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Q: Compare two SVN revisions with beyond compare 4 I try to compare two revisions with the folder compare of Beyond Compare 4.
But I fail to connect my SVN-folder, I get an error.

When I connect to the SVN-repository with my TortoiseSVN, I'm asked for user and password and I'm connected without problems.
What do I need in addition to compare SCN-revisions with the folder compare of Beyond Compare 4?

A: Beyond Compare 4 uses SVN via the command line, but the installation of TortoiseSVN does not install the command line by default.
After the installation of the command line client tools the svn.exe-command is availabe and beyond compare can connect to SVN.
Now you can compare two SVN-revisions in the folder compare:

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Q: setting external monitor blind. laptopscreen broke my laptop screen is fully broken cracked all over so i cant see anything at all but i believe the computer still thinks the screen works so when i plug in an external monitor nothing happens because i cant go to the control panel and work the necessary settings. any advice im working standard old version of vista, cheers.

A: use Fn in combination with the corresponding function key to toggle displays.

A: A lot of systems will send the laptop screen to the external screen automatically when you shut the laptop screen.
Attach external keyboard and/or mouse and see if this will work for you.

A: Turn the computer on with the external monitor plugged in. It should automatically use it.
If that doesn't work, check your keyboard, it might have a function key that allows toggling between the internal and externel displays. What laptop is it?

A: We're really going to need to know the laptop model if booting the laptop with the external monitor attached does not work.
(I should also point out, that some external monitors do not show all of the bootup screens. You may not see BIOS screens or even the Vista loading screens. You may not see an image up to the login screen.)
On my Lenovo Thinkpad, the Fn key combination is Fn+F7


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Where Was Under the Tuscan Sun Filmed?
The film "Under the Tuscan Sun" had its premiere in Los Angeles in 2003 and made Americans fall in love in Italy. It has everything that a good comedy requires and is a great feel-good movie for anyone who is looking for their way in life.
Most of the shots were filmed in the picturesque Italian town Cortona, near Arezzo in Tuscany. The charming hills around Tuoro Sul Trasimeno and Lake Trasimene also played an important background in the movie. Keep reading to discover other places that made this film look magical.
1 What Places Appear in Under the Tuscan Sun?
2 The Plot
3 Who Created Under the Tuscan Sun?
4 From the Bestselling Book to the Successful Film
5 Under the Tuscan Sun Tours
What Places Appear in Under the Tuscan Sun?
The primary scenery that appears in the film is the charming city of Cortona. Nestled between the Valdichiana and Tuscan Valtiberina mountains, with reminiscences of Etruscan culture and ancient buildings, it adds a romantic vibe to the plot. Frances Mayes lives in this city for most of the year.
One of the film locations that appears in the film is Piazza Signorelli. If you saw the movie, you might remember it from the scene near the fountain. Fun fact, in the real piazza Signorelli, there is no fountain. It was added by the producers to add a bit of Hollywood glamour to the scene.
The crew used Piazza Della Repubblica to shoot the scene with the market. The original Villa Bramasole that appears in the film is not the "original" one, as it had been renovated. To convey the story, the filmmakers decided to use Villa Laura, which was still in need of a fix.
The scene of the date with Pawel was created in the Teatro Signorelli in Cortona. The same place was used by the crew to film some of the interiors.
While Cortona was the main background to the story, it was not the only city that was used in the film. A flag-waving show scene was shot in Montepulciano.
Cinecitta is a film district created by Mussolini. It's often called the Italian Hollywood. The creators of "Under the Tuscan Sun" used it in the movie. Their scenes from Patti & Grace's San Francisco apartment were filmed there. Also, a bookstore that appears in the story was created there.
Under the Tuscan Sun is a romantic comedy-drama that tells a story of a recently divorced woman, Frances, who was cheated on by her husband and, influenced by her best friend, decided on a trip to Italy. There, charmed by Tuscany, she bought a collapsing villa.
The story speeds up when the main character hires a crew of Polish immigrants to help her refurbish the house. Over time, the main character develops relationships with the person who sold her the villa, the Polish workers, and an eccentric British actress.
Who Created Under the Tuscan Sun?
The story is based on Frances Mayes' memoir with the same title. The film was produced and directed by Audrey Wells. Diane Lane, who played the main role, received a Golden Globe Award nomination for playing Frances.
From the Bestselling Book to the Successful Film
The book on which the film was based was a New York Times Bestseller for more than two and a half years. The story was translated into 54 languages. In the book, the reader can find a few chapters that the author dedicated to recipes which they can use to create traditional Tuscan dishes in their own kitchen.
This romantic story in which the blissful lifestyle of a typical Tuscan town played the main role was a great cinematographic success.
During the opening weekend of September 28, 2003, the film grossed $9,751,425 on 1,226 screens. That was already more than half of the film's budget. Under the Tuscan Sun was a great box office success. It earned $58,878,723 worldwide ($43,610,723 domestically and $15,268,000 internationally).
Under the Tuscan Sun Tours
Let's be honest, this movie perfectly shows the Italian dolce vita that everyone dreams about. Once you watch it, you might feel like packing your things and doing the same as the main character. If you are not yet ready for such a drastic step but would love to see places from the movie, you can visit the mentioned places, or even get an organized tour that is dedicated to all the places that appear in the movie.
Under the Tuscan Sun encouraged many people to visit Italy, especially stunning Tuscany, and there is no doubt that the movie and the book boosted tourism in the region.
If you are enchanted by Tuscany and its romantic vibe, you can also get married here. Maybe you are not going to be able to get married in the same villa, but Tuscany is full of beautiful places and similar spots where you can say yes to your loved one.
Under the Tuscan Sun is one of those movies that stays in the memory of the viewer not only because of the amazing and heartwarming plot, but also thanks to its stunning scenography. This movie is a unique anthem to Tuscany.
The best part of it is that you can almost see all the places in which Frances was looking for lost happiness. So, make a list of places you must see when you arrive in Tuscany and get your tickets.
Cortona can be your first choice, but once you follow the steps of this magnificent story, you can be sure that the area is full of stunning places you might fall in love with.
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The 11 Cities Most Likely To Run Out Of Drinking Water
As of Sunday afternoon, the dreaded "day zero" - the day residents of the city of Cape Town, South Africa, will need to begin queuing for drinking water after supplies sink below the threshold of sustainability - was estimated to be Nov. 11, 2018.
The shortage is the result of South Africa's worst drought in 100 years...
And with city government efforts to secure alternative water supplies progressing slowly, Cape Town (pop. 440,000) is on track to become the first major world city to run out of water.
Hiring security forces to guard water supplies and forcing residents to ration their use must be unimaginably frustrating for the city's government. But during a press conference late last month, Patricia de Lille, Cape Town's mayor, expressed another secondary annoyance that, in some ways, is even more profoundly disturbing.
A disaster that was until recently only imaginable by writers of dystopian science fiction is playing out in front of our eyes: And what's worse: Nobody seems to care.
"We have reached the point of no return," Patricia de Lille, Cape Town's mayor, warned this month. With anger in her voice she added: "It is quite unbelievable that a majority of people do not seem to care."
But they should - if only because they're city might be next:
As the BBC notes, over one billion people lack access to water and another 2.7 billion find it scarce for at least one month of the year. A 2014 survey of the world's 500 largest cities estimates that one in four are in a situation of "water stress".
Here's a list of 11 other major cities where the taps may soon run dry, courtesy of the BBC.
Brazil's financial capital and one of the 10 most populated cities in the world went through a similar ordeal to Cape Town in 2015, when the main reservoir fell below 4% capacity.
At the height of the crisis, the city of over 21.7 million inhabitants had less than 20 days of water supply and police had to escort water trucks to stop looting.
It is thought a drought that affected south-eastern Brazil between 2014 and 2017 was to blame, but a UN mission to São Paulo was critical of the state authorities "lack of proper planning and investments".
The water crisis was deemed "finished" in 2016, but in January 2017 the main reserves were 15% below expected for the period - putting the city's future water supply once again in doubt.
Local officials in the southern Indian city have been bamboozled by the growth of new property developments following Bangalore's rise as a technological hub and are struggling to manage the city's water and sewage systems.
To make matters worse, the city's antiquated plumbing needs an urgent upheaval; a report by the national government found that the city loses over half of its drinking water to waste.
Like China, India struggles with water pollution and Bangalore is no different: an in-depth inventory of the city's lakes found that 85% had water that could only be used for irrigation and industrial cooling.
Not a single lake had suitable water for drinking or bathing.
The World Bank classifies water scarcity as when people in a determined location receive less than 1,000 cubic metres of fresh water per person.
In 2014, each of the more than 20 million inhabitants of Beijing had only 145 cubic metres.
China is home to almost 20% of the world's population but has only 7% of the world's fresh water.
A Columbia University study estimates that the country's reserves declined 13% between 2000 and 2009.
And there's also a pollution problem. Official figures from 2015 showed that 40% of Beijing's surface water was polluted to the point of not being useful even for agriculture or industrial use.
The Chinese authorities have tried to address the problem by creating massive water diversion projects. They have also introduced educational programmes, as well as price hikes for heavy business users.
Once crucial to the establishment of one of the world's greatest civilisations, the River Nile is struggling in modern times.
It is the source of 97% of Egypt's water but also the destination of increasing amounts of untreated agricultural, and residential waste.
World Health Organization figures show that Egypt ranks high among lower middle-income countries in terms of the number of deaths related to water pollution.
The UN estimates critical shortages in the country by 2025.
Like many coastal cities, the Indonesian capital faces the threat of rising sea levels.
But in Jakarta the problem has been made worse by direct human action. Because less than half of the city's 10 million residents have access to piped water, illegal digging of wells is rife. This practice is draining the underground aquifers, almost literally deflating them.
As a consequence, about 40% of Jakarta now lies below sea level, according to World Bank estimates.
To make things worse, aquifers are not being replenished despite heavy rain because the prevalence of concrete and asphalt means that open fields cannot absorb rainfall.
One-quarter of the world's fresh water reserves are in Russia, but the country is plagued by pollution problems caused by the industrial legacy of the Soviet era.
That is specifically worrying for Moscow, where the water supply is 70% dependent on surface water.
Official regulatory bodies admit that 35% to 60% of total drinking water reserves in Russia do not meet sanitary standards.
According to official Turkish government figures, the country is technically in a situation of a water stress, since the per capita supply fell below 1,700 cubic metres in 2016.
Local experts have warned that the situation could worsen to water scarcity by 2030.
In recent years, heavily populated areas like Istanbul (14 million inhabitants) have begun to experience shortages in the drier months.
The city's reservoir levels declined to less than 30 percent of capacity at the beginning of 2014.
Water shortages are nothing new for many of the 21 million inhabitants of the Mexican capital.
One in five get just a few hours from their taps a week and another 20% have running water for just part of the day.
The city imports as much as 40% of its water from distant sources but has no large-scale operation for recycling wastewater. Water losses because of problems in the pipe network are also estimated at 40%.
Of all the cities in the world, London is not the first that springs to mind when one thinks of water shortages.
The reality is very different. With an average annual rainfall of about 600mm (less than the Paris average and only about half that of New York), London draws 80% of its water from rivers (the Thames and Lea).
According to the Greater London Authority, the city is pushing close to capacity and is likely to have supply problems by 2025 and "serious shortages" by 2040.
It looks likely that hosepipe bans could become more common in the future.
The Japanese capital enjoys precipitation levels similar to that of Seattle on the US west coast, which has a reputation for rain. Rainfall, however, is concentrated during just four months of the year.
That water needs to be collected, as a drier-than-expected rainy season could lead to a drought. At least 750 private and public buildings in Tokyo have rainwater collection and utilisation systems.
Home to more than 30 million people, Tokyo has a water system that depends 70% on surface water (rivers, lakes, and melted snow).
Recent investment in the pipeline infrastructure aims also to reduce waste by leakage to only 3% in the near future.
The US state of Florida is among the five US states most hit by rain every year. However, there is a crisis brewing in its most famous city, Miami.
An early 20th Century project to drain nearby swamps had an unforeseen result; water from the Atlantic Ocean contaminated the Biscayne Aquifer, the city's main source of fresh water.
Although the problem was detected in the 1930s, seawater still leaks in, especially because the American city has experienced faster rates of sea level rise, with water breaching underground defence barriers installed in recent decades.
Neighbouring cities are already struggling. Hallandale Beach, which is just a few miles north of Miami, had to close six of its eight wells due to saltwater intrusion.
Once Day Zero arrives, Cape Town residents will be forced to assemble at daily collection points to acquire their daily ration of 25 liters of water. And as they gaze out over the beautiful blue waters of the South Atlantic, some of them will probably wonder: How did we ever let things get this bad?


