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Here are some links on travel guides and tourist / travel information for Calabria, Italy:
- Calabria – "This description page of Calabria, region of Italy, will guide you in planning your trip to Italy and help you to find useful travel information about this Italian Region." – Source: trips2italy – "Your Italian experience starts here" – "aboutt"
- Calabria – "is a region in Southern Italy. It's considered the Caribbean of Europe thanks to its pristine beaches, stunning landscape, and rustic charms. Hillside towns, ancient Greek temples and Byzantine churches dot the countryside of Italy's best kept secret. " – Source: Wikitravel – "The Free Travel Guide"
- Calabria Travel Guide – "Calabria forms the the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The region covers 15,080 km² (5,822 sq mi) and has a population of just over 2 million. Most of the region is mountainous, with a coastline alternating between rugged cliffs and sandy beaches. Calabris is surrounded the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Gulf of Taranto and the Straits of Messina (which separates it from Sicily)." – "About us" – Source: Found in the Italy Travel & Culture Guide section of Eupedia – "European travel, trivia, history & population genetics."
- Calabria travel guide seaside towns – "tourism hotels booking reviews Caribbean of Europe" – "" – Source: Found in the Calabria section of clickz.it – "Travel Different" – In English, Italian
- Traveller's Guide: Calabria – "Dip a toe into Italy's far south to discover a region of unhurried beauty, dazzling coastlines and mouthwatering local cuisine, says Aoife O'Riordain." – Friday 10 August 2012 – Aoife O'Riordain – Source: Found in the TRAVEL section of ©independent.co.uk AKA The Independent– "UK and Worldwide News"
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- Calabria – "Fragments of Magna Graecia, statues rescued from the depths of the sea, remote mountainous scenery..." – "" – Source: Italy Heaven – "Italy Travel, Holiday and Tourism Guide"
- Calabria Region - Travel and Tourism Information for Calabria Italy – "Calabria region travel information. Calabria, the toe of Italy's boot, is a much maligned region of Italy, but a great place for experienced travellers to discover. Basilicata region is to the north, and Calabria is surrounded by clean sea otherwise. The capital of Calabria is Catanzaro." – By Martha Bakerjian – Source: Italy Travel section of About.com – "Our Story"
- DISCOVER CALABRIA WITH – "Holidays in Calabria - the toe of Italy" – "About Calabria - tourist information, useful tips and sightseeing guide from knowital.com" – Source: knowital.com – "Italy - listings of villa and vacation rentals, holiday homes, hotels and apartments"
- Tourism in Calabria, Italy – "" – Rita Kennedy, Demand Media – Source: This story is part of Travel Tips which was found within the TRAVEL section of USATODAY – "Latest World and US News"
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- Calabria – "Calabria is at the toe of the boot, the extreme south of Italy - lapped by the splendid crystal blue Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas and separated from Sicily by the Strait of Messina. The warm climate, the beautiful colors of the sea, rocky coasts that alternate with sandy beaches, a nature that is wild and mysterious, the strong and genuine flavors of local food and the vestiges of its ancient origins make Calabria a unique place that vacationers can enjoy in both winter Italian Tourism Official Weband summer." – "" – Source: ITALIA – "Italian Tourism Official Website" – "Discover Italy | Travel Ideas | News | Video | Info | Maps" – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Calabria – "The Calabria Region" – By Jamie Sue Austin – Source: lifeinitaly.com – "Italy | Italy daily news, Weather, All you need to know about Italy"
- Calabria – "Italy is always aptly described as a boot-shaped country, and it's largely thanks to the region of Calabria that we can make this analogy so easily." – by Jessica [Spiegel] – Source: Italy section of whyGo, Part of the BootsnAll Travel Network – "ONE-STOP INDIE TRAVEL GUIDE EST. 1998"
- Five Fun Things to Do When You Are in Calabria – Monday, April 26th, 2010 – Posted by Cherrye Moore – Source: My Bella Vita – "Calabria: Take the Toe by the Horns!"
- Some Like it Hot: An Overview on Calabrian Cooking – Monday, April 19th, 2010
- The Five Things We Love About Calabria and the Italian Life – Posted by Vincent Scordo – "About Us" – Source: scordo.com – "the Italian life for everyone"
- How to Travel to Calabria, Italy – "" – Jamie Lisse, Demand Media – Source: This story is part of Travel Tips which was found within the TRAVEL section of USATODAY – "Latest World and US News"
- Italy Travel Planner – "Easily create an itinerary based on your personal preferences: Which destinations to visit? For how long? What to do there?" – "" – Source: RoutePerfect – "Explore Europe YOUR way!" – "Plan your perfect trip to Europe!"
- Off Season Calabria: Walking My Italian Roots – 2012/06/07 – by Donna HullDonna Hull– Source: My Itchy Travel Feet – "The Baby Boomer's Guide to Travel,"
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- Calabria weather – "Find day by day temperature for: XXX" – "" – Source: knowital.com – "Italy - listings of villa and vacation rentals, holiday homes, hotels and apartments"
- Wednesday, February 11, 2015 – "No one wants to hang out on a beach in the rainy season or hit the slopes in summer. What's the best time of year to visit Calabria? Tell other travellers what the weather is like so they know what to pack!" – Source: X – ""
- The Climate of Calabria – "" – by Grazia Bartolozzi – "About Us" – Source: Calabrian Life – "" – In English, Italian
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- Info on travel guides and tourist / travel information for the Marche region of Italy *, dated, Wednesday, May 20, 2015
- Info on travel guides and tourist / travel information for Umbria, Italy *, dated, Wednesday, March 11, 2015
- Info on travel guides and tourist / travel information for Basilicata, Italy *, dated, Wednesday, February 11, 2015
- Info on travel guides and tourist / travel information for Puglia AKA Apulia, Italy *, dated,Wednesday, January 21, 2015
- Info on travel guides and tourist / travel information for Genova AKA Genoa, Italy *, dated, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
- Info on travel guides and tourist / travel information for Calabria, Italy *, dated, Wednesday, November 12, 2014
- Info on travel guides and tourist / travel information for Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy *, dated, Wednesday, October 22, 2014
- Info on.travel guides and travel information for Abruzzo, Italy *, dated,Wednesday, June 02, 2010
- Info on Travel Guides and Information for Italy *, dated, Tuesday, March 13, 2007
- Info about travel hotspots in Italy *, dated,Wednesday, October 01, 2014
- Info on guides for Tuscany/Toscana, Italy *, dated, Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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That's it for Wednesday, 12 November 2014: mercoledi, 12 novembre 2014
Ciao, Ben
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"Each bird likes his nest."
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Southwestern Baroque: Music and Multiculturalism in Past Centuries
A Public Symposium and Performance
Presented by
Kimberly Marshall, Goldman Professor of Organ, ASU Herberger Institute School of Music
Troy Mendez, Dean, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Sharonah Fredrick, Assistant Director, ACMRS
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 6:00-8:00pm
Trinity Cathedral
100 W. Roosevelt St. Phoenix 85003
Free and open to the public
The American Southwest was, during Spain's Age of Empire, (1492-1812) one of the most conflictive, complex, and artistically rich regions of the Americas. The baroque musical traditions of Europe met the millenniums-old tradition of Native American sacred dance and song, and in the Spanish Jesuit missions, seen by some as repressive and by others as instruments of rebellion against the imperial system, musicians from Native American, Iberian, and Italian musical traditions blended their vision and their genius and created a true American Baroque. Why isn't this tremendously rich Jesuit/Native American musical heritage of the Americas, extending from Paraguay in the Southern cone through Montreal in Canada, better known today? The American Southwest boasts an extraordinary collection of Jesuit missions, later entrusted to the Franciscans in the late 18th century when the Jesuits had become "too radical" for the Monarchy in Madrid. These missions were the repository of a magnificent shared musical tradition which derived as much from Amerindian spirituality as it did from Bach's cantatas. This seminar will explore, in an extraordinary mixture of words and music, this contradictory and intriguing epic of history, melody, and faith.

