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Цезарь (салат)

«Цезарь» — овощной салат. Популярное блюдо американской кухни (иногда относят к мексиканской или итальянской кухне).
Салат получил название не по имени Гая Юлия Цезаря, а по имени человека, наиболее часто называемого автором этого блюда — американского повара итальянского происхождения Цезаря Кардини, который в 1920—1940-х годах владел несколькими ресторанами в городе Тихуана, находящемся на территории Мексики (поскольку от Сан-Диего Тихуану отделяет только граница, такое выгодное положение позволяло Кардини избегать ограничений Сухого закона). По легенде, салат был изобретён Кардини 4 июля 1924 года (в День независимости США), когда на кухне почти ничего не осталось, а посетители требовали пищи. В 1953 году салат «Цезарь» отмечен Эпикурейским обществом в Париже как «лучший рецепт, появившийся в Италии за последние 50 лет».
По свидетельству дочери Цезаря Кардини, её отец, вопреки распространённой версии рецепта, никогда не добавлял в салат анчоусы (лёгкий рыбный привкус в соусе обуславливается наличием анчоусов в составе вустерского соуса). Легенда о том, что в салате якобы присутствовали анчоусы, появилась благодаря брату Цезаря, Алексу Кардини, который добавил анчоусы и назвал блюдо «Салат авиатора» (Алекс служил военным лётчиком).
В 1970-х годах дочь Кардини сказала, что оригинальный рецепт включал в себя целые листья салата, которые гости ресторана должны были поднять за стебель и съесть пальцами; вареные яйца; и итальянское оливковое масло.
Хотя оригинальный рецепт не содержал анчоусов, современные рецепты обычно включают анчоусы в качестве основного ингредиента, который часто эмульгируется в бутылочных версиях. Заправки Caesar в бутылках сейчас производятся и продаются многими компаниями.
В классической версии основными ингредиентами салата являются пшеничные гренки, листья салата ромэн и тёртый пармезан, заправленные особым соусом, который и составляет суть рецепта. Основа заправки (соуса) «Цезарь» — свежие яйца (желтки), выдержанные 1 минуту в кипятке и охлаждённые. Яйца взбиваются с оливковым маслом и приправляются чесноком, лимонным соком и вустерским соусом. В классическом виде салат получается довольно лёгким, поэтому к нему часто добавляют более калорийные продукты, например, варёную или жареную курицу. В диетическом же рецепте заправки чаще всего используют сметану или йогурт: с молочным продуктом смешивают дольку чеснока, чёрный перец и ложку горчицы. Сохраняется классический вкус цезаря, а также блюдо помогает держать себя в форме.
Помимо классических, существует много современных интерпретаций рецепта. Они отличаются ингредиентами и заправками (горчичные, сметанные, йогуртные, майонезные и др.).
Ру (кулинария)

Ру (фр. roux «рыжий») — термически обработанная смесь муки и жира, обычно растопленного сливочного масла. Обыкновенно используется как загуститель в соусах или основа для некоторых супов. Является одним из основных компонентов для классических соусов французской кухни, включая бешамель, велуте и эспаньоль. Японское карри готовится на основе особого вида ру, где часть муки заменяется на пряный порошок карри.
Для приготовления ру обычно используют сливочное масло, реже — смалец (лярд) или растительные масла.
Агар-агар

Ага́р-ага́р, или ага́р (от малайск. agar — желе) — смесь полисахаридов агарозы и агаропектина, получаемая путём экстрагирования из красных водорослей (Phyllophora, Gracilaria, Gelidium, Ceramium и др.), произрастающих в Чёрном море, Белом море и Тихом океане, и образующая в водных растворах плотный студень.
Агар является растительным заменителем желатина.
Формула (C12H18O9)n.
По качеству агар-агар подразделяется на два сорта:
Представляет собой желтовато-белый порошок или пластинки. Содержит около 1,5—4 % минеральных солей, 10—20 % воды и 70—80 % полисахаридов, в составе которых выявлены D- и L-галактозы, 3,6-ангидрогалактозы, пентозы, D-глюкуроновая и пировиноградная кислоты. Из агара экстрагированы агароза и агаропектин.
Молекулы агар-агара очень длинные, чем обусловлена высокая прочность на разрыв сделанного из него студня. Агар-агар нерастворим в холодной воде. Он полностью растворяется только при температурах от 95 до 100 °C, чем отличается от других натуральных желе. Горячий раствор является прозрачным и ограниченно вязким. При охлаждении до температур 35—40 °C он становится чистым и крепким гелем, который является термообратимым. При нагревании до 85—95 °C он опять становится жидким раствором, снова превращающимся в гель при 35—40 °C.
Впервые агар-агар (яп. 寒天 кантэн) получили в Японии из водорослей рода Eucheuma, его использовали в кулинарии. Для получения вещества водоросли промывали, замораживали и позволяли им оттаять.
Немецкий микробиолог Вальтер Хессе был первым, кто использовал агар-агар как компонент питательной среды для выращивания бактерий и написал об этом в 1884 году. Эта идея была подана ему его женой Фанни Ангелиной Хессе, которая использовала агар-агар для изготовления фруктового желе, наученная этому иммигрировавшим с Явы соседом-голландцем.
В XIX столетии использование агар-агара в кулинарии вышло за пределы Японии и Азии вообще.
Mimosa salad

