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JACKSON SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
JSIS CORE AND GATEWAY COURSES
JSIS 100 The Indigenous Pacific Northwest (5) I&S, DIV Dian Million, Charlotte Cote
Introduction to the cultures and governing structures of indigenous peoples of American Indian and First Nations tribal communities in the North, coastal British Columbia, and Pacific Northwest region as self-determining political actors in a contemporary multicultural and global region. Offered: jointly with AIS 103; W.
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JSIS 123 Introduction to Globalization (5) I&S, DIV M. SPARKE
Provides an introduction to the debates over globalization. Focuses on the growth and intensification of global ties. Addresses the resulting inequalities and tensions, as well as the new opportunities for cultural and political exchange. Topics include the impacts on government, finance, labor, culture, the environment, health, and activism. Offered: jointly with GEOG 123.
JSIS 187 Study Abroad: Global (1-5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study abroad program. Specific course content varies. Courses do not automatically apply to major/minor requirements.
JSIS 188 Study Abroad: Canadian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 189 Study Abroad: African Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 190 Study Abroad: Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 191 Study Abroad: East Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 192 Study Abroad: South Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 193 Study Abroad: Southeast Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 194 Study Abroad: European Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 196 Study Abroad: Latin American and Caribbean Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 197 Study Abroad: Middle Eastern Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 200 States and Capitalism: The Origins of the Modern Global System (5) I&S Kasaba, Migdal, Yang
Origins of the modern world system in the sixteenth century and its history until World War I. Interacting forces of politics and economics around the globe, with particular attention to key periods of expansion and crisis. Offered: A.
JSIS 201 The Making of the 21st Century (5) I&S Bachman, Callahan, Migdal, Radnitz
Provides a historical understanding of the twentieth century and major global issues today. Focuses on interdisciplinary social science theories, methods, and information relating to global processes and on developing analytical and writing skills to engage complex questions of causation and effects of global events and forces. Offered: WSp.
JSIS 202 Cultural Interactions in an Interdependent World (5) I&S
Introduces a critical approach to governance, violence, and development. Students will learn key concepts of cultural theory to understand how the world is socially constructed. Learning how to use interpretive methods, students will acquire new understandings of the varied approaches through which social scientists confront global challenges. Offered: Sp.
JSIS 203 Rise of Asia (5) I&S Anchordoguy, Bachman, Giebel, Sorensen
Key themes in the study of Asia, with focus on the present. Topics include: the notion of "Asia;" cultural and religious similarities and differences; comparison of colonial experiences under Western and Asian powers; World War II and liberation; postwar patterns of economic and political development; social patterns and issues. Offered: A.
JSIS 222 Global Markets, Local Economies (5) I&S J. BEGUN
Introduces basic economic concepts and tools to analyze the growing economic impact of economic globalization on local economies around the world, in areas such as local and foreign investment, supply chains, international trade, financial markets, and economic growth.
JSIS 278 Global Connections: From Global Challenges to Creative Solutions (5) I&S
Focuses on the identification and understanding of current global challenges from a variety of analytical perspectives. Students from the U.S and from abroad explore creative ways to address these challenges and to effect positive change based on international collaboration.
JSIS 300 Claims and Evidence in International Studies Research (5) I&S
Covers the methodology of international and global studies social science research. Introduces different methods of research including quantitative, qualitative, historical, and ethnographic. Offered: AWSp.
JSIS 310 Data Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (5) I&S
Adapts ethnographic approaches to address problems of replicability, transparency, equity, bias, and ethics in work involving the generation, analysis, and use of big data. Students build skills to interrogate the social context of big data through qualitative methods and techniques, such as participant observation, focus groups, interviewing, case studies, discourse analysis, document analysis, process tracing, and fieldwork.
JSIS 384 Special Topics in East Asian Studies (5) I&S
JSIS 385 Junior Honors Seminar (5) I&S Porter
Designed to facilitate writing of honors thesis through methodological and bibliographical research. Required of honors candidates.
JSIS 387 Study Abroad - International Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study abroad program. Specific content varies. Courses do not automatically apply to major/minor requirements.
JSIS 396 Study Abroad: Latin American Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 478 Special Topics in International and Global Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
Content varies from quarter to quarter.
JSIS 480 Special Topics in Latin American Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
Content varies.
JSIS 481 Special Topics in African Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 482 Special Topics in Canadian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 483 Special Topics in Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 484 Special Topics in East Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
Course content varies.
JSIS 485 Special Topics in South Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
Topics vary.
JSIS 486 Special Topics in Southeast Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 487 Special Topics in Middle Eastern Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 488 Special Topics in European Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 489 Special Topics in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
JSIS 491 Senior Honors Seminar (5-) I&S Porter
Study of issues related to students' thesis topics. Develops thesis-writing skills. Open only to Jackson School honors students.
JSIS 492 Senior Honors Seminar (-5) I&S
Students write a senior thesis working with their individual writing advisers.
JSIS 493 Senior Research (2)
Independent research and writing under supervision of a faculty member. Open only to International Studies majors.
JSIS 494 Journal Workshop for Editors (1/2)
Prepares students to be peer reviewers and editors for academic journals. Introduces the format and management processes of scholarly, peer-reviewed publications, as well as training in practical editing skills. Includes opportunities to work for the Jackson School Journal of International Studies. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.
JSIS 495 Task Force (5) I&S
Small-group seminars address current problems in international affairs, each focusing on one specific policy question and producing a joint task force report. Restricted to senior majors in International Studies. Prerequisite: JSIS 200; JSIS 201; JSIS 202.
JSIS 497 Internship (1-5, max. 15)
Credit for the completion of an approved internship in international studies. Credit/no-credit only.
JSIS 498 Readings in International Studies (5) I&S
Reading and discussion of selected works of major importance in interdisciplinary international studies. Restricted to majors in International Studies.
JSIS 499 Undergraduate Research (1-5, max. 15)
JSIS 500 Origins of the Modern World (5) Kasaba, Migdal
Explores the development of global interdependence from the fifteenth century to World War II; the interrelationship of politics and economics; and international political economy from contextual, institutional, and historical perspectives. Offered: A.
JSIS 501 Seminar: Comparative International Studies (5)
Focuses on comparison across geographical areas including comparative political economy, comparative cultures, and comparative institutions. Provides familiarity with the comparative method of inquiry, an understanding of the interplay between area studies and cross-regional theories, and skills in conducting comparative research and writing. Prerequisite: ECON 200; ECON 201. Instructors: Bachman, Kasaba, Poznanski Offered: W.
JSIS 511 Research Design and Methods for International Studies (5) Chirot, Curran
Review of the approaches to posing and answering research questions in the disciplines affiliated with international studies. Explores epistemological approaches and associated methodologies to prepare students to effectively read across the literature of international studies, develop their own research design based on a research question, and write a research proposal. Offered: Sp.
JSIS 512 Qualitative Data Analysis (5)
Provides training in data analysis for students who have selected qualitative methodological approaches for their research. Students develop skills for systematic analyses, including memo writing, coding, logging evidence, sampling, case development, vignette composition, thematic analyses, and writing of methods sections and research results.
JSIS 513 Teaching International Studies (2, max. 4) Migdal
For current and prospective teaching assistants. Includes teaching writing, leading effective discussions, the art of evaluation, and teaching critical reading skills; videotaping of actual teaching sessions of participants in class. Credit/no-credit only.
JSIS 530 Foundations of the World Order (5)
Covers the economic, political, military, social, and cultural forces that have shaped the foundations of the contemporary world order. Selective examination of major historical events and contemporary issues explains the role of both state and non-state actors in determining the trajectory of the international system.
JSIS 531 Asia in the Contemporary World (5) T. Mallory
Examines regional dynamics within Asia as well as Asia's role in the global context. It looks at the evolution of longstanding issues on the Asian agenda, including the Taiwan question, the division of the Korean peninsula, the military role of Japan, the Kashmir dispute, and regionalism and regionalization.
JSIS 532 Global Challenges (5)
Frames the world through a multi-disciplinary lens, exposing students to the growing community of stakeholders within the modern international affairs arena. Examines how government, business, philanthropy, and civil society engage, individually and collectively, in tackling critical global challenges.
JSIS 533 Frameworks for Health Development (5)
Examines the history and economic and development determinants and impacts of global health problems. Health problems and unequal access to affordable health services contribute to global poverty and inequality. Explores the important relationships between global trade, access to essential medicines, nutrition, the environment, and health.
JSIS 534 Legal Foundations of World Order (5)
Examines the legal foundations for the use of military force in a time of dynamic change in international relations, to include just-war theory and international humanitarian law. Topics include humanitarian intervention, the UN "responsibility to protect", terrorism, suicide bombers, "unprivileged belligerents", targeted killing, and robotic warfare.
JSIS 535 Technology, Society, and the Future (2)
Provides understanding of how technology is changing society. Enables students to articulate the risks and opportunities associated with rapid technological change. Students formulate and evaluate the motivations, agendas, and stakeholders shaping technological change, including corporations, civil liberties groups, advocacy groups, NGOs, donors, and government leaders.
JSIS 536 Global Economic Trends (5)
Examines the global economic system, including trade trends and movement of international financial markets, with emphasis on Asia and Europe through survey of transformative processes associated with the development of global capitalism; presents challenges to world order and economic development.
JSIS 537 Trends in International Migration (5)
Explores the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of contemporary global population movements, with a focus on migration to the United States and Europe from the top sending world regions. Topics include the relationship of persecution, conflict, and poor economic prospects to migration; the extent to which state policies can control migration.
JSIS 538 Governance, Transparency, and Anti-Corruption (5)
Examines the structural components of responsible governance in public and private arenas and the causes of implications of corruption on institutions and society. Covers legal frameworks governing corrupt practices, private sector ethics and anti-corruption measures, corruption in development aid, and international transparency initiatives. Offered: W.
JSIS 539 U.S. Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Engagement (5)
Explores how the U.S. Executive Branch develops and implements foreign and security policy. Examines the actual conduct of foreign affairs, from defining national interest to day-to-day foreign engagement, based on case studies on how the U.S. advances its policy agenda using military, diplomatic and other means. Students refine analytical and presentation skills with short briefings on current topics and concise policy memos.
JSIS 540 Economics and Poliics of International Development (5) J. BEGUN
Examines the political economy of development in less-developed nations in particular, post-World War II development in Africa and East Asia. Covers basic economic theory and surveys the roles and tools of domestic and foreign governments, international organizations, aid agencies, and businesses in affecting development outcomes.
JSIS 541 Religion and Conflict in International Politics (5) J. WELLMAN
Covers global issues of religion, politics and internationals conflicts as they relate to question of fundamentalism, nationalism and terror. Investigates fundamentalism as a response to globalization and modernization. Reviews connections between religious violence and international relations, human security and global security.
JSIS 542 Dimensions of Security (5)
Examines the evolution of global security agendas in response to security challenges that are increasingly non-military and longer term in nature. Through a Middle East lens, students examine traditional security issues, and the emergence of non-conventional challenges and threats, such as environmental degradation and resource scarcity.
JSIS 544 Applied Research Client Project - Part I (5)
MAAIS capstone experience. Students work in teams to tackle an international affairs challenge presented by an external client. Students arrange a client briefing, define the scope of the challenge, analyze the underlying issues, and begin to flesh out actionable policy and programmatic recommendations. Credit/no-credit only.
JSIS 545 Applied Research Client Project - Part II (4)
MAAIS capstone experience. Students work in teams to tackle an international affairs challenge presented by an external client. Students finalize their written client report and present their findings and recommendations in a formal client briefing.
JSIS 546 Modernity after Empire: View from the Global South (5) S. Kale, J. Lucero
Interrogates the making of the modern world from the perspective of the global South. Thinking about global post-imperialism political and economic and economic projects in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East, provides a critical introduction to debates over nation, development, and globalization.
JSIS 547 Changing Nature of States and Societies (5)
Explores global stability and instability, focusing in on four principal domains of transformation in contemporary nation states: poverty, religion, migration, and energy.
JSIS 548 Geopolitical Issues and Challenges (5)
Examines interconnected challenges affecting global geopolitics, using South Asia as a frame of reference and drawing linkages to the boarder global context. Issues covered include international security decision-making, civil-military relations, state-federal relations, and regional-global dynamics.
JSIS 549 Crisis Negotiation (4)
Guides students in applying their knowledge to realistic analyses of current problems in international studies through an intensive simulation experience that emphasizes leadership, negotiation, and real-tie crisis management and decision-making.
JSIS 578 Special Topics (2-5, max. 15)
Course content varies. Offered occasionally by visiting or resident faculty.
Course content varies. Offered occasionally by visitors or resident faculty.
Special topics in Asian Studies. Course content varies by instructor.
JSIS 586 Special Topics (1-5, max. 15) Sears
JSIS 591 Colloquium in International Studies (1-, max. 2) Migdal, Kasaba
Required colloquium for first-year Master in International Studies (MAIS) students. Informal introduction to the faculty and major avenues of research in international studies. Credit/no-credit only.
JSIS 592 Colloquium in International Studies (-1-, max. 2) Migdal, Kasaba
JSIS 593 Colloquium in International Studies (-1, max. 2) Migdal, Kasaba
JSIS 594 International and Area Studies (2) Hamilton, Kasaba, S. Pekkanen
Exposes students to the four-fold thematic intellectual rubric of the school, and to the wide range of teaching and research agendas represented in the Jackson School. Required common course for all first-year graduate and doctoral students. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.
JSIS 595 Research Tutorial ([1-15]-, max. 15)
Introduces students to social science research methods that may be applicable to their research agenda. Focuses on reading, discussion, commentary, writing, and especially rewriting under close and targeted supervision by the professor. Offered: jointly with LAW B 554.
JSIS 596 Field Seminar in Religions, Cultures, and Civilizations (5) Robinson, Wellman
Exposes students to the diversity of cultural and religious life through world area studies; histories; cultural and political movements; and religious institutions and practices. Topics include religions, cultures, power, colonialism, empire, communities, nations, states, identities, alterities, civilizations, social movements, resistance, development, and security.
JSIS 597 Field Seminar in States, Markets, and Societies (5)
Exposes students to theoretical and empirical debates about engagement of states with their societies and with transnational actors in their historical, political, and social settings. Topics include state formation, social change, development, state-market relations, globalization, identities, ethnicities, gender, revolutions, democratization, corruption, clientalism, civil societies, NGOs, and social movements. Offered: jointly with SOC 597.
JSIS 598 Field Seminar in Peace, Violence, and Security (5) Chirot, S. Pekkanen
Exposes students to theoretical and foreign policy debates about global security challenges, conflicts, and violence, and issues of their prevention. Topics include balance of power, nationalism, ethnic conflict, genocide, offense-defense balance, weaponry, intelligence, invasions, interventions, peacekeeping, arms control, and national security.
JSIS 599 Field Seminar in Law, Rights, and Governance (3-5) Saadia M. Pekkanen, Angelina Snodgrass Godoy, Matthew Sparke, Kathie Friedman
Exposes students to theoretical and policy debates about the causes and consequences of legal evolution, rule of law, and a broad range of world governance concerns. Topics include human rights, markets, commerce, climate, environment, migration, institutions, justice, order, and rule of law. Offered: jointly with LAW B 568.
JSIS 600 Independent Study or Research (*-)
JSIS 602 International Studies Practicum (2-3, max. 6)
Professional practicum for student in International Studies graduate programs. Credit/no-credit only.
JSIS 700 Master's Thesis (*)
JSIS 800 Doctoral Dissertation (*)


