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Rudolfinum in Prague
Rudolfinum House of Artists ( Dum umelcu ) – This grandiose construction, with its elegant architectural forms, stands majestically on the banks of the Vltava and overlooks the square named after Jan Palach, the martyr of the ” Prague Spring ” in 1968. It is also known as the Rudolfinum, as it was named in honour of Rudolph of Habsburg. It was built in the second half of the 19th century by J. Zitek and J. Schulz. Once the seat of the Czechoslovak Parliament ( 1919 – 1939 ), it is considered to be one of the most outstanding examples of neo – Renaissance architecture in Prague. An allegory dedicated to Wagner adorns the main…
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RBC Proposes Options Bet on Bitcoin-Linked Tesla
Options traders could right now take advantage of a rare divergence in options metrics between the two bitcoin (BTC)-holding companies MicroStrategy and Tesla a strategist at investment bank RBC Capital Markets has suggested.According to a note written by RBC derivatives strategist Amy Wu Silverman, the stocks of both companies have risen along with the bitcoin price. However, the skew measuring the cost of bearish options bets – known as puts – versus bullish bets – known as calls – is now inverted for MicroStrategy while Tesla is at highs, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
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Champs elysees
Champs elysees was originally a vast swampy area; after its reclamation, Le Notre in 1667 designed the wide avenue which was first called the Grand-Cours (its present name dates from 1709): it extends from the Tuileries to Place de I’Etoile, now called Place de Gaulle. At the beginning of the avenue are the celebrated Horses of Marly, by Guillaume Coustou. From here to the Rond-Point of the Champs-Elysees, the avenue is flanked by a vast park. As we walk along it, on the right is the Theatre des Ambassadeurs-Espace Pierre Cardin, on the left the Ledoyen restaurant from the time of Louis XVI. In Place Clemenceau is the bronze statue…
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Jack Dorsey says Square may build a bitcoin mining system
Square CEO Jack Dorsey said late on Friday the company might jump into the bitcoin mining business.Dorsey tweeted that the company is considering a “bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source for individuals and businesses worldwide.” The price of bitcoin rose above $62,000 following Dorsey’s string of tweets, as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency pushes toward its all-time high.
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St. Severin Paris
From as early as the end of the 11th century, St-Severin was the parish church of the whole Left Bank. Its construction as it stands today was begun in the first half of the 13th century and lasted until the end of the 16th. Here, legend relates, Dante came to pray at the time of his hypothetical trip to Paris, perhaps in 1307. The west door, dating from the 13th century, comes from the church of St-Pierre-aux-Boeufs, demolished in 1839. The windows and rose window above it are in the Flamboyant Gothic style of the 15th century, while the bell tower standing on the left is from the 13th century.…
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George Stephanopoulos Launches Production Company With ABC News
Viewers of ABC are accustomed to seeing George Stephanopoulos each weekday morning on “Good Morning America” and on Sundays on “This Week.” Soon, they may be able to see more of his work at many different times.Stephanopoulos will debut two long-form programs on Hulu, all part of a new production company ABC News
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COVID region seeing highest hospitalizations in nearly 10 months
The region includes Colorado, Montana, the Dakotas, Utah and Wyoming.The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 720,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
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Carnavalet Museum Paris
Entrance to the museum is on the right of the courtyard. On the first floor are collections of furniture, works of art and paintings which illustrate the Paris of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI. On the ground floor, on the other hand, most of the rooms are dedicated to the Revolution and the First Empire. Among the museum’s most interesting relics are the bill of indictment of Louis XVI and the key of the Temple in which the royal family was imprisoned, the dressing table and chair used by Marie-Antoinette in the Tower of the Temple (on the table are perfume bottles and a miniature of the Dauphin which the queen…
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Past Pandemics Remind Us Covid Will Be an Era
When Will Covid End?History repeatedly demonstrates how difficult it is to decisively declare that a pandemic is over.
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How to Stay Safe in Costa Rica during an Earthquake
The latest information about what to do when a earthquake occurs in Costa Rica including the 5 essential safety steps.Earthquakes in Costa Rica and around the world occur because of rapid, sudden shaking of the ground as the plates underneath the earth move very quickly. When an earthquake hits, you may hear a rumbling sound that gets louder. Plus, you may feel a rolling sensation that starts gently and grows violent.
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Florence for a Day
Top sights in Florence – what to see in a single day PONTE VECCHIO It is said that the Ponte Vecchio existed in Roman times as a passageway along the Via Cassia. After being destroyed and rebuilt a number of times, Ponte Vecchio as we know it today was reconstructed on three arches in 1345, probably by Neri di Fioravante. The tiny shops of gold merchants ( in the middle ages there were fishmongers, butchers and leather shops ) and the small houses on the sides of the bridge are its most characteristic features. PALAZZO PITTI Palazzo Pitti was built in 1458 by one of the richest and most powerful…
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Biden trapped in coronavirus malaise
Democrats are ringing alarm bells and coming to the simplest of conclusions: It’s the pandemic, stupid.In a focus group last week, Pennsylvania Democrats one after another articulated the issue vexing top White House aides, party operatives in Virginia and voters in Georgia: Why isn’t President Joe Biden’s diminished job rating rebounding?
