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CM: Maldini reveals demands if he is to remain at AC Milan
By Oliver Fisher - 30 May 2019, 16:29
Paolo Maldini has reportedly made a number of demands to CEO Ivan Gazidis if he is to remain at AC Milan beyond the summer.
Gazidis is apparently waiting for a definitive answer from Maldini, to whom he has reportedly offered the position of director of the technical area.
The role would offer the former Rossoneri No.3 a lot more responsibility than what he had alongside Leonardo this season, and Gazidis is expecting an answer by the weekend.
That is according to Calciomercato.com, who state that there are still aspects that Maldini wants to investigate further to have more reassurances on what his role and supporting cast would be.
The report states that he has asked for a team composed of some of his trusted collaborators, the first of which is Alessandro Costacurta who could take on the role of club manager – something Elliott Management are happy to accept.
Maldini has also shown an interest in bringing in Angelo Carbone as his candidate to succeed Mario Beretta as head of the youth sector.
The rest of the team would be composed, in Maldini's wishes, by two other professionals chosen by him.
The former captain waited nine years before entering through the front door again at Milan and Gazidis is aware of the importance of keeping him around, though both parties are now taking time to reflect.
Gazidis for his part though is pretty clear on one thing: whoever joins the new Milan will have to accept the idea of cutting costs and a new truce with UEFA in terms of financial Fair Play.
These risks though make the process of hiring a new head coach and a new sporting director both slower and more difficult.
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Persona	February, 27th 2020 by Walter van Teeffelen
World Fine Art Professionals and their Key-Pieces, 253 - Peter Meeuwisse
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World Fine Art Professionals and their Key-Pieces, 253 – Peter Meeuwisse
No fewer than 30 moon paintings were on display in the 'Follow the Moon' exhibition, recently in the MLB Gallery. Many full moons and also various metamorphoses of the moon.
He received many and good reactions, Peter Meeuwisse tells me a few weeks later in the cafe of the library of De Hallen, a little further. "I had been working with monoprint a long time ago. I continued on to this years later, under the motto 'an order, in which there is room for chaos', from a poem by Vasalis. You must have order, but outside of that you can do anything. "
For the exhibition 'Follow the Moon', he started from the order of all his work, with particular reference to what was on display in his studio. "Although everything is in harmony there, it is not static, there is constant change. That is related to the theme of my work that I call 'The Path'. "
The path is the way through life. "I fill that in with objects and figures, usually male. The path does not have to go straight ahead. It can also take a turn to the left, to the right, and even turn back to old things. What do I see? What happens? I let my imagination go. Then the ideas come naturally. I also see things in the studio that I can use, when I run or walk I sometimes see beautiful forms and I also get subjects from books, magazines and social media. "
'The path', the path through life is therefore such a good theme because it keeps him sharp. "It gives me the opportunity to continue to develop. I can go back to the past and do new things." In this exhibition the objects were placed against a strange and mostly dark background. He paints with acrylic paint. "Sometimes I make collages, where I cut and paste. It also happens that I re-edit old works. "
He does not have a specific key work, he says. "I have more key works. Ovid's metamorphoses have inspired me, also with the moon paintings. There was a painting on the exhibition 'Metamorphosis in the moonlight'.
How did he end up at the moon? "I paint once every four / five weeks with a group of fellow artists in Noordwijk with Marijke Bannink. I was about to paint a still life, but in front of me was a saucer of a cup of coffee. 'A round shape', I thought, 'could be a moon'. It was full moon that weekend and my energy was flowing. I painted throughout the weekend. Later, I always found inspiration at full moon."
Peter Meeuwisse comes from an artistic family in which everyone was involved with art in one way or another. "My father and brothers also drew and painted. I'm the one who really pushed it through." In secondary school, the HAVO in Alkmaar, the drawing teacher taught very well. "He took our class to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. There I saw, among other things, the work of Tinguely. He also gave fun and surprising drawing assignments. 'Draw a table with food that an elephant has walked on' for example, or 'draw the laundry in the wind'."
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He did the Free Academy Kennemerland in Haarlem and then the Academy for Visual Education in Amsterdam where he graduated with the thesis 'The way / the path' based on Taoist philosophy. "At the Academy, but also later with a group of fellow artists, we worked a lot together, we assessed each other's work and went to exhibitions together. There was a lot of mutual inspiration." In 1998 he had his first exhibition with collage art in Haarlem.
Vermeer project
Peter Meeuwisse is an enthusiastic museum visitor. "Painters that inspire me include Giacometti, Matisse and Vermeer. I have a personal Vermeer project: I want to see all Vermeers in real life. A total of 36 works are attributed to Vermeer, so it can be done. I have already been to Germany and Paris, I still have to go to America. A Vermeer is owned by the British Royal Family and hangs in one of their large palaces. I sent an email to see if I could come and see that painting. 'Come and visit' was the answer, 'it can be seen in the summer opening'. I did that then. "
Finally, what is his philosophy? "Everything in perfect harmony, without a static condition. Because everything is constantly changing. That really appeals to me."
1) Model and moon II 20×29 cm acrylic and collage on paper, 2) Moon expression 48x64cm acrylic on paper, 3) Moon in chaos II 50x60cm acrylic and collage on cotton, 4) Moon in chaos 50x60cm acrylic and collage on cotton, 5) Moon in monoprint II 60×80 cm acrylic on black paper, 6) Moon in monoprint 60×80 cm acrylic on black paper, 7) Peter Meeuwisse, 8) Destructed figure and moon III 24x29cm acrylic on paper, 9) Destructed figure and moon 24×29 cm acrylic on paper, 10) collage
https://www.petermeeuwisse.nl/
https://mlbgalerie.nl/expo-0919/
https://ifthenisnow.eu/nl/verhalen/volg-de-maan-van-peter-meeuwisse
Manuela's Review of the Year!
Christopher Stone – An Artist With Positive Vision
World Artists and their Story, 16 – Pablo
World Artists and their Story, 41 – Robin
World Artists and their Story, 33 – Auke
Marbella Marbella – Adelante with Laura Stanbridge!
Gratitude Art launch at Bookworld España
Free Academy Kennemerland
library of De Hallen
Marijke Bannink
Matisse and Vermeer
MLB Gallery
Peter Meeuwisse.
Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam
Taoist philosophy
the Academy for Visual Education
the HAVO

