text: Language and Social Culture Chapter 7 Language Varieties • Variety is a generic term for a particular coherent form of language in which specific extralinguistic criteria can be used to define it as a variety. • For example, a geographically defined variety is known as a dialect, a variety with a social basis as a sociolect, a functional variety as a jargon or a sublanguage, a situative variety as a register. • David (1992: 76) defines variety as a system of linguistic expression whose use is governed by situational variables, such as regional, occupational or social class. Language Varieties • A language is typically composed of a number of dialects. • The language differences associated with dialect may occur on any level of language, thus including pronunciation, grammatical, semantic, and language use differences. Language Varieties • A regional dialect refers to the language variety used in a geographical region. When people are separated from each other geographically, dialectal diversity develops. • When enough differences give the language spoken in a particular region, for example, the city of Chicago or New York its own "flavor". • A regional dialect differs from language in that the former is considered a distinct entity, yet not distinct enough to be regarded as a different language. Language Varieties • The term social dialect is used to describe differences in speech associated with various social groups or classes. • Whereas regional dialects are geographically based, social dialects originate among social groups and are related to a variety of factors such as gender, age, ethnic group, religion, and class. • In India, for example, caste, one of the clearest of all social differentiators, quite often determines which variety of a language a speaker uses. Register • Register refers the functional variety of language that is defined according to the use of language in context. • People participating in recurrent communication situations tend to use similar vocabularies and ways of saying. • For example, a physician may use technical terms when he is talking with his fellow physicians, but he may use ordinary vocabulary when he is talking to his patients. When talking about salt, a chemist may use "NaCl" in writing, but he may use the word "salt" before a preschool child. Ethnic Varieties • Speech variation may come about due to different ethnic backgrounds. Ethnic varieties are used by ethnic groups and regarded as social dialects. They often cut across regional differences. • AAVE • It has a few distinctive phonological, morphological and syntactic features. • Consonant deletion rule is used. The simplification approach deletes the past-tense morpheme, so "past" and "passed" are both pronounced as "pass". "Meant" and "mend" are both pronounced as "men." • In AAVE, the frequent absence of various forms of "be" is one of its prominent syntactic features. • Another syntactic feature is the systematic use of the expression "it is" where Standard English uses "there is" in the sense of "there exists", for example: • a. Is it a Mr. Harris in this office? • b. Diana's been a wonderful lady and it's nothin' too good for her. • Another syntactical feature is the use of double negation constructions. For example, each sentence below containing more than one negators: • a. Cronin don't know nothing. (Cronin doesn't know anything.) • b. I ain't afraid of no devils. (I'm not afraid of any devils.) Language and Culture • The language used by a speech community is closely related to the culture of that community. • Culture consists of what it is one has to know or believe in order to operate in a manner acceptable to its members, and to do so in any role that they accept for any one of themselves. Language and Culture • The close relationship between language and culture has long been the focus of linguistic study. • Many linguists have come to realize that language and culture are inextricably related. • Language and culture is in a dialectical relationship. Every language is part of a culture, and it serves and reflects cultural needs. Language and Culture • The relationship between language and culture was distinctive in the work of Sapir. • Even though he believes that language and culture are not intrinsically associated, he believed that language and our thought-grooves are too much involved as to be impossible to untie each other, and are, in a sense, one and the same. • The association of a specific culture with a specific language was not given by nature but was a historical coincidence. Language and Culture • In fact, there were and still are areas in the world where societies share a very similar cultural orientation and yet speak different languages. • Estonians and Lapps speak related languages, but their cultures are quite different. Language Change • Language is in a state of constant change. • The development of English is usually divided into three major periods. • Old English period is considered to have lasted from 449 to 1100. • Middle English period is from 1100 to 1500, and the • Modern English from 1500 to the present. • The world is changing and the causes of language change are many. The following may be some of the main causes of language change. • • • • • ● historical cause ● social cause ● pragmatic and psychological cause ● scientific and technological development ● the increase of international contact • historical cause • Historically, English has been changing throughout its history. • social cause • Language change may result from the change from one social group to another or the interaction of one social group with other groups. • pragmatic and psychological cause • The avoidance of particular words for social reasons seems to occur in all languages and euphemisms arise in their place. • scientific and technological development • Scientific and technological development can be one of the causes of language change. New technical terms keep coming into people's daily life. • the increase of international contact • Communication with speakers of other languages could lead to language change. • During the sixteenth century, English borrowed many words from French and Italian because Englishmen were in contact with speakers of these languages. Lexical Change • New words may be added. Some words may become obsolete. And a new dimension in meaning may be attached to an existing word. • Words may become archaic or extinct. When a new word comes into use, its unusual presence draws attention; but a word may be lost through inattention. • Borrowing • In the area of foods and cooking, English has borrowed a large number of words from French. • During the Middle English period such words entered the language: dinner, supper, broil, baste, appetite, salmon, sardine, pork, beef, veal, mutton, poultry, grape, orange. • Creation of New Words • Apart from borrowing, new words have made their entry into English via word formation rules such as compound, derivation, acronym formation, blending, abbreviation, clipping, back-formation, and coinage, etc.. • Some new words are created from the brandname or trade-mark of a product. For example, the invention of Kodak. • Shifts in Meaning • By amelioration, a word is assigned to a more favorable class of objects than previously. The word nimble comes originally from the Old English word niman, meaning "to take." It now means adroit. • The opposite of amelioration is pejoration. A word becomes attached to a less favorable class of objects than previously. The word spinster originally means the girl who spins, but now it means an older unmarried woman. • When a word relates to a larger class of objects than previously, it has gone through generalization. A place was originally the same thing as a plaza, and a butcher was a person who slaughtered goats. • In the opposite direction, a word can go through specialization and refer to a smaller class of objects. A wife was originally any woman, and disease was lack of ease for any reason. Sound Change • Words such as table and face, which had at the time of borrowing, underwent a sound change in English during the fifteenth century. The vowel was raised and fronted to [ei]. • Syntactical change • A syntactic rule that has been lost from English is the rule of adjective agreement. The rule stipulated that the endings of adjectives must agree with the head noun in case, number, and gender. Language Planning • The term language planning refers to a deliberate attempt to affect language use in order to prevent or to solve some problems of communication. Standard Language • The standard language can be said to be a superposed, socially prestigious dialect of language. • Because it functions as the public means of communication, it is subject to extensive normalization especially in grammar, pronunciation, and spelling. • Command of the standard language is the goal of formal language instruction. National Language and Official Language • A national language is considered as a national identity. • An official language is the language that is used in official situations in a nation or an institution. • End of Lecture


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Chris broke his stance and caught me before I fell, but my eyes never once left the commanders. I saw from the corner of my eye that the guards in the room had shifted, probably anticipating something, but I continued to hold my gaze.
