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Robert Shirley
For other people named Robert Shirley, see Robert Shirley (disambiguation).
Double portrait of Robert Shirley and his Circassian wife Teresia, c.1624–1627. He wears the exotic Persian clothes which so impressed his European hosts upon his return to Europe from Persia; she wears her native style of dress but also holds a flintlock pistol and a pocket watch, symbols of the technologies Europe was introducing to Persia.
Sir Robert Shirley (or Sherley; c. 1581 – 13 July 1628) was an English traveller and adventurer, younger brother of Sir Anthony Shirley and Sir Thomas Shirley. He is notable for his help modernising and improving the Persian Safavid army according to the British model, by the request of Shah Abbas the Great. This proved to be highly successful, as from then on the Safavids proved to be an equal force to their arch rival, the Ottoman Empire.[1]
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Robert Shirley was the third son of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston, Sussex, and Anne Kempe, the daughter of Sir Thomas Kempe (d. 7 March 1591) of Olantigh in Wye, Kent. He had two elder brothers, Sir Thomas Shirley and Sir Anthony Shirley, and six sisters who survived infancy.[2][3][4][5]
Shirley travelled to Persia in 1598, accompanying his brother, Anthony, who had been sent to Safavid Persia from 1 December 1599 to May 1600, with 5000 horses to train the Persian army according to the rules and customs of the English militia and to reform and retrain the Persian artillery.[clarification needed] When Anthony Shirley left Persia, Robert remained in Persia with fourteen other Englishmen. There, in February 1607, he married Sampsonia, a Christian Circassian lady of the Circassian nobility of Safavid Persia.[6] After being baptized by the Carmelites, she adopted the Teresia in addition to her own name.[7] She became known in the west by the name Lady Teresia Sampsonia Shirley.
In 1608 Shah Abbas sent Robert on a diplomatic mission to James I of England and to other European princes for the purpose of uniting them in a confederacy against the Ottoman Empire. From his very first mission in Persia, the modernisation of the army by Robert and his men proved to be highly successful; the Safavids scored their first crushing victory over the Ottomans in the Ottoman–Safavid War, ending the war on highly favourable terms.
Painting of Robert Shirley visiting Pope Paul V in 1611, Sala dei Corazzieri, Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome. Painted in 1615–1616
Shirley travelled first to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, where he was received by Sigismund III Vasa. In June of that year, he arrived in Germany, where he received the title of Count Palatine and was appointed to Knight of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Rudolph II. Pope Paul V also conferred upon him the title of Count. From Germany, Sir Robert travelled to Florence and then Rome, where he entered the city on Sunday, 27 September 1609, attended by a suite of eighteen persons. He next visited Milan, and then proceeded to Genoa, from whence he embarked to Spain, arriving in Barcelona in December 1609. He sent for his Persian wife, and they remained in Spain, principally at Madrid, until the summer of 1611.
Sir Robert Shirley, by Anthony van Dyck, painted in Rome in 1622
In 1613 Shirley returned to Persia. In 1615 he returned to Europe, and resided at Madrid. In a pleasingly serendipitous meeting Shirley's caravan met Thomas Coryate, the eccentric traveller and travel writer (and attendant of Prince Henry's court in London), in the Persian desert in 1615.
Shirley's third journey to Persia was undertaken in 1627 when he accompanied Sir Dodmore Cotton the first British ambassador to the Kingdom of Persia,[8] but soon after reaching the country he died at Qazvin, in what is today northwest Iran.[9] After being initially buried there, his remains were later moved from Qazvin to Rome in 1658 by his wife Teresia following her retirement to a convent in the same city attached to Santa Maria della Scala. She died there in 1668.[10][11][12]
There are several double portraits of Shirley and his wife in English collections, including the private collection of R. J. Berkeley and of Petworth House (by van Dyck).[13]
In literature
The exploits of the Shirley brothers were dramatised in the 1607 play The Travels of the Three English Brothers by John Day, William Rowley and George Wilkins.
In 1609, Andreas Loeaechius (Andrew Leech), a Scot living in Kraków, Poland, wrote a Latin panegyric to Shirley entitled Encomia Nominis & Neoocij D. Roberti Sherlaeii. This text was translated in the same year by the English writer Thomas Middleton as Sir Robert Sherley his Entertainment in Cracovia.[14]
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Military history of Iran
^ Spencer C. Tucker, ed. A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. 6 vols. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 23 dec. 2009 ISBN 1851096728; p. 544
^ Pennington 2004.
^ Raiswell I 2004.
^ Raiswell II 2004.
^ Raiswell III 2004.
^ William Bayne Fisher, Peter Jackson, Lawrence Lockhart. The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6. Cambridge University Press, 6 Feb. 1986 ISBN 0521200946; p. 390
^ Karen Hearn, ed. Van Dyck and Britain. Tate Pub., 2009 ISBN 1854378589; p. 54
^ At the time crowns of England Scotland and Ireland were in a personal union. However James I and Charles I styled themselves King of Great Britain and Ireland, and so the ambassador represented the interests of Charles as Sovereign of all three countries.
^ Firth 1890, p. 417.
^ Christopher Brown, Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Hans Vlieghe, Frans Baudouin, Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Belgium) Van Dyck, 1599–1641 Rizzoli, 16 Jul. 1999 ISBN 084782196X
^ Alexander V. Globe Peter Stent, London Printseller UBC Press, 1 Nov. 2011 ISBN 0774841419; p. 84
^ Thomas Christensen 1616: The World in Motion. Counterpoint Press, 2012 ISBN 1582437742; p. 323
^ Karen Hearn (ed.), Van Dyck & Britain Archived 4 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Tate Publishing, 2009 ISBN 978-1-85437-795-1; pp. 52–55.
^ Daniel J. Vitkus. Intro. to "Sir Robert Shirley his Entertainment in Cracovia". In Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works, ed. Gary Taylor and John Lavagnino (Oxford, 2007); pp. 670-72.
Pennington, Janet (2004). "Sherley, Sir Thomas (c.1542–1612)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25435. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Raiswell, Richard (2004). "Sherley, Sir Thomas (1564–1633/4)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25436. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Raiswell, Richard (2004). "Sherley, Anthony, Count Sherley in the nobility of the Holy Roman empire (1565–1636?)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25423. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Raiswell, Richard (2004). "Shirley, Sir Robert, Count Shirley in the papal nobility (c.1581–1628)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25433. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Firth, Charles Harding (1890). "Hacker, Francis" . In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 416–418.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Shirley, Sir Anthony". Encyclopædia Britannica. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 990.
Wikisource has the text of the 1885–1900 Dictionary of National Biography's article about Shirley, Robert (1581?-1628).


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Le Keuruun Pallo Hockey Team ou KeuPa HT est un club de hockey sur glace de Keuruu en Finlande. Il évolue en Mestis, le deuxième échelon finlandais.

