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Similar panels appear in Mackintosh's drawings of the east wall of the principal bedroom at The Hill House although it is not certain when they were installed there as early photographs taken in 1904 do not show them. The panels appear to be duplicates of those shown at the Vienna Secession exhibition in 1900 and bought by Emil Blumenfelt; at least one of these (listed as a 'bed curtain') was lent by Blumenfelt to the Turin exhibition in 1902 - although it lacks the lower section of black silk seen on The Hill House panels.
Mackintosh, Margaret Macdonald
Margaret Macdonald was one of the most gifted and successful women artists in Scotland at the turn of the century. Her output was wide-ranging and included watercolours, graphics, metalwork and textiles. Arguably her greatest achievements were in gesso, a plaster-based medium, which she used to make decorative panels for furniture and interiors.
Macdonald was born in England and came to Glasgow with her family around 1890. She enrolled as a day student at Glasgow School of Art, recording 9 Windsor Terrace, Glasgow as her home address.
GSA records reveal a successful school career:
1891: Local exam, advanced, Stage 23c, ornamental design, second class
1891: Local exam, 2nd grade certificate, freehand drawing, 2nd class
1891: Local exam, 2nd grade certificate, model drawing, 2nd class
1891: Local prize, Design section, majolica, 1st prize, 10/-
1891: Local exam., advanced, Stage 9a, anatomy, 1st class
1892: Local exam., advanced, Stage 8c, drawing from life, 2nd class
1892: Local exam, advanced, composition from given figure subject, 2nd class
1894: Local prize, Design section, stained glass design, 2nd prize
It was at GSA she met Mackintosh and Herbert McNair. Leaving the School in the mid 1890s, she set up an independent studio in the city with her sister, Frances. Margaret Macdonald The sisters worked together until Frances's marriage and departure for Liverpool in 1899. Mackintosh and Macdonald married in 1900.
Collaboration was key to Margaret Macdonald's creativity. The partnership with her sister in the 1890s produced metalwork, graphics, and a series of book illustrations. Her collaboration with Mackintosh comprised primarily the production of panels for interiors and furniture, notably for the tea rooms and The Hill House. The precise nature of their partnership is difficult to define, because little documentation survives. However it is certain that Macdonald played an important role in the development of the decorative, symbolic interiors of the early 1900s, including the House for an Art Lover portfolio, the Rose Boudoir, Turin and the Willow Tea Rooms.
Ill health and the strain of Mackintosh's declining career contributed to a decline in her own output and no work after 1921 is known. Macdonald died in London in 1933, five years after her husband.
Exhibited: Fundación Juan March, Madrid 06 October 2017-21 January 2018 for 'William Morris and Company: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Great Britain' exhibition; Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona 22 February 2018-21 May 2018 for 'William Morris and Company: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Great Britain' exhibition; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland 02 October 2020-10 January 2021 for Klimt. Inspired by 'Monet, Van Gogh, Matisse…' exhibition; Belvedere, Vienna, Austria 05 February 2021-30 May 2021 for 'Klimt. Inspired by Monet, Van Gogh, Matisse…' exhibition.
William G Blackie, by whom presented, in 1953.
Linen embroidered with silk and metal threads in satin stitch and couching with silk braid, ribbon, silk appliqué, glass beads, square linen buttons painted gold. The faces are painted in watercolour on white kid stretched over card
Dimensions: 1772 x 410 mm
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It's easy for us (especially in America) to think of war as something that happens far away with tanks and soldiers. But for Europeans, and specifically the Soviets during World War II, it was by no means something that was happening far away.
Today I've compiled several pictures from World War II from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to help us remember the human part of war. As I look at these pictures I just can't imagine what it would be like to have to be a mother or a wife during this war.
These pictures are so sad- war is terrible!
When my grandmother returned to Leningrad from evacuation, she and her brother were so dirty so it was easier and safer to just burn their clothes. And their relatives did exactly that. Also, for the first several months her brother tried to never leave home because he feared that he would miss his meal.
That is pretty common for the people who lived through it to not want to talk about it. My friend's grandma who lived in Kiev during WWII also won't talk about it. Every now and then she'll mention something and it's clear it was all very horrific. 68 years later and people still can't talk about it. It's hard for us to imagine what they must have seen.
Sad yet great pictures. It is a shame that in today's Europe, some people would only see Russia as a threat, instead of sympathizing with how much the common Russian men and women had gone through during those years ;( I come from China, and I have heard about the horrid past of my country torn by wars and revolutions from my parents and grandparents; so I somehow feel that I can fully sympathize with Russia.
By the way, you have a great blog. It is rare to see someone coming from the West having such an appreciative and sympathetic attitude towards Russia and the former Soviet bloc. As I am learning Russian at the moment, it is very helpful. Keep up the good job!


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Morrill Hall (University of Maryland)
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Erected 1898
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Trivia Oldest academic building on campus
Morrill Hall is the oldest continuously-used academic building on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. Built in 1898 in the Second Empire architectural style for $24,000,[2] it was the sole academic building left untouched by The Great Fire of 1912 which devastated almost all of campus. Originally known as Science Hall, the building was renamed for Senator Justin Morrill, father of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act (from which the university received funds in 1864).[3] Morrill Hall has housed numerous departments over the years, including the Zoology and Veterinary Science Departments. The three-story building currently houses a number of offices in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, including the Center for American Politics and Citizenship. Morrill Hall is currently being considered for addition to the Prince George's County historic landmark list.[4] It most recently underwent a renovation in 2003.[5]
Campus lore depicts the building as haunted.[6] In the years followings its construction, Morrill Hall was noted for the view of the Washington Monument which could be seen from its cupola.[7] The Senior Gift of the Class of 2009 will lead to the establishment of an arboretum in the Morrill Quad.[8]
^ Stephanie Stullich, Katharine D. Bryant "College Park", p. 24, Arcadia Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0738541532.
^ http://www.urhome.umd.edu/timeline/
^ UM Campus Buildings Index, Morrill Hall. Retrieved 2010-6-11.
^ http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/could-the-past-change-the-purple-line-1.1111684
^ http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2004/universal-halls.html
^ http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/culture/2004/Halloween.cfm
^ "Architectural History of the Maryland Agricultural College". 2008-08-01. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=9772. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
^ http://alumni.umd.edu/NewsletterToStudents/april09.html
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Farmers backing the Ruataniwha dam plan have welcomed the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's provisional decision to invest $80 million in the project.
The decision is conditional on councillors being satisfied with the business case.
But Hawke's Bay Federated Farmers' president Will Foley said there were more hurdles to jump before farmers could commit themselves to taking irrigation water from the scheme.
