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Tech to break ground on new engineering building Sept. 10
On Sept. 10, Tech will break ground on our first engineering building in 50 years! The 100,000-square-foot College of Engineering building will be a showcase for our flagship college, fusing innovation, smart building technology and a living water laboratory to foster cross-disciplinary learning while inspiring new generations of engineers. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. in Sherlock Park. It is free and open to the public.
Tennessee Tech engineering building named for alumnus known for success in transportation industry
A highly respected Texas businessman who credits his Tennessee Tech civil engineering degree for his success in the transportation industry has committed $3 million to make Tech's new engineering building a reality.
Known for his philanthropic and professional accomplishments, Ashraf Islam pledged the transformative gift to show his support for Tech's College of Engineering students. As a result, Tech's Board of Trustees approved the naming of the Ashraf Islam Engineering Building.
"We are so excited about this opportunity and recognize that Ashraf has given both his resources and his time and effort since he graduated," Board Chairperson Trudy Harper said.
In 1985, Islam founded AIA Engineers Ltd, headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company opened additional branches in Texas, as well as in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, plus Canada and Bangladesh. He is now co-chairman of CONSOR Engineers LLC, founded in 2018 when four firms that are proven leaders in transportation planning and design, structural assessment and construction services merged.
Tennessee Tech providing assistance to flood-ravaged areas
Tennessee Tech is providing support and assistance to students and others from the flood ravaged areas of Waverly, Humphreys County, Hickman County and surrounding areas.
There are 36 Tennessee Tech students from the impacted area. Each student is being contacted by the Dean of Students office to assess needs and work to get assistance to families affected by the flood.
To read more about the volunteer opportunities Tech is coordinating, click the link below.
Tennessee Tech Fall 2022 application for admission now open
Tennessee Tech's Fall 2022 application for admission opened August 1. The recruitment season is beginning in earnest this year with visits planned across the state.
"Tech's Office of Admissions is excited to get back into high schools to help students continue their education beyond high school and join the amazing Tennessee Tech community," said Steve Keller, director of admissions. "We look forward to working with students in person and seeing them begin their educational journey."
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Tennessee Tech Pride Days are here
It's that time of year again! Tennessee Tech Pride Days are here and run through Sept. 2. Purple and gold yard signs are available that say "Tennessee Tech Pride" and incorporate the university's logo.
To help the community celebrate, Tech Pride yard signs are free and available for pick up on campus at the Crawford Alumni Center (in the Varsity Building, 705 N. Dixie Ave. -- the old Varsity Cinema), at the Campus Information Desk and University Bookstore inside the Roaden University Center and at the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce in the Leslie Town Centre.
Tech raises $22 million in 2020-2021, sets new record
University officials announced that Tennessee Tech raised more than $22 million in the recently completed 2020-2021 fiscal year, a new record.
"This year, more than $6 million was raised for student scholarships," said Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham. "This includes nearly $2 million from cash gifts, which have an immediate impact on the lives of Tech students."
Donors committed $22.2 million in the fiscal year ending June 30. The total includes cash, pledges, stocks, gifts-in-kind and new planned gifts.
Tech to host 17th annual Nolan Fowler Constitution Day Sept. 13
On Sept. 13, Tennessee Tech will host the 17th annual Nolan Fowler Constitution Day Celebration. This year's speaker is John Fabian Witt, Ph.D., a professor of law at Yale University Law School, and the title of his presentation is Epidemics and the Constitution: A Contested History.
Witt is the author of a number of books, including American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19 and Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History, which was awarded the Bancroft Prize, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, was selected for the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award and was a New York Times Notable Book. Witt holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in history from Yale.
Witt's presentation is free and open to the public and will be held on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. in Derryberry Hall Auditorium. Face coverings are required.
Alumni Association to present awards to four outstanding alumni
The Tennessee Tech Alumni Association will recognize the following 2021 alumni award recipients at an Evening of Excellence on November 13:
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Camron Rudd, `05 mechanical engineering and foreign languages
Susan G. Wells, `93 business management and `95 MBA
Outstanding Philanthropy Award
Scott Edwards, `87 business management
Distinguished Alumnus Award
Fred Lowery, `94 mechanical engineering
These awards are presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated professional success, received recognition and instilled great pride among the faculty, students and alumni of Tennessee Tech. This year's Evening of Excellence will be celebrated during Homecoming weekend.
Tech to honor Class of 1970 and Class of 1971 at Golden Grad Reunion during Homecoming weekend
Each year Tennessee Tech celebrates our Golden Grads, alumni who graduated 50 years ago! This year's Golden Grad Reunion will be held during Homecoming weekend (Nov. 12-13) and will honor the classes of 1970 and 1971. All classes who graduated prior to 1970 are also welcome to attend.
Members of the Class of 1970 and 1971 who wish to be included in this year's memory book should submit their information by Oct. 1. Click the link below to learn more.
Tennessee Tech asks alumni, where are you True?
Where are you True?
Are you traveling this summer? We want to see your photos! Snap a photo of your True To Tech magnet or decal in front of a landmark, monument or "Welcome to the State of ___" sign!
True To Tech recognizes donors who make a gift of any amount to Tech each year. Once you have made gifts two years in a row, you will receive a True To Tech magnet and decal displaying the number of years you have supported Tech.
We thank Dontrell Baines, `09 accounting, for sending us a picture from his June trip to Tulum, Mexico! Dontrell is a new member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and began his term on July 1. Welcome to the Board, Dontrell!
Don't have a magnet or decal? No problem! Just take a photo of yourself wearing a Tech shirt or hat. Hashtag your photo #TrueToTech on Facebook or Instagram, or send your photos to us at alumni@tntech.edu.
Mike Duke, `81 business management, sent this photo of himself in Heidelburg, Germany. Thanks, Mike, for showing your Tech Pride internationally!
We can't wait to see where Tech Pride shows up next!
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Last month we asked the following trivia question:
The Summer Olympics are underway in Tokyo, Japan! In what year did a Tennessee Tech student carry the Olympic torch?
The answer was 1996, and several alumni even knew the name of the student who carried the torch, Andy Holbrook. Congratulations to Stephanie Killian, `82 music therapy, who guessed correctly and won some Tech SWAG.
While Holbrook was the only person (that we know of) to carry the torch as a current student, Tech alumnus Chris Hennessee had the honor of carrying the torch in 2016. Check out his story below.
And now for this month's question:
Tech looks forward to breaking ground on the Ashraf Islam Engineering Building on Sept. 10! This will be the first new engineering building on campus since Prescott Hall was completed 50 years ago. What was the name of the first engineering building on campus?
Monthly trivia questions in The Alumnus are designed to test your knowledge of all things Tech! If you know the answer, email alumni@tntech.edu. We'll randomly select one of the correct answers to win some Tech SWAG!
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Chris Hennessee shares story of carrying Olympic torch
Last month's trivia question and the recent 2020 Olympics in Tokyo inspired Chris Hennessee, `13 interdisciplinary studies, to share his story of carrying the Olympic torch for the 2016 Rio games.
Hennessee works for Bridgestone Americas, Inc. As a worldwide Olympic partner, Bridgestone earned a few torchbearer spots and to fill these spots, they asked employees to nominate individuals who exhibited excellence in mentorship and coaching.
Bridgestone employee Christine David nominated Hennessee. Her letter outlined how Hennessee encouraged her to apply for a job at Bridgestone and helped her develop strong working relationships within the plant. David's letter was selected, and David was surprised to learn that both she and Hennessee would carry the torch.
The Olympic torch ceremony began in Greece in April 2016. The torch arrived in Brazil in early May and more than 12,000 people carried it before it reached its final destination in Rio de Janeiro, the site of the 2016 Olympic Games. Hennessee and David carried the torch on July 13 in the city of Joinville, a city of 560,000 people and a 12-hour drive from Rio.
"Carrying the Olympic flame was an awesome experience, but just knowing the impact I made on a co-worker was the best part," said Hennessee. "Our time in Brazil was one i will never forget, as the town of Joinville treated us very well. And just to be a part of such an iconic moment is something I will never forget."
Source: Southern Standard, Jun 23, 2016.
Jeffrey Lee Ray, `86 mechanical engineering and `89 M.S., passed away on July 26, 2021.
Ray grew up outside of Nashville and earned a Journeyman Industrial Electrician license while working at R.R. Donnelley & Sons in Gallatin, Tennessee. He then earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering at Tennessee Tech and completed his doctorate in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University. He served as Dean of Engineering at Western Carolina University since 2014. Throughout his 28-year academic career, he served in many roles with the ABET and ASEE organizations and was an ASEE Fellow.
James Slayden Love, Jr. of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away on July 22, 2021.
Love graduated from Tennessee Tech (then known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute) in 1950 with a degree in industrial arts. Love was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and a construction superintendent for Foster & Creighton Company and Woodford Builders, Inc. He was a 33 degree mason, a member of the Robert M. Sirkle #954 Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite and a member of Centenary United Methodist Church.
Love's daughter Charlene Love Riley shared that her father proudly displayed a framed photo of the Tennessee Tech campus in his home.
Photo Source: 1948 Eagle Yearbook
Friends Remembered honors the memories of the Tennessee Tech alumni and friends we have lost. If you would like to include someone in Friends Remembered, please email alumni@tntech.edu.
Scott Muir always knew he wanted to be a librarian and fell in love with libraries long before he enrolled at Tennessee Tech.
Muir received a bachelor's degree in speech and theatre in 1977 from Tech and went on to earn a master's in librarianship from Emory University and a second master's degree from Eastern Michigan University. Thanks to a generous estate gift, Muir's love for libraries and theatre will ensure future generations of Tech students have access to the areas that were so important to Muir during his time at Tech.
"I enjoyed my time at Tech, particularly with the theatre department," Muir explained. "You have to find where you fit. Whether that's a sorority, fraternity, professional society or sports team, the way to have the best experience at a university is finding where you fit and a place to get involved. The Backdoor Playhouse was my home away from home. That's where I felt a connection. And since I'm a librarian, I thought, 'Let me do something for both of these departments.'"
Muir said he was inspired by Henry "Hank" Rowan, an American engineer and philanthropist who, in the early 90s, made a $100 million gift to Glassboro State University, a tiny school in South Jersey. Rowan's act of extraordinary generosity launched one of the greatest explosions in educational philanthropy, and his story has been featured in numerous articles including Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast titled "My Little Hundred Million." Glassboro State was renamed Rowan University in Rowan's honor.
Muir held seven progressively-responsible library positions throughout his career and retired from Rowan University as the associate provost responsible for three Rowan University libraries.
Fall 2021 is off to a busy but productive start, with eight students, both new and returning, and tons of archive projects for everyone. Employees spent the last month putting together projects that are useful for the archives and researchers and projects that give students the necessary skills to pursue a future working in the field.
Projects include providing preservation and creating access to the records of the Women's Center, Athletics, Engineering and Communications and Marketing. All of these materials are being rehoused with acid-free folders and boxes, having destructive fasteners such as rusty staples and paperclips removed, and receiving catalog records that assist users in searching the collection. Students are also utilizing the new digitization studio to digitize large scrapbooks. Historically, the university utilized a press clippings service to nationally search newspapers for published information regarding Tennessee Tech. These press clippings were then pasted or taped in large scrapbooks. After digitization, these scrapbooks will be available online and will be text searchable. The digital version will also be more stable than the original because newspaper clippings deteriorate fast and the adhesive on the scrapbooks no longer adheres the clippings to their pages, leaving a trail of newspaper clippings every time the physical books are used.
Tech Archives also has a few other announcements for this semester. We are thrilled to announce that we are participating in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) as soon as mid-September. This participation will promote and create access to our digital collections worldwide. The DPLA platform aggregates the digital collections of many archives and makes them accessible in one online location. As a result, when searching for archival materials in the DPLA, the user can search across numerous archive repositories at once. For access to the DPLA, follow this link. We installed an onsite exhibit of "Imagine Going Half a Day and Not Seeing Anybody that Looks Like You: A History of Black Students and Employees at Tennessee Tech" on the first floor of the Volpe Library. Lastly, in hopes to accommodate individuals with 9-5 careers, we extended our hours on Tuesdays until 8 p.m. As usual, if you ever need assistance after hours we can set up an appointment with you that works with your schedule.
Photo top left: Jacob Gentry, a senior English major, is currently working with records of the Smithville Jamboree, preserving and processing their collection for the Jamboree's anniversary and for access.
University Archivist Megan Atkinson, Assistant Archivist Hannah O'Daniel McCallon and the University Archives staff are responsible for collecting, preserving and making accessible materials of historical significance to the University and the Upper Cumberland. Follow Archives and Special Collections on Facebook, email their office with questions, and watch for more "Archives with Atkinson" in future editions of The Alumnus.
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Hannah Bratton, `21 music, is the new music teacher at Jere Whitson Elementary.
Alex Butaud, `20 M.P.S., was named executive director at Life Care Center of Tullahoma. Read more.
Alyssa Copeland, `14 agriculture, was featured in a Deming Headlight article titled "Copeland couple keeps generational cattle ranching strong in New Mexico." Read more.
Susan Dakak, `83 civil engineering, was featured in an article in Knox News titled "Having a dream, getting a chance, and becoming an American." Read more.
Zachary Davis, `21 music, is the new band director in the Bledsoe County School System.
Laura Duncan, `01 M.A. and `06 Ed.S., is the new Maury County Public School district's elementary coordinator. Read more.
Melody K. Edmonds, `95 MBA, has been named by the Tennessee Board of Regents as the next president of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology McMinnville. Read more.
Ekramul Ehite, `18 M.S. mechanical engineering, was featured in a Future Leaders for Food & Agriculture Fellows Lightning Talk about how agricultural biomass is a potential game changer for the bioenergy industry. View Ekramul's talk on YouTube.
Cynthia Gammons, `95 M.A. administration and supervision and `02 Ed.S., was named District 6780 Rotary Governor. Gammons has been a member of the Lafayette Rotary Club since 2000, serving as president in 2011-12. Read more.
Chris Gerbig, `14 MBA, is the co-founder and president of the national lifestyle brand Pink Lily. Pink Lily recently announced that they are one of the 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America for the second time.
David Hinson, `85 mathematics, is the new campus chief information officer for higher education managed technology and IT services leader Apogee. Read more.
Wes Hutton, `20 music, joined New York Life Insurance Company as an agent in their Knoxville office.
Doug Jenkins, `90 business management, is the new president of the Tennessee Trial Judges Association. Read more.
James Laughlin, `16 marketing, is the new Tennessee Tech director of football operations and on-campus recruiting coordinator. Read more.
John Douglas (Doug) McDurham, `86 secondary education, is the new chief executive officer of Art Center Waco. Read more.
Elijah Muhammad, `10 interdisciplinary studies, was recently featured in an article in Madison 365 titled "Elijah Muhammad - CrossFit star, Project Onyx founder - brings fitness activities, inspiration to Goodman Center teens." Read more.
Max Patterson, `21 music, is the new music teacher at Smithville Elementary and Northside Elementary.
Luke Selby, `21 music, is the new band director at Coopertown Middle School.
Bill Shelmon, `84 mechanical engineering, was featured in the SAE Spotlight section of the September edition of the SAE Detroit Supercharger digital magazine. He is the executive project manager handling strategic planning in the Advanced Product Planning Office at Toyota Motor North America. Read more.
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Le siège de Constantinople par le sultan ottoman Bayezid  s'étale sur huit ans, de 1394 à 1402. Durant la majeure partie de cette période, le siège s'apparente plus à un blocus qui isole Constantinople du reste du monde, du moins par voie terrestre, la faiblesse de la marine ottomane permettant aux Byzantins de recevoir des assistances par voie maritime.