Mimosa salad (Russian: салат мимоза) is a festive salad of which the main ingredients are cheese, eggs, canned fish, onion, and mayonnaise. Mimosa salad got its name because of its resemblance to mimosa flowers scattered on the snow. The similarity is achieved by crumbling and scattering boiled egg yolk on the surface. The salad's popularity in the USSR (and nowadays in the post-Soviet states) has led to the emergence of a wide variety of recipes.
A classic recipe is to layer ingredients in a bowl, with mayonnaise in between the layers. Typical ingredients include:
Further ingredients may include:
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පෙබරවාරි 28, ග්‍රෙගරි දින දසුනට අනුව අවුරුද්දේ 59 වන දිනය වේ. අවුරුද්ද අවසන් වීමට තවත් දින 306 ඉතිරිව තිබේ (අධික අවුරුද්දක් නම් 307).
Polgahawela level crossing accident

The Polgahawela level crossing accident was a collision between a bus travelling from Galkiriyagama to Colombo and a train at a level crossing in Yangalmodara, near Polgahawela in Kurunegala district on 27 April 2005 at 8:30 local time, which resulted in the death of 41 people.
The bus was struck by an intercity express train from Colombo to Kandy. "The signal was green and the level-crossing gates were closed, then I saw the bus trying to cross and the next thing I know, the engine was hitting the rear of the bus," the train's driver, H. A. Sirisena, said.
"After the first impact, the bus spun around and hit the train again. I have been in this job for 41 years, and this is the first time something like this has happened." It was thought that the bus driver was racing another bus driver and competing for passengers. The bus driver, who survived with only a broken ankle, initially refused to speak about the crash to investigators.
The bus was destroyed and the wreckage caught fire, killing many people who had been thrown the tracks in front of the train, which managed to stop shortly after striking the bus. It was thought that more than 35 people were killed in the crash. All survivors from the bus sustained injuries. None of the train's passengers or crew were injured in the accident.
The barriers on the crossing only covered the lane for oncoming traffic, allowing the bus driver to drive through on the wrong side of the road with visibility obscured further due to vegetation in area. The Sri Lankan government promised to prevent races by private bus companies, who competed for customers by advertising fast journeys, often violating traffic laws to do so. It also promised to prosecute irresponsible road users.
In April 2013, the bus driver, as well as bus conductor, M. G. Buddhika Ruwan Kumara, were sentenced to death by Kurunagala High Court, the first death sentences handed down in Sri Lanka for a road traffic offence.
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Rupee sign

The rupee sign "₨" is a currency sign used to represent the monetary unit of account in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, Seychelles, and formerly in India. It resembles, and is often written as, the Latin character sequence "Rs", of which (as a single character) it is an orthographic ligature.
It is common to find a punctuation mark between the rupee symbol and the digits denoting the amount, for example "Re: 1" (for one unit), or "Rs. 140" (for more than one rupee).
On 15 July 2010, India introduced a new currency symbol, the Indian rupee sign, ₹. This sign is a combination of the Devanagari letter र (ra) and the Latin capital letter R without its vertical bar (similar to the R rotunda).
Rp is the standard abbreviation for the Indonesian rupiah.
This symbol is not present as a separate code point in ISCII or PASCII.
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act

The Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–17, 101 Stat. 132) is a United States Act of Congress, containing in Title I, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987.
The bill was introduced in House by Glenn Anderson (D-CA) on January 6, 1987. The bill nominally gave power to apportion money to the Secretary of Transportation. It also allowed states to raise the speed limit to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) on rural Interstate highways (101 Stat. 218 of the act, amending 23 U.S.C. § 154).
It was followed by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). The local agencies (counties and cities) in California were assured that an equal or not less amount of monies will still be annually apportioned to the counties and cities as they received in 1990–91 under the Federal Highway Act of 1987 under the old Federal Aid Urban (FAU) and Federal Aid Secondary Program.
Ronald Reagan notably vetoed this bill, shortly after the Tower commission report on the Iran-Contra incident came out, and he attempted to use the veto override vote as a show of his continued strength and influence over the senate. His stated reason for the override was an excess of funds devoted to mass transit projects and funds for over 100 local transportation infrastructure projects included in the bill. His veto was overriden by a vote of 67-33, the smallest possible margin of victory for a veto override, which requires a 2/3rds vote.
Bus monitor

A bus monitor, bus attendant or bus assistant is someone who assumes responsibility for the safety of children on a school bus. Specific tasks may include:
A bus monitor can also be responsible for people with special needs. These tasks can include but are not limited to:
Bus monitors are also subjected to meetings and different types of training for the job. The training is for ensuring their knowledge is up to date with safety and others kinds of procedures. It is the bus monitor's responsibility to make sure their passengers make it to their destination safely. They are also responsible of knowing the general area of where their stops are and the laws and regulations there.
On the Buses series 1

