Over the past decade, several natural disasters have struck Solomon Islands, including cyclones, king tides, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, droughts and tsunamis. With over 1,000 islands and atolls, Solomon Islands is also vulnerable to changes in climate and rising sea levels.
Given the distances and isolation of many communities, disaster response is more challenging and problematic than in other parts of the world.
Through World Vision's work in disaster risk reduction, we help communities to prepare for potential disaster and mitigate their impact. We integrate climate change adaptation with disaster resilience projects to help communities adapt to changing conditions.
This work is critical to development, protecting lives and livelihoods so people can break free from poverty.


A few months ago I wrote a wrote about a utility class that allows you to bind ReactiveCocoa view models to table views. With this binding helper, each item in the view model array is automatically bound to a cell. The binding helper also automatically updates the table view if the array property on the view model is updated.
Since publishing this binding helper, I've had number of people ask me how to handle view model properties which are mutable arrays. This presents a bit of a problem; you can certainly use the binding helper with NSMutableArray properties, however, there is no way to observe an array for changes, making it impossible to know when to update the UI.
This example shows how the binding helper can be used to render a dynamic list of stock prices. Every second the list is randomly updated, with prices changing, new items being added and some being removed or updated.
Notice that the quotes property uses the CEObservableMutableArray type.
The symbol property of the view model is constant and the view just takes the initial state. The price property is dynamic, as a result RACObserve is used to observe changes to the property (via KVO). Because cells can be recycled, we want to stop observing changes to the associated view model when recycling occurs. The simplest way to achieve this is to use the ReactiveCocoa takeUntil operation to 'terminate' the signal at the point of recycling.
The binding helper takes care of informing the table view when items are added / removed / replaced, triggering the required animations.
If you are using ReactiveCocoa for MVVM hopefully you will find this a useful little addition to your toolbox.
The binding helper code and the example illustrated above are available on GitHub.


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Capralba ist eine Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand ) in der Provinz Cremona, welche sich in der italienischen Region Lombardei befindet. Von Einheimischen wird die Gemeinde auch Cavralba genannt.

Ortsteile
Die 13,38 km² große Gemeinde liegt neben dem Hauptort die Fraktion Farinate, sowie die Wohnplätze Campisigo di Sopra, Cascina Famosa und Pradello.

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Ort in der Lombardei

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Syracuse Stage Announces Revised and Re-Envisioned 2020-21 Season
Tuesday, September 15, 2020, By Joanna Penalva
Department of DramaSyracuse Stage
The cast of "Thoughts of a Colored Man" in the world premiere at Syracuse Stage, part of the 2019-20 season.
Syracuse Stage announced today plans for adjustments to the 2020-21 season in order to address the continuing impact of the COVID-19 virus.
Three previously announced plays will be replaced in the six-show season. The Cold Read Festival of New Plays returns with additional enhanced experiences. A series of community-focused performances and conversations will be added and subscribers will be given access to a series of special interviews and behind-the-scenes looks guided by Syracuse Stage artistic leadership.
All plays and events will be available to subscribers and patrons through online access. Currently, any decisions concerning reopening the theater for live, in-person performance are contingent on guidelines and protocols not yet established by professional unions and state and local officials.
New to the season are "Talley's Folly," "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992." No longer part of the season are "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein," "Matilda The Musical" and "Once on this Island." Stage plans to present these shows in future seasons, possibly as soon as 2021-22.
The new season line-up is as follows: "Talley's Folly," "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," "Yoga Play," "Our Town" and "salt/city/blues." The season will run from late October 2020 through June 2021. The plays will be available in a video on demand format similar to the theater's production of "Amadeus" last March. Exact dates for the virtual access of each show will be announced in early October.
An integral part of the reimagined season is a focus on the Central New York community. A new series of free (online) conversations and performances called "Syracuse Stories" will complement plays in the season in an exploration of issues particular to Central New York as well as addressing broader concerns that impact the region.
In announcing the changes to the season, artistic director Robert Hupp explained that offering the plays online is not intended as a simple substitute for the live experience. Rather, by enhancing the plays with additional performances, community conversations and additional related content, the season offers an opportunity to engage with ideas and artists in ways not always available in a more traditional season.
"While we're saddened by the fact that we can't create the season we had planned, we are thrilled to announce our ideas for a newly reimagined Syracuse Stage season," says Hupp. "Especially now, in this time of national reckoning, we need the transformative power of theatre more than ever. We'll create fully realized virtual work, and with 'Syracuse Stories' we'll put our community front and center through a series of exciting multi-discipline projects."
The scheduled programming for "Syracuse Stories" is varied. Included are a production of "A Gatherin' Place" written and performed by members of the Harriet Tubman Troupe, directed by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented in association with the Auburn Public Theater; a series of videoed interviews with local leaders (including Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and Syracuse Police Chief Kenton T. Buckner) conducted in partnership with 100 Black Men of Syracuse; and a virtual reunion with Ping Chong and the cast of Stage's production of "Tales from the Salt City."
As the season progresses, plays such as "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," "Our Town" and "salt/city/blues" will consider comparable topics through a theatrical lens.
Written and first performed in 1993, "Twilight" is Anna Deveare Smith's artistic response to the brutal beating of Rodney King and the unrest that unfolded in South Central following the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers charged in his assault. Using more than 300 interviews, Smith wove a mosaic of four dozen characters into a stunning and insightful work of documentary theater. Steve H. Broadnax III ("Thoughts of a Colored Man") returns to Syracuse Stage to direct.
The universal perspective offered in Thornton Wilder's classic "Our Town" resonates deeply today as a reminder of life's fragility and wonder. Wilder calls out to cherish every unimportant moment we're together and wonders if any human beings ever realize life while they live it. With deceptive simplicity, Wilder speaks to today with distinct clarity and poetic grace. Hupp directs a play he counts as one of his favorites.
In "salt/city/blues," playwright and Stage's associate artistic director Kyle Bass sets a domestic drama against the backdrop of a fictional Syracuse grappling with the impact of a highway development project that has long divided the city and destroyed a once flourishing neighborhood. Stage's former artistic director Tazewell Thompson, who directed Bass' "Possessing Harriet," returns to direct this moving, funny, poignant and fresh, contemporary new play.
Broadening the range of the season and providing some theatrical counterpoint with romance and comedy are "Talley's Folly," "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley" and "Yoga Play."
Lanford Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for "Talley's Folly," a warm tale of unlikely romance between Sally, a thirtysomething woman from the Bible Belt, and Matt, a St. Louis accountant ten years her senior and in love for the first time. Playwright and actor Kate Hamill ("Pride and Prejudice") and real-life husband Jason O'Connell (Salieri in "Amadeus") return to Syracuse Stage to star in this intimate valentine of a play.
Fans of Jane Austen will delight in "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," a tribute and sequel to Austen's great "Pride and Prejudice" that places bookish Bennet sister Mary front and center and quite possibly falling in love. Holiday cheer, romance and England's first Christmas tree (maybe?) come wrapped in this celebratory production by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Hupp and co-produced with the Syracuse University Department of Drama.
