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Bazzzini is best remembered as the composer of numerous show pieces for violin and piano, the most famous being "La Ronde des lutins" (The Dance of the Goblins). This piece is extremely hard to play and frequently played as a concert encore.
Chloë Hanslip is a terrific violinist. You will notice that her playing, even when flying up and down the strings at devilish speeds like in the "Ronde des Lutins", is a delight to listen to from start to finish, always full of playfulness when called for, and deep melancholy feeling when needed. © 2012 My Classical Notes Read complete review
Step aside Paganini, here comes Bazzini. Antonio Bazzini, who was born in 1818, was about 21 years old when the great Paganini died. Paganini had met and heard Bazzini play just 4 years prior, and encouraged him to become a virtuoso violinist. He took that advice and toured and travelled throughout the major European centres, all the while studying music, playing with masters of the day, absorbing all the techniques, composing, teaching, etc…
Most of his compositions were written to display technical prowess and agility, a great example being "La Ronde des Lutins, Op.25" (The Dance of the Goblins). The type of piece that would make any student violinist shake in their boots at the suggestion of having to play it in public to pass final exams. Extremely hard to play and put across as an entertaining pleasure for the listener. Character pieces, like the ones gathered on this disc, remain his most popular works. Some demand an astonishing command of the instrument, like the aforementioned Lutins, while some are very tender and beautiful, "Berceuse" and "Le Départ" being two good examples of music written by someone who knew the emotional capabilities of the instrument.
This is 20 year old Chloë Hanslip's second recording for Naxos. The first was an excellent performance of the John Adams Violin Concerto [8.559302], which hit number 2 on the U.K. charts upon release. Prior to that she had released a couple of discs for Warner Classics for which she was given awards and accolades from the press and listening public. You will notice that her playing, even when flying up and down the strings at devilish speeds like in the "Ronde des Lutins", is a delight to listen to from start to finish, always full of playfulness when called for, and deep melancholy when needed. You can tell by the way she plays, that she understands that if you get the music right, especially the spirit of the music, then naturally the technique will follow and reinforce, even underscore the music's intent.
This September 2008 release by Naxos includes very informative notes on both Chloë Hanslip and Caspar Frantz. It is always refreshing to know not only what you are listening to, but who you are listening to.
Itzhak Perlman once remarked jokingly, after playing Bazzini's Ronde des lutins, that the composer hadn't ever written anything else because he'd used up all the notes in La ronde. But though not much of Bazzini's music remains in the active repertoire, violinists still play Calabrese (Menuhin included it in a film, Euroarts 2054618) and, of course, La ronde des lutins. (Works on the violin, including Auer's multi-volume guide to violin-playing, mention the Allegro de concert.)…Chloë Hanslip, a sort of prodigy in her own right (after hearing the young Bazzini in 1836, Paganini advised him to undertake a tour), plays these generally unfamiliar pieces with secure technical command and gracious tonal warmth…Le carillon d'Arras contains generous dollops of both Romantic sensibility and virtuosic effects, which Hanslip carries off with aplomb; but in the two miniatures, op. 12, Bazzini strikes deeper, with genuinely affecting and tenderly touching songfulness; and Hanslip is even more impressive communicating the more urgent message imbedded in these. The two Études, op. 49, like Wieniawski's two sets of studies (op. 10 and op. 18) or Vieuxtemps's book, op. 48—or his better known Six Concert Studies—embed their technical demands in ingratiating character pieces. Bazzini's first study features running triplets in the manner of a spinning song; the second (which lasts more than six minutes), serves up jaunty double-stops somewhat in the manner of Wieniawski's op. 18/5, relieved in the middle section by syncopations. In these stylized studies, Hanslip makes musical points as well as technical ones. The Three Pieces in the Form of a Sonata, op. 44 (an Allegro giusto, a Romance, and a Finale Allegro vivace), lasting over 19 minutes, lays claim, collectively, to making the most comprehensive musical statement.
Perhaps Hanslip's performance of the most famous of its numbers might serve as a sort of litmus test for the entire program, and she does bring a tangy zest—at a breakneck tempo (though without Heifetz's élan) to La ronde des lutins…So, finding that Hanslip doesn't turn up the voltage indicator as high as have violinists of an earlier generation in the better known of these miniatures, those general listeners may understandably be tempted to pass up the program. Recommended therefore principally to the curious among them—and again, of course, to all violinists.
Hanslip has a clear tone, very accurate intonation, nimble fingers, and a tight, fast vibrato that she can employ on short notes. She knows how to shape a phrase by varying dynamics and adding accents.
Bazzini is best known today for his wacky, tasteless, showy 'Dance of the Goblins', which concludes this collection. The rest of his music is rarely performed, and all-Bazzini discs like this one are rare. His music isn't the greatest, but much of it is pleasant if it is performed as well as it is here; and this is by far the best all-Bazzini recital I have heard, thanks to Hanslip's taste and immaculate technique…Hanslip plays 'The Dance of the Goblins' as well as I've ever heard it.
This disc proves that [Antonio Bazzini] was a master of the genre of charming salon pieces popular at the time. The program recorded here aims at utmost variety, featuring both brilliant and effusively romantic character pieces.
Published between 1845 and 1864, these works demonstrate Bazzini's progress in compositional technique and harmonic inventiveness. All are short, though one set of three is entitled "en forme de sonate" and opens with a substantial sonata-form movement. The slow, lyrical pieces are dreamy, melancholy, delicate, abounding in lovely melodies. The fast ones are whimsical, vigorous, bouncy, and full of dazzling instrumental fireworks.
The performances are beyond praise. The English violinist Chloë Hanslip, who at 20 is already enjoying an international career, possesses a beautiful, pure tone, with an infinite range of nuance and intensity. She handles all the formidable virtuosic demands of this music with ease, flair, elegance, and a genuine expressiveness that never lapses into corny sentimentality. Read complete review
Chloe Hanslip proves a strong and assertive executant in these varied works, with a wonderfully clear and precise technique and a natural sense of mood and aesthetic…immaculately accompanied by Caspar Frantz…While the balance between the players is very well managed, the microphones appear to be very close, and this creates a rather hard and metallic sound—making the performances sound very exciting, but at the expense of tonal warmth. Despite these reservations, Hanslip's playing is remarkably assured and, particularly among fans of the virtuosic and 'violinistic; this disc should prove highly enjoyable.
Does Bazzini need rehabilitating? A resounding yes after this set of delights
Among 19th-century violinist/composers, Antonio Bazzini (1818–97) was probably the most successful in escaping from exclusive specialization in the virtuoso repertoire. His compositions include operas, sacred music, orchestral works and chamber music, so it's rather sad that he should be remembered today by a single piece, the scintillating Ronde des lutins ("Dance of the Goblins"). Chloë Hanslip demonstrates most persuasively that, even among his violin showpieces, it isn't a one-off. The items in her recital may make for fairly undemanding listening, the idiom may not be strikingly original, but Bazzini has the knack of integrating post-Paganini virtuoso features into a romantic style that's sophisticated, subtle and tasteful. The cantabile items are very appealing—the central Romance in the Trois morceaux en forme de sonate could rival the ubiquitous Massenet Méditation were it to become better known—and the Op 49 Etudes are particularly interesting, the first a moto Perpetuo with very original accented dissonances, the second a delightful scherzo with elegant double-stopping and lively cross accents, and an unexpectedly lyrical central section.
Hanslip certainly has the confidence and technique for this repertoire: more importantly, she's able to engage with each piece, bringing out its expressive character. For the Romance in Op 44, for instance, she produces a soft, sensuous tone, quite different from her sound in the plaintive, ornate Nocturne from Op 41. Caspar Frantz accompanies very stylishly throughout, and Hanslip's musical personality, graceful and with spontaneous verve, brings everything to life. It's lovely violin playing!"
