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File | Settings | Tools | Tasks | Servers
Use this page to associate your account in the bug tracking system you use with the PhpStorm project. The page is divided into the following sections:
- Configured servers
- Server options
- General tab
- Commit Message tab
- Options tab
- Server Configuration tab
Configured servers
|Click to add a new server of one of the supported types. For example:
Click to explore the list of the supported servers.
|Click to remove the selected server.
Server options
General tab
|Available for
|Share URL
|All servers
|If this check box is selected, the server URL of your issue tracking system, specified in the field below becomes available to the other team members.
|Server URL
|All servers
|Specify here the server URL of your issue tracking system.
|Username / Password
|Specify here login name and password for your YouTrack/JIRA account.
|Specify here the name of the desired Git repository.
|Specify here the default search string.
|Project ID
|Lighthouse, Pivotal Tracker, Redmine
|Specify here the name of your project in the tracker.
|API Token
|Lighthouse, Pivotal Tracker
|Specify here the desired API token for the project in question.
|Use proxy
|All servers
|Select this check box to use the specified proxy server.
|Proxy settings
|All servers
|Click this button to set up proxy settings.
|Use HTTP authentication
|Select this check box to enable HTTP authentication.
|All servers
|Click this button to make sure the connection is established.
|<Template variables>
|More fields may be added to this tab depending upon the selected or cleared check box Show on first tab in the Template Variables dialog in the Server Configuration tab.
Commit Message tab
|Add commit message
|If this check box is selected, a commit message for a changelist, created from an issue in a bug tracking system, is formed according to the syntax defined below.
|Use the placeholders to define the commit message syntax. The available placeholders are:
{id},{summary},{number}, {project}
Options tab
This tab only shows for YouTrack and makes it possible to change the statuses of issues.
One can specify different names for the issue statuses In Progress and Fixed.
Server Configuration tab
This tab only shows for the following servers:
|Login URL
|Specify here the resource for authentication (if any). The request to this resource will take place every time
the issues are retrieved from server.
This field is disabled, if the check box Use HTTP authentication in the General tab is selected.
The resource consists of a URL with possible template variables:
Also it contains the combo-box with the request type: GET or POST.
|Tasks list URL
|This resource enables obtaining the list of issues from the server and is requested every time the user opens tasks.
The resource consists of a URL with possible template variables:
Also it contains the combo-box with the request type: GET or POST.
|Single task URL
|This resource makes it possible to obtain a more detailed information about a specific issue, using its ID.
This field is mandatory, when the check box Each task in separate request is selected.
The resource consists of a URL with possible template variables:
Also it contains the combo-box with the request type: GET or POST.
|Response type
|This section contains three radio buttons:
|Each task in separate request
|Select this check box to make the field Single task URL mandatory.
|Table of selectors
|These selectors help specifying how exactly the detailed issue information will be extracted from the server response.
The selectors have the following meanings:
Depending on the choice of response type, these selectors are described in XPath or JSONPath format, or as the regular expressions.
|Reset to Defaults
|Click this button to discard all settings and return to the default values.
|Manage Template Variables...
|Click this button to show the dialog box Template Variables with the list of existing template variables. Use
and buttons to manage the list.
Note the check boxes in the columns Show on first tab and Hide.
Note that default variables cannot be deleted or changed!
|Click this button to make sure the settings are correct.

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Now you have a number, but what does it mean?
Download speeds measure how fast your computer, smartphone, or tablet can receive data from websites and other internet servers. Upload speeds measure how fast you can send files and stream video. Our chart below should help you figure out what activities you can best do with the internet speeds you have.
|# of devices
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|Email, web browsing, streaming radio, phone calls (VoIP)
|.5 - 4 Mbps
|Streaming standard & HD movies and videos
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|Video conferencing (Skype), casual gaming (MMOs)
|7 - 12 Mbps
|Online gaming, HD streaming on multiple devices
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|Low-latency HD online gaming (FPS)
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This Beautiful Mess
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|This Beautiful Mess
|Studio album by Sixpence None the Richer
|April 18, 1995
|Alternative rock, pop rock, christian rock
|Armand John Petri
|Sixpence None the Richer chronology
|Professional ratings
|Review scores
This Beautiful Mess is the second album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). The recording was produced by Armand John Petri, who also managed the band from 1993 to 1997.[2] This Beautiful Mess surpassed 50,000 copies sold during its first year of release and laid the foundation for Sixpence's self-titled breakout album two years later. This Beautiful Mess won the 1996 Dove Award for "Alternative/Modern Rock Album of the Year."[3] The songs "Within a Room Somewhere" and "I Can't Explain" were both minor hits on the Christian music charts.
Within a couple years of the album's release, two eventually significant rock bands formed under the moniker "This Beautiful Mess." The first originated in Colorado Springs, Co in 1996 and went on to become the platinum-selling act OneRepublic.[4] The second, formed in 1997, is the Dutch rock quintet from the Netherlands which continues making music under the same name.[5]
"This Beautiful Mess" is also used as the title of author Rick McKinley's 2006 treatise on personal and social transformation. The book's foreword was written by million-selling author Donald Miller, who filmed the 2012 movie Blue Like Jazz with Sixpence None the Richer producer Steve Taylor directing.[6]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Matt Slocum, except where noted.
- "Angeltread" – 3:28
- "Love, Salvation, the Fear of Death" (James Arhelger, Slocum) – 3:51
- "Bleeding" – 5:04
- "Within a Room Somewhere" – 5:06
- "Melting Alone" – 4:03
- "Circle of Error" – 5:04
- "The Garden" (Arhelger, Dale Baker, Leigh Bingham, Slocum) – 4:03
- "Disconnect" (Tess Wiley) – 4:20
- "Thought Menagerie" – 3:11
- "Maybe Tomorrow" – 4:22
- "Drifting" – 3:42
- "I Can't Explain" – 3:25
- Dale Baker - drums
- Leigh Nash - vocals
- J.J. Plasencio - bass
- Matt Slocum - guitar, cello
- Tess Wiley - guitar, vocals
- Producer: Armand John Petri
- Executive producers: Tyler Bacon, Gavin Morkel
- Engineers: Bryan Lenox, Armand John Petri
- Assistant engineers: Scott Lenox, Aaron Swihart
- Mixing: Bryan Lenox, Armand John Petri
- Mastering: Duncan Stanbury
- Digital pre-production: Jeff Spencer
- Design assistant: Jeff Spencer
- Title: Chris Taylor
- Photography: Ben Pearson
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Armand John Petri: BMHOF Class of 2012". Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. October 4, 2012.