The pursuit of authenticity and the perfect lavender-scented yoga pants makes for a bit of comic mayhem in Dipika Guha's "Yoga Play." As the new CEO of Jojomon—makers of high-end athletic wear—struggles to contain a public relations disaster, she pins her hopes on convincing a revered and reclusive yogi to serve as the company's spokesperson. Unfortunately for her, but wonderfully for audiences, he turns out to be not quite as she had expected. Melissa Crespo ("Native Gardens") returns as director.
"We've been at full employment throughout this pandemic pause so we have capacity to create fully realized productions and bring them directly into patrons' homes," said Hupp.
The Cold Read Festival of New Plays returns in March 2021 with Kate Hamill as playwright in residence. Award-winning theater artist, poet, songwriter and educator Chesney Snow will be the featured solo performer, and playwright and Syracuse City School District's Nottingham High School alumnus Evan Starling-Davis will be the "Write Here" author. Expanded online programming from Cold Read will continue throughout the season in the form of Cold Read Shorts, which has already featured work by Stage's associate artistic director Kyle Bass, New York-based mime artist Bill Bowers, and renowned visual artist and MacArthur Fellow Carrie Mae Weems.
Two planned residencies focused on developing new work are scheduled to go forward. In the fall, actor and writer Stephan Wolfert will perform his adaptation of "Macbeth" and develop a new piece, "The Head of Richard" based on "Richard III." Wolfert appeared as Mrs. Darcy in last season's "Pride and Prejudice." He is best known for his one-man show "Cry Havoc," which draws on his personal experience in the military and as a veteran contending with post-traumatic stress. He is also the creator of DE-CRUIT®–a program to reintegrate military veterans using Shakespeare, psychology and classical actor training.
In the spring, Los Angeles based writer, director and producer Mark Valdez arrives with his production of "Exiled in America," based on the book "Exiled in America: Life on the Margins in a Residential Motel" by sociologist Christopher P. Dum. Originating at Mixed Blood Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, "Exiled in America" is a multi-year, multi-city project that aims to impact housing policy utilizing performance, cultural organizing and creative community development strategies. In addition to Syracuse Stage, the production will travel to theaters in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
Subscribers will be invited to take a deep dive into the season with "Engage with Stage," a series of special conversations, interviews and behind the scenes looks hosted by Hupp and Bass. Each "Engage with Stage" segment offers insight into specific productions while providing perspective on the season as a whole. Subscriptions are $184 and on sale now at www.syracusestage.org and through the Box Office at 315.443.3275. Single tickets for "Talley's Folly" will be available beginning Oct. 12.
Lead support for programs in the Syracuse Stage 2020-21 season generously provided by Syracuse University, The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation, M&T Bank, The Shubert Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, the County of Onondaga administered by CNY Arts and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Wegmans, Bank of America, The Jon Ben Snow Foundation, Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Syracuse University Humanities Center and The William and Eva Fox Foundation.
"Talley's Folly" by Lanford Wilson
Directed by Robert Hupp
NovemberKate Hamill (playwright and actor "Pride and Prejudice") and Jason O'Connell (Salieri in "Amadeus") star in Lanford Wilson's 1980 Pulitzer Prize-winning Valentine of a play. On July 4, 1944, Matt Friedman, a 40+ accountant and in love for the first time in his life, drives 200 miles to the heart of Missouri Christian farm country to propose to Sally Talley, ten years younger and seemingly not interested. Having been met at the door by Sally's shotgun toting brother—Jews not welcome here—Matt takes refuge in a Victorian folly of a boathouse on the nearby river, where Sally finds him. Cue moonlight and music (waltz, please), willows and woods. Can one enchanted evening change the course of two lives? Once upon a time—there was hope in the land.
"Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley" by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
DecemberLizzy and Darcy. Jane and Bingley. Lydia and Wickham. But whither poor Mary, the bookish, oft-neglected middle sister of the Bennet clan? In this delightful sequel to Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," Mary takes her turn at center stage and possibly even love as a Christmas celebration at Pemberley brings together beloved characters in a droll and delicious new holiday story. There are some new faces (one in particular) and a confounding new tradition that involves dragging an evergreen tree from out of doors and standing it in the middle of a room. How jolly.
"Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" by Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III
January/FebruaryCreated and originally performed in 1993 by Anna Deveare Smith, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" is a stunning and insightful work of documentary theatre and a tour de force experience. On March 3, 1991, a 26-year-old Black man named Rodney King was brutally beaten by officers of the Los Angeles police department. The incident was caught on tape, the first of long line of disturbingly similar videos to go viral. The four officers involved were charged with assault and excessive use of force. A year later they were acquitted by a mostly white jury in the nearby suburb of Simi Valley where the trial had been moved. News of the acquittal set off five days of unrest in South Central Los Angeles, which left 63 dead, 2,000 injured, 9,500 arrested and $1 billion in property damages. "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" is Smith's artistic response to these traumatic events. Using more than 300 interviews, Smith creates a mosaic of four dozen characters to ruthlessly probe issues of race and class that set Los Angeles ablaze almost 30 years ago and continue to plague our nation today.
"Yoga Play" by Dipika Guha
Directed by Melissa Crespo
MarchJoan has a big problem. Recently named CEO of athletic-wear giant Jojomon—think high-end brand that's part 60s one-hit wonder and part citrus fruit—she even more recently learned that a BBC investigative team is about to expose her Bangladeshi manufacturer of lavender-scented yoga pants as an exploiter of child labor. Suddenly, Jojomon's family of customers is all atwitter with accusations of inauthenticity. Only one solution will do—find a reclusive and revered yogi to serve as a spokesman and restore the company's all-important claim to authenticity. They find him all right. The rest is 90 minutes of side-splitting comedy. The East Coast premiere of a timely new comedy by Dipika Guha, a talent to watch who was recently awarded a Venturous Playwright Fellowship by The Lark.
"Our Town" by Thornton Wilder
April/May"The life of a village against the life of the stars" is how Thornton Wilder described his heralded masterpiece "Our Town." "It is an attempt," he wrote, "to find a value above all price for the smallest events in our daily life." He succeeded with this graceful and poetic play—a heartfelt call to cherish every unimportant moment we're together and to embrace the true wonder and brevity of being alive. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Whether in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire at the turn of the 20th century, or Syracuse in 2021, Wilder's enduring classic asks us to stop and ponder what truly matters, and to consider that for a great many of us the answers will be the same. Bob Hupp directs one of his favorite plays.
"salt/city/blues" by Kyle Bass
Directed by Tazewell Thompson
JuneHow does a fractured family heal when unresolved emotions of the past color the present? How can a city reshape itself if it means tearing open old, still-tender wounds? And where in a diverse but segregated city can communities find common ground, mutual dignity, and a true sense of home? These questions collide into Yolonda Mourning, an independent consultant on a vast project to take down a span of highway that has long divided Salt City. When she leaves her husband and teenage son and moves to the heart of trendy downtown, a diverse cast of characters forces Yolonda to confront Salt City's complicated history around race, class and urban renewal, and to reckon with her role as architect of the broken bridges in her own family. Moving, funny, poignant and current, "salt/city/blues" is a fresh, contemporary new play set in a fictionalized Syracuse and to the music of the blues.
Joanna Penalva
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Яйла́ (обще «лето»;  «высокогорное летнее пастбище») — плоские безлесные места на горах Крыма, используемые в качестве летних горных пастбищ. Представляет собой относительно горизонтальный участок горной местности (вершинное плато), имеющий достаточное количество плодородной почвы и влаги, и годный, в летнее время, для выпаса скота. В отличие от обычных горных хребтов, яйлы неостроконечны, по их вершинам удобно прокладывать тропы и даже дороги. Небольшие яйлы используются пастухами в течение одного-двух дней, на крупные яйлы, представляющие собой небольшие плато, пастухи иногда переселяются на целое лето.