Not only is this a disc of delightful fireworks, but it's been cannily selected as well. So let's address the discography before we move on to Hanslip and Frantz's splendid playing. Up to now if you wanted an all-Bazzini disc your choice was pretty much restricted to the recording made by Luigi Alberto Bianchi with pianist Aldo Orvieto on Dynamic CDS258. In that case you got the Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 55, the two Novelettes, Op. 54, the three Morceaux, Op. 53 and the three Morceaux, Op. 46. So we now have complementary selections of Bazzini's virtuosic flights of fancy.
And so to the playing, which is terrifically engaging. Calabrese is an elegant and suave piece, nicely coloured by Hanslip. The Trois morceaux lyriques followed a few years later. The first is a lyrical effusion and played with requisite feeling. The second is a Scherzo and has some Schumannesque and proto-Elgarian moments reminiscent from his later violin morceaux; I wouldn't be surprised if the young Elgar hadn't absorbed some of the virtuoso violin repertoire from Bazzini along the way. The last of the three is a restful lullaby.
Le Carillon d'Arras is, strictly speaking, a piece of virtuoso fluff but when it's played with such zesty commitment as here one can shelve haughty disdain. The left hand pizzicati ring out and the harmonics are played with precision—and even in the testing double stops intonation remains pure. The two Op.12 Morceaux make a good contrasting pair—the first melancholy and the second light hearted. Most impressive is the evenness of Hanslip's semiquavers in the moto perpetuo-type study that is the first of Deux grandes etudes Op. 49. Rather more substantial is Trois morceaux en forme de sonate Op. 44 composed in 1864. The long first movement is written in sonata form but it's the second in which we can better gauge both Bazzini's ear for lyricism and Hanslip's highly imaginative response to the music. She varies her tone, plays with real poetry and applies the most subtle of portamenti —not to mention varying her vibrato usage to shade and colour the line. To end we have the only well known item in the programme, and inevitably it's La Ronde des lutins—which is nearly as fast in this performance as Perlman's youthful recording exhumed fairly recently—albeit with slightly less fizz but a bit more grazioso (Itzhak Perlman rediscovered - BMG-RCA 82876625172).
I've skimmed over Caspar Frantz's contribution which is unfair; he's a first class partner and adds significantly to the pleasure and real success of this well recorded recital.
I had the pleasure of meeting the late Yehudi Menuhin around 1960 when he played a concert in Montreal. He gave me moral support in encouraging outstanding young artists making their recording debuts. Fast forward a decade, when I proposed a project to reissue some of his own recordings from the 1930s, to be called "Vintage Menuhin" (Orion ORS 7271), copied from 78 rpm disks that I had in my collection. After making the selections and transferring them to tape, he came over to listen. While Bazzini's "La Ronde des Lutins" was playing, he smiled and said wistfully: "I couldn't play that now to save my life!" Enter 20 year-old British virtuoso Chloe Hanslip, who—with all due respect to Yehudi's memory—plays rings around this and other violinistic knuckle-breakers. Her virtuosity and musicality are simply breathtaking, and she enjoys split-second support from her partner Caspar Frantz. I nominate this disc for the Grand Prix!


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We love to use our God-given creative abilities to respond in worship to our heavenly Creator. The arts are such a powerful tool in communicating our worship of God. We are hungry for the things of the Spirit of God. We believe worship is a "contact sport" versus just rooting from the sidelines. We all get involved. In other words, we'd rather be "in there," engaged in passionate, artistic worship of Jesus than be "out of it," passive, unengaged.
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They truly are the heart and soul of our effort to become disciples of Christ. Life groups are where the rubber meets the road in our spiritual lives and in our day-to-day living. Check out our list of life groups to learn more about their current study and format and see which one fits you and your schedule best.
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Jane Austen Centre – Easter Colour Competition
Special Jane Austen Competition for Aspiring Artists
The Jane Austen Centre in Bath is running a special competition between 27th March and 9th April 2016, which is an ideal way for aspiring artists and Jane Austen fans to pass the time this Easter, with some great prizes on offer too.
In order to enter the competition all you need to do is get your best pencils, crayons or felt tips out and colour in an entry form in the most creative way possible ensuring that a Jane Austen theme is adhered to. You can base your design on anything relating to Jane Austen and her works, regardless of whether it is the author herself, one of her novels or perhaps one of her characters. The idea is to let your imagination run wild in honour of the great lady this Easter.
Entry forms can be collected from the gift shop in Bath's Jane Austen Centre or alternatively downloaded online from the Jane Austen Centre website if you are unable to get to the city itself. Completed entry forms must be returned either to the centre itself or with a photo of the completed work submitted via email by midnight on the 9th April 2016.
There are two categories within this competition, with one specifically for under 12s and a separate category for all other entrants. The prize on offer is a selection of goodies from the Jane Austen Centre for the winner of both categories. A great Easter treat for any ardent fans of the fabulous author!
The Jane Austen Centre is one of Bath's premier attractions, located at 40 Gay Street in the centre of the city. The museum is based in a Georgian townhouse and tells the story of Jane Austen's two long visits to the city in 1801 and 1806. It contains many of her personal effects and even a waxwork of the great author, which has been created in partnership with a trained FBI forensic artist.
So Darwinites, go ahead and make us proud by spending your time wisely this Easter and entering this fantastic competition.
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IRVING, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys have signed linebacker Tim Dobbins to the active roster and moved Justin Durant to season-ending injured reserve.
The move isn't a big surprise, as Durant tore his bicep during Monday night's loss to the Washington Redskins. It does come contrary to Cowboys coach Jason Garrett's indication that the team is still weighing its options regarding Durant's injury.
"We're still involved in that process and gathering the information about where he is, how severe the injury is, what the timetable is for the injury," Garrett said Wednesday morning.
It didn't seem likely Durant's prognosis would be less than the eight weeks remaining in the regular season, which prompted the roster move.
Dobbins was a fifth-round pick out of Iowa State in the 2006 NFL Draft. He's played eight seasons with three different teams – San Diego, Miami and Houston – and amassed 253 total tackles in that time span.
His last stint was with the Atlanta Falcons, but he was released following training camp before the start of the 2013 season. Dobbins' best season came in 2010 with the Miami Dolphins, when he notched six starts and made 47 tackles in 16 total appearances on the year.
Rolando McClain was another Dallas linebacker to miss Wednesday's practice, which comes as more of a surprise. Garrett didn't include McClain in his rundown of injuries from the loss to Washington.
Elsewhere at practice, the vast majority of the Cowboys' absences were to be expected. Tony Romo missed, as he usually does on Wednesdays, after Garrett said he was "day-by-day" at his daily press conference.More on this, below.
Doug Free was also absent, though Garrett said he was hopeful the tackle could do something this week. Ronald Leary attended practice, but he sat out of the proceedings with his groin injury. Garrett said he was hopeful Leary would be able to work his way back later this week.
Suspended defensive tackle Josh Brent attended practice, and he wore jersey No. 56 – though he did not participate. Brent is ineligible to play until after the team's bye week, but the Cowboys expect him to work on the side of practice in the coming weeks.
RELATED: Jason Garrett lists Tony Romo as "Day-by-Day"
IRVING, Texas — Tony Romo has been labeled "day-by-day" with his back contusion, according to Cowboys coach Jason Garrett.
Garrett spoke to the media Wednesday after the team received Romo's CT scans on the injury he suffered Monday night against the Redskins. The injury will be enough to keep the quarterback out of practice Wednesday, but his availability the rest of the week remains to be seen.
"It's a day-by-day thing with Tony, we'll see how he handles the pain and we'll see how functional he is as the week goes on," Garrett said. "We'll see what his availability is for this ball game."
It isn't exactly unusual for Romo to miss a Wednesday practice – that was his schedule for the duration of the Cowboys' six-game winning streak, as part of his rehab from his back surgery in December. With the short week to prepare for Arizona, though, this won't work as a typical Wednesday.
