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Diplomatic posts at the State Department and U.S. embassies worldwide will be cut by 10 percent next year because of heavy staffing demands in Iraq and Afghanistan, Director General Harry Thomas informed the foreign service yesterday.
The decision to eliminate the positions reflects the reality that State does not have enough people to fill them. Nearly one-quarter of all diplomatic posts are vacant after hundreds of foreign service officers were sent to embassies in Baghdad and Kabul, and Congress has not provided funding for new hires. Many of the unfilled jobs will no longer be listed as vacancies.
Citing "severe staffing shortfalls," Thomas asked each assistant secretary of state to prioritize jobs in his or her bureau and identify the least critical 10 percent by next Monday. "If we cannot realistically fill all of the positions currently vacant," he wrote in a cable sent throughout the department, "good management dictates that we . . . focus on the most essential."
So we've done directed assignments to the mammoth embassy in Baghdad and now we're short elsewhere. Charlie wonders how many of those folks sent post-haste to Iraq would be more useful in Indonesia, Senegal, China, Brazil, Ethiopia, or the UK? It's true that State would prefer the cuts to come from Foggy Bottom--but that still means you're literally decimating the individual country desks. Which is all well and good until Bangladesh goes to sh*t and no one is covering the account at Main State.
While the Baghdad and Kabul embassies are the immediate cause of the vacancies elsewhere, the State Department suffers from a deeper problem of flat hiring budgets. The size of the foreign service, about 6,500 diplomats, increased by approximately 300 positions a year between 2001 and 2004, but since then Congress has rejected requests for additional hiring for all but consular and security positions.
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You're not gonna say it? Well hell, I'll say it. In fact, Secretary Kennedy, you know who did say it? The no sh*t Secretary of Defense, that's who.
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BIMINI, BAHAMAS — The Georgia Tech women's basketball returns to Bimini, Bahamas to take part in the 15th Annual Junkanoo Jam during Thanksgiving week. The Jackets will play two games in Bimini, opening with Penn on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. Tech will either face Baylor or Missouri State in game two either Friday or Saturday.
1. Georgia Tech plays its third game in five days when it opens the 15th annual Junkanoo Jam facing Penn on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. The tournament will be available via FloHoops.
2. Tech is making its second-straight appearance in the Junkanoo Jam having taken part in the tournament last season. The Jackets captured the Freeport Division with victories over Dayton and Missouri.
3. Georgia Tech has opened the 2017-18 season with five wins, marking the second straight season Tech has opened 5-0. The Jackets opened 6-0 last season.
4. Tech renews a series with Penn in the Bahamas having met the Quakers twice in program history, but not since 1983. Both meetings have taken place on neutral ground with the Jackets capturing both.
5. Head coach MaChelle Joseph is in her 15th season on The Flats and carries an all-time career record of 279-177. Joseph is the all-time winningest coach in program history and holds the highest winning percentage in Yellow Jacket history at 60.9 percent.
Georgia Tech faces its second Ivy League opponent in the same week meeting Penn on Thursday to open the 15th annual Junkanoo Jam. Tech took part in the Junkanoo Jam last season and captured the Freeport Division title with wins over Dayton and Missouri. Tech will either face Baylor or Missouri State in the second game of the tournament on either Friday or Saturday. The championship game takes place at 2 p.m. on Saturday.


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Богоматерь Умиление — русская икона новгородского происхождения, которая датируется последней третью XII века — началом XIII века. Находится в Успенском соборе Московского Кремля.

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Икона имеет новгородское происхождение. Мастер копировал византийский прототип, соединив в иконе элементы иконографических типов — Одигитрии и Умиления. Младенец Иисус, хотя и прижимается щекой к голове Богородицы, изображён в позе типичной для извода Одигитрии. В правой руке он держит свиток, а левая изображена с подобием благословляющего жеста (пальцы её разжаты, как в иконографии Умиления, где левая рука Богомладенца изображается направленной к щеке Богоматери). По мнению академика Виктора Лазарева, «такого рода контаминация различных иконографических типов лишний раз говорит о работе местного мастера, не привыкшего, в отличие от византийцев, точно копировать прототипы».

Лики и одежды на иконе сохранились, имеются утраты на нимбе и грунта на полях.

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Историю иконы можно проследить по описям Успенского собора только с XVIII века. До этого времени она теряется в многочисленных иконах Умиления и поясных иконах Богородицы. Без указания иконографческого типа в описи 1701 года упоминается в киоте у северного столпа с северной стороны «образ пресвятыя Богородицы поясной» в серебряном окладе. Опись 1771—1773 годов повторяет эту запись, добавляя к ней перечисление драгоценных камней в венцах Богородицы и Иисуса. О том, что данная икона является образом Богородицы Умиление XII века, свидетельствует её схематичное изображение, опубликованное в 1911 году Н. П. Лихачёвым с гравюры XVIII века. Опись 1815—1818 годов указывает, что икона находилась на том же месте — у северо-восточного столпа с северной стороны, но имеет уже другой более простой оклад (вероятно древний драгоценный был похищен наполеоновскими войсками в 1812 году).

В описях 1841—1843 и 1853—1854 годов икона называется уже «Афонской», а приписка середины XIX века к первой из указанных описей сообщает о перемещении иконы в иконостас у южной стены собора. Название «Афонская» связывается с новоявленной святыней — Акафистной Хиландарской иконой Божией Матери. При поновлении иконы и изготовлении для неё нового серебряного оклада в 1875 году на поле оклада была прочеканена надпись — «Акафистная Прес[вя]тыя Б[огороди]цы находящейся [в] хиле[ндар]ском монастыре Саввы Сербского». При этом иконография московской иконы отличается от афонской.

От массивного серебряного оклада 1875 года икона была раскрыта в 1961 году. Тогда же была снята потемневшая олифа под которой вначале была обнаружена живопись конца XVII — начала XVIII веков (возможно, эта запись принадлежит царскому изографу Кириллу Уланову, который в этот период занимался поновлением ряда древних икон Успенского собора). При дальнейшем раскрытии иконы была обнаружена живопись XII—XIII веков.