Этимология
Слово имеет тюркское происхождение (например,  и  — плато, которые в свою очередь происходят от тюркского корня  [yay] «лето». Туркмены Средней Азии использует этот же термин, остальные среднеазиатские тюркоязычные народы — однокоренной термин джайляу.

Описание

Представляют собой холмистые нагорные плато, покрытые альпийскими лугами с обилием трав и цветов. Из-за того что крымские яйлы плоские, сложены юрскими известняками и песчаниками, вода в них обычно просачивается вниз, а не стекает по склонам, образуя карстовые формы рельефа (воронки, пещеры, гроты). Реки и озёра на крымских яйлях практически отсутствуют, равно как и леса. Влаги, получаемой в виде осадков, хватает на поддержание степных горных ландшафтов умеренного типа (в более низких и южных частях — средиземноморского) с редкими вкраплениями хвойных деревьев. Почти полное отсутствие лесного покрова объясняется также вырубкой лесов и чрезмерной эксплуатацией пастбищ на протяжении тысячелетий. Следы стоянок древнего человека указывают на то, что люди освоили крымские яйлы ещё в каменном веке, хотя яйлы являются самым прохладным местом Крыма: даже в середине лета погода может резко испортиться, а тепло смениться холодным резким ветром, дождями и туманами. Самым холодным местом Крыма является Айпетринская яйла со средней температурой июля +16 °C и среднеянварской −3 °C (местами до −5,5 °C). Раньше крымские яйлы также использовались как летние пастбища — летом там пребывали пастухи (чабаны) со стадами овец и коз. С 1960-х годов выпас скота на крымских яйлах запрещён, так как массовое уничтожение травяного покрова овцами приводит к эрозии почвы.

Яйлы Главной Гряды Крымских гор (Байдарская, Ай-Петринская, Ялтинская, Никитская, Гурзуфская и Бабуганская) связаны между собой и образуют сомкнутую вершину. Яйлы центральной гряды отличаются от них тем, что расположены восточнее, представляют собой разобщённые массивы, которые отделяют друг от друга глубокие проходы.

