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Oh My Salvator Mundi! The Most Expensive Artworks Sold in Auction 2017
Andrey V.
Andreja Velimirović is a passionate content writer with a knack for art and old movies. Majoring in art history, he is an expert on avant-garde modern movements and medieval church fresco decorations. Feel free to contact him via his Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreja-velimirovi%C4%87-74068a68/
Although the state of the global economy posed a reasonable concern a year ago, the art market proved all the doubters wrong in 2017. The notorious 2015 downfall, the one many thought this year might replicate, appears to be in the rear mirror and far behind us.
Enjoying a far more stable atmosphere, the 2017 art market not only avoided a similar scenario to the one that occurred a few years back, but it also managed to shatter a few records along the way.
As of 2017, we officially have a new all-time record price set by Leonardo's Salvator Mundi and a new record for a contemporary artist that was achieved by a Jean-Michel Basquiat piece.
A Man Observing Dollar Sign Art, via fortunedot.com
Noticing New Trends in the Art World This Year
Aside from offering us a thrilling period with records that will go down in art history, 2017 also demonstrated some new and exciting trends and directions the art market as a whole is trying to implement.
We noticed a decisive rise of the online market as dealers began focusing more on the digital game, shaking up their operations and marketing strategies in order to exploit the global shift towards the online world.
As a result of such endeavors, auctioneers and dealers saw a lot of success with selling lower-value items such as prints and designs.
Another exciting novelty 2017 brought was an uptick in buying from Europe and Japan, two prime art locations that recent times saw become more and more eclipsed by the shadow of the United States scene.
This year also proved to be a golden period for older artists, which is always nice to notice. It would appear that the more seasoned artists did rather well against relatively untested youngsters in the last couple of months, so dealers and collectors made quite a bit of profit from the elders of the game.
20th Century Auction at Christie's New York in November 2017 – Image via christies.com
The Most Expensive Artworks Sold in 2017
While only time can tell if 2017's financial and operational growth of the art market is actually something that can be sustained in the future, we can reflect on what's behind us and take a look at the most expensive artworks sold in 2017.
Interestingly enough, it appears that all of the artworks present on this list were sold during the famous auction week held in New York City. A real Mecca for selling art, The Big Apple hosted the most prestigious lots of the year and, as a result, turned the 2017 auction week into a genuine sensation.
Before we start listing artworks and the amounts for which they were bought, it should be noted that all the costs present in this list are calculated with the Buyer's Premium, an additional charge that gets added to the actual hammer price and must be paid by the winner of the bidding. So, with that being said, let's now go through the most expensive artworks that were sold in the last 12 months!
Featured image: Auctioning the Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi portrait, dated to 1500, via trbimg.com. All images used for illustrative purposes only.
Pablo Picasso - Femme assise, robe bleue
It seems that no year can go by without a Pablo Picasso artwork being sold for some major cash and 2017 was no exception.
Femme Assise, Robe Bleue is a marvelous piece the artist painted for his 58th birthday, on the 25th of October, 1939. It is a searing portrait of Picasso's lover and fellow artist, Dora Maar, whom the famous painter portrayed on various occasions over the course of his career.
The painting is filled with unique character and tension, and it can safely be counted among the Picasso's greatest portraits of Maar. The painting fetched a price of $45,047,500.
Featured image: Pablo Picasso – Femme assise, robe bleue, 1939, via christies.com
Cy Twombly - Untitled
Focusing on what swiftness and physicality can offer to his abstraction, Cy Twombly painted this untitled piece in 2005. It was a part of the Bacchus series that marked the culmination of the artist's 50-year-long painterly practice.
This Cy Twombly piece was sold for $46,437,500.
Painted as a response to the violence of contemporary political events, this piece was executed using a pole and an attached brush drenched in rich vermilion paint. Its red marks seem to both climb and fall, and Cy Twombly allowed each of them to run down the canvas, a visual feature that may suggest either the dripping of wine or blood.
Featured image: Cy Twombly – Untitled, 2005, via pinterest.com
Francis Bacon - Three Studies For A Portrait Of George Dyer
Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer is a masterful triptych-like artwork which exemplifies the complex dynamism that Francis Bacon is revered for.
Painted in 1963, this portrait of George Dyer marked the beginning of Bacon's relationship with the man that eventually turned out to be his greatest source of inspiration.
Painted within a couple of months when Bacon's passion for the younger man was at its most fervent, Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer was completed during the period of greatest personal and professional contentment in Bacon's career.
This first portrait Francis made of his long-time muse and lover was sold for $51,767,500.
Featured image: Francis Bacon – Three Studies For A Portrait Of George Dyer, 1963, via theculturetrip.com
Cy Twombly - Leda And The Swan
The second Cy Twombly entry on this list, Leda And The Swan was sold for $52,887,500.
This piece is actually one of two large-format masterpieces to emerge from Twombly's work of the early 1960s – Leda And The Swan is the sister painting of a work of the same title held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Distinguished for its mix of sex and violence, this painting resided within a private collection for more than 25 years and has not been seen publicly during that period.
Interestingly, this was the first time ever that Leda And The Swan was offered at an auction and it immediately made a strong impression.
Featured image: Cy Twombly – Leda And The Swan, 1962, via moma.org
Constantin Brancusi - La Muse Endormie
Constantin Brancusi was an incredible craftsman and artisan, and his La Muse Endormie is an excellent proof of his creative worth.
This piece represents a perfectly oval depiction of a sleeping woman's head crafted with such grace that it's regularly counted among Brancusi's finest works.
La Muse Endormie managed to fetch an impressive price of $57,367,500.
Brancusi considered each of his bronzes a unique work of art despite the fact they were made as a part of a uniform edition. He treated each piece differently and this resulted in La Muse Endormie's individuality and overall charm.
Featured image: Constantin Brancusi – La Muse Endormie, 1913, via christies.com
Andy Warhol - Sixty Last Suppers
The first entry on our list to break through the $60M mark, Andy Warhol's Sixty Last Suppers was sold for an impressive $60,875,000.
This complex game of visual semantics underscores the Pop process of manufacture and is an outstanding example from the Warhol's great and final painting series.
Executed near the end of his life, this monumental piece is actually the largest painting by the American Pop artist ever to come to an auction. Based on Leonardo's Renaissance masterpiece, Sixty Last Suppers saw Andy take up the themes of religion and loss.
Featured image: Andy Warhol – Sixty Last Suppers, 1987, via christies.com
Fernand Leger - Contraste De Formes
Offered for the first time at an auction, Contraste De Formes is a groundbreaking painting of the early 20th century art.
Painted by Fernand Léger in 1913, this piece marks the artist's departure from the purely figurative style and his advance towards abstract art.
Contraste De Formes belongs to a rich series of early avant-garde paintings that forever changed the way we look art. It was made over the course of just a few months, in a sequence of some 14 canvases.
The painting was sold for an amazing $70,062,500.
Featured image: Fernand Leger – Contraste De Formes, 1913, via christies.com
Vincent van Gogh - Laboureur Dans Un Champ
In the year before his death, Vincent van Gogh lived in the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole. It was during this time that he painted Laboureur Dans Un Champ, a piece that heavily reflects the artist's determination to heal himself after a devastating epileptic attack that took a toll on both his body and mind.
Van Gogh began this painting in the final days of August 1889, completing it on the 2nd of September. The overall optimism within the composition was furthered by the painter's personal joy of finally handling his brushes after being apart from them for a month and a half.
Van Gogh's Laboureur Dans Un Champ was auctioned off for a price of $81,312,500.
Featured image: Vincent van Gogh – Laboureur Dans Un Champ, 1889, via wikipedia.org
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Untitled
Easily cracking the $100M mark, Jean-Michel Basquiat's untitled piece was sold for an astonishing $110,487,500. It was made in an instantly recognizable style, so even a complete layman would be able to identify the piece's origins.
This painting depicts a frenzied face and its characterized by strong and vibrant colors as well as by a unique balance of chaos and order Jean-Michel Basquiat was famous for.
This was the artwork that set the new record for the most expensive piece of a contemporary artist ever sold at an auction.
Featured image: Jean-Michel Basquiat – Untitled, 1982, via christies.com
Qi Baishi - Twelve Landscape Screens
In 2017, Qi Baishi made history by becoming the very first Chinese artist among those whose artworks sold for more over $100 million – in fact, his Twelve Landscape Screens from 1925 went for a whopping $140.8 million at Poly Beijing in December!
Baishi is no stranger to making headlines with high prices – in 2011, his 1946 triptych Eagles on Pine Tree fetched $65 million at China Guardian auction house, according to Artnet.
Featured image: Qi Baishi – Twelve Landscape Screens, 1925, via thevalue.com
Leonardo Da Vinci - Salvator Mundi
Without question the greatest artistic rediscovery of the 21st century, Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi shocked the whole world when it was sold for a jaw-dropping $450,312,500.
Shredding the previous record for the most expensive sold artwork to pieces, Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World) is one of just 20 surviving paintings that's universally accepted as being made by the artist himself.
This piece caused a worldwide media sensation when it was bought by the Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism for an unimaginable amount of money.
A true marvel of art, Salvator Mundi is a painting of the most iconic figure in the Western world made by arguably the most important artist of all time.
Featured image: Leonardo Da Vinci – Salvator Mundi, circa 1500, via wikipedia.org
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There are so many reasons why we write: to tell our true life stories, to create fiction, to enlighten, to educate, to entertain. But to me one of the main reasons I write is to heal from things I struggle to mentally or emotionally comprehend, or to embrace my bodies complex journey with dis-ease.
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A shooting in the Town of Almond Saturday night left one man dead, and the suspect, a 31 year old man, in custody. Portage County Sheriff Mike Lukas says the shooting took place during an altercation between the two men, with several shots being fired inside and outside of a home. The suspect fled the scene, and police blocked off a portion of 4th Street until the suspect was apprehended. The Almond High School prom was temporarily suspended until the shooter was found. It was then allowed to continue, according to Lukas.