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Naming native plants- How Native plants have been given their names
The Reed Field Guide to New Zealand Native Trees by J.T. Salmon
New Zealand's native plants have in the main three names. A name given by maori, a european name and the scientific binomial classification or the Genus and species name. A common example is Rimu, its Maori name, Red Pine is its european name and its scientific classification is Dacrydium cupressinum. Note how the scientific names are italicised and often underlined.
Both Europeans and Maori gave names to plants based on similarites with the plants found in their homelands.
In Elsdon Best's Forest Lore of the Maori there are over seventy names which in one form or another are found in use throughout the Pacific. Karaka, kowhai,Tutu, Kowahi, konini, Pukatea,are used to describe similar looking but different species found in Polynesia. Pukatea is a buttressed tree in Rarotonga, Kiekie is a climbing plant, Ngaio and rata are trees, Ponga and wheki are tree ferns. Nikau is the name for the Coconut palm in Mangareva, Tahitian Islands, while Manuka is a tree name at Nukuoroto the west of Fiji. Konini is a name used to identify the native tree Fuchsia and also a name in the Marquesas. The New Zealand Black Pine or Miro is also known as Toromiro, and this tree name occurs at Easter island, Tahiti and Rarotonga. The name Tawa is similar to Tava in Futuna, Tonga, Samoa and Niue, Dawa in Fiji. The intoxicating drink Kava used throughout the Pacific is made from the Kava plant so similar but different to our endemic and non intoxicating Kawakawa.
The New Zealand kawakawa Macropiper excelsum The Samoan Kava Piper mythisticum
Old time Maori had a remarkable knowledge of the flora, their uses, stories, images and metaphors passed from generations in an oral tradition. The missionary Rev.William Yate commented " It will scarcely be credited ......that the New Zealanders have a distinct name for every tree and plant in their land...... I was personally astonished, though I ought not to have been so, when a celebrated Austrian Botanist, Baron Heugal, paid us a visit (in 1834) and made a large collection of plants. We had a native tell us their names: he gave names to all without exception, and that with little hesitation. Some of these plants were so small that it might have been supposed that they would have escaped the notice of an individual. But it was not so; not one could be introduced, however minute or wherever the hidden situation in which it had thriven, but a name was found for it: and lest it should be thought that this man was coining the names, anothe Native was called in the following evening, just as the plants were being placed in fresh paper; with one single exception, out of three hundred specimens, he gave the same to each as had been given the night before"
European settlers and colonialists searched for names for these unknown new plants and naturally adopted many maori names. Other names were coined to describe some obvious characteristic , similar to a familiar plant from home, such as Mountain Daisy, Pink Broom, Wineberry, NZ Hydrangea, Marble Leaf, Maori jasmine, Maori Privet and many others. So it had been also when maori arrived, that obvous characteristics and similar form were also used to name plants. The Europeans marble leaf was to the Maori Putaputaweta (full of weta holes) as it is, and amongst many others Kaikomako was named as "The food of the bird Komako (bell bird)".
The scientific naming of all plants and animals is based upon the binomial (two names) system devised by Carl Linnaeus who was born in Sweden in 1707.In 1735 he moved to The Netherlands where he published the first edition of his classification of living things, the Systema Naturae. During these years, he met or corresponded with Europe's great botanists, and continued to develop his classification scheme. up till then the european botanical community named plants mainly on their uses, similarities to human form or their vegetaive parts. Linnaeus recognised that it was their sexual parts that held the most merit in placing plants into similar groups or families. He was instrumental in arranging to have his students sent out on trade and exploration voyages to all parts of the world: Perhaps his most famous student, Daniel Solander, was the naturalist on Captain James Cook's first round-the-world voyage, and brought back the first plant collections from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific to Europe.
Linnaeus loved nature deeply, and always retained a sense of wonder at the world of living things. His religious beliefs led him to natural theology, since God has created the world, it is possible to understand God's wisdom by studying His creation. As he wrote in the preface to a late edition of Systema Naturae: Creationis telluris est gloria Dei ex opere Naturae per Hominem solum -- The Earth's creation is the glory of God, as seen from the works of Nature by Man alone. The study of nature would reveal the Divine Order of God's creation, and it was the naturalist's task to construct a "natural classification" that would reveal this Order in the universe.
Linnaeus's plant taxonomy was based on the number and arrangement of the reproductive organs; a plant's class was determined by its stamens (male organs), and its order by its pistils (female organs). This resulted in many groupings that seemed unnatural. Linnaeus freely admitted that this produced an "artificial classification," not a natural one, which would take into account all the similarities and differences between organisms. But like many naturalists of the time Linnaeus attached great significance to plant sexual reproduction, which had only recently been rediscovered. Linnaeus drew some rather astonishing parallels between plant sexuality and human love: he wrote in 1729 how
The flowers' leaves. . . serve as bridal beds which the Creator has so gloriously arranged, adorned with such noble bed curtains, and perfumed with so many soft scents that the bridegroom with his bride might there celebrate their nuptials with so much the greater solemnity. . .
What has survived of the Linnean system is its method of hierarchical classification and custom of binomial nomenclature. For example: Cordyline australis, Ti Kouka, Cabbage tree can be fully classified as follows
Kingdom: Plant
Division: Magnoliaphyta
Class:Liliopsida
Order:Asparagles
Family: laxmanniaceae
Genus:Cordyline
Species:australis
(Forst. f.) Hook. f (the plant waqs originally classified by Forster and revised by Hook)
The strength of this system rests with the lower classification grouping being part of the higher cluster. So, Cordyline is part of the laxmanniaceae family (all families end with aceae) which is part of the Order Asparagales which belongs to the Class Liliopsida of the Magnoliaphyta division inside the plant kingdom. By knowing the scientific binomial genera and species name, one can find where the plant rests in realtionship to its order, class and divion. Similarities and differences can quickly be ascertained. This sytem avoids confusion so often prevalent around common names as while there may be several plants with the same common name, there is only one species named Cordyline australis although 3 species in New Zealand may well be given the name Cabbage tree.
however even with this more objective and observation based system ther are still problems presented. Sometimes the botanists will review the classification of a plant group and will change wher the plant rests inside the group. the plant name may change. Then a synonym may be added eg. Mingimingi has at times been Cyathodes juniperina and also Leucopogon juniperina so its name may be presented as Cyathodes juniperina syn Leucopogon juniperina
References School Journal part 4 Autumn 1954 The Maori as a plant hunter A.W. Anderson


Professor Deepu Banerji brings to Fortis Hospital his 26 yrs of rich experience in Neurosurgery from some of the best Institutes in India. He did his MBBS and MS in General Surgery from GSVM Medical College Kanpur in 1978 and 1983 respectively. After completing his MCh from GB Pant Hospital [Delhi University] in 1986 he joined NIMHANS Banglore as Assistant Prof. In 1990 he joined SGPGIMS Lucknow as Associate professor and subsequently was promoted as Additional Professor in 1995 and Professor in 2003.
He did his fellowship as ' Sugita Fellow' in microneurosurgery from Nagoya University Japan in 1994. He has been visiting Fellow to Shinshu Univ, Japan, Mount Sinai Hospital New York & Michigan Univ, Ann Arbor. He has been involved in the development of Neurosurgery at National Neuroscience Center, Calcutta under Foundation of International Education In Neurosurgery [2000-2001] and Bombay Hospital Indore from 2003 – 2005. He has done more than 5000 Brain and Spinal Surgeries.
Skull Base Surgery- Anterior, Middle and Posterior skull base approaches Pituitary Adenoma including endonasal and endoscopic Acoustic Schwanomas/ Meningiomas / Craniopharyngiomas CranioVertebral Junction including trans Oral surgeries.


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Erwin Raphael McManus
Erwin Raphael McManus is an iconoclast known as a cultural pioneer for his integration of creativity and spirituality. He is an artist, entrepreneur, and cultural thought leader who is also the founder of MOSAIC, a community of faith in Los Angeles California. Known for their innovation, creativity, and artistry, MOSAIC has been named one of the most influential and innovative churches in America.
Engaging such issues as culture, creativity, change, and leadership, Erwin is widely known as a thought-provoking communicator, poet, and wordsmith. His travels have taken him to over 50 countries and he has spoken to over a million people from a wide variety of audiences, from professional sports, Wall Street investors, universities, film studios, and conferences across the world.
McManus is the author of Soul Cravings, Chasing Daylight, and other leading books on spirituality and creativity. His newest book, The Artisan Soul: Crafting your Life into a Work of Art, will be released Feb 25, 2014.
Erwin Raphael McManus sees the imagination as the principle vehicle through which we create a better self, a better world, and a better future. He argues that creativity is both uniquely human and the essence of human uniqueness. Creativity, McManus contends, is a natural expression of our spirituality. When we are most fully alive we create out of love all that is good and beautiful and true.
Erwin has a BA in psychology from UNC Chapel Hill, a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Southeastern University.
Films with Erwin Raphael McManus see all films
Naked and Unashamed STATION VI
Station VI from The Way of the Heart series.
Child-Like
Erwin McManus on nurturing a child-like faith.
The Artisan Soul
Erwin McManus on creating an artwork out of our lives.
Beauty and Violence
Erwin McManus on the power of beauty over violence.
Create Beauty
Erwin McManus on our capacity to create beauty.
Naked and Unashamed
Erwin McManus on discovering our intended narrative.