The Cowboys have a less-intensive practice today, which Romo will miss. Garrett was optimistic the quarterback would be able to improve his workload going forward.
"We don't anticipate him doing a whole lot, but as the week goes on hopefully he progresses and can handle the pain and can function," he said.
That goes along with what Cowboys owner/general manager said on 105.3 The Fan on Wednesday morning. Jones said there was no medical issue with the injury that would hold Romo out this weekend – but rather it's a matter of Romo's ability to handle the pain.
"There's nothing to his injury that technically won't function. This is a function of pain tolerance," Jones said. "But it's a serious issue that you could look at people that have had a similar type injury and they haven't played the next week, so that would cause you some concern about him playing."
Garrett repeated that the injury is not related to Romo's herniated disc or his cyst removal from last season, but rather a byproduct of playing football – "he got hit."
While Romo recuperates, the Cowboys will lean on backup Brandon Weeden to handle the lion's share of practice reps – again not uncommon, given Romo's usual absences at Wednesday practices.
"We anticipate Weeden getting work, we anticipate Dustin Vaughan getting work, we don't anticipate Romo doing much," Garrett said. "We'll see how he feels with his rehab today and how he feels tomorrow and make those decisions as we go."
FILM BREAKDOWN: Grading the pass protection breakdowns
IRVING, Texas — It's a short week before Arizona comes to town, so there isn't a lot of time to review the tape of the loss to Washington. That said, let's look back and reveal how the Redskins managed to generate so much pressure on Tony Romo and the Dallas offense, among a number of other things.
Here's the notes from the Washington film:
- In reviewing the sacks that the Dallas Cowboys gave up against the Redskins, it was surprising that they were able to get rushers home, because these were blitzes that Tony Romo and this offense had seen before – there was nothing exotic or special in the way they were run.
It was rushers off the weak side (Parnell), a twist stunt from a defensive end, a safety from depth and an inside linebacker firing through the "A" gap — all part of the packages that Jim Haslett uses in his 3-4 scheme. Give Haslett credit for how he was able to dial up those blitzes at the right opportunity, while other times he would show blitz and drop into coverage. His use and mix kept this Cowboys offense off balance all night.
What Haslett was banking on was that he was going to get a rusher home before Romo was going to get rid of the ball. The Cowboys did adjust by going with a max protection, with both Jason Witten and James Hanna staying in to block three different times in the game, then several other times with just Witten or Hanna staying in to help the offensive line. I do not feel like it was a lack of game planning or adjustments but more in the line of lack of execution and that starts with Romo, going through Murray, this offensive line and the receivers.
Romo has made a living of dealing with defensive coordinators that blitz him. Murray is as reliable as they come when it comes to knowing where to fit and being physical to pick up the blitz. For some reason as a group when they needed to make a play to get things going offensive against the blitz and run Haslett out of it – they just couldn't get it done and it cost them an opportunity to win this game, offensively.
- If there is a position on the field where you notice if a player is playing well or poorly, it is the quarterback. Romo has been nothing short of brilliant since the struggles that he had opening day against the 49ers. I thought this game against the Redskins was similar to that 49ers game in the sense that I felt like that Romo was not his normal self when it came to his execution of the game plan from a physical side.
There were several snaps even before the hit that he took in the back where he missed throws that we normally don't see him miss. He just wasn't as sharp with his touch and accuracy when it came to get the ball to his play makers. He missed two open passes to Witten in the first quarter that he never struggles with. The second of the two — Witten came back across the field on a drag and all Romo had to do is give him a little touch pass and Witten is out the gate — but instead the ball is too high and hard, leaving Witten no shot.
He missed a throw on an out pattern to Dwayne Harris where Harris came right back down the stem and instead of leading him to the sideline, he threw it much too wide, making Harris have to make a circus catch to even try to get close.
Even the catch that Dez Bryant made on his incredible touchdown was very low and to the left. If Bryant doesn't grab that ball with one hand it's skipping to the sideline. The early hits and sacks probably did nothing to help Romo early in this game, but for a quarterback that normally doesn't leave plays on the field he had a few too many and he would most likely tell you the same thing.
- It was nice to see Henry Melton have the type of game that we have expected from him since he arrived in the offseason.
We have seen Melton play mainly as the under-tackle or three-technique in this scheme. In some nickel packages he has lined up in a two-point stance and played almost like a linebacker in the middle of the defense.
He hasn't been as effective rushing that way, but against the Redskins they used him as a defensive end off the left side while moving Anthony Spencer to the right side in an attempt to generate a little more pressure. Melton looked good coming off the edge, but where he played his best was at that under-tackle — and not only against the run, where he was able to knife into the backfield and make a stop.
Where Melton really jumped off the screen was in his ability to rush Colt McCoy. He finally appears to have that explosive burst and quickness after several games this season where he appeared very ordinary. The hope is that he will continue to improve even more over these next several games as he gains confidence in that knee.
LOOKING BACK, MOVING ON: Jason Garrett bothered most by missed tackles
IRVING, Texas – Other than losing the game, and seeing his starting quarterback on the turf for several minutes, head coach Jason Garrett was rather annoyed by another aspect from Monday's game:
Poor tackling.
"That's the biggest thing that jumped out at me from watching the tape is the tackling," Garrett said on Tuesday. "And unfortunately for us, a few of those plays were possibly tackles for loss. We have him trapped in the backfield and they wiggle free and they make a 10-12 yard run, an 18-yard run, those plays hurt you. And some of our best tacklers, didn't tackle well."
Specifically, guys like Barry Church and Rolando McClain both missed their share of open-field tackles. Church called it the worst game of his career and described his own play as "terrible."
The Redskins ran for 123 yards on 31 carries for a 4.0 yard average. Alfred Morris led the way with 73 yards on 18 attempts. There was a big play in the third quarter when Washington trailed 7-3 and had first-and-25 but Roy Helu ran for 18 yards to get the Redskins back in position to score. On the play, Helu broke at least three tackles down the left sideline for a big chunk of yards. Two plays later, they took the lead.
McClain ranks second on the team with 57 tackles, while Church is third with 52. The leading tackler is Justin Durant with 61, but he's out for the season, with a torn bicep injury.
"The best defensive teams tackle well and we've did that a lot this year," Garrett said. "Those games should be four or five yards are four or five yards because we have a lot of guys to the ball and a lot of hats around the ball and we make tackles. We didn't' do that as much as we need to (Monday) night."
In their own words … plus, local analysis shows …
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Details confirmed for third-round tie at Anfield
Ticketing Arrangements for the FA Cup with Budweiser third round tie at Liverpool are as follows;
Liverpool have allocated 5755 tickets for sale to Oldham Athletic supporters.
Tickets will go on sale to season ticket holders on production of voucher 'D' from their season ticket book at the club ticket office on the following dates and times;
Friday, December 20th, 9am – 7pm
Saturday, December 21st, 9am – 1pm and also after the game v Colchester United, 5pm – 7pm
Sunday, December 22nd, 10am – 2pm
Tickets for season ticket holders will be allocated as follows;
Adult and Senior Citizen season ticket book holders will be able to purchase 2 tickets on production of voucher 'D'
Junior season ticket book holders will be able to purchase 1 ticket on production of voucher 'D'
There will be a 'voucher' issued on the turnstiles at the Colchester United game on December 21st for non season ticket holders wishing to attend the match. This 'voucher' will be issued by the turnstile operators. Anyone who has already purchased a match ticket for this game can use their match ticket as a 'voucher'. Liverpool match tickets for 'voucher'/match ticket holders are strictly subject to availability.
Tickets will go on sale to 'voucher' holders at the club ticket office on the following dates and times;
Monday, December 23rd, 9am – 5pm
Tuesday, December 24th, 9am – 12 noon
Tickets will be allocated as follows; 1 ticket per 'voucher'/match ticket stub.
