два роки Кан покинув Паризький університет і повернувся в Кембридж на посаду старшого наукового співробітника на кафедрі металургії та матеріалознавства. Ця посада зберігалася за ним до кінця життя в 2007 році (з 1986 року в статусі почесного науковця). В Кембриджі він продовжував свої дослідження, але також використовував час для продовження своєї нової, тепер основної діяльності — редагування різних наукових книг та журналів.

Один рік в період 1985—1986 рр. він відвідав США, де працював у Каліфорнійському технологічному інституті
та відомій дослідницькій лабораторії Дженерал Електрік. Зокрема, в лабораторії Дженерал Електрік Кан провів дослідження перетворення упорядкування — знеупорядкування та його впливу на пластичність Ni3Al-Fe.

За свою наукову діяльність Кан удостоївся великої кількості наукових нагород, був обраний членом багатьох наукових академій у всьому світі. Найважливішим для нього було, безумовно, обрання членом Лондонського королівського товариства в 1991 році. Він був іноземним членом Геттінгенської академії наук, Іспанської королівської академії точних, фізичних і природничих наук, Індійської національної академії наук, Китайської академії наук.

Він був удостоєний медалі і премії А. А. Гріффітса (1983 р.), золотої медалі Acta Metallurgica, «Лекції Девіда Тернбулла»(2002 р.), якою визнається фундаментальний внесок вченого у матеріалознавство.

Наукова редакційна та популяризаторська діяльність
Широко шанований за свої наукові праці, Роберт Кан не менше, якщо не більше, знаний за редакційну роботу. Він написав понад 240 статей, та його редакторська робота ще більш вражаюча. Він був засновником і редактором ряду видань: чотирьох наукових журналів, трьох технічних енциклопедій та трьох серій книг.
Вперше Кан став редактором нового журналу «Журнал ядерних матеріалів» (Journal of Nuclear Materials) у 1959 році. Пізніше в 1964 році йому запропонували редагувати перший журнал в галузі матеріалознавства «Журнал з матеріалознавства» (Journal of Materials Science). У своїх спогадах він відзначає, що розглядає діяльність, присвячену створенню і редагуванню цього журналу, як найважливішу редакторську роботу. 1985 року він став редактором журналу «Матеріалознавство» (Materials Science). А ще він був з 1985 р. головним редактором журналу «Журнал досліджень матеріалів» (Journal of Materials Research), у 1992 році створив новий журнал «Інтерметаліди» (Intermetallics).

У 2004 р. журнал «Матеріалознавство» опублікував низку його статей з історії матеріалознавства.

Плідний редактор книг Кан особливо пишався багатоавторною книгою «Фізичне матеріалознавство» (Physical Metallurgy), яку почав редагувати в 1961 році і яка вперше була опублікована в 1965 р.. На загал вона витримала чотири перевидання, два останні редагувалися Каном спільно з Пітером Гаазеном.

Кан редагував три основні книжкові серії.  З 1986 року Кан спільно з П. Гаазеном і Е. Крамером редагував серію багатоавторських книг «Матеріалознавство та технологія: всеосяжне оброблення», (Materials Science and Technology: A Comprehensive Treatment), яка складалася з 20 томів. Брав участь у редагуванні серії «Кембриджська наука твердих тіл» (Cambridge Solid State Science). З 1998 року він був одним із шести головних редакторів серії книг «Енциклопедія матеріалів» (Encyclopedia of Materials, Elsevier) в 11 томах. В серії книг «Серії Пергамон Матеріалів» (Pergamon Materials Series) він редагував том 5 «Майбутнє матеріалознавства» (The Coming of Materials Science).

Кан був редактором або співредактором трьох технічних енциклопедій: «Енциклопедія матеріалознавства та інженерії» (Encyclopedia of Materials Science
and Engineering), «Енциклопедія сучасних матеріалів» (Encyclopedia of Advanced Materials), «Коротка енциклопедія властивостей матеріалів» (Concise Encyclopedia of Materials Characterisation).

