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Riviera Maya via Cancun
Riu Palace Riviera Maya - All-Inclusive
Save up to $600* + get up to $1,360 in resort coupons^ + free shared transfers
Riu Palace Costa Mujeres - All-Inclusive
Save up to $600* + get up to $1,660 in resort coupons^ + free shared transfers
Riu Palace Las Americas - All-Inclusive
Get up to $1,600 in resort coupons^ + $35 in spa coupons^^
Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos
Riu Palace Baja California - All-Inclusive
Save up to $600* + get up to $740 in resort coupons^ + free shared transfers
Riu Santa Fe - All-Inclusive
Save up to $400* + free shared transfers + $35 in spa coupons^^
Riviera Nayarit via Puerto Vallarta
Riu Palace Pacifico - All-Inclusive
Save up to $600* + get up to $1,290 in resort coupons^ + $35 in spa coupons^^
Puerto Vallarta
Riu Jalisco - All-Inclusive
Save up to $400* + $35 in spa coupons^^
Punta Cana
Riu Republica - All-Inclusive, Adults-Only
Save up to $400* + get up to $2,544 in resort coupons^ + $35 in spa coupons^^
Punta Cana
Riu Palace Bavaro - All-Inclusive
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Riu Palace Punta Cana - All-Inclusive
Riu Bambu - All-Inclusive
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Riu Naiboa - All-Inclusive
Ocho Rios via Montego Bay
Riu Ocho Rios - All-Inclusive
Save up to $400* + get up to $630 resort coupons^ + $35 in spa coupons^^
Nassau, Bahamas
Riu Palace Paradise Island - All-Inclusive
Save up to $600* + get up to $1,240 in resort coupons^ + $35 in spa coupons^^
Costa Rica via Liberia
Riu Palace Costa Rica - All-Inclusive
Save up to $600* + get up to $1,370 in resort coupons^ + $35 in spa coupons^^
*Three-night minimum stay required.Riu Palace Riviera Maya, Riu Palace Costa Mujeres, Riu Palace Baja California, Riu Palace Pacifico, Riu Palace Bavaro, Riu Palace Punta Cana, Riu Palace Paradise Island, or Riu Palace Costa Rica: Stay three or four nights and save $300. Stay five or six nights and save $450. Stay seven or more nights and save $600.Riu Santa Fe, Riu Jalisco, Riu Republica, or Riu Ocho Rios: Stay three or four nights and save $200. Stay five or six nights and save $300. Stay seven or more nights and save $400.^Resort coupons are issued for limited discounts on select amenities including spa services, wedding packages, and more. Four-night minimum stay required. Savings require purchase and balance of the remaining amount will be paid directly to the hotel. Resort coupons will be subject to 16% taxes and fees for amounts redeemed. These coupons are issued per room, valid for guests 21 years of age or older, are non-transferable, and any remaining credit is forfeited at the end of the stay. This promotion is subject to availability and can change without previous notice. Some restrictions apply.Riu Palace Riviera Maya: Stay four to six nights and get $850 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $1,360 in resort coupons.Riu Palace Costa Mujeres: Stay four to six nights and get $1,030 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $1,660 in resort coupons.Riu Palace Las Americas: Stay four to six nights and get $970 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $1,600 in resort coupons.Riu Palace Baja California: Stay four to six nights and get $500 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $660 in resort coupons. Riu Palace Pacifico: Stay four to six nights and get $570 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $730 in resort coupons. Riu Republica, Riu Palace Bavaro, Riu Palace Punta Cana, Riu Bambu, or Riu Naioba: Stay four to six nights and get $1,689 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $2,544 in resort coupons.Riu Ocho Rios: Stay four to six nights and get $500 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $630 in resort coupons.Riu Palace Paradise Island: Stay four to six nights and get $1,040 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $1,240 in resort coupons.Riu Palace Costa Rica: Stay four to six nights and get $910 in resort coupons. Stay seven nights or more and get $1,370 in resort coupons.^^Guests will receive $35 in spa credit at Renova Spa good towards an 80-minute Renova Combination massage. Offer is valid per adult, per stay. †First and second checked bags. Weight and size limits apply. A golf bag can be substituted for one checked bag.Seats are limited and may not be available on some flights that operate during peak travel times and holiday periods. Flight and hotel rates may vary by day of week. Hotel surcharges may apply to weekends, holidays, and convention periods. Flights available on published scheduled service only. Rates may be subject to change until purchased. Discounts are valid per reservation before taxes are applied. Offer not valid on existing reservations and may not be combined with any other offer. Subject to availability. Restrictions apply. ALG Vacations Corp. is the tour operator for Southwest Vacations®.
Riu Palace Peninsula – All-Inclusive
Experience the ultimate all-inclusive vacation package at Riu Palace Peninsula. Located on a gorgeous stretch of Cancun's white-sand beaches, this breathtaking resort is surrounded by both cool, clear waters and a lush tropical landscape. From relaxing treatments in the Renova Spa to exciting beach activities and water sports, guests of all ages will find plenty to keep them occupied.
If you're traveling with the whole family, the little ones will want to check out the RiuLand program. Planning a romantic getaway? Riu Palace Peninsula features an adults only area with Deluxe Villas.
Riu Palace Las Americas – All-Inclusive
The hallmark of the all-inclusive Riu Palace Las Americas, as with all RIU Hotels & Resorts, is a focus on attentive and personalized service. Guests can take advantage of the beautiful Cancun weather with a variety of amenities including a fresh water swimming pool, serene beach, and plenty of room for outdoor activities and water sports.
A variety of delicious dining options means that you can enjoy everything from traditional Mexican cuisine to Japanese and everything in between. All-inclusive means that you can enjoy all of your meals, snacks, and beverages at no additional cost!
Riu Cancun – All-Inclusive
The white sand beaches and clear blue waters of Cancun are home to the recently renovated Hotel Riu Cancun. Guests of all ages will enjoy this all-inclusive tropical paradise and all of the luxury accommodations and amenities it has to offer.
Spend your days on the beach, tennis courts, or around the pool; and spend your nights enjoying a live show or dancing to local rhythms. If you want to explore everything that the area has to offer, enjoy the surrounding tropical environments with excursions or a popular tour of the Chichen Itza Mayan ruins. Create your ideal Mexico vacation at Riu Cancun.
Riu Caribe – All-Inclusive
This all-inclusive hotel is located on the beautiful beaches of Cancun, and boasts breathtaking views. Whether you are looking for an active vacation full of outdoor activities, watersports, snorkeling, and golf; or you prefer a relaxing getaway full of spa services and leisurely dining experiences, there is something for everyone at Riu Caribe. Get a taste for local flavors with traditional Mexican recipes, nightly live entertainment, and exciting island excursions. Riu Caribe is the perfect destination for your next tropical vacation.
Riu Dunamar – All-Inclusive
Hotel Riu Dunamar offers over 700 well-appointed rooms with amenities such as air conditioning, a minibar, and beverage dispensers. At this Costa Mujeres resort, you'll find five outdoor swimming pools with lounge chairs and umbrellas for you to enjoy the warm Mexican weather. Relax by the beach and take in its natural beauty or spend splash-filled days kayaking, snorkeling, or having a blast at the hotel's Splash Water World Aquatic Park. At night, there are plenty of entertainment options, featuring live shows at the theater or dancing at Pacha nightclub.