Any remaining tickets will be available on open sale from the club ticket office from Friday, December 27th at 9am.
Ticket prices range from £20 to £22 for Adults, £15 to £16.50 for over 65's and £5 for under 17's.
The club have received 170 'restricted view' tickets which will be sold last and there will be no sale of seats classed as 'severely restricted view'.
Please be aware that the club may be unable to issue any duplicate tickets for this fixture should tickets be lost or misplaced.2013


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Hi all, I am trying to use g6830 for RFLP mapping, but am having trouble because it is unstable. Has anyone subcloned the fragment that gives the polymorphism? Does anyone have a consistently stable isolate that they could share? Our original source was the Ohio stock center. Even better, does anyone know of any markers that are between g6830 and g6833 (CHS) on chromosome 5? Thanks, Linda Castle Plant Biology, UC Berkeley lacastle at nature.berkeley.edu


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#01 Flamenco in Seville
The stamp of heels and heart-rending lament of a cante jondo encapsulate the soul of the Spanish south.
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Perhaps Spain's finest Gothic cathedral dominates the likeable small city of Burgos, destined to be European City of Culture in 2016.
#04 Ibiza and Formentera's hidden coves
The islands' little-developed beaches range from gem-like coves to sweeps of white sand. For more information, see Ses Salines and Es Cavallet.
#05 Gourmet snacks in San Sebastián
Pintxos are kings of the tapas in the Basque region's culinary capital.
#06 Clubbing in Ibiza
Forget sleep, and experience everything else to excess, on Ibiza – the ultimate party island.
#07 Segovia
At eight hundred metres long the extraordinary Roman aqueduct of Segovia is one of Spain's most breathtaking ancient monuments.
#08 Teatre-Museu Dalí, Figueres
The Dalí museum in Figueres is as surreal as its creator – who lies in a mausoleum within.
#09 Toledo
The capital of medieval Spain, Toledo has changed little since its depiction in El Greco's paintings.
#10 La Mezquita, Córdoba
Nothing can prepare you for the breathtaking Grand Mosque of Córdoba – one of the world's most beautiful buildings
#11 Bodegas Ysios
Rioja region's amazing designer temple of wine.
#12 The Alhambra, Granada
The legendary Moorish palace complex is a monument to sensuality and contemplative decoration.
#13 Semana Santa
Easter week sees processions of masked penitents, with the biggest events in Seville and Málaga.
#14 Santiago de Compostela
The pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela left a swathe of Gothic and Renaissance churches, not least the great cathedral.
#15 Parque Nacional Coto de Doñana
Doñana's unique habitats host myriad birds and other wildlife, including the Iberian lynx.
#16 Universidad de Salamanca
Spain's most famous and historic university sits at the heart of the gorgeous honey-coloured city.
#17 Picos de Europa
Take a hike along the stunning Cares Gorge, the most popular walk in glorious Picos de Europa National Park. For more information, see Hiking in the southern Picos: the Cares Gorge.
#18 Museo del Prado, Madrid
Spain's greatest art museum is an obligatory visit on any trip to the capital.
#19 Sitges
Sitges is Spain's biggest gay resort and throws simply spectacular parties, especially at Carnival time.
#20 Roman ruins of Mérida
Wander at will around the ancient Roman ruins of Mérida, the most extensive such remains in the country.
#21 Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao
Frank Gehry's flagship creation of undulating titanium has become one of the iconic buildings of our age.
#22 Seville
The quintessential Andalucian city with sun-drenched plazas, winding alleyways, Moorish monuments and more bars than seems remotely feasible.
#23 Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
One of Spain's truly essential sights – Antoni Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece, the church of the "Sacred Family".
#24 Sherry tasting in Jerez
There are few greater pleasures than a chilled glass of fino or manzanilla, and there's no better place to sample them than in the sherry heartland of Jerez.
#25 Las Fallas
In March, Valencia erupts in festivities as giant models are burnt and fireworks crackle across town to celebrate San José.
#26 A night on the tiles, Madrid
Delight in the capital's most traditional of rituals – a night of bar-hopping and clubbing rounded off by a dawn reviver of chocolate con churros.


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Patience Jonathan To EFCC: I'm The Owner Of The N13Billion In Frozen Skye Bank Accounts
September 11, 2016 – Patience Jonathan To EFCC: I'm The Owner Of The N13Billion ($31.4Million) In Frozen Skye Bank Accounts
Mama Peace has come forward to tell EFCC that she is the owner of the huge amount of money in three bank accounts frozen by the EFCC few weeks ago.
The former First Lady dragged the EFCC to court on the 6th of September 2016 to claim ownership of the $31.4million involved in a fraud case before a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Dame Patience Jonathan asked the court to force EFCC to unfreeze the accounts because it violates her Fundamental Human rights as contained in the constitution of Nigeria.
How can the former First Lady claim ownership of such huge amount? Chai!!! this madam has finished us.
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Check our weekly newsletter for all of the information you need about our activities and opportunities.
Movies@Hope is a film series dedicated to enriching our community by presenting documentary and feature films that explore the environmental, social, moral, and spiritual issues that define our time. All are welcome to attend. Admission and refreshments are free, and donations are accepted. Take a look at the list of movies we have shown, including three on Zoom during the spring of 2020!
We want kids to know that God loves them. So we support kids and families growing in faith together. During the school year, we offer Sunday School the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 9 am for children ages 2-10. Children hear a Bible story, sing songs, play games, do crafts, and have a snack. Families are welcome to stay and participate with their children. Children's Sunday School moved successfully to Zoom during the spring and early summer of 2020. If you would like to learn more, or if you have older children who also want to be involved, contact Pastor Julie.
Please bring an item of non-perishable food, especially proteins, forward when you come to commune at the altar. It will be taken to the College Park Food Bank at the Church of the Nazarene, which serves local needy people. The food bank suggests: high protein items, baby food/supplies, healthy "on-the-go" food for people who may not have any means to cook; and healthy,easy-to-eat snacks such as granola bars, protein bars, dried fruit, and nuts. This offering of food will help others while witnessing to Hope's commitment to community service. Participation is optional.
Everything is a gift from God. We are called to be wise stewards of those gifts. One simple way to carry out our call is to support the church's mission through generous giving. Our new eGiving platform, GivePlus, allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions or make a quick, convenient one-time donation. You will be able to view your complete online giving history all at your own convenience, too.
Click on the Donate button at the top of this page. Follow the on-screen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions. Please contact the church office with questions. Many thanks for your generosity to our community and various ministries!
Did you know Hope has a library of adult and children's spiritual books you can borrow to read at home? It is in the alcove in the narthex and in the white cabinet downstairs in the hallway outside the pastor's office. We have just added new books to the library, thanks to a Thrivent Action Grant.
Hope has joined the nationwide Scrip program as a way for members and friends of the congregation to support Hope through purchases from over 750 retailers. Like the former gift card program, Scrip offers gift cards at face value, but then pays Hope a rebate of from 2-16 percent, depending on the retailer. Unlike the previous program, the range of products available is almost unlimited -- including gas, groceries, clothing, dining, entertainment, home improvement, travel, and other items. Gift cards can be ordered at church through the program coordinator or can be purchased directly online by members who register with Scrip. Proceeds from this incredibly flexible and easy-to-use program will be used to support special ministry projects and possible building improvements. More information is available on the Scrip website. To enroll and order your own gift cards, use the enrollment code of B869LA2L63874 to link yourself to Hope to donate the proceeds.
Visit our page of useful links for all things Lutheran and other resources.
Year-Round Gift Giving Through Gifts of Hope
Gifts of Hope now offers year-round gift-giving and donation opportunities on its website, www.giftsofhopedc.org.
Altar Care Volunteers Requested
You are invited to help with altar care by washing and ironing the fine linens and setting up for Communion and cleaning up afterwards (on a rotating schedule). If you are interested, please contact the pastor.
