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Two furnished houses, located at 5735 and 5718 Tufton Brae Court, will be open for touring from 12 noon to 6 p.m. today and Sunday and Wednesday through next Sunday. The tour benefits Levine Children's Hospital. Tickets are $10 purchased at the door, or $8 in advance at selected locations. For more information, go to www.wcnc.com.
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Gaston Quilters' Guild:
Meets 6:30 p.m. at Woodlawn Baptist Church, 1101 N. Main St., Lowell. Details: 704-263-1559.
Sept. 23
Autumn Equinox Garden at Wing Haven
9:30 a.m.: Join 35-plus-year organic gardener and author Wendy Johnson at Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary on Ridgewood Avenue in Charlotte for a morning of practical organic gardening and a reading from her book, "Gardening at the Dragon's Gate." Johnson, an advocate in the local foods/sustainable gardening movement, also serves as an adviser to the Chez Panisse Foundation's Edible Schoolyard project in Berkeley, Calif. $10 for members; $15 for others. Details: 704-331-0664 or www.winghavengardens.com.
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Charlotte Log and Timber Home Show
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Sept. 27
Fall Family Festival at Daniel Stowe
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont hosts Fall Family Festival in conjunction with the opening weekend of the "Something's A-Flutter" butterfly display. Opens 9 a.m. Sept. 27 and 28. $10 for adults; $9 for seniors 60+; $5 for children ages 4-12; members free. Details: 704-825-4490 or www.DSBG.org.
Garden Conservancy's Open Days at Wing Haven
Take a self-guided tour of six private Charlotte gardens; rain or shine, no reservations required. Tour begins at Wing Haven Gardens & Bird Sanctuary, 248 Ridgewood Ave. in Charlotte. 10 a.m. Sept. 27; 1 p.m. Sept. 28. $5 per garden or $25 for six tickets. Details: 888-842-2442 or www.opendaysprogram.org.
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With a decade of experience leading tours in the Caucasus, we aim to provide unique cultural experiences for our guests with the best possible comfort. Our guides do not recite guidebook entries, but rather fascilitate interaction with local Georgians, enliven sacred spaces with three-part traditional chanting, and lend nuance to discussions on local history, politics, and cultural preservation through extensive personal and professional engagement with the cultures of the Caucasus.
Join us for a unique tour exploring the magnificent cathedral ruins and castles in the Akhaltsikhe region of southern Georgia, extending into the the historic region of Tao-Klarjeti now in NE Turkey. Most of these sites dates from the 8th-10th centuries, when this was a flourishing Georgian kingdom.
Dates: TBA
Tour Fees: contact tour leader for more details.
Itinerary: Please contact the tour leader for our unique 7, 9, and 16 day tour itineraries.
Map: Please take a look at the tour route.
Impressions: Curious what former participants have to say about their experiences in Georgia with us?
Deposit: Our tours are typically limited to sixteen participants on a first come, first serve basis. A $500 deposit per person is required to secure a place. Please fill out the application form and return it via the email addresses listed below (electronic submission preferred).
Contact and reservations:
John A Graham
145 Windsor Dr.
White River Jct.
jagraham [at] princeton.edu
Tour Locations:
Mtkvari River Valley
+ Starting in Tbilisi (named for the hot springs along the river), we journey upstream to the ancient capital Mtskheta. Dominated by the 11th century Cathedral of the "Living Cross," Mtskheta is a quaint little hamlet at the confluence of Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers. The Romans reached Mtskheta in 65 AD, as evidenced by the remains of a bridge left behind, and in the early Christian era, St. Nino the Enlightener worked miracles, converting the Iberian King Mirian and his queen Nana to Christianity in 33 AD.
Further up the Mtkvari, we will stay overnight in summer resort of Borjomi, famous for its mineral waters and Soviet-era spa houses. But our real destination lies far up-river, near the Turkish plateau where the Mtkvari river originates, where the 12th century Vardzia cave complex awaits your exploration. Along the way, we pass many abandoned fortresses defending the common invasion route of the Turkic tribes into the Southern Caucasus, with stops at the Khertvisi Fortress and the cliff-hanging Sapara Monastery.
+ Tao-Klarjeti is the mountainous region in contemporary North-Eastern Turkey that was once the birth of the medieval Georgian "Golden Era" that lasted from the tenth to the twelfth centuries. We will enter Turkey via the border from Akhaltsikhe, map here (visas obtainable for $20 at the border for US citizens). The high-plateau topography is criss-crossed with deep canyons, which offered both fertile farmland and easily defensible positions against Georgia's numerous enemies. Evidence of the cultural and political importance of the area is seen in the ruins of more than three-hundred cathedrals, chapels, bridges, fortifications.
During the tenth century, ruler Davit Kuropalates assisted the Byzantine Emperor Basil II with auxiliary troops, an alliance which strengthened the position of Tao against a weak Persia. Read more on the history of the region here.
The Orthodox Church flourished, and the monasteries of Tao-Klarjeti became famous for their illuminated manuscripts, unique chanting schools, and deep connections with monasteries in Palestine, Syria, Egypt, and Greece.
Kolchis - Black Sea Coast
+ Emerging from the mountains of Tao, which plunge directly into the Black Sea, we will be only 30 minutes drive to the current Georgian border at Sarpi (Georgian visas free for US and EU citizens for 365 days). This area has been populated for millenium by Georgian tribes who traded with Ancient Greeks, Romans, and later with caravans from the East traveling the Silk Route. We will visit the Roman fort of Gonio (2nd century AD), the bustling cosmopolitan port city of Batumi, as well as other sites according to our choosing.
+ Tbilisi, capital city of Georgia, founded in the 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali. A center of trade and conflict for centuries, Tbilisi has been sacked forty times by various invaders but survives today as the modern hub of the South Caucasus. Nevertheless, the downtown area is full of winding cobblestone streets, small shops and restaurants, as well as the churches, synagogues, and mosques that celebrate the diversity of this unique country. As we tour monasteries in the ancient capital region, a comfortable downtown Tbilisi hotel will serve as our home-base, affording a chance to sample the best of Tbilisi's dining and evening entertainment, and visit the wealth of museums, spas, and cultural delights in the "Old Town."