Кан також писав науково-популярні статті для широкої громадськості. 1967 року Джон Меддокс, редактор Nature, головного британського наукового журналу, призначив його рецензентом з матеріалознавства (спочатку анонімним). Кан написав багато коментарів, зокрема його статті в розділі «Новини та перегляди» були помітними внесками, які не раз ставали джерелом посилань у сферах за межами його власної спеціалізації. Кан співпрацював з журналом до 2001 року. Його популярні статті на найрізноманітніші теми були зібрані ним у книзі «Винахідливість та артефакти» (Artifice and Artefacts: 100 Essays in Materials Science) з посв'ятою дружині Патрісії і опублікованій у 1992 р.

Громадянська позиція
Лише в 1952 році, через сім років після закінчення Другої світової війни на прохання свого колеги з університету Френка Набарро, який хотів разом з ним побувати в Німеччині, Роберт погодився відвідати рідну країну. У Геттінгенському університеті він прочитав лекцію по темі своєї поточної роботи про двійникування в урані. Лише пізніша співпраця з німецькими вченими, такими як Пітер Гаасен (1927—1993), погодили його з Вітчизною.
1953 р. незважаючи на запрошення Набарро, який залишив Бірмінгем і очолив кафедру фізики Вітватерсрандського університету в Йоганнесбурзі, Кан відмовився від почесної та вигідної посади професора на цій кафедрі через режим апартеїду в Південній Африці.

Він не схвалював міжнародну політику Радянського Союзу, і приймав у себе угорських біженців після вторгнення в Будапешт у листопаді 1956 року окупаційної радянської армії.

Він надавав наукову підтримку в розвитку металургії та матеріалознавства в країнах, які розвивалися. З 1955 р. він сприяв розвитку металургії в Аргентині та неодноразово відвідував науково-дослідний центр Інституту фізики в Барілоче (Instituto de Fisica de Bariloche) в передгір'ях Анд.
Пізніше він розвинув тісні контакти з індійською металургією та матеріалознавством. За словами індійського вченого В. С. Аруначалама, який в 1962 році був студентом Кана в Бангорі, ніхто так багато не заробив для індійської металургії як Роберт Кан.
В останні роки його внесок у китайську металургію був відзначений почесним членством в Китайській академії наук.

Приватне життя
Роберт Кан мав багато інтересів поза наукою: гори, музика, мистецтво, література, фотографія і насамперед його родина.
Він був життєлюб.

Він любив людей, а свою дружину, дітей та внуків — понад усе. До останніх днів життя Роберта оточували люблячі дружина, їх четверо дітей та дванадцять онуків.

Роберт любив знання та науку, а матеріалознавство — понад усе. Він був щедрою людиною, ділився своїм часом та ідеями з багатьма дослідниками
по всьому світу, чому сприяла його любов до подорожей.

Як вид відпочинку понад усе він любив гірський туризм. Був настільки вправним туристом, що здійснив походи в Альпах, Гімалаях та Андах. Але його найулюбленішим місцем подорожей та відпочинку назавжди залишився Озерний край в Камбрії — місце його юнацького захоплення.

Він любив усі види мистецтв, правда, класичного стилю. Від батька він успадкував пристрасну любов до музики, грав на віолончелі в місцевій оркестровій групі. Найбільше він любив твори Моцарта та Баха.

Він любив мови, найперше англійську. Роберт мав глибоку любов до Англії за її толерантність та ліберальні погляди. Його любов до англійської мови та літератури, була настільки серйозною, що у 90-х роках він став консультантом Оксфордського словника англійської мови.

Наприкінці життя у нього розвинулася хвороба кісткового мозку. Протягом декількох років він боровся з нею, залишаючись активним та експериментуючи з багатьма методами лікування. Попри те, хвороба переродилася в лейкемію.
Помер Роберт Кан 9 квітня 2007 року в Кембриджі.

Примітки

Джерела
 R. W. Cahn, The Art of Belonging (Book Guild Publishing, Sussex, UK, 2005)
 V. S. Arunachalam. Robert Wolfgang Cahn (1924—2007)—In Memoriam. Molecules in the Solid State, July 2007. Volume 32, Issue 7 , Р. 567.
 Olivier Hardouin Duparc. Robert W. Cahn: 1924—2007. International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde). January 2007, рр. 651—654.
 A. Lindsay Greer. Robert Wolfgang Cahn (1924—2007). Nature Materials, 2007. Volume 6. Р.477.