Historique
Le club est créé en 1995, il remporte la Suomi-sarja

Palmarès
 Champion de la Mestis : 2018
 Champion de la Suomi-sarja : 2014

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Club sportif fondé en 1995

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Study: Doctors interrupt their patients after just 11 seconds
Scott E. Rupp Tuesday, August 07, 2018
"Nah, nah, nah (fingers in ears, shaking their head) … I can't hear you!"
It seems like a scene from the movie "Office Space" or some '80s flick in which the teacher tunes out the more verbose of the taped-glasses student. This is a fanciful and, perhaps, overly simplified version of the truth, but a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds that doctors only spend 11 seconds on average listening to patients before interrupting them.
If true (and there's no reason to believe it's not), this revelation is shocking.
Scientists from the United States and Mexico studied clinical encounters between patients and physicians to test shared decision-making tools.
"Our results suggest that we are far from achieving patient-centered care," Naykky Singh Ospina, an author on the study, said in a release. The silver lining here is that the scientists said they only analyzed 112 recorded meetings between doctors and patients at general practices in Minnesota and Wisconsin, including at the Mayo Clinic and its affiliated clinics.
From the analysis, the researchers were quick to discover that the doctors only spent the 11 seconds listening to a patient describe their reasons for visiting — and then the fingers in the ears. The doctors, apparently, wanted to get straight to the point.
The team counted how long it took a doctor to interrupt if the doctor first said something like, "What can I do for you today?" or "Tell me what brings you in today."
"If done respectfully and with the patient's best interest in mind, interruptions to the patient's discourse may clarify or focus the conversation, and, thus, benefit patients," Ospina said in the release. "Yet, it seems rather unlikely that an interruption, even to clarify or focus, could be beneficial at the early stage in the encounter."
Unfortunately, the study appeared to show that nearly 70 percent (67 percent) of patients were interrupted after responding and only 36 percent of doctors even ask questions that invited patients to direct the focus of the conversation.
Specialists were no better. They allowed even less time than primary care doctors for their patients to speak. The researchers said that this might be because specialists are often briefed on the reason for the visit beforehand.
In primary care visits, 49 percent of patients were able to explain why they were there. During specialty visits, only 20 percent of patients were allowed to explain their reason for visiting. For specialty care visits, 80 percent of patients were interrupted.
The median appointment length of those studies was 30 minutes, but "appointments were longer when patients were allowed to explain their reason for visiting at the start of the conversation than appointments where patients were not given the opportunity."
Reasons why these doctors haven't allowed patients to speak might include a lack of communication training, time constraints or burnout, researchers say.
The scientists hope that future studies might reveal if allowing a patient to speak longer would positively affect the outcome of the visit, but the damage may be done by this study. Nevertheless, one might think doctors could give their patients at least 30 seconds based on the amount of time they've likely spent in the waiting room prior to their appointment.
Scott E. Rupp is a writer and an award-winning journalist focused on healthcare technology. He has worked as a public relations executive for a major electronic health record/practice management vendor, and he currently manages his own agency, millerrupp. In addition to writing for a variety of publications, Scott also offers his insights on healthcare technology and its leaders on his site, Electronic Health Reporter.
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Professor John Davis, Jim Nicholson MEP and Dr Sinclair Mayne at AFBI Headquarters, Newforge, Belfast
Published: 08:02 Sunday 25 December 2016
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson recently visited the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) headquarters located at Newforge, Belfast.
During the visit, Mr Nicholson met with recently appointed AFBI chief executive Dr Sinclair Mayne and Professor John Davis, director of the organisation's agricultural and food economics team.
A range of issues were discussed during the meeting, including the recently published Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Strategy, AFBI's on-going scientific research across its divisions plus the potential implications of Brexit for the Northern Ireland agri-food sector and for UK science and research.
Commenting after the visit, Mr Nicholson said: "My recent meeting with Dr Sinclair Mayne and Professor John Davis was a welcome opportunity to discuss AFBI's work and future priorities.
"Since its creation in 2006 the research, diagnostics and analysis carried out by AFBI and the organisation's partners have helped to provide scientific solutions to a range of problems affecting all aspects of the Northern Ireland agri-food sector. AFBI's customers include Northern Ireland and UK departments and agencies plus local, national and international commercial companies - it was useful to get an overview of this broad range of work."
The recently published Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Strategy was also discussed. The report sets out how strategic land management is key for improving environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in Northern Ireland.
Commenting on the report, Mr Nicholson said: "I welcome that research areas such as; increasing productivity from local grassland farms and sustainable livestock farming continue to be key aspects of AFBI's work. These areas of work link in with the expert working group's report on land management – as is the case in any particular field taking a joined-up approach to address the challenges facing the agri-food sector and environment makes sense.
"Research also informs policy development and I was particularly interested to learn more about AFBI's economic modelling and analysis in relation to the potential implications of the UK's exit from the EU for the agri-food sector.
"AFBI, the UK's universities and colleges and many businesses have benefitted from their involvement in research projects with EU partners through initiatives such as Horizon 2020. As the Brexit negotiations unfold I am acutely aware that continued access to these opportunities to collaborate is an important issue for the UK's research and business communities – as is their ability to attract and retain international researchers and scientists."
Mr Nicholson concluded: "I want to thank Dr Mayne and Professor Davis for taking the time to meet with me recently – it was very useful to get an update in relation to AFBI's work and recent developments."


A "partial equipment failure" involving a jet bridge at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in Maryland on Saturday left six people injured.
The airport tweeted that the six people were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. The jet bridge, an extendable hallway stretching from the terminal to the plane, was at Gate E-10 for Southwest Airlines Flight 822, according to the airline.
The remaining passengers got off the plane using stairs.
"We are working swiftly to assist all passengers and crew," Southwest said in a statement to CNN.
The BWI Fire and Rescue Department responded, along with mutual aid, the tweet added.
Partial equipment failure involving jet bridge at #BWI Gate E-10. BWI Fire & Rescue Dept responded, along w/ mutual aid. Preliminary info indicates 6 individuals transported to local hospitals w/ non-life-threatening injuries.
The jet bridge failure at BWI Airport is "under investigation," according to another tweet from the airport.
The bridge will remain closed until the investigation is over, the tweet said. The aircraft has been moved from the gate and there is no further impact to operations, it said.
BWI is 9 miles south of downtown Baltimore and 32 miles northeast of Washington, the airport's website states. It is also the "busiest airport in the region," the site says, and is named after Baltimore native Thurgood Marshall, who was the first African-American to serve on the US Supreme Court.


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Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo (né le  à Vallenar au Chili) est un joueur de football international chilien, qui évolue au poste de défenseur.

Biographie

Carrière en club

Carrière en sélection

Avec l'équipe du Chili, il dispute 45 matchs (pour aucun but inscrit) entre 1994 et 2006. Il figure notamment dans le groupe des sélectionnés lors des Copa América de 1997 et de 2001.

Palmarès
 Champion du Chili en 1999 et 2000 avec l'Universidad de Chile
 Champion du Chili en 2008 (Tournoi de clôture) avec Colo-Colo
 Vainqueur de la Coupe du Chili en 1998 et 2000 avec l'Universidad de Chile
 Champion du Mexique en 2002 (Tournoi d'été) et en 2005 (Tournoi de clôture) avec le club América

Liens externes

Footballeur international chilien
Joueur du Deportes La Serena
Joueur de l'Unión Española
Joueur de l'Universidad de Chile
Joueur du Club América
Joueur de l'Universidad Católica
Joueur de Colo Colo
Joueur du Club Necaxa
Joueur du CD Veracruz
Naissance en mai 1974
Naissance dans la région d'Atacama


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I originally planned on making a pear congealed salad called "Under-The-Sea Pear Salad", which I found in my vintage The New Joys of Jell-O recipe book, 2nd edition, 1974. It's interesting that the available weights of the products back then were different than now...I found pretty much the same recipe on Kraft's recipe site; but with a couple of changes. They called it "Under-The-Sea Salad", brought the available product weights up to date, and changed the original suggested 1/8 tsp. of ginger to 1/8 tsp. of cinnamon.
Oh, I digress, so I was going to make a pear salad; but when measuring the pans to suggest for the recipe, I decided to add detergent to my utensils. Apparently I didn't rinse the measuring cup, which I added detergent to also. When I drained the pears into the measuring cup, I noticed that the juice looked unordinarily foamy...oops! Out went the pear juice! I found a can of crushed pineapple in the pantry and decided to make a pineapple salad instead.
I changed the ingredients for the pineapple salad quite a bit from the pear salad that I originally planned on making. I do believe I developed what I wanted all along; after all, we know that good things sometimes come from mistakes!
Lightly coat a 4 c. mold or 8" x 4" loaf pan with the cooking spray.
Using a 1 qt. bowl, dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water. Add the reserved cup of pineapple juice and the TB of lime juice.
Measure 1 1/4 c. of this mixture into the prepared mold. Chill about 1 hr. until set, but not firm (the gelatin sticks to your finger when touched and mounds or moves to the side when tilted).
About 1/2 hr. after you place the above mixture in the refrigerator to chill: Soften the cream cheese using the wire whip on your mixer. Beginning with low speed and gradually increasing to medium speed, very slowly blend in the remaining gelatin, beating until smooth.
Chill until firm (about 4 hrs.) or overnight...I prefer overnight. Unmold* onto a chilled serving plate, and garnish with the cherries. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to a week.
For a simple method of toasting pecans, see my Light and Refreshing Orange Salad Enhanced with Pomegranate and Tossed with Toasted Pecans.
For homemade whipped cream, see my Hawaiian Mini Banana Split Bundt Cakes with Butter Pecan Glaze.
Recipe may be doubled by using a 9" x 5" loaf pan or an 8 c. mold.
To unmold: Use a small pointed, thin-bladed knife (or a plastic collar stay...if you're so lucky to have), dipped in warm water, to loosen the top edge of the salad. Place the mold in warm (not hot) water for about 10 seconds. Remove from the water; and holding upright, shake slightly to loosen the gelatin. Slightly moisten the top of the salad and a chilled serving plate with cold water. (This will allow the molded gelatin to move if necessary, so you can center on the plate.) Place the moistened plate over the mold and invert. With one hand on top of the mold and the other hand under the plate, carefully give the mold a good shake. Lift the mold carefully; and if the gelatin doesn't release easily, briefly dip the mold in warm water again.
Enjoy as a refreshing side salad or appetizer spread with buttery crackers, or as a light dessert with homemade whipped cream.
I love retro jello molds - they're just perfect for summer meals. This one is a wonderful combination of different fruity flavors. Thanks for another great recipe.
I love jello salad molds with cream cheese, Bonnie! (perfect mush food for my possible ulcer, right?), and always spooned huge hunks of them at picnics or middle school pot lucks for an athletic club I belonged to. Yours looks extra delightful..creamy, jiggly, crunchy and fruity. It doesn't get much better than that! I want to eat at your house, as long as you leave out the dish detergent! LOL I've done that myself..many times!