Since we live in the mecca of movie making, I've developed a slight fascination with Hollywood and all that entails - especially significant locations - such as... the bench from 500 Days of Summer!
Not sure why I thought to look up where it is, maybe cuz I recently watched a few Joseph Gordon-Levitt movies? Anywho, so I googled "500 Days of Summer Bench" and found out it's right downtown. Off we went! The park where this bench (and a few others) reside is called Angels Knoll - smack dab in the middle of downtown.
There's THE bench! It's the one on the right.
The grass was covered with cotton! At first I thought it was dog hair. But then I kept seeing more and more and more and more.
Meanwhile Jane was hanging out in her stroller and Fox was hugging trees.
The trees are all carved up with initials.
It was really fun to re-create this scene.
Also in the exact same spot as the bench is Angels Flight Railway - a train/tram/funicular railroad thingamajig that Chris has been wanting to go on for years. I wanted to see a bench and Chris wanted to go on Angels Flight - they were literally in the same spot so it was a win-win all around! I'll blog about it tomorrow.
So fun to recreate that scene!
That is sooo cute! Ive only seen portions of that movie.
Okay that is like the coolest thing ever!! :) how amazing! PS- I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel!!
Ah, I love it! New goal before we move away!!
I think we did a pretty good job trying to recreate that screenshot. Go us!


