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During the trial of Mary Surratt, the most damning evidence against her came from Surrattsville tavern keeper, John Lloyd. Lloyd told that John Surratt, David Herold and George Atzerodt came to Surrattsville to drop off at his tavern two carbines, ammunition, 20 feet of rope and a monkey wrench. The men asked Lloyd to conceal them.
Lloyd testified that three days before the assassination, Mary Surratt told him that the shooting irons would be needed soon. Also, that she gave him something wrapped in a piece of paper, which he took upstairs and found it to be field-glass. She told him to get two bottles of whiskey ready and these were to be called for that night.
Just about midnight on Friday, Herold came into the house for the items. Lloyd got the carbines, supposing they were the parties Mrs. Surratt had referred to, though she didn't mention any names. Mrs. Surratt told me to give the carbines, whisky, and field glass. I did not give them the rope and monkey wrench. Booth didn't come in. I did not know him; he was a stranger to me. When police came to search her house on April 17th, they found in Mary's room a picture of booth hidden behind another photograph. Mary was arrested and the trial began May 9. Not a civil court, but a military one, would decide her fate.
There were other witnesses against Mary and The Military Commission, relying heavily on the testimony of Lloyd, found Mary Surratt guilty of conspiracy and sentenced her to death. Commission members recommended to President Johnson, life in prison due to her sex and age. Johnson refused to change the sentence, describing Surratt as having "kept the nest that hatched the egg."
Eight conspirators were tried simultaneously. The two most noted conspirators were Booth and Mary. The case against Surratt remains the most controversial trial ever. Some did not agree with her guilt or sentence. From evidence and testimony it does appear she was conspiring either in a kidnapping plot or murder of Lincoln.
At noon on July 6th, Mary was informed she would be hanged. She wept profusely. On July 7, 1865 around noon, Mary was brought out of her cell and allowed to sit in a chair in the sun. She was brought to the gallows wearing a black dress, black bonnet and black veil. Mary was held up by each of her arms by two soldiers and her priest. The four condemned, Samuel Arnold, Lewis Powell, David Herold and Mary were seated in chairs. Mary was seated to the right of the others, the traditional "seat of honor" in hangings. White cloths were used to bind arms, ankles and thighs. Mary Surratt's legs were tied around her dress below the knees. A white bag was placed over their heads after the noose was put in place. Mary's last words were "Please don't let me fall."
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Wednesday, 02 February 2011 16:04
Yes, that is correct, there is a day set aside, February 5th, to celebrate that chocolate nut butter, Nutella, made of hazel nuts and chocolate. Nutella is the brand name of a hazelnut flavored sweet spread registered by the Italian company Ferrero at the end of 1963. Nutella is sold in over 75 countries.
The spread is 50/50 product of hazelnut paste and chocolate. It was developed in Piedmont, Italy, after taxes on cocoa beans and a shortage of chocolate during World War 11.
The first jar of Nutella left the Ferrero factory in Alba on April 20, 1964. The product became an instant success and remains widely popular. The estimated Italian Nutella averages 179,000 tons per year.
National Nutella Day History was started by American blogger, Sara Rosso, in 2007 while living in Italy. Word spread and February 5th was chosen to celebrate the nut butter. Nutella has a fan page on face book, twitter 'tweets' and website.
Nutella is great on bagels, croissants, fruit and vanilla wafers dipped into the sweet spread is 'yummy'. Go ahead and celebrate, buy a jar and see how fast it disappears.
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011 15:17
Something usually prompts me to write my column. Usually something I have read or sometime a reader will ask me to write about a subject.
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Wednesday, 12 January 2011 15:28
Recently at a New Years celebration there was a piñata. I thought it was only for birthdays and Christmas but found out that piñatas are for all happy events. So that got me to thinking where did this tradition begin.
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As the snow piles on, so do the snow days. There seems to be no end in sight, and while many students are considering this an early Christmas present, others are becoming bored with staying home and not seeing their friends. Seniors especially are getting annoyed at Mother Nature; Casey Hibbard complains, "I'm going to be able to graduate next August." Rachel Fairchild mentions, "Never have I thought 'I miss Mr. Strong' before these insufferable snow days."