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After living in Sofia for two years, I still can't believe what a secret Boyana Church is. Even though it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its location in the neighborhood of Boyana means that it's still a bit off-the-beaten-path for travelers coming to Sofia. Here's everything you need to know to visit Boyana Church from Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Should You Visit Boyana Church Independently or on a Guided Tour?
Since Boyana Church is at the foot of Mount Vitosha, it's a bit outside of Sofia. I have visited the church several times, both on a guided tour and independently. Here's what you need to know to make your decision.
Visiting Boyana Church Independently
You can take a taxi to the church. From the city center, a taxi will cost about fifteen leva each direction. Read this guide on how to use taxis in Sofia so that you can avoid scams.
If you take a taxi, you'll want to have a way to order another taxi when you're ready to leave. The easiest way to do this is to use one of the taxi apps mentioned in the post I linked to above, along with having a data plan in Sofia.
Once you arrive, you'll buy your ticket. Every visitor must enter the church on an official tour that comes with your entry ticket, so you'll have the opportunity to learn about the artwork from an official guide even if you come solo.
Visiting Boyana Church on a Guided Tour
The History of Boyana Church
I accidentally visited Boyana Church twice. The first time, I went by myself. The second time, I went on a tour to Rila Monastery that included a stop at Boyana. I love slow travel, because it gives me the luxury of getting to go to places two or three times instead of feeling rushed.
Boyana Church is located in a residential neighborhood.
The entrance to the churchyard
Boyana Church Information from UNESCO
Memorial outside the Churchyard
The first time, I met some really cool American military officers working on recovering a World War II pilot that went down in Bulgaria. The second time, I went with my friend on the tour and got to photograph the church in a beautiful fog.
Walking up to Boyana Church
Boyana has three eras of construction, and it's pretty easy to see where the different sections begin and end. The earliest part was built in the late 10th and early 11th century. Here's a breakdown of architecture from the church's website.
Boyana Church from the side shows the different eras of construction
The church is Eastern Orthodox, and inside its painting and frescos are similar to those in the Troodos in Cyprus and the monasteries in Meteora. Growing up Catholic in America, even with Orthodox relatives, I only experienced the Orthodox church in academic circles and not as a living, breathing religion. And I almost never interacted with its history. Spending the last three months spread out over the former Byzantine empire and seeing the religious legacy it left has been thrilling.
View of the earliest section of Boyana Church
From UNESCO's description:
Located on the outskirts of Sofia, Boyana Church consists of three buildings. The eastern church was built in the 10th century, then enlarged at the beginning of the 13th century by Sebastocrator Kaloyan, who ordered a second two story building to be erected next to it. The frescoes in this second church, painted in 1259, make it one of the most important collections of medieval paintings. The ensemble is completed by a third church, built at the beginning of the 19th century. This site is one of the most complete and perfectly preserved monuments of east European medieval art.
A fresco of St. Sofia inside the church
How to Get to Boyana Church
When I went on my own, the taxi from my apartment was 8 leva (about 5 dollars). There is also a bus that goes out that way, which I rode when I was lost.
Riding the Boyana Express from Stephanie Craig on Vimeo.
The second time, we booked a tour to Rila Monastery which included a stop at Boyana. We didn't know it until the morning of, though. There are lots of tours that do both or do Boyana and Vitosha.
Waiting to get picked up for the tour.
How to Get Tickets & What to Expect During Your Visit
The entrance fee to the church was 10 leva (about $6 USD). There is no fee to wander the grounds.
One of 2 American Giant Sequoia Trees on the grounds at Boyana
I fell in love with this gnarly tree
The small graveyard at Boyana in the fog
Boyana Churchyard in the Morning Fog
A friend photographing Boyana
A grave at the back of the church
Things to Do While You're There
At the church itself, you'll want to tour the entire church grounds and go inside. You'll also want to stop by the little gift shop (it's kind of a trip).
The little gift shop
Bring cash. Even though they have signs that say they take credit cards, they wouldn't take mine.
There are no concessions, so take water, etc.
You don't get much time inside the church (and they watch you like a hawk), so if you're really interested in the artwork start asking questions right away.
Like almost everywhere in Sofia, some of the people who work there spoke amazing English and some spoke very little.
Dress weather-appropriate. Most of your time will be outside.
The dome on the eastern church, dating back to the late 10th or early 11th century.
The grave of Queen Elenora. She saved Boyana Church from being destroyed and requested to be buried in the churchyard. During the socialist era, her grave was vandalized. The grave was restored after the fall of communism.
Pretty little flowers that aren't surviving the onset of cold weather
The front entrance to the church
A small fountain on Boyana's grounds
Plaque for Queen Elenora's grave
Things to Do in Boyana after Your Visit
Afterwards, you can go to the National Museum of History, which is nearby (although I got SO lost trying to walk between the two). There's also a free hiking tour on Mount Vitosha during the warmer parts of the year.
The National Museum of History with Mount Vitosha in the background
If you choose to go up on Mount Vitosha, check out Kopitoto, the cool tv tower with great views of the city.
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Skowhegan residents on Tuesday will be asked to take $300,000 from the town's surplus account to cover losses projected from cuts in state revenue sharing.
SKOWHEGAN — Residents on Tuesday will be asked to take $300,000 from the town's surplus account to cover losses projected from cuts in state revenue sharing.
The question will be on the agenda for a special town meeting at 7 p.m. in the council room at the Town Office on Water Street.
Voters at the annual town meeting in June agreed to take $700,000 from surplus to cover town expenses and to keep the tax rate steady at around the current $16.20 for every $1,000 in property valuation.
If voters approve the request for $300,000 more Tuesday night, that will bring the total to be taken from surplus in the fiscal year to $1 million, according to Town Manager John Doucette Jr.
The new tax rate is to be set sometime in the next two weeks.
Going into the current fiscal year, the town had about $3 million in surplus.
Doucette said the town expects to receive $406,171 in municipal revenue sharing this year, down from $659,291 in fiscal 2013, which ended June 30.
It was either raise taxes, cut more services or tap the surplus account, Doucette said. Town services already are at the bare-bones margin and an aging population in a town of about 9,000 can ill afford a tax increase, he said.
Doucette said he fears that if the tax rate increases it could force older people on fixed income to make dramatic choices about paying for food, medicine or property taxes.
He said in fiscal 2012–13 the town sent out 700 property lien notices for non-payment of taxes, in which a hold is placed on a piece of property until the debt is settled or the property goes to foreclosure. Of that, he said, 300 liens were placed on properties, 135 of which went to foreclosure.
Many of the tax debts were settled before the property was taken, Doucette said. The rest were saved with payment plans that the town agreed to with the property owners so no one would lose their homes.
But the town surplus account has its limits, too, he said.
Cuts in the annual budget someday could be made in social services line items, such as for the public library and in the daily operations that could include police, fire and public works.
"We look at roads — we've cut our budget for roads so much I get complaints from people all the time," Doucette said.
Doucette said over the past five years, since he was hired as town manager, the tax rate has gone up only about $1 for every $1,000 in property value, but the annual budget continue to rise due to built in costs for employee wages and benefits and the price of fuel.


