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I am often asked about the role that faith plays in my work. My response is to question how anyone can separate the two. In my journey as an artist and conservationist, I have been blessed to be able to weave together a very broad spectrum of spiritual inspirations, some more apparent than others. While I have questioned the painful passages, I have never stopped believing in the purpose of my work, because I have never ceased to be inspired by the beauty of all life. Following that muse, with a great deal of blind faith, has taken me on a spiritual odyssey that eventually brought me to the music program and Tacheria course at St Philips.
Whether it was intentional or not, I have to credit the absolute lack of parental pressure to conform to any one religious orientation for allowing my spirituality to emerge holistically in response to the changing times in which we live. I was born in Philadelphia in 1957, into a marriage of two families that were many generations from Pennsylvania – the eastern woodland forest. Though we rarely attended church services as a family, my father pontificated endlessly about great Quaker ancestors, while my brothers were sent to the Episcopal Academy, where he had gone too. My mother never spoke about organized religion, but she, like my father, was a lover and nurturer of life.
I had a world aside from my family in the school that I was sent to – the Baldwin School for Girls – where I started in kindergarten and spent the next 11 years. While it had fabulous arts and music, there was no declared spiritual overtone there either. One of my closest friends was Jewish. It was through friends' families from this school that I became interested in the Episcopal Church, and wound up getting confirmed at Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr. It was here that I experienced my first conscious spiritual leadership in the Reverend Timothy Pickering, whose fiery sermons moved me to my very core.
Equally as powerful an inspiration, however, was my exposure from early childhood to the culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch. My maternal grandfather had a farm in the heart of Amish country, where my aunt lived, and our frequent forays to visit her gave me an inside view into a world where people lived without electricity or automobiles, who harnessed the power of magnificent animals – draft horses – to plow and sow and harvest their own food crops. These families glowed with happiness. This was my first true example of the power of faith – of life lived by faith.
My father was the pre-eminent portraitist in Philadelphia, and I watched many a notable face take form on the canvas; presidents, generals, head nurses, debutantes. Some were modest, and some were filled with vanity. Despite their proud appearances, I also saw many superficialities and personal failings within this echelon, and could not help but contrast the dysfunctions of this world with the health and harmony that I had witnessed in the Amish world. It was as though the curtain had been pulled away, like Toto and the Wizard of Oz, to expose something elemental about the human condition. Grappling with this dichotomy inspired what would turn out to be a lifetime of exploration into the integrity of land-based cultures.
I went to an Episcopal boarding School in New Hampshire for my last 3 years of high school – St Paul's – where choral singing was central, and I learned about all of the worlds' religions in the core curriculum course: Introduction to Religious Studies. I found myself leaning towards eastern religion – Buddhism and Taoism. This was in the 1970's, as the environmental movement was taking form, and as the horrific plight of wildlife around the world became increasingly exposed, I began to lose respect for certain aspects of my culture of origin, whose arrogance and denial was allowing the extinction of species to occur. I subsequently chose to tailor my education to attaining the knowledge I felt was crucial to being a fully conscious human.
So instead of accepting an ivy league scholarship, I chose to study agriculture and conservation science at Sterling School in Vermont, where I worked with draft horses extensively. Then I went to Europe and worked on a family scale dairy farm in Norway. Then I headed West to attend colleges in Colorado and Oregon, studying anthropology, and working for the US Forest Service in Oregon. Like my ancestors before me, I anchored my life and identity in a new frontier, embracing what I considered to be sacred.
When my creative interests turned to painting, I moved to New York City to study with my chosen mentor, Frank Mason, who opened another window to the divine as he taught me how to bathe a form in light, using the ancient mediums of paint and charcoal. I also worked for a major art magazine, lectured at the Museum of Modern Art, and began to connoisseur opera.
Eventually I needed an environment that was more conducive to creativity – and that turned out to be the Sonoran Desert. Disillusioned by the decadence of the art world, I turned my skills in pictorial realism towards the purpose of interpretation of natural resources – doing illustration and graphic design for conservation agencies throughout the Sonoran Desert Bioregion. Of particular reward was being able to work with the indigenous cultures, (5 nations), whose spirituality was anchored harmoniously within the challenging desert environment.
Another culture from which I have gleaned great wisdom is the tribal rainforest Indians of lowland Ecuador, whose belief systems are also organically intertwined with an understanding and reverence for their environment. In my time among these peoples, the sophistication and bravery with which tribal elders took on the issues of the modern world was simply staggering.
Taking the question of culture one step further led me to the world of primatology. Reading Jane Goodall's spiritual biography, "Reason for Hope' , was a perfect epiphany. I realized both how much we could learn from the remaining wild cultures of chimps, and also felt suddenly galvanized within a global community of like-minded believers. Her story integrates her Christian upbringing with the mystical union she experiences in nature – which is my story as well - and it was through her lessons that I came to fully appreciate the teachings of Christ.
Looking for further spiritual community, and to get the art of choral music back into my life, I finally followed the invitation of Peter Cheney to come to St Philips. In some ways, this was a return to my culture of origin, and I was unprepared to discover how much it had changed in my absence. To be able to return after 30 years to the beauty of singing again is a gift beyond words, and critical creative counterbalance to my visual work. Just as importantly, the opportunity to attend the Tacheria School for Interfaith Spiritual Directors allowed me finally to share my multicolored evolution with a group of equally diverse seekers, and to develop an outward voice for the inward being.
While the next step in my journey has taken me back to a rural setting, the grasslands of Elgin, I do my best to continue my participation in the St Philips community, and am endlessly grateful for all of the love and guidance that has come to me through various members of this church. My current work with native grasses speaks once gain to the elemental beauty of creation – celebrating both the intricate diversity of this overlooked plant world, and also the role of wise human stewardship in healing our damaged landscapes. It is a return to fine art, and seeks to restore the role of art as visionary vehicle in our culture today. My faith may not be quite so blind at this point, but the muse, I believe, will remain an eternal mystery.
Matilda Essig


Place the oil, fenugreek seeds, and asafoetida in a non-stick pan over medium heat and cook for 10 seconds. Add the garlic, ginger. and green chili, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Increase the heat to medium-high, add the onion, and saute for 4 minutes until caramelized.
Add the whole cumin seeds, ground cumin, coriander, turmeric, cardamom, paprika, and salt, and cook for 10 seconds.
Add the chicken and cook until it's almost done, about 8 minutes.
Stir in the yogurt and cook until the chicken is it fully done, another 2 minutes.
Add the papaya chunks, and remove from the heat. Serve over rice, cauliflower rice if you want to make it super healthy, or with naan or plain rotis.
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SEMENYIH: Pakatan Harapan's Muhammad Aiman Zainali (pic) might not be a good orator, but the political novice is a bright individual who has the potential to be an assemblyman, says Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
"Yes, I admit that as young man, he might need some time to win the hearts of the community. But he is smart and qualified. Which means he has the potential to be an elected representative," he said.
Muhyiddin said the 30-year-old's public speaking should not be an indicator on his ability to carry out his responsibilities.
"I admit and understand the shortcomings. But don't take it to mean he is not capable of doing the work.
Muhyiddin was speaking during a press conference at Pakatan's operations centre for the Semenyih polls on Thursday (Feb 21).
Aiman's performance has been recently scrutinised by observers, as video clips have shown that the 30-year-old isn't comfortable with hard questions by the media.
Party colleague Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman also admitted on Wednesday (Feb 20) that Aiman isn't a great orator, saying that he was known as "someone who spoke little but served a lot".
The Semenyih by-election, which will take place on March 2, and is set to see a four-cornered fight between Barisan Nasional, Pakatan, Parti Sosialis Malaysia and an independent candidate.