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Sign up for a Crutchfield account Overview Details Customer Reviews Q&A Articles & Videos Accessories Our take on the Kenwood Excelon KFC-XW12 by John Pollard What's a component sub and why would I want one? A component sub is simply a speaker that's designed to reproduce bass once it's installed in a compatible enclosure. Think about the impact of a movie soundtrack in a big theater or even in your own home HDTV setup. A component sub can add the same kind of power to the music in your car. And a car sub is not all about the boom that you hear on a street corner (although that's cool too) - you can pair a component sub with your choice of enclosure to get bass just the way you like it, from tight and punchy to fat and loose. And once you experience music in your car with a well-tuned subwoofer, you'll never go back. High performance bass Kenwood puts their most advanced technology into the Excelon subwoofers, so you can enjoy reliable high-performance bass in your ride. This KFC-XW12 12" sub comes equipped with a polypropylene cone attached to a heavy-duty rubber surround that allows for extra excursion, so it'll take whatever you throw at it. The cone is reinforced by a ribbed "Square Array" pattern that helps it to keep its shape through heavy play. The KFC-XW12 is rated to handle up to 400 watts RMS so you know it's ready to rock. Keeping it cool A dual ventilation system forces heated air out of the motor structure through the back and the sides of the sub, so the inner works stay cooler during extended play. This ventilation system also allows this sub to operate in an extremely shallow enclosure, good news if you're building a box to go in a tight spot. Install this Kenwood in a suitable box, hook up a nice amp, and you're ready to rumble. To drive this single subwoofer, we recommend a mono amplifier rated between 300 and 600 watts RMS at 4 ohms. For more information, please refer to our article on How to Match Subwoofers and Amplifiers. See more info on this item Highlights:12" 4-ohm subwoofertextured polypropylene cone with rubber surroundpower range: 50-400 watts RMSpeak power handling: 1,200 wattsfrequency response: 34-300 Hzsensitivity: 85 dBtop-mount depth: 6-3/16"sealed box volume: 1.25 cubic feetported box volume: 2.0 cubic feetwarranty: 2 yearsOur 60-day money-back guarantee Hands-on research from the Crutchfield Labs (what are the Labs?) Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes Features and Specs Size 12 -inch Impedance 4 ohms Cone Material Polypropylene Surround Material Rubber Ideal Sealed Box Volume (cubic feet) 1.25 Ideal Ported Box Volume (cubic feet) 2 Port diameter (inches) N/A Port length (inches) N/A Free-Air No Dual Voice Coil No Sensitivity 85 dB at 1 watt Frequency Response 34 - 300 Hz RMS Power Range (Watts) 50-400 Peak Power Handling (Watts) 1200 Top Mount Depth (inches) 6 Bottom Mount Depth (inches) 6 3/16 Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 11 Vas (liters) 78.7 Fs (Hz) 25 Qts 0.9 Xmax (millimeters) 15.1 Parts Warranty 2 Years Labor Warranty 2 Years Product Research What's in the box? Download owner's manual One 12" Woofer Plastic trim ring Eight 1-3/8" Self-tapping screws Adhesive backed foam gasket Cardboard template Instruction manual (English/ French/ Spanish/ Portuguese) Warranty information Specifications listed on box top flap Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team — they open the box, verify contents, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Features Enclosure Compatibility Features Heat Transfer System: The dual ventilation system design helps keep the motor structure cool, improving power handling and longevity. Long Stroke Design: The pole piece has been extended to provide a more linear magnetic field for woofer operation. This lowers distortion and provides the woofer with better low frequency response. Double Stacked Magnet: The stacked magnet assembly is used to create a powerful linear motor with increased excursion capability for superior bass output. Spring Terminals: The spring post terminals on one side of the woofer connect to your amplifier's wiring. The posts will accept pin connectors, single banana plugs, or bare wire up to 8 gauge. Trim Ring: The included cosmetic trim ring adds to the speaker's mounting height when top mounted. The mounting height (and flange height) becomes 0.71 inches. Enclosure Compatibility Sealed Box: Kenwood recommends a sealed enclosure with an optimum internal volume of 1.25 cubic feet (from 0.75 to 1.75 cubic feet is acceptable). Sealed enclosures provide the most control over a woofer, will handle a lot of power, and provide accurate sonic reproduction, making them suitable to all types of music. Ported Box: Kenwood recommends a ported enclosure with an internal volume of 2.0 cubic feet (from 1.5 to 2.5 cubic feet is acceptable) using an 13-3/4" x 1-1/2" x 21-1/2" slot port. Ported (or vented) enclosures typically provide better overall efficiency than sealed so they are suitable for use with smaller amplifiers, giving you more bass output from less power. However, this efficiency comes at the expense of very low frequency output. Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $500 rewards card Kenwood Excelon KFC-XW12 Reviews Average Customer Review: 6 people say: Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. Please use the email address that is associated with your order. 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I have mine face in Box to hit harder, try it! Pros: Price is right, no need for sum over exaggerated over priced speaker when these are enough. Cons: No free amp ?? 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value 5 out of 5 Beyond loud! Written By Trey R, Moses washington on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 I had these subs for a year before they were stolen a couple days ago. they were awesome loudest of any of my friends and I had the kenwood excellon amp only turned up half way I set off car alarms it was awesome (no wonder they were stolen they could hear me from a mile away) they took a beating and still held up. this is an awesome buy! Pros: sound quality, tough, looks good, inexpensive. Cons: mine were stolen.. 2 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value 5 out of 5 Awesome Written By Daril, Jacksonville on Saturday, March 23, 2013 Ok, i gave 5 in value. You shouldnt put a 1000rms watts amp for a 400rms speakers, You are doubling the power these speakers can take, plus, at 2 ohms, even worst, yes, at two ohms sound twice as powerful, but the coil resistant goes down twice, so yeah, thats equal to fire. I have these subs with a kenwood amp, is 300watts at 4 ohms, 500rms watts at 2 ohms, yes, these is the amp u want with these subs(pair on parallel). Is the speakers says, 400Watts max, stay in that range, dont go to high with the amp. Mine sounds great, great bass, sealed box, could not be happier. yes, i do recommend these subs, just DO NOT put a Monster amp, they are 400Watts, keep that in mind! Pros: deep bass, great sound. Cons: nothing 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value 2 out of 5 Not too happy... Written By Jeff, Riverside on Sunday, December 09, 2012 The subs sounded okay with my Rockford prime 500.1, so I upgraded to a alpine mrx 100. Which is 1000.1 at 2 ohm. Well everyone said it would work without a problem without blowing the subs. I had the gain barely even on and the subs started smoking and the coils burned! Ya, they caught fire! Pros: Sound ok... Cons: Can't overpower at all, they will blow! 1 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value 5 out of 5 Waay Nice Written By Dickies_x3, Lincoln, ne on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 I recently bought a pair of these with my girl along with a Kenwood 500w mono block amp. Im only giving the subs about half of what they can handle, and it STILL hits hard!! We thump everywhere we go, for the price these cant be beat in my opinion. Pros: Nice sound for the price. Cons: Not very interesting visually 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value 5 out of 5 Enjoy quality sound at an affordable price Written By Xxwiinxx, California on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Sick bass. You can throw everything at it and it will not dissapoint. Very durable and the quality is superb. Wait there's more. You can't beat the price. Well worth your investment for your first sound system setup. Two thumbs up. Pros: Deep clear bass. Power output is superb. Durable. Good construction quality. Affordable price Cons: None I can think of. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes | No "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value Add accessories for the Kenwood Excelon KFC-XW12 Add Accessories Add a Warranty We've verified that these enclosures are a good match for this subwoofer. 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The Europarc Federation is the umbrella organisation of Europe's protected areas. It unites national parks, regional parks, nature parks and biosphere reserves in 38 countries, with the common aim of protecting Europe's unique variety of wildlife, habitats and landscapes.
Certain European National parks are classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, whose mission is the protection and preservation of our world heritage, both cultural and natural.
Some of the best wilderness protected areas in Europe are members of the PAN Parks network. These parks are independently certified to ensure high standards of management and also work together with local communities to develop sustainable tourism to maintain a viable economic future for these areas.
Holland lists 20 national parks, in Friesland, Gelderland, Utrecht, Seeland, and the Northern Brabant. Drenst-Friese Wold National Park combines woods, moors, and sandy terrain over an area of 6,100 hectares/23.5 square miles.
Haute Veluwe Natural Park is the biggest park in Holland, where successive landscapes of forests, shifting sand dunes, and heather-filled moors shelter roe deer, boar, mouflon (wild sheep), and numerous species of birds.
Belgium, strictly speaking, does not have a national park, but don't miss visiting Haute Fagnes Nature Park, a beautiful area of hills, moors, fenlands, and peat bogs as far as the eye can see.