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The Problem of Democracy
The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality
By Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein
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Category: Colonial/Revolutionary Period | Political Figure Biographies & Memoirs | 19th Century U.S. History
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About The Problem of Democracy
"Told with authority and style. . . Crisply summarizing the Adamses' legacy, the authors stress principle over partisanship."–The Wall Street Journal
How the father and son presidents foresaw the rise of the cult of personality and fought those who sought to abuse the weaknesses inherent in our democracy, from the New York Times bestselling author of White Trash.
John and John Quincy Adams: rogue intellectuals, unsparing truth-tellers, too uncensored for their own political good. They held that political participation demanded moral courage. They did not seek popularity (it showed). They lamented the fact that hero worship in America substituted idolatry for results; and they made it clear that they were talking about Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson.
When John Adams succeeded George Washington as President, his son had already followed him into public service and was stationed in Europe as a diplomat. Though they spent many years apart–and as their careers spanned Europe, Washington DC, and their family home south of Boston–they maintained a close bond through extensive letter writing, debating history, political philosophy, and partisan maneuvering.
The problem of democracy is an urgent problem; the father-and-son presidents grasped the perilous psychology of politics and forecast what future generations would have to contend with: citizens wanting heroes to worship and covetous elites more than willing to mislead. Rejection at the polls, each after one term, does not prove that the presidents Adams had erroneous ideas. Intellectually, they were what we today call "independents," reluctant to commit blindly to an organized political party. No historian has attempted to dissect their intertwined lives as Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein do in these pages, and there is no better time than the present to learn from the American nation's most insightful malcontents.
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"Although the current occupant of the White House is nowhere mentioned by name in this book, his prodigious shadow looms large. The trends that so distressed the Adamses in the nation's early years have intensified to a degree they could scarcely have imagined, thanks to virulent social media, the injection of vast sums of money into American campaigns, a politicized judiciary and rising economic inequality. We can only be grateful that father and son were spared this vision of their worst fears coming true."—The New York Times Book Review
"Ambitious and beautifully written…This book offers an abundance of riches. It is both biography and family history of two brilliant men who were deeply concerned about the long-range prospects of their country…Historians Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein show us how the presidents Adams' healthy skepticism about human nature and the fragility of government have caused them to be misunderstood and underappreciated."—BookPage
"[The Adamses'] stubborn, idealistic approaches to government left a lasting imprint on institutions that are being routinely tested and challenged 200 years later."—NPR
"The Problem of Democracy is the first dual biography of the presidents Adams. Their entwined stories are told with authority and style by co-authors Andrew Burstein, a prolific historian of the early republic, and Nancy Isenberg, biographer of Aaron Burr and author of White Trash (2016), a pioneering examination of class in America. As ambitious as their protagonists, Mr. Burstein and Ms. Isenberg offer a frankly revisionist "lesson in myth busting," portraying their subjects both as latter-day Ciceros and as victims of the "cult of personality" they blame for distorting modern-day elections as well as historical estimates of presidential performance."—The Wall Street Journal
"[A]n informative, often moving, account of the intimate relationship between John and John Quincy Adams…Isenberg and Burstein make a compelling case that the Adamses' ideas, policies and leadership deserve our attention. As a guide to, if not a model for, addressing the flaws in our democratic processes, including the power of parties and the role celebrity plays in our political culture."—Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"Fascinating…Isenberg and Burstein find an eerie prescience in the warnings of the Adams presidents, who cautioned that democracy would be ruled by those with the "deepest purse" and that democracy's great risk was demagoguery…[The Problem of Democracy] is also keenly astute about political theory, politics of the day, and the twisted roots of American democracy."—The National Book Review
"A top-notch dual biography…An unsettling yet well-presented argument that the failures of John and John Quincy Adams illustrate a disturbing feature of American politics."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"In this daring, lucid, and provocative book, Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein challenge founding myths to reveal democracy as an incomplete, contested, and often distorted ideal. By exploring the failed presidencies and probing ideas of John and John Quincy Adams, The Problem of Democracy exposes the deep roots of contemporary demagogues and their polarizing deceptions."—Alan Taylor, author of American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
"Who better knows the byways between the Revolution and the 1840s, who else could address the politics and the personalities of both John and John Quincy Adamses with such wisdom and verve? Better than any previous Adams chroniclers, they have identified the essential theme that persisted through both men's lives: one which concerns us now more than ever." —David Waldstreicher, editor of The Diaries of John Quincy Adams, 1779-1848
Praise for White Trash:
A New York Times Notable and Critics' Top Book
Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction
NPR's Book Concierge Guide To 2016's Great Reads
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book
"Formidable and truth-dealing…necessary."—The New York Times
"This eye-opening investigation into our country's entrenched social hierarchy is acutely relevant."—O, The Oprah Magazine
"A gritty and sprawling assault on…American mythmaking."—Washington Post
"An eloquent synthesis of the country's history of class stratification."—The Boston Globe
"A bracing reminder of the persistent contempt for the white underclass."—The Atlantic
"[White Trash] sheds bright light on a long history of demagogic national politicking, beginning with Jackson. It makes Donald Trump seem far less unprecedented than today's pundits proclaim."—Slate
"Isenberg . . . has written an important call for Americans to treat class with the same care that they now treat race…Her work may well help that focus lead to progress."—Time
"With her strong academic background and accessible voice, Isenberg takes pains to reveal classism's deep-seated roots."—Entertainment Weekly
"Carefully researched…deeply relevant."—The Christian Science Monitor
Praise for Madison and Jefferson:
"A monumental account of a fifty-year political partnership… a dual biography of uncommon merit… a superb book that greatly deepens our understanding." —Kirkus Reviews
"A distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative and an abundance of fresh insights." —Dallas Morning News