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Muddy Bay
Late Ceramic Age (Post Saladoid)
Muddy Bay (PH-14) is a late period ceramic age site situated in Nonsuch Harbour. The area of prehistoric settlement is delineated by large quantities of shell and ceramic debitage. The site was investigated by Reg Murphy for his Masters Degree at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. David Cruz, also of Trent University completed a comparative study of the faunal remains for his Masters. Several others have conducted research at the site. Of note are, Christy de Mille, lithic analysis, and Dr. Paul Healy (Trent University) (field research and radiometric analysis).
While not rich in exotic artifacts, Muddy Bay provided good information about the late ceramic age on Antigua. It is situated in the dry northeastern section of the island, and has exceptionally good preservation of organic material. Phytoliths, pollen, and microbotanical remains have been recovered and further investigations of the site is pending. The site is classified as a coastal fishing village. It is in close proximity to a larger site that predates it (Nonsuch PH-11) by 300 years. As the lands on which the site is situated are privately owned, its destruction is inevitable.
Revisited
In 2006 the amazing post Saladoid site PH-14 Muddy Bay was revisited by Dr. Murphy and Ph.D. candidate CUNY, Matthew Brown. Previous research in 1991 – 94 recovered a significant sample of ceramics, lithic material, and worked shell in dense midden deposits 1.5 meters deep. But the most interesting aspect of PH-14 is the remarkable preservation of organic material and many kilos of bone and carbonized material were recovered. Muddy Bay has been radiocarbon dated to AD1220. The site will eventually be lost to luxury waterfront residential development; a most unfortunate occurrence for such a special archaeological site with excellent organic preservation.
The excavated faunal material will provide training and research material for students for years to come. Most of the bones are from small reef fish, those typically caught in fish traps today, but many birds, iguana, and rodent bones were also noted. Rare species identified include a large Wood Stork, Burrowing owl, manatee, snakes, rice rats and guinea pigs. In addition, skeletal remains of a young female were excavated that were in direct association with the Wood Stork.