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/**
 * @file
 * @brief Packet definitions
 */

#include "common.h"

/*
 * Private declarations
 */

/**
 * @addtogroup gearman_packet_private Private Packet Functions
 * @ingroup gearman_packet
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Command info. Update GEARMAN_MAX_COMMAND_ARGS to the largest number in the
 * args column.
 */
gearman_command_info_st gearman_command_info_list[GEARMAN_COMMAND_MAX]=
{
  { "TEXT",               3, false },
  { "CAN_DO",             1, false },
  { "CANT_DO",            1, false },
  { "RESET_ABILITIES",    0, false },
  { "PRE_SLEEP",          0, false },
  { "UNUSED",             0, false },
  { "NOOP",               0, false },
  { "SUBMIT_JOB",         2, true  },
  { "JOB_CREATED",        1, false },
  { "GRAB_JOB",           0, false },
  { "NO_JOB",             0, false },
  { "JOB_ASSIGN",         2, true  },
  { "WORK_STATUS",        3, false },
  { "WORK_COMPLETE",      1, true  },
  { "WORK_FAIL",          1, false },
  { "GET_STATUS",         1, false },
  { "ECHO_REQ",           0, true  },
  { "ECHO_RES",           0, true  },
  { "SUBMIT_JOB_BG",      2, true  },
  { "ERROR",              2, false },
  { "STATUS_RES",         5, false },
  { "SUBMIT_JOB_HIGH",    2, true  },
  { "SET_CLIENT_ID",      1, false },
  { "CAN_DO_TIMEOUT",     2, false },
  { "ALL_YOURS",          0, false },
  { "WORK_EXCEPTION",     1, true  },
  { "OPTION_REQ",         1, false },
  { "OPTION_RES",         1, false },
  { "WORK_DATA",          1, true  },
  { "WORK_WARNING",       1, true  },
  { "GRAB_JOB_UNIQ",      0, false },
  { "JOB_ASSIGN_UNIQ",    3, true  },
  { "SUBMIT_JOB_HIGH_BG", 2, true  },
  { "SUBMIT_JOB_LOW",     2, true  },
  { "SUBMIT_JOB_LOW_BG",  2, true  },
  { "SUBMIT_JOB_SCHED",   7, true  },
  { "SUBMIT_JOB_EPOCH",   3, true  }
};

/** @} */

/*
 * Public definitions
 */

gearman_return_t gearman_packet_add(gearman_st *gearman,
                                    gearman_packet_st *packet,
                                    gearman_magic_t magic,
                                    gearman_command_t command,
                                    const void *arg, ...)
{
  va_list ap;
  size_t arg_size;
  gearman_return_t ret;

  packet= gearman_packet_create(gearman, packet);
  if (packet == NULL)
    return GEARMAN_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILURE;

  packet->magic= magic;
  packet->command= command;

  va_start(ap, arg);

  while (arg != NULL)
  {
    arg_size = va_arg(ap, size_t);

    ret= gearman_packet_add_arg(packet, arg, arg_size);
    if (ret != GEARMAN_SUCCESS)
    {
      va_end(ap);
      gearman_packet_free(packet);
      return ret;
    }

    arg = va_arg(ap, void *);
  }

  va_end(ap);

  return gearman_packet_pack_header(packet);
}

gearman_packet_st *gearman_packet_create(gearman_st *gearman,
                                         gearman_packet_st *packet)
{
  if (packet == NULL)
  {
    packet= malloc(sizeof(gearman_packet_st));
    if (packet == NULL)
    {
      GEARMAN_ERROR_SET(gearman, "gearman_packet_create", "malloc")
      return NULL;
    }

    memset(packet, 0, sizeof(gearman_packet_st));
    packet->options|= GEARMAN_PACKET_ALLOCATED;
  }
  else
    memset(packet, 0, sizeof(gearman_packet_st));

  packet->gearman= gearman;

  GEARMAN_LIST_ADD(gearman->packet, packet,)

  return packet;
}

void gearman_packet_free(gearman_packet_st *packet)
{
  if (packet->args != packet->args_buffer && packet->args != NULL)
    free(packet->args);

  if (packet->options & GEARMAN_PACKET_FREE_DATA && packet->data != NULL)
  {
    if (packet->gearman->workload_free == NULL)
      free((void *)(packet->data));
    else
    {
      packet->gearman->workload_free((void *)(packet->data),
                                  (void *)(packet->gearman->workload_free_arg));
    }
  }

  GEARMAN_LIST_DEL(packet->gearman->packet, packet,)

  if (packet->options & GEARMAN_PACKET_ALLOCATED)
    free(packet);
}

void gearman_packet_set_options(gearman_packet_st *packet,
                                gearman_packet_options_t options,
                                uint32_t data)
{
  if (data == 0)
    packet->options &= ~options;
  else
    packet->options |= options;
}

gearman_return_t gearman_packet_add_arg(gearman_packet_st *packet,
                                        const void *arg, size_t arg_size)
{
  void *new_args;
  size_t offset;
  uint8_t x;

  if (packet->argc == gearman_command_info_list[packet->command].argc &&
      (!(gearman_command_info_list[packet->command].data) ||
       packet->data != NULL))
  {
    GEARMAN_ERROR_SET(packet->gearman, "gearman_packet_add_arg",
                      "too many arguments for command")
    return GEARMAN_TOO_MANY_ARGS;
  }

  if (packet->argc == gearman_command_info_list[packet->command].argc)
  {
    packet->data= arg;
    packet->data_size= arg_size;
    return GEARMAN_SUCCESS;
  }

  if (packet->args_size == 0 && packet->magic != GEARMAN_MAGIC_TEXT)
    packet->args_size= GEARMAN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;

  if ((packet->args_size + arg_size) < GEARMAN_ARGS_BUFFER_SIZE)
    packet->args= packet->args_buffer;
  else
  {
    if (packet->args == packet->args_buffer)
      packet->args= NULL;

    new_args= realloc(packet->args, packet->args_size + arg_size);
    if (new_args == NULL)
    {
      GEARMAN_ERROR_SET(packet->gearman, "gearman_packet_add_arg", "realloc")
      return GEARMAN_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILURE;
    }

    if (packet->args_size > 0)
      memcpy(new_args, packet->args_buffer, packet->args_size);

    packet->args= new_args;
  }

  memcpy(packet->args + packet->args_size, arg, arg_size);
  packet->args_size+= arg_size;
  packet->arg_size[packet->argc]= arg_size;
  packet->argc++;

  if (packet->magic == GEARMAN_MAGIC_TEXT)
    offset= 0;
  else
    offset= GEARMAN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;

  for (x= 0; x < packet->argc; x++)
  {
    packet->arg[x]= packet->args + offset;
    offset+= packet->arg_size[x];
  }

  return GEARMAN_SUCCESS;
}

gearman_return_t gearman_packet_pack_header(gearman_packet_st *packet)
{
  uint32_t tmp;

  if (packet->magic == GEARMAN_MAGIC_TEXT)
  {
    packet->options|= GEARMAN_PACKET_COMPLETE;
    return GEARMAN_SUCCESS;
  }

  if (packet->args_size == 0)
  {
    packet->args= packet->args_buffer;
    packet->args_size= GEARMAN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
  }

  switch (packet->magic)
  {
  case GEARMAN_MAGIC_TEXT:
    break;

