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Help identify Grandpa's Autoloader
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http://community.webshots.com/album/499092615kadbXF This is a pistol that belongs to my inlaws. It was (or so I am told) brought back by my wife's grandfather from WWII, whuch would seem to make sense given the "Made in Spain" markings and the stamp of what appears to be a bull on the barrel and the slide. He reportedly traded something to get it. The grips appear to have been replaced. The mechanism will dry fire, but I don't even know what caliber it is, guessing .22 or .25. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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It is one of many Spanish copies of the FN/Colt/Browning auto pistol lineup. Almost surely a .25 ACP. W.H.B. Smith shows five slightly different guns using the "Automatic Pistol" trademark from 1916 on. Sorry, no details as to which minor Spanish company made which gun.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Handguns has about 10 full pages of drawings of Spanish guns that very closely fit the profile of your gun all seem to from the early 1900s
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Matthews pictures a gun which appears identical to yours and has the "AUTOMATIC PISTOL" marking. He says it was made by Santiago Salaberrin, of Ermua, Spain. (Ermua is in the Basque country of Spain; see www.ermua.es for more information on the town). An identical gun was sold as the "Tisan" (apparently someone was already using "Titan"). The grips are not original; the original hard rubber grips probably broke and someone replaced them with plain wood. The Philips grip screw is also not original.
The honest truth is that the gun has almost no value on the market. If it has sentimental value, keep it for that, but don't spend any money on it. Those guns were generally of poor quality and materials, so I would have it checked out before firing. The caliber is 6.35mm or what we call .25 ACP; ammunition is available at almost any sporting goods store or gun shop. Jim
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Context. The far-infrared spectra of circumstellar envelopes around various oxygen-rich stars were observed using the ISO Long Wavelength Spectrometer (LWS). These have been shown to be spectrally rich, particularly in water lines, indicating a high H2O abundance.
Aims. We have examined high signal-to-noise ISO LWS observations of the luminous supergiant star, VY CMa, with the aim of identifying all of the spectral lines. By paying particular attention to water lines, we aim to separate the lines due to other species, in particular, to prepare for forthcoming observations that will cover the same spectral range using Herschel PACS and at higher spectral resolution using Herschel HIFI and SOFIA.
Methods. We have developed a fitting method to account for blended water lines using a simple weighting scheme to distribute the flux. We have used this fit to separate lines due to other species which cannot be assigned to water. We have applied this approach to several other stars which we compare with VY CMa.
Results. We present line fluxes for the unblended H2O and CO lines, and present detections of several possible V2=1 vibrationally excited water lines. We also identify blended lines of OH, one unblended and several blended lines of NH3, and one possible detection of H3O+.
Conclusions. The spectrum of VY CMa shows a detection of emission from virtually every water line up to 2000 K above the ground state, as well as many additional higher energy and some vibrationally excited lines. A simple rotation diagram analysis shows large scatter (probably due to some optically thick lines). The fit gives a rotational temperature of 670+120-130 K, and lower limit on the water column density of (7.0 ± 1.2)x 1019 cm-2. We estimate a CO column density ~100 times lower, showing that water is the dominant oxygen carrier. The other stars that we examined have similar rotation temperatures, but their H2O column densities are an order of magnitude lower (as are the mass loss rates).
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DABO SWINNEY: Thanks for having me back this week. Good to be back in action. It was a good open date for us, really like how our team has practiced and responded from our last
outing, and the best part about it is we've been able to get a lot of guys healthy and just kind of recharge. Ready to get back going again.
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Well, he's done some good things. He's still got a ways to go to really be what we think he's capable of being. But very happy that he's been able to get the time that he's gotten
this year. He stepped up for us in a big way when David got hurt early in the year. It's provided us with some options in the OL as we've moved through the season. It's created some
depth. He's done a good job. He's probably been the most inconsistent, but he's the sophomore and the rest of those guys are seniors with the exception of Dalton, who's a fourth year
junior and has started every game he's played in.
I'm proud of Brandon, but again, we are hoping for even more out of him as we continue to move forward.
Q. And what was
maybe the biggest change or what was he able to do to kind of at least get that starting role?
DABO SWINNEY: Well, he's a physical player. I mean, he's got great athleticism and
can run. We do a lot of pulling with our guards if you watch us play, and that's something that is very natural for him. So just really did not have a great camp, but just didn't
pout, kept working to get better, and when he got his opportunity, he was ready, and that's the thing that -- that's what I'm most proud of about him is he kept working and took
advantage of the moment, and then he continued to battle and hold off David to get that starting job back, and that's a credit to Brandon. But mostly just his physical play and just
being a little bit more consistent is what's kept him there, and then his athleticism has been a big part, as well.
Q. Wake was 3 and 9 last year and all of a sudden they're a
team standing in your way to win the Atlantic Division. How surprised are you just what a turnaround they've made this season?
DABO SWINNEY: Well, we were 6 and 7 last year,
and we were a long way away from competing for the division. You know, that's just college football. This is -- they're a good program, incredibly well coached, and if you look at
their roster, they red shirt just about everybody. They were very young in some spots last year, and a lot of those guys are just growing up. They do a great job with teaching their
system and developing guys within their program. They have a lot of pride in the program. So I'm not surprised at all. Wake is a team that can line up and beat anybody on any given
day. I mean, these guys play hard, they play disciplined, they're very rarely in the wrong place, and they usually do not beat themselves. I know they had a couple games where they've
had some turnovers, but just a very solid program and football team. We'll have to -- we're going to have to play well.
Q. What were you kind of really looking at doing during
this bye week coming off that Georgia Tech game?