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Thanks to the Internet, today researchers and other seekers can have immediate access to resources, including Jewish history, philosophy, and practices, state and church archives, and family genealogies and histories.
On this page you will find websites useful for your own search. We are continually updating and adding to these lists, so you should check this page frequently.
Crypto-Jewish Study and Organizations
The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (in Colorado, USA)
The Center for Latino-Jewish Relations and Crypto-Jewish Studies (in Texas, USA)
Rabbi Stephen Leon's Crypto-Judaic Studies Center of Congregation Bnei Zion in El Paso, Texas, USA
The Aish HaTorah website includes a lot of interesting information pertaining to all aspects of Jewish life
Jewish Virtual Library is a comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia, with 13 different subject areas that encompass more than 16,000 articles and 7,000 photographs and maps
At S & P Central you can connect to Spanish & Portuguese/Western Sefardi synagogues around the world, and learn about Sefardi historic customs, traditions, melodies, and food
National Archives of Spain – PARES Includes records from the Archivo General de Simancas, the Archivo General de Indias, and more
Torre Do Tombo National Archives of Portugal The Inquisition archives, baptismal records, and more
Beit Hatfutzoth – The National Center for Jewish Communities in Israel and around the World
Sephardim.com One of the first sites you should visit
SephardicGen Resources Jeff Malka's site; see the Sephardic Genealogy page
JewishGen.org See the Sephardic SIG (Special Interest Group)
Avotaynu and Avotaynu Online You can order books on the main website, and keep up to date on new research and special projects on Online
Geni.com See especially the Genealogical Projects pages
Genealogical Jewish Resources in Latin America by Daniel Horowitz from his website, www.searching for my roots.com
Sarina Roffe's Sephardic Heritage Project originally focused on the Syrian community, but has expanded to include research on Sephardic communities worldwide


Originally produced as a miniseries for NBC, 10.5 is a disaster film that wonders what might happen if the Western United States is ever ravaged by unprecedented earthquakes. After one quake wreaks havoc on Seattle, another strikes California, this one worse than the first. With scientists speculating that an earthquake registering 10.5 on the Richter scale could be next, the U.S. president (Beau Bridges) enlists the help of a seismologist (Kim Delaney) to somehow formulate a plan to prevent the deaths of millions of people. This film aired under the title Earthquake: 10.5 in the U.K.
There are no critic reviews yet for 10.5. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates!
Dreadfully wonderfully awful. Every hoary cliche that could be imagined for a disaster movie is crammed in this craptastic mess. Hopeless illogical science-check. A few, very few, decent performances but mostly terrible acting-check, improbable reunions amongst millions of people-check and so much more. A guilty pleasure if ever there was one.
I saw this on TV a couple of years ago as a 2 part drama, had good SFX for a TV film. Not bad at all.
Very entertaining for a television movie, but I don't really think they had to make it 2 hours and 45 minutes long. I like how they at least showed the courtesy of splitting it up into two parts, but I did feel a little drag in the middle. I really enjoyed it, and the cast was wonderful to the film, but there is just something missing to me. For TV, it had decent effects, but this movie was nothing short of a weak movie with an exhilerating start, waiting to be finished. That all being said, I really liked it!