Leader Profiles:
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Ethnomusicologist and Georgian chant scholar, John is a Ph. D. candidate at Princeton University, where he is pursuing research for a dissertation titled "The Transmission and Transcription of Georgian Liturgical Music, 1880-1910." Co-founder of the Monastery Tour in 2006, John had already been studying music and language in Georgian since 2003, including on a Fulbright research grant in 2004, and dissertation research in 2009-2011. In 2005, he organized a US-based tour for the world-renowned Anchiskhati Church Choir, and promoted the energetic Zedashe Ensemble to the States in 2007. In 2012, John organized a month-long tour for the Sakhioba folk ensemble that featured performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Columbia University, and Yale University. John brings his developed organizational skills, knowledge of Georgia, and passion for music and history to the leadership of the tours.
Contact and reservations:
John A Graham
145 Windsor Dr.
White River Jct.
jagraham [at] princeton.edu
Flights to Georgia:
Airfare to and from Georgia is reliable, with hub airports in Istanbul, Vienna, Paris, and Amsterdam. Flights also route through Warsaw and Kiev. We recommend avoiding hub routes through Moscow.
From New York, prices range from $1000-$1400 roundtrip, from European destinations between $500-$800 roundtrip. Many guests find it convenient to route through Istanbul. Airline reservations before April 1st recommended.
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SYDNEY, June 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
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- This brings to 1,150 the total number of rooms at The Star
- More than 50 world-class restaurants and bars, including over 20 brand new experiences;
- A contribution of $130 million to community infrastructure including the "City Link" pedestrian/cycle bridge and an upgraded light rail station to transform transport options for 10 million Sydneysider trips a year;
- An increase of 330,000 international and interstate visitors per year, or a 1.2 per cent increase to current overall NSW international and interstate visitor arrivals, increasing the total number of estimated annual visits to The Star by international and interstate guests to over 2,000,000 by 2025;
- An estimated incremental tax contribution of around $1 billion to the Government across the proposed extended exclusivity period;
- Employment of over 5,750 Sydneysiders – including more than 1,460 new permanent jobs for Sydney;
- Forecast incremental contribution to the NSW Gross State Product of $350 million per annum;
- Payments for extended licence exclusivity totalling $250 million to the NSW Government (which could give the NSW Government the option of underwriting a six star hotel at Barangaroo with these funds); and,
- A total investment spend of more than $1.1 billion, 93% in non-gaming, tourism related infrastructure.
Echo Entertainment Group Chairman John O'Neill and CEO John Redmond said today that Echo's expansion plans for The Star would see the world's first "Connected Integrated Resort" built in Sydney.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62180-echo-unveils-proposal-connected-integrated-resort-at-the-star(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130622/MM34718) Mr O'Neill and Mr Redmond today unveiled details of Echo's Detailed Proposal which was formally submitted to the NSW Government through its unsolicited proposal process on Friday afternoon.
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Do parallel universes exist? New research proves that they DEFINITELY do. There are many versions of "you" out there somewhere.
In the Sept. 22-28 edition of New Scientist magazine, Zeeya Merali writes, "If you think of yourself as unique, think again?our world is just one of many. You are just one version of many."
The "many worlds" theory was first proposed half a century ago by Hugh Everett. Merali quotes physicist David Deutsch as saying, "You toss a coin but what does it mean to say that the probability of it coming up heads is 50%? According to Everett, both outcomes must happen." According to Everett, every time a new physical possibility is explored, the universe splits, and each one is played out in its own universe. If we learned to control this, we could perhaps move our consciousness to a universe in which good things are happening. And what we call "aliens" may be inhabitants of another universe that is parallel to ours. Whitley suspects that the Master of the Key may have been a visitor from a parallel universe.
It sounds impossible, but Merali quotes physicist Simon Saunders as saying, "We've cleared up the obscurities and come up with a pretty clear verdict that Everett works. It's a dramatic turnaround and it means that people now have to discuss Everett seriously."
Breitbart.com also reports that Parallel universes really do exist, and quotes an expert who calls it "one of the most important developments in the history of science."
Will the scientific community?not to mention the average person?ever come to understand parallel universes and the possibilities they bring? Merali quotes Wojciech Zurek, of the Los Alamos Lab, as saying, "That depends on what parallel universe you live in."
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Whitley Strieber has just published an extraordinary novel about parallel universes called 2012 The War for Souls, which will be filmed for Warner Brothers by the producers who made "Transformers." To listen to Whitley reading the prologue to the book, click "Listen Now" on our masthead and scroll down to the 5th item in Windows Media Player.
The bookstore industry publication "Publisher's Weekly" gave the book a glowing review. They wrote, "Strieber's epic sequel to 2006's The Grays blends equal parts science fiction thriller, supernatural horror and provocative spiritual speculation. As struggling author Wylie Dale works on his latest novel, which revolves around an upcoming date when the earth 'crosses both the galactic equator and the solar ecliptic'?a time that the Maya predicted would mark the cataclysmic end of this age?he begins to uncover evidence that what he's writing about is actually happening on a parallel earth. If nothing is done, on December 21, 2012, gateways will open into this world and reptilian invaders will not only enslave humanity but feast on their succulent souls as well. While Strieber's exploration into the existence and import of the soul isn't exactly profound, it is wildly entertaining. Fans of apocalyptic page-turners like King's The Stand and Niven and Pournelle's Lucifer's Hammer will enjoy this ambitious?and audacious?tale as it invokes everything from rectal probes and Ann Coulter to the destruction of the Great Pyramid of Giza."