Let's see who get to win today. Is it Donald Trump or Bernie? Let's see. The states in which polling took place are Florida, Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina, Missouri, and Northern Mariana Islands. The result will be out shortly for different regions.
The result of the campaign carried out by Trump in areas where voters cast their votes will decide his future. It will be soon clear if he has played well utilizing his words to create controversies during rallies. Trump has presented himself in a very different way from others. It will be voters who will decide if he is good or bad.
March 15 will be the judgement day for Trump as either the positive response will emphasize him as a deserving candidate and thus, he will get the nomination, but if the answers are negative, he will be dragged into a protracted political lawsuit. And it would take weeks to get resolved.
The second possibility will come if Trump fails if he fails to get the support of all 1237 delegates required for the work. After getting the nomination, there won't be any problem. The primary season will get over on June 7.
If none of the candidates gets to get the nomination with the clear majority then, it will be left to the political backroom which will take place at the convention. Talking about only Tuesday, Trump may face a little problem in just one state, Ohio. One online daily portal said that the state's governor, John Kasich slightly has an edge over Trump.
Stay tuned here with the stream live videos made available below. They will give the results of both the Republican and Democratic primary day Super Tuesday election voting.
On Tuesday, the voting started at 6:30 am ET and will close at 7 pm ET / 4 pm Pacific time. Florida has the maximum number of delegates. There are 99 Republicans and 246 Democrats divided proportionally.
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New green shoots in Africa
6th Sep 2012 by Kate Berrisford, Green Africa Directory · Guest Authors
We are perhaps all too familiar with the mantra of 'development first, environment later' particularly given the scale of economic stagnation that is characterising so many parts of the world. However, a green economy that is geared towards low-carbon, low environmental-impact and resource efficient production and consumption, offers huge potential for economies at all levels of development.
Africa, with its relative abundance of natural capital, reliance on biodiversity and ecosystem services for basic needs, infrastructure requirements, vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, growing population and urbanization rates, and political flexibility - is well-positioned to reap the benefits of transitioning to a green economy and could serve as a new model for sustainable development pathways.
The green economy provides an innovative response framework that offers financial, environmental and social benefits – placing countries that are able to readily green their economies, at a marked advantage. Inspiration examples from across the continent show the green economy in action and have the potential to be scaled up, replicated and embedded in national economies.
New online 'green hub' for Africa showcases green organizations and initiatives
The Green Africa Directory is a newly launched online green network for Africa that showcases organizations and initiatives that are contributing towards green pathways and sustainable solutions for Africa.
Over 1000 organizations are currently profiled in the Directory and categories ranging from 'Climate Change and Carbon', 'Green Building and Design', to 'Community and Networks' are divided into over 200 themes aimed at making the directory searchable and easily accessible. The Green Africa Directory positions itself as a green hub for news and information – listing green events, green jobs and tenders, green competitions and other useful resources.
Examples of green African organizations profiled in the Directory include:
Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology, which is a training and demonstration center that promotes environmental sustainability, food security and improved nutrition through permaculture and agro-ecology in Malawi.
GreenTech, a company that produces and sells fuel briquettes made from groundnut shells that would otherwise have been dumped as waste, for cooking and heating, in The Gambia.
Nature Seychelles, which is an award-winning NGO in the Western Indian Ocean that leads exciting and change-making programmes including species and habit conservation, monitoring, research, island restoration, climate change adaptation, eco-tourism, awareness and stakeholder action (Seychelles).
The Climate Neutral Group, which helps businesses reduce and offset their carbon emissions, towards a low-carbon sustainable future, in South Africa.
Blue Ventures, an award-winning marine conservation organization dedicated to conservation, education and sustainable development in tropical coastal communities, in Madagascar.
For more information, visit the Green Africa Directory.
Kate Berrisford, Green Africa Directory


National Park Service recently published research that shows the mountain lion population in the Santa Monica Mountains is threatened by extinction due to inbreeding within the next 50 years caused by the poor connectivity of habitat large enough to support these iconic creatures. The permanent loss of the Southern California mountain lion would be devastating for conservation but more importantly for the entire ecosystem because as apex predators they play a key role in the health of the landscape.
Carnivore populations are some of the best indicators of urban impacts because they have lower densities and larger space requirements than any other group. This is most dramatically true for the last large carnivore in the Santa Monica Mountains which requires healthy deer populations to survive, maintains home ranges of hundreds of square miles, and disperses over great distances. Because mountain lions move and disperse over such a large area they are also particularly valuable for better understanding whether remaining preserved natural areas are effectively ecologically connected.
LDF partnered with the National Park Service on their GPS collar tracking study to conserve and protect the threatened mountain lion population in the greater Los Angeles area. The goal of the LDF funded study is to understand the behavior and ecology of mountain lions throughout greater Los Angeles. Knowledge gained will be used to better conserve mountain lions, as well as the habitats and wildlife populations they need to survive. Lessons learned will help better inform outreach, education, and conservation efforts locally and around the world.