Kevin Smith's rise to fame is well-known among would-be filmmakers: the young writer-director took several credit card cash advances, hustled a small sum of money, and put together Clerks, a low-budget feature that wowed the critics at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. While Clerks made Smith an overnight celebrity, his follow-up feature, 1995's Mallrats, was an unabashed bomb. Smith would regroup, however. His third effort, 1997's Chasing Amy, was a mature and funny look at 1990s relationships. A critical success, the film also grossed over $12 million on a meager $250,000 budget. This was followed by Dogma, his big-budget feature with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.


When Occupy San Diego took over the plaza outside City Hall, we kept expecting to see Rep. Bob Filner jump into the fray and get himself arrested on principle. Remember, the mayoral candidate has long cited his arrest as a teenage "Freedom Rider" during the civil-rights movement as proof of his commitment to social justice. Even in recent years, he's stated his willingness to risk arrest in defending a constituent's home from foreclosure. Surely, this was the opportunity he's been waiting for decades to arise.
But we never saw Filner down at the occupation. We didn't see him marching, or participating in the general assemblies, or hashing out ideas with activists in Guy Fawkes masks.
Filner says he did attempt to engage the Washington, DC branch of Occupy, only to find them unwilling to collaborate, even when he was offering to introduce legislation outlining all of their demands.
"It was disastrous," Filner says. "I came away so depressed."
Filner says he was disappointed at the activists' lack of respect and frustrated by their anarchic decision-making processes. He says he found it particularly offensive when Occupy Atlanta wouldn't let civil-rights hero John Lewis speak.
"They didn't want any help," Filner says of the movement. "They didn't have any historical understanding of what people have done in this regard. They had no interest in working with us.... I figured over time they would get a little more sophisticated, and it never happened as far as I can tell."
Nevertheless, Filner says he did visit Occupy San Diego at one point and that he would've handled the situation better than Sanders. He says he would've engaged with the protesters and would not have maintained a large police presence at the site.
"I would not have used the city power to get rid of them," he says. "I would've encouraged them."


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La Maison de l'architecture de Normandie - le Forum est une structure culturelle régionale de médiation architecturale et urbaine créée en 1992. Elle a un rôle d'animateur du réseau régional des acteurs de l'acte de construire, et plus largement des acteurs intéressés par l'architecture, l'urbanisme et le cadre de vie. Association loi de 1901, elle favorise les échanges, les rencontres et s'adresse à tous les publics.

Ses outils de médiation sont multiples : conférences, débats, expositions, voyages, cours d'histoire de l'architecture, ateliers pour enfant, visites, etc.

La maison de l'architecture de Normandie - le Forum se situe au 48 rue Victor Hugo à Rouen et offre un espace d'exposition de près de 250m².

Le Mois de l'architecture Contemporaine (MAC)
Le Mois de l'Architecture Contemporaine en Normandie se déroule tous les ans au mois de mars. Il propose un grand nombre d'évènements qui ont pour but de faire découvrir la culture architecturale auprès d'un large public.
Initié en 2006, par la maison de l'architecture de Haute-Normandie, le Mois de l'architecture contemporaine en Normandie est porté depuis 4 ans par les maisons de l'architecture de Haute et de Basse-Normandie.
Depuis 2010, Le Mois de l'architecture contemporaine se décline en Haute et en Basse-Normandie, porté respectivement par chacune des maisons de l'architecture. Elles organisent la manifestation, dans le choix de sa programmation et de ses partenariats. Les événements programmés sont labellisés par les maisons de l'architecture et identifiables à son logo.

Expositions réalisées
 Construire durablement en Haute-Normandie, 2008.
 Éco-quartier Flaubert, 2008.
 Au fond du jardin, il y a, 2010.
 Emergence : exposition de projets de fins d'études de l'ENSA Normandie, 2010, coréalisé avec l'ENSAN.
 Emergence 2 : exposition de projets de fins d'études de l'ENSA Normandie, 2010, coréalisé avec l'ENSAN.
 Le Havre : paysages modernes, 2010.
 Habiter aujourd'hui, concilier densité et qualité de vie, 2011.
 Envie de toit : 30 maisons d'architectes en Haute-Normandie, 2012.
 Dessine-moi un collège, 2013.
 La maison des super-héros, 2015.

Expositions produites
 Générique de fin, Bruno Brismontier, 2010.
 A scie, deux bouts pour toit !, 2010.
 Jacques Étienne et Yves Fréchon travaux 1990 - 2010, 2011.
 A.C.A.U. projets construits 1983-2013, 2013.

Expositions accueillies
 Et si on habitait le patrimoine 2008, Pavillon de l'Arsenal.
 100 possibilités d'extensions d'une maison de ville, 2008, CAUE 72, 2005.
 Paul Andreu, un architecte français en Chine, Maison de l'architecture de Poitou Charentes.
 Dans la mesure des choses, Julie Ganzin, 2009, com. expo Jérome Ladiray.
 Périgraphie urbaine -09, 2010, le pré d'eau.
 Mam galerie présente Pierre Besson, 2011.
 Dentelles d'architecture, 2010, Maison de l'architecture et de la ville du Nord Pas de Calais.
 The container architecture, 2012, Jure Kotnik.
 Architecture portugaise contemporaine, 2013, Maison de l'architecture de Poitou Charentes.
 Stop aux idées reçues sur le logement social, 2011, Arc en rêve.

DVD
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 À l'Eure des collèges

Les publications

Carnets de voyage
 Carnet de voyage au Japon, 2010.
 Carnet de voyage au Danemark et en Suède, 2011.
 Carnet de voyage à Madrid, en Espagne, 2012.

Catalogue d'exposition
 Habiter aujourd'hui, concilier densité et qualité de vie, Point de vues, 2011, 60 p.
 Envie de toit : 30 maisons d'architectes en Haute-Normandie, Point de vues et Maison de l'Architecture de Haute-Normandie, 120 p.
 A l'Eure des collèges, 2013

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Despina Sofa Table Despina sofa table takes a different turn on vintage style. The ruggedly handsome metal brackets and studded accents are undeniably cool and a touch industrial—but the feel is warm and rustic.
Despina sofa table takes a different turn on vintage style. The ruggedly handsome metal brackets and studded accents are undeniably cool and a touch industrial—but the feel is warm and rustic.
I bought this for a TV stand for my new flat screen. It looks great! Sturdy and stylish and fits perfectly where I needed it to.
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It goes well with our other living room furniture which we purchased through Raymour and Flanigan.
We love the color, and the quality is pleasing to the eye. I would highly recommend this item.


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Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome and other browsers come with a feature that allows user to save password and user login. When the next time the user is accessing the particular page the login name and password are automatically populated. This feature is really good and saves time and efforts from the user's side. Many people use this feature especially on their personal computer.
Tough this feature where the browser remembers your login name and password may speed up your work; it is not really a secure option. If you have a personal Desktop or a Laptop you can use this feature. However do note that it is really easy to read the hidden password which is shown as stars or big dots.
Browse to the page on the browser that has the login details. You will see the login name and the password either as dots or stars.
Paste this script into the address bar on the same page (overwrite the exisiting url) and press enter.
You will then see the hidden password.


In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a good night's sleep. Instead of bragging about our sleep deficits, she urges us to shut our eyes and see the big picture: We can sleep our way to increased productivity and happiness — and smarter decision-making.
Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of many books. She is also co-host of "Left, Right & Center," public radio's popular political roundtable program, as well as "Both Sides Now," a weekly syndicated radio show with Mary Matalin moderated by Mark Green. In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that has quickly become one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently cited media brands on the Internet.


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Q: Power of a Jordan Normal Form In my notes I have that the Jordan normal form of $B^2$ is $$\begin{bmatrix}
    0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\
    0 & 0 & 0 & 0  \\
    0 & 0 & 0 &1 \\
    0 & 0 & 0 & 0
\end{bmatrix}$$ and the notes say that because of this, the only possibility for $B$ is
$$\begin{bmatrix}
0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & 0
\end{bmatrix}$$
Can anybody explain why this is the case? How can we conclude the jordan form of B from the jordan form of B^2? Thanks for your help!