The first series of On the Buses originally aired between 28 February 1969 and 11 April 1969, beginning with "The Early Shift". The series was produced and directed by Stuart Allen. The designer for the first three episodes was David Catley, and Andrew Gardner for the rest of the episodes. All the episodes in this series were written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe.
Chesney and Wolfe were looking for a new idea for a sitcom in the late 1960s. They knew that Reg Varney would be the leading actor because of his previous work on The Rag Trade for the BBC with them. Chesney and Wolfe wanted a combination of The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife, with life at work and at home. They decided that a bus depot setting was the best idea, together with a home setting.
Chesney and Wolfe took their plans to the BBC, who had previously commissioned several of their works. The head of comedy at the BBC, Michael Mills, rejected the project. Less than a week after the BBC's decision, they took it to London Weekend Television (LWT). Frank Muir, a friend of theirs and the head of light entertainment at LWT, accepted the sitcom. Frank Muir suggested Stuart Allen as producer, who had just finished All Gas and Gaiters.
For the character of Stan Butler, Reg Varney was first choice but on a list given to Frank Muir of possible actors, he was second on the list. Ronnie Barker was first and Bernard Cribbins third. They knew that executives usually went for the second choice because it felt safer. For Inspector Blake, Dudley Foster was their first choice but they were unsuccessful in getting him. Both Stephen Lewis and Bob Grant were found by Stuart Allen, who were to play Inspector Blake and Jack Harper respectively. They both came from Mrs Wilson's Diary, a television version of the play directed by Allen. Lewis and Grant had previously written and acted together. Wolfe found the actor for Arthur Rudge easily; he saw Michael Robbins as a bus passenger on television in The Harry Worth Show. In the same week, Robbins was sent another offer for The Dustbinmen which he declined.
The last two members to be cast were Mabel "Mum" Butler and Olive Rudge. Allen wanted Cicely Courtneidge as Mum and she was given the part for just the first series because she had a theatre production in the West End. Doris Hare was chosen to play Mum from the second series. Anna Karen, who played Olive Rudge, was found accidentally. When Karen turned up to rehearsals for Wild, Wild Women, she looked horrible because she had the flu and Chesney told Wolfe that she could be Olive.
London Transport refused to allow their buses to be used because they thought it would give them a bad reputation. Eastern National Omnibus Company supplied all the buses used in the On the Buses series. Their main bus depot in Wood Green was used for filming too. The depot's exterior was changed for the series, with it appearing to be called the Luxton Bus Company. Reg Varney went to Eastern National's Basildon depot several times for experience and to take his driving test as a bus driver. Varney could legally drive the bus, but couldn't take passengers with him.
Farer

Farer is a British watch brand established in 2015. Its watch names are typically explorer or land speed record themed.
In 2015 Farer was founded by Stuart Finlayson, Jono Holt, Ben Lewin and Paul Sweetenham to create a range of quartz watches. Previously, Sweetenham worked as a watch buyer for a duty-free company and then had an extensive retail career, Holt, Lewin and Finlayson ran a London-based branding and marketing agency.
Farer's first product line consisted of nine quartz watches.
In September 2016, the brand added three automatic watches to its range, naming them after British Royal Navy ships used by British explorers. Their automatic watches’ winding crowns were uniquely made of pure Bronze, which patinate with age and wear.
The brand released a range of GMT and Diving watches (Aqua Compressors) in 2017, and then a range of 37 mm hand-wound cushion-cased watches in 2018. In 2019, they released two land speed record themed quartz watches, named after Ainsdale and Pendine Sands. Later, that year, they released a range of chronograph watches.
The company operates in Ascot, Berkshire.
The brand claimed to have derived its name from the terms seafarer or wayfarer and named its first range after famous explorers, such as George Mallory, Amy Johnson, Martin Frobisher and Howard Carter. Moreover, it called its first range of automatic watches after ships British explorers supposedly used, such as HMS Beagle, and HMS Endurance.
Farer named three of its chronograph watches, after pre-war British land speed record holders, Ernest Eldridge, John Cobb and Henry Segrave.
Farer claims to seek inspiration from the watch designs of the 60s and 70s.
Farer designs its watches in London, while Swiss manufacturer, Roventa Henex, produces the final product in Bienne, Switzerland.
Farer's Beagle, Hopewell and Endurance models use ETA 2824-2 movements.
On 26 August 2020, Farer had introduced the GMT Bezel Collection which includes such varieties as Charlton, Maze and the Crooms.
Bus Conductor (film)

Bus Conductor is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by V. M. Vinu. The film stars Mammootty in the lead role as Kunjakka, along with Adithya Menon, Jayasurya, Bhavana, Nikita Thukral, Mamta Mohandas, Innocent, Harisree Ashokan, and Kalpana in supporting roles. The story revolves around Kunjakka, a bus conductor, and the problems he and his family face. The film was released on 23 December 2005 on Christmas week. It received mixed reviews from critics.
The story, set in the Malabar culture, revolves around Zakir Hussain aka Kunjakka. This bus conductor lords over the family that has a motley cast to it - the mother, sister, her husband, their son, daughters, and his own sister Selina. Then, there are his bus mates and the police, including the cunning sub-inspector, Sajan George.
Being a good man, Kunjakka is faced with all kinds of troubles and responsibilities. On the one hand, he has to take on the wily cop Sajan George, who also runs a bus company on the side. Then the problems within the family come to hand. Najeeb's dalliance with a local girl ends in her becoming pregnant. But Najeeb goes to Dubai leaving the girl in the lurch. Thus, the responsibility of looking after her also falls on Kunjakka's shoulders. There are misunderstandings in the family and his only solace is Noorjahan.
The story narrates how Kunjakka unties all the knots of distrust and disappointments around him.
The film features original songs composed by M. Jayachandran.
Sify gives the film an 'Average' verdict and writes: " Initially Bus Conductor is quite an enjoyable ride with Harishree Asokan, Kalpana and others. Mammootty keeps you entertained with his wise cracks and mirrors the pitiable condition of workers of private buses in Kerala. But the film starts hitting potholes as soon as the script writer and director introduces fake emotions laced with sentiments. As the film winds down to its finale there is a sense of deja vu. More importantly in this day and age, it is a bit regressive and misleading for the director to think that the hero can be the protector of a woman without any strings attached. Vinu, where is the twist in the tale? M. Jayachandran is losing his magic touch as there is not even one song which is hummable. The background score is similar to Tamil superstar films, where they scream the title of the movie as the hero delivers a blow to the villain or utters a punch line. Perhaps the high point of the film is the artwork of Bobban who has realistically created a bus stand that you see in towns of Kerala. Bus Conductor is a rough ride strictly for the die-hard fans of Mammookka!"
The film was a average grosser.
ABCD (film)