- ^ "27th Annual Dove Awards Winners". Associated Press Archive. April 25, 1996.
- ^ Freedman, Pete (2007-12-13). "One Love: Who the Hell is OneRepublic? And What's This About Them Being from the Springs?". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ Stimp, Jake (2007-11-19). "This Beautiful Mess—Beautiful and Messy". The Blah Blah. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ MacCorkle, Laura (2009-10). "Donald Miller: Writing His Own Life Story". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved 2010-04-08. Check date values in:


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Richard Wellins, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Development Dimensions International
Richard Wellins, Ph.D. is a Senior Vice President for Development Dimensions International (DDI). His major responsibilities include developing and executing DDI's global marketing strategy, leading DDI's Center for Applied Behavioral Research (CABER), and launching new products and services.
Rich is a member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and is a member and past board representative of the Instructional Systems Association. He consults with clients worldwide on talent management issues including Nissan, AXA, Infosys, and Lockheed Martin. For the past five years Rich has served as a judge for CNBC's Asian Business Leaders Awards. Most recently, he was a research principle for DDI's 2009-2010 Leadership Forecast, looking at leadership trends across 1,200 global organizations.


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Three circles have a maximum of six intersections with each other.
What is the maximum number of intersections that a hundred circles
could have?
Can you maximise the area available to a grazing goat?
Draw a square. A second square of the same size slides around the
first always maintaining contact and keeping the same orientation.
How far does the dot travel?
A circle rolls around the outside edge of a square so that its circumference always touches the edge of the square. Can you describe the locus of the centre of the circle?
Choose a couple of the sequences. Try to picture how to make the next, and the next, and the next... Can you describe your reasoning?
Imagine an infinitely large sheet of square dotty paper on which you can draw triangles of any size you wish (providing each vertex is on a dot). What areas is it/is it not possible to draw?
What size square corners should be cut from a square piece of paper to make a box with the largest possible volume?
Use the animation to help you work out how many lines are needed to draw mystic roses of different sizes.
A right-angled isosceles triangle is rotated about the centre point
of a square. What can you say about the area of the part of the
square covered by the triangle as it rotates?
Square numbers can be represented as the sum of consecutive odd
numbers. What is the sum of 1 + 3 + ..... + 149 + 151 + 153?
If you have only 40 metres of fencing available, what is the maximum area of land you can fence off?
How many moves does it take to swap over some red and blue frogs? Do you have a method?
Imagine starting with one yellow cube and covering it all over with
a single layer of red cubes, and then covering that cube with a
layer of blue cubes. How many red and blue cubes would you need?
P is a point on the circumference of a circle radius r which rolls,
without slipping, inside a circle of radius 2r. What is the locus
of P?
Triangle numbers can be represented by a triangular array of squares. What do you notice about the sum of identical triangle numbers?
Can you dissect a square into: 4, 7, 10, 13... other squares? 6, 9,
12, 15... other squares? 8, 11, 14... other squares?
Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a
pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow
paint on their faces?
Euler discussed whether or not it was possible to stroll around Koenigsberg crossing each of its seven bridges exactly once. Experiment with different numbers of islands and bridges.
A blue coin rolls round two yellow coins which touch. The coins are
the same size. How many revolutions does the blue coin make when it
rolls all the way round the yellow coins? Investigate for a. . . .
How could Penny, Tom and Matthew work out how many chocolates there
are in different sized boxes?
In a right angled triangular field, three animals are tethered to posts at the midpoint of each side. Each rope is just long enough to allow the animal to reach two adjacent vertices. Only one animal. . . .
A spider is sitting in the middle of one of the smallest walls in a
room and a fly is resting beside the window. What is the shortest
distance the spider would have to crawl to catch the fly?
Seven small rectangular pictures have one inch wide frames. The
frames are removed and the pictures are fitted together like a
jigsaw to make a rectangle of length 12 inches. Find the dimensions
of. . . .
You can move the 4 pieces of the jigsaw and fit them into both
outlines. Explain what has happened to the missing one unit of
Is it possible to remove ten unit cubes from a 3 by 3 by 3 cube made from 27 unit cubes so that the surface area of the remaining solid is the same as the surface area of the original 3 by 3 by 3. . . .
Points P, Q, R and S each divide the sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively in the ratio of 2 : 1. Join the points. What is the area of the parallelogram PQRS in relation to the original rectangle?
A 2 by 3 rectangle contains 8 squares and a 3 by 4 rectangle
contains 20 squares. What size rectangle(s) contain(s) exactly 100
squares? Can you find them all?
A rectangular field has two posts with a ring on top of each post.
There are two quarrelsome goats and plenty of ropes which you can
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If you can copy a network without lifting your pen off the paper and without drawing any line twice, then it is traversable.
Decide which of these diagrams are traversable.
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99 square board?
ABC is an equilateral triangle and P is a point in the interior of
the triangle. We know that AP = 3cm and BP = 4cm. Prove that CP
must be less than 10 cm.
A standard die has the numbers 1, 2 and 3 are opposite 6, 5 and 4 respectively so that opposite faces add to 7? If you make standard dice by writing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on blank cubes you will find. . . .
A cheap and simple toy with lots of mathematics. Can you interpret
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be produced using different wheels?
A ribbon runs around a box so that it makes a complete loop with two parallel pieces of ribbon on the top. How long will the ribbon be?
Here are four tiles. They can be arranged in a 2 by 2 square so that this large square has a green edge. If the tiles are moved around, we can make a 2 by 2 square with a blue edge... Now try to. . . .
A huge wheel is rolling past your window. What do you see?
It is known that the area of the largest equilateral triangular
section of a cube is 140sq cm. What is the side length of the cube?
The distances between the centres of two adjacent faces of. . . .
Start with a large square, join the midpoints of its sides, you'll see four right angled triangles. Remove these triangles, a second square is left. Repeat the operation. What happens?
Show that among the interior angles of a convex polygon there
cannot be more than three acute angles.
Draw some isosceles triangles with an area of $9$cm$^2$ and a vertex at (20,20). If all the vertices must have whole number coordinates, how many is it possible to draw?
A triangle ABC resting on a horizontal line is "rolled" along the
line. Describe the paths of each of the vertices and the
relationships between them and the original triangle.
Rectangles are considered different if they vary in size or have different locations. How many different rectangles can be drawn on a chessboard?
How efficiently can you pack together disks?
A half-cube is cut into two pieces by a plane through the long diagonal and at right angles to it. Can you draw a net of these pieces? Are they identical?
Find the ratio of the outer shaded area to the inner area for a six
pointed star and an eight pointed star.