Ширина яйлы варьирует в пределах от 0,5 до 10 км. Водозадержание является важной проблемой жизнедеятельности человека и животных на яйле: учитывая преобладание куэстовых рельефов в Крыму, а также сильные ветры с северо-запада, снег с яйлы обычно сдувается под её южную кромку. Оттуда весной бурные потоки тающего снега быстро уносятся в море, приводя к эрозии. В плане рельефа, большинство крымских яйл имеют крутые и обрывистые южные склоны при более пологих северных и в этом смысле представляют собой куэсты, хотя куэста, в отличие от крымской яйлы, не является сугубо крымской формой рельефа, хотя также имеет некую культурологическую привязку к испаноязычным странам (как и яйла к тюркоязычным). Именно на Крымском полуострове слово яйла приняло значение горного плато. В плане геологии крымские яйлы сложены преимущественно верхнеюрскими известняками возрастом до 150 миллионов лет, а потому подвержены карсту вследствие просачивания воды: здесь повсеместно можно встретить многочисленные полья, карры, провалы, воронки, гроты и пещеры. На самых высоких участках есть ледяные образования, хотя ледники как таковые отсутствуют. У крутой южной кромки регистрируются оползни и обвалы, а также вблизи речных долин встречаются каньоны и щели. Яйлы наиболее характерны для Главной гряды Крымских гор (площадь — 1565 км²), которая состоит из следующих массивов:

 Байдарская яйла
 Ай-Петринская яйла
 Ялтинская яйла
 Никитская яйла
 Гурзуфская яйла
 Бабуган-яйла
 Чатыр-Даг-яйла
 Долгоруковская яйла (Субаткан-яйла)
 Демерджи-яйла
 Караби-яйла
 Яйла Орта-сырт
 Тырке-яйла

Флора и фауна

Яйлы в основном безлесны, но по разным причинам. На некоторых высоких яйлах безлесность объясняется законом вертикальной зональности, если они лежат выше естественной границы лесов. Плато Крымских гор лежат не на каком-то одном уровне, а на высотах от 600 до 1500 м над уровнем моря. А так как одно над другим расположено ступенчато, то лес отлично растёт на склоне между двумя яйлами, как, например, между Долгоруковской яйлой и Тырке-яйлой. Одно время это объясняли тем, что человек за много веков выжег и вырубил леса на плоскогорьях (что отчасти верно для некоторых яйл), однако палеоботанические исследования убедительно говорят о том, что в древние времена не все плоскогорья были сплошь покрыты лесом. Скорее это была лесостепь; открытые ветрам, возвышенные места оставались безлесными, будучи «царством трав». На крымских яйлах с конца апреля до осени цветут: крокусы, горицвет (адонис весенний), ирисы, фиалки, вероника, лапчатка, таволга, подмаренник, тысячелистник, зверобой, душица, сон-трава, ясколка Биберштейна (крымский эдельвейс). Травы яйлы: типчак, степная осочка, клевер, манжетки, ковыль, мятлики, овсяницы, пырей, тимофеевка, ежа, коротконожка. Не менее пятисот видов растений насчитывается на Демерджи. Сорок пять видов растений встречаются только на яйлах, являясь эндемиками.

Крымские яйлы являются местом произрастания большинства эндемиков полуострова, среди которых выделяются эспарцет яйлинский и ясколка Биберштейна, также известная как крымский эдельвейс. Флора крупнейшей по площади Караби-Яйлы насчитывает 481 вид растений. Всего же на крымских яйлах произрастает до 930 видов растений. Флора крымских гор напоминает альпийские луга. В лесопосадках преобладает сосна обыкновенная (до 70 %), остальные 30 % это смесь следующих видов: клён-явор, дуб скальный, дуб пушистый, сосна крымская, сосна Коха, бук, граб, лиственница сибирская, ель восточная, осина зеленокорая, черемуха обыкновенная, юрга крупнолистная, акация жёлтая, кизильник блестящий.

Сохранность и угрозы

Несколько тысячелетий бездумного антропогенного воздействия привели к денудации крымских яйл, и как следствие, к их обезвоживанию и эродированию окружающих ландшафтов. В 1867 в Крым была впервые направлена особая госэкспедиция, целью которой было принять меры по обводнению яйл. 1906 году по проекту инженера Иосифа Сикорского на яйле было построено единственное в своём роде водохранилище Сикорского, просуществовшее до крымского землетрясения 1927 года. В 1918 г. академики В. И. Вернадский и Е. В. Вульф изучали причины безлесия яйл и проблемы их проектируемого облесения. Яйлы могут и должны играть важную водоохранную, лесоамелиоративную и средообразующую роль в Крыму. За период между 1957—1987 годами советские власти восстановили леса на 3,5 тыс. га яйл, что составляет порядка 10 % их общей площади.

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New solar sculpture at Tucson International Airport
April 28, 2012 Harriet BaskasArtAirport art, solar sculpture, Tuscon International Airport
Art at airports.
It's not essential to operations, but airport art can make a big difference in a traveler's day. That's why is always nice to see announcements of newly installed work.
This week Tuscon International Airport unveiled "Spirit of Southern Arizona," an 18-foot-high commemoration of Arizona's Centennial created as an artistic and scientific link between the region's historic past and its technological future.
Here's the description of the art work:
Six circular medallions encircle the sculpture's base, representing southern Arizona's past and present through images such as Tucson's first airplane flight in 1910, a Tohono O'odham woman harvesting saguaro fruit and the University of Arizona's radio telescope at Kitt Peak. Taking off from this cultural foundation is a futuristic airplane that leaves a sparkling contrail behind as it climbs into Arizona's sky en route to the next 100 years of progress.
The solar aspect of the sculpture involves photovoltaic solar panel collectors which power the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that create a changing display of colored lights and patterns at night.
Lead Artist Dr. Stephen Fairfield (Fairfield Enterprises) collaborated with Electrical Engineer Dr. Patrick Marcus (Marcus Engineering) and Emily Taylor (Emily Taylor Design) on the work, which now stands in a high-traffic spot, outside the rental car facility, adjacent to the exit lanes for the terminal roadway loop.
Tucson International Airport has loads of other art throughout the terminals, including permanent work and temporary exhibitions. Take a look at some of the art at Tucson airport here or here.
One thought on "New solar sculpture at Tucson International Airport"
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This sculpture looks great. It's good to see some nice artwork when going on your holidays and an airport is a great place to display it as its used by so many people.
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Having been in business for the past six years, the company is known for their personal, longstanding relationships with clients in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. By incorporating training and metrics into clients' brand standards and always addressing their short- and long-term goals, Hospitality Parking has demonstrated a rare, consistent commitment to client satisfaction.


With prescription eyeglasses costing an average of over $250 per pair, purchasing a new pair could take a significant bite out of your personal budget. However, there are several ways you can lessen the price – and the sting – of buying costly eyewear and visiting the optometrist.
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The prices at EyeBuyDirect are always competitive, but it also features special pricing on specific products, as well as holiday deals. And if you sign up for the newsletter, you'll also get a coupon on your birthday.
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Home » Industry » Melbourne barman is world's best
Melbourne barman is world's best
Source: The Australian, by John Lethlean, 9 October 2018
An ex-pat Italian who calls Melbourne home has won one of the world's most prestigious competitions for barmen.
Orlando Marzo, who creates drinks at the boundary-pushing Lume restaurant in South Melbourne, has been named "Diageo World Class Global Bartender of the Year" for 2018, in Berlin.
He nudged out 10,000 original entrants from around the world and a short-list of 55 international finalists to take top marks at the four-day event, with results announced Tuesday morning Sydney-time.
"All the finalists brought their A game, but Orlando really was on another level," according to judge Lauren Mote. "The Zacapa aperitif he made for the 'Before and After' challenge was one of the best I've ever tasted and the way he held his nerve in the 'Cocktail Clash' finale — for me, that's the mark of a truly world class bartender."
Marzo began his bar career in Rimini, Italy. He came to Australia from Britain in 2013, eventually working for the internationally acclaimed chef Heston Blumenthal at his Melbourne restaurant before moving to Lume. According to Lume's Veronica Fil, Marzo already had an international reputation when he landed in Melbourne after working at some of London's most famous bars, including The Player and Milk & Honey.
"Just being here, competing alongside the best bartenders in the world, judged by some of the most iconic names in the business was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Marzo said after the event "but to actually win? I'm still in shock. I couldn't have done it without the support of my amazing team back home — they've cheered me on every step of the way!"
According to Fil, Marzo beat his Australian competition to get to Berlin with a drink combining Johnnie Walker Blender's Batch Rum Cask Finish whisky, Marionette orange curacao, David Franz Old Redemption XO Tawny, and flavours of caramelised pear, clove and tarragon.
"The drink involves one very special ingredient — the work of graphic and industrial designers and an aerospace engineer," she said.
Marzo's competition winning Silver Fizz was less technical, but nonetheless successful.
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In August I attended the Gluten-Free Food Allergy Festival in Richmond, VA. This was my second year in a row visiting Richmond gluten-free. Just like last year, RVA was very good to your girl.
The Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event is back and I have four tickets to give away to my awesome followers!
Today is a very special day for me. It marks the 1-year anniversary transitioning to a gluten-free lifestyle.
Back in March I attended the Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness event and had a really great experience. The next event will be held at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on June 2nd from 10 AM-3 PM.
My birthday is March 31st and this year it fell on Easter weekend. My husband wanted to do something special for my birthday this year and decided to surprise me by taking me on a weekend getaway.
Hey guys! On March 24th I attended the Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event. I've always felt at home at gluten-free events I've attended in the past, and this event was no different.
Hi guys! I have narrowed down 4 of the largest upcoming gluten-free food allergy festivals and wanted to share the information with you all. I hope to attend at least two of these events this year and to share the experience with you guys. Let me know if you have any questions about these events or if you are able to attend one of the expo's I would love to hear your experience.
Holiday season is finally here! I am very excited to embrace my gluten-free lifestyle during the holidays. If you have dedication and a great support system I can assure you that no matter what food allergies you face you can have a stress-free enjoyable holiday.
Back in August I attended the Gluten-Free Food Allergy Festival in Richmond,Virginia. The festival started in 2014 and has grown since then.
This two-day event is being held in Richmond VA, Indianapolis, IN, and Portland, OR. There will be close to 70 gluten-free & allergy-friendly vendors.
If you're trying to eat healthier or battle with food allergies, here are some tips that may ease your worries about whether or not you'll get to enjoy cookouts like everyone else.
"Why are you gluten-free Chelsea?"