ABCD is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Saravana Subbiah. The film starred Shaam, Nandana, Sneha, and Aparna. It was released on 12 August 2005.
Anand (Shaam) an MBA-Chatered accountant graduate, runs in search of a job in Chennai. He stays in the house of an old man, whose daughter Chandra (Sneha) returned home following the death of her husband, who had been mistreating and abusing her since their wedding. She slowly gets attracted to Anand, as he is polite and humble, the one thing he misses from his husband.
Meanwhile, on the bus travel, he comes across a woman named Bharati (Nandana Kumar), whom he lost his certificates to. Bharati is a revolutionary woman with practical ideas and looks after her whole family. She even stops her wedding which is going to happen, as the groom expects a lumpsum amount as a dowry. When Bharati helps Anand to find his certificates, they become friends, and Bharati starts developing feelings for him.
Anand also comes across Divya Daisy (Aparna), an orphaned girl brought up by a church who finds a job and settles in life all out of her own efforts. Anand rescues her after an accident and rushes her to a hospital. Over time, they become close friends, eventually leading to Divya opening her heart to Anand.
Parallel narration is the comedy track of (Vadivelu), a conductor of a bus where Anand and Bharati meet often.
At a point, Bharathi expressed her love for him. But Anand refuses to accept it as he considers Bharati as his true friend. Just like Bharati, Divya Daisy also confronted her love for Anand with him, as she was attracted by his good qualities. But Aanad refuses to accept this proposal too, and makes her understand that helping her at the accident was an act of humanity. Anand clarifies that he was in love with Chandra. Anand unites with Chandra, and he wants to give her a peaceful life through this marriage when her first marriage was an unsuccessful one.
Saravana Subbiah announced that his next film would be titled ABCDE, starring Shaam. The "E" stood for Eashwari, but the character was later removed and the title was shortened to ABCD. The letters stand for the main characters of the film. ABCD continues the trend of casting three heroines opposite the hero that started with Autograph and would continue with Vallavan. Shaam plays a mature man in the film.
The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman.
The film was released on 25 November 2005, shortly after the successful Ullam Ketkumae. A critic from Sify wrote: "If you like a mixture of romance, mush and melodrama then ABCD is on your priority list". A critic from The Hindu opined that the film was "A love story decently told". Malini Mannath of Chennai Online opined that "ABCD is a film that sincerely attempts to break away from the routine fare, simple, unpretentious and straight from the heart". Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the acting of Sneha, Imman's music, art, cinematography and called Vadivelu's humour as relief but panned Shaam's acting and concluded even if the A to Z of the screenplay is not to be appreciated, one cannot help but appreciate the heartwarming story and characters.
Peggy Sol

Élida Noemí Gabriela Lapadú (Villa Santa Rita, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 30 de abril de 1945), más conocida como Peggy Sol, es una reconocida actriz, vedette, bailarina y cantante argentina.
Peggy Sol fue una destacadísima bailarina y cantante que tuvo una importante trayectoria tanto en teatro como en televisión.
En la pantalla chica plasmó su talento para los números musicales en varios programas dedicados a esos géneros a fines de los años sesenta y principios de los setenta.
En cine se destacó en algunos filmes de Julio Saraceni y Hugo Sofovich, y en teatro de la mano de Alejandro Doria, Juan Carlos Thorry y Paolantonio.
En lo referente al género revisteríl compartió escena con importantes figuras del teatro de revistas como Darío Vittori, Jorge Porcel, Dringue Farías, entre muchos otros.
En 1976 hizo La noche del hurto junto con Ricardo Espalter, Javier Portales, Ethel Rojo y Mario Sánchez.
En 1978 actuó en Patolandia nuclear, con Rafael Carret, Horacio Bruno, Alfredo Barbieri y Luis Medina Castro, entre otros.​
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Desde el 2007 actuó en el grupo Crisálida, presentándose en el George Ignatieff Theatre en la Universidad de Toronto.
Interpretó indistintamente temas en castellano, italiano o inglés. Se presentaba frecuentemente en shows televisivos. En un LP editado por RCA Camden en 1964 con temas del Festival de San Remo interpretados por argentinos canta muy bien Stasera No No No y Copos, copos de nieve. Hizo también los temas del programa televisivo Historias de Nosedonde, con Luis Landriscina.​ También participó en el Show "Tango de oro" con dirección de los bailarines Roxana & Fabian Belmonte.
Ya radicada en el exterior trabajó con Esteban Vercel, un cantante argentino que vivía en Toronto. Con él cantó en El Día del Tanto en Plaza Flamingo.
A mediados de la década de 1990, Peggy decidió alejarse del medio al acercanse la "era menemista", y decidió trasladarse a Toronto, Canadá, tentada por un ofrecimiento de una amiga.​
Es divorciada y tiene un hijo varón.
Línea 30 (Córdoba)