How many different symmetrical shapes can you make by shading triangles or squares?
Two motorboats travelling up and down a lake at constant speeds
leave opposite ends A and B at the same instant, passing each
other, for the first time 600 metres from A, and on their return,
400. . . .
ABCD is a regular tetrahedron and the points P, Q, R and S are the midpoints of the edges AB, BD, CD and CA. Prove that PQRS is a square.
Can you cross each of the seven bridges that join the north and south of the river to the two islands, once and once only, without retracing your steps?


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ESB products and techniques
An enterprise service bus (ESB) is a software architecture for middleware that provides fundamental services for more complex architectures. Learn about the products and techniques for ESBs. ESB does for distributed heterogeneous back end services and applications and distributed heterogeneous front-end users and information consumers what middleware is really supposed to do: hide complexity, simplify access, allow developers to use generic, canonical forms of query, access and interaction, handling the complex details in the background. Find the latest news and technology information regarding vendor specific ESB products and techniques.
Growing the demand for NoSQL technology, and non-relational solutions
30 Jan 2015
Feature - While relational databases have been the stalwart of enterprise computing, more and more organizations are looking at NoSQL solutions that will free them from many of the constraints of a relational database system.
Four tips to help tell if your continuous integration (CI) process is working
16 Dec 2014
Feature - Many organizations have adopted a continuous integration (CI) process. CI promises many benefits, but only if you're doing CI properly. Here are four tips to help you evaluate whether or not your continuous integration process is working.
Is PaaS as dangerous as it seems? Cloudbees bust some cloud computing myths
07 Sep 2014
Feature - Is cloud computing as dangerous as it seems? From open source do-it-yourself types to organizations who fear the lack of standards, there are plenty of myths to dispel. Here Cloudbee's Sacha Labourey provides the truth behind the cloud computing FUD.
Visualization techniques revolutionize modern business intelligence gathering
06 Jul 2014
Feature - With so much data to be analyzed, organizations want a new way to be able to conceptualize the business intelligence they have gathered. New visualization techniques are making this happen.
Conquering the challenge of integrating JAX-RS (REST) with OSGi modularity
06 May 2014
Feature - OSGi and REST based web services are two incredibly popular technologies that have evolved separately over the past few years. But now developers are tackling the challenge of bringing these two technologies together. Here's how they are making that...
Become a NoSQL expert: Three best books for learning polyglot persistence
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Feature - The NoSQL movement has taken the industry by storm, and more and more applications are using polyglot persistence technologies. Are you up to speed on NoSQL? If not, here are three books that will make you an expert.
How can you do DevOps right if you don't even know what DevOps means?
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Feature - DevOps has become a fun term for IT professionals to throw around, but what does the term DevOps really mean? And with so much confusion over the term, how do you know you're doing DevOps right if management and staff doesn't even know what the term...
Scala? Groovy? Why Java is the right programming language for 2014 and beyond
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Feature - New programming languages offer a variety of benefits, from the way they handle big data, to the brevity of their syntax. But despite their benefits, Java remains the right choice for the vast majority of enterprise development customers.
Yale graph DB project uncovers hidden big data trends
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Feature - Graphic analysis of big data problems can often uncover hidden trends that might otherwise be difficult to see. The Yale graph DB project makes this graphic analysis possible.
Common mistakes to avoid when designing distributed SOA systems
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Art + Technology Lab
Art + Technology Lab
A Piece of the Pie (Chart)
If you visit the Art + Technology Lab this weekend, you'll be invited to participate in artist Annina Rüst's project, A Piece of the Pie Chart. After signing a waiver, you'll pick up your "pie" (really more like a cookie, to ensure a long shelf life) and place it on a sensor that lets the robot know it's there...
Time Out
There's Big Time, small time, Einstein's space time, game time, mealtime, playtime. In a real sense, time is knitted into the very fabric of our social lives as the relentless four-dimensional universe suggests. But in truth, we play with time and fantasize our imagined advantage.
Artist Interview: Brain Sensing and Augmented Reality
Desi Gonzalez is a graduate student in Comparative Media Studies at MIT. Her dissertation research includes investigating art and technology programs in museums, among them, our Art + Technology Lab. Recently, she talked to artist John Craig Freeman, one of the Art + Technology Lab grant recipients. Freeman is working on a project called EEG AR: Things We Have Lost...
Inspired by the spirit of LACMA's original Art and Technology program (1967-1971), which paired artists with technology companies in Southern California, the Art + Technology Lab at LACMA supports artist experiments with emerging technology. The Lab provides grants, in-kind support, and facilities at the museum to develop prototype projects.
On December 9, 2014, the museum issued the call for proposals from artists interested in developing projects commencing in the spring of 2015. Awards will be announced in May, 2015.
Art + Technology Lab Video
The Art + Technology Lab is located in LACMA's newly renovated Balch Research Library, transformed to house the project thanks to support from the Los Angeles County Productivity Investment Fund. The area is used for hands-on workshops and public programs, including talks and demonstrations by artists and technologists in residence. Additional Art + Technology programming will take place throughout the campus, including lectures, film screenings and activities for students and families.


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"Lumberjanes" Movie in Motion at 20th Century Fox
It's time once again for our monthly trip through Previews looking for cool, new comics. As usual, we're focusing on graphic novels, collected volumes, and first issues so that I don't have to come up with a new way to say, " Dark Horse Presents is still awesome!" every month. And I'll continue letting Tom and Carla do the heavy lifting in regards to DC and Marvel's solicitations.
Also, please feel free to play along in the comments. Tell me what I missed that you're looking forward to or – if you're a comics creator – mention your own stuff.
Puss in Boots Movie Prequel – I don't care for movie prequel comics as a rule, but swashbuckling cats are awesome in any incarnation. As long as these are fresh gags and not just ones warmed up from Shrek, I expect to enjoy this.
Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Book 1 - I just introduced my son to The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth a couple of weeks ago, so this is great timing. He had the same questions about The Dark Crystal's world that I always do, so I'm looking forward to seeing Archaia's take on answering those. Totally feel like the world's in good hands with this publisher and these creators.
The Sigh - If Archaia's snagging Marjane Satrapi's (Persepolis, Chicken With Plums) new book has been reported already, I missed it. I'm surprised that wasn't bigger news.
Siegfried, Volume 1 – I've been meaning to read P Craig Russell's Ring of the Nibelung adaptation for years, so I think this might be what pushes me to finally do it. It would be fun to read Russell's and compare it to this version by Alex Alice.
Jason drew Robert Smith from The Cure. I just needed to point that out.