  case GEARMAN_MAGIC_REQUEST:
    memcpy(packet->args, "\0REQ", 4);
    break;

  case GEARMAN_MAGIC_RESPONSE:
    memcpy(packet->args, "\0RES", 4);
    break;

  default:
    GEARMAN_ERROR_SET(packet->gearman, "gearman_packet_pack",
                      "invalid magic value")
    return GEARMAN_INVALID_MAGIC;
  }

  if (packet->command == GEARMAN_COMMAND_TEXT ||
      packet->command >= GEARMAN_COMMAND_MAX)
  {
    GEARMAN_ERROR_SET(packet->gearman, "gearman_packet_pack",
                      "invalid command value")
    return GEARMAN_INVALID_COMMAND;
  }

  tmp= packet->command;
  tmp= htonl(tmp);
  memcpy(packet->args + 4, &tmp, 4);

  tmp= (packet->args_size + packet->data_size) - GEARMAN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
  tmp= htonl(tmp);
  memcpy(packet->args + 8, &tmp, 4);

  packet->options|= GEARMAN_PACKET_COMPLETE;

  return GEARMAN_SUCCESS;
}

gearman_return_t gearman_packet_unpack_header(gearman_packet_st *packet)
{
  uint32_t tmp;

  if (!memcmp(packet->args, "\0REQ", 4))
    packet->magic= GEARMAN_MAGIC_REQUEST;
  else if (!memcmp(packet->args, "\0RES", 4))
    packet->magic= GEARMAN_MAGIC_RESPONSE;
  else
  {
    GEARMAN_ERROR_SET(packet->gearman, "gearman_packet_unpack",
                      "invalid magic value")
    return GEARMAN_INVALID_MAGIC;
  }

  memcpy(&tmp, packet->args + 4, 4);
  packet->command= ntohl(tmp);

  if (packet->command == GEARMAN_COMMAND_TEXT ||
      packet->command >= GEARMAN_COMMAND_MAX)
  {
    GEARMAN_ERROR_SET(packet->gearman, "gearman_packet_unpack",
                      "invalid command value")
    return GEARMAN_INVALID_COMMAND;
  }

  memcpy(&tmp, packet->args + 8, 4);
  packet->data_size= ntohl(tmp);

  return GEARMAN_SUCCESS;
}

size_t gearman_packet_parse(gearman_packet_st *packet, const uint8_t *data,
                            size_t data_size, gearman_return_t *ret_ptr)
{
  uint8_t *ptr;
  size_t used_size;
  size_t arg_size;

  if (packet->args_size == 0)
  {
    if (data_size > 0 && data[0] != 0)
    {
      /* Try to parse a text-based command. */
      ptr= memchr(data, '\n', data_size);
      if (ptr == NULL)
      {
        *ret_ptr= GEARMAN_IO_WAIT;
        return 0;
      }

      packet->magic= GEARMAN_MAGIC_TEXT;
      packet->command= GEARMAN_COMMAND_TEXT;

      used_size= (ptr - data) + 1;
      *ptr= 0;
      if (used_size > 1 && *(ptr - 1) == '\r')
        *(ptr - 1)= 0;

      for (arg_size= used_size, ptr= (uint8_t *)data; ptr != NULL; data= ptr)
      {
        ptr= memchr(data, ' ', arg_size);
        if (ptr != NULL)
        {
          *ptr= 0;
          ptr++;
          while (*ptr == ' ')
            ptr++;

          arg_size-= (ptr - data);
        }

        *ret_ptr= gearman_packet_add_arg(packet, data, ptr == NULL ?
                                         arg_size : (size_t)(ptr - data));
        if (*ret_ptr != GEARMAN_SUCCESS)
          return used_size;
      }

      return used_size;
    }
    else if (data_size < GEARMAN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE)
    {
      *ret_ptr= GEARMAN_IO_WAIT;
      return 0;
    }

    packet->args= packet->args_buffer;
    packet->args_size= GEARMAN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
    memcpy(packet->args, data, GEARMAN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE);

    *ret_ptr= gearman_packet_unpack_header(packet);
    if (*ret_ptr != GEARMAN_SUCCESS)
      return 0;

    used_size= GEARMAN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
  }
  else
    used_size= 0;

  while (packet->argc != gearman_command_info_list[packet->command].argc)
  {
    if (packet->argc != (gearman_command_info_list[packet->command].argc - 1) ||
        gearman_command_info_list[packet->command].data)
    {
      ptr= memchr(data + used_size, 0, data_size - used_size);
      if (ptr == NULL)
      {
        *ret_ptr= GEARMAN_IO_WAIT;
        return used_size;
      }

      arg_size= (ptr - (data + used_size)) + 1;
      *ret_ptr= gearman_packet_add_arg(packet, data + used_size, arg_size);
      if (*ret_ptr != GEARMAN_SUCCESS)
        return used_size;

      packet->data_size-= arg_size;
      used_size+= arg_size;
    }
    else
    {
      if ((data_size - used_size) < packet->data_size)
      {
        *ret_ptr= GEARMAN_IO_WAIT;
        return used_size;
      }

      *ret_ptr= gearman_packet_add_arg(packet, data + used_size,
                                       packet->data_size);
      if (*ret_ptr != GEARMAN_SUCCESS)
        return used_size;

      used_size+= packet->data_size;
      packet->data_size= 0;
    }
  }

  *ret_ptr= GEARMAN_SUCCESS;
  return used_size;
}

void *gearman_packet_take_data(gearman_packet_st *packet, size_t *size)
{
  void *data= (void *)(packet->data);

  *size= packet->data_size;

  packet->data= NULL;
  packet->data_size= 0;
  packet->options&= ~GEARMAN_PACKET_FREE_DATA;

  return data;
}

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Traditional Bespoke Furniture was established in 2003 by two young, talented craftsmen from the Kent countryside by the name of Christopher Lee and Jason Avon. The two business partners have the benefit of over 25 years experience in producing high quality furniture for clients across the country, within their local areas of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, South London and even rural France.
Traditional Bespoke Furniture believes that those who entrust their confidence in the company's skills, deserve the highest levels of professionalism and service. As such, Traditional Bespoke Furniture provides an independent, premium and highly-personalised service for their clients. This inevitably leads to a long-term relationship – working closely together relieves the anxiety, time pressures and complexities associated with commissioning bespoke furniture in an environment that offers a bewildering choice of options. Altogether this makes the creative process a much more enjoyable, collaborative and stress-free experience.


