Netflix, Inc. is a media company based in Los Gatos, California, that was founded in 1997 by American entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. The service is best known for allowing users to stream movies and television shows on a single platform; the company also releases its own works, many

Netflix, Inc. is a media company based in Los Gatos, California, that was founded in 1997 by American entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. The service is best known for allowing users to stream movies and television shows on a single platform; the company also releases its own works, many

Ural Mountains: Physiography: The next stretch, the Nether-Polar Urals, extends for more than 140 miles (225 km) south to the Shchugor River. This section contains the highest peaks of the entire range, including Mount Narodnaya (6,217 feet [1,895 metres]) and Mount Karpinsk (6,161 feet [1,878 metres]). These first two sections are typically…

Netherlandic language, the language spoken primarily in the Netherlands but also in northern Belgium, where it is called Flemish, and elsewhere. See Dutch

Dutch literature, the body of written works in the Dutch language as spoken in the Netherlands and northern Belgium. The Dutch-language literature of Belgium is treated in Belgian literature. Of the earliest inhabitants of the Netherlands, only the Frisians have survived, and they have maintained a

Franco-Netherlandish school, designation for several generations of major northern composers, who from about 1440 to 1550 dominated the European musical scene by virtue of their craftsmanship and scope. Because of the difficulty of balancing matters of ethnicity, cultural heritage, places of

Netherlands, country located in northwestern Europe, also known as Holland. “Netherlands” means low-lying country; the name Holland (from Houtland, or “Wooded Land”) was originally given to one of the medieval cores of what later became the modern state and is still used for 2 of its 12 provinces

Netherlands Antilles, group of five islands in the Caribbean Sea that formerly constituted an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The group is composed of two widely separated subgroups approximately 500 miles (800 km) apart. The southern group comprises Curaçao and Bonaire, which

Former Netherlands territorial flag consisting of three equal horizontal stripes of white, blue, and white; a central red vertical stripe over the white stripe but under the blue one; and, centred in the blue stripe, five white five-pointed stars. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3.In 1954

Netherlands: Media and publishing: …access to the airwaves by Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation, which is responsible for news and the programming of unreserved airtime. The government itself exerts no influence on the programming, and advertising is restricted and is controlled by a separate foundation. All public broadcasting is financed by a licensing fee and by…

Glen Tetley: …as guest artist with the Netherlands Dance Theatre in The Hague. He staged several innovative works with the Dutch company, including The Anatomy Lesson (1964), which was based on the 17th-century Dutch master Rembrandt’s painting Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, and Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain (1968), which…

Dutch East Indies, one of the overseas territories of the Netherlands until December 1949, now Indonesia. This territory was made up of Sumatra and adjacent islands, Java with Madura, Borneo (except for North Borneo, which is now part of Malaysia and of Brunei), Celebes with Sangihe and Talaud

gin: Netherlands gins, known as Hollands, geneva, genever, or Schiedam, for a distilling centre near Rotterdam, are made from a mash containing barley malt, fermented to make beer. The beer is distilled, producing spirits called malt wine, with 50–55 percent alcohol content by volume. This product is distilled again with…

Suriname, country located on the northern coast of South America. Suriname is one of the smallest countries in South America, yet its population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the region. Its economy is dependent on its extensive supply of natural resources, most notably bauxite, of which

Dutch ware: …some porcelain, manufactured in the Netherlands since the end of the 16th century. The earliest pottery wares were painted in the style of Italian majolica with high-temperature colours and are usually called Netherlands majolica. In the early years of the 17th century, captured cargoes of Chinese porcelain, mostly blue-and-white of…

Papua, propinsi (or provinsi; province) of Indonesia, spanning roughly the eastern three-fourths of the western half of the island of New Guinea as well as a number of offshore islands—notably, Sorenarwa (Yapen), Yos Sudarso (Dolak), and the Schouten Islands. Papua is bounded by the Pacific Ocean

museum: Early period of reassessment: …museums at Arnhem, Netherlands (Netherlands Open Air Museum; opened 1912), and at St. Fagans, Wales (the Museum of Welsh Life; opened as the Welsh Folk Museum in 1948). The preservation and restoration of buildings or entire settlements in situ also began; particularly well known is Colonial Williamsburg, founded in…