The biggest hurdle was the final decision of the Board of Inquiry, due out this week. It gave draft approval for resource consents to be given to the Ruataniwha dam but it also introduced limits on nitrogen leaching into waterways.
Mr Foley said farmers hoped the board would amend the limits it set, which it regarded as far too restrictive.
"At the levels they had set, we're above their levels with just what we're doing now, so basically we're going to have to reduce what we're already doing and so there was no way there was going to be irrigation water taken up and any intensification of agriculture at all," he said.
Farmers were holding off on signing up to the scheme until they knew the final outcome of the Board of Inquiry.
"And if there's a good result there, they'll have the confidence to sign up to water and that will certainly help the dam project go ahead, with just a couple more conditions, including the investors coming on board and finally the committed contract with the construction company."
Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson said it had given a signal of its commitment and farmer commitment to take water from the scheme was also essential now, to bring in institutional investors.
"I think the institutional investors are still watching us pretty carefully here, so I'm confident that the extra funding will be forthcoming, but the community's got to do its bit now," Mr Wilson said.
"We've got to get commitment and signed contracts, unconditional, for a minimum 40 million cubic metres of water."


In preparation for a divorce, deciding child custody is never easy. Pitting one parent against the other is an emotional process, particularly for the child. In his gripping debut, French filmmaker Xavier Legrand explores the process of child custody – spending time between the mother and father, with the viewer trying to figure out who's right and who's wrong.
Legrand plays with the audience's expectations. At first, Custody is presented as a straight courtroom drama, drifts into a social character exploration, and concludes with a scene out of a horror movie. But Legrand doesn't simply throw together an arbitrary collection of genre scraps, he uses them as sharp turning points in the story – maintaining tense drama throughout the film. There's no telling what will happen next.
The core performances are strong and natural. One feels like they're watching real people, which contributes to the overall realism of the picture. Denis Ménochet is unnerving as the father, Antoine, creating tense emotional shifts that make the audience feel uneasy in their chairs. Thomas Gioria plays the son, Julian, and, despite his absence in the first few scenes, he delivers the most memorable performance. He conveys such natural, emotional distress about his parents' divorce, and about his father in particular. It's heart-crushing to watch. Gioria possesses stupefying talent for a child actor, surpassing the adult talent around him.
There are some subplots running alongside the main story that are abandoned by the end, feeling like a waste of one's attention. This is a film that forces its audience to stay glued to the screen, and they can't help but feel cheated. They're promised a road and get a dead end instead.
Custody is a psychological drama that carries an overwhelming level of emotion and fear, more than many movies of the same type. Legrand starts his scenes slowly, quietly, and one is never sure if they're going to end that way. Nathalie Durand's anxious cinematography accommodates Legrand's pace, shifting from still and blunt to fast and frightening. Custody paralyses the viewer with its unpredictability.
Jusqu'à La Garde (Custody) does not have a UK release date yet.


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'Challenging' road ahead for efforts to block collective bargaining rollback
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Maryland Democrats and federal union officials have doubled down on efforts in the fiscal 2020 spending bill to prevent the Trump administration from implementing rollbacks on collective bargaining and official time for federal employees, but recognized those provisions will likely face an uphill battle in the Republican-held Senate.
The meeting between lawmakers and labor officials came together Tuesday after a federal appeals court overturned an August 2018 district court decision, which had invalidated nine key provisions of President Donald Trump's three executive orders focused on these issues.
While the appeals court directed the unions to seek an administrative review from the Federal Labor Relations Authority, union officials have argued that the FLRA doesn't give them an opportunity to challenge the executive orders in their entirety.
"This is going to get tied up in a legal morass for a significant period of time as a result of what's currently happening," International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers President Paul Shearon told reporters following the meeting.
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National Federation of Federal Employees President Randy Erwin said the appeals court ruled that the lower court lacked jurisdiction, but noted that the appeals ruling didn't comment on the substance of the unions' lawsuit.
"On the merits of the case, the appeals court said absolutely nothing to contradict the analysis of Judge [Ketanji] Jackson's lower court ruling, which found the executive orders altogether unlawful. In our view, the executive orders violate the law, and we are going to continue to fight them until we get a decision that sticks … In our view, no matter the venue, we should arrive at the same place — these executive orders violate the law and shouldn't be permitted to be implemented," Erwin said.
Amid the stalled legal proceedings, the unions and Maryland Democrats have refocused their attention on getting the Senate to agree on provisions in the House version of the FY 2020 spending bills that would:
Block the Office of Personnel Management's merger with the General Services Administration,
Prevent agencies from relocating their headquarters outside of DC metro area,
Give federal employees a 3.1% pay raise.
The House version of the spending bill also includes language that would largely prevent agencies from enforcing any collective bargaining agreement not agreed to by both the agency's management and the union.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Va.) said it's been a "great source of frustration" that the Senate Appropriations Committee has not moved more quickly on approving FY 2020 spending bills. The House, by comparison, has passed 10 of 12 fiscal spending bills, funding 96% of the federal government.
"It's going to be challenging to get this done," Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said.
Prior to Tuesday's ruling, the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP), a Federal Labor Relations Authority board with seven presidentially appointed members, upheld most of the Health and Human Service's Department proposed changes to its collective bargaining agreement with NTEU.
The panel also rewrote the terms of about a dozen labor contract proposals between the Social Security Administration and AFGE.
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Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Veterans Affairs have also introduced unilaterally imposed labor contracts without approval from AFGE.
Amid the panoply of issues addressed, union officials expressed the most concern about the Trump administration's plan to merge OPM with GSA.
Erwin said the merger stands out as the "single biggest thing that they could do to cripple the civil service."
That would be the first big domino, and a lot of things would just fall after that. We can't allow that to happen," he said.
"It's clearly to get rid of the human resources department of the federal government. It's all about shifting work to the contracting arm of the federal government. No doubt about it," American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox said.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (M-Md.) echoed bipartisan concerns about the merger, saying the plan made "zero sense."
"OPM deals with people. GSA deals with buildings," Hoyer said.
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5-Year-Old Boy Started Fatal Fire in Pennsylvania Home
Allison Geller
A 5-year-old boy was responsible for starting the fire that killed his 2-year-old female cousin in the family's rental home in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, authorities say.
"This was not an accident," Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thursday after visiting the remains of the home. "This is arson."
Ayanna Brooks died of smoke inhalation in one of the house's upstairs bedrooms. Deputy Fire Chief Don Sabol said the fire started around 11:30 PM Sunday and spread to the houses on either side.
The child who started the fire with a lighter escaped along with two other children and a woman, thought to be the boy's mother. According to officials, two sisters live in the house with their children. Ayanna's mother, the boy's aunt, was in Florida at the time of the fire.