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Existence As Rebellion In Orphan Black
Relevancy is not generally a problem for cyberpunk. While some aspects of it have aged and the undergrowth, when picked at, reveals notions rooted in old fears that have bruised ugly. Some of which, fans of the sub-genre tend to frame in static moments with the fugazi moment when it was decreed dead. The more relevant motifs aren't to be contained, though.
Biopunk, for instance, resuscitates tired tropes in cyberpunk trappings and shows them in a new, more interesting light. Orphan Black ends up being, I'd argue, even more relevant than when it first aired, due to its expressly queer themes, characters, and politics. Right now, we believe human clones aren't possible…but if they were…who would have the resources to create them, other than corporations?
In Orphan Black there are many, many clones dating back many, many years.
When Sarah witnesses a woman who looks exactly like her jump in front of a train, she assumes the identity of the dead woman. It's an unconventional biopunk story. One that takes its time grounding itself before introducing the cyberpunk/biopunk tropes.
The megacorporation spying on them all to nefarious ends, seemingly with infinite resources being the biggest. In the shadow of this specter, the lives of Sarah and her clones are relevant because they parallel identity politic conversations today. With growing steam, the debate surrounding them is The issue right now. People are still trying to define what they even are and what the boundaries of the discussion are, compared to how people have thought voted in politics all along.
The clones struggle to survive despite the manipulations of those with more power than them, their bodies commodified in a world that doesn't believe that their existence is possible. The show is fiercely punk. Each one of the clones' original DNA is predetermined but their identities vary widely. Some are gay, some bisexual, some explicitly trans. The multitude of possibility is endless as the show progresses and feels subversive, transgressive, and creative. Often times in other visual media clones are depicted as the same people., used as a simulacra. Their likes and interests inextricably intertwined, unable to see where one ends and the other begins. While they tend to think like one another and look like one another. That notion is discarded, replaced with one far more inclusive and representative of intersectional lived experiences people have been voicing for some time.
As it progresses the plot gets a bit convoluted. But it never loses that fundamental aggressive rebelliousness and creativity around the expression of identity. Something the sub-genre has needed in order to feel like it is giving voice to the marginalized people who actually live in the fringes cyberpunk wants to be representative of. There is no sub-culture on display as a form of poverty tourism, for instance. Almost all of the characters are political statements in some way, and they resonate in a time when trans rights and social progress is being rolled back in the U.S.
The clones' very existence as intersectional and varied identities are an act rebellion in of itself, bucking against many conservative notions around these identities. And this act of dissent is the most important to be facilitated in biopunk, and by extension cyberpunk, yet.


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Body Shape Analysis is one of the techniques I use, as a personal stylist, to find the clothes that will fit you right according to the shape of your body. Also, the shape of your body also defines the shape and size of accessories you need to wear to make the right statement.
In its simplest terms, body shape analysis is of two types:
(1) Horizontal Body Shape Analysis
(2) Vertical Body Shape Analysis
Horizontal Body Shape Analysis defines the best kind of garments you need to wear. Plus you can also choose the right kind of accessories to go with your outfits.
Vertical Body Shape Analysis defines the length of the garments you need to wear to look good. I'll explain this in another post soon.
For the purpose of this post, I would like to concentrate on the Horizontal type of analysis of your body shape. In this category, there are 5 types of body shapes:
(1) Apple Body
(2) Pear Body
(3) Rectangle
(4) Inverted Triangle
(5) Hourglass
As you read the names of the different types of body shape, you can get an idea of what each of these body shapes mean. For example, pear body shape means the bottom half of your body is larger in comparison to the top half of your body. Your waist line is evident. Also, this means you have a tendency to store fat in the bottom half of your body.
So if you're pear-shaped, you might have curvy hips and slimmer shoulders. Hence, if you want to wear a skirt to showcase your hips, try to wear a voluminous top in order to have a balanced look.
Remember, the key to looking great is to look proportional.
So if you balance your curvy hips with a voluminous top, you are balancing the top and bottom parts of your body, projecting an impression of an hourglass figure. And hourglass figure is the ideal body shape for a female.
For more on the different types of body shapes and to understand what type of clothes and accessories to wear according to your body shape, stay tuned for my upcoming posts!
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Getting outside shown to benefit kids with ADHD
Study Findings:
Researchers found that those who spent time in green, natural settings reported fewer symptoms than kids who worked on activities indoors or who took part in activities in more urban areas.
406 participants — 322 boys and 84 girls — who had been diagnosed with ADHD. Most of the participants, ages 5 to 18, were [...]


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Category: Fashion
Masculine Addiction
Zara Platform Shoe, Asos Coat (similar here), Anette Moi Tee, Topshop 'Awkward Length' Trousers, BDG Bag (Similar Here), Forever 21 Hoops (Similar Here)
If you were to ask my brothers opinion of how I dress you would be guaranteed the response of 'too manly' or 'grandma'. So you can only imagine my determination to ensure these bad boys made it to my wardrobe pronto.
Denim Overdose
Is it such a crime that I want my wardrobe to be overflowing with denim pieces right now? I don't know what's come over me but I'm infatuated with the vast variety of shades, the perfectly formed structure of the way the fabric hangs, and the endless possibilities that lie ahead for me and denim. Roll on black Friday, my basket is overflowing.
Asos product codes:
Denim Skirt 439036, Denim Tshirt Dress 536211, High Weighst Wide leg Jeans 521434, Longline Denim Jacket 544664
Clothes For Thought
It dawned on me tonight as I was sorting through my wardrobe at who knows what hour – because 'why not'. Every piece of clothing I own has a memory or story attached to it. Be it a thrifted pair of polka dot lookalike pajama bottoms, or a vintage shoulder padded (skanky to some peoples opinions) blazer. Take a second to step back next time your having a sort through and remember all of those times you wore that particular piece of clothing and stop…
It's pretty crazy. That's the reason I love everything about the wardrobe I own. I may look at it every morning and think ' damn I have nothing to wear' but at the end of the day, it's you in every moment, any day. The things you put on your body. This is what makes me the horder I so severely am.
Photo – wishwishwish.net
Lazy Days
Fields Of Gold
( River Island dress, Staring At Stars Kimono, Dune heels, Vintage cuff & rings, Urban Outfitters necklace, Portabello Market hat )
Em behind the lens, captured these gorgeous shots as we mooched about in the fields. It's my favourite time of year when the country fields are suddenly blanketed with such vibrant stunning colour. All I want to do is prance about and listen to the birds sing with not a care in the world. This is one of my favourite shoots so far. The print and colour of this kimono is gorgeous. It will definitely be worn to death throughout summer and holidays!
Photos by Emily Brown
Flown By
(Zara shirt & boots Topshop jeans & necklace)
I cannot believe how quick this week has gone! Im so happy to have had the opportunity to spend a week in New Looks head office, it's been a real pleasure. I feel like I've learned a lot in a small space of time which makes it a shame that I couldn't stay for the whole two weeks. Amsterdam is calling! Me and my sister are flying on Monday which couldn't have come around at a better time. I'm in much need of a break and can't wait. Also… Sorry for the poor quality photos recently. Unfortunately it's the best my faithful iPhone can provide!
Dressed Down
(Topshop dress, Zara top, Office boots Vintage bag & coat )
I've come to the conclusion that it takes approximately 3 days until you can confidently say you know your way around and what's expected of you in a work placement ( maybe thats just me! ) . There was a meeting for all departments this morning with a presentation of all the trends from the catwalk for the teams AW13/14 collections. I'm loving the upcoming trends there is a clear direction of where it's going with powerful bold colours and interesting silhouettes. The main two influences were Biker grunge & sporty. Tres exciting!
Double Denim
( Zara top, Topshop jeans & necklace, H&M boots & rings )
Day three half way to the finish point. I had another good day but found it quite a struggle to remember where everything is in the different departments ( I'll get there!! ). In a brief summary I sorted through post, steamed a load of dresses, took minutes in the buyers meeting to type up the report and a bunch of admin on the computer in between running dresses to the different departments. I'm really enjoying absorbing in the office atmosphere and learning new things.
New Look HQ
( H&M polo, Topshop skirt & necklace, Zara cardigan, River Island pumps, Vintage coat & bag, Gifted rings )
Today was quite different I spent most of the day at my desk re-instating and re-approving PO's, maintaining orders and doing the desk amends which is a sloooow process but a learning one all the same. The mood board pictured above I was asked to put together for a summary of what dresses are trending this week in the other high street brands. I'm thoroughly enjoying this weeks experience and am tickled every day by how incredibly serious the army troops of the London commuters are!