Over the last few years, Penguin Books has gotten various cartoonists to draw covers for classic books, like Tony Millionaire, who drew the cover to Moby Dick, or Richard Salas, who drew the cover to Great Expectations, and so on.
Now via Flog comes word that some of those covers have made their way onto skateboards. Yes, classic literature covers, drawn by some of alt.comix's best, featured on skateboards.
As you'll see above, Penguin created some limited edition skateboards using the covers by Jason for Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums, Lilli Carré for Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Thomas Ott for Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. These were given away in a photo contest on Facebook, which unfortunately is over, but they'll be showing them off on various college campuses this month and next. Hopefully they'll be available to purchase at some point … not that I'm coordinated enough to skate.
One of the most interesting things about following artists' careers is seeing their styles evolve from mimicry of their influences to their own, unique way of depicting the world. Very rarely do we get to see an artist's very earliest attempts at developing a style, mostly because so many artists are too ashamed of their early work to share it.
Not so Norwegian cartoonist Jason, who's started a blog to showcase – in chronological order – his early work. It's a fascinating look at a world-class artist figuring out his craft.
Welcome to another edition of What Are You Reading?, where every week we talk about the comics, books and other stuff we've been reading lately. Today our special guest is Kim Thompson, co-publisher, editor, translator and AutoChatter at Fantagraphics … and world traveler, as you'll see below.
To see what Kim and the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click the link …
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Brigid Alverson
If I had $15:
I'd surround myself with good-humored, good-natured comics. Sometimes you just gotta do that. My stack would include Veronica #207 ($2.99), which launches the new Kevin Keller miniseries; Donald Duck #367 ($3.99), with a rework of a classic Carl Barks story; Space Warped ($3.99), kaboom's new Star Wars parody comic (I probably won't get half the jokes, but it looks like it's worth checking out); and Love and Capes Ever After #5 ($3.99), just because Love and Capes is such a charming comic. I may be poor, but at least I'll be happy.
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
Check out Diamond's release list or ComicList, and tell us what you're getting in our comments field.
Chris Arrant
If I had $15, I'd first do a two-fisted grab of this summer's big event series Flashpoint #2 (DC, $3.99) and Fear Itself #3 (Marvel,$3.99). It's required reading if you're writing about comics like I am, and as a reader I'm intrigued by both. Two questions come out of this: 1. I wonder which one jiggered their release dates to come out the same week as the other event book, and 2. I guess DC will have to take off its "Holding The Line at $2.99" logo, or at least add some fine print. Next up would be Uncanny X-Force #11 (Marvel, $3.99); Rick Remender and the artists here have made this the best x-book on stands, hitting me right between the eyes by revisiting older storylines and characters and giving them a modern spin. Lastly, I would get Turf #5 (Image, $2.99), because I'm one of the biggest Tommy Lee Edwards fans out there.
Comics College is a monthly feature where we provide an introductory guide to some of the comics medium's most important auteurs and offer our best educated suggestions on how to become familiar with their body of work.
With a few notable exceptions, most European cartoonists have a tough time getting noticed by U.S. audiences. That's definitely not the case, however, with this month's Comics College entry, the Norwegian artist John Arne Sæterøy, better known to most American readers by his pen name, Jason.
Hopefully, if you've been reading Robot 6 for any substantial amount of time, you're familiar with the work of Jason. In this email interview, we discuss his latest work released from Fantagraphics, Werewolves of Montpellier (a book aptly summed up by the publisher as "a lycanthropic thriller, a romantic comedy, and an existential drama — basically, your typical Jason book"), as well as some ideas shared in his blog, cats without dogs. My thanks to Jason for the interview (and for reminding me why I love Hal Hartley films) and to Robot 6's Sean T. Collins as well as Fantagraphics Jacq Cohen for helping to make this interview feasible.
Tim O'Shea: Cinema clearly informs your work, does your appreciation of film date back to your childhood-or when and how did it begin?
Jason: I read comics as a kid, and books like the Hardy Boys, but I think what made the biggest impression on me were movies. In the 70s there was just one Norwegian channel and every Monday night they showed a feature film. I would watch every one of those. And I still remember a lot of them, sometimes better than some movie I saw last year.
O'Shea: In the comments section of your blog, you wrote: " I like movies, non-musicals, where the characters do a dance or sing a song. Like Rio Bravo, Buffalo 66, Bande à part or Simple Men. It's something that doesn't work in comics." If you don't think it works in comics, I'm curious why did you have Audrey sing Moon River (a scene that I thought worked, by the way)?
Jason: It's just four panels of her singing, and I guess it sort of works. But take the dance sequence in Simple Men (Hal Hartley's 1992 film) as an example. I don't think that could be recreated in a comic. You don't get into the music and start tapping your feet like you would in a movie.
Welcome once again to What Are You Reading? Today's special guest is writer and artist Dean Trippe, creator of Butterfly and co-founder of the Project: Rooftop blog, among other credits. He posts regularly on his Tumblr site Bearsharktopus-Man, where he is currently selling this nifty Doctor Who/Batman crossover print. He also has some art in the Webcomics Auction for the Gulf.
To see what Dean and the rest of the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click below …
Oh my gollygosh. Someone's actually adapting one of Jason's short works to animated film.
Click on that first link to see Part one. (found via Mike Lynch)
Low Moon
By Jason
Fantagraphics Books, 216 pages, $24.99.
For his latest and 13th (by my admittedly sloppy count) book, Jason has decided to try something a bit different. In addition to the snappy hardcover packaging, Low Moon collects not just the title tale, but four other stories as well, all presented in the same four panels to a page format, a quite different layout compared to previous works.
And yet this is still Jason. Anyone who's read his work before will know the drill here, right down to the pupil-less animal-faced characters who seethe with inner pain while maintaining a stone-faced expression. In attempting to stretch himself, though, he offers some of his weakest work to date, but some of his strongest and emotionally wrenching as well.


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The 12-meter-diameter antenna delivered today is the first of twenty-five being provided by North America's ALMA partners, whose efforts are led by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in cooperation with the
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Syracuse Mayor Won't Run For Congress
May 8th - 4:17 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Congress
Stephanie Miner, the Democratic mayor of Syracuse and one-time state party co-chair, said in a statement on Friday she has considered a run for Congress, but ultimately will not launch a campaign.
"For several months now, encouraged by fellow Democrats locally and nationally, I have considered a run for Congress," Miner said. "After much thought, I have decided not to pursue a campaign for Congress."
The central New York area is represented by freshman Republican Rep. John Katko — a district that has reliably flipped between Democrats and Republicans over the last several election cycles.