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Portugal's Biosphere Destino Aldeias Históricas wins award for the world's best tourism film
The new promotional film of the Historical Villages of Portugal, "De Corpo e Alma", produced by Lobby Films and Advertising, has just been voted the Best Tourism Film in the World in the largest competition of tourism films worldwide, the "World's Best Tourism Film Awards - CIFFT Circuit".
"De Corpo e Alma", the new promotional film of the Historical Villages of Portugal, is the World's Best Tourism Film. Nominated for the largest competition of tourism films worldwide, the "World's Best Tourism Film Awards - CIFFT Circuit", the film, produced by Lobby Films and Advertising, and directed by Telmo Martins, won the "CIFFT Best World Tourism Film "People's Choice" Award 2021", having been the most voted production - with 8133 votes in 30 countries.
From 1 to 25 October, the public worldwide was invited to vote for their favourite tourism film in the online competition for the CIFFT Best World Tourism Film "People's Choice" Award 2021.
The film of the Historical Villages of Portugal won against strong competition: 40 videos from 16 countries competed in this 4th edition of the CIFFT "People's Choice" award, reaching almost 46,000 votes in 30 countries.
With a striking narrative and characters who made History, as the kings D. Dinis, D. João, and Pedro Alvares Cabral, who discovered Brazil and was born and raised in Belmonte, one of the 12 Historical Villages of Portugal, the film "De Corpo e Alma" takes the viewer on an intense journey through the Historical Villages of Portugal, exploring the sight, hearing and heart. Built in granite and schist, the Historical Villages of Portugal keep stories of conquests and ancient traditions. Their identity is based not only on the architectural and natural heritage, but also on immaterial elements related to the historical and cultural heritage.
"The achievements in the life of the Historical Villages of Portugal are the perfect and imperfect past. And the clearest proof that the achievements continue is the award "World's Best Tourism Film - People's Choice". It is a way to do justice to our ancestors for the legacy, to thank the communities that live in the Historic Villages and to raise awareness of younger generations to make this identity endure. Through the seventh art, we can thus immortalize the stories and stories of 12 Historical Villages of Portugal - 1 destination that are 12, and we believe that the award for Best Tourism Film in the World - People's Choice will contribute to the strengthening of cultural and creative industries in the territory. Everyone is welcome! Everyone can live its history here", commented Dalila Dias, Executive Coordinator of the Historical Villages of Portugal, about the award.
Telmo Martins, of Lobby Films and Advertising, director of the film, commented that "winning a competition of this very high level, with worldwide recognition and compared to the Oscars of Tourism Films, makes me very happy and with a sense of accomplishment. This award also attests to the quality of the film produced, among many others of great quality. Inevitably, we must not forget that the purpose of the production of this film is to promote the incredible product "Historical Villages of Portugal", its identity, history, beauty and atmosphere. Are really 12 unique villages in the world, which reach further and allow a giant promotion with this valuable prize.
Once again, this award proves the attractiveness of the 12 Historical Villages of Portugal, not only for tourism, but also for the universe of cultural and creative industries. Indeed, this is a structuring axis in the activation policy and stimulation of the Network in the socio-economic field and that is intended to see growth in the next decade (Strategy Historical Villages of Portugal 2030), with a view to diversification of the business fabric of the territory. A goal that starts from the existing skills and others that are being created through the scientific system installed in the region, with a specialized approach in this area.
The film "De Corpo e Alma" is an initiative supported by Centro 2020, Portugal 2020 and the European Regional Development Fund, through the Programme for Economic Enhancement of Endogenous Resources (PROVERE).


