The first Chinese female poet: Cai Yan,her style name (字) is Wenji
The first female poet of lyric Chinese poetry Ci: Li Qingzhao，pseudonym Yi’an Jushi (号 易安居士)
The earliest Chinese dictionary： Erya
Chinese scholars interpret the first title character er (尔："you, your") as a phonetic loan character for the homophonous er (迩： "near; close; approach"), and believe the second ya (雅; "proper; correct; refined; elegant") refers to words or language.
The earliest general encyclopedia：The Yongle Encyclopedia，commissioned by the Chinese Ming Dynasty emperor Yongle in 1403 and completed by 1408. (1403年由明成祖朱棣下令编撰，1408年成书)
The earliest existing collection of Chinese poems and songs：The Book of Songs / The Classic of Poetry / The Book of Odes
The first collections of Chinese poetry: Wen Xuan (Selected Literature), also known asZhao Ming Wen Xuan.
It was compiled by Xiao Tong, the eldest son of Emperor Wu of Liang, and a group of scholars he had assembled. After Xiao Tong’s death he was given the posthumous name Zhao Ming (outstanding, remarkable)
"Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters"，the first Chinese dictionary to analyze the structure of the characters and to give the rationale behind them, as well as the first to use the principle of organization by sections with shared components, called radicals.
The first collection of mythology： Shan Hai Jing, a fabled geographical and cultural account of pre-Qin China.
The first book of anecdotes and character sketches written in classical Chinese: A New Account of the Tales of the World
In Search of the Supernatural：the first compilation of legends, short stories and hearsay concerning spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena written in classical Chinese.
The first biographical general history of China: Records of the Grand Historian
The earliest chronicle of China: The Spring and Autumn Annals
The first dynastic history: Book of Han
The earliest Chinese military treatise: The Art of War


You can find on this page the Miami old map to print and to download in PDF. The Miami historical map and the vintage map of Miami present the past and evolutions of the city of Miami in Florida - USA.
The Miami old map shows evolutions of Miami city. This historical map of Miami will allow you to travel in the past and in the history of Miami in Florida - USA. The Miami ancient map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
Spaniards in the 16th century found a village (perhaps 2,000 years old) of Tequesta Indians on the historical site. The name Mayaimi, probably meaning “big water” or “sweet water,” may have referred to Lake Okeechobee or to local Native Americans who took their name from the lake as its shown in Miami historical map. In 1567 the Spanish established a mission there as part of a futile attempt to subdue the Tequesta. They ceded the area to Great Britain in 1763 but regained it in 1783. After the United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1821, Fort Dallas was built (1836) as a base during the Seminole Wars. A few settlers—among them Julia D. Tuttle, known as the “mother of Miami,” and William B. Brickell—gradually moved into the area.
In 1513, Juan Ponce de León was the first European man to see the Miami area by sailing into Biscayne Bay. He wrote in his journal that he reached Chequescha, which was Miami first recorded name. It is unknown whether or not he came ashore and made contact with the natives. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and his men made the first recorded landing when they visited the Tequesta settlement in 1566 while looking for Avilés missing son, who was shipwrecked a year earlier. Spanish soldiers led by Father Francisco Villareal built a Jesuit mission at the mouth of the historical Miami River a year later but it was short-lived (see Miami historical map). By 1570, the Jesuits decided to look for more willing subjects outside of Florida.
After the Spaniards left, the Tequesta Indians were left to fend themselves from European-introduced diseases like smallpox. Wars with other historical tribes greatly weakened their population, and they were easily defeated by the Creek Indians in battles as its mentioned in Miami historical map. By 1711, the Tequesta sent a couple of local chiefs to Havana, Cuba to ask if they could migrate there. The Cubans sent two ships to help them, but Spanish illnesses struck and most of the Indians died. The Spaniards sent another mission to Biscayne Bay in 1743, where they built a fort and church. The missionary priests proposed a permanent settlement, where the Spanish settlers would raise food for the soldiers and American Indians. However, the proposal was rejected as impractical and the mission was withdrawn before the end of the year.
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The earliest evidence of Native American settlement in the vintage region of Miami came from about 10,000 years ago as you can see in Miami vintage map. The region was filled with pine and hardwood forests and was home to plenty of deer, bear and wild fowl. The first inhabitants settled on the banks of the Miami River. The main villages were on the northern banks of the river. The early Native Americans created a variety of weapons and tools from shells. The inhabitants of the Miami area when the first Europeans visited were the Tequesta people, who controlled an area covering much of southeastern Florida, including what is now Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and the southern parts of Palm Beach County. The Tequesta Indians fished, hunted, and gathered the fruit and roots of plants for food, but did not practice any form of agriculture. They buried the small bones of the deceased, but put the larger bones in a box for the village people to see. The Tequesta are credited with making the Miami Circle.
The first permanent white settlers in the vintage area of Miami arrived around 1800 as its shown in Miami vintage map. Pedro Fornells, a Minorcan survivor of the New Smyrna colony, moved to Key Biscayne to meet the terms of his Royal Grant for the island. Although he returned with his family to St. Augustine after six months, he left a caretaker behind on the island. On a trip to the island in 1803, Fornells had noted the presence of squatters on the mainland across Biscayne Bay from the island. In 1825 U.S. Marshal Waters Smith visited the Cape Florida Settlement (which was on the mainland) and conferred with squatters who wanted to obtain title to the land they were occupying. On the mainland, the Bahamian "squatters" had settled along the coast beginning in the 1790s. John Egan had also received a grant from Spain during the Second Spanish Period.
In 1844, Miami became the county seat, and six years later a census reported that there were ninety-six residents living in the vintage area. The Third Seminole War (1855–58) was not as destructive as the second one as its mentioned in Miami vintage map. Even so, it slowed down the settlement of southeast Florida. At the end of the war, a few of the soldiers stayed. Some of the Seminoles remained in the Everglades. From 1858 to 1896, only a handful of families made their homes in the Miami area. They lived in small settlements along Biscayne Bay. The first of these settlements formed at the mouth of the Miami River, and was variously called Miami, Miamuh and Fort Dallas. Foremost among the Miami River settlers were the Brickells. William Brickell had previously lived in Cleveland, Ohio, California, and Australia, where he met his wife, Mary. In 1870, Brickell bought land on the south bank of the river. The Brickells and their children operated a trading post and post office on their property for the rest of the 19th century.