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Fisher Field, Easton, November 1, 1952
University of the City of New York. Commencement of the Class of '67
Commencement. University of the City of New York
New York U. - Fordham
Triboro Stadium, November 29, 1952.Published by Robert W. Kelly Publishing Corp., New York.
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University of the City of N.Y. University Pl., bet. Washington & Waverly Pls. | J. Clarence Davies Street...
Demolition of the University of the City of New York (First Site). University Pl., bet. Washington &...
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Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen
New York University, University Heights Campus. Gould Hall
New York University, University Heights Campus. Campus view with students
New York University, University Heights Campus. Football field with men in formation
[New York University Library, Bronx campus.]
Now Bronx Community College.
[Interior of unidentified building at New York University, Bronx campus.]
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Basketball--Various New York Teams in Action
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NYU Lecture Course
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N.Y.U. Lecture
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Tennis Exhibition at NYU--Alice Marble and Others
Photographs of female tennis players, including Alice Marble, competing in an exhibition tournament at...
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Photographs of male and female students at New York University practicing fencing. Date of assignment...
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[Silver Center of Arts and Science, NYU.]
[Silver Center for Arts and Science, Hemmerdinger Hall.]
Previously NYU Law School, originally Washington Square College.
[Brown Building.]
Originally the Asch Building. Site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire.
[Garibaldi monument in Washington Square.]
Printed from an earlier photograph taken around 1975.
Previously NYU Law School, originally Washington Square College. | Printed from an earlier photograph...
New York University, University Heights Campus. Library
[Interior of New York University Library, Bronx campus.]
[Interior of the New York University Library, Bronx campus.]
Men and women working together in offices and classrooms. Also contains several photographs of children...
Map of the West Bayard Farm.
The property of Nicholas and Stephen Bayard and the John Dyckman properties as surveyed and laid out...
[Warren Weaver Hall, NYU, 251 Mercer Street.]
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) (15)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) (19)


Fiorelli have been designing handbags since 1988 and now Begg Shoes is a Fiorelli outlet of these beautifully stylish bags. Whether it's catwalk or classic, work or weekend, every day or evening then you need a Fiorelli bag. In 1995 Fiorelli was taken over by the Lunan Group with the plan to make Fiorelli the leading handbag and accessory brand in the UK and by 2004 that dream was realised. Fiorelli bags have become well known to become the best design, the best quality and the best price. Fiorelli believe that a beautiful handbag does not have to cost hundreds of pounds even if it looks as though it does.
Today Fiorelli bags have become the leading accessory brand in the UK and are designed in London by a team of young and ambitious forward thinking designers. They travel constantly around the world for innovation for their next collection. Their meticulous design with quality materials make Fiorelli bags a competitive range of accessories for women. Their products have a fashionable twist but they remain focused on being commercial and usable with a global ambition determined to be the best. They are passionate about pushing the boundaries in their designs by continually reinventing and moving the brand forward. They are now the number one manufacturer of handbags in the UK and every bag that they produce is stylish and affordable.
Back in 2013 Fiorelli introduced a great selection of leather handbags and purses to compliment the main non-leather range. They have dedicated a lot of time into sourcing the best quality materials to ensure that you get a beautiful bag at great value. Lisa Wood is the Fiorelli bags designer in London who travels the world for inspiration for each collection every season.
Fiorelli bags are not only a firm favourite with the modern day women, but recently Holly Willoughby and Mollie King have been spotted wearing Fiorelli bags as well.
If your Fiorelli bag has a build up of dust or surface dirt we suggest you simply wipe the bag with a soft and slightly damp cloth. We do not recommend you use any cleaning fluids on your Fiorelli handbags due to the risk of discolouration or damage.


Fry the bread in olive oil until golden on both sides.
Wet the cheese triangle and dust with flour and fry in hot olive oil, until golden on all sides.
Saute the onion until wilted and add the thyme, wine, vinegar, and salt and pepper, to taste.
Simmer until the onions are glazed and allow to cool.
Spoon some onion mixture on the fried bresd and place a fried cheese triangle on top.


Mr.Zakir Hussain Rangwala, Director,BD Soft.
BD Software (BD Soft), a leading Indian Distributor in the IT security sectorannounces the market development strategy for the award-winning Data Loss Prevention solution, Endpoint Protector in the Indian Market.
CoSoSys specializes in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and security software. Its flagship product, Endpoint Protector, is an advanced, all-in-one DLP solution for Windows, macOS and Linux, that puts an end to data leaks and data theft and offers seamless control of portable storage devices. Its content filtering capabilities for data at rest and in motion that range from file type to predefined content based on dictionaries, regular expressions or regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA etc.
"Our collaboration with CoSoSys isgiving us the chance to offer our customers and partners the best DLP solution in the market, with granular policies and settings. BD Soft is working with a variety of clients from around the country and we are looking forward to extend our partner network and create opportunities for all our partners", said Zakir Hussain Rangwala, Director,BD Soft.
"We greatly appreciate our collaboration with BD Soft, one of the leading Indian Distributor in the IT sector. DLP solutions like Endpoint Protector are the best approach to protect your organization data, and BD Soft's regional expertise along with a powerful partner network will empower companies across India to take advantage of the performance benefits of our solutions, without putting their data at risk. Endpoint Protector can be used in all industries which entail a high level of data protection, such as Financial, Insurance or Media", mentioned Filip Cotfas, Account Manager at CoSoSys.


Happy Tea Time Tuesday! One of my Tasha friends sent me a surprise package and one of the items she sent was a package of Walkers Shortbread. I love it! It inspired me to put together a few Scottish goodies for tea today. Angelia is so sweet and I am blessed to have such a sweet friend.
I was excited to share this lovely cup and saucer which I recently found at an Estate sale. It is so dainty with tiny purple thistles on it. I have always loved thistles.
This teacup is an Ansley, made of bone china and English made. I do love Ansley cups!
Of course, I do love the flowers on the inside of the cup...alway a bonus for me.
Jim found this wooden thistle shortbread mold at the same sale. I just think it's beautiful.
He also found this lovely framed print of Robert Burns. I love the shades and the oval frame.
Here's the yummy box of Walkers shortbread....yum! I did eat a couple of them and let Jim have the rest! We usually enjoy this treat at Christmas.
Tea and shortbread...now that's a yummy combination!
Of course I had to have this package of tea that another friend had given to me.
I found my little Scottish recipe book. The front cover is said to be Robert Burn's home where he was born.
I have had this little linen piece for years. I love the little Scottish guy!
I think I bought this little group of tartan plaid items about a year ago at an Estate sale. How happy to find them just yesterday when I was sorting things. The group is made up of an autograph book, a book of poems and songs and the cutest little needle pin keep.


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Chinese alchemy is an ancient Chinese scientific and technological approach to alchemy, a part of the larger tradition of Taoist body-spirit cultivation developed from the traditional Chinese understanding of medicine and the body. According to original texts such as the Cantong qi, the body is understood as the focus of cosmological processes summarized in the five agents of change, or Wuxing, the observation and cultivation of which leads the practitioner into alignment and harmony with the Tao. Therefore, the traditional view in China is that alchemy focuses mainly on longevity and the purification of one's spirit, mind and body, providing, health, longevity and wisdom, through the practice of Qigong, wuxingheqidao. The consumption and use of various concoctions known as alchemical medicines or elixirs, each of which having different purposes but largely were concerned with immortality.

Pao zhi (炮制;Pao chi) or Processing (Chinese materia medica) is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, such as honey or wine frying and roasting with toxic metals such as mercury, lead, and arsenic.

Daoism had two distinct parts, the classical Daojia (道家 Tao chia), which was mystical and stemmed primarily from Laozi and Zhuangzi, and the more popular Daojiao (道教 Tao chiao), which was the popular, magical and alchemical side of Daoism. In general, classical Daojia was more austere, whereas Daojiao was more practiced by the general populace.

Chinese alchemy was introduced to the West by Obed Simon Johnson.

Process and purpose
By refining bases into gold and ingesting the "fake" or synthetic gold, the alchemist believed that immortal life would be delivered. The idea that fake gold was superior to real gold arose because the alchemists believed the combination of a variety of substances (and the transformation of these substances through roasting or burning) gave the final substance a spiritual value, possessing a superior essence when compared to natural gold. Gold and cinnabar (jindan) were the most sought-after substances to manipulate and ingest, believed to have longevity and thus able to elongate the life of the consumer.