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As part of the California Wines: Down to Earth Month celebration of sustainable winegrowing, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery will receive the 2017 Green Medal Environment Award at the third annual Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards.
Presented to four wineries each year in the categories of Environment, Leader, Community and Business, the Green Medal Awards recognize the leadership of California wineries and vineyards committed to sustainability. The awards, which are presented by a who's who of leading industry organizations, including the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, California Association of Winegrape Growers, Wine Institute, Napa Valley Vintners and Sonoma County Winegrowers, will be presented at a luncheon featuring CalEPA Undersecretary of Environmental Protection Gordon Burns as the keynote speaker. When announcing the award, the judges singled out Spottswoode for exemplifying "the idea that going green leads to superior quality."
Spottswoode, which was founded by the Novak family in 1972, has long been recognized as a pioneer and environmental leader in the California wine industry. In 1985, decades before words like sustainable and green became commonplace in the wine industry, Spottswoode's owner, the late Mary Novak, and her renowned founding winemaker, Tony Soter, transitioned the historic Spottswoode Estate Vineyard to organic farming, and in 1992, Spottswoode became only the second estate vineyard in Napa Valley to earn CCOF organic certification. More than just establishing Spottswoode as one of Napa Valley's most environmentally conscious wineries, this decision had an industry-wide impact. Because Spottswoode's Cabernet Sauvignons are recognized as among the finest in the world, with numerous wine writers comparing Spottswoode to the great First Growths of Bordeaux, this decision helped to shape the thinking of generations of California vintners—proving that being green is in no way incompatible with making great wine.
Farming organically is just one aspect of Spottswoode's commitment to the environment—a commitment that has been continued, and greatly expanded, by the second generation. Spottswoode president, Beth Novak Milliken, started working alongside Mary in 1987. Beth spearheaded additional environmental initiatives that include a solar program that offsets almost all of the winery's energy needs, the restoration of the Spring Creek Vineyard and the adoption of biodynamic farming practices. In 2007, Spottswoode's belief in ethical and environmental causes also led the winery to join 1% for the Planet. As a member of 1% for the Planet, Spottswoode contributes 1% of its annual gross revenue to organizations that share its environmental values, including significant contributions to The Land Trust of Napa County, Community Alliance of Family Farmers, Napa Vine Trail, The Trust for Public Land and Edible Schoolyard. In addition to holding CCOF organic certification since 1992, Spottswoode is also Napa Green and Fish Friendly Farming certified, and in 2016 it was honored with the "Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices Award of Excellence" by The Great Wine Capitals.
"We are deeply honored to receive this award," says President Beth Novak Milliken. "It is both a wonderful testament to the decision my mother made to farm organically more than three decades ago, and to the values that have always defined our winery."
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NTT America, a subsidiary of Japanese telecommunications giant NTT Communications (NYSE:NTT, news, filings), operates what has to be the quietest Tier-1 internet backbone in the US. NTT leases wavelengths and such as the foundation for its IP/MPLS network, and sells capacity and services at layer 2 and 3. Their story has never really gotten as much press, perhaps partly because they don't own fiber itself. They are always out there pushing bits, but without the public drama of a Cogent, Level 3, or Sprint and without the raw size of an AT&T or Verizon - on this side of the Pacific anyway. That's part of it too of course, being the smaller arm of a foreign giant can tend to leave you in the shadows and when one thinks of NTT one thinks of fiber in the Japanese market and the mobile arm NTT Docomo first. But nevertheless they push a whole lot of bits, ranking in the top five or 6 internationally consistently throughout 2008 according to Renesys. That can only go up given traffic trends in Asia, since NTT specializes in traffic to and from that region.
NTT America serves both North and South America, and the axis of Asia-North America-South America has become a major focus for them right now. That makes their network quite distinctive from most other large backbones, whose largest intercontinental interests are nearly always transatlantic. Because of their strength on these routes, NTT America is somewhat insulated from the IP transit pricing wars. Pricing always trends downward of course and IP transit remains a very tough business no matter how you slice it, but these days traffic on less travelled routes is growing faster than anywhere else and that helps to compensate.
No IP network stands alone these days, and NTT America has two other lines of business that leverage it. First, there is their Arcstar brand, which serves multinational corporations with VPNs and other managed data solutions. This division competes with the likes of BT Global Services, AT&T, and Global Crossing, but with a strong tilt toward companies with needs in Asia and South America rather than Europe. Second is their enterprise hosting division, which is built upon the company's datacenters in all the usual locations like Ashburn, New York, and San Jose and various international hubs. This division manages the storage and distribution of data for large clients. So altogether you have the IP/MPLS network, the datacenters they hook up to, and managed services to multinationals and data intensive companies. No fiber in the US, whether metro or longhaul, but hey somebody has to lease that capacity from those that do have it and NTT America knows what to do with that capacity. I have always confused the enterprise hosting division and Verio, but these days Verio's hosting business is run independently from the rest of NTT America and isn't really in the network business anymore itself since selling its access business to Cogent a few years ago.
I've speculated about NTT entering the CDN business in the past, but it turns out that NTT has been in the CDN business for a while already and it's not via a resale agreement or partnership. They built their own, but they just don't make as much noise about it - yet anyway. For more on that and other comments, in part 2 of this article we hear from Chris Davis, Director of Marketing at NTT America.
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Il conclave del 1830-1831 venne convocato a seguito della morte del papa Pio VIII,  avvenuta a Roma il 30 novembre 1830. Si svolse al Palazzo del Quirinale dal 14 dicembre 1830 al 2 febbraio 1831, e, dopo ottantatré scrutini, venne eletto papa il cardinale Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, Prefetto della Congregazione De Propaganda Fide, che assunse il nome di Gregorio XVI. L'elezione venne annunciata dal cardinale protodiacono Giuseppe Albani.

Sede vacante
All'inizio di novembre del 1830, Pio VIII, che mai godette di buona salute, cadde gravemente infermo. Il 18 non fu in grado di partecipare alla cerimonia per l'anniversario della dedicazione della Basilica vaticana. Gli apparvero fistole sul collo e sulle ginocchia, mentre il suo intero corpo si coprì di pustole e queste cominciarono a manifestarsi all'interno del petto rischiando di soffocarlo. I dottori riuscirono a tenere sotto controllo le secrezioni delle pustole, ma il 23 novembre il pontefice peggiorò tanto che il cardinal Zurda ordinò le preghiere pro summo pontifice infirmo da recitarsi in tutte le chiese. Il 28 novembre, alle 14, Pio VIII ricevette il viatico, mentre in serata gli fu impartita l'estrema unzione da Monsignor. Augustoni, il sacrestano papale, alla presenza del cardinale Penitenziere maggiore Emmanuele de Gregorio e dei padri generali degli Ordini mendicanti. Dopo una breve agonia il pontefice spirò la mattina del 30 novembre all'età di 69 anni e 10 giorni, dopo un regno di un anno e 8 mesi.