DABO SWINNEY: Well, first of all, especially with it being as late as it is in our season, 12, 13 weeks in a row
here, the number one objective was we had seven or eight guys that were really beat up, that we just need to rest and just get them well. And then we had a bunch of other guys,
too, that the toll of the banging and clanging for that amount of time, just bodies were wearing down. So just the backing off physically was the number one objective and just really
focusing in back on the basics of what we do, I mean, really fundamentals, techniques, get back to here's who we are, this is what we do and why we do it, and let's really concentrate
on ourselves for a couple days. We did some self-evaluating, obviously got a head start on our opponent Wake Forest.
But it's been really good. I think we achieved all our
objectives, but for the most part we were able to have a good balance as far as how we practiced last week with also trying to achieve our objective of getting everybody some much-
needed rest.
The way they came back Monday, I could tell that they were really excited about finishing the season and certainly had a lot more bounce in their step than I had seen a
couple weeks prior.
Q. I wanted to ask you about Dwayne Allen. I'm doing something on tight ends. I just wanted to talk a little bit about his production this year and what
you've seen from him.
DABO SWINNEY: Well, he's been tremendous. First of all, he's been an excellent leader for us, but Dwayne is a rare guy at the tight end position.
Tight ends are hard to find. They're really hard to find as far as guys that have the whole package. You find a guy that catches the ball well but maybe struggles blocking or a guy
that's a real physical guy at the point of attack but he's an average route runner or whatever, or maybe the size is not always what you want. But Dwayne really has everything you
could possibly want in a tight end. He's very physical and can block and likes to do it. And yet he's got the athleticism of a wide out. He can stretch the field. He can put pressure
on the safeties. And then he has great hands and body control. You see him going up and making plays and adjusting his body, and this is a 6'3½", 6'4", 255-, 260-pound athlete. So
he's just very unique as far as his combination of talents that he has for that position and takes a lot of pride in learning the game, takes a lot of pride in his performance and his
execution. I mean, he is a perfectionist. That's why he's going to be a great player for many years to come. This is a guy that has an incredible future at his position.
How complex do you think this defense is to learn, and do you think that's maybe played a role because you had so many young guys at backup roles play on this defense?
SWINNEY: Our defense is very complex. Certainly it's not a simple scheme, that's for sure. There's a lot of things that these guys got to know from a coverage standpoint, and it's
all got to be tied together. And when all 11 guys are doing their job, it's pretty good. But all of a sudden you've got two or three that don't, then you've got the potential for some
problems, unless you're just so dominant -- and I don't think we're a dominant defense right now. We've been dominant at times, but mostly inconsistent, and again, that kind of goes
back to what I said before the season.
But I think we're on the right track. I like how we've practiced the last couple weeks. I think that we've gotten back to just some basic
You know, another thing, too, you see so many different things defensively. This week you're looking at this, the next week you're looking at that, and there's a lot of
variety, if you will, with the offensive schemes that our defense plays against. You know, but our coaches have done a good job. It is frustrating when you see guys make mistakes,
especially with things that you've worked on. You've seen them do it right. But that's all part of the process, and we've just got to keep working through it.
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Togo RPCV Caroline Poole named associate director of the Foundation for a Sustainable Community, a nonprofit partner of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
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Second behind Machado in hitting doubles is Gerardo Parra with 23. That means that Leyland has between 24 and 31 of his own doubles. Jose Valverde has 19 appearances this year. Yeah, I'd figure about one and a half double scotches per Valverde appearance if I was his manager too.
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Have to assume he gets a ride to the bar from Valverde since someone said he is driving 'em to drink.
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That seems a conservative estimate, Craig. The number of drinks should be weighted to number of runs given up, it seems to me.
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I also think that double scotches need to be rounded up to the nearest integer. What's half of a double scotch?
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• Total | 10,828 | |
• Density | 79.47/km2 (205.8/sq mi) | |
• Municipality | 20,265 | |
Demonym | Ulcinjani Ulqinakë |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 85360 | |
Area code | +382 30 | |
ISO 3166-2 code | ME-20 | |
Car plates | UL | |
Website | http://www.komunaeulqinit.com |
Ulcinj (Serbian: Улцињ/Ulcinj),pronounced [ǔlt͡siɲ];Latin: Daleigno.[1] Albanian: Ulqin, pronounced [ult͡ɕin] or Ulqini, pronounced [ult͡ɕini]; pronounced [dultʃiɲo]) is the southernmost town in Montenegro. The town of Ulcinj has a population of 10,707 (2011 census) of which the majority are Albanians. Ulcinj is the centre of Ulcinj Municipality and the centre of the Albanian community in Montenegro. The Day of Ulcinj is held every first Saturday of April. It symbolizes the end of the collection of olives, the output of the sailors at the sea, and the beginning of the tourist season. Ulcinj is founding member of National Assembly of Albanian Municipalities created in 26 November 2012.
Despite proofs that the original name was Colchinium, Colchinion, Κολχίνιον, as the city was built by Greek settlers from Colchis, from which came Late (Vulgar) Roman and Byzantine Olchinium, further Montenegrin Ulcinj, there are those who claim that the name of the city is etymologically related to the Albanian word ulk meaning wolf,[2][3] Ptolemy mentions the city as "Ουλκίνιον" (Ulkinium) on the 2nd century AD, between Boulua or Budua (Βουλούα ή Βουτούα - modern day Budva) and the mouth of Drilon river (Δρίλωνος ποταμού εκβολαί)[4]
However, Ulicnj/Ulqini has well been known as Dulcigno in the past, the Italian and Spanish name for this town. Obviously the most similar to both Slavic 'Ulcinj' and Albanian 'Ulqini' is precisely the word Dulcigno, so it might as well be the case that both Ulcinj and Ulqini might in fact derive from this particular Italian and/or Spanish word (Dulcigno). In Spanish, 'dulce' means 'sweet', which does fit into the description of this little town.