Few countries can rival Egypt's wealth of magnificent archaeological sites, with the Pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza ranking as two of the most recognisable in the world. It is a place like no other and on this two-week itinerary we explore its treasures across the length of the country. In the north there is the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria and El Alamein, the site of the famous Second World War battle. Cairo's attractions are world famous but on this itinerary we also experience the bazaars and culinary delights on a food tour. Journeying south by sleeper train we reach the Nubian city of Aswan where we board our Nile cruise boat and discover the monuments and temples all the way to Luxor.
When the Aswan High Dam was built in the 1960s the rise in water and the creation of Lake Nasser resulted in the displacement of some 120,000 Nubian people. Today they live in towns and villages along the Nile, below the dam. Nubian culture is different that of many Egyptians but, due to the relatively small number of Nubians (across southern Egypt and northern Sudan) it is at risk of disappearing. Visiting a Nubian village can be a fascinating and enriching experience and benefits Nubian people both financially and through encouraging the protection of their culture.
There is one aspect of Nubian culture today which Exodus Travels does not support however, and that is keeping crocodiles as pets in small pits or cages. Nubians have a long tradition of keeping crocodiles in their homes, though today there are only a few which still keep the animals. These crocodiles are eventually released back into the Nile, above the High Dam, but until then, their living conditions are poor.
Whilst we believe that visiting the Nubian Village is, overall, a worthwhile experience both for our clients and for the local Nubian community, Exodus Travels does not support the practice of picking up the animals to have a photo taken, as whilst living within the home they are not domestic and are wild creatures so this can be stressful for the animals.
A.C.E. is a charity dedicated to stopping the suffering of animals in the most deprived communities in Luxor by providing free veterinary care and education. There is now a walk-in clinic, a hospital for crucial surgery and 25 stables which allow animals to recover from injury and pressure of working life. This is not just an amazing cause for the animals, but by teaching over 150 children a week, plus owners and veterinary students, communities gain a lot of valuable training. There should be an opportunity to visit the facility on Day 12.
The group flight usually arrives in Cairo this evening. The welcome briefing will either take place this evening or tomorrow morning.
Pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza.
We begin our day with a visit to the Pyramids at Giza. Home to the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus and the enduring and mysterious Great Sphinx, these great monuments to the afterlife defy the imagination. Only the throng of sightseers, Egyptian and foreign, milling around their huge foundations, keep the viewer in the 21st century. The afternoon is free to relax at our hotel, explore Cairo or join an optional excursion to Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur.
After breakfast we enjoy a full day tour of Cairo. We begin with a visit to the Egyptian Museum – home to the world's largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts including the incredible golden riches of Tutankhamun's tomb. Following this piece of history, we experience modern Cairo with a tour of the El Darb El Ahmar School for Arts and a walk along the bustling El Moaz Street. We also explore Al Azhar mosque which dates back to AD970 and is Cairo's oldest. The mosque is still frequently visited by locals to this day and we will need to cover up (long sleeves and trousers) to enter - as when entering all mosques. Women will also need to cover their hair with a scarf.
Transfer to Alexandria, city tour.
Today we have a journey of 3-4hrs to Alexandria. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331BC, the city was home to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and it's Great Library was the largest of its time. Unfortunately, these parts of Egypt's glorious history did not survive up to modern times but there is still much to see in this Mediterranean port city. Our tour begins with a visit of the city's catacombs followed by the impressive Qaidbay Fortress and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina – Alexandria's revival of the Great Library.
Visit El Alamein and El Anba Bishoy Monastery; return to Cairo.
We have an early morning drive to El Alamein, the site of the famed allied victory during World War Two, where we will visit the War Cemetery and Military Museum. More than 80,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in the two battles. It was a decisive win for the Allies with Winston Churchill saying, "Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat". After lunch we stop by El Anba Bishoy Monastery on our return to Cairo.
Food tour of Cairo; transfer to sleeper train.
Today we embark on a tour of Cairo's best food spots and discover some of the fantastic local cuisine available across the city – highlights are Mulukhiyah (soup), Ful Medames (beans) and Kushari (rice and macaroni). The tour also includes the bazaars of Khan el-Khalili located in the historic centre of Islamic Cairo. This evening we transfer to the railway station and board our sleeper train to Aswan (which takes approximately 12 hours).
Arrive Aswan; Nubian tour and Felucca ride.
Arriving in Aswan during the morning, we spend the rest of the day exploring the Nubian way of life. We begin with a visit to the Nubian Museum, which chronologically charts the history and culture of the people, before enjoying Nubian lunch onboard a felucca while we explore the Nile. In the afternoon we have a tour of the Monastery of St. Simeon by camel and visit the nearby village of Gharb Sohil (please see Responsible Travel section). We finish our day with a barbeque on the shores of an island in the Nile.
Optional visit to Abu Simbel; board cruise boat.
This morning we transfer to our cruise boat and have some time to relax before enjoying lunch on board. For the rest of the day there is the option to explore the Aswan market or attend the Sound and Light Show at Philae Temple.
For those who want to do the optional visit to Abu Simbel, the tour starts at approximately 3.30am when we get picked up from the hotel. A breakfast box is provided. Around 8am we will arrive at the destination, where we are given around three hours to visit the temples. Built by Ramses II, the temples of Abu Simbel rank amongst the most impressive in the country and well worth the journey south across the Nubian Desert. We will be back in Aswan around 3pm.
For our Sun Festival departures, the visit to Abu Simbel is included. The festival is a bi-annual event that has been taking place for over 3200 years. During the celebrations the sun perfectly aligns with the usually dark interior and lights up the seated statues of Ramses II, the sun god, Ra and the king of the gods, Amun. Only the statue of Ptah, the god of darkness, remains in the shadows. There are traditional Nubian dances being performed, street food everywhere (save stomach space for some fresh koshari) and live music outside the temple.
Visit Philae Temple and Aswan High Dam; sail to Edfu.
We begin today with a visit to the Philae Temple and Aswan High Dam. In the 1970s the temple was relocated by UNESCO to Aglika Island after it became evident that the original site of Philae would submerge on completion of the dam. This morning represents a magnificent and enduring testament to both ancient and modern engineering. After lunch we sail to Kom Ombo and visit the temple there before continuing our journey to Edfu which is where we will spend the night.
Tour Edfu; sail to Luxor.
Waking in Edfu, we start our day exploring the city and its temples before sailing further north along the Nile. After crossing the Esna lock we reach our destination, Luxor, where we will have our final dinner on board and hopefully witness a stunning sunset over the river.
Disembark in Luxor; explore the Valley of the Kings.
After breakfast on board we disembark in Luxor and explore the Valley of the Kings. For nearly 500 years this was the site of royal burials and it contains the tombs of over 62 pharaohs, including Tutankhamun, Seti I, Ramses III and IV. One ticket allows us to see three tombs. The ticket usually allows entry into what are regarded as the most impressive tombs, but if you have time a visit to the tomb of Ramses VI is also highly recommended. Visits to tombs are now strictly controlled to halt further deterioration of wall paintings - each tomb is periodically closed for a number of weeks. Afterwards we visit the massive stone statues of the Colossi of Memnon before transferring to our hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax or wander around the streets of Luxor.
Luxor tour including Karnak and Luxor temples.
For our penultimate day we have a half day tour of Luxor's east bank. Luxor is commonly called the world's greatest open-air museum and this morning we visit the extraordinary Karnak and Luxor temples which both stand within the modern city. After a leisurely afternoon we enjoy our final dinner together at one of this historic city's restaurants.
Our trip ends today. Those on the group flights will be taken to airport for the flight to London.
All breakfasts , 6 lunches and 5 dinners included.
In the itinerary we state which meals are included on which day. We suggest you allow GBP60-90 (approx. USD100-140) for meals not included. Food in Egypt involves such things as kebabs, chicken, stews, pitta-bread, felafel, beans, aubergine and other vegetables, pickles, salads. Dishes tend to be simple and wholesome and vegetarians can be catered for if they accept that the options may be somewhat limited.
Meals on the cruise are open buffets that include Western and Egyptian dishes.
The Cairo food tour gives us the chance to try a number of Egyptian dishes such Ful Medames (which is a mixture of beans and tehini) and Kushari (a dish made of rice, macaroni and lentils mixed with garlic, tomato, chickpeas and crispy fried onions).
This trip has been graded as grade 1 (leisurely.) Leisurely grade trips are suitable for all clients with average health and fitness. No experience of any activity involved is necessary.
Some days involve early starts but this allows us to get the most from our time in Egypt and avoid the worst of the heat.
Egypt can be hot, especially during our summer, which can cause discomfort whilst travelling. Care should be taken to keep hydrated. The hottest months tend to be June to September when temperatures can reach as high as 38 to 40ºC in the south of the country.
The hotels and cruise boat that we use on this trip are of a high standard, providing excellent levels of comfort. The night on the sleeper train is in first-class cabins with shared bathroom facilities.
The Basma Hotel in Aswan is located on the East Bank on Aswan's highest hill, directly opposite the famous Nubian museum. All the rooms have balconies with views of the Nile or the surrounding desert. The facilities in the rooms and in the hotel itself are excellent, including a choice of bars and restaurants, a huge swimming pool and all set amid well-maintained gardens.
In Cairo we typically use the Pyramids Park Hotel which is located close to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. The hotel has 25 acres of lush gardens as well as a gym and swimming pool. All rooms are en suite.
We sail the Nile on the M/S Mirage. This cruise boat offers impressive service and great facilities including a swimming pool, a sun deck, gift shop, leasure and sports facilities, restaurant and a sundeck bars. Wi-Fi is available at a cost of $20 (subject to change).
We use first-class cabins with shared bathroom facilities.
I had visited Egypt before, but wanted the opportunity to see Alexandria, more of Cairo, and aspects of Aswan which I had missed due to gut problems. Plus Luxor is always worth seeing. So the trip worked well for me.
Old Cairo, Al Moaz street and Al Azhar park are a welcome contrast to the vast and dusty city. The food tour is fun, and gives a chance to walk the downtown streets. And the people really are genuinely friendly and welcoming. The (old) Egyptian and (new) Nubian museums are excellent. The Nile cruise is a great experience, seeing landscapes and lifestyles which seem not to have changed for thousands of years. The tombs in the Valley of the Kings now have much better lighting and footing than before, making them more interesting and revealing to visit. The temples of Luxor and Karnak are awe inspiring sites. And the hotels in Cairo, Aswan and Luxor are good, with great swimming pools!
Sayed is knowledgeable, professional and very helpful. He is as informative about modern Egypt as he is about ancient Egypt, while constantly fixing things for us behind the scenes.
Days 6 and 7 are very (maybe too) full, with no chance to shower or change until after dinner on Day 7, before a very early start on day 8. The sleeper train has 2 berth compartments and is a better experience than in most countries. Take food and hand hygiene seriously and you'll be fine - none of our group had any real stomach problems. Alcohol is rarely available outside the hotels and boat. Wifi is usually unavailable, and unreliable even when paid for. Upgrade in Luxor - for $24 you can get a balcony and views over the Nile to the Valley of the Kings, plus watching the hot air balloons rising in the dawn. Even in March you may need warm clothes for Egypt!
This trip is an opportunity to see more of Egypt, as well as the incredible highlights. Day 7 needs a rethink though, especially the mass tourism experience of joining other groups being processed through the Nubian 'village' and souvenir stalls. Maybe more time on the felucca and time at the hotel for people to refresh and maybe swim?
We normally organise our own visits but for a destination such as Egypt we felt it important to put our trust in professionals ... and our faith In Exodus was well-rewarded. The itinerary was full-on but packed with such variety and richness that it left us quite overwhelmed. By the end we felt we had not only visited a huge number of outstanding sites of world importance but also come to know and understand a country that has played and continues to play a major role within the world.
Outstanding. Not only did Sayed demonstrate a huge depth of knowledge based on his study of Egyptology but he gave us daily insight into the lives of ordinary Egyptians and the culture of the country of which he was so rightly proud. In today's often divided world he gave us all an example of how meaningful communication can lead to a far greater understanding of different cultures and religions and promote world harmony. He also tended to individual needs, was patient and empathetic and made us all feel valued within the group. . A wonderful ambassador for his country, his culture and his religion.
When applying for a visa make sure you use the correct website (Visa2Egypt) as there are numerous other ones that look authentic but charge a huge commission (about 300%!!). Check arrangements for obtaining money carefully. We would suggest budgeting for at least £250 - £300 per person to cover cost of general tips / tip to leader, optional visits (irresistible!), additional meals and purchases. Egyptian currency can be obtained from ATMs (with a charge) or you can take £s and exchange them in banks. When in banks try to get small coins to avoid embarrassment in loos (when you have nothing for the person handing out the paper!!). Be very clear about what is covered by the tipping kitty proposed by Exodus and when additional tips might be necessary.
We would not hesitate to recommend this trip to others and, in fact, have already done so! We are already considering our next trip with Exodus as a result of our good experiences.
Another excellent Exodus adventure. I was pleasantly surprised that we were fully occupied every day with tours and activities. Temples, tombs, mosques, monastery, local baths, perfumery, pottery, animal sanctuary, papyrus institute, museums, war graves and souqs. We used all forms of transport (luxury coach, horse and carriage, felucca, cruise boat, sleeper train, camel, power boat, plane). Truly a memorable trip, so much fascinating history, colossal architecture and lovely weather too!
We had the privilege of enjoying the moment when the sunrise reaches far inside the temple at Abu Simbel and lights up the statues of Ramses II (pharaoh), Ra (sun god) and Amun (king of the gods). Only the statue of Ptah (god of darkness), remains in shadow. This only happens twice each year. We had to wild-camp (many thanks to our tour guide for organising blankets, pillows and breakfast boxes for us all) just outside the temple for 4 hours to wait for the moment but it was well worth the wait.
Sayed Mansour is a true legend, Egyptologist, organiser, friend of many and has the patience of a saint.
Be prepared for full days, never a dull moment and a surprise round every corner. If you are travelling in February then take warm clothes for the north and lighter clothes for the south. Be firm but polite with street vendors. Eat like a local, their food is amazing. Take a Steripen and your own water bottle so you can sterilise tap water instead of buying plastic bottles of water.
The tour was very well thought out and organised. We had a full programme of seeing temples, tombs and the way Egyptian people lived. There was never a spare moment.
The sunrise at Abu Simbel.
Our group leader, Sayed Matour, was excellent. We could not have asked for more. He spoke excellent English, had an amazing knowledge of Ancient Egypt, was charming and coped with every situation in the nicest, calm manor. He organised everything brilliantly even procuring thick blankets for everybody who was queuing for hours to be the first to see the sunrise in the temple of Abu Simbel. And we were there in time to see it.
Make sure you are fit enough to climb into and out of all the tombs .
I would have liked a meal waiting for us at the first hotel, the Pyramid Parks resort, when we arrived at 11 pm, not having had anything to eat since the flight. And the restaurant itself was closed by now.