Riu Palace Costa Mujeres – All-Inclusive
This all-inclusive hotel in Costa Mujeres has 670 junior suites and suites with the finest amenities, such as a minibar, 24-hour room service, and a balcony or terrace. The facilities at the Hotel Riu Palace Costa Mujeres also include five swimming pools – two of them with swim-up bars, so that you can enjoy a refreshing dip after relaxing in the solarium lounge chairs. Guests also enjoy complimentary access to Splash Water World Aquatic Park or Pacha nightclub located next door at Riu Dunamar.
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Riu Palace Riviera Maya – All-Inclusive
Combine white sand beach, crystal clear water, a palm tree landscape, and a luxury all-inclusive resort with spacious and comfortable accommodations, and you'll get Riu Palace Riviera Maya. Dine in a variety of restaurants while enjoying delicious culinary creations from creative chefs. Use the rest of your day to explore your surroundings, enjoy live entertainment, indulge in spa treatments, or take part in sports and activities under the sun. A perfect destination for families, kids will love the RiuLand program while adults enjoy some alone time. Create lasting memories at this tropical oasis, and make Riu Palace Riviera Maya the destination for your ideal Mexico vacation.
Riu Palace Playacar – All-Inclusive
The all-inclusive experience that you will experience at Riu Palace Playacar is defined by high quality service, friendly staff, beautiful surroundings, and endless entertainment. Relax poolside, challenge your friends to a game of tennis, enjoy delicious cuisine, or dance the night away to live music. Riu Palace Playacar has amenities that will keep the whole family enjoying a fun-filled vacation. If you want to explore more of the local culture, try an excursion to Mayan ruins or the Crococum Zoo.
Riu Palace Mexico – All-Inclusive
With a décor to match traditional Mexican estates, Riu Palace Mexico is the perfect place to escape for a beach getaway. Families will love the RiuLand kids' club, activities, comfortable accommodations, and live entertainment; and couples will enjoy the Renova Spa, gourmet dining, and Whirlpool bath suites. With plenty of dining options, you can try something new each day. Sample local fare at Don Julian one night and get a taste of Italy at La Dolce Vita the next. When the sun goes down, head to Los Mariachis for a nighttime cocktail. Your Riu Palace Mexico vacation package is only a click away.
Riu Tequila – All-Inclusive
Riu Tequila is an all-inclusive tropical paradise surrounded by a palm grove and the perfect destination for families, friends, honeymooners, destination weddings, and everyone in between. Relaxing treatments at Renova Spa, a night of dancing at La Piñata club, a delicious Mexican dining experience at Jalisco, and comfortable accommodations are just the beginning. Riu Tequila is home to an all-inclusive experience and all-star service that will leave you with lasting memories and the vacation of a lifetime.
Riu Yucatan – All-Inclusive
Once you feel the soft sand under your feet and the cool ocean breezes gently blowing over you, you'll know you've finally found Riu Yucatan and the perfect destination to experience your all-inclusive Mexico vacation. If you're looking to take relaxation to a whole new level, visit the Renova spa for heavenly treatments. If beach adventures are more your speed, you'll find the perfect setting for water sports, windsurfing, snorkeling and much more only steps away at the beach. After working up an appetite from a full day of activities, you can enjoy the fresh ingredients and flavors of a variety of dining options. Riu Yucatan didn't foget about the little ones! The RiuLand program has everything to make sure that kids enjoy their vacation just as much as the adults. Book your Riu Yucatan vacation today.
Riu Santa Fe – All-Inclusive
Located in the south of the Baja California Peninsula and merely minutes from the famous Cabo San Lucas, Riu Santa Fe is a lively resort where you'll never find a shortage of activities to keep you busy. During the day, take part in beach activities including volleyball, windsurfing, kayaking, and bodyboarding; or relax in the Renova Spa while you enjoy a personalized spa treatment. When the sun goes down, dance the night away at Pacha club or enjoy live shows and music. As a part of your all-inclusive experience you can enjoy recipes from around the world at a variety of restaurants and beverages of all kinds. Your sunny Riu Santa Fe vacation package is only a click away.
Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas – All-Inclusive
Located in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas is surrounded by splendid gardens and situated on a gorgeous stretch of Mexican shoreline with breathtaking views of the crystal clear water. Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas is the perfect destination for travelers of all tastes and styles, and offers an all-inclusive experience that will give you plenty of options for daily dining, activities, and accommodations. Whether you want to relax in the spa or find an exhilarating beach adventure, Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas is the perfect all-inclusive destination.
Riu Palace Baja California – All-Inclusive
This all-Inclusive hotel in Cabo San Lucas has everything that you may need for a couples getaway. Riu Palace Baja California offers over 600 rooms accentuated with pedestal tubs and additional amenities such as a flat screen TV, 24-hour room service, a minibar, and beverage dispensers. Enjoy the warm weather, cool off at one of the four hotel pools – two of which have swim-up bars, or head for a day of relaxation at heavenly El Medano Beach.
Riu Jalisco
Surrounded by lush palm groves and the Pacific Ocean, Riu Jalisco offers an all-inclusive system, service, and facilities that will create the perfect Mexico vacation package. Enjoy the luxury resort experience with two fresh water pools, sauna, Renova Spa wellness centre, exchange privileges with Riu Vallarta, and golf inclusions. If you are looking for a little more excitement, you'll find that Riu Jalisco's location between Sierra Madre and Banderas Bay make it a nature lover's paradise. Swim with dolphins or go whale watching in the bay or head to the Sierra Madre for horseback riding and bungee jumping. With all of this excitement, you're bound to work up an appetite. With Riu Jalisco's all-inclusive system, you can experience Mexican cuisine at its best. With free Wi-Fi in resort public areas, you can always stay connected. Discover the pleasure of calm beaches, sun, and nature at Riu Jalisco.
Riu Palace Pacifico
If you are looking for luxury in one of Mexico's most exciting destinations, then you'll want to explore Riu Palace Pacifico. Feel your stresses melt away as you enjoy personalized spa treatments. Discover tropical adventures with windsurfing, kayaking, golf inclusions, and other excursions, or let the little ones have their own free time at the Riu Land program. Stay connected with free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel. Exchange privileges at Riu Vallarta and Riu Jalisco mean that you can explore more of Puerto Vallarta. From poolside drinks to a gourmet meal at La Peninsula, the Riu Palace Pacifico all-inclusive system will allow you to enjoy a variety of flavors. Free weddings, gorgeous surroundings, and a romantic atmosphere make Riu Palace Pacifico the perfect place for you destination wedding. Book your Riu Palace Pacifico and prepare for beachfront fun for the whole family.
Riu Vallarta
Riu Vallarta combines the typical RIU style with a modern Art Deco flare to create one of Mexico's most unique resort experiences. With all of the facilities that you'll need to create the ultimate all-inclusive vacation experience, Riu Vallarta is a destination for the whole family. And, with exchange privileges at Riu Jalisco, you can enjoy the facilities of two resorts. Relax with a cool dink poolside, indulge in spa services at the Renova Spa, hit the links for 18 holes of golf, or dance the night away at Pacha club. Eco-tourists will love the large selection of excursions from whale watching and swimming with dolphins to bungee jumping and horseback riding. When you get hungry, head to one of many delicious dining option for some local flavors. Check your email or send photos to your friends with free Wi-Fi throughout the resort's public areas. Don't forget to head into town to pick up some local souvenirs! Your Riu Vallarta vacation package is just a click away.