Netherlands Reformed Church, Protestant church in the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition, the successor of the established Dutch Reformed Church that developed during the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. In 2004 it merged with two other churches—the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands

Franco-Netherlandish school, designation for several generations of major northern composers, who from about 1440 to 1550 dominated the European musical scene by virtue of their craftsmanship and scope. Because of the difficulty of balancing matters of ethnicity, cultural heritage, places of

Paul Kruger: Gold rush in the Transvaal: …tariffs, which Kruger’s concessionaires, The Netherlands South Africa Railway Company, imposed in order to protect their railroad linking Johannesburg with Delagoa Bay. For political reasons, Kruger had to support this railway against the cutthroat competition of the Cape railways, which he was unable to exploit to his country’s advantage.

Indonesia: The Culture System: …formation in 1824 of the Netherlands Trading Society (Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij; NHM)—a company embracing all merchants engaged in the East Indies trade and supported by the government of The Netherlands with the king as its chief shareholder—did not produce the hoped-for commercial expansion. In 1830, however, a newly appointed governor-general, Johannes…

horizontally striped red-white-blue national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3.In the 16th century William I, prince of Orange, became a leader of the Dutch independence movement against Spain. Based on the arms of his ancestral territory of Orange, William used livery colours of orange,

history of the Netherlands, a survey of notable events and people in the history of the Netherlands, from its founding in 1579 to the present. For information concerning the period prior to that date, see history of the Low Countries. “Netherlands” means low-lying country; the name Holland (from

Dutch Republic, (1588–1795), state whose area comprised approximately that of the present Kingdom of the Netherlands and which achieved a position of world power in the 17th century. The republic consisted of the seven northern Netherlands provinces that won independence from Spain from 1568 to

Eighty Years’ War, (1568–1648), the war of Netherlands independence from Spain, which led to the separation of the northern and southern Netherlands and to the formation of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (the Dutch Republic). The first phase of the war began with two unsuccessful invasions

Dutch Republic, (1588–1795), state whose area comprised approximately that of the present Kingdom of the Netherlands and which achieved a position of world power in the 17th century. The republic consisted of the seven northern Netherlands provinces that won independence from Spain from 1568 to

Disgaea, electronic game released by the Japanese video-game company Nippon Ichi Software for the Sony Corporation’s PlayStation 2 console in 2003 under the title Netherworld Battle Chronicle: Disgaea. The game was released in the United States the same year under the title Disgaea: The Hour of

Slobozia, town, capital of Ialomiƫa judeƫ (county), southeastern Romania. It lies along the Ialomiƫa River in the middle of the Bărăgan Plain. The town was built on what remained of the Roman settlement of Netindava. It is a collecting and marketing centre for a rich agricultural region in which

netiquette, guidelines for courteous communication in the online environment. It includes proper manners for sending e-mail, conversing online, and so on. Much like traditional etiquette, which provides rules of conduct in social situations, the purpose of netiquette is to help construct and

Andria: Andria was perhaps the Netium mentioned by the 1st-century-bce Greek geographer Strabo, but its recorded history began with the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century ce, when Pietro I, Norman count of nearby Trani, enlarged and fortified the minor settlement of Locum Andre. It later became a…

origins of agriculture: Southwest Asia: At the Netiv Hagdud site in Israel, dating to 11,500 bp, wild barley is the most common plant food found among the grass, legume, nut, and other plant remains. The Netiv Hagdud occupants manufactured and used large numbers of sickles, grinding tools, and storage facilities, indicating an…

Agostinho Neto was an Angolan poet, physician, and politician who served as the first president (1975–79) of the People’s Republic of Angola. Neto first became known in 1948, when he published a volume of poems in Luanda and joined a national cultural movement that was aimed at “rediscovering”

Agostinho Neto was an Angolan poet, physician, and politician who served as the first president (1975–79) of the People’s Republic of Angola. Neto first became known in 1948, when he published a volume of poems in Luanda and joined a national cultural movement that was aimed at “rediscovering”