Nella mattinata successiva, 1º dicembre 1830, il cardinale camerlengo Pietro Francesco Galleffi venne ufficialmente informato della morte del papa e si recò al Quirinale. Dopo le preghiere e le procedure di rito, il camerlengo accertò ufficialmente il decesso. Recitato il de profundis, il Segretario della Camera Apostolica lesse il Rogito e consegnò l'anello piscatorio al Camerlengo che si apprestò a ordinare il suono della grande campana del Campidoglio affinché il popolo romano apprendesse della morte del papa.

Nella serata il cardinale Pacca, Decano del Sacro Collegio, tenne un incontro con i cardinali Dandini (per l'ordine dei preti), Albani (per l'ordine dei diaconi), Galleffi e Monsignor Polidori, Segretario del Sacro Collegio in cui si stilarono le procedure per l'organizzazione del funerale di Pio VIII. Allo stesso tempo il corpo del defunto pontefice venne imbalsamato mentre le praecordia vennero sepolte come di consueto nella Chiesa dei Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio al tramonto del 3 dicembre.

Il conclave del 1830-31 si posiziona nel contesto delle rivoluzioni che nel corso del 1830 avevano sconvolto la Francia, il Belgio, la Polonia, Modena, Parma e lo stesso Stato Pontificio. Alla congregazione generale del 5 dicembre il cardinale Pacca presentò una lettera, scritta dal defunto pontefice, in cui si invitavano le truppe austriache ai confini con le legazioni per prevenire possibili disordini durante la sede vacante. Lo stesso cancelliere Metternich esprimeva viva preoccupazione per la situazione italiana, considerando la penisola il più grande focolaio della rivoluzione e una maggiore presa di coscienza degli italiani circa la lotta per l'indipendenza.

Il 10 dicembre si verificarono disordini a Roma: un gruppo di circa 400 persone penetrò nell'arsenale portando via fucili e munizioni con i quali liberò i prigionieri politici incarcerati dal governo pontificio e l'intera città cadde in sommossa. Ma il tradimento di uno dei rivoltosi permise alla polizia di procedere all'arresto dei cospiratori: il conclave cominciava in un'atmosfera di tangibile tensione e alto sospetto.

Con la morte di papa Pio VIII decaddero automaticamente nove cardinali nominati in pectore il 15 marzo 1830, ma mai svelati. Inoltre, fra la morte di Pio VIII (30 novembre 1830) e l'inizio del conclave morì uno dei cardinali, Pietro Gravina. Erano perciò 54 i porporati che avevano diritto di accedere alle votazioni. Fra di loro, 9 non parteciparono o per motivi di salute, o per lontananza.

Inizialmente i candidati più forti erano i cardinali Emmanuele De Gregorio e Bartolomeo Pacca, papabili anche nel conclave del 1829, e Giacomo Giustiniani, contro il quale però si abbatté il veto del re Ferdinando VII di Spagna.

Le votazioni
Apparve chiaro subito che nessun candidato avrebbe potuto ottenere l'appoggio dei due terzi dei cardinali. Il principe Klemens von Metternich voleva un papa reazionario per frenare l'ondata di giacobinismo che scuoteva nuovamente l'Europa. Egli perciò propose il cardinale Vincenzo Macchi come suo candidato, ma i porporati non lo ritennero idoneo al papato.

Nel pomeriggio del 14 dicembre i 35 cardinali presenti in quel momento in Roma procedettero verso il Palazzo del Quirinale per il conclave. Nella giornata successiva, dopo la messa del Santo Spirito, si ebbe il primo scrutinio: Pacca ricevette 8 voti più 5 all'accessus, De Gregorio 12 più 3 all'accessus. Il 16 dicembre giunse il cardinale Ruffo da Napoli, mentre altri cardinali giunsero tra il 17 e il 22 dicembre compreso Gaysruck, arcivescovo di Milano.
Anche i cardinali Pedicini e Oppizoni risultarono tra i più votati nei primi giorni, ma non erano in grado di manovrare più di 18 voti. Il 20 dicembre l'ambasciatore austriaco, Graf Von Lutzow, venne ricevuto dai cardinali.
Il 28 dicembre Giustiniani ricevette sette voti più nove nell'accessus. Il 1º gennaio 1831 i cardinali ricevettero l'ambasciatore portoghese straordinario, mentre giunsero i cardinali francesi Fesch e d'Isoard, immediatamente ammessi al conclave.

Giustiniani e Pacca apparvero ancora tra i più votati nei primi giorni del 1831 e nello scrutinio del 3 gennaio ottennero rispettivamente 13 e 14 voti. ma apparve chiaro che le possibilità per Pacca di ascendere al soglio pontificio si erano spente, poiché la sua fazione aveva raggiunto il massimo dei suffragi e non riusciva a ottenere altri voti. Macchi sembrò offrire una valida alternativa ma era duramente avversato dai francesi. Il 6 gennaio Giustiniani ottenne 18 voti che salirono a 24 grazie all'accessus. Il 7 gennaio Giustiniani raggiunse i 21 suffragi, ma nel pomeriggio dell'8, prima del secondo scrutinio, il cardinale della corona Juan Marco-y-Catalan si alzò e recitò la lettera, ricevuta dall'ambasciatore Labrador, con la quale il re di Spagna Ferdinando VII poneva il veto contro il cardinal Giustiniani. Questi era stato nunzio in Spagna, ma era stato espulso in seguito alla rivoluzione liberale del 1827. Tornato sotto Ferdinando VII, si oppose alla successione al trono della figlia Isabella e per questo la Regina Maria Cristina se ne risentì e fu fautrice del veto. Nel pomeriggio del 9 gennaio l'arcivesco di Rouen de Croy giunse in conclave, che raggiunse così il numero di 45 partecipanti.