Upper Sûre Natural Park spreads between Belgium and Luxembourg, in the Luxembourg Ardennes. The two countries share a joint project to develop this cross-border area, basing themed visits on local legends.
The Republic of Ireland boasts six national parks, each with its own uniquely beautiful scenery. Among them, the Killarney National Park, in County Kerry, is renowned for its lake-studded mountains. It is also the sanctuary of Ireland's last herd of wild red deer. The Connemara National Park is distinctive for its seemingly endless, lunar landscape of peat bogs.
Latvia has three National parks. The first, the National Park of Gauja, is 53 km/ 33 miles from Riga, stretching along 100 kms/62 miles of the Ganja River and its tributaries. The other two are Kemeri National Park and Slitere National Park.
In Lithuania, look for five National parks, all opened in 1991 after Lithuania seceded from the former Soviet Union. The parks symbolize preservation and ecotourism in Lithuania.
Among Estonia's five national parks, the most well-known are Lahemaa and Karula. Lahemaa's principal attractions are its sandy beaches, immense pine forests, 200 species of birds and more than 900 species of plants.
The coast along the Baltic includes two national parks: Slovinie National Park, where the moving sand dunes move about 10 meters/11 yards per year, and Wolin National Park, which occupies the central part of Wolin Island. Enormous hills merge with steep cliffs on one side of the island and lagoons punctuate the other.
Germany presents visitors with a choice of fourteen national parks offering marvellously preserved, outstanding scenery, from the high mountains of Berchtesgaden to the beech forests of Eifel and the mudflats of Hamburg, Lower Saxony, and Schleswig-Holstein. The Bavarian Forest was the first national park designated in Germany, in 1970. The island of Rügen, in the Baltic Sea, holds two national parks: Jasmund National Park, with its chalk cliffs, and Vorpommern Mudflats National Park.
Saxony Switzerland National Park is very unusual, with its tall pinnacles of rock in tortured forms alternating with gorges and canyons.
Austria's seven national parks cover more than 2,356 km2/909 square miles and include alpine massifs, alluvial forests, valleys and steppes. Four of the parks are in the Alps: Hohetauern, Kalkalpen, Gesäuse, and Nockberge National Parks. However, Austria can be equally proud of the steppes, prairies, and pastures of Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park, of Donau-Auen National Park, constituted of the alluvial plains of the Danube, and the newcomer, Thayatal National Park, created in 2000.
Swiss National Park refers to Switzerland's unique national park, created in 1914, and the largest natural reserve in the country. It is famous for its rich variety of fauna and alpine flora.
Among the ten national parks of Hungary, Hortobágy National Park, with its 52,000 ha/200 square miles of plains and swamps, is the largest in Hungary. It has also been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1999. But if you can, give some time to Balaton High Country National Park and also that of Danube-Drava. You'll be glad you did!
Poland is rich in national parks with twenty-three to its credit, each of them representative of its region and the natural beauty of Poland.
Pieniny National Park is teeming with rare species of flora and fauna, in a landscape of sinuous, narrow gorges.
Slovakia is understandably very proud of its nine national parks. Lower Tatras National Park has a bear as its symbol and is replete with caves and mountain lakes, sources of clean water and thermal springs. Slovenský raj National Park, the Slovakian paradise, offers visitors incomparable views of ravines, gorges, rivers, and waterfalls. To find out more...
The Czech Republic has four national parks, filled with forests and mountains that serve as a refuge for wolves, lynx, and wildcats: Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), Sumava, Bohemian Switzerland, and Podyji National Parks.
Sweden was one of the first countries to create national parks, starting in 1909. Its twenty-nine national parks are managed by the Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency. Färnebofjärden National Park is a mosaic of habitats gathered together along the Lower Dalälven River. Stenshuvud National Park extends the length of the coast and contains long sandy beaches that invite long, dreamy walks.
Laponia offers several national parks with glorious, unspoilt scenery: huge mountains rising from glacial lakes, rivers and marshes, and immense beech forests. Abisko National Park, thanks to its geographical location, has an unusually clement climate and a huge diversity of plant species.
Denmark has only one National Park, but an enormous one, in Greenland! Northeast Greenland National Park, managed by the Greenland Ministry of the Environment and Nature, is the largest park in the world, covering 972,000 km2/375,000 square miles. Situated at the northern end of the island, it shelters typical Arctic wildlife, such as polar bears, reindeer, and walruses.