According to the legend in the end of the XVI century the well-known Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes was a slave in Ulcinj. Some investigators recognized a woman from Ulcinj in his Dulcinea of Tobosa, the leading role in his novel. Namely, "Don Quixote" appeared after Cervantes' slavery in the Old Town, which was part of the then-Roman states and it was called Dulcigno ( Does that mean that Dulcinea was just another name for a woman from Ulcinj? The folk tradition mentions a Servet, whose destiny, but also the base of his name, match with that of Cervantes.[5]
Latin dulcis, from PIE *dlk-wi-, suffixed form of root *dlk-u- "sweet".[6]
- Çarshia (sr. Čaršija), is a neighborhood and town centre which connects the old and new parts (neighbourhoods). In 2009 it was reconstructed, with the asphalt being changed into sett and the water and electrical system were changed. The neighbourhood has some 200 shops. It has an oriental atmosphere. The are two mosques located in this area, the Namazgjahu Mosque and Kryepazari Mosque.
Çarshia Čaršija
Ulcinj is an ancient seaport.[7] The wider area of Ulcinj has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, based on dating of Illyrian tombs (tumuli) found in the village of Zogaj, in the vicinity of Ulcinj. The town is believed to have been founded in the 5th century BC by colonists from Colchis, as mentioned in the 3rd century BC poem by Apollonius of Rhodes. Illyrians lived in the region at the time as there are traces of immense Cyclopean walls still visible in the old citadel (Kalaja).[7]
In the pre-medieval period, Ulcinj was known as one of the pirate capitals of the Adriatic Sea. This is also seen during the later period of Illyrian Kingdom. Inhabitants of Ulcinj were known before time of Christ, especially from 20 BC to around 300 AD, to be very confrontational to those who were foreigners to their land; they were especially meticulous about border disputes as well.
In 163 BC, the Romans captured Colchinium from the Illyrian tribe of Olciniates and renamed the town Olcinium (aka Ulcinium) after the tribe.[8] Under Roman rule the town received the status of Oppidum Civium Romanorum (Town with Special Privileges), only to be later granted Municipium (Independent Town) status. A section of their re-fortification can be distinguished from the Illyrio-Greek by the rustication of the walls.[7]
After the division of the Roman Empire, Ulcinj became a part of the Byzantine province of Prevalis and the population converted to Christianity. From Medieval times, and quiet likely earlier, it was regarded as an important trading and maritime center and still maintained the status of city autonomy.[7]
Medieval period[edit]
In the 9th century, it was in the Dyrrhachium theme, of the Byzantine Empire. In 1010, Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria (r. 997-1014†) failed to conquer the town during the war against the Byzantines. By 1040, archon Stefan Vojislav conquered the region. In 1183, Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja conquered Olcinium and the town prospered as one of the most significant coastal towns. Ulcinj remained in Nemanjić hands in their Kingdom and Empire, and after the death of Emperor Dušan (r. 1331-1355†), the region, known as Lower Zeta, was under the supervision of gospodin Žarko, a voivode of Emperor Uroš the Weak until his death in 1360. Žarko's lands were then held by the Balšić family. Under Balšić control, Ulcinj continued to be an important town and also minted coins. The Balšić Tower in the upper part of the Old Town was built by the Zetans in the late 14th century.
Venetian and Ottoman rule[edit]
In 1405 the Venetians conquered the town. Under Venetian control, the city was renamed Dulcigno in Italian, and it was incorporated in the Albania Veneta. The Venetians maintained control until 1571, when the Ottoman Turks conquered Dulcigno and the remainder of Albania Veneta. It remained within the Ottoman domain for over 300 years, during which time its far-reaching reputation as a lair of pirates was established.[7] Initially, this band of buccaneers comprised about 400 North Africans and Maltese corsairs, but before long many others was involved: Albanians, Turks and a certain number of Serbs. Romantic stories are legion. At first they used small galleys but they progressed to galleons built in the local shipyard. Their leaders, who achieved notoriety throughout the eastern Mediterranean, included the Karamindzoja brothers, Lika Ceni, Ali Hoxha and Uluc Alija.[7] With the Objective of causing maximum confusion, their galleons would frequently change flags at sea. After a successful attack the pirates would celebrate with a roistering party on Rana (Mala Plaža), boiling oriental Halvah in great cauldrons stirred with an oar. Oars were used to divvy up the plundered treasure especially from Venetian, but also Austro-Hungarian, Greek and sometimes Turkish ships.[7]
A flourishing black slave trade arose through the port of Tripoli and involved the export of North African adults and children, some as young as two or three years old, who were either sold on or put to work on their owners lands or ships. There were over 100 slave houses in Ulcinj, with the main square serving as the local slave market. It can still be seen in the old town. It has been claimed that in 1571 the Spanish writer Cervantes was at first imprisoned in the vaults along the market, after he was wounded in the battle of Lepanto and captured by the pirates.[7] There may be some poetic license in this detail; as at Sveti Stefan any number of luminaries may have slept there.
When Lika Ceni destroyed a ship full of pilgrims en route to Mecca, the Sultan put a large reward on his head. Then he put an even bigger reward on the head of a Greek pirate called Lembo. Lika vanquished Lembo, pocketed the reward and was given the title of captain by the Sultan.
Some North Africans came to Ulcinj not as slaves but of their own volition. Ritual dances would be performed on a part on Rana known as Arabian Field. They danced to an amalgam of Balkan and African music, which in time developed into the exotic Sharaveli,[7] a version which is still around. A few families of African descent remain today.
In the 17th century a self-proclaimed Jewish Messiah named Sabbatai Zevi caused turmoil throughout the Turkish Empire with his evangelizing, which attracted thousands of followers. He was eventually captured and exiled to Ulcinj in 1666, where he died quietly ten years later. He was buried in the courtyard of a Muslim house which is still preserved as a mausoleum; along with two Jewish alters in the Balšic Tower.[7]
In 1867, Ulcinj became a kaza of the İşkodra sanjak of Rumeli veyalet. After the Congress of Berlin in 1878, borders between Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire were redrawn, with Ulcinj becoming part of Montenegro. Although prepared to cede Plav, Gusinje and the Albanian villages of Grude, Hoti and Kastrati, Turkey still wanted to retain Ulqinj. Ultimately Montenegro, supported by Gladstone and others from western Europe, resisted and on 30 November 1880 the town became de jure part of the Montenegro which achieved recognition, but de facto only in 1880 after Great Powers occupation.