Your diet should be your way of life. No extremes, just healthy eating. Even for those without a weight problem, watching what you eat brings good results- increased stamina, strength and a good sense of well being. Not to mention all the potential diseases you avoid too. Whew! When it comes to healthy eating, for a Nigerian, knowing which carbohydrates are good or bad is the first stepping stone.
There is a lot of material available on diets and what foods to cut out so a word of advice would be to consult a qualified medical practicioner before you decide proteins are evil. :)) But if you constantly crave food, the chat below might help. If you're doing it right, you'll lose that weight, get that glowing skin, accomplish everything you want for your body, slowly, over an extended period of time. That's the kind of diet that brings lasting results!
← Men Will Cheat, This is Why.
This is a suggested diet plan. Its followed by a group member (Monica E.). You can try it too.
No butter, no cream (im prone to cholesterol problems) but i have milk, yogurt n bit cheese.
I use olive oil, with sesame oil for asian food.
No cakes, biscuits, cooking, chips or anything in packaging bought from shops.
I make fruit based desserts.
Pasta/rice/potatoes 2-3 times per week. Meat, fat removed, fish or chicken, no skin, one everyday. Lentils n beans 3-4 times per week.
Vegetables every single day, fruit everyday, lemons everyday.
Wine 2-3 times per week.
Water everyday. I don't make smoothies id rather eat fruits, results i consume less than in smoothies.
I use lots of spices n herbs in my cooking.
I use unrefined sugars only.
Never any take away, and eat at restaurants about 2 times a year.
I eat dark chocolate once a month if i crave it, some months dont miss at all.
Dale. V. Di Stefano, M.D.
This is a very nice, well-written, and highly readable article on dieting. But it is missing an essential element that, it seems to me, all authors on this topic are missing or ignoring.
It has become apparent to me that there are a sizable number of Patients in my own practice, and people elsewhere, including myself, who need specific dietary guidance about how to eat to lose weight when one is entirely unable to exercise. This goes well beyond people who, for instance, might be in a wheelchair much of the time for one reason or another, and/or who have significant weakness in arms and legs. It includes people for whom any attempt at exercise is painful or ill advised for other reasons. There are many others besides myself who are plagues with multiple maladies such as Psoriatic Arthritis, Polymyositis, and Congestive Heart Failure. While these conditions prevent significant movement all by themselves in some people, they very often prevent exercise while a person remains at an abnormally high weight/ If one can only get some initial, encouraging weight loss, their mobility might increase, then making a longer term weight loss program of the standard variety, i.e. with exercise, more feasible.
What I am sure happens is that most if not all popular diets lead to weight gain, or even failure to change one's weight at all, which is highly frustrating and demoralizing, and leads to loss of the will to keep on trying. I am unaware of any source of advice for people in this predicament on how to stay healthy and yet eat a diet which provides only a few hundred calories a day in the beginning, which is all that many people burn when they are in this situation.
If you or anyone out there knows where a person can relatively easily (without checking into the Mayo Clinic for an intense one-on-one training program by a personal dietitian) find this kind of dietary advice, please let me and the rest of us know.
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As Dr. Di Stefano has mentioned, this is one area always missed out by most writers on the topic of weight reduction. In my opinion, it is not an oversight but a deliberate action because the situation mentioned by our good doctor is a special one and needs expert management whether we like it or not. Dieticians are the ones equipped to handle such. However, general guidelines still apply here. Eat less of high calorie food, reduce intake of sugars, increase fibres, and cut down on carbohydrates and fats. Take a glass of water on waking up in the morning and before retiring to bed at night to help flush the system. These guidelines are just what they are. Guidelines. These special cases as I said need expert and specialists input for good results.


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Conference highlights NPC research progress at Notre Dame and around the world
Researchers from across the world gathered at the University of Notre Dame for the annual Michael, Marcia, and Christa Parseghian Conference for Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) Research from June 12-14. More than 70 researchers, patients, and family members attended the conference with some attendees travelling from as far as Chile, Denmark, France, Israel and the United Kingdom for this year's event. Researchers from Columbia University, the National Institutes of Health, Scripps Research Institute, Stanford University, Tufts University, Weill Cornell Medical College and many other universities and institutions around the United States also came to the conference.
Several Notre Dame researchers presented updates about their work throughout the conference. During the first session, Kasturi Haldar, the Rev. Julius A. Nieuwland, C.S.C., Professor of Biological Sciences and the James C. Parsons and Carrie Ann Quinn Director of the Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, gave a talk titled, "A new formulation to treat neurological and systemic disease in Niemann-Pick Type C," which discussed her lab's work in studying the effects of a new formulation of an existing oral anti-inflammatory drug plus an older formulation of a well-known compound on NPC disease.
Chemistry professors Olaf Wiest and Paul Helquist gave a presentation called, "Tracing the Development of Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors as Potential Therapeutic Agents for Niemann-Pick Type C disease," which discussed the history of their work with HDAC inhibitors and the application of HDAC inhibitors in treating in NPC cell lines. The work by Weist, Helquist and their collaborators, has been reviewed and approved by the FDA, and an HDAC inhibitor will be used in clinical trials with NPC patients later this year.
Md. Suhail Alam, a post-doctoral researcher in the Haldar lab, discussed the "Plasma signature of neurological disease in the monogenetic disorder Niemann-Pick Type C." Inflammation of organs is often associated with neurodegenerative diseases, and inflammation proteins are often a source of biomarkers in these diseases. However, inflammation in multiple organs and heterogeneity in disease presents many challenges in distinguishing the extent to which blood-based markers are a result of specific diseases. Alam's work suggests that dual analysis of levels of the inflammatory markers lysozyme and cathepsin S may enable detection of multiple distinct states of neurodegeneration in plasma. He is currently validating these two biomarkers in neurological disease and liver disease in NPC patient plasma.
In addition, Eve Granatosky, a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry gave a poster presentation called, "Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis with GEX1A: A Potential Lead for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease."
The conference is made possible through a generous gift to Notre Dame by APMRF, which established the Michael, Marcia and Christa Parseghian Endowment for Excellence to support NPC research and discovery. Next year's conference is tentatively scheduled for June 11-13, 2015 at the University of Notre Dame.


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María Cristina de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (5 de junio de 1833 - 19 de enero de 1902) fue una infanta de España, popularmente apodada "La Infanta Boba" debido a sus escasas luces intelectuales y poco atractivo físico. Estuvo casada con el infante Sebastián Gabriel de Borbón.

Familia

Nació en 1833 en el Palacio Real de Madrid. Fue bautizada a la una de la tarde del mismo día de su nacimiento con entre otros nombres los de María, Cristina e Isabel.

Doña María Cristina era hija del infante español don Francisco de Paula de Borbón y de su primera esposa, Luisa Carlota de Borbón, princesa de las Dos Sicilias. Además, don Francisco de Paula era tío carnal de su esposa. Don Francisco de Paula era el hijo menor de Carlos IV de España y de María Luisa de Parma. Doña Luisa Carlota era hija del rey Francisco I de las Dos Sicilias y de su consorte, doña María Isabel de Borbón, hija a su vez de Carlos IV y de María Luisa de Parma.

Doña María Cristina fue la décima de los once hijos del matrimonio conformado por sus padres. Entre sus hermanos estaban el polémico infante don Enrique de Borbón y el rey consorte don Francisco de Asís de Borbón, esposo de la reina Isabel II, que era además prima hermana de los infantes tanto por vía materna como por vía paterna.

Prole y últimos años

María Cristina se casó el 19 de noviembre de 1860 con el infante español Sebastián Gabriel de Borbón y Braganza, veintidós años mayor que ella. El matrimonio se realizó en un signo de reconciliación del infante Sebastián Gabriel con la corona española, con la cuál había luchado en el marcó de las guerras carlistas. La pareja tuvo cinco hijos en total:

 Francisco María de Borbón y Borbón (1861-1923), creado Duque de Marchena en 1885. Tuvo descendencia.
 Pedro de Alcántara de Borbón y Borbón (1862-1892), creado Duque de Dúrcal en 1885. Tuvo descendencia.
 Luis de Jesús de Borbón y Borbón (1864-1889), creado Duque de Ansola en 1887. Tuvo descendencia.
 Alfonso María de Borbón y Borbón (1866-1934); no aceptó el título nobiliario que se le ofreció, y vivió apartado del círculo familiar. No se exilió durante la Segunda República Española y murió en Madrid. Se casó pero no tuvo descendencia.
 Gabriel de Jesús de Borbón y Borbón (1869-1889). Sordomudo, soltero y sin descendencia.

A pesar de su proximidad al trono y su estrecho vínculo con los reyes, ninguno de los hijos de la infanta María Cristina recibió el título de infante de España.

Tras el derrocamiento de la monarquía en 1868, la familia de don Sebastián Gabriel tuvo que abandonar España y refugiarse en Francia; allí murió el infante, en Pau, en 1875. Sus hijos fueron criados por la corona española ya que se consideraba que la infanta no podía criarlos debido a su debilidad mental. Doña María Cristina regresó a España, y vivió apaciblemente hasta que le sobrevino la muerte en 1902 en Madrid. Está enterrada en San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

Títulos y órdenes

Títulos

 Su Alteza Real la Serenísima Señora Infanta doña María Cristina de Borbón.

Órdenes

 13 de junio de 1833: Dama de la Orden de las Damas Nobles de la Reina María Luisa.

Ancestros

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Mateos Sáinz de Medrano, Ricardo. Los Desconocidos Infantes de España. Thassalia, 1996. ISBN 978-84-8237-054-5.