The First Regular English Comedy
This paper, which was presented at the meeting on 23 October 2004, offers an analytical and historical introduction to the play Ralph Roister Doister, in preparation for the rehearsed reading that was scheduled for the following week. Ralph Roister Doister was written by the English playwright, Nicholas Udall, probably between 1551 and 1553. This paper provides an outline of English theatre in the sixteen-century, an analysis of the influences of Roman theatre and humanism on sixteenth century theatre and an introduction to the author and the play.
Associate Professor Angela O’Brien is currently the foundation head of
Drama in the sixteenth-century
It is very easy to see the
which developed in the age of Elizabeth I as coming out of nowhere and
dramatists who wrote in this period, particularly Shakespeare and
having adapted extraordinarily from the combination of the limited
drama of the medieval period and a re-awakened humanist interest in the
classical drama. But as Norland argues,
the development of British drama, which saw its flowering in the age of
From his accession in 1509 Henry VIII was also a patron of the Gentleman and Children of the Royal Chapel and all of his wives at some time provided patronage to companies of players. Edward VI and his sister Mary were both royal protectors of theatre as were many other nobles at the time. (Norland 1995, xviii)
At the beginning of the
the only restraints to dramatic activity came from the local
were concerned about drunkenness and immorality among crowds attending
The reformation changed the nature of the theatre with saints’ plays being less acceptable and an increase in morality plays and interludes. Morality plays were intended to teach, but their message wasn’t tied to the static theology of the scriptures but included “the personal views of the author towards political, religious or moral matters incorporated into a set of conventions” (Richardson and Johnston, 1991, 97). The Morality play was a much more flexible form than the earlier Mystery play. Everyman is the most widely known of the Morality plays. Richardson and Johnston note that the term Morality play would not have been found in the period under discussion, when the term “interlude” was used (1991, 97). The Interlude (and we know that Ralph Roister Doister is described as an interlude in the prologue) “includes dramatic entertainments of many diverse forms and could be applied to plays with or without a moral theme” (Richardson and Johnston, 1991, 97). Interludes were invariably played in halls, rather than in the outdoor theatres we have come to associate with late medieval theatre and outdoor theatres like the Globe. They provided an “interlude” entertainment, often during a celebratory banquet.
The drama was also
influenced by humanism, a movement that brought from the continent a
interest in classical languages and learning. Chief
among these scholars was Desiderius Erasmus
described as the “father of
Erasmus was a Dutch writer and scholar, initially ordained
but later living as a secular scholar. He
was a stringent critic of corrupt church practices and
study of the Greek and Roman classics, works erstwhile seen as pagan
inferior by the Church. He travelled to
Terence in Education
Drama became a major means
teaching of Latin in schools in
“The style of his comedy is wonderfully pure, choice and elegant. ... You will be able to learn from him if from anyone and the ancient writers of Latin actually spoke.. and no other author can teach us better the purity of Roman speech nor is any pleasanter to read or more suited to young minds” (Norland, 1995, 84).
Terence was taught in a series of steps outlined in contemporary schoolboy editions as follows: brief appreciation of writer, comments on his circumstances, talent and elegance of language, analysis of nature of comedy, its origins, the number of types of comedy and its laws, a “gist of the plot”, identification of metre, a consideration of aspects of style, archaisms, figures of speech and finally the moral implication of the plays (Norland, 1995, 67).
Initially the commentators
the plays as purely academic texts but as the sixteenth century moved
plays began to be performed in schools and universities.
This was assisted by the development of
residential colleges in the universities. There are recorded
Terence in 1510 and 1516 at King’s Hall Cambridge and Plautus in 1519.
Plautus’s Miles Gloriosus was
Theories about comedy as a means of instruction were drawn from Aristotle. It is clear in the commentaries that comedy is chiefly a pattern of civil life. It is an imitation or a representation of domestic life. Comedy is distinguished from tragedy by means of persons and manners in that it is an imitation of humbler persons and leaner fortunes. It is clear that comedy is not just subject to any vices but needs jokes, witticisms and the ridiculous, for the ridiculous is a kind of fault but this ugliness is without pain, harm or misfortune. (Willichius quoted in Norland, 1995, 72)
Donatus, an editorial commentator on the works of Terence, focuses on plot in his commentaries with the central factor being error, which creates the complications, and when error is exposed and the truth revealed then the resolution occurs. He divided the plot into protasis, the first action in which part of the plot is made known and part concealed so the audience is held in suspense, epitasis the complication of the plot, by which refinement the plot is woven together and catastrophe, the resolution of the play. These divisions roughly concur with Aristotle’s beginning, middle and end. Donatus also preserved the five-act structure where the act ends when the stage is vacated by all the characters so the chorus or music can be performed. (Norland, 1995, 75)
The other feature of Terence’s work was Terence’s use of decorum and his preservation of the laws of character by creating traditional comic types of fathers, sons, slaves and prostitutes but he individualised his types to ensure verisimilitude in a fictional plot. He also included manners appropriate to the genre. (Norland, 1995, 77) Perhaps even more important was the moral perceived in comedy “one learns what is useful in life and what, on the contrary, ought to be avoided” so we might know how to fashion “good” character for ourselves. (Norland, 1995, 79) Erasmus defends a critique of Terence’s comedies which describes them as lewd and containing lechery and immoral love making by suggesting:
perceive how much
moral goodness exists in Terence’s plays, how much implicit exhortation
shape one’s life. Nor do they understand
this kind of literature is entirely suited – nay was invented - for the
of showing up men’s vices. For what are comedies but the artful slave,
love-crazed youth, the suave and wanton harlot, the cross-grained
avaricious old man, These characters are depicted for us in plays just
painting so that
we may first see what is seemly or unseemly in human behaviour and then
distribute affection or rebuke accordingly. "
Erasmus suggested that it was the responsibility of the schoolmaster to bring out the moral implications of Terence’s plays and he recommended that classical drama be given a prominent place within the school curriculum. Erasmus’s influence on the development of dramatists was really significant and one commentator argues that without Erasmus there would have been no Shakespeare.
So let’s turn now to the play Ralph Roister Doister and its author Nicholas Udall. Given the influence of Terence, this play is very different from the morality plays and interludes that represented commercial or folk drama. It is part of an elite theatre that was developing particularly in schools and universities where structure and characterisation were more influenced by classical models than by the popular theatre. On the other hand this emerging theatre drew from the popular theatre in its use of vernacular and an intention to instruct. The movement towards a youth oriented morality drama, which, after the Reformation, developed into a distinct dramatic type in which education of the adolescent became the central focus, also influenced Ralph Roister Doister. Many of these plays were written in and performed in schools, initially on the continent. They were thought to correct or supplement the perspective of Roman comedy by balancing Terentian techniques with the morality form.
There is one extant copy of Ralph Roister Doister without a frontispiece. The play is ascribed to Nicholas Udall on the authority of Sir Thomas Wilson, one of Udall’s scholars who includes Roister Doister’s mispunctuated letter in his Rule of Reason as an example of ambiguity “an example of such doubtful writing which by reason of pointing maie have double sense and contraie meaning taken out of an interlude by Nicholas Udal”. (Farmer (ed), Udall, 1906, 143) This inclusion also tends to date the play to somewhere between 1551 and 1553.
Nicholas Udall was a man of many parts: public scholar, university man, heretic, recanter, Latin versifier, dictionary maker, potential monk, schoolmaster, suspect Marshalsea man, theological translator and author, playwright and Director of the Revels.Udall was born in 1505 and educated at
In 1534 Udall became
(This biography is adapted from notes in Farmer (ed), Udall, 1906, 151-156.)
Ralph Roister Doister
Evidence for the dating of the play to between 1551-1553 is primarily the re-printing of the infamous letter which Merrygreek purposely reads against its real meaning in Thomas Wilson’s 3rd edition of the Rule of Reason in 1553 as an example of ambiguity. The letter is a love letter intended to convince Dame Custance of Ralph Roister Doister’s affections and good intentions towards her. Merrygreek’s reading aloud, which ignores the punctuation, communicates the reverse of what is intended. He reads (in part):
whereas I love you nothing at all,
The actual intention of
the piece is as follows:
The timing of the first production is also a matter for historical disagreement with some historians arguing it was first performed in 1552 to young Edward VI and others suggesting it was performed for Queen Mary at the instance of her marriage to Philip of Spain in the fall of 1553. The play appears to have been written when Udall was schoolmaster in the house of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. Evidence it was performed by choristers relates to the inclusion of the five songs and the mock-requiem in the play. The boys there may have first created the characters of Roister Doister and Merrygreek. (Norland, 1995, 268)
The subject and intention of the play is clearly set out in the prologue, which is a defence of mirth and comedy because they lift spirits and promote good fellowship, and also there is a moral aim in the prologue and a reference to the classicists.
What creature is in
young or old,
In this Prologue Udall the schoolteacher is evident with his humanist interests and his didactic intentions.
The plot is simple. The artful sycophant and parasite Matthew Merrygreek convinces the foolish and vain Ralph Roister Doister to woo Dame Custance. She is affianced to Gawyn Goodluck and rejects Ralph’s advances. Dame Custance’s constancy is questioned as Goodluck misconstrues the situation after hearing about it from his servant. Ralph, spurned by Custance, decides to march upon Custance’s house and do battle, whereupon he is beaten by her women. In the end Custance’s virtue is proven and there is a reconciliation between the parties.
The play is written in
five acts with
the classical three-part structure described by Donatus and alluded to
above. Acts 1 and 2 introduce the
principal characters, Ralph Roister Doister a foolish braggart, and his
“friend” Matthew Merrygreek and the key narrative, the wooing of Dame
Custance, a widow, in accordance with the protasis. Act 3 begins the epitasis or
the business of the play as Ralph’s suit to Custance
and her responses are dramatically portrayed. Acts
3 and 4 are divided with the complication that her
be misperceived and Act 4
ends with Ralph’s ludicrous attempt
to get revenge because
The characters in the play seem to have been drawn from classical models but they are very home grown in style, following Terence where character must fit models but still be differentiated for the sake of verisimilitude. Ralph Roister Doister certainly suggests the character was based on the protagonist in Miles Gloriosus (Plautus) but the character of the cowardly braggart soldier was a very well known type, which became merged with the swaggering heroes of folk drama in England and on the continent and a stock character (the Captain) in the Commedia del Arte. In many of these plays the braggart who is boastful both in terms of his abilities in the field of war and in love, is cast as a wooer. Roister Doister’s image is also that of the mock-hero of chivalric romances who is compared to folk heroes from Arthurian legends as well as to classical and biblical heroes. This is how Ralph is portrayed throughout the play as Merygreek gulls him by flattering him throughout the play in a very transparent manner and in the mock battle scene with Dame Custance’s women servants where he proves to be exceptionally silly, vain and ridiculous. Norland suggests that he is also a parody of the sonneteers who had rediscovered Petrarch’s love poems (1995, 272).
The other central character is Matthew Merrygreek who is traditionally linked to the parasite characters in Roman plays. He identifies himself as such in the opening soliloquy and tells us all the cronies that he lives off. But despite this model Merrygreek is not really as despicable a character as is the traditional parasite and he resembles more the witty slave of Roman comedy. As Norland suggests, his energy and propensity for mischief suggest the vice of the morality but he lacks the sinister intent (1995, 272). His motivation is sport and he promotes laughter at the expense of fools. Ralph Roister Doister is such a likely gull (a bit like Malvolio) that we can appreciate the role. When his games begin to have adverse effects in that Dame Custance’s loyalty is brought under suspicion, Merrygreek develops a plot with her to bring Roister Doister into further disrepute and teach him a lesson.
Norland also suggests that in the style of comedy, the comic exaggeration of Aristophanes prevails over the intrigue of Terence, even though there is error and misapprehension when Custance is suspected of disloyalty (1995, 273). The key to the play is the gulling and the high action comedy that develops out of it and moves into the burlesque mode, particularly with the mock funeral, which satirises the lover, whose metaphor of dying for love is acted out literally.
The letter, discussed above as offering an example of ambiguity, also satirises the tradition of the love letter and can be seen as a precedent both for the love letter in the Merry Wives of Windsor and for the mispronunciation of the mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Dame Custance is prepared for the burlesque battle by Merrygreek who sets it all up and she joins with him in his final exposure of Ralph Roister Doister. This scene shows Roister Doister’s true colours as he dons his kitchen pail as a helmet. It reduces the battle of the sexes to absurdity and recalls and prefigures a series of similar mock battles including the battle in Lysistrata, the final drubbing of Falstaff in Merry Wives and even, much later, the battle between the belles and the beaux in Pope’s Rape of the Lock. Like Falstaff, the chastened but not changed Roister Doister seeks to salvage his honour by pleading courtesy rather than instinct as the source of his cowardice.
The gender politics in the play are of considerable interest and it lends weight to the argument that Udall had Princess Mary in mind when composing the piece, not only in terms of the many suitors who no doubt approached her but also as a piece in praise of women, both their virtue and their courage. The final prayer for the Queen might indicate the presence of the Queen at the end of the performance.
Udall’s adoption of the burlesque model in his integration of native elements with classical models anticipated the major traditions of Elizabethan comedy, as evidenced through the romantic comedies of Shakespeare and the citizen comedies of Shakespeare and Johnson. The play is a more innovative experiment in comic form than its description as the “first regular English comedy” suggests.
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Marie Anning was a paleontologist who discovered the fossils of dinosaurs like the Ichthysaurus. Earlier she used to sell fossils for a living. How is she immortalised in English Language?
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I have been writing for schools since 2005. I began with ‘Walkabout Dreaming’ as there seemed little in schools about the Aborigines. I have lived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. For the last 3 ½ years I have been in Broome, Western Australia, 4,000 kilometers away. I am married and have one dog to mind as the other one is on a sheep farm and has lots of room to run. My wife has three grown-up children. The youngest is married and he and his wife have two daughters. My mother is still going at nearly ninety-six and one of my sisters looks after her. I am busy reviewing books for other writers and haven’t started anything new yet. There’s a lot of work in the garden but we hope all the fruit trees will reward us.
What prompted you to become a writer?
As I said, there was a dearth of material in schools on Aborigines. One time I went to two seminars and after that I wrote sustainability texts. One of those is ‘Growing your Own’ which is available on Amazon.
What do your readers like about your writing?
My book, The Seahorse Tale: A Mermaid and a Seahorse, has had very nice reviews. Readers expressed that they liked the fantasy of reincarnation, travelling with a mermaid and their conversations. This is one review received:
Michael Mardel’s A Seahorse Tale is the first YA and middle school style book I’ve ever reviewed. As such, I took my time and really dove headfirst into this story, and what I found was quite amazing. In this story Mardel creates a fantastic fantasy land in which he not only entertains both children and adults alike with his creative creations, but he implements a tale of philosophical proportions – bringing to light the various cultural beliefs, from Christianity and mythology to Darwinism, the author blends these cultures together and implements them in his story expertly. – AA
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The trilogy for Paul O’Leary relates to my adventures travelling to Broome, living on a sheep farm and going overseas. The relationship that Paul has with his father is one that I would have enjoyed if my father had lived – he died when I was just seven. “Frack off” is about people protesting fracking and the diverse people who join in. “A Cowboy Downunder” returns Paul to Broome and working on a cattle station. Again, fracking plays a part.
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A lot of description and using the Emotion thesaurus and Positive Traits thesaurus.
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‘A Cowboy Downunder: A Mystery and a Romance’. This latest book is set on a cattle station which covers a wide area. I used the Roebuck station as a starting point. I also wanted to weave in a romance as that is popular. The mystery is about the apparent death of a wedding guest, police involvement and the boys training to be jackeroos or cowboys. This is a YA story, highlighting four boys, sixteen plus years of age, on a cattle station a day’s drive out of Broome in the Kimberley. They are well looked after and the catering sisters have romance in their eyes. They also offer wedding parties though one doesn’t end so well, or does it? The boys get used to riding horses and gelding cattle and even get a turn at mastering a helicopter until some frackers fire at them. All in all, not a bad life except for the sore thighs from riding horses for the first time in their lives.