Ce siège ou blocus de Constantinople conduit les princes chrétiens à se mobiliser contre la puissance turque de plus en plus hégémonique. C'est ainsi que se met en place la croisade de Nicopolis qui se termine par une déroute ou encore l'intervention du maréchal Boucicaut. Finalement, c'est l'intervention extérieure de Tamerlan qui met fin au siège par sa victoire sur les troupes de Bayezid  à la bataille d'Ankara, qui contraint les Ottomans, divisés en plusieurs factions, à lever le siège.

Prélude

Depuis la prise de Gallipoli en 1354, les Ottomans disposent d'une base pour conquérir le territoire européen. Ainsi, les provinces européennes de l'Empire byzantin sont rapidement envahies par les Ottomans à l'exception du despotat de Morée dans le Péloponnèse et de la banlieue proche de Constantinople. Les Ottomans continuent leur progression plus profondément dans les Balkans et vassalisent l'empire de Serbie et la Bulgarie. Lorsque Bayezid arrive au pouvoir en 1389, il succède à son père, Mourad , mort durant la bataille de Kosovo Polje contre les Serbes. À cette époque, l'Empire byzantin est depuis 1374 le vassal du sultan ottoman et ne dispose plus d'aucune marge de manœuvre. Le , Jean V Paléologue meurt et son fils Manuel II Paléologue, détenu à Bursa, réussit à s'enfuir pour succéder à son père. Bayezid, furieux de ne pas pouvoir intervenir dans les affaires byzantines bloque la capitale byzantine durant sept mois. Finalement, ce premier siège est levé.