Infantas de España de gracia
Casa de Borbón en España
Damas de la Orden de las Damas Nobles de la Reina María Luisa
Sepultados en el Panteón de los Infantes
Infantes de España del siglo XIX
Infantes de España del siglo XX
Infantes de España (Casa de Borbón)
Nacidos en Madrid
Fallecidos en Madrid

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One of the best things about Christmas is all the cookies! Here is a collection of 25 of my favorite Christmas cookies from all over the web.
We have already started baking and freezing cookies at my house. Cookies make a wonderful present for teachers or neighbors, and they are always appreciated by the recipients. This collection has everything from old fashioned favorites like Gingersnaps to new treats like Olaf Snowman cookies. There is something for everyone! Just click on the link to go to the original article and find the recipe.
What is your favorite kind of Christmas cookies?
I'm always looking for new Christmas cookie recipes! Thanks for rounding up so many great ones, can't wait to check them out!
What a great roundup! I love baking during the holiday season, and especially making a variety of delicious cookies for all to enjoy!
So many choices! Great roundup. I want those coconut sugar cookies and the egg nog cookies and the …heck, one of each, haha! Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday!
I'm about to get my Christmas cookie groove on this week. Love the looks of those pinwheel cookies. Delicious round-up. Thanks for sharing!


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Ceremonial Opening: Wednesday, September 12 at 19.00 h. The exhibition will be opened by Miroslav A. Mušić.
Exhibition MAŠIĆ in Museum of Applied Art will feature the major part of the Slobodan Mašić estate, donated to the Museum in 2017 by his widow and long time associate Saveta. Slobodan Mašić (1939–2016, Belgrade) was one of the most important artists who, over the last half a century shaped visual communications in Serbia and Yugoslavia. He met his future spouse and the most important collaborators Saveta Puhalo during his student days at Faculty of Architecture (1958–1964). Upon graduation, he applied the knowledge acquired at the Faculty to the design of visual communications. At the time, he created posters and catalogues for Dom omladine (Youth Center) and Graphic Collective (Grafički kolektiv), launched the Independent Edition (Nezavisna izdanja) book label, founded Studio Struktura, worked on book design, as well as on the design of magazines Susret (Encounter), NB'68 and ROK (ROCK), on title credits for cult Yugoslav movies and started collaboration with Theater Atelje 212, i.e. BITEF, as well as with the FEST film festival. In time, Mašić's design for BITEF became one of the most important opuses in the field of visual communications in Serbia and Yugoslavia of the times.
Already at the end of the 1960s, Mašić defined his poetics, in the first place by creating of famous ideograms, such as star inscribed into circle (the logo of Studio Struktura) or ideogram comprised of counter directed vertical arrows (the logo of Independent Editions). His ability to manipulate graphic design enabled him to analyze contents of communication, reducing them to their symbolic essences. Without excess pictoriality, he constructs surfaces, which become transmitters of the meaning of the content of a poster, a book or other means of visual communication. He used the simple spatial composition, found in the poster for Dom omladine, later on, in order to represent the rhythm of recurring signs. This rhythm allows him to create new world image in which his signs create special graphic language, which escapes the figural to reach the symbolic and the iconic.


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David Neal's back… on CBS
The Birmingham Business Journal has reported that former Fox 6 chief meteorologist David Neal is returning to the airwaves as a weekend meteorologist for CBS 42. Neal, who was fired from Birmingham's Fox affiliate earlier this year and settled a lawsuit in July that he filed as a result, will begin his new gig this weekend.
UPDATE: He's also working for WeatherNationTV.
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That new radio station's good
Whitney had some fun covering the launch of Live 100.5 FM on Friday, and the station's been having fun getting established in town. They've already got a Facebook group (remember, you've got to have a Facebook account to see it – and 185 folks have already found it), a live stream of the station available on the station's website and (in case you missed it) Matt over at AL.com's got the first 15 songs ever played so you're ready for that quiz that will inevitably come up.
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The Nuclear Robotics Group traveled to Ohio to bring two robots to the DOE Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant for the DOE-EM Science of Safety Robotics Challenge, which took place Aug. 22-25. NRG robots were featured in the video of the event (skip to 0:16 and 7:05 to see them!).


It's the most wonderful time of year – so why not celebrate Christmas 2018 in the gorgeous Dubai sunshine by heading to one of these hotels?
They're all offering deals and offers during the festive season, ranging from discounts to free breakfasts.
It's the perfect gift – or a brilliant opportunity to spoil yourself.
Of course, we'll be keeping you up to date with all the best Christmas deals and offers from across the city, so keep an eye on Time Out Dubai.
Book a stay at this stunning resort (complete with its own lagoon-style pools and secluded over-water villas) on anantara.com and get free resort credit of up to Dhs400. Your credit can be redeemed throughout your stay, whether in one of the hotel's restaurants and bars, Anantara Spa or even a long-tail boat ride.
Prices vary. Ongoing. East Crescent, Palm Jumeirah, www.anantara.com.
Looking for a luxury layover stay at a hotel near DXB airport? Dubai International Hotel is the place to go. With each stay, you can now earn rewards with the hotel's new loyalty scheme. And, if you've stayed at the hotel any time since January 1, 2015, you can claim backdated points.
Prices vary. Ongoing. Dubai International Airport (04 224 4000).
From relaxing on a private beach, to daily breakfasts at the Great British Restaurant and tickets to a theme park, this sister hotel to the London DUKES has a stay and play staycation deal you don't want to miss. Guests get two free tickets to Dubai Parks And Resorts, which means you get to choose from Motiongate Dubai, Bollywood Parks Dubai, LEGOLAND or LEGOLAND Water Park for a day of fun.
Prices vary. Ongoing. DUKES Dubai, Palm Jumeirah (04 455 1100).
This is a great deal for families, as you'll get 50 percent off the second room you book, an upgrade to a two-bedroom suite and kids under 12 will dine at the Sheikh Zayed Road hotel for free.
Prices vary. Ongoing. Sheikh Zayed Road (04 311 5555).
For a budget stay at a Jumeirah hotel, take your weekend bag over to this Garhoud property. A starting rate of Dhs400 per room, per night is admirable value, considering the price includes Wild Wadi tickets, the opportunity to use Jumeirah Zabeel Saray facilities and even a buffet breakfast and refill of your room's mini-bar. From Dhs400 per room, per night.
Whether its bashing in bumper cars at Magic Planet, throwing gigantic snowballs at the Snow Park in Ski Dubai or indulging in the daily breakfast buffet at Olea, Kempinski Mall of the Emirates is offering a family getaway you can't miss. Get 20 percent off all rooms and restaurants at the hotel, along with free tickets to Ski Dubai's Snow Park and Magic Planet. Oh, and of course the endless shopping at the mall.
From Dhs1,740. Until Dec 31, 2019. Mall of the Emirates, Al Barsha (04 409 9000).
This is a special treat for a couple looking for a romantic getaway. Admire the views of the Dubai skyline from your deluxe room, and if that's not high enough, you can sightsee from the sky with complimentary tickets to At The Top – Burj Khalifa. Even better, there's also a 30-minute massage thrown in, along with a Dhs100 food and beverage voucher and a free mini bar. There's no excuse not to book that weekend away (well, away-ish) now.
From Dhs480 per night. Ongoing. Al Jaddaf (04 317 7777).
Based just 15 minutes from Downtown Dubai, Meliá Desert Palm is set in a lush landscape with a polo club attached. The Spa Retreat Getaway package includes a one-night stay with breakfast, a 60-minute Swedish massage for two, a refreshing 30-minute facial and afternoon tea with freshly baked scones and gourmet cakes.
From Dhs1,300. Until Dec 28. Meliá Desert Palm, Al Awir Road (04 323 8888).
Sometimes, all you need is a little weekend getaway to recharge your batteries. The Mövenpick is offering reduced rates so you can explore the city's old town. A buffet breakfast is included in the rate, which is 30 percent cheaper than the usual price.
From Dhs420. Ongoing. Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai, Oud Metha (04 336 6000).
Stay for two nights at Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach and be pampered with two 60-minute spa treatments per stay, plus a full breakfast buffet.
From Dhs1,193. Ongoing. The Walk, JBR (04 449 8888).
If you book in for a weekend stay at this Media City location, you'll get dinner with a grape pairing at Certo, two drinks at Tamanya Terrace, a private transfer to Base nightclub and back, a one-night stay in the hotel, breakfast in the room, a one-hour couples' massage and 4pm check out, all for just Dhs399 a person. Sounds like a great deal to us.
Dhs399. Fri-Sat. Until Dec 31 2018. Radisson Blu Dubai Media City (04 366 9111).
Looking for a (really) extended holiday? Rove Hotels (pictured) across Dubai are offering a special rate of Dhs120 a night for those staying 30 days or more. All you have to do it punch in the promo code "longterm" and the deal is yours.
Dhs120 per night (30 days or more). Ongoing. Various locations including Downtown Dubai, www.rovehotels.com.
Tucked away on the coastline of Palm Jumeirah's East Crescent is The Retreat Palm Dubai, with a package brimming with activities focused on rejuvenating yourself from the stresses of every day life. For a 24-hour retreat, there's about a week's worth of luxurious treatments to keep you occupied. From laughter yoga and group spa sessions, to superfood-rich lunches and refreshing lemon juice deliveries upon waking up, this retreat wants to ensure you a revitalised return to busy city life after a day of reconnection.
Dhs999. Ongoing. East Crescent, Palm Jumeirah (04 524 7777).
The Ritz-Carlton's "Discover You" package in its DIFC hotel includes a daily international buffet breakfast, 50 percent off tickets to La Perle by Dragone and a relaxing dhow cruise along the Creek.
From Dhs865 per night. Until Dec 31. Gate Village, DIFC (04 372 2555).
If you're seeking a weekend of beach fun and shopping, Address Dubai Marina can be a perfect base. And with ten percent off room rates, as well as a 20 percent dining discount, this is one staycation to keep in mind.
Prices vary. Ongoing. Dubai Marina (04 423 8888).