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It was d second time i was dealing wid ur company and i wud like 2 really appreciate ur support for making it such a wonderful experience. me wid my Family visited Hong Kong and Macau 2 weeks ago nd i thot it wud not be so easy as i was travelling wid my 2 kids who r below 6 years of age. But all went thru without any hassle & all the arrangements made by u were really Gud. The best part was d stay at The Venetian & visit 2 Disneyland where both my kids too enjoyed as it was a fun filled day wid magical adventures. I wud like 2 thanks to you ppl who helped me to plan these unforgettable days of my Life.
"very well arranged and carried out"
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the tour was fab! however, i really wish we cud spend some more time at disneyland!!
i did not even know that hong kong was that great place. i just told my vacation demands and you adviced me to take this package. i did not want cruise or too much shopping. so this tour was best for me. disney is just fantastic and stay at venetian was beyond my expectation.
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"We went for honeymoon but surrounded with kids"
Wonderful time spent at hkg n macau! very well formed and delegated package. i just wish my kids were a bit older so i could take them to casino as well. i could not stay long at casino as my kids were in room. but otherwise, our experience was awesome.
it was a very nice tour. shenzen, disneyland, hong kongand macau! however when i visited disneyland i just did not want to come back! wish i stayed there too!! am highly missing that week of my life!


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Q: Where discarded messages are going in SpringIntegration? We have a discard channel for some filters and aggregators, but we have seen that discard channel is a regular direct channel.
So, where those discarded messages go ? to DLQ ?
And also, do they live forever there ? Because we are struggling with memory consumption and we would like those messages to be deleted (garbage collected ) as soon they arrive to the DLQ.

A: Even if Spring Integration is based on the Messaging concepts, it is just a tool to build integration solutions. It isn't a Broker and therefore doesn't provide out-of-the-box state management like queue persistence and DLQ.
You are correct, the discardChannel is just a MessageChannel and you can inject any implementation there and do some desired logic in the discard flow on that channel. Sending to DLQ is already your particular use-case and you really should do that manually. There is nothing specific for Spring Integration on that discard channel. And if it is just regular QueueChannel without any poller on the matter, you really end up once with the OOM because messages are stored in the memory forever.

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In Their Own Words: Kim Boyer
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On the difference in her play the last two weeks:
"In the last two weeks, we've started conference play, so I think that changes how I approach things a little bit. Last year, everything was new; you didn't know what to expect at all. This year, I know what to expect a little bit more. When you get to conference, you want to be better, because that's what it comes down to."
"I think (early in the year) when we played all of those harder teams, made it rough for us. But we seem to have more confidence when we got to conference play, because we know what's out there. We've seen the best, and we know what to expect."
On coming off the bench compared to starting:
"Of course everybody wants to start, that's what you work for. But sometimes I feel like I am a better player when I come off the bench. You just have that break in between warm ups and the game, and that makes it a little easier for me. When you start, everything is intense right away, but when you come off the bench you kind of get to relax and ease into it."
"I don't really look at the other team (when I'm on the bench). I just prepare for how we're going to play. I look to see what I can contribute. I look at who I'm going to sub in for, what's working for them and what isn't, and I think about what I can do better."
On what she brings the Jayhawks:
"I think I bring speed to the team. Up front we have a lot great players that you can play the ball to, but I'm the type of player who can use my speed and get through the seams. I'm also a little taller, so that helps sometimes on corners and free kicks."
On the Jayhawks' sophomore class:
"We've had that experience from last year; all four of us (myself, Monica Dolinsky, Estelle Johnson and Shannon McCabe) got to play quite a bit last year. Shannon had quite a season last year, and so did Monica and Estelle. I guess I did too. This year, we've gotten comfortable with each other, how we all play and that's helped us a lot."
"The four of us are all totally different, personality-wise. I know for me, it was a little bit of a struggle early, just because I didn't know anyone else before I came here. Sometimes our personalities clashed a little bit. But I think gradually we got to know each other better and now we all get along great. It's fun getting to know different people."
"When I was looking at where I wanted to go to college, I looked at a lot of different places, but it came down to Colorado and here. One of the reasons I chose to come here was because it was away from home and I knew a lot of people who were going to Colorado. CU probably would have been more comfortable for me right away, but I felt to grow more, I needed to go out of state somewhere."
On why she chose to pursue soccer over other sports:
"When I was little, I actually hated basketball. I wanted nothing to do with it. Granted, I do like the sport better now, but back then I hated it. I tried to play volleyball a little bit when I was younger. I liked it, but never really thought of it as a competitive sport for me."
"With soccer, I had been playing since I was four. I had played on competitive teams, been through tryouts, done all of that, so that was my sport. I think I knew I wanted to play collegiately when schools started recruiting me in high school."
On how she got the nickname "Timmy":
"That was all Coach (Francis). One time last year, we were at practice and he grouped us up in a huddle and was trying to tell us what players were scrimmaging together. And he pointed at me and said `Tim, up front', and he kept going through, because he didn't realize what he had said. And then when everybody was like, `Who are you talking about?', he figured what he had said. He said that he wasn't sure how it happened, because he hadn't coached boys for a few years, but the nickname stuck. I know Kelsey (Archuleta) still calls me that, and so does (Volunteer Assistant Coach) Jenny (Anderson-Hammond)."
On her taste in music:
"I am really into the rap scene, but I do have a lot of different kinds of music on my iPod. I have some country on there, like Rascal Flatts. I like some rock, like Limp Bizkit. I really do love oldies too. I'm a big Beatles fan, because my dad loves the Beatles, so growing up that's what we listened to. My range is kind of all over the place. I even like jazz. My mom has some jazz CDs that I've put on my computer. They help me relax."
"For pregame music though, I definitely need the rap and the rock. I need to get pumped up."