Cinnabar is a mineral with a reddish-brown colour and is the most common source of mercury in nature. The significance of its red colour and difficulty with which it was refined implied to alchemists its connection with the search for immortality. The colour was significant to symbolic belief as well, red being considered in Chinese culture to be the "zenith of the colour representing the sun, fire, royalty and energy." Cinnabar could also be roasted, which produced a liquid form of silver known as quicksilver,  now known as mercury. This substance was ingested but it could also be combined with sulphur and burned again to return to its natural form of cinnabar, the solid seen as the yang to quicksilver's yin. In China, gold was quite rare, so it was usually imported from other surrounding countries. However, cinnabar could be refined in the mountains of Sichuan and Hunan provinces in central China.

Although the majority of xian (immortality) elixirs were combinations of jindan, many other elixirs were formed by combining metallic bases with natural herbs or animals bi-products. The rhinoceros' horn was commonly used in medicines and elixirs and was held to have fertility-increasing abilities. Elixirs were composed of metallic compounds such as gold and silver, but could also be made of more lethal components like arsenic, and sulphur.

East Asian vs Eastern Mediterranean views

Both the Eastern practice and the later Western practice of alchemy are remarkably similar in their methods and ultimate purpose. To be sure, the desire to create an elixir of immortality was more appealing to the Taoists, but European alchemists were not averse to seeking out formulas for various longevity-boosting substances. The secret of transmuting one element into another, specifically base metals into gold or silver, was equally explored by both schools for obvious reasons.

In the European outlook, the ability to turn relatively worthless materials into gold was attractive enough to allow medieval alchemy to enjoy extensive practice long after the Chinese form had been forgotten. Alternatively, transmutation was also a means of accruing the precious metals that were key in making life-extending elixirs, and were otherwise expensive and difficult to obtain. Alchemical knowledge in the East and West favored different opinions of the true form of alchemy due to different theological views and cultural biases, however these disputes do not lessen the integrity of alchemy's canonical nature.

Chinese alchemy specifically was consistent in its practice from the beginning, and there was relatively little controversy among its practitioners. Definition amongst alchemists varied only in their medical prescription for the elixir of immortality, or perhaps only over their names for it, of which sinology has counted about 1000. Because the Chinese approach was through the fundamental doctrine of Yin and Yang, the influence of the I Ching, and the teachings of the Five Elements, Chinese alchemy had its roots considerably more in obtaining a higher mental-spiritual level.

In the West, there were conflicts between advocates of herbal and "chemical" (mineral) pharmacy, but in China, mineral remedies were always accepted. In Europe, there were conflicts between alchemists who favored gold-making and those who thought medicine the proper goal, but the Chinese always favored the latter. Since alchemy rarely achieved any of these goals, it was an advantage to the Western alchemist to have the situation obscured, and the art survived in Europe long after Chinese alchemy had simply faded away.

Origins
Despite much research, many scholars are still unable to marshal conflicting evidence in order to determine when exactly Chinese alchemy started. It was thought that China was making gold about one thousand years before Confucius' time, but this is contradicted by other academics stating that during the 5th century BCE there was no word for gold and that it was an unknown metal in China.

However, despite the uncertain origins, there are enough similarities in the ideas of practices of Chinese alchemy and the Daoist tradition so that one can conclude that Laozi and Zhang Daoling are the creators of this tradition. In her article, Radcliffe tells that Zhang rejected serving the Emperor and retreated to live in the mountains. At this time, he met Laozi and together they created (or attempted to create) the Elixir of Life (Radcliffe, 2001), by creating the theory that would be used in order to achieve the making of such an elixir. This is the starting point to the Chinese tradition of alchemy, whose purpose was to achieve immortality.

One of the first evidence of Chinese alchemy being openly discussed in history is during the Qin's First Emperor's period when Huan Kuan (73-49 BC) states how modifying forms of nature and ingesting them will bring immortality to the person who drinks them. Before Huan Kuan, the idea of alchemy was to turn base metals into gold. Conflicting research on the origins of alchemy are further demonstrated by Cooper, who claims that alchemy "flourished well before 144 BCE, for at that date the Emperor issued an edict which ordered public execution for anyone found making counterfeit gold". This suggests that people were well aware of how to heat the metals in order to change them into a desired form. A further counter to Pregadio from Cooper is the latter's contention that an emperor in 60 BCE had hired "a well-known scholar, Liu Hsiang, as Master of the Recipes so that he could make alchemical gold and prolong the Emperor's life." All of these conflicting origins considered, it is nearly impossible to claim any absolute knowledge on the origins of Chinese alchemy. However, historical texts of Daoist teaching include alchemical practices, most of which posit the existence of an elixir or the Golden Elixir that, when ingested, gives the drinker eternal life.

As there is a direct connection between Daoism and Laozi, some suggest he played a major role in the creation of Chinese alchemy. Zhou Dynasty philosopher Zou Yan is said to have written many of the alchemical books, although none of them have ever been found, nor have the existing ones been credited to him. The likeliest proponents of Chinese alchemy are as previously stated, Laozi, and Zhang Daoling as well as Zhuangzi. Each of these men are major icons in Daoist teachings. Although these three are credited with the creation of alchemy, there is no definitive proof to suggest or dispute that they were responsible for its creation.

Yin and Yang

The concept of yin-yang is pervasive throughout Chinese alchemical theory. Metals were categorized as being male or female, and mercury and sulphur especially were thought to have powers relating to lunar and solar respectively.

Prior to Taoist tradition, the Chinese already had very definitive notions of the natural world's processes and "changes", especially involving the wu xing: Water, Fire, Earth, Metal and Wood. These were commonly thought to be interchangeable with one another; each were capable of becoming another element. The concept is integral, as the belief in outer alchemy necessitates the belief in natural elements being able to change into others. The cyclical balance of the elements relates to the binary opposition of yin-yang, and so it appears quite frequently.

Outer and inner alchemy

Chinese alchemy can be divided into two methods of practice, waidan or "external alchemy" and neidan or "internal alchemy". Doctrine can be accessed to describe these methods in greater detail; the majority of Chinese alchemical sources can be found in the Daozang, the "Taoist Canon".

Outer alchemy (Waidan)

The meaning of waidan derives from wai (outside, exterior) and dan referring to alchemical operations, such as the preparation of chemical elixirs, made from cinnabar, realgar, and other substances generally involving mercury, sulfur, lead, and arsenic or else the animal and botanical products which are found in Chinese herbology and Traditional Chinese medicine. Waidan refers to practices relating to the process of making an elixir often containing herbal or chemical substances found outside of the body. This process involves esoteric oral instructions, building a laboratory, kindling and sustaining the special fires used in the production process, rules of seclusion and purification for the alchemist to follow, and various practices including the performance of ceremonies to protect the self and the ritual area. Waidan can also include following a dietary regimen which prescribes or proscribes certain foods. Preparing medicines and elixirs can be referred to as outer practices or waidan as these practices occur outside of the body until they are verified by the ingestion of medicines, herbs, and pills to bring about physical changes within the body, separate to the soul.

Inner alchemy (Neidan)

The term Neidan can be divided into two parts: Nei, meaning inner, and Dan, which refers to alchemy, elixir, and cinnabar (mercury). Neidan uses techniques such as: composed meditation techniques, visualization, breathing and bodily posture exercises. Breathing exercises were used to preserve jing or "life essence" and bodily postures were used to improve qi or "energy" flow in the body. Neidan comprises the elixir from the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the cultivation of substances already present in the body, in particular the manipulation of three substances in the body known as the "Three Treasures".

The three treasures are:
Jing which can be translated as "life essence". A person is born with Jing and it governs the developmental growth processes in the body. Since people are born with a certain amount of Jing, it is taught that a person can increase their Jing through dietary and lifestyle practices.
Qi which can be translated as "energy" or "vital energy". Qi energy results from the interaction of yin and yang. A healthy body is constantly circulating Qi.
Shen can be translated as "spirit" or "mind". Shen is the energy used in mental, spiritual and creative functioning (Lu, 30).

The three treasures are also associated with locations in the body where the alchemical process takes place. These locations include major organs and energy centers, called dantians.
Jing or "life essence" is found in the Kidneys and possibly the adrenal glands.
Qi or "vital energy" resides in Lower Dantian or "elixir field" and it is located about an inch down from navel.
Shen or "spiritual energy" is seated in the Middle Dantian, which is the Heart.
During the Han dynasty and after, Neidan and Daoist martial arts gradually merged into one, becoming Neijia martial arts. Famous Taijiquan masters who practiced Neijia include Wu Tunan (吳圖南) and Chen Weiming (陳微明).