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by: Richard Etchison in: Crenshaw Communications, PR Fish Bowl, public relations
As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR, data shows that it continues to expand. WebpageFX predicts that by next year, 90% of online content will be video. PR practitioners have long helped clients amplify video content through social media promotion and earned media coverage, but they may be underusing video…
6 Benefits Of Long-Form Content For Brands
In this age of short attention spans, it may seem counter-intuitive to champion long-form content for PR and marketing. But in recent years, data has shown its efficacy. Longer content like books, white papers, podcasts, eBooks, and video can take more time and effort than shorter bites, demanding greater depth and creativity, but it can…
Where Do You Find Data For PR Storytelling?
Last week's post covered the trend of data-driven storytelling in PR. But where does the data come from? For many of our clients we field quarterly surveys designed to generate relevant news or insights. But there are lots of other options for PR pros to source relevant data, and many are inexpensive and fairly easy to…
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For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. No one should underestimate the power of data for storytelling. What we call a "data bureau" – the ongoing release of fresh and relevant information as part of a B2B program – can generate strong media interest in the…
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PR, advertising, and marketing should be working together as well-oiled gears in a powerful machine that propels a brand toward success. While it shouldn't be a contest, it's worth noting that in some instances, public relations can yield a greater return on investment. Especially in the B2B tech sector, PR programs are essential to gaining…
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Given the raging hugging epidemic that is threatening to overtake our schools (see Alabama, Illinois, and Virginia), the School Board has decided to take preemptive action to stem this tide of unsanctioned emotion.
In response to this disturbing trend, the school board has passed a Zero Tolerance Policy on Physical Contact. This policy includes, hugs, high fives, handshakes, and all other inappropriate forms of Public Display of Affection (PDAs).
In order to maintain the integrity of this new policy, the following books (see list below) are now banned from all school libraries, classrooms, and personal collections. The School Board has decided (through a unanimous vote) that these titles are no longer appropriate because they promote subversive behavior which may undermine the authority of school administrators.
This ban is effective immediately. A School Board representative will be conducting periodic site visits to ensure that these books are no longer present on school grounds. Schools that continue to carry these titles will be reprimanded immediately through a series of escalating sanctions and funding penalties.
The following books are banned and are to be extricated from all school grounds immediately. This list, however, is a small sample and should not be considered complete. As a precaution, all books with the word "hug" in the title, or any books featuring any illustrations of hugging or hug-like behavior should be permanently removed or placed under lock and key in a state-approved vault until further notice.
Official Reason for Ban: Monkey See, Monkey Do.
Official Reason for Ban: No time is Hug Time when you're at school.
Official Reason for Ban: The contagious nature of hugs is precisely the reason for the Zero Tolerance Policy.
Note: The school board is approaching Ms. Melmed and Ms. Lewin to propose that they revise A Hug Goes Around as a cautionary tale for children that will be used in schools to discourage this inappropriate behavior.
Please distribute this list to all faculty, parents, students, and other concerned citizens. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter and cannot stress enough how vital this is to the educational and social-emotional future of our children. Together, we can rid ourselves of this shocking behavior and minimize the disturbing displays of human emotion that are currently infecting our schools.
Ohhh, this doesn't read too far from the truth!
Most importantly, would "The Gas We Pass" (http://www.amazon.com/Gas-We-Pass-Story-Science/dp/1929132158/ref=pd_sim_b_img_7) be banned? Making contact with someone's gas is pretty offensive. And if it is banned, I need to do some major reworking of this year's curriculum!
Alkelda, I know... they are strange days that we are living in.
Farting while giving (or receiving) a hug is never acceptable.
and I'll happily design a lesson plan around that one fundamental truth if you want me to sis.


Like no other nice light almost orange color. Pleasant citrus scent. Unique flavors hints of citrus very smooth.
This is one of my favorites. They serve this on Royal Caribbean cruise. It was nice peachy taste and stands up from rest.
This fruity rum is quite drinkable. Probably with sugar, probably full of marketing but the presentation is top notch, the taste bears caramel, vanilla, fruit, citrus... I like it.
To much orange taste! It's too unilateral. The old version Planters Gold XO (picture) was much better his taste more complex. Perhaps they've lost their Masterblender while the Anguilla Rum Company was bought by the Patrón Spirits Company.
strong aromas and flavours of orange and very smooth. A great alternative rum when you don't want the heavier flavours of the darker rums.
Good to start with when discovering the world of rums, it´s smooth and fruity, or rather orangey, and in the middle range to me.
Too sweet , to much orange ! But i recon the Ladies Would like it !
A decent rum but with far too heavy orange notes to my tastes.
This is not a rum for me. The lack of other things in the taste, makes it a never to own rum.
I have to say this rum receives nowhere near the credit it demands. This rum comes at you with multiple flavors first vanilla, then a nice long citrus ride in the middle, and then a lightly wooded cinnamon finish. I enjoyed this rum neat one shot at a time, but let it breath after opening. Overall excellent, I drank a whole one last night and awoke early the next morning feeling 100% no hangover! This is what I would expect from the makers of patron!
I find this rum to be lighter tasting than most rums. Smooth and interesting enough to warrant buying again, but a bit too expensive for regular purchase. I recommend this one for non-rum people buying a rum for mixed drinks that aren't cola based, as the "rum" flavor isn't overly pronounced. Great bottle and packaging, nice to see companies put the effort into packaging without going over the top (ahem, vodka manufacturers).
Pyrat is a good not great rum. It has an interesting flavor. I've experienced it best with cola. It is not a good value.
This is a good rum. I like the hints of orange and the smoothness. Its a very good choice for mixers, and I love the bottle.
To me the orange taste in this rum makes it like a different liquor all together. I like it but be prepared for a very different rum.
This is a good rum for people who don't drink rums, it is tasty with no off flavors for the rookies, but it is too sweet and orange-y for the more discriminating palate.
Hyggelig rom med kraftige orange toner!
Pyrat is a quite drinkable rum but probably best mixed. Can be sipped if cut with water and a lime twist. I don't find the Orange flavor that many speak of. At 19.99 a jug it deserves a 7 and will be in my stock for mixing and the desperation sipper !
Very smooth but with a twist for a finish.