There is an abundance of outdoor activities and opportunities available in Austria. The county and it's people are very outdoor oriented.
The Austrian Alps and Lakes are a natural playground for nature and outdoor enthusiasts, enjoying nature, hiking, walking the trails, swimming, boating and of course skiing – this is where skiing was invented and perfected.
Skiing and hiking and biking are national pastimes. Walking the trials as well as cycling and mountain biking are very popular.
The Austrians it sometimes seems have a need for speed and had developed and perfected numerous ways to get down a mountain quickly and in a fun way.
In recent years this has included Para-sailing which continues to grow in popularity.
The many lakes and thermal hot water Spas and water parks beckon Austrians and tourists alike.
The Alps attract mountain and rock climbing enthusiast from around the world. Austrian lakes and rivers offer swimming, sailing, lake and river cruises, kayaking, and rafting.
Some of the best Mountain Biking in the World is available in Austria.
A multitude of other fun activities are available in Austria everything from horse back riding to visiting outdoor museums and cultural walks, golfing, visiting the vineyards of the Wachau of the South Steiermark, outdoor as well as tent- festivals-parties and concerts.
Winter recreational activities apart from downhill skiing include cross-country skiing, skating , Ice-Stock – Austrian curling without the broom, sledding and horse drawn sleighing. Note that both cross country and down hill skiing is available in Austria during the summer months.
There are over 6000 festivals and events in Austria during the year. Austrians enjoy their Coffee Houses, as well as the Buschenschaenke – Alpine / country family run taverns with outdoor seating, Bier gardens, visiting the Heurigen / wine farmers for a lunch with the local specialty.
As you can see Austrian enjoy life and have a wide option of activities to do just that.


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Commerce platform iZettle raises $47M at a $950M valuation
Stockholm based mobile POS payment provider iZettle has raised a €40m Series D at a $950m valuation led by Dawn Capital and Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund.
Past investors into iZettle have included the Spanish banking giant Grupo Santander (whose backing fuelled iZettle's move into Mexico and Brazil), American Express, MasterCard, Intel, Index Ventures, Northzone, 83North and Creandum, among others. De Geer said that iZettle has raised around €200 million ($235 million) in equity funding to date. De Geer declined to give any specific numbers on growth — citing the fact that iZettle will soon close accounts for the year and report numbers then in accordance with Swedish law. As a marker, however, the company noted a 60 percent rise in revenues in its last fiscal year and expected to narrow its loss year. In FY 2016 it had revenues of 643 million Swedish crowns ($76 million), up from SKr402 million in 2015; its net loss was SKr228 million versus SKr295 million in 2015.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/13/payments-startup-izettle-raises-47m-as-it-plots-more-expansion-in-europe-and-latam/
Payments startup iZettle raises $47M as it plots more expansion in Europe and LatAm https://t.co/rUKaGg7mX7 by @ingridlunden
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Tongue Tricks and a Bat beats Gene Simmons of KISS
Wow, this girl knows how to use her tongue…:
Definitively great tongue work… and she's got some canine teeth that remember those of a bat!
In the exciting world of animals, this bat has actually the longest tongue relative to its body size in the world:
Photo: Nationalgeographic.com – bat aunora fistulata tongue gene simmons
Who is Gene Simmons?
(Little photo inset) Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz on August 25th, 1949) is an Israeli-born American hard rock bass guitarist, vocalist, and actor. He is best known as 'The Demon', his blood-spitting, fire-breathing, and tongue-wagging persona in the hard rock band Kiss. Simmons supposedly contends that he has "never been high, drunk, or smoked in his life."
Gene Simmons' unusually large tongue has always been an issue of both admiration and questioning. However, according to his autobiography it is a natural trait and not the effect of plastic surgery or any kind of transplant, as several websites suggest. There's even a 70's rock rumor, the Kiss bassist had his tongue surgically replaced with a tongue of a cow…
This tube-lipped nectar bat however, has definitively a longer tongue than Gene Simmons.
Anoura fistulata, which is shown lapping sugar water from a tube, has the longest tongue, relative to body length, of any mammal. Scientists have now found out why:
"This bat was just discovered last year, and now we've observed a very unique relationship with a local flower," said Nathan Muchhala, a University of Miami Ph.D. student whose team's findings are to be published tomorrow in the journal Nature. Found in an Andean cloud forest in Ecuador, A. fistulata, also known as the tube-lipped nectar bat, evolved mutually with an extremely long, bell-shaped flower. The nectar bat is now the only animal that can pollinate the flower, because it is endowed with a tongue that retracts into the bat's rib cage.
By the way, Gene Simmons has some interesting thoughts on America.
He supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq, writing on his website:
I'm ashamed to be surrounded by people calling themselves liberal who are, in my opinion, spitting on the graves of brave American soldiers who gave their life to fight a war that wasn't theirs…in a country they've never been to… simply to liberate the people therein.
In a follow-up, Simmons explained his position and wrote about his love and support for the United States:
I wasn't born here. But I have a love for this country and its people that knows no bounds. I will forever be grateful to America for going into World War II, when it had nothing to gain, in a country that was far away… and rescued my mother from the Nazi German Concentration Camps. She is alive and I am alive because of America. And, if you have a problem with America, you have a problem with me.
Whatever…we leave you with this young girl's cool tongue twister:
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One thought on "Tongue Tricks and a Bat beats Gene Simmons of KISS"
Lumpi on Friday; 19th September 2008 at 15:38 said:
Come bat-baby, give me your tongue…!!