Anna Netrebko is a Russian Austrian operatic soprano known for her dark lustrous voice, her compelling dramatic characterizations, and her alluring stage presence. Netrebko’s father was a geologist and her mother a communications engineer. As a child, she briefly studied piano and sang in a chorus,

Anna Netrebko is a Russian Austrian operatic soprano known for her dark lustrous voice, her compelling dramatic characterizations, and her alluring stage presence. Netrebko’s father was a geologist and her mother a communications engineer. As a child, she briefly studied piano and sang in a chorus,

Nayanthara: Impact on film industry and Bollywood debut: …fund her mother’s cancer treatment; Netrikann (2021; “Third Eye”), in which she played two characters, one of which is a blind police officer; and Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food (2023), in which she took on the titular role of a chef.

Netscape Communications Corp. , American developer of Internet software with headquarters in Mountain View, California. The company was founded in April 1994 as Mosaic Communications Corp. by James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen. Clark had previously founded and been chairman of Silicon Graphics,

Netscape Communications Corp.: Browser competition and the search for a business model: …it released a new product, Communicator, which combined the Navigator browser with workgroup-collaboration features designed to appeal to corporate customers. Another initiative was the creation of Netcenter, an information and commerce service built around its heavily trafficked Web site.

Netscape Communications Corp.: Navigator takes over the Internet: Clark and Andreessen planned to further this popularization process and to capitalize on it by marketing a commercial-quality Web browser, Web-server software, development tools, and related services. In October 1994 the company made available on its Web site the first…

Walter Netsch was an American architect whose geometrically complex buildings, designed according to his own “field theory,” have attracted both admiration and controversy. He was affiliated with the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for most of his career, working on such notable

Walter Netsch was an American architect whose geometrically complex buildings, designed according to his own “field theory,” have attracted both admiration and controversy. He was affiliated with the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for most of his career, working on such notable

Caspar Netscher was a German painter of the Baroque era who established a fashionable practice as a portrait painter. Netscher was reared in Arnhem, where his first master was Hendrick Coster, and he later studied with Gerard Terborch. In 1659 he set out by sea for Rome but went no farther than

Caspar Netscher was a German painter of the Baroque era who established a fashionable practice as a portrait painter. Netscher was reared in Arnhem, where his first master was Hendrick Coster, and he later studied with Gerard Terborch. In 1659 he set out by sea for Rome but went no farther than

fish-finder, in commercial fishing, high-frequency sonar device for locating schools of fish. It transmits sound waves downward and receives echoes from the bottom of the sea, or from intervening schools of fish, also indicating distance from ship to fish. Two different types are used, one of which

netsuke, ornamental togglelike piece, usually of carved ivory, used to attach a medicine box, pipe, or tobacco pouch to the obi (sash) of a Japanese man’s traditional dress. During the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), netsukes were an indispensable item of dress as well as being fine works of miniature

pochard: The drake of the red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) has a puffy yellowish red head with fuzzy erectile crown feathers, black throat and breast, and white sides. This is a more southerly species of inland waters. Mahogany-coloured relatives are the pochards of South America and Africa (N. erythrophthalma).

anseriform: Anatomy: The little pygmy geese (Nettapus species) are so called for their gooselike bills, but they actually feed on lotus seeds and water vegetation and neither graze nor root for food. The European widgeon (Anas penelope), on the other hand, grazes extensively, but its bill differs little from the typical…

anseriform: General features: …pound) in weight in the African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) to 1.5 metres (5 feet) in length and weighing more than 17 kg (37 pounds) with a 2-metre (6.6-foot) wingspan in the trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator). The neck is medium to long. The bill is of medium length, typically broad…

eel: Annotated classification: Family Nettastomatidae (witch eels) No pectoral fins. 6 genera with about 40 species. Deepwater. Family Derichthyidae (longneck eels) Relatively long snout. 2 genera with 3 species. Bathypelagic. Family Ophichthidae (snake eels

netting, in textiles, ancient method of constructing open fabrics by the crossing of cords, threads, yarns, or ropes so that their intersections are knotted or looped, forming a geometrically shaped mesh, or open space. Modern net fabrics are produced not only by the netting method but also by

Urticaceae: Major genera and species: …sting, especially stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), the wood nettles (Laportea), and the Australian stinging trees (Dendrocnide). Stinging nettle is common in herbal medicine, and its young leaves can be cooked and eaten as a nutritious potherb.