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November 10, 2006
Written by Alife’s cofounder, Tony Arcabascio, “Now You Know”is 3 years of compiled short stories and articles he wrote when he was working for Arkitip magazine (which you may know from their exclusive limited edition catalogs).
“Now You Know” seems like a very interesting and humourous read. I’m tired of the mundane novel and I hardly have the patience to sit through one whole story. This is something I definitely would pick up when I’m in the need to procrastinate or feel the urge to read about something random. Artkitip describes the book as a “‘how to’ for the street smart”. So if you’re ever in the need to torch your boss’ car or looking to get some love from the ladies, you might want to check this out.


Artistic training is very important in the academic content of our school, so as the students can develop their creativity and sensibility. We have music and art classes, we organize festivals and art workshops, as well as promoting the assistance to theatrical plays.
Starting from pre-school, we have classroom libraries to encourage reading. Our library holds more than 3500 books, which our students attend weekly. On top of this the younger ones go to storytelling and reading encouragement sessions, as well as a book lending service for parents. For all this we have earned the prize ‘Bibliotecas’ (Libraries).


Another great book full of chip carving designs and patterns.
Chip carving offers so many choices—and this bounty of patterns was specifically chosen to provide carvers with experience in many styles, including lettering, signs, geometric designs, positive-image, and free-form work. The projects feature more than 125 different ornamental plates, boxes, wall plaques, cabinets, chair backs, house numbers, lamp bases, lap desks, and other creations. New to this edition: a lettering chart for readers to trace and then carve. To make things even easier, you use only two knives (My Chip Carving Knives) and the most versatile, workable woods (basswood and butternut).
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Sterling (April 1, 2007)
Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
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By Valerie Steele and John S. Major
Paris has been the fashion capital of the Western world from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century, although other cities, such as New York, London, and Milan, also have become important centers of fashion. The clothes we wear today owe a great deal to Paris, even if they were designed (and almost certainly manufactured) elsewhere in the world.
Paris Emerges as a Fashion Capital
Prior to the rise of the modern nation-state fashions were geographically dispersed, with loci in Florence and other powerful Italian city-states as well as at the courts of Burgundy and Spain. But France emerged from the end of the Thirty Years’ War, in 1648, as by far the largest, richest, and most powerful state in Europe, and the rulers of France-most notably Louis XIV (reigned 1643-1715)-understood that fashion was a potent weapon in establishing France’s cultural preeminence. Louis XIV exercised control over his aristocrats by requiring that all who were in attendance at his new court at Versailles be dressed in appropriate fashions. At the same time the king’s chief minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, recognized the growing economic importance of textiles and clothing and harnessed the power of the state to France’s fashion leadership.
Parisian Tailors and Modistes
By the eighteenth century, wealthy foreigners were traveling to Paris to have their clothes made, or they employed seamstresses and tailors to copy the latest Paris fashions (which were described in the newspapers of the day), exclaiming all the while at how quickly the fashions changed, how expensive everything was, and how outré the fashions had become. These intertwined themes- eagerness to follow the latest Paris fashions, and outrage over their extravagance, expense, and immorality-were to characterize foreigners’ attitudes toward Paris fashion for centuries. Meanwhile, the high-quality tailoring of London (where men’s dress was increasingly based on country and sporting clothing, rather than on “Frenchified” court fashions) began to make its influence felt on the continent, and men of fashion throughout the Western world began to dress in English style.
Haute Couture Emerges
The leadership of Paris in women’s fashions accelerated during the nineteenth century, with the rise of what became known as the haute couture. It was not merely that the arts of fine sewing, cutting, and the myriad other techniques necessary for the production of fine garments flourished in Paris. The structure of the industry also evolved, as dressmaking moved from being a small-scale craft to a big business. Prior to the middle of the nineteenth century there were no fashion designers, as such. Dressmakers, assisted by specialized skilled workers, collaborated with their clients to produce garments in the latest styles (which were widely publicized in the burgeoning fashion press). The first true couturier was the Englishman Charles Frederick Worth, a dynamic and enterprising man whose skills at clothing design and dressmaking were matched by his skills for merchandising and self-promotion. He portrayed himself as an artist and an arbiter of taste, whose function was to understand what his clients should wear and to dress them accordingly-a far cry from the old system under which dressmakers basically executed their customers’ orders. Meanwhile, the new Paris of grand boulevards shone even more brightly as the setting for fashionable display.
Worth was the first of many designers who took Paris fashion in the direction of the haute couture, the pinnacle of custom dressmaking. But fashion also evolved simultaneously toward the production of confection, ready-made dresses, and other garments made for sale in the innovative department stores where items were attractively displayed and clearly marked with fixed prices. In these stores, shopping became a form of recreation that made affordable versions of fashionable dress available to a broad segment of the city’s population. By the late nineteenth century, the garment industry, embracing both couture and confection, and including ancillary activities such as distribution, merchandising, journalism, and illustration, was one of Paris’s most important industries, employing tens of thousands of workers and making a major contribution to the French national economy. This was recognized in French government backing for efforts to publicize Paris fashions in world markets; for example, fashion was prominently featured in numerous international exhibitions held in Paris.
20th Century Parisian Designers
Paul Poiret was the most influential fashion designer of the early twentieth century, to be followed in the 1920s by Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, whose dresses redefined elegance as understatement. Chanel had many competitors, however, including Madeleine Vionnet, Jeanne Lanvin, and Elsa Schiaparelli. In the years between the two wars designers (mostly women) created styles that were feminine and body-conscious, and imitated all over the world.
New techniques contributed to the rapid dissemination of Paris fashions throughout the world. Whereas in the nineteenth century clients were shown sample dresses and fitted for their own garments in the privacy of couturier’s showrooms, by the early twentieth century the fashion show, with its now-familiar parade of models wearing the season’s new outfits, had become the standard means by which designers introduced their new collections. News of the latest fashions was quickly relayed to magazines and newspapers abroad, and copyists worked overtime to sketch the new designs for production in less expensive ready-to-wear versions. Fashion photography, which by the end of the 1930s had decisively displaced fashion illustration as the preferred means of representing fashion in editorial and advertising copy, also gave rapid publicity to new designs.
World War II and the German occupation of Paris dealt a severe blow to Paris’s fashion leadership. Many couture houses shut down for the duration of the war. Those that remained in business found both materials and customers in short supply. Even worse, the vital American market threatened to go its own way, as sportswear designers such as Claire McCardell made a virtue of “the American Look” during this hiatus in Parisian fashion leadership. With the end of the war, the reestablishment of the fashion industry was one of the top priorities of the new French government. With Christian Dior and the creation of the New Look in 1947, Paris found its champion of reasserted fashion leadership.
Dior and his contemporaries, such as Jacques Fath and Hubert de Givenchy, represented a new development in the fashion business. Unlike many of the women designers of the between-the-wars years, whose companies were often very small, these male designers (and a few women, most notably Chanel) were at the helm of large, well-funded corporations, equipped to compete in a new climate of international trade and finance. In addition to their couture collections, they also licensed their names to American manufacturers who produced less expensive lines and ancillary products.
Paris vs. the World
The new reign of Paris did not last long, however. In the early 1960s the “Youthquake” fashions of Carnaby Street turned all eyes on London. Self-taught English designers such as Mary Quant popularized the miniskirt and other “mod” styles. Since the French lacked a youth culture comparable to that of England and America, French couturiers, such as André Courrèges, had to develop a stylistic equivalent. At first, the future served as a metaphor for youth, in the space-age styles of Courrèges and Pierre Cardin. Ultimately, however, the most successful designer to emerge in Paris was the young Yves Saint Laurent, who had formerly worked for Dior.
Saint Laurent was attuned to influences coming from “the street” and from popular culture. Over the next decade, he introduced a number of radical styles, including trouser suits for women, pop-art dresses, safari jackets, pea coats, and other styles derived from vernacular clothing, and, perhaps most importantly, ethnic styles, which drew on the antifashion sensibility of the hippies. Saint Laurent also recognized that many of the women who most appreciated his clothes were too young (and not rich enough) to buy couture, so he also launched a ready-to-wear line called Rive Gauche (Left Bank). At the same time, however, he reinvigorated the French couture at a time when it seemed to


Traditional cooking is about more than just making a meal. When you make a dish that's important to your family or even the families in your region, you honor your history and can form an emotional connection to the food. Though no region is a monolith, there is perhaps no more region that has had more of an impact on American culinary history than the south. And whether you grew up making biscuits or have never traveled below the Mason-Dixon line, there is still plenty to learn about southern cooking and all of its important history.
The cookbooks we've outlined below are by no means exhaustive but aim to show some of the best of historical southern cooking. While they all don't solely traffic in "traditional" southern cooking, all give us a greater reverence for the dishes that are so important to the region. You'll be sure to learn a lot about historical ingredients and techniques by picking up any of these books, and learn to make a lot of amazing dishes too. From the delicious fresh blackberry cobbler of Edna Lewis, to the Appalachian favorites of Sean Brock (like his pickled shrimp and chocolate Alabama stack cakes), this list is meant to cover a lot of different approaches to southern cooking. So grab your cast iron skillet and make sure you're hungry, because after reading any of these books, you'll certainly want to cook just about all of the recipes in them for your next meal.
While we certainly hope you stick around for all the books on this list, if you have to pick just one, it should probably be this one. This widely beloved cookbook by iconic chef Edna Lewis outlines some of her favorite recipes, which she learned while growing up in a small Virginia farming community that had been settled by freed enslaved people.
Prepare to take in recipes for sage-flavored pork tenderloin, corn pudding, and fresh blackberry cobbler, as well Edna's wise words on her love of country cooking.
Named after her blog, Amber Wilson’s first cookbook will make you see traditional southern cooking in a whole new light. She teaches the basics of southern cooking until you're ready to become an expert. These recipes are easy to follow along, and the resulting food always turn out tasting totally delicious, even if the dishes don't come out quite as pretty as the breathtaking photographs in this book did. Come for the Nashville hot chicken, and stay for the bacon-latticedapple pie.
This book belongs on your coffee table as much as it does in your kitchen. You'll certainly learn more than 100 regional southern recipes; John Egerton also teaches just what makes them work so well and why they're so beloved.
If you have been lucky enough to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. and its Sweet Home Café, chances are you haven't stopped raving about the food you ate there. This cookbook not only teaches you how to make delicious recipes, many of which have roots in the American south, but it will also give you an even deeper reverence for the endless cultural contributions African-Americans have made to America's culinary history.
Chef Sean Brock grew up in Appalachia and now calls Charleston home, meaning he lives and breathes southern cooking. This book explains how to make flavorful dishes like pickled shrimp, chocolate Alabama stack cakes, and baked Sea Island red peas, alongside essays from Sean explaining what the dishes mean to him.
Todd Richards certainly loves soul food, but believes that "cooks can honor tradition yet be liberated to explore." In this cookbook, you'll find traditional recipes as well as those that are uniquely Todd's. Recipes are organized by ingredient, highlighting those that are the tenants of traditional Southern cooking, but as the book progresses, he expands upon traditional dishes to add his own unique and delicious flair.
If you're aiming to get creative with what you have on hand, this cookbook is a great place to start. Ashley English explains how to make the most of the fresh ingredients in your kitchen, along with anything hanging out in your pantry. Her book is packed with bright, vibrant, and flavorful dishes—the grit cakes with country ham and applesauce are a must-try.
Anyone who has visited the southern Appalachian Mountains region knows the food there has a certain richness and history, often using bright ingredients like corn and berries to pair with rich dishes like biscuits. John Tullock took what he learned on an east Tennessee farm, then passed down family recipes and created new ones in the form of this cookbook. It comes with gorgeous watercolor illustrations, and yes, fried green tomatoes are included.
This recipe book by Toni Tipton-Martin, packed with years of historical research, puts forward the incredible recipes of enslaved chefs and allows us to learn their takes on classic recipes. While the book does not focus only on southern cooking, much of the recipes (such as pecan pie with bourbon, spoon bread, and sweet potato biscuits) are southern staples. Even if you grew up eating them all, this book teaches whom to thank for that.
The Virginia House-Wife or Methodical Cook is considered America's first regional cookbook, and by some, America's first cookbook. In this adapted version, authors take Mary Randolph's traditional southern recipes and adapt the cooking styles and ingredients to today's kitchens.
Cheryl Day, who owns Savannah’s Back in the Day Bakery, is one of the most well-respected bakers in the biz. This cookbook dives into her family's past, particularly that of her great-great-grandmother, who was an enslaved pastry cook. It also chronicles her conversations with her relatives, her experience and passion for baking, and of course, loads of amazing southern pastries.
This book by culinary historian Michael W. Twitty certainly features some delicious recipes, but what you'll really want to sink your teeth into is his fascinating journey though American culinary history in the south. Michael explores his own family saga, which leads him to Ghana, and discusses who "owns" soul food, barbecue, and southern cuisine in general. The book can be painful to read, but it also has a message of healing through knowledge of one's own history.
We all love southern cooking but we cannot forget about the cocktails of the area, either. This book demonstrates how to make classics like the Michelada and bigger batch cocktails like watermelon sangria, all while exploring the south's occasionally complicated history with alcohol. Through it all, the book is fun, informative, and best read with a drink in hand.
Chances are you know Lazarus Lynch. Among many other accolades, he's a two-time Chopped champion, an internet personality, and the genius behind the Son of a Southern Chef social media accounts. In his cookbook of the same name, Lazarus puts a unique spin on tons of traditional southern recipes. If he doesn't already have you hooked with the words dulce de leche banana pudding, the gorgeous photography and design of this book will certainly draw you in.
Jocelyn Delk Adams is the dessert genius behind the blog "Grandbaby Cakes," which is all about taking vintage recipes she learned while visiting her grandmother in the south and bringing them into the modern era. You'll find everything from simple yellow cake recipes to one for pineapple upside-down hummingbird pound cake in this beautiful book.