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Anime for Girl Geeks
September 3, 2012 December 4, 2014
In November 2010, I attended my local anime mini-convention, Hamacon. The mini-convention is held in the fall and is a one day event, and the main convention is held in the spring and takes place over three days. The mini-cons are great because there's still a wonderful amount of good programming and amazingly cute and cool stuff for sale in the vendor room, but there's less people, which is excellent for those of us who have a hard time dealing with huge crowds.
At the mini-con, I went to a panel called "Getting Your Anime Groove Back."
Fallen out of the anime habit? Or know of a friend that has? Here's some shows that just may rekindle that lost interest!
The program booklet doesn't list the person who led this panel, but I believe he was from OSM Cast.
Whoever he was, this guy was great. He introduced around 15 different anime series, played the introduction sequences and sometimes short clips, all while explaining who the main characters were and giving the audience a good sense of whether or not they would enjoy the anime.
His main goal was to give everyone in the room at least one anime they would like to watch. There were anime about chefs who hunt down alien creatures, mysteries, and of course gundams. Most of the animes had at least one aspect that I really loved – amazing animation, a great character, funny dialogue. But there was one anime that ticked all of my boxes.
The panel host showed the opening sequence for Princess Jellyfish, an anime about a girl otaku. The opening sequence places the main characters of the anime in familiar scenes from movies like Star Wars and James Bond. It's funny and the lyrics are about wanting to reach out to other people, wanting to embrace life, but feeling like there are some secrets that can't be shared.
Best of all, the host mentioned that it was available to watch for free via Hulu.
Lady geeks! And easily accessible, free anime – how could I pass it up?
I think it was a few weeks later that I started watching Princess Jellyfish. Once I started, I was hooked.
Here's the gist of the story:
Tsukimi lives in an all-girl apartment building in Tokyo. Each girl has her obsession, and Tsukimi's is jellyfish. So when she spies a jellyfish in a tank at a pet store that's been taken care of incorrectly, she tries to talk to the shop clerk to save the jellyfish from dying. But she's shy, so the shop owner brushes her off. A stylish girl overhears Tsukimi and, armed with confidence, convinces the shop clerk to give the ailing jellyfish to Tsukimi. The stylish girl walks home with Tsukimi and falls asleep in her bedroom. The next morning, Tsukimi freaks out when the stylish girl reveals that he's a boy – Kuranosuke.
The anime is about their friendship, and about how their childhood memories of their mothers have influenced who they are as teenagers.
There's only one season of 11 episodes. So if you'd like to try watching an anime series but don't want to get into an epic that will take months to watch, Princess Jellyfish is a great place to start. The story doesn't come to a complete close at the end of this season, but I think the series is enjoyable even if you don't know how everything ends.
There's a bit of the usual makeover story here – without glasses, with a little make-up and some stylish clothes, Tsukimi transforms into a beauty. But Tsukimi can't see without her glasses, and she keeps reverting to her true, geek girl self.
All of her companions in the "nun house" have social anxiety issues, and I liked seeing characters struggle with their desire to take action and their need to have a safe space. If you're a geek girl, like me, there's a good chance this anime will speak to you.
http://www.hulu.com/embed/stsrvmyli5pbojwvu8oroq
And look at this easy, amazing cosplay! She made the little stuffed Clara (the jellyfish) herself! It looks perfect!
Posted in: Anime, HamaCon
Short Story Reads: August 25-31, 2012
Short Story Reads: September 1-7, 2012
2 thoughts on "Anime for Girl Geeks"
slavalle says:
I am going to try to watch Princess Jellyfish, it sounds like something I would go for as well.
You should try this one out! http://www.crunchyroll.com/chihayafuru
It's about competive karuta players. (one of the characters is obsessed with ancient literature and poetry as well) I think that the American equivalent would be a show about the high-school chess club, honestly.
Jenni Moody says:
Hey Sarah!
Oooh, thank you for the recommendation! I really want to watch more anime, and my favorite series usually involve people obsessed with cool/ strange hobbies, for some reason. 🙂
Let me know how you like Princess Jellyfish! 🙂
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Daniela del Carmen Alvarado Álvarez (Caracas, 23 de octubre del 1981), es una actriz venezolana, hija del fallecido actor Daniel Alvarado y la actriz Carmen Julia Álvarez. Incursionó en el mundo de la actuación a los 4 años. Se destacó como una de las actrices infantiles del programa de humor Bienvenidos de Miguel Ángel Landa, producido por Venevision.

Biografía
Inició como bailarina del ballet clásico y pasó a pertenecer al famoso grupo infantil de baile llamado "Los Minipop". Allí permaneció durante largo tiempo bailando en programas y espectáculos como "Sábado Sensacional", "Miss Venezuela" y "Meridiano de Oro". Más tarde, dejó el baile a un lado para comenzar su carrera como actriz. Sus primeras actuaciones las realizó en el exitoso programa de humor Bienvenidos de Miguel Ángel Landa, donde fue parte del elenco infantil del show, posteriormente actuó en series como Ada y en la pantalla grande junto a su papá Daniel Alvarado, en la controversial producción cinematográfica Macu, la mujer del policía.

En 1995. "Amores de fin de siglo" le daría la oportunidad de trabajar en RCTV, canal televisivo que le ofrecería más tarde sus primeros protagónicos y que la consagraría como una de las mejores actrices de telenovelas del momento.

En 1996, actúa en La Inolvidable haciendo pareja junto con Juan Carlos Alarcón. Al año siguiente, participa en Venevisión en la exitosa serie juvenil "A todo corazón" (donde interpreta el papel de "Melissa Rodríguez" una chica de mal carácter y malcriada), junto a Juan Alfonso Baptista, Gaby Espino , Roque Valero y Adrián Delgado. Además formó parte del elenco de la película "La Primera Vez" protagonizada por el famoso grupo musical "Salserín". La serie se convirtió en un ícono en la década, llegándose a transmitir en varios países del exterior, y catapultando a la fama a estas figuras. Luego realiza su primer protagónico, personificando a "Jo" (Josefina) en una adaptación de la novela "Mujercitas", de la escritora estadounidense Louisa May Alcott, la cual estuvo ambientada en la época colonial Venezolana. Su trabajo al igual que la serie fue un éxito de críticas y de audiencia en horario vespertino.

En  1999 firma un contrato de exclusividad con la cadena de televisión RCTV para cuatro proyectos y  protagoniza  la telenovela Mariú, en la que personificó a una chica quien estaba siendo injustamente señalada como la responsable de un crimen que ella no cometió. Compartió rol protagónico con Carlos Montilla, esta telenovela representó un gran reto para ella, al personificar a finales de la misma, a una mujer con mucha más edad de la que ella tenía en ese entonces.

Al año siguiente protagoniza junto a Simón Pestana, la exitosa telenovela "Angélica Pecado". A sus 20 años, es diagnosticada con depresión.

Luego, en el mismo canal, realizó la telenovela "Juana, la virgen" Después grabó "La Invasora", telenovela que abordaba el tema de la invasión a la privacidad de la gente a través de cámaras ocultas (Lo que pudiera interpretarse como una especie de voyeurismo).

En 2005, regresó a Venevisión y participó en la telenovela "Se Solicita Príncipe Azul", donde compartió el rol protagónico con los artistas Adrián Delgado, Gaby Espino y Rafael Novoa.

Posteriormente, en el 2006 realizó en el mismo canal la telenovela "Voltea pa' que te enamores" junto a Jonathan Montenegro y la primera actriz Mimí Lazo, la telenovela marcó pauta en aquel entonces, teniendo los más altos niveles de sintonía, ya que ha sido una de las pocas ocasiones en que una telenovela está basada en casos de la vida real, mezclados con toques cómicos. Tanto así, que llegó a extenderse por poco más de un año, se extendió 4 meses más de lo que debía de durar y así llegó a su final rápidamente con 286 capítulos.

En 2009, luego de estar alejada 2 años de las telenovelas, regresó con la producción "Un esposo para Estela" que protagonizó junto a Luis Gerónimo Abreu.

En 2010, realizó una actuación especial como ella misma en la telenovela La mujer perfecta.

En 2012, continúa trabajando en Venevisión, protagoniza con gran éxito la telenovela Mi ex me tiene ganas junto a Luciano D' Alessandro y un gran elenco, esta telenovela es la segunda colaboración que hace con el escritor Martín Hahn siendo la primera Angélica Pecado. Igualmente trabaja en la película ganadora de un goya, Azul y no tan rosa.

Ella considera que su personaje más significativo fue el de " Juana " en Juana, la virgen, ya que la ha dado a conocer en el mundo.

Se dice que en el 2015 regresa de nuevo a las novelas con este mismo escritor, Daniela Alvarado hará su debut como Villana principal.