La Línea 30 es una línea de transporte urbano de pasajeros de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina. El servicio está actualmente operado por la empresa Coniferal.
Anteriormente el servicio de la línea 30 era denominada como línea R1 de Tamse desde 2002, hasta que el 1 de marzo de 2014, por la implementación del nuevo sistema de transporte público, TAMSE deja de operar los colectivos y la R1 se fusiona como 30 y es operada por ERSA Urbano, hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2021 Ersa operó los corredores 3 y 8, estos pasaron a manos de TAMSE, en cambio las líneas 30 y 34 pasaron a manos de Coniferal donde actualmente opera.
Desde barrio Parque Futura a barrio J. Luis de Cabrera.
Servicio diurno.
IDA: Universidad Católica de Córdoba - rotonda Armada Argentina - 1.er ingreso a la derecha por calle Bonaire - Aruba – Barlovento – Guanasacate – Masaya – Av. Curazao – Av. Renault Argentina – Fernando J. M. Casado – Lago Argentino – Av. Armada Argentina – Av. Vélez Sarsfield – Richardson – Belgrano – Av. Marcelo T. de Alvear – Belgrano – Tucumán – Humberto Primo – Jujuy – Puente Antártida – Gral. Lavalleja – Bedoya – Gral. Justo José de Urquiza – José Baigorri – Gral. Lavalleja – Unquillo – Mariano Fragueiro hasta Sabino O´Donell
REGRESO: (Inicio Vuelta Redonda) De Marino Fragueiro y Sabino O´Donell – por esta – A la Derecha 5 Cuadras – Gira a Izquierda – Calle Pública - Miguel de Mojica -Mariano Fragueiro - Costado del Colegio a la derecha- M. Gordon - O'donell hasta Fragueiro (Fin de Vuelta Redonda) – Mariano Fragueiro – Gral. Bustos – Av. Roque Sáenz Peña – Puente Centenario – Av. Gral. Paz – Av. Vélez Sarsfield – Av. Armada Argentina – Lago Argentino – Fernando J. M. Casado – Av. Renault Argentina – Av. Curazao – Masaya – Guanasacate – Bonaire - Colectora a la izquierda - Sotavento – Armada Argentina - Rotonda - Ingreso a Universidad Católica de Córdoba.​
Mar Chiquita (Buenos Aires)

El Balneario Parque Mar Chiquita, o Mar Chiquita a secas, es una localidad de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, perteneciente al partido homónimo —cuya cabecera es Coronel Vidal— y se encuentra en el km 483 de la Ruta Provincial 11, al sudeste de Buenos Aires.
Mar Chiquita tiene dos ofertas importantes de ambientes acuáticos:
De Autovía 2, en el enlace con Autopista Buenos Aires-La Plata se desvía a Mar del Plata y luego de recorrer 320 km se encuentra la primera localidad del Partido de Mar Chiquita: General Pirán. En el km 343 está la ciudad de Coronel Vidal, cabecera del partido, continuando con el viaje, sobre el km 368, se encuentra la localidad de Vivoratá, luego en el km 383, el paraje J. M. Cobo y finalizando el trayecto en el km 386 se encuentra el empalme con la Ruta "Atlántida" la cual une la Autovía 2 con la Ruta Interbalnearia 11, a la altura de Santa Clara del Mar. Este trayecto de 11 km evita continuar por la Autovía 2 hasta Mar del Plata y su posterior retorno por la ruta 11 cuando se desea llegar hasta las localidades costeras de Mar Chiquita.
Cuenta con 700 habitantes (Indec, 2022),​ lo que representa un incremento del 43,7% frente a los 487 habitantes (Indec, 2010) del censo anterior. En verano la población crece abruptamente por el gran flujo de turistas buscando tranquilidad, deportes alternativos, pesca y playa.
Es un sitio ideal para actividades recreativas sobre todo las vinculadas con el medio acuático, como por ejemplo: pesca, windsurf, kitesurf, navegación, stand-up paddle, surf, etc. También aquellas denominadas como "turismo de sol y playa".
Esto suscita la llegada de numerosos turistas, principalmente en la temporada estival, entre diciembre y marzo.
Ecorregión de agua dulce Mar Chiquita-Salinas Grandes

La ecorregión de agua dulce Mar Chiquita - Salinas Grandes (339) es una georregión ecológica acuática continental situada en el centro-oeste de América del Sur. Se la incluye en la ecozona Neotropical.​​​​​​​
Se distribuye en el sudoeste de Bolivia, el altiplano del nordeste de Chile, y gran parte del centro y noroeste de la Argentina.
Su nombre hace referencia a dos cuencas endorreicas de elevada salinidad, que se encuentra en el centro de la Argentina. La más oriental es la laguna Mar Chiquita, en el noreste de la provincia de Córdoba, un enorme lago salado de variable superficie —que ronda los 6000 km²—, el más extenso de los hemisferios sur y occidental, el 5.º lago salado endorreico más grande del planeta,​ y el 5.º lago de planicie más extenso del mundo.​ Incluye esta ecorregión a todas sus cuencas colectoras, destacando su afluente principal, el río Dulce.
Al noroeste de la misma provincia, comprendiendo también el sudeste de La Rioja, el sudeste de Catamarca y el sudoeste de Santiago del Estero, se encuentra la otra cuenca que da nombre a esta ecorregión, las salinas Grandes, las que, junto con las inmediatas salinas de Ambargasta y otras adyacentes, suman unos 30 000 km², es decir, el mayor salar en comarca del planeta.
La ecorregión llega por el sur hasta la boca atlántica del río Colorado, aunque la mayor parte de su cuenca corresponde a otra ecorregión. Por el norte alcanza a los cuerpos acuáticos del altiplano de la puna, incluyendo a los endorreicos.
Entre las especies características destacan algunos endemismos, como por ejemplo, una especie del género Corydoras: C. longipinnis; una especie del género Heptapterus: H. qenqo, etc.
La Laguna (Córdoba)