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Dean of International College, Asia University
(2016/08/01-Present)
Research Fields & Interests Victorian Literature, The English Novel, Cultural Studies, Business English, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Material Writer
Education PhD in English Literature, University of Maryland/College Park , U.S.A.
MA in Foreign Languages and Literature, National Taiwan University
BA in English, National Taiwan Normal University
Deputy Dean, International College, Asia University
Director General, Center for General Education, China University of Technology
Dean, College of Humanities and Management, Fooyin University
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Honor TESOL ESP-IS Chair, 2012-15
President, Taiwan ESP Association
Consultant, Internationalization and English Enhancement Program, Ministry of Education (MOE)
Commissioner & Coordinator, ESP Question Bank Program (English for Nursing and English for Hospitality), MOE
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This lawyer (and app developer) wants to make expungement easier
Matthew Stubenberg has built Maryland Expungement, a free website that streamlines the process of making old legal charges go away.
By Stephen Babcock / staff
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Every Wednesday, there's a line out the door at the public defender's office in Baltimore City. The dozens of people queued up are looking to make a run-in with the legal system disappear from public view.
For many people who were accused — but never convicted — in a legal case, this process is perfectly legitimate. That's because after three years have passed, the legal system allows for expungement, or removal of the charge from the public record. The process can help people who never committed crimes pass background checks for jobs and housing, but it's not as accessible as it could be.
There's many legal advocacy groups looking to fix that. Within the tech community, efforts like ExpungeMaryland (which we covered in July) have looked to get the word about expungement. One lawyer also sees an opportunity to make the entire process less cumbersome. Matthew Stubenberg is looking to make it easier for people once they get to the public defender's door.
Stubenberg, who works as a senior applications specialist at Maryland Legal Aid and also developed the Not Guilty app, says there are about 130,000 rulings that could be expungeable in Maryland ever year.
"It's just a quicker process."
Mary-Denise Davis, Officer of the Public Defender
"Right now my goal is to try to make serious dent in that number," Stubenberg said.
While studying at the University of Maryland School of Law, Stubenberg picked up a lot of knowledge in expungements.
After seeing the process firsthand, he realized it was very black and white in two ways.
For one, he learned that, in legal terms, a case is either expungeable, or it isn't. "There's very little gray area," he said.
The process of getting an expungement petition down on paper in black and white, however, has more hurdles.
A trip to the public defender's office makes that easy to see. A few weeks ago, there was one person at the office handling expungements, and people had to fill out their forms by hand. Sometimes, penmanship can be unclear, and other inconsistencies can emerge.
"In my mind accuracy was always questionable when you have to fill out that many forms that quickly," Stubenberg said.
To address the two problematic realities, he drew on programming experience to create Maryland Expungement, a website that determines whether a case is expungeable, and allows forms to be filled out online.
The program pulls a person's records from the state's Case Search website. Then, it uses an algorithm to determine whether the case is expungeable, or not. If it's determined to be expungeable, the program then fills out the necessary forms. All that's left for humans to do at the end is print out the form, and sign on the dotted line.
While he wants to expand the service eventually, Stubenberg is offering it as a free service for now to the public defender's office and nonprofit organizations like the Maryland Legal Services Corporation and the Homeless Persons Representation Project.
So far, no one who's used the program has turned it away, Stubenberg said.
"It's just a quicker process," said Mary-Denise Davis, chief attorney with the Officer of the Public Defender. "It makes the forms a lot easier to provide. It's taking out that human need of sitting down and filling out the forms."
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Strong standing and character within the legal community is essential. With a track record of success, Mr. McMahon has been recognized by both judges and lawyers as a formidable adversary and one of the top trial lawyers in the state. His attention to detail and scientific approach to personal injury is unparalleled.
J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA, 1984
Magna cum laude
B.A, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 1979
High Honors, Pharmacology
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Consumer Attorneys of California
Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2012-Present
Top 100 Irish American Attorneys, Irish Voice Newspaper, 2011