A European project is under way to allow Denmark the right to designate its National parks as carefully selected protected zones, according to European directives.
Finland, land of a thousand lakes, owns thirty-five National parks, which it considers as crown jewels. They abound with forests, rivers, and lakes, which give great pleasure to hikers and walkers. In the northern territory, in Lapland, the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is a land of tundra and low hills. These immense valleys are a veritable paradise for trekking and a fairyland when the aurora borealis (northern lights) is on display.
Norway is extremely and justly proud of its twenty-five national parks of vastly differing character, including high mountains, glaciers, evergreen forests, and lakes. Almost 85% of Norway's parks are mountainous. Access to the parks is free, the same as for all open land in Norway. Forollhogna became a National Park in 2002 to protect the unique herd of reindeer that lives there. Jostedalsbreen, north of Sognefjord, boasts the biggest glacier in Europe on dry land. In Dovrefjellet National Park you can go on safari to follow the track of the ancient musk ox.
Iceland, land of geysers, has four national parks: Jökulsárgljúfur National Park, in the north of Iceland, presents an extraordinary landscape of coloured mountains, the result of a volcanic eruption beneath the river. Skaftafell National Park, in the south, is known for its more clement temperatures and small birch forests, dominated by a glacier. Also noteworthy are Snæfellsjökull National Park, on the west side of the island, and Þingvellir National Park, in the south. This last has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004.
Bulgaria's three national parks are Central Balkan National Park, Rila National Park, and Pirin National Park. This last preserve is an immense territory of high-altitude prairies and forests which are among the oldest in Europe, as well as numerous lakes. Animal life (chamois, wildcats, bears, and birds of prey) and plant life are abundant and well-protected. This park made the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1983.
994 km2/384 square miles of Croatia are in national parks, of which 235 km2/91 square miles are marine. The eight parks are all located in karst territory, but are characterized by three different kinds of scenery. Risnjak, Paklenica and Sjeverni Velebit Parks are in the verdant karst mountains, where erosion has created natural caves and strangely shaped promontories. Kornati, Mljet and Brijuni Parks are composed of islands. Plitvicka Jezera, which became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000, and Krka are particularly well-endowed with rivers and waterfalls.
Montenegro possesses four national parks: Durmitor, listed by UNESCO, with seventeen glacial lakes including the famous Black Lake, the fascinating Ice Cave, and Tara Canyon, the deepest canyon in Europe.
Biogradska Gora National Park is one of the last three jungles in Europe: don't miss it!
Lovcen Park, which takes its name from Mount Lovcen, and Skadarso Park, the largest bird sanctuary and last habitat for pelicans in Europe, will mesmerize you with their breathtaking scenery, worthy of the gods.
Serbia can be proud of its five national parks: Djerdap National Park is an assortment of valleys, gorges, and canyons, crossed by the Danube; Fruska Gora National Park is nicknamed "The Mirror of the Geologic Past" and is a landscape of incontestable charm, bewitching its visitors. The most important of the parks, open to the public, is Kopaonik National Park, which is home to the highest and most visited mountain in Serbia. Famous for its natural beauty, the rich variety of plants and animoals, and pretty valleys laced ribboned rivers and waterfall. The park is an ideal place to ski, snowboard, rock climb, hike, bike, raft, hang glide, and enjoy all sorts of outdoor activities.
Romania's eleven national parks include Reteza, where a very rare species of vulture lives alongside chamois, marmots, wild boar, lynx, and bears. Rodna Mountain National Park still has traces of quaternary glaciers. Its karst formations have created countless natural grottos.
Slovenia's Triglav National Park takes its name from Mount Triglav (2864 m/ 9,397 feet high), one of the symbols of Slovenia and the Julian Alps. The park was created in 1961. The steep slopes gradually smooth into gentle valleys laced with rivers.
Spain's thirteen national parks are excellent representatives of the regions in which they are located. The parks are noteworthy for their variety, but above all, for their stunning ecological wealth. Some of them, such as Picos de Europa and Ordesa y Monte Perdido in the Pyrenees, are a last refuge for endangered species.