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|Wed, 12-26-2012 - 6:53pm
Hello ladies,
Sorry for the delay in starting this week's thread - I've been busy with the holiday activities and preparations, and I trust you all have been as well.
How did your family celebrations go? Did the kids enjoy the festivities? What did they get that they enjoy the most?
On a sad note, my mom's dad (PopPop to me) passed away late Saturday evening. I was only told a few hours earlier that he was in the hospital and not looking too good - but this happens every year at this time and he always pulls through. The funeral service is on Friday, but I won't be able to attend since it's in Florida. I couldn't get any return transportation to get me back to work by the 2nd, and I really didn't feel like driving all the way down there and back with 2 little ones. DH told me he wouldn't go and would stay home - gee, thanks for the support.
|Wed, 01-02-2013 - 8:07am
Happy New Year ladies! May it be a happy, healthy and prosperous one.
We didnt do anything special for NYE, just sat around watching TV and eating snacks. Jesse woke us up early on New Year's day with a severe stomach ache and high fever (both resolved later in the day), and Jenna has the nastiest runny nose I've seen in a while (teething related, we think). I had planned on getting all the things done that I'd put off doing all week, but that didn't happen - oh, well. Today is back to the daily grind at work - yeah, rah :-/
Laura - how are you doing these days? When do you go for ultra sounds? (or did I miss that somewhere).
Cynthia - how's the new house? I'm sure you're busier than ever getting everything moved in and ready, as well as watching your girls.
Erica - How are things with you and your family?
|Wed, 01-02-2013 - 3:56pm
Hi Donna - I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather. I hope you were able to enjoy your holidays.
As I'm sure you have guessed, I have been very busy for the past few weeks. We moved in the middle of December and just today actually got our signed occupancy permit. After having the building inspector approve the house and expecting everything to be done the town-something-or-other guy did not approve the final land survey saying that our driveway was too steep. My FIL was able to get this guy to agree to look the other way so that we could move in before Christmas as long as we didn't use the driveway (we have access through my inlaw's farm). So the driveway was fixed and re-surveyed just in time for several rain storms and then a snow storm. With the new incline to the driveway, much of the crushed stone that we used as a top layer has now washed down the street (gotta love those building codes) since DH had it packed down tight and then it had to be dug up again. But we are very happy to be in our home. There are still little things that need to get done but I am starting to relax on all of that and hence why I have finally made it on here.
As for everything else, my mom took me and the girls to get Marissa's 6 month pictures done today and I got Angie in a couple as well. We had them done at Target and they did a great job and the pictures look fantastic. Tomorrow is their ped. appt (Marissa for 6 months and Angie for 18 months) and I am anxious to see how much they have grown. I feel like they are both getting so big. Angie is talking like crazy and loves to play pretend. I got them a kitchen set for Christmas which Angie will cook and pour tea while Marissa is sitting up and is so happy to play with her big sister. Marissa is also spitting up a lot less in the past couple weeks so it is much easier to play with her. Plus she is sitting and interacting more so she has gotten to a fun age.
DH is traveling for work next week for the first time in nearly 2 years so I am not looking forward to that. But at least I have family nearby and I am just trying to see what else to do in our new town. I think I'll be starting by checking out the local libraries and I'm waiting to hear back from the local moms group for some public events before I decide to join them as well.
That is probably everything for me from the past few weeks. I hope everyone has had a great holiday.


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By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press August 16, 2012 8:54AM
Young immigrants, including Gaby Perez, left, line up for guidance from immigration attorney Jose Penalosa, right, with a new federal program, called Deferred Action, that would help them avoid deportation Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Phoenix. The new nationwide program, which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began accepting those applications today, will allow young immigrants to get work permits but not a path to citizenship. The idea was to stop deporting many illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday ordered state agencies to deny driver's licenses and other public benefits to young illegal immigrants who obtain work authorizations under a new Obama administration policy.
In an executive order, Brewer said she was reaffirming the intent of current Arizona law denying taxpayer-funded public benefits and state identification to illegal immigrants.
Young illegal immigrants around the nation on Wednesday began the process of applying for federal work permits under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The federal policy defers deportations for that group if they meet certain criteria, including arrival in the United States before they turned 16 and no convictions for certain crimes.
After President Barack Obama announced the policy change in June, Brewer labeled it "backdoor amnesty" and political pandering by the Democratic president.
Arizona has been in the vanguard of states enacting laws against illegal immigration.
The U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned parts of the Arizona enforcement law known as SB1070 but ruled that a key provision on requiring police to ask people about their immigration status under certain circumstances can be implemented.
The Obama administration challenged that law in 2010 after Brewer signed it into law.
In the past decade, Arizona voters twice approved laws denying publicly funded services, such as in-state resident university tuition rates, to illegal immigrants unless mandated by the federal government.
Brewer's order said the policy's federal paperwork doesn't confer lawful status on illegal immigrants and won't entitle them to Arizona public benefits.
However, it said the policy change "could result in some unlawfully present aliens inappropriately gaining access to public benefits contrary to the intent of Arizona voters and lawmakers who enacted laws expressly restricting access to taxpayer funded benefits and state identification."
Brewer directed state agencies to start any necessary emergency rulemaking processes to implement her order.
Some protesters marched to the state Capitol on Wednesday night from the downtown Phoenix office of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition.
"We are saddened that Gov. Brewer is siding with the past, against progress, against young people and the general support the Dream Act has in the general population," Dulce Matuz, Arizona ADAC chairman, said in a statement.
State Rep. Catherine Miranda, who supports the federal program, called Brewer's action mean-spirited.
"She just continues to put obstacles in front of young people in Arizona," the Phoenix Democrat said.
Rep. Martin Quezada, D-Phoenix, said he questioned whether the order would have much practical effect under Arizona's current laws. But he said it served to demonize good kids who should be allowed to get state-issued identification and enter the workforce.
Arizona Democratic Party executive director Luis Heredia said Brewer's order "fails to move Arizona forward on immigration reform. This amounts to a gubernatorial temper tantrum."