Miner came to prominence statewide after she began to raise concerns with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's approach to cash-strapped cities and their infrastructure needs while serving as the governor's hand-picked party committee co-chair.
The statement may fuel speculation that Miner has her sights set elsewhere, potentially on a statewide campaign. In the statement, Miner said she is focusing on Syracuse issues.
"I will always be grateful for the support and counsel I have received these past few months," Miner added. "I feel I am actively involved in a series of issues crucial to the long-term health and vitality of our city. I look forward to continuing to advocate for these issues in the years ahead."
Pelosi Makes Fundraising Push for Slaughter
Mar 30th - 12:24 pm
Posted by Liz Benjamin in 2016
Taking a breaking from the budget madness for a moment to focus on the 2016 congressional elections…(yes, I know they're far away).
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent out a fundraising appeal over the weekend on behalf of veteran Rochester Rep. Louise Slaughter, whose near loss in the 2014 general election by her under-funded and little-known Republican challenger, Gates Town Supervisor Mark Assini, took Democrats both in New York and across the nation by surprise – especially after Slaughter survived a tough challenge in 2012 from a far better known GOP opponent, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks.
Clearly, the Democrats do not intend a repeat of this experience when they try to re-take the majority in 2016, should the 85-year-old Slaughter seek yet another term. Assini has already signaled an interest in a rematch, and Slaughter has not ruled out running again.
In her email sent Sunday morning, Pelosi said she needed to talk about "my friend Louise," who "won by just 871 votes last year, attracting the attention of Speaker Boehner and every mega Tea Party donor across America."
"The first FEC deadline of the year is arguably the most important one, especially after such a close call in November," Pelosi continued. "Louise's opponent will be scouring this FEC report for any sign that Louise is weak. She must shatter records before her deadline on Tuesday."
"Louise needs our help…We need more people like Louise in Congress. But apparently Republicans think we need less—and they're prepared to put their money where their mouth is. That's why I'm asking you to help Louise fight back now – before it's too late."
According to Pelosi, the DCCC is matching all contributions to Slaughter of $3 or more – yet another sign that the Democrats aren't fooling around this time, taking this race seriously.
And if Slaughter doesn't run, they'll have to defend an open seat. Technically speaking, that should be a fairly easy lift for the Democrats in a presidential year, since they enjoy an enrollment edge in NY-25, but it all depends on who the candidates are – and, of course, you can't forget that all politics are local.
It's also worth noting, though this is completely unrelated, that Slaughter is appearing today with US Sen. Chuck Schumer, who is the favorite to succeed retiring Sen. Harry Reid as the next Democratic caucus leader in the upper house. The duo is together for a dedication ceremony at the Rochester Main Post office in honor of SPC Matt Glende
Judge Nixes Grimm's Euoprean Travel Request
Mar 5th - 4:41 pm
Posted by Liz Benjamin in Congress
A federal judge has rejected frormer Rep. Michael Grimm's request to modify the terms of his bail so he could travel to Europe this spring for a job opportunity while awaiting sentencing on his tax fraud conviction.
Judge Pamela Chen determined that the ex-Staten Island lawmaker is too much of a flight risk to be allowed to leave the country for a week, which would open the possibility that he would travel still further to a country that does not have an extradition agreement with the US.
"Even though Grimm has posted his home as security for his pre-sentence release bond, the Court does not find that the loss of that property provides sufficient suasion if Grimm decides to leave the United States to avoid a possible prison term," Chen wrote.
"Obviously, if Grimm chose to flee, he would not need a house in the United States. Furthermore, the Court does not find the reason for Grimm's motion, i.e., to qualify for a potential job opportunity, sufficient to justify lifting the travel restriction. While Grimm is certainly entitled to seek future employment, his desire to obtain a particular job does not trump the need to ensure his appearance for sentencing."
Grim faces a maximum prison sentence of up to three years as a result of the guilty plea he entered last December. That plea came after he successfully stood for re-election, defeating former Democratic Brooklyn Councilman Domenic Recchia despite the mutli-count federal indctment hanging over his head.
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Independence Party Backs Donovan in NY-11
Mar 2nd - 2:35 pm
The state Independence Party has announced its support of Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan's run to fil the House seat vacated by former GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, giving the Republican candidate three ballot lines in the May 5 special election.
The Independence Party's decision comes on the heels of an announcement yesterday from the state Conservative Party that it, too, had voted to back Donovan, who will face off against Democratic Brooklyn Councilman Vincent Gentile in two months.
In a statement announcing the endorsement, state Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay said Donovan "has proven time and again that he puts people before politics," adding:
"His integrity and commitment to public service is unparalleled. With all of the important issues facing our city and nation right now, I know Dan is the right man for the job. We are proud to endorse him as the next congressman for the people of Staten Island and South Brooklyn."
When he ran for state attorney general in 2010, Donovan removed his name from consideration for endorsement by the Independence Party after his office received "several allegations of misconduct" by MacKay. The DA said he was withdrawing his name "to preserve the integrity of my office and the integrity of any possible investigation undertaken."
Donovan later cleared MacKay in a probe that involved a candidate seeking the Independence Party endorsement in a NYC Council special election whose company had loaned $10,000 to a software company run by MacKay's wife, Kristin.
The Independence Party ended up backing a placeholder candidate, Long Isdland attorney Steve Lynch, and then replacing Lynch with then-state Sen. Eric Schneiderman after his won the five-way Democratic state AG primary. Schneiderman went on to defeat Donovan in the November general election. (In order to get Lynch off the ballot, the Monroe County Democrats agreed to nominate him for a state Supreme Court judgeship, which he did not win).
Conservatives Back Donovan in NY-11
Mar 1st - 3:22 pm
The state Conservative Party announced today it "enthusiastically" and officially voted at an executive committee meeting today to back Republican Staten Island DA Dan Donovan in the May 5 special election for the seat vacated by former GOP Rep. Michael Grimm.
"Dan Donovan will bring an extensive background in public service to Congress," said Brooklyn Conservative Party Chairman Jerry Kassar. "Like the Conservative Party, he is an advocate of pro-growth economic policies through tax cuts and spending caps."
"And when it comes to foreign policy, Dan places America's interests first backed by a strong national defense. I am very pleased the State Conservative Party has nominated him for election to Congress."
Staten Island Conservative Chairman Harold J. Wagner, Jr. called Donovan "home grown," a candidate who knows the district and its people.
"He has served his community for over 25 years with honor and distinction," Wagner continued. "He possesses the political skills to navigate Washington and will know how to advocate for the 11th Congressional District. Knowing Dan for a long time, I have always found him to be attentive to his constituents, and I believe he will reflect the will of the people."