"Sandra, what's wrong?" Concern filled Chris' voice as my eyes shifted towards his and the, what seemed like a spell, was broken. Reality hit and I straightened up and looked back at the commander with a stare that even shook him.
"I'm sorry, sir. I don't know what-"
"My names Sandra, sir!" My stare turned into a pleasant smile as I curtseyed shaking off whatever dead had overcome me earlier.
The commander smiled as he forgot whatever had happened as well and Chris stood back up with his hands neatly clasped behind his back and feet shoulder length apart like a proud father.
"Well, Miss Sandra, it is a pleasure meeting you, and I'd hope to see you again," he looked over at Chris, "You have a fine young man to take care of you, so I don't think I need to worry too much about you." He gave the guards a nod and I heard their feet shift as they changed positions.
The commanders gaze lifted to Chris' as he spoke, "You are excused."
And with that I took his hand and we walked out together.
When we walked back to our quarters and the biggest burden was life's from my shoulders . "I'm sorry I froze," I shuffled my feet, remembering how badly I froze.
"No," he whispered as he kneeled in front of me, lifting my chin to meet his gaze. "You we're perfect back there." His smile was contagious as I soon found myself grinning back at him.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and absorbed his warmth and felt better, momentarily.
The next few days were the same, when I woke up, Chris was gone, and came back only for a few short moments for lunch and I continued to stay back, drawing on whatever paper Chris had left for me. When he came home at around four in the afternoon, we would greet each other with smiles and hugs. He'd brought home cards once and we played until dinner time. I didn't have to share with Chris anymore, but got my own small portion and on occasions, I would give Chris some knowing he needed it more than I did.
However, after a week of this lifestyle, someone came to the door with a box as well as a note. Inside the box was a skirt and a nice dress shirt as well as an extra pair of underwear.
Chris read the note that said 'Tomorrow, Sandra is to work at the workforce, sewing uniforms and whatever she is told to do.'
I stared at Chris and nothing else was said that night.

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Prayers, please, for Jane and for her Mom, Peg, who is hospitalized
with pneumonia and has chronic respiratory complications; also for
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for someone who in the early stages of reconciliation with his
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Chapter 55: On the Clothes and Shoes of the Brethren
Let clothing be given to the brethren
according to the nature of the place in which they dwell
and its climate;
for in cold regions more will be needed,
and in warm regions less.
This is to be taken into consideration, therefore, by the Abbot.
We believe, however, that in ordinary places
the following dress is sufficient for each monk:
a tunic,
a cowl (thick and woolly for winter, thin or worn for summer),
a scapular for work,
stockings and shoes to cover the feet.
The monks should not complain
about the color or the coarseness of any of these things,
but be content with what can be found
in the district where they live and
can be purchased cheaply.
The Abbot shall see to the size of the garments,
that they be not too short for those who wear them,
but of the proper fit.
Let those who receive new clothes
always give back the old ones at once,
to be put away in the wardrobe for the poor.
For it is sufficient if a monk has two tunics and two cowls,
to allow for night wear and for the washing of these garments;
more than that is superfluity and should be taken away.
Let them return their stockings also and anything else that is old
when they receive new ones.
Those who are sent on a journey
shall receive drawers from the wardrobe,
which they shall wash and restore on their return.
And let their cowls and tunics be somewhat better
than what they usually wear.
These they shall receive from the wardrobe
when they set out on a journey,
and restore when they return.
Well, I could write another love song to the habit, and I surely do
love it, but there is an issue here for all who are outside the
cloister, yet still with the monastic struggle. Clothes do not make
the monastic, but they do set up some very potent markers, for good
or ill. The Benedictine job is to find the golden mean, avoiding
Some of my happier younger days were spent in Pittsburgh, with Amos
House Catholic Worker (now defunct,) and the Thomas Merton Center. My
friend Ellen (who gets this reflection daily,) and I had a theory,
shared by some other activists about how one should dress for anti-
nuclear and peace demonstrations. We dressed preppie all the way:
Oxford cloth, button down collars, khaki chinos and loafers. Let me
assure you that prep is never out of style and that it is always
available very cheaply at thrift stores! A lot of clothing mileage
for the money!
We did that because of a strong sense that people needed to see
themselves on the other side of the line in order to identify with
the cause. Middle America will often discount at once people whose
attire screams alternative/radical at first glance. One's clothing
sends a message, fair or not. The message it sends may very well
advance or inhibit any subsequent messages one my try to send.