La Laguna es una localidad situada en el departamento General San Martín, al sudeste de la capital de la provincia de Córdoba, Argentina. Es un típico pueblo surgido por la llegada de inmigrantes europeos, mayormente italianos provenientes del Piamonte, a la región pampeana cordobesa.
Está compuesta por 1609 habitantes y se encuentra situada sobre la intersección de las rutas provinciales RP 4 y RP 6. Dista de la Ciudad de Córdoba en 190 km, aproximadamente.
La fiesta patronal se celebra el día 15 de octubre, en honor a Santa Teresa de Jesús.
La principal actividad económica es la agricultura y ganadería. La cooperativa de servicios La Laguna Ltda. se encarga de brindar en la población, los servicios de agua potable, electricidad, gas, televisión por cable, teléfono e Internet.
El clima es templado con estación seca registrándose una temperatura media anual de 25º aproximadamente. En invierno se registran temperaturas inferiores a 0º y superiores a 35º en verano. El régimen anual de precipitaciones es de aproximadamente 800 mm.
En 1916, tras concluir la carrera de medicina –con una tesis doctoral sobre “Medicación hipofisiaria y sueño crepuscular en obstetricia”– eligió ser médico rural y se instaló en una aldea pequeña y polvorienta de la “pampa gringa” cordobesa: La Laguna.En un tílburi –una especie de sulky con una capotita negra–, recorrió de día y de noche las aldeas de la zona, brindando su respaldo afectivo y científico. En simultáneo, fundó –junto con el doctor Rafael Segarra Llorens, médico español que años después sería fusilado por el dictador Francisco Franco– la Biblioteca Popular, que pervive hasta la actualidad. En el otoño de 1920, Amadeo Sabattini se muda a Villa María para trabajar en el Hospital Pasteur. Por ese motivo, los aldeanos formaron una Comisión Popular de homenaje y lo agasajaron con un banquete y baile en el restaurante-hotel 20 de Septiembre.
Mallín (Córdoba)

Mallín es una localidad argentina ubicada en el Departamento Punilla de la Provincia de Córdoba. Se encuentra sobre la Ruta Provincial 269, 16 km al Sudoeste de Cosquín. Es un paraje turístico, a orillas del Arroyo Mallín, el cual también da nombre al Complejo Turístico Mallín, donde se encuentra el principal atractivo local, la Cueva de los Pajaritos; en esta cueva posee la colonia de aves más austral del mundo.​ Asimismo se encuentran extrañas formaciones rocosas.​
Cuenta con 6 habitantes (Indec, 2010). La baja población se debe a que al tratarse una villa turística, solo incrementa su población los fines de semana y en la época del verano.
Morteros

Morteros is a city and municipality in the San Justo Department in the north east of the Córdoba Province, Argentina.
The city of Morteros is one of the most important in the San Justo Department, it is near the intersection of two major highways RP 1 and RP 17 and near the ferrocarril Central Argentino.
Morteros is around 210 kilometres (130 mi) from the provincial capital Córdoba (280 by road) and 155 kilometres (96 mi) from Santa Fe.
Morteros is around 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the eastern shore of Mar Chiquita.
The micro region around Morteros is an ecotone between the Humid Pampa semi arid Gran Chaco region. The temperature varies between 12 and 30 °C (54 and 86 °F) with an annual average of 23 °C (73 °F). The first frost can be expected on March 21 and the last on September 5. The average precipitation is 700 millimetres (28 in) per year.
Local flora include the chañar, tala, Quebracho, caranday and the yatay.
Before the arrival of the conquistadores in the 16th Century the area was populated by ethnic Sanavirónes and Mocovíes.
In the 18th Century the Spanish established a fortress called Los Morteros on a rocky outcrop, the principal function of the fortress was to defend the local territory. It lay on an alternative route to the mining region of Potosí in Peru, it was used as a market for contraband such as slaves to work in the mines and silver.
Fortress Los Morteros and the local area were recaptured by the indigenous population after the May Revolution, although the Sanavirónes had been virtually extinguished, Mocovíes and Abipones moved into the area. The European Argentines launched a counter-offensive and reclaimed the territory in the middle of the century. The indigenous population suffered a great deal from the ethnic cleansing campaigns of the mid 19th century.
In 1891 the first railway arrived in Morteros, the railway brought a large number of European immigrants from the Piamonte, Friuli and Toscana in Italy. In 1965 Morteros acquired its status as a city.
The economy of the area is dominated by agriculture, especially the production of maize and dairy products.
In 1952 the town started the production of Aero Boero which were mainly used for crop spraying and as training aircraft. Other industrial production included the production of agricultural machinery and industrial refrigerators.
In the 1990s the area saw a massive increase in the amount of soya, alfalfa and sorghum
There is little tourism in the region aside from the visitors to the Mar Chiquita Lake (Laguna Mar Chiquita o Laguna Ansenuza).
Morteros is home to a regional museum and the Instituto Universitario Aeronáutico (AeronauticalUniversity Institute). Local societies include the gaucho Fortin Society, the Rural Society of Morteros and the sports clubs 9 de Julio de Morteros and Tiro Federal de Morteros. There is a cinema with 3D capability, a big casino and several educational establishments, among which is the college / institute Cristo Rey.
Clay County, Nebraska

Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,104. Its county seat is Clay Center. The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1871. It was named for Henry Clay, a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky, who went on to become United States Secretary of State. In the Nebraska license plate system, Clay County is represented by the prefix 30 (it had the 30th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of 574 square miles (1,490 km), of which 572 square miles (1,480 km) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km) (0.2%) is water.
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 7,039 people, 2,756 households, and 1,981 families in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4.6 people/km). There were 3,066 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (1.9/km). The racial makeup of the county was 97.57% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 1.24% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. 3.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.4% were of German, 7.2% English, 7.2% American, 5.4% Swedish and 5.3% Irish ancestry.
There were 2,756 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.70% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.
The county population contained 27.30% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,259, and the median income for a family was $39,541. Males had a median income of $28,321 versus $19,870 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,870. About 8.50% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.
Clay County voters are reliably Republican. In only one national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
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Humboldt Lagoons State Park

Humboldt Lagoons State Park is a California State Park on the Redwood Coast, in Humboldt County, California. It is located along U.S. Route 101 between Trinidad and Orick. The park protects three lagoons with estuaries and wetlands.
Big Lagoon is the largest and southernmost lagoon. Stone Lagoon is in the middle, and Freshwater Lagoon is the northernmost and smallest.
The lagoons are shallow bays between rocky headlands where coastal wave action has formed a sandy bar separating each lagoon from the ocean. The 2,256-acre (913 ha) park was established in 1931.
The lagoons are resting areas for migratory waterfowl using the Pacific Flyway between Lake Earl on the Smith River estuarine wetlands 40 miles (64 km) to the north and Humboldt Bay on the Mad River estuarine wetlands 30 miles (48 km) to the south. Studies around Humboldt Bay indicate tectonic activity along the Cascadia subduction zone has caused local sea level changes at intervals of several centuries. The alluvial plain forming each shallow lagoon may support freshwater wetlands or Sitka Spruce forests following uplift events and salt marsh or inundated shellfish beds following subsidence events.
Dry Lagoon, at the southern end of Stone Lagoon, is separated from Stone Lagoon by what may become an island if the sea level rises. Dry Lagoon is presently a wetland representing natural conditions of similar land used for a sawmill near Big Lagoon, or converted to agricultural purposes around the estuaries of Redwood Creek to the north and Little River to the south.
Freshwater Lagoon

Freshwater Lagoon is the northernmost and smallest of three similar lagoons within Humboldt Lagoons State Park, along the coast of Humboldt County, California, United States.
It is located between Trinidad to the south and Orick at the mouth of Redwood Creek to the north.
The lagoons are shallow bays between rocky headlands where coastal wave action has formed a sandy bar separating each lagoon from the Pacific Ocean. The lagoons are resting areas for migratory waterfowl using the Pacific Flyway between Lake Earl on the Smith River estuarine wetlands, which is 40 mi (64 km) to the north, and Humboldt Bay on the Mad River estuarine wetlands, which is 30 mi (48 km) to the south.
Freshwater Lagoon is similar to other coastal features of northern California including Humboldt Bay to the south and Lake Earl to the north. An alluvial plain is surrounded by steep uplands. Hills adjacent to Freshwater Lagoon have been identified as undivided pre-Cretaceous metasedimentary rock. Studies around Humboldt Bay indicate tectonic activity along the Cascadia subduction zone has caused local sea level changes at intervals of several centuries. The plain may support fresh water wetlands or Sitka Spruce forests following uplift events and salt marsh or inundated shellfish beds following subsidence events. The relatively small catchment basin tributary to Freshwater Lagoon has allowed formation of a durable coastal sand bar which has not been breached by recent storm events. Precipitation usually percolates through the bar without forming a surface channel.
U.S. Route 101 traverses the coastal sand bar between Freshwater Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean. Convenient parking on the sand bar adjacent to the highway has made the lagoon a popular scenic rest area for motorists in Humboldt Lagoons State Park. There is also a Redwood National and State Parks visitor center near the north end of the lagoon.
Plastic flamingo