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Preeminent Lawyers of America, LexisNexis, 2009
Rated by Super Lawyers, 2008-Present
Finalist for the "Street Fighter of the Year Award," Consumer Attorneys of California
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Nepal-India 132 kV Cross Border Transmission Line Connecting Uttar Pradesh And Rupandehi Will Complete By July, 2022
March 21, 2022, 8:32 a.m.
As the construction of the transmission line from the Mainahiya substation of Rupandehi to the Sampatiya (New Nautanuwa) substation in Uttar Pradesh, India is in full swing, the project will likely to complete by mid-July, 2022.
Nepal Electricity Authority Managing Director Kul Man Ghising said that a 132 kV transmission line was being constructed to facilitate cross-border electricity trade in Uttar Pradesh, where the structure of only 33 kV transmission line passes through Nepal at present.
"This line is important for Nepal to import power if needed and to export the surplus electricity to UP," Ghising said. "Once completed, 132 kV transmission infrastructure will be ready with UP, which will facilitate and expand electricity trade between the two countries."
The foundation of 44 of the 96 towers in the 28-kilometer (km) transmission line has been laid, according to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
Five towers have been installed. Compensation for the land in the route of the transmission line has been determined and all required equipment has been brought to the project site.
A team led by Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Devendra Karki, board of directors of NEA and its Managing Director Singh visited the construction site of the project on Sunday.
The team instructed the project management to complete the construction work on time as the transmission line is important for power trade between the two countries.
The sixth meeting of the Joint Steering Committee of Energy Secretary-level meeting between Nepal and India held in Pokhara in January 2019, had agreed to construct the New Nautanuwa-Mainahiya 132 kV transmission line between Nepal and Uttar Pradesh.
The decision was made to connect the line to New Nautanuwa (Sampatiya, India) substation. After this, the seventh meeting of the Joint Steering Committee of Energy Secretary level held in Bangalore, India, in November 2019, decided to connect the transmission line to the substation.
The government of Nepal has invested in the project which is estimated to cost around USD 8 million. The transmission line starting from Mainahiya 132 kV substation will be constructed up to Marchwar (Shree Rampur) border point with India.
Hari Pandey, chief of the project, said that two bays and 3-4 towers should be constructed at the substation to connect the line to India.
Pandey said that Nepal had agreed to provide funds for the project and the Indian side had agreed to work.
One of the two 132/33 kV, 45 MVA capacity power transformers to be installed at the Mainahiya substation has already been connected.
The remaining 33/11 kV, 16 MVA power transformer is being brought to the project site.
The 132 kV double circuit transmission line project under construction from Yogikuti (Butwal) to Mainhiya has reached the final stage. The new line is expected to improve the power supply and control technical leakage in Bhairahawa area of Rupandehi.
The overall construction progress of the project is 95 percent, the NEA said
Of the 56 towers in the 18-km transmission line, 55 have already been built. Wire stretching work has been completed in around 10 km.
Work is underway to make 2 km of transmission line underground in the Butwal market area.
Around 60 percent of construction work on Mainahiya-Sampatiya 132 kV double circuit transmission line connecting Nepal and Uttar Pradesh (UP) of India has been completed.
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The Australian school system is broken into two main types of schools, Public and Private. Public schools are government owned and most of the associated costs of attending the school are provided by government funding. Private schools are subsidised but the government to a small degree and the majority of their funding is raised through school attendance fees. Private school fees are generally between $10,000 and 15,000 per year per child. This price is quite expensive however these schools carry the reputation of excellent sporting and scholastic achievement.
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The Security MBA meets monthly in the Central Ohio area to share information of relevance to the Information Security and associated fields. We discuss emergent threats over pints of good beer, and have been doing so since 2004. Even better, the beer is usually free, thanks to our corporate sponsors.
As the Information Security field is broad, so are the range of topics, which include network, host and application security, privacy, law, cryptography, copyrights & patents, physical security, fire suppression, DR/BCP, ethics, forensic, biometrics, identity management, firearms, project management, development, data integrity, records retention and storage, optics, chemistry, hacking, red teams, DHS, NSA, FBI, ATF, etc. And beer. We operate under the Chatham House rule.