Do You Have a Thrivent Account?Hope members who have Thrivent products of any kind can, at no cost, register to have Hope receive Thrivent money, which accrues to the company over and above its expenses. Because Thrivent is a not-for-profit company, it cannot hold on to profits.
Is This Your Year to Join the Choir?
Have you been hiding your light under a bushel? Join Hope's choir this year! All voices are welcome, and choir membership is open to high school and college students and adults. Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 pm in the chancel (enter from the upper parking lot). The choir's pre-service rehearsal occurs in the chancel on Sunday mornings at 9:30.
Living LutheranEach "family unit" (which could mean a single person) of Hope may receive through the church a discounted subscription to our denomination's monthly magazine, Living Lutheran. If you have not been receiving a copy of this periodical and would like to do so (or if you would like to have your name removed from Hope's subscription list), please contact the church office. If you would like to help defray the cost of the congregational subscription, please write "Living Lutheran" on your check memo line. The cost of one individual congregational subscription is $8 per year.
Check Out Our Information KioskAnnouncements of upcoming events of special interest to our faith community are posted weekly on the information kiosk in the narthex.
Lord, When Did We See You in Need?Hope continues to receive requests by phone and at the door from people in need of daily basics. The current policy has been to provide gift cards for the pastor to distribute in response to such requests. It is suggested that gift cards for this endeavor be in amounts up to $25. These may be from CVS, Giant Food, or Safeway. You are also welcome to donate a Metro farecard in the amount of $20 or less for those persons who come to us with transportation needs. Donated gift cards may be given to the pastor. Many thanks for your support!Coffee Hour Hosts SoughtIf you are willing to provide a simple coffee hour, please sign up on the form in the narthex near the elevator. Instructions for making coffee and finding supplies are posted in the kitchenette off the narthex.
Equal Exchange Fair Trade CoffeeThis fairly-traded coffee is for sale in the narthex after worship. The coffee is produced all over the world and comes to us through a partnership with Lutheran World Relief. The goal of fair trade is to create more equitable trading relationships between producers and consumers as an alternative approach to the international trade of many of the items we consume on a daily basis. The Coffee Project promotes the five major principles of fair trade:
The cost of the coffee is $7 per bag. Please make your check payable to Hope and note "coffee" on the memo line.
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The Lake Room, University Center
525 S. State St, Chicago, IL
July 25, 2015, marks the 60th anniversary of the North Shore Line's "Shore Line Route" abandonment. January 21, 2015 marks the 52nd anniversary of the total abandonment of the railroad.
Tonight we will view various aspects of the beloved North Shore Line through an encore presentation of the 50th Anniversary North Shore Line Program which was originally presented at CERA on January 25, 2013. North Shore enthusiasts never tire of seeing visual representations of their beloved interurban when all was still operational and every day was "business as usual" even in the shadow of protracted abandonment proceedings. If you missed this program the first time around, here is your chance to see this famous and colorful interurban brought back to life in an engrossing collection of digitized and restored black-and-white and color film.
Join us for an evening on the North Shore Line. Crying towels are in limited supply and available upon request.
The Annual Membership Meeting has been postponed until February. The Audit Committee requires additional time to complete its review of CERA's finances and issue an up-to-date report on the organization's financial state to its members.
Also, there are three Board of Directors positions up for election, but to date we only have the names of two candidates to place on the ballot. If you would like to give of your time to CERA and are interested in serving on the Board, please contact Nominations Committee Chairman Raymond DeGroote by email at email@example.com.
Note: Current estimates are that B-146 will be released sometime in February 2015—a very welcome event to bring in the New Year
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This week's #AskMallory episode comes from a few listeners asking the same question. I don't like my wardrobe, but I'm on a limited budget – what do/can I do? The good news is you don't have to spend a lot (if any) money to reinvent your wardrobe. As always, sharing some of tips and tricks to help you feel more excited about your wardrobe without spending any money, and I share a few ways to spend your money wisely when you DO spend money.
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text: This is a wonderful Asaphus expansus, enrolled trilobite, discovered in Ljungsbro, Sweden.It dates from the Middle Ordovician, 470 to 458 million years old.Many trilobites were able to enroll to protect themselves from imminent danger. They would watch until the danger had passed, and then unroll again.Trilobites ("three-lobes") are extinct arthropods that form the class Trilobita. They appeared in the Middle Cambrian epoch and flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before beginning a drawn-out decline to extinction when, during the Late Devonian extinction, all trilobite orders, with the sole exception of Proetida, died out. The last of the trilobites disappeared in the mass extinction at the end of the Permian about 250 million years ago.This is an absolutely outstanding specimen, in perfect condition.Not to be missed by the serious collector.Size: 4cms x 3 cms


text: The colors of Autumn are displayed in a truly stunning way with the silk Fancy Foxtail and Hydrangea Arrangement. A full display of green hydrangeas is arranged just beyond the rim of this clear glass vase. Emerging from the center of the arrangement re three orange Foxtail branches. Acrylic water at the base of the vase enhances the realistic look of this 32 inch tall floral display.


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Clinical Psychologists work with a range of psychological needs, and Jenny regularly works with individuals whose difficulties can be described in the following ways:
I.e.symptoms arising from involvement in recent or historic traumatic events such as traumatic labour or childbirth, road traffic accidents, sexual abuse and assault, workplace accidents, domestic violence, being a victim of violent crime.
I.e. symptoms arising from traumatic experiences during pregnancy, labour or childbirth, or in adjustment to parenthood. Jenny carries out this work as an associate of the local Parent-Infant Psychological therapy service BrightPiP.
E.g. depression, anxiety (phobias, panic attacks, health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder), bereavement, problems with self-esteem and confidence, adjustment to specific events or changed circumstances, eating disorders.
Coping with, adjusting to, managing symptoms and improving quality of life including relationship and sexual problems with e.g. long term pain, skin conditions, chronic fatigue or ME, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), diabetes, cardiac conditions, neurological conditions (e.g. Multiple Sclerosis, stroke, epilepsy).
E.g. stress management, coping with bullying, assertiveness training, managing change, personal development, managing the impact of mental and/or physical health problems on work life (and vice versa).
E.g. reflection and exploration to develop a stronger sense of one's self, including within the context of sexuality and gender issues.
Jenny works with individuals to help them to lose weight and maintain their weight loss, and also offers group weight management sessions with Sussex Medical Chambers in their 'feeling good' weight management service based in West Sussex.
If you would like more information regarding any aspect of Jenny's work, please email
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With the slumping economy showing very little promise, individuals and families everywhere have had to make cuts in expenditures - ranging from everyday costs to larger, one-off expenditures. One of the larger costs many are re-evaluating has to do with home improvement. Home improvement can certainly add up to a lot of money; however, it's often necessary. Maybe your roof needs to be re-done before the rainy season, or perhaps you have a plumbing problem that needs to be fixed immediately. Whatever the home improvement job, it's important to take steps towards staying within your budget.
If you're planning to hire someone for your home improvement job, it's always wise to shop around. There are countless home improvement service providers available on the market, DIY loft conversion and some will give you a much better deal than others - so you should always compare prices. What's more, you'll want to conduct your search based on the specific jobs you need done. If one service provider advertises cheap tiling, it doesn't go to say that they will also offer cheap roofing. So make sure to research each company and their services in detail before you choose one to carry out the job in your home. Another effective way to find a good yet cheap home improvement servicing company is to ask around. It's more than likely that some of your friends or family have, at one point or another, hired a handy man for some sort of home improvement. Seek word-of-mouth, and you could just find the perfect servicing company for your home improvement job. However, one of the cheapest ways to get your home improvement jobs done is to do them yourself. The prospect might sound daunting, especially if you're not experienced in do-it-yourself home improvement. But keep in mind that there are many resources dedicated to helping people carry out home improvement on their own. What's more, many of those resources specialize in helping non-experienced or first-time home improvers. For example, you'll find an extensive amount of information on the web regarding home improvement - all it takes is a simple search to find tips and instructions on how to carry out specific jobs. You can also refer to home improvement books or magazines, which can give you detailed information on various types of home improvement. But one of the most effective ways to begin the process of DIY home improvement is to watch home improvement shows on television. Such shows, which can be found through satellite TV services like Sky HD, can give you a clear and visual breakdown on how to carry out certain home improvement procedures - making it easier for you to get the job done right. Remember: home improvement doesn't have to cost you a bundle. Shop around for service providers, or consider doing the job yourself and you're sure to stay within your cost budget.


