Over the last 90-years, Dracula has become the most popular monster from the Universal Studios classic monster series. His fang marks can be seen throughout a variety of films from America’s, Interview with a Vampire and Twilight to England’s Horror of Dracula, Mexico’s El Vampiro, and Korea’s Thirst.
The fascinating story of Dracula from stage to screen and beyond is shared in this extensive interview with American cultural historian and author David J. Skal.
Skal is highly regarded as a Dracula and vampire authority. He’s written multiple books on these topics such as The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror, Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage and Screen, V is for Vampire, Romancing the Vampire: From Past to Present, and Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula.
Dracula Before Universal:
Justina Bonilla: Is there truth in the story that Bram Stoker did not properly copyright Dracula?
David J. Skal: That’s true. Bram Stoker messed up his copyright registration in the United States. And, in fact, it was never copyrighted here. Anybody could have made a film. However, they couldn’t distribute it overseas because there was the Berne Convention. Copyright took care of it in Europe and around the world.
Bonilla: The film Nosferatu is known for committing copyright infringement against Dracula. How did Stoker’s estate react to this?
Skal: Stoker’s widow, Florence Balcombe Stoker staged an amazing war that lasted years against the German producers of Nosferatu, who essentially pirated the book, got the German courts to declare it plagiarism, and have all prints and negatives destroyed. Which fortunately for us, never happened.
It’s funny because Nosferatu is one of the most artistically acclaimed adaptations of Dracula. And as far as I could determine, Florence had captured a copy of the Nosferatu print that was being shown in London and refused to see it. She missed out on quite an event and spent her time selling it to Universal Studios.
Bonilla: How did Florence sell the rights to her husband’s novel to Universal Studios?
Skal: She was really selling the rights to the Dracula stage play, written by John L. Balderston and Hamilton Deane to Universal Studios. That was very different from the novel. It was a big hit on Broadway. Dracula traveled around the country and broke records city after city.
Bonilla: What was Bela Lugosi’s experience in the Broadway production of Dracula?
Skal: Lugosi didn’t start taking English lessons until the late 1920s, around the time he did Dracula on Broadway.
The producers of the Dracula Broadway show ended up directing him in French because it was a language they both could understand. He often learned his roles phonetically, deliberate by syllable at a time. That’s where his very deliberate spooky voice came from. It’s a Hungarian speaking English phonetically.
Onstage, Lugosi would sometimes be thrown off guard by somebody throwing him a different line or flubbing up. Then, he suddenly would be on a different track.
Universal Studios gets bit by Dracula:
Bonilla: Before Dracula, were there any previous supernatural Hollywood films?
Skal: In the history of Hollywood, there had never been a supernatural horror film. There have been scary movies in the silent era. If something spooky, unnatural, or paranormal seems to take place, it always was explained away. It was a plot to steal somebody’s inheritance or that kind of thing. It’s a formula that came from the stage. Dracula was different. Universal Studios was attracted to it when it was founded in 1915.
Bonilla: What was Universal Studios status as a studio at that time?
Skal: Universal Studios was not the big deal it is today. It was very much a second-tier Hollywood studio. It made its bread and butter doing Western serials and programs that would enable a dependable supplier of programming to theaters all over the country. Their film All Quiet on the Western Front was an unexpected success.
Nobody thought Universal Studios could do anything on the level of Dracula. It’s still a remarkable achievement. Dracula was going to follow it as another “Universals super-production”, based on a famous novel. Then the stock market crash hit.
Bonilla: Who at Universal Studios was keen on making Dracula into a film?
Skal: Universal Studios lavished attention on Dracula for a very interesting reason that I tell in my book, Hollywood Gothic. Paul Kohner, who came from Czechoslovakia, was Carl Laemmle Sr.’s protégé. Laemmle Sr. himself was from Germany. Kohner was kind of a second son to Laemmle.
Kohner expected that he was going to take over the reins of the Universal Studios when Laemmle Sr. retired. And, low and behold, Laemmle Sr. pulled a switcheroo and gave the studio to his 21-year-old son, Carl Laemmle Jr.
We must credit Laemmle Jr.’s enthusiasm for horror movies, which made all the Universal Studios classic horror films happen. His father didn’t want to have anything to do with it really. But they had their eye on Dracula for a long time, and Kohner was initially going to produce and direct it.
Bonilla: Is it true that Lon Chaney was considered a choice for the lead role of Dracula?
Skal: Yes, when Universal Studios bought the rights to the novel and the stage play of Dracula, they did it with the understanding that they needed Lon Chaney Sr. “The Man of 1000 faces”, one of the biggest, bankable stars in Hollywood, to take this on.
That was one of the reasons that Laemmle Sr. finally agreed to do it. The play had a track record, and that Chaney Sr. would star in it. They made overtures to Chaney Sr., who was under contract to MGM, so they’d have to get a loan out contract from him. What MGM didn’t know or was keeping secret that Chaney Sr. was suffering from lung cancer. He died suddenly right in the middle of the negotiations.
It’s unlikely he would have done it, because his last outing with Universal, The Phantom of the Opera, even though it was a huge worldwide success, it was one of the most embattled and difficult productions Universal had ever done. They went through multiple directors, and then Chaney Sr. essentially was directing himself, and I think he was very happy to go back to MGM.
Bonilla: Was anyone else considered for Dracula?
Skal: Kohner had planned to use Conrad Veidt, the great German silent actor, in what would be his first talking role. However, Veidt got cold feet about doing a talkie. So, he fell by the wayside.
Bonilla: How did The Great Depression influence the production of Dracula?
Skal: All the studios were just teetering on the edge, including Universal Studios. They had the Dracula rights and were committed to going ahead with it. But the budget was suddenly dwindling. You can see this in Dracula.
Dracula opens and some of the first sequences that were filmed are in Transylvania, in Dracula’s castle. They’re very atmospheric and quite cinematic. Then, the film becomes more like a stage play because that was the most economical way to do it. That’s always been one of the main criticisms of the film.
Bonilla: How was Tod Browning as a director?
Skal: From what I’ve learned about the filming of Dracula, it was a film that really got away from Tod Browning. He was a great silent director, but talkies really threw him off. He couldn’t keep up the steady stream of conversation.
Browning was involved in all aspects of the story, writing the final intertitles for silent film, and editing. With talkies also came in the trade unions and one person like him, couldn’t do it all anymore.
As Browning was described to me by David Manners, who played John Harker, he said, “He didn’t direct any scene that I was in. He was a figure sitting back, in the shadows all the time. It was Karl Freund, the cinematographer, who directed any scene that I was in, in Dracula”.
Some people don’t believe me and say, “Oh, Manners must have been senile by that point”. He was not. Manners was absolutely lucid. It was a wonderful conversation I had with him. It was very surprising to hear that.
Bonilla: How did Karl Freund’s camera style influence Dracula?
Skal: Freund used a mobile camera to great effect at the beginning of Dracula. Then, the camera became more pedestrian.
Freund is also credited with inventing the three-camera technique for television sitcoms. He also was the director of photography for I Love Lucy.
A friend of mine met Freund at some trade event back in the 1960s. I believe it was in Cleveland. My friend approached him, asking about Dracula. Freund said, “Why do you want to ask me about that?”
Bonilla: What was the cast experience on set?
Skal: Nobody had a good memory of working on Dracula. Manners said that he and his costar Helen Chandler, who played Mina, would just snicker among themselves when they were off-camera. It’s interesting, that the two of them were not having the greatest time doing Dracula. They thought it was a disorganized and crazy production. They also saw Lugosi as a very odd man. In Dracula, neither of them really looks pleased.
Dracula’s Impact on Cast:
Bonilla: What do you see as the impact of Bela Lugosi’s interpretation of Dracula?
Skal: It’s so iconic. No matter how good the other versions of Dracula are, or how technically innovative they are, they always raise the memory of Dracula.
Bonilla: How did this film impact Dwight Frye’s career?
Skal: After Dracula, Dwight Frye kind of typecast himself and did a number of these kinds of films. Toward the end of his life, wasn’t even doing full-time acting work. He died young in the early 1940s.
Bonilla: Were you able to connect with any living cast members of Dracula?
Skal: When I started researching for my book Hollywood Gothic, I was approaching people who were at the limits of living human memory. I was lucky to get to know three people who appeared on screen, Lupita Tovar Kohner, from the Spanish-language Dracula, Manners, and Carla Laemmle, the niece of Laemmle Sr., who became a close friend.
Bonilla: What was Carla Laemmle’s role in Dracula?
Skal: Carla speaks the first lines of dialogue in Dracula, “Among the rugged peaks that frown down upon the Borgo Pass are crumbling castles are found of a bygone age”.
Bonilla: What did Carla remember about filming her part in Dracula?
Skal: When I first contacted Carla, I told her I was doing research for my book Hollywood Gothic. She said, “Dracula? No, I don’t remember Dracula. I was in The Phantom of the Opera”.
I recognized her voice immediately on the telephone. Carla had been dragged in one day by the casting office and was told, “We need you to do a bit part. Go to costume, and here’s your dialogue”. Her dialogue was written on the back of that travel brochure she reads in the film. She just read the part cold and never met Browning or Lugosi.
Bonilla: Did Carla ever get an opportunity to interact with fans?
Skal: Yes. When Carla was the last living Laemmle, I took her to fan conventions around the country. People would come and have her autograph pictures of Boris Karloff and Lugosi because she was this living link.
Bonilla: What was Lugosi’s life like in later years?
Skal: Lugosi was the first major star to come out with an addiction problem publicly. He had suffered injuries in World War I that gave him excruciating sciatica pain in his legs. He became addicted to Morphine and later Demerol.
He did get clean a year before he died and thought it was going to be the beginning of a resurrection of his career, which sadly never happened.
Bonilla: Since Lugosi never finished filming Plan Nine from Outer Space, how was his role completed?
Skal: Lugosi died before they could shoot all his scenes for his last film Plan Nine from Outer Space. The director, Ed Wood’s chiropractor, would hold up the cape in front of his face and pretend to be Lugosi.
Bonilla: How much of an impact has Dracula had on those involved with the book, play, or film?
Skal: Going back to the time when Stoker wrote it. Everybody who has crossed the path of Dracula has gotten involved in its peculiar energy. Dracula possesses you. It just brings out the most possessive and predatory instincts. The agent who negotiated the Broadway rights for many years told me, “I dread having to negotiate a new production of Dracula because it brings out the worst negotiating instincts in everybody involved. Everybody wants to possess it, control it”.
A lot of the people who’ve tried to control Dracula have not had happy careers. Lugosi, perhaps most among them, became so typecast in the role of Dracula, because he did such a good job, could do almost nothing else. He didn’t have special makeup. That was his voice, his face. Though he was a trained classical actor from Europe, all people could see or hear was Dracula. It limited his opportunities. He went to the grave in his Dracula costume.
Bonilla: What lead Lugosi’s son, Bela Lugosi Jr., to sue Universal Studios?
Skal: Lugosi thought that the role of Dracula was his and didn’t negotiate very well. He was paid less than other actors in the film. He made $3,500 total. A lot in the Depression era, but not what big stars in Hollywood were making. He never saw another dime from Universal Studios, no residuals, nothing.
Lugosi’s son, Bela Lugosi Jr. had to sue Universal Studios in the great tradition of Florence Stoker, for his father’s image used for marketing and merchandising. It went on for years and years. Again, another chapter in Dracula’s ability to bring out the most combative instincts.
Bonilla: What makes Dracula a classic film?
Skal: Dracula is a classic film because it changed American moviemaking. It set in motion this whole imaginative current in American cinema, the outright fantastic without any explanation, or apologies.
Without Dracula, the whole history of Hollywood would have gone in different directions. Maybe a supernatural movie would have come along in Hollywood at some point, I suppose, but nothing like Dracula.
Bonilla: How did Dracula and the other monster films influence other film genres?
Skal: The Universal Studios cycle of classic horror movies, set in motion the science fiction films of the 1950s. Without those monster films, some of the biggest blockbusters of all time would never have been made.
Dracula and The Monster Kids:
Bonilla: How did Dracula and the other Universal monsters influence “The Monster Kids”?
Skal: For a lot of us, we were inspired as kids by these pictures. I was one of those kids. We became “The Monster Kids” of the 1960s when the Universal Studios monster movies were showing up on television. We made our own eight-millimeter versions of Dracula and Frankenstein in the backyard and basement. And some turned out to be filmmakers like Steven Spielberg.
Bonilla: As a Monster Kid, what is your favorite scene in Dracula?
Skal: Renfield’s arrival at Castle Dracula.
Bonilla: And your favorite Dracula line?
Skal: “I never drink…wine.”
Many people believe the line originated in Stoker, but it’s original to the 1931 film. I’ve always believed it was one of Browning’s personal contributions to the script. Interestingly enough, the line was added to the stage version starring Frank Langella in 1977, and ever since, theatre companies have found ways to squeeze it back in. It has never actually been part of the Deane/Balderston published script.
Bonilla: Why do people love monsters, especially Dracula?
Skal: You get a piece of these monsters on you anywhere, and they stick to you. It’s not easy to brush off. People are going to remember. On some level, monsters are so important to us all. They are our oldest and best and most reliable imaginary friends.
Bonilla: Do you think the film would have been as successful without Lugosi?
Skal: It would not have been as successful without Lugosi, even if a major star like Chaney Sr. had played the part. Of all the actors considered for the part, only Veidt might have achieved a screen characterization comparable to Lugosi.
Bonilla: What do you think has led to the long life of Dracula?
Skal: The main reason, almost certainly, is Lugosi’s riveting, iconic presence. It was an indelible star turn, instantly recognizable today even to people who have never seen the original film. Few screen performances have ever had that kind of longevity and impact.