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Bellaria B&B
The newly refurbished Bellaria Bed & Breakfast was designed with one thing in mind. To create a space for those who want to get away from their busy schedule and discover themselves within the naturally sophisticated scenery of the island of Calypso, precisely in the village of Xagħra.
The name itself shows that something mythical has truly occurred and living proof of this is the natural beauty and might which surround the area. In any of our three rooms, all located near Calypso Cave, around five minutes away from the village's main square, you will re-discover the meaning of comfort and luxurious simplicity.
Adjust the perfect temperature to your liking with the use of our latest air conditioning systems. FREE
En-suite bathroom with walk-in showers
Maximum comfort is ensured through our specifically designed en-suite bathrooms with their walk-in showers. FREE
In-house Television
Watch your favourite television shows from the comfort of your room. FREE
In each room, a mini-refrigerator is installed so that you will never be caught without your most favourite beverage. FREE
Towels and bed linen are provided
Do not worry about packing towels or bed lines, since we provide them for you. FREE
We make our utmost to maintain the cleanliness throughout your stay. FREE
Additional maid services
You could also request additional maid services, tailor-maid to your exact specifications.
Gozo is a beautiful island which could be toured by boat. We would be really happy to arrange a boat ride for you and your loved ones.
If you want to explore the mythical island of Gozo at your own speed and comfort, we will get you a car, as per your needs.
Comino trips
We suggest you go to the charming island of Comino at least once during your stay. We can help you arrive there.
We would love to arrange direct or split airport transfers, irrelevant of the time or date.
Gozo offers some of the most sought-after diving sites in the Mediterranean. If you are just a beginner or an expert diver, different courses are available.
A unique way to travel around Gozo is by horse. Gallop away and discover Gozo's enchanting views in a truly unconventional way of transport.
Want to travel around the island without the pressures of driving? We will get you a taxi which will get you from one adventure to another in no time.
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The scenic village of Xagħra is world-renowned for the natural beauty and for the very celebrated historical heritage it offers to whoever decides to visit. Surrounded by three of the most beautiful beaches in Gozo (Ramla Bay, Għajn Barrani and Marsalforn), and by some gorgeous valley systems, ix-Xagħra is the perfect place for those who love long walks or are just fascinated by everything natural or historical.
Due to the many fertile valleys and some of the best agricultural land in Gozo, it is not surprising that this area was frequented by some of the earliest civilizations in human history. The very first signs of human presence in Xagħra are said to have taken place around 6000 years ago and tangible proof of this theory is the extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage Ġgantija Temple complex, which is situated at the outskirts of the village. This megalithic site consisting of two Neolithic stone temples built around 3600 B.C., making them one of the oldest freestanding stone buildings in the world.
Another historical artifact, very close to the hearts of those living in Xagħra, is a medieval chapel, dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot. It obtained parish status in 1688 and still stands very strong to this very day, with many parochial activities taking place. It serves as a constant reminder of the magical aura of tranquillity Xagħra offers.
A short walk away from this chapel would take those who love to wander around, to the heart and soul of the village. The Xagħra Square, or Pjazza l-Vittorja is renowned for its vibrant and spontaneous nature and to top it all off, one could find some of the best restaurants on the island, overlooking the grand Basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Victory. If you are visiting in summer, make sure to stay over and experience one of the biggest and most popular 'festa' in Gozo, which takes place during the first week of September and reaches its climax on the 8th of September.
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Some very interesting merchandise was exhibited at the Taobao Maker Festival in Hangzhou this weekend.
Among the merchandise exhibited was a traditional Chinese dough figurine in the shape of the thirteenth Doctor and her TARDIS, an elaborate mobile phone case featuring the twelfth Doctor, a pair of Doctor Who sneakers, and a Doctor Who book cover.
The merchandise can be viewed on the official Doctor Who news website.
The Taobao Maker Festival, a celebration of China's young entrepreneurs, occurred in Hangzhou, China September 13-16.