Children under 10 cannot be charged with homicide, but the department of Children, Youth, and Families is evaluating the boy. He is believed to have a history of starting fires and gave investigators "sufficient information" to conclude that he was responsible for this one, Zappala said.
Court proceedings will determine if the child will be removed from his family.
According to Zappala and McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko, landlord irresponsibility was partly to blame for the tragedy. Kevin Kamenski, owner of Steel City Realty, which manages the property, is an absentee landlord who may not have installed smoke or carbon monoxide detectors.
"I think all too often you run into homes that might not be safe," said Mayor Cherepko.
Sixty percent of McKeesport homes are owned by absentee landlords, the officials say.
Sources: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Associated Press, CBS Pittsburgh
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Farewell Asia, Hello Europe.
My, aren't you dark and cold?
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Farewell Asia, Hello Europe.My, aren't you dark and cold?
Not A Travel Writer,
Here, in the town at the end of the world*, where the railway and road run out of room and the sea has a beginning, the light is always magically special. This is the land of skies and seas, of wind and weather. The clouds here are a language of their own, telling stories as old as the very air itself. At this time of year, the sun barely manages to pull herself above the long line of the horizon — she is tired and needs her sleep after seemingly-endless bright summer parties when she provides enough daylight to read outside all the night through.
Skeins of geese and swirls of starlings are flung into the air, decorations of constant movement, reminders that not all sleeps in the winter. Occasional hen harriers, merlin, and short-eared owls fly low, using the land as cover, the river to guide their passage. The waters of the sea themselves are a blue so subtle as to be almost silver, or perhaps grey, then they are azure for but a moment, before another wave carries them along a spectrum of cold, colours of perfect pastel clarity.
This icy winter sea is, like all waters, a mystery — cloaked and ready to change at no notice at all. The storms in this corner of the world can be legendary, ripping away an entire beach and depositing it elsewhere, wrecking ships year in, year out, bringing secrets from the deep and hiding others in their place. It is good to be back in the north, good to be reminded all life is in flux, change is constant and change is good. We merely ride the wind, we do not control the steed.
Here is your second newsletter. I had hoped to send you something sooner, something with links in, something where I had quietly persuaded myself that, yes, it was time to let the first two novellas go out into the world — as close to "finished" as I could possibly get. Nothing is ever finished.
However, time did her thing and spirited away hours and days, filling them with all the hugs and laughter and food and companionship of a long goodbye. We are now in Scotland, a world away from Chiang Mai but with our hearts full of memories and joy of a place that will always be close to us. And no, it did not rain since the last newsletter (it was, however, rather cold at night, warranting hats and socks!).
In short, I did not manage to upload the novellas as I had hoped. They are [— this close —] to completion, just some minor edits on one of the bonus tales, some final formatting and then uploading to where they will be sold. Watch this space — you'll be the first to know when they are live. For now, here's another sneaky map…
I would like to be able to tell you that I am enjoying the fresh clear air of this corner of the world, but I have succumbed to the dreaded metal-tube-filled-with-germs that is a long aeroplane ride back to Europe. The Bangkok to Frankfurt leg of this journey was taken on an Airbus A380-800 — I don't usually get too excited about planes themselves, but this behemoth was a comfortable thing of double-decked beauty. I never sleep well on planes, and this was no exception, but at least I did not feel like a sardine.
Reading.
Remember the title for last month? Well, I did indeed make a terrible mistake/omission. In my list of books I had read and inspired by this twitter thread with James Mayhew, I somehow foolishly forgot to include Moominvalley in November, by Tove Jansson. This was read specifically in November and sandwiched between Tripwire and The Starless Sea. It is a book that utterly resonates with the season (as does Moominland Midwinter and, indeed, much of Jansson's work — The Summer Book being an extraordinary case-in-point), a book full of yearning and loss, with a faint sense of dread throughout. It tells us a lot about ourselves and our relationships with others and the world at large and is the only book in the series where there are no actual Moomins. I think the best word to describe it is 'melancholic', which, in my view, is not a negative sensation/emotion in any way, shape or form. I shall soon read Moominland Midwinter too, but this shall wait until I see more snow.
This month has not been as prolific in reading matter, for the aforementioned reasons. Also, The Starless Sea is a long and chewy book, started just before the last newsletter was sent out.
As such, the only other book I have read this month is the one I have nearly finished:
Click the link to learn more but, essentially, this is Rumpelstiltskin reworked — and it works well, with the darkness and light of all true fairy tales.
Watching and Listening?
(I realise I have also had no time to think of more fitting titles for these subsections.)
This month has mostly been about His Dark Materials, which I am enjoying. We also went to see a few films at the cinema, before leaving Chiang Mai. The Cave tells the true story of the rescue of the boys' football team trapped by rising floodwaters in the north of Thailand in June 2018. Some of those featured in the film were playing themselves, so the acting was, at times, not exactly stellar — but the production was good and honest and, in my opinion, gave an excellent introduction to northern Thailand: the people, the land, the culture and the bureaucracy. Definitely worth a watch.
Knives Out is, in a word, marvellous. No need to overladen you with details but I do think it was perhaps my favourite movie of the year as far as pure entertainment goes The script and cast were spot on — if you like Agatha Christie-esque tales, this is for you.
One final thing to mention is the fact we ensured we watched Blade Runner in November 2019 — when the original 1982 movie was set (as it happened, we actually watched Blade Runner 2049 first, then the other, which wasn't as jarring as it sounds).
As far as listening goes, this has not been a month full of new music — time really has chewed into all the things. Earlier on, I did continue to listen to Portuguese artists, but mostly I only listened to whatever was being played in the background: Mandolin Orange, Paolo Nutini, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, Kaleo, and Passenger for example. Each link here takes you to a youtube video for a specific song.
This month is all about changes — switching from the jungle to wintery Europe, with lower sun, colder weather and the vast skies of Caithness, as I detailed at the start of this message.
From this:
(Both pics taken from moving transport, the first a pickup, the second the train to Lyon.)
And now to these skies:
I saw some fascinating things before leaving Thailand, with the rice fields flooded for another crop and the attendant birds which descend to feast on the invertebrates this stirs up. However, the star of the month was this little Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii), who was chased by something (a snake, I'd imagine) and took shelter downstairs in the house in which we were babysitting, leaping around and generally causing chaos. Not the best photo, but you get the idea — and I'm not sure if I can post video here or not.
Ending of Sorts.
We are in the UK until January the ninth, when we return to France for a few weeks, before our Portuguese campervan, home-finding, adventure. It has been interesting, telling people we are moving to Portugal — so many people we did talk to have either lived there themselves (providing handy tips and locations to explore) or knew someone who moved there, often from Chiang Mai. It makes me wonder if there is some kind of group on the internet for ex-Chiang Mai Portugal dwellers.