All Jamaica vacation packages include flight service into Montego Bay (MBJ).
Riu Reggae – All-Inclusive
Located right on the beach and surrounded by incredible scenery, the Riu Reggae is a new, all-inclusive adults-only hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica. With idyllic surroundings and a wide array of services and amenities, including free Wi-Fi, sparkling infinity pools, a complimentary gym, and pampering spa facilities, this resort is the perfect place to experience an unforgettable vacation with your partner or friends.
Riu Palace Jamaica – All-Inclusive
As an all-inclusive adults only hotel, Riu Palace Jamaica is the ultimate luxury resort for guests seeking a romantic vacation full of relaxation and tranquility. Take a dip in the refreshing pool, enjoy a beverage at the beach bar, or treat yourself to a trip to the Renova Spa. If you're looking for a little more excitement, you'll find plenty of activities including volleyball, snorkeling, windsurfing, sailing, and much more. High quality service is designed with your comfort and experience in mind, so simply sit back, relax, and enjoy the trip of a lifetime at Riu Palace Jamaica. As a part of the adults only experience, enjoy added values including a welcome glass of sparkling wine, concierge service, bathrobe, special wine menu (additional charge), romantic dinner on the beach (additional charge), free Wi-Fi, and premium drinks.
Riu Montego Bay – All-Inclusive
World-famous for beautiful white sand beaches, tranquil turquoise waters, and decadent resorts, Montego Bay is home to the all-inclusive Riu Montego Bay. With a wide variety of dining options, unlimited beverages, and more activities than you can count, each day you spend at Riu Montego Bay can be a whole new experience. The entire family will enjoy hanging out at the beach, participating in water sports, and dancing to daily live entertainment. Children's programs, swimming pool, and playground make this truly a destination for everyone. Book your Riu Montego Bay vacation package today for the Jamaica vacation you always dreamed of.
Riu Ocho Rios – All-Inclusive
Surrounded by stunning natural attractions, waterfalls, and lush forest; Riu Ocho Rios is a tropical escape in the splendid Mammee Bay of Ocho Rios, Jamaica. While staying at the hotel, your all-inclusive experience will include all meals, unlimited beverages, various sports and activities, and daily resort entertainment. A variety of room categories will ensure that you find the right fit for your escape to Riu Ocho Rios. Looking to enjoy a quiet, romantic getaway? Riu Ocho Rios features an adults only deluxe wing with private adults only swimming pool. Book your Riu Ocho Rios vacation package today.
Riu Palace Tropical Bay – All-Inclusive
Bathed in warm sunlight and the tranquil Jamaican atmospheres of Negril, Riu Palace Tropical Bay is a Victorian-style resort decorated with immaculately manicured gardens. As an all-inclusive resort, Riu Palace Tropical Bay gives you the opportunity to sample a variety of flavors with several dining experiences including Rimini, and restaurant specializing in Italian favorites. Split your time between relaxing in your comfortable accommodations and enjoying fun in the sun at the beach or around the pool. If you want to explore more of the island, book an excursion to the Rhodes thermal springs, Hall Plantation, or Seven Mile Beach.
Riu Negril – All-Inclusive
Whether you are traveling with family, friends, or seeking a romantic honeymoon, Riu Negril is the perfect destination for everyone. This all-inclusive hotel is the perfect destination to relax, cut loose, or do a little of both. Children won't want to leave the playground and RiuLand program, and adults will find plenty to occupy their time at the Renova Spa or one of many hotel bars. When the sun goes down, head to Pacha for a night of dancing, or retreat to your spacious room for some relaxation and a good night's sleep. Your Riu Negril vacation package is only a click away.
Riu Palace Bavaro – All-Inclusive
Experience your dream all-inclusive vacation package at Riu Palace Bavaro in Punta Cana's beautiful Arena Gorda. This hotel's beachfront location is ideal for water activities, poolside relaxation, and plenty of fun in the sun. When you aren't poolside or exploring Punta Cana, grab a delicious meal at Montecristo or one of several other dining options. After dinner, dance the night away at the Pacha club or test your luck at El Millón Casino. Riu Palace Bavaro's excellent service, wonderful amenities, and array of activities make this the perfect destination for families, honeymooners, and everyone in between.
Riu Palace Punta Cana – All-Inclusive
If you are looking for ultimate luxury, five-star service, wonderful amenities, and comfortable accommodations, then look no further than Riu Palace Punta Cana. This all-inclusive hotel has everything you'll need to create your ideal tropical vacation package. Indulge in spa services at the Eternal Spa, enjoy traditional Dominican cuisine at one of many delicious dining options, or head to the beach for some relaxation under the sun or an underwater snorkeling adventure. Perfect for the whole family, you'll want to take in everything that Riu Palace Punta Cana has to offer.
Riu Republica – All-Inclusive
Enjoy the perfect holiday at one of Dominican Republic's most spectacular resorts, Riu Republica. Punta Cana offers a distinctive Caribbean landscape, surrounded by swaying coconut palms, sugar cane fields, and access to amazing spots such as the Altos de Chavón, Saona Island, and the Punta Cana Ecological Reserve. A vacation experience at Riu Republica offers everything you need to enjoy your time to the fullest. Make a splash in one of two large pools with spacious sun terraces, hit the gym and wellness center, or experience one of the many land and water sport options included with your vacation. Finally, end the night dancing at the lively disco or enjoying one of the live music acts included in the nighttime entertainment program.
Riu Bambu – All-Inclusive
Surrounded by lush tropical landscapes and a relaxing atmosphere, escape to Riu Bambu with an all-inclusive vacation package. Riu Bambu is located on Arena Gorda, and boasts a breathtaking beachfront location and unbeatable views. With a variety of room categories, restaurants, and activities, Riu Bambu is designed to accommodate guests of all tastes and styles. Young guests will love the RiuLand kids' club while parents enjoy the La Arena swim-up bar and Renova Spa. Book your Punta Cana vacation package today.
Riu Naiboa – All-Inclusive
Secluded from the busy city life, Riu Naiboa is tucked away and surrounded by a tropical landscape, lush gardens, a vast beach, and turquoise water. Ideal for a vacation full of relaxation and pampering service, Riu Naiboa is home to comfortable accommodations, several dining options, refreshing swimming pool with children's section, and a range of different activities and water sports. If you want to explore more of your surroundings, the hotel can help to arrange exciting excursions to Marinarium marine park, Altos de Chavón, and more.
Riu Palace Macao – All-Inclusive
Punta Cana is a beautiful Caribbean destination full of sandy beaches, tall palm trees, relaxing atmospheres, and Riu Palace Macao. While staying at the hotel, your all-inclusive experience will include all meals, unlimited beverages, various sports and activities, and daily resort entertainment. A variety of room categories will ensure that you find the right fit for your escape to Riu Palace Macao. A typical day at Riu Palace Macao might include a morning around the pool, lunch at Pancho poolside restaurant, afternoon activities on the beach, dinner at El Patio, and a little entertainment at Copacabana amphitheater. As a part of the adults only experience, enjoy added values including a welcome glass of sparkling wine, concierge service, bathrobe, special wine menu (additional charge), romantic dinner on the beach (additional charge), free Wi-Fi, and premium drinks.