A: If $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of $B$, then $\lambda^2$ is an eigenvalue of $B^2$. In the Jordan Normal Form, the eigenvalues correspond to entries on the main diagonal. Since all such entries in $B^2$ are $0$, this means that all eigenvalues are $0$ for both $B$ and $B^2$. That takes care of the diagonal entries for the Jordan form of $B$.
We know that the entries above a Jordan block are all equal to $1$. Since we have only one block of a single eigenvalue, namely $0$, then the above-diagonal entries for the Jordan form of $B$ will be all $1$ and that gives the desired form.

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Hello again everyone, welcome back to another post about books! Today I wanted to talk about three books that I've read recently, one that I enjoyed immensely, one that I felt was just okay, and another that really disappointed me. Now despite the title of this post (that I'm actually pretty proud of, I didn't intentionally read these books in order to write this), only two of the books are actually memoirs, and one is a general fiction that everyone seemed to be loving in 2018 about someone telling another someone their life story.
Full disclosure, this post may include some spoilers for this first book I'm going to talk about, read at your own risk!
Everyone and their mother knows about this book I feel like, it was in several 2018 favorites lists of people I follow and everyone seems to be completely crazy about this story. I definitely understand the hype about this book. Although it may be a spoiler, I'm on the fence because I feel that this was the obvious direction the book was taking, this book features a female-female romance between a bisexual woman and a lesbian woman as well as including a discussion on race, heritage, and life as a biracial person in the United States. All in all, the representation I feel was on point and honestly the book was a delight.
However, this is the book that I felt was just okay. I definitely didn't feel as strongly about the story as others. Several people I follow have posted on Twitter or Snapchat crying after finishing this book, but my eyes were dry as a desert, both because I just didn't feel emotional and because I finished this book way past my bedtime. Not to say that the ending is not sad. It is, but in a way that feels completely different from other books that have made me cry my eyes out. The ending just felt incredibly inevitable, and like that was the way that it had to end. It didn't hurt, it was just like, "Yeah, that's what happened." I feel that I am not explaining myself very well, but that is just because I was so underwhelmed by this book when others have been talking it up so effectively.
I liked this book, and the writing was very nice, it kept me interested to the point where I stayed up way too late in order to finish it in one sitting. But I don't think that it was the most amazing or sad thing I've read at all.
This book was amazing. I picked this up because of Whitney from WhittyNovels. She read this and talked about it in her 2018 favorites video and said that it was her #1 book of the year, which is saying something because Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi came out in 2018. It was not quite what I was expecting based on Whitney's discussion about it, but it was still one of the most amazing, moving, and real books that I've ever read.
This book is titled Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, and it talks about her experiences growing up and eventually becoming an adult and having to live in a world that actively hates and at the same time ignores the existence of fat people. It talks about her experience as a sexual assault survivor and how that one event changed her from this cheerful and happy child into "the girl in the woods" that cannot get past what happened.
Following her journey of trying to forget what happened but not being able to, of trying to feel safe but eventually feeling imprisoned by the walls she built around her was just so moving and it was definitely one of the most difficult things I have ever listened to. I had this book on audio and listened to it on my commute to and from school and there were times that I felt like I could feel what she was feeling. I am fortunate enough to never have experienced the things that she has felt, but listening to her voice, for she narrates the audiobook, and the raw emotion of her writing just pulled me in.
I highly recommend picking this one up on audio, even if they are not really your thing, because there are times where her inflection really adds to the writing.
Unfortunately this is the book that really disappointed me. It was the first audiobook I ever listened to because it was narrated by Rainn Wilson himself and I am a huge fan of The Office. My best friend gave me the physical copy of this book for Christmas – which was also good to have because it comes with a section of pictures – but I decided to buy the audiobook as well to listen to while me and my SO drove to his family's house for Christmas. We were able to listen to about half of it to and from their house, and we both enjoyed that experience as he is also a fan of the show.
However, the second half of the book kind of… rubbed me the wrong way. Rainn Wilson talks a lot about growing up as a struggling actor in New York City in the 80s and also about his conflicting feelings at the time towards religion. I am an atheist, and there are times when I find myself hostile towards religion just because of my experiences growing up in a "Christian" family, so at first I was trying very hard to keep an open mind. I knew that I was reading about someone else's life and their own, personal experiences, and so I knew that it wasn't someone telling me that being an atheist was wrong. I still feel that he was not implying such a thing, but there was an uncomfortable segment where he was talking about his "spiritual journey" and how he went through a period of time where he held atheist beliefs, and the way that he wrapped up that section made me feel that he was saying that not believing in God was something that everyone goes through before they realize they are wrong and there is some sort of higher power. I'm not here to talk about my beliefs, but I really did not like that at all.
Overall, I enjoyed the beginning of the book the most, which was mostly him talking about his parents and going through their separation and not having a relationship with his birth mother. I also enjoyed learning about how he discovered his passion for acting and how he got into the theater in high school, but that was about it. Unfortunately, I found many of the things that he had to say and his opinions about society and what he claims is wrong with it very pretentious and that he has that sort of holier-than-thou attitude about the arts. Even more unfortunately, watching The Office after reading this, which previously has been something I put on for background noise while I am at home or studying, has been difficult because now listening to Rainn Wilson as Dwight annoys me.
So those are the three books I wanted to talk about today. Have any of you read any of these books? Did you feel similar to me or different? I would love to hear some opinions about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo that are different from mine, and even The Bassoon King. Feel free to leave me a comment or connect with me on Twitter to discuss!
I adore Evelyn Hugo! I was one of the many who put it on my top books for last year (it actually made the number 1 spot on mine!) I still have yet to read anything by Roxane Gay. I'll have to soon!


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Fire brigade called to nest site - false alarm
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Bright future ahead as nationally important nature reserve more than triples in size.
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On 21 June a d og walker came across a critically injured male Marsh Harrier on the boundary of the Trust's nature reserve at Sculthorpe Moor near Fakenham in Norfolk. Sadly, the finder was unable to get to the bird to rescue but did take a photograph which records the kind of injury that shows the bird had been shot. The bird was reported to staff at the reserve very quickly after the member of the public had tried, unsuccessfully to contact RSPCA. Unfortunately, a subsequent search failed to find the bird; the vegetation was all broken down with only a few feathers left.
The male Marsh Harrier breeding on the reserve has not been seen since and his absence puts this year's chicks at risk as both parents are needed to supply enough food for a growing brood.
Police are asking for anyone with any information to contact them. If you saw anything last week that may be relevant please contact Jason Pegden (PC1257 - Wells SNT (C11), North Norfolk LDU) on 101.
The Trust has recently announced that it has purchased over 150 acres of land on either side of its existing 45-acre reserve along the River Wensum valley, one mile west of Fakenham. The new land is in two parcels and it is on the boundary of the western portion, near Sculthorpe Mill, that the bird was found.
Although native, Marsh Harriers had become extinct in England by the late 1800s. Occasional wandering birds from the continent bred in Suffolk and Norfolk up to the 1950s but numbers crashed once again and, by 1961, no Marsh Harriers bred in the UK. Once the use of pesticides was banned numbers once again began to climb and now, thankfully, these magnificent birds are becoming a familiar sight in the fens, marshes and reedbeds of eastern England. Marsh Harriers target rodents, birds, insects, reptiles, frogs and even, on occasion, fish.
Nigel Middleton, Sculthorpe Moor Reserve Manager, said "We hear of birds of prey being killed illegally so often. Illegal persecution is such a problem and it's inexcusable. Having it happen on our door step has come as a real shock. Marsh Harriers are the reason that Sculthorpe is a reserve. This is just horrifying. If anyone knows anything please let the police know. Let's bring this criminal to justice"
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package mireka.address.parser;

import static mireka.address.parser.CharClasses.*;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import mireka.address.parser.AddressLiteralTagToken.Kind;
import mireka.address.parser.base.CharClass;
import mireka.address.parser.base.CharScanner;
import mireka.address.parser.base.CharToken;

public class AddressLiteralTagScanner {
    private CharScanner charScanner;

    private CharToken currentCharToken;
    /**
     * The same as {@link #currentCharToken}.ch;
     */
    private int currentChar;
    private List<CharToken> currentSpelling = new ArrayList<CharToken>();

    public AddressLiteralTagScanner(CharScanner charScanner) {
        this.charScanner = charScanner;
        currentCharToken = charScanner.scan();
        currentChar = currentCharToken.ch;
    }