I am still unsure as to the direction of this newsletter — I suspect, once we have a new home and routine, I shall be able to write more articles/blog pieces, which I shall link to here, as well as talk about the process ups and downs of self-publishing and, eventually, traditional publishing.
I shall leave this here, as you shall definitely have another message before the end of another month, with news of the novellas. (I am telling you this partly as another reason for me to ensure the novellas are indeed released — now I have told you, it has to happen, right?)
I do hope you and those you love have a wonderful midwinter holiday season, no matter what you celebrate or believe in. Christmas, for me, is a long process which, one day, I shall talk about at more length, detailing the family traditions and folklore we attach to this time of the year. For now, though, I shall simply send love and kindness — we should always remember that this world of ours cannot ever get enough of either which, in its own way, is an utter joy in itself.
*The Town at the End of the World is the working title of my second novel. This novel is mostly set here in Wick and contains history, nature, a-house-who-is-a-character, mystery, darkness, the sea, madness, ghosts, magic, terror and, above all, a love story. It shall follow The Care Industry and is set contemporaneously. As The Care Industry is my love letter to the Orkney I grew up in, The Town at the End of the World tells the tale of moving to a town you do not know, nor love, and how time alters all. (The third novel, A Time of Trees, is, unsurprisingly, all about living in woods.)
Ho ho ho.
(Edited for reasons of incorrect Paolo/Paulo spelling…)
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The first port of call on our P&O Oceana cruise was the historic Split. While here we took the opportunity to visit the Krka National Park waterfalls.
Split is a town on Croatia's coast, known for the Diocletian's Palace which has stood since erected in the 4th century. It is the second largest city in Croatia and at its centre is a Cathedral and numerous shops, bars, cafes, hotels and houses.
Wondering through the twisting, winding narrow streets of Split is a great experience. It has a great marina area with lots of nice yachts and boats – all within walking distance of the shops, bars and sights of Split.
The ship docked about 15 minutes walk from the centre of Split, so is easily accessible and even if you only have an hour or two to spare it is worth a look around. We had booked an excursion with P&O to visit the Krka National Park, so we were up early as this was a 6.5 hour trip, but it did allow us a few hours to explore Split afterwards.
If you were following us on Twitter or Instagram, you would have seen some of the wonderful sights we saw while in the Krka NP and Split.
The Park took about 1.5-2 hours to get to by bus, our guide Suzie was amazing telling us all about the history of Split and Croatia, really passionate about her home country.
Duration 6 hours 30 Minutes. Travel time is under 2 hours each way, with about 2 hours to walk the paths and then a boat ride down the river to meet the bus.
Difficulty Walking is required, the longer walk takes about 45 minutes but there is a shorter gentle walk. The service is uneven.
We highly recommend this excursion and a visit to the Krka Waterfalls. If you want to read more about our Oceana cruise to Split, Venice, Ravenna and Dubrovnik read our diary or Oceana Overview posts.


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Best new restaurants to visit in Nelson
Updated • updatedAug 17, 2021
Many of us are foodies on the Wanderlog team, so naturally we're always on the hunt to eat at the most popular spots anytime we travel somewhere new. With favorites like Hopgoods Restaurant, Harry's Hawker House, and MAMA COD - Seafood and Gin Bar and more, get ready to experience the best flavors around Nelson.
We scoured through the internet and read through 5 reputable sites and blogs like Culture Trip and Lonely Planet so you don't have to! We gathered all the results in one place and ranked them by how many times they were mentioned so you know you're getting the best of the best. Just look for the "mentioned by" tags on each place like these:
Culture Trip — The 10 Best Restaurants in Nelson, New Zealand
Lonely Planet — Best restaurants in Nelson, New Zealand
www.arcadianelson.co.nz — Restaurants in Nelson,Dining,Eating out
Never Ending Voyage — 24 Best Things to Do in Nelson, New Zealand
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Hopgoods Restaurant
Sophisticated, seasonal NZ plates & wine offered in a cozy, historic interior with a brick patio.
Situated right in the center of Nelson, making good use of a heritage-listed building at the top of Trafalgar Street, Hopgoods has been presenting awesome, tasty dishes that are seasonally themed since 2005. This well-known and highly regarded city restaurant has deservedly received numerous 5-star reviews. The menu is continually changing, making use of all the great local produce that Nelson has to offer.
www.arcadianelson.co.nz: Restaurants in Nelson,Dining,Eating out
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284 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.hopgoods.co.nz/
Harry's Hawker House
is a restaurant with attitude; an inviting place that boasts an extensive cocktail menu and a boisterous atmosphere. It seems determined to pay tribute to its predecessor,. , a coffee house that was the focal point of Nelson nightlife back in the '60s and which used to occupy the spot where Harry's now stands.
Culture Trip: The 10 Best Restaurants in Nelson, New Zealand
296 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.hawkerhouse.co.nz/
MAMA COD - Seafood and Gin Bar
This is wedding anniversary material, or the sort of gaff where you drop a knee and pop the big one. Lobster, truffle fries and cocktails with locally distilled gin are just a few of the delights that are in store for you when you walk into this tastefully decorated restaurant. It's always worth gambling on the fish du jour – not really a gamble at all, as it's always going to be great – or getting the fish platter for sharing on a date.
300 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•https://www.mamacod.restaurant/
The Honest Lawyer Country Pub
English-style bar with rooms & cottages, casual dining and a terrace with bay views.
This "Olde Worlde" English-style pub has a large beer garden overlooking the Waimea Estuary a 15-minute drive (or 30-minute cycle) from central Nelson. The pub food is decent and there are plenty of beers on tap, but you're really here for the setting which is ideal on a sunny day, especially if you have kids.
Never Ending Voyage: 24 Best Things to Do in Nelson, New Zealand
1 Point Road, Monaco, Nelson 7011, New Zealand•http://www.honestlawyer.co.nz/about.html
Urban Oyster Bar & Eatery
Airy, hip stop for tapas style dishes, ceviche style fish tacos, sliders & oysters plus a wine bar.
When you take a concept as potentially classy as an oyster bar, whack a Michelin-trained chef – who's worked with such notable kitchen wizards as Marco Pierre White and Gary Rhodes, by the way – out the back, and then set it in the Garden of Eden that is Nelson… Well, it was only going to end up going one way. Obviously the food is spectacularly fresh and inventive. But it's the things you didn't even realise can be so crucial that set this place apart.
278 Hardy Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.urbaneatery.co.nz/
The Styx
Situated on Wakefield Quay, The Styx is a double-decker restaurant and bar specialising in fresh seafood. While there is no shortage of seafood restaurants in coastal New Zealand, what sets The Styx apart is its inventive menu. Fancy scallop carbonara?