En 1394, à Serrès, Bayezid réunit ses vassaux pour leur faire une démonstration de sa puissance et en profite aussi pour condamner les Paléologue et leur politique en Morée. Manuel réussit à repartir de Serrès en conservant sa couronne impériale mais lorsqu'il reçoit une nouvelle convocation de Bayezid, il refuse de lui répondre. Cet acte, combiné avec la résistance du despote de Morée Théodore, excite la colère du sultan qui en , ravage les environs de Constantinople et met en place le blocus de la ville.

Le siège

Le blocus, de 1394 à 1396

Entre 1394 et 1396, le blocus est mis en place autour de Constantinople. Les Ottomans se contentent surtout d'empêcher quiconque d'entrée ou de sortir de la cité. Depuis 1392, Constantinople subit une pression de plus en plus importante et au début de l'année 1394, Manuel II est entré en contact avec les Vénitiens qui craignent pour leurs intérêts en cas de prise de la ville par les Turcs. Ainsi, Venise fait même l'effort de se réconcilier avec Gênes. Manuel cherche prioritairement une solution du côté des puissances maritimes car il estime qu'une expédition terrestre a moins de chance de d'aboutir à une défaite turque. Pendant ce temps, Venise propose à Manuel de demander l'aide du pape, lui propose de l'exiler mais surtout, contribue au ravitaillement de Constantinople par l'envoi de navires de transports. En effet, la faiblesse de la marine ottomane fait de la route maritime l'unique voie d'accès à Constantinople.

Le risque de voir tomber Constantinople dans les mains des Turcs éveille les consciences un peu partout en Occident notamment en Hongrie, directement menacée par les progrès ottomans dans les Balkans. De même Mircea  l'Ancien, le prince de Valachie, lui aussi sous la menace d'une invasion turque, remporte le  à Rovine une victoire face aux troupes ottomanes. Pourtant, Mircéa accepte de devenir le vassal des Ottomans. Le despotat de Morée, quant à lui, subit une invasion turque en 1394-1395 qui le ravage avant que les Ottomans ne se retirent. Mais, en Occident, les ambassadeurs byzantins ont plus de succès. Ils se rendent ainsi à la cour de Charles VI et à celle du duc de Lancastre, encore à Bordeaux. Ainsi, le duc de Mézières parvient, au terme d'une intense campagne en faveur d'une intervention, à réunir plusieurs milliers de chevaliers francs. Cette troupe, dirigée par l'héritier du duc de Bourgogne, Jean de Nevers, est composée du maréchal Boucicaut et d'autres chevaliers parmi les plus importants de l'époque. Ils rejoignent l'armée hongroise dirigée par Sigismond. Les hésitations de Venise quant à la conduite à tenir retardent les opérations qui débutent en . Les divergences de points de vue entre les alliés apparaissent dès le début de la campagne. Ainsi, les Francs, privilégiant l'offensive s'opposent à Sigismond qui prône la prudence. Cependant, ce dernier finit par se plier aux exigences de ses alliés. Pendant ce temps, une flottille vénitienne conduite par Tommaso Mocenigo réussit à atteindre Constantinople par voie maritime. Cette flotte doit assurer la défense des Détroits et assurer la liaison entre Byzance et les croisés. Toutefois, malgré plusieurs succès contre les Turcs, les croisés subissent une lourde défaite le  lors de la bataille de Nicopolis où une grande partie des chevaliers francs périssent ou sont faits prisonniers.

Les conséquences de cette défaite sont dramatiques pour Constantinople dont les dirigeants comptaient sur le succès des croisés pour briser le blocus ottoman. Ainsi, Bayezid reprend très rapidement ses projets contre l'Empire byzantin et s'empare de Selymbria, poste avancée de la défense de Constantinople. De plus, le départ de Mocenigo, ramenant le roi Sigismond en Hongrie permet aux Turcs de renforcer le blocus de la ville. La plupart des troupes de Bayezid se retrouvent devant Constantinople à l'exception de 30 000 hommes détachés afin de ravager la Morée byzantine. Venise et Gênes se mobilisent alors pour fournir des vaisseaux devant défendre la capitale byzantine tandis que Manuel refuse de rendre la ville sans combattre. Bayezid, pour renforcer son emprise, construit la forteresse d'Anadolu Hisar sur la rive européenne du Bosphore et pense se servir de Jean VII Paléologue pour remplacer Manuel II à la tête de ce qui reste de l'Empire byzantin. Devant ce blocus qui se transforme de plus en plus en siège, le ravitaillement de la ville devient plus difficile et certains habitants souffrent de la faim tandis que d'autres s'enfuient. Quant à Manuel II, il espère toujours un soutien extérieur malgré les hésitations vénitiennes et répète inlassablement la même prière chaque jour.

1397-1399, l'intervention française
L'année 1397 est moins rude pour Constantinople qui voit le blocus se desserrer. Cependant, Manuel II est conscient qu'il a besoin d'un secours extérieur pour sauver ce qu'il reste de l'empire. Il envoie alors de multiples ambassades afin de quémander de l'aide, soutenu par Venise. Le patriarche de Constantinople cherche ainsi à provoquer une croisade de la part des rois de Pologne et de Hongrie sans succès, Sigismond ayant été refroidi par sa défaite à Nicopolis. Boniface IX tente alors de soutenir financièrement l'Empire byzantin en demandant aux princes catholiques de fournir de l'argent à Constantinople en échange d'indulgences. Le roi d'Angleterre Henri IV réussit à collecter quelque 2 000£ qui n'atteindront jamais la capitale byzantine.

C'est du royaume de France que vient la réponse la plus concrète. Théodore Cantacuzène, l'oncle de Manuel II, est envoyé en tant qu'ambassadeur à Londres et à Paris. Là, il rencontre Charles VI, qui accepte que le maréchal Boucicaut, qui a participé à la bataille de Nicopolis, parte pour Constantinople avec quelques hommes. Il part ainsi d'Aigues-Mortes le  avec  hommes et rejoint la mer Égée, où il rallie une escadre vénitienne et des navires de Rhodes et de Lesbos. Il atteint Constantinople durant l'été, où il est accueilli avec ferveur par une population assiégée depuis près de 5 ans. Nommé Grand Connétable, Boucicaut, et avec lui Manuel, dirige plusieurs expéditions contre les Turcs jusqu'en Asie Mineure. Ainsi, les positions turques de la mer de Marmara et du Bosphore sont fortement fragilisées. Boucicaut réussit entre autres à détruire le château de Riwa Kalessi défendant l'entrée de la mer Noire.

Malgré tout, les quelque  hommes du maréchal Boucicaut (Louis Bréhier parle de ) sont largement insuffisants pour espérer réaliser mieux que des coups de main contre les Ottomans. Menant l'œuvre de consolidation des défenses de Constantinople, il réussit aussi à réconcilier Manuel II avec Jean VII. Le maréchal Boucicaut persuade ensuite Manuel de se rendre en Europe pour susciter une croisade parmi les princes catholiques qui seule pourrait sauver Constantinople. Manuel II accepte la proposition et délègue la charge impériale à Jean VII le temps de son voyage. De même, Jean de Châteaumorand, nommé capitaine pour le roi de France en la ville de Constantinople, est laissé avec une centaine d'hommes à Constantinople par le maréchal Boucicaut. Le , Manuel II quitte Constantinople pour l'Occident.