Riu Palace Aruba – All-Inclusive
This elegant all-inclusive hotel is an exotic and exciting destination for enjoying a tropical Caribbean vacation. Offering two fresh water swimming pools, a health and beauty center, four themed restaurants, a thrilling casino, and daily live entertainment; Riu Palace Aruba has everything you'll need to create your ideal island getaway. Outdoor lovers can enjoy a coastline hike, scuba diving, and watersports; while those looking for a maximum relaxation will want to take advantage of spa treatments, time in the Jacuzzi, and a cool beverage around the pool. Book your Riu Palace Aruba adventure today.
Riu Palace Antillas – All-Inclusive
This adults only all-inclusive hotel is the ideal setting for a romantic Caribbean vacation. If you are looking for a place to relax, you've found the perfect hotel. Grab a towel and a lounge chair, and enjoy the warmth of the Aruba sun as you sit poolside. If you are in the mood to try some new activities, Riu Palace Antillas has an extensive program full of water activities including windsurfing, snorkeling, kayaking, golf, and bicycle rental. When the sun sets, you can enjoy some delicious cuisine at the buffet-style restaurant or three themed restaurants. After dinner, escape back to your luxury accommodations or catch a live show. Your Riu Palace Antillas vacation can be anything you want it to be. As a part of the adults only experience, enjoy added values including a welcome glass of sparkling wine, concierge service, bathrobe, special wine menu (additional charge), romantic dinner on the beach (additional charge), free Wi-Fi, and premium drinks.
Riu Palace Paradise Island – All-Inclusive
Located in one of the world's most famous beach destinations, Riu Palace Paradise Island is located on a gorgeous stretch of white sand beach. Defined by personalized service that will exceed your expectations and comfortable accommodations, this hotel will provide you with an experience that you won't soon forget. Spend your time at the hotel or venture out to explore Nassau, Paradise Island where you can enjoy excursions like swimming with dolphins, scuba diving, and an array of water sports. Riu Palace Paradise Island has something for everyone.
All Costa Rica vacation packages include flight service into San Jose (SJO).
Riu Guanacaste – All-Inclusive
This all-inclusive hotel boasts a stunning seafront location on the scenic Mata Palo Beach. Riu Guanacaste has embodied the Costa Rican style and flavors in a variety of themed restaurants, indulgent and relaxing spa services, and a friendly and attentive service that will ensure that your vacation exceeds your expectations. Whether you are looking forward to a romantic getaway, outdoor ecotourism adventure, or fun-filled trip with friends, Riu Guanacaste has everything you'll need and more.
Riu Palace Costa Rica – All-Inclusive
Famous for its lush landscapes and picturesque beaches, Costa Rica is home to Riu Palace Costa Rica. This all-inclusive hotel will provide you with the service and amenities that you'll need to enjoy the vacation of a lifetime. Equipped with four swimming pools, wet bar, Jacuzzi, gym, sauna, and the famous Renova Spa, Riu Palace Costa Rica is a truly all-inclusive destination. Looking for a little excitement? Try some of Costa Rica's favorite activities like surfing, fishing, scuba diving, and much more.
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My master's thesis focused on the management and restoration of the federally threatened Pitcher's Thistle (Cirsium pitcheri). I determined how the viability of the current Indiana meta-population has responded to the addition of two new populations. I conducted population viability analyses on several C. pitcheri populations spanning Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. I determined growth trajectories, estimated the impacts of weather and the effect of seed sources on the establishment of the only reintroduced population in Illinois.
My current research while pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Illinois U/C involves modeling the Lyme Disease Community combining invasion ecology and community ecology in understanding the major processes/mechanisms by which Ixodes scapularis invades previously uninhabited environments as well as the establishment of the pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi.

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Do you remember the beginning?
We looked at our friends and family and said,
"There's no story here…"
but there was.
The first story was hard with all the eyes watching us.
I had suspicions that it wasn't spontaneous.
I didn't want to fall for you…
but I did.
We worked through the stories.
We didn't speak of compromise or sacrifice…
we just did it.
In the end,
thirteen stories defined the culmination of our shared journey,
and one final sacrifice.
Now the stories flash passed my eyes,
blurring details.
I didn't fall for you this time.
You pushed me.
13-Stories of Love
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I love shopping for makeup in store. I love being able to swatch eyeshadow palettes and test the formula of new products before purchasing them. It's like a dream come true for me anytime I enter Ulta or Sephora and I always leave with my hands covered in 20 different shadows and glitters. Seriously, I could never hide makeup shopping from my husband even if I tried. The swatches on my hands tell the truth.
No matter how much I cherish the experience of in store shopping, I can't always avoid purchasing online. Whether its pickup up exclusive products or simply to take advantage of a killer deal, online shopping can sometimes be the best way to go.
*This post may contain affiliate links. This means by using making a purchase through my links, I may receive a small commission at no cost to you. I will only recommend products and service that I personally use and believe in. Thank you for your support*
Today I want to share a little secret of mine that I use literally every time I shop online, no matter what I'm shopping for. Ebates is an online tool that allows you to earn cash back just from shopping online. It may sound too good to be true, but trust me, it's true. Here is my Ebates review and my honest opinion on the program and its benefits.
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Ebates is like a loyalty program that is not retailer specific. Here are some of the most common retailers participating in Ebates:
Shopping is something we all do on a regular basis, so you might as well benefit from it.
New members can sign up here:
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Once you sign up and spend $25 or more, you will receive a $10 bonus. $10 just for shopping online, which you were going to do anyways! Awesome!
Earn Cash Back In Store
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So if you are ready to join this amazing program, here's how you do it:
Ebates has an extension available for your browser that alerts you when you are shopping on a website that is offering cash back. This tool is absolutely amazing and prevents me from missing out on great deals. Sometimes I actually forget to activate my Ebates offer, so this reminder is so helpful.
There is nothing worse than placing an online order and realizing you missed out on getting your money.
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Along with cash back, Ebates also provides coupon codes and deal alerts for websites. You can stack these coupon codes on top of your cash back offers. I also want to mention that you can still participate in individual loyalty programs while you use Ebates such as Ulta and Sephora.
This really just sweetens the deal. Now when you order makeup online, you can earn Ulta points, use a coupon on your purchase of eligible items, and earn cash back off of the entire purchase.
Ebates App
To make earning cash back even easier, Ebates has an app available in the iTunes App store for IOS and the Google Play Store for android devices. Just launch the app, login, and select your store to shop through Ebates mobile browser and earn.
Hopefully by now you've signed up or plan on it once you are done reading this. There really is no point in not participating in this program. I've earned almost $300.00 so far, which is really incredible when you think I earned that just by shopping online.
I hope ya'll take advantage of this program. It really is a winner. If you are already a member of Ebates, leave a comment down below sharing some of your biggest checks or shopping sprees. I am always amazed to find out just how much money some people are earning through Ebates.


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Even so, in the late 16th century, Rudby was still known as one of the local centres of Catholicism and we know of two prominent Catholics in the parish: Sir John Ingilby and the Venerable Mary Ward.
Sir John Ingilby of Lawkland owned the manor of Rudby. He was prosecuted for recusancy in 1604. A labourer from Crathorne destroyed a seat in a close in Rudby which belonged to Sir John "on which the said John, an old man and lame, was wont to rest himself".