Associated risks

When ingested, these compounds did not always result in the desired outcome. Many individuals died or had psychological difficulties after taking certain elixirs. However, the loss of life may not have seemed a large risk, when compared with the promise of the afterlife. Although these elixirs were lethal or dangerous, there is some contention that these individuals were not ignorant of the fatality of some of the materials they were ingesting.

There were certain grades of immortality, so if the practiced alchemist died, the level of immortality they achieved was determined by their corpse. If their corpse was sweet-smelling, it was said that they had achieved immortality in an ephemeral state. Likewise, if their corpse disappeared, leaving behind only the clothes, such as in the death of an adept named Ko Hung, this was another form of immortality known as shih chieh hsien (corpse-free immortals) (Cooper, 14).

Conception of medicine

Medicines can be used to heal ailments on the exterior or interior of the body, to control the ageing of the body, or even to prevent death. The term medicine and elixir are virtually interchangeable because of the array of ailments they can influence. The difference between defining an elixir from a medicine was that many medicines were composed mainly of all natural products like herbs and animal products. Never the animals themselves, only their products, which could consist of dung or fur. Although metal compounds are more potent when curing ailments, herbs were used because they were easier to combine and more abundantly available. To make medicines one would use ingredients like: Kolo nuts, which would be used in famous longevity pills like "Fo-Ti-Ti"; Asparagus, which was used because it was known to increase strength; sesame, which prevents senility; and pine which has over 300 different uses. (Cooper, 1990. Pg. 62) Mushrooms were and still are very popular, they are known as the "magic fungus" (Ganoderma) and have thousands of purposes within Chinese alchemy.

Practitioners

Chinese women alchemists
With the rise of alchemy in Chinese civilization, alchemy began to be seen as an art. Among many practitioners, a significant number of women were known to have mastered this art. The earliest recorded woman alchemist had the family name of Fang (), and lived around the first century B.C. Raised in a scholarly family skilled in the alchemical arts, she studied alchemy with one of the Emperor Han Wu Ti's spouses, and therefore had access to the highest levels of society. Fang was credited with the discovery of the method to turn mercury into silver. It was believed that she may have used the chemical technique of silver extraction from ores using mercury, where pure silver residue is left behind from the boiled mercury. Fang's husband was Cheng Wei (;see :zh:程偉). Details of Fang's life were recorded by author and alchemist Ge Hong.

Keng Hsien-Seng (circa A.D. 975) was another female alchemist who, according to the science writings of Wu Shu "mastered the art of the yellow and white [alchemy] with many other strong transformations, mysterious and incomprehensible". Wu Shu also described Keng as being acquainted with other Taoist techniques and was believed able to control the spirits. She also mastered the transformation of mercury and "snow" into silver, probably using the technique of extraction of silver from its ores, as well as using a primitive type of Soxhlet process to continuously extract camphor into alcohol.

Other female alchemists who have been recognized in Chinese literature are Pao Ku Ko (third century A.D.), Thai Hsuan Nu, Sun Pu-Eh (12th century), and Shen Yu Hsiu (15th century).

See also
Chinese alchemical elixir poisoning
Alchemy and chemistry in medieval Islam
Cold-Food Powder
Yellow Court Classic

References

Additional bibliography

Jefferson, R.B., Doctrine of the Elixir. Coombe Springs Press 1982. .
Miller, James, and Elijah Siegler. "Of Alchemy and Authenticity: Teaching About Daoism Today". In Teaching Theology and Religion, Vol. 10 (2007): 101-108. ISSN 1368-4868.
Pregadio, Fabrizio. The Seal of the Unity of the Three: A Study and Translation of the Cantong qi, the Source of the Taoist Way of the Golden Elixir. Mountain View: Golden Elixir Press, 2011. . Partial online version, retrieved March 29, 2012.
Pregadio, Fabrizio. The Way of the Golden Elixir: A Historical Overview of Taoist Alchemy. Mountain View: Golden Elixir Press, 2012. [PDF, 60 pp., free download.]
Pregadio, Fabrizio. Chinese Alchemy: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in Western Languages. Mountain View: Golden Elixir Press, 2009.
Radcliffe, Jeannie. "Alchemy and Daoism" . 2001.
Rouselle, Irwin. "Spiritual Guidance in Contemporary Taoism". In Spiritual Disciplines, Papers from the Eranos Yearbooks. Princeton University Press, 1985. .
Sivin, Nathan. "The Theoretical Background of Laboratory Alchemy". In Joseph Needham et al., Science and Civilisation in China, vol. V, part 5. Cambridge University Press, 1980, pp. 210–305.
Sivin, Nathan. "Comparing Greek and Chinese Philosophy and Science". In Medicine, Philosophy and Religion in Ancient China, chapter 1. Variorum, 1995.
Smith, Huston. The World's Religions. Harper Collins, 1991.
Wang, Mu. Foundations of Internal Alchemy: The Taoist Practice of Neidan. Golden Elixir Press, 2011. .
Wilhelm, Richard. Secret of the Golden Flower. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1931. .
Yu, Lu K'uan, Taoist Yoga. Rider, 1970. .

External links
Taoist Alchemy —  Fabrizio Pregadio.
Science and magic in Ge Hong's Baopu-zi nei pian — Evgueni A. Tortchinov
  Annotated Book of Alchemy by Tao Zhi
Chinese Alchemy