text:
The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.
Now, it is very important to solve the problem of Love lost love undirected love lost. So,I hope everybody can also understand this sentence well.To the future, to look at the optimistic; to the people, to see more pessimistic.
In that case,With these words, we have to examine this issue more carefully!Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
This issue has caused wide public concern for Love lost love undirected love lost.Although this sentence is very short, it makes me think about it.Atrue friend is some one who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
As far as I am concerned, Love lost love undirected love lost is of great significance to me.I hope everybody can also understand this sentence well.Loneliness is different from being alone. Being alone means you just have no one beside you but loneliness means that you cannot talk with others and share them with your feelings. And the true loneliness is that you even forget how it feels when you love someone.
Now that things have come to this point,This inspired me how to develop next.There is no remedy for love but to love more.
To sum up, Love lost love undirected love lost,This sentence brings us to a new dimension to think about this problem.Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.
As we all know, as long as it is meaningful, it must be carefully considered.Although this sentence is very short, it makes me think about it.The only present love demands is love.
In life, if Love lost love undirected love lost appears, we have to face the fact that it appears.With these words, we have to examine this issue more carefully!Would rather believe that we have a previous life, this life's love story will not change.
Love lost love undirected love lost seems to be a coincidence, but if we look at the problem from a larger perspective, it seems to be an inevitable fact.This seems to answer my doubts.Mao Zedong Inadvertently said such a sentence, Only people's social practice is the standard of the truth that people know about the outside world. The standard of truth can only be social practice.
In that case,This inspired me how to develop next.Is there anyone who hasn't suffered for the secret love? We alwaysthink that love is very heavy, heavy and could be the heaviest thing inthe world. But one day, when you look back, you suddenly realize thatit's always light, light. We all thought love was very deep, but infact it's very thin. The deepest and heaviest love must grow up withthe time.
Generally speaking, we must consider it carefully.This sentence brings us to a new dimension to think about this problem.i'll love you as long as i live.
The so-called Love lost love undirected love lost, the key is how to deal with Love lost love undirected love lost.This inspired me how to develop next.

domain: literature


As we are midway through 2018, the market is overloaded with mattress brand names. The short article listed below consists of the top 8 mattress brands of 2018. They are listed in no certain order. Purple Mattress Latex Allergy
If you are on the hunt for the perfect mattress, you could not fail if you select among the brands listed below.
- Clients say Puffy is by far one of the most comfy mattress they have actually ever rested on. They claim it’s similar to sleeping on clouds. On top of that, consumers experiencing neck and back pain really feel relief with Puffy’s Adaptive Cloud Technology. With Puffy, you likewise get a lifetime warranty, together with a 101 night free sleep trial.
- Unbelievable mattress for your money. Very premium quality mattress. Puffy is made-to-order so it does take 2 days till it’s shipped to you.
- Puffy’s top layer is a Cooling Cloud Pressure Relief Foam; CertiPUR-US Certified. This is exactly what’s liable for making you feel as if you are sleeping on a cloud. The bottom layer is comprised of a Firm Core Support Foam, which is additionally CertiPUR-US Certified. Purple Mattress Latex Allergy
Serta Sleep Mattress
- Serta is a superb mattress selection. It stays firm for support where it is needed. However, is also soft where it should be.
- If you have a little additional money to put into a mattress, the Serta is an outstanding selection.
- Serta include a Cool Action Gel Memory Foam which is intended to maintain you cool at night.It likewise a ComfortLast Foam with Edge Support for its bottom support foam.
- The Purple Mattress is made from hyper-elastic polymer which differs various other mattresses that are mostly made from memory foam. The feel of this product is different than other you have felt. It additionally allows you to keep cool, and bounce back extremely promptly.
- Purple Mattress comes with a minimal warranty. Its top layer does have a bounce to it which is distinct per se.
- The top layer consists of their infamous Hyper-Elastic Polymer Smart-Comfort Gel Grid. Not just that, yet the bottom layer consists of Polyurethane Foam.
- Leesa is without an uncertainty among the most effective mattresses on the market. It is a soft bed, that makes for a terrific evenings sleep. The air conditioning layer works good providing an excellent feeling overnight.
- The top layer contains Avena Perforated Foam.
- The bottom layer of Leesa is comprised of Polyurethane Memory Foam.
- The Nature’s Sleep mattress differs from many bed mattress on the market, as it is made with 4 layers of foam. The 4 layers of foam gives a helping hand for much heavier set people. It also is advantageous in lowering movement transfer.
- Nature’s Sleep features a layer of Vitex Memory Foam. This aids support as well as supplies pressure relief. This assists for a good nights rest. Purple Mattress Latex Allergy
- The Nature’s Sleep mattress has a 20 year warranty, compared with the majority of mattresses having a 10 year. This mattress is more costly compared to some. However, this warranty, in addition to being made with emerald gel makes this mattress well worth the extra cost.
- The Sapira is developed with the greatest quality 6 ″ coils. Overall it is a 11 ″ inch mattress with 5 layers. This Sapira is a hybrid foam design mattress, combined with superb edge support.
- Sapira is made by Leesa, as well as has actually donated over 6,000 mattresses, which is well worth stating.
- Sapira’s top layer includes Avena Memory Foam. Polyurethane Memory Foam composes the staying 4 layers. Additionally, the Sapira mattress has pocket coil springs.
- Ghost bed has a top cover which is quite plush, along with stretchy. The mattress is made with white material, which offers a nice touch. The cover is zippable permitting you to conveniently eliminate it for washing.
- It is worth keeping in mind that the Ghost Bed does consist of latex. You will certainly experience a little more sinkage with the Ghost Bed, than most memory foam mattresses.
- Ghost Beds top layer is included latex. While Polyurethane Support Foam composes the lower layer.
- Nectar offers excellent comfort, as well as is rather possibly the most popular mattress offered right now. The support of Nectar is fantastic, and also it does not have excessive sinkage.
- The majority of mattress brand names come with a 10 year warranty, however the Nectar has the Forever Warranty.
- Many mattress company provides a 100 day trial. Nectar offers a 365 night sleep trial.
- Nectar’s top layer is consisted of Quilted Gel Visco Elastic Memory Foam. It likewise consists of gel memory foam and also Polyurethane Support Foam. Purple Mattress Latex Allergy
When looking for a mattress, it is important to consider the following…
Comfort and Support
The two largest aspects when seek to purchase a brand-new mattress, is comfort and also support. When you lie down on a mattress, it should effectively support your body, sinking and adapting around your form in the proper areas to ensure your spine stays aligned while you sleep via the night. Appropriate positioning from head to toe is important for healthy rest and also to relieve pain in the back. While being helpful of your body, a proper mattress should offer stress relief. The stress points on your body are what is responsible for you thrashing during the evening. The reason memory foam mattresses have actually ended up being so prominent as of late results from that they are excellent at being both encouraging and comfy.
Stiff or Soft?
This is along the very same lines with comfort and also support. A mattress must neither be as well difficult nor also soft.It need to be as neutral as feasible, to maintain your body and also back in a neutral position.Too much tightness in a mattress will certainly aggravate the pressure points, triggering pinched nerves, in addition to the blood to quit flowing. If you usually awaken with the sensation of pins and also needles on your body, it’s most likely from the mattress being as well rigid. When the other takes place, with a bed that is too soft, you will get a concaving “hammock” effect, which will certainly create neck and back pain from improper placement of your spinal column. It is essential to find a mattress with a neutral feeling, that will be both rigid as well as soft in the proper places. Purple Mattress Latex Allergy
One of the most often skipped over features of a mattress (as well as the downfall to lots of reduced end foam mattresses) is the breathability or temperature nonpartisanship of the product. One of the finest features of memory foam mattresses, is just how they adjust to your body. The reduced layers of foam mattresses are well-known for the stove impact.
It’s no surprise that if you are looking a top quality mattress, that they do not come inexpensive. It’s a huge investment making, so when you buy one, it is very important to locate a mattress that will certainly last you for years.It is essential to discover a mattress that was well developed, with a long lifetime in mind. Less expensive mattress brand names may start really feeling great. It is just an issue of time, before they begin to sag, and leave your shape inscribed into them. This results in poor resting, due to incorrect spinal column placement, and enhanced pressure factors. If you are going to spend the money on a brand-new mattress, look for one that supplies a minimum of a 10 year warranty. Serta Mattress Promotions Purple Mattress Latex Allergy