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Landon Spradlin, 66, died from COVID-19 this week after previously saying it was being hyped by the media to hurt Trump.
Pastor Landon Spradlin of Virginia shared posts on social media in recent weeks suggesting the coronavirus crisis was merely an anti-Trump media manipulation and opted to take his family to New Orleans last month to help ?wash it from its Sin and debauchery? during Mardi Gras.
But the ?mass hysteria? that he believed the pandemic to be reportedly claimed his life this week, according to the Friendly Atheist.
Spradlin, who the Roanoke Times described as a ?traveling musical minister?, died at the age of 66 on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19 and suffering double pneumonia, according to his family.
The Friendly Atheist noted that Spradlin ?posted many photos and videos of his family, his band, and himself performing and sightseeing in New Orleans beginning on what seems February 21 through March 10,? with much of his time spent in crowded Jackson Square.
The pastor most likely had already been infected when he posted on March 13 that the country?s response to the coronavirus was ?mass hysteria? generated by the media to hurt the president.
Spradlin also made a post explaining that ?As long as I walk in the light of that law [of the Spirit of life], no germ will attach itself to me.?
The pastor?s wife, Jean Spradlin, reportedly was in quarantine and awaiting her own test results as of March 24, apparently with pneumonia in both lungs and being treated with antibiotics, New Wave Ministries International said on social media.
As precautionary measures could have saved Spradlin?s life, the Friendly Atheist described the tragedy as ?a sad loss here in Virginia from the pandemic that also comes as a cautionary tale.?


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EFCL Vision
Edmonton is a place where community is understood and valued, and where Leagues are seen as the mechanism for citizens to build great neighbourhoods and advocate for the city they want.
EFCL Mission
We connect, represent and enable Leagues to preserve and promote the Community League way of life.
The goal of the EFCL
The goal of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues is to enhance the quality of life in Edmonton by supporting the community league movement through:
- Facilitating healthy and safe communities by promoting participation in affordable recreation, sports and social activities at the community level;
- Developing and enhancing the skills of community league volunteers by providing information, resources and education;
- Promoting, facilitating and celebrating volunteerism at the community level.
- Providing a multi-dimensional communication network to share pertinent information on relevant issues and emerging trends;
- Advocating on behalf of the Membership on general city-wide issues and assisting Members in their role as community advocates;
- Assisting in the creation and organization of new community leagues; and
- Providing and maintaining a central administrative operation and meeting facility for consideration and discussion of questions affecting the interests of the community.


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There are many Hostels in London and are mainly used and specifically for the 18 - 35 age group, but most are open to all ages.
Many Hostels cater for "Backpackers" young people travelling on a limited budget, therefore prices are considerably less than hotels.
However Hostels are more basic than many Hotels and often have sleeping in dormitory style rooms, often bunk bed and shared bathroom facilities.Single rooms are sometimes available but cost considerably more.
By necessity they are very commmunity oriented and tend to have communal eating area and a storage area.
For over a decade, Hostelz.com has been used by travellers who are seeking comprehensive hostel information, all in one place.
Unlike online booking websites that only list the hostels that signed up to use that particular website's booking system. Hostelz.com is the only website that freely lists information on all hostels worldwide. The site shows a price comparison of all the major booking websites for each hostel (including Hostelworld, HostelBookers, Booking.com, and others), so you can see where to get the lowest price.
Hostelz also list the many other hostels that don't use the booking websites, and provide direct contact info for all hostels for free.
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How can anyone not like a show where tea, coffee, biscuits and boiled eggs are on offer? Not only that but our host, motivational speaker and performer – Dr Mark Silcox – prepares the refreshments for us. Actually – scrub the word 'performer' because at no time does this feel like a performance.
Polite, softly-spoken, older Indian gentleman invites us into the cool downstairs room at Ciao Roma. On the one of two baking-hot days in Edinburgh this respite from the heat would have been enough to get the audience on his side. But there are also the aforementioned refreshments – too nice really! I have to admit I become a little obsessed with the practical concerns when bits of business like this are carried out. Are the eggs going to be properly cooked? Will there be enough water in the kettle to make tea for everyone? Where's the milk kept? As a detail-obsessed person I'm getting the vibe our host is like that too – so we're going to get along just fine.
In fact getting – or more accurately sending – 'the vibe' is a major part of the fifty minute experience. To explain – Mark Silcox's mission during the time is to send love to the very angry 'reverse-racist' comedian Aamer Rahman with the hope of making him a little less angry. There's a motivational-tool recording of Kipling's If played at the start followed by compare and contrast biographies (his and Rahman's) presented in an attempt to ascertain the reverse-racist's anger source. There is also much scrutiny of Rahman's Twitter account with ridiculous, pompous (and of course angry) tweets defused with perfect little put-downs which are a mix of naivety and sharp wit.
By this stage of the Fringe – actually at anytime – I get pretty fed-up with 'comedy categorisation'. The idea of 'well, I didn't find it that funny or engaging but it's meant to be anti-comedy so that's alright'. What a lot of (Free) Fringe shows have to remember is most audiences will wander in just wanting to be entertained and engaged. If a show can deliver that – great. If it can inspire and actually make you feel good about yourself and the world for a while – even better. If it can be subtly done and make you suspend disbelief for the best part of an hour – that's pretty special.
A lovely little gem of a show. (And by the way – the eggs were cooked to perfection!)
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Every few months, we can see Jimmy Wales on a banner on top of the Wikipedia page exhorting the worldwide community for donations. Every year Wikipedia just doesn't stay afloat, it grows. That's one small part of the Wikipedia story. You can read about its birth and origins The Origins of Wikipedia: How It Came To Be [Geek History Lesson] Read More and how it came to be. To understand Wikipedia as more than an open and collaborative effort, you have to read the article and the memoir by Larry Sanger linked through it.
Today, when it appears on top of nearly every Google result, we take it from granted. We occasionally try to bring it down a notch or three over the veracity of the facts stated there. But its presence and use in the pantheon of great bookmarked sites is assured.
But this article is not about singing hosannas to the world's largest collaborative encyclopedia. It is a guide to how you can take Wikipedia offline by downloading pages. But first let's answer…
What's The Need to Download Wikipedia Pages When It Is All There?
The most obvious answer I can think of is similar to what was asked of George Mallory as to why he climbed Mount Everest. He answered – "Because it's there". I would like to paraphrase that and say about Wikipedia – "Because we can!"
But that would be tremendously shortsighted of me, so let us dive into some scenarios as to why you should know about the ways and means to download Wikipedia…just in case. Here, I give five main reasons and invite you to tell me more in the comments. A real-word use that we don't know of would be a valuable tip indeed.
1. You are in an island without an Internet connection
The most probably scenario is that you are offline and don't have immediate access to Wikipedia, but have an immediate need to look it up. A few gigs occupied by Wikipedia on your smartphone or laptop is no big deal these days, and it could be a lifesaver.
2. You are in a hotspot which is costing you pretty dimes
You do have Wi-Fi, but why waste the bandwidth when you have an offline copy of Wikipedia? Looking deeply into Wikipedia and hunting for the needle in the haystack takes up some bandwidth.