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Kamala Harris is a 'bully,' former staffer tells the Washington Post
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Dec. 6, 2021 Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 9:20 a.m.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Tribal Nations Summit in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Washington.
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A week after several high-profile departures from the office of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Washington Post published a larger story on Harris' management skills based on interviews with "18 people connected to Harris."
Many former staffers did not have nice things to say.
Gil Duran, who worked for Harris when she was California attorney general in 2013, quit after only five months, and now writes for the San Francisco Examiner, went on the record with harsh criticism.
"One of the things we've said in our little text groups among each other is what is the common denominator through all this and it's her," he said. "Who are the next talented people you're going to bring in and burn through and then have (them) pretend they're retiring for positive reasons."
The Washington Post reported that "one consistent problem" staffers referenced was the fact that "Harris would refuse to wade into briefing materials prepared by staff members, then berate employees when she appeared unprepared." It was this phenomenon that prompted a particularly biting quote by an anonymous former staffer.
"It's clear that you're not working with somebody who is willing to do the prep and the work," the staffer said. "With Kamala you have to put up with a constant amount of soul-destroying criticism and also her own lack of confidence. So you're constantly sort of propping up a bully and it's not really clear why."
The story also contained a quote in defense of Harris from prominent Democratic strategist Sean Clegg, who most recently advised Gov. Gavin Newsom in September's gubernatorial recall election. Clegg said that Harris faces a double standard as a woman.
"People personalize these things," he said of those who were unhappy with Harris. "I've never had an experience in my long history with Kamala where I felt like she was unfair. Has she called bulls—t? Yes. And does that make people uncomfortable sometimes? Yes. But if she were a man with her management style, she would have a TV show called 'The Apprentice.'"
The Washington Post story also touches on how those close to Harris fear that her style as a boss could complicate her future plans, which likely include another bid for the presidency in either 2024 or 2028. You can read the full report from the Washington Post.
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Should We Start To Worry About SEMA 2020?
by Aaron Brzozowski SEMA / Comments
The aftermarket show of the year is still scheduled to go ahead in November.
The global novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than its fair share of automotive events, from the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, forcing debuts like the BMW i4 and Koenigsegg Gemera to take place online, to the international auto shows in New York and Detroit. Now, we're waiting with bated breath to see whether another tent-pole event gets added to the list: the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show held each November in Las Vegas.
An email from SEMA, sent out to industry professionals and members of the media, said that while the 2020 show is currently scheduled to go on as planned from November 3-6, the organization is monitoring the situation. Ultimately, it "will make decisions based on guidance from local, state, national and international health officials."
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"The health and welfare of the industry is a top priority to SEMA, so the association has taken a proactive approach to supporting SEMA members and is working with lawmakers to ensure they are educated and informed about the auto and auto parts industry and how it's affected by Covid-19," the email read in part.
SEMA noted in its message that some of the organization's "more immediate events" have been canceled or postponed due to the pandemic.
SEMA is a unique event on the auto industry calendar, giving OEMs and aftermarket parts suppliers alike the chance to showcase the best they have to offer through scores of custom-built one-off vehicles. The show routinely counts thousands of booths and over 150,000 attendants each year. As far as an auto show goes, it's truly unlike anything else.
But apart from the annual show each November, SEMA also hosts events that provide aftermarket parts suppliers with unique access to new vehicles, so that they can take measurements, make plans, and develop the aftermarket products of tomorrow. Even if the 2020 SEMA Show isn't postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus, there's some question as to how the coronavirus might disrupt member companies' ability to prepare new products to showcase at the event.
At present, the US's current social-distancing recommendations are set to run through at least the end of April, but there's still plenty of time between then and the SEMA Show this November. Hopefully, by then, the country will have again reached something approaching normalcy.
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The United States is a nation of immigrants, and there are countless small towns scattered across the country (especially in the midwest) that were founded by one immigrant group or another. But it's hard to find a town that shows off its immigrant heritage as prominently or as proudly as the town of Pella, Iowa.
Pella was founded in 1847 by a group of about 800 Dutch immigrants who were seeking religious freedom and greater economic opportunity in the New World, and many of today's residents are descended from these original settlers. One resident quipped that the "V" section took up half the phone book because there were so many names in Pella that start with the Dutch prefix of "Van." The town's Dutch heritage is readily apparent in town by the gabled architecture of the downtown storefronts, the Dutch windmills, and (if you visit in the spring) the multitude of tulips!
One of the best times to visit Pella is during the annual Tulip Time festival, which is typically held on the first weekend of May so as to coincide with peak tulip blooming season. But Tulip Time isn't just about viewing Pella's 300,000 tulips; it's also an exuberant celebration of the town's Dutch heritage with parades, shows, music, dancing, crafts, food, and more!
Hot Springs, South Dakota has been a magnet for travelers for centuries. Long before white people built the town, the region's native people came here to enjoy the reputed healing properties of the many mineral-rich springs from which the town would get its name (and according to a sign, there are 170 springs in this valley!). When the town of Hot Springs was founded in the late 19th century, a new group of travelers started to come here to enjoy the waters, and many luxurious hotels and spas sprung up in town.
Hot Springs retains its charms today. From its beautiful sandstone architecture to the gentle stream that flows through town, it's just a nice place to while away a few hours. Plus, it's very conveniently located to explore the attractions of the southern Black Hills, including Wind Cave and Custer State Park, which makes it a great place to base your Black Hills vacation.
To the pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail in the 19th century, Chimney Rock was a very welcome sight and a cause for celebration because it marked a transition point in the long, difficult journey to a better life in the Oregon Territory. Chimney Rock is located just about 1/3 of the way between the trail's starting and ending points, so the travelers knew when they saw it that a third of their journey was now behind them. It also marks the start of a change of landscape on the trail - they would soon be leaving the open plains and moving into the more rugged lands leading into the Rocky Mountains. It's also highly visible; its distinctive shape can be seen from many miles away to the east. Imagine their feeling, after traveling across seemingly endless prairies for weeks and weeks, of seeing this famous milepost and realizing how far they've already come on their journey.
South Dakota's Badlands are best known for their scenery, but they also boast a sizable wildlife community featuring many of the animals that live in the nearby Black Hills. The Badlands are home to bison, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, and, of course, prairie dogs. Several large prairie dog towns can be found on the western part of the park, which is where I saw this one. Its town was perched on a flat area right on the edge of the badlands wall. Doesn't it look like it's enjoying that view?
The Mammoth Site, in the beautiful town of Hot Springs, South Dakota, is a truly unique place. What makes it so special is not the types of bones found here - mammoth skeletons have been unearthed throughout the Northern Hemisphere - but the sheer number of them. Over 60 mammoths have been found in an area that is only 36,000 square feet (that's a little more than half the size of a football field), and there are probably still more hidden below waiting to be uncovered.
The bones in the site date to approximately 26,000 years ago, and were only uncovered in 1974. In that year, a construction company was commissioned to work on a new housing development on the southern edge of Hot Springs. As they were digging on a particular hill, they began to find some odd bones, which were soon identified as belonging to a mammoth. The land owner, thankfully, agreed to allow scientists to investigate the area, and more and more bones were discovered. Once the significance of the site was realized, it was saved from becoming a housing development and was turned into a museum, and excavation continues today. Over 60 mammoths have been found so far, as well as a few other animals like prehistoric camels, bears, wolves, llamas, and rodents.
I was standing on top of Mount Rushmore's parking garage when I took this picture, which just goes to show you that spectacular views can be found just about everywhere in the Black Hills. I ended a busy day of sightseeing with a trip to the monument, which is open quite late in the summer months, and as I was walking around there, the sky was already starting to show patches of pink and orange in the west. As I was heading back to my car about an hour before sunset, and the sky was a lovely orange color, and storm clouds were beginning to move in. The timing worked out great for me, not only because it made for some great photography, but also because it didn't start raining until after I was safely tucked away in my motel room.
Rapid City's newest museum just opened earlier this year, and is dedicated to telling the story of the Great Plains' most iconic resident: the bison. The museum chronicles the history of North America's largest land animal from their evolutionary origins 5 million years ago to their modern struggles for survival.
It's a pretty unique museum; I can't think of another museum that's dedicated to one animal species. But it fits in well in the Black Hills since the bison has been such an important part of the region's history.