272 Wakefield Quay, Stepneyville, Nelson 7010, New Zealand•http://www.styxrestaurant.co.nz/
Tongtara Thai Restaurant
Takeout Restaurant
Tongtara serves up homey, authentic Thai food in an intimately-sized dining room. The menu is extensive and here, the quantity doesn't affect the quality. Rest assured everything that comes out of Tongtara's kitchen has been prepared with expertise.
142 Hardy Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•https://www.tongthai.co.nz/
Shared tables, colourful local art and a side-street terrace all combine to make Morri Street a top place for a leisurely breakfast or lunch. You may have to share the buzzy space with a few locals having...
Lonely Planet: Best restaurants in Nelson, New Zealand
244 Hardy Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.morrisonsnelson.com/
The Indian Cafe
$$$$cheap
This saffron-coloured Edwardian bungalow houses a convivial Indian restaurant serving impressive interpretations of standards such as tandoori chicken, rogan josh and beef Madras. Share the mixed platter to...
94 Collingwood Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•https://www.theindiancafe.co.nz/
Melrose House Cafe
The cafe at the historic Melrose House is one of the most beautiful places for lunch or afternoon tea in Nelson. We loved eating outside by the rose garden after walking up the Grampians (see above). There are some good vegetarian dishes including a Nourished Bowl with a selection of salads and beet hummus.
Brougham Street, Nelson South, Nelson 7010, New Zealand•http://melrosecafe.co.nz/
Arden Bar & Kitchen
Our new favourite place for dinner in Nelson is Arden, a wine and tapas bar in the centre of town. It's a casual but stylish place with indoor and outdoor seating (bookings recommended). The cocktails are delicious and there's an interesting selection of wines by the glass including natural wines.
216 Hardy Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://arden.nz/
East St Cafe, Restaurant and Bar
Vegan restaurant
Gluten-free restaurant
The recently reopened East Street Vegetarian Café could be the most chilled-out hang-out spot in Nelson. In the main dining room, there's a little stage where acoustic singer-songwriters perform. In the large garden out back, one wall is taken up by a colourful mural painted by an American artist.
8 Church Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://eastst.co.nz/
The Indian Cafe Stoke
The Indian Café is housed in a little yellow bungalow on Collingwood Street. Open since 2002, it wasn't the first Indian restaurant in Nelson but these days it's considered one of the best, with locals filling the dining room pretty much every night of the week. It's not hard to see why this place is so popular, the food is delicious and each dish is prepared using the freshest of ingredients.
201 Songer Street, Stoke, Nelson 7011, New Zealand•http://www.theindiancafe.co.nz/
The Tides Restaurant & Bar
Function room facility
Situated in the Trailways Hotel, The Tides offers an affordable fine dining experience. The menu is a celebration of the plentiful fresh, local produce: there's seafood and game, juicy beef and tender lamb. Each dish comes with its own recommended wine pairing and the range on offer is so extensive that few wines are paired with the same dish twice.
66 Trafalgar Street, The Wood, Nelson 7010, New Zealand•http://www.trailwayshotel.co.nz/dine
Broccoli Row
Forced to close in 2006, when the building in which it was situated was bought by property developers, it was reopened by popular demand two years later. The food on offer is predominantly vegetarian, with the occasional fish or salami-laced dish thrown in for good measure. Pretty much all of it is personally put together by Broccoli Row's hardworking owner, Sue McNulty.
132 Collingwood Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•https://broccoli-row.appropo.io/
Most of DeVille's tables lie in its sweet walled courtyard, a hidden boho oasis in the inner city and the perfect place for a meal or morning tea. The food's good and local – from fresh baking to a chorizo...
22 New Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.devillecafe.nz/
The Suter Cafe
Art cafe
Suter Cafe is another great option if you're looking for an outdoor lunch as it has beautiful views overlooking Queens Gardens. For lunch they have a range of cabinet food including salads and filo pastry rolls. We also like coming here for cake and wine.
208 Bridge Street, Nelson, 7910, New Zealand•http://thesuter.org.nz/cafe
Burger Culture
Addictive burgers with international flavours partner with craft beer, wine and cocktails at this recent opening on Nelson's Trafalgar St eating and drinking strip. Our favourite combo is the Snoop Hogg with...
279 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.burgerculture.co.nz/
Urban Hippie
Slurp oysters from the shell, or revitalise with sashimi and ceviche, then sate your cravings with street-food dishes such as kung pao Sichuan fried chicken or smoked venison tostadas. Black butchers' tiles, edgy...
83 Muritai Street, Tāhunanui, Nelson 7011, New Zealand•http://miso.co.nz/
The Swedish Bakery & Cafe
Swedish restaurant
Espresso bar
Nelson's resident Scandinavian baker serves up delicious breads, pastries, cakes and small chocolate treats in this bijou bakery cafe. The freshly filled baguettes and croissants are excellent, too.
54 Bridge Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Stefano's Pizzeria
Located upstairs in the State Cinemas complex, this Italian-run joint turns out the town's best pizza. Thin, crispy, authentic and delicious, with some variations a veritable bargain. Wash it down with a beer and...
91 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•https://www.stefanos.co.nz/
Falafel Gourmet
This humble joint dishes out healthy pitta pockets, platters and the best kebabs for miles around. Choose between chicken, lamb or tasty falafels.
195 Hardy Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Penguino Ice Cream Cafe
Indulge yourself with superb gelato and sorbet, from traditional vanilla and boysenberry to macchiato and chilli-chocolate. Next day, visit for a shake, fruit smoothie, sundae or nine-flavour platter.
85 Montgomery Square, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Nelson Organic Co-op
Natural goods store
Community-owned and operated, feel-good business stocking produce, organic tipples and natural body care. Food to go, plus good coffee and cafe fare on offer.
237 Haven Road, Stepneyville, Nelson 7010, New Zealand•http://www.nelsonorganiccoop.nz/
Fish Stop
Fish and chips takeaway
Five-minutes' walk from the cathedral steps, this cracker chippy wraps up tasty fried treats with a smile.
24 Alton Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•https://www.facebook.com/fishstopnelson
FreshChoice Nelson
69 Collingwood Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://freshchoicenelson.co.nz/
Bobby Franks Cafe
The Hippy Breakfast is huge and features a potato rosti, spicy beans, toast, avocado, and an array of vegetables.
40 Tasman Street, The Wood, Nelson 7010, New Zealand•https://www.facebook.com/BobbyFranksNZ/
Sprig & Fern Hardy Street
This New Zealand chain has a friendly atmosphere (no TVs) and good craft beer. There are three branches in Nelson—the one on Hardy Street is most central.