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Little kids go through a phase where they need to put everything in their mouth. I wonder what it says about me that I'm pretty much stuck there? I really enjoy trying out new wines and sakes, especially those that are well off the beaten path.
So when Beau Timkin, the owner of True Sake in San Francisco handed me this bottle and said "check this out" I couldn't resist. After all, it was the sake equivalent of....well.....(if you'll excuse what may be a somewhat obscure (to you) Japanese animation reference) Howl's Moving Castle.
This sake is:
1. Nigori - an unfiltered sake
2. Junmai Daiginjo -- the highest grade of sake, where the rice kernels have been polished to less than 55% of their original volume.
3. Nama sake -- unpastuerized, designed to be drunk very soon after production, much like Beaujolais
4. Sparkling -- yes, that's right. Sparkling sake. Not entirely common.
Can you understand my fascination? Even if you've never seen the phantasmagorical animation movie referenced above perhaps you can understand what a strange beast this sake would be.
Many people who enjoy sake even occasionally are familiar with the cloudy nigori sakes, as they are somewhat trendy and likely to be offered in most sushi restaurants that aspire to have anything more than just the standard hot sake on the menu. Nigori sakes are cloudy because minute rice particles (think flour particles) that are normally filtered out of the sake are left in. These bits of starch both make the sake milky white, as well as add a slight sweetness to the liquid because they contain sugars.
Most nigori sakes are considered to be somewhat rustic, harkening back to the beginnings of sake when, in fact, all sake was nigori sake, since no one bothered to (or had the technology to) filter it in the early days of sake brewing. Consequently nigori sakes do not tend to be premium sakes, which is to say that they are most often made from rice that has not been polished to the level required for premium sake.
So to see a Junmai Daiginjo nigori sake is quite unusual, both because it means that the brewer has gone to quite an expense to deliberately produce such a sake, and that the brewer is confident that such a sake merits such treatment, as the rice sediments that are left in nigori sake tend, on the whole, to mask some of the more delicate flavors and aromas that a junmai daiginjo sake has been made to possess.
Nama sake or namazake is the sake world's equivalent of Beaujolais Nouveau, or perhaps more accurately, fresh raw milk, which is unfortunately illegal in the US. Unpastuerized by heat, namazake has a different character that is cherished by die-hard sake fans as more rustic and "authentic" than commercial releases that go through the pasteurization and stabilization process.
And sparkling sake? Well, what can I say. Sparkling sake is just a oddball phenomenon. It has been made here and there by various producers over the last decade, but not with any regularity, nor with any real commercial strategy. It is perhaps best characterized as one big experiment.
If there is any brewery that isn't afraid of experimenting, it's the Tsuki no Katsura brewery in the Fushimi district of Kyoto in western Japan. One of the oldest and most regal of breweries in the area, it is single-handedly responsible for the fact that nigori sake even exists today as a commercial product.
As I mentioned, originally all sake was effectively nigori, as it went unfiltered. But sometime before the 19th century, many makers began to press their sake through mesh bags to filter out the sediment. When the "rules" for how to make sake were written in the 1800's and it became regulated by the government, filtering (or more accurately, pressing, as there is most often a final filtration after pressing) became part of the required regimen, and nigori sake effectively became illegal. One of the primary reasons for this was that the filtering process was when the government levied its taxes on sake makers. For perhaps understandable reasons, the government wasn't too keen on the idea of skipping that step for aesthetic reasons.
But nigori sake wasn't forgotten, and after decades of tireless lobbying, Tsuki no Katsura managed to convince the government to allow them to make nigori sake. How did they manage to get around at least two hundred years of precedent for pressing sake through a filter to remove solids? Well, in the end they didn't. They were still forced to filter their sake, but they convinced the government to let them use a filter that had holes in it about the size of golf balls. Apparently it took a couple of years of changing their production process so the government ministry that oversees sake brewing would approve, but eventually they did, paving the way for all modern nigori sake.
Today, Tsuki no Katsura is one of the largest producers of nigori sake in Japan, and is apparently breaking new ground by moving into the sparkling sake world as well. They also produce a range of standard sakes which are rumored to be decent as well.
Full disclosure: I received this sake as a press sample.
Tasting Notes:
Cloudy white to the point of being chunky, with a medium-strong effervescence, this sake has a yeasty nose with scents of bubblegum and malted milk. In the mouth it has a thick presence on the palate and about as much carbonation as some soft drinks. The flavors are cool and rainy, with a distinct flavor of wet paper, a light floral element, and a finish that is beer like with hints of yeast. I'm not sure if my sense of the beer-like flavor was influenced by the carbonation or not. Overall this is not a sake that does a lot for me, but it was a fascinating drinking experience and one worth trying just on principle, especially for those who are interested in sake.
Food Pairing:
Nigori sakes normally reward pairings with slightly more substantial foods than their lighter, more delicate filtered brethren. I'm not confident about it, but I might try pairing this sake with tonkatsu, the traditional breaded and fried Japanese pork cutlet.