Mary Ward (1585-1645) lived in quietly in Rudby parish near the end of her life, after her many hard years of journeying in Europe and her struggle to found the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1642, during the Civil Wars, she came back to her native Yorkshire and took refuge at Hutton Rudby with her Ingilby relatives. During her time there, Mary prayed at the shrine of Our Lady at Mount Grace.
I think we can assume that she stayed in the old manor house of Rudby, which stood beside the river Leven. (There is nothing of it to be seen today - only a field, across the road from the church). In this obscure corner of the Ingilby estates it seems very unlikely that the family maintained another house that could be suitable for sheltering an elderly and infirm woman and her companions.
Hutton Rudby was, in those days, a very remote place and in early 1643 Mary decided that she must move to Heworth near York, in order to be in communication with friends and supporters. She died there on 30 January 1645. She was the foundress of the Bar Convent, York.
Apart from Sir John and Mary Ward, we know very little of Catholics living in the village - until the baptismal registers for St Mary's in Crathorne provide us with names for the period c1780 to 1830.
In 1780 the Catholic population of Rudby parish was 13 ["Rudby-in-Cleveland: Local Government & Society" by R P Hastings]. Working from the registers, we can say that the Rudby Catholics in 1780 probably included:
- Mrs Sarah Bewick, Susannah and Sarah Bewick and Mary (Bewick) Smith and her little daughter Susannah
- Charles Young (and any family)
- John and Margaret Wood of Middleton-on-Leven with one or two young children
- Mary Ayrsome of East Side, Hutton, may also have been Catholic, and possibly also Thomas Ayrsome.
A year or two later, the Bewick family was joined by the Meynell family, when in about 1783 Edward Meynell, wheelwright and publican, moved to Hutton from Crathorne.
His wife Martha Harrison was not a Catholic. Some of their children married Protestants:
- Mary Meynell married Reuben Bainbridge, the son of Reuben Bainbridge and Susannah Bewick
- Martha Meynell married James Hood.
- Jane Meynell married William Hansell (they appear to have had two daughters, one baptised a few months before their wedding, and another whose baptism is not recorded)
- William Meynell, cartwright, married Helena Moss.
In the first decade of the 19th century the Bewick/Meynell families were joined by the more families:
- Christopher & Ann Tate (possibly originally from Appleton Wiske)
- George & Jane Brown
- Mr & Mrs Jackson and son William
- Mr & Mrs Harpley from Coxwold are also mentioned, date unclear.
- Edward Meynell aged 67
- his son Edward Meynell aged 44
- his daughter Mary Bainbridge and seven children
- his daughter Martha Hood and two children
- his daughter Jane Hansell and two daughters
- his son William, in his early thirties with two children.
There were at this time two Mrs Mary Souters in Hutton: Mary Moon, who married William Souter in Stokesley, and Mary Dalkin who married Robert Souter in Hutton Rudby. The Dalkins were not Catholic, and it seems more likely that Mary Moon would be a possible identification.
The Meynells and the Souters both lived on East Side; William and Mary Souter lost two children in the 1832 cholera epidemic.
NB. This blogpost was amended on 22 July 2013, as an error relating to the Meynell family was pointed out to me by a reader.


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The extremes of rule by people (democracy) vs rule by the educated (or elite, if you prefer). Ongoing since Periclean Athens and arguments continue. I see it especially in discussion on Brexit vote.
Month: June 2016
It will be hard to spin this here in US
But many will try. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06/28/at-least-28-dead-60-injured-in-terror-attack-at-istanbul-airport.html
Sit in fueled by Chick-Fil-A.
Suprising win for Brexit. Check that – I did not pay attention before the vote. I am enjoying the liberal moaning, though. One theme: all fueled by xenophobia and racism. I think this hurts the liberals in the long run. Labeling your opponents like that will get you nowhere.
My alma mater
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Seeking guidance
Given that cultural diversity is a national value, is the Orlando massacre a celebration (for letting Omar Mateen act out his cultural norms) or is it a hate crime (for killing LBQT people)? Or maybe tolerating hate crimes is a strength for diversity? /s/ Confuse.
Anti-racism not working
FBI bent over backwards to clear Omar Mateen. Fifty members of LBQT community dead, more injured. So anti-racism worked very poorly.


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Reminders & Quotes: A Household's Connection With The Qur'aan - The 'Allaamah Shaykh Ibn Baaz
This article is a response to a question posed to our Shaykh Bandar al Khaybarī (حفظه الله) regarding who gets the reward for feeding the fasting person in Ramaḍān acting upon the authentic ḥadīth wherein The Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: "Whoever gives iftār to one who is fasting will have a reward like his, without that detracting from the reward of the fasting person in the slightest." There is a difference of opinion among the scholars as to whether this means simply giving the fasting persona something to break their fast like a date or water etc, or does it mean feeding him until he is satisfied i.e. a full meal. This article was translated by our noble brother Abū Afnān Muḥammad 'Abd Allāh (حفظه الله). Click "Continue Reading" to read the full answer of the Shaykh.
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Taylor Alison Swift, popularly known as Taylor Swift has been driving us crazy since 2005 with her mesmerizing voice. At the age of twenty, Swift became the youngest solo artist to
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|Taylor Swift
|Date of Birth
|December 13, 1989 (age 26), Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
|Scott Kingsley Swift, Andrea Swift
|Austin Swift
|Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School, Aaron Academy, West Reading Elementary Center,Hendersonville High School
|Taylor Lautner,John Mayer,Jake Gyllenhaal,Conor Kennedy
|Net worth
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This American singer/songwriter and a multi-Grammy award winner, became the youngest artist to win the Grammy award, at the age of twenty.
Childhood of a Great Singer
Born on December 13, 1989 in Pennsylvania, Swift was brought up in a Presbyterian family and experienced a quite disciplined lifestyle. Her academic years were spent in Wyomissing, where she attended West Reading Elementary Center and Wyomissing Area Junior/ Senior High School. Swift had a hobby of horse riding too, which she took further and also competed in many horse shows. When she was nine years old, she developed an urge for music, especially on country music.
Early life and Awesome Career Growth of Taylor Alison Swift
Music, for Taylor, was nothing that she always dreamt of. She developed her new hobby of music when she was nine years old through the musical theaters of Grease and Bye Bye Birdie. She traveled regularly to the New York City for vocal and acting lessons. At the age of 11, her devotion towards the country music, fetched her the winning certificate in her first talent hunt performance.
She wrote her first song Lucky You, at the age of 12, inspired by a computer repairman who showed her to play three chords on a guitar. At the age of 14, when she moved to Nashville, she signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest artist ever published by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house.
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After becoming the youngest person to write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Swift's albums received ten Grammy Awards which marked Taylor Swift as the youngest Album of the Year winner. Her single Mean from the album Speak Now won two Grammy awards. She wrote nine songs of the album Speak Now alone and the others were co-written with Max Martin and Ed Sheeran. She received ten Grammy Awards, one Emmy Award, 23 Billboard Awards, 11 Country Association Awards and one Brit Award.Red, on 2012, provided us with her best singles "We Are Never Ever getting Back Together" and "I Knew You were in Trouble". She has appeared in Time's 100 most influential people in the world, Forbes' top-earning woman in music, and Forbes' Celebrity 100. Swift is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums.