280 Hardy Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•https://sprigandfernhardystreet.co.nz/
LITTLE DOVE CAFE
The creative menu is inspired by the kitchens of the Levant and offers something unique in Nelson. Everything is made in-house including their sourdough bread which is proven for 48 hours. We love the poppy seed babka and the simple but delicious Little Dove Plate which includes their superb homemade labneh (as good as any we ate in Jordan).
36 Collingwood Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
The Free House Pub
This pub is in a cute converted church and has a large family-friendly beer garden that's popular on sunny days. It's a great place to sample local craft beer, but we weren't that impressed with their Mexican food. You can also order Indian from across the road.
95 Collingwood Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.thefreehouse.co.nz/
A cool space with a vintage meets industrial design and a 1950s car on top of the bar. They make their own beer onsite which Simon enjoyed and the wine list kept me happy. The food was disappointing though.
32c New Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.theworkshopbrewery.co.nz/
Kismet Cocktail & Whisky Bar
A classy whisky and cocktail bar where you can relax on sofas and armchairs. There's a huge whisky list and you can do tasting flights. The cocktails are superb—the Secret Garden features absinthe, manzana verde, house-made rosemary syrup and a dramatic, smoky presentation.
151 Hardy Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•http://www.kismet.co.nz/
If you are looking for a late-night drink, this intimate bar is one of the few decent bars open late. They serve tacos and have an open mic night on Thursdays.
19 New Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand•https://www.facebook.com/Red16Nelson
Sublime brew bar & bean supply
Simon's favourite place for coffee—they roast their own beans in this semi-industrial space and he bought packs to use at home. Other Nelson restaurants and cafes that we enjoyed include:. – The only vegan restaurant in town.
32 New Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
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The Joffrey Ballet Heats Up Winter with Four Sensual and Romantic Ballets At the Auditorium Theatre, February 13 – 24
January 7, 2013 Michael J. Roberts
Just in time for Valentine's Day, The Joffrey Ballet heats up the winter season with a mixed repertory program of four sensual, romantic and playful ballets by master choreographers in "American Legends," presented in ten performances only at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, February 13 – 24, 2013.
The "American Legends" features includes Jerome Robbins' 1945 work Interplay, an energetic, light-hearted and brightly colored ballet with music by Morton Gould that conveys the wonderful playfulness and unfettered curiosity of youth. This is one of Robbins' truly American works, with movement in the same style as his later Broadway choreography for West Side Story. Interplay hasn't been performed by the Joffrey since its Company Premiere in 1972.
Gerald Arpino's classic Sea Shadow returns to the Joffrey stage, a magical and sensual duet set to music by Maurice Ravel about a young man on a beach enamored with an enchanting sea nymph. The Joffrey presents this work in honor of what would have been Arpino's 90th birthday in 2013.
The program also includes the Company Premiere of a wildly popular Twyla Tharp classic, Nine Sinatra Songs, capturing the social dancing of the 1950's through variously sultry, comic and glamorous vignettes, all costumed by Oscar de la Renta. Each Sinatra song has its own pair of characters, portraying various stages of romance with styles ranging from elegant ballroom to steamy tango to lively swing.
The "American Legends" program also includes the Chicago Premiere of Son of Chamber Symphony, a new work choreographed by Stanton Welch, Artistic Director of the Houston Ballet, that had its World Premiere by The Joffrey at the Jacob's Pillow Festival in August, 2012. With shapes reminiscent of such classical ballets as Swan Lake, but placed within a distinctly contemporary perspective and set to a score by John Adams, Son of Chamber Symphony mixes classicism, virtuosity and exuberant theatricality.
"Each piece in our winter program is an American portrait, created by some of our most important choreographers, with music by some of our most significant composers," said Joffrey Artistic Director Ashley C. Wheater. "Underlying is a sense of whimsy, vitality, romance, warmth, sensuality, and most importantly, dynamism. Combining the work of Twyla Tharp, Jerome Robbins, Gerald Arpino and Stanton Welch on the same stage offers an opportunity to witness the diversity, and the shared thread, of the American experience."
"The Joffrey is America's ballet company, and we're celebrating that with a 'made in America' program," added Joffrey Executive Director Christopher Clinton Conway. "In light of all the frustration with politics in Washington over the Fiscal Cliff, we need to celebrate what makes this country the greatest – it is the people and the art that they freely create, perform and celebrate."
Tickets and Scheduling
Single tickets, which range from $31 to $152, are available for purchase at The Joffrey Ballet's official Box Office located in the lobby of Joffrey Tower, 10 E. Randolph Street, as well as the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Box Office, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by telephone at (800) 982-2787, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
"American Legends" is performed Wednesday, February 13 through Sunday, February 24. The complete performance schedule is as follows: Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30 pm; Friday, February 15 at 7:30 pm; Saturday, February 16 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm; Sunday, February 17 at 2 pm; Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 pm; Friday, February 22 at 7:30 pm; Saturday, February 23 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm; Sunday, February 24 at 2 pm.
About the Choreographers
Gerald Arpino was born in Staten Island, New York in 1923 and passed away in Chicago in 2008. He co-founded The Joffrey Ballet with Robert Joffrey in 1956 and served as Associate Director. Upon Joffrey's death in 1988, Arpino succeeded him as Artistic Director. Arpino choreographed his first work, Ropes, in 1961. Shortly thereafter, he became the company's resident choreographer. He created more than one-third of the company's repertoire and his ballets are in the repertoires of companies around the world. Arpino was the first choreographer commissioned to create a ballet to honor the office of the American presidency; he was the first American commissioned by a city, San Antonio, to do a ballet; in 1993, he produced America's first full-evening rock ballet, Billboards, set to the music of Prince. Arpino received numerous awards and honors over his long and prestigious career. In 1995, he moved The Joffrey Ballet to Chicago. Prior to that move, no ballet company had ever successfully been transplanted from one part of the country to another.
Jerome Robbins is world-renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer in theater, movies and television. His Broadway shows include On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story, The King and I, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call Me Madam and Fiddler on the Roof. Among the more than 60 ballets he created are Fancy Free, Afternoon of a Faun, The Concert, Dances At a Gathering, In the Night, In G Major, Other Dances, Glass Pieces and Ives, Songs, which are in the repertories of New York City Ballet and other major dance companies throughout the world. His last ballets include A Suite of Dances created for Mikhail Baryshnikov (1994), 2 & 3 Part Inventions (1994), West Side Story Suite (1995) and Brandenburg (1996). In addition to two Academy® Awards for the film West Side Story, Robbins has received four Tony® Awards, five Donaldson Awards, two Emmy® Awards, the Screen Directors' Guild Award and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Robbins was a 1981 Kennedy Center Honors Recipient and was awarded the French Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur. He passed away in 1998.