Sometimes lay people who are intensely religious will go overboard in
what can only be called frumpiness in dress. Bad move! Right or
wrong, our society writes off frumpiness at first glance. The odds of
being a witness who is heard are diminished. We should want our
appearance to suggest that Jesus Christ is WORTH turning to, not that
we are simply damned fools with no fashion sense.
Simple, decent, clean, middle-of-the-road clothing is a goal
virtually any Oblate can attain. Not too flashy and costly, but
neither so tacky or beyond the fringe that it invokes scorn. The
cheaper the better, but not just for stinge!
The clothing industry in the West rides roughshod on the backs of a
LOT of oppressed people in the less developed countries. Buying your
good clothes used may not stop those awful practices, but it will at
least stop your direct complicity in them. Buy a used $45 shirt at a
Salvation Army Thrift Store and your $5 or less will actually go
towards helping someone in need, not just perpetuating that need.
Think how you look, but think very carefully of where your money goes.
A further little fussy word here. Beware of labels that show OUTSIDE.
I speak as one who used to love buying used shirts with Ralph
Lauren's polo player emblazoned on the breast. Sigh... It is not
written on your forehead that you bought it used and it shouts pricey
to all and sundry. Conspicuous consumption rides on visible labels
like that, and you could be adding to a fire you'd rather extinguish.
Great clothes, TONS of wear for 4 or 5 dollars, but no labels. As a
monk, I became embarrassed to wear such things. It sent the wrong
message entirely.
Lastly, almost everyone I know could make do with less clothes. We
pack a lot of consumerist variety into those closets of ours and that
sends a message, too. Always remember that the coat in our
chest "belongs to the poor," as one of the Eastern Fathers said. (I
think it was St. Basil, but it might have been St. John Chrysostom.
Anyone help me out with this one??)
Love and prayers,
Jerome, OSB
jeromeleo@... St. Mary's Monastery Petersham, MA
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A convex analysis approach to multi-material topology optimization
1 Faculty of Mathematics, University Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
2 Institute of Mathematics and Scientific Computing, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 36, 8010 Graz, Austria.
3 Radon Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Linz, Austria.
Received: 5 June 2015
Revised: 14 January 2016
Accepted: 2 February 2016
This work is concerned with optimal control of partial differential equations where the control enters the state equation as a coefficient and should take on values only from a given discrete set of values corresponding to available materials. A "multi-bang" framework based on convex analysis is proposed where the desired piecewise constant structure is incorporated using a convex penalty term. Together with a suitable tracking term, this allows formulating the problem of optimizing the topology of the distribution of material parameters as minimizing a convex functional subject to a (nonlinear) equality constraint. The applicability of this approach is validated for two model problems where the control enters as a potential and a diffusion coefficient, respectively. This is illustrated in both cases by numerical results based on a semi-smooth Newton method.
Mathematics Subject Classification: 49Q10 / 49K20 / 49M15
Key words: Topology optimization / convex analysis / convexification / semi-smooth Newton method
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It looks like left and right can agree that the Zimmerman prosecution was a nightmare....so, hey!, a moment of rare agreement is the result of this travesty of justice!
I'm quoting this from NRO who is quoting Talkleft:
Ms. Jeralyn Merritt runs a blog called "TalkLeft," which I happened upon when trying to update myself on the Zimmerman case. Ms. Merritt is an accomplished criminal defense attorney of left-wing views — hence the name of her blog — and I doubt that I, or many readers of NR, would agree with many of her political opinions. But her blog's analysis of the Zimmerman case was thorough, and thoroughly documented, and her conclusion has an integrity about it that warrants consideration by thoughtful people across the political spectrum. For that reason, I'm stepping away from my usual subject — the national defense — to post what she has to say:Now that the evidence has been presented, my previously expressed opinions on this case have only become more solidified. Looking to the future, and the legacy of this case, here is what I see. Keep in mind this is only my opinion.Whether George Zimmerman is acquitted or convicted, and I am not making any predictions before hearing closing arguments and reading the jury instructions, the legacy of this case will be that the media never gets it right, and worse, that a group of lawyers, with the aid of a public relations team, who had a financial stake in the outcome of pending and anticipated civil litigation, were allowed to commandeer control of Florida's criminal justice system, in pursuit of a divisive, personal agenda.Their transformation of a tragic but spontaneous shooting into the crime of the century, and their relentless demonization of the person they deemed responsible, not for a tragic killing, but for "cold-blooded murder," has called into question the political motives and ethics of the officials serving in the Executive branch of Florida's government, ruined the career of other public officials, turned the lives of the Zimmerman family, who are as innocent as their grieving clients, into a nightmare, and along the way, set back any chance of a rational discussion of the very cause they were promoting, probably for years.The problems of racial disparity and arbitrary enforcement of our criminal laws are real, systemic and need to be addressed. Criminal defense lawyers see it and fight to correct it every day. From charging decisions to plea offers to sentences, the system is not fair and everybody knows it.But this case has never been representative of those problems. And perhaps most unfortunate of all, as a result of the false narrative created by the lawyers for grieving parents who tragically lost their son — a narrative perpetuated by a complicit and ratings-hungry media — any attempt at meaningful reform is likely to fall on deaf ears for years to come.Those who want to read Ms. Merritt's analysis in greater depth can find it here.


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Devonian (Emsian-Famennian) palynomorphs.