Doñana National Park, in Andalusia, has been under UNESCO's protection since 1984. The park provides refuge in particular for bird colonies, as well as for the Iberian lynx, which has become the emblem of the park. The right bank of the Guadalquivir River affords you a view of lagoons, marshes, sand dunes both stable and shifting, and maquis. Other parks are fantastic observatories for bird watching, such as Atlantic Islands National Park and Cabrera Archipelago, the largest land and sea-based national park in Spain, particularly noteworthy for its meadows of Neptune grass.
The Canary Islands' Teide and Timanfaya National Parks offer impressive volcanic landscapes while at Garajonay National Park, also under UNESCO protection, you can admire lush primeval vegetation, now almost nonexistent in southern Europe.
Also in Andalusia, the Sierra Nevada National Park offers numerous activities in spectacular mountain scenery, where you can find over sixty different varieties of flowers.
Portugal has thirteen natural parks and one national park…but what a park! The splendid Peneda Geres National Park, in the northern part of the country, is where the Iberian wolf and the royal eagle live in a world of contrasting granite and lush vegetation.
Greece has established ten national parks, covering ground approaching 69,000 hectares/ 266 square miles.
Mount Olympus National Park, whose very name evokes mythical gods, features the quintessential southern Mediterranean mountainous landscape. Vikos-Aoos National Park has incredible gorges. The smallest national park in Greece is Ainos Park, on the island of Cephalonia: its mission is to protect the local species of evergreen, the Apollo Pine, from being hybridized.
Cape Sounion National Park, which gives onto the Aegean Sea and to the Cyclades, has for centuries been known as the "Sacred Point" where the Temple of Poseidon was located.
In Crete, White Mountains National Park is well-known, as are the Gorges of Samaria, which attract many visitors. In the Dikiti Makedonia region, Prèspès National Park has in one part Mikri and Megali Prèspa Lakes, separated by a sandy band of alluvial deposits, surrounded by high mountains.
Italy's twenty-three national parks are considered a rich endowment in Europe!
Gran Paradiso National Park, in the Val d'Aoste, dates from 1922 and takes its name from the Gran Paradiso Peak, whose summit reaches to 4600 metres/15,092 feet. The Italian Alps are also home to Stelvio National Park.
The biggest and most recently created park is Pollino National Park; thirty wolves still live there in the most remote reaches, and the pines, some of which date from the last glacial period, can be more than 40 metres/130 feet high! Abruzzes National Park, the oldest National Park of the Apennines, shelters the last colonies of Northern European bears, as well as chamois and wolves.
Vesuvius National Park protects the environment of the famous volcano of the same name.
Göreme National Park, in the centre of Cappadocia (central Anatolia) in Turkey is a phantasmagorical panorama of domes, chimneys, arrows, and pyramids of rock. During periods of Roman and Arab persecution, the inhabitants took refuge in dwellings constructed in the troglodytes. Since 1985 this site has been protected by UNESCO. A pretty way to get a special view of this area is by hot-air balloon!
If you're lucky enough to be on holiday in Cyprus, do not miss the chance to visit the island's national parks, in particular Troodos National Forest Park, one of the spots in the Mediterranean where you will find the richest diversity of plant life.
If the Republic of San Marino can't claim a National Park, on the other hand it has a magnificent attribute: Mount Titano, which benefits from a surprising micro-climate that supports only a small amount of vegetation. The discovery of fossilized whale bones attests to the movement of the earth over the centuries from the sea coast to the interior.
Monaco hasn't a national park, but if you have the opportunity to go to the Rocher (Monaco's highest point), tour around the area and take a moment to appreciate the well-preserved coastline and gorgeous depths of the Mediterranean.
Malta may not have a National Park per se, but it abounds with natural reserves and incomparable scenic beauty.
The Iberian Peninsula has been inhabited for at least 1,000,000 years.
The Pyrenees Mountains straddle the border between Spain and France.
Tourism is flourishing in the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.


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OK. Remember playing with modeling clay when you were young(er)? Remember laying that putty-colored ball of clay down on a newspaper, especially the Funnies IN COLOR and picking it back up with the comic now appearing on the clay? Well, I do. The point Im making that someone figured out that clay will remove contaminants the same way it picks up news ink.
Enter a freshly washed car stage left that looks clean but still feels contaminated. Youve just washed your baby but when you run you hand over the surface it still feels rough. Whats up with that? That lousy shampoo you used didnt clean very well, did it? Well, dont blame the shampoo. It can only remove contaminants that are water-soluble. There are still things like road tar, tree sap, industrial fallout, etc. that water, no matter how wet it is, just cant dislodge. Thats where the clay detailing bar or Overspray Clay bar comes in. These are kissing cousins to modeling clay but dont try the latter on your paint. Unlike modeling clay the new clay Bars are specially formulated to avoid the grit found in natural clay.