3. Return of SOPA
Remember SOPA? Wikipedia went on the offensive with a blackout on Jan 18th. Just when you wanted to look into the cultivation practices of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Wikipedia is such a presence that we almost take it for granted. What if there's another blackout or the site just goes down under the deluge of everyone searching for the cultivation practices of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis? Your very own offline copy could be a life-saver.
4. You are a walkabout researcher
You are probably one of those guys who likes to look up facts and information while on the go. Taking Wikipedia offline is a research tool that is always on 24×7. You don't have to waste time if there's no Internet connection.
5. You are an information junkie and like to win your bar bets
You just bet your friend that Arsenal is the fourth most valuable football club in the world. When you have an offline copy of Wikipedia, you can save yourself from a heated argument or a black eye with just a search for "Arsenal".
6. The little siblings have their uses too
I like to keep Wikiquote and Wikitionary close by. Whether to pontificate to my wife with a nice quote or to refresh myself with a great list of film quotes. Let's also not forget that Wikipedia and its siblings can speak a lot many tongues.
7. Or…if you are just plain bored and have nothing to do
I will not advocate Wikipedia as a serious research tool, but there have been quite a few times when I have browsed aimlessly and randomly, only to discover a great tidbit of information. Wikipedia is not Reddit, but at the end of the day an interesting byte of information is an interesting byte.
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10 Tools To Download Pages From Wikipedia
WikiTaxi is a portable application which reads from the original Wikipedia database dumps. You have to download these databases yourself manually from the Wikimedia Downloads page and them import them into WikiTaxi. Wikipedia database dumps are backups of Wikipedia's database that is in form of SQL. An application like WikiTaxi presents the entire gobbledegook in such a way so that you can read, search, and browse Wikipedia offline.
Features to note:
- WikiTaxi downloads the most recent version of the Wikipedia dump.
- WikiTaxi keeps the database compressed. Remember, the English version alone could be 3.5GB in size.
- WikiTaxi works with Wiktionary and WikiQuote too. Thus, you can download save multiple wikis with WikiTaxi and in all available languages.
- WikiTaxi comes completely self-contained in a single executable file. Carry it around on a portable drive.
Pocket Wikipedia [No Longer Available]
24,000 images and 14 million words contained in Pocket Wikipedia should make for a lot of reading. Pocket Wikipedia is a curated and condensed form of Wikipedia which was specially compiled into a 180MB compressed download package.
Features to note:
- The information in Pocket Wikipedia is selected, but that's also equal to the size of a fifteen volume encyclopedia.
- It is based on the Wikipedia for Schools [Broken URL Removed] which again is in the form of a DVD and that has 34,000 images and 20 million words.
- Pocket Wikipedia is a freeware available for Windows and Linux.
Kiwix [No Longer Available]
Kiwix is a 29.7MB Open Source software that works like WikiTaxi. You have to download the Wikipedia database first and then open it with the software. The one difference is that while for WikiTaxi you have to download the database from the Wikipedia site, in case of Kiwix you have to download the latest edition from its own site where it is available as a .zim package. Unlike WikiTaxi there is no conversion involved.
Features to note:
- Kiwix is available for Windows, Linux (and its distros), and Mac OS X.
- The software allows drag 'n drop and also has a Save As PDF option.
- You can search Wikipedia articles and also bookmark them.
Okawix is another offline reader for Wikipedia. It is an Open Source freeware with versions for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android platforms. You can download and store the entire Wikipedia with or without pictures. You can also browse the sister sites of Wikipedia like Wikisource, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, and Wikibooks. It also supports 253 languages as of the projects.
Features to note:
- You can perform searches on these articles through the search engine Wikiwix.
- You can also download the Wikipedia database as a torrent.
Note: For some reason, this software wasn't working for me. Try it out, maybe it will work for you.
Offline Wiki (Chrome)
This handy Chrome extension turns your browser into an offline reader for Wikipedia. It works similarly as others by downloading compressed Wikipedia dumps and giving you an indexed and searchable Wikipedia to browse through when you don't have internet connectivity. The database the extension uses may be a bit dated.
Features to note:
- It downloads all textual content on Wikipedia.
- You have a choice of two compressed dumps to download – 14MB and 1GB.
- This also works on Firefox and Safari (less so).
Wiki Offline (iPhone)
As the iTunes page for the apps says – you can hold the world's knowledge in the palm of your hands. The iPhone, iPod, and iPad app retails for $9.99, but it is a worthwhile purchase if you need a reference aid while on the go. It gives you full screen viewing along with handy readability features.
Features to note:
- You can organize your searches into bookmarks and folders.
- Personalize your reading experience by customizing the font, brightness, and color.
- A better user experience with with full page history, reading queue, and table of contents help you navigate.
- Check out articles that are geographically nearby you.
Also, look at All Of Wiki ($8.99). It is also another fully featured offline Wikipedia app for iPad and iPhone/iPod.
WikiDroyd [No Longer Available]
WikiDroyd is a free Android app that can help you take Wikipedia offline. One of its more unique features is it supports a text-to-speech feature which turns WikiDroyd into an audio book for Wikipedia articles with the help of the Android text-to-speech plugin.
Features to note:
- It supports multiple Wikipedia encyclopedias.
- It supports more than 40 languages.
- You can favorite articles, keep a browsing history, and also sort through the articles.
- Images are not supported in this version, but could be in a future upgrade.
Listening to Wikipedia articles while jogging, or at a traffic light? No, I haven't gone off my rocker. It sounds awfully boring but think about the educational value when you can turn a Wikipedia article into a downloadable podcast and list to it in your player. The online PediaPhon takes in a keyword and generates a MP3 file in a female or male voice for you. You can also link to the original Wikipedia page and check if it's the content you want.
Features to note:
- MP creation is quick…approximately two minutes.
- The online app supports German, French, and Spanish apart from English of course.
- You can adjust the speech speed between normal, fast, and slow.
- Choose how you would like to listen to the MP3.
Lexisum [No Longer Available]
Okay, technically speaking we are not downloading a Wikipedia article in the usual sense. But taking a printout of a Wikipedia article and carrying it around is 'downloading' in another form. Lexisum is a simple site which helps you with neat print-friendly Wikipedia summaries. You have to enter the keyword in the large box and Lexisum formats it for you within the printing modes available to you.
Features to note:
- Lexisum gives you a summary of the Wikipedia article and not the whole article itself.
- It is again available in different languages.
Turn Wikipedia Into An eBook And Carry It With You
I did a detailed review of the technique that went into making your own eBook from Wikipedia How To Make Your Own Books From Wikipedia Read More . You can be selective about the pages you want…and then download the selected pages as a PDF file complete with an index. This saves you a lot of time but of course, you only get the pages you selected yourself for a read and not the entire ocean of Wikipedia.
Features to note:
- Download the books as a PDF or ODF, or order a printed book.
- The book creator analyzes the current crop of pages in your selection and suggests more relevant pages.
- You can build your eBook by adding entire categories with a click.
I hope this little guide to downloading pages from Wikipedia serves you well. Run with a downloaded copy of Wikipedia for a week. Try it out when you are stuck somewhere and have nothing else to read. Come back and tell us if it gave you some value. Knowledge as they say is never wasted. And right now it seems Wikipedia keep quite a chunk of it.
Do you use a downloaded offline copy of Wikipedia? How did you grab it? More importantly, tell us why you use it?
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TAXES (Kiosk)
08-10-2014, 07:58 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-10-2014, 08:59 PM by Garet.)
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TAXES (Kiosk)
Okay, very recently (like a minute ago) it was brought up to remove/change the taxes taken for kiosks in the Tavern.
This is a much better place for discussion and I think the forums could use a good discussion, so here are my thoughts on the matter:
The tax of 10% seems high to me, although I understand why it was originally implemented - because if you aren't there you shouldn't REALLY be able to buy up every egg, potion, and chest from every tom, nick, and cally.