L'11 gennaio, per risolvere la situazione di stallo, venne proposto il nome del cardinale Cappellari, che incontrava il favore della corte austriaca, e in breve le sue quotazioni salirono: il 15 gennaio ricevette 23 voti, seguito da Macchi con 12.
Il 21 gennaio il cardinale d'Isoard, parlando per conto della corte francese, rese noto che il suo governo non avrebbe potutto accettare il cardinale Macchi come Romano pontefice, senza tuttavia porre formale veto. Tuttavia l'intento ebbe effetto e il porporato perse tutte le sue pur residue possibilità di ascendere al papato. Le ragioni addotte furono la troppa vicinanza con il compromesso Luigi XVIII e con l'Austria. Il 22 gennaio giunse in conclave il cardinale Ribera, arcivescovo metropolita di Toledo.

Il 29 gennaio risultò che la fazione di De Gregorio, che supportava il cardinal Benvenuti, controllava 18 voti, mentre quella del cardinal Pacca ne controllava 22. Tuttavia apparve chiaro che non sarebbero riusciti a smuovere ulteriori voti né tantomeno a puntare sui propri candidati, ormai bruciati nei precedenti tentativi. L'Austria intanto, per mezzo del proprio ambasciatore, esercitava pressioni affinché venisse eletto un candidato che risultasse accondiscendente data la delicata situazione italiana. Accantonata l'ipotesi del cardinal Albani, duramente avversata dalla fazione di De Gregorio, si raggiunse un compromesso su Cappellari, già ben indicato dagli austriaci a patto che nominasse alla Segreteria di Stato un conservatore e favorevole all'Austria.
Nel tardo pomeriggio del 2 febbraio, all'83º scrutinio, Cappellari venne infine eletto con 32 voti e assunse il nome di Gregorio XVI. Dopo 62 giorni la sede vacante venne finalmente occupata.
Fu l'ultimo conclave che elesse un papa non vescovo (Cappellari dovette infatti essere consacrato vescovo subito dopo l'elezione).

Lista dei partecipanti

Presenti in conclave

Assenti in conclave

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Collegamenti esterni

1830
Papa Gregorio XVI


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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Volume 4
By: BBC Worldwide
Narrated by: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Willie Rushton, Graeme Garden
Series: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Book 4
Radio/TV Programme
Narrated by: Tim Brooke-Taylor,Barry Cryer,Willie Rushton,Graeme Garden
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Narrated by: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Willie Rushton, and others
It's the hardy perennial of panel games that's constantly in bloom, a brimful of the funniest punnings and wittiest one-liners around.
I'm sorry I haven't a clue volume 5
By Ann on 24-07-08
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Live
By: BBC Audiobooks
Narrated by: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer
Two specially extended editions featuring all the bits you didn't hear on transmission! If you've ever wondered what it's like to attend a live recording of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, the antidote to panel games, now is your chance to discover how much fun they are! These two extended editions of the programme, from 1995 and 1996, offer an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes, in the company of players Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Willie Rushton, and Jeremy Hardy.
Bring me the un-edited head of Alfredo Garcia
By PP Merge on 28-10-06
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: A Third Treasury
Specials and Spin-offs from the BBC Radio 4 Comedy
By: Humphrey Lyttelton, Graeme Garden
Narrated by: Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, and others
A sparkling collection of specials and spin-offs from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy show, plus two tributes to the legendary Humphrey Lyttelton. This third and final Clue treasury features a panoply of specials based around the perennial 'antidote to panel games'. In the mix are I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Clue, featuring the team's unique interpretation of A Christmas Carol; Humph in Wonderland, in which they venture down a rabbit hole; and In Search of Mornington Crescent, in which Andrew Marr peers behind the veil of secrecy surrounding that illustrious game.
Great! My review includes my own chapter index
By corriefan on 15-07-20
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Anniversary Special
By: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Humphrey Lyttelton, Barry Cryer, and others
To celebrate 30 years of the extremely popular BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game, this release brings together two special editions, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Anniversary Special and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Desert Island, alongside the first ever edition of the programme, originally broadcast on 11 April 1972.
Get Clued Up
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Treasury
Classic BBC Radio Comedy
By: BBC Radio Comedy
Narrated by: Humphrey Lyttleton, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden
A bumper collection of classic fun and games from one of BBC Radio 4's best-loved and most enduring comedy panel games. The inimitable Humphrey Lyttelton is in the chair for these 36 hilarious editions, collected together for the first time. He presides over regular players Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Willie Rushton, plus guests including Stephen Fry, Tony Hawks, Andy Hamilton, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig and Jeremy Hardy.
By AR on 24-02-17
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: A Second Treasury
The Much-Loved BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series
Narrated by: Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden
Another bumper collection of classic fun and games from one of BBC Radio 4's best-loved and most enduring comedy panel games. The inimitable Humphrey Lyttelton is in the chair for these 25 hilarious editions (including the very first episode from 1972) plus two volumes of vintage 'Live' recordings (ad libs, retakes, warm-ups and all), a 35th anniversary special edition, and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Desert Island, in which famous fans Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent and Germaine Greer choose their favourite 'Clue' moments.
The King of Panel Shows
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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
You'll Have Had Your Tea - The Doings of Hamish and Dougal 3
By: Barrie Cryer, Graeme Garden
Narrated by: Barrie Cryer, Graeme Garden
Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as Hamish and Dougal, the two Scotsmen made internationally quite well known from their appearances on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue; with Alison Steadman as Mrs Naughtie, their cleaning lady cum housekeeper, and Jeremy Hardy as the local Laird. Gambling Fever sees Hamish becoming addicted to gambling after winning a Sporran Cosy in the Glen MacLottery.
Wonderfully funny
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Humph in Wonderland
By: Graeme Garden, Iain Pattinson
Narrated by: Humphrey Lyttelton, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and others
The team from I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue present their own unique take on Lewis Carroll's most famous work, casting their reluctant chairman - the late Humphrey Lyttelton - in the title role, with support from Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Hawks, Andy Hamilton, Rob Brydon, Jeremy Hardy and Jacke Dee, with Colin Sell at the piano.
Great Fun
The Unbelievable Truth, Series 1
By: Jon Naismith, Graeme Garden
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
Brilliant from the start
You'll Have Had Your Tea - The Doings of Hamish and Dougal Series 2
Narrated by: Barry Cryer, Jeremy Hardy, Graeme Garden, and others
Hamish and Dougal, two elderly Scotsmen played by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, have for many years been a popular feature of the the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Now they've got their own series.
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The News Quiz: Series 87
7 episodes of the BBC Radio 4 comedy quiz
By: BBC
Narrated by: full cast, Jeremy Hardy, Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig chairs seven episodes of the ever-popular topical comedy show. The News Quiz, 'the finest topical comedy panel game known to radio', has been providing headlines and punchlines since it first aired in 1977. In these seven episodes, long-standing panellists and guest players tackle issues diverse and diverting.
Sandi Toksvig's last show
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The Topical BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Show
Narrated by: full cast, Miles Jupp
The complete 99th series from the long-running topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show, hosted by Miles Jupp, with special guest hosts. Eight more episodes featuring a panel of comedy guests who trawl through news stories big and small to provide comedy, commentary, irony and irreverence.
The Unbelievable Truth - Series 25
David Mitchell hosts the hilarious panel show which turns honest men into lying cheats. In this devious and delightfully funny competition, four comedians have the audacity to lie through their teeth for victory. They compete against each other with lies, untruths and dishonesty. Tall tales, white lies, blatant bluffs and misdirection rule. Can they smuggle the truth past each other, or will they be caught in the act of lying? Listen in, play along and try to separate fact from fiction in the ultimate lying game.
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The BBC Radio 4 Comedy
By: Jeremy Hardy
Narrated by: Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy Hardy returns with a brand-new series that not only seconds that emotion but explains it, too. Yes, BBC Radio 4's most passionate polemicist returns to the airwaves with a new format which promises to be both personal and profound, and to present sides of Jeremy you won't have heard before. He may even sing. (He won't sing.)
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The News Quiz, Series 90
Eight Episodes of the BBC Radio 4 Topical Comedy Panel Show
By: BBC Comedy
Narrated by: Miles Jupp, Jeremy Hardy
The complete 90th series of the long-running BBC Radio 4 satirical quiz, hosted by Miles Jupp. The popular topical comedy panel game returns with nine more episodes, trawling through news stories big and small to provide comedy, commentary, irony and irreverence. In these nine episodes, panellists taking some satirical swipes at the headlines include Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Rebecca Front, Edwina Currie, Vicki Pepperdine, Andy Hamilton, Holly Walsh, Bridget Christie, Dane Baptiste and Frankie Boyle.
By paul daniel on 27-12-16
This has to be the funniest series yet!
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Clue
Narrated by: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden
You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, you'd better not pout, I'm telling you why: here, for the first time on audio, is the acclaimed, award-winning Christmas 'Clue' special I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol.
Hilarious first part
Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - The Complete Audio Collection
By: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn
Narrated by: Paul Eddington, full cast, Nigel Hawthorn
Between 1980 and 1988 on BBC television and radio, the exploits of the Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP (Paul Eddington) - later Prime Minister - kept the British nation enthralled. Helped - and hampered - by his diligent Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne) and his Principle Private Secretary Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), Hacker and his department became synonymous with government bureaucracy and administrative double dealing.
Hasn't dated a day.
By Steven Turner on 01-12-15
Sorry I Haven't a Clue has Radio Four's highest listening figures for light entertainment and won the 1998 Voice of the Listener and Viewer for top radio show.
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue was also the 1995 winner for Sony's Best Radio Comedy.
Another two hours of inspired rib-cracking ad-libbery: Spectacularly clueless as ever are Chairman Humphrey Lyttelton and panellists Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, and Willie Rushton (not forgetting the scorer, the lovely Samantha).
Don't miss any episodes of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
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What listeners say about I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Volume 4
Such a funny witty bunch. Loved it. A shame it finally came to an end
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Classic BBC radio humour at its best
Misdirection, double entendre and total silliness by a fantastic group of wordsmiths - including the irreplaceable Willie Rushton! BBC British humour at its very best.
Great fun as always
A joy for old fans and new. Great to hear Willie Rushton and Humphrey Lyttelton again.
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Yet again the team delight us with hysterically funny and highly original material. The innocent yet devastatingly clever wit is so superbly crafted. Thank goodness there are others in this series. I want all of them.