State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long also cited his longstanding relationship with Donovan, and said he believed the DA's "knowledge of the issues will be his strength" in representing the district in D.C.
The state Conservative Party backed Donovan in his failed state AG bid in 2010 against the current Democratic incumbent (but then state senator) Eric Scheniderman. In fact, the Conservatives endorsed Donovan even before his own party did, holding their state convention in late May, while the Republicans gathered a few days later (in early June).
Donovan hasn't always seen eye-to-eye with the local Conservative Party, however, In 2011, the Staten Island Democrats snubbed Donovan, endorsing Democrat Michael Ryan rather than the incumbent DA, who was seeking a third term.
The move was widely seen as the result of Donovan's falling out with his onetime mentor, former Staten Island BP Jim Molinaro, which was caused by the DA's call for a special prosecutor in a 2006 case involving Molinaro's grandson. The borough president denied that charge, though he personally backed Ryan as well.
Donovan handily won re-election in the 2011 November general election, defeating Ryan by a wider margin than he had four years earlier, even though he lacked the Conservative line.
The Republicans picked Donovan, who is perhaps best known as the prosecutor in the Eric Garner case, as their candidate to replace Grimm long before Gov. Andrew Cuomo even called the special election. (Actually, Cuomo's hand was forced by a lawsuit).
After seeing their preferred candidates – former Rep. Michael McMahon and Assemblyman Michael Cusick – take a pass on the race, the Democrats just recently settled on Brooklyn Councilman Vincent Gentile as their candidate.
Schedule Set For Special Elections
Feb 20th - 12:38 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Congress
The state Board of Elections on Friday released a schedule for the special elections in the 43rd Assembly district and 11th Congressional district.
Key dates include: Certificate of nominations are due March 2, ballots are certified March 13 and the first campaign finance disclosure date is April 6.
In the NY-11, Republicans back Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, while Democrats are eyeing Vincent Gentile, a New York City councilman, to run for the seat vacated by Republican Michael Grimm.
Memo-Calenar-Proc-for May 5 2015 Special Election.pdf by Nick Reisman
Special Elections Set For May 5
Feb 20th - 10:08 am
Posted by Nick Reisman in Andrew Cuomo
As expected, Gov. Andrew Cuomo this morning set May 5 as the date to hold special elections in both the 11th congressional district and a newly vacant Assembly seat in Brooklyn.
Cuomo had been under a court order to set the date for the special election by noon today, or a federal judge would have automatically scheduled one himself.
The 11th congressional district, which covers Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, is an open seat following the resignation of Republican Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
Brooklyn's 43rd Assembly district became open last night following the resignation of Democrat Karim Camara, who is joining the governor's administration in order to lead faith-based outreach programs.
The proclamation from Cuomo's office can be viewed here.
Tonko Recalls 'Honorable' Interactions With Silver
Feb 20th - 6:57 am
From today's Morning Memo, ICYMI…
Since former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest, any number of people – even some of his former allies – have expressed shock and even disgust at the charges levied against him by Bharara.
But one of his former conference members – ex-Assemblyman-turned-Congressman Paul Tonko – has only good memories of his time working in the Silver-dominated chamber. Tonko said during a CapTon interview Wednesday night (the day before Silver was formally indicted on corruption charges) that the interactions he had with the former speaker were "honorable."
The former assemblyman also took issue with rank-and-file members' complaints that Silver was too controlling and ruled the chamber with an iron fist.
"I was surprised by the allegations," Tonko said. "I know that as Energy (Committee) chair, I was given gray latitude and support by the speaker to initiative energy reforms that I think have transitioned us to a pretty good spot in the national scene. This state is looked to often times for sound energy reform and transformation, innovation. That happened because he enabled us. He delegated."
Tonko said he disagrees with Bharara's painting of Albany as a big cesspool of corruption, saying:
"It's a broad brush that is paining everyone here. I served with a number of people who were devoted public servants, who made this their No. 1 priority, and they did it squeaky clean. They were great to work with, and I would suggest that was the majority of folks."
"…If some of these situations occur, let's work on a system that provides for the transparency," the Capital Region Democrat continued. "But to just suggest that everybody is not honorable in the system can take us into such broad interpretation of the fix that's rehired that you might scare away from very good minds and heats that would serve the public well."
Maloney: Pass Rail Safety Legislation
Feb 6th - 3:45 pm
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, Friday, continued to call on Congress to pass rail safety legislation he introduced just hours after a Metro-North train collided with a vehicle in Westchester County Tuesday night.
The crash killed six, including five passengers from the train and the woman operating the vehicle.
Maloney's legislation, the Rail Crossings Safety Improvement Act, would improve safety at rail crossings and also invest in positive train control – a method of being able to remotely control a moving train.
"People want answers to why these incidents keep happening and I think that's very fair," Congressman Maloney, a Democrat, said at a talk at Marist College Friday. "There are good solutions that we know will make the train safer."
The legislation would be part of a $100 million federal grant program that would help local communities invest in safety improvements at rail crossings. It would invest $100 million per year over the next four years. That funding would not be limited to New York State – it would be available nationally.
"Sometimes it means putting a bridge over it, putting a tunnel over it, moving the rail crossing," Maloney said. "Local communities can't afford to do this. They need help"
Republican Congressman Chris Gibson, who also attended the talk at Marist, says he's throwing his support across the aisle behind the legislation.
"I've been looking at some of the data and these types of incidents, these types of tragedies are declining significantly in our country, but not in New York," Gibson said. "We have to look at 'what is going on here in our state?"
Last year, there were 31 train accidents in New York State according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The year before that, there were 43, and in 2011 there were 34 accidents.
"It's just too bad it takes a terrible strategy like this to focus on a common sense step," Maloney said.
The National Transportation Safety Board has not yet determined what details led to the crash.
3rd Time's A Charm? Powell Declares For Rangel's Seat
Jan 20th - 6:05 pm
Posted by Liz Benjamin in 2016
Former Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV is formally declaring his intention to run for a third time for the seat occupied by veteran Harlem Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel, who has said the two-year term he is currently serving will be his last in Congress.
"This is not an exploratory committee," Powell wrote in an email sent by his campaign committee just before 6 p.m. this evening. (Sort of strange timing, given the fact that much of the political world is prepping for the President's State of the Union tonight and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State/budget address tomorrow). "I've been exploring this district for over 20 years. It's time to run."