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IMPORTANT UPDATE RE RETROSPECTIVE VETTING:
The Department of Education and Skills has been informed that on 20 December 2017, the Minister for Justice and Equality signed new regulations extending the deadline for retrospective vetting to 30 April 2018. (This update was published on 22 December 2017. Further information will issue in early January.)
In April 2016 the Minister for Justice and Equality commenced the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 (the Vetting Act). It has put in place statutory requirements for the Garda vetting of persons involved in working with children or vulnerable persons, including those working in schools.
The Vetting Act applies to recognised schools and centres of education that employ, contract, permit or place persons in relevant work or activities with children or vulnerable persons.
Information on the statutory vetting requirements that apply prior to commencing the employment, contract, permission or placement of a person to undertake relevant work or activities is available - Commencement Of Statutory Vetting
Information on the statutory requirements for the retrospective vetting of existing teaching staff, non-teaching staff and others who have not previously been Garda vetted and who undertake relevant work or activities with children or vulnerable persons is available - Retrospective Vetting
Garda Vetting Section of the Teaching Council website
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SnelwegSprookjes: location-based family fairy tales for on the road
The Drum Network
20 March 2019 11:11am
Dutch creative agencies ACHTUNG! mcgarrybowen and Kraftwerk Linked by Isobar developed an amazing in-car family app that focuses on quality family time, less screen time and encourages kids to use their imagination. By creating unique location-based audio books, the app is a great example of Dutch design and creativity connecting family car brand Volkswagen with their target audience.
Volkswagen asked the agency duo to come up with an idea that would not just be another advertising campaign, but also an innovative way of making families bond with the car brand. The Dutch team wanted to create something that was relevant to this particular group, addressing an everyday problem for parents: how to decrease your children's screen time.
Parents tend to use screens to keep their kids quiet during a car journey. 76% of parents, with children aged 3 to 16, say their child is allowed to be on a device during a car trip, even though most parents feel guilty about this. Nearly 95% of all parents consider a family car journey as a perfect time for bonding, and an opportunity to talk with their children. Furthermore, research has shown that too much screen time actually decreases children's imagination.
We created an app that sparks kids imaginations and turned every car journey into a real adventure. The team created a digital product that shows kids how an everyday car ride can become a great adventure, using both their imagination, as well as elements that can be spotted around the motorway, like bridges, forests, tunnels, wind mills. The strategy was to bring back those valuable moments of interaction between parents and their children, and reduce screen time in the car at the same time.
Kraftwerk Linked by Isobar developed a location-based audiobook app that reacts to its surroundings. The app builds stories in real-time around ordinary objects, seen around the motorway with each story built based on the location of the user. There are four base stories but each story will be unique as it is uses the location of your car to stimulate the characters.
The biggest challenge executing this idea was to find a scalable solution that allows users to start a story at any point on the motorway. To populate the engine with objects, the team used existing data points and researched Google Street View, supported by a computer vision engine (TensorFlow). Every Dutch motorway (5,000km) was scanned to identify objects like bridges, windmills, trees, petrol stations, to transform them into story elements.
The team created an experience that feels technologically innovative, but also handcrafted at the same time. They used smart technicians and worked with a group of very talented craftsmen-and women, including the Brazilian illustrator Mario Níveo, and award-winning children's authors Joke van Leeuwen and Daan Remmerts de Vries.
The app was launched together with a communication campaign, including online videos, social media posts, and car-stickers, posters and bookmarks of the characters that were given to schools. The SnelwegSprookjes app reached the #1 position in the app stores' book category within three days.
Over 30,000 motorway fairy tales have already been told. With more than 450,000 minutes of motorway story time - time that otherwise would have been spent behind a screen. As the app has received so much positive feedback, the agency is already researching the possibilities of a sequel. Like adding new stories to the app, or even making it work for other countries as well.
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I was feeling tired of gray winter (and, really, other than being cloudy a lot of January, we have not had much bad weather…so I SHOULD NOT COMPLAIN!). I pulled out an old favorite floral set (Paint Prints – 2005 Sale-a-bration, I had to go look it up!), and some retired colors, and stamped a background. The flower centers were stamped with VersaMark and embossed with Ranger Silver Pearl embossing powder – you can really see their sheen on the top left of the card.
Last night, while changing into my pajamas, I had turned on the TV and flipped past QVC. I am not a big QVC watcher, but Isaac Mizrahi was on, selling "extra long tank tops". In the exact colors of the card I made.
So glad I have not gotten rid of old ink pads – the color wheel spins around again in time!
Supplies: Stamps – Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up!, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin' Up! Barely Banana (retired), Cameo Coral (retired), Cool Caribbean (retired), Whisper White, inks – Stampin' Up! Barely Banana (retired), Cameo Coral (retired), Certainly Celery (retired), Cool Caribbean (retired), VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMark, dies – Lawn Fawn, embossing powder – Ranger Silver Pearl, organdy ribbon – Offray.
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I believe that is called being fashion forward! Luscious, seaside-y shades, working perfectly with your stamps. Most cheery!
I was going for most cheery! Thanks, Gillian!
Oh, thank you so much, Mrs. Craft!
Love the colours! We're (impatiently!) waiting for spring around here!
Thank you, Melissa-Ann! Spring needs to come – ignore the groundhog!