What type of molecule is shown in the diagram? Where in a eukaryotic cell would this type of molecule be commonly found? What special chemical properties does this molecule possess that allows it to accomplish its functions?
Solved Which type of eukaryotic cell contains two types of each chromosome?
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Q: Expo `Notifications.requestPermissionsAsync()` always return status denied I've built a React native Expo internal android application in the apk format. I've setup the app and firebase for push notification correctly.
But when I install the apk on an Android phone I always get status = denied when I call:
const { status } = await Notifications.requestPermissionsAsync();

It is like if the application has by default push notification declied. But then if I manually enable notification for my application in the android preferences, then all push notification is working well.
So I think my setup is correct but I don't understand why I cannot ask to enable notification from my app with the Notifications.requestPermissionsAsync method. Is it a normal behaviour for apk?

A: On Android 13 the prompt asking to grant the permission will not appear until at least one notification channel is created.
https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/notifications/#permissions

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NS-Documentation Center
of the City of Cologne
Appellhofplatz 23-25, D-50667 Köln
Tue. through Fri. 10 am – 6 pm
Sat., Sun., public holidays 11 am – 6 pm
On the first Thursday of every month (except public holidays) the museum remains open until 10 pm
360 ° tour
The NS-Documentation Center of the City of Cologne is probably the first institution worldwide to offer a 360-degree tour of the Memorial and permanent exhibition, both supported by an audio guide in eight languages. In addition, this ambitious tour offers far more than a simple view into the rooms. Every media station of the exhibition offers a wide range of content through film and audio which is also available online for individuals who cannot visit the exhibition in person.
You need: Flash or HTML5-Browser (IPad also).
Video manual to the 360° Tour of the EL-DE House
Additionally we are offering a video manual to the 360° Tour of the EL-DE House. It shows how to navigate the tour and how to access additional content. It is also available in German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Polish.
NS-DOK
Cologne's National Socialism Documentation Center is the largest regional memorial site in all of Germany for the victims of the Nazis. It was founded by a resolution passed by the Cologne city council on December 13, 1979. For many years, the center's activities were restricted to research and academics. So on June 11, 1987, the council once again passed a resolution calling for "the foundation of the NS Documentation Center of the city of Cologne," and the center gradually developed into the comprehensive institution it is today. The NS documentation center today serves in equal part as a memorial and a research center, linking the commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime to the exploration and portrayal of Cologne under Nazi rule. The center considers itself a combination memorial site, learning center and research locus.
EL-DE-House
Since 1988, the NS Documentation Center (NS Doc) has been housed in "EL-DE Haus", the EL-DE building. Significantly, this building was the headquarters of the Cologne Gestapo (secret police) between December 1935 and March 1945. The name EL-DE is based on the phonetic pronunciation of the letters L and D and comes from the building's developer, Leopold Dahmen, a Catholic businessman who rented the building to the Gestapo even while it was still under construction. The Gestapo had the building reconfigured for its own purposes, which included building ten prison cells in the basement. In a bit of historical irony, the EL-DE building remained largely untouched by the ravages of the war. Between 1947 and 1949, it was refurbished and enlarged, in keeping with in its original style. Since an expansion in 2012, the NS DOC uses about 2,800 square meters of space in the EL-DE building.
Memorial Site
The former Gestapo prison was inaugurated as a memorial site on December 4, 1981. The exhibition was updated in 2009. In addition, the Gestapo rooms at the back of the prison, as well as their bunker in the sub-basement were opened to the public. Beginning in 2012, the former place of execution in the courtyard will also be a part of the memorial. Some 1,800 inscriptions and drawings done by prisoners have survived on the cell walls.
Since June, 1997, the permanent exhibition in the EL-DE building has depicted political, social and community life in "Cologne During the Nazi Era." That includes the seizure of power and the power apparatus, propaganda and the "national community," everyday life, youth culture, religion, racism, the genocide of Cologne's Jews and its Sinti and Roma, and opposition, resistance, war and society during war.
The memorial site and the permanent exhibition are an essential part of the learning center and the educational program. In addition, temporary exhibitions on a broad range of subjects explore local and national aspects of the Nazi era. Between the beginning of 1998 and the beginning of 2012, the center mounted 53 temporary exhibitions. A comprehensive supplementary program was developed for each exhibition.The NS Documentation Center organizes more than 130 events per year, in a variety of different formats. Events range from small lectures, readings and panel discussions to workshops, large conferences and cultural events with theater and music.
The NS DOC's education department develops tours of the museum and the memorial. In addition, the center runs a workshop on "Youth Culture in the Nazi Era", a tour called "Navajos and Edelweiss Pirates" through Cologne's Ehrenfeld district, where an anti-Nazi resistance group operated during the war, a "Childmobile – Suitcase Full of History" that works in schools and day-care centers and the family tour entitled "What Happened in the EL-DE Building?" In addition, the department develops specialized programs for target groups such as specific professions, university students, student teachers and teachers.
Info- and Education Association (ibs)
Since the beginning of 2008, the Information and Education Association against Right-wing Extremism (ibs) has complemented and broadened the work of the NS Documentation Center. The ibs addresses the issue of extreme right-wing ideology in the world today. Its goal is to foster a consciousness of human rights, democracy, cultural diversity and non-violence, as well as to confront and prevent extreme-right patterns of thought and action. The In-formation and Education Association fund a mobile counseling project against right-wing extremism in Cologne county.
The library is primarily a reference library, with a focus on literature about Cologne during the Nazi era, the general history of the Nazi regime, as well as its didactics, and about right-wing extremism. In addition to current books and newspapers, the library collects dissertations, contemporary magazines, books, brochures and printed materials published by Nazi organizations, such as public notifications. Also in the collection are in-house organs from companies in the Cologne area. The library holdings comprise approximately 18,424 volumes (as of 2012). Use of the library is free. The catalogue can be viewed online on three Internet pages. Library users receive help and advice on their projects, and a media center can be used for viewing materials.