Historical population | ||
Year | Pop. | ±% |
1948 | 4,385 | — |
1953 | 4,919 | +12.2% |
1961 | 5,705 | +16.0% |
1971 | 7,459 | +30.7% |
1981 | 9,140 | +22.5% |
1991 | 10,025 | +9.7% |
2003 | 10,828 | +8.0% |
2011 | 10,707 | −1.1% |
Ulcinj is the administrative centre of Ulcinj Municipality, which has a population of 19,921. The town of Ulcinj itself has a population of 10,707. Ulcinj Municipality is the centre of the Albanian community in Montenegro. It is the only municipality in Montenegro where Albanians form the majority with 70.66%. In Ulcinj municiapality can be found several different folk costumes: the costume worn by Albanians in Ulcinj (so-called: the city costume), the costume worn by Albanians in field of Anamali, the Bregasor, Shestan, Malesor, Goran (Merkojevic) and Montenegrin costumes.
Ethnicity, Mother tongue and Religion[edit]
The majority ethnic group in Ulcinj are Albanians, followed by South Slavic nations and Roma people. The largest spoken language is Albanian and the major religion is Islam. Since the creation of the town, Ulcinj's main ethnic groups were Illyrians and Albanians, with a large number of Black people[9] and South Slavs.
Population by ethnicity (2011 census):
Population by mother tongue (2011 census):
Population by religion (2011 census):
International relations[edit]
Twin towns – Sister cities[edit]
Ulcinj is twinned with:
Ulcinj is a popular tourist destination in summer. In January 2010, the New York Times named ranked the south coast region of Montenegro, featuring Velika Plaza, Ada Bojana, and the Hotel Mediteran, as one of "The Top 31 Places to Go in 2010".[10]
Although still undiscovered by many travelers from larger countries, repeat tourists and an increasing amount of first time visitors make Ulcinj a hot spot for vacationers between the months of May and September. It is most famous for its sandy beaches, which are considered[by whom?] the most beautiful in Montenegro. The most valuable resource of the Ulcinj riviera is Velika Plaza (Albanian: Plazha e Madhe, English: Longe Beach), which is a 12 km (7.5 mi) long stretch of sandy beach and the longest beach on the Montenegrin coast. There is a small pebble beach called Ladies Beach[11] which folk tradition holds to have qualities conducive to fertility. There is also a beach called Mala Plaža (Albanian: Plazha e Vogël, English: Small Beach) which is much smaller in size, but is located in the centre of town and very popular with visitors. "The Korzo", as it is called by locals, is a promenade which separates a street lined with coffee shops from Mala Plaža. At night during the summer months, the Korzo is pedestrianised and families and young people gather. There are many more less known smaller beaches that serve as get-aways from the main tourist areas. Ulcinj has also a large number of religious buildings like mosques, tyrbes and churches, including: Pasha's Mosque, Sailor's Mosque and St. Nicholas Church.
Ulcinj's old town is a very well preserved castle-looking community that is left over from medieval times. The old town sits atop a mountain overlooking the shore and is a tourist attraction on its own.
Ada Bojana (Albanian: Buna) is popular among foreign tourists from Western Europe for its peace and unique atmosphere. A large naturist campsite is located in Ada Bojana.[12]
Šaško lake and Ulcinj's salt pond are popular among birdwatchers, because Ulcinj and its surroundings are major resting points for over 200 bird species on their migration paths.
There are numerous cafes, discos, and bars that dot the city that are usually filled to capacity throughout the summer.
The majority of tourists that came in Ulcinj are Albanians (moslty from Kosovo and Switzerland), Germans, Italians, and Eastern Europeans. A large number of Americans who are either of Albanian descent or were born in or near the city of Ulcinj often make the city a prime summer time destination.
The Water Cult[edit]
There has always been the water cult in Ulcinj. It is believed that the image of Bindus, the Illyrian God of water and the sea, was carved into the walls of the Old Town. Many fountains used to be built in the area of this town for people's use, but for the souls of the dead too. A legend says that it is better to make a fountain than a sacral building. Therefore, in the town only there used to be more than 30 of them. Today there is just half of it.
Fountains were built as endowments (vakf) of individuals. They were made of stone and were decorated by an incised tarih – the year of construction. The fountains in Ulcinj decorate the town by their beauty and the fact that they were harmoniously adapted to the environment where they were made. The inscription contains the name of the benefactor who made the fountain, usually with the wish and message that those who would get the nafaka – chance to take just a sip of water from it, say a prayer for him and wish him a place in wonderful Jannah.
The fountain in the Old Town was made in 1749-50. Water was captured at 600 metres northwest from the fortress, near the place called Çinari. At this place there were a lot of reservoirs where the rainwater was collected, which would then be used by the citizens of the Old Town in case there was a siege. The most frequently sung fountain in Ulcinj is Kroni i zanave – Fairy's water, which is located on the northwestern side in the Valdanos grove. There are a lot of stories and legends about this beneficial and marvelous water. In the Ulcinj olive groves there are ten more nicely-made water springs, Begut, Mustafës, Doçinës, Salkikinës, the Sailor's etc. In the pine wood there is the famous Ladies Beach with its sulfur springs, which are the right elixir for barren women.
Doctors from the former Yugoslavia used to recommend to children who had asthma problems to walk in the Ulcinj Pine Wood in the morning and to rinse their throats with sea water.