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This week April and Lesley talk with Sarah Powers, co-host of The Mom Hour Podcast, about the best and hardest parts of having three kids. We talk about what went into our decisions to grow our families, how our pregnancies and births differed each time, and the hardest parts of adjusting to life with three. Plus, Sarah offers encouragement for moms of littles (it only gets better!) and April lusts after Lesley's leather minivan seats.
Show Notes
The Coffee + Crumbs Podcast is made possible by supportive partners like PrepDish. Thank you, PrepDish, for saving our sanity in the kitchen. Learn more at prepdish.com/coffee21.
Connect with Sarah Powers: @PowersOfMine on Twitter, @TheMomHour on Instagram, and The Mom Hour on Facebook
One of The Mom Hour's most popular episodes, which we mentioned in this conversation: Are You "Done" Having Babies?
Lesley's favorite organic, mini Wholly guacamole and Kirkland hummus snack packs (for babies, kids and moms!) Freeze, then let them defrost in your diaper bag. Perfect for a healthy, fresh meal on the go. (Warning: baby garlic breath is a real thing.)
April wants to know...what do you do with your kids book jackets? Leave us a comment here, on Facebook or Instagram!
Music: Ukelele - Bensound.com


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Do you know about the deadly violence against muslims in Sri Lanka? Not if you're reading local media
At least four people have been killed, 78 people injured and a number of Muslim shops and homes torched in recent clashes between Muslims and hardline Buddhists in the Sri Lankan coastal city of Aluthgama, but don't expect to learn much about it from Sri Lanka's mainstream media.
Those news outlets provided little to no mention of the unfolding violence, according to Ayesha Perera for Indian citizen media site Firstpost. Groundviews, an award-winning alternative citizen journalism site based in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, reported the "reasons range from orders from higher-powers to self-censorship over fear of pushback." They took screen captures of some of the major newspapers as the riots were happening to prove the point.
In the absence of local coverage, social media and international news outlets have become the dependable sources for information. On Twitter, reports on the violence were shared using the hashtag #Aluthgama.
Fire services struggling to control another Muslim shop on fire #lka#aluthgamapic.twitter.com/hni2QOYG7j
— Dinouk Colombage (@Dinoukc) June 16, 2014
Third day. Lack of political leadership is appalling. So is police incompetence and moral cowardice of Buddhist Mahanayakes. #Aluthgama
— Vidura (@Apelankawe) June 17, 2014
Assistance/help to those affected by communal violence in Sri Lanka south town #Aluthgama still very much community based
— Amantha (@AmanthaP) June 17, 2014
Tension in Aluthgama was already boiling before the clashes, fueled by reports that a Muslim man allegedly attacked a Buddhist monk. After local Sinhalese Buddhists protested police inaction on June 12, 2014, authorities arrested a suspect and two others, and the situation appeared to die down.
But Buddhist nationalist organization Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) revived the anger on June 15 with a rally in Aluthgama. The group's secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero, a Buddhist monk, delivered a fiery speech against the Muslim community. He said regarding the heavy police presence in the area:
"I would like to say that it is Sinhala Police in this country. And the army in this country is Sinhala Army. Hereafter, if a Marakkalaya (offensive way of addressing Muslims) or any other Paraya (another abusive way of addressing foreigners) keeps so much as a hand on a Sinhala Person, let alone a Monk, it would be the end of all these fellows."
YouTube user Sri Lankan Expat uploaded the speech with English subtitles:
After the rally, BBS supporters marched into Muslim-majority areas chanting anti-Muslim slogans, and clashes eventually broke out. Several Muslim shops and homes as well as a mosque were vandalized or torched. The violence continued throughout the night, leaving three Muslims dead. Thousands of Muslims took refuge in nearby schools and other shelters.
The following night, a 58-year-old Tamil was mistaken to be a Muslim and flogged to death, bringing the count of those killed to four, according to the Colombo Telegraph.
The Foreign Correspondents Association of Sri Lanka posted photos to its Facebook page showing the devastation. BBC correspondent in Sri Lanka Charles Haviland tweeted photos as well:
Burnt-out Lanka Motors sales store #Aluthgama#SriLanka after anti-Muslim violence by hardline Buddhists. pic.twitter.com/SVry1TR4cE — Charles Haviland (@cfhaviland) June 16, 2014
The Sri Lankan authorities imposed curfew in Aluthgama and the nearby Muslim majority Beruwala town to ease tensions. BBS, which maintains it was protesting peacefully but was pelted by rocks, blamed the police for the riots in Aluthgama and warned, "Do not make us have to tell the people to boycott Muslim businesses."
Muslims make up 10 percent of Sri Lanka's mainly Buddhist population. Over decades, Muslims in Sri Lanka have been living peacefully amongst a largely accommodating Sinhalese and Tamil population. However, in recent years, anti-Muslim sentiment has been on a rapid rise amongst sections of the political class.
The phenomenon is simultaneous with a rise of Buddhist extremism. BBS has made headlines since 2012 for a number of violent protests and attacks against Muslims. The group succeeded last year in making authorities drop Muslim halal labeling and calling fellow Buddhists to boycott such products manufactured and sold at retail chains.
Blogger Tisaranee Gunasekara questioned why police and special forces failed to prevent the riots in Aluthgama. "Mobs are cowardly. At the first real sign of decisive action by the police and the [Special Task Force] the rioters would have melted away," he wrote.
Indrajit Samarajiva, a blogger in Sri Lanka, warned that allowing extremist groups to act as they wish will have dire consequences:
"What's scary is that the government tolerates and even supports groups like this. It was this misconception that radicals can be controlled which led to so much bloodshed and toppled governments in the past. It is this appeasement of racism which sows the seeds of discord and war."
Some groups are taking a stand to counter the riots. Sri Lanka Unites, a youth movement, is encouraging its followers to speak up against hate. Campaign for Justice, a collective against racism, says it has organized a protest for June 18.
* This story was written by Bangladeshi blogger and Global Voices regional editor for South Asia Rezwan. The story originally appeared on Global Voices on June 17th 2014.


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Ambrose Philips
Ambrose Philips (1674 – 18 June 1749) was an English poet and politician.
He was born in Shropshire of a Leicestershire family. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow in 1699.[1] He seems to have lived chiefly at Cambridge until he resigned his fellowship in 1708, and his pastorals were probably written in this period. He worked for Jacob Tonson the bookseller, and his Pastorals opened the sixth volume of Tonson's Miscellanies (1709), which also contained the pastorals of Alexander Pope.[2] The term "namby-pamby", meaning something that is excessively sentimental, comes from his name.
Philips was a staunch Whig, and a friend of Richard Steele and Joseph Addison. In Nos. 22, 23, 30 and 32 (1713) of The Guardian he was rashly praised as the only worthy successor to Edmund Spenser. The writer, probably Thomas Tickell, pointedly ignored Pope's pastorals. In The Spectator Addison applauded Philips for his simplicity, and for having written English eclogues unencumbered by the machinery of classical mythology. Pope's jealousy resulted in an anonymous contribution to the Guardian (No. 40), in which he drew an ironic comparison between his own and Philips's pastorals, censuring himself and praising Philips's worst passages. Philips is said to have threatened to hit Pope with a rod he kept hung up at Button's coffee house for the purpose.[2]
At Pope's request, John Gay burlesqued Philips's pastorals in his Shepherd's Week, but the parody was admired for the very quality of simplicity which it was intended to ridicule. Samuel Johnson describes the relations between Pope and Philips as a perpetual reciprocation of malevolence. Pope lost no opportunity of mocking Philips, who figured in the Bathos and the Dunciad, as Macer in the Characters; and in the instructions to a porter how to find Edmund Curll's authors, Philips is a Pindaric writer in red stockings.[2] Others who ridiculed him included Henry Carey, who coined the nickname Namby-Pamby in the 1725 poem of that name:
All ye poets of the age,
All ye witlings of the stage …
Namby-Pamby is your guide,
Albion's joy, Hibernia's pride.
Namby-Pamby, pilly-piss,
Rhimy-pim'd on Missy Miss
Tartaretta Tartaree
From the navel to the knee;
That her father's gracy grace
Might give him a placy place.
Pope's poem The Dunciad (1728) follows: "Beneath his reign, shall ... Namby Pamby be prefer'd for Wit!"[3] Gay and Swift also picked up the nickname.
In 1718, Philips started a Whig paper, The Free-Thinker, in conjunction with Hugh Boulter, then vicar of St Olave's, Southwark. Philips had been made justice of the peace for Westminster, and in 1717 a commissioner for the lottery, and when Boulter was made Archbishop of Armagh, Philips accompanied him as secretary. Between 1727 and 1749, he sat in the Irish House of Commons for Armagh Borough, was secretary to the lord chancellor in 1726, and in 1733 became a judge of the prerogative court. His patron died in 1742, and six years later Philips returned to London, where he died.[2]
His contemporary reputation rested on his pastorals and epistles, particularly the description of winter addressed by him from Copenhagen (1709) to the Earl of Dorset. In T. H. Ward's English Poets, however, he is represented by two of the simple and charming pieces addressed to the infant children of John Carteret, 2nd Lord Carteret, and of Daniel Pulteney. These were scoffed at by Jonathan Swift, and earned for Philips the nickname of "Namby-Pamby" as described above.[2]
Philips's works include an abridgment of Bishop John Hacket's Life of John Williams (1700); The Thousand and One Days: Persian Tales (1722), from the French of F Pétis de la Croix; three plays: The Distrest Mother (1712), an adaptation of Racine's Andromaque; The Briton (1722); Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1723). Many of his poems, which included some translations from Sappho, Anacreon and Pindar, were published separately, and a collected edition appeared in 1748.[2]
- ^ "Philips, Ambrose (PHLS693A)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d e f One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Philips, Ambrose". Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 401.
- ^ http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/namby-pamby.html
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External linksEdit
- Stephen, Leslie (1896). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
- Varney, Andrew. "Philips, Ambrose (bap. 1674, d. 1749)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22119.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
|Parliament of Ireland
|Preceded by
Silvester Crosse
John Eyre
| Member of Parliament for Armagh Borough
With: Edward Knatchbull
|Succeeded by
Edward Knatchbull
Philip Bragg