Overall Score: 8/8.5
How Much?: $20 for 300ml bottle
This sake is not available for sale on the internet. You can give Beau a call if you're interested: 415.355.9555
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TITLE: The Genoese Map
DESCRIPTION: With the develop-ment of Portuguese seafaring in the 15th century and the subsequent widening if the southern horizon, the problem of 'harmonizing' or reconciling the traditional world views laid down by Pliny, Ptolemy, Aristotle and Ambrose with that of the new discoveries became increasingly acute. Each mapmaker tackled it de novo, so that scarcely any two world maps of this period provided the same world-view. Compare, for instance, this Catalan-Estense map (#246), the Walsperger world map (#245) and this Genoese world map, all of approximately the same date, ca. 1450. According to G.H.T. Kimble, there are at least three distinct influences, in addition to the portolan [nautical] chart tradition, that can be detected in these examples: Classical, Christian and Arab. Of these only the Arab influence is strong, while it is improbable that the Classical influence was direct. In the Genoese Planisphere, the portolan chart serves as the pattern for the Mediterranean region, but elsewhere it is the Ptolemaic tradition which is most drawn from in terms of the delineation of basic elements. Practically all the features of the Sahara are similar to their territorial relationships and outlines to those on a Ptolemy manuscript of 1400 in the Laurentian Library at Florence. The same influence, though not the same slavish adherence, is apparent to the south of the Sahara, where the author places a great gulf, containing an island and a legend, now barely visible, which reads: Preter tolemei tradicionem hic est guffus sed pomponius eum tradit cun eius insula [Contrary to the opinion of Ptolemy, this is a gulf, but Pomponius [Mela] speaks of it with its islands]. Or again, in another rubric:
Beyond the equinoctial line Ptolemy records an unknown land, but Pomponius [Mela] and many others as well raise a doubt whether a voyage is possible from this place to India; [nevertheless] they say that many have passed through these parts from India to Spain . . . especially Pomponius in his last chapter.
This rather refreshing disposition towards agnosticism is exemplified again in the configuration of South Africa. Here the author does not follow the Alexandrine scholar in attributing to it an eastern prolongation, but contents himself with rounding it off in the conventional way, namely, in the form of a half moon. The division of geographical loyalties at this period is further illustrated in the placing, side-by-side, of the Nile sources, located in the Montes Lunæ, after Ptolemy, and this typically medieval legend: Some have represented the Paradise of Delights in this region, while others have said that it is beyond the Indies to the East . . .
Also typical of maps of the period, the anonymously compiled Genoese map is covered with legends in Latin, castellated towns representing major population centers, princes on their thrones, and loxodromes from the portolan tradition. It is very carefully drawn, particularly the outline of the Mediterranean. However this map is unusual on several counts from its contemporary medieval world maps. First is the unusual almond-shape compared to the more common round, disc-shaped and oval world maps of the period. Second is the fact that it is oriented with North at the top, a convention taken for granted today, but exceptional for the medieval period when East was the most popular, followed by the South (especially among the Arabs). Third, it has a scale, each division of which represents 100 miles. The title is rather difficult to decipher and recalls the Walsperger map (#245); an approximate translation is: This is the true description of the world of the cosmographers, accommodated to the marine [chart], from which frivolous tales have been removed.
The elliptical frame is unusual for this period, but it appears to have no great significance. The outline, particularly in Asia, is largely Ptolemaic. After the Alexandrian, the second main authority for the eastern portion is Nicolo Conti, the Venetian traveler, who reached the East Indian islands and perhaps southern China, returned to Italy in 1439 and whose narrative was written down by Poggio Bracciolini shortly after 1447.
The details from Conti's narrative make a considerable showing: e.g., the large lake in India between Indus and Ganges of a marvellous sauerie and pleasaunt water to drink, and all those that dwell there about drink of it, and also farre off . . . the island Xilana [Ceylon/Sri Lanka] to the east of the peninsula; the great city Biznigaria, representing the Vijayanagar kingdom of southern India, which occurs in most late 15th century accounts, but here sadly misplaced near the Ganges; the details of the nature of the Ganges delta; the addition of Scyamutha [Sumatra] as an alternative name for Taprobana. The name Sine, for China, was also probably taken from Conti. Longer legends take material from Conti on the funeral practice of wife burning ("if they refuse out of fear, they are forced to do it"), the cultivation of pepper, the collection of human heads in Sumatra, the sea-tight compartments of Chinese junks, the practice of tattooing, and the availability of spices and multicolored parrots.
But it is perhaps in respect to the islands of the southeast that the map is of greatest interest. In the extreme east are two large islands, Java major and Java minor, and to the southeast two smaller islands Sanday et Bandam. All these are taken from the Conti narrative: Java major is thought to be Borneo, and Java minor the island now known by that name. Though the names Sanday and Bandam have not been satisfactorily explained, the reference in the legend to spices and cloves makes it fairly certain that they are islands of the Moluccas group. If this is so, this is the first time that the much sought after spice islands appear clearly on a map. Conti describes them as lying on the extreme edge of the known world: beyond them navigation was difficult or impossible owing to contrary winds. In the southern sea there is a note: In this sea, they navigate by the southern pole (star), the northern having disappeared. This also is taken straight from Conti.
The Genoese map abandons the northeastern quarter of Asia to the apocalyptic peoples: surrounded by impassible mountains and in the north and east by the ocean is a large territory in which are placed trees and fortresses. In this enormous prison, labeled Scythia ultra Ymaum montem [Scythia beyond Mount Ymaus], is the word MAGOG in large letters (perhaps in Ezekiel's sense as a country?). D. Wuttke (Karten der seefahrenden Volker) provides a transcription of the captions in the margins and in the figure. The relevant ones here read (in the west): "From this people, that is from the tribe of Dan, Antichrist or [...] will be born, who, opening up these mountains by means of nefarious arts [...] will come to the mountain chain that encloses them"; in the north-west: "Up to here live the ten enclosed tribes of the Hebrew race." In the southwest corner is a tower and a wall, underneath which is the caption "The iron gates where Alexander enclosed the Tartars". The Jews and the Tatars are in the foreground here. Magog (Gog is missing), the Tatars, the Ten Lost Tribes, the Antichrist and the Alexander story are mixed as though they naturally belonged in the same place - as they by then did, at least in the literature and exegesis directed to the literate but not learned.
In addition to the usual medieval depiction of the mythical Gog and Magog the Genoese map also contains a large number of drawings of zoological interest. Elephant, camel, lion, monkeys, giraffe, dragon, and crocodile appear in the Ethiopian region; griffon or black vulture, leopard, ox and polar bear appear in the Palearctic regions; and snake and storks appear in the Oriental region. This was the first time an accurate giraffe had be drawn on a map in Africa, although camelopardalis had appeared much earlier in the same area in the Ebstorf map (#224). Camelopardalis, however, was only a giraffe by name, being a four-clawed spotted animal with normally a short neck. Giraffes had been known and drawn accurately at least as far back as the third century B.C.