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Cambridge University Press (20)
Cambridge Companions to Literature (2)
Cambridge Companions (2)
Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics (2)
Angela Moorjani, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Book: Beckett and Buddhism
Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp viii-viii
Abbreviations of Editions Used
Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp xi-xiv
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Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp 232-238
Chapter 8 - Dreaming 'all away' in the Final Texts
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Chapter 8 focuses on Beckett's poetics of elsewhere in his final texts, in which, as intimated in two of his late poems, the impression of going 'where never before' is contradicted by the feeling of having always been there. Because Beckett's texts dating from the last decade of his life allude to his entire writing career in the manner of the life reviews he lends many of his creatures, a close scrutiny of three of Beckett's late works – his penultimate play (for television) Nacht und Träume (Night and Dreams), his final prose piece Stirrings Still, and his last poem 'Comment dire' / 'What Is the Word' – permits recapitulating many of the elements investigated in the previous chapters Finally, this concluding chapter, reiterating Beckett's engagement with the philosophical, religious, and mystic traditions on which he drew throughout his career, argues for Beckett's strong consonance with Schopenhauer and the Buddha's teachings he first learned from the German philosopher.
Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp iv-iv
Chapter 1 - Schopenhauer's Buddhism Revisited: Recent Archival Evidence
Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp 19-37
The first chapter of this twenty-first-century reassessment of Beckett's dialogue with Buddhist concepts investigates Beckett's early source of Buddhist philosophy in Schopenhauer's transmission of Eastern thought. The chapter addresses the doubt expressed by some Beckett exegetes about Schopenhauer as a viable source by detailing recent archival findings and the judgment of scholars of Buddhism on this question. Building on these findings, a section on Schopenhauer's understanding of Upanishadic and Buddhist concepts counters doubts about his ability to distinguish between the two. The brief survey of what these two systems of Indian thought share and where they part ways is intended to lessen the chance of mistaking one for the other or singling out one, when it could be either, thereby setting the stage for the next chapters. An example of such a mistaken identity by Beckett scholars at the end of the chapter is intended as a cautionary tale.
Chapter 3 - Buddhist and Mystic Threads in the Early Fiction
Continuing the investigations of Beckett's posthumously published first novel Dream of Fair to Middling Women begun in the previous chapter, the third chapter probes in greater detail the family resemblances (in the Wittgensteinian sense) between Dream's creative asylum and space of writing in the mind and Schopenhaurian Buddhist-infused philosophy and Christian mystical thought. Further examined, beginning with his first novel, are the forerunners of Beckett's aesthetics of emptiness and creation from nothing. The chapter's discussion of the 1933 short story 'Echo's Bones', posthumously published in 2014 and the final story about the author's fictional persona Belacqua, uncovers the Buddhist allusions kept out of sight by the story's burlesque drift. In contrast, the reading of Murphy in this chapter counters some early commentators' Buddhist analysis of Beckett's second novel. This chapter concludes the investigation of Beckett's fiction of the 1930s in relation to Schopenhauer's relay of Eastern thought.
Chapter 7 - Rebirth and the Buddhist Unborn in the Fiction and Drama
The three sections of Chapter 7 explore (1) the collapse of the birth and death contraries; (2) the rebirth topos; and (3) the Buddhist doctrine of the unborn. The first section concentrates on A Piece of Monologue of the late 1970s, noting its allusions to cycles of rebirth and scenes of wall gazing and repeated evocations of a 'beyond' resonating with Schopenhauerian will-lessness and Buddhist scriptures. In the second section, probing the drama of rebirth throughout Beckett's writings, allusions to a Schopenhauerian hellish existence are linked to parallels between Dantean and Buddhist conceptions of hell and purgatory. In contrast, Ill Seen Ill Said's last pages are seen to allude to an end to rebirth in a coming home to the void via detachment from illusion. This chapter's third and longest section concerns the convergence of the Beckettian theme of unbornness with the Buddhist doctrine of an original and immanent state of mind beyond birth and death.
Chapter 6 - The No-Self Staged and Voices from Elsewhere
In Chapter 6, the parallels with the Buddhist no-self and dream noh's purgatorial telling of traumatic life stories are pursued in an in-depth analysis of Beckett's 1972 play Not I. Analyzed is the startling dramatic situation of a spotlit Mouth, spoken through by a ghostly inner voice telling her tale of woe and a second voice correcting her story. The inner voice is linked to earlier scenes of the dispossession of Beckett's narrators by voices whose dissociative nature is investigated in light of the findings by cognitive scientists that counter claims identifying such voices as 'schizoid'. The second interfering voice is tied to the social scripts that serve to ventriloquize subjects and authors, leading to postmodern theories of their eclipse that resonate with the Buddhist no-self doctrine. Finally, in the last part of the chapter, the discussion of two of Beckett's late plays situated in the liminal space between life and death – That Time and Ohio Impromptu – concentrates on the emptying out of memories leading to resignation and the solace of going into timelessness and mindlessness resonating with Buddhist śūnyatā (emptiness) and Zen 'no-mind'.
Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp 1-18
On my asking Beckett how he goes about writing, his answer was unexpectedly brief: 'One decides what elements to use and puts them together'. Audiences and scholars of his work, hard put to keep up with Beckett's erudition, have observed the extraordinary number of elements he stitches into his texts while taking care to conceal them, cast doubt on them, parody, or unravel them. In engaging with Beckett's poetics of indirectness, exegetes have not failed to note the Buddhist threads that pervade his works.
Chapter 5 - The Coincidence of Contraries and Noh Drama
Chapter 5 extends the previous chapter's exploration of Beckett's embrace of contradiction into the domain of the dynamic blend of contraries, among which, laughter and weeping and, most insistently, birth and death in their consonance with philosophical thought of the East and West. Further examined are Beckett's adoption of the posthumous voice in his four postwar nouvelles of 1946 and his subsequent fictions and dramas. The chapter argues that the life-in-death ghostliness of Beckett's spectral voices and the harrowing tales they tell to attain peace in the mind are analogous to the Buddhist purgatorial dramas of Japanese dream noh. This art form, it is claimed, provided a channel for Beckett's indirect postwar witnessing. Beginning with the nouvelles, the chapter introduces Beckett's vision of an 'elsewhere' or 'a way out', further pursued in the 1961 radio play Cascando, staging the author's mind fashioning the play and distilling the postwar fiction's explorations of an 'elsewhere', a topos taken up by the imaginative cylinder-world of Le Dépeupleur / The Lost Ones of 1970.
Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp vii-vii
Chapter 2 - East–West Dialogue via Schopenhauer
The second chapter explores in more detail the Buddhist concepts relayed by Schopenhauer cycling through Western culture in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Focusing on the Beckett of the 1930s and writers and artists with whom he was conversant, the chapter chronicles what their works owe to the Buddha and Schopenhauer's teachings. Subsequent sections probe the analogies that are evident for Schopenhauer between Eastern and Western mysticism – the Buddha and Meister Eckhart's teachings in particular – resulting in Beckett's allusions throughout his oeuvre, over six decades, to both Buddhist and Christian Neoplatonic thought. The Buddha and Schopenhauer's two-world view of the empirical and the metaphysical serves to interrogate nihilistic interpretations of the Buddhist absolute and to focus closely on Schopenhauer's rescue of nirvāṇa from such misreadings. A short disquisition on the unknowable and silence, values Beckett shared with Eastern and Western thinkers, concludes this chapter.
Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp ix-x
Chapter 4 - Beckett's Paradoxical Logic through Buddhist and Western Lenses
Print publication: 22 July 2021, pp 88-115
With the fourth chapter, the focus pivots from the introductory investigation of the major Buddhist and mystic concepts Beckett secreted into his early fictions to engage with the paradoxical, aporetic (insoluable), and apophatic (negative) procedures of his early and subsequent writing and their disorienting effects on audiences. The chapter begins with examining Beckett's involvement with what he himself qualified as the Buddha's folle sagesse (mad wisdom) (Disjecta 146). Further, interrogating Mādhyamika philosopher Nāgārjuna's paradoxical logic serves to examine Beckett's similar challenges to the principles of noncontradiction. Introducing the Mādhyamika view of language as a veil that prevents experiencing śūnyatā, or emptiness, the chapter's second section reexamines Beckett's proposed 'literature of the unword' and the controversy raging about the role of Fritz Mauthner's Indian-tinged nominalist critique in this view. Beckett's commonalities with the French literature of silence of the 1940s and an exploration of Beckett's paradoxical ethics of emptiness bring this chapter to an end.
Beckett and Buddhism
Angela Moorjani
Print publication: 22 July 2021
Beckett and Buddhism undertakes a twenty-first-century reassessment of the Buddhist resonances in Samuel Beckett's writing. These reverberations, as Angela Moorjani demonstrates, originated in his early reading of Schopenhauer. Drawing on letters and archives along with recent studies of Buddhist thought and Schopenhauer's knowledge of it, the book charts the Buddhist concepts circling through Beckett's visions of the 'human predicament' in a blend of tears and laughter. Moorjani offers an in-depth elucidation of texts that are shown to intersect with the negative and paradoxical path of the Buddha, which she sets in dialogue with Western thinking. She brings further perspectives from cognitive philosophy and science to bear on creative emptiness, the illusory 'I', and Beckett's probing of the writing process. Readers will benefit from this far-reaching study of one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century who explored uncharted topologies in his fiction, theatre, and poetry.
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from Part I - Canon
By Angela Moorjani
Edited by Dirk Van Hulle, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Book: The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett
Print publication: 12 January 2015, pp 19-32
By Peter Boxall, Peter Fifield, S. E. Gontarski, Seán Kennedy, Ulrika Maude, Professor Rónán McDonald, Angela Moorjani, Emilie Morin, Mark Nixon, John Pilling, Jean-Michel Rabaté, Sam Slote, Anthony Uhlmann, Dirk Van Hulle, Shane Weller
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I have seen Specification example, and want to implement ThenInclude pattern.
public static class QuerySpecificationExtensions
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I can add this into string for example "User.UserRole.Role", but I want to implement object.
Maybe there it is not possible?