text:
Sonia plays piano for 3 years. She plays violin as well, taking Certificate of Merit, participating in different music competitions and winning prizes. Sonia recently joined Greenville County Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. She loves music of different styles and composers.
You can find Sonia’s 2021 European Music Competition piano performance here.
You can find Sonia’s 2022 International Piano Competition performance here.

domain: hobby


text:
Tiananmen Memorial Removed in Hong Kong Is Now Free to Be Copied
(Bloomberg) -- The artist whose sculpture commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown was removed in Hong Kong says he’s dropped the copyright so others can freely replicate and distribute the artwork.
Jens Galschiot said in an interview with Danish radio that he’s gotten more than 40 inquiries from other artists and from demonstrators who want to create their own versions of the two-ton “Pillar of Shame” to support the democracy movement in Hong Kong.
Normally artists don’t give their art away for free, but Galschiot said he’s decided to do so because it’s “important” that people see the artwork. The sculpture “is a reminder of the massacre at Tiananmen Square, of the democracy movement and of human rights,” the Danish artist said.
Before its removal in December, the 8-meter (26-foot) structure had been on the campus of the University of Hong Kong for 24 years. Authorities said it posed legal and safety risks, though its removal came as the government moved to enforce strict new limits on free speech in the former British colony, including filing charges against dozens of prominent activists.
©2022 Bloomberg L.P.

domain: news


Patrick and Sarah discuss Simone Biles withdrawing from the Olympics. DC Mayor Bowser is asking to hire 170 new police officers and a $11 million budget to combat DC violence, is it time to retire the 'defund the police' term? Continued thoughts on mask mandates for schools, businesses, and CDC. Is the CDC losing credibility? Plus, the latest on the House select committee investigating Jan. 6th.


For true fashion lovers, there is no better occasion to wear sparkling clothes than on New Year’s Eve. And if this year we will have to give up the big celebrations with family and friends, why do without even the right outfit? Tradition and new customs are mixed in the magical night that marks the beginning of a new year, which opens to the world full of all the desires that are just waiting to be realized. So why not start by making the first wish come true? Have a new item in your closet and start 2021 with the right style.
Delicate and elegant, the two dresses by Forte_Forte are perfect for the occasion. The first in velvet, the second in georgette and lurex, are the garments that will embellish the festivities on New Year’s Eve.
Instead, for women who love to dare a bit more with the look, the dresses covered with sequins or tulle by Aniye By make everyone daydream. Shining in the laminated fabric and python pattern, the particular outfit composed by the jacket and pants combined by the brand is dedicated to the most gritty who at New Year’s Eve don’t give up that little bit of boldness.
Aniye By, double-breasted jacket and flared pants
Elegant look for dinner party? Here’s what to wear
If you prefer a more informal look that can also be adapted during the year, the men’s cut pants by Via Masini 80 offer the right middle ground between elegant and casual style. The right combination of brightness and sober shapes is expressed in the weave that makes up Dondup‘s trousers characterized by the prince of wales check embellished with silver lurex.
Romance in the colors that recall the color red for the midi length garment by Red Valentino that on the podium of pleated skirts gives way to the pleated garment made by the fashion house Siyu in the delicate shade of gray.
The revenge of sweater
Within the Fall/Winter 2020 collections, on the catwalks we witnessed the revenge of knitwear. Becoming more and more worked, the attention of the designer Giada Forte is reflected in the ability to provide the fashion world with unique creations, suitable to be worn on special occasions thanks to the lurex details. And it’s not only Forte_Forte that thinks that it’s the details that make the difference on New Year’s Eve: also the maison Semicouture has made details the precious focus to give exclusivity to its garments.
The real jewels for women are the accessories
What would a woman’s wardrobe be without a collection of shoes? Here are the different nuances of the pumps designed by Aldo Castagna, real jewels to shine in the night that welcomes the New Year.


text:
11 edition of Arab painting. found in the catalog.
Bibliography: p. 193-
|Series||Treasures of Asia|
|LC Classifications||ND198 .E8 1962|
|The Physical Object|
|Number of Pages||208|
|LC Control Number||62010990|
Shop for Arabic & English books, Jarir publications books, office supplies, school supplies, arts & crafts supplies, children development, computers & peripherals, computer supplies, smartphones & electronics, Roco products, and video games at Jarir :// 6/12 Color 20ml Neon Washable Finger Paints Set Non Toxic Liquid Watercolor Paint Kindergarten Children Kids DIY Painting Crafts Poster Paint Art Supplies Gift price £ 9. 99 VSTON 6 Pots Of Finger Paints Washable Kids Paint Drawing Toys Painting Tool?node=
Islamic art encompasses the fine arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people (not necessarily Muslim) who lived within the territory that was inhabited by or ruled by culturally Islamic populations. Islam painting is very difficult to define because it covers many lands and various peoples over some years. The huge field of Telusuri indeks buku teks paling komprehensif di dunia. Koleksiku
Body Painting Female art lets a woman decorate her beautiful body in wonderful ways. What with a woman’s curves and her natural grace, her body can be the ideal canvas to express her creative self. Be it her wild side with animal motifs, or her delicate and sensuous side with flowers or butterflies, body painting can express a lot of :// To be an Arab, like an American, is a cultural trait rather than racial. The Arab world includes Muslims, Christians and Jews. Any person who adopts the Arabic language is typically called an Arab. Arabic is the official and the original language of the Qur’an, the Islamic holy ://
An American experiment
Tap water as a hydraulic pressure medium
Divine sovereignty and human responsibility.
first hundred years of the Royal Academy, 1769-1868
Behind the fighting
The Thaddeus Stevens papers
A royal exile and other sermons
Influence of in-shoe orthotics on lower extremity function in cycling
Handbook of transport strategy, policy and institutions
Inventing the future.
Metropolitan plan making
Arab Painting book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for :// Mapping the mnemonic: A late thirteenth-century copy of Al-Ṣūfī’s book of the constellations From Iraq to Arab painting.
book Tracking cultural transformations in the QazwīnīʿAjāʾIb manuscript The earliest islamic illustrated manuscript, the Maqāmāt and a graveyard at Suḥār at Suḥār, Oman?language=en.
COVID Resources. Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID) is available from the World Health Organization (current situation, international travel).Numerous and frequently-updated resource results are available from this ’s WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus Arab Painting by Richard Ettinghausen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at - Arab Painting by Ettinghausen, Richard - AbeBooks Passion for :// Buy a cheap copy of Arab Painting book by Richard Ettinghausen.
While it is true that the Islamic religion prohibited the representation of human figure, there were, nevertheless, certain forces at work in the Muslim East which Free shipping over $ A Masterpiece Of Arab Painting Book Summary: The Maq'm't of al-Har'r. (d/) is one of the best-known works of Arabic literature.
Why and how did this impenetrable work of Mediaeval Arabic philology and linguistic acrobatics dressed up as a collection of picaresque tales, become the vehicle for such extraordinarily lively, life-like and technically competent :// Dioscorides and the illustrated herbal in the arab tradition Elusive giraffes: Ibn Abi L-Ḥawāfir’s BadāiʾIʿ Al-Akwān and other animal books Mapping the mnemonic: A late thirteenth-century copy of Al-Ṣūfī’s book of the constellations Persian miniature painting is among the most well-established and celebrated traditions of Islamic art.
Written by two eminent scholars specializing in Persian painting and epigraphy, respectively, Persian Painting catalogs more than forty masterpieces of Persian miniature painting, manuscript illustration, and bookbinding in The al-Sabah › Books › Arts & Photography › History & Criticism.
Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice at the Uni versity of Leiden, the Netherlands, Junecontains the results of work on historical painting techniques from all parts of the world.
The suggestion to organize such a meeting was raised during the symposium /publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/ Google allows users to search the Web for images, news, products, video, and other This famous painting by Jackson Pollock is a signature piece of art that depicts the chaos raging within Pollock at the time of painting.
The many swirls and meshes make it a unique piece of work. For these reasons, it is one of the most expensive paintings ever sold by an American artist as it was sold for a huge $ :// "Mehndi: The Timeless Art of Henna Painting" is a balance between sumptous picture book and inspirational, well-informed text.
I find Roome's book to be one that I frequently pick up for inspiration, ideas or quiet › Books › Arts & Photography › Decorative Arts & Design.
The evolution of book painting first began in the 13th century, when the Mongols, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, swept through the Islamic world. Upon the death of Genghis Khan, his empire was divided among his sons and dynasties formed: the Yuan in China, the Ilkhanids in Iran, and the Golden Horde in northern Iran and southern :// islamic art, islamic calligraphy, islamic calligraphy bismillah, islamic calligraphy painting, islamic gift, islamic quotes, islamic quotation, islamic quran, islamic calligraphy wallpapers, islam pictures,islamic wall art, islamic wall decor, islamic art for sale, modern islamic art, arabic wall art, islamic framed art, islamic painting, islamic calligraphy wall art, islamic art canvas Top Masterpieces - World's Most Famous Paintings % Money Back Guarantee + FREE Shipping Despite the huge number of paintings that viewers have seen in museums and art galleries across the world, only a relatively miniscule number has been universally recognized as being :// From the domesticated drawings of the 18th century to Disney animation, the story of illustrated versions of the Arabian Nights is one of the slow triumph of the imagination Compare book prices from overbooksellers.
Find Arab Painting (Treasures of Asia) () by Ettinghausen, :// Arab painting, preserved mainly in manuscript illustrations of the 12th to 14th centuries, is here treated as an artistic corpus fully deserving of appreciation in its own terms, and not as a mere precursor to Persian painting.
The book assembles papers by a distinguished list of scholars that illuminate the variety of material that survives in Anatomical Illustration in Arabic Manuscripts. In: Arab Painting: Text and Image in Illustrated Arabic Manuscripts, ed.
Anna Contadini [Handbuch der Orientalistik, I, 90]. Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books. My library. This cosmography by Zakarīyā Ibn Muhammad al-Qazwīnī (circa –83), Kitāb‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt (The wonders of creation, or literally, Marvels of things created and miraculous aspects of things existing), enjoyed great popularity in the Arab world and was transmitted in numerous copies for centuries.
This version at the Bavarian State Library in Harem Picture Gallery. Home | Next. Here is a collection of harem paintings and drawings many of which were used to inspire the imagination when writing of the book. Click on a thumbnail to see a larger picture and read a short excerpt and description.
Arabian slave auction: At the oasis: Bas-reliefs: Birthday girl: Brand 腾讯视频VIP会员是腾讯视频推出的会员增值服务，畅享超过万部付费电影资源，24小时不限量享受高品质付费内容观看。囊括国内所有院线新媒体版权、好莱坞六大电影公司作品、HBO优质自制剧及原创电影、全球9大厂牌经典纪录片、国漫一线及上百场主流演唱会及音乐节直播。