"I know this congressional district as well as anyone. From El Barrio to Harlem to Washington Heights & Inwood to the Bronx, I've represented various parts of this district in the City Council and in the State Assembly. Most of the leaders in these various neighborhoods are people I know and have worked with throughout the years. I hope you pray for me and join me in this exciting journey."
Powell also noted his long-standing history with the district (albeit in a different, pre-redistricting configuration), pointing out his father, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., created the seat and served as New York's first black member of Congress from 1944-1970 – the year he was ousted by Rangel.
"We need a progressive voice to preserve the rich history of these last 70 years," Powell continued. I intend to run for that seat."
This isn't a big surprise. Powell recently told the NY Observer that he would likely take one more shot at a congressional run when the 84-year-old Rangel's current term ends in 2016. He lost primary challenges to Rangel in 1996 and 2010, but endorsed him in 2012 and 2014 when the congressman fought off multiple primary challengers.
Powell, who is now a lobbyist, has said he believes he can win in the district despite the fact that a majority of its residents are now Latino.
It's a safe bet that the race for Rangel's seat – assuming he makes good on his pledge and does not seek re-election – will be quite crowded. Assemblyman Keith Wright, the Manhattan Democratic chairman, has long been mentioned as a potential Rangel replacement, and perhaps the top candidate in the congressman's eyes, should he be able to select his own successor.
Also mentioned: Sen. Adriando Espaillat, who came close to beating Rangel in the 2012 and 2014 Democratic primaries; former Gov. David Paterson, Sen. Bill Perkins, NYC Councilwoman Inez Dickens, and the Rev. Michael Walrond, who ran in the 2014 primary and received 8 percent of the vote.


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The main house comprises of a stunning large Italian family kitchen, a large saloon with four chesterfield sofas and a log burning stove, both these rooms have French doors that lead out on to the delightful terrace with dining table and seating for 18 people.
There is a wonderful family bedroom with king size bed and single bed, plus another bedroom with a small double bed and a family bathroom with bath and shower. Further living and sleeping areas include, a Master bedroom with a large king size bed and a twin bedroom with two single beds and another family bathroom with bath and shower (All master bedrooms have a sofa and separate dining areas and flat-screen televisions and entertainment systems)
On the lower level there is a attractive living area with a Master bedroom with king-size double bed and a small bedroom, off the main room, with two twin beds, a beautiful appointed kitchen and a sweet bathroom with shower. This section of the house is particularly nice because of its open plan lay out and comfortable studio living and dining space
At the top of the house is further sleeping accommodation, composed of a lovely bedroom with three single beds and a forth Master bedroom with a large king size bed, plus a small kitchenette and another family bathroom with bath and shower.
The villa has an internal marble staircase that allows you to reach all rooms from inside and as the villa is on terraced land, set into the rock of the hillside, you may also access all of it many levels from outside too.
All terraces of the Villa have the most incredible views and huge outside living spaces with separate pagodas, barbecues dining areas and even private sunbathing areas.
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The jewel in the crown of these apartments are its grounds offering a feast of perfumes and colours and its swimming pool, is completely private and secluded but still allows wonderful views
Both the pool and the gardens have been designed to blend sympathetically with the land and are planted in a typical puglian style, wild and natural rather than formally landscaped.
Surprisingly even the noonday sun is never too much because of its fantastic hilltop position. The heat is always tempered by the gentle winds whispering in over the Adriatic, allowing you to laze under the palm umbrellas all day long.
This pool is ideal for all the family as each section and the stairs are gated for security and peace of mind and everyone can enjoy the Jacuzzi jets set into the steps, giving a soft massage after a refreshing swim.
A mural based on the puglian landscapes has been designed and painted by the artist Sam Oyelowo. It stands proud and striking, enhancing the jutting rock of the mountain, that bears the weight of the beautiful apartments above.
There is a good selection of sun loungers around the pool area to choose from and also tables and chairs where you can eat lunch. In the evening as the cicadas start to sing, the lights enhance the old olive trees, allowing you to enjoy a cocktail as the light dims for another day.
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You may sit and eat together in the main house, with a beautiful family group table for 18 on the main balcony looking out over the view of the sea, next to large family kitchen with further dining area, also there is a large living room where you can enjoy the entertainment system with sky television and free wifi and a combination of 100's of Movies and abundant library with books for all ages.
This delightful living room has four large sofas and log burning stove and will accommodate all guests comfortably. All separate apartments have large LCD screens with Italian sky and a multitude of DVD's, CD's and Books for all families with a good selection of comfortable living and dining areas
The Puglia region
Particularly thanks to its endless beaches, Mediterranean climate and exquisite cuisine. villa Silvana in its prime position , literally in the centre of all the interesting tourist attractions provide so much to enjoy of Puglia, which has a landscape that is dripping with History from roman times onwards which is evident in its extraordinary array of architecture. The Normans endowed Puglia with splendidly ornate cathedrals and the baroque exuberance of some towns are testament to the Spanish legacy. But if there is one symbol of Puglia that stands out it's the imposing castles and mystical Trulli that are built all over the province.
Puglia is the land of the grape. It is the source of 80% of Europe's pasta and most of Italy fish. It produces more wine than Germany and more olive oil than all of the other regions of Italy combined. Apulia has forests of twisted pines, ancient olives and huge old carob trees, acres of vineyards, losing ground to cherry and peach orchards. Junipers, sage and rosemary grow near the sea and because of its Mediterranean position plenty of tropical plants grow happily next to fields of grains and vegetables.
Here the tourist industry still remains wonderfully primitive, which is amazing considering how much this region has to offer.
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Villa Silvana's apartments are ideally situated for exploring Puglia's beautiful architecture, wonderful tourist attractions and the interior landscapes.
Art lovers can discover original art work both in the villa and around the neighbouring towns and villages, gourmets can taste fresh puglian food bought to their tables by the local chef or in the surrounding baroque and antique centre's and sip excellent fresh home made wine on their private verandas looking out to sea or taste other delicious Puglia wines in the local "enoteca's", sportsmen can enjoy activities such as cycling in the hills, fishing and golf and all can relax in our beautiful Villa
There is an abundance of delightful towns all within close proximity to Villa Silvana. They all have an authentic Italian feel with year round street festa's, weekly market days and charming old centers dating back hundreds of years.
Only a few kilometers, down the hill, is Fasano, a beautiful ancient town which was subject to the Knights of Malta for many years. The hills (Selva di fasano) are a naturally wooded area rich in oak trees and perfect for stunning country walks.
A few kilometers drive into the interior are the towns of Ostuni, Martina Franca, Cisternino, Locorotondo and Alberobello.