A: Includes member of the aforementioned ISpecification<T> is declared as
List<Expression<Func<T, object>>> Includes { get; }

The problem is that EF Core Include / ThenInclude chain cannot be represented with Expression<Func<T, object>>. This pattern was used in EF6 which supported a special syntax (Select) inside the include expression to resolve collection element. But EF Core does not support that out of the box.
The easiest and most natural way to plug EF Core pattern is to change the definition as follows:
List<Func<IQueryable<T>, IIncludableQueryable<T, object>>> Includes { get; }

Adding the sample for entity having User property having UserRoles collection having Role property would be like this:
Includes.Add(q => q.Include(e => e.User).ThenInclude(e => e.UserRoles).ThenInclude(e => e.Role));

And the corresponding part of the Specify method implementation would be:
var queryableResultWithIncludes = spec.Includes
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A Chavista Leadership Profile: Sixth Grader Victor Ortiz Elected BizTown Mayor
During our last session of Camp Promise, Victor Ortiz, a sixth grader at Castle Park Elementary School, stood out as a leader and friend to all. Victor has attended every session of Camp Promise since the fifth grade, but this summer session, his first as a sixth grader, his abilities and values as a Chavista inspired us all.
This school year Camp Promise partnered with Junior Achievement, an organization dedicated to teaching students about finance, economics, and entrepreneurship. The curriculum from Junior Achievement prepared students for a field trip to BizTown in which they would get a job, start a business, and manage money. The students' jobs were selected prior to the field trip through job applications and interviews, including Victor's job as BizTown Mayor.
To gain this position Victor needed to be nominated by his class; without any direction, he stood up in front of his peers and gave a speech in which he listed his qualifications. Needless to say he won the nomination by a landslide. With little help from staff he wrote a speech citing some of the Chavista Values and pointed out that he would be a fair and effective leader. Victor was nominated along with three other students, and as a group they gave their speeches to each of the four camp classes. The elections were scheduled for the next day; Victor decided to arrive 30 minutes early to put up his posters and campaign as the students arrived, the only nominee to do so. After the votes were counted and he was announced as the first Camp Promise Mayor, he humbly accepted and shook the hands of his fellow nominees.
At BizTown, Victor's duties as mayor included opening the day, managing city hall activities, awarding citizens for their outstanding achievements, and closing the day. He spoke with pride and encouraged all students to do their best. Throughout the day, he worked well with the other students placed at city hall and respected their roles.
Victor is a leader whose confidence is enveloped in humility and driven by his care for the people around him. It takes a very special student who is quiet in demeanor to have such a large influence, and the integrity of Victor's actions afford him that influence. Day after day, our staff notice how his peers look up to him and aspire to be like him. He is a phenomenal young man, to say the least!
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by Octavia Drughi February 17, 2017
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Safari trips have always had a place of honor in literature and Hollywood movies. Decades ago, safaris were all about superlatives, decadent and opulent at the same time. Yet we cannot argue they exhaled a certain nostalgic charm. So where did it all begin?
Let's start with the word itself. Safari comes from the Arabic verb safar, which means "to make a journey." At first, safaris revolved around the trading industry – caravans of traders would cross the vast plains of Africa to get from one city to the other – a profitable practice often associated with slave trading.
By the turn of the 20th century, the focus shifted towards adventure and exploration. Unfortunately, safaris were also a synonym for hunting trips. Privileged families would go on African safaris because it was trendy, fashionable, a good way to display their social status. Almost a century later, let's have a look at what has changed and what has not.
Safari publicity then and now
The sad truth is that hunting made safaris very popular. Writers, Hollywood stars, and British royalty were all doing it. Their tales of large herds of wildlife, dangerous beasts, strange tribes, incredible adventures and unexplored forests sparked the imagination of the public.
Published in 1885, Sir H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines was the first English adventure novel set in Africa. The book was later adapted for the screen several times, stirring the public's interest in the continent's unexplored regions.
Ernest Hemingway in Africa. Courtesy of jjklibrary.org
Among those seduced by Africa's charm was Ernest Hemingway, who embarked on a three-month safari in Kenya and Tanzania in 1933, which provided inspiration for his novel Green Hills of Africa and the short stories The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber. He returned to Africa in the winter of 1953/54, the accounts collected in True at First Light, published posthumously.
In a turn of events, the stories of those privileged few that went to Africa to bring home trophies eventually raised public awareness. Today, safaris are aimed at preserving wildlife and promoting ethical travel. Wildlife conservation safaris and ecotourism have flourished over the past years, helping endangered species recover.
Transportation on safaris
Good transportation is the key to a successful safari. But in its beginning, there wasn't much of a choice. Visitors could save time by boarding a train or steamboat, but if they wanted to venture deeper into the unknown, they had to rely on their own two feet or four-legged transportation – horses, camels and mules. Dozens of porters would carry supplies, tents and weapons (both for hunting and for protection). Back then, a safari took at least three months to complete.
In 1927, the first three tourist cars entered the grounds of Kruger National Park. One year later, 180 private vehicles passed through its gates, and the numbers kept on growing. Still, going on a safari was pretty expensive. Trucks were a more affordable transportation, but they often broke down. It wasn't until the late 1950s, when 4X4s and SUVs became more accessible, that people realized they no longer needed to be rich to go on a safari. That's when business boomed.
Back to our days, you can now follow the Great Migration from a comfortable vehicle or a hot air balloon over the plains of Maasai Mara or Serengeti. Open vehicles are in high demand, offering great visibility and leaving nothing standing in between you and the African wildlife.