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September 6, 2018 · 0 Comments
Written By MARNI WALSH
Savour Shelburne, Shelburne's Culture Days Weekend returns September 28th and 29th, and Chair Lindsay Wegener says the committee is "excited to invite the community to the downtown core for a free event showcasing Shelburne art, theatre, food & drink."
The mandate of Culture Days is to "raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. With the support of volunteer groups at the national, provincial and local levels, hundreds of thousands of artists, cultural workers, organizations and groups, volunteers and supporters self-mobilize to host free participatory public activities that take place in hundreds of cities and towns throughout the country over the last weekend of September each year."
The Savour Shelburne Committee currently consists of Sharon Grant, Linda Grant, and Lindsay Wegener. Ms. Wegener says, "Some of the newly added activities include an all access behind the stage pass at Grace Tipling Hall." Here she says, patrons and kids can test their acting skills in a mock audition with LP Stage Productions. Also in the Town Hall, guests can witness Jason Riedel create a piece of art in the Art Gallery.
Turn It Out Dance Studio will offer a studio tour with dance demonstrations and Q&A and the library will be hosting activities to encourage youth creativity. Savour Shelburne will also host a short story contest where children can create their "number one best sellers," illustrate them and read them out loud vying to win a prize for first, second, or third place. "Chalk on the Walk" offers children an opportunity to get creative and paint the sidewalks with their art using chalk during the event.
Some of the other business on board and making plans for the event include: Jelly Craft Bakery and Cafe, Being in Balance with Medium Jodi Jones, Beyond the Gate, Robert Allen – Art Studio, and SunRise Diner, with more still to come.
Culture Days was created in response to the growing recognition that "a vibrant arts and cultural sector contributes directly to a healthy and stable society." Savour Shelburne runs Friday September 28th from 5 pm to 9 pm and Saturday, September 29th from 10 am to 2pm. To join in the event or for more information on how you can host an event, an activity, an interactive demonstration, or share your cultural history and arts with our community, email email@example.com or contact them on Facebook today: facebook.com/savourshelburne
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
The Numerology of Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham 10/26/1947
Hillary Clinton is a 3 Lifepath .
3s are gifted communicators and it is not unusual to find a person with 3 energy in the public eye. They are very creative , inspirational, generous to a fault, strongly connected to children and have an ability to maintain a positive outlook in life.They can be light-hearted, witty and very entertaining. Friends and friendships are important to them. Their Achilles Heel is that they are oversensitive to criticism and can have a difficult time with staying focused. They are truthful as a rule but have been known to be guilty of telling a little white lie.
It is interesting to me that Hillary has been criticized for her over-exaggerated facial expressions but 3s are very expressive and and are known for this. Often they show their emotions in their face. She is no Robin Williams but by using him as an example, you can get a sense of what another person with 3 energy can be like.
Hillary actually has an overabundance of 3 energy in her chart because she not only is a 3 Lifepath, but also is a 3 Hearts Desire and 3 Personality. This makes her 3 energy somewhat difficult to balance. Often this type of configuration in a Numerology Chart presents problems. Instead of being expressive and communicating in a way that inspires, when a 3 is struggling for balance, they sound inhibited , even scripted.
In Hillary's case, the teleprompter is not her friend.It would serve her better to speak from her heart rather than to edit her words. Many 3s make this mistake.
One major criticism in this election is people's inability to connect with her and perhaps this is why.
Still Hillary is a passionate person despite the public persona. She is incredibly gifted with all that 3 energy and when it is in perfect balance she can be magnetic.
On an emotional level, I am surprised, given the tone of this election, that she has not lost her "cool" as 3s can only take so much before they erupt like a volcano. To me, this shows incredible restraint and her maturity.
3s often suffer from "open mouth, insert foot" syndrome because sometimes 3s say things flippantly without thinking. When you are born to express yourself, this can be a tricky issue, especially when in the public eye. I think we can cite a few times during the election when this was the case.
Hillary is a 6 Expression and 6s are compassionate, loving and genuinely care about others. 6s are known to be "champions for the underdog" and do care about those that are less fortunate. They do love children and if you look at Hillary's life career, you can see that she has made children a major focus. 6s have a clear sense of justice which explains her career in the legal field.
If you take the time to look at Hillary's platform, you can see it reflects her 6 energy.
Hillary was born on a 26/8 day and this number speaks of her ambition and does bring powerful and influential people into her world. 8s are natural born leaders, problem solvers and do have excellent judgement. Having an 8 in your Numerology Chart holds a person to high standards and they must be ethical in everything they do which goes a long way in explaining why Hillary is being held accountable for anything that could be perceived as being unethical such as her private email server controversy.
There has been much said about Hillary's health but I tend to disagree because she actually has numbers that reflect good health. In September when she collapsed at the 9/11 memorial service and we subsequently found out she had pneumonia, her Numerology was quite challenging at the time. In fact, she could have died. She was in a 9 month in her 9 Personal Year and it is not unusual for health to be a factor when that energy surrounds you. The good news is that she , just like all of us, move out of that energy and into more supportive energy as time goes by. October brought exactly that for Hillary.
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Can you really make money doing eDesign? Let's see how I can best answer this.
Yes, you can.
A lot of times we see these "Million Dollar Decorators" or the Fancy Pants designer on TV and just wish we could be rolling in the money like a filthy Kardashian. Without selling our souls to El Diablo.
I'm here to tell you that it is totes possible to really make money doing eDesign, but. But! You have to make it happen.
There are a bunch of designers out there that give up and figure that because it hasn't happened yet for them that it must simply be impossible, but it's not. They just gave up and that's why you're not going to fail. Because kick-ass designers don't fail.
Look, this question could be asked of any profession, really. Can you really make money as golf ball diver? Can you make money being a pet food taster? Can you make money as a paper towel sniffer? Why yes you can and this is to prove two things to you.
#1 You can make money doing whatever is your passion.
Your passion is interior design and you see that other designers are making money designing interiors, right? The method of communication and delivery (which is the only difference between traditional design and eDesign is) is the only difference. Just with building any business it takes hard work. You probably won't see results immediately. And that is why you need to be passionate about being an interior designer.
#2 Pick a niche.
When you are passionate about your life work, your energy will know no bounds unless you don't pick a niche that your adore. If you love working with young families then don't also focus on the Boomers of the world. The needs are totally different and your marketing efforts will have to be double to attract the attention of both types of clients.
Everything and everyone are here for a reason.
Just because designing interiors that are beautiful comes easily to you doesn't mean that you can't make money doing just that.
We like to put a lot of roadblocks in our own way. We tell ourselves 85 reasons why it won't be able to really make money doing eDesign (much less traditional interior design), but instead, why don't we start focusing on why it will work.
Are you waiting for someone to give you permission? Are you waiting for someone to do it for you? Are you waiting until you know everything? Are you waiting for someone to tell you that you're good enough? Are you waiting for someone to tell you that you're already an expert?
Today, I am telling you that:
You have permission to make your dream come true. No one will do it for you. You don't have to know everything. You are good enough. You are already an expert.
How You Can Really Make Money Doing eDesign :
1. Decide to follow your passion.
2. Be willing to work for free. Not forever and not to the state of being a slave, but to get experience and to build a portfolio.
3. Experiment on what works best. There is no magic bullet for every business, much less every designer. All of us have unique talents that we excel at, when you know what you're an ace at, do that and do it well.
4. Care about your client, deeply. If you refuse to choose a niche, how can you get into your client's head? If you don't know why they wake up at 3 in the morning in a cold sweat over, you're not going to be able to solve their problem and get them to buy from you.
5. Own your worth. When you know how valuable you are to that perfect client, there is no stopping you. But if you're worried about what other's are doing, you're not keeping your eye on the ball. Stay in your own lane, focus on your journey.
6. Design Solutions. Your job as an interior designer is to design pretty and functional solutions. But simply slapping up a mood board for sale doesn't solve a problem. It creates a pretty Pinterest board. When you think about what events triggers your client to buy from you, you then can create the solutions that they would pay anything for.
7. Don't get hung up on "eDesign". Whether or not you sell eDesign services (the method of delivery) you need to have an online presence to connect with your clients, local or virtual. Your goal must be about you turning into the problem solver, not focused on the method of design.
8. Money comes when you're doing it right. If you're in the business for money, it isn't going to come. If you're in this business to bring your unique gift to the world and share it because you know it will help others, then the money can't help to follow when the intentions are pure. Really, that's not some woo woo bullshit, it's truth.
Get out of your own way and make shit happen. Because you can. I know you can.
No matter if you have a shitty bridge job, 17 kids, a husband who doesn't believe in you, or friends who think you're smoking crack. Really, it doesn't matter.. are you waiting for a better time?
There will never be a better time than now. It doesn't matter if you don't have clients now or the cash to fund the best effing website in the world. If you have the will to succeed, congratulations! You're in a league with other people who are determined to succeed and will FIND a way to do it.
Because through Faith and Moxie if we dream it, Love and Abundance is ours to have. Freely. We can break out of our mental chains that don't serve us and kick ass in this world.
If we have the FAITH to know it is all gonna work out in our favor, live our 'why' with MOXIE we will get the LOVE we put out there ABUNDANTLY.
Nothing can stop you once you CHOOSE success. You're perfect and this is the perfect time.
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo


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Salford University students are being given a special offer to see the Salford Red Devils play on the 21st July
Full time students can get tickets for just £5 for the Red Devils v Leigh Centurions game on Friday 21st July 2017 at 8pm.
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My sisters and I have long wanted to start our own business and when we all pooled our resources to start the boutique, we can only maximize our time to fill it with attending to our store and buying new stocks, not to mention manning stall exhibits.
Now, that we have relocated to a mall space, we have to buy new items at least twice a month. And, whenever my sibling is free, she joins me in my buying while my other sister joins me in my out-of-town trips. With a companion, at least, the trip is not boring at all and we can find better and beautiful stocks to fill the store.
My next trip shall be in October, and I shall soon meet my sister; we can only be excited and hope that we have more than enough resources to find new stocks in time for December.


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While ecigs have been available in the USA for about seven years now, there has been a significant ecig sales increase over the past year or so.
With the recently proposed FDA regulations and increasing public awareness, the ecig industry is under increasing scrutiny; here at Mistic Electronic Cigarettes, we're optimistic that these changes will lead to responsibly, ethically produced and marketed electronic cigarettes in the hands of adult smokers only.
One reason for this optimism is that it's becoming apparent that traditional smokers are driving the sales increase for a host of reasons, not the least of which are taste, convenience, and affordability.
So why are so many adult smokers switching to ecigs?
- After years or even a lifetime of smoking tobacco cigarettes, many smokers are ready for a change
- The average smoker can save about $1800 a year by switching to Mistic ecigs
- Ecigs and personal vaporizers (PVs) give smokers a much wider range of choices, including more flavors and different levels of nicotine (including 0%), allowing them to fully personalize their experience
- Rechargeable ecigs and PVs mean that you don't have to deal with cigarette butts, ash, empty packs, and lighters – and you don't need to worry about accidentally starting a fire, because there's no flame
- The range of products help people switch at a rate that's comfortable for them – many people start with disposable soft-tip ecigs, move to rechargeable ecigs, and then switch to customizable personal vaporizers
- Ecigs and PVs produce no secondhand smoke to bother the people around you
- Finally, you can be free from the smell of smoke in your home, car, and clothing!
According to a recent report from Drug Store News, the sales of ecigs rose to the $2 billion mark last year. Analysts at Wells Fargo believe that within the next 10 years, the sale of ecigs will surpass the sale of conventional tobacco products – and with good reason, we think.
Adults who have successfully made the switch enjoy the advantages of being able to smoke on their own schedule and in some places that traditional smoking is banned. As these responsible adult smokers have spread the word about the advantages of ecigs to their friends and neighbors, even more smokers have begun to switch – leading to the incredible ecig sales increase of the last few years.
At Mistic Electronic Cigarettes, we're proud to be part of the move toward better options for traditional smokers. If you're a fan of Mistic Ecigs, you should be proud to be part of the change - you're helping others make smarter choices!


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I am so excited to share some news with you all! This is a mix of a life update, a testimony, and a shameless plug for my photography. I'll give you the condensed version because I know you are all busy and have cat videos to watch and jobs to do and all the other things too. Basically, God is so good and He always provides. I was thinking the other day about I really wish I could just do photography full-time, but it is so hard to gain a solid customer base in a new city, especially when you have just rebranded. I was sitting at a coffee shop trying to plan my next step when I got a phone call and, long story short, I got a spot as a vendor at The NotWedding on November 5th. The NotWedding, if you don't know, is essentially a big, fake wedding. Vendors come together and put it together and the "wedding guests" are brides-to-be that are looking to potentially hire said vendors for their wedding. This is a big deal because I will meet so many brides and local vendors that I could potentially do business with, as well as getting my photos featured on national wedding blogs. I am so excited about this God-given opportunity. If you want to hear the full story, send me a message, I would love to tell you, it really is crazy how this all came together.
As I mentioned before, I rebranded! I am now Photography Anthology. I created all new pages for the brand, and I would so appreciate it if you followed my new Facebook page, Instagram, and Tumblr, as well as checking out the new web site.
Also, if you are a bride-to-be in Nashville and you would like to attend The NotWedding, please let me know!