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The devastating storm of 1953
The devastating North Sea flood of 1953 caused catastrophic damage and loss of life in Scotland, England, Belgium and The Netherlands and became one of the worst peacetime disasters of the 20th century. 307 people died in England, 19 died in Scotland, 28 died in Belgium, 1,836 died in the Netherlands and a further 361 people died at sea.
The flood caused a major rethinking of coastal defences, weather prediction and warning systems after it became obvious that the majority of deaths could have been avoided had these already been in place. The failure of any preventative measures meant many people - babies, adults and the elderly - went to bed that on that fateful night of Saturday 31 January 1953 not knowing of the devastation to come and for many that they would not wake up in the morning
How did the storm form?
What made the storm of 1953 so different from others was the fact that it had a number of elements combined together to make it so deadly and devastating. Annual spring tides with a deep pressure system (which in itself can cause the sea to rise) and severe gale force winds. The wind was recorded 126mph at Costa Hill in Scotland. All of these elements funnelled those high tides southward toward the narrow (and shallow) English Channel, causing the swell to rise even further. The storm surge was recorded at 5.6 metres (18.4ft) at its peak.
The path of the storm
The east coast of the UK has a number of low lying areas, some of which are barely above sea level, most notably in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Essex and the mouth of the Thames area. The Netherlands also has 50% of its territory less than 1 metre above sea level and 20% of it is below.
Sea defences in the UK were of inadequate design for flooding and tidal surges in 1953. What little there was had been designed in World War Two and was designed to keep invading armies out, not invading seas. The natural sea barriers such as sand dunes had also seen much erosion and had numerous gaps where people had walked over and worn away the natural height. Tragically, these would later prove to be natural inlets and gateways for the sea surge to flow inland.
Post war housing shortages also saw a rise in the number of pre-fabricated buildings (mainly in a bungalow design) in many of these low lying areas. This cheap type of housing was also popular with the rising post-war trend of seaside holidays especially in places like Essex and were nearly always located very close to the shoreline. The design of this type of house was never intended to withstand such force and many collapsed or were simply washed along with the current, ending up metres away from where they originally stood or washed out to sea entirely.
Lack of warning
That afternoon of 31 January 1953, a number of people noticed a weak tidal ebb. However, it didn't seem to cause any alarm and people carried about their daily business as usual. Fishing boats still went out as usual and buses still ran their routes along the seafront. It was a typical Saturday for the people living on the coast. The official weather forecast was a slight drizzle and strong winds but nothing regarding waves and tidal flow.
This calm evening was soon to change. At different points during the evening, the tide surged over the sea walls taking many by surprise and leaving no time to warn others. One survivor in Norfolk said it took less than 15 minutes from the water first tricking in, to reaching almost 5 ft inside his property. Those living closest to the sea reported that a wall of water came over almost immediately with many homes collapsing instantaneously with the force of the water rushing in.
The force of the sea also snapped telephone and electricity cables, rendering communication impossible. Similar stories were reported in Belgium and The Netherlands. The coastal residents on both sides of the North Sea were entirely at the mercy of the tide.
The death toll at sea also included those from a number of smaller fishing vessels to the larger passenger ferry MV Princess Victoria, which sailed from Stranraer to Larne with 179 people on board including 51 crew. A rogue wave broke open the already damaged ferry doors whilst sailing in the Northern channel. One survivor recollected seeing one of the lifeboats crashing back into the sinking ferry, capsizing and pulling all the women and children on board down to their deaths. Of all the passengers and crew on board the ferry that night, no women or child survived. 133 lives were lost in total and only 44 men survived.
The MV Princess Victoria
The storm surge in Erith, near London
Immediate aftermath
The preliminary emergency response came from the surviving community itself due to delays in communicating for outside assistance. Outside of the affected areas, the first that many knew of what had happened was many hours after the majority of people had been killed.
In the UK, 1600km of coastline was damaged destroying mile upon mile of sea wall and inundating 160,000 acres of land with seawater, rendering it unusable for a number of years for agricultural purposes. Livestock and domesticated animals were killed in the thousands and washed out to sea. Over 24,000 homes in the UK were seriously damaged. 40,000 people in the UK were left homeless and many people's livelihoods were ruined. In the Netherlands where the death toll was much higher, 9% (337,300 acres) of Dutch farmland was devastated by sea water. Over 47,000 homes were damaged, 10,000 of which were completely destroyed.
When the official UK search and rescue operation was launched on the morning of 1 February it involved the police, ambulance staff, the fire service, army, the Navy and RAF personnel. The 'blitz' spirit was once again in full swing with temporary shelters popping up and soups kitchens opening. The story of the flood went worldwide with offers of help coming in from many places abroad such as Canada, Finland and even from schoolchildren in Kuwait.
In The Netherlands, the US Army (based in East Germany) sent aid as well as other surrounding European countries. A national donation program was implemented as well as international aid pouring in. The Red Cross was so overwhelmed with contributions; they actually gave away funds to other countries in need.
The devastation in The Netherlands
Rescue in Harwich
Post flood
Questions soon began to emerge regarding the complete lack of warning given to the population and the consequent number of deaths. UK priority was initially given to repairing sea walls in addition to rehousing the displaced population. Long-term, building new flood defences were based much more on a cost/risk basis. The Thames Barrier is one such example that was designed and built following the lessons from the 1953 flood. Warning sirens were put in place at the most at risk areas and are still in use today. The response in the Netherlands was immediate with the Dutch government quickly forming the Delta commission to study the floods and eventually the 'Delta Works' were commissioned, enabling the closing of estuaries to prevent upstream flooding and included dams, sluices, locks, dykes, levees, and barriers. Taxes were implemented and readily accepted with a national mind-set that this must never happen again. Even today, commemorations still happen on every anniversary for the dead.
Weather and tidal forecasting leapt forward in the '60s with the use of satellites, which provided more accurate predictions and data. The Met office began working with the National Oceanography centre and the environment agency was created. We also saw the emergence of more immediate communication with TV and regular weather reports.
Despite all the huge improvements made since 1953 and as the famous story of King Canute and the waves showed, man can never control the sea. However, we can be better warned of its actions ahead of time. Sadly for the coastal residents of 1953, neither time nor tide could wait.
The London Beer Flood
Essex Land Girls
10 things I love about Lincolnshire
The Little History of Essex
The 1953 Essex Flood Disaster
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Waterford Harbour
Castles and Strongholds of Northumberland
The Little Book of Wiltshire
The Little History of Swansea
The Little History of the East End
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Gloucestershire Folk Tales for Children
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Tag Archives: Biking in the Loire Valley
Biking from Montlouis-sur-Loire to Amboise, 12 km
At the end of last week's article we enjoyed a winetasting with M. and Mme. Blot at the Domaine de la Taille aux Loups in Husseau, on the east side of Montlouis-sur-Loire. Leaving the domaine, we head east along the Loire à Vélo to Amboise, where we visit the great royal chateau. To see our route from Montlouis to Amboise in Google Maps, click here. Next week we walk up the rue Victor Hugo in Amboise to Clos-Lucé, where Leonardo da Vinci spent the last three years of his life.
Our route to Amboise is not along the Loire River, but up on the plateau, where we share the quiet roads with an occasional car. After a few kilometers we pass by the Aquarium du Val de Loire, which offers a convenient rest stop (02 47 23 44 44) for those who did not stop at the Taille aux Loups. I was biking this route in the summer of 2008, planning our Western student bike trip for 2009, and looking for a rest stop on a rural plateau with no cafes.
I came around a corner and there was the Aquarium, to which we had taken our young children during summer vacations in Touraine two decades earlier. I had always come to it from the opposite direction by car, and indeed I had forgotten its existence. What a surprise to find it there on my proposed bike route. The perfect rest stop: if you don't want to visit the aquarium, buy a snack at the counter, to thank them for the use of the washrooms.
This is one of the largest fresh water aquariums in Europe, with some 10,000 fish in 4 million litres of water. The emphasis is on fresh water European fish, but there are also various exhibits involving sea water, including tropical fish, a coral reef, and sharks. My favorite fish is the silure, which looks like an enormous catfish out of a horror movie. They hang out on river bottoms and seem too fat too float or swim. They can be up to 2.5 m long and weigh up to 250 kg, making them the largest fresh water fish in Europe. They do well in the lower reaches (below 400 m altitude) of the significant rivers of France, including the Loire, where a reduction in oxygen (through pollution) can make life difficult for other sorts of fish.
1. Silure for dinner?
Leaving the Aquarium, our route continues east, and then turns south, down the hill past the impressive St. Denis Church to the Loire and Amboise. From the bridge over the Loire we have a fine view of the Chateau Royal d'Amboise.
2. The Chateau d'Amboise
In the late 15th century the chateau was substantially expanded and renovated by Kings Louis X1 (who reigned 1461-1483) and Charles VIII (1483-1498). The work occurred just before the adoption by French monarchs of the new Italian Renaissance styles in architecture, and Amboise maintained the look of a fortified castle. Later renovations by Francois I (1515-1547) and Henri II (1547-1559) introduced the new Italian styles to the chateau. Our visit inside the chateau takes us to the Royal Apartments, which include a magnificent Council Room, with a double vaulted stone ceiling and beautiful fireplaces at either end.
3. Students from the Western 2010 bike trip gather in front of a roaring fire in the Council Room on a very cold spring day.