1399-1402 : lutte sur le plan diplomatique
Dans un premier temps, Manuel se présente à Venise puis dans différentes villes italiennes telles Milan ou Padoue. Il est également possible que Manuel rencontre le pape durant son voyage qui de ce fait a renouvelé les appels de croisade et de soutiens financiers à Constantinople. À cette époque, l'Italie commence à s'intéresser à la culture grecque notamment du fait de l'influence de Jean Chrysoloras à Venise et les princes italiens n'hésitent pas à réserver un accueil chaleureux contrairement à ce qui avait pu être le cas pour Jean V Paléologue. Mais plus que des échanges culturels, Manuel recherche une aide militaire contre les Turcs qui continuent d'assiéger Constantinople. C'est ainsi qu'il part pour Paris en juin 1400 où il rencontre Charles VI. Ce dernier lui promet d'envoyer le maréchal Boucicaut à Constantinople à la tête d'une nouvelle expédition. L'empereur rentre aussi en contact avec les rois de Castille et d'Aragon. De même, il tente de demander l'assistance du roi Henri IV d'Angleterre qu'il rencontre à la fin de l'année 1400. Enthousiaste, Manuel II rentre pourtant bredouille de son voyage en Angleterre en février 1401 à l'exception d'une somme de 3 000 marks fournis par Henry IV. À son retour à Paris, Manuel envoie des lettres en Aragon et au Portugal mais aucune assistance concrète ne ressort de ses diverses correspondances. Peu à peu, c'est l'enthousiasme de Manuel II qui commence à disparaître car aucune puissance européenne ne prête intérêt aux demandes de Constantinople et Venise refuse d'intervenir seule. Même le maréchal Boucicaut reprend sa politique de gouverneur de Gênes.

À Constantinople, les quelques troupes françaises accomplissent plusieurs actions offensives contre les Turcs, notamment pour y rechercher des vivres. Ainsi, le biographe du maréchal Boucicaut raconte en ces termes un peu pompeux l'action de Châteaumorand :

« Et ainsi la garda l'espace de trois ans contre la puissance des Turcs. Et à brief parler, tant y fit luy et les gens de sa compaignie, que ceulx qui en sçavent la vérité dient que, par luy et par les bons François qui avec luy es toyent, a esté sauvée et garantie d'estre du tout destruite et périe la noble et ancienne cité de Constantinoble. Laquelle chose, n'est point de doubte, fut très agréable à Dieu, et grand honneur au roy de France et aux François qui bien leur vertu y esprouvèrent, et grand bien pour la chrestienté. »

Quant à Bayezid, même si certains récits racontent qu'il aimait observer les différents monuments de Constantinople pour ensuite les partager entre ses officiers, il n'entreprend aucune action offensive de suffisamment d'ampleur pour prendre Constantinople. Enfin, les Constantinopolitains, comme ils le font en 1422, attribuent la résistance de la ville à l'action de la Vierge. Certaines sources attribuent à Jean VII et au patriarche Mathieu d'avoir essayé de négocier avec Bayezid mais cela semble peu probable, en particulier pour le patriarche Mathieu qui proteste dans une encyclique.

À cette époque, l'empereur turco-mongol Tamerlan apparaît aux frontières orientales de l'Empire ottoman. En 1399, le sultan Bayezid, en demandant à l'émir d'Erzindjan, vassal de Tamerlan, de lui payer tribut, provoque un conflit avec les Timurides. Dès 1400, Tamerlan réussit à prendre Sivas. À Byzance, on espère depuis plusieurs années se servir de Tamerlan comme d'un allié et en 1401, Jean VII lui promet, en cas de victoire contre les Ottomans, de lui payer le tribut qu'il paie à Bayezid. Cependant, c'est Bayezid qui prend l'initiative de la confrontation contre les Timurides. Le , les deux armées se rencontrent près d'Ankara et l'armée ottomane est lourdement défaite par les troupes timurides, Bayezid étant fait prisonnier par les Timurides. Dès lors, l'Empire ottoman s'écroule complètement. Les fils de Bayezid se partagent ce qu'il reste de l'empire, dont la partie asiatique est pillée par les troupes timurides alors même que les émirs turcs, précédemment soumis, reprennent leur indépendance. Parallèlement à cela, les Ottomans n'ont plus les moyens d'assurer le siège de Constantinople, qui s'achève à l'été de 1402.

Conséquences
Manuel II apprend la défaite de Bayezid en  à Paris lorsque Châteaumorand revient de Constantinople. En novembre, Manuel quitte la France avec 200 hommes commandés par Châteaumorand. Après plusieurs étapes, l'empereur byzantin rentre à Constantinople le . À cette date, Jean VII a déjà signé un traité avec Soliman, l'un des fils de Bayezid dirigeant la partie européenne de l'Empire ottoman. Le siège en lui-même n'a pas de conséquences directes sur les événements de la guerre byzantino-ottomane. En effet, si l'Empire byzantin sort vainqueur de cette confrontation, c'est avant tout grâce à l'intervention de Tamerlan, qui, malgré les sympathies qu'il a pu avoir pour les chrétiens, n'a pas dirigé son action en vue de sauver Constantinople.

À la sortie du siège, l'Empire byzantin profite du désarroi ottoman pour reprendre certaines villes dont Thessalonique sans pour autant récupérer suffisamment de territoires pour se reconstituer en tant que puissance d'importance. De fait, lorsqu'en 1413, l'Empire ottoman se retrouve unifiée sous la direction de Mehmed , l'Empire byzantin n'a guère pu améliorer sa position de manière sensible et dès 1422, Constantinople est de nouveau assiégée en vain par les Ottomans, avant qu'elle ne tombe en 1453.

Voir aussi
 Siège de Constantinople (1411)
 Guerres byzantino-ottomanes
 Liste des batailles de l'Empire byzantin

Références

Sources

 Georg Ostrogorsky, Histoire de l'Etat byzantin, éditions Payot, 1996.

 (en) J. W. Barker, Manuel II Paleologus (1391-1425) : A Study in Late Byzantine Statesmanship (New Brunswick, N. J., 1968).

 Max Silberschmidt, Das orientalische Problem zur Zeit der Entstehung des türkischen Reiches nach venezianischen Quellen (Druck von B.G. Teubner, 1923)
 Das orientalische Problem zur Zeit der Entstehung des türkis-chen

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Bataille impliquant l'Empire ottoman
1394-1402
Siège du XIVe siècle
Siège du XVe siècle