The main African interest lies in the fact that, as a departure from Ptolemy's conception, the Indian Ocean, as is also shown on the Vesconte, Bianco, the Catalan-Estense, Leardo and Fra Mauro's maps (#228, #241, #246, #242, and #249), is not landlocked, and, significantly, the southern extremity of Africa does not run away eastwards, as on the Catalan-Estense map. At first sight, it is not clear that Africa is completely surrounded by the ocean, but closer examination shows that the blue of the ocean and the red on the land have faded, and that a definite coastline had been originally drawn in. This detail would be encouraging to anyone who wanted to promote the exploration of a new sea route to the Indies.
This map has attracted attention by the claim of S. Crino that the famous chart which Toscanelli sent to the King of Portugal in 1474 (#252), and later but less certainly to Columbus, was a copy of it. Crino claimed that it is of Florentine, not Genoese, origin; that the style of writing and certain other features definitely indicate that it was drawn by Toscanelli; and that it agrees closely with the letter sent to Portugal with the copy, so closely in fact that the letter is merely a commentary upon it. All these arguments, and many more, have been warmly, even acrimoniously, contested. Without an expert and minute palaeographical investigation, it is impossible either to accept or reject the attribution to Toscanelli, but Crino presented a case which requires further examination. On the question, of main interest here, as to the correspondence between the letter of 1474 and the map of 1457, it is possible, however, to form some opinion. The main objection to Crino's thesis, according to G. R. Crone, is that the letter definitely refers to a chart for navigation, while the 1457 map is primarily a world map drawn by a cosmographer. Further, the Toscanelli chart presumably depicted the ocean intervening between the west coast of Europe and the 'beginning of the East'. On the map of 1457, this ocean is split into two, and falls on the eastern and western margins. Though Crino raised many points of interest, he did not establish his case beyond reasonable doubt. Biasutti argued that the horizontal and vertical lines on the map are parallels and meridians taken from the world map of Ptolemy, and that the longitudinal extent of the old world approximately corresponds to his figure of 180 degrees. It is difficult to see, therefore, if this map of 1457 was similar to that sent to Portugal, where its importance lay, for this information was accessible to all inquirers. The interest of the cartographer seems more probably to have lain in Conti's description of the oriental spice islands and the possibility of reaching them by circumnavigating Africa. His work is clearly related, though not closely, to the great map of Far Mauro, his contemporary.
A Genoese flag in the upper northwest corner of the map establishes this map's origin, along with the coat of arms of the Spinolas, a prominent Genoese mercantile family. Oddly, there is no city view of Genoa [Janua], while Venice is represented by an impressive set of buildings. The map was made not for practical use but for display, probably in the library of the Spinola family.
A text on the map states its purpose: "Hec est vera cosmographorum cum marino accordata de[scri]cio quorundam frivolis narracionibus reiectis 1457" [This is a true description in agreement with Marinos, having rejected the frivolous tales of certain cosmographers: 1457]. Much scholarly ink has been spilled over the meaning of this caption, particularly cum Marino. It has been read to refer to Marino Sanudo's map, to the knowledge of sailors (though ungrammatically), and to Marinos of Tyre. In support of the last idea, it is noteworthy that the map appears to extend 225° by 87°, the extent of the habitable world, according to him. What we now know about Marinos is mostly from Ptolemy's criticism of him, but the Arab geographer al-Ma'sudi reported in the 10th century that he had seen Marinos' geographical treatise. Gaetano Ferro suggests that the map copyist left out the word charta before marino (still ungrammatical), which would make the inscription read: "This is the true description according to the marine chart, having rejected the frivolous tales of certain cosmographers." Certainly, the map tries to pull together not only the medieval tradition (however frivolous) but also Ptolemaic geography and the world of the nautical charts.
The abandonment of the circular form enabled the cartographer to show features that were increasingly squeezed on 15th century mappaemundi. Jerusalem does not appear in the center of the map but is considerably to the west of a center located south of the Caspian Sea. The highly pictorial character of this well-preserved map leads us to think of it as more traditional than it actually is. Oversized crowned or turbaned kings, monstrous and simply exotic animals, an elephant bearing an elaborate howdah, and scary sea monsters associate with more scientific signs, such as flags and city symbols. Inscriptions on the map, as well as recently discovered geographical features, however, proclaim the map to be a document of cartographic thinking similar, if not as large and ambitious, to that of Fra Mauro (#249).
The oval form is not unknown among medieval maps. Hugh of Saint Victor had described the world as being the shape of Noah's Ark, and Ranulf Higden world maps were oval (#232). A standard way of describing the earth, from Bede to the Catalan Atlas (#235), was to compare it to an egg. The main purpose of the analogy seems to have been to describe the various spheres surrounding the earth (egg white, shell), but the idea of an egg shape could have been derived from these works. Another possibility is that the oval form represents the mandorla, or nimbus, which surrounded Christ in many medieval works of art. In the 14th century didactic poem, "Il Dittamondo" Fazio degli Uberti, described the inhabited world as long and narrow ("lungo e stretto") like an almond (mandorla), with no apparent religious significance. Ptolemy's maps, while not exactly oval, were wider from east to west than they were high (north to south). For a 15th century mapmaker, this form made convenient room for discoveries in the Atlantic and in Asia. By the end of the century, the circular form was becoming impractical, and once the Americas were added to world maps, it was gone almost completely.
Ptolemy is cited by name in several inscriptions, and there is evidence of his influence in the representation of Africa (Ethiopia, the source of the Nile), an enclosed Caspian Sea (Mar de Sara), the southern coast of Asia, and the Golden Chersonese, not named but identified by a legend noting that it is particularly rich in gold and precious stones.