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Lebanon's Hariri says he does not want be PM
By Tom Perry, Eric Knecht
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday he did not want to be prime minister of a new government, putting the onus on adversaries including the Iran-backed group Hezbollah to find an alternative who can steer the country out of crisis.
Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Hariri, who is Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician and is aligned with Western and Gulf Arab states, said his decision was final. He quit on Oct. 29 in the face of nationwide protests against Lebanon's ruling elite over rampant state corruption.
His decision leaves no clear frontrunner to form a government that must tackle the worst economic crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. The post is reserved for a Sunni Muslim in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system.
Five weeks since the protests began, the situation facing Lebanon is as grave as any since the end of the civil war, raising concerns for the stability of a heavily indebted state riven by sectarianism.
Hezbollah and its allies had wanted Hariri to return as premier but rejected his demand for the formation of a cabinet of expert ministers with no political parties represented. Instead, they sought a government comprising both technocrats and politicians.
"I am sticking by the rule 'not me, rather someone else' to form a government that addresses the aspirations of the young men and women," Hariri said in a written statement.
"I have full hope and confidence, after announcing this clear and decisive decision, that the president of the republic ... will immediately call the binding parliamentary consultations" to designate a new prime minister, he said.
A prominent contractor mooted by political sources as a candidate, Samir Khatib, told Lebanese broadcaster MTV he was ready to take on the job if there was consensus in his favour.
A statement from Hariri's office denied he had proposed names currently circulating on social media and said his choice would be determined when the formal process of designating the prime minister had begun.
President Michel Aoun, a Maronite Christian allied to Hezbollah, must now hold official consultations with members of parliament to designate a new prime minister. The candidate with the greatest support will be nominated.
A ministerial source close to Aoun said the next government would not be of "one colour" and efforts would be made with Hariri to agree on the next prime minister.
Aoun's consultations with lawmakers are expected to be held on Thursday or Friday, the source said.
Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, a political ally of Hariri, said Hariri had taken the decision after attempts to impose "unacceptable conditions" on him.
"He decided to leave the way for somebody else, which is good," Jumblatt told Reuters.
"The prime minister did his best to have an acceptable technocratic government, to find a compromise. It was rejected, so he decided to quit. Let's hope that the new one can succeed and basically concentrate on the economic crisis," he said.
The long-brewing economic crisis, which is rooted in state corruption and waste, has been exacerbated by a shortage of hard currency that has led the pegged Lebanese pound to weaken sharply on the black market.
The pound slid further on Tuesday with five foreign exchange dealers offering dollars at rates of between 2,100 and 2,130 pounds, or 41% weaker than the official rate of 1,507.5 pounds.
President Donald Trump's administration has been holding off on more than $100 million of military assistance to Lebanon already approved by Congress.
David Hale, U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs at State Department earlier this month confirmed the freeze in his testimony during the Trump impeachment inquiries.
On Tuesday, David Schenker, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs said a review was underway but gave no further details.
"We're still working. It's still working its way through the bureaucratic process ... At the same time, no equipment, weapons, ammunition that was supposed to arrive - be delivered - to the LAF has been delayed in any way," he said, referring to the Lebanese military.
Additional reporting by Daphne Psaledakis in Washington, Reporting by Tom Perry and Eric Knecht; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Gareth Jones


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Q: Mysql - Unique index or columns I want to create a Mysql-table with some data. All the data is ordered by 3 column entries and all queries rely on these columns, e.g.
SELECT * FROM `mytable` WHERE `column1`=0 AND `column2`=0 AND `column3`=0

should only return on result. My problem are possible duplicates that could occur when new data is inserted and the new data got the same values as other data in the table, so the query above would return two results. My code would use the first result, so new data could overwrite already existing data if inserted false. I thought of preventing this by uniting column1, column2 and column3 in on column4 that is of type BIGINT (if a bigger index is needed i can change to varbinary or something else instead) and change my request queries that way, e.g.
SELECT * FROM `mytable` WHERE `column1`=0 AND `column2`=1 AND `column3`=2

becomes
SELECT * FROM `mytable` WHERE `column4`=((0 << 16) | (1 << 8) | 2)
//Note: column1, column2 and column3 are all TINYINTs, therefore the << 8 and << 16

and so on. But this makes queries less readable and my code less understandable. Are there any ideas how i can let my table how it is (with its 3 columns) and prevent data duplicates?
Thanks in advance.

A: I am not sure if this is what your want but here its not possible to add duplicates.
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `table` (
  `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `colA` VARCHAR(50) NULL,
  `colB` VARCHAR(50) NULL,
  `colC` VARCHAR(50) NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  UNIQUE INDEX `colABC_UNIQUE` (`colA` ASC, `colB` ASC, `colC` ASC))
ENGINE = InnoDB

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Although there is extra work involved for the staff at each cafeteria, Sharon McCauley, cafe associate at Scroggs, said that she really enjoys it. "The parents take their time to say 'Great job' to us, and almost all of them make sure they tell us 'Thank you.'" Privette said that most people don't realize how much effort goes into the scratch cooking of fresh meals for our students. But for parents who come to lunch, they get a peek behind the scenes.


You are creating a masterpiece of your life!
Challenges…these can either be things that defeat us or they can be things that strengthen us. These can be self-imposed, imposed by others or are a life circumstance/experience/hardship.
When you want to use challenges to strengthen yourself…call it training! Need some ideas on how to train yourself to craft of your life the incredible masterpiece that God already knows you to be capable of?
In the hardships that life throws your way, there are learning opportunities. You can choose to focus continually on the hardship or you can choose to focus on finding lessons and discovering ways to live in joy and gratitude despite the hardship. *Note: There are absolutely times for mourning, weeping and healing. These are important and need to occur and there is no set time frame for how long or how much or how often. Sometimes these things don't occur all at once, sometimes they happen in waves.
Am I thinking correctly about the problem? (For example, watch this video.) Sometimes it helps to get another person's perspective.
Is there anything I can study to help myself?
Are there things I need to let go?
Write thoughts, feelings and ideas in a journal.
Daily Inspiration pages–these pages help you to remember who you really are and what is truly important in life. These pages can be a source of help whether you are struggling with financial, physical, emotional or other issues. When you remember who you are and what is truly important in life, you are better able to find answers to problems and have a better perspective on life overall.
Self-Help Resources–Check here for links to professional helps for large problems such as suicide, addictions, grief and more.
Scripture Immersion–Study, learn, and find answers and helps to all of life's problems through the scriptures. Couple scripture study with sincere prayer and heartfelt pondering for best results.
Your own training challenge are where you choose to push yourself to do some things that strengthen you in some way. These can be called goals, 30-day challenges, Training Missions or some other term you want to call them. They can take years to do or be completed in a day. The common thread is that they all get you doing something that strengthens you and something that is out of your ordinary daily rut.
Training Missions strengthen by empowering you to easily see what you are capable of. They make you believe you can do things outside your comfort zone. They get your mind infused with new ideas. They fill you with positive emotions.
12 Hour Challenges–To do a 12 Hour Challenge, complete a certain task once per hour for 12 hours straight. Use a stopwatch or phone alarm to remind you to stop each hour to make time for the challenge. These are very fun, can be completed in a day and are maybe more difficult than you might think. Can you take one day this month or year to complete a challenge? Involve the family if desired. Kids enjoy these too.
Varied Length Challenges–Choose a length of time to do your training mission. One week, 14 days, 72 hours, all summer, year long…you choose.
30 Day Challenges–Complete one task each day for thirty days! Watch the following inspiring Ted Talk video to learn more.
*A word of caution…there is no "fail" in training missions. If you embark upon a training mission, you always can get some good out of it. If you do not fully complete your mission, focus on the good that you did do. If you meant to get to 30 but you got to 15 instead, congratulate yourself on doing 15! Then challenge yourself to beat your previous accomplishment. Keep going until you complete the original goal or until you determine that a new mission is in order. Maybe it takes you what seems to be forever to do it, but where will you be if you don't even start? You certainly won't get to 15 or even 1 if you don't begin. Do not negate the good you are doing by focusing on what didn't happen. Focus instead on what did!