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In Baltimore and Washington, D.C., fresh thinking about food
BALTIMORE — How does a city recoup from food emergencies — cutoffs of normal supply triggered by storms, droughts or civil unrest? How does it assure an ongoing supply of healthy and fresh foods, especially for low-income neighbourhoods?
A report released in Baltimore this month takes a fresh look at the issue. It examines threats to Baltimore's food supply and suggests responses to emergencies, from heavy snowstorms to terrorism, that can easily strangle the flow of food into the city.
Among the recommendations of the report from the Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future is to create neighbourhood centres to store food and serve residents in times of crisis.
It's not the first time Baltimore has wrestled with the issue. In 2015, this U. S. city experienced a serious food disruption following riots sparked by the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year old black man who was in police custody. Dozens of food stores were looted and barricaded. The city government ordered supermarkets to shut down early. Schools were closed, causing thousands of students who receive subsidized meals to miss them.
The consequences of such events can be serious. In the words of Sarah Buzogany, a Baltimore food access planner: "It doesn't take a lot to push a family over the edge from hanging in there to food insecurity."
Baltimore has, however, become a leading U. S. city in taking issues of food access and quality seriously. A city task force recommended, in 2009, not just formulation of a clear city plan for food access but also appointment of a full-time director of food policy within the city government. That person is Holly Freishtat, who now has colleagues in nearly two dozen other U. S. cities, including New York City, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City, that also have hired full-time food-policy directors.
"Food is not in an issue of just one agency," Freishtat says. "It must be advisory in a city government … to impact offices ranging from planning to sustainability, transportation to ageing. Name any one of them and there's a food aspect." The danger, she says, is that "our positions tend to go when a mayor retires."
Hers hasn't. And Baltimore has continued a clear focus on the topic with a Food Policy Action Coalition that convenes bi-monthly meetings of 50 to 70 officials and community leaders to review city food policy planning and legislation. Awareness is bolstered by maps showing, for each city council district, areas of "food deserts" that lack access to full-service supermarkets and significant offerings of fresh foods. By late 2018, the city hopes to issue an updated disaster preparedness plan that includes community food storage and emergency communication plans.
In the meantime, Baltimore has revised its statutes to permit once-forbidden city agriculture — within limits, residents are allowed to raise bees, rabbits and chickens. The city is providing a 90-percent property-tax credit to city farmers who produce USD 5,000 of crops annually. And at "Real Food Farm", an 8-acre (3-hectare) operation operated in a blighted neighbourhood by a nonprofit known as Civic Works, groups of students from local high schools and universities are welcomed for briefings on food systems, urban farming and food justice issues.
Global movement
Baltimore's efforts are part of a global movement of cities working toward more equitable access to healthy foods. Since the 2015 World Expo on sustainable food in Milan, 148 cities have signed onto a set of goals known as the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact. The pact encourages cities to support food banks, peri-urban agriculture and family farmers. In 2016, Baltimore and Mexico City received top honours in inaugural Milan Pact Awards for their urban food policies — Baltimore for its full-time food coordinator and Mexico City for creating community dining rooms serving meals in areas with widespread hunger.
A longtime advocate and leader for effective, community-based food systems is Gus Schumacher, who was a high-level official at the U. S. Department of Agriculture from 1997 to 2001. Schumacher argues world cities are reaching an inflection point for resilient food system policies, with Baltimore and nearby Washington, D. C., emerging as key examples.
Gus Schumacher
Recently, Schumacher took me and my Citiscope colleague Farley Peters on tours of multiple sites in the U. S. capital region in which startup farm operations on the urban outskirts are connected with fresh vegetable and fruit markets in city neighbourhoods. Among them was Parkside, a low-income section of Washington that major grocery chains have historically ignored.
The nonprofit model, dubbed Community Foodworks, recruits people from the neighbourhoods to manage the fruit and vegetable stands. Now working at 15 locations across Washington, the model has been nicknamed the "Pop Up Food-Hub".
Virtually all new farm stands in Community Foodworks' network appear to be experiencing strong levels of consumer interest and sales. Low-income customers eligible to receive government assistance to buy food are able to use their benefits, dramatically reducing their cost for fresh produce.
[See: What a city in Spain learned from Sweden about promoting local food]
A number of the farmers supplying these markets are recent immigrants from Latin America who purchased modest farm sites a few hours' drive from Washington. But now, prospering with their direct-to-consumer sales, several proudly tell stories of dramatically expanding their farm sites and operations.
A longer-term goal, Schumacher explains, is to set up little business stores — modeled on the "corner store" groceries of earlier times. They'd be located in varied city and suburban neighbourhoods that are now shunned by chain stores, with a top mission of buying their vegetables and fruits from farmers in the region.
Health impacts
Schumacher argues the U. S.— and the world — needs innovative urban food system policies now more than ever. A fast-growing share of the global population now lives in cities that are filling with millions of hungry residents. He says major shocks — such as Superstorm Sandy hitting New York City in 2012 — indicate a need for comprehensive city farm policies like Baltimore's.
There are also major health implications, Schumacher insists. In many parts of the world, the challenge is a lack of agricultural production to feed growing populations, and to provide food security in the case of wars or extreme heat and drought. But in an advanced country like the U. S., the challenge is that a lack of fresh fruits and vegetables in diets has become a major contributor to chronic disease, including heart and kidney failure.
Baltimore food efforts touch many issue areas and engage a wide range of stakeholders. (Baltimore Food Policy Initiative)
He cites the example of roughly 30,000 U. S. veterans who depend on dialysis to stay alive, at a cost to taxpayers of up to USD 100,000 per patient a year. A disturbingly high portion of U. S. and international agricultural research, Schumacher argues, focuses on such issues as increasing yields for such crops as corn and rice, but very little focuses on improving nutrition through vegetables and fruits.
Schumacher sees city food policies as one key toward healthier diets, reduced illness and health costs. It's a cause with expanding international constituencies, including the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and the Resource Center on Urban Agriculture and Food Foundation. The website Wholesome Wave reports it's seeking to make fruits and vegetables affordable through a campaign to double the value of government food assistance when spent on fruits and vegetables. Another campaign works with doctors to literally prescribe produce as they would medicines.
The organization Food Tank has compiled a list of 12 organizations taking a lead in the push for urban agriculture worldwide, including examples in Bangkok, Budapest, Detroit, Kampala, Milan, Nairobi, São Paulo, St. Louis and Tel Aviv. But the formula in each city is likely to be challenging.
In earlier years, mayors and city administrations rarely thought they had to deal with such issues as hunger, obesity, climate change, food deserts and urban agriculture. But now that's changing — and pioneer cities are showing how acute the issues, and opportunities for timely planning and action, truly are.
Citiscope sadly reports that Gus Schumacher, our chief source for this story, died of an apparent heart attack September 24. As well as providing us with news background, Gus was a personal friend. He devoted his life to opening up ways underserved communities could have access to fresh fruits and vegetables, for healthier and fuller lives. Warm tributes appear on the Wholesome Wave website as well as the Washington Post.
— Neal Peirce and Farley Peters
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Istanbul: Before the Tear Gas
via TPM News
Football fans threw smoke bombs on İstiklal Caddesi
The orange smoke billowed upwards, blocking out the buildings of Istanbul's grandest boulevard. Riot cops lined up in front of a water cannon. The protesters could not go forward. They would not go back.
Fans of Istanbul's three main football teams- Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, and Beşiktaş – have shared enmity nearly since the clubs were formed. But since the 2013 Gezi protests, which came to symbolize the battle against state authoritarianism, they've united. They share one enemy now, the police.
It's April 20th, I'm with them on the streets of Turkey's largest city, as they protest a new e-ticketing system for games. Now, to buy a ticket, a fan must first purchase a special debit card displaying his or her photo and identifying information. If he chants political slogans, he can be tracked. Surveillance sold as convenience. Passolig, the company that came up with this gem, is owned by a friend of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Used to battling cops at games, football fans formed Gezi's frontlines. Now, the police are so afraid they plead with protestors to please disperse. "Children of whores," the fans chant back. It's a sweet change from the last few years of New York demonstrations, where cops often forced demonstrators into pens, beat them, and arrested them like cattle. Next to hundreds of football fans spoiling for a fight, I finally feel safe from the police.
I dive to the front. Amidst the A.C.A.B. (All Cops Are Bastards) scarves and E-ticket fuck no graffiti spray-painted on the sidewalks, a masked boy holds up a flare. It burns neon. From Galatasaray gates, fans have hung a banner emblazoned with the words "There is no description for our love." Flyers fluttered like ten thousand birds.
The riot cops advance. The fans flee, pursued by special sports police. In the smoke, a water-cannon rolls forward. It aims, fires, dripping water like a spent cock.
A street-cleaning vehicle follows, sucking up flyers. Except for the parked water cannon, within a half hour, not a trace of the protest remains.


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Shoppers are getting smarter each day when they go shopping. Now, shoppers don't usually just go to the store and buy something that they instantly see because smart shoppers do some research or scour several shops first to find what they want, a good deal and what will suit their budget.
The various leaflets/catalogues and online promotions of various stores can help consumers find the best deals in town. Shoppers can have the option to buy the items on sale not just on local stores but online as well.
Most shoppers these days are hooked at online shopping because of the various conveniences it can bring to many. Browsing through the online catalogue will save them a lot of time and purchasing in an instant saving them time and even gas for shopping online is fast and easier already. There are also some items that you can't normally find on some stores and this is a good advantage for people who are busy to go to the malls and look for items that they are finding.
Online shoppers normally shop at well-known stores that have millions of followers already but didn't you know that you can also find good clothing pieces on other online stores that you may not have heard of yet at a much more affordable prices too.
A lot of women who are fashionistas or those that want to be always up to date with the latest fashion trends and styles may find Rosie True a good source for Michael Stars clothing and other designers. Every clothes or accessories on the store are hand-picked knowing that those items will match every woman's sense of style.
The collections are combinations of luxury and casual, hip and flirty, and fashionably chic and stylish. Here are just some of the items that I found.