Twyla Tharp has choreographed more than 135 dances, five Hollywood movies, and directed and choreographed four Broadway shows. She received one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, 19 honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President's Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts, the 2008 Jerome Robbins Prize, and a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor. Her dances are known for creativity, wit and technical precision coupled with a streetwise nonchalance. By combining different forms of movement – such as jazz, ballet, boxing and inventions of her own – Tharp's work expands the boundaries of American ballet and modern dance. In addition to choreographing for her own company, she has created dances for American Ballet Theatre, The Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, The Boston Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Martha Graham Dance Company, Miami City Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Stanton Welch was born in Melbourne, Australia and began his training in 1986, quickly winning a scholarship to San Francisco Ballet School. In 1989, he was engaged as a dancer with The Australian Ballet, where he rose to the rank of leading soloist. Welch's choreographic career developed during his time with The Australian Ballet. In 1990, he received his first choreographic commission from the company, marking the beginning of a series of commissioned works over the next fourteen years and developing his diverse choreographic style. In 1995, Welch was named resident choreographer of The Australian Ballet. In 2003, Welch assumed the leadership of Houston Ballet, America's fourth largest ballet company, as Artistic Director. Since his arrival, Welch has transformed Houston Ballet by raising the level of classical technique, infusing the company with new energy, drive and vision; introducing works by distinguished choreographers to the repertoire; and attracting some of the world's best coaches to Houston to work with the dancers. He has created works for such prestigious international companies as Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Australian Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Royal Danish Ballet.
Upcoming In celebration of Lar Lubovitch's 70th birthday in 2013, the Joffrey's season concludes in the spring with the return of the native Chicagoan's three-act ballet Othello. Set to music by Elliot B. Goldenthal, Othello uses contemporary ballet and innovative stage design to tell the dramatic story of the Venetian Moor, Othello, his beloved Desdemona and the conniving Iago, in a timeless tale of love and betrayal. Othello is presented April 24 – May 5.
The Joffrey Ballet is grateful for the 2012-2013 Season Sponsors and Partners. With special thanks to The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, "American Legends" Production Sponsor; Jane Ellen Murray Foundation, Nine Sinatra Songs Production Sponsor; Orli and Bill Staley, Son of Chamber Symphony Production Sponsor; Abbott Fund and NIB Foundation, co-sponsors of the 2012-2013 Season; United Airlines, Official & Exclusive Airline; Vanguard Chicago Center for Orthopedics, Official Healthcare Provider; JW Marriott, Official Hotel Sponsor; AthletiCo, Official Provider of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services; MAC, Official Cosmetic Sponsor; and our Season Partners, Allstate, Chicago Athletic Clubs and Sara Lee Foundation.
For more information about The Joffrey Ballet and its programs visit joffrey.org.
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We're still making our way through Green Lantern Classics reviews and today we're looking at the two Black Lanterns from the first wave: Black Hand & Abin Sur. Well, it's not really a figure of Abin Sur, but I have to call him that in the title so folks can find the review. Don't worry, I'll explain it all after the jump.


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Staff & Patient Story
Syria: "The feeling of powerlessness is excruciating"
The MSF-supported hospital in Ma'arat Al Numan before it was attacked and destroyed.
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An MSF-supported surgeon working in rural northern Homs governorate tells of the pervasive fear of permanent aerial threat, but also the commitment to stay and provide surgery - October 2015:
I am the only general surgeon serving a population of 100,000 people in the towns of Ar-Rastan and Al-Zafaranah in the northern area of rural Homs governorate. Most of the other surgeons have left. It is a tough situation both on personal and on emotional levels. I cannot leave and abandon all those people behind at a time when other surgeons cannot get in. But I am not happy here; my wife and kids live in constant danger. I am certainly unhappy with my situation but I also know that people desperately need us.
Medical conditions are catastrophic. When the aerial campaign intensified in October, the first couple of days witnessed more than 100 people dying as a result of the bombardments and hundreds were injured here in rural Homs. For the displaced, options are limited; rural Homs has been besieged since mid-2012. The population is fleeing heavily bombarded besieged areas such as Deir Maalle and Al-Ghanto to other areas that are still besieged but relatively safer - such as Ar-Rastan and Al-Zafaranah.
With the wave of displacement, both areas have seen an increase in population, with more than 100,000 people now in these two small towns. In Al-Zafaranah hospital, for example, while the average daily consultations in our out-patient service ranged between 100 to 150 consultations per day, the number of consultations is now 1.5 times higher due to the obvious increase in the population.
The 30-bed hospital had 54 staff, two operating theatres, an outpatient department and an emergency room.
Treating injured children is painful
It goes without saying that the average number of surgeries carried out by hospitals in relatively calmer zones is higher than interventions done in areas under bombardment. The two hospitals in Deir Maalle and Al-Ghanto are under tremendous pressure yet they are the least equipped. Sometimes we are able to deliver equipment from other hospitals to these two that are in the midst of more intense conflict. Evacuating the injured has proven to be a perilous endeavour and so critical cases are immediately dealt with on the spot, regardless of the dangers.
Treating injured children is always so painful. The feeling of powerlessness that overcomes you is excruciating.
One of the airstrikes killed eight people, five from the same family – a father and four of his kids. One of the kids was barely one and a half months old; she was still alive when she arrived at the hospital. Her tiny body was severely maimed from shrapnel that resulted from the attack. The problem is that I am the father of a one-year-old baby. Though we are used to encountering tragic cases, like amputations and crushed heads, when you see a suffering child you can't help but agonise.
Supply routes cut off
In a sunny day, Syrian refugees are cleaning their tents in Akcakale camp, Turkey.
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For a long time procuring medicines has been extremely difficult. Nowadays it is near-impossible to get medications. The routes that were normally used for the delivery of drugs - such as the one linking us with Homs - have been completely cut off. We now rely on a route leading to the north; it is certainly not easy but people are starting to use it. We hope that through this route we can obtain deliveries of medication. Still, this is an immense challenge.
Because of the numerous surgeries being performed, we are running out of anaesthetics, in addition to gauze, disinfectants, antibiotics and inflammation drugs. Hospitals in besieged areas have devised plans for emergency situations when they can't secure medications, but they have exhausted our strategic and back-up stocks.
Food situation appalling
Several hospitals in northern Homs rural area entirely rely on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for their medical supplies. Without this kind of support, the situation would have been much worse. Regarding medical conditions, the support provided by MSF is just about sufficient; however when it comes to other relief efforts such as food items and baby milk, much more needs to be done. The food situation is appalling. The associations working on the ground are incapable of answering all the needs.
Poverty rates are ever increasing and when you are poor you are helpless. People have no choice but to endure all this. Those who have money were able to flee. Those who do not have the money didn't leave. Other reasons to stay include the strong belief some people have to never abandon their homeland. And my reason for staying is because I cannot abandon my people.