List of schools:
Montenegrin name | Albanian name | Location | Language(s) |
Elementary schools | |||
Osnovna Škola "Boško Strugar" | Shkolla Fillore "Boshko Strugar" | Ulcinj | Montenegrin & Albanian |
Osnovna Škola "Maršal Tito" | Shkolla Fillore "Marshall Tito" | Ulcinj | Montenegrin & Albanian |
Osnovna Škola "Bedri Elezaga" | Shkolla Fillore "Bedri Elezaga" | Vladimir | Albanian |
Osnovna Škola "Mark Nuculović" | Shkolla Fillore "Mark Nuculloviq" | Donji Štoj | Montenegrin & Albanian |
High schools | |||
Srednja Mješovita Škola "Bratstvo jedinstvo" | Shkolla e Mesme e Kombinuar "Vëllazërim Bashkim" | Ulcinj | Montenegrin & Albanian |
Gimnazija "Drita" | Gjimnazi "Drita" | Ulcinj | Albanian |
Sports and recreation[edit]
The Ulcinj "south coast" region is well known for its active sports, recreation possibilities and hunting . Kitesurfing at Ada Bojana, all manner of water sports at Velika Plaza, scuba diving among wrecks and sunken cities, mountain biking, hiking, orienteering, cycling through the olive groves at Valdanos, long walks along the pristine beaches of the south coast of Montenegro, even deep sea fishing on the Adriatic, lake fishing at Lake Skadar, and river fishing in Ada Bojana, Due to the fact that the favorable habitat for wild life, has excellent conditions of hunting tourism.This place is the haven of omithological (gourmand) hunting in Reč and Shenkol most common wildlife are woodcock, Hare, Wild boar, and ducks. The beautiful attraction with flora and fauna in Ulcinj makes it an unforgettable journey in hunting activities..
List of sport clubs in Ulcinj:
Name | Sport | Competing | Founded | |
Montenegrin name | Albanian name | |||
Omladinski Fudbalski Klub "Federal" | Klubi Rinor Fudbolistik "Federall" | Football | Montenegrin Third League | 2006 |
Košarkaški Klub "Ulcinj" | Klubi i Basketbollit "Ulqin" | Basketball | Montenegrin Basketball League | 1976 |
Rukometaški Klub "Ulcinj" | Klubi i Hendbollit "Ulqin" | Handball | Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball | |
Teniski Klub "Bellevue" | Klubi i Tenisit "Bellevue" | Tennis | 2009 | |
Omladinski Fudbalski Klub "Federal" | Klubi Futbolistik Rinor "Federall" | Football | South Region League | 2007 |
Karate Klub "Champions" | Klubi i Karates "Champions" | Karate | ||
Karate Klub "Ulcinj" | Klubi i Karates "Ulqini" | Karate |
Ulcinj has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), with mild, very rainy winters and hot, humid summers with afternoon thunder showers. Unlike Podgorica temperatures very rarely exceed 35 °C (95 °F) and seldom drop below 0 °C (32 °F).
Climate data for Ulcinj, Montenegro | |||||||||||||
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64) |
20.0 (68) |
22.8 (73) |
25.0 (77) |
30.0 (86) |
33.9 (93) |
37.8 (100) |
40.0 (104) |
32.8 (91) |
28.9 (84) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.9 (66) |
40.0 (104) |
Average high °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.1 (79) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.1 (61) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.76 (67.58) |
Average low °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.93 (53.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −7.8 (18) |
−6.1 (21) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
3.9 (39) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.0 (50) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.1 (43) |
−1.1 (30) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−7.8 (18) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 149 (5.87) |
138 (5.43) |
116 (4.57) |
115 (4.53) |
67 (2.64) |
46 (1.81) |
25 (0.98) |
49 (1.93) |
85 (3.35) |
148 (5.83) |
174 (6.85) |
146 (5.75) |
1,258 (49.54) |
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 112.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 124.0 | 127.1 | 170.5 | 204.0 | 269.7 | 297.0 | 350.3 | 322.4 | 252.0 | 198.4 | 132.0 | 114.7 | 2,562.1 |
Source: Hydrological and Meteorological Service of Montenegro[13] |
Ulcinj is connected with the rest of Montenegro by two-lane highway. It is connected with other coastal towns by the Adriatic Motorway. Reaching inland is made possible by detouring from the Adriatic Motorway at Budva or Sutomore (through the Sozina tunnel).
As of today, there are no airports in the city of Ulcinj. However, nearby airports in Tivat and Podgorica are both around 70 km (43 mi) away. There are regular flights to Belgrade and Zürich from Tivat. Podgorica Airport has regular flights to major European destinations throughout the year. Many tourists traveling to Ulcinj from abroad arrive to the city from the airport in Tivat due to its recent renovations and general ease of navigation.
Notable people born in Ulcinj or its surroundings:
- Gjon Buzuku, Catholic priest who wrote the first known printed book in Albanian
- Pjetër Gjoka, actor and People's Artist of Albania
- John VIII, Archbishop of Antivari, Catholic archbishop
- Adrian Lulgjuraj, singer, winner of the Festivali i Këngës 51
- Ndoc Martini, painter
- Alex Rudaj, Albanian-American mobster most famous for leading the Rudaj Organization in the 90s.
- Lesh Shkreli, indoor football player
- Rade Tovladijac, Serbian fantasy and comic book artist
- Mujo Ulqinaku, officer in the Royal Albanian Army and a People's Hero of Albania
- Miloš Vučković, Yugoslav partisan and Hero of Yugoslavia
- Bosa Milićević, Yugoslav communist
See also[edit]
- Albanians in Montenegro
- List of mayors of Ulcinj
- List of mosques in Ulcinj
- Tourism in Montenegro
- Ulcinj Airport
- Ulcinj Municipality
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Adriatic Sea | Shkodër District | |||
Adriatic Sea | Adriatic Sea | Shkodër District |
Bijela Gora | Bratica | Kodre | |
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- iSV (22 March 2009). "недвижимость Черногории :пляжи". Real-mne.com.