domain: artistic


text:
Donald Trump is just wild about veterans — as long as they're not doing any peddling around his fancy Fifth Ave. digs.
The Republican White House hopeful, who pegs his own worth at more than $10 billion, often says the nation's service members need a champion.
"We must protect and cherish and take care of our veterans," he said in a recent Facebook video.
But Trump has time and again pushed New York to limit laws on peddling — including by veterans, who can get special vendor licenses from the Department of Consumer Affairs in thanks for their service.
"While disabled veterans should be given every opportunity to earn a living, is it fair to do so to the detriment of the city as a whole or its tax paying citizens and businesses?" Trump wrote in a 1991 letter to John Dearie, then-chairman of the state Assembly's Committee on Cities.
"Do we allow Fifth Ave., one of the world's finest and most luxurious shopping districts, to be turned into an outdoor flea market, clogging and seriously downgrading the area?" Trump demanded.
New York's original peddling exceptions for veterans date back to 1894 — created to give those disabled during the Civil War a chance to support themselves.
In 2004, when the regulations had come up for renewal, Trump piped up again.
He complained in a letter to then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg that the ambiance of Fifth Ave. — the address of his gleaming Trump Tower headquarters — was being wrecked by peddlers, including some he accused of only posing as vets.
Trump's sally sparked protests from vendors who said they deserved the right to sell their wares on the streets they fought to defend.
The Trump campaign had no immediate comment Sunday.
The roaring real-estate magnate ramped up his pro-vet cheerleading after getting ripped for saying last month that Arizona Sen. John McCain, a Trump critic, was a war hero only because of his time as a prisoner in North Vietnam.
"I like people who weren't captured, OK?" Trump said at the time.
The cavalier remark touched off an avalanche of criticism of Trump — who himself escaped military service via a medical deferment.
A recent Emerson College poll found 47% of those surveyed said they would be less likely to support Trump after he disparaged McCain, while 40% said his tee-off would have no impact and 11% said they'd actually be more encouraged to support The Donald because of his comments.
Trump, who railed in a TV interview that vets are "treated like third-class citizens," ordered flags lowered to half-staff at all his properties in honor of the service members killed in a terrorist's shooting spree in Chattanooga, Tenn., and has also established a toll-free veterans' hotline.
"Mr. Trump has long been a dedicated supporter of our military and our veterans, and if the President won't act, he will," the campaign said in a statement.

domain: sociology


text:
BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2008-09 basketball television schedule, highlighted by a matchup of last season’s men’s regular season and tournament champions, and ending with both the men’s and women’s tournament finals shown live during ESPN’s Championship Week.
A total of 14 games will be televised live either on ESPN2 or ESPNU. Defending men’s regular season champion Alabama State will kickoff the TV schedule on Monday, Jan. 5 against Grambling State in the nightcap of a men’s and women’s doubleheader on ESPNU.
Prairie View A&M’s Lady Panthers, the defending women’s regular season champion, will play at Arkansas-Pine Bluff as part of a Monday, Jan. 26 doubleheader on ESPNU.
This year’s television schedule also features a Saturday afternoon game on ESPN2 between defending men’s tournament champion Mississippi Valley State playing at Jackson State on Jan. 31. On Mon. Feb. 9, Mississippi Valley State will play at Alabama State in battle of last season’s champions.
The men’s and women’s finals of the 2009 SWAC Tournament will be shown live on ESPNU on March 14.


text:
The Unnamed Copper Occurrence #5 is a copper mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Lat, Long: 40.58056, -117.18306
Map: View on Google Maps
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Unnamed Copper Occurrence #5 MRDS details
Primary: Unnamed Copper Occurrence #5
District: Battle Mountain District
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Deposit Size: S
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Description: Golconda Thrust Fault
Description: Nne-Trending Faults
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Comment (Geology): ORE MINERALS OCCUR IN GOSSAN IN CHERT
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS IN GOSSAN IN CHERT
Comment (Location): 1.5 MI. BELOW HEAD OF ROCKY CANYON: NW 1/4 OF NW 1/4 OF SEC. 7
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, ETAL, 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP OF ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEV.
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more at Gold Districts of Nevada.

domain: geography


text:
Western Sheriff On A Horse.Raster..
Set of Horses with Wood Sign Collection
Vector toy horse and cowboy child..
Ooo, two strays to add to the database.
cowboy rider on the horse
Western cowboy horse on a white..
wild west - hand drawn set
cowboy child with lasso and toy..
Western saddle on label background..
Red Horse Mascot Cartoon Head
Vector illustration for a cowboy..
Little Cowboy riding horse
High Detail Pony Mascot Wearing..
Cartoon New Year and Christmas..
Western American cowboy set


Do you want to buy an infrared thermometer by InstrumentChoice? This is easy. But if you do not know what to look for, the purchase could turn out to be a bad one. The following are some tips in buying your infrared thermometer. Hopefully, after reading this, you will be better prepared to pick the best-infrared thermometer for your needs.
First, check the infrared radiation emitted by the thermometers you are considering. It is essential to know that infrared thermometers usually have a different sensitivity than the typical one because of the different types of emissive materials used in its construction. Generally, the more sensitive thermometers produce lower levels of thermal radiation. The infrared thermometer you are planning to buy should have this sensitivity to ensure that it can detect small temperature changes.
Second, check the efficiency of the internal temperature sensor. Buy the infrared thermometer with the highest efficiency rating you can find. A high internal temperature sensor can detect small changes in internal temperature to get reliable readings of food temperatures. In choosing the right probe thermometer, you have to check the device’s ability to sense changes in internal temperature without the need to switch the device off and on again to be sure. The right probe thermometer can also indicate food temperatures after several hours of cooling or during cold days and nights.
Third, consider the distance of the infrared thermometer from the surface you will be used to check the temperature. Buy one with a maximum temperature range that will match the area you will be using it. For instance, an infrared thermometer meant for checking freezer food temperatures should have a minimum distance of six inches for the probe to be appropriately located.
Fourth, take a look at the readouts provided by the infrared thermometers. Some of them provide enormous figures for their readings. This is because the infrared thermometers are designed to measure warm or cold temperatures. Make sure that the readouts are precise enough to determine an accurate temperature reading.
Fifth, consider the quality of the lens and face of the infrared thermometers you are interested in buying. The quality of the lens affects the accuracy of the measurements. There are generally three types of quality lenses used in infrared thermometers: mica lens, Fresnel lens and glass lens. The mica lens is the most common type of lens used because it can be easily cleaned, and it produces good, precise readings.
Mica lens can measure temperatures at a range of two hundred thirty degrees Fahrenheit. If you need an infrared thermometer to measure the exact temperature level inside a specific area, then the mica lens is not suitable for you. If you need a precise level measurement, you need a Fresnel lens or a vacuum tube thermometer. The vacuum tube thermometers can measure the temperatures at distances of one to twenty feet. Glass lenses can measure temperatures at up to one thousand degrees Fahrenheit. These infrared thermometers can only measure a specific temperature range, and they must be calibrated before using them.
There are many features found in an infrared thermometer by InstrumentChoice. These include digital stick thermometers, which have a click-and-drill feature, self-calibration, infrared thermometer with curved tips, and thermometers with a response time option. Choose an infrared thermometer that has a response time option so that you can measure your food faster after it has been cooked. If you choose a digital stick thermometer, find one with a stainless steel construction so that it will not rust easily.
Choose a thermometer with automatic temperature control and programmable settings so that you can accurately measure the temperature even when you are not sitting right in front of the thermometer. Finally, choose an infrared thermometer with a backlight to provide a detailed picture of the container’s inside.