So maybe (taking into account that membership is a bit down) we should consider lowering it to a 5% tax. Perhaps as a test to see how the current community reacts and the consequences on the already struggling economy?
Post: #2
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
As a new player i can't really say i don't like the 10% tax, because i haven't got that much money to begin with.
But lowering it seems reasonable, when the time comes and i will be able to buy things with a lower tax rate, I'm pretty sure I'll love it.
Post: #3
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
Humpy, Look at it from this perspective!
When you put money into your kiosk (in the future). You are for the sake of demonstration very rich!
You decide that you want to invest 1MIL of your crowne into buying eggs!
You go in, set your prices (which are all very reasonable so that people will actually sell to you), and deposit 1MIL into the kiosk and when the page refreshes only 900,000 remains.
You have essentially just paid 100k to be able to auto-buy eggs (or whatever else you are trying to get your hands on).
If I'm correct the original reasoning behind such a high tax was because they wanted to offset being able to buy items from players when you aren't even in-game..
Now since there are so few active players, you have to have competitive prices for the kiosk to be effective anyway. I think by lowering it to 5% (not as low as a bank transfer or shop tax) you can get the kiosks to be a more reasonable and effective tool for buying items.
Post: #4
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
The taxes were created to help get some of the crowne out of the game and keep the economy in check.
Post: #5
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
(08-12-2014, 04:07 PM)LordDoerr Wrote: The taxes were created to help get some of the crowne out of the game and keep the economy in check.
Crowne Sink - Which is another benefit of taxing the RICH RICH members of the game. However new players will not be able to afford to set competitive kiosk prices for items if they have to pay the same tax that someone who has played for several years consecutively and has sat on the Wealthiest Players list.
Unfortunately, you can't keep a dead economy in check.
We have to find a reasonable solution to help revive the economy.... This is just a simple suggestion.
Post: #6
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
The money is really hard to get. I realise that there are very rich people out in the game who have played for many many years already. I don't think the economy is out of balance as it is...or there wouldn't be any eggs or chests on the market, someone would just hoard them.
Post: #7
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
If you're suggesting a tax strictly on the rich players, that's a horrible idea. Although those players have accumulated a lot of crowne over the years -- gained through hard work -- I don't think just taxing those players would be a good idea. I think that would be a good way to piss off our already limited number of active players.
As for decreasing the current tax as an incentive to promote newer players in the market, I'm against that as well. The current tax is a great crowne-sink. Think about Scarr, who just put something like 90 million in his kiosk, the 10% kiosk tax took 9 million crowne out of the game.
Let's all be honest here for a minute, it is not hard to accrue crowne in this game. Digging for chests can easily provide over 50k per day to all players. Whether they sell them or open them for eggs, it's pretty damn easy to make a decent chunk of change. Obviously it's going to take time for these players to build up their wealth, but that's the point of the game. It takes a lot of grinding, determination and intelligence to work your way up to riches.
Post: #8
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
You got me wrong, i wasn't saying ''tax the rich player''.
But i get your point, all the money that have been already lost due to 10% tax...old players could get mad.
As for the money making part...yes it's easy to get money IF you sell your eggs and chests...but as a new player i don't sell them, because i want the eggs and chests for experince and eggs, those are the only 2 things i look for now, not much else to spend money on that's gonna benefit me in the long-run.
Post: #9
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
Humpy, my comment was actually toward Garet's comment about taxes being unfair for new players to pay. Something else to think about is that all of the players that have worked their way up to riches had to deal with these same taxes. It's not hard to make something of yourself in this game.
I generally open my chests and eat my eggs as well, but sometimes I have to set a few weeks aside and sell my eggs in order to pay for other things. I'm currently doing that right now. So if new players want to open their chests and eat their eggs, that's fine, but if they don't play the market and sell things sometimes they won't ever have money to set aside for their kiosks anyway.
08-14-2014, 01:33 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-14-2014, 01:36 PM by Garet.)
Post: #10
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
(08-13-2014, 12:55 PM)LordDoerr Wrote: Let's all be honest here for a minute, it is not hard to accrue crowne in this game. Digging for chests can easily provide over 50k per day to all players. Whether they sell them or open them for eggs, it's pretty damn easy to make a decent chunk of change. Obviously it's going to take time for these players to build up their wealth, but that's the point of the game. It takes a lot of grinding, determination and intelligence to work your way up to riches.
Doerr, I think you might have forgotten what it's like to have less than 200 max energy.
How is a new player supposed to work towards his promotion (which we all want to do of course, because it's awesome), and make crowne at the same time?
Let's just suppose this player is level 10 and would get torn apart by Medium and Large Chest monsters. This player has to rely on the crowne gained from battle to level, level to get AP, AP to get STR/DEX to level and sink VIT to get any sort of reasonably energy, and energy to dig for chests.
Digging and opening chests are a great idea for players level 150+ assuming they HAVEN'T spent millions on eggs and/or phanpoints on customs/AP (I could handle chests at 131 when I came back to the game from where I left off but I have spent a lot of phans for an almost full custom set and eaten my fair share of eggs). But tell me how a truly new player stands a chance in our world without help?
I don't know if anyone was suggesting that we tax only the wealthy players.... I certainly wasn't and I didn't gleam that from Humpy's post either. I don't even think that lowering the kiosk tax would help at all but this would be a discussion for another thread I'm afraid.
08-14-2014, 08:48 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-14-2014, 08:58 PM by LordDoerr.)
Post: #11
RE: TAXES (Kiosk)
"But tell me how a truly new player stands a chance in our world without help?"
The same way players always have. By joining clans and seeking help from friends. Before a player reaches their final promotion they either need to decide if they'd like to work toward their final promotion or if they'd like to have a lot of crowne.
Kiosks are new, all of the old rich players that you talk about never even had this opportunity and we still made it to where we are just fine.
When I was leveling, I decided to stop about mid-70's so I could dig for chests, sell eggs, etc. to make crowne in order to buy customs, new equipment, etc. It wasn't that hard.
As for suggesting ways to make this game easier on newer players, they already have chests, kiosks, fancy equipment that we never had, new training areas, more eggs and vexilar's garden for help. If you think they deserve more, that's fine, you're entitled to that opinion, but lowering the kiosk tax isn't going to do anything but fail to be a great crowne-sink for players that are already developed.
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It's true they are cheeriest in the morning. They give you little smiles, or just chill out in their chairs next to each other, looking around. One of the funniest things to me is the little hyperventilating snuffering they do just before they cry, snort snort, SOB!!! Then mom to the rescue, she picks up the little bundle and the face goes calm again. Any kind of motion soothes them as well, totally happy (usually asleep) in the moving stroller, or on the subway. Ali does a good job of getting them out to see the world.
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But that's just me. I know it's different for Ali, and this is just one of the many reasons that these boys are lucky to have them as their mom. She soldiered through the stroller nightmare with good humor, okay, she did call someone a name under her breath when they absconded with the elevator out of pure laziness, but that was about it. At every set of stairs, someone came forward to help us, and she accepted the help from all manner of people with grace and thankfulness. Next week she'll have a nanny come for the first time, to get acquainted with everything on her last week off. I think she's having to talk herself into the idea that going off on her own a little bit would be nice. "Maybe I'll get a pedicure..." she says a little wistfully, but she doesn't sound that excited about it.
Still, while she's at work, there will be the chocolate place with the good macarons, good lattes, a little shopping at H&M, the florist in the Rockefeller concourse where she can buy flowers for the apartment, and a digital frame on her desk where she can look at photos of the boys all day. It won't be the same, but she'll find good things in that time too. Especially once she finds a way to nap at her desk, undetected. Cause I'm pretty sure the only thing missing from her life right now is sleep.


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15 LOWER GUARD ROOM. This room was used for a barracks area when the castle was active. Four hobgoblins are here.
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