Filmografía

Teatro
 A 2.50 La Cuba Libre, 1982.
 Relatos Borrachos, 2011.
 Mr. Cacri, 2014.
 Gugubuh, 2014.
 Los hombres no mienten, 2014.
 Nosotros, 2015.
 Hecha en Venezuela, 2017 al 2021
 Hamlet, La experiencia 2022

Reconocimientos

Premios ACACV

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Actrices de cine de Venezuela
Actrices de televisión de Venezuela
Bailarinas de Venezuela
Caraqueñas
Premios Meridiano de Oro

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Nate Camponi is a film director and photographer based in London. His commercial work includes campaigns for Jack Daniels, Nike, Hyundai, Carlsberg, Genting, Chivas, Amazon, Nokia, Johnnie Walker, Article Magazine and many more.
He has been recognised at the Creative Circles and Cannes Lions, and his short films have been selected at The Smalls, Manchester International Film Festival, London Independent Film Festival and Straight8.


What happens exactly when we fall asleep? Where are we headed? By interrupting all our activities and retreating from the world, sleep is perhaps the only possible escape from the ever-busier present. A place where you can let everything go and finally be alone.
But what happens when can't even be alone there? What is it like to be a viewer watching other people fall asleep in a theatre, to witness this most intimate act? The Guardians of Sleep is a collective attempt at disobedience in a world that is always 'switched on' – and where an 'off' button simply doesn't seem to exist.
• David Weber-Krebs has previously appeared at the Kaaitheater with Balthazar (2013), Into The Big World (2015), and Tonight, Lights Out! (2016) during Burning Ice #10.
Is sleep the best form of meditation, as the Dalai Lama says? At the end of the year, around the time of the longest night on 21/12, we are bringing together artists and thinkers who reflect on the theme of sleep. David Weber-Krebs and Patrícia Portela research the powerful potential of sleeping – in an age in which we might as well be awake 24 hours a day. Nathalie Pattyn gives a lecture on the effects of light on sleep. The Monastery is coming to the Kaaistudios for a second day, with rituals that have been adapted to the winter. And Valentine Kempynck questions how meaningful hibernation may be for us today.