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Matthew 25
Verse 1
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Verse 2
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Verse 3
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Verse 4
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Verse 5
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Verse 6
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Verse 7
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
Verse 8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Verse 9
But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
Verse 10
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Verse 11
Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
Verse 12
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Verse 13
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Verse 14
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Verses 14-30
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Verse 15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Verse 16
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
Verse 17
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
Verse 18
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
Verse 19
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
Verse 20
And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
Verse 21
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Verse 22
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
Verse 23
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Verse 24
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Verse 25
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Verse 26
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Verse 27
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Verse 28
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Verse 29
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Verse 30
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Verse 31
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Verse 32
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
Verse 33
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Verse 34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Verse 35
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Verse 36
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Verse 37
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
Verse 40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Verse 41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Verse 42
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Verse 44
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Verse 45
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Verse 46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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Morning, it's been a while since I actually made a card specifically to join in with a challenge but as I've got a sheet of the gorgeous
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Churches need to have a big picture. And part of that is having an image of who God wants them to be as people on mission with Jesus. So often we focus on the DOING of ministry that we lose sight of who are called to BE as we carry out that specific mission God has entrusted us with. This is what I believe is Peter's perspective when he writes:
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." – 1 Peter 1.29
As I teach leadership to my seminary students and with local congregation, I have found it helpful to distinguish between VISION and MISSION, two terms often used interchangeably. Using four terms often related to planning …
VISION is the picture of the church's future: Who you believe God wants to be or how You will bring glory and honor to Him. (e.g., a royal priesthood)
MISSION is the specific purpose or focus that the church embraces that will them towards the realization of that vision. A mission may be generational with a new focus as a church matures or the mission field evolves.
STRATEGIES are the practical plans for carrying out the mission.
VALUES are foundation that define who you are in Christ. And ultimately values drive behavior so that become truly who God wants us to be. (Values define "God's special possession" for example.)
A STRATEGY or MISSION that does not affirm or reinforce your core values will undermine the health of a church—its faithfulness and fruitfulness.
Does this make sense? Is it helpful to you?
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This exuberant tropical beach wedding, complete with fire dancers, comes to us from Virginie Wis of Wedding Polynesia! Here's Virginie to tell us more:
The bride's coming from Santa Barbara to get married in Moorea with 8 guests, her daughter and her fiancé. In frist, she had the idea to get married in a hotel but when she contact me for photos of the wedding and after few exchange, I realize getting married on a hotel was not a good idea for her! She already rent a private home so her idea was to go to a resort for the wedding only but she loves make party and have fun! And I know wedding package on hotel is not really the place where you can be alone with your guests, put the music on til late and have authentic vision of Polynesia.
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Audible (a division of Amazon) has licensed audio rights to DARK DAYS. I found out about the audio edition in January and have been sitting on the news since, waiting for the book to be added to the site before sharing. I'm so thrilled and excited to hear it read by the wonderful Elizabeth Evans. The audio edition should be released at the same time as the hard copy (3 June 2014).
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Kate Fletcher
Professor of Sustainability, Design and Fashion
Kate Fletcher's work is both rooted in nature's principles and engaged with the cultural and creative forces of fashion and design. Over the last two decades, her original thinking and progressive outlook has infused the field of fashion, textiles and sustainability with design thinking, and come to define it. Kate's pioneering work in the field ranges from developing 'slow fashion' ideas and practice to directional sustainability projects, including Fashion Ecologies and Local Wisdom which has engaged thousands of people worldwide giving rise to the 'craft of use' and 'post-growth' fashion.
She also works as a consultant with companies, educational establishments and non-governmental organizations to foster change towards sustainability and is a regular keynote speaker.
Kate has over 60 scholarly and popular publications in the field. Together with Mathilda Tham she edited the prestige reference work The Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion (2015) drawing together contributions and setting the research agenda for fashion and sustainability for the next decade. Her forthcoming book, Opening Up the Wardrobe: a methods book (2017) is a co-edited collection investigating the 'life world' of clothing beyond the point of purchase.
Lynda Grose
Associate Professor at California College of the Arts
Lynda Grose co-founded ESPRIT's ecollection, the first ecologically responsible clothing line developed by a major corporation and framed an impacts approach to fashion and sustainability which became adopted industry-wide. Grose sees design as a force that can help give form to a sustainable society and is passionate about emergent roles for designers working in this context.
As a practicing designer and educator, Grose has worked with clients across sectors of the economy; from private businesses to nonprofit organizations and governments and from designers to artisans and farmers.
Grose is a contributing author to several books and coauthored Fashion and Sustainability: Design for Change (Lawrence King Publishers, London), which is now available in five languages.
Grose was lead investigator, West Coast USA for the international fashion research project, Local Wisdom, initiated by Kate Fletcher. She is currently collaborating with Dr. Vibeke Riisberg of Design School Kolding (Denmark) and Dr Timo Rissanen of Parsons The New School (USA) on speculative concepts which explore the 'Craft of Use' and garments designed to evolve over time. She's an advisor to Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM Product Standard revision advisory group and serves on the board of Goodwill Industries San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin counties.
Image credit: Local Wisdom Project, by Paige Green
Stephen Sterling
Stephen Sterling is widely renowned nationally and internationally for his work over many years on what education's response should be to the global issues of sustainability.
Stephen's credits include co-founding/writing the first masters course in the UK on education for sustainability and co-editing the first book published anywhere on this field.
Stephen's book (with David Selby and Paula Jones), Sustainability Education: Perspectives and Practice Across Higher Education was acclaimed by the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL) as a 'Top 40 books of 2010'. This was followed by, The Sustainable University – Process and Prospects, which was partly based on Plymouth's sustainability work. His latest book 'Post-Sustainability and Environmental Education: Remaking Education for the Future' was published in 2017 by Pivot/Palgrave.
His varied career has included roles as teacher, deputy director of a national educational body, consultant (particularly to WWF-UK), freelance academic, academic tutor at London South Bank University (LSBU), and Professor at Plymouth University. During this time, he has built a substantial reputation as one of the most eminent thought leaders on the theory and practice of sustainability education, and has had much influence on theory and practice in the field.
Sophie Slater
Brand Director at Birdsong
Sophie Slater is co-founder and Brand Director of ethical, sustainable, feminist fashion label www.birdsong.london Birdsong is powered by women's charities who make garments in East London, with an ethos of "no sweatshops and no photoshop." Inspired by the great skill and creativity in women's community groups, but frustrated by their financial insecurity in the context of budget cuts and rising rents. With the fashion industry addicted to Photoshop, and wholesale exploitation of millions of female garment workers worldwide, an ethical fashion brand, championing women from worker to wearer was born.
Sophie occasionally lectures and runs workshops on body positivity, feminism and zine making. She's also written about ethical fashion for i-D magazine, Refinery29, and The Guardian.
In the run up to Fashion Revolution Week from 23rd-29th April 2018 Birdsong shared how they make their spring collection. Watch the short films which put a face to the women who design, source, fit, sew and sell Birdsong clothes, entirely in London. #WorkerToWearer.
Otto von Busch
Associate Professor of Integrated Design at Parsons – The New School for Design.
Otto holds a Ph.D. in design from the School of Design and Craft at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and has taught and exhibited work on the topic of fashion and empowerment over the last fifteen years. He has a background in arts, craft, design and theory and his projects explore how fashion can mobilize community capabilities through collaborative craft and social activism.