Paradise does not appear on the map, and an inscription in southeastern Africa tells us why: "In this region some depict the earthly paradise. Others say it is beyond the Indias to the east. But since this is a description of the cosmographers, who make no mention of it, it is omitted from this narration." Who are the cosmographers, who also appeared in the caption cited above but in a more negative context? The reference seems to be to the geographers of the classical world. The title of Ptolemy's work, as it circulated through Italy in the 15th century, was usually given as Cosmographia rather than Geography, a less familiar Greek term. Certainly, neither Ptolemy, Pomponius Mela, nor Pliny had given a location for Paradise, save for fantasies about the Fortunate Islands, and the Genoese mapmaker appears to associate classical with scientific geography.
Of course, the cosmographers had no objection to monsters - even Ptolemy mentions a few, although he did not put them on his maps. It is interesting that the maker of the Genoese map mentions peculiar customs (cannibalism, people who have no names) but no "monstrous races," that is, people with aberrant physical characteristics, other than the pygmies. On the other hand, he is happy to include pictures of bizarre animals. In the Indian Ocean are shown a mermaid and a fish with a devil's head, while on land nearby is a snake with a human head. In northern Asia is a very large griffin, while a couple of dragons appear in Ethiopia. These fantastic creatures join other wonderful but real animals, such as a giraffe, a leopard, a crocodile, two monkeys, and a swordfish.
Some standard features of medieval mappaemundi are also present. Gog and Magog are enclosed in northeast Asia, Noah's Ark rests on a mountain range in Armenia, and the Red Sea is red, though there is no text about the passage of the Israelites through its waters. We can also find Mount Sinai, and the tomb of Saint Thomas in India. Prester John is represented behind a wall, protecting him from the future rampages of Gog and Magog. As we might expect from a Genoese map, good use has been made of the nautical chart as well. The Mediterranean, Black, and Atlantic coasts reflect the forms. A partially finished network of rhumb lines appears on the map, and on the right are two scale bars, though they are more a sign of intention than reality.
Although its cartographer explicitly disapproved of fantastic narratives in a legend in the Atlantic (frivolis narracionibus rejectis), Chet Van Duzer points out that the richly decorated map contains a number of fantastic illustrations, and the legends, many of which come from the travel narrative of Niccole de' Conti (c.1395-1469), do not shy away from fantastic subjects. This attractive map has four prominent sea monsters in the Indian Ocean, which ocean thus remains a venue for exotic wonders. There are three monsters in the western and central part of the ocean: a composite porcus marinus or sea hog (a pig with a fish's tail) off the eastern coast of Africa, which the legend compares to a terrestrial hog (This animal, called the sea hog, gathers its food with its snout like the land hog); a siren which is unaccompanied by a legend; and a fish with a human face and a large spiky red crest on its head, which the legend explains is a serra. This monster is said to attack the ships of the Indians, usually breaking them immediately, but its crest can get stuck in the ship's wood and as a result the creature, unable to escape, kills itself.
In the eastern Indian Ocean there is an imposing creature with a humanoid head and upper body, but with large horns and ears and wing-like red membranes joining its outstretched arms to its torso, and a fish-like tail. The legend says that the creature sprang out of the water and attacked some cows pasturing on the shore, and then was captured and mounted and exhibited in Venice and elsewhere. Angelo Cattaneo has identified the source of this legend as Chapter 18 of Pero Tafur's Andancas e viajes de Pero Tafur por diversas partes del mundo avidos, written c. 1453-54. Van Duzer adds that Tafur's account derives from Poggio Bracciolini's Facetiae, written between 1438 and 1452, which describes a very similar monster that attacked some women by the seashore, and was killed and exhibited in Ferrara.
Illustrations of the monster which are very similar to that on the 1457 Genoese map accompany excerpts from the Facetiae which are appended to various 15th and 16th century editions of Aesop's fables. One such edition is Sebastian Brant's Esopi appologi sive mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum additionibus (Basel: Jacobus de Phortzheim, 1501), in which Bracciolini's text about the monster is cited and accompanied by an illustration of the monster quite similar to that on the 1457 Genoese map. The Genoese map's sea monsters reflect the cartographer's interest in exotic wonders, which is everywhere in evidence on the map, and typical of the scientific outlook of the early modern period, which was driven by curiosity and took a great interest in marvels. The demon-like monster in particular is evidence of the cartographer's research in recent travel literature to find sea monsters for his map.
The Genoese map became the center of controversy in the 1940s when the Italian scholar Sebastiano Crino, suggested that this was a copy of the map that Paolo Toscanelli sent to the Portuguese court in 1474, touting the possibility of a sea route to India via the Atlantic. The evidence is purely circumstantial, though the map would have been more encouraging to anyone hoping to circumnavigate Africa, and Crino's thesis has had no other advocates.
A sea monster illustrating a passage from Bracciolini's Facetiae—the ultimate source of the demon-like sea monster on the Genoese world map of 1457—in Sebastian Brant's 1501 edition of Aesop's Fables. (British Library, 86.k.1, p. 243).
LOCATION: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence, Italy, Port. 1
Bagrow, Leo, History of Cartography, Plate D.
Destombes, Marcel, ed., Mappemondes A.D. 1200-1500. Catalogue prépare par la Commission des Cartes Anciennes de l'Union Géographique Internationale, Plate XXXIV.
George, Wilma, Animals and Maps (University of California Press, 1968), Figure 2.8.
Hahn-Woernle, Brigit (ed.), Die Ebstorfer Weltkarte (Ebstorf: Kloster Ebstorf, 1987), Figure 23.
Randles, W.G.L., De la terre plate au globe terrestre. Une mutation épistémologique rapide (1480-1520) (Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1980), Plate 7.
Reproductions of details:
Harley J. B. and Woodward, David, The History of Cartography, Volume I, Figure 18.23.
Bagrow, Leo, History of Cartography, p. 72.
Bricker, C., Landmarks in Mapmaking, p. 115.