Urticaceae, the nettle family (order Rosales) comprising about 54 genera and 2,625 species of herbs, shrubs, small trees, and a few vines, distributed primarily in tropical regions. The stems and leaves of many species have stinging trichomes (plant hairs) that cause a painful rash upon contact.

hackberry: …American tree called hackberry, or nettle tree, is C. occidentalis. It has bright green elmlike leaves, which often have three prominent veins arising from the base of the blade, and edible pea-sized purplish-black fruits attractive to birds. The bark is sometimes covered with wartlike bumps. Of easy culture, it is…

Heaven’s Gate: Applewhite (1932–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985) met in 1972 and soon became convinced that they were the two “endtime” witnesses mentioned in Revelation 11. In 1975 they held gatherings in California and Oregon that attracted their initial followers. Those who attached themselves to “The Two” dropped out of…

Neturei Karta, ultra-Orthodox Jewish fringe movement that is opposed to Zionism and the existence of the State of Israel. Founded by Rabbi Amram Blau in the 1930s, Neturei Karta believes a Jewish state should not exist until the messiah returns. Although by no means a mainstream group within

Bryan Cranston: …debut, starring in the play Network, about a television network that exploits the breakdown of one its news anchors. For his performance, he won an Olivier Award for best actor. Cranston reprised the role for the Broadway production, which debuted in 2018, and he won his second Tony for best…

Sister Simone Campbell: …of the poor, and of Network (2004–21), a Roman Catholic group promoting social justice in public policy. In that capacity Campbell took an active though informal role in the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), a coalition representing the majority of American sisters. Campbell was also active on international issues…

radio: The development of networks and production centres: A fundamental shift in American broadcasting came with the realization by the late 1920s that individual stations could easily share the cost of providing programs as a part of a broader network service with national appeal. The first such network was…

Sidney Lumet: The 1970s: Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Network: Lumet’s success continued with Network (1976), an enthusiastically received drama that satirized the television industry and predicted the rise of entertainment news. It centers on an unbalanced newscaster (Peter Finch), whose on-air cry of “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” causes a sensation.…

network, in social science, a group of interdependent actors and the relationships between them. Networks vary widely in their nature and operation, depending on the particular actors involved, their relationships, the level and scope at which they operate, and the wider context. The actors within

sociology: Statistics and mathematical analysis: …the approach, often mathematized, called network analysis, maps different types of interactions between organizations over extended periods and thus exposes a substructure not revealed from organizational charts or public documents.

cave: Geomorphic characteristics of solution caves: Network caves are formed where flows are controlled by diffuse inlets; flow velocities remain low and solutional erosion takes place along all possible joint openings. A network cave is the underground equivalent of a swamp.

Oracle: …and vocal support for the Network Computer (NC). The NC was not as fully equipped as a standard personal computer and relied on computer servers for its data and software. Ellison, by then Oracle’s chief executive officer (CEO), and partners such as Sun Microsystems’ Scott McNealy bet that business users…

database: …of records at different levels, network databases create multiple linkages between sets by placing links, or pointers, to one set of records in another; the speed and versatility of network databases have led to their wide use within businesses and in e-commerce. Relational databases are used where associations between files…

netiquette, guidelines for courteous communication in the online environment. It includes proper manners for sending e-mail, conversing online, and so on. Much like traditional etiquette, which provides rules of conduct in social situations, the purpose of netiquette is to help construct and

database: …of records at different levels, network databases create multiple linkages between sets by placing links, or pointers, to one set of records in another; the speed and versatility of network databases have led to their wide use within businesses and in e-commerce. Relational databases are used where associations between files…