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TRAVELLING ON WHEELCHAIR
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If you're gonna be travelling on wheelchair, we want to provide all the information you need to go around the world and find the best facilities to ride comfortably.
With our multilanguage guides we have visited different parts of the world and found an increasingly aware industry for wheelchair travelers.
travel by plane on wheelchair
Since 2008, all airports have a special assistance service for people who use wheelchairs. This service is completely free but, just in case, we recommend you to check the policy of each airline before travelling.
We also recommend you take the following precautions:
Make sure you book your plane reservation beforehand (airplanes have limited seats)
Learn about secutiry controls
Ask for the help to the airport staff – they're always available to answer your queries
Inform about the cost of extra services
Ask about the cost for different types of wheelchairs
Remember that no one without a borading pass can get on the plane, so if you travel with a family member to help you, you must notify the airline.
Consider the special conditions if you want to check in your wheelchair, we leave you the following informative link
Travel on wheelchair with Ryanair
Travel on wheelchair with Vueling
Travel on wheelchair with Iberia
How travel by train on wheelchair
Here the conditions of the trains and tracks are still a great limitation, moving from car to car is impossible because of the narrow aisles, and most bathrooms are not suitable for use in wheelchairs.
Keep in mind the following factors to travel as comfortable as possible:
Book your trip in advance so you can reserve one of the wheelchair seats.
You can ask for assistance if you need it at the station (it is usually a basic service, but it will help you to move more easily)
Find out about the requirements that your wheelchair must meet (measures and weight accepted)
Find out about discounts for traveling in a wheelchair
Now, if your travel preferences are more inclined to get to know the city traveling in tourist buses, do not worry that most have special seats and work with our multilingual audio guides with which you can recognize the most emblemattic places of the city from the comfort of your chair.
We hope that with this information you can make your next trip greater security and easy, now it will only be a matters of deciding what your next destination will be.
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Our Guides With TMB Traveller Choice Award Winner
Today at Multimedia & Engineering we are celebrating the achievement of TMB Traveller Choice Award Winner 2019.
Our customer's achievements are also ours. Because of that, we always strive to offer the best service with our most complete guides and the most modern multi-language automatic systems in the industry.
As a result, this is reflected in the positive reviews of all users on the TripAdvisor platform:
What does it mean to be the Traveller Choice Award Winner?
The Traveller Choice Award is a recognition given by Trip Advisor where they compensate the good service offered by a company. Therefore, this is transmitted through the opinions of all users in this platform.
The company Barcelona Bus Turístic offers a very complete automatic tourist audioguide through the most emblematic and beautiful places and monuments of Barcelona.
In addition, Barcelona Bus Turístic offers a total of 3 different routes so that visitors don´t miss a thing from the Condal city.
It also offers the possibility of making technical stops; allowing the traveler to organize the tour at their own pace and in their own language
Some of the reasons why this year´s TMB Traveller Choice Award Winner works with our Automatic Multilanguage Guides are:
Our design is compact and functional
Easy to use, install and maintain
Customizable airphones and controller
Allows up to 32 languages
Dust and water resistant
With optional GPS system and SAE interconnection
We have different designs adapted to the needs of each client
Multimedia & Engineering congratulates the entire team of TMB and Barcelona Bus Turístic.
We commit to continue working hard to make our customers grow and feel safe using our products.
At Multimedia & Engineering we adapt to the needs of each of our customers and their satisfaction and happiness is one of the most important pillars.
For more information consult our full range of services on our official Website.
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Multimedia & Engineering Present in Paris
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Multimedia & Engineering implements the new multilanguage audio system for Open Tour tour buses in Paris.
This new system offers 16 languages and provides data and information to generate statistics and relevant analysis that can support the development of strategies and improvements for the business. The water and dust resistant modules were customized with an exclusive design for Open Tour; an easy model to install, use and maintain. We are proud to be part of a tourist experience in one of the main capitals of the world, with more than 42 million foreign visitors per year and continue telling the story of the most beautiful places in the world with the best multilanguage audio technology.
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M&E implements the multilingual audio system for City Sightseeing Seville
City Sightseeing Sevilla, relies on the quality and service of M & E Multimedia Engineering to develop the multilingual audio system of the new tourist bus that has the latest technological advances and new generation in 16 languages.
The tourist bus offers a cultural experience in the Andalusian capital that detonates joy and magic in each of its squares and streets that make up its historic center, tourists who come on board will appreciate prestigious Islamic monuments, gardens, flamenco festivals, and the amazing history of Seville, accompanied by an excellent audio guide, as well as enjoy the panoramic view offered by the bus and the incredible experience in 14 strategically distributed stops.
At M & E we understand the importance of offering a quality service that adapts to the needs of tourists, so we are pleased to be part of an experience of emotions and discovery of people traveling with City Sightseeing.
The highlights of the Seville citytour:
– 3 walking tours to discover the most picturesque places in the city
-Unlimited Tourist Bus 24/48 h with panoramic views of the biggest attractions of Seville
-Audio comments in 16 languages so you can discover the culture and history of Seville
-Celebreate the Murillo Year and discover the work of the most international painter from Seville
-Create your own itinerary through Seville through the tourist bus route with 14 stops
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M&E equips its multilingual audio system in the new 5 TMB buses
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has relied on M&E Multimedia & Engineering for the implementation of 5 new hybrid tourist buses with the M&E multilingual audio system that will provide the official turistic bus service, in which tourists can enjoy the main sights, monuments and more symbolic attractions from Barcelona.
Additionally, users will be able to use and enjoy the excellent multilingual audio system in 16 languages that offers information on each part of the tour. The user just needs to connect the free headphones and enjoy the ride with the latest technology and advances of the new generation audioguide in three different routes.
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has selected this hybrid system that is friendly to the environment and improves the profitability of bus operators. On the other hand, incorporating these technological advances mark the path towards environmental quality and a high level of safety of urban public transport.
For M&E is fundamental to be part of the environmental improvements and the efficiency of the transport fleets, given that the company is constantly working on technological advances for the automotive industry and the tourism sector.
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M&E present at FITUR 2019
Multimedia & Engineering will be present at The International Tourism Fair (FITUR), a leading trade fair for tourism professionals and for the Latin-American markets. Visitors will learn more about our services and the latest advances on multilingual systems, access codes for tourist apartments (code system) and personalized projects that adapt to the needs of each client.
During January 24th and 25th, M&E will visit the fair and offer solutions with the latest technological innovations that have been developed during 2018 to improve its services in multilanguage audio guides, access control, automotive sector, multimedia advertising devices, among others.
The International Tourism Fair (FITUR) is an important global communication platform, since it has a national and international presence, helping the development of strategies, alliances, technological changes and the needs of the consumers, therefore promoting the business of the tourism that keeps on growing every day in Europe.
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M&E present in Marrakech
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Juliá and ALSA inaugurated in Marrakech two tour buses that are eco-friendly as they fulfill the environmental requirements demanded by the city. The new service of "Marrakech City tour" offers two circuits: "Palmeral Histórico" and "Palmeral Tour", which allow to visit the artistic heritage and the historical monuments of the most touristic city that receives 3 million visitors a year.
The main Spanish business groups Juliá and ALSA, specialized in global tourism and mobility services, relied on M&E Multimedia Engineering, to develop such an important project and equip the new buses with the latest advances in the multilanguage and new generation system in 8 languages.
The modality of moving around the city in tourist buses is becoming more popular every day, as it is a comfortable and useful way of travel for tourists. In addition, this system is environmentally friendly and improves the profitability of bus operators.
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Citysightseeing Oslo relies on M&E to equip its new fleet
Oslo is a city where tourism has grown exponentially in recent years. The wide tourist offer has made tourists very satisfied with their visit to the Nordic country.
In this context, the companies that provide services for tourists have had to invest more to be able to compete with each other. This is the case of Citysightseeing Oslo, a company that makes tours with double-decker buses, teaching the city quickly and conveniently.
Recently Cityisightseeing Oslo has renewed its fleet with 2 tourist buses, bodied by UNVI. The great differentiation is the individual M&E audio system with 8 different languages, which allow tourists to listen and learn in their native language.
M & E is a company with more than 15 years of experience in the market that offers the most reliable and highest quality systems for its customers. It is in the expansion phase, thanks to its new systems and the experience it has acquired during these years.
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Citysightseeing Athens equips its new bus with M&E multilingual system
The Greek company is renewing fleet, to be able to offer an optimal service to its customers. Citysightseeeing Athens is a company that is committed to the quality of service, has a fleet that constantly renews and 4 lines that show the best of the city of Athens.
Currently the company has its entire fleet equipped with the multilingual systems of M & E Multimedia & Engineering, and for its new bus it has once again relied on the Spanish company as its trusted supplier. It has been equipped with the MTP08CM system with 16 channels, which offers the best sound quality and reliability in the market.
Thanks to its new strategy, M & E has grown steadily in recent years, building customer loyalty through quality and service and reaching new ones that make the business grow and the company can consolidate its leadership position in the market.
With the new systems that are being developed and that will soon be launched on the market, the Spanish company hopes to be able to differentiate itself even more from the competition and be able to grow all over the world.
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M&E retrofits 29 sightseeing buses for TMB Barcelona
TMB Barcelona continues with its policy of digitization in its sightseeing bus fleet. It's about changing its MT08T multilingual systems, for the new M & E MTP08CM system with 16 languages, which offers more sound quality and optimizes reliability. The operation has been 29 sightseeing buses that are the last round to have the fleet fully digitized.
During the last two years, TMB has digitized its entire fleet, as well as acquired many buses to serve tourists. The tourist explosion in Barcelona has meant that the offer has to be adapted to the growing demand, as well as implementing new technologies to continue at the forefront of the sector. With these new operations, M & E confirms its dominance position in Spain, where it has a high market share.
M&E continues with its expansion process, leading a growing sector, offering quality and service as its main advantages around its competition. The company has full control of all manufacturing processes that take place in the headquarters of Barcelona and are distributed throughout the world.
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LONDON MARKETS: FTSE 100 Tilts Lower As Traders Brace For Inflation Report
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatchDow Jones Newswires
Consumer price growth expected to hit 5-year high
U.K. stocks leaned lower Tuesday, with investors seeming cautious before the release of inflation data that could harden the case for the Bank of England to raise British borrowing costs.
The FTSE 100 index shed 0.1% at 7,522.45, with basic materials and health care shares losing the most. But consumer goods and utility shares were moving higher. The index on Monday ended 0.1% (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/miners-lift-ftse-100-but-pound-strength-keeps-gain-in-check-2017-10-16) lower after a choppy session.
Among big movers Tuesday, shares of Merlin Entertainments PLC (MERL.LN) tumbled 19%. The theme park operator reported that its year-to-date comparable-revenue growth was flat, (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/merlin-says-revenue-hit-by-weather-terror-attacks-2017-10-17) saying its London sites were hurt by bad weather and the effect of terrorist attacks.
Accelerating inflation: The key focus for U.K. assets Tuesday will be a reading on consumer price inflation for September, which could hit the highest level since April 2012, according to FactSet data. Headline annual inflation is expected to hit 3%, a full percentage point above the Bank of England's target.
"Such a reading would put even more pressure on the Bank of England to raise rates, though that hawkish urge may be tempered by the continued fall in real wages (set to be confirmed tomorrow) and a sharp month-on-month drop in retail sales (coming on Thursday)," said Connor Campbell, financial analyst at Spreadex, in a note. "For now, however, the pound is focused on inflation."
The pound bought $1.3258 ahead of the inflation report, not far off from $1.3250 late Monday in New York.
The inflation data from the Office for National Statistics are set for release at 9:30 a.m. London time, or 4:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
BOE's Carney on deck: Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is slated to appear before a Treasury committee at 11:15 a.m. London time. An inflation reading above 3% would require Carney to write a letter to the U.K.'s Treasury chief explaining why the central bank hasn't been able to rein in consumer-linked costs.
The Bank of England has previously warned that inflation will peak around 3%, driven in part by a slide in the pound's value since the last year's Brexit referendum. Sterling's decline against the U.S. dollar, the euro and other currencies has made imported items more expensive for consumers and businesses to purchase.
Bank stocks rose on the prospect of a U.K. rate hike, as it could prompt to charge more for loans. Barclays PLC (BCS) (BCS) was up 1.1%, Standard Chartered (STAN.LN) rose 0.6%, while Royal Bank Of Scotland Group PLC (RBS.LN) (RBS.LN) picked up 0.5%. Also, Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LLOY.LN) (LLOY.LN) moved up 0.3%, and HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBA.LN) (HSBA.LN) was 0.2% higher.
Stock movers: Pearson PLC shares (PSON.LN) sprang up 7% after the educational materials publisher raised the lower end of its full-year earnings outlook.
Brexit still stuck: British Prime Minister Theresa May failed to achieve any breakthrough over stalled Brexit talks during a dinner Monday with top European Union officials in Brussels. A fifth round of talks ended last week with the EU's Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, saying that progress is still insufficient for talks to move to the next phase.
Read:Brexit is far from the only worry for U.K. stocks (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brexit-is-far-from-the-only-worry-for-uk-stocks-2017-10-14)
October 17, 2017 04:01 ET (08:01 GMT)