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JOHN LYNCH - Illinois - people search, genealogy, find deceased relatives and locate ancestors
JOHN LYNCH
327-16-7107 January 23, 1909 June 1, 1966 57 years IL 60655 (Chicago, Cook County)
322-14-2916 August 15, 1898 July 1, 1966 67 years IL 60020 (Fox Lake, Lake County)
JOHN J LYNCH
339-09-4705 January 9, 1891 March 1, 1967 76 years IL 60656 (Chicago, Cook County)
352-03-4524 August 18, 1884 July 1, 1968 83 years IL 60609 (Chicago, Cook County)
323-07-2940 March 17, 1892 August 1, 1969 77 years IL 60629 (Chicago, Cook County)
327-12-6630 March 10, 1885 February 1, 1970 84 years IL 62312 (Barry, Pike County)
345-07-4180 July 17, 1898 April 1, 1970 71 years IL 60618 (Chicago, Cook County)
707-18-5997 October 12, 1893 April 1, 1970 76 years IL 60632 (Chicago, Cook County)
338-22-9718 February 6, 1930 July 1, 1970 40 years IL 60639 (Chicago, Cook County)
323-03-2069 March 15, 1885 August 1, 1970 85 years IL 60302 (Oak Park, Cook County)
333-16-8235 April 30, 1919 January 1, 1971 51 years IL 60609 (Chicago, Cook County)
335-22-4181 February 22, 1874 October 1, 1971 97 years IL 62644 (Havana, Mason County)
342-14-7945 August 13, 1901 August 1, 1972 70 years IL 60901 (Kankakee, Kankakee County)
341-16-7507 May 12, 1923 December 1, 1972 49 years IL 62221 (Belleville, St. Clair County)
489-16-6452 March 2, 1897 January 1, 1974 76 years IL 62207 (Alorton, St. Clair County)
353-05-7028 August 15, 1910 March 1, 1974 63 years IL 60636 (Chicago, Cook County)
329-01-2531 January 30, 1902 May 1, 1974 72 years IL 62522 (Decatur, Macon County)
355-01-3540 May 8, 1911 November 1, 1974 63 years IL 62221 (Belleville, St. Clair County)
342-09-6344 March 9, 1915 September 1, 1975 60 years IL 60085 (Waukegan, Lake County)
333-01-7362 February 5, 1908 June 1, 1976 68 years IL 62206 (Cahokia, St. Clair County)
335-01-5593 March 25, 1914 December 1, 1976 62 years IL 60453 (Oak Lawn, Cook County)
348-16-2392 May 18, 1923 March 1, 1977 53 years IL 60629 (Chicago, Cook County)
340-40-3483 November 21, 1898 June 1, 1978 79 years IL 60004 (Arlington Heights, Sangamon County) 60901 (Kankakee, Kankakee County)
352-09-6465 April 2, 1919 July 1, 1978 59 years IL 60655 (Chicago, Cook County)
480-12-7936 October 15, 1893 July 1, 1978 84 years IL 61401 (Galesburg, Knox County)
337-09-6121 November 20, 1897 December 1, 1978 81 years IL 60425 (Glenwood, Cook County) 60411 (Chicago Heights, Cook County)
335-20-0286 July 12, 1905 January 1, 1979 73 years IL 60068 (Park Ridge, Cook County)
346-07-8926 February 14, 1886 June 1, 1979 93 years IL 60652 (Chicago, Cook County) 60459 (Burbank, Cook County)
351-20-0913 June 27, 1928 November 1, 1979 51 years IL 60641 (Chicago, Cook County)
343-10-7638 May 30, 1909 May 1, 1980 70 years IL 60181 (Villa Park, DuPage County) 60126 (Elmhurst, DuPage County)
329-05-7976 October 23, 1919 November 1, 1981 62 years IL 61310 (Amboy, Lee County)
334-16-2081 December 18, 1903 October 1, 1983 79 years IL 62460 (St. Francisville, Lawrence County)
322-20-4772 November 3, 1906 August 1, 1984 77 years IL 62816 (Bonnie, Jefferson County)
339-05-8625 March 25, 1908 October 1, 1984 76 years IL 60638 (Chicago, Cook County)
345-12-0356 March 12, 1901 December 1, 1984 83 years IL 62702 (Grandview, Sangamon County)
352-10-6197 December 18, 1910 April 1, 1985 74 years IL 60452 (Oak Forest, Cook County)
318-12-0186 February 21, 1905 October 1, 1985 80 years IL 60643 (Chicago, Cook County)
345-12-3335 August 21, 1920 October 1, 1985 65 years IL 61364 (Streator, La Salle County)
470-03-4004 August 17, 1914 January 1, 1986 71 years IL 60067 (Palatine, Cook County) 60074 (Palatine, Cook County)
JOHN G LYNCH
566-10-7287 November 14, 1919 January 12, 1989 69 years IL 61360 (Seneca, La Salle County)
113-18-9740 July 3, 1925 May 15, 1989 63 years IL 60645 (Chicago, Cook County)
325-09-4689 February 20, 1905 August 16, 1993 88 years IL 60558 (Western Springs, Cook County)
JOHN D LYNCH
376-54-5811 February 24, 1947 February 21, 1994 46 years IL 60062 (Northbrook, Cook County)
325-36-7224 April 24, 1922 February 14, 1997 74 years IL 60453 (Oak Lawn, Cook County)
JOHN N LYNCH
328-20-3477 July 5, 1926 August 20, 2001 75 years IL 60150 (Malta, DeKalb County)
354-56-7570 March 17, 1917 December 15, 2005 88 years IL 60626 (Chicago, Cook County)
JOHN C LYNCH
498-46-2360 November 29, 1945 November 17, 2007 61 years IL 61820 (Champaign, Champaign County)
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Popularity of last name LYNCH decreased from 0.045% in 1990 to 0.042% (114448 people) in year 2000. Last name LYNCH moved from 235th to 237th place on the most common names list in the USA
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No worries. The next time you have bloodwork, ask your doc to add FT3, FT4, Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO) and Thyroglobulin antibody (TGAb). Please don't let him order T4 or T3 as those are antiquated tests that dont tell you the hormone levels readily available to the body.
The TPO helps to sort out autoimmune thyroid issues such as Hashimotos, Graves. The latter is a protein that helps produce the hormones released by the thyroid gland. In autoimmunity there can be disruptions in how this protein is produced.
So with all this data your doctor should be able to begin to figure out what's happening and what support (if any) you may need.
lynnkyle - if you're not taking anything for thyroid, .6 is still fine for TSH.
I'm not on thyroid meds...and mine is a bit lower than yours. It's still within range - and my FT4 and FT3 are where they should be.
Good idea to have the full testing done as Krimpet suggested.
Thank you, Psilociraptor, as I'm one of the ones that just got worse and worse. The symptoms actually cycle, so while a person may feel better from time to time, over time, it keeps coming back. I was infected for 40 years before I finally got into effective treatments, and I had many "cycles" like this. The desperation would grow each time I would end up back in bed for weeks at a time and I do have some damage that is/was permanent.
These are active infections, and while they can go dormant for some people, when they return (as they will until we heal and are careful to do all the right things to keep us healthy) the symptoms and the damage just continues to get worse.
I have tried to asses how this could have happened with me since first getting infected and sick 30 years ago. Without treatment I must add. At first I was a zombie, unable to get my little girl ready for school, clean, nothing other than running to the e.r. at least once a week thinking I was having a heart attack, and at the Dr's. so often he put me on tranquilizers.
Between then and now I trained two young horses for myself and my daughter to ride. I have opened and ran by myself 2 retail businesses, the first of which during the final year also worked part time as a back up cook and wrote, edited and had published a horse and cattle tabloid.
In between the years of the two businesses I had another major break down. I thought I had had a nervous breakdown I did, at that time get a Dr. to test me for Lyme, but was told it was a false positive.
I have had and have stretches of days where I can't even get dressed, comb my hair, anything.
I firmly believe and I know others here will agree, much depends on what our immune system is doing. Have we had stress that has affected it? Surgeries or other physical trauma? Emotional trauma?
Is our age beginning to factor in? Environment? Other possibly unrelated health issues? Are we suffering from deficiencies, organ stress and dysfunction? It all adds up to possible periods of seemingly symptom free to spiraling down to feeling like death is imminent. Or we wish it was.
If I didn't have my beloved pets, including my little group of Pygmy Hedgehogs that provide the bit of extra money that helps me out with some bills that come along, I would shut down. I would go to bed and stay there. This computer is a compromise, it's a half way point, so at least I'm being social and learning something even when I can barely walk across the yard.
Not only have my muscles gone, the neurologist happened to look at my recent bone density scan and said they were so severe, they were just sawdust. She said "If you fall...." and she kind of spread her hands and shook her head.
But the animals, they all depend on me, they have always come first, and I just keep pushing myself so I can at least see to their daily care.
My old Arabian mare knows when it's noon, and when it's 4 p.m. and if I'm not out there feeding them, she calls me. 2 minutes late and she'll be calling me. They adjust to our time changes faster than I do, lol. Again, they are the only reason on this earth I keep trying.
Julymorning below is a list of some items that you can include in your diet may help. They are everyday things so no need to go out of your way to include.
I feel you man.... I just saw that the walking dead will be back on AMC this Sunday so I may apply to be one of the Zombies on the show... i will play that role with perfection.