text:
Finalists unveiled for season 32 of 'Dancing With the Stars in exciting announcement
The finalists are finally revealed, promising an electrifying showdown filled with talent, surprises, and a last-minute twist.
Dancing with the Stars (Source: X)
In the semi-finals on Tuesday night, the last five pairs showcased their prowess with both a Latin and a ballroom routine. Tensions soared as they all aspired to secure a coveted spot in next week's highly anticipated finale. Adding a candid moment, Jason Mraz confessed that just a few weeks prior, he contemplated quitting, revealing on Tuesday, 'I wanted to throw in the towel. I'm so glad I didn't.
Judges Moved to Tears
Emotions ran high not just for the dancers, but also for the judges. Following Xochitl Gomez's captivating ballroom dance, Derek Hough became visibly moved, acknowledging that this season's competitors are vying for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy—a sentiment he believed Len would have cherished.
Carrie Ann Inaba was equally moved, shedding tears as she shared with Gomez, 'You truly touched my heart. It transported me to another world. I felt like I never wanted it to end, and that's so rare after 32 seasons.'
Tears flowed as Alyson Hannigan and Ariana Madix, overcome with emotion, expressed to their partners the deserving journey to the finals. In a surprising twist, the co-hosts announced that, breaking tradition, all five couples would participate in the finale. Tuesday night's scores and votes will carry over, adding an extra layer of suspense to the upcoming climax.
The pairs include Jason Mraz with Daniella Karagach, Ariana Madix with Pasha Pashkov, Charity Lawson with Artem Chigvintsev, Alyson Hannigan with Sasha Farber, and Xochitl Gomez with Val Chmerkovskiy.
With an unprecedented decision to have all five couples compete, the stage is set for an unforgettable finale where skill, emotion, and determination will collide in a dance extravaganza that will mark the culmination of a remarkable season.


text:
Point Of Human Origins
- Address: Pinnacle Point Beach & Golf Resort | Mossel Bay, Mossel Bay 6500, South Africa
- Phone: +27-796400004
- Ticket Price: Free
- Time Required: 04:00 Hrs
- Tags: Outdoors, Cave, Geological Formation, Waterfront, Hiking Trail, Tour, Family And Kids
Point Of Human Origins - Review
Point of Human Origins is a cave home to those old burnt stones that were used to make fire. These stones are over a thousand years old and are quite an impressive watch. The cave also exhibits stunning views of the waterfront. You need to take a short hike up the cave. Take a guided tour for better insights to the history of the cave.
Point Of Human Origins Information
- Guided tours are available.
- Prior booking is mandatory.
- Wear comfortable footwear.
- Don’t forget to take photographs.
Point Of Human Origins Ticket Prices
- Depends on tour.
Point Of Human Origins Hours
- Departure Times: 09:00 am– 02:00 pm or alternative prior arrangement.
- Drop-off Time: Roughly 01:00 pm– 06:00 pm - participant dependent.
How To reach Point Of Human Origins by Public Transport
- Hire a car or rent a taxi.
Love this? Explore the entire list of things to do in Mossel Bay before you plan your trip.
Fancy a good night's sleep after a tiring day? Check out where to stay in Mossel Bay and book an accommodation of your choice.
Things to Know Before Visiting Point Of Human Origins
80.07% of people who visit Mossel Bay include Point Of Human Origins in their plan
08 AM - 09 AM
35% of people start their Point Of Human Origins visit around 08 AM - 09 AM
People usually take around 4 Hrs to see Point Of Human Origins
95% of people prefer to travel by car while visiting Point Of Human Origins


text:
Tesco is giving us 'Bags of Help' this January and February!
17 February 2019 10:46
We are absolutely delighted to have been chosen by ‘Tesco Bags of Help Grant Scheme’
'Bags of Help' is Tesco’s local community grant scheme, where the money raised by the sale of carrier bags is used to fund thousands of local projects in communities right across the UK. Our project will be put forward to a customer vote in Tesco stores in Bognor Regis during January and February 2019.
Not many people realise that we are a registered charity
We help almost 20,000 people across the Arun and Chichester districts every year, with all kinds of issues - from debt, benefits, and housing to consumer, energy and legal problems (and everything in between). We're 100% independent and impartial and rely on funders, donations and our amazing volunteers to provide our vital services.
It's easy to get involved
Three community projects in our local area will be voted on by customers in Tesco stores. Following the vote, the project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of up to £4,000, second place receiving up to £2,000 and third place up to £1,000. Customers are given a token when they buy their shopping that they can use to make their choice using the voting units in most stores.
We’d really appreciate it if you could support us, so that we can be there for you if you ever need us.
Here is a list of participating stores:
Tesco Superstore – Shripney Road, BOGNOR REGIS, PO22 9ND
Tesco Express – Aldwick Road, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 2PE
Tesco Express – Felpham Way, BOGNOR REGIS, PO22 8QL
Tesco Express – Chichester Road, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 5AN
Tesco Express – Station Road, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 1QD
Tesco Express – Pagham Road, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 3QB


In a recent tense meeting, President Trump correctly told his generals that they were losing the war in Afghanistan, rejected their proposed strategy, and sent them back to the drawing board to create a new one. Like chronic alcoholism, compulsive American meddling in the affairs of other countries can only be recovered from by admitting the problem exists in the first place. President Trump has partially accomplished this first step by recognizing what has been obvious for years, but an even more enlightened conclusion would be that the war has been lost for quite some time now and the only solution is withdrawal U.S. forces as quickly as possible.
However, that is not the new strategy that the generals will likely come up with. Instead, as in Vietnam, they will continue to say and probably even believe that a turnaround is still possible. Of course, they have had 16 years to win the war, but have abjectly failed to do so. In any counterinsurgency war, if the insurgents are not losing, they are winning. Fighting guerrilla style means that insurgents use hit and run tactics against the weak points of a generally stronger enemy (usually government or foreign forces) and the then flee before the stronger side can catch them. Over time, the guerrillas are hoping to make the stronger party exhausted, and if it is a foreign occupier, make the war so costly in lives and money that that participant eventually goes back home.
The Taliban guerrillas in Afghanistan are not only winning by not losing and hanging on, they are winning absolutely by capturing and holding more of the Afghan governments territory. Thus, after 16 years of fighting, about 2,400 American military deaths, more than 20,000 wounded, about 1,200 U.S. civilian contractor deaths, and a whopping half trillion dollars wasted in this quagmire, instead of cutting its losses, the Trump administration seems to be willing to let the military re-escalate the war by sending 3,000 to 5,000 additional U.S. forces. Such forces would continue to advise and assist chronically illiterate, incompetent, corrupt, and AWOL Afghan security forces. In fact, despite their job description, U.S. forces do fight in combat and still take casualties.
Of course, if 100,000 U.S. troops could not subdue Afghanistan, the only way U.S.-trained Afghan forces could do so if they were impeccably honest and competent forces who knew the pulse of the Afghan people―so they could get good intelligence on who were clandestine insurgents and neutralize them. Yet, this pipe dream is not even worth fantasizing about.
But if the United States withdraws completely from Afghanistan, wont the country go back into chaos and be a haven for future terrorist attacks against the United States? After all ISIS is now in Afghanistan, and some sources say the group is now cooperating with the Taliban to attack U.S. and Afghan targets. Also, in western Afghanistan, Iran is now trying to keep Afghanistan unstable by supplying the Taliban with weapons, funds, and fighters to use against U.S. and Afghan forces (U.S. ally Pakistan has always supported the Taliban in eastern and southern Afghanistan to do the same).
The major problem with U.S. foreign policy is that, like an alcoholic in denial, no questions were asked about why Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda perpetrated the 9/11 attacks from Afghanistan in the first place. Then-President George W. Bush told us that al Qaeda had attacked us because of our freedoms, which enraged bin Laden, who then rhetorically asked why he hadnt attacked Sweden instead. No one chose to hear what bin Laden kept repeating: he attacked the United States because of the U.S. military presence in the Islamic holy land of Saudi Arabia and U.S. treatment of Muslim countriesread U.S. meddling in the Middle East. To understand bin Ladens motivation for the attacks is not to condone such brutal atrocities, but to attempt to find a quiet change in U.S. policy that might take the fire out of the Islamist jihad.
Of course, the US government should have introspectively reached the conclusion that U.S. interventionism in the Middle East had helped create the problem, or at least exacerbated it and had directed it more against the United Sates. Donald Rumsfeld, then George W. Bushs secretary of defense, famously asked after 9/11, Are we creating more terrorists than we are killing? No one has ever answered his question, but the correct answer was and is yes, especially after the invasion of Muslim soil in Iraq and then the primarily air wars against terrorists in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, and Syria that have now spanned three U.S. presidential administrations.
Even before that, the Carter and Reagan administrations helped create al Qaeda by funding the radical Afghan Mujahideen guerrillas in the 1980s and George H.W. Bush motivated bin Laden to begin his war with the United States by unnecessarily leaving U.S. military forces in Saudi Arabia after the first Gulf War. The United States also created what eventually became ISIS, which arose as resistance to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In Pakistan, the U.S. war in Afghanistan spilled over into that country and thus created the Pakistani Taliban. In Somalia, U.S. support for an Ethiopian invasion of Somalia created the virulently Islamist al Shabab group. In Yemen, empirical documentation has shown that U.S. bombing of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has increased the number of fighters being recruited by the group. Despite all the publicity surrounding ISIS, AQAP might still be the most dangerous group to the United States, because their leaders like to blow up passenger airliners.
Currently, the United States is at war in at least seven Islamic countries. Non-Muslim forces fighting on Muslim land angers even moderate Muslims. Before the American fracking boom, even when the United States was more dependent on foreign oil, it was cost-ineffective to use massive military forces to safeguard what was best provided by the world oil market, but now that U.S. policy is even more absurd. If anyone doubts that a lower U.S. profile in Muslim countries would reduce blowback terrorism, the case of Lebanon in the 1980s needs to be examined. The Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah was attacking U.S. targets regularly, but after the United States withdrew its forces from that country, the attacks gradually attenuated.
The United States needs to get out of Afghanistan for good and end its other primarily air wars in Muslim countries. None of these countries are strategic to the United States, and wars there merely generate unwanted blowback. These brushfire wars left over from the War on Terror, which actually increased terrorism, distract and take resources from U.S. efforts to counter a much more important potential foreign policy problem: a rising China.