    public AddressLiteralTagToken scan() throws ParseException {
        int position = currentCharToken.position;
        currentSpelling.clear();
        Kind kind = scanToken();
        return new AddressLiteralTagToken(position, currentSpelling, kind);
    }

    private AddressLiteralTagToken.Kind scanToken() throws ParseException {
        // the first character can be a digit according to RFC 5321, but this
        // would make difficult to decide if the source is a tag or the first
        // digit of an IPv4 address literal. So assume that it starts with
        // a letter. As of 2011-03 the only valid tag is IPv6, so this
        // assumption is valid.
        if (ALPHA.isSatisfiedBy(currentChar)) {
            scanStandardizedTag();
            return Kind.STANDARDIZED_TAG;
        } else if (CharClasses.DIGIT.isSatisfiedBy(currentChar)) {
            return Kind.DIGIT;
        } else {
            throw currentCharToken.syntaxException("The first digit of an "
                    + "IPv4 address, or an address type tag, like 'IPv6'");
        }
    }

    private void scanStandardizedTag() throws ParseException {
        while (LDH.isSatisfiedBy(currentChar)) {
            if (LET_DIG.isSatisfiedBy(currentChar)) {
                takeIt();
            } else if (currentChar == '-') {
                takeIt();
                while (currentChar == '-')
                    takeIt();
                take(LET_DIG);
            } else {
                throw currentCharToken
                        .syntaxException("letter, digit or hyphen");
            }
        }
    }

    private void take(CharClass charClass) throws ParseException {
        if (charClass.isSatisfiedBy(currentChar))
            takeIt();
        else
            throw currentCharToken.syntaxException(charClass);
    }

    private void takeIt() {
        currentSpelling.add(currentCharToken);
        currentCharToken = charScanner.scan();
        currentChar = currentCharToken.ch;
    }

    /**
     * Unreads lookahead data from the underlying character scanner.
     */
    public void finish() {
        charScanner.pushBack(currentCharToken);
    }
}

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Tag: noodle soups
The Stone Korean Tofu House
The stereotype of Korean food in America often involves BBQ, the concept of unlimited quantities of beef cooked at a tabletop grill. It's a tradition that maps easily to our big appetites for red meat, but it's far from the totality of Korean cuisine. Korea's food traditions involve soybeans as much as they do animal protein, and in the Mesa Asian District, the Stone Korean Tofu House devotes itself specifically to a tradition of tofu, not so much as a meat substitute, but instead as an ingredient to be used side-by-side with meats and seafood in complex dishes.
Continue reading "The Stone Korean Tofu House" →
Pho Leo
Anyone searching for Vietnamese food, or really any east Asian cuisine, in Mesa is likely to head to Dobson Road, the corridor where countless restaurants have proliferated over the past decade. The Asian Business District at the west end of Mesa is worth exploring and celebrating for sure, but it's equally important to recognize restaurants serving Vietnamese food in the central and eastern portions of the city. Pho Leo is one of those few places that break the mold with a location where the tracks in the center of Main Street end and east Mesa begins.
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Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House
Even before the 2020 pandemic started to make crowded kitchens a source of concern, the restaurant industry, especially the fast food aspect of it, was embracing robotics and automation. At the same time, some places have gone in the opposite direction by stressing a hand-crafted aspect of their food, even in ways that are somewhat silly (e.g. "hand-dipped" ice cream). At Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House, the hand-crafted origin of its signature product is authentically and meaningfully reflected in the restaurant's name and menu. Continue reading "Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House" →
Heng's Kitchen
Almost every mall food court is guaranteed to have one stall serving Chinese food (or an Americanized approximation of it). Often, it's an outpost of the big chain that is threatening to sue a local enterprise over its name. Sometimes, it's an independent operation that is locally owned but still adheres to a menu of American Chinese crowd pleasers like General Tso's chicken and sweet-and-sour pork, all served from steam trays. When a mall specifically caters to a clientele of east Asian ancestry, though, chances are the food court experience will differ. Continue reading "Heng's Kitchen" →
The word "basilic" is French for basil, but it also has a meaning of "kingly" or "royal" in certain contexts. Basilic, a Vietnamese restaurant across from the Phoenix Art Museum, seems to incorporate both senses of the word. Of course, there's plenty of basil since that herb is often used in the cooking of southeast Asia. The restaurant also has a somewhat more upscale feel compared to most Vietnamese restaurants around town, perhaps leading to a slightly regal vibe. The combination of both meanings results in Vietnamese food adapted for the museum district. Continue reading "Basilic" →
Hue Gourmet
There's one sure way to tell when any nation's cuisine has become mainstream in the United States: It occurs the moment the cognoscenti start differentiating between the cuisines of the country's various regions. With Italian food, those distinctions have existed for decades. Popular "red sauce" Italian has its roots in immigrant traditions from Sicily and southern Italy, while northern Italian fans might celebrate risotto and osso bucco. The same has happened more recently with Chinese restaurants branching out beyond familiar Cantonese classics. Continue reading "Hue Gourmet" →
Pho Nhat
The unassuming Tempe Towne Plaza shopping center has long been home to restaurants serving foods from all over the globe. Indian, Somali, pizza — all those cuisines and more are crammed into this strip mall, which is just a block north of the University / Rural light rail station. The Vietnamese food niche here is filled by Pho Nhat, or maybe it's just Nhat, given that the word "Pho" is part of the restaurant's name on the menus but not on the outside sign. Let's just call it (Pho) Nhat and acknowledge that its speciality is indeed pho, the rice noodle soup of Hanoi. Continue reading "Pho Nhat" →
Khai Hoan
In diverse communities like Tempe, it's not uncommon to have restaurants and grocers of entirely different geographic origins coexisting side-by-side in the same shopping center. Khai Hoan, a small Vietnamese restaurant, occupies a small retail plaza with a Mexican carniceria and a Middle Eastern restaurant as its neighbors. The location is on Apache Boulevard between the Dorsey / Apache and McClintock / Apache light rail stations. Although the restaurant is almost exactly halfway between both platforms, the walk is more pleasant from Dorsey. Continue reading "Khai Hoan" →
Asian Cafe Express
For the past ten years, the Dobson Road corridor in Mesa and Chandler has been the scene of explosive growth in Asian restaurants and groceries. Most recently, the trend has been toward regional Chinese cooking with the opening of several eateries that specialize in food traditions from corners of China less familiar to American diners. At the same time, several restaurants devoted to Cantonese fare, the style of Chinese food best known in the United States, have closed after decades in central Phoenix, perhaps suggesting that Cantonese food is in decline. Continue reading "Asian Cafe Express" →
Zen Thai Cafe (formerly Tom Yum)
Sometimes, it's a soup that becomes a cuisine's calling card. Vietnam is known for pho, Italy for minestrone, and Russia for borscht. Thailand has its own soups, often served in tureens heated by an open flame and infused with fragrance and flavor from ingredients such as lemongrass, kaffir lime, ginger, and coconut milk. Tom Yum, a small local chain of Thai restaurants, takes its name from a popular hot-and-sour soup. It might also help just a bit that the name contains the word "yum," subtly adding a bit of the wordplay so common in Thai restaurant names. Continue reading "Zen Thai Cafe (formerly Tom Yum)" →
unPhogettable
In late 2008, an old Target store in west Mesa, approximately a quarter mile from the Sycamore / Main light rail station, was reborn as Mekong Plaza, a shopping center targeting the large southeast Asian community along the Dobson Corridor. In the years since, a lot has changed in the restaurant lineup there. After a few false starts and some turnover in tenants, the food court has settled into a steady, bustling state. There have been at least two iterations each of bakeries, bahn mi shops, and boba tea purveyors within the center's walls. Continue reading "unPhogettable" →
Thai Rama
Thai restaurants seem to come and go at a high frequency in Phoenix, expanding and contracting in loosely affiliated networks with establishments of the same name owned by different family members or business associates. One local veteran, Thai Rama, has varied its suburban locations over the years but has remained a consistent presence at its original address in central Phoenix. Near the Melrose and Grandview neighborhoods, Thai Rama has stood for several decades in a standalone building a few blocks west of the 7th Avenue / Camelback light rail station. Continue reading "Thai Rama" →


ATA participated at the 2016 edition of the 2BS FORUM, the annual high-level politico-security forum which is a leading International Forum in SEE organized by the Atlantic Council of Montenegro.
ATA President spoke in panel II "EU and Southeast Europe: Failure to protect borders" outlining that closing of borders is not the solution to stop migration but will only modify the flows. He emphasizes that Western countries need to work with our immediate neighbors and give protection to migrants. He concluded by saying that borders must be controlled and it is a duty of the EU to keep the borders monitored.
ATA SG moderated panel V "Confronting ISIL – one of the Biggest Challenges", focusing on the role of Balkan countries in restricting the flow of people and materials to ISIL both into and out of the continent.
ATA SG Speech is available here.