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Two weeks later i get new tires and they tell me not to drive it any further because my passenger front tire was about to fall off, my wheel barons were completely shot. The mechanic who fixed this said if they looked at my brakes they should have been able to tell my wheel barons were bad by how the tire moved.
I take my grand daughter to the baby sitters almost every day. She is 2 years old. I was told i would surely have wrecked and probably rolled my vehicle but that is speculation but enough to scare me a great deal.
I do not usually complain, in fact this is the first time I have done so for any business but I went to inform the manager about my problem and he said "I get 20 to 30 cars a day, I don't remember you" I only wanted him to know that someone there did not do a good job of trying to find a problem that could be portentously life threatening. I am not a mechanic, i don't know brakes from wheel barons but I expect them to.
They did not charge me for this privilege. They just let me drive away.
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CeCoIn5 is a heavy fermion type-II superconductor showing clear signs of Pauli-limited superconductivity. A variety of measurements give evidence for a transition at high magnetic fields inside the superconducting state, when the field is applied either parallel to or perpendicular to the c axis. When the field is perpendicular to the c axis, antiferromagnetic order develops on the high-field side of the transition. This order remains as the field is rotated out of the basal plane, but the associated moment eventually disappears above 17°, indicating that anomalies seen with the field parallel to the c axis are not related to this magnetic order. We discuss the implications of this finding.
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TDRS-D being deployed on Flight Day 1 of the mission.
Mission type | Satellite deployment | ||||
Operator | NASA | ||||
Mission duration | 4 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes, 52 seconds | ||||
Distance travelled | 3,200,000 kilometers (2,000,000 mi) | ||||
Orbits completed | 80 | ||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery | ||||
Launch mass | 116,281 kilograms (256,356 lb) | ||||
Landing mass | 88,353 kilograms (194,785 lb) | ||||
Payload mass | 17,280 kilograms (38,100 lb) | ||||
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Crew size | 5 | ||||
Members | Michael L. Coats John E. Blaha Robert C. Springer James F. Buchli James P. Bagian |
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Launch date | 13 March 1989, 14:57:00 | UTC||||
Launch site | Kennedy LC-39B | ||||
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Landing date | 18 March 1989, 14:35:51 | UTC||||
Landing site | Edwards Runway 22 | ||||
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Perigee | 297 kilometres (185 mi) | ||||
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STS-29 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Discovery inserted a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) into Earth orbit. It was the third shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster of 1986, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 13 March 1989. STS-29 was the eighth flight of Discovery and the 28th Space Shuttle mission overall; its planned predecessor, STS-28, was delayed until August 1989.
Position | Astronaut | |
Commander | Michael L. Coats Second spaceflight |
Pilot | John E. Blaha First spaceflight |
Mission Specialist 1 | Robert C. Springer First spaceflight |
Mission Specialist 2 | James F. Buchli Third spaceflight |
Mission Specialist 3 | James P. Bagian First spaceflight |
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Seat[1] | Launch | Landing | Seats 1–4 are on the Flight Deck. Seats 5–7 are on the Middeck. |
S1 | Coats | Coats | |
S2 | Blaha | Blaha | |
S3 | Springer | Bagian | |
S4 | Buchli | Buchli | |
S5 | Bagian | Springer |
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Discovery lifted off from Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 9:57 am EST on 13 March 1989. The launch was originally scheduled for 18 February, but was postponed to allow for the replacement of faulty liquid oxygen turbopumps on the three main engines. The amended target date of 11 March also proved unviable because of the failure of a master event controller when it was powered up during prelaunch checkout; the controller was quickly replaced. On the rescheduled launch day of 13 March, the launch was delayed for nearly two hours because of ground fog and high upper winds. A waiver was approved for the orbiter's wing loads.
The primary payload was the third and final component of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation in geosynchronous orbit. The three on-orbit satellites were stationed over the equator at about 22,300 miles above Earth; two of them were positioned 130 degrees apart, while the third was located between them as an on-orbit spare.
On Flight Day 1, one of three cryogenic hydrogen tanks which supplied shuttle's electricity-generating fuel cells exhibited erratic pressure fluctuations. It was deactivated while engineers studied the problem, and the crew was told to conserve electrical power. The tank was reactivated on Flight Day 3, 15 March, and operated successfully thereafter.
Discovery landed on 18 March 1989, after orbit 80, one orbit earlier than planned, in order to avoid possible excessive wind buildup expected at the landing site. The shuttle touched down on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, at 9:35 am EST. The total mission duration was 4 days, 23 hours, and 39 minutes.
Payload and experiments[edit]
The mission's primary payload was a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-D), which became TDRS-4 after deployment, and its attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). The satellite was deployed from the shuttle's payload bay less than six hours after launch, at 3:12 am EST. The first-stage orbit burn of the IUS took place an hour later, and the second burn to circularize the orbit occurred 12 hours and 30 minutes into the mission. The satellite was stationed at 41 degrees west longitude.
Discovery also carried eight secondary payloads, including two Shuttle Student Involvement Program experiments. One student experiment, using four live rats with tiny pieces of bone removed from their bodies, was to test whether the environmental effects of space flight inhibit bone healing. The other student experiment was to fly 32 chicken eggs to determine the effects of space flight on fertilized chicken embryos.
One experiment, mounted in the payload bay, was only termed "partially successful." The Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element, a potential cooling system for the planned Space Station Freedom, operated continuously for less than 30 minutes under powered electrical loads. The failure was blamed on the faulty design of the equipment, especially the manifold section.
All other experiments operated successfully. Crystals were obtained from all the proteins in the Protein Crystal Growth experiment. The Chromosomes and Plant Cell Division in Space (CHROMEX), a life sciences experiment, was designed to show the effects of microgravity on root development. An IMAX (70 mm) camera was used to film a variety of scenes for the IMAX film Blue Planet, including the effects of floods, hurricanes, wildfires and volcanic eruptions on Earth. A ground-based US Air Force experiment used the orbiter as a calibration target for the Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS) in Hawaii.