Ostuni is an exquisite town known as the 'White City' because of its white washed streets surrounded by medieval walls, a visit is highly recommended. Martina Franca is a town with a tangible Moorish flavour, it has a medieval center adorned with some of the most subtle examples of baroque architecture that you'll find.
Cisternino and Locorotondo are both small charming towns, with whitewashed historic centers both obviously influenced by the Greeks. Also you can view the Valle d'itria from here, where some of puglias prettiest landscapes can be seen.
Of course the Trulli have always been an important tourist attraction for Puglia, their intrinsic beauty has capture the heart and soul of many. Alberobello is also only a short drive from the apartments, there is over a thousand of these magical limestone dwellings, standing out against the bright blue sky, they create a beautiful exotic scene, almost like a fairy tale, it is impossible to see anything like it, anywhere else in the world.
Also just a few kilometers away is the zoo-safari Fasanolandia. This is the greatest animal park in Italy, where 1000's of animals can be observed, kept free, in a completely protected area. There is also a dolphinarium and an amusement park for all ages.
If you are a lover of long leisurely lunches and relaxing dinners, where the wine flows, the food just keeps coming and the bill is surprisingly cheap, then you'll be glad to know that the Restaurants, Trattoria's, Osteria's, Pizzeria's, bars and cafes in Puglia are not only incredibly reasonable, but well renowned for their freshness and taste. The food, its preparation and consumption is the focal point of Italian life, so when you eat out in any establishment you will never feel like you've eaten merely to refuel but rather to experience a sensory delight. We can recommend some fantastic restaurants, some even within walking distance.
Whether you want the latest Gucci designs, antiques or just a good rummage around a local market, there is something for everyone in Puglia. Because of Villa Silvana's prime location, strutting your stuff in Passegiata with the locals or being seen to be seen and enjoying the shops, is easy, as the apartments are near many of these small towns, that come alive at night.
There are many markets on in the surrounding villages that we can recommend
There is a market in every town every week
Cisternino is on Monday, Monopoli and Noci are on Tuesday, Fasano and Poligano al Mare are on Wednesday, Alberobello is on Thursday, Locorotondo is on Friday, Ostuni is on Saturday and Torre Canne and Savelletri are on Sunday.
In the summer months Martina Franca hosts the famous "Itria Valley Festival" with theatres, concerts and Opera attracting music lovers from all over the world and you can also find many traditional festivals and concerts in most villages, almost every week in the summer. Our own village has two summer festivals in August and many other religious festivals throughout the year.
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12 Aug 2013
"Villa Silvana...nel cuore della Puglia"
La nostra settimana a Villa Silvana è stata una della più belle della nostra vita...vista mozzafiato, posizione centrale rispetto a tutte le bellezze del territorio.
Si raggiunge il mare e lo zoo in pochi minuti e tutti i luoghi da visitare distano davvero poco.
La villa è grande, confortevole, ha una piscina privata immersa nella natura bellissima!
Gli appartamenti sono arredati con gusto e sono completi di ogni confort!
In comitiva è davvero una pacchia!!!ospita fino a 20 persone e la villa è praticamente tutta tua...
Davvero una vacanza indimentibile!
Torneremo di sicuro.
Grazie a Susanna e Michael!
15 Jul 2013
Our family stayed in this Villa in June when the weather was not so hot as July and August but just perfect for us. We found this Villa in a beautiful location with wonderful views right out to the sea from all the different terraces and balconies and eating outside on super mosaic tables was very luxurious. This Villa was great for all our family with plenty of space in large rooms and the marvellous swimming pool is absolutely great and enormous and the children loved every minute in the water. We didn't want to cook one day and used the Chef Services and was very impressed with loads of fresh yummy food. The beds and linens are very comfortable and clean and the décor is very tasteful. Help and Advice from the owners is to be commended. We feel our holiday was one of the best we have ever had and hard to beat for value. WE LOOK FORWARD TO GOING AGAIN
10 Nov 2012
"Warm , Inviting , if you want relaxation mixed with Style and Comfort ,you will enjoy Villa Silvana"
This was my third stay at Villa Silvana in two years , Susan and Michael provide accomodation that is comfortable , clean and Stylish ( very Italian ) . the views are amazing and the location of Villa… More
4 Oct 2012
"Wish we could have stayed longer!"
We stayed for 2 weeks in the lovely Sogni di Favola apartment at Villa Silvana. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, the location is beautiful and peaceful and our hosts Susanna and Michael friendly, helpf… More
27 Sep 2012
"A great find"
Villa Silvana has a quiet and relaxing atmosphere. The owners who live onsite are relaxed and really helpful. The apartment was compact but very comfortable with a well equipped kitchen. A great outsi… More
3 Jul 2012
"A peaceful and luxurious haven"
I have stayed in many self catering apartments over the years and none of them have come close to the one we stayed in at Villa Silvana. Beautifully decorated, with lovely antique, furniture giving it that personal touch. Extremely well equipped kitchen, good BBQ and fabulous outdoor space with glorious views of the city of Fasano. The pool area is second to none and can't ever get over crowded due to there only being three apartments, so blissfully peaceful and relaxing. There is plenty to do in the local area but you do need a car and there is a great supermarket only a few minutes drive, stocking great seafood, meat and cheese. Puglia is known for its fabulous cuisine and we werent disappointed. All in all a great holiday for a great price and we can't wait to book our next trip.
2 Jul 2012
"Perfect stay in Puglia"
We spent two weeks in June in the beautiful apartment Bellavista at Villa Silvana - and we loved it.The apartment is well equipped with everything needed for a comfortable holiday including towels and… More
27 Jun 2012
very nice villa, perfect pool, very comfortable apartment- we stayed at Sogna di Favola, amazing view, very nice owners, absolutely relaxing place still close to all attraction
17 Jun 2012
"Beautiful, relaxing and friendly. A place to return to."
Fantastic and easy to follow directions to get to Villa Silvana. Beautiful views, fabulous sized pool and with 3 apartments over crowding is not an issue. The owners were true to their word we were provided with everything we could need for our 20 month old son, toys, cot, cooling fan etc, which made packing very easy. Spacious outdoors eating areas with BBQ. Great places to visit including a nearby safari park. Would highly recommend Villa Silvana and we will definately be returning in the future.
17 Jun 2012
"Perfect getaway for peace and quiet."
Accomodation was first class, set in beautiful surroundings with stunning views of the valley with acres of old Olive groves and sea. Warm welcome from the hosts Michael and Susan who were very informative about the local places to visit. Breakfast on our own terrace each morning with the stunning views and again each evening watching the sun disappear .
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