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Eric Allen Bell March 19, 2017 #MAGA
MILO – Now BLAMING Underage Male VICTIMS for Sexual Abuse!
If you were a survivor of sexual abuse and finally came to terms with it, 20 years later – then found the courage to come forward – all of you are "whinging, selfish brats". This, according to Pederasty Activist and full time Cuckservative, Milo Yiannopoulos.
"I mean, my god, it's really not that big a deal." said Milo.
Well actually, as someone who went through exactly that, I can tell you that it IS in fact a very big fucking deal.
When I wrote my first article, critical of Milo for glorifying and glamorizing adult males, in a position of authority, who sexually prey on newly pubescent boys, my inbox was flooded with pleas to "just let it go" explaining that "Milo was a victim". Never mind the fact that he will not back down from advocating that this sort of thing is okay.
Now here is where the clever play on words comes in. Milo has been, so they say, outspoken against "pedophilia". Very clever. That would refer to adults having sex with prepubescent children. However, promoting "pederasty" is something he will not back down from. This is when an adult male preys on a recently pubescent boy.
One thing Milo did get right however, something he said in more than one interview, is that this sort of thing is quite popular in the gay world. This is an inconvenient fact.
After sexually molesting me throughout much of my childhood, the closeted gay man who adopted me at birth came out of the closet, in 1988.
For the next 10 years I spent a considerable amount of time around his new friends. They say that whatever a person jokes about is probably something they are thinking about. The number of jokes I heard, or offhanded comments, about having sex with young underage boys, is more than I can count. And only some of those came from dear old dad.
After 6 years of therapy, I finally got up the courage to talk to him about sexually molesting me. My "dad" whom I will refer to as "Robert" from here on out, listened to what I had to say. He looked scared, but not concerned. Then after I mentioned several incidents, in detail, he said "Can I talk now?" I listened, practically shaking. It was like I was that same defenseless child all over again. I wanted to agree with anything he said and have it all be over with. And that is exactly what I did.
"What happened" he said, "Was not molestation. I am not a pedophile. However, having been an alcoholic, because I was a gay man trying to live a heterosexual life, there may have been some inappropriate intimacy. I cannot change the past. I have learned to forgive myself for many of the things I did back then and I suggest that you do the same". I agreed to everything. I was glad it was over with. I gave Robert a big hug and I was out of there.
When I saw my therapist, she was also a victim of repeated sexual abuse as a young girl, I told her all about the conversation. She started to tear up. I didn't think therapists where supposed to do that. Also, I thought it was good news that I had confronted Robert and we could move on.
She said, "sexual molestation IS inappropriate intimacy, isn't it?" I hadn't put that together. She asked if I told him about specific situations that I could remember. "Yes" I told her.
"And did he dispute that any of that took place?" she asked. No. He did not. All he did was downgrade it from pedophilia to "inappropriate intimacy". Fuck.
I'm going to drop in the video of Milo saying what I referred to at the top of this article and then I will share a bit more of my personal experience and why I find what he is saying to cause my blood to boil.
Since I cannot find an original copy of this video anywhere, I have to wonder if Milo asked Gavin McInnes (or his producers) to remove this as a favor to him, after the firestorm over his other comments, making excuses for sexual predators – you know, where he did the fancy card trick, switching out pederasty with pedophilia.
New shocking video: Milo Yiannopoulos: Victims of sexual abuse who come forward when they grow up are "whinging selfish brats." pic.twitter.com/tEkr7JGEEe
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) March 10, 2017
Robert (the gay man who adopted me at birth) was a Church Organist and was also the Children's Choir Director. This issue is very close to home for me and for the numerous people I have met, along the way, who have been through something like this.
In the 1970s and 1980s Robert Allen Edborg was the Children's Choir Director at Faith Lutheran Church and Resurrection Lutheran Church, in Huntington Beach, California. When he was let go, suddenly, from the second of those churches, in 1989, he told me it was because of "Homophobia".
I should probably mention now, rather than later in this article, that I do not hate gay people, nor do I think that all gay men are pedophiles.
In 1998 I attended a party at Robert's house. The man who he was to marry years later, had just completed a novel. One of Robert's friends had brought some cookies that everyone kept mentioning were delicious. "Oh honey, it's all in the dough, not me unfortunately. Some little boy came to the door selling cookie dough to save up for camp or something and I bought some, because he was so cute".
I hope this was not the same Summer Camp where gay activist George Takei brags about getting a handjob from an adult counselor, while he had just entered puberty. If you find that hard to believe, that he would glamorize such a thing, you can watch the footage for yourself if you CLICK HERE.
Anyway, Robert made I guess a joke – but he kept repeating it. He said, "Oh I would have said – come on in little boy, I'll show you how to make some dough rise". He and a few of his older gay friends laughed at this. But the gay man who brought the cookies did not. He looked put off, "Robert, he was like 8 years old!" he said. But for some reason, Robert repeated it a couple more times and, each time there was enough laughter that I had to leave.
When I got to my car, I felt like I was going to throw up. A few days later I had read yet another story in the news about the massive amount of clerical sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. It was incredible the number of people who were coming forward. One of the priests in question was someone I think Robert had introduced me to years earlier, who lived in Palm Springs. I decided to write Robert a letter.
In the letter I asked him if he had any "inappropriate intimacy" with any of the children in his choirs. I asked if he had any kiddie porn on his computer. I asked if he was still actively involved in any "inappropriate intimacy" with any young boys, or knew of anyone who was. And then I sent the letter off.
Weeks went by and I had still not heard from him, so I got up the courage and I called. "Hi, Dad." I said. There was a deep sigh followed finally by "Yes?" I asked if he got my letter and he said he did. I asked if he had anything to say. "I have not yet decided if I care to respond to any of this, as I find it quite offensive" and then he hung up.
Days later I received a typewritten letter from him. It started off, "Eric this will be my only statement on this subject and then I do not care to discuss it with you ever again." He went on to say that he was not a pedophile. He did not answer the question about any of the children in his church choirs.
I had asked him about a kid I grew up with whom Robert had recently kept bringing up to me, saying "I always found him VERY interesting". His eyes would suddenly open wide on the word "very" as if I was supposed to get it and agree.
He said he did not have any porn of any kind on his computer. Then he reminded me that he had loaned me the money to buy my first laptop, the one I used to launch my screenwriting career on. He stated that he thought this whole line of questioning was a way of not having to repay him for that.
Then he closed by saying he found my comments and my pushiness to be very bigoted and homophobic.
We never spoke again.
Today he is in his late seventies and lives in the Hollywood Hills. His now husband is very good friends with the actress Sharon Stone. She married them at her house in Beverly Hills. I have no reason to believe she knew who she was letting into her life.
My very religious Grandmother, Robert's mother, attended the wedding. She was always quite vocal about how she thought homosexuality was a sin. But having the opportunity to be invited to a movie star's house, in Beverly Hills no less, well she attended. She brought with her my Aunt who is Robert's sister. The reception was held at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Like Milo, Robert is liked by many people. He can at times have a very disarming charm about him. This, I am told, is not uncommon for predators. Prior to the wedding I had told my Aunt and my Grandmother what Robert had done to me. They said they believed me and suspected he would "be into something like that". But years later, the power of celebrity I guess made them forget.
In 2012 Robert's sister contacted me on Facebook to say that she thought what I was saying in the media, about Muslims, was offensive. I responded by saying something like, "But it's not offensive that your brother is a sexual predator, as long as he introduces you to famous people?" Her and my Grandmother responded together, stating that they had never heard anything about that before. I reminded them. They said this was the first they were hearing of it.
I reminded them that I had made a full length feature film about it, one that debuted at the South By South West Film Festival, call "Bondage" and that they had all watched it together – even congratulated me on this. They said they did not remember that either.
I heard from my Aunt one more time. She said she spoke to Robert and his husband (pictured above with Sharon Stone) about this. He said that I was on drugs and unstable. Then she blocked me on Facebook and on her phone. I left a message for my Grandmother, but she never spoke to me ever again. That entire side of the family all blocked me and I was clearly disowned.
So, having said all of that, I do not come to this topic naive about how badly people do not want to believe something so horrible about someone who they want to believe in. Add even the smallest dose of celebrity, to anything really, and things get especially weird.
Milo Yiannopoulos is unrepentant. He's clever with words, stating he opposes pedophilia while clearly promoting pederasty. I suppose this is like substituting the words "child molestation" with "inappropriate intimacy". Being clever with words does not reduce the damage done to the victims. Instead, this kind of clever technique is designed to protect the predator. And Milo still won't give up the full name of "Father Michael" whom he defends – and is most likely still molesting boys.
It pains me to write all of this. And there is more I could say, about working with Andy Dick, but his lawyers and agents threatened to destroy me if I did not retract what I had written years ago. But maybe I will do that anyway, in a future article. One never knows.
Milo continues to have a huge fan base on Facebook. CPAC had the good sense to get as far away from his as possible, as did his publisher Simon and Schuster. But those of us on the so-called Alt Right, who had publicly condemned Milo Yiannopoulos, after he was exposed, have been given the cold shoulder by so many who still think that Milo will rise again, that his critics are the ones in the wrong. And how familiar, how painfully familiar, that is to me.
I hope at the very least that my story has given you something to think about. If you want to talk about any of this, please feel free to private message me. Contrary to what Milo has said, having been violated as a young man, in such a way as this, actually does leave long lasting scars. And for many people, it does more than that.
I disagree with Milo that we all just need to get over it. And I hope you disagree with that as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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