Line Art offers many of the same features that Tesla Toy and Atomic Toy do. The app was created by the same development company. The app supports video out and 10 different ways to interact with light/particles. The app simply provides another set of particles to play with. It's a great one for particle/light manipulation fans. In addition, it's universal, so if you have an iPhone or iPod touch, you only need to buy this app once.
Line Art creates smooth constantly changing kinetic art. Control how the lines are drawn using multitouch. Capture beautiful screenshots.
Today's AGF list includes a military strategy game, a social app, and a generative art app.
Today's list includes a unique action game for iPhone and iPad, a visually pleasing hidden objects game, an app to help you keep track of your contact lens use, two apps designed for your children, and much more.


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Animated GIFs Reveal The Glorious Past of 7 Iconic Ancient Sites
For those curious to see how some of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, such as the Parthenon in Greece, the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico, and the Luxor Temple in Egypt, looked like when they were newly built, Expedia has something new to offer.
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What if World Leaders were Vulnerable?
During the last few years Syrian artist Abdalla Al Omari has been creating striking oil paintings that depict the world's most controversial and influential leaders as displaced and disenfranchised civilians to raise awareness for people fleeing war-torn countries.
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All About NASA's Historic Mission Control Center in Houston
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." This was the message American astronaut Neil Armstrong sent from the lunar module to NASA's Mission Control Center, in Houston, Texas, at 3:18 p.m (CT) on July 20th, 1969, during the historic Apollo 11 trip, and before stepping onto the Moon's surface.
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Sergei Polunin: Classical Ballet's Gifted Beast
Emotional, impulsive and eccentric Sergei Polunin is one of the most gifted male ballet dancers of his generation. "He's an artist who could make it on the level of [Rudolf] Nureyev and [Mikhail] Baryshnikov if he stays focused on dancing," art critics say, acknowledging the Ukrainian-born man's superstar quality.
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Romania: Where Fact is Far More Terrifying Than Fiction
Romania, home of Dracula – both the legendary vampire and the real-life ruler – is a country with a long and bloody past. Located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, it is wrapped in mystery and legend.
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A Flashback to Moulin Rouge's Heyday
The most famous cabaret in the world first opened its doors on October 6th, 1889, at the foot of Montmartre hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement, under the management of French impresario Charles Zidler and Spanish entrepreneur Joseph Oller.
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Why are Women Drawn to Extremely Dangerous Men
Nikolas Cruz is one of the several dangerous criminals who, although locked away in prison, get women's hearts thumping. But why are so many women attracted to extremely violent and psychopathic men?
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The Rise and Fall of "Freak Shows" in the United States
Physically unusual humans, such as those who were extremely short or tall, those with both male and female secondary sexual characteristics or those suffering from extraordinary conditions and diseases, were among the oddities that made "Freak Shows" a major attraction for more than a century.
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Hubert de Givenchy: The Man Behind Hepburn's $923,187 Iconic Dress
Hubert de Givenchy, the French fashion trailblazer who dressed powerful women like former First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly, died in his sleep at his home in France Saturday, on March 10, 2018.
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What We Cannot Know : Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge eAudiobook MP3
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Britain's most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know. Is the universe infinite? Do we know what happened before the Big Bang? Where is human consciousness located in the brain? And are there more undiscovered particles out there, beyond the Higgs boson? In the modern world, science is king: weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs and numerous mathematical problems, once indecipherable, have now been solved.
But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land.
In doing so, he travels to the very boundaries of understanding, questioning contradictory stories and consulting cutting edge data. Is it possible that we will one day know everything? Or are there fields of research that will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension? And if so, how do we cope with living in a universe where there are things that will forever transcend our understanding? In What We Cannot Know, Marcus du Sautoy leads us on a thought-provoking expedition to the furthest reaches of modern science.
Prepare to be taken to the edge of knowledge to find out if there's anything we truly cannot know.
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When Katie Ommanney looks into the eyes of an elephant, she sees a person inside them.
Ommanney has more than a tourist's connection with the world's largest land animals. One of her earliest memories from growing up in the African country of Tanzania are of a young male elephant standing by her family's tent and making rumbling sounds as her young brother was bottle-fed.
Ommanney came back to the United States in 1997, graduating from Dover High School. She currently is getting an undergraduate degree in natural resources with a concentration in wildlife management from Delaware State University.
She chose natural resource instead of animal biology because she wants to be versed in things like land-use and planning.