Ancient Chinese science

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Leslie Choquette
As director of the French Institute at Assumption College, a research center focused on French-Canadian migration to New England, I have worked with three donors of family archival collections, not just to give their materials a good home, but to use them to shape their family stories for different audiences. This experience both convinced me of the usefulness and significance of family history and gave me the confidence to explore my own family's history when the opportunity arose to engage with a novel written by a relative of my grandfather.
The French Institute's archival holdings include collections related to three families that immigrated to New England from Quebec during the period of mass migration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Jobin Family Archive concerns a middle-class couple, Joseph and Marie Flore Lapointe Jobin, who moved from Quebec City to Boston with their nine children in 1890.
Figure 1: Letter of Joseph Jobin to his 18-year-old daughter Anne Marie, 1890, Jobin Family Archive, French Institute, Assumption College.
The collection includes several hundred letters exchanged between American and Canadian family members over many decades as well as a memoir by one of the immigrant children, Marie Eugenie Jobin. The donor, Rev. Philippe Thibodeau, is a grandchild of the oldest son, Theodore Jobin. Father Phil translated family documents and wrote an impressionistic family history for his American nieces and nephews, who never learned French. It is an important narrative as a guide to the collection, but also for anyone wishing to use it for scholarly research. Father Phil never tries to sugar coat his family's experience. For instance, despite being a Catholic priest, he writes candidly about his beloved Uncle Antoine's lifelong loss of faith while touring the battlefields of World War I as an interpreter for U.S. General Stanley Ford.
The Hus-Lemoine Family Archive is very different, consisting of papers preserved throughout the 19thcentury by a mostly illiterate rural family on their Quebec homestead. In a homemade box lined with hand-woven linen, receipts for small sums piled up next to property deeds and marriage contracts, as though all papers had equal talismanic value. Alma Lemoine Saunier remembered the aura surrounding "the box" from childhood visits to the farm, which her father had left for New England as a 14-year-old in 1901. Alma inherited the box when the farm was sold but struggled to translate its contents for her English-speaking children. Her daughter Anne Lavallée donated the papers to the French Institute in hopes that the processed archive would provide her with a better understanding of their historical context.
The third family, from the rural market town of Saint-Ours, fell between the other two socio-economically. Although the Harpin Sansoucy Family Archive features dozens of letters, Napoleon Sansoucy and his wife Corinne Harpin used a scribe to write theirs, after settling in Southbridge, Massachusetts with nine of their eleven children in 1909. (Two daughters joined them later.)
Figure 2: Letter of Napoleon Harpin to his daughters Antoinette and Anne Marie in Sorel, Quebec, 1909, Harpin Sansoucy Family Archive, French Institute, Assumption College.
Jacqueline Lessard Finn, a retired educator and the daughter of one of the children, donated the archive while writing a well-researched family history, From Habitants to Immigrants, published in 2017.
Working with these archives and their donors convinced me of two things. First, family history is important because it allows us to engage with major themes, like immigration, on a personal level. Second, people like Father Phil and Jacquie Finn who write the history of their own families face the same issues of objectivity as other historians, no more, no less. Is the struggle to write honestly about one's relatives really any different from that of a woman writing women's history? Or a Canadian writing Canadian history? Without a personal stake in our research, would we undertake it in the first place?
Due to these insights, I did not hesitate when presented with a chance to work on my own family's history. I learned in childhood that my grandfather's "cousin" Joseph Choquet had written a novel called Under Canadian Skies,but I had never read it until it arrived at the French Institute in a box of donations.
Figure 3: Cover illustration of Under Canadian Skies,by Joseph P. Choquet (1869-1966), French Institute, Assumption College.
It turned out to be a historical novel about the Quebec Rebellion of 1837, published in Rhode Island in 1922. Through research, I was able to reconstruct the author's family, literate immigrants who came to the States from Montreal around 1882. The upshot was an article examining the novel through the lens of Franco-American ethnic advocacy between the wars, comparing Choquet's version of the rebellion to Canadian and French literary treatments. Coincidentally, the Canadian novel I used as a counterpoint to Under Canadian Skies was also written by a relative: Les Ribaud: une idylle de 37 (Montreal, 1898), by Dr. Ernest Choquette (1862-1941), whose family I likewise researched.
The experience of writing about Under Canadian Skies confirmed my belief that research on one's own family is no different from other kinds of historical research. Yet family history has the advantage, for both writer and reader, of facilitating a personal connection to the issues at hand. Both of these points are evident in an excellent new monograph on French-Canadian immigration to New England, David Vermette's A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans, which I recently reviewed in the new Franco-American e-journal, Résonance (https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/resonance/).
Vermette anchors his synthetic narrative in a case study of his own family, immigrants to Brunswick, Maine in the 1870s and 1880s. His family research is just one part, albeit a particularly engaging one, of the larger research project. In his introduction, Vermette explains, "Moving from general trends to a particular instance exposes the humanity within the events. My focus shifts from the general to the particular; from the macro to the micro; from regional history to families and individuals" (p. 17). Exposing the humanity within the events. What better goal for a historian, family or otherwise?
Leslie Choquette is Professor of History, Côté Professor of French Studies, and Director of the French Institute at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. A social historian of France and French North America, she is the author of Frenchmen into Peasants: Modernity and Tradition in the Peopling of French Canada (Harvard University Press, 1997).
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Jasmine Lounge serves signature martinis, tapas and other light fare at its sophisticated lobby setting. Wickets is the ideal place for a casual poolside lunch and iconic signature burgers - with the newly launched Wickets Coffee Bar, you can now kick-start your day with a grab'n go coffee and tasty snacks.
In the mornings, take a seat at Windows on the Sound for breakfast with a view of the Great Sound. For a culinary immersion in the Mediterranean, try Mediterra.
While you're enjoying the beach club, don't miss the Cabana Bar & Grill for frozen cocktails and island-inspired burgers and salads.
Before tackling the 18-hole par three golf course, plan a return trip to Boundary Sports Bar and Grille for smoked-to-perfection barbecue, a fine selection of beers, and major sports broadcasting.
Finally, if you just feel like staying in, In-room Dining is always available, 24 hours a day, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner one can experience the best of Bermuda's restaurants in the privacy of your room.
Located on shimmering pink sand beaches and overlooking calm azure seas, Fairmont Southampton offers a special evening for two with the Bermuda Moon Dance, a blissful experience perfect for that special Bermuda wedding anniversary, honeymoon, or proposal.
The Bermuda Moon Dance is offered from April - September, dependent on weather. The stars in the night sky act as a canopy above the soothing melody of ocean waves, while newlyweds sip champagne and take in the stunning atmosphere.
The Bermuda Moon Dance offers guests an exquisite five-course dinner for two, prepared by the resort's Executive Chef, at the Bermuda hotel's secluded beach, while water caresses their feet and a private butler orchestrates the romantic details from start to finish.
Boundary is the only sports bar in Bermuda's West End. Bold & artisanal, the chefs craft smoked-to-perfection barbecue and other pub favorites.
Boundary is just the establishment to indulge your cravings.
Unwind in the comfortable and inviting space as you watch all the action and enjoy an unbeatable meal.
From Premier League rivalries and weekly NFL games to Golf and the NHL, Boundary has it all.
Whether you're bellying up to the bar for one of the many beer selections or relaxing in the cozy lounge, you're sure to have a great view of all the games from every seat in the house.
Soak up every moment of Bermuda's sunshine on Fairmont Southampton's private beach club.
Choose your favorites from the hot fire pit: Grilled wahoo wrapped in banana leaves, St. Louis-style BBQ pork ribs, Caribbean grilled chicken are complimented by delicious sides such as calamari salad, mac & cheese and corn on the cob.
When hunger strikes, enjoy quick, delicious, super-relaxed and satisfying selections, chaise-side or on the terrace.
The beach bar serves up the best in tropical cocktails to keep you cool under the warm, summer sun.
Enjoy the iconic Sunset Beach BBQ at Cabana weekly with live island entertainment.
Watch the waves crash as you sample some of the dessert buffet selections.
The dedicated professionals will ensure your In-Room Dining experiences are served with flair in the privacy and convenience of your room.
For over 30 years, guests of Fairmont Southampton resort have come to expect the very best in service, hospitality and dining.
Visit Jasmine Cocktail Bar and Lounge, where guests enjoy imaginative culinary experiences that bring the flavors of the Americas to life.
The comfortable setting is the prime location to relax, have a drink and dine.
Order an expertly mixed cocktail and taste the eclectic foods influenced by the region, in this elegant and contemporary lounge. The team infuses their own journey through the cultures to redefine these authentic dishes. Travel the Americas, one bite at a time.
Mediterra is a refined, shared dining restaurant with culinary offerings influenced by the landscape surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
These tapas and shared dishes not only allow you to experience the dynamic flavors of the region but create a sense of community with each ingredient.
From the homemade pasta to the signature land and sea dishes, the selections are bountiful.
Whether you're dining with a friend or a crowd, it's hard to forget the essence and stories that make up the meal.
Great seafood simply prepared and served surfside. There's nothing better.
The Ocean Club combines the freshest local catch with the relaxed atmosphere of this sea side setting.
Take in the ocean. Soak up the sun. Let the breaking waves be your soundtrack.
Bermuda's best ocean views are just as much a part of this experience as the seafood.
Come from the beach, come for dinner, come for a cold, crisp glass of wine or a frosty beer.
Sun, socialize and dine poolside with family and friends.
This thoroughly refreshing option for lunch, dinner and light bites features a fabulous variety of creative burgers, sandwiches, salads, shakes and more throughout the day.
Hang out on a chaise, hop in the pool for a quick swim.
Dine and Dip at Wickets daily.
Experience the chic waterside lounge at The Dock at the Waterlot.
Sip on a refreshing drink from the locally-sourced cocktail menu while you watch spectacular sunsets over sparkling Jews Bay.
Enjoy a beautiful Bermuda evening on the contemporary, stylish loungers listening to great music under the canopy of stars.
Join for grilled fare straight from the outdoor kitchen in the comfort of the dockside living room.
Fairmont Southampton's "pop-up" The Rum Cellar is a collaboration with Bermuda's family-owned and richly celebrated Gosling's Rum, The Rum Cellar is the ultimate Bermuda experience and the new place-to-be.
The Rum Cellar is delivering an intoxicating late-night excursion in a space bursting with tropical plants, bright island colors, and playful drinks.
Defining Bermuda's steakhouse experience for nearly 350 years, the historic Waterlot Inn remains Bermuda's best.
Gracefully nestled dockside on Jew's Bay, the Waterlot Inn offers breathtaking sunsets and proudly boasts both AAA Four Diamond and Wine Spectator Awards.
Serving the finest steaks and chops, this classic dining room has introduced a newly updated and inspired menu that spans time-honored signature specialties and incorporates bold new flavors. Fresh ingredients, unique preparation and award-winning service surrounded by warm furnishings are the hallmarks of The Waterlot Inn.
Want the best coffee on the island's west side?
Whether quick breakfast, lunch or afternoon break, Fairmont Southampton has got you covered with the newly launched, delicious Wickets Coffee Bar.
Enjoy your day with a grab'n go coffee and tasty snacks: Choose your energizing favorite from the offer of fresh sandwiches, healthy salads and luscious pastries to-go, 365 days a year, next to the resort's spa & pool area on the Lower Lobby level.
The only thing the restaurant overlooks at breakfast is the ocean.
Windows on the Sound's bountiful buffet features made-to-order omelets, Belgian waffles, breakfast pastries, breads, and other morning delicacies - all just steps from the main lobby.
Greet the week with a Bermuda tradition, the famous Sunday Bermuda Brunch.
Classic brunch items take the table with island classics sourced from Bermuda's local harvest -- and prepared by the seasoned Bermudian chefs.
Feast on a tasty array of authentic Bermudian dishes including codfish and potatoes, Johnny bread, and cassava pie.
Breakfast is served here daily and is enjoyed by hotel guests and locals, alike.
Now imagine a retreat in the midst of this paradise — one that gives you the space you need to relax, unwind and discover energy you never knew you had.
Welcome to Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Southampton. Here, you'll experience pampering treatments that combine natural elements with local Bermudian traditions, from an indulgent bath in essential oil of royal poinciana to a nourishing body wrap of algae and aloe vera.
The facilities feature 15 luxurious treatment rooms — including a deluxe couples' suite with breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean — and men and women relaxation areas with sauna, steam rooms and showers.
The indoor pool offers stunning panoramas of the golf course and ocean, rivalling the view from the state-of-the-art fitness facilities.
And the well-appointed hair and nail salon is the perfect final stop on your spa journey.
Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Southampton is an adult sanctuary where you are always welcomed with friendly Bermudian hospitality.
The fitness centre is built to ensure that the guests are able to use the best fitness equipment in a comfortable environment.
Here, you'll experience pampering treatments that combine natural elements with local Bermudian traditions, from an indulgent bath in essential oil of royal poinciana to a nourishing body wrap of algae and aloe vera.
The word yoga translates as the union or discipline of breath control, simple meditation and the adoption of specific bodily postures, performed for a greater sense of well-being.
From the children's program to poolside service, the Bermuda family resort has created a luxury experience that anticipates the needs of the valued guests.
One of the world's incomparable luxury resorts, Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda offers you and your family endless possibilities for recreation and relaxation including: The Turtle Hill Golf Club, an award winning 18-hole Championship Par-3 golf course; a 31,000-square-feet, adults-only Willow Stream Spa and fitness center; Resort and Spa pools; an oceanfront beach club complete with shady chaise lounges; PADI dive center; snorkeling rentals; tennis courts; and more. Kids will enjoy the daily children's programs at Explorers Camp including the very popular Enviro Kids Activities and bustling video arcade.
Add to that 9 on-site restaurants, cafes, and lounges serving cuisine for all tastes and you may never want to leave the Fairmont Southampton, family resort in Bermuda.
Explore the best that Southampton has to offer. The hotel staff has compiled a list of suggested itineraries to help you experience the areas most popular attractions and hidden treasures.
Watch the waves crash at the private pink-sand beach.
One of Bermuda's premier attractions, the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo features interactive exhibits including a 140,000-gallon tank that gives you a diver's-eye view of Bermuda's coral reefs and marine ecosystem.
Browse over 1,000 varieties of plants and flowers such as hibiscus, oleander, orchids and more.
Housed in Bermuda's largest naval fort, the Bermuda Maritime Museum displays its collections and exhibits in former munitions warehouses.
Winner of Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play Golf", this Bermuda golf resort's course features 18 challenging par 3 holes, most with stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean.
Orchestrate a meeting to remember. The experienced event staff makes sure that your meetings with up to 1,500 attendees run as smoothly and predictably as the island tides.
Dive Bermuda is a 5-star instructor development centre, with over 30 years experience of offering Bermuda diving trips, snorkeling tours, and PADI training courses.
Make sure to spoil yourself and bring home some souvenirs for your loved ones.
Black-tie galas, balls and very important personal events that are the talk of the season demand beautiful & elegant settings.
Whether you are looking for a tennis clinic, private tennis lesson, or simply a court to play on, the tennis team can fulfill all your needs.
Nestled atop Bermuda's highest point, over 100 acres of breathtaking landscape, the professional in-house Bermuda wedding team will work with you to coordinate the wedding of your dreams.