Brunnlechner, G., "The so-called Genoese World Map of 1457: A Stepping Stone Towards Modern Cartography?" Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art & Architecture, Volume IV, Number 1, 2013, pp. 56-80.
Crone, G.R., Maps and Their Makers, pp. 51-54.
Destombes, Marcel, ed., Mappemondes A.D. 1200-1500. Catalogue prépare par la Commission des Cartes Anciennes de l'Union Géographique Internationale, 52.13.
Edson, E., The World Map 1300-1492, pp. 191-197; 228-229, Fig. 7.7
George, Wilma, Animals and Maps, pp. 46, 48, 49, 161, 186, 207.
Hahn-Woernle, Brigit (ed.), Die Ebstorfer Weltkarte.
Harley J. B. and Woodward, David, The History of Cartography, Volume I, Figure 18.23.
Kamal, Youssouf, Monumenta cartographica Africae et Aegypti, 5:1495.
Kimble, G.H.T., Geography in the Middle Ages, pp. 196-197.
Lister, Raymond, Antique Maps and their Cartographers, pp. 21, 38.
Scafi, A., Mapping Paradise, p. 229
Skelton, R.A., The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation, pp. 113, 127, 131-34.
Van Duzer, C., Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, pp.55-57, Figure 32.


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Oasis of the Seas, the world's second largest ship, and newer sister ship Allure of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise ship by 5 centimeters, offer myriad bells and whistles for passengers of any age -- and teens are certainly no exception. Let's see... there are two teen centers, divided by age. The special teen-only areas are equipped with unique offerings like DJ lessons, a juice bar and hip lounges, and a youth spa with treatments geared toward teens. There's one club for kids ages 15 to 17, and another separate club for kids ages 12 to 14. Ship staff host fun theme nights and events just for teens, such as karaoke competitions. This is all in addition to a spate of activities the whole family -- including your finicky 15-year-old -- will enjoy, like FlowRider, an onboard surfing simulator; a rock-climbing wall; a zip-line; the AquaTheater, with its jaw-dropping water-themed performances; and even a cupcake shop.
Allure of the Seas offers 3D movies, and Oasis of the Seas will be featuring in-your-face 3D films by spring of 2011.
3. Norwegian Epic
Norwegian Epic is decidedly NCL's most innovative ship. Some of the ship's offerings for teens are new to cruising, and the entertainment offerings blow other ships' lame shuffleboard sessions and cheesy musical theater (which, of course, make most teens cringe with fear), out of the water. Shows range from Second City improv comedy shows to Blue Man Group. And yes, there's a teens-only center. It's called Entourage, and it's filled with, stylish couches (good for loungin' with the iPod), air hockey, foosball and a flat-screen TV with video games.
Epic's cabins are pretty cool, too -- we're confident teens will like 'em. Think circular beds, trendy colors, interesting lighting effects, curvy walls and flat-screen TV's.
4. Disney Dream and Fantasy
Brand-new Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy are, as you've already guessed, of the Mickey Mouse persuasion. But don't let that discourage your older kids who think they've outgrown cartoon characters. There's tons that teens will love on Dream and Fantasy, which were designed to cater to young adults as well as smaller children. The AquaDuck, for one, is cruising's first "watercoaster" at sea. It runs the span of 2 1/2 football fields with hair-raising twists and turns, even zigzagging over the ocean! Dream's tween club, The Edge, feels grown-up and sophisticated (cool fact: it's located in the ship's funnel), with a massive video wall for gaming. Teens 14 and older can enjoy Vibe, which has its own splash pools, lounges and club far removed from adults and little brothers and sisters. Facebook-addicted teens will be ecstatic when they discover the computers with social media apps that allow teens to tweet or post pictures of themselves splashing down the AquaDuck on Facebook.
5. Carnival Dream
Carnival's biggest ship, the 3,646-passenger Dream, is as teen-friendly as they come. Carnival wisely created two separate clubs for teens onboard Dream: a special tween-only club for 12 to 14 year olds, called Circle C, plus a club for older teens, ages 15 to 17, Club 02. Circle C boasts a dance floor and movie screenings, while Club 02 kicks the sophistication up a notch with its own dedicated DJ and a cheeky soda bar.
For spa-going teens, Carnival's fleet-wide youth spa is tops. Treatments include Surfer's Scrub, a sea salt body scrub that incorporates seaweed and mint, and Y Care for Your Hair, a conditioning hair treatment with a French braid styling session.
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Freedom is one of Royal Caribbean's Freedom-class ships, all of which have been built with kids and teens -- and parents -- in mind. (The other Freedom-class ships include Independence of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, which are nearly identical to Freedom of the Seas.) The ships have two teen clubs (one for younger teens and one for older teens) and a youth spa for the young adults onboard -- but one interesting perk is a special teens-only fitness area in the gym.
Our favorite attraction for teens on Freedom and other Freedom-class ships? It's the ice skating rink, which, really, is great for the entire family. We also love the ship's giant arcade video game area, and the Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop in the promenade.
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British cruise line P&O Cruises had families in mind when they created Ventura. The ship boasts the fleet's first-ever family cabins, plus the cruise line's biggest kids' club (which includes a separate teen section for kids ages 13 to 12, called H2O). Some out-of-the-box features for teens on Ventura include a bungee trampoline, a rock music school and teen-only talent shows. Another awesome activity for teens -- and really, for any adult with a young-at-heart spirit -- is the Cirque circus school. Cirque features workshops in which passengers can learn to trapeze and tightrope walk. This makes for some wild vacation photos.
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Star Clippers is a smaller luxury cruise line comprised of three majestic masted ships, of which Royal Clipper is the largest. Any teens with the slightest interest in pirates, ships or sailing will swoon at Royal Clipper's romantic sail away, during which 42 billowing sails are unfurled to the sound of symphony music. Teens are permitted to climb the ship's crow's nest to watch the ceremony from the highest point on the ship.
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