industrial glass: Sodium silicate glass: …known as a network-forming (NWF) cation—that is, a positively charged ion such as, in this case, silicon (Si4+). The four positive charges of the silicon ion lead it to form bonds with four oxygen atoms, forming SiO4 tetrahedra, or four-sided pyramidal shapes, connected to each other at the corners.…

computer science: Networking and communication: The network and transport layers break messages into the standard-size packets and route them to their destinations. The session layer supports interactions between applications on two communicating machines. For example, it provides a mechanism with which to insert checkpoints (saving the current status of a task)…

computer science: Networking and communication: The network and transport layers break messages into the standard-size packets and route them to their destinations. The session layer supports interactions between applications on two communicating machines. For example, it provides a mechanism with which to insert checkpoints (saving the current status of a task)…

marketing: Direct selling: Network marketing, a direct-selling approach similar to home sales, is also gaining prevalence in markets worldwide. In the model used by companies such as Amway and Shaklee, distributors are rewarded not only for their direct sales but also for the sales of those they have…

database: …of records at different levels, network databases create multiple linkages between sets by placing links, or pointers, to one set of records in another; the speed and versatility of network databases have led to their wide use within businesses and in e-commerce. Relational databases are used where associations between files…

industrial glass: Properties of glass: …and nature of network-modifying (NWM) ions, (3) the openness of the structure, determined, again, by the concentration of NWM ions, and (4) the mobility of the NWM ions. Thus, tetrahedrally connected networks, such as those formed by silicates and illustrated in Figure 2, are more viscous than triangularly connected…

amorphous solid: Models of atomic scale structures: …its interstitial holes, are called network modifiers.

net neutrality, principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) should not discriminate among providers of content. With the proliferation of streaming services such as Netflix, ISPs pushed for the right to offer differently priced tiers of service to online content providers or software providers

information system: Organizational impacts of information systems: In a network organization, long-term corporate partners supply goods and services through a central hub firm. Together, a network of relatively small companies can present the appearance of a large corporation. Indeed, at the core of such an organization may be nothing more than a single entrepreneur…

man-made fibre: Linear, branched, and network polymers: …polymer chains, thus forming a network structure. (These three polymer structures are illustrated in Figures 1A, 1B, and 1C of industrial polymers, chemistry of.)

protocol, in computer science, a set of rules or procedures for transmitting data between electronic devices, such as computers. In order for computers to exchange information, there must be a preexisting agreement as to how the information will be structured and how each side will send and receive

operations research: Network routing: A network may be defined by a set of points, or “nodes,” that are connected by lines, or “links.” A way of going from one node (the “origin”) to another (the “destination”) is called a “route” or “path.” Links, which may be one-way…

software: …software category is that of network software, which coordinates communication between the computers linked in a network.

chemical bonding: Network solids: There exists a class of solids called network solids in which the bonding is essentially due to a network of covalent bonds that extends throughout the solid. Such solids are hard and rigid and have high melting points because the crystal is like…

cluster: Network structures: Still another kind of particularly stable closed shell occurs in clusters sometimes called network structures. The best-known of these is C60, the 60-atom cluster of carbon atoms. In this cluster the atoms occupy the sites of the 60 equivalent vertices of the soccer…

Niels K. Jerne: …of Jerne’s theories is the network theory, which he introduced in 1974. According to this concept, the immune system is a complex, self-regulating network that can turn itself on or off when necessary.

number game: Graphs and networks: The word graph may refer to the familiar curves of analytic geometry and function theory, or it may refer to simple geometric figures consisting of points and lines connecting some of these points; the latter are sometimes called linear graphs, although there is little…

generalized exchange: …one another is also called network-generalized or chain-generalized exchange. In addition, this form of generalized exchange is sometimes referred to as a gift economy. However, generalized exchange systems do not have explicit reciprocity between participants (as some gift economies do). The indirect nature of generalized exchange distinguishes it from similar…

networking, the development, maintenance, or use of social or professional contacts for the purpose of exchanging information, resources, or services. A professional network can be thought of as a web or series of interconnected webs—whereby links or ties exist between focal individuals and the

urban culture: The neocolonial city: As Larissa Lomnitz indicates in Networks and Marginality: Life in a Mexican Shantytown (1977), recent rural migrants and shantytown dwellers act as maids, gardeners, and handymen to the industrial workers and the middle class at costs well below what would be charged if the formal sector supplied these services (comparable…