Automotive grade clay materials are designed to overpower the bond of whatever has fallen onto and stuck to your babys surface. Paint overspray was one of the first targets for researchers to tackle, hence the name Overspray Clay. These bars work great but lets get real for a moment. If the overspray on your paint was wet when it hit, the surface was actually painted not just oversprayed. A true overspray that a clay bar can remove effectively must have been mostly dry when it hit. The fine droplets must have been only tacky on contact with your paint before the tackiness of the bar can overpower it and remove the droplet. Likewise for tree sap, industrial fallout, etc.. Give the bar a chance.
Be Selective
Not all bars are the same. Youll hear that line in almost all of Dr. Details articles. The major difference is whether or not the bars are just tacky or if they also contain abrasives. RTL (Read the Label). If the label says the bar will remove Oxidation as well as other bonded contaminants, WALK AWAY! Many unsuspecting detailers have regretted using clay bars that are also abrasive.
On the other hand, bars that are only tacky are almost fool proof. They will safely remove bonded contaminants and leave no marks behind. Again there are differences in even these bars. The primary difference is the level of tackiness. Meguiars, for instance, makes a consumer grade bar and two (2) different professional bars. In their Mirror Glaze professional line the C2000 bar is their Mild version whereas the C2100 is their Aggressive bar. Dont let Aggressive scare you. We are still just talking tackiness. What you should consider while making a proper selection here is typical in all cleaning steps. Use the least aggressive material that will get the job done in a reasonable amount of time. Generally the Mild bar will be the best choice in most cases, however if you have a lot of overspray or other difficult contamination you may want to consider the Aggressive one, although it will tend to leave more clay debris behind and pull wax a bit more.
Using your bar
OK. You have your brand new clay bar. Youre reading the label and you see you need a lubricant. OK, that makes sense. The bar is tacky, right? Spraying a lubricant on the paint first will allow the bar to glide over the surface instead of dragging over it. Which would you prefer? Meguiars recommends their Final Inspection #34 or Quick Detailer in the red bottles. Frankly speaking you can do as well with just about any Mist & Wipe. Dont try soapy water. Although it will lubricate just fine it will also attack and degrade the clay bar.
Now youre set. Take out the bar and tear a ¼ of it off the end (thats about 50 grams or nearly 2 ounces) and pancake it out to produce a fairly flat surface. Spray your lubricant liberally over the area you want to clean, maybe 2 feet square, and start rubbing the surface with the bar using the same motions you used to wash the car. This will not take any effort. Fingertip pressure is all you need, no elbow grease is required. Now wipe off the soiled residual lubricant with a microfiber cloth and feel the previously rough surface. Nice, Huh? Check out the clay pad. Thats what was on the surface that you couldnt see but could definitely feel. Do additional sections until the bar starts looking fairly soiled. The more debris on the bar the less effective it will be and the more youll actually be rubbing the debris back on the surface. At that point, fold over and ball up the clay then pancake it out again to expose a cleaner surface. Throw it away when its too soiled. That point might be a couple cars later. BIG CAUTION HERE: Id hate myself if I didnt mention this if you drop the clay bar THROW IT AWAY !!!
OK, Ill shut up now and let you finish the car.
Before the clay bar you had to resort to mild abrasive cleaners to have a really smooth and clean surface for glazing and waxing. Today no abrasives are required. If you run over wet road striping paint youll be lucky to get it off but few other contaminants will withstand a good bar.
If there is any drawback to the clay bar it would be with the more aggressive version. You should consider further detailing steps after an aggressive bar. These bars will tend to pull more wax and may leave a clay haze or smear. Dont worry about the paint. Its safe enough but youll need to further detail before youre finished.
Typical prices fall in the $20 to $25 range for a 200 gram bar but lets talk a little about value. A typical application with a typical bar, using ¼ at a time, will give you 8 to 12 cleanings before the bar is too soiled to keep using without endangering the paint. Thats about $2 to $3 per application. All good things come to an end and your clay bar is no exception. I met a detailer who boasted that he could do a couple dozen cars with one bar but I urge you not to push it too far. After all, the debris that was once on your car is now IN the bar. Throw it away when it is so contaminated that you cant find a relatively clean surface to work with.