14 Mar St. Patrick’s Day The History, The Color Green
“The Luck of the Irish”
The evolution of St. Patrick Day celebration is quite an interesting one considering St. Patrick wasn’t even Irish. As legend goes St. Patrick or Maewyn Succat, his birth name was born in Roman Britain sometime in the late 300 AD.
Pretty much a non believer of the Christian faith until captured by Irish pirates at age sixteen who enslaved him as a shepherd for six years. Patrick as he preferred to be called learned the Irish culture, language and converted to Christianity. Attempting an escape from Irish enslavement landed him in the grasps of French soldiers where he once again became imprisoned. While in France Patrick learned about monasticism or monk hood. Upon released he continued to study the Christian faith well into his twenties. Patrick had a vision to spread Christianity to the Irish people who at the time were mostly pagan and druidic. He soon returned to the island to teach the Christian theology. Where of course the St. Patrick Day holiday evolved into what we know today.
So where does the shamrock and the color green come into play? According to legend Patrick used the shamrock as a means of explaining the holy trinity. The shamrock was considered a triad by the druids because of its three leaf formation, the number three was mystical and considered sacred. The color green was worn by the Irish rebellion to fight off the British who wore their traditional red color. Prior to the St. Patrick’s day feast the color the Irish rebellion wore was actually blue. Inherently the feast color changed from blue to green honoring soldiers and the shamrock Ireland’s mainstay color.
In 1903 feast day became a national holiday and would eventually be celebrated all over the world. So whether you’re Irish or not, soldier on!! Adorn yourself with shamrock beads and shades of green and may the luck of the Irish be with you always. ☘ ☘ ☘


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The Kalb Report
Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
and Journalism's Finest Hour
Monday, October 20, 2014
About the Program:
On June 17, 1972 a simple botched break-in at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in Washington, DC captured the attention of two intrepid reporters who uncovered a trail of corruption that led all the way up to our Commander-in-Chief.
On this edition of The Kalb Report, Pulitzer Prize winning reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein join journalist/scholar Marvin Kalb to recount their coverage of the Watergate scandal and the groundbreaking reporting that ultimately resulted in the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon 40 years ago.
The Kalb Report series is produced jointly by The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, Harvard University's Shorenstein Center, University of Maryland University College and the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
on the First Amendment
Thursday, April 17, 2014
About the Program:
One sentence, just 45 words in length, proclaims and promises the freedoms that define American democracy. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition one’s government. It is the duty of the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States to interpret the constitution and to rule on the legality of legislation.
On this edition of The Kalb Report, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg join journalist/scholar Marvin Kalb to offer their views of those 45 words in a rare glimpse behind the gavel and inside one of our nation’s vital branches of government.