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There are some books that you read in childhood that stay with you the rest of your life. I think for many people, A Wrinkle in Time, is definitely one of those books. I have talked with a number of people who have picked it up again as an adult as well and have loved it probably even more than they did when they were a child.
This is definitely true for this year's Newbery Award winner, Rebecca Stead, for her book When You Reach Me. The book tells the story about a 6th grade girl named Miranda who is also caught up in reading A Wrinkle In Time, that she begins to have her own strange adventures.
In an interview with Amazon.com, Stead says "I loved A Wrinkle in Time as a child. I didn't know why I loved it, and I didn't want to know why. I remember meeting Madeleine L'Engle once at a bookstore and just staring at her as if she were a magical person. What I love about L'Engle's book now is how it deals with so much fragile inner-human stuff at the same time that it takes on life's big questions. There's something fearless about this book. It started out as a small detail in Miranda's story, a sort of talisman, and one I thought I would eventually jettison, because you can't just toss A Wrinkle in Time in there casually. But as my story went deeper, I saw that I didn't want to let the book go. I talked about it with my editor, Wendy Lamb, and to others close to the story. And what we decided was that if we were going to bring L'Engle's story in, we needed to make the book's relationship to Miranda's story stronger. So I went back to A Wrinkle in Time and read it again and again, trying to see it as different characters in my own story might (sounds crazy, but it's possible!). And those readings led to new connections."
Stead won the Newbery almost 50 years after L'Engle won it for Wrinkle in 1963. The Newbery medal was established in 1922 and is America's highest honour for children's books.
Also, check out our inscribed first edition of A Wrinkle In Time. A true treasure for any L'Engle or children's book collector.


text: Michelle Obama gave the most important and from the heart speech of this campaign. It is a personal speech, not a politican's speech. Watch here. The which side are you on, the human side or the monster side, is now indelibly clear. She included decent men in the most encompassing way. Clinton is an elite politician, for some domestic reforms, but a warmonger on the Ukraine and Syria who will need to be stopped from below. Trump is not someone any human being would want to be on a planet with (he attains a Kissinger'like, Cheney-like, LBJ-like status but with a perversion all his own). This is, plainly, a question of right and wrong.


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I hope everyone is enjoying the Public Holiday! It sure is cold here in Plett, great excuse to sit indoors and watch Switzerland v Spain on TV 🙂
The Hansa SA Marathon Champs went well for me. I used it as race practice, as the field was somewhat small. I made a break after the first portage and then tried to keep up a constant pace throughout the race, and run the portages hard. I was on my own, and I wanted to see what kind of time I could do. I ended up paddling 40 seconds faster than I did last year, and last year I had Bridgitte to help with sharing the pulling in the race. So overall I am pretty happy with my level of conditioning at this point in time.
I am on a small break now, then it's time for the travelling to start. Hoping to go to the US for US Nationals and then 2 surf ski races in Portugal, followed by the Mauritius Ocean Classic, and then onto Spain for World Marathon Champs! Busy times ahead! But so exciting!
There was unfortunately some sports politics at the Nationals on the weekend, where 2 athletes were forced not to compete. As much as these 2 athlete's are in amazing form, and would probably go on to make the National Marathon Team, one has to respect Canoeing South Africa, and it's rules. The debate is not whether they would make good marathon paddlers, but whether they are breaking contract. Last year, after the sprint team selection trials, the contract came out and it had quite a few rules in it. One rule being no marathons. The reason being, that CSA is willing to spend hundreds of thousands of Rands on the Sprinters, backing them financially, and with Sports Science help, equipment purchases, great accommodation overseas for tours and flight costs paid, on the condition that the athlete focuses on Sprints alone, and the ultimate goal of winning medals for SA at the Olympics. Seems a fair trade. It's more support than we got in the past by a long shot. It's professional.
I made the decision to NOT sign the contract, as I wanted to carry on with my long distance goals of Surf Ski, Rivers, and Marathon. As did Grant vd Walt. A personal decision. The others that signed have received unbelievable backing from CSA. Now all they need to do is fulfill their side of the bargain, so by showing up at the National Marathon Champs, after signing along the dotted line, seems hardly fair. Unfair to CSA, and unfair to those of us who chose not to sign.
So although CSA looks like the "bad guy" in the situation, I think we all need to take a step back and think about it.
OK, enough politics! Let's watch some soccer!
Thanks for all the amazing support. I am truly blessed to have the backing I do.
See you on the water,


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First Day in the House Chamber
My first day in the House Chamber was a humbling and exciting time. My mom sat with me on the Floor during my swearing in. My Wife was in the gallery along with a few friends. Once we were sworn in, there was a lot of housekeeping work performed. Following the lunch break we went right to work during the afternoon session. The bill receiving my very first vote was HB31 Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Reauthorization.
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A. Cory Maloy (R) was elected to the Utah House of Representatives for District 6 on Nov. 8, 2016
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By: Turner Cooper
As I sit on a plane 35,000 feet in the air, I can think of one thing: the marriage of two great friends. I'm headed to see Derrien and Courtney vow to spend the rest of their lives together. When I reflect on my time as a Bonner Scholar and a City Year AmeriCorps member, I see two different experiences that together created a "matrimonial" path for me to become a first grade teacher. The Bonner program and City Year pushed me toward a life unimaginable, yet clearly divine.
I wasn't always a Bonner Scholar. I am quite lucky. I was a persistent and probably annoying freshman that loved community service and tried to shove it down everyone's throat. I wanted everyone to know that "service was the rent you pay for living," but I didn't realize that this was setting me apart from my classmates.
It was coming from a genuine place. I wanted to give back because I was only able to attend Morehouse College after so many have given to me. But things got tough during the Fall of 2008. I was on the verge of not being able to return because my grades were too low to keep my housing scholarship, and the world was crashing down – until Bonner came to the rescue. It singlehandedly was the biggest financial contributor that kept me in college. Service saved me.
I discovered my love for teaching as an elementary school tutor in the Spring of 2009. I tutored daily, or as much as possible, given my new schedule and major (English), and tried to find myself again. As I continued through college, the Bonner program never left my side. The Bonner Office of Community Service was a gateway for me to find my true passion in life and stumble across a program called City Year during my senior year.
I remember talking to my friend Stephen, who would later become my roommate, about deciding to serve for City Year in Chicago. He thought the program was a good fit. The fresh challenges, delicious food, and a new city to explore made Chicago an easy pick.
I remember my first day "boomin' and bumpin'" with Connie Chi as we kicked off our service year with a beautification project for Harper High School. We were serving students and community in a manner I had never seen done to this magnitude. I didn't know what I was getting myself into, but I was surrounded by people who were just as excited, if not more, to be serving the community.
Jason Dones, my team leader, was a driving force in making sure I reached my highest potential as "Turner Cooper, a proud City Year AmeriCorps member serving at Chicago Talent Development Charter High School on the Westside of Chicago!" Nothing beat the idealism of the CTD team. I can say to this day, that those eight corps members were the best team I ever worked with.
We worked hard, fought, believed, failed and got up, but we never ever gave up. This was the wake up call I needed as a budding teacher. The odds were against us, but we persevered. We met the needs of our students with idealism and unwavering faith. We supported and appreciated one another – even the crazy guy in a banana suit. We supported and loved our kids. To this day we still believe "service is the rent we pay for living" as teachers, lawyers, thespians, community advocates and counselors.
Coming back to the wedding I am attending this weekend: having my friends Derrien and Courtney in my corner has enriched my experience on this journey called "life." Similarly, being a Bonner Scholar and a City Year AmeriCorps member has directly impacted my life as a first grade teacher. I see these two experiences as individual times in my life, but when coupled together – I would be remised to say that they don't impact my classroom every single day. To Bonner and City Year, I say "Thank you." My classroom says, "Thank you." Our communities say, "Thank you!"
If you enjoyed this, check out:
-My Time At Bonner Taught Me Exactly How To Do This.