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The Devonian and Carboniferous of the northern and eastern borders of the Dinant Synclinorium (southern Belgium)
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Devonian antiarch placoderms from Belgium revisited
Olive, Sébastien
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Anatomical, systematic, and paleobiogeographical data on the Devonian antiarchs from Belgium are reviewed, updated and completed thanks to new data from the field and re-examination of paleontological ... [more ▼]
Anatomical, systematic, and paleobiogeographical data on the Devonian antiarchs from Belgium are reviewed, updated and completed thanks to new data from the field and re-examination of paleontological collections. The material of Bothriolepis lohesti is enhanced and the species redescribed in more detail. An undetermined species of Bothriolepis is recorded from the Famennian of Modave (Liège Province), one species of Asterolepis redescribed from the Givetian of Hingeon and another one described from the Givetian of Mazy (Namur Province). Grossilepis rikiki sp. nov. is recorded from the Famennian tetrapod-bearing locality of Strud (Namur Province) and from the Famennian of Moresnet (Liège Province). It is the first occurrence of Grossilepis after the Frasnian and on the central southern coast of the Euramerican continent. Its occurrence in the Famennian of Belgium may be the result of a late arrival from the Moscow Platform and the Baltic Depression, where the genus is known from Frasnian deposits. Remigolepis durnalensis sp. nov. is described from the Famennian of Spontin near Durnal (Namur Province). Except for the doubtful occurrence of Remigolepis sp. in Scotland, this is the first record of this genus in Western Europe. Its occurrence in Belgium reinforces the strong faunal affinities between Belgium and East Greenland and the hypothesis of a hydrographical link between the two areas during the Late Devonian. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 53 (1 ULg)
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Chairman Stephen Green, a well-known philanthropist and Church of England lay minister, has given £847,000 in shares, while Mike Geoghegan, his chief executive, gave £500,980.
The donation from Mr Geoghegan is in addition to his decision announced this year that he would give his £4 million bonus for last year to charity.
Mr Green's donation represents the entirety of his bonus shares paid under a long-term incentive scheme that has just kicked in from 2008.
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee today announced it was holding the base rate of interest at 0.5 per cent.
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Boutique Hotel Bristol, Kosice
- Free buffet breakfast and WiFi
Main amenities
- 32 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- Rooftop terrace
- Sauna
- Self parking
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
What's around
- Miklus Prison Museum (0.2 mi / 0.3 km)
- St. Elisabeth Cathedral (0.2 mi / 0.3 km)
- Hlavna Ulica (0.2 mi / 0.3 km)
- Peace Marathon Square (0.6 mi / 1 km)
- Steel Arena (0.9 mi / 1.4 km)
Boutique Hotel Bristol, Kosice
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $84
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- Business Suite
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 32 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-5:30 AM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- One child (3 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- Self parking *
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In the hotel
- Free buffet breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Indoor pool
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Arcade/game room
- Conference space size (feet) - 377
- Conference space size (meters) - 35
- One meeting room
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 2007
- Elevator/lift
- Rooftop terrace
- Garden
- Library
- Accessible bathroom
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
- Hair dryer
- Cable/satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Roman Spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include sports massages, massages, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna and Turkish bath/hammam.
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
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Also known as
- Boutique Bristol Kosice
- Boutique Hotel Bristol
- Boutique Hotel Bristol Kosice
- Hotel Bristol Boutique
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.50 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Optional extras
Self parking costs EUR 9 per night
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 15 per night
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of EUR 12 per vehicle (one way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Outstanding 4.6 /5 from 17 reviews
Beautiful city , beautiful churches , great restaurants nearby
Great location, lovely room with view of the cathedral, fantastic service by all I interacted with. I recommend anyone traveling to try the local language, but it is comforting being at a hotel where everyone's English is flawless. Nice restaurant and cafe. Clean, modern, comfortable. If I'm ever back, this is where I'd come.
Great location, room was a good size, staff were good. Only complaint is they made me pay 13 euros for walking through the spa so I could get to my massage appointment as I had checked out that day. This was after staying with them for 4 days.
Hotel is in a great location. Spacious rooms. Excellent service, especially reception staff. The small spa is an added bonus.
Location is great, room was a good size and clean. Only thing I was not pleased with is I was charged 13 euros to use the spa area to have a massage.
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The Third Reich: The Essential Readings
€ 136,99
Bisher € 139,99
Lieferbar innert 2 Wochen
November 1999
BeschreibungThis book presents a unique collection of some of the most influential recent writing on vital aspects of Nazi Germany.
InhaltsverzeichnisAcknowledgements. Glossary. General Introduction. 1. Rise of the NSDAP. 2. Seizure and Consolidation of Power. 3. Foreign Policy. 4. Economy. 5. Army. 6. Working Class and Volksgemeinschaft (National Community). 7. Police State. 8. Women. 9. Hitler as Dictator. 10. Resistance. 11. Holocaust/Final Solution. Index.
PortraitChristian Leitz is Associate Professor of History and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland. He has previously taught at the University of the West of England, Bristol and was a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. He is the author of "Economic Relations between Nazi Germany and Franco's Spain, 1936-1945" (1996) and "Nazi Germany and Neutral Policy 1941-45" (forthcoming) and "Nazi Foreign Policy, 1933-41" (forthcoming).
Pressestimmen"The essays are of high quality, written by respected authors, and some are classics." (Times Higher Education Supplement)
Untertitel: 'Essential Readings in History'. New. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: BLACKWELL PUBL
Erscheinungsdatum: November 1999
Seitenanzahl: 324 Seiten
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Hotel Auto Hogar, Barcelona Overview
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Hotel Auto Hogar Hotel Overview
A charming Barcelona hotel located in the city centre, next to the harbour and 10 minutes walking distance from Las Ramblas.