Let the shine begin!
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Henry Ford Estate gets new sheltered information kiosk thanks to $10,000 grant from MotorCities National Heritage Area and contributions from supporters.
December 5, 2008
DEARBORN / Dec. 5, 2008---A new sheltered information kiosk at the Henry Ford Estate will inform visitors about the Fords lives, the landscape and opportunities for tours and special events at the Estate as well as other historic attractions in Dearborn.
Many visitors are here for events at the Estate and others never enter the buildings but enjoy the grounds, according to Karen Marzonie, landscape and grounds manager at the Estate. The kiosk helps orient them and provides interpretive information as well as directions to other nearby cultural attractions.
The purchase and installation of the kiosk was made possible by a $10,000 grant from the MotorCities National Heritage Area, an affiliate of the National Park Service that is dedicated to preserving, interpreting and promoting the automotive and labor heritage of the state of Michigan. The Estate matched the grant with contributions from donors as well as staff and volunteer labor.
The 12-feet-by-16-feet size of the kiosk, located near the edge of the parking lot between the two pathways leading to the Estate entrances, allows it to be more visible to visitors from various vantage points in the lot, according to Marzonie.
A ribbon-cutting was held last month to celebrate the new kiosk. Guests included Joe Hines of Project Arts and Ideas, who designed the welcome and interpretive panels; Gary Familian, managing director of MotorCities National Heritage Area; Lincoln A. Poley Architects; Lamarand Design and Construction; and Trio Lumber.
The Henry Ford Estate, a national historic landmark on the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, was the home of the automotive pioneer and his wife, Clara, from when it was built in 1915 until their deaths more than 30 years later.
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You know, not everyone loves the water as much as you do, James Cameron.
Though the filmmaker is probably in the minority in thinking that plunging down in a makeshift submersible to the deepest point in our planet's ocean might seem to you like a fun way to kick off a week, he seems to be trying to inject that same maritime passion into his friends and colleagues, starting with the Avatar cast. The franchise's producer, Jon Landau, revealed at the NAB Technology Summit on Cinema, that Avatar 2 will pioneer the feat of underwater performance capture — that is, actually sticking its actors into water-filled tanks to create lifelike scenes of swimming Na'vi.
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Landau says, "We have kept a team of digital artists on from Avatar in order to test how we can create performance capture underwater. We could simulate water [in computer graphics], but we can't simulate the actor's experience, so we are going to capture performance in a tank." This process would inevitably require stars Sam Wortington and Zoe Saldana to endure numerous takes submerged underwater, likely (knowing Cameron) in some impressive and sizeable aquatic venue.
="We are looking at [techniques including] what we did before with reflective markers," Landau continues, suggesting that the team will focus on "how we record reference photography, so that as we are going through the editorial process and the postproduction workflow, we can see what the actors did and make sure that the final performance up on screen represents that."
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This isn't the only hint the producer dropped about the developing sequel, which is expected to hit theaters in 2015. Landau's profession of admiration for Peter Jackson's controversial frame rate choice for The Hobbit suggests we might be seeing Avatar 2 in 48fps or higher. "=What Peter Jackson presented, is what Peter Jackson wanted to present ...= Peter Jackson made absolutely the right creative choice [in shooting 48fps] for him and should be respected for that ... =Nobody should dictate to a filmmaker whether they should make films at 24, 48 or 60fps since the technology now exists and can be presented with the same cinema equipment."
With talk of superspeed frame rates and underwater shooting, Avatar 2 looks to be kicking up the series' technological exploits quite a bit. What next — actual genetically engineered dragons for Pandora transportation?
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Sport true fan style as you gear up for all the excitement of the 2011 NHL Draft Day with this Flex hat from Reebok featuring an embroidered team logo on the crown with a team color striped border highlighted by the team name. This is the same style hat that your team's top draft picks wear at the press conference, so you know you'll be decked out in an official Capitals look! S/M fits 6 3/4 - 7 1/4. L/XL fits 7 1/4 - 7 5/8. Sizes are approximate.
- 84% Nylon/ 14% Cotton/ 2% Polyurethane
- Imported
- Officially licensed NHL product
- Quality embroidery
- Six panels with eyelets
- Stretch fit
- Structured fit
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