The large round tower on the left of the main building in photo 2 is the Minimes Tower, housing a large spiral ramp which was used to bring horses with carts up to the terrace to provision the chateau. The views from the tower are spectacular. Looking west we can see the Boys' Tower at the western edge of the Chateau terrace, the roofs of Amboise, and the massive St-Denis Church in the background.
4. Looking west from the Minimes Tower at the Chateau d'Amboise
Looking east, we can the Loire winding down to Amboise.
5. Students on the Western 2010 bike trip on the Minimes Tower.
The beauty and peace of the chateau and the surrounding town may make it hard to imagine that they were the site of cruel, bloody events that took place here in March, 1560. Those events have left their mark on French history.
Religion and politics should not be mixed. When they are, the result is often disorder and bloodshed, as France experienced in the seven decades after 1560. Among the best known events of the Religious Wars in France are the Saint-Barthélemy Massacre in 1572, and the assassinations of two kings, Henry III in 1589, and his son Henry IV in 1610. A portent of all this bloodshed were some brutal killings in Amboise in March, 1560, which had both religious and political dimensions.
On the religious side, it all began with a German priest, Martin Luther, who in 1517 wrote his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences" (also known as the Ninety-Five Theses); he may have affixed them to the door of the church in Wittenberg, although many modern historians believe he simply sent them to his bishop. Luther argued that salvation could not be bought, but only achieved through faith in Jesus Christ. He wrote that our knowledge of God comes from the Bible, thereby disputing the authority of the Pope and his hierarchy. These views were offensive to the established Church, and in 1521 Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X. Today in Germany there are roughly equal numbers of Roman Catholics and Protestants.
Luther's ideas travelled quickly through Germany in a 16th century version of social networking involving pamphlets and ballads.[1] His doctrines also spread to other countries in Europe. In France, the Reform movement was led by John Calvin, born in 1509 in Picardy. In university, Calvin was attracted to humanism, and then to religious Reform. His views forced him to flee to Switzerland in 1535.
The following year he published his Institutes of the Christian Religion, setting out his Reform doctrines. Despite intermittent persecution, the number of Reformers or Protestants in France (or Huguenots, as their enemies called them) grew rapidly after 1850, especially among the nobility. The criticism of each other's church by Reformers and Roman Catholics was often bitter and extreme; each sought control of the French state as a means to control the rival church.
These tensions came to a head with the sudden death of Henry II, after a jousting accident in June, 1559. His son became king at just 15 years of age, as François II. Through an arrangment concluded when he was four, François was married at age 14 to Marie Stuart, Queen of Scots (later imprisoned and put to death by Elizabeth I of England). When he became King, two of his wife's uncles, the duc de Guise and his younger brother, the cardinal de Lorraine, became his chief advisors. They quickly took control of the government. The painting below of the duc de Guise is by François Clouet, the official painter of King François I.
6. François, duc de Guise.
The Guises became known for their violent suppression of Protestantism. The House of Guise was found by Claude de Lorraine (1495-1550), a valiant military commander under François I, who in appreciation gave him the title of 1st duc de Guise. In 1525 the duc de Guise suppressed a revolt of Anabaptists, a Protestant sect, in a massacre in Saverne, Alsace, which earned him the title of "the Great Butcher." His son François, the 2nd duc de Guise, organized the massacre at Amboise in 1560. François' son Henri, the 3rd duc de Guise, played a role in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants in Paris in 1572, and later founded and led the Catholic League (la Ligue Catholique), devoted to the anti-Protestant cause. He was assassinated at Blois in 1588 on order of King Henry III, a story we will tell when our bike trips arrive in Blois.
In early 1560 members of the Huguenot nobility began plotting to kidnap the King, and return him to power after they had removed the Guises. A meeting of the conspirators was held in Nantes on Feb. 1, 1560. The plot was discovered and the King was moved from Blois to Amboise, where the Chateau was more defensible. The conspirators were poorly organized, and an attack on March 17, at the gate of the Bons-hommes under the Heurtault Tower on the north side of the Chateau, was quickly repulsed by the troops of les Guises.
7. The Heurtault Tower, with the gate of the Bons-homme. In the distance, at the top of the wall, is the St-Hubert Chapel.
There followed a bloody massacre of all the conspirators and their troops. The town quickly ran out of gallows and began hanging Huguenots from the balconies of the chateau. Others were decapitated. "The cobblestones of the interior courtyards were red and sticky from the blood of decapitated nobles." [2] An engraving by Jacques Tortorel and Jean Perrisin from 1570 shows the horror of the scene enacted in Amboise over several days. Tortorel and Perrisin were Protestant artists in Lyon. In 1570 they published in Geneva a collection of engravings on the religious conflicts in France between 1559 and 1570. [3]
8. Jacques Tortorel and Jean Perrisin, "The Execution of the Conspirators of Amboise" (1570).
The engraving shows the north wall of the chateau, as seen from the direction of Photo 2. In addition to the troops present, there are a good many spectators, including, near the lower right corner, a woman with a young boy. The Huguenots are to be taught a lesson.
Two men are being thrown from the chateau balcony with ropes around their necks. Five more are already hanging, along with a sixth on a gallows in the center of the engraving. The latter is the leader of the conspiracy, Jean de Barry, lord of la Renaudie manor in Périgord. La Renaudie was killed in a skirmish on March 19 in the Forest of Chateau-Renault as he headed toward Amboise with a small troop. His body was displayed as the engraving shows, and then chopped into five pieces, each hung at a gate to the chateau.
In the left foreground, a gallows carries three heads; headless bodies lie nearby. A Huguenot Captain, M. de Villemongis, about to be decapitated with a sword, seems ready for his fate, as he washes his hands in the blood of those who have gone before him. [4]
This last figure reappears a century later, as the great French historian Jules Michelet describes how those who had fought with the Huguenot forces faced death that day in Amboise:
"Dying, they raised their loyal hands to God. One of them, M. de Villemongis, dipped his in the blood of his comrades already executed, and raising his red hands, cried in a strong voice, 'This is the blood of your children, Lord! You will avenge it!'"[5]
His words foretold 70 years of cruel religious wars in France.
[1] "How Luther went viral," The Economist, December 17, 2011, pp. 39-41.
[2] Jacques Debû-Bridel, La Conjuration d'Amboise (Paris: Editions Mondiales, 1963), pp. 203. "Le pavé des cours intériueres était tout rouge et gluant du sang des gentilshommes décapités."
[3] A remarkable exposition of the work of Tortorel and Perrisin was held in 2006 at the Musée de la Rénaissance at Chateau d'Ecouen north of Paris, in collaboration with the Bibliothèque National de France. The title was D'encre et de Sang – Les guerres de Religion gravées par Tortorel et Perrissin (Ink and Blood – the Wars of Religion engraved by Tortorel and Perrissin). A summary of the exposition can be downloaded from the museum website, musee-renaissance.fr.
[4] Villemongis is identified by Nicolas Le Roux, Les Guerres de Réligion 1559-1629 (Editions Belin, 2009), pp. 42-43, where the engraving in Photo 4 is also shown, although in a mirror image (left and right are reversed, as compared to Photo 4).
[5] Jules Michelet, Histore de France, le XVIe siècle, II, Un siècle partagé, La Réforme (Lausanne, Editions Rencontre, 1966), p. 350. "Ils levaient en mourant leurs mains loyales à Dieu. L'un d'eux, M. de Villemongis, trempa les siennes dans le sang de ses amies déjà exécutés, et, les élevant toutes rouges, cria d'une voix forte: 'C'est le sang de tes enfants, Seigneur! Tu en feras la vengeance!'"
Photograph 1 is from the website http://www.magicsilure.fr. Photographs 6 and 8 are from the Wikipedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org. All other photographs were taken by the author.
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Chenin Grapes
Posted on January 6, 2012 by Paul Davenport
Biking from Tours to Montlouis-sur-Loire
We all know the admonition that driving and alcohol don't mix. I agree. It is equally important to understand, however, that biking and wine do mix. This is especially true in Touraine, where the quiet country roads through the vines present the cyclist with truly spectacular views, and where nothing is more wonderful than stopping at a vineyard to taste the local product, and discuss winemaking and wine with the winegrower.
The bike trip from Tours to Amboise is 32 km, or 64 km roundtrip. On this post we will bike to Montlouis-sur-Loire, through some lovely vineyards. Next week we continue on to Amboise. To see our route to Montlouis in Google Maps, click here.
1. Three students on the 2007 University of Western Ontario student bike trip examine a Loire vineyard's progress in early May.
Beginning at the Tours train station, our bike route heads north to the Loire River, passing the St-Gatien Cathedral, where we pause in the square facing the church to admire the extraordinary facade. The cathedral was built over 300 years, from the 13th to the 16th century. The facade, with twin tours, similar but not identical, has a wonderfully harmonious feeling, despite the fact that it includes elements of Romanesque, Gothic, and Flamboyant Gothic architecture, all crowned with two lovely lanterns in the Renaissance style.
2. The 2010 University of Western Ontario alumni and friends bike trip in front of the St-Gatien Cathedral.
From St-Gatien we bike our way to the wide sidewalk, which also serves as a bike path, on the left bank of the Loire, heading east, and thus upstream. The road goes under the Autoroute 10 (Paris – Tours – Bordeaux) and leads us to the Loire à Vélo bike route, with no cars and beautiful views of the Loire.
3. The Loire à Vélo in winter. In the background are the spires of the St-Gatien Cathedral in Tours, about four kilometers to the west.
On the opposite bank of the Loire are the cliffs of Rochecorbon, with troglodyte dwellings that include modern homes, restaurants, and a hotel. At one point we can see atop the cliff the Lantern of Rochecorbon, which once may have guided boats on the Loire but is now part of a private home.
4. The Lantern at Rochecorbon, with troglodyte dwellings on the cliff side. The large structure on the right is a water tower.
As we approach Montlouis-sur-Loire, the bike route leaves the river valley, climbing to the levee on the left bank of the river. Nearby is a giant six meter wine bottle with a Montlouis-sur-Loire label.
5. The 2011 Western student bike trip at the Montlouis bottle.
Leaving the Montlouis bottle, we arrive in front of the Montlouis-sur-Loire City Hall. Across the street from the City Hall is a rest stop, the Bar Le Bugatti (02 47 50 90 40). We have gone 15 km.
From Montlouis we head east, entering a residential district with some large attractive houses behind impressive stone and concrete walls. The road runs east on the cliff above the river, and then turns south past a water tower (chateau d'eau), and then east into farmland, divided among pastures with beautiful horses grazing contently, and vineyards featuring the Chenin grapes of Montlouis wine. We are still on the Loire à Vélo bike trail, which will take us all the way to Amboise.