The ground floor hotel restaurant, ,Cafe Español, is always open for lunch and dinner. It also functions as a breakfast room that is simply furnished and that serves a breakfast buffet. A range of cuisine can be found in the refined restaurant and you can sip beverages in the stylish bar.
Elevator, Air-conditioning, City maps, Multilingual staff, Safe at front desk, Newspapers, Snack bar, Bicycle rentals
24-hour front desk, Fax service, Luggage storage, Photocopy center, 24-hour security, Wake-up calls, Concierge, Tourist information, Laundry service, Car rental desk, Dry cleaning/laundry service, Ironing service
Indoor parking, Guarded parking, Paid parking
Paid parking is available at the hotel.
The hotel is located in front of metro stop 'Paral·lel' where you can take metro line 2 and different bus lines.
Hotel Auto Hogar, Barcelona Hotel Details
Hotel Auto Hogar Barcelona is located in the city centre, next to the harbour and 10 minutes walking distance from Las Ramblas, and 10 minutes by car from the trade fair buildings. Blending centrality with easy access to the business district and the bustling Ramblas, this charming hotel offers a bright, comfortable backdrop to your stay.
Auto Hogar Hotel features a small lobby area which leads to the lift that connects with the bedrooms. The attentive professional staff speaks several languages and is available 24 hours. You will find many convenient hotel facilities such as luggage storage, car and bicycle rental desk as well as a restaurant and a café. On top of that, a safe parking is available onsite at a small fee.
The tastefully decorated bedrooms at Hotel Auto Hogar Barcelona are fully equipped and allow you to embrace a warm ambience. They all feature an en-suite bathroom with a bath and a shower as well as bathroom amenities. The air-conditioned rooms are also equipped with a safe, a direct dial telephone and a television.


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This is a good time to start preparing sites for new lawns, to be sown later in September. The earth should be well raked and all clods knocked down with a fork.
Prune rambling roses, together with climbers that have only one season of flowering. Keep any new long growths that have sprung from the base of the rose and cut out entirely a few of the old growths that flowered this summer. If no new shoots have appeared, cut out one old growth and prune back side shoots on the rest.
There are several hardy annuals which will make a good show early next year if they are sown outside now in the place where you want them to flower. Sow as thinly as possible, cover lightly with sifted soil and firm down the earth on top of the seeds. Then protect them with netting until the seedlings are decently established. Annuals such as poppies, calendula, larkspur, limnanthes (called fried eggs because each flower has a brilliant yellow centre surrounded by white-tipped petals), love-in-the-mist, clarkia and cornflowers can all be treated in this fashion.
Take cuttings of shrubs such as berberis, phlomis and potentilla. They will root most easily in a light mixture of compost and sand or vermiculite. Choose shoots that are 15-22cm (6-9in) long and pull them off the parent bush so each has a bit of a "heel" (part of the older wood) attached. Bury them about 7cm (3in) deep and firm the compost down well around them.
Cut back chives, marjoram, mint and oregano to about 7cm (3in) from the ground to encourage fresh growth that you can use during the autumn.
What to buy
Most apples need storing, to develop flavour. Wooden vegetable boxes, chucked out at street markets and greengrocers, stack up to make excellent storage systems. If you can't get hold of those, the five-drawer apple rack (£165) in the new Cox & Cox catalogue provides a more stylish if expensive option. Height 71cm x width 57cm x depth 47cm. Call 0844 858 0744 and quote G-Rack or go to the website at coxandcox.co.uk.
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Like many things in life, the whirrs and noises of old computers that were formerly annoying now inspire a nostalgic sense of retro glee -- the bleating of a fax modem, the blatting of a large-format dot-matrix printer. It's this sort of nostalgia that inspires some users to make them sing, like a YouTuber going by the handle of bd594 who orchestrated a collection of outdated gear to emit the soulful strings of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. It starts with an HP ScanJet 3C playing the part of Freddie Mercury, then an Atari 800XL makes the organ sounds, TI-99/4a handles guitar duties, and a selection of other archaic goodies make visual and aural appearances. While the scanner did need to be recorded four separate times for all the "vocal" tracks, nothing was pitch-corrected, meaning your old scanner is officially more talented than three quarters of the Weekly Top 40. See for yourself after the break.http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/antiquarian-peripherals-play-bohemian-rhapsody/
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International Foundations Program
The International Foundations Program is a flexible English language program that enables international students to meet the English language proficiency level required for admission into their chosen undergraduate or graduate degree program at the University of Calgary, Canada's #1 young university. Details
The International Foundations Program is the new name for the English for Academic Purposes, or EAP. If you are currently enrolled in or have applied to the EAP, please note the new name of the program.
If you have applied and been admitted into a degree program such as engineering, science, arts or graduate studies, but need to improve your academic English skills, you are first admitted into the International Foundations Program.
Depending on your English skills, you are placed into tier one, two or three. Each tier requires one term to complete (13 weeks) and you must attend English writing (10 hours), English reading (five hours), and English listening/speaking (five hours) courses every week. You should complete the program within three months to a year, depending on the tier you are placed into.
Study in Canada at a top university. Choose International Foundations Program – the only Languages Canada accredited and degree admission eligible program at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Quick Chat: The New, Diverse International Student Body
IFP Instructors Marcia Kim and Subrata Bhowmik discuss strategies to connect with international students.
Read the Werklund School's newsletter for information about the UCalgary campus, City of Calgary and Province of Alberta.
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I just received Etheren's hoop in the mail the other day and nearly squealed with glee when I saw it!
It's very similar to one she made for herself that I admired as soon as I saw it.
How gorgeous is that little spider?!