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Nowadays, horseback safaris and canoe safaris are exotic options. Vans are also popular, as they do offer great comfort, especially when you are carrying a lot of gear and equipment. Self-drive safaris aren't just economical, they are quite rewarding as well. Another great way to travel is by air, with the Okavango Delta and Great Rift Valley being even more spectacular from a small plane.
Accommodation on safaris
Ernest Hemingway in Africa. Courtesy of foto-history.livejournal.com
On April 21, 1909, former US President Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit arrived in Mombasa accompanied by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution, 250 African porters and guides, as well as British white-hunters – professional big game hunters. They continued along the Nile towards the heart of the Belgian Congo, spending over a year in the African bushes, bagging as many trophies as they could. Ironically, it was a trip conducted in the name of science.
They traveled by train, steamboat, horse and camel. Local porters carried tons of equipment that made their stay in the vast savanna plains incredibly comfortable, setting up impressive tent cities with elegant latrines. Roosevelt's tent had a hot tub and a private library consisting of 60 volumes.
At the beginning of the last century, safari lodges were designed with hunters in mind. Things began to change in the 1920s, with the inauguration of Africa's first national parks. Virunga National Park was the first of its kind on the continent, opened in 1925 by King Albert I of Belgium to protect the mountain gorillas living here. More African national parks followed, and sustainable tourism became a profitable business.
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There are many options these days – luxury lodges, treehouse safaris, temporary camps in the heart of the savanna, mobile tented safaris, you name it! If you long for that old-world charm, there are plenty of colonial-style lodges guaranteed to take you back in time.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the concept of luxury African safaris began to take shape. They are now the latest craze. But with the world constantly changing, safaris need to reinvent themselves to keep up In the not-so-distant future, their direction might turn towards sheer wilderness, simplicity and reconnection with nature.
Safari fashion then and now
Back in the golden age of the African safari, namely the 1920s and 1930s, safari jackets, multi-pocketed vests, helmets and khaki shorts were on everyone's packing list. Pith helmets protected travelers from sun and rain. Made from the lightweight spongy tissue of certain plants, they remain the symbol of classic safari fashion. Even Tom and Jerry wore them in the 1962 Sorry Safari animation.
Colonial-style safari outfits have had a massive impact on the media and public. Even if we no longer wear them on our travels, they remain an ageless inspiration for designers and fashion collections. Safari chic, a style applied both in fashion and interior design, was popularized through classic movies like Mogambo (1953) and Out of Africa (1985).
Even if there's no specific dress code today, it is wise to blend in with the surroundings. Beige, brown and olive-green remain the most practical colors, while comfortable, strong and breathable clothes are highly recommended. Bright colors should be avoided, especially red and white, which make you conspicuous to wildlife. Dark colors like blue and black tend to attract tsetse flies.
Safari fashion today. Courtesy of VOGUE
These days, wildlife is no longer shot with rifles but through lenses. Walls are no longer adorned with trophies but with framed pictures. Safaris now make great family trips and well as spectacular couple's getaways. And just like decades ago, they continue to be more than an adventure – safaris are a way of life.
Go to BookAllSafaris.com and choose among hundreds of safari retreats. Grab your safari helmet and khaki shorts and travel back in time to a bygone era of ageless charm.
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Octavia is a travel writer for BookAllSafaris.com. She is a passionate mountaineer, tree hugger and adventure addict who believes every living creature deserves care and respect.
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Hurray, you've been given the honor to coordinate your office meeting!
As you're checking off all the boxes, first things first – have you nailed down a menu?
There's nothing worse than being stuck in a meeting with no food, and frankly, donuts and coffee aren't going to cut it this time.
Whether you're organizing a "Lunch and Learn" or morning coffee hour, become everyone's office BFF with these simple tips for catering at the workplace!
There's nothing worse than running out of food, or on the flipside ordering way too much and having it go to waste! Be sure to check in with your coworkers to confirm the headcount before placing your order.
This will help you plan accordingly, and save some money depending on how many people you're expecting! For instance, at B & M Catering, we offer reduced pricing for larger quantities of people. Alternatively, our Baby Buffets are a great choice for a smaller staff meeting of 12-15.
Go the extra mile to ask your coworkers about food allergies and dietary restrictions! This will help you craft the perfect menu, and ensure there's something for everyone – including your vegetarian boss and pregnant colleague.
We're happy to help answer any questions regarding food allergies, and come up with a custom menu that works best for your group!
When planning your menu, you'll want to consider the time of day! Spruce up your morning coffee hour with a surprise Breakfast Buffet like the "Hot Shot Breakfast" which includes favorites like scrambled eggs, bacon, home fries, fresh fruit, and of course coffee.
If you're planning a lunch meeting, our Box Lunch & Sandwich Menus are surefire crowd-pleasers. With four different menus to choose from, options range from classic sandwiches (like roast beef and tuna salad) to unique varieties (like the Caprese Wrap and Chicken Cordon Bleu). Accompaniments include fresh fruit, homemade cookies, coleslaw, salad, and chips.
Don't forget beverages…and no we're not talking alcohol! Meetings can take a while, so make sure everyone stays hydrated. Our Box Lunch & Sandwich Menus all include soda or bottled water, and individually bottled juice – orange, cranberry or apple – is part of our Brunch 'n' Munch Buffet. Keep your coworkers caffeinated (and happy) with some hot coffee, and don't forget dessert to win everyone over! Our homemade cookies should do the trick if we do say so ourselves.
To make your life simpler, all of our buffet menus include sturdy disposable plates and utensils, a plastic covering for the buffet table, disposable serving utensils and condiments for an easy-breezy setup. After all, you work hard enough and don't need yet another thing to add to your to-do list!
Reach out to us today to request a quote and start planning your office meeting!