text:
Spain will auction 500 MW of renewable capacity in April 2022
Spain has launched a public consultation on its third renewables auction planned for April 2022 and that will offer 500 MW of renewable capacity, including 200 MW for thermoelectric solar (CSP), 140 MW for distributed solar photovoltaic (PV), 140 MW for biomass, and 20 MW for other technologies. The auction, which will the third under the mechanism for the 2020-2025 period, is expected to be held on 6 April 2022. Under the new auction systems, developers will bid on the price they will charge their power generation, with some exposure to the market price: CSP projects, biomass and biogas projects will secure 20-year contracts with a 15% market exposure, while solar PV and other projects will secure 12-year contracts with a 5% market exposure. The selected solar projects will have two years to be built from the date of awards, while the rest of the projects should be constructed within 4 years.
Discover our very detailed and regularly updated RES auctions database with worldwide coverage and a technical focus backed by academic research.
With our renewable energies auctions service you will be able to monitor auctions at a global level. Its (expanding) scope notably includes all major G20 countries and offers an especially fine tracking on Europe and South America.


January 17, 2014
The House and Senate passed a three-day continuing resolution (CR) giving them a few extra days to pass the FY14 omnibus appropriations bill. The House also passed a bill requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deliver weekly reports on health insurance in the Federal and state-based marketplaces. The Senate failed to get cloture on the unemployment insurance extension bill and turned their attention to a bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.
Both houses of Congress passed a three-day CR (House on Tuesday, Senate on Wednesday) averting a federal government shutdown and buying themselves a few more days to complete action on the $1.1 trillion FY14 omnibus appropriations bill. The omnibus bill provides $1.012 trillion in discretionary spending and $98 billion in war funding and disaster relief. The House passed the omnibus on Wednesday by a vote of 359 to 67, and the Senate followed on Thursday passing it 72 to 26. The bill now goes to the President who is expected to sign it before the CR expires on Saturday. It is the first time since FY02 that all 12 annual spending bills have cleared Congress.
The Congressional Budget Office scored the omnibus this week and determined that it would not violate the new spending caps and trigger sequestration. The White House Office of Management and Budget, by law, must also review the bill and budget caps to determine if another round of budget cuts under sequestration is necessary.
The next fiscal hurdle facing Congress is the debt ceiling. There is much uncertainty/debate over when action will be needed. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned that the debt ceiling will need to be raised in late February, but others are saying not until as late as May. Congress agreed to suspend enforcement of the debt limit until Feb. 7 in the deal passed last fall that reopened the federal government after the shutdown. The deal also allowed Treasury officials to use “extraordinary” measures to extend borrowing when the government approaches this new deadline.
A debt limit strategy will be the main topic during a Republican retreat later this month. Republicans have said that they will not agree to raise the debt limit without concessions on spending.
The chairmen of the Senate and House budget committees filed deeming resolutions this week to enforce FY14 spending limits provided for in last month’s budget deal. A deeming resolution is used when the House and Senate have not agreed on a budget resolution. Although the spending limits are already in law, the deeming resolutions allow the caps to be enforced through House and Senate procedural points of order and could lead to floor fights.
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee approved by voice vote the nominations of John Roth to be DHS Inspector General and Suzanne Spaulding to be Under Secretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD). Roth has led the Food and Drug Administration’s criminal investigations for the past year while Spaulding currently serves as the deputy undersecretary for the NPPD.
The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies met this week and marked up H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act to make certain improvements regarding cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. It codifies DHS’ central role in facilitating cyberthreat information sharing between the federal government and the private sector and creates public-private threat assessment information sharing programs. The bill also would bar DHS from requiring businesses to adopt the resulting recommendations. The bill was introduced last year and the committee intended to mark it up when the Edward Snowden revelations became public. Five amendments were offered and passed by voice vote during the subcommittee markup. One other amendment offered by Rep. Rogers (R-AL) was withdrawn after Rep. Clarke (D-MI) voiced her concerns. Rogers intends to work with the subcommittee to improve the language and offer it again during full committee markup.
Four more House members announced they won’t run again in 2014, bringing the total to 16 (six Democrats and 10 Republicans).
Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection after nearly four decades of service in the House of Representatives. The seat is considered a safe seat for Democrats with State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier a possible replacement. Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) is the next senior Democrat on the Education committee.
Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY) continued the trend on Tuesday announcing that he also would not run for reelection. Owens is a member of the House Appropriations Committee holding seats on the Defense and Homeland Security subcommittees. His seat is considered a toss up as he won his 3rd term in Congress with 50% of the vote.
On Wednesday, Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) announced he would not seek reelection. Moran, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, is the ranking democrat on the Interior subcommittee. He is also on the Defense and Legislative Branch subcommittees. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-WI) is next in line for Democrats on the Interior subcommittee.
Finally, Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the Armed Services Committee (HASC) also announced his retirement on Wednesday. McKeon is in his 11th term in Congress and also holds a seat on the Education and Workforce Committee. Republican House term limits would have prevented McKeon from staying on as HASC chairman in the next Congress. While Rep. Thornberry (R-TX) is next in line for the HASC chair, has been endorsed by McKeon, and is considered the frontrunner, Thornberry could face a challenge from Rep. Forbes (R-VA) and/or Rep. Turner (R-OH). McKeon’s congressional district is slightly Republican leaning, but could become a competitive race.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) confirmed this week that he will resign at the end of this session of Congress as he has been undergoing chemotherapy to treat recurrent prostate cancer.
David Jolly won the Republican primary in the special election to fill the seat of the late Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL). Jolly served as Young’s general counsel and worked as a lobbyist in DC for Three Bridges Advisors. Jolly faces Democrat Alex Sink in a March 11 election to fill the seat for the remainder of the year. Sink was the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and the Democratic nominee for the Governor of Florida, losing to Republican Rick Scott in 2010. This special election is a toss up and could be a barometer for November’s midterm elections.
President Obama nominated Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Contreras-Sweet is the Founder and Chairwoman of the Board of ProAmerica Bank, a Latino owned community bank focusing on small business and non-profits in Los Angeles.
Next Week in Congress
Next week both the House and Senate are in recess. They reconvene the week of Jan. 27. The Senate will resume consideration of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (S. 1926).


text:
Platinum Pets Formal Pet Bow Tie and Collar, 9 to 10-Inch, White Black
Platinum Pets Formal Pet Bow Tie and Collar, 9 to 10-Inch, White
Color:Black The Platinum Pets Formal Dog Bow Tie and Collar features an adjustable velcro closure, tie removes for easy washing. 100% cotton with nylon bow. It is perfect for weddings, holidays and parties. Available in Black and White or Black and Red
- Extra Small 9-10-inch
- Tie removes for easy washing
- 100% cotton with nylon bow
- Available in Black and White or Black and Red
- A USA Company
Buy with confidence as this product comes with 18 months full local warranty in Australia & New Zealand (unless otherwise stated in the overview).
This product also comes with the benefits of the Warranty. For further details please read our Warranty Guidelines.
You can also purchase 3 Year Extended Care. If you are interested please see our Extended Care Information.

domain: pet


text:
We remade this very popular hybrid with the objective of lightening the color of the flowers. These came out of flask April 2019 but are already as big as our Crouching Tiger from the previous time we made this hybrid. One from the previous time is shown here in the photograph. We are right, these […]
Paphiopedilum Premium Plus -Multifloral
4” square pot or 5″ square or round pot
In bud delivered in the US (except Alaska) in-pot $30.00, Alaska $35.00
Really attractive dark multi-floral with twisting petals
This time we did achieve what we had hoped for, a different color in a true multi-floral. fma katherinae is the album form of kolopakingii that we put with our almost green Temptation. Yes these flowered for the first time in 2021, three years out of flask.
Our light colored Kolosand went with our philippinense alboflavum and some of the progeny are album, not all. Even the color form are really very appealing.
We took our awarded green Temptation, it’s not an album but very close. We added our.awarded philippinense fma alboflavum. Most of the flowers we have seen are light brown/yellow. We assume another generation of album is needed to get the true yellow we are looking for. But that seed pod did not hold this year.
We remade this roth hybrid for one very simple reason, we dearly love Iantha Stage (roth x sukhakulii) and often wondered what (roth x wardii) would look like. We could never find one so the next option was the remake. These are in 4″ pots and look to be about a year away from blooming […]