The Montlouis vineyards generally look south, turning their backs on the Vouvray district across the Loire River. Montlouis and Vouvray white wine are both made from Chenin grapes–no mixtures here with other varieties. If there is a grape that defines Loire wine, it is the Chenin, described by Hugh Johnson, the famous wine critic, as "the Loire's own grape, the Chenin Blanc." [1] While the history of the Chenin grape in the Loire Valley is a bit uncertain, it goes back over a thousand years.
6. Chenin grapes, ready for the harvest at La Taille aux Loups vineyard in Montlouis-sur-Loire
Records dated 845 from the Glanfeuil Abbey (also known as the Saint Maur Abbey) indicate that Chenin blanc was grown on the left bank of the Loire at that time. The Benedictine abbey, thought to have been founded in the 6th century, was in the town of Le Thereuil, which sits in a lovely spot on the left bank of the Loire, midway between Angers and Saumur.
The Chenin grapes migrated east along the valley of the Loire and in the 15th century reached Touraine, where they are associated with Thomas Bohier (d. 1524) and his brother-in-law, Denis Briçonnet (1473-1535). Bohier built the Chateau de Chenonceaux, completed in 1521, and planted several varieties of grapes around the chateau. The Chenin thrived. After the death of Bohier, who was found to have embezzled a large sum of money from the Treasury, the chateau passed to King François I, whose son, King Henry II, adored the chateau's Chenin wine.
Denis Briçonnet was the abbot of the monastery in Cormery, on the Indre River. He lived in the nearby Chateau de Montchenin, where he grew a wide variety of wines, including Chenin. A building was erected on this property in the 19th century which now serves as a medical clinic with the name Clinique du Chateau de Montchenain. Opinion is divided as to which of the two chateaux gave us the Chenin name: Chenonceaux or Montchenin.
7. A fork in the road on the west side of Montlouis. The Loire à Vélo bike trail goes left, as the sign in front of the tree indicates. The Montlouis vines surround the trail. It is Bastille Day, July 14, 2008, and the grapes are growing well.
Two great names in French literature, Francois Rabelais (d. 1553) and Honoré Balzac (1799-1850), are associated with the Chenin grape. No person in French history could have more credibility on wine drinking than François Rabelais, "who found the white wine of Ligré 'like taffeta.'"[2] Ligré is about 60 km southwest of Montlouis, and the white wine in question was almost certainly from the Chenin grape (which, by the way, is no long grown in Ligré). In Rablais' Gargantua, the Pricochole Wars near Chinon begin when the shepherds who are guarding ripe autumn grapes from hungry starlings are attacked by the bakers from a nearby town. The grapes are for wine, but they also delicious to eat. In Rabelais words, "grapes and fresh cake are a dish for the gods."[3]
Rabelais goes on to list a variety of grapes, beginning with "pineau-grapes," the name then for Chenin. The grapes even have medicinal properties–a young shepherd injured in the attack by the bakers has his legs "dressed … with big chenin grapes, so that they soon healed."[4] Shortly after this initial skirmish, Friar John, of the nearby Abbey de Seuilly, courageously beats off the marauding neighbors in order to save the abbey vineyard. Wine is very important in Rabelais' world.
Honoré Balzac consumed great volumes of Vouvray wine during his frequent visits to a chateau in Saché, south of Tours. It is said that his work routine at Saché involved consuming two or three bottles of Vouvray at dinner, then entertaining the company with imitations of his characters, before heading to his bedroom and working from midnight to 10 AM the next morning. Some of his characters also enjoyed Vouvray wine.
In 1938 Mountlouis-sur-Loire was established as a separate region from Vouvray by the authority of the AOC (Appellation d'Origine Controlée), which controls who can put a particular name on a bottle. The AOC acts as an agent of quality control, so that when you buy a Montlouis (or other AOC wine), you should know what are getting.
Back on our bike trip, we reach Husseau, on the east side of Montlouis. As we leave the vines we arrive at an intersection with a Loire à Vélo sign, with its distinctive image of a cyclist and wheels in white on a green background. One direction heads to Amboise, the other back to Montlouis and Tours.
8. A Loire à Vélo sign in Husseau, on the east side of Montlouis.
Nearby we stop for a wine tasting at La Taille aux Loups vineyard. Late one afternoon, I had a fascinating visit with the winegrower, Jacky Blot, in a lovely wine tasting room on his estate. He is a cultured and articulate man, with a deep commitment to his profession. M. Blot spoke for 30 minutes on wine in general, and Loire wine in particular. He explained that he was not born to wine growing, but came to it through a passion for the activity ("Je ne suis pas originaire de la vigne. Je suis venu à la vigne par passion").
For many years he worked as a wine broker, making the link between the growers and the buyers (wholesalers, retailers, restaurants). He then decided, in 1989, that what he really wanted to do was grow the wine himself, rather than taste and broker someone else's wine. He currently farms 65 hectares (163 acres), producing 300,000 bottles of wine a year. His full-time team is 16 people; at harvest time (les vendanges) he will have 100 people in the fields.
M. Blot bought some good parcels in Montlouis, and began to grow his own wine with the Chenin grape, as required in Montlouis and Vouvray. He describes the Montlouis wine district as bounded by the Loire and Cher Rivers and the Amboise Forest, which long ago would have given his property its name. La Taille aux Loups can be translated as "the wood where the wolves gather," as they would have done for centuries (they are gone now); la taille refers to a wood made up of small trees and underbrush. In 2002, he bought good winemaking land in Bourgeuil, about 60 km downstream on the right bank of the Loire, so that he could apply his wine making skills to a red Loire wine. The wines of the Domaine de la Butte are grown with the same attention to quality as the wines of Domaine de La Taille aux Loups.
M. Blot spoke at length of his philosophy of wine growing. I remarked that I have long felt that Loire wine is not sufficiently appreciated abroad, or even in France. He responded that wine regions become well known because of the elite growers who make the best wine, wine that is complex and takes great care in growing: the reputation of Bordeaux is based on the outstanding wine of just 10% of the land in vineyards, and for Burgundy, 20%.
His view of the Loire wines is that for the most part the region has not had such leaders in quality, and the wine estates have been content to produce simple wines that are good but not outstanding. Thus if Loire wines are not fully appreciated, it is the fault of the growers themselves. He sees his mission, and that of other growers who share his view, as establishing some truly outstanding Loire wines that will bring the reputation of the whole area to a new, higher level.
9. M. Jacky Blot in the winetasting room at his Domaine de la Taille aux Loups.
I asked M. Blot what makes a great wine. He said that the determinants of a great wine are widely known, the same for all regions of France, and for the most part unchanged for the last 100 years. You must begin with an outstanding terroir, a soil that has the right composition and drainage to produce a great wine. You then need to plant the right vines for that soil. If you have poor soil, or plant inferior vines, no amount of work or care thereafter will produce a great wine. Then comes the care of vines in a manner that respects nature: no pesticides, insecticides, or fungicides; a reasonable quantity of grapes per vine; hand picking at the right time under the right conditions.
Once the grapes are pressed at M. Blot's vineyard, there are no adjustments, chemical or otherwise, made to the pure juice of the fruit: the wine is made on the vine and not in the cave ("le vin se fait dans la vigne, il ne se fait pas dans la cave"). A great fruit, and nothing else, makes a great wine, and that is true everywhere ("un grand fruit fait un grand vin, c'est ca et rien d'autre, et ca c'est vrai partout").
M. Blot believes strongly that high quality wine is based on individual creative effort: he distinguishes "artisan wine" from "industrial wine," the latter often involving the adjustment of the wine (e.g., adding an aroma) after the grapes are pressed. The artisan wine may be imperfect, but it has a natural taste which will have its place in a growing world wide market:
"We can hope that 1 or 5 or 10% [of wine consumers] will want to drink an artisan wine, authentic real wines, with their qualities and imperfections. I would rather have an artisan wine with a defect than an industrial wine with neither quality nor defects. I think those people will come [to the artisan wines]…. We Loire producers have an impressive future before us." [4]
There is no shortage of laudatory opinion on M. Blot and his wine to be found among the wine critics. My favorite, because it captures both his commitment to quality and his pioneering sprit, goes like this: "Jacky Blot, at his domain since 1989, is upsetting only the conformist spirits of the Loire. Committed to excellence, this producer of charming Chenins is upsetting the rustic snoozing of the Bourgeuil cabernets." [5]
Mme. Blot conducted the wine tasting with me, which included some of the bottles in Picture 9. I finally settled on a white 2009 Demi-Sec from the Domaine de la Taille aux Loups in Montlouis, and a red 2010 from the Domaine de la Butte in Bourgeuil. We have had our first bottle of each and they are outstanding. The red will improve with age over the next two or three years. While I loved the taste of Triple Zero natural sparkling (pétillant) Montlouis wine, I have a surplus of Loire sparkling wine at home. When my stock is down, I'll be back to La Taille aux Loups for some Triple Zero
Suitably fortified, next week we will continue our bike ride east to Amboise, famous for its Royal Chateau and for the Kings who lived there.
[1] Hugh Johnson, The World Atlas of Wine, 4th edition, 1994, p. 114.
[2] Johnson, op. cit., p. 117.
[3] François Rabelais, Gargantua (Seuil, 1996), p. 213.
[4] Rabelais says that the young shepherd's legs were dressed "avec gros raisins chenins." Rabelais, op. cit., p. 216. Some English translations drop the reference to chenin grapes, which is unfortunate.
[5] "On peut espérer que 1 ou 5 ou 10% [des consommateurs] ont envie de prendre un vin d'artisan, authentique, des vins vrais, avec leurs qualités et leurs défauts. Moi je préfere un vin d'artisan avec des défauts à un vin d'industrie qui n'a ni qualité ni défaut. Je pense que ces gens la vont en venir [aux vins d'artisan]…. La Loire a un avenir impressionant devant nous."
[6] "Jacky Blot, installé depuis 1989, ne dérange que les esprits conformistes de la Loire. Soucieux d'excellence, ce vinificateur de chenins charmeurs bouleverse le ronron rustique du cabernet bourgeuillois." Le meilleurs vins de France.
Photograph 6 is from M. Blot's website, jackyblot.fr. All other photographs were taken by the author or at his direction.
Posted in Biking in Touraine, Wine	| Tagged Art of winemaking, Balzac, Biking in the Loire Valley, Chenin Blanc, French vineyard, Jacky Blot, Loire à Vélo, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Rabelais, St-Gatien Cathedral, The University of Western Ontario, Tours France, Vouvray, White wine	| 2 Replies