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Rosa Parks Day 2022 – History, Facts, & Importance
ByStephanie Smith September 20, 2022 October 20, 2022
Standing up for yourself only works best when society is equitable. If you are perpetually treated as a second-class citizen, you will shudder at being mobbed.
Determination, defiance, and declaration could only result in defeat or de-marginalization.
Rosa Parks, a steadfast young woman, chose the latter and brought about a revolution.
She triggered a domino effect on the status of her community and is still significantly revered years after.
So, why do we celebrate Rosa Parks Day? Keep reading to find out in the article below!
When is Rosa Parks Day 2022?
People celebrate Rosa Parks Day on December 1st to honor & pay homage to the efforts of Rosa Parks. The day aims to remind the African American community of the injustices they have faced and empower them.
It also promotes feelings of co-existence and love and encourages people to condemn racially motivated acts of violence.
Who Was Rosa Parks?
Rosa Parks was an ordinary African American woman who existed in the turbulent times of racial injustices.
The black community was degraded and barred from opportunities solely based on the color of their skin. Rosa Parks belonged to such a ridiculed group.
However, she was headstrong and a civil rights activist. Time and again, she strived for equality.
She attended National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) meetings. Her efforts manifested with her arrest in 1955.
11 Little Known Facts about Rosa Parks
The civil rights activist needs no introduction. She is a household name and an inspiration for many young girls. Still, we list here a few facts about her in honor of Rosa Parks Day:
Rosa Parks is called the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." She is an important figure in African American History. Hence, she is in the Museum of African American History.
Day of Rosa Parks commemorates her act of defiance against unjust demands.
On an exhausting ride back home from work, she was asked to give up her seat for a white man. Her refusal led to her arrest on the 1st of December 1955.
The protest for Rosa's arrest was backed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who raised his voice along with 17,000 other black citizens. The non-cooperation lasted 381 days until the Supreme Court ruled Jim Crow laws were not in line with the constitution.
In 1933, when she graduated high school, she accounted for the minority of black youth getting high school diplomas.
Accredited for her valiant effort, Ms. Parks has a high school, a superhighway, and a train station under her name.
Rosa Parks' favorite color happens to be pink! She was in touch with her feminine side and often worked for the extension of women's voices in spheres of politics.
Rosa Parks participated actively in the League of Women Voters.
Rosa parks have authored and co-authored multiple books regarding her life. Her first autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story, amass great fame.
Many states celebrate the day on the 1st of December, but it is common for others to observe it on the 4th of February. This so happens to be Ms. Parks' birthday.
Montgomery had a history of arresting African American people who refused to vacate their seats. The situation of segregated buses has been prevalent since the early 1900s.
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Importance of Day for Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks leads the genre of strong African American Women. Here are a few reasons why her day is important to us:
Highlights the Struggles of Our Ancestors
If you are a person of color, you must remember for who you draw lines. You must be grateful for their efforts.
So, make sure to pay them their due respect to make society a more equitable place for you.
Inspires Us to Stand Against Injustice
Rosa Parks stood up for herself. Her selfless efforts paid off when others stood by her. So, this day teaches us communal values.
So, check in with your peers, especially on this day!
It Empowers Women
Rosa Parks' efforts to empower the African American community fail to go unnoticed.
But what is mentioned secondarily is her attempts at Women's Rights Movements.
Contrasts Past with Present
Knowing the past issues is not enough. You must see to it that the current situation is better.
This day allows us to be mindful of the wrongs in society motivated by race.
More than 50 years have passed since the Rosa Parks movement, yet the African American community still strives for better treatment.
How to Observe the Day of Rosa Parks
Here are a few ideas to celebrate the day appropriately:
Look Up Rosa Parks
Hurry up and find her if you are unaware of this influential living excellence!
In the digital age, every piece of information lies a click away from us. So, look her up and study her desperation and desire for her goals.
Join the Bandwagon!
No, literally! Join the organized parades and rallies in her remembrance and meet new like-minded individuals.
Read Her Books on Rosa Parks Day
Her words hold more truth than any other enactment. So, read her books. If not all, then specific excerpts that other readers adore.
Her collection includes Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman Who Changed a Nation, Rosa Parks, Working for Equality (Women History Makers), etc.
Watch Documentaries on the Incident
If reading is tedious for you, watch a movie about her. You can easily find Boycott and Selma to walk you through the events in detail.
Post Your Thoughts Online
Make sure to write a few kind words about how this public figure inspired you. You can also be inspired by unheard heroes whom she inspired.
Make sure to use the hashtags #RosaParksDay to find similar content online.
Q1: When Is Rosa Parks Birthday?
Rosa Parks' birthday fell on the 4th of February, 1914. Her complete name since birth is Rosa Louise McCauley.
Q2: What Was Rosa Parks Famous For?
Rosa Parks gains fame as a civil rights activist. The people particularly noticed her for the mass protests that resulted from her arrest under Jim Crow Laws.
When did Rosa Parks Die?
Rosa Parks was freed of her worldly burdens on the 2nd of November, 2005.
To sum it up, Rosa Parks Day is celebrated on the 1st of December each year to pay tribute to her efforts in the Civil Rights Movement.
She paved the way for voicing her community's opinion and uplifting their status in society. Whilst this, she also fought for women's representation in politics.
You can celebrate this day by reading her books, watching movies about her, or visiting her museums. Make sure to share your celebrations under the hashtags.
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World Chocolate Day, or International Chocolate Day, is an event that is celebrated on July 7th. It was started by a group of chocolate enthusiasts in Canada in 1997. The event has not been officially recognized by the UN as a world day, but it is celebrated by people all over the world. During World…
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Tony Danza's A&E series Teach is the opposite of the joke we expected it would be
by Andy Dehnart 1 Oct. 2010 | 10:16 am
When I first heard about A&E's plan to air a reality series starring Who's the Boss star and The Contender 4 host Tony Danza that followed him as he taught high school English for a year, I was skeptical and suggested it might be a colossal joke. As it turns out, Teach, which debuts tonight at 10 p.m. ET, is a pretty watchable series that is the opposite of a joke.
In August, I interviewed Tony Danza, along with the principal of Philadelphia's Northeast High School and executive producer Leslie Greif, for a story I wrote that aired on All Things Considered Wednesday (listen here), and was surprised by what I learned, just as I was surprised when I watched the first episode of the seven-episode series.
Although the students volunteered to be in the class, the principal, Linda Carroll, selected a representative group of kids so her famous teacher would have a more realistic experience. (Those 15-year-olds, by the way, were born after Who's the Boss went off the air.) And while Danza only had one class and had a certified teacher with him in the room to monitor his teaching and give him feedback, he experienced a lot of what real first-year teachers go through. He also struggled a lot, which the series will, of course, play up, just as it'll emphasize things like his obsession with hand sanitizer during the swine flu outbreak.
But that's as sensational as it gets. Instead, it's mostly about how Tony Danza deals with the very real pressures of teaching, and balances that with his commitment. When we talked, the first thing I was struck and surprised by was his genuine passion and commitment. There was no pretense; he even joked about how ironic it was for him to teach English, of all things. He got emotional and choking up twice during our conversation, and told me that he was planning to teach anyway, because it'd been a dream of his and he wasn't getting the parts he wanted. Only after he mentioned it to a friend did the reality series come about. He really was committed to doing this, show or not.
I think criticism of the concept is still valid, and a series following real first-year teachers might be more instructive, but this isn't at all jokey, and Tony takes his job seriously. And that he's a celebrity might get more people to pay attention–and perhaps even teach themselves, which is one of his goals. The show is almost too serious about the reality of this: I've watched the first episode a few times, and I could see people being a little bored at first because there's no outrageous drama, just raw, genuine experience. That said, there are a lot of compelling moments: students mock Tony (a former high school English teacher told me that his celebrity is pretty irrelevant to that, as kids that age do that to everyone) while other sget caught cheating by text message. Tony also teaches a bullied kid how to box, and he challenges the wisdom of federal laws.
Not to ruin the surprise of the NPR piece or the series, but the principal told me she'd hire him again because he's a gifted teacher. That may be more surprising than Tony Danza actually teaching 10th grade English for an entire year.
Ex-Sitcom Star Tony Danza Turns To Teaching [NPR]
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Sadly, not our best fine dining experience - really poor service in the end.
Where you can get work at a casino.
Display in the lobby restaurant at Encore.
We went hiking at Red Rock.
A cooking demonstration with Alex Stratta.
Sushi dinner at Okada in the Wynn.
John, Jackie and Linda in front of Magic Castle.