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Britain's most hated building looks just like the new Bretonside cinema
Beckley Point didn't claim the Carbuncle Cup - but the winner sounds and looks very familiar...
Max ChannonLive and Trending Editor
Updated 16:20, 5 SEP 2018
Remember the Carbuncle Cup? It's the prize for the most unloved new building in the UK, which Beckley Point was shortlisted for.
Well, we've got some good news - and some bad news...
The good news for Plymouth is its towering block of student flats, which made the final six shortlist of shame, didn't land the award no one wants to win.
The bad news? The most hated new building in Britain is a dead ringer for the new Bretonside Cinema.
Beckley Point, The Student Housing Company's 23-storey block in Plymouth (Image: Penny Cross)
The Carbuncle Cup 2018 winner was awarded to Redrock Stockport - a £45m leisure complex and car park which contains a cinema, shops, restaurants and a gym, as well as a multi-storey car park. It was designed by BDP for the local council.
If that all sounds familiar, it also looks very familiar - as it's the spitting image of the new £48million Bretonside leisure complex.
Carbuncle Cup stories
Beckley Point on Carbuncle Cup list
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Drake Circus mall wins Carbuncle Cup
Beckley Point defended
Don't believe us? Take a look for yourself...
Bretonside - based on a 'water ripple' (Image: Penny Cross)
Redrock Stockport: Winner of the Carbuncle Cup 2018
Uncanny, eh? It's like they were separated at birth.
Ok... so Plymouth's new cinema looks like a giant barcode, whilst Stockport's is a little wonkier and has blue tiles, rather than black and white stripes... but the similarities shared by these dubiously designed doppelgangers are undeniable.
The 17 things the new cinema at Bretonside reminds us of
And Carbuncle Cup's judges were less than impressed by it ... and said the shed-like building "ridiculed" the town centre it had been intended to rescue.
They described it as a "missed opportunity" and a "sad metaphor for our failing high streets", with one adding: "You feel sorry for the people of Stockport."
The judges, chaired by architecture magazine Building Design's editor Thomas Lane, took readers' comments into account during the judging process. These included: "Absolute monstrosity. I've seen better-looking prisons" and: "This is why the Carbuncle Cup was invented. Wrong in everything that is important and to a degree that makes one wonder what were the designers and planners who worked on this abomination thinking."
BD writes: " The original nominator dubbed it "one of the most horrendous architectural responses ever conceived for Greater Manchester".
The hidden meaning behind Bretonside's black and white stripes
"They objected to the awkward form, disjointed massing and superficial decoration. The building is essentially a series of boring boxes jazzed up with arbitrary angles and garish cladding totally out of keeping with the local area.
"Urban regeneration can be a good thing," said the judges. "But when it becomes an excuse to foist bad architecture on to struggling communities in the cynical pursuit of an 'anything is better than what was there before' methodology, it simply recycles the resentment regeneration was supposed to redress.
"The fact that there are multiple examples of this kind of garish, soul-less leisure shed architecture in UK towns doesn't let Redrock off the hook: it puts more of those responsible for our built environment in the dock."
"The centre has proved popular with locals, but the judges said Stockport's urgent need for revitalisation was not a licence to create depressing architecture."
Plymouth shopping mall Drake Circus won the first ever Carbuncle Cup in 2006.
The work is planned for Drake Circus Shopping Centre (Image: John Allen)
The Carbuncle Cup is awarded by architecture magazine Building Design to a building its readers select as their least favourite of the last 12 months.
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Have you ever given something away only to wish later on that you could magically get it back?
I mean an actual thing, an object, a book, a toy, or a pack of playing cards.
I've moved around a lot in my life ever since I was a child. In fact my parents were traveling when I was born. It's only in the last couple of years that I've settled down and… it's a weird and rather wonderful experience.
Throughout my life I've given away many things. It's easier to move around if you're not holding on to stuff. Mostly I don't miss what I've given away because… I'm very forgetful, and anything which doesn't get forgotten goes with me in memory.
Once in a while I wish I could magic-blink something I gave away back into my life.
When you move around a lot, have no fixed abode, it can make it challenging to make friends, to have relationships. It is partly due to you, and partly due to others.
I remember someone saying to me – I can't be friends with you until you have a permanent address and telephone number.
It hurt, but it also made sense and explained aspects of why other people tended not to want to invest time in getting to know me. I know that wasn't the only reason for that, but it was definitely a part of it.
The internet and social media has been a great blessing. Yes, it can also be a curse. There are always two sides to everything, and many variations in between. It has allowed people to have a fixed abode online while moving around offline. They have somewhere to call their home even if they don't have a physical home.
We can make friends with people from all over the world, without the distances and differences between us being as great as they may be in the physical world outside of the web.
And you can get to know people as they are on the inside… which is usually far more intriguing, interesting, fascinating and so much more, than our outsides reveal of us. Without being able to see each other, perhaps we see each other far more clearly.
YOU ARE ON MY LIST OF NOMINEES BECAUSE YOU CONSISTENTLY MAKE YOUR POSTS INTERESTING, YOU ARE FULL OF PERSONALITY AND YOU SUPPORT THE BLOGGING COMMUNITY SO MUCH – BUT TELL ME, ARE YOU LIKE THIS IN REAL LIFE?
I think it's an excellent question, one of those which says what we all may wonder at times about those we meet online.
Online we can be whoever we want to be, we can choose our own body, our own skin, our own origins, our own face, our own name, and create our own home, life, reality.
We can mold, edit, direct, control, our personality to suit whatever purpose we have given to our online self. We can write a starring role for ourselves, act the part and become a superstar, a celebrity, an influencer… just by saying that's who we are.
Yes, it's a little bit more complicated than that, but… not always.
I'm not one of Crushed Caramels' nominees, so I'm free to not answer her question, but I wouldn't have borrowed it if I was going to leave it unanswered.
My A to her Q: Yes. Except in person I don't talk as much as I do online. I'm comfortable with silence, and don't tend to rush in to fill uncomfortable silences. And yes, I scare the crap out of people offline too when I do decide to share my thoughts with them as I do online in my posts.
Along the path of our online Odyssey, we meet others. Some love us, some hate us, some love us for a while and then hate us, some hate us for a while and then maybe find that we're not as bad as they thought we were. People come, people go, we come, we go.
Every now and then we click with people. Sometimes we know why and sometimes it's a mystery.
Which brings me to Weekly Prompts: Photo Challenge Mysterious – wherein is asked: Are you curious, do you take notice of what is going on around you? Have you spotted anything mysterious? Do you have pictures of something you or others are unable to identify or are curious about?
I clicked and settled in to read more.
Think about the following "family" positions and tell us which blogger would fill that role for you.
I'm so used to being the kid who other kids don't invite to play with them, that… I was almost tempted to completely embody my role as the long lost relative and hide.
But then I thought: Well of course other kids don't invite you to play with them because every time they do you refuse!
Sometimes the reason other kids don't invite me to play with them is because when they do I accept and then… scare the crap out of them with my gallivanting around like a galloping centaur stung by a fruit fly using the stinger it got from a moth who broke it off of a hornet during a battle royale.
A memory popped up of a pack of playing cards – Jaques Happy Families (a few of which are shown at the top of this post, link to source of image at the very bottom of the post) – which I used to have as a child.
And I wished that I still had the pack because I had this brilliantly stupid idea… which I shall leave as a mystery that I am sure you can solve (although you may need to turn the knob in your mind to the dashingly dumb setting and I'm not sure everyone has one of those).
When we bought the boat, we had to dispose of 90% of our possessions in storage. I wasn't so worried about the furniture, and our boxes were labelled well, or so I thought.
Sadly things got sent to charity by mistake, things that cannot be replaced. But I cannot change that. When we got to the boat, 95% of what we'd kept also had to be disposed of.
I've used the rule of one year too. Have you noticed that the minute you decide "Oh, we're never going to use/need that…" and give it away, shortly afterwards suddenly you need to use it. It's like the cosmos' second favourite joke.
We were liveaboards for three years and absolutely loved the life. Sadly health issues got the better of us, so we had a final voyage on the canals taking her up for brokerage. We miss the simplicity of life but know we made the right decision.