But what really makes it special to me is the very Charlotte's Web message hidden amongst her web; it reads "Luceo non uro" which is a bit of a personal motto of mine, it means "I shine, not burn"
Thank you so much Etheren, it also matches the hoop bambii8899 made for me in colours so they look great together!


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Subway Yoga Mat Chemical Puts Plastic in the Bread
Adam Rifkin stashed this in That's not food.
Stashed in: Sandwich!, Fast Food, Best of BuzzFeed
Do all breads have plastic yoga mat material in them or just the ones in fast food restaurants?
The substance, azodicarbonamide, is commonly used among fast-food chains as a dough conditioner because it makes bread more elastic. Subway's promise to remove it comes after a food blogger's petition went viral online and gathered more than 78,000 signatures in just a few days.
Even though the additive is USDA- and FDA-approved for use in food, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (as well as New York Sen. Chuck Schumer) want azodicarbonamide banned from food completely because of a slight risk that it can cause cancer. (It's already banned in Europe.)
It makes the bread more elastic? Yuck!
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The latest news from academia, regulators
research labs and other things of interest
|Posted: Jun 23, 2016
Winner announced for NNI's EnvisioNano nanotechnology image contest
|Images posted online for public voting received more than 2,000 votes. The top three images advanced to the semifinalist round. The final winner was chosen by representatives of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) member agencies. The winning image will be displayed on Nano.gov for a month. For more information on the EnvisioNano contest rules and judging, visit the EnvisioNano page on Nano.gov.
|Graphene Shows its Stripes: This image shows a grain of graphene which was synthesized using chemical vapor deposition on a copper foil substrate. The hexagonal shape of the graphene grain is indicative of the graphene hexagonal crystal lattice structure, while the striped pattern arises due to adhesion and wrinkling with the underlying substrate. Graphene is a 2-D material with mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties that exceed conventional engineering materials. (Image taken by: Ben Davis and Ryan Hines. Advisor: Matt Maschmann, Maschmann Lab at the University of Missouri)
|About the Contest: Federal agencies funding research and development activities in nanotechnology under the auspices of the NNI, with support from the NNCO, are working to highlight the accomplishments of and build community around the NNI, and to educate the general public about nanotechnology. One such effort is EnvisioNano, a contest for students who submit striking nanoscale images with thoughtful, concise descriptions of the science.
|Source: National Nanotechnology Coordination Office


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Disappointment for Nishikori, but Asia on the rise
By Martyn Herman
(Reuters) - Tokyo's morning rush-hour will probably have flowed a little smoother than usual on Tuesday as millions delayed their journeys to find a TV beaming a 24-year-old wielding a tennis racket on a patch of concrete in a suburb of New York.
A tennis player temporarily halting the daily frenzy of life in one of Asia's heaving cities would have seemed fanciful a decade ago before Li Na became an icon for millions of Chinese sports fans with her landmark win at the 2011 French Open.
Three years on and in the season Li added the Australian Open title to her collection, Kei Nishikori's run to the U.S. Open final has shown that the acceleration of Asia as a tennis force is not restricted to the women, even if the men are still playing catch-up.
Nishikori's hopes of winning a maiden grand slam title were ruthlessly crushed by Croatia's Marin Cilic in the final on Monday, but his dream of becoming the first man from an Asian country to win one remains very much alive.
The Japanese, at 24, is still a young pup in tennis terms.
Six years ago he won an ATP tournament in Florida - the first by a Japanese player for 16 years - announcing himself to a nation obsessed with soccer, baseball and golf.
Since then, the ebbs and flows of life as a tennis professional have caused some to question his progress despite ringing endorsements from the likes of Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
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State of the Union: High volume, low yield
01/23/2014 1:10amHere's a little secret about the State of the Union address that President Barack Obama will deliver next week: He'll give Congress a long list of requests but few likely will be approved. That's just the reality of a politically divided government.
Mich. to seek visas to lure immigrants to Detroit
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Drug crimes: AG backs more discretion for judges
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Half brothers die jogging days apart in NYC
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Police: Conn. official lost election, erased files
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Ex-BP engineer asks judge to recuse himself
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Natural gas locomotives may prove cheaper, cleaner
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White House teases State of the Union speech
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Michigan seeks visas to lure immigrants to Detroit
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Commuter rail passengers stranded in cold in Conn.
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GE Hitachi to pay $2.7M over flawed nuke design
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Primary challenger to Texas' Cornyn goes missing
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ACLU accuses La. school of religious harassment
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NTSB: Oil train crash risks 'major loss of life'
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US Pacific chief concern over Japan-China tension
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Seahawks player responds to deaf girl's heartwarming letter
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$5M bond for Ohio ex-con charged in girl's death
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Troopers confirm second moose with arrow in nose
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Poll: At Obama's 5-yr point, few see a turnaround
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N-word use puts Washington principal on leave
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UN: 400,000 fled Darfur violence last year
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Rwanda rejects UN experts' report on rebel group
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Nevada man, 88, won't face death in wife's killing
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Ill. courthouse drug scandal figure gets 10 years
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Huckabee: Democrats pitch women on birth control
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Judges OK sale of railroad in Canada disaster
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Ryan: House will take up immigration in pieces
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2 women accuse former teacher of molestation
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35 And E·liʹhu continued answering and saying: 2 "Is this what you have regarded as justice? You have said, 'My righteousness is more than God's.'*+ 3 For you say, 'Of what use is it to you?+ What benefit do I have more than by my sinning?'+ 4 I myself shall reply to you And to your companions*+ with you. 5 Look up to heaven+ and see, And behold the clouds,+ [that] they are indeed higher than you. 6 If you actually sin, what do you accomplish against him?+ And [if] your revolts actually increase, what do you do to him? 7 If you are really in the right, what do you give him, Or what does he receive from your own hand?+ 8 Your wickedness may be against a man* like you,+ And your righteousness to a son of earthling man.*+ 9 Because of the multitude of oppressions they keep calling for aid;+ They keep crying for help because of the arm of the great ones.+ 10 And yet no one has said, 'Where is God* my Grand Maker,*+ The One giving melodies in the night?'+ 11 He is the One teaching+ us more than the beasts* of the earth,+ And he makes us wiser than even the flying creatures of the heavens. 12 There they keep crying out, but he does not answer,+ Because of the pride+ of the bad ones. 13 Only the untruth God* does not hear,+ And the Almighty himself does not behold it.+ 14 How much less, then, when you say you do not behold him!+ The legal case is before him, and so you should wait anxiously for him.+ 15 And now because his anger has not called for an accounting,+ He has also not taken note of the extreme rashness.+ 16 And Job himself opens his mouth wide simply for nothing; Without knowledge he multiplies mere words."+
^ "More than God's." Heb., me·'Elʹ; LXX, "Jehovah."