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Dallas Recap: "Truth and Consequences"
Archived Staff July 6, 2012 / 9:51 PM
I had to re-watch Wednesday's episode of Dallas again just to make sure I fully absorbed everything that happened. What an episode! If these proceedings do not take one back to days of yesteryear, I don't know what to say. The scheming has reached a huge mid-season point, and I'm afraid things might just get worse for the entire Ewing family before they get better.
We picked up this week with Rebecca (Julie Gonzalo) baring her soul to a confused Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe) about the email that was sent to both he and Elena (Jordana Brewster). Julie's performances have improved ten-fold, and tonight was no exception. Rebecca had two choices; tell all to Christopher or risk him finding out for himself from either John Ross (Josh Henderson) or Rebecca's brother Tommy (Callard Harris). She conveyed a woman who was caught in between situations beyond her control, and even when she went up to their bedroom while Christopher was packing her things and throwing her off Southfork, she tells him she never knew it was he and Elena who she was setting up. Do I believe her? The fact that I asked myself that question shows how the writing has improved every single week since the show began. Not only was she a stand-out performer, Jesse Metcalf finally came into his own as Bobby's son. The rage he revealed as he walked away from Rebecca then ran towards Tommy at the Ewing BBQ and laid him out was a thing of beauty. Later on she met with Ann to tell her where she was coming from and why she did what she did. Tommy still thinks they are in business, but Rebecca revealed to Ann how dangerous this man is. Since Christopher is learning how to play dirty, hopefully he will step back up and save her from her brother…and from herself. I am glad Christopher has finally came into his own as a true Ewing.
My, my. I have seen every single episode of the original series, and I still shake my head at how stubborn, trusting and naïve Bobby (Patrick Duffy) is. I mean damn. How many times has he let someone, anyone get the best of him because of his attitude? I guess he never listened to Jock, who once told JR (Larry Hagman) and I'm sure Bobby that they needed to "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." Bobby apparently doesn't get that. Christopher was right on the mark in my opinion when he told Bobby that sometimes you have to get dirty to clean everything up. I still remember when Bobby told Pamela (Victoria Principal) years ago during the Battle for Ewing Oil that Jock taught him everything he knew about getting dirty. Bobby said he hated learning, but he learned none the less and that he could get down and dirty with JR if he wanted to. But, that upstanding sense of honor got him in trouble once again. JR set him up perfectly…Marta Del Sol (Leonor Varela) is an imposter (Hell, we knew that from day 2, Bob) and is now wanted by the police. Bobby's lawyer of 30 years Mitch Lobell (Richard Dillard) screwed Bobby like an A+ porn star and then picked his family up and bolted town, probably never to be heard from again. Bobby was told by his legal team that even if e gave the money back from the sale, it still wouldn't prove fraud and conspiracy. Now, if Ray (Steve Kanaly) was around they could play James Bond and The Man from UNCLE just as they had years ago. But they are truly too old for that.
Bobby did take responsibility for once again not listening to anyone else but himself. Of course this is Dallas. All is not lost for Bobby. But he needs to finally get a damn clue about his brother. Bobby told Christopher that he knew JR pretty well. Pretty well? That's how he phrases the wars they fought for 15 years? I guess he didn't listen to his own words. Jock put him and JR against each other for years, to build them both up. And now, with JR skipping town and giving John Ross his power of attorney to not only drill on Southfork but also full rights over the ranch as well. But John Ross is a man conflicted. His daddy screwed him over royally and he did have a moment where he looked like if all the scheming and backstabbing was worth it. Not to mention having lied to Marta once again about what he was doing in last week's episode. She is plotting something deadly. I feel it in my bones, and Bobby better check Southfork for explosives. I remember the last time someone got on Ewing property and pressed a button.
Good ole JR. Something is wrong on this show if he isn't screwing someone (or everyone) over. But his weakness and downfall at times was always due to his incredible Texas-size ego. He has been got many times but in the past he was always let off the hook because of Miss Ellie or Jock or Bobby' stupid ass. Now his parents are gone, and getting in a helicopter and leaving Dallas won't be enough to keep him from the wrath of his family. He also threw John Ross to the wolves just to test him – all with that devilish smile of his. But as in years past, he truly doesn't know what he's done. He has unleashed a mess of pain and trouble heading in the family's direction, and I would hate to be in his shoes when he comes back to Dallas. John Ross better realize that too. JR does nothing for free, so anyone out there thinking he gave John Ross the keys to the state is in for a hoot.
And speaking of hoots, Mitch Pileggi returned to television as Ann's (Brenda Strong) ex-husband. A bitter ex-husband from what I saw tonight. For her to go to her own personal devil to help the man she loves was truly painful for her. But it's about time Ann had something more to do than cook, hug Bobby, tell everyone everything will be alright and walk around the ranch house with a loaded shotgun she still hasn't shot. She wanted her ex to stop delivering oil from Section 18 on Southfork to slow down the deal until Bobby and Christopher can get back on their feet in this latest battle. He agreed, provided she gives him a hug. In the line of the night, he told Ann, "I always did like your husband, Ann. I always thought his brother was a prick." Nailed it right on the nose. JR thinks Ann is just there for window dressing and also for the fact (He thinks) that she won't stick her nose in his business like his former sister-in-law did. He has underestimated her like he did Pamela. This will cost him and John Ross in the long run, and guess who JR will protect? And what about what Christopher has over John Ross?
This show is truly building each week. Everything is weaving itself into the show very nicely. Good writing will have you on the edge of your seat and thinking in many different directions. Dallas has accomplished that. So far. Now what my hope is that since we've reached the halfway point, the intensity will pick up and not crash and burn. I've seen that once before, in the show Smallville. I don't want that to happen here. And I don't think it will. The show runners have done a truly wonderful job. And now it's time to bring on the second half of the season.
Next Time on Dallas:
Christopher takes matters into his own hands. Will JR return to keep his son in line? How will John Ross get out of the trouble his lies got him into? A fight breaks out between two husbands, and a fan favorite finally steps in to protect her son.
It's all next week on Dallas, Wed. nights at 9/8 central on TNT.
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Darren Wilson Gets Standing Ovation
Updated 04.14.17 12:01PM ET / Published 03.17.15 3:41PM ET
St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office via Reuters
Darren Wilson was given a standing ovation at a police benefit last weekend. Wilson, the former Ferguson police officer cleared in the shooting death of Michael Brown, was attending a trivia event to help a county deputy convicted on burglary and assault charges that were later overturned. At the event, Wilson reportedly gave a short speech and thanked people for their support, which they returned with said ovation. Attorney Neil Bruntrager dismissed the idea that Wilson had received funding from the organization. "Darren was there because a friend invited him," Bruntrager said. "He was just there as an attendee, a trivia player. He was a guest of a friend."
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