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This is a small collection of classes and class categories which I find useful for iOS development. I plan to grow this collection as time allows. The license is BSD, so feel free to use these in your own projects. There's an Xcode project file, but the classes are meant to be used individually. The xcodeproj is just for unit tests and to make modifications easier.

This project follows the SemVer versioning guidelines. For more information, see semver.org

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As we all know that talk shows are just like a gossip hub for celebrities where our favourite stars are invited to talk about their professional and personal experiences. Talk shows are remarkable ways to distract our minds from the mundane and monotonous routine and indulge in the joyful affairs of getting to know the insights of our beloved celebrity crushes and who they are on and off-screen. New age talk shows captivate the viewers worldwide as they tune in to watch the stars being interviewed by the show hosts. Among the most popular talk shows in India, "Sam Jam ", a Telugu-language web television talk show, is a great success in India. "Sam Jam " is directed by Arjun Seshkumar, and Allu Aravind, the founder of the Aha OTT platform, is the creator. The show is written by Anirudh Krishnamurthy and produced by FazilaAllana and Kamna Menezes in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was first premiered on November 13 2020, on Aha, and it has only 1 season. You can stream Telugu shows online on aha.
Samantha Akkineni is an Indian actress who started her career in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. Since the show is hosted by a celebrity itself while interviewing other stars, there remains a certain casualness and a sense of contentment. Guests who are invited to the show are asked to share their experiences with their fans. The host, Samantha, asks various questions about their personal and professional lives. HarshaChemudu, popularly known as "Viva", Harsha is an Indian actor and comedian who accompanies Samantha in doing various fun activities. The best part of the show is that the audience sitting in the crowd can also interact with celebrity artists and ask them questions. The dreams of many people who want to meet and talk to their celebrity crush are being fulfilled in the show. Samantha also interacts with the audience. Talented artists of various fields show their skills on the stage, and mini-tasks are also arranged for the guests to win prizes. Due to the covid 19 pandemic, the show's release date was delayed, but the show got immense success when it was finally released.
Vijay Deverakonda was the first guest who graced the show with his presence on November 13, 2020. He shared his personal life with the audience.
Rana Daggubati and Nag Ashwin visited the talk show on November 27, 2020. Rana revealed his health problems, and Ashwin talked about his Mahanati trip.
SainaNehwal and ParupalliKashyap talked about their personal life and experiences on December 4, 2020. Sudhir, India's first flute boxer, showed flute beatboxing on the stage.
Tamannaah was there on December 11, 2020. She talked about how long her journey was in Tollywood.
RakulPreet Singh and KrishJagarlamundi graced the stage on December 18, 2020. Both talked about the controversies they faced in the industry.
On December 25, 2020, Chiranjeevi entered the show as a guest. Chiranjeevi said that he cried once watching a movie when Samantha asked him if he has ever called.
Allu Arjun and Allu Aravind both went as a guest on the show on January 1, 2021. Arjun said that his father always takes thoughtful decisions, and both are great actors at home.
Naga Chaitanya, the husband of Samantha Akkineni, was also invited as a guest on January 8, 2021.
The show is a great medium to know the day-to-day life of the actors and the struggles they have gone through while aiming for the success where they stand today. Enjoy samjam show online on aha app.
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¿ How much money do you need to travel around South Africa ?
¿ Is South Africa possible for a low-cost traveller ?
After our trip, we can say YES, it´s possible...and we loved South Africa!
If you are thinking of going to South Africa, it can be interesting to know how much money we spent in our trip... to get an idea.
The average exchange rate was: 1 € = 14 Rands.
We did Couchsurfing many times: 26 nights (free).
We slept in campings with own tent, average 5 €/pp/night.
Petrol: 386 € Petrol costs less than 1€/l.
We didn´t go to restaurant, we cooked all the time, and some couchsurfing hosts invited us for dinner.
We bought the Wild Card to visit the SA national parks.
Entrance fees to NP are around 10-20 €/pp/day.
TOTAL: We spent 2.106 €, in 2 months, 2 people.