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Android is one of the greatest mobile platforms universally used for mobile application development. This development platform has the capability to run on different mobile phones, giving support to thousands of games and apps. An Android operating system provides a huge marketplace to the developers for performing Android application development to deploy the apps they have created and make them available on different smartphones and other mobile devices.
Earlier, the cost and time used to involve in Android application development were very high. But now, it is not quite true. There are plenty of frameworks available that allow you to perform modern-day Android application development that doesn't take much longer time to develop an app. These frameworks help you develop apps faster and better. Let's find out some these frameworks and how they can make development process easy.
1. Corona SDK
Corona SDK is a software development kit that allows developers to build mobile applications for Android platform. It is a cross-platform framework that gives full power to developers to develop 2D games and mobile applications. This framework allows quick development approximately 10 times faster than other mobile app development platforms. It has Lua-based APIs that make it easy to add sophisticated features into your app. You can instantly see the changes that you make in your app and publish them to all major platforms from a single code base.
- 100% Free
- Easy To Learn
- Publish to Major Platforms
- Windows & macOS support
- Build apps for Apple TV & Android TV
- Real-Time Testing
2. PhoneGap
It is an application development framework developed by Adobe System, and commonly used to develop hybrid mobile applications. For developing an app in this framework, the developer needs not to have complete knowledge of mobile programming languages. Instead, they need to have knowledge of web development languages like CSS, HTML, and Jscript. You can create a single codebase that can run on multiple platforms using PhoneGap so that you can reach your audiences no matter what kind of device they are using.
- PhoneGap Desktop App
- PhoneGap Developer
- PhoneGap Build
- Plugin Library
- Third Party Tools
- Developer Community
3. Xamarin
Develop a native app for different mobile platforms like Android, iOS, and Windows, using existing skills, teams and code. Xamarin allows you to create native apps for multiple platforms on a shared C# codebase. You can use the same language, IDE and API's on every platform. It is a flexible framework as everything you can do in Swift, Objective-C or Java, you can do the same thing in C# with Xamarin. You can also transfer cutting-edge apps with same-day support for new OS releases. It also works for iOS and Windows. You can test your app functionality which is only allowed on cloud with timely monitoring of your app.
4. Sencha Touch 2
Sencha Touch 2 is the leading cross-platform mobile application development framework which is based on JavaScript and HTML5 for creating universal mobile apps. It provides 50 built-in UI components that let you create impressive apps on Android platform. The apps built in Sencha are featured with fluid animations, adaptive layout engine and smooth scrolling that respond instantaneously to all user actions.
- High-Performance, Native-Looking UI Widgets
- Adaptive Layouts, Animations, and Smooth Scrolling
- Backend Agnostic Data
- Advanced Mobile Charting
- Device Features and Native
5. Appcelerator
This framework provides you everything that you need to create great, native mobile apps all from a single JavaScript code base. This cross-platform is open to all and has a power of Titanium plus direct access to any native API with Hyberloop. It is available for free. Apart from mobile application development, this framework is also used for mobile backend as a service (MBaaS), mobile test automation, crash detection and performance management, and mobile analytics.
- Appcelerator 5.2.1.GA
- Appcelerator Dashboard
- Appcelerator Studio
- Appcelerator Arrow
- Appcelerator Insights
- Apple Watch SDK
- AppU
With Basic4Android, anyone who wants to, can develop mobile apps with help of simple, modern and powerful development tools. Apart from Android, it also supports wide range of other platforms like iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux, Arduino, Raspberry PI, ESP8266 and more. Compiled apps are 100% native. B4X is a modern version of Visual Basic. It is simple and powerful.
- B4A: Android
- B4i: iOS
- B4J: Desktop, Server and Raspberry Pi
- B4R: Arduino & ESP8266 boards
7. JQuery Mobile
It is a touch-optimized mobile app development framework which is an HTML5 based user interface system created to make responsive apps that can be easily accessible on smartphones, tablet or other mobile devices.
- Seriously cross-platform with HTML5
- Theming: Built to be branded
- Download Builder: Customize for speed
All these frameworks are the perfect option for Android application development for smartphones, tablets, etc. Android is believed to be one of the quickly growing mobile operating systems that have the potential to provide great opportunities to developers. These Android frameworks have reduced the burden on mobile app developers by eliminating complex development tasks.


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Workcamp Details
Ky Quang Pagoda - Ho Chi Minh
Description: Ky Quang Pagoda was built in the early part of the 20th Century in 1924 and is relatively famous in Ho Chi Minh City. The pagoda is now a place of charity for unlucky children and a traditional medicine clinic for local residents. Many children here have been abandoned by their parents and relatives, babies are often found at the front gate of the pagoda and then taken in. The children here have very various backgrounds. Some are physically or mentally disabled, some are blind or suffer from Down Syndrome, some are Agent Orange victims during the Vietnam War, some are orphans, and the others come from poor families.
In teaching, we aim to provide English language speaking environment for children. In caring, we aim to bring a better social life for the children.
Type of Work: There are three main activities for volunteers:
- Teaching English
- Caring (caregiving) for orphan and abandoned children
- Caring for disabled children
Depend on volunteer's motivation and the need of project, volunteers will be responsible for either taking control of the English class, taking care of the disabled children, or playing with the orphans in the kindergarten.
For teaching, Volunteers will spend time with the children and help to improve their English, organize games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also do some manual work such as cleaning, renovation, etc. depend on the need of orphanage/pagoda. There is a possibility that volunteers will be placed in supporting children with disabilities on the disabled children room.
Study Theme: Taking care for orphan children or Teaching English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a dorm, sharing rooms with other volunteers. Maximum of 7 - 9 people per room, in 9 bunk beds. The house has Toilets & hot showers, and ceiling fans. The house has TV, free WIFI,fridges,and cooking facilities.
Language: Country language is Vietnamese
Requirements: Volunteers must be 18 years old minimum. Volunteers must show their willingness to help and ability to stay self-motivated. For teaching, volunteers need to take the initiative in planning and taking classes. Most importantly, volunteers need to have confidence in the classroom and time management skills to ensure an effective lesson.
Approximate Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Notes: Insurance : VPV does not provide any kind of insurance. It is volunteers' responsibility to buy insurance that covers the whole period of his/her stay in Vietnam.
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Common Pitfalls for Managers Building Accountability
Daniel, a young manager, frequently finds himself frustrated that his team is not delivering projects on deadline. He doesn't know how to fix it, and often uses a repertoire of different tactics to try to combat it. However, it seems that every time someone comes to him with a setback, he validates their reasoning. When asked about his approach, Daniel feels that he is being empathetic – a key trait for successful leaders. It wasn't that long ago that Daniel was standing in their shoes.
When Daniel is listening to his team, he understands the reasoning behind their comments. There's truth to the excuses. He finds himself saying things like "Oh, I know the budget isn't where it should be". Or "Oh, I understand we do have a lot of projects on the table." His frustration lies in the fact that while the excuses keep coming, the results stay the same. Things aren't getting done on time.
Have you experienced this on your team? In your organization?
Creating accountability is difficult. And it is a leader's job. It is the leader's responsibility to embrace the mindset: GIVEN my current reality what DO I need to do to create the results, the career, the life that I want. When the managers have that mentality, they share it with their team members.
Below are three common pitfalls to creating accountability in organizations.
Managers aren't trained to have the conversations. Many people leaders are not properly trained to respond to their direct reports' excuses or lack of accountability. Because you can't mandate accountability, leaders must know how to create an environment where people choose accountability, where they choose to come to a problem with solutions rather than excuses.
Now, imagine if Daniel had a conversation with his team members that was skilled and structure. One critical tool used in Fierce Accountability is to reframe the excuse. Instead of saying, "OK." Daniel can ask, "Given that the budget isn't where it should be or given that we do have a lot going on, what can you do?" Instead of just acquiescing to excuses, and saying "well, okay, I hear you", the manager needs to say "I hear you AND what can you do about it?" The manager must be able to hold the space and have the skillful conversation to move the person to action. This comes with practice and feedback.
Managers want to be liked. Does your culture frequently recognize the "most liked" individuals? Or does your culture recognize the "biggest driver of results"? We often work with organizations that have "terminal niceness". There is so much fear around stepping on someone's toes or holding others to specific standards, that all of the conversations become superficial. How balanced are those two spectrums?
Take a long look at your performance management process. Evaluate how you are rewarding behaviors. If managers who get the most gold stars on dimensions that can be tied to "popularity" instead of driving results, you may need to adjust some of your goals and processes. Be intentional with what you expect and reward.
Managers do not see their role. Lack of accountability quickly becomes a slippery slope. Think about many of the disasters in this past decade from the financial crisis to auto and cellular phone recalls. Once knowledge of what has really happened gets to the press, employees come from all facets of the organization sharing how the behavior, fraud, whatever it may be, was known by some. Or that the top person didn't do anything about it. You may be inclined in these situations to point fingers at one person in particular. That is what the press loves to do.
However, if your leaders' inclination is to say that they can't have accountability because your culture does not have it. Or your top leaders don't have it, then stop them right there. And share this blog. And share: Culture doesn't live outside of you. That's not how it works. You are the culture. You choose what it looks like every day. You choose it in the conversations you have. And even more so if you lead people, you model and reinforce those choices each time you interact with others.
If accountability is an issue in your organization, do not just wait for something to shift. You must create a plan to equip people with the skills and practice they need to really believe and move the mission forward. And watch out for those common pitfalls – some are easier to see than others.
For more details and a robust discussion about accountability, please join our Master Facilitator, Beth Wagner, in our Fierce Webcast Be Fierce: 3 Tips to Build an Accountable Culture. Beth will share three tips to help you ignite the conversations that will develop a culture of true accountability, and encourage employees to succeed and grow while advancing the goals and initiatives that are critical to your organization's success. You can register here.