As the holiday season is approaching, I thought I’d share the highlights of my reading list – the best of the books I’ve bought, read and listened to in the past 12 months. 2017 books have a very distinctive theme running through them, and not by design… most of the books I’ve read this year were about change, flexibility of thoughts and perspectives, and understanding past and present, in preparation for the future.
Finding a good book for the holiday isn’t easy, so here’s short selection of my recommended reading:
- The Wallet Allocation Rule – Winning the battle for share – Timothy Keiningham, Lerzan Aksoy, Luke Williams, Alexander Buoye.
The Wallet Allocation Rule is a revolutionary, definitive guide for winning the battle for share of customers’ hearts, minds, and wallets. Backed by rock-solid science published in the Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review, this landmark book introduces a new and rigorously tested approach – the wallet allocation rule – that is proven to link to the most important measure of customer loyalty: share of wallet.Companies currently spend billions of dollars each year measuring and managing metrics like customer satisfaction and net promoter score (NPS) to improve customer loyalty. These metrics, however, have almost no correlation to share of wallet. As a result, the returns on investments designed to improve the customer experience are frequently near zero, even negative.
- The Seventh Sense – Power, Fortune and Survival in the age of Networks – Joshua Cooper RamoThe digital age we live in is as transformative as the Industrial Revolution, and Joshua Cooper Ramo explains how to survive. If you find yourself longing for a disconnected world where information is not always at your fingertips, you may eventually be as useful as the carriage maker post-Henry Ford. It’s practically impossible to know where the marriage of imagination and technology will take us (sorry, Betamax and Kodak), and the only certainty is that in the networked world we will only become more intertwined. Is it possible not to become hopelessly tangled?
- The inevitable – Understanding the 12 technological forces that will shape our future – Kevin KellyFrom one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the 12 technological imperatives that will shape the next 30 years and transform our lives. Much of what will happen in the next 30 years is inevitable, driven by technological trends that are already in motion. In this fascinating, provocative new book, Kevin Kelly provides an optimistic road-map for the future, showing how the coming changes in our lives – from virtual reality in the home to an on-demand economy to artificial intelligence embedded in everything we manufacture – can be understood as the result of a few long-term accelerating forces. These larger forces will completely revolutionize the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate with each other. By understanding and embracing them, it will be easier for us to remain on top of the coming wave of changes and to arrange our day-to-day relationships with technology in ways that bring forth maximum benefits.
- The future of the professions – How technology will transform the work of human experts – Richard Susskind, Daniel SusskindThis book predicts the decline of today’s professions and describes the people and systems that will replace them. In an Internet society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others to work as they did in the 20th century. The Future of the Professions explains how increasingly capable systems – from telepresence to artificial intelligence – will bring fundamental change in the way that the practical expertise of specialists is made available in society. The authors challenge the grand bargain – the arrangement that grants various monopolies to today’s professionals. They argue that our current professions are antiquated, opaque, and no longer affordable and that the expertise of the best is enjoyed by only a few. In their place, they propose six new models for producing and distributing expertise in society.The book raises important practical and moral questions. In an era when machines can outperform human beings at most tasks, what are the prospects for employment, who should own and control online expertise, and what tasks should be reserved exclusively for people? Based on the authors’ in-depth research of more than 10 professions, and illustrated by numerous examples from each, this is the first book to assess and question the relevance of the professions in the 21st century.
- Sapiens – a brief history of humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind’s extraordinary history from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it.
We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us sapiens?In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here, and where we’re going.
- Homo Deus – a brief history of tomorrow – Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges. In Homo Deus, he examines our future with his trademark blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the 21st century – from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers?This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus. War is obsolete. You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in a conflict. Famine is disappearing. You are at more risk of obesity than starvation. Death is just a technical problem. Equality is out – but immortality is in. What does our future hold?
- Originals – how non-conformists change the world – Adam Grant, Sheryl Sandberg – forewordThe New York Times best-selling author examines how people can drive creative, moral and organisational progress – and how leaders can encourage originality in their organisations. How can we originate new ideas, policies and practices without risking it all? Adam Grant shows how to improve the world by championing novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battling conformity and bucking outdated traditions.
Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act and manage fear and doubt. Parents will learn how to nurture originality in children, and leaders will discover how to fight groupthink to build cultures that welcome dissent.
- Deviate – the science of seeing differently – Beau LottoPerception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand how our own perception works. By revealing the startling truths about the brain and perception, Beau Lotto shows that the next big innovation is not a new technology: it is a new way of seeing.In his first major book, Beau Lotto draws on over a decade of pioneering research to show how our brains play tricks on us. With an innovative combination of case studies and optical and perception illusion exercises, Deviate will revolutionise the way you see the world.With this new understanding of how the brain works and its perceptive trickery, we can apply these insights to every aspect of life and work. Deviate is not just an engaging look into the neuroscience of thought, behaviour and creativity; it is a call to action, enlisting listeners in their own journeys of self-discovery.
- A field guide to Lies and Statistics – A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World – Daniel LevitinWe live in a world of information overload. Facts and figures on absolutely everything are at our fingertips but are too often biased, distorted, or outright lies. From unemployment figures to voting polls, IQ tests to divorce rates, we’re bombarded by seemingly plausible statistics on how people live and what they think. In a world where anyone can become an expert at the click of a button, being able to see through the tricks played with statistics is more necessary than ever before. Daniel Levitin teaches us how to effectively ask ourselves: can we really know that? And how do they know that?In this eye-opening, entertaining and accessible guide filled with fascinating examples and practical takeaways, acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel Levitin shows us how learning to understand statistics will enable you to make quicker, better-informed decisions to simplify your life.
- Platform Revolution – how networked markets are transforming the economy – Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul ChoudaryFacebook, PayPal, Alibaba, Uber – these seemingly disparate companies have upended entire industries by harnessing a single phenomenon: the platform business model. Platform Revolution delivers the first comprehensive analysis of how platforms use technology to match producers and consumers in a multisided marketplace, unlocking hidden resources and creating new forms of value. When a company like Uber connects drivers with passengers, everybody wins – except traditional cab companies, which are scrambling to survive. Assumptions about operations, finance, strategy, and innovation all change. Platform Revolution explores the what, how, and why of this revolution and provides the first “owner’s manual” for creating a platform marketplace. Revealing the strategies behind some of today’s rising platforms, the authors explain how entrepreneurs – and traditional companies – can thrive in this new world. In cases as diverse as shoes, spices, dating, energy, home appliances, and education, Platform Revolution provides the essential guide to unlocking the potential of an economic landscape transformed.
- Playing to win – how strategy really works – A.G. Lafley, Roger L. MartinWinning CEO A.G. Lafley is now back at the helm of consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. If you want to know the strategy he’ll use to restore P&G to its former dominance, read this book.Playing to Win, a noted Wall Street Journal and Washington Post bestseller, outlines the strategic approach Lafley, in close partnership with strategic adviser Roger Martin, used to double P&G’s sales, quadruple its profits, and increase its market value by more than $100 billion when Lafley was first CEO (he led the company from 2000 to 2009). The book shows leaders in any type of organization how to guide everyday actions with larger strategic goals built around the clear, essential elements that determine business success where to play and how to win.
- Leading Change – John P. KotterJohn Kotter, the world’s foremost expert on business leadership, distills 25 years of experience into Leading Change. A must-have for any organization, this visionary and very personal audiobook is at once inspiring, clear-headed, and filled with important implications for the future.The pressures on organisations to change will only increase over the next decades. Yet the methods managers have used to strengthen their companies—total quality management, re-engineering, right sizing, restructuring, cultural change, and turnarounds—routinely fall short. In Leading Change, Kotter identifies an eight-step process that every company must go through to achieve its goal, and shows where and how people—good people—often derail. Emphasising again and again the critical need for leadership to make change happen, Leading Change provides unprecedented access to our generation’s business master and a positive role model for leaders to emulate.
- Blue Ocean Strategy (read it again) – how to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant – W. Chan Kim, Renee MauborgneWinning by not competing! This international best-seller upends traditional thinking with principles and tools to make the competition irrelevant.In an audiobook that challenges everything you thought you knew, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne assert that tomorrow’s leading companies will succeed, not by battling their rivals for market share in the bloody “red ocean” of a shrinking profit pool, but by creating “blue oceans” of untapped new market spaces ripe for growth.Based on a study of 150 strategic moves, spanning more than 100 years and 30 industries, they provide a systematic approach that every company can use to render rivals obsolete and unleash new demand.
- The New Rules of PR and Marketing (6th edition) – How to use Social Media, Blogs, New Releases, Online Video, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyer Directly – David Meerman Scott
When it comes to marketing, anything goes in the Digital Age, right? Well, not quite. While marketing and public relations tactics do seem to change overnight, every smart businessperson knows that it takes a lot more than the ‘next big thing.’The New Rules of Marketing & PR is an international bestseller with more than 375,000 copies sold in twenty-nine languages from Albanian to Vietnamese. In the latest 6th edition of this pioneering guide to the future of marketing, you’ll get a step-by-step action plan for leveraging the power of the latest approaches to generating attention for your idea or your business. You’ll learn how get the right information to the right people at the right time—at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising.For professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners, and professors alike, this pioneering guide offers actionable strategies that can be implemented immediately.
All the best for the festive season, and if you celebrate – have a Merry Christmas or a Happy Hanukah or both, and enjoy a well-deserved break!


Book Review - Vue.js: Up and Running
The clearest introduction to Vue.js that I’ve found.
There are a few small typos in the text and code snippets; keep O’Reilly’s Errata page handy as you read the book.
The book doesn’t do much to walk you through running the code on your own. On the plus side, this keeps things concise, which I take to be a goal of the “Up and Running” series. And actually having to do a little bit of work to get code snippets running locally helped solidify my understanding of the development environment and common Vue.js project structure.


Tarek Osman is an author, essayist, and broadcaster focused on the Arab and Islamic worlds.
He is the author of Islamism: A History of Political Islam (Yale, 2017) and the international bestseller Egypt on the Brink (Yale, 2010 – the first edition was published weeks before Egypt’s 2011 uprising).
Tarek wrote and presented several BBC documentary series, including The Making of the Modern Arab World, Islam Divided: Sunni-Shii, Sands of Time: A History of Saudi Arabia, Gertrude Bell (in the Minds at War series), and Stirring a Revolution: Coffee Culture in the Arab World.
He is a regular contributor on the Arab and Islamic worlds for leading newspapers and magazines worldwide.
Tarek is the senior political counsellor for the Arab world at the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD). He advises the Board of Directors (representing over 65-countries) and senior management on the region’s geo-politics and political-economy, and on the dynamics and challenges of political and economic reform.
He has 18-years experience researching Arab history and societies. He has worked in political-economy advisory, strategy consulting, and private equity.
He studied at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.


Dungeon Crawl Classics
Knowledge is Power
Steuben had always been a student of life, science, and art and it seems now he is onto studying the mysterious art of wizardry. Ever since he was a young man he dreamed of becoming a world class scholar and professor but his family was too poor to send him to a proper academy. But even when he had to take jobs as a caravan guard, he would sit on top of the wagons and read books he had found (sometimes by illegitimate means) from the great masters. He now seeks what he had always seeked, the ultimate form of power: knowledge.


The history of Hull’s magical Whitefriargate and Old Town area will be celebrated with a new trail inspired by the White Rabbit from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Carroll’s family had a strong connection with Hull, with his mother being raised in the city. The trail will visit locations in the Old Town that are linked to the Carroll family and the work of Lewis Carroll.
The White Rabbit Trail, which will run from Saturday 22 May until Tuesday 8 June, will also highlight lesser-known stories from the historic Old Town.
The historical facts and details of the trail have been put together by Hull historian Mike Covell.
Councillor Daren Hale, portfolio holder for regeneration at Hull City Council, said: “As part of the investment and regeneration in the Old Town and on Whitefriargate, we are delighted to be able to shine a light on the historic area and share some of its stories through events and activities.
“The White Rabbit Trail is a fantastic way for families to explore the area and find out how one of the world’s most famous children’s authors, and his most famous book, are connected to Hull.”
Lewis Carroll’s grandfather worked in the Old Town in various positions and his grandmother was buried at Hull Minster (formerly Holy Trinity Church).
To celebrate the city’s connection with Carroll, local Primary Schools were asked to design a Hull-based interpretation of the White Rabbit character from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
The winning entries will be displayed on the trail along with some quirky facts about Carroll and his family.
The project has been funded by Historic England as part of Hull’s High Street Heritage Action Zone and delivered in partnership with Hull Schools’ Library Service.
John Stonard from Historic England said: “We are delighted to fund this fun and fascinating project through the Whitefriargate High Street Heritage Action Zone. The trail will be a great way to educate and inspire families about Hull’s links to one of our most famous literary figures and his works.”
You can access and download a map of the White Rabbit Trial here.
The Whitefriargate regeneration project includes a number of grant schemes and funding projects.
Whitefriargate has benefitted from £1m from the Humber LEP’s Humber High Street Challenge Fund and secured £1.75m from Historic England’s High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ)