Thanks to those of you who popped over to the So You Think You're Crafty site and voted! Even if your vote didn't end up being for me- I'm just happy for your support in general. And glad that you got to see the wonderful projects by all the crafters who auditioned!
I'm thrilled to say that I made it in! And now that voting is over I can reveal that... the DIY Coral was mine.
Judging by the audition crafts, it'll certainly be stiff competition this season! I'm looking forward to it and can't wait for the start of SYTYC season 12 in a few weeks.
And in case you're wondering, here's how I made the DIY Coral.
Each step is pretty easy. But takes a few days to complete because of the drying time involved. Honestly the most difficult part of the project was trying to write this tutorial because so much of how I shaped the coral was just by feeling and eye.
I'm really happy with the results, and it cost a fraction of what faux coral from a catalog would have been!
Step 1: Create a coral-shaped armature by attaching the wire to the wooden base.
First I cut 2-3 lengths of wire about twice as long as I wanted my coral to be. I folded them in half and put them roughly in the middle of the wooden base. Then I hammered a staple into the center to secure the wires in place.
Once the wires were secure I bent and shaped each "arm" into something that looked coral-like to me.
Tip: It helped me to look at picture of real coral before I started.
Step 2: Adding Thick and Small "Arms" to the Coral.
For thick arms cut a length of wire twice as long as you need. But this time instead of folding it in half, twist it around itself at the bottom and create a loop towards the top.
These pieces are better for standing straight up since the double layer of wire holds the layers of paper, glue, and clay better. Attach to the base using staples, and shape however you'd like.
You can also add smaller arms or limbs coming off of the main wires by wrapping short lengths of wire around them.
Rip newspaper into long thin strips. About half and inch to an inch wide and three to four inches long is good.
Tip: When doing papier-mâché it's better to rip the paper instead of cut it with scissors. Torn edges will lay flatter and blend better than cut edges.
Dip into glue (recipe below) and use your fingers to scrape of any excess. Begin wrapping the wire arms with the paper strips. To build up the base (and help the wires stand to the weight of the paper up better) I wrapped several of the wires together at the bottom with longer strips.
The papier-mâché process is pretty organic- there's really no way to do it wrong. Just go with whatever feels right and looks good to you!
Once you have the wire covered with a layer of papier-mâché set aside to dry. When it's dry cover it with two more layers, setting it aside to dry between each one.
When the third layer of papier-mâché is dry it's time to cover with coral with paper clay.
If you've never worked with paper clay before it's very smooth and pliable but starts to dry very quickly. It's helpful to work with small chunks at a time while keeping the rest sealed in a plastic storage bag. It's also helpful to keep a small bowl of water handy to dip your fingers into.
Be careful not to use too much clay, otherwise it will be very heavy and lumpy. It will also be crack more while drying. You only need enough clay to easily cover the surface of the newspaper.
I made more small arms (less than an inch and a half) coming off of the coral by adding extra clay to the surface and pinching it out into the shape of an arm.
Before setting aside to dry, smooth out the surface as best as you can. Wetting your fingers down with a bit of water and running over the surface of the clay helps.
When the clay is dry you'll likely have a few places where it's cracked. If that happens you can go back and smooth them over with some clay and water.
Tip: If there are any spots that are too lumpy you can sand the dried paper clay to get a smoother surface.
Paint the coral white and the base a dark brown. When the paint is dry cover the base with a gloss or semi-gloss. Leave the coral flat.
You could experiment with different colors and finishes. Orange glossy coral on a stained wood base could be really fun!
There are tons of recipes online, some use flour instead of glue, which is less expensive, but take a little more time because you have to cook them on the stove before using.
Congrats! That is an excellent project!
congrats! this is the one i voted for!
Your coral looks very much like real branching coral! I just love how beautifully it turned out. You are too modest - shape by feel and eye! I am pretty sure any attempt i made would be looking more like a tangle of worms!
Congratulations for being voted into the SYTYC hall of fame! You certainly deserve to be there! Keep us posted.
Congrats on SYTYC! The coral looks very realistic - very cool.


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UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2017 report
The GLAAS 2017 report is the fourth periodic report, and first thematic report, following on from earlier reports in 2010, 2012, and 2014. It presents an analysis on the issues related to WASH financing.
This GLAAS 2017 report is the fourth periodic report, and first thematic report, following on from earlier reports in 2010, 2012, and 2014. It presents an analysis of the most reliable and up-to-date data from 75 countries and 25 external support agencies (ESAs) on the issues related to WASH financing and other elements of the enabling environment, including plans, targets, data availability and measures to reach vulnerable populations.
Authors: World Health Organization, UN-Water Publication Date: 2017 Publisher: World Health Organization, UN-Water No. of Pages: 96
Joining Forces for Progress – Hygiene Matters Report 2016
Through its Hygiene Matters initiative, Essity raises awareness of the connection between hygiene, health and wellbeing around the world. As part of this initiative, since 2008, Essity has conducted five surveys to gather insights about global hygiene perceptions, issues and behaviour to contribute to a knowledge-based public debate with the goal of strengthening the possibility of improved hygiene for people everywhere. This year's Hygiene Matters Report, created in cooperation with WSSCC, aims to advance awareness among policy makers and key stakeholders by visualizing and quantifying the value of investments in hygiene, shedding light on forces that are hindering development and showcasing innovative solutions that are driving it forward
United Nations World Water Development Report 2016 – Water and Jobs
Three out of four of the jobs worldwide are water-dependent. In fact, water shortages and lack of access may limit economic growth in the years to come, according to the 2016 United Nations World Water Development Report, Water and Jobs, launched on 22 March 2016, World Water Day, in Geneva. From its collection, through various uses, to its ultimate return to the natural environment, water is a key factor in the development of job opportunities either directly related to its management (supply, infrastructure, wastewater treatment, etc.) or in economic sectors that are heavily water-dependent such as agriculture, fishing, power, industry and health. Furthermore, good access to drinking water and sanitation promotes an educated and healthy workforce, which constitutes an essential factor for sustained economic growth. In its analysis of the economic impact of access to water, the report cites numerous studies that show a positive correlation between investments in the water sector and economic growth. It also highlights the key role of water in the transition to a green economy. WSSCC is a contributing author to this report.Le Programme mondial des Nations Unies pour l'évaluation des ressources en eau (WWAP), accueilli et dirigé par l'UNESCO, assure la coordination du travail des 31 membres et 38 partenaires d'ONU-Eau en vue de publier le Rapport mondial des Nations Unies sur la mise en valeur des ressources en eau (WWDR). L'édition 2016 du Rapport mondial des Nations Unies sur la mise en valeur des ressources en eau est consacrée à « L'eau et l'emploi » et vise à informer les décideurs au sein de la communauté de l'eau sur l'importance du lien entre l'eau et l'emploi afin d'assurer le développement social et économique, ainsi que la durabilité de l'environnement, de tous les pays, qu'il soit riche ou pauvre.
Global Action Plan – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Health Care Facilities
In 2015, for the first time, WHO and UNICEF assessed the status of WASH in health care facilities in low- and middle-income countries. With a significant proportion of facilities without any services at all, WHO, UNICEF and partners committed at a global meeting to address the situation, with the aim of achieving universal access in all facilities, in all settings, by 2030. A global action plan with five change objectives was developed in March 2015. In the first phase of this work, four task teams (comprised of health and WASH specialists) are working to address five change objectives and produce tangible deliverables.
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in health care facilities – Joint action for universal access and improved quality of care
Despite the fundamental need of WASH for quality health service delivery, access to WASH in healthcare facilities is alarmingly poor. A 2015 WHO/UNICEF global report reveals that 38% of health care facilities have no source of water. To address these challenges, WHO, UNICEF and partners, including WaterAid, committed at a global meeting in March 2015 to immediately address the situation with the aim to ensure that all health care facilities in all settings have adequate water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030.A global action plan with five change objectives, has been developed. In the first phase of this work, four task teams (comprised of health and WASH specialists) are working to address the change objectives and product tangible deliverables. Task teams include: Advocacy, Action and Leadership; Monitoring; Evidence and Operational Research; and Policies, Standards and Facility-based Improvements.