This post will walk you through picking two or more Asus routers into a well-performing and seamless AiMesh setup.
“Well-performing” is the key here. It’s in the nuance — you might want to pay close attention to the details.
This is part of my series on Asus’s AiMesh, a popular way to build a robust home Wi-Fi mesh system. Check the box below if you have any AiMesh-related questions.
How to pick the best AiMesh Router Combos: The three rules
There are a few dozen and counting AiMesh-enabled broadcasters, and while they all supposedly work together, there are better combos than others. Some are outright no good.
If you somehow end up with multiple AiMesh devices, chances are you can make them work. But if you’re actively looking to build one from scratch, based on the router you’re using or about to get, it’s best to pick and choose them wisely.
Asus hardware and AiMesh
The drawer below consists of existing Asus routers for the US market that can work as part of an AiMesh Wi-Fi system. Most are also available worldwide. Some other regions might have other models unavailable in the US.
Extra: Current AiMesh broadcasters
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) AiMesh broadcasters
Most of these are legacy broadcasters that might not support the latest version of AiMesh.
- Tri-band: GT-AC5300, RT-AC5300, Lyra, and ZenWiFi AC.
- Dual-band: RP-AC1900, RT-AC1900, RT-AC1900P/U, RT-AC2900, RT-AC3100, RT-AC5300, RT-AC68P/R/RW/U/UF/W, GT-AC2600, Lyra Trio, Blue Cave, RT-AC86U, RT-AC88U, and possibly more.
Wi-Fi 6/6E (802.11ax) AiMesh broadcasters
These non-complete lists only include mostly the latest broadcasters already covered on this website.
- Tri-band (Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E):
- Dual-band (Wi-Fi 6): RT-AX88U/RT-AX88U Pro, RT-AX89X, RT-AX3000 / RT-AX58U, RT-AX56U, ZenWiFi XD4, RT-AX86U/S/Pro, RT-AX82U, RT-AX68U, RP-AX56, GS-AX3000, GS-AX5400, ZenWiFi XD6, GT-AX6000, ZenWiFi AX Hybrid XP4, ROG Rapture GT6 and more.
The way it works, you use one router as the primary node, and the rest will work as satellite node(s) to scale up the coverage. The primary router decides the features of your mesh.
Technically, you can arbitrarily use a combo of any broadcasters above to create a mesh system, and it will likely work. It’s a matter of degrees. The point is don’t do that. Instead, follow these tips to ensure you get the best out of your hardware.
For the most part, picking AiMesh hardware is similar to any mesh system.
AiMesh combo rules #1: Consider wired backhauling
Like all home mesh systems, you should use wired backhauling. That’s when you use a network cable to connect the main router and a satellite unit.
Wired backhauling is highly recommended when:
- You want to enjoy true Gigabit or faster connection speeds. In this case, it’s also recommended that you consider hardware with Multi-Gig ports.
- You want to get the best Wi-Fi speeds, especially out of Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 or Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E broadcasters. Even low-end Wi-Fi broadcasters can deliver Gigabit-class sustained speeds via wired backhauling.
- You want to use hardware with mixed Wi-Fi standards or tiers.
Use CAT5e or higher-grade network cables. You can daisy-chain the hardware units or place unmanaged switch(es) between them.
With wired backhauling, you can use almost any AiMesh router combo without worrying about performance or reliability. “Almost” is the key here. You might want to avoid using wired backhaul in some specific sets — more below.
AiMesh combo rules #2: Traditional Tri-band hardware is best (only) for a fully wireless setup
When wired backhauling is unavailable, which is often the case, consider Tri-band Wi-Fi 6 (or 5) AiMesh routers.
Specifically, you want to use broadcasters with an additional 5GHz band that works as the dedicated backhaul. Dual-band hardware works in this case but only at 50 percent of the satellite unit’s bandwidth due to signal loss.
This applies to Quad-band Wi-Fi 6E broadcasters, too, such as the GT-AXE16000. However, in this case, consider using multi-Gigabit wired backhauling to make your investment worthwhile.
The idea is that you want a 5GHz band working solely or mostly as the dedicated backhaul. Conversely, if you have wired backhauling, it’s generally good to avoid Tri-band hardware.
It’s important to note that wireless backhauling will cause slow connection speed at the satellite. In the best-case scenario, a wireless mesh system using Wi-Fi 6/6E or older standard generally sustains at around 800Mbps when hosting a single client, no matter how expensive the hardware is. Most of the time, you’ll experience significantly slower speeds.
AiMesh wireless combo: Avoid mixing Wi-Fi standards
In a fully wireless system, it’s best to avoid broadcasters of the different Wi-Fi standards.
Specifically, mixing Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5, in this case, will be problematic. Among other things, the nodes will not link to each other reliably, and Wi-Fi 6 devices will need to work in compatibility mode, which is slow.
AiMesh wireless combo: Don’t count on the 6GHz band
It’s important to note that all Wi-Fi 6E routers are at least Tri-band, but they have no extra band that can be dedicated for backhauling — you need all three to host clients.
Additionally, the 6GHz band has a short range and can’t work reliably over distance or in a home with walls. (This is completely true, all that marketing hype about the band’s range is false.)
That said, if you use Wi-Fi 6E AiMesh routers, treat them the same as Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (or 5) hardware — use them via wired backhauling or expect reduced performance.
The takeaway is this: Don’t count on the 6GHz unless you live in a small or open space.
AiMesh combo rules #3: Be smart about mixing hardware
It’s generally safest in terms of performance and reliability when you use the same routers across the entire system. But that’s hard to follow and also not a must.
In most cases, mixing a high-end primary router with affordable satellites is the smart way to have an effective AiMesh system.
Following are some tips for mixing AiMesh hardware
1. Use wired backhauling when possible
As mentioned above, using networking cables to link Wi-Fi broadcasters is the only way to get the best-performing mesh system. It also gives you more flexibility in hardware combos.
A mix of wired and wireless backhaul is still better than full wireless. In this case, the primary router unit should be wired to the first node, but you can wire only the nodes together.
AiMesh hardware with wired backhauling: Consider the AP mode
With wired backhauling, you can use standard access point (AP) mode for any satellite unit.
While this setup will not give you a real mesh system — you can’t control the AP’s Wi-Fi settings via the main router — it’ll give you excellent performance, reliability, and more control. Specifically:
- You can fully control the satellite hardware, including some extra features available in the AP mode (Wi-Fi settings, USB-related, lighting, and others).
- If your primary router is a Dual-band and the AiMesh satellite is a traditional Tri-band, you can use the node’s 5GHz-2 band, which is unavailable in the AiMesh mode.
- You can use a third-party router (or AP) or a non-AiMesh Asus router, such as the RT-AC3200.
Using the satellite units in the AP role is far more reliable than using them as wireless AiMesh nodes in my trial. So, consider that an alternative when you have issues with a pure AiMesh setup.
2. Pick the right primary node and appropriate settings
In an AiMesh system, the primary router is the device that decides the features of your network. Consequently, keep the following in mind for the hardware for this role:
- It should be one of the highest Wi-Fi tiers, measured in the number of streams (4×4, 3×3, 2×2, etc.).
- It’s the one with the most bands. So, pick the Tri-band instead of the dual-band if you have both.
- Use the latest router with the most feature. So pick the Wi-Fi 6 router if you also have Wi-Fi 5 broadcasters.
- Use the Wi-Fi settings at the primary router applicable to the satellite. For example:
- Avoid the 160MHz or UNII-4 if any of the satellites only supports 80MHz or doesn’t support this portion of the 5GHz band.
- When mixing a router of a newer Wi-Fi standard (such as Wi-Fi 6) with satellites of an older standard (such as Wi-Fi 5), use the latest hardware in compatibility mode. (Mixing Wi-Fi standards are always problematic, especially with wireless backhauling.)
3. Pick the proper hardware for the satellite nodes
In an AiMesh setup, you generally have little or no control over the satellite nodes’ features or settings. They only extend the network by providing additional Wi-Fi coverage or network ports.
There are two scenarios: wired and wireless backhauling. For wired backhauling, it’s best to use Dual-band hardware throughout.
If you mix hardware of different numbers of bands and use a Dual-band as the primary router, note that you won’t be able to use any of the satellites’ third or fourth bands — they are not available — unless you use the hardware in the AP mode as mentioned above.
AiMesh hardware with wireless backhauling: Important notes
Generally, this case is when things get complicated. Keep the following in mind:
- Use the primary router and satellite of the same Wi-Fi standards and tier(•). If that’s not an option, pick satellites with the same Wi-Fi standard (and tier) as the router’s backhaul band (5GHz).
- When mixing Tri-band (traditional or the new Wi-Fi 6E) and Dual-band hardware, we have two scenarios:
- If you use a Tri-band primary router, its dedicated backhaul band (5GHz-2) is unavailable to a Dual-band satellite, which will connect to the router’s 5GHz-1 (or 2.4Ghz) band as backhaul. (You can open the primary router’s 5GHz-2 band to clients.)
- If you use a Dual-band primary router, a Tri-band satellite’s second 5GHz band (5GHz-2) is not used at all. This band will not work as backhaul, nor will you be able to make it work for the client. The satellite will use its first 5GHz band (or the 2.4GHz) as a non-dedicated backhaul.
- Mixing Tri-band Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E hardware: Consider the third band (5GHz-2 or 6GHz) as a common band in terms of management. But this combo is generally problematic in a wireless setup.
(•) If you use broadcasters of different tiers, keep in mind that your network’s Wi-Fi connection speed will generally be that of the lowest-tier broadcaster. For compatibility reasons, the system must support the lowest denominator.
Asus AiMesh combo: Bugs and firmware updates
Since there are so many possible AiMesh combos, mixing hardware, even when you do that right, likely will result in unexpected bugs. This is especially true when you use a fully wireless setup and after a firmware update.
Asus hardware and firmware updates
Asus regularly releases firmware updates, a Linux-based operating system called Asuswrt, for its routers. Many of these updates add new features to the hardware — they do more than patch security vulnerabilities.
Some updates may inadvertently cause a particular model to go haywire, likely because the company tries to do so much with its routers.
As a result, firmware is a tricky thing with Asus. When it comes to updating — especially in an AiMesh setup of mixed hardware units using wireless backhauling — keep the following three items in mind:
- Avoid the initial major release(*): This is the first firmware version of a model where the 3xx number changes, such as from 384 to 386 or from 386 to 388. Generally, the latest minor update of the previous major firmware release is always the most stable.
- Avoid using Auto-Update for firmware: You should update the firmware when you see fit instead of letting the hardware update itself.
- Version consistency (in a mesh system): Generally, it would be best to use the firmware version of the same major release for all AiMesh members. (Mixing hardware of different releases might produce mixed results.)
(*) How to read an Asus router’s firmware: As shown in the screenshot below, in a particular official firmware version, such as 22.214.171.124.386_47629, the 3xx number in the middle denotes Asus’s home-grown major release. The following number — often includes five digits, such as 47629 in the screenshot — indicates a minor update.
(A firmware version that starts with 9.x.x.x instead of 3.x.x.x is a beta release meant for testing purposes only.)
The part before that — 126.96.36.199 in the screenshot — is the Linux kernel version that will also change, albeit much less frequently. It’s even more significant and should also be taken into consideration.
On the one hand, moving between major releases might break your AiMesh setup or even your standalone router. On the other, new hardware comes with a specific initial version out of the box — you have no option to downgrade it — and some old models won’t get the latest release. So depending on the mesh combo, your luck will vary.
AiMesh started as an add-on feature with firmware version 384 in early 2018 — represented by the RT-AC86U — and was stable by the latest minor update of this version. In early 2020, Asus released version 386, buggy in the early stages, to add AiMesh 2.0 via the introduction of the ZenWifi product line. By late 2022, version 386 became fully mature, and Asus started releasing version 388, and the history repeated itself. So on and so forth.
As a rule, in a mesh system, it’s best to wait for a few minor updates of a major release before upgrading. Depending on the hardware combo, you might need to rebuild the system from scratch or reset and re-add a satellite node if you change the major firmware version (in one or all hardware units involved.)
To minimize issues, tread lightly with firmware updates and setting customization. Don’t rely too much on the Asus Router mobile app. Instead, opt for the web user interface.
With many hardware combo options and regular firmware updates, AiMesh has been up and down in terms of reliability. But that’s also the case with most Wi-Fi systems. They are all about nuance.
AiMesh is one of a few mesh approaches that allow for a flexible hardware combo. Consequently, picking the correct hardware combination is the first important step. The next step is to set up them properly.