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Category: Cruise Ports
What's happening in cruise ports and shore excursions.
Norwegian Cruise Line Resumes Service to Roatan Following Crew Murder
Norwegian Cruise Line is resuming calls this week in Roatan, Honduras after canceling last week's stops following the murder of one of its crew members in port earlier this month.
NCL noted on their facebook page last week that stops were canceled out of "an abundance of caution for our guests and crew, we have cancelled calls to Roatan this week for Norwegian Dawn and Norwegian Jewel."
The suggestion that Roatan is safer this week than it was last week when the cruises skipped the port, or the previous week when the crew member was murdered during a robbery, is foolish. When NCL pulled it's ships it wasn't out of an abundance of caution, it was to send Roatan a message. As an economy dependent on tourism, losing thousands of cruise passengers eager to spend money on excursions and souvenirs is a big blow to the small island of about 50,000 people.
While the tactic may be effective in eventually reducing crime-rates, nothing is fixed in a week's time (though they have arrested a suspect), and we wish the cruise lines were more honest about their methods and educate guests on the potential dangers that still exist. Sure, murders happen in cities around the US, and one incident shouldn't dissuade you from traveling the world. However, here are some of the homicide/murder rates of popular cruise destinations compared to home port countries and some 'dangerous' US cities:
Homicide Rates (per 100,000 people):
Honduras: 90.4
Detroit: 54.6
New Orleans: 53.2
Belize: 44.7
Jamaica: 39.3
St. Louis: 35.5
Mexico: 21.5
United States: 4.7
Canada: 1.6
United Kingdom: 1
Several other major cruise lines continue to sail to Roatan including Carnival, Princess, Royal Caribbean, and Regent Seven Seas – despite travel warnings from the US State Department than warn of high levels of violent crime (murders, robberies, and kidnappings) and crooked authorities.
Author adminPosted on April 15, 2014 April 15, 2014 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsTags Carnival Cruise Line, Crime, Cruise Travel Warnings, Honduras, Norwegian Cruise Line, RoatanLeave a comment on Norwegian Cruise Line Resumes Service to Roatan Following Crew Murder
Gay Cruise Ship Allegedly Banned From Casablanca, Morroco
2,100 passengers aboard an all-gay Holland America Line cruise were told that their scheduled stop in Casablanca, Morrocco – despite previous confirmations – was being denied entry by port officials.
The stop would have been the first of its kind in the Muslim country, though the Tourism Minister in Morocco is denying that any official decision had been made and the ship is welcome to come to port. "We don't ban cruise ships here and we never ask our visitors about their sexual preferences," he told Reuters.
Whether or not the ship ever makes it to Casablanca is unknown, but the country's tough stance on same-sex relationships (it's illegal, and one can be jailed for 3 years), begs the question why a group like this would choose to go there anyway.
Author adminPosted on July 2, 2012 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsTags Africa, Casablanca, Gay Cruise, Holland America Line, LGBT Cruise, MoroccoLeave a comment on Gay Cruise Ship Allegedly Banned From Casablanca, Morroco
Carnival's Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Accident – Picture Gallery and Video
UPDATE: 2:30 US Central Time: The Italian captain of the Costa Concordia has been arrested. The Guardian is reporting that an announcement was made after the ship had collided with underwater rocks stating that it was just an electrical failure. Passengers are also alleging they were attempting to board life-boats but the crew wouldn't allow them to since the Captain hadn't given the order. Skynews is indicating the captain was arrested officially for abandoning ship hours before everyone was rescued and out of harm's way as well as several counts of manslaughter.
Normally when we hear of cruise ships running aground, becoming half submerged, it's typically an old, small ship from a non-leading company. That changed overnight when the Costa Concordia, a roughly $700 million ship put into service in 2006, ran aground off Tuscany Italy and forcing over 4,200 on board to evacuate in a panic.
As of this morning, nearly 70 people are unaccounted for and three have been confirmed dead, though local officials believe some of the missing are likely taking shelter in private residences on small island of Giglio where the ship made contact with large under-water rocks (as seen in the picture gallery below). Passengers who escaped the horror described the experience like a scene from the movie "Titanic," with plates crashing and climbing around hallways that had been turned on their side.
Costa Cruise Lines is owned by Carnival Corporation, whose 10 cruise lines makeup nearly 50% of the world's cruise market share. Costa is second in Carnival Corp's book of business to Carnival Cruise Line, and closely followed by Princess, AIDA, and Holland America lines. Costa is also Europe's #1 cruise line. In comparison, Royal Caribbean's various lines (including Celebrity) only makeup about 24% of the world cruise market.
Costa and Carnival are so closely related, that the ship that just ran aground has a sister-ship in the Carnival Cruise Lineup – the Carnival Splendor. The Splendor is actually considered part of the "Concordia Class Ships," but is a slightly smaller version.
To those who have cruised from the United States, you know that a safety drill is required at the very start of the cruise – but for some reason (whether it not be a priority or a breach in policy)- the safety drill was schedule for later in the day. Some of the U.S. passengers on-board joked, "what if something happened today?" What if.
We hope that the remaining missing passengers are safe and sound – since in this day and age, the largest cruise company in the world with a ship a little over 5 years old shouldn't be running into islands.
Author adminPosted on January 14, 2012 January 14, 2012 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsTags Carnival Corporation, Carnival Cruise Lines, Carnival Splendor, Costa Cruise, Cruise Ship Accident, ItalyLeave a comment on Carnival's Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Accident – Picture Gallery and Video
Taking a Cruise During Hurricane Season: A First-Hand Look
Carnival Conquest and Liberty make an unexpected stop in Cozumel Mexico after Hurricane Irene changes 24 itineraries
The cruise industry calls it "Wave Season" and the rest of us call it "Hurricane Season." It's the time of year in late summer and early fall when cruises in the Caribbean are available at bargain prices due to the higher probability of your vacation being interrupted by Mother Nature. Depending on how you look at it, I was either fortunate enough or unfortunate enough to have a cruise planned for the Bahamas and Key West at the exact time Hurricane Irene was delivering between category 2 and 3 winds on those islands.
On-Ship Announcement
I was on the Carnival Conquest which set sail from Galveston, TX on the 21st for a seven day itinerary to the Bahamas and Key West – an Eastern Caribbean itinerary I had not experienced. The vast majority of sailings from Galveston, which is the closest port to our home in Austin, TX, are only to islands we refer to as the Holy Trinity of Western Caribbean cruises: Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel.
Upon boarding, we were told by the captain that they were keeping a keen eye on the weather in our scheduled ports, but that no changes had been made. Since every forecast model had Irene blasting through the Bahamas in just a few days, we suspect the determination had been made to not proceed to the Bahamas and that representatives in the home office were scrambling to find ports that were both available and out-of-dodge from Irene.
It was no doubt a busy time for Carnival, as we were only one of eleven ships that required an itinerary change. In all, over 24 ships from Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity, and Holland America had itinerary changes.
About mid-day through our first day at sea, the captain announced that we would not be sailing to any of our original ports of call, and that we would instead be visiting three ports in Mexico: Costa Maya, Cozumel, and Progreso.
We were on deck near the shops when the announcement was made, and there was a huge array of emotions among the other passengers. Several were excited about the new ports, and some were disgusted. "I've already been there!" "Progreso is a dump – don't get off the ship!"
Admittedly, we were a little bummed that we would not be sailing on our original itinerary – but those are the chances you take when taking a cruise during hurricane season. And considering, at that point, Jamaica and Grand Cayman could potentially be affected, staying on the other side of the Gulf was the only reasonable decision both for the safety of everyone on board – and being able to enjoy ports of call that weren't experiencing 115 sustained wind speeds.
Benefits of Booking a Cruise during Hurricane Season (Wave Season)
The biggest benefit to booking a cruise during hurricane season is the price discount – the same itineraries in peak months can run several times higher than those in late summer and early fall. The price is lower, but the guarantee of sticking to your original itinerary diminishes significantly.
Not far behind is the oft forgot benefit of mobility. If you had planned a normal vacation to the Bahamas (flight, rental car/taxi, several nights at Atlantis), you most likely would have had to cancel your trip and received minimal money-back unless you had purchased some form of travel insurance. Even if you got all your money back, timing a vacation between two jobs and kids' school can be anything but easy – so rebooking something else in the last minute can be daunting at best.
Cruises have the benefit of just turning and going somewhere else – your itinerary may have changed, but you don't have to re-pack, look for available last-minute lodging and travel arrangements, etc.
Booking excursions through the ship is always a safe bet – but as with any safe option – the price is always a little higher. We're fans of booking outside the cruise lines to save a little money, but you may want to re-think during hurricane season.
For those who booked excursions through Carnival on the original itinerary, cancelations were immediate and credits to the ship account followed. For those booking outside – many were left paying high on-ship telephone or internet rates to make cancelations for trips they had booked themselves. The deposit/refund policy is different for every private vendor – but undoubtedly some folks lost a few bucks by going on their own.
We had one excursion planned (Horseback riding in Freeport), though they only take cash on the day you leave – so no money had exchanged hands. Once we returned home, we had an email from the vendor letting us know horseback riding wouldn't be available during the hurricane.