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Cover Story: Fortune magazine
Hopefully this won't rile up the gang of crusty curmudgeons who commented yesterday, but in my opinion, some of the best, most forward-reaching magazine covers of the 50's were those commissioned by Fortune magazine's AD, Leo Lionni. I have the greatest admiration for Lionni. I think the man was a genius.
Leonni was at the centre of one of the most heated debates this blog has ever seen, back in February, when I showed a simple, child-like drawing he did in 1940 that won an Award of Distinctive Merit from the New York Art Director's Club.
Without revisiting that debate in detail, I'd just like to emphasize that, during a time when literal representation in illustration was king, the publishers and editors of the leading business magazine in America trusted Lionni to choose these and many other similar illustrations month after month for the covers of a magazine that (one could safely say) was being read by the most influential, powerful and conservative audience of the day.
These pieces would probably fit comfortably in the Museum of Modern Art, even today. But make no mistake: they are commercial art - commissioned for the purpose of selling a product - Fortune magazine - to the consumer, and it was Lionni's job to provide the kind of visuals that would increase sales. If he had failed he would have been replaced, but in fact he was Fortune's AD for well over a decade and only left in 1959 because he chose to quit the magazine business and pursue children's book illustration.
Whether you love or hate this kind of avant-garde approach to illustration, the fact remains that this magazine must have popped off the news stand. It was a great way to put a fresh face on the often dull topics of business and politics. Try doing a Google Image Search for "Fortune magazine' and see where we are sixty years later.
Photo after photo after photo of businessmen and politicians staring at the viewer. Very exciting. Ugh.
Art directors could learn a lot from a close study of what Leo Lionni accomplished half a century ago, in far less liberal times.
This guy had big balls and knew how to use them. ADs today need to grow a pair. The end.
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Todd 11:43 AM
Are you kidding? Please post more of these - completely and unbelievably amazing illustration. Many, many thanks.
caryn the designer 11:56 AM
These are fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing them! I'm a huge fan of Lionni as a children's book illustrator but have never looked into this part of his illustration background. Wonderful!
P.S. I think the main reason that real illustration and design is dead in the editorial business is because there is no money to be had there anymore. With the takeover of television, film, and the internet in the second half of the 20th century, magazines have declined as a major source of disseminating information in our society, and thus their influence and revenues have shrunk. If you need proof, look up what some of these magazines were paying artists in their heyday, and compare it to what they are offering now. Because of this, all of the real commercial artists have moved on to more lucrative areas of the industry.
Harry Borgman 12:03 PM
Hi Leif,
I totally agree with you, Lionni was an amazing art director, I always admired his great work. I began working in the art department of an engraving company when I was fifteen years old. They subscribed to many magazines and Fortune was the one that I waited for every month to see what Lionni was up to.
Todd;
That's a valid theory - and I think its one that holds water, at least for the first decade after the end of this "last golden age of illustration" we all love so much. But fast forward to today and I think the playing field has shifted by miles. From looking around the Internet at blogs, art forums, Flickr and so on, I see so much great illustration being done - much of it for no other reason than to participate in stuff like "Illustration Friday". That is, "for free"... "for the love of it".
I have had the good fortune to be hired over the years by some outstanding ADs who couldn't offer me much money, but gave me a ton of enthusiastic support and encouragement to do my thing - and fought their editors for the right to use my stuff over more of the same old crappy stock photography.
But I've also had the unhappy experience of working with ADs who seemed to not care any more. Maybe they have been beaten down by the management above them. Maybe they are overworked. Too often I've had ADs say, "let me see what the editor says" or "we don't want to do anything that might offend the advertisers."
The main thing (it seems to me as an observer with a vested interest) that's evolved over time (as a result of too much flawed marketing research and skewed focus groups) is this thinking that people will only buy a magazine with a photo cover, preferably of a celebrity, preferably a hot celebrity. Its broken logic because, as you point out, magazine sales are in the toilet thanks to the competition of tv, film, the Internet -- and a general decline in reading, I suppose.
But isn't that a wake up call to do something "different"? I tell you, its frustrating as hell looking at all that real estate on the news stands and seeing so much sameness. With so much illustration talent out there ( and so easy to access these days ) why wouldn't you jump all over these artists? I guarantee you they (we) would LOVE to do the cover of Fortune, Time, Maxim - whatever - even for today's relatively lousy rates.
And who knows? it might even get the attention of a distracted public and start selling a few more magazines each month!
Caryn; I'm glad you've enjoyed seeing today's images. I should emphasize, however, that Lionni was the art director, not the illustrator, of these pieces. Not sure if that was clear to you :^)
Harry; right on - I'm not surprised to hear that, based on your magnificent range of styles and relentless experimentation! :^)
Kali 1:42 PM
Wow, this was inspiring and saddening to read...What wonderful cover images! That first one is really great. It's lovely to think of a time when illustrations would have graced the covers of these big magazines, especially non-traditional illustrations like these! I am also a freelance illustrator, mainly doing magazine work, and it's true the state of the industry right now is not so great. It would be interesting to see what would happen if more illustration became prevalent in magazines, but at the same time I think the web has yet to be harnessed as a field for paying illustration...I've also worked in concept art in the videogame field, and it also has some of the same hang-ups as far as doing the same sorts of styles for each game...it wasn't particularly fun for me as an artist. The pay is better, but I felt like I had no soul. It's a difficult tradeoff. As you say, Leif, there's so much talent out there, and I feel like some sort of change has to happen in the future so we can harness it all.
Chad Sterling 2:04 PM
I was looking at an archive of Vogue and Cosmo covers a while back and I seem to recall the shift to Celeb cover photos started at the beginning of the 70s, way before the incursion of 'new media'.From this I deduce the company accountants were responsible for this shift away from painted or graphic cover art.We have all sorts of excuses for why its not possible to use illustration these days but its no surprise that its based on a money man's fallacious belief that pictures won't sell a magazine like a photo will. Please check a magazine like Monocle for a contemporary magazine that goes against the grain.
Leif Peng 2:29 PM
Kali;
great comment - and thanks for giving us the benefit of your personal experience. I can certainly relate: most of my income now comes from advertising storyboards - a very mercenary niche market that's much more about craft than concept. If you love to draw for the sake of drawing, it can be rewarding to the soul, I think. But its far, far away from the editorial art so many illustrators (myself included) wish they could do full time.
Last spring I attended the National Cartoonists Society Reubens Awards in L.A. Among the weekend's events was a very well-attended panel discussion featuring a half-dozen or so major players in the print industry... cartoon syndicate presidents, newspaper editors, people like that. They all talked around the issue of "monetizing" the work of their artists on the web. Considering how influential these people are, I got no sense from them that they had a clue about how to do this.
Maybe at 45 I'm too analog to see that future, but I still have faith that print will be around for a long time - and that it can make good money (and therefore pay good money to illustrators). But its going to take some people with real vision to turn this ship around.
If I were boss of the world, the first thing I'd do is direct the Society of Illustrators to hire a good PR firm and have them turn the annual awards into an event the public knew about and cared about. I'd have them figure out how to turn illustrators into celebrities again, like they were in the first half of the century. That would get the attention of the print industry. If illustrators mattered to the public then they'd begin to matter to advertisers - and subsequently to art directors.
Our biggest problem is we're too quiet. We let the photographers hog all the glory because, typically, we just want to hide in our studios and draw pictures. If we ever want to see a return to the 'good ol' days', its not going to happen by accident -- we're going to have to organize and make it happen.
marco pedrana 6:34 PM
I wonder if the Fortune magazine' particular target of readers was a factor in addressing the concepts of its covers towards this kind of art.
Or if maybe it is to convey a more direct, more emotional idea as base of successful enterprising in general, like if success is fueled by genius before anything else.
The effect would be even more striking in a time when representative art was, as you say, the rule.
i mean, i don't know as i haven't read the magazine ever, but it came in mind easily by looking at those powerful, luscious images.
great post Leif!
Zapiola 8:12 PM
Delightfull blog, intelligent, good written.
Dear lord. These are amazing. I loved this guys books as a child, didn't know he was such an accomplished non-childrens illustrator.
Just to reiterate; Lionni was the art director of these images - not the illustrator. But I'm delighted that you like them, anonymous - thanks for adding your comment :^)
Daniel 3:05 PM
Leif-
Do you know who did that helicopter piece? It's quite good.
I've seen lots of Fortune Magazines from that time period. Beautiful stuff. Lionni even sent artists out on location to do reportage work! You barely hear about that type of work today.
Did you come across the work that Weaver did for Fortune at that time? It's great.
Daniel; The helicopter cover was done by Robert Gwathmey. You can find all these covers and their related artist IDs in my Flickr photostream:
Start here and click the left thumbnail to scroll through all six covers.
I haven't seen any Fortune covers by Weaver, but I'm not surprised to hear Lionni would have used him.
Tom 12:37 AM
"Art directors could learn a lot from a close study of what Leo Lionni accomplished half a century ago, in far less liberal times".
Leif, your comment above got me thinking. From what I am hearing, today it's upside down. It's a more liberal time today, yet illustration was more diverse and abundant back then, when it was less liberal times. I would have thought the opposite (?) I too, would like to see quality illustration, like some of the bold Fortune cover illos., instead of a parade of celeb photos.. but don't know if the general public would respond to quality illustration or not (?) Not riled up, just food for thought. :-)
Leif Peng 7:01 AM
Tom; you're question astutely strikes at the heart of the matter: as with the film and music industries, the print industry ( specifically magazine industry, for our purposes) has become 'politically correct' in modern times. This isn't directly linked to the fact that these are more liberal times and more liberal, left-leaning, sensitive types are worried about hurting people's feelings with "offensive" artwork... it has everything to do with (as Chad said above) the control of creative content by non-creative corporate decision makers.
In film, music and print, media conglomerates have instituted vast hierarchies of middle-managers who rely on endless specious market research to try to find the formula for success -- a combination of focus group results and cost-cutting streamlining to standardize production.
In the first instance they dictate that "photos of hot female celebrities on the cover sell 25% more magazines therefore we will have hot female celebrities on our covers every month."
In the latter instance they have hired design consultants to devise templates for the production of the magazine. This may be a well-intentioned but mistaken belief that they are investing in a "signature look" that distinguishes their magazine from the competition.
It also hamstrings the art director.
I can't tell you how often I've had my suggestion to try something different with the page design be rejected by art directors who tell me they have a template for the page layout and need my piece to "fit a hole".
Its a sorry state of affairs, to be sure, and doesn't bode well for illustration if we illustrators are going to sit by complacently and be steamrolled. That's why I suggest that the SoI lead the charge and try to turn the tide.
The closest example of successful rebellion I can give is in television, where HBO and other cable networks have shown the big three how quality content can win awards and attract viewers (and ad dollars) while the cheap reality tv formula embraced by media conglomerate managers/decision makers sinks in the ratings.
In an age where visual content is king, print publishers whose sales are floundering need to wake up and find new, compelling content to attract readers/purchasers. I passionately believe illustration is the solution they're ignoring.
dugF 11:01 PM
The covers I've worked on these days are far more art directed than twenty years ago. I think art directors like Soojin Buzelli at Plansponsor are trying and creating some very credible work right now in this economy. Which is no simple feat.
Thanks for sharing that dugF; I was not aware of Soojin Buzelli or Plansponsor magazine - but this is exactly the kind of AD I'm looking for - she's awesome. Let's hope she inspires many others to follow her lead. Let's hope her art direction increases Plansponsor's circulation - that'll influence other editors and publishers more than anything.
I'm not sure what you mean by the covers you've worked on recently being much more art directed than 20 years ago. Is that something you regard as an industry overview or just your personal experience? Because if your talking anecdotally I'd say the opposite is true, so we'd cancel each other out.
It doesn't really matter to me if the art director takes a heavy or light hand ... my concern is that (IMO) the industry as a whole has diminished the authority of the AD over what appears on the cover of a publication. I look around at what's on the news stand and I see the print version of what I hear on mainstream radio: Sameness. Formula. Decision making by market research and focus group data. Photography is everywhere and illustration is virtually non-existent.
This situation only exacerbates the thinking of the ad industry, where illustrators could be reaping the financial reward of increased exposure on magazine covers.
Am I wrong in this impression?
dugF 7:26 PM
Oops sorry, here's trying again. Leif, my comment was based on my personal experience. As an example; I've done covers & interior work on and off for BusinessWeek for over twenty-three years. The role of the art director is definitely diminished. Powerful Art Directors like Malcom Frouman where made unwelcome, and eventually left in disgust from what I could gather. Also I've been asked repeatedly to brighten up my palette, even when the subject is dire. Keep it happy or light. In some ways I feel its like adolescent-pop-lite-neutral fare is the order of the day. In editorial it was the norm that I develop my own concepts, now the last few covers have been very preconceived/directed. I'm not against working with a concept that has been developed, but it strikes me as though the editors are trying to micro-manage the art departments now. Wordsmiths rarely are great visual directors. The power and elegance is undermined by a industry that has no understanding of the real strength of illustration. Suffering from it's own amnesia, the publishing word stumbles towards it's own demise. Mediocrity is king in a VERY commodified subscription frenzy for the perceived safe buck.