Pink plastic flamingos are a common lawn ornament in the United States.
The American artist Don Featherstone designed the pink lawn flamingo in 1957, naming the first Diego. His lawn flamingo, mass-produced by his employer, Union Products, of Leominster, Massachusetts, has since become an icon of pop culture that won him the Ig Nobel Prize for Art in 1996. It has even spawned a spoof lawn greeting industry that installs flocks of pink flamingos on a victim's lawn in the dark of night. After the release of John Waters's 1972 movie Pink Flamingos, plastic flamingos came to be the stereotypical example of lawn kitsch.
Many imitation products have found their way onto front lawns and store shelves since then. Genuine pink flamingos made by Union Products from 1987 (the 30th anniversary of the plastic flamingo) until 2001 can be identified by the signature of Don Featherstone on the rear underside. These official flamingos were sold in pairs, one standing upright and the other with its head low to the ground, "feeding". Sometime after Featherstone's retirement in 2000, Union Products began producing birds without the signature. In December 2001, the Annals of Improbable Research (bestowers of the Ig Nobel prize) teamed up with the Museum of Bad Art to protest this omission in the form of a boycott. Union Products stopped production of pink flamingos on November 1, 2006.
HMC International LLC, a subsidiary of Faster-Form Corporation, purchased the copyright and plastic molds of Featherstone's original plastic flamingos in 2007. HMC sub-contracted production of the flamingos to Cado Manufacturing, Inc., a blow-molder located in Leominster, Massachusetts, who specialized in this type of production. In 2010, Cado Manufacturing purchased the copyrights and the entire Union Products product line, including the pink flamingo, from HMC.
In the media and fiction, plastic flamingos are often used as a symbol of kitsch, bad taste and cheapness. The movie Pink Flamingos is named after them and helped them become an icon of trash and kitsch.
In 2009, the city of Madison, Wisconsin, Common Council designated the plastic flamingo as the city's official bird. The city's soccer club, Forward Madison FC, uses the plastic flamingo on its logo.
Some homeowners associations forbid the installation of plastic flamingos and similar lawn ornaments, and will fine offending owners, on the basis that such decorations lower the neighborhood's real estate values.
In 2024, as a political statement, some homeowners painted their pink plastic flamingoes blue, to indicate support for Harris-Walz over Trump-Vance in the Presidential election. This was reported mainly in retirement communities in the southern US, where neighborhood associations often forbid the posting of political lawn signs.
Don Featherstone (artist)

Donald Featherstone (January 25, 1936 – June 22, 2015) was an American artist most widely known for his 1957 creation of the plastic pink flamingo while working for Union Products. Featherstone resided in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he kept 57 plastic flamingos on his back lawn. Featherstone and his wife Nancy dressed alike for over 35 years.
Featherstone was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1936 and grew up in nearby Berlin. After graduating from the Worcester Art Museum's art school, in 1957, he was offered a job designing three-dimensional animals for Union Products, Inc. Over his years at Union Products, Featherstone sculpted over 750 different items, the first two of which were a girl with a water can and a boy with a dog. When Featherstone was asked in 1957 to sculpt a duck, he purchased one, which he named Charlie, and later released the bird in Coggshall Park. Later that year, he was asked to carve a flamingo. The now iconic pink flamingo went on sale in 1958, when the color pink was popular.
In 1996, Featherstone was awarded the 1996 Ig Nobel Art Prize for his creation of the pink flamingo, and he also began his tenure as president of Union Products, which he held until he retired in 2000.
On June 22, 2015, Featherstone died from Lewy body dementia at the age of 79. Visitors often leave pink flamingos of their own on the lawn around his grave.
Featherstone based his creation on photographs of flamingos from National Geographic, as he was not able to obtain real flamingos to use as models. As time went on, the plastic flamingo became more popular. They appeared across the country and even as parts of various art exhibits. In 1987, Donald Featherstone inscribed his signature in the original plastic mold. This was apparently to help distinguish between original and "knock-off" pink plastic flamingos. Featherstone's signature stayed on the bird until 2001, when it was removed. The signature was quickly replaced because of a small boycott of the unsigned birds.
In November 2006, Union Products closed and production of the flamingo stopped. Shortly thereafter, a New York company purchased the molds for Featherstone's flamingos and subcontracted production to a Fitchburg company, Cado Products. In 2010, Cado Products purchased the copyrights and plastic molds for the pink flamingos and continues to manufacture them. They are generally sold in sets of two—one holding its head erect, nearly three feet (0.91 m) high, the other bending over as if looking for food.
Mar Chiquita

Mar Chiquita is a coastal lagoon in the southeast province of Buenos Aires in eastern Argentina. It is located by the Atlantic coast, 30 km north of Mar del Plata.
The area is a natural reserve where a number of animal species live around Mar Chiquita. There is a small resort on the southern side of the lagoon with population of 487 people as of 2010.
The location was also used as a suborbital launch site at coordinates 37°45' south, 57°25' west between 1968 and 1972; eight sounding rockets of the types Arcas, two rockets of the type Orion-1, and a rocket of the type Dragon, were launched from the site.
Mar Chiquita was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995. It was designated a wildlife refuge in 1998 by the Government of Argentina. The refuge covers an area of 560.3 km.
37°44′45″S 57°25′39″W﻿ / ﻿37.74583°S 57.42750°W﻿ / -37.74583; -57.42750
Salí River

Salí River (Spanish: Río Salí) is the most important river in the Argentine province of Tucumán.
The river is born from the precipitations capture by the Calchaquíes range next to Salta Province, and its water flow is increased by the numerous streams from the Sierra del Aconquija range, and other rivers.
Most cities and towns in the province, including the capital San Miguel de Tucumán, lay on the basin of this river, which continues to Santiago del Estero Province with the name of Dulce River, and dies at the Mar Chiquita lagoon in Córdoba Province.
3 main dams have been constructed both for the production of hydroelectric energy and irrigation; two in the Tucumán Province: El Cadillal and Escaba, and Los Quiroga in Santiago del Estero Province.