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Whether you are taking a backpack or sticking to a suitcase, here are 40 tips you need to read before travelling Asia.
Slow down – Everything in Asia seems to slow down. You can save a lot of money by taking the slow route to another country via bus or train rather than plane.
Cruise Halong Bay – often overlooked by backpackers, find time to cruise Halong Bay. Overnight boats are available from £170 per person and include transfer from Hanoi, meals and activities.
VIP Buses – VIP and first class buses can be worth it for long journeys. They always include air conditioning, often an on-bus toilet and can be much faster than second or third class buses.
China – China is more expensive than countries in South East Asia but is worth the visit. Stick to the high speed trains to get around, enjoy the cheap and delicious food (and the DUCK!) and enjoy local beer for under £1. Visas need to be applied for in advance via the Chinese Embassy in your home country so prepare and plan your trip in advance. Also, don't miss out the Yangtze river – simply stunning.
Currency – In some countries around Asia, the US Dollar is used as well as their national currency. Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia are countries that prefer the dollar and you can get reasonable exchange rates at ATM's. However, make sure you do have some local currency too as markets and small shops may not take USD.
India – Average cheap hotel rooms in India cost around £10 per night, depending on which city you are in. New (or old) Delhi can cost more like £25 for nice, clean and modern rooms that sometimes include a pool at the hotel. Book flights in advance to get a good deal.
Haggle – Across Asia, you will be met with higher prices because your foreign. Practise the art of haggling and if it's too much, walk away – chances are there is probably a stall around the corner selling the same stuff.
South East Asia – Most backpackers favour this area because of it's cheap price and variety of culture. Dorm rooms average around £5 per night whilst double rooms can cost as little as £10. Street food can be found for under £1 whilst sit down, three course meals cost around £15 for two people. There is a variety of backpacking holiday advice available for those looking to explore this area of the world.
Vaccinations – Visit your local doctors surgery or health centre at least 5 months before you travel. Some vaccinations take a while to order in and need to be taken over a three month period. Explain exactly where you're going and they will be able to advise you on which jabs you'll need. As a guideline, travellers in Southeast Asia should get the Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid and Diphtheria/tetanus/polio (combined into one shot) vaccinations but in some areas you may need to take malaria tablets and/or get your yellow fever jab. If you are spending an extended period of time in remote areas then you may consider getting the Japanese Encephalitis and the rabies jab.
Bring a light bag – A light bag is perfect for days exploring a new city. Make sure it has a zip and is preferably a shoulder/tote/satchel bag.
Plan around the weather – Check the weather for each of your destinations and plan around the heat. Avoid monsoon season and aim for the low season to get the best deals.
Cash in remote areas – Remote areas of a country are unlikely to have ATM machines at all so plan and take out plenty of cash whilst you're in the city.
Cambodia – One of the cheapest but interesting countries in Asia, I would highly recommend a visit. We stayed in the beautiful Villa Siem Reap hotel which cost us £13 a night! Night buses around the area are cheap and there is easy access to Vietnam. Thailand and Laos.
STA Travel – If you intend to stick to the big cities of Asia, head over to STA Travel to find yourself some great deals on multi-stop or 'Around the World' flights.
Budget – Asia can be as expensive or as cheap as you wish. It is possible to spend as little as £20 a day but I recommend at least £50 a day (per couple) is a good amount to budget. A typical day in Vietnam for us would cost: Private double room with ensuite: £11, breakfast (pancakes and juice from nearby restaurant): £4, taxi ride: 60p, attractions (museum entrance and park): 52p per person, lunch (overeating) at a local market: £4, attractions (Pagoda searching and general wandering around taking street photos): free, dinner (three course, sit down restaurant including two alcoholic drinks each): £15, beer at local bar: £1.20 and cocktails at local bar £1.60 = One day cost £37.92.
Budget tip 2 – You can travel cheap but make sure you bring extra cash along so you can have some fun! There are so many people we have met on our travels who aren't enjoying everything a place has to offer, in order to afford their trip. What is the point of travelling if you are not going to see or do anything?!
Know what you are looking for – If you are planning a trip to Asia, decide what you are looking for! Asia is massive, so do your research and decide what you want. If its temples and culture then Thailand and Cambodia? History then Vietnam and China? Unusual Tech destinations then Tokyo and Taiwan? Famous Landmarks then India and Kuala Lumpur? Jungle and Adventure then Malaysia and Borneo? Less touristy destinations then Myanmar and Bhutan? Great food try South Korea and Phillipines?
Local water – Don't drink water from the taps, it isn't clean and will make you sick.
Ice – That being said, ice is often clean as it is usually made in factories using filtered water. We don't worry about ice (as it is definitely needed whilst in Asia) and we have never become sick from the ice.
Respect local beliefs – Whether its not touching peoples head, walking on the other side of the road from a monk or removing your shoes, read the signs and follow the rules. You're a guest in the country so be as respectful as you would be if you were a guest at your in-laws home (my rule of thumb).
Expensive places to visit – Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, South Korea, Borneo and some areas of the Philippines and China can all be expensive places to visit. However, there is always a reason for that and it is usually because they are worth visiting. Try and afford to visit at least one of these places on your trip: My Pick? Tokyo!
Cheapest places to visit – There are some awesome and cheap places to visit in South East Asia.
Don't be afraid – Before travelling Asia, I was genuinely concerned about our safety and belongings. We had heard and read so many horror stories about travel around Asia but were still drawn to exploring it. Apart from a few overpriced cab rides and one awful drink in Phuket (oh and our taxi did crash into a lorry in China but we were fine!), there was really nothing to actually worry about.
Learn greetings and "is it spicy?" – Some areas of Asia will be full of locals who can speak English; at least enough to help you out. Some areas will speak very little, if any. Learn hello and thank you to help you with your trip (I write them down on the notes app on my phone). I also learn the word 'spicy' before heading to any local restaurant and market. By shaking my head and hand and saying spicy, the vendor normally figures out I don't want extra chilli!
Travel Insurance – linked to the above, get your travel insurance! There are too many stories of 20-something backpackers getting into a horrific accident and not affording the hospital bills because they weren't insured. Get decent insurance! We use World Nomads to get the best offer and to be fully covered. You can even get money back on delayed flights.
Expect to get ripped off – Unfortunately, it will definitely happen at some point in your trip. You will get into a taxi who refuses to use the meter, have a tuk-tuk try and take you to his mates suit store or be massively overcharged for something weird looking on a stick. Haggle when you can, get out of taxis and make the most of your trip. On our first visit to Bangkok, we got frustrated with the taxis but after walking out of one or two, we always found someone around the corner who would use the meter.
Stay away from "extra strong" buckets – I will be honest, I don't know if this is specific to Phuket or just Thailand or to the whole of Asia, but check your straw when drinking from a bucket. We were offered a 'extra strong' bucket on our first trip to Thailand and it turned out, there was something in the straws. A lady at the hotel said this happens often…so double check!
Stay healthy – As boring as it sounds, make sure you drink enough water and get some greens in your diet too. There is nothing worse than feeling like crap whilst sitting on an 8 hour bus journey or trying to climb a mountain/explore a city/get lost in a temple.
Book or not to book? – Booking your flight there then 'winging it' is fine to do in Asia. Unless it is the peak season, most hotels and hostels have available rooms whilst most buses, flights, trains and tours can be booked a few days in advance, if that. I personally prefer to book my travel and accommodation before leaving so I can get the best deals and know how much cash I have left for sightseeing, food and entertainment. Then we book tours and sightseeing trips whilst in a country.
Tissues – This one is weird but ladies, take some tissues with you that you can pop in your handbag before heading out. Not all toilets around Asia will offer such luxury and no-one likes having to 'shake it dry'.
Plan for overnight buses – Overnight buses are a great way to save money, pass time by sleeping and meet other travellers.
Backpack or not backpack? – If you plan on taking a lot of buses and trains around Asia, then take a backpack – not sure how best to pack? Read the Backpack Hack for the best packing tips. Buses rarely offer large storage space, with smaller buses putting luggage around your feet, under chairs and in-between seats. However, if you will be flying the majority of your trip, a suitcase is just fine and is our preferred choice for trips.
Rent a scooter – Renting a scooting around Asia, particularly Southeast Asia, is a great way to get around, see the countryside and save your cash for the bar. Licenses aren't always needed but bring your driving license from home just incase.
Fly – Air Asia is the main budget airline, with flights as low as £15! Check their website in advance and get booking. Ok, buses, trains and coaches may be more scenic and give you a sense of the countryside but flying is always more convenient and faster.
Check the climate – Asia is predominantly hot and humid. Check your destinations local weather and pack accordingly. Bring light clothes, including long but light trousers for temple visits.
Book your first night – Make sure you have your first night booked in a hotel. After a long flight, you will need a decent nights sleep to sort out your jet lag.
Visas – Myanmar, Vietnam and China require visas before arrival so do your research and get them sorted before you leave.
Outward travel – For some countries, you will need to know how you are travelling onwards after your visit. In Japan, we had to show our booking of our outward flight so check online for policies, more so if your destination(s) is an island.
Scuba Dive – Whilst in Asia, try and find an opportunity to scuba dive! Tours are considerably cheaper than those in North America and Europe, with PADI courses at cheap rates found in Thailand, Philippines and India.
Get reading – This one may sound bias but once you have decided your destinations, get online to read blogs, websites, Tripadvisor and watch youtube videos of your chosen places. You can learn where is best to eat and stay, how to travel, local scams in the area to avoid, popular attractions, off the beaten track attractions and so on.
Hope these tips help! Tell us about your experience in Asia in the comments below – I do love reading them.
really useful post katie! Will share this for my daughter too as she will need to know this stuff!!
I love that you have 'slow down' for your first tip. This is so important for any travel. And learn how to ask 'is it spicy' – lol – a small detail not to be overlooked.
Slow down is probably the most important tip! People rush through places without really taking time to enjoy the scenery. Great tips!
I love VIP buses as long bus travel can be already so exhausting, the VIP makes it a little bit better. I love the tip on learning the language to ask about spicyness of the food. LOL especially in ASIA! Learned the hard way.
Thank you for sharing these 40 tips which you picked up from experience. Asia is one of my favorite places to travel. I think it's important to learn the language (like you learned the word for "spicy") and it's VERY handy (get it? 🙂 ) to carry a small packet of tissues for the bathroom and a hand towel for wiping hands.
These are such awesome tips. Many overlooked by me. I am from India and I know what you mean by Slow down. I find that Asia has so much offer, so many different experiences, you really cant be prepared enough.
Great tips! VIP buses are definitely the way to travel – and the occasional night bus isn't so bad either – I especially likes the ones with the bed in! A backpack is also a must if traveling round a lot of countries – the wheelie case just doesn't cut it in Asia!
These are such great tips! I wish I had something like this before I left since this would have saved me quite a few mistakes. I second the pack tissues and learn spicy. I would also add to bring sunscreen from home since in Asia it is often very expensive and can have skin bleaching chemicals in it.
Oh great tip Kassie! Yeah definitely bring strong sunscreen if you are fair skinned! Calum needed Factor 40 the whole time!
This is great and I could totally relate to some of these! I do agree with the tissues. In China our guide would tell us when we would be near a "luxury toilet" or if it was a squatter. I also agree with not being afraid. I was too when I headed there on my own, but enjoyed it immensely.
i went backpacking Europe in winter which was brutal as a girl with winter clothes. It would be awesome to head to a place where you could fit 10 outfits for summertime in a single backpack! Since I have been on a similar adventure, I enjoyed these tips!! Sp much easier getting on and off buses/trains when you only have a book bag!
I love Asia. Wish it wasn't so far away. Halong Bay is at the top of my bucket list. Can't wait to go there.
Thanks for this quick refresher before we're heading back to Asia next week! Looking forward to going scuba diving on Koh Tao and eating lots of cheap but oh so delicious Thai food. Heading to Laos as well for the first time. Excited!
Totally agree on the renting a scooter part btw. Too bad we only did it for the first time after spending over 3 months in Asia the last time we visited. Won't make that mistake again!
Oh, and maybe bring some tampons when you expect to be having your period. Hard to find in some Asian countries!
These are great tips. I just made my first journey to Southeast Asia and wish I had seen some of these before going but you are so right on all of these issues. Hopefully I will be back soon!!
What a useful list, Katie! Didn't know that about the ice coming from factories, we always tried to avoid it. Pinned this for later reference, for when we finally take the kids to Asia.
A huge list of handy tips. Not drinking tap water is certainly a basic one but the best one. It's so easy to forget!
Great information in this guide! Thanks for sharing!
Great tips you've shared here! Definitely agree that haggling and bargaining is crucial especially when travellers are visiting Southeast Asia as prices are always inflated.
Its a great posts for those who loves to travel! I just joined this amazing platform and I'm already confused about what to read and what not! Some Parts where the writer has beautifully summed up all the points is the best part! like if you are in hurry and you just want to scrum through then you can skip the main and read these valuable pointers! Good Work!
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback Monelle, welcome to our travel blog!
Really Very Useful Post Katie, Thanks. I really like the system of VIP buses.
Thanks so much! glad you found it helpful!