Otto has published articles in The Design Journal, Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty, Fashion Practice, CoDesign Journal, The Journal of Modern Craft, Textile Cloth and Culture, Craft Research, Organizational Aesthetics, Creative Industries Journal & Journal for Artistic Research. His book chapters on design activism are part of The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Product Design (2017), The Routledge Companion to Design Research (2015), The Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion (2014), as well as other design anthologies.
Claire Bergkamp
Stella McCartney Global Director of Sustainability and Innovation.
Claire Bergkamp joined Stella McCartney in 2012 and is the brand's Global Director of Sustainability and Innovation. During her tenure, Claire has helped establish the brand's leadership and reputation in sustainability. Developing its robust environmental and social improvement strategy and worked across the brand and its supply chain internationally to implement it. Claire has focused particularly on sustainable raw material development and procurement, as well as driving alternative materials and innovation. As such, she works closely with innovators, start-ups and universities to find new sustainable business models and solutions. A key element of her sustainability approach includes supplier engagement and the ongoing improvement in social welfare across the supply chain. Within this context, she also oversees Stella McCartney's ethical trade and community outreach programmes.
Praveen Nahar
Senior Faculty member in Industrial Design at National Institute of Design – India
Chairperson for International Programmes – Head of Design Vision Centre
Chairperson for International Programmes – Head of Design Vision Centre
Praveen's areas of academic and professional interests include Systems Thinking in Design, Design Thinking, Sustainable Design, Design in the Public Domain, Rapid Product Development, Appropriate Technology and Strategic Design.
Praveen has been actively involved with academic projects concerning Systems Thinking and Design approaching complex issues and problems ranging from healthcare to mobility. He has also been involved with design research Projects with Microsoft, Nokia, Hyundai, Pininfarina, Panasonic, Steelcase, Siemens, RCA etc. He is widely travelled, presenting in forums and conducting design workshops and seminars in the area of Systems Thinking in Design, Sustainability and Universal Design across many countries.
He has been the India liaison for the "O2 Ecological Design Global Network" for many years. Recently Praveen has been on the jury of "India Design Mark", "Design for Change" global movement for children and "Innovative Mobility Solutions" at PACE Global Forum.
Orsola de Castro
Founder and Creative Director, Fashion Revolution
Orsola de Castro is an internationally recognised opinion leader in sustainable fashion. Her career started as a designer with the pioneering upcycling label From Somewhere, which she launched in 1997 until 2014. Her designer collaborations include collections for Jigsaw, Tesco, Speedo, and 4 best selling capsule collections for Topshop from 2012 to 2014. In 2006, she co-founded the British Fashion Council initiative Estethica at London Fashion Week, which she curated until 2014.
In 2013, with Carry Somers, she founded Fashion Revolution, marking the tragedy in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 24 April 2013 when the Rana Plaza factory collapsed killing and injuring thousands of workers. Raising public awareness of the continuing social and environmental catastrophes in our global fashion supply chains, Fashion Revolution has become a global campaign with participation in over 1000 countries around the world.
Orsola is a regular key note speaker and mentor, Associate Lecturer at UAL, as well as Central Saint Martins Visiting Fellow.
Helen Crowley
Kering, Head of Sustainable Sourcing Innovation
Dr. Helen Crowley joined Kering as the Conservation and Ecosystems Services Specialist in November 2011. Prior to Kering, Helen was Associate Director at the Wildlife Conservation Society for 11 years. She has a background in field-based conservation and development projects particularly in Africa and Madagascar, as well as market-based conservation initiatives and designing corporate-NGO partnerships. Helen has also worked as a consultant to several corporations where she was responsible for helping them implement sustainability strategies. During her tenure at Kering, Helen has been advising and supporting Kering's Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands with a focus on innovative cross-cutting sustainability solutions, including sustainable sourcing and manufacturing processes, to help guide the Group's overall sustainability strategy and programme implementation.
Edwina Ehrman
Senior Exhibition Curator at the V&A Musuem
Edwina Ehrman is a Senior Exhibition Curator at the V&A and a specialist in 19th century fashion. She is the Curator of Fashioned from Nature. Her previous exhibitions include Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear (2016) and Wedding Dresses 1775-2014 (2014). From 2009 – 2013 she was the lead curator for The Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion, the V&A's fashion archive at Blythe House in West Kensington. Her publications include Fashioned from Nature (V&A Publications, 2017), London Couture 1923-1975: British Luxury (V&A Publications, 2015) of which she is co-editor and a contributor, and Wedding Dress: 300 Years of Bridal Fashions (V&A Publications 2011, 2014).
Mary Creagh
UK Member of Parliament
First elected as MP for Wakefield in 2005, Mary held the Environment, Transport and International Development briefs in the Shadow Cabinet between 2010 and 2015. Mary currently serves as Chair of the Environmental Audit Select Committee a position she has held since Feb 2016.
Mary forced the Government to abandon their plans to sell off England's forests, held Ministers to account during the horsemeat crisis, led a successful campaign for a ban on microbeads, and led Labour's campaign on the impact of rising bus and rail fares on the cost of living.
Before Parliament, Mary taught entrepreneurship at Cranfield University's School of Management. At the same time, Mary was a councillor in Islington 1998-2005 and Leader of the Labour Group 2000-2004. She spent four years in Brussels working for an international NGO. Born in Coventry, she attended the local comprehensive school and has degrees from Oxford (Modern Languages) and the LSE (European Studies).
Katharine Hamnett
Fashion Designer
A graduate of Central St.Martins, Katharine Hamnett London launched in 1979 with a range of eclectic women's designs – menswear followed in 1981. Also in that year Katharine released the first of many slogan tees CHOOSE LIFE; soon followed by EDUCATION NOT MISSILES, WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW, PEACE, SAVE THE FUTURE – these are central to the Hamnett DNA of the provocative and political writ large.
In 1984 events snowballed – the collection was selling in 700 of the best retail outlets across 40 countries. Katharine, known to the British public as a "bad girl with integrity" was the first person to win 'The Most Influential Fashion Designer of the Year' awarded by the British Fashion Council and signed her first international licenses. Across the media, and on the street, it was the summer of the slogan tee (Wham wore Choose Life for one of their videos), perhaps the most famous being the '58% Don't Want Pershing' that Katharine wore to meet the PM Margaret Thatcher. A bold political act that made front pages news around the world.
Angela McRobbie
Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths University of London
Angela McRobbie has recently been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. She carried out her early work at Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, her most recent books include The Aftermath of Feminism 2008, Be Creative 2015. Currently completing Feminism, Neoliberalism and Popular Culture (Polity 2019).
Angela is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4 Women's Hour and Thinking Allowed and writes for OpenDemocracy and for The Guardian Comment is Free.
For more than 20 years Angela McRobbie has investigated the practices of fashion design as creative labour, with particular emphasis on micro-enterprises and more recently 'start ups'. She has published extensively on this topic and is currently completing a monograph based on the AHRC-funded CREATe project titled Fashion Micro-enterprises in London, Berlin and Milan. The focus of this work is on the impact of the Euro-zone economic crisis of 2008 for arts and fashion graduates, the impact of pro-active urban cultural policy regimes and the consequences for London's young designers of the aggressive neoliberalisation of the last 2 decades, and their being 'costed out' of the city.


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Brilliant job, highly recommend. - D, Surrey 21/01/2016
Jim did a lovely job on re-modelling our fireplace and installing a wood burning stove. He was very clean and everything was completed on time. A job well done and we highly recommend Jim.