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NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the Gemini program, and first used music to wake up a flight crew during Apollo 15. Each track is specially chosen, often by the astronauts' families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.[2]
Flight Day | Song | Artist/Composer |
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Day 3 | "Marine Corps Hymn" | |
Day 4 | "Theme from Star Trek: TOS" | Alexander Courage |
Day 5 | "Heigh-Ho" | Song from the Walt Disney animated film Snow White |
Day 6 | "What a Wonderful World" | Louis Armstrong |
The External Tank after separation.
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- ^ "STS-29". Spacefacts. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Fries, Colin (25 June 2007). "Chronology of Wakeup Calls" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
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Defined contribution plan
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A defined contribution (DC) plan is a type of retirement plan in which the employer, employee or both make contributions on a regular basis.[1] Individual accounts are set up for participants and benefits are based on the amounts credited to these accounts (through employer contributions and, if applicable, employee contributions) plus any investment earnings on the money in the account. Only employer contributions to the account are guaranteed, not the future benefits. In defined contribution plans, future benefits fluctuate on the basis of investment earnings. The most common type of defined contribution plan is a savings and thrift plan. Under this type of plan, the employee contributes a predetermined portion of his or her earnings (usually pretax) to an individual account, all or part of which is matched by the employer.[2]
In the United States, specifies a defined contribution plan as a "plan which provides for an individual account for each participant and for benefits based solely on the amount contributed to the participant's account, and any income, expenses, gains and losses, and any forfeitures of accounts of other participants which may be allocated to such participant's account."
In a defined contribution plan, fixed contributions are paid into an individual account by employers and employees. The contributions are then invested, for example in the stock market and the returns on the investment (which may be positive or negative) are credited to the individual's account. On retirement, the member's account is used to provide retirement benefits, sometimes through the purchase of an annuity which then provides a regular income. Defined contribution plans have become widespread all over the world in recent years and are now the dominant form of plan in the private sector in many countries.
For example, the number of defined contribution plans in the US has been steadily increasing, as more and more employers see pension contributions as a large expense avoidable by disbanding the defined benefit plan and instead offering a defined contribution plan.
Money contributed can either be from employee salary deferral or from employer contributions. The portability of defined contribution pensions is legally no different from the portability of defined benefit plans. However, because of the cost of administration and ease of determining the plan sponsor's liability for defined contribution plans (no actuary is needed to calculate the lump sum equivalent unlike for defined benefit plans), in practice, defined contribution plans have become generally portable.
In a defined contribution plan, investment risk and investment rewards are assumed by each individual/employee/retiree and not by the sponsor/employer. This risk could be substantial. Based on simulations from security returns over the twentieth century across 16 countries, there is considerable variation in pension fund ratios across both time and country. Those countries keenest on individual DC pension accounts have the highest pension fund ratios but all investors in all countries face considerable downside risk.
Some countries such as France, Italy and Spain face a ten percent probability of having a real replacement ratio of 0.25, 0.20 and 0.17 respectively.[3] In addition, DC scheme participants do not necessarily purchase annuities with their savings upon retirement and bear the risk of outliving their assets.
The "cost" of a defined contribution plan is readily calculated but the benefit from a defined contribution plan depends upon the account balance at the time an employee is looking to use the assets. So, for this arrangement, the contribution is known but the benefit is unknown (until calculated).
Despite the fact that the participant in a defined contribution plan typically has control over investment decisions, the plan sponsor retains a significant degree of fiduciary responsibility over investment of plan assets, including the selection of investment options and administrative providers.
By country[edit]
Defined contribution plans are common in the United States, and exist in various other countries, including: the UK's personal pensions and proposed National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), Germany's Riester plans, Australia's Superannuation system and New Zealand's KiwiSaver scheme. Individual pension savings plans also exist in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain.
United States[edit]
Examples of defined contribution plans in the USA include Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401(k) plans. In such plans, the employee is responsible, to one degree or another, for selecting the types of investments toward which the funds in the retirement plan are allocated. This may range from choosing one of a small number of pre-determined mutual funds to selecting individual stocks or other securities. Most self-directed retirement plans are characterized by certain tax advantages, and some provide for a portion of the employee's contributions to be matched by the employer. In exchange, the funds in such plans may not be withdrawn by the investor prior to reaching a certain age—typically the year the employee reaches 59.5 years old—(with a small number of exceptions) without incurring a substantial penalty.
In the United States, the legal definition of a defined contribution plan is a plan providing for an individual account for each participant, and for benefits based solely on the amount contributed to the account, plus or minus income, gains, expenses and losses allocated to the account (see
).Defined contribution plans are subject to IRS limits on how much can be contributed, known as the section 415 limit. In 2013, the total deferral amount, including employee contribution plus employer contribution, is limited to $51,000 or 100% of compensation, whichever is less. The employee-only limit in 2015 is $18,000 with a $6,000 catch-up. These numbers continue to be increased each year and are indexed to compensate for the effects of inflation.
United Kingdom[edit]
In the UK, over the past several years, the shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) pension plans has elevated significantly, to the point where many large DB plans are no longer open to new employees. This momentum has been employer-driven, and is considered a response to a combination of factors such as: pension underfunding,[4] declined long-term interest rates and the move to more market-based accounting. The focus is now on managing pension fund assets in relation to liabilities instead of market benchmarks. The Pensions Policy Institute estimates that in 2013 there were approximately 8 million private sector workers building up DC benefits, compared to approximately 1 million building up DB benefits.[5] However, one point of concern with these schemes is that employers often contribute less than what they would under final salary plans. According to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), employers contribute on average 11% of salary into final salary schemes, compared to only 6% into money purchase.[6] This indicates that individuals will have to save more of their own income into a pension fund in order to accomplish a satisfactory retirement income. Companies such as Aon Hewitt, Mercer and Aviva recognise these challenges and have identified the need to help new generations of workers with their retirement funding plans.