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I want k unique random numbers which are float and also the range is float.

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Instead of using set as in method 1, in each iteration, check if the current_rand is already present in rand_array; if absent, append it to rand_array, which ensures unique elements in rand_array.

A: >>> import random
>>> n = 5
>>> a, b = 0., 10.
>>> [random.uniform(a, b) for _ in range(n)]
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 5.977376104342625,
 7.04027407732932,
 0.10349393354524894,
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A: This is a lot easier if you have numpy.
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x=np.random.uniform(1,100,10)
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[22.31472037 90.3789552  28.4565216  34.79490853 16.48289675 39.15659334
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Die TSG Balingen (offiziell Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft Balingen von 1848 e.V.) ist ein Sportverein in Balingen in Baden-Württemberg. Die TSG ist mit über 1545 Mitgliedern der zweitgrößte Sportverein im Zollernalbkreis. Die 1. Handball-Männermannschaft fusionierte 2002 mit der Mannschaft des TV Weilstetten zur HBW Balingen-Weilstetten, die von 2006 bis 2017 und wieder seit 2019 in der Handball-Bundesliga spielt. Im September 2020 spaltete sich die Fußball-Abteilung, deren erste Mannschaft Stand dato in der Regionalliga Südwest spielte, vom Stammverein ab. Diese firmiert nun unter dem Namen TSG Balingen Fußball.

Turn-Abteilung
Die Turn-Mannschaft der TSG Balingen ist seit 2010 in der Liga des Schwäbischen Turnerbunds (STB) und seit 2016 in der Deutschen Turnliga vertreten.

Anfänge als Turnverein
Am 18. Juni 1848 wurde die Turngemeinde (TG) Balingen gegründet. Diese löste sich im Folgejahr wieder auf. 1861 folgte die erneute Gründung einer Turngesellschaft und 1863 die Gründung eines Turnvereines. Nach einigen Jahren kamen die Aktivitäten wieder zum Erliegen. Am 26. Juni 1880 fand die Wiedergründung der Turngemeinde Balingen statt. 1909 erfolgte die Eintragung ins Vereinsregister.

Erfolge der ersten Mannschaft
Der ersten Frauenmannschaft der TSG gelang der direkte Aufstieg (ohne Relegation) in die nächsthöhere Liga seit 2010.
 2010: Meister der STB-Kreisliga Staffel 4
 2011: Meister der STB-Bezirksliga
 2012: Meister STB-Landesliga
 2013: Meister der STB-Verbandsliga
 2014: Meister der STB-Oberliga, Verzicht auf die Relegation zur Regionalliga
 2015: Meister STB-Oberliga, Aufstieg in die Regionalliga Süd
 2016: 5. Platz Regionalliga Süd
 2017: 5. Platz Regionalliga Süd
 2019: 2. Platz Regionalliga Süd, Aufstieg in die 3. Bundesliga
 2021: 7. Platz 3. Bundesliga

Erfolge der zweiten Mannschaft
 2011: Meister der STB-Kreisliga B
 2012: Meister der STB-Kreisliga A
 2013: Vizemeister STB-Bezirksliga
 2014: Vizemeister der STB-Bezirksliga
 2015: 3. Platz in der STB-Landesliga, Qualifikation für die Verbandsliga
 2016: 5. Platz in der STB-Verbandsliga
 2017: Vizemeister STB-Verbandsliga
 2018: Vizemeister STB-Oberliga

Weitere Abteilungen
Neben Fußball- und Turnabteilung umfasst die TSG Balingen noch die Abteilungen Basketball, Faustball, Fechten, Fitness und Gesundheit, Judo, Karate, Modern Sports, Leichtathletik, Rehabilitations-Sport-Gruppe, Schwimmen, Tanzsport und Volleyball.

Ehemalige Abteilungen

Handball-Abteilung

Die Handball-Abteilung, die den Eigennamen TSG Balingen Handball 2000 hatte, war in der Oberliga der Region Zollernalbkreis ansässig. Im Jahr 2002 fusionierte die Handball-Abteilung mit den ersten Männermannschaften des TV Weilstetten. Aus der Fusion entstand der HBW Balingen-Weilstetten.

Fußball-Abteilung

Da die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Hauptverein und Fußball-Abteilung sich immer schwieriger gestaltete, gab es interne Beweggründe, dass sich Hauptverein und Fußball-Abteilung trennen. Im September 2020 wurde die Abspaltung realisiert.

Persönlichkeiten
 Dominik Bentele, Fußballspieler des TSV Berg 1919, ehemals SSV Reutlingen 05, VfR Aalen und SG Sonnenhof Großaspach, spielte in seiner Jugendzeit in Balingen
 Torsten Chmielewski, ehemaliger Juniorennationalspieler und Fußballprofi u. a. bei FC St. Pauli und Arminia Bielefeld, spielte zum Abschluss seiner aktiven Karriere ein Jahr lang für die TSG Balingen
 Frank Elser, ehemaliger Fußballspieler VfB Stuttgart, Alemannia Aachen, SSV Ulm 1846 und Stuttgarter Kickers, trainierte nach seiner aktiven Zeit die TSG
 Aðalsteinn Eyjólfsson, isländischer Handballtrainer des TV Hüttenberg, spielte in seiner aktiven Zeit für Balingen
 Josef Hipp, ehemaliger Leichtathlet, mehrfacher deutscher Meister in Zehnkampf, Diskuswurf und Kugelstoßen
 Florian Kath, Fußballprofi des SC Freiburg, spielte bis 2013 in Balingen
 Tonči Peribonio, Handball-Europameister 1994 mit Kroatien
 Eugen Strigel, ehemaliger Bundesliga-Schiedsrichter, spielte in der Jugend für Balingen
 Sinan Tekerci, Fußballprofi bei der SV Elversberg, spielte in der Jugend für Balingen

Stadion
Leichtathletik- und Fußballveranstaltungen der TSG Balingen finden in der Bizerba-Arena (bis Juli 2016: Au-Stadion) der Stadt Balingen statt.