Writer and translator, she has also held judicial and diplomatic positions. In her last two books, Petit Seigneur and especially in Les Couleurs du Sultan, she reveals the reality behind the myths about the Assad regime and the complexity of Syrian society.
A freelance journalist specialized in the Arab world since 2009, since 2011 she has covered the conflict in Syria, her homeland, notably for “Libération” and “L’Express”. She also trains young Arabic speaking Syrian, Palestinian and Algerian journalists.
For two years during the creation of the French television channel and Website “France 24”, she worked as editor in chief at the Arab desk. Previously, for over twenty years, she worked in communication and information for several regional and international organizations (Arab League, Francophonie, UNESCO …) notably as editor of publications, newsletters and websites.
In October 2014, she made a 26 minute TV reportage on the Islamic state intitled “Du chaos au Califat ” (“From chaos to the caliphate”) for ArteTV.
In March 2014, she published La Syrie promise (Editons Sindbad) and has also translated into French Du despotism ( Actes Sud, 2016) by Abdel Rahman Kawakibi.
Consultant, Arabist and specialist in the Arab-Muslim world. She is a researcher at the International Diplomatic Academy (L’Académie diplomatique international – ADI) and an associate professor at the Institute of Political Studies (IEP) and the National School of Administration (ENA) in Paris.
She was director of information and programs at the radio network RMC-MO (an Arabic subsidiary of Radio France Internationale RFI) and assistant managing editor at France 24 television in charge of the Arab antenna.
She served as an expert on the Middle East for the General Secretariat of Defense and National Security (SGDSN) before being in charge of the Arab and Persian world office at the Delegation for Strategic Affairs (DAS) of the French Ministry of Defense.
She graduated from the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (literal and colloquial Arabic), and holds a postgraduate degree in the contemporary Arab world studies from IEP Paris.
She has written books and numerous articles on the Middle East (mostly in French) including: Jerusalem: from division to sharing? (Michalon editions), A users manuel for the Middle East (Stock). She is co-author of Lebanon: a 33-day war (La Découverte), and Syria at present (Actes Sud) and The Mediterranean: 30 voices for building a common future (Ipemed, collection “Building the Mediterranean”).
She has lived many times in the Middle East, and spent two years in Syria at the Institute of Arab Studies in Damascus.
Reporter for the French television channel TF1 until January 2013, she was formerly their correspondant in Jerusalem and in Moscow.
Holds a PhD in International Relations. She is an associate researcher at the Thucydide Centre (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas) and holds the chair in Contemporary History of the Arab world at the Collège de France. She is president of the Circle for research on the Middle East (CCMO) and edited the collective book Le monde face aux révolutions arabes (Editions du Cygne, Paris, 2012).


for baritone, b-flat clarinet, and piano
Down by the Station, Early in the Morning is a setting for baritone or tenor voice, clarinet, and piano of John Ashbery's poem of the same name. In the score I wanted the instruments to dramatize the concerns of memory and loss so beautifully and poignantly expressed in the poem.
premiere: March 12, 1987, University of Nebraska—Lincoln; Music Now! Festival; Patrick Mason - baritone, Mark Benson - clarinet, Karen Sigers - piano, Randall Snyder - conductor.


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Just in case you are wondering, Srinivasan Services Trust (SST) is the social arm of TVS Motor Company!
The Chennai-based two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company has announced the release of the book ‘ A Silent Revolution – The Journey of the Srinivasan Services Trust’, celebrating 25 golden years of the Srinivasan Services Trust (SST) in bringing development to the rural geographies of Tamil Nadu. SST is the social arm of Sundaram Clayton Limited and TVS Motor Company, and has been quite active in the upbringing of Tamil outskirts in terms of economy and quality of life, something which the book describes in detail.
Authored by Ms Snigfha Parupudi and published by HarperCollins India, the book has an empathetic narrative detailed with the most deserving linguistic prowess. The first copy of ‘A Silent Revolution’ was presented to Thiru M.K Stalin, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, by Venu Srinivasan.


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Despite the fact that he lives and works in Canada, Joseph Dumond (of sightedmoon.com fame) is incredibly occupied with bringing Torah and the two-house understanding to numerous nations in the Far East. He has seen that the reuniting of the two sticks of Ezekiel 37 is starting in the eastern hemisphere, not the west. Let … Continue reading Interview with Gene Porter 2730 Years and counting.
At Sukkot 2018, in Jerusalem, Joe had the opportunity to sit down and discuss with his longtime friend Nehemia Gordon what is coming in the very near future and how it is all laid out in Joseph’s book the 2300 Days of Hell. This was a rare opportunity to spend the time and go into … Continue reading Nehemia Gordon Interview 2019 – 2300 Days of Hell


Proven Tips for Equipment Troubleshooting
Proven Tips for Equipment Troubleshooting BOOK
by John Robertson
More than 100 illustrated pages of problem-solving tips. Use this pocket-size handbook for helping maintenance personnel, operators, reliability technicians, and others understand the many factors that contribute to improved equipment performance and reliability and ultimately lower operating costs. (140 pages, 3-1/2" x 6-3/4", spiral bound.)
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Kirkus Book Review
Caponigri shares her family’s tradition of Sunday dinners. A good cookbook to gather a hungry crowd and leave them happily satiated.
Full review can be found @ KirkusReviews.com
“Sunday was for gathering, preparing, cooking, eating, sharing, talking, laughing…a time to disconnect from the rest of the world and reconnect with family and friends,” writes the author. In that spirit, she organizes her debut cookbook into “52 Sunday dinner menus in the Italian tradition.” The thematic menus include: antipasto (usually a crostini to pass at the table), a primo (first course), a secondo (main course) served with a single contorno (side dish) and dessert. While some of the recipes are standard Italian fare (veal piccata, spinach lasagna, stuffed mushrooms), others are less common but intriguing (prosciutto soufflé, veal breast stuffed with raisins and pine nuts, hazelnut truffle pie). These are not last-minute items; Caponigri feels preparation should involve a noisy kitchen full of people. She also highlights recipes that are child-friendly to prepare and serve. Caponigri suggests five ways to incorporate Sunday dinners into your routine: Make them a priority, plan ahead, decide the menu and assign the chores together, keep the menu simple, let go and have fun. The book is flavored with Italian aphorisms, informative menu introductions and Caponigri’s family history. Guy Ambrosino provides the enticing photographs, with food styling by former Gourmet editor Kate Winslow.