Budget 2014: All tax restrictions on pensioners' access to their pension pots to be removed, ending the requirement to buy an annuity. Taxable part of pension pot taken as cash on retirement to be charged at normal income tax rate(s). Increase in total pension savings people can take as a lump sum to £30,000.
Defined contribution schemes have existed in Japan since October 2001, and as of March 2012 cover more than 4 million workers at about 16,400 companies.[7]
The Central Provident Fund (CPF) is Singapore's national pension fund. It is a defined contribution plan, contributed by employers and employees. With over 3 million members, it ranks among the world's largest defined contribution (DC) schemes.[8] The CPF Board, a statutory authority established by legislation, runs this national pension fund.[9]
Central Government employees in India who joined after January 1st, 2006 participate in National Pension Scheme which is defined contribution plan run by Pension Fund Regulatory Authority of India. Earlier employee were under Defined Benefit Plan.
See also[edit]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Thrift Savings Plan
- Pension
- Cash balance plan
- Retirement
- Individual Retirement Accounts
- 401(k) plans
- ^ Lemke and Lins, ERISA for Money Managers, §2:26 (Thomson West, 2013).
- ^ "BLS Information". Glossary. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Information Services. February 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Cannon, Edmund; Ian Tonks (2012). "The Value and Risk of Defined Contribution Pension Schemes: International Evidence". Journal of Risk and Insurance. doi:10.1111/j.1539-6975.2011.01456.x.
- ^ Investopedia, Underfunded Pensions Plan. January 2013. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/underfunded_pension_plan.asp
- ^ Aon Hewitt, Defined Contribution Survey. December 2013. http://www.aon.com/unitedkingdom/defined-contribution/
- ^ NAPF, Case studies from the changing world of occupational pensions, May 2007. http://www.napf.co.uk/PolicyandResearch/DocumentLibrary/~/media/Policy/Documents/0035_All_change_0507.ashx
- ^ "401(k)-style plans lure companies". The Japan Times Online. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ http://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=pers
- ^ http://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=pers
External links[edit]
- Defined contribution plan in glossary, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Information Services
- Small-business retirement plans, Bankrate
- Not So Golden, Human Resource Executive Online
- How Worthless is Your 401(k)?, Newsweek
- Putnam chief Reynolds leads effort to fix DC plans, Investment News


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Albuquerque Restaurants which have Alibi Bucks Albuquerque - DowntownCafé LushMon-Fri 7am-3pm
Sat 8am-1pm
Closed Sunday (hours can change without notice) Read more: Locovore: Café Lush for life (11/10/2011) Café Lush is like a daydream of the way things might be in some future hybrid of Europe and Albuquerque. It's an urban café on a quiet street corner, with a small menu of simple yet well-crafted dishes and a pledge to use local, seasonal and organic ingredients whenever possible. But unlike in Europe, the red and green chile won't disappoint. (Alibi Staff, November 17, 2011) Pasion Latin FusionMon-Fri: 11am-2:30pm
Sat: 9am-2pm
Closed Sunday (hours can change without notice) Cuisine: Latin American, Cuban, Fusion, Caribbean/Cuban, Marsicos/Mexican Seafood, Mexican, South American, Spanish Salsa night/ Live Music: - Read more: Locovore: Pasión is a green-chile-infused tour of Latin America (2/16/2012) Elvis is in the house—Chef Elvis Bencomo, that is. With co-owners Monica (Elvis' wife) and Orlando (his brother), Pasión Latin Fusion serves up dishes found throughout Latin America with Elvis' own creative flair. Monica runs the front of the house and her gracious, lively style makes you feel right at home. To eat, there are fish tacos crusted in banana, garnished with pickled onions, avocado and sauce. The succulent carnitas tacos and George's pescado à la Veracruzana are spectacular. The "croque señorita" is Elvis' version of a croque-madame—a seared pork chop, fried egg and Swiss cheese served over tacu tacu (Peruvian rice and beans, similar to Cuba's moros y cristianos) with a huacatay (Peruvian mint) cream sauce. (Alibi Staff, September 1, 2011) Albuquerque - FairgroundsRising up from the asphalt sea of the Talin Market parking lot, Gen Kai is a Japanese restaurant that offers an oasis from the heat and chaos of the International District. Sushi is on hand, naturally, and salt-brothed ramen, but the real star here are the donburi bowls. Our favorite is the oyako don, in which dashi-soaked rice is topped with a fried combination of chicken and egg, with two forms of onion: bulb and green. (Alibi Staff, May 21, 2014) Albuquerque - Northeast HeightsDonut Mart is the home of our new favorite, the "golden coconut" cake doughnut. This circle of goodness melts in your mouth, and its toasty coconut coating adds a delightful crunch. The custard-filled Boston cream wins points with tasters, too. The PB & J and buttermilk cake are also popular. (Alibi Staff, September 3, 2010) Formerly Enchantment Chocolates, this place in the Scottsdale Village shopping center sells donuts for days and tons of fudge. Taste a little bit of each so you can pick out your favorite before taking home a pound of chocolatey bliss and a dozen buttermilk, raised or cake donuts. There are cinnamon rolls on the weekend, too. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Albuquerque - UptownCake Fetish is a boutique bakery with a singular passion for cupcakes (it won Best Cupcakes in the 2010 Best of Burque Restaurants poll). Not only that, the shop makes teeny, tiny cupcakes—dense, two-bite buttons of cake, so you can comfortably troll through 30 flavor concepts like "Velvet Elvis," red-velvet cake with cream cheese icing; or the minty, dark-chocolate grasshopper, mounded with fluffy French buttercream. This is one instance where you can have your cake and eat it, too. Regular-sized cupcakes also available. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) | Today's EventsFire and Communities: Images and Science at New Mexico Museum of ArtAll the Wild that Remains at BookworksMore Recommented Events ›› | |
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