Weblinks
 Internetpräsenz der TSG Balingen

Einzelnachweise

Basketballverein aus Baden-Württemberg
Deutscher Fechtverein
Judoverein aus Baden-Württemberg
Karateverein aus Baden-Württemberg
Leichtathletikverein aus Baden-Württemberg
Schwimmverein aus Baden-Württemberg
Tanzsportverein aus Baden-Württemberg
Turnverein aus Baden-Württemberg
Volleyballverein aus Baden-Württemberg
TSG Balingen
Balingen, TSG
Organisation (Balingen)

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No doubt about it, starting your journey to be an Owntrepreneur is daunting. There are so many reasons against it, the most powerful is the power of habit (breaking this "habit trap" is a subject of another post).
So I will provide one very powerful tip to help in this critical and difficult step. The trick it simple- find someone else who's "done it" before, and try walking in their shoes- or, at least, be inspired by them.
But finding someone who inspires you is more difficult than most people think. The obvious choice is to find extremely successful people, some of them actual entrepreneurs, and choose these as role models. For example, few would argue Steve Jobs's phenomenal skills and entrepreneurial spirit (I do recommend at least seeing the speech he delivered to the graduates of Stanford University www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA- truly inspiring), as well as business and personal success. But how many would really want to BE Jobs? By all accounts the man was not a pleasant man, and reigned on his subordinates like a modern, Silicon Valley tyrant. Or Jeff Bezos, another dot.com maverick, who's fiercely competitive and said on numerous occasions that to work on his company: "You can work long, hard, or smart, but at Amazon.com you can't choose two out of three".
I have tremendous respect for these two innovators, but I do not wish to be like them. Not one bit. So I've started looking for inspiration elsewhere, with the people I know and admire. I've thought about my teachers at school and professors at the university (some of which who's pioneered new areas in research), about my commanding officers in the navy and current and former bosses. But the longer I thought about this the more the answer became obvious- the Owntrepreneur I should be following is none other than my later mother. My Mother, Dorit Gutman (who passed away nearly 7 years ago) was a true Owntrepreneur. After teaching Biology in high school for many years she decided she wanted more and was part of a very small group of parents who started a brand new school with radical approach- the Democratic school of Hadera. She's done so to allow my sister and I to enjoy better schooling than what the orthodox schools offered. Shortly after she started being involved in this initiative she left her teaching job and started working full time on her new venture, and later was elected by the group (by then an NGO) to serve as the co-principle (and later sole principle), a position she held for more than a decade during which the school has grown from couple of dozens of student to several hundreds, winning local an international awards and starting a nation-wide trend of alternative schools. But eventually she grew tired of it, resigned from managing the school and focus on her new interest- coaching. In a short time span she cultivated quite a following and was delivering workshops, private consulting sessions and training other to become coachers and counsels.
While I love my mother deeply and admire her achievements, it only recently dawned upon me that amongst other things, she had true Owntrepreneurial spirit. She was highly respected within the boundaries of her profession, and when these no longer suited her she broke them and started something completely new, only to do the same several years later.
And the since I was close to her for most of this time (although too young to comprehend everything), I can use here tremendous experience and utilize this a source of inspiration for my own Owntrepreneurial journey.
Sadly, she died of cancer I'm not able to consult with her and receive her direct advice- a fact which saddens me deeply. But nonetheless I have a great example in front of me- someone I know, who's embarked on a journey they had no idea will be successful, and manage to succeed through all the difficulties, while raising a family and being a genuine, loving and caring person.
If that's not inspiring, I don't know what is. So Jeff, Bill or Steve, please forgive me. While you are all great examples of Owntrepreneurship, I choose my mom over you any day.
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Shubra Aiyappa (born 24 April) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After making her debut in the Telugu film Prathinidhi (2014), she went on to appear in Sagaptham (2015) and Vajrakaya (2015).

Before venturing into modeling and movies, she studied in Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore.

Career
After breaking into modelling, Aiyappa appeared in several commercials before being signed on to appear in the Telugu film, Rey (2015), directed by YVS Chowdary. However Aiyappa later opted out of the venture, and signed on to make her acting debut in Prathinidhi (2014), portraying a journalist.

In 2015, Aiyappa appeared in Sagaptham, a Tamil film noted for its launch of Shanmugapandian, the son of actor-politician Vijayakanth. The film opened to poor reviews and Aiyappa's role was minimal She also made her first appearance in a Kannada film during the same year, portraying a guest role in Vajrakaya (2015). Her character appeared in the first fifteen minutes of the film and featured in a song, which was shot in Venice. The film opened to positive reviews and performed well at the box office, prompting further film offers for Aiyappa.

Currently working on a movie Ramana Avatara with actor Rishi.

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I have finally got sorted out after last night's dinner party ~ the dishwasher is empty after three loads, and the cutlery and china has been carefully stored away! It was a WONDERFUL evening with good food and wine ans well as lively conversation………we sat outside well into the dark and turned the outdoor fairy lights on for the first time this summer, magical! The menu went down very well and I thought that the balance of tastes and textures of the food was just right! The table was set in a semi formal way ~ I put freshly picked white roses on the table and decided on a cream and green theme.
There are very little leftovers, a few beans and carrots and one slice of vanilla and butter peach upside down cake! We had our pre-dinner aperitif drinks outside and then came into to dine ~ the coffee and dessert was served outside again, once the sun had lost it's intense heat. As we sat and chatted, one of my guests saw a shooting star ~ we see lots of shooting stars in this part of France, as the sky is free of light pollution and is so clear.
I served marinated olives, mini pimento and cheese toasts and duck and goose terrine with baguette slices for the aperitif nibbles ~ needless to say they all disappeared! Anyway, enough of that, I would like to share my Antipasti Salad and Ciabatta Bread Rolls recipes now……….these two would make a great combination for a summer lunch as well as a starter before a more formal meal; the bread rolls can be made ahead of time and popped in the freezer ~ just "refresh" them in a warm oven for a few minutes and they are just as good as the day they were baked.
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Iron Fist season two has an official release date on Netflix, as well as a new teaser debuted during the show's San Diego Comic-Con panel.
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Alice Eve has also been confirmed to be playing villain Typhoid Mary – a "machete-wielding villain with multiple personalities", and attendees got to see the character in action.
The season's full synopsis reads: "Iron Fist season two features Danny Rand as he fights against the criminal element corrupting New York City with his kung-fu mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist.
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So many new things - how exciting! Love the last photo - so in the moment and ready to create.
BTW- I LOVE that hairdo! If only it were realistic...and weather proof.
There is a buzz going around the blogosphere.....and your little corner is no exception!
I went to an outdoor art show this weekend -- a favorite activity with a long history!
Martha's cat has a fantastic name, and your painting is so fantastic!
My son and daughter-in-law have a cute pup and he'd make a great subject...I'll have to search through some photos.
I like your painting of Martha's cat--wonderful! And thanks for sharing the photos of your day, I especially like the shot of the cloth and color pencils.
I am loving all you newness.
Ditto fellow poster on the potty training issue.
My current project is finishing knitting my first baby sweater. I have 3 weeks left until the shower and I am minus two sleeves and a front!
happy b-day to your hubby. cake looks delicious. as for your new alarm clock, they look darling. are they tempermental? that is what i have heard.
Happy bday to your hubby, too.
My new project needs to be figuring out a way to scale back work hours so I can have fun!
I like your painting of Martha's cat, Fifi, and also I just saw the painting you did of Maggie at Daisy Cottage. Fabulous! Love it.
fifi...best wishes to your golfing hubby. May he hit them long and straight!
Love the painting. Looks just like Martha's cat... love the Rooster chair too.
Oh, the hair! :) And such a cute painting of Miss Martha's kitty!
Can't wait to hear about the new hairstyle - the one above may hurt your neck a bit.
Hope your husband had a nice birthday!
I love the picture of Vivaldi and those figues - figues every morning here lately ~ yum! Off to look at your store.
A week full of projects for me too and then some.
Again, I LOVE the painting!
I love the alarm clock....but I think you might want to try a different hairdo lol. Very yummy looking cake...happy birthday to the hubby!
I love Martha's cat painting! I hope she buys it from you.
I'm going to re-finish and paint an old table and chairs set for my little girl. If it ever cools down here, I'll get around to it.
Ooh go the hair! It's all new down here too. New season... Spring! ... and my hubby's birthday tomorrow.
To me September always started the "new year" so I love it in the respect that there are many beginnings. This year is the last my boys will be homeschooled. And, fingers crossed, I'll start selling baked items on Etsy in the fall.