As Afghanistan descends into a state of chaos, there are many people who are wondering how things got so bad. After all, nearly two decades ago, the Taliban fled Kabul, leaving Kabul in the hands of US forces. An era seemed to have come to an end in Afghanistan and a democratic government was destined to be in the troubled state. Alas, it was not so. Kabul is back with the Taliban, and this time the US seems to have fled, reminiscent of its return from Saigon in 1975. How did things come to this? We won’t know for sure for some time, but many writers and journalists saw it coming. So if you want to know what exactly were the roles of the US and Taliban in Afghanistan and what were the reasons for the never-ending chaos and bloodshed in that country, here are seven books that will give you a better understanding of the matters. Some may seem a bit outdated in terms of publication, but their content remains relevant. This is very sad.
Farewell to Kabuli
by Charlotte Lamb
The title of Charlotte Lamb’s book on Afghanistan seems to be in sync with the headlines of the day. She wrote the book in 2015 and was released to widely mixed reviews, but as time went on, it became some of the broadest and easily most sensitively written accounts of life in Afghanistan under the US-aided administration. has emerged as one of the lost accounts. From the battle scenes to the bazaar, even the death of bin Laden with President Hamid Karzai (who has emerged as a very strange person), it’s all right here. And written with great sensitivity. Some people may find the description a bit excessive (the book spans over 600 pages), and others may think that Lamb focuses more on people than on overall policy and strategy, but Lamb writes in a similar fashion. , and analyzes the ground situation thereof. Afghanistan has proved to be a sad prophecy.
war of afghanistan
by Peter Tomsen
Peter Thomson was a former diplomat who served in Afghanistan and if you are looking for a detailed account of the conflict in the country from 1970 to circa 2010, this is probably the perfect volume for you. Thomson delivers a truckload of information about the various conflicts surrounding Afghanistan and how the country went from a pawn in the Cold War to a battlefield between the US and the Taliban. Thomson is also one of the few writers who provides a sensible analysis of the tribal situation and the role of Pakistan that explains why things are going wrong in the country. At over seven hundred pages, it may prove too “heavy” to read in literal terms, but Thomson writes fluently, making it a great read for anyone who wants to know about key figures in the Afghan crisis. Is. It is about people who are in power and who want to be in power than those sitting on the ground, but still forced to read.
Taliban: Story of Afghan Warlords
by Ahmed Rashid
Ahmed Rashid’s book on the student movement that took up arms and literally took over Afghanistan is a compelling read. Mainly because it was written before the 9/11 World Trade Center bombings that put the Taliban in the spotlight. Therefore, it provides one of the least “colorful” accounts of the movement and how it came into existence. The writing can seem a little less than fluent at times, but Rashid goes straight to the roots of the movement, giving you profiles of the people who led its development. And as predicted, he predicts that the movement will have its own problems, but will remain a force in Afghanistan that could not expect any stability while it was around. Twenty years after it was written, the book rings true and is a must-read for anyone wishing to understand the Taliban. There is a second volume on the Taliban by Rashid titled “Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia”, but this is the first reading.
The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014
by Carlota Gallo
Carlotta Gall was another journalist who apparently foresaw that the US was not really going anywhere in Afghanistan, for all its overwhelming technical and weapon superiority. However, what makes Gall’s book very different from others is that she really feels that America’s biggest problem was not the Taliban or local warlords or even the corrupt Afghan government, but its former ally Pakistan. Was. This is not an empty claim – Gaul backs up his theory with numerous interviews with officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan and even the US. In terms of narration, it’s probably the most “entertaining” book on this list and rattles at a pace that would make a thriller proud. What is worrying, however, is that there is no fiction here – the cold duplicity of governments, secret deals and body counts on the ground are all true. As Gall rightly saw a very uncertain future. And many would agree with his picture as Pakistan’s Brutus to America’s Julius Caesar.
Directorate S: CIA and US Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 And Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
by steve colo
These two books are for those who love espionage and covert “intelligence” action. The CIA’s involvement in Afghanistan and its role in supporting the opposition to the Soviet Union in Afghanistan and seeking help from Pakistan in this regard would go back to 2001. And the rapid change is documented in these two rather chunky volumes, spanning over 1500 pages. How US Intelligence Tried to Handle Matters in Pakistan and Afghanistan. From funding a jihad against the Soviet Union to trying to bring down the people he had promoted with the aid of a highly unreliable ally in Pakistan, whose sympathies at times seemed to lie very strongly with the Taliban, These are, in fact, definitive accounts of the blunders that turned Afghanistan into what it is today. These are two of the most acclaimed books on the list, with Ghost Wars even claiming a Pulitzer! Don’t be afraid of their size, just read. And be surprised how mortal and flawed even a superpower can be.
The War on the Taliban: Where It All Goes Wrong in Afghanistan
by Sandy Gallo
Along with her involvement in the Soviet presence in the country, Sandy Gall has an excellent understanding of the issues affecting Afghanistan. In this extremely well written volume (published in 2012), he had the foresight to highlight that things were going horribly wrong in Afghanistan, as resources were being diverted to Iraq in the “War on Terror”. Was. He also highlights the challenges facing the Afghan people and how they are fed up with the non-stop conflicts and regime change. Gaul’s treatment of India is a bit strange (he sees it as a Hindu state with expansionist tendencies) but I would recommend ignoring it and focusing on his analysis of the situation in Afghanistan. It is also the thinnest of all the books on the list, so is also the easiest read in numerical terms.
Afghanistan: Where only God comes to cry
by Siba Shakibo
A lot of the concerns surrounding the Taliban’s withdrawal revolve around how the regime might treat women in Afghanistan. The book may seem a bit outdated, and some may find the writing a bit on the over-simplified side, but there’s no denying the story it tells. where god comes only to cry The documentary follows the story of Shirin-Gol, told to producer Siba Shakib, the life of a woman in Afghanistan from Russia to the first Taliban regime. This is deeply disturbing and shocking in many places, with Shireen being married off to pay off gambling debts, literally on the road, and trying to escape by any means that is her fate. . This is a brutal, brave book.


Bertold Loeffler was a decorative artist best known for his ceramics and a prominent graphic artist. Loeffler attended the Zeichenschule (Drawing School) of the Nordböhmische Gewerbemuseum in Reichenberg and then from 1890 to 1900 the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts) in Vienna, where he studied under Carl Otto Czeschka, Andreas Groll, Karl Hrachowina, Franz von Matsch, Ludwig Minnigerode, and Koloman Moser. From 1904 to 1909 he taught at Vienna's Kunststuckereischule (Embroidery School). Loeffler took over the Fachklasse für Zeichnen und Malen (painting class and printing workshop) at the Kunstgewerbeschule in 1907 when Czeschka moved to Hamburg, and he remained in the position until 1935. Both Oskar Kokoschka and Rudolf Kalvach were in his class.
Loeffler gained his first professional experience working on the portfolio Allegorien und Embleme, neue Folge (Allegories and Emblems, New Cycle), which was published by Martin Gerlach in 1900. He also had material published in Meggendorfer Blatter, Ver Sacrum, Die liebe Augustin, Lucifer, and Danauland. Loeffler's talents encompassed all types of graphic arts: posters, bookplates, printing designs, postcards, bookbinding, banknotes, menu cards, bookplates, and stamps. He also illustrated books and worked as a fresco painter. He worked for various book publishers and supplied designs to numerous firms, including Böck, Vereinigte Wiener & Gmundner Keramik, and Wiener Keramic (ceramics); E. Bakalowits & Söhne (glass); and Berger, Dratwa, Gessellschaft für graphische Industrie (Society for Graphic Industry), and Reisser (graphics).
Loeffler's work for the Wiener Werkstätte was diverse, including commercial graphics, jewelry, ceramics, posters, calendars, costumes, postcards, and bookplates. He contributed designs to both the Cabaret Fledermaus and the Palais Stoclet. For the Cabaret Fledermaus, Loeffler designed various objects and graphics, including posters, brochures, a badge for the staff, fans, and leather goods. Loeffler also contributed ceramic tiles and figurines. In 1906, he founded Wiener Keramik with Michael Powolny and entered into a sales agreement with the Wiener Werkstätte. Wiener Keramik supplied material to the Cabaret Fledermaus and contributed to the decoration of the Palais Stoclet. With the outbreak of World War I, Loeffler served in the army. Loeffler died in Vienna in 1960.


Changes to the free bus pass scheme
Elderly and disabled residents in Surrey who qualify for free bus travel will need to visit one of 23 Surrey libraries to claim their passes. Those libraries include Addlestone and Egham libraries in Runnymede, and Staines and Woking and Walton libraries in adjoining boroughs.
From Friday 1 April 2011 Runnymede Borough Council will no longer manage requests and renewals for concessionary passes.
More than 180,000 elderly or disabled Surrey residents currently hold a pass and collectively take 6.9 million free bus journeys each year.
From April 2011, elderly people travel free from 9.30am to 11.00pm on any bus in Surrey, while disabled passengers have unlimited travel. Current bus passes can be used until they reach their expiry date.
There are three easy steps to access your free bus pass:
- Find out about the criteria for a free bus pass online or by phone
- Check which documents you need to take with you
- Visit one of these libraries to claim your pass:
Addlestone, Banstead, Camberley, Catherham Hill, Caterham Valley, Cranleigh, Dorking, Egham, Epsom, Esher, Ewell (Bourne Hall), Farnham, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, Horley, Leatherhead, Oxted, Redhill, Staines, Sunbury, Walton and Woking.
For more information visit www.surreycc.gov.uk/freebuspass, use our SMS text service 07527 182861, call our contact centre on 03456 009 009 or pick up a leaflet at your local library.
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You've heard the new buzzwords of "Observability", "OpenTelemetry", "Tracing", and all the others, but not sure how to practically use them in your applications to help debug issues? This is the workshop you need.
In this workshop you'll get your hands on using OpenTelemetry in a realistic microservice system. You'll be adding the libraries in the applications, Using the "Agents" to instrument applications without code changes, and touching various languages (whatever you're comfortable with) and more.
You'll come out of this workshop understanding:
* What Observability is and is not
* Where OpenTelemetry fits in
* How to implement OpenTelemetry in your language of choice (and possibly some others)
* Auto-instrumentation of OpenTelemetry (where you can't change the code)
* What the OpenTelemetry Collector is, when to use it, and how to use it
* Finally, we'll cover Querying and using the data we see to find some hidden patterns.


The Art of the Concert Spiritual has a number of upcoming and ongoing projects or events scheduled. Some are listed below.
So You Want to Sing Spirituals and Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals, 1916-2022 Events
Activities related to the published book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals, and the soon-to-be-published book, Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals, 1916-2022, are regularly being scheduled. More information is available at http://randyejones.com/events/
ANS Lectures on SlideShare
Some of the lectures soprano and researcher Randye Jones has presented have been become available to view or download on SlideShare. They are:
A Century of Negro Spirituals for Solo Voice from Randye Jones
Interpreting Negro Spiritual Art Songs from Randye Jones
Great Voices Singing H. T. Burleigh from Randye Jones
The Role of the Spiritual in the Civil Rights Movement from Randye Jones
If you have questions or comments about The Art of the Concert Spiritual, please contact Randye Jones at email@example.com. Thanks for visiting!