I normally spend quite a bit of time searching and reading about excursions prior to booking outside of Carnival, but when the itinerary changes mid-cruise, you are nearly entirely at the will of the cruise's excursion desk. In Carnival's case, excursions can be viewed and booked from the TV in the stateroom – and we found that clicking through this was a quicker way to spend $600 than even the Casino. The only problem was availability – since so many choose to book on their own, and with everyone on-board forced to go through Carnival for excursions, many were quickly sold out and lots of people who waited to sign up were left with nothing to do.
We would have loved to go on our original itinerary to the Bahamas and Key West – but we gambled when booking during hurricane season and lost. In the end we weren't surprised, but pleased that even though our plans were changed we could still relax on warm sandy beaches, enjoy quality excursions in each port we went to, and enjoy the on-board activities and dining with our family – which was ultimately our main goal.
Author adminPosted on August 30, 2011 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsTags Bahamas, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Maya Mexico, Cozumel Mexico, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Season, Key West, Progreso Mexico, Wave SeasonLeave a comment on Taking a Cruise During Hurricane Season: A First-Hand Look
Massive Glacier Calving Sends Ice Flying Towards Tourists
One of the reasons to go on an Alaskan Cruise is to see the massive ice structures in areas like Tracy Arm Fjord. When ice breaks off it's known as calving – and when it breaks off in huge chunks – it's known as "DANGER DANGER" according the the camera woman. There was only one injury – and it was actually because a 60 year old woman fell down and broke her leg. To her credit, you can see smaller (volley-ball sized) chunks of ice shooting toward the boat at dangerous speed.
Via: Cruiselog
Author adminPosted on August 10, 2011 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsTags Alaska, Alaska Excursions, Alaskan CruisesLeave a comment on Massive Glacier Calving Sends Ice Flying Towards Tourists
Cruise Ships and Ports: What Charleston can Learn from Mobile
Local officials in Mobile, Alabama were "shocked" when Carnival Cruise Lines announced it was pulling the Elation from the port and moving it to New Orleans. Carnival at this point hasn't made any plans to pull the Fantasy out of Charleston, but local groups are putting strain on the line and they may reconsider.
The Carnival Fantasy started docking in Charleston in May of 2010 – the only year-round cruise ship for the port.
Since then, there have been several sources of resistance:
We know it's important to preserve important sites in the U.S. that may otherwise not be if it weren't for this group. However, the NTHP put Charleston on it's "watch list" at the same time it released its 2011 most endangered sites, and blamed the cruise industry for the rating on the city.
The NTHP says:
In the case of Charleston, expanding cruise ship tourism could jeopardize the historic character of the city, historic downtown Charleston and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Since the cruise ships can't park in downtown Charleston or "its surrounding neighborhoods," it's safe to say the NTHP is worried about an influx of people, and what that would mean for the city.
Other motivations appear to be at play (environmental? anti-cruise industry?) since the cruise industry currently only accounts for under 4% of the city's 4.4 million annual visitors.
If the NTHP is truly concerned about the number of visitors to the city, perhaps they should be looking at all industries – but regulating 4% of visitors brought in by a single industry is the obvious work of special interests.
Southern Environmental Law Center
With anti-cruise industry mentality growing from the NTHP, the Southern Environmental Law Center decided to strike while the iron is hot by filing a lawsuit saying that the cruise lines aren't operating within local zoning ordinances, causing traffic problems, and violating state environmental laws.
"Charleston relies on a careful balance between tourism and preservation that cruise ship interests shouldn't overwhelm," says Blan Holman, an attorney from the Southern Environmental Law Center.
The mayor of Charleston says the lawsuit against Carnival is "bogus" and "rogue," and cites the fact that cruise traffic is minimal compared to the cities annual tourism figures.
The chairman of the South Carolina Sate port Authority is calling the lawsuit "irresponsible."
"Their goal is to cripple our port system to satisfy their anti-growth agenda. First it's cruise ships, then cargo ships. Next it will be trucks and rails. They don't seem to care that their agenda would irreparably damage economic development and kill jobs all across South Carolina."
Mobile and Charleston
The local officials get it in Charleston, but it may not matter what they think in the end. Any port operator will tell you that vying to be a home port for a cruise ship is extremely competitive – especially with newer markets opening up and the ability for cruise lines to pack-up and move operations with relative ease.
When special interest groups force cruise ships into lawsuits that even the mayor thinks are bogus, they can increase a cruise line's cost of operating in that port by millions of dollars.
One of the big reasons Carnival pulled out of Mobile, Alabama was they couldn't raise profit enough to offset local environmental laws that are set to be in place by 2012, and calculated the ship would be more profitable in nearby New Orleans.
If Carnival decides its not worth the added cost and headache to do business in Charleston, we hope the local officials aren't "shocked" – because the writing is on the wall today.
Author adminPosted on June 15, 2011 June 15, 2011 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsTags Carnival Cruise Line, Charleston South Carolina, Mobile AlabamaLeave a comment on Cruise Ships and Ports: What Charleston can Learn from Mobile
Taxi Drivers Cause Port Troubles Again – Now in Victoria, British Columbia
Taxi drivers are at it again – this time in Victoria, British Columbia. Upset about a $200 seasonal fee to pick passengers from the cruise terminal, taxi drivers have boycotted the first cruise ship docking of the summer season.
Just weeks ago, taxi-drivers in Phuket, Thailand interrupted the normal operations by blocking all passengers in port from leaving.
The ship affected this week is the Crystal Symphony, but many more are scheduled during the busy 5-month summer season for Alaskan cruises.
Disney Cruise Line, Carnival, Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Regent Seven Seas, and Holland America all have planned stops in the terminal this season.
What do you think? Who's being unreasonable here – is it the harbor authority charging $200 for the season or is it the cabbies who don't want to pay for some of the easiest fares?
Source: USA Today Cruise Log
Author adminPosted on April 18, 2011 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsLeave a comment on Taxi Drivers Cause Port Troubles Again – Now in Victoria, British Columbia
Carnival Cruises Adopt Plug-In Electric Plan for Ships Docking in Brooklyn
You've heard about plug-in electric cars like the Chevy Volt, but what about a plug-in cruise ship? Carnival Cruise Line is going to retrofit two of its ships to run on electric power next year….kind of.
Two ships, the Queen Mary 2 and the Caribbean Princess, currently dock at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal about 40 times every year, and while in dock, they run off power generated by the ship's enormous diesel engines. By next year, Carnival will outfit them at a cost of $4 Million to run off "shore power" via what is basically a giant electrical outlet that will be built into the port.
The move comes after lobbying from local citizens that were concerned about the environmental and health risks of having ships idling in their community.
It isn't the first time Carnival or Cruise Ship terminals have used the technology – power is available in Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles, and Carnival began using the technology 10 years ago in Juneau, Alaska.
Photo: NY Times
Author adminPosted on April 13, 2011 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsTags Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard, Queen Mary 2Leave a comment on Carnival Cruises Adopt Plug-In Electric Plan for Ships Docking in Brooklyn
Live Anti-Aircraft Ammo Found Beneath Seattle Cruise Ship Terminal
In October 2010, divers doing homeland security safety checks beneath the cruise ship terminal made a startling discovery: Live ammunition between 20mm and 90mm in size.
The port was used as a munitions depot during WWII up until 1971, and the investigators explain that it isn't necessarily surprising.
"Wherever munitions have been handled in the past, they have rolled off the pier, they've been dropped out of cargo net. It's perfectly normal, it's expected. What is unexpected is that there is a cruise ship terminal built directly above where some of these munitions are," says one munitions expert.
As the cleanup continues, the crew has found 11 live munitions and hundreds of other "munitions related items."
The 90mm size are the most concerning – as they are commonly used as anti-aircraft projectiles – and are also commonly used in tanks.
Experts say that while the cleanup is important, the items found pose a very low risk overall and shouldn't be cause for alarm among those cruising from the terminal.
Currently, Holland America and Princess are among the largest cruise lines to sail from Seattle.
What are your thoughts? Would this report make you think twice about sailing out of Seattle?
Source: NWCN.com via Cruiselog
Author adminPosted on April 11, 2011 April 11, 2011 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsLeave a comment on Live Anti-Aircraft Ammo Found Beneath Seattle Cruise Ship Terminal
Trouble in Phuket for Silversea's Silver Spirit
Phucket Taxi Drivers Negotiated with Bus Drivers for four hours while hundreds of passengers on the Silver Sea were blocked in port.
An 18 month dispute between taxi drivers and tour bus operators in Phuket, Thailand came to a head today when a group of 180 taxi drivers blocked the port entrance as Silversea's Silver Spirit docked in the port for the first time.
The Silver Spirit, Silversea's newest ship, stopped in Phuket today as part of her inaugural 119-day World Cruise.
Basically, the taxi drivers feel that large tour bus operators are a threat to their livelihood. They probably are.
According to a local Phuket newspaper, taxi fares are on par with developed countries, but locally they do not service their vehicles often, have sub-standard conditions in the taxis, and most don't have insurance.
The Silver Spirit docked at 8am with plans for 475 passengers to take buses to Phuket City and Patong. After four hours of bargaining, the bus operators agreed to let the taxi operators take 250 passengers.
However, the ship is set to sail at 2pm local time, so many opted to just stay on the ship while in port.
90% of the people on board are American. The U.S. Navy has a presence at the port but their role in the matter is unclear, if nothing else than to keep the peace.
Author adminPosted on April 6, 2011 Categories Cruise News, Cruise PortsLeave a comment on Trouble in Phuket for Silversea's Silver Spirit


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