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Metropolitan Boston » The Battle Road » Concord » Old Manse, the Reverend William Emerson House
Old Manse, the Reverend William Emerson House
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Keith N. Morgan, "Old Manse, the Reverend William Emerson House", [Concord, Massachusetts], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MA-01-CN10.
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Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston, Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed, and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, 453-454.
1769–1770; 1845. 269 Monument St.
Few places can claim as many important literary associations as this fascinating house. The Reverend William Emerson built it as his parsonage in 1769–1770. A patriot as well as a divine, he observed the April 19, 1775, battle at the North Bridge (CN11) near his house and joined the Revolutionary Army as chaplain, dying of camp fever after the battle of Fort Ticonderoga. His widow, Phebe, married his successor in the pulpit, the Reverend Ezra Ripley, in 1780. Their descendants continued to live at the Manse until 1939, when they sold it to the Trustees of Reservations. Rev. Ripley's step-grandson Ralph Waldo Emerson used the house in 1835, writing Nature while an occupant. After Ripley's death in 1841, newlyweds Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne rented the house for three years (1842–1845). Here Hawthorne wrote most of Mosses from an Old Manse, from which the house has derived its name. The Reverend Samuel Ripley reclaimed the house in 1845 upon his retirement and added the front gable window and the projecting bay on the first floor left. Today, the house contains objects from the mid-eighteenth century on that were owned and used by this remarkable family over nearly two centuries. The Trustees of Reservations maintain the property as a museum.
Keith N. Morgan
Concord, Massachusetts
The Battle Road, Concord