Ó Murchadha or (modern) Ó Murchú - anglicised as Murphy and earlier as (O) Murchoe, Morchoe etc means ?sea warrior? in Irish. As Murphy it is the most numerous surname in Ireland, although there are more Murphys now in America than there are in Ireland.
Mac Murchadha- a Leinster name and the 'tribe' of the infamous king of Leinster Dermot MacMurrough, who invited Strongbow and his Welsh-Norman mercenaries into Ireland, thus involving England in Irish history. The infamous Dermot's grandfather, Murchadha or Murrough, is the eponymous ancestor of the Wexford MacMurchadha, not of the Ó Murchadha sept who were also in Wexford. According to Woulfe (op. cit.) Dermot's descendants gave rise to the distinct surname Cavanagh or Kavanagh, through his son Domhnal Caobhánach.
There are several septs of Ó Murchadha recorded in counties Tyrone, Sligo and Wexford; the latter were a branch of the Uí Ceinseallaigh. It is probably this family who became very numerous. It is also likely that the Co Cork Murphys are a branch of this Wexford sept.
These are the main concentrations of Murphys in the 1659 Census. In Co Sligo a few McMurey(11) and McMorey(14) occur, otherwise there are no other names resembling. It is worth noting how the anglicisation 'Murphy' appears in the 1659 Census to be in the process of replacing the earlier forms of O Morroghow etc.
In Griffith's 'Primary Valuation' of Irish households between 1847 and 1860 most Murphy households were found in the counties Cork (2639 + 448 city) and Wexford (1688) followed by Kilkenny (888) Kerry (787) Armagh (468) and Tipperary (463). The total was 13539.
The 1890 Birth Registrations in Ireland, published in R.E. Matheson's 'Special Report...' (1894), show most Murphys in counties Cork (390), Wexford (137) and Dublin (132). The total number of births was 1385. It was the most numerous name in Cos Wexford, Carlow and Armagh, and the second most numerous in Co Cork. Murphy was classified as the most numerous name in all Ireland.
Father John Murphy D.D., acted as one of the leaders of the Wexford Rising in 1798: he was brutally put to death on the 26th June 1798.
William Martin Murphy founded the 'Irish Independent' newspaper in 1905. He was the aggressive leader of the anti- workers' employers association in the Dublin 'Lock-Out' of 1913.
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My Murphy family settled in bluefield w.v. and I'm trying to find where. My family member name thorton Murphy father was an were did he come from..most of my Murphy family lives in edgecombe county N.C.
My family member is named James Murphy. He was born in County Tyrone, Dungannon, to be exact. He served in the British cavalry during World War 1. He was a dragoon, a hussar, a cavalry sniper, and a lancer. He was wounded after a German stormtrooper slashed across his face with a knife and left him with scars.
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Increasing bowel cancer testing rates through a general practitioner-organised health care package would reduce incidence and prove cost-effective.
In a paper published recently in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) Gut Foundation President Prof Terry Bolin said, "Bowel cancer is one of only two preventable cancers but not enough people are being screened." The Federal Government could save the Australian economy $2.6 billion if currently available bowel cancer screening measures are ramped up. Existing screening tools are highly cost effective and more needs to be done to counter Australia's heavy bowel cancer toll which claims one life every two hours. A solution could be to include bowel cancer screening and prevention in a health-care package driven by GPs.


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This article lists the results for the New Caledonia national football team from 2000 to present.

Key

Key to matches
Att. = Match attendance
(H) = Home ground
(A) = Away ground
(N) = Neutral ground

Key to record by opponent
Pld = Games played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against

Results

New Caledonia's score is shown first in each case.

Notes

Record by opponent

References

2000–present


Japan once forcibly sent thousands of Koreans to Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East. Elderly people by now, they are torn between the dream of repatriation and their families, for whom Russia has become home.
Sakhalin is a region in Russia's Far East, famous not only for its stunning beauty and unique wildlife, but also for being one of the most ethnically diverse parts of the country.
The ethnic minority groups here include the native Sakhalinians, or Nivkhs, Muslim migrants from Central Asia, and, unexpectedly, a six per cent population of Koreans.
Just under a thousand Koreans were sent to Sakhalin as forced labor migrants to work in coal mines – thus they supplied Tokyo with resources needed for the war. The Japanese occupation ended more than six decades ago and most of the coal mines are no longer operational, but the Koreans are still here.
Now, there are almost fifty times as many ethnic Koreans living on the island, and if the third generation has adapted to life there, many of the older people – who see themselves as forced migrants – still dream of going back. Even their holiday gatherings turn into political rallies.
Korean Kim Yun De prefers to be called "Dyadya Kolya" – "Uncle Kolya" Russian style. Now a 90-year old man, he worked in Sakhalin's coal mines for more than four decades, under two different political regimes.
He still remembers the night his life changed completely.
Kim lives in a small mining village in eastern Sakhalin, which is home to several hundred people who share his story.
Family Reunion is an organization that deals with repatriation and has helped more than 1,500 Koreans return home over the past 20 years. Its president says this number would be even higher, if Tokyo provided help.
"We believe Japan is guilty of causing our situation in the first place. Since 1985 we've heard Tokyo apologize twice. But it hasn't gone anywhere from there – there's been no action. That's why we rely on our own resources and help from Russia and South Korea," says Lee Su Jin of Family Reunion.
Moscow's stance has been to assist the repatriation of the Sakhalin Koreans. And local authorities say they try to do just that. But the number of people wanting to leave is diminishing every year.
Kim Yun De says he would happily return to Korea, but all of his family is in Sakhalin. So like many within the Diaspora, he sees no point in leaving his home – even if this was not the home he chose.


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