Nezahualcóyotl, municipality northeast of Mexico City, México estado (state), central Mexico. Situated at the northeastern end of the Valle de México just outside of Mexico City, Nezahualcóyotl has become one of Mexico’s largest localities. Settlement began shortly after 1900, when Lake Texcoco was

Duke of York Group, coral formations of the Bismarck Archipelago, eastern Papua New Guinea, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The Duke of York Group is situated in St. George’s Channel between the islands of New Ireland (east) and New Britain (southwest). The low, wooded islands, which include

Kraftwerk: …bands as Can, Faust, and Neu!, but Kraftwerk became the best known.

Elbe River: Hydrology: At Neu-Darchau, about 140 miles above the mouth, the discharge rate was 24,700 cubic feet per second in the period 1926–65, with extremes of 5,100 and 127,700. These great variations sometimes hinder navigation. Although there are dams on the upper Elbe in the Czech Republic and…

ozier pattern: …which has radial ribs; the neu-ozier (“new ozier”), the ribs of which resemble the curves of an S, appearing around 1742; and the Brühlsches Allerei-Dessin (“Brühl’s varied design”), a pattern of basketwork and molded motifs, such as shells and flowers, surrounded by Rococo scrollwork. Like much else that originated at…

Caroline Neuber was an actress-manager who was influential in the development of modern German theatre. Rebelling against her tyrannical father, she ran away at age 20 with a young clerk, Johann Neuber, and married him in 1718. They served their theatrical apprenticeship in the traveling companies

Caroline Neuber: …20 with a young clerk, Johann Neuber, and married him in 1718. They served their theatrical apprenticeship in the traveling companies of Christian Spiegelberg (1717–22) and Karl Caspar Haack (1722–25). In 1727 they formed their own company and were granted a patent by the elector of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I,…

Austria: Division of the Habsburg lands: …and in 1379, by the Treaty of Neuberg, partitioned the family lands. Albert, as the elder brother, received the more prosperous countries on the Danube (Upper and Lower Austria). The rest of the widespread domains fell to Leopold (including Steiermark, Kärnten, Tirol, the old Habsburg countries in the west, and…

Neubrandenburg, city, Mecklenburg–West Pomerania Land (state), northeastern Germany. It lies near the northern end of Tollense Lake, where the Tollense River flows from the lake, about 50 miles (80 km) south of Stralsund. Founded in 1248 by the margraves of Brandenburg as a fortified outpost, it

Neuchâtel, canton, western Switzerland, bordering France to the northwest and Lake Neuchâtel to the southeast and bounded by the cantons of Bern on the northeast and Vaud on the southwest. It lies in the central Jura Mountains and is drained by Lake Neuchâtel (leading to the Rhine) and Le Doubs

Neuchâtel, capital (since 1815) of Neuchâtel canton, western Switzerland, on the northwestern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, at the mouth of the Seyon River, partly on the slopes of the Chaumont (3,566 feet [1,087 metres]) and partly on land reclaimed from the lake. A Burgundian town by the 11th century,

Neuchâtel crisis, (1856–57), tense episode of Swiss history that had repercussions among the Great Powers of Europe. The Congress of Vienna (1814–15), in its general settlement of territorial questions after the Napoleonic Wars, ordained that Neuchâtel (or Neuenburg) should have a dual status: it

Lake Neuchâtel, largest lake wholly in Switzerland; its area of 84 square miles (218 square km) is divided among the cantons of Neuchâtel, Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern. Lakes Neuchâtel, Biel (Bienne), and Morat, connected by canals, are survivors of a former glacial lake in the lower Aare valley, at

Lake Neuchâtel, largest lake wholly in Switzerland; its area of 84 square miles (218 square km) is divided among the cantons of Neuchâtel, Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern. Lakes Neuchâtel, Biel (Bienne), and Morat, connected by canals, are survivors of a former glacial lake in the lower Aare valley, at