^ "Companions," M; LXX, "three friends."
^ "Against a man." Heb., le'ishʹ.
^ "Earthling man." Heb., 'a·dhamʹ.
^ "God." Heb., 'Elohʹah.
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Dr. Lindgren was very cold and did not spend much time with me and my daughter. This office provides a range of products and procedures but she recommended that I go to another Spa. It was like she did not want to treat non white people. That is how we felt. I thought I made the right choice by waiting to get an appointment with her based on her credentials. I guess I was wrong.. Totally disappointed.
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lol hagelin is funny on the ice. "i didnt even know how to take slapshots until college, like my 3rd year and then i saw u take one against us" think he was talking to mcd.
Hehe, sounds like the real Eklund (the old Philly player). I heard a story of how a coach told him after his rookie season that he wouldn't play the next season unless he learned how to elevate the puck when using a slapper. Eklund had a real short stick and always used his wrister, but then they had a contest in which the players competed in from how far away they could hit the plexi glass (IE, I guy with a good slapper can hit the plexi behind the net from his own zone almost, while some struggles to do it from inside the redline even), and everyone noticed that Eklund basically had no clue how to use his slapper. He looked like a 11 y/o trying to learn to shot when he used his slapper. The coach really gave it to him saying stuff like
you're playing in the best league in the world
its embarassing kids x age can do what you can't
and so forth -- you need to learn how to use a slapper.
The next season in camp the coach threw a handful of pucks on the ice but Eklund failed to elevate the puck and sat out a handful of games before he got out of the doghouse.
I am not 100% if its a true story, but looking at hockeydb Keenan was the coach for Philly back then so it doesn't sound all that unlikely...
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A web of secret puzzles and hidden codes, and an enigma that could unravel the very basis of society, The Da Vinci Code rebooted the modern mystery novel genre and inspired a whole generation into reading once more. Since its publication in 2003 Dan Brown's novel has sold 80 million copies worldwide - outdone only by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The book - which was nevertheless panned by the critics - has even spawned its own sub-genre of copycat crypto-religious 'literature'. Besides fame, the novel has also gained notoriety for its assertions about the life of Jesus and the Catholic Church, its inauspicious depiction of the sect Opus Dei, and the high profile court case involving two historians who claimed Brown had ripped off their research. With copies still flying off the shelves on the back of a big budget Hollywood adaptation, hordes of fans are eager to visit the locations they've read about and relive the tale. The latter half of the book all takes place in the UK, with the most exciting scenes in London itself. As well as seeing the settings for real, prospective sleuths can also take a number of tours with guides revealing the facts behind the fiction.
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The Da Vinci Code in London
Follow in the footsteps of Professor Robert Langdon and special agent Sophie Neveu as they try to crack the mystery of the Da Vinci Code in London.
Introduction: setting the scene
One of the biggest literary successes of the early 21st century
The National Gallery
The Madonna of the Rocks: A Picture tells a Thousand Words
Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DN
Tube: Charing Cross Station, Leicester Square Station, Embankment Underground Station, Piccadilly Circus Station, Covent Garden Station
When her estranged grandfather is discovered murdered in the Louvre in Paris, Sophie Neveu is pushed together with Harvard religious symbology expert Robert Langdon. The pair trawl through the gallery, following the cryptic trail left by her dead relative. The final piece in the puzzle is Leonardo Da Vinci's painting 'The Madonna of the Rocks', behind which they discover a key and an address...
Da Vinci painted two versions of the work - the second hangs in the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square in London. Langdon says that this is a second "watered-down" version of the original, supposedly offensive to the Catholic Church. Take a look for yourself and see what you make of it.
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Biggin Hill Airport
The Grail leads to English Soil
Biggin Hill, London, TN16 3BN
Tube: New Cross Station (East London line closed. Bus service operates)
On the run from the French police, headed by stubborn detective Bezu Fache, our heroic double-act arrives in the UK aboard the private jet of aristocratic Grail expert, Leigh Teabing. Langdon and Neveu (portrayed by Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou in the Hollywood version of the book) now believe that clues to the location of the Grail might lie on English soil. When they land at Biggin Hill Airport in the Surrey countryside, south east of London, the police are waiting for them...
There's not much to see at Biggin Hill, but from here you can take flying lessons or an incredible helicopter ride over London. Nearby there are a host of historic properties to visit, including the former residences of Darwin and Churchill.