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dragon boat in chinese
Want to access all graphics? In mainland China, there are also various informal races organized by local villages and communities. Dragon Boat Festival in Chinese is 端午节(Duānwǔ jié).It is on the fifth of May of lunar calendar. The Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival) is a traditional holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan (340-278 B.C.). One of China's major traditional festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar for millennia. This year (2020) the festival falls on June 25th. We specialise in serving quality, authentic Cantonese and Peking cuisine. About Dragon Boat. As noted above, the Dragon Boat Festival is also called the Double Fifth Festival because it falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. If you want to try zòngzi at most times of the year, you will likely be hard-pressed to find any. Qi Baishi used this simple composition and festival elements to express the thoughts and feelings close to daily life, also encourages the expression of imagination and creativity, contributing to a vivid sense of cultural identity. Reviews. No download limit . Divorced from most of its cultural associations with the traditional folk holiday, this sport has recently gained popularity with people around the world, including in the United States. Unable to find him and worried that fish would eat his body, they threw balls of sticky rice into the river in hopes that the fish would choose the rice over Qu Yuan. To express his distaste for the war plan, the King e… This minister's name was Qu Yuan.At first the people of Chu and other Chinese states supported Qu Yuan, but as time passed, the King of Chu disapproved. New graphics added daily . This 1953 ingenious painting from Qi Baishi's later days displays a succulent feast of cherries, strawberries, realgar wine and Zongzi, to celebrate the Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival) is a traditional holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan (340-278 B.C.). Learn more. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional holiday originated in China during the Warring States Period (476 - 221 BC). Chinese Festivals – The Dragon Boat Festival On the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, Chinese people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 (Duānwǔ jié). Qu Yuan's suicide is only one of the explanations that have been advanced, however. Near the summer solstice, communities across China gather to race boats, many adorned with painted carvings of dragons. China's Lantern Festival: What it is and how it's celebrated. $19 /mo Buy Unlimited. Booking for weddings, parties and private functions available. In addition to the drummer, there is also a steerer who sits in the back of the boat and helps to steer it using a long steering oar. Common fillings for sweet zòngzi include sweet red bean paste or jujube (Chinese dates). Dragon boat racing is the most important activity during the Dragon Boat Festival. In the Chinese culture, this is one of three important holidays to celebrate. Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four major cultural holidays in Chinese culture. Thanks to attempts by the Chinese government to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Dragon Boat Festival reemerged as an official public holiday in 2008. For any commercial project . Chinese Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 5th day of the 5th month on the Chinese lunar calendar. There are many legends about this traditional festival and the most popular one is "屈原 (Qū Yuán)QuYuan," who was a Chinese scholar and minister to the King of State of Chu during the Warring States period.He was famous for his loyalty to the state. The story of Qu Yuan's suicide is often used to explain the dragon boat racing tradition. Beijing ICP prepared NO.16065310-3, Dragon Boat Festival in Chinese paintings. Although the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history, it has not always found favor with the Chinese authorities. Chinese people call the Dragon Boat Festival – Duān Wǔ Jié 端午節|端午节. People living in small communities where local races are held usually know most or all of the members of the dragon boat teams. "Summer is here!" "It is going to get hot." That is what I heard from my grandmother, my parents, and the neighbors years ago when the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching. Great question! Official races organized by organizations like the International Dragon Boat Federation are held in many parts of the world. Master chefs from Hong Kong and China create time-honoured Cantonese and Peking cuisine. The painting features the wine bottle and cups. The English name - "Dragon Boat Festival" comes from its alternative Chinese name 龙舟节 … This traditional holiday, also called the Double Fifth festival, is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (called 农历 or nónglì in Chinese). Dragon boat racing has a history of over 2,000 years and some scholars believe the practice most likely began as a way to worship the Dragon God. Traditionally, the animals referred to as wǔdú included centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions, lizards and toads. Even before the modern era, dragon boat racing was popular among ethnic Chinese people living throughout Asia. The Dragon Boat Festival falls every year on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, which is a different day every year. This traditional holiday, also called the Double Fifth festival, is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (called 农历 or nónglì in Chinese). Many Chinese families make their own, and pre-made versions also suddenly become available at most corner convenience stores. The festival falls on the 5th day of the fifth month on lunar Chinese calendar. To safeguard themselves during this time, ancient people practiced rituals such as poking pictures of the five poisonous animals with pins, which was believed to render their real-life counterparts harmless. It remains the same even today. Delivery services start at 5:00 pm. Chinese & English Meals: MENU HOME FRONT PAGE PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 HOME Dragon Boat 606 Mumbles Rd, Mumbles SWANSEA. Traditionally, the fifth lunar month was considered to be an unlucky time. /Photo courtesy of Sohu.com, Copyright © 2018 CGTN. dragon boat definition: 1. a boat used for racing, designed and decorated in a traditional Chinese way to look like a…. The ancient people knew May as a disastrous month, during which hundreds of poisonous creatures like snakes, centipedes, scorpions, lizards, and toads were active. Despite the various ups and downs it has faced over the years, anyone who has the chance to experience the fun and infectious excitement of the Dragon Boat Festival in China will quickly understand why its popularity has endured for many millennia. During the Festival, people would hang up calamus and Chinese mugwort over their gates to "exorcise evil spirits." In fact, these aromatic plants were used to ward off rising number of insects as the weather becomes warm. /Photo courtesy of China Daily, The loquats and flowers, Tang Yun. Dragon Boat Racing in Chinese Festival Graphic. The Poems of Qu Yuan. The State of Chu was not doing well politically, and news of its various defeats at the hands of competing states sent Qu Yuan into a deep depression. Dragon boats are long and thin. This year, the Dragon Boat … This is because zòngzi are thought to resemble the rice dumplings thrown into the water by villagers to stop the fish from eating his body after his suicide. Qu Yuan spent his exile in a productive manner, writing many works of poetry, but his mind was troubled. During the 1960's, when China was embroiled in the Cultural Revolution, campaigns against traditional culture and customs caused the popularity of traditional festivals, including the Dragon Boat Festival, to decrease dramatically. Its current iteration is an amalgamation of multiple different festivals and traditions. According to the old stories, there was a Minister of the state of Chu who supported the decision to wage war against the oppressive state of Qin. Unlimited access to 929223 graphics . The use of dragon boats for racing and dragons are believed by scholars, sinologists, and anthropologists to have originated in southern central China more than 2500 years ago, in Dongting Lake and along the banks of the Chang Jiang (now called the Yangtze) … A golden three-headed dragon also appears in the comic book series God Is Dead. Add to cart. 端午节 / 端午節 (Duānwǔ Jié / Dragon Boat Festival) is a traditional Chinese holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous scholar 屈原 (Qūyuán). Another possible explanation for the origins of the festival is linked to superstitions surrounding the date on which it falls. Time for Dragon Boat Race Duānwǔ Jié (端午节,Dragon Boat Festival) has long been a traditional holiday associated with many customs and superstitions in China.This year's holiday falls on June 7 to June 9. The dragon boat festival is a fun, boisterous holiday. Races have even been held in big cities such as New York and Chicago. All these practices represent a common theme of expelling negative forces and maintaining good health. After being slandered by another official, however, he was sent into exile. Many believe that the Dragon Boat Festival originated in ancient China based on the suicide of the poet and statesman of the Chu kingdom, Qu Yuan in 278 BCE.The festival commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan, who was a loyal minister of the King of Chu in the third century BCE. It is summer time when the Dragon Boat Festival comes. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday that has been around in various forms for thousands of years. It is believed that the Dragon Boat Festival day is when the herbal medicines effect the best. Dragon Boat, St. Ives (CB), Cambridgeshire. One such tradition that has survived to this day and is still incorporated into modern Dragon Boat Festival celebrations is the custom of hanging mugwort and calamus branches on one's door to ward off evil spirits. The distance covered by racers can vary from 100 to 2,000 meters (328 to 6,562 feet). The festival falls on the 5th day of the fifth month on lunar Chinese calendar. Without question, one of the most enthusiastic presentations of Chinese culture is this activity known as dragon boat racing. Qu Yuan's wisdom and intellectual ways antagonized other court officials, thus they accused him of false charges of conspiracy and was exiled by the king. While many know this Chinese festival for its exciting dragon boat races, it actually came about to honor a poet named Qu Yuan (屈原 … Today, however, most dragon boats are made of modern materials such as fiberglass. Eventually, his dispair in the face of the political situation drove him to commit suicide by drowning himself in Hunan Province's Miluo River. cartoon flat illustration vector isolated in white background. Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 7 in 2019. Two prevailing stories are often cited to explain the origin of this age-old holiday. Since ancient times, many artists, including Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi, have been inspired by the Festival to express their feelings. Manda is a large Chinese dragon that appears in the Godzilla storyline. In these settings, instead of watching from the bank, villagers sometimes row their family boats out into the river so that they can get a closer look at the dragon boats during the race. Read on to find out more about how Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated. The use of the lunar calendar to set the festival's date means that it is celebrated at a different time every year. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary. Chinese take away at st.ives ,huntingdon What is the history of the Dragon Boat Festival? Boiling the herbs, especially calamus and wormwood, with water, people would take an herbs water bath to prevent diseases. The Dragon Boat Festival (端午节 or Duānwǔjié in pīnyīn) is an official public holiday in Mainland China. The boat size varies by region. During a race, the drummer leads the paddlers by beating rhythmically on a drum. How do people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival? As shared above, legend has it that people eat zòngzi on the Dragon Boat Festival as a way to remember the poet Qu Yuan. The dumplings themselves are wrapped in bamboo leaves, tied with a string, and either steamed or boiled. We only use farm fresh vegetables and fresh vegetable oil. The Dragon Boat Festival (端午节 or Duānwǔjié in pīnyīn) is an official public holiday in Mainland China. At the time, it was common for Chinese literati to work in government, and Qu Yuan was no different. /Photo courtesy of China Daily, The auspicious Duanwu, Qi Baishi, 1943. A Chinese Water-Dragon is used as the main antagonist in Season 3 of the Australian television series Mako Mermaids. Minimum order is £15.00. Let's take a look at the Dragon Boat Festival celebration. Add to favorites dragon boat racing in chinese festival icon set. The following four paintings represent the festival's folk customs and elements. Food Delivery from Dragon Boat Chinese Restaurant, best Asian, Chinese, Sushi Delivery in Aurora, CO The season of loquat fruit is around the festival. The Dragon is heavily based on Chinese mythology to … The legend says that in 278 BC a famous Chinese poet and minister Qu Yuan drowned himself in the river protesting against the occupation of his country by the State of Qin. That is the reason that it is also called the Double Fifth Festival. Another Dragon Boat Festival tradition is bathing in herbs water. Let's start with what NOT to say: "Happy Dragon Boat Festival," or, "端午节快乐 (duānwǔjié kuàilè)" Confused? In line with this explanation, racing dragon boats mimics the actions of the villagers who rowed out into the river to try to save their beloved poet. It usually falls sometime around June. To deal with them, they found Acorus Calamus, mugwort leaves, pomegranate flowers, garlic and Chinese Ixora flower known as "the five auspicious signs in Duanwu.". Welcome to the Menu Website of Dragon Boat, Mumbles. Over the years, dragon boat racing has developed into a sport with a variety of rules and regulations. However, in the weeks leading up to the Dragon Boat Festival, zòngzi suddenly become available everywhere. Similar to the use of outrigger canoes or Polynesian va'a, dragon boat racing has a rich background of ancient ceremonial, ritualistic and religious traditions, and thus, the modern competitive aspect is but one small part of this complex dragon boat culture. Legend has it that when they realized he was attempting to drown himself, the citizenry rushed in boats to the middle of the river in an attempt to save him or at least retrieve his body. Some people thought drinking realgar wine (a kind of alcoholic drink known as xionghuang wine in China) can protect themselves from illness. Generally it is about 20–35 meters in length and needs 30–60 people to paddle it. 604 likes. Red dragon is a symbol of China which appears in many Mahjong games. Many of these informal races are held in communities where people have a close relationship with nearby bodies of water and most families own their own boats. There is also a drummer who sits at the bow of the boat facing the paddlers. Originally more celebrated in the South of China than in the North, 端午节 became an official Chinese holiday in 2008 (the Chinese therefore now get three days off for this holiday – which they need to make up for on the weekends prior and after the holiday). Because of the close relationships between audience members and participants, the atmosphere during these local races can be particularly exuberant. During the Dragon Boat Festival, ancient people gathered medicinal herbs, drank wine and suspended the artemisia and acorus calamus. The most common length for a race, however, is 500 meters (1,640 feet). Dragon boat Chinese Restaurant offers an exciting Cantonese-style atmosphere and excellent food. It's a day to commemorate the life and death in 278 BCE of the famous Chinese poet … Eating bamboo-wrapped rice dumplings is also popular at this time of year. According to this explanation, the custom is thought to have originated in southern China's Guangdong Province along the Pearl River Delta. Savory zòngzi might be stuffed with salted egg yolks, pork or mushrooms. During this holiday people commemorate the life and the death of the famous Chinese poet … Zòngzi are a type of pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice and stuffed with various sweet or savory fillings. The dragon boat festival ( 端午节 duānwǔ jié) falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. Generally, the holiday falls anywhere from the end of May to the end of June according to the Gregorian calendar (阳历, yánglì). Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu Festival, is one of the four grandest traditional festivals in China, falling on 5th day of the 5th month in Chinese lunar calendar. This early painting by Zhang Daqian in 1923 shows mugwort, garlic, and pomegranate flowers, which can repel five poisonous creatures. In addition to the threat posed by the reemergence of poisonous animals, it was also believed that people were more prone to falling ill around this time. Meal Delivery Information . Although the size of the boats and their crews can vary, in most cases, the crew consists of 20 paddlers who sit side-by-side in pairs facing the bow. The wooden boats are shaped and decorated in the form of a Chinese dragon. Read on to discover the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival and learn more about the customs associated with this traditional celebration. The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the events of China's Warring States Period. In most parts of China, the weather is quite good at this time of year, and people congregate outside on the banks of rivers and lakes to enjoy the fine weather while watching traditional dragon boat races. Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar. To learn more about the holiday, I watched a few 端午节 / 端午節 YouTube videos in Mandarin Chinese and English. In recent years, however, Dragon Boat Festival has regained its traditional place as an important holiday in Mainland China. Write a review $ 4.99. Five auspicious signs in Duanwu, Zhang Daqian, 1923. This Friday is the Dragon Boat Festival (端午节 – duān wǔ jié), a traditional holiday that's celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. The Dragon Boat Festival is the first Chinese festival to be included in the list of the world's intangible cultural heritage by the UNESCO. This piece painted by Tang Yun, a prestigious modern artist, signals the coming of the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon Boat Festival (Longzhou Jie in Chinese pinyin), also known as Duanwu Festival, is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. Teams of twenty athletes gather in colorful, forty-foot long boats with dragon masks decorating the ends, and then proceed to paddle as quickly … These days, the most well-known aspect of the Dragon Boat Festival is the tradition of racing dragon boats (赛龙舟, sàilóngzhōu). During races, the boats are fitted out with a colorful dragon head and tail. People in certain regions of China believed that during this month, the dreaded five poisonous animals (五毒, wǔdú), started to come out of their winter hiding places. The other three are Chinese New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival and Qingming Festival. /Photo courtesy of China Daily, Duanwu's delicacy, Qi Baishi, 1953. 475 to 221 BC). You can now browse our website to see our wide range of authentic and traditional Chinese dishes that are available. Often, they are related to many of the crew members by birth or marriage. Our chefs are well known for their excellent Chinese cuisine, when it comes to food we are experts in choosing the colour, aroma, flavour and taste. They would also soak glutinous rice, wash reed leaves and wrap up zongzi. Among the famous paintings from ancient China, there are many others themed the Dragon Boat Festival. He served faithfully as a government official in the State of Chu for some time. Almost every Chinese holiday has a specific food or foods associated with it, and Dragon Boat Festival is no different. DRAGON BOAT Chinese Restaurant And Takeaway is located in New Bradwell, and are proud to serve the surrounding areas. A painting of a tranquil courtyard with Zongzi and wine cups sitting under the shadow of mugworts, a natural repellent of mosquitoes, was painted by renowned Chinese artist Qi Baishi in 1943 to reflect the idyllic life of the Dragon Boat Festival. In modern times, the most popular story explaining the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival concerns the death of Qu Yuan (屈原, Qū Yuán), a poet of the Warring States period (approx. The Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise known as the Duanwu or Tuen Ng Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday whose origins date back to the Warring States era (475 - 221 BC). dragon boat translate: 龍舟. It was made as a national holiday in 2008. On this holiday, the food of choice is zòngzi (粽子). People celebrate this holiday by racing dragon boats and eating traditional foods. Over the years, various traditions emerged to help ensure that people were protected from illness and bad luck during the dreaded Double Fifth. During his time in exile, Qu Yuan had become quite popular with the local people. A semi-final of men's 100-meter dragon boat race was held in east China's Fujian Province on Monday. What is Singles' Day and how is it celebrated? Originally, dragon boats were made of teak. To learn more about the history and traditions, my kids and I have been reading Dragon Boat Festival books in Chinese and English! People were in mourning and searched for his body sailing their boats down the river. A Brief Guide to the Chinese New Year (春节 Chūnjié), A Brief Guide to the Seven Major Chinese Holidays, An Introduction to China's National Day Holiday, Participating in or Attending Dragon Boat Races, Chinese poet and government official during Warring States period. What is Chinese Valentine's Day and how is it celebrated? Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 / 端午節 (Duānwǔ Jié) is an important Chinese holiday that occurs near the summer solstice in June.
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Gordon Sondland, The Diplomatic Neophyte At The Center Of Trump's Ukraine Storm
By Tierney Sneed and Josh Kovensky
October 8, 2019 6:00 a.m.
The State Department blocked U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland from appearing to speak with congressional investigators behind closed doors Tuesday morning. His appearance would have been part of lawmakers' examination of Trump's hijacking of U.S. foreign policy for his own domestic partisan political goals.
Sondland, a Trump appointee, was expected to be a key witness for House Democrats as they pursue their impeachment inquiry into President Trump. But one hour before he was schedule to appear on Capitol Hill, Sondland's lawyer announced that he would not be showing up for his interview Tuesday, under the direction of the State Department.
The texts and testimony that have emerged so far in the Democratic probe have revealed that not only was Sondland directly involved in encouraging Ukraine to follow the 2020-geared directives of Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, but that he also pushed back on others' suggestions that what was being asked of Ukraine was inappropriate.
That Sondland was so involved at all — given that Ukraine is not even a member of the European Union — has surprised and flummoxed foreign policy experts.
"I have been trying to figure out how our representative to the EU got so involved in this," Steven Pifer, a former ambassador to Ukraine, told TPM. Prior to his 2018 appointment, Sondland was a hotel magnate in the Pacific Northwest.
In an interview with a Ukraine state news agency on July 26, Sondland explained that the Ukraine work was among the "other special assignments" he got from Trump.
That "special assignment" would go on to put Sondland at the center of a firestorm that blew up with Trump's demands, in a July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden and fan the flames of conspiracy theories surrounding the U.S.'s 2016 election meddling probe.
Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that he "would love to send Ambassador Sondland, a really good man and great American, to testify, but unfortunately he would be testifying before a totally compromised kangaroo court, where Republican's rights have been taken away, and true facts are not allowed out for the public."
Sondland went from having almost no on-the-ground experience in Ukraine — by this summer he had visited only two or three times — to hosting Zelensky for dinner and bragging that he was one of Trump's "three amigos" in charge of managing U.S.-Ukraine relations.
Sondland, a diplomatic neophyte, appears to have stepped into the role in the aftermath of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch's departure, which came at Giuliani's prodding. Not much has emerged in the House probe about what Sondland was doing before this summer, but what the public records do suggest is Sondland's engagement with Ukrainian officials intensified after Yovanovitch's removal in May.
Sondland's EU appointment fits the mold of the longstanding, albeit slimy, practice of elevating political donors to ambassadorships under the administrations of both parties. Sondland had backed out of his support of Trump during 2016 campaign — objecting to Trump's attack a Gold Star family — only to route a total $1 million into Trump's inaugural committee through companies that obscured his role.
Exactly why he was tasked by Trump to get directly involved in the administration's Ukraine relationship is unclear' but Sondland's maneuvering to take the reins of the U.S. Ukraine policy was particularly irritating to more experienced State Department officials, according to a Washington Post report.
A still-anonymous whistleblower identified Sondland — along with Ukraine special envoy Kurt Volker, who sat for a House interview Thursday — as trying to "contain the damage" that was being done by Trump and his allies in their efforts in Ukraine to dig up dirt on Trump's political rivals.
That may be a charitable reading of Sondland's motives, despite Volker's claim that he was unaware of of the political motives underlying Giuliani interest and particularly his desire to muddy up Biden, whose son Hunter served on the board of Ukrainian energy company.
The public record of what Sondland believed about the pressure campaign — which may have included a Trump-ordered freeze on military aide — is at best mixed.
On Aug. 30, Sondland told Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) that the aid was being used as leverage for an investigation into the origins the 2016 Russia probe, according to Johnson's account to the Wall Street Journal. The claim alarmed Johnson and prompted Johnson to call the President, who denied a quid pro quo, Johnson said.
A little over a week later, when Bill Taylor, a career U.S. diplomat who had been brought to Kyiv with Yovanovitch's ouster, raised concerns about a quid pro quo, Sondland rejected the idea but quickly sought to end any written conversations about the claim.
The exchange was one of several times Sondland brushed off Taylor's discomfort with where things were headed and at least the second time that Sondland instructed Taylor not to continue those discussions in writing.
What is evident from the texts was that Sondland spent all summer trying to secure a public confirmation from Ukraine that the country would investigate the 2016 U.S. election and Burisma, the Hunter Biden-linked company.
Despite Trump's claims denying a quid pro quo, the exchanges with Sondland spell out that, in order for the White House to nail down a Zelensky visit to Washington, Ukraine would have to put out a statement announcing the probes.
In one exchange, Sondland alluded to a "deliverable" Trump wanted when asked what prompted the White House to move towards to confirming a visit date.
He then suggested — apparently at the recommendation of Giuliani — that Ukraine provide for him and Volker a draft of that statement to "avoid misunderstandings" about what was being expected of Ukraine, and later wondered whether the draft should be "unequivocal" on probing Burisma and 2016.
Volker told Congress that the idea of statement was dropped when Ukraine refused to add those references to its proposed statement about investigating corruption more broadly.
In September, as the frozen military assistance had turned into a scandal for the administration, Taylor grilled Sondland on what would happen if an "interview" Ukraine was going to give didn't unlock the aid.
That interview apparently never came to be, but by that Sept. 9 exchange multiple investigations had been launched into Trump's actions toward Ukraine.
"I never said I was 'right' [about the interview]," Sondland told Taylor. "I said we are where we are and believe we have identified the best pathway forward. Lets hope it works."
Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) is a D.C.-based investigative reporter. She focuses on voting rights and previously covered health care for TPM.
Josh Kovensky is an investigative reporter for Talking Points Memo, based in New York. He previously worked for the Kyiv Post in Ukraine, covering politics, business, and corruption there.
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