text:
Boxer Adult Dry Dog Food
SKU: 0 30111520449
BOXER ADULT is designed exclusively for pure breed Boxers over 15 months.
IngredientsBrown rice, brewers rice, chicken by-product meal, chicken fat, oat groats, wheat gluten, pork meal, natural flavors, dried plain beet pulp, fish oil, vegetable oil, sodium silico aluminate, powdered cellulose, calcium carbonate, dried tomato pomace, coconut oil, potassium chloride, sodium tripolyphosphate, potassium citrate, salt, taurine, hydrolyzed yeast, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), inositol, niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], choline chloride, L-tyrosine, glucosamine hydrochloride, L-carnitine, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), DL-methionine, L-lysine, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate], tea, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary extract, preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid.
Caloric ContentThis diet contains 3891 kilocalories of metabolizable energy (ME) per kilogram or 335 kilocalories ME per cup on an as fed basis (calculated).
Guaranteed AnalysisCrude Protein (min) 24% Crude Fat (min) 18% Crude Fiber (max) 4.5% Moisture (max) 10% Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)* (min) 0.14% Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)* (min) 0.06% Taurine* (min) 0.16% L-carnitine* (min) 581 mg/kg Glucosamine* (min) 818 mg/kg Chondroitin sulfate* (min) 8 mg/kg

domain: food


“It appears that the bridge fell down a while back. Now there are just boards and chains blocking kids from using the broken equipment,” the griper wrote. “It looks very ugly for a playground and makes the equipment less usable than it should be.”
D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation say this is the first time the agency has heard of this complaint. The department plans to get in touch with the maintenance division that oversees the Harrison Playground.
The parks department is hopeful it will receive a response soon. We will keep you posted.


text:
Tell us about yourself and your shop.
I started my Etsy shop VintageChicFinds on June14, 2012. I love shopping at thrift stores, garage sales, and flea markets to find items to put in my Etsy shop. The thrill of the hunt excites me the most! I just love vintage and antiques.
My favorite item from my shop is a pair of vases:
Here is a taste of other fine items you may find in Jessica's shop!
I am loving that teapot!! I collect teapots :)
Jessica's personal blog is vintagechicfinds.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for sharing! I enjoy featuring shops with such beautiful and unique items.


Spotify After Party
It’s time to party!
Spotify is teaming up with dmexco for the first time to present a special music highlight live on stage to round off the first day of dmexco: the Singer-Songwriter and Spotify Star Zara Larsson will fire up the atmosphere on the dmexco stage!
Zara Larsson is a Spotify success story: She has 16 million monthly listeners and is the #30 artist in the world on the Spotify platform. She is launching her new album soon and will perform some new songs on the big stage in the Congress Hall!
Join the Spotify Session and Spotify After Party with Zara Larsson on September 14, at 6 pm in the Congress Hall, located in Hall 9! It is free of charge for all dmexco visitors.


text: MY mate just sent me the following, thought it might be of interest to a few of you that enjoy a trip to the Mull. August 2018 will see the inaugural Mull Of Galloway Sea Angling Festival. The festival is the brain child of five like minded boat owners, who, over the years, have committed themselves to chasing down the elusive species that inhabit these bio diverse fishing waters in an environmentally friendly manner. The Mull of Galloway region features some of Scotland’s most spectacular coastline and because of the Gulf Stream boasts one of the highest variety of species in the UK. There are some 60 plus species that inhabit these waters with species hunts often producing twenty species in a day. As committed conservationists, the organisers have tried to ensure the fish will be on board, for the smallest time possible, ensuring a successful catch and release. All species will be photographed on a measuring mat accompanied by a unique card to ensure reliability of catch reports. The competition is to be fished as a species hunt from two venues just four miles apart, which offers a completely different set of target species. They both face opposite directions, which means getting to sea is less weather dependent than other competitions. The picturesque Port Logan sits on the west side of the Galloway Peninsula with views on to the Irish Sea. The geography of the coastline and the dynamics of the seabed means the bottom drops away very quickly allowing many of the species that are found in Scottish waters to be caught within two miles of this launch site. Drummore sits on the East side of the peninsula with views onto the renowned waters of Luce Bay. The warm shallow waters of Luce Bay are famous for its variety of small shark species but is also home to an abundance of other species including Black Bream and Bass. Drummore is also the site for the Festival Headquarters which will be located in the Clashwhannon Caravan Park and Public House. This is where anglers will meet the organising team and fellow competitors on the Friday ‘Opening Night’, share a few evening beers, discuss tactics and hopefully meet friends old and new. The HQ will also be used on the Saturday night where competitors can check their scores, keep themselves updated with weather conditions or rule changes and of course, share a few evening beers while talking about the ones that got away. On Sunday, the HQ will be used for the presentation and prize giving.


Putin, Rouhani stress importance of joint efforts in settlement of Syrian conflictRussian Politics & Diplomacy May 27, 14:32
Federatsiya spacecraft’s first flight may be rescheduled to 2022 - sourceScience & Space May 27, 14:29
Zbigniew Brzezinski dies at age of 89World May 27, 6:57
More than two-thirds of Russians say would like to venerate St Nicholas’s relicsSociety & Culture May 27, 6:40
Russian space budget may grow this yearScience & Space May 26, 20:48
Moscow hopes London High Court will deliver judgement on Ukraine’s debt to Russia soonBusiness & Economy May 26, 20:21
Hungarian top diplomat: EU must discuss anti-Russian sanctionsWorld May 26, 19:56
Russian, French top diplomats discuss preparations for Putin’s visit to FranceRussian Politics & Diplomacy May 26, 19:47
Moscow comments on Tallinn’s move to expel Russian diplomatsRussian Politics & Diplomacy May 26, 19:43
MOSCOW, July 13. /TASS /. Russian authorities have not received any formal WTO claims from Ukraine that Russia delays Ukrainian transit railcars and trucks, representative of the Ministry of Economic Development told TASS on Wednesday.
"No official claims from the Ukrainian side have been received for the time being," the representative said.
Ukraine disseminated a statement within the WTO framework on its negative attitude towards changes introduced by the decree of the Russian president, he said.
"This document simply contains Ukraine’s position; it’s not formally a complaint after which official proceedings within the WTO start," the representative said.
Vladimir Putin earlier signed a decree on economic security measures during transit carriage of goods from Ukraine to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan via Russia. According to the document, such transportation can only take place from the territory of Belarus on condition of use of identification aids (seals) for freight compartments.


text:
A Montana month-to-month rental agreement is a legal document that establishes a rolling lease, allowing the tenant to rent a residential property on a per-month basis without a predetermined end date. The only lease termination method is sending a termination notice; it is required for the notice to be sent via certified mail with a return receipt.
Before executing a month-to-month rental agreement, a landlord will perform their due diligence. This typically involves the tenant completing a rental application form, which allows the landlord to gather necessary information. Subsequently, a credit report should be run to verify the tenant’s financial reliability.
Minimum Termination Period: In Montana, either party—landlord or tenant—wishes to terminate the month-to-month lease must provide a notice of at least thirty (30) days.
Governing Law: § 70-24-441.

domain: finance