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Lundbeck Goal Setting Calendar
Lundbeck is a $2 billion Danish global pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, production, marketing, and sale of drugs for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Lundbeck has international production facilities in 57 countries and employs 5,500 people globally. The company's products are registered in more than 100 countries.
At the beginning of each year Lundbeck employees worldwide receive a set of goals and milestones to accomplish over the following 365 days. We were tasked with delivering this content in a unique format that would make the content easily digestible, educational and would also have serious staying power.
Our solution was a 365-page desktop tearpad calendar with a page for each day. Each numbered page has a data point, fact, or goal with correlating numerals, allowing the company to engage their employees and provide a daily brand touchpoint. The format was a huge success and has been seen as a significant internal motivator and brand-building tool.


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Rudd wants jobs quota for Asian speakers
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says the business community should set aside a quota of jobs for Australian students who can speak an Asian language.
Mr Rudd has praised the Federal Government's white paper on Asia, which outlines how Australia can deepen its engagement with the region.
The white paper calls for more students to be taught at least one of four Asian languages - Mandarin, Japanese, Hindi and Indonesian - in every school in Australia.
Mr Rudd told Sky News that businesses also need to provide incentives for students.
"They need to know there's a career path for them," he said.
"So if the 100 businesses which make up the Business Council of Australia were simply to say each of us will provide 10 graduate jobs for first class Chinese speakers, Japanese speakers or whatever, each year, that's 1,000 jobs on the Australian market.
This whole drive for Asian languages in schools is silly really. It ignores the fact that we all ready have lots of first and second generation immigrants who speak Asian languages very well.
"Kids will respond to that and they will master these languages and become as they were, the army of the future in our economic engagement with the neighbourhood."
He says the roadmap to 2025 set out in the white paper is comprehensive and a "wake-up call" to Australia.
"It draws together the various arms of what both government, corporates and others in Australia are doing in their engagement with Asia and charts a framework for the future," he said.
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The Durham Children's Choir is comprised of two groups, Cantare - our preparatory choir, and Bel Canto - our performance choir (8 - 12 events per year). Both groups meet at the Durham Arts Council on Mondays, Cantare from 5:00 - 6:00pm and Bel Canto from 5:00 - 6:30pm. For more information, please contact our Administrative Assistant at email@example.com.
Are you interested in being a member of the Durham Children's Choir? We would love to have you audition!
Singers entering grades 2-4:
Singers entering these grades do not need to schedule an audition. Our Cantare division's purpose is to prepare students vocally to join Bel Canto, the older DCC division. We are committed to growing DCC by developing young singers who can grow individually and as choral ensemble musicians. Since this is a preparatory choir, this emphasis is on a joyful atmosphere of music-making and fewer performances, allowing each child to develop confidence as a singer and musician. To sign up for Cantare, click here.
Singers entering grades 5-10:
Auditions for the Bel Canto division are held annually in late May and early June for the following school year. Auditions will be held at both the Durham Arts Council and Hillandale Elementary. A school photo of your child should be brought to your audition. Each singer should be prepared to sing "Row, Row, Row, Your Boat" and the first verse of "America" (My Country Tis of Thee). Song lyrics will be available for you at the audition, you do not have to memorize the songs. The audition will also include some short vocal exercises to get an idea of the student's vocal quality, timbre, and range, tonal memory aptitude and part singing ability.
All Singers:
Auditions for students wishing to enter mid-year will be held by appointment only. Contact Dena Byers via email or telephone (919-907-1322) to set up a time.
The Durham Children's Choir is a professional, non-profit organization. It is our policy not to discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age or national/ethnic origin.


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In the past, I've had the privilege of getting treated at some fairly high-end spas that would instill in me a sense of tranquility that would literally put me to peaceful slumber. The music that they play – that wind instrument that becomes a quiet lullaby – is so soft and sweet that it transports me into a place by the ocean, away from the mess of life.
Then, as the masseuse worked aromatic body oil onto my skin and kneaded my muscles into jelly, I would inevitably fall asleep and only awaken in too short of a time. In some ways, it feels like I paid a bunch of money just to go to sleep! But man, when I wake up, I always feel like I'm in a trance.
I wish I could live that upper west side lifestyle and just go to the spa like it's a regular Tuesday appointment. But guys, I live in Texas. Ya know what I'm saying?
And when you're just having the shittiest day you could possibly imagine, a spa sounds like the best option available to take your mind off of things.
So I did the next best thing. I went to Sephora and picked up a bunch of things that would make an in-home spa day possible.
Here's what I picked up:
- Fresh Brown Sugar Body Scrub: After soaking in a tub for a few minutes, I started exfoliating this body scrub onto my skin, and can I just say, my skin has never felt so soft afterwards! The brown sugar was gentle enough that it didn't cut my skin, and the jojoba oils added such a luxurious feel. $67
- Fresh Sugar Face Polish Exfoliator: Similar to the Fresh Brown Sugar Body Scrub, I used an even more gentle product for the face. However, instead of jojoba oils, this product uses strawberry seeds as well as plumseed oil and grapeseed oil. I kept the polish on for another five minutes or so, letting the oils soak onto my skin, and getting rid of that winter dryness. $62
- Fresh Rose Face Mask: This mask has been on my wishlist for ages, and I've lost count on the amount of Sephora samples I had gotten before taking the plunge and getting it. With a rosy scent and a cooling gel effect, this mask makes me feel a bit on the extra side. $62
- Fresh Black Tea Age Delay Eye Concentrate: I'm not a fan of kombucha, unless it's on my skin. These days, especially on an extra crappy day, I want to get rid of the bags under my eyes. This cooling eye cream, with ingredients like black tea, noni fruit juice, and lychee seed extract felt amazing around my eyes. $68
- Fresh Seaberry Moisturizing Face Oil: As a finishing touch, I applied a few drops of the seaberry moisturizing face oil while gently massaging my facial muscles. If my winter dry skin wasn't helped yet, this product does the trick to minimize those patches. This face oil is full of omegas 3, 6, 7, and 9, as well as cranberry seed oil and camilla oil. $58
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- Bath Bomb: There are so many bath bombs out there. I happen to have used one that my husband gifted me. I have no idea what properties the bath bomb had, but it felt good all the same. $4
- Epsom Salt: So before recently, I used to get the bag from the local drugstore, and finished the bag up after a couple of baths. That is, until my mother-in-law told me she buys her epsom salt from Amazon, through EpSoak, and guys, it's life-changing. Now, I take even more baths, knowing it won't make me cry seeing salt going down the drain. $28
- Gel Eye Mask: Considering that I rarely have cucumbers in the fridge, the next best thing is a gel eye mask straight out of the freezer. Great for depuffing around the eyes. $5
- Bath and Body Works Stress Relief Body Oil: This is the finishing touch to the whole spa experience. I put a few drops onto my hands and massage them thoroughly. The scent of peppermint is so calming, I can't help but drink some hot tea and just take in the aroma. $16.50
So how much did this at-home spa day cost? $370.50
Pretty hefty for a spa day, I know. But considering that the average 50-minute massage costs about $150 and a 50-minute facial costs $150, plus a 20% tip, it comes up to about the same cost.
It may not be quite as legendary of an experience as going to a full-service spa, but by doing it at home, you can replicate this experience many folds over without needing to spend an extra cent.
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