Documentation Section
The documentation section provides a critical foundation for historical research, as well as for processing the results. This is where various historical source materials are secured, managed and made accessible, and where the information databases are created and maintained. The collection is made up primarily of photographs, photo albums and collections, posters, museum objects, personal documents, diaries, letters and witness statements. Gifts, permanent loans and the reproduction of photographs ensure that the holdings are constantly growing. The "Jewish Life in Cologne" collection alone comprises materials from 300 smaller and 30 larger personal estates, including some 4,000 photographs and numerous original documents. The photo archive has catalogued 30,000 photographs so far, with many more still to be processed.
The NS Documentation Center has, since the beginning, also viewed itself as an important research locus, as the name suggests. Much of the documentation from Cologne's Nazi era was destroyed or lost during the war. So the first task is and was examining, collecting and securing materials (files, documentation, artifacts and photographs, as well as books and brochures), then cataloguing them in databases and analyzing them. The results of this research work are reflected in all areas of the institution's activities – in publications, special exhibitions, events, the Internet presence and the educational programs.
Since 1994, Cologne publisher Emons has brought out series of "writings of the NS Documentation Center of Cologne." In 2012, a sub-series called "biographies and materials" was added. In addition, since 2005, the NS DOC has itself published a series of teaching workbooks and, since 2008, a series by the ibs. There have also been numerous individual publications related to the work of the documentation center. Since 2003, the center's activities have been documented in detailed annual reports.
Since its founding, research projects have been key to the work of the NS Documentation Center. The subjects of those projects include, among others, Jewish history, collecting contemporary witness statements and interviews, forced labor, the police, young people, including subjects such as "Child Evacuations to the Countryside" and "non-conformist youth," the press, clubs and organizations, the persecution of the Sinti and Roma, and Nazi military justice. Among the large, ongoing research undertakings are the history of the Holocaust, opposition and resistance, the Gestapo, the Nazi system of Gauleiter, architecture and urban planning, Cologne's public health policies under the Nazis and the Hitler Youth movement. The NS DOC supported the "Stolpersteine" project Demnig's project from the very beginning, including providing support for the cooperative project, "Stolpersteine in Hungary."
The center has been the recipient of numerous awards. It has received 17 important prizes and awards, some of them national or international. These include the "special recommendation" of the 2000 Museum of the Year Award; the 2001 Architecture Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia and Cologne; induction in 2002 into the "Excellence Club" of the "Best in Heritage" organization; the 2006 History Award from TV's History Channel; the 2007 prize for innovation in adult education from the German Institute for Adult Education; the 2008 Freya Stephan Kühn prize for "excellence in effort and achievement in communicating history" awarded by the state association of North Rhine-Westphalian history teachers and, in 2011, the award for best museum during Cologne's Long Night of Museums.
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The development of the NS Documentation Center is itself a typical example of the history of German memorial domain and commemorative policies. It would not have been possible without the efforts and commitment of citizens and, even today, their support is crucial to important parts of the work. Since January 1988, that work has been supported by the Friends of the EL-DE Building Society.
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Updated October 7, 2021 1.2k votes 226 voters
List RulesMovies must have been released in 2012.
The best action movies of 2012 kept audiences on their toes, brought impressive special effects and included some of the best action stars of this generation. These 2012 action movies rose above all others and along with the best comedy movies of 2012, made for some of the best movies of the year.
In line with the best action movies of 2011, many of the top 2012 action movies were based on superhero comics. The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, and The Amazing Spider-Man each received praise from critics and fans alike as they earned over a billion dollars in combined box office revenue. Those three, along with The Hunger Games, were among the top five highest grossing movies of the year.
But not all of the best 2012 action movies involved superheroes though many others did use familiar stories. 2012 featured a number of successful sequels back for another go around. Films like The Expendables 2, The Bourne Legacy, and Taken 2 all reintroduced some of our favorite action stars and characters in new adventures. The same goes for remakes with films like Total Recall, 21 Jump Street, and Dredd each providing updated versions of old favorite action movies.
So whether you're a fan of the time-traveling thriller Looper or highly anticipating the new Bond film Skyfall, if you're a fan of action movies, chances are some of your favorites from 2012 are right here. Tell us which you enjoy best by voting for those you love, re-ranking the list your way or adding any not listed all below.
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Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham
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Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz
Directed by: Tony Gilroy
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Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum
Directed by: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
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Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace
Directed by: Olivier Megaton
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Dredd
Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby
Directed by: Pete Travis
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Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale
Directed by: Len Wiseman
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Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
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Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård
Directed by: Peter Berg
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Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds
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Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo
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Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber
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While still a boy, Abraham Lincoln loses his mother to a vampire's bite. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. He is rescued by Henry (Dominic Cooper), a ...more
Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron
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Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike
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