The scenic Western North Carolina Mountains makes the perfect setting for our shotgun shooting range and game preserve. The 140 acre farm has been in our family since 1889. We offer a wide variety of clay target presentations for both novice and experienced shooters. We can accomidate up to 6 shooters on the firing line, shooting at the same time with combinations of teal, following pair, true pair and rabbits. The 50,000 square foot lighted shotgun range and unique target presentations, allows you to experience clay target shooting at its finest.
Triggers Traps & Trout offers guided upland bird hunts. Our professional guide will make your hunt, a memory that you will not soon forget. We also offer European Tower Shoots, a fast paced and very exciting shooting experience.
Enjoy clay shooting/hunting with the natrual beauty and setting of an old North Carolina family farm.
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A new book documents Henry Kissinger's contributions to the current US policy of perpetual war.
In 1950, Henry Kissinger - who would go on to serve as an inordinately powerful US National Security Adviser and Secretary of State - wrote that "life is suffering, birth involves death".
As historian Greg Grandin documents in his just-released book "Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman", the man's "existentialism laid the foundation for how he would defend his later policies". In Kissinger's view, Grandin explains, life's inherently tragic nature means that "there isn't much any one individual can do to make things worse than they already are".
Of course, the victims of Kissinger-sanctioned military escapades and other forms of inflicted suffering might beg to differ. Among the countless casualties are the dead and maimed of the Vietnam War - a disaster Kissinger fought to prolong despite recognising that it was unwinnable - and the secret US war that was launched on neutral Cambodia in 1969.
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A pet project of Kissinger and then-President Richard Nixon, the bombing of that country killed more than 100,000 civilians in four years, according to Ben Kiernan, the director of Yale University's Cambodian Genocide Program.
To this day, the cluster bombs with which the US saturated sections of southeast Asia continue to wreak deadly havoc.
As Grandin notes, Kissinger had an "outsized role… in creating the world we live in today, which accepts endless war as a matter of course".
Embracing the pursuit of "power for power's sake", Kissinger advocated for war in order to "show that action is possible", Grandin writes, and to thus maintain American power - the purpose of which "is to create American purpose". With such an approach to existence, it's perhaps no wonder the former statesman found the whole phenomenon to be rather dismal.
Grandin details Kissinger's contributions to the "rehabilitation of the national security state" in the US around a "restored imperial presidency", which, he contends, was based on "ever more spectacular displays of violence, more intense secrecy, and an increasing use of war and militarism to leverage domestic dissent and polarisation for political advantage".
A key aspect of Kissinger's own dominant role in contemporary history is his philosophy of history itself, which Grandin summarises as follows: "For Kissinger, the past was nothing but 'a series of meaningless incidents'". According to this mindset, under no circumstances must history be seen as a collection of causal relationships capable of guiding current policy choices.
The concept of blowback, for example, is conveniently disappeared - such that Kissinger, for one, is excused from having to acknowledge the reality that US military aggression against Cambodia in fact helped propel the Khmer Rouge to power. Instead, further US military aggression was deemed to be the proper antidote to the new state of affairs.
The forcible severing of cause from effect has also come in handy in places like Afghanistan, a country whose history is often reduced to one date: September 11, 2001. But go a bit further back in time, as Grandin does, and you'll find that the conversion of the country into a base for transnational jihad was in no small part an effect of policies put into place by - who else? - Kissinger.
These included facilitating destabilising behaviour vis-a-vis Afghanistan by the shah of Iran, Pakistani intelligence, and Saudi Arabia, and encouraging the flow of weapons to radical Islamists.
Naturally, none of this history prompted an internal questioning of US qualifications to spearhead the post-9/11 war on terror. Now, nearly 14 years and trillions of dollars later, it might be a good time to start putting two and two together - particularly given the expansion of the war to encompass the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an entity the US helped create in the first place.
In an interview last year with radio host Todd Zwillich, Kissinger defended his infamous bombing of Cambodia on the following grounds: "The current administration is doing it in Pakistan, Somalia". The "it" apparently refers to Barack Obama's covert drone strikes on countries with which the US is not at war.
But as Grandin points out, this retroactive justification fails to account for the fact that "what [Kissinger] did nearly half a century ago created the conditions for today's endless wars". In Cambodia and elsewhere, he "institutionalised a self-fulfilling logic of intervention", whereby US "action led to reaction [and] reaction demanded more action".
Of course, if power depends on the constant proof that "action is possible", this seems like a pretty logical - if sociopathic - arrangement.
As for Kissinger's shadow, it doesn't appear to be budging anytime soon - portending many a dark day ahead for humanity.


We are a team of 11 people (6 programmers & 5 artists) who worked on a project as part of our degree at the University of Derby. It's was a 12 week project called Game Development.
The design brief for the project was based on escapism with a back seat player. It must also support the Oculus Rift. Our game idea is based on a tropical island which has an element of fantasy. The best way to describe our game play mechanics is to refer to the puzzle based 'Crystal Maze' television show.
Trapped on an island, you must find out about your heritage. Escape the island and find your way.
April O'Brien - Character Artist, Concepts & Props.
Kyle Horwood - Props, VFX, GUIs, Lighting & Textures.
Luke Phillips - Props, Textures & Foliage.
Molly Freeman - Asset Placement & Props.
Reece O'Connor - Character Artist, Animator and Props.
James Barton - Puzzle, Optimization & GUI Programming.
Liam O'Brien - Lead Programmer & Puzzle Designer.
Steve Edwards - Decal Text Code.
Stoyan Georgiev - Engine Code.
Stuart Green - Audio Engineer.
Trapped on an island, you must find out about your heritage. Escape the island and find your way. Made by 11 students within 12 weeks. University of Derby Game Development 2015. ART: April O'Brien Kyle Horwood Luke Phillips Molly Freeman Reece O'Connor Programmers: Brandon Lockhart James Barton Liam O'Brien Steve Edwards Stoyan Georgiev Stuart Green Game ready for Oculus Rift DK2.
This is the gameplay trailer for the game Insight which we all spent a total of 12 weeks developing for our University course called Game Development.


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Ilya Samsonov Net Worth, Age, Height, Wiki!
25 Years, 11 Months, 12 Days
Ilya Samsonov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who competes for the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL). He performs as a goalie. The native of Russia made his KHL debut in Metallurg Magnitogorsk's relief lineup during the 2014–15 KHL season. In addition, Samsonov's NHL career began when the Washington Capitals selected him with the 22nd overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Ilya Samsonov , a Russian player, has participated in numerous major competitions for the Russian national team, including the 2012 and 2017 IIHF World Junior Championships (WJC). Additionally, Samsonov has won some awards for himself, including WJC18 Best Goaltender. Samsonov, who is married to Mariya Samsonov, is doing well at balancing his professional and personal lives.
1 What is the Net Worth of Ilya Samsonov?
2 Relationship status
3 Ilya Samsonov owns a Chevrolet
4 Samsonov's Ice Hockey Career:
5 Early years
What is the Net Worth of Ilya Samsonov?
Ilya Samsonov has been a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs since July 2022. He is under contract to the team for $1,800,000. He was a member of numerous teams before signing with the Toronto Maples, with whom he had notable contracts. Samsonov is believed to have a net worth of more than $2 million based on his transactions and earnings.
Samsonov received $105,928 in salary during the 2018–19 season; the following year, he received $907,132. He stayed with the Washington Capitals throughout that time until the 2021–2022 season. Samsonov made nearly $2 million while playing with the capitals.
Samsonov is a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs and is paid fairly. Ilya is a national player who competes for the ice hockey national team in addition to the NHL. So a Russian player makes an average of $425,000 each year.
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Mariya Samsonov, Ilya Samsonov's ex-girlfriend who is now his wife, and he are both happily married. Before getting married, the Samsonov pair dated for several years. Ilya hasn't talked much about his relationships, but on May 13, 2016, he wrote on Instagram, "Without whom, there are no victories," in reference to Mariya. The picture shows the pair having a great time at a beach.
Following that, the couple took a trip to Grand Canyon National Park. We can tell from their social media posts that the couple enjoys fishing and other adventurous activities. Ilya and Mariya considered advancing their relationship after being in a romantic relationship for a while. So, in July 2019, the couple was married in front of their loved ones and family.
They got married in a little ceremony in Magnitogorsk, Russia. Sergei Shumakov, a former Hershey Bears teammate, was present. Additionally, Ilya's wife is @samsonovamaria98 on Instagram, but she has chosen to keep her account private.
Ilya Samsonov owns a Chevrolet
With a six-figure net worth, Samsonov enjoys a luxury lifestyle and displays it on his Instagram account. Alex Nedeljkovic, a professional ice hockey player, might have collaborated with certain companies. In his own time, Samsonov also visits beaches.
In addition, Ilya owns a few vehicles from Chevrolet, a manufacturer and seller of a variety of automobiles. Samsonov posted a picture with the 2020 Chevrolet Camaro SS on July 14, 2020. The 2020 Chevrolet Camaro SS has a base MSRP of $35,000 for the manual transmission model, and the SS trims cost about $38,000.
Samsonov announced the purchase of the Chevrolet Traverse SUV, which costs more than $33,920, in October of the same year.
Samsonov's Ice Hockey Career:
In the 2014–15 season, the professional ice hockey player joined the Stalnye Lisy to play junior hockey. With Metallurg Magnitogorsk, he made his KHL debut in 2014. He joined the Washington Capitals for the 2017–18 season after a couple seasons in the KHL. He was a member of the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears for the 2018–19 campaign (AHL).
Samsonov played for the Washington Capitals in a lot of games and contributed to some of their victories. Later, as a free agent, he agreed to a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 13, 2022.
Ilya Samsonov's Injury History and Latest Information
Samsonov has experienced some injuries while participating in numerous games. Samsonov suffered a lower-body injury in the 2018–19 season, and it took him about a week to recover. The Capitals were getting ready for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2020. Ilya, however, was unable to represent his squad since he sustained yet another injury.
Samsonov sustained a knee injury in the Maple Leafs' 2-1 victory over the Bruins in November 2022. In the second period, he was hurt while Brad Marchand attempted a penalty shot. He later recovered and resumed playing for the team.
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On February 22, 1997, Ilya Alexeyevich Samsonov was born in Magnitogorsk, Russia. Samsonov's mother Natalya reared him; his father's identity is unknown. The 6 feet 3 inch player's granddad had a big impact on his ice hockey interests.
Ilya decided to play goaltender because he liked the way the gear looked. He hasn't given the press much information, so we don't know more about his other family members.
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