Temple Church
Resting Place of the Knight's Templar
Fleet Street, Temple, Holborn, London, EC4Y 7BL
Tube: Temple Station
After escaping from the police at Biggin Hill, Langdon and Neveu speed towards Fleet Street in Teabing's limousine in search of a knight's tomb they believe to contain the Holy Grail. They think the crypt is located in Temple Church, in the grounds of the Inner Temple - one of London's great medieval Inns of Court.
Sandwiched between the Thames and Fleet Street, the Inner Temple's church and gardens are open for visitors. Built in the 12th century by the Knights Templar - a congregation of warrior priests who were sworn to protect pilgrims on their way to and from Jerusalem - the building is unusual for its original round layout, rather than the customary cross (the chancel was added later). It was built in the image of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem - the destination of pilgrims in the Holy Land. The novel suggests that crusaders discovered evidence of descendants of Jesus after they conquered Jerusalem in 1099, setting up the Knights Templar to guard the secret. On the floor of the round part of the church lie the effigies of ten knights, which are heroes erroneously believe to be tombs.
Langdon and Neveu are interrupted at gunpoint by the albino monk Silas, but when Langdon threatens to throw the keystone to the ground - Rémy, Teabing's butler, reveals himself, also toting a pistol...
King's College Library
Cracking the Code
Strand, Covent Garden, London, WC2R 2LS
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With the keystone and Teabing in Rémy's clutches, Robert and Sophie rush from Temple Church via Temple Underground station (on the Circle & District lines) to the King's College Library. They are in a race against time to unravel the clue from the cryptex, so they can catch up with their rival and save Teabing.
The library is not actually adjacent to Parliament as described in the book (Westminster is about a mile further upstream). The King's campus found on the opposite bank of the Thames is, in fact, the Faculty of Medicine. The room depicted is actually the Reading Room of the Maughan Library on Chancery Lane, just a short walk from Temple Church. It is octagonal with a round table in the middle just as described. However, the University aren't keen on visitors without library cards!
Horse Guards Parade
Teacher's Treachery
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Throughout the tale, Silas and Rémy have been receiving phone calls from a shadowy figure known only as 'the Teacher'. While our hero and heroine are furiously trying to uncover the location of the Knight's tomb, the mysterious mastermind has lured Rémy, one of his pawns, to Horse Guards Parade next to St James's Park. He poisons him, thus eliminating the only person who knows his true identity.
The area is famed as the venue for Trooping the Colour and Beating Retreat - two centuries-old military pageants - and, more recently, the London 2012 Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. Behind it, St James's Park is home to a fascinating menagerie of birdlife and some classic views of London.
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Members of the Royal Family, invited guests and the public celebrate The Oueen's official birthday in the company of troops from the Household Division (Foot Guards and Household Cavalry). In 2017, the Colour is expected ...
Opus Dei Headquarters
Silas's Last Refuge
Under the malevolent influence of 'the Teacher', Silas - the murderous albino monk portrayed by Paul Bettany in the film adaptation of the book - seeks refuge in the London headquarters of the secretive Opus Dei. With the police closing in on him, he flees and in his delirium shoots his scheming mentor Bishop Aringarosa.
The minority Catholic sect is very unhappy about their depiction in the novel. The hard-line, traditionalist group are keen to keep a low profile; membership is by invitation only. They have been criticised as the Catholic equivalent of the Freemasons, and despite the recent canonisation of founder Jose Maria Escriva, their close links to the Franco regime in Spain have not been forgotten. Former education secretary Ruth Kelly is reputedly a member. The novel has actually given the organisation massive publicity with record hits on their website since it was published.
One of their buildings in London is indeed situated on Orme Court, opposite Kensington Gardens, exactly as described in the novel.
Westminster Abbey
House of God and House of Kings
Dean's Yard, Westminster, London, SW1P 3PA
Tube: Westminster Station, St James's Park Station
Westminster Abbey does not welcome 'Da Vinci Code' tours, so you'll have to follow that last part of the London trail alone with the help of a few pointers from us.
When Langdon and Sophie finally crack the code they realise that the knight they seek is, in fact, Sir Isaac Newton. They speed to Westminster Abbey where they know they will find his grave. They quickly locate the tomb of the great scientist Sir Isaac Newton on the north side of the nave. The tomb is exactly as described in the novel: Newton is reclining regally in classical robes atop a huge black marble sarcophagus, leaning on a pile of his works. There is a pyramid behind, on which there is a celestial globe depicting the signs of the zodiac.
While examining the monument for clues - they discover a note from 'the Teacher'. It instructs them to follow him into the Chapter House and out into the public garden where he has Teabing captive. Langdon and Neveu rather foolishly take the Teacher at his word, following the evil mastermind into a dead end. Here, in a tense showdown, the identity of their adversary is finally revealed. The walls of the octagonal Chapter House are covered with murals of the Final Judgement. Ornate tile work and original Victorian stained glass adorn the area. It was here that King Henry III's Great Council convened for the first time in 1257 - the beginning of English Parliament. The Chapter House was used by the House of Commons until the 14th century, when they moved to the Palace of Westminster where they've sat ever since.
This is the end of the London leg of 'The Da Vinci' tour. If you want to continue the journey on to its next stage in Edinburgh, why not opt for a tailor-made day trip by rail? Book tickets for an Edinburgh day trip here. In the meantime, happy sleuthing!
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Hi friends! I'm writing today from the Bella Luna Farm in Snohomish, Washington (just outside of Seattle). We are on day two of our fashion photo shoot for our winter/spring 2012 issue. We have an amazing location, dozens of gowns, a dream photographer, and an incredible model. We can't wait to share the images with you!