Yes, I Would... comprises a series of imaginary letters written to Lady Mary Montagu, whose famous Embassy Letters were written in 1716-1718 during her stay in Turkey as the wife of the English ambassador. The author uses themes dear to Lady Mary, such as culture, art, religion, women and daily life, to reflect on those same topics as encountered during the author's past 30 years of travel in Turkey. Bio: Katharine Branning has degrees from the University of Paris, Sorbonne and the Ecole du Louvre, where she majored in Islamic arts, with a specialty in Islamic glass. A graduate of the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science, she has been a librarian at the French Institute of Architecture in Paris, France, at the French Embassy Cultural Services and the Alliance Française in New York City. For her work promoting the French language and culture through the creation of numerous libraries in both France and the United States, she has been awarded the Ordre national du Mérite from the President of France, one of the nation's highest honors. She has studied the Turkish language and literature at the Institute of Langues Orientales in Paris and with Prof. Talat S. Halman at New York University. As an independent researcher and glass artist, she has conducted annual field work relative to architecture and decorative arts in Turkey every year since 1978. She currently lives in New York, where she is Vice President of Education at the French Institute Alliance ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YZdFlKBEbE&hl=en
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Hallowed Grounds
Hallowed Grounds Coffee Roasterie of New Brighton, home of heavenly roasted coffee, specialty tea, and gifts, is celebrating their second anniversary! Owners David & Kathy Chabala invite you to stop by for the best cup of coffee you'll ever have! Hallowed Grounds has tasty treasures from around the globe roasted fresh daily!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC1Rhb3OnQs&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC1Rhb3OnQs&hl=en
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
White Horse Coffee & Tea Company
White Horse Coffee TV commercial. White Horse Coffee & Tea is a specialty coffee roastery in Sutherlin, Oregon. Website: www.whitehorsecoffee.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8OlYKJtRck&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8OlYKJtRck&hl=en
Monday, October 24, 2011
Daleks in the Household: WOULD YOU CARE FOR SOME TEEA?
Tea -- a specialty of the British Daleks that never made it into the plain vanilla Daleks made on Skaro. The little flag is the clue to distinguishing this interesting but little-studied variety.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsHTH9lV-QM&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsHTH9lV-QM&hl=en
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
1 United Arab Emirates FINAL.mp4 Barista Championship
Highlights of the first UAE National Barista Championship, 10-12 November 2009 Al Bustan Rotana, Dubai Convention Centre. The competition ran in conjunction with the Specialty Coffee and Tea Convention 2009 - in the Middle East, only exhibition dedicated to the coffee and tea. Copyright 2010 by International Conferences & Exhibitions Ltd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnMvzw0JKbo&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnMvzw0JKbo&hl=en
Thursday, June 16, 2011
New Earth Army Ordinance No landcrafting 6 of 6 from Colonel Jim Channon
"The focus of change us back into the country, honoring our rural habitat, keepin 'our local youth here, we find a way for graduates from having to pass a piece of land, can the country to buy and can really build on it, is a reasonable amount of materials and a $ 300,000.00 home is not an option. "sub-story of the retired Lieutenant Colonel Jim Channon, founder and commander of Earth First Battalion provides a simple, point to the story of a sustainable lifestyleThe methods that work. This includes 21 century residential design community and resort that is convenient, practical and functional. These six models are paradoxically part of disaster preparedness training and a way for the average person can afford to build and lead a lifestyle paradise. In 2012, it is a call to action to mobilize people, organizations, communities and governments to prepare for the inevitability of human and natural disasters, but also involve the dreamreality and a self-sufficient and sustainable way of life in urban and remote areas. Contact the following for more information and to find out how to create an "eco-farm". E-mail: EarthBattallion@gmail.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXO123M4yUA&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXO123M4yUA&hl=en
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