TOTTENHAM are set to appeal Son Heung-min's red card following the horror injury to Andre Gomes.
The South Korean was sent off by referee Martin Atkinson after his challenge caused the Everton star to suffer a broken and dislocated right ankle.
Atkinson had initially planned to show Son a yellow but the severity of the injury saw him change his decision to a straight red card.
Son, 27, was left inconsolable following the injury and was in floods of tears inside the Spurs dressing room.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino labelled Atkinson's decision to show his star forward a red card as "unbelievable."
After the game the Argentine boss hinted that the club will appeal Son's red.
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He said: "It was clear it was never the intention of Son to create the problem that happened afterwards.
"It is unbelievable to see a red card. In that situation we need to help because the decision of the referee was a yellow card but the VAR changed the decision.
"It is the latest example of it being not clear. VAR needs to check if it was a bad tackle from Son and judge the action, not what happened after.
"I don't know what will happen now (in terms of an appeal). The club will see if it is possible but what we cannot change is what happened after (the incident)."
BT Sport pundit Michael Owen labelled the decision as "shocking" while ex-Prem ref Mark Halsey told SunSport that the decision was wrong.
Spurs can appeal on the grounds that it shouldn't have been a red card and they can also appeal the automatic three-match ban.
Ex-Premier League ref Mark Halsey
I watched Son Heung-Min’s reckless challenge on Andre Gomes and thought the same as Martin Atkinson - yellow card.
The Tottenham forward denied a promising attack but I didn’t think it was a serious foul play challenge and a red card.
Son’s foul did not endanger the player’s safety and it was so unfortunate that Everton midfielder Gomes’ studs caught in the turf before his sickening collision with Serge Aurier.
Initially, Atkinson had a yellow card in his hand but having seen the reaction on the player’s faces and the crowd he gave himself more thinking time by putting it back in his pocket.
With emotions running high, Atkinson then issued a red card on the basis of his human response.
Atkinson should not receive any criticism because any referee in that horrible position would have done the same.
We do not know if VAR official Anthony Taylor got involved but the cold technology could have helped Atkinson.
Son has been red carded for the unfortunate consequences of what happened next, not for the foul itself.
So I have to ask the question, since when did the laws of the game say the outcome of a foul dictates the appropriate disciplinary action? It’s not in the laws of the game.
It’s a wrongful dismissal for Son and if VAR had got involved, I believe the South Korean would not have been sent off.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says the club will appeal and I believe they will have every chance of the decision being overturned.
A Premier League statement last night tried to protect the referee and justify the decision. But, in truth, that didn’t need to be issued so soon because everyone in football will only be thinking about the welfare of Gomes.
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If the decision is upheld, Son will miss the Premier League fixtures at home to Sheffield United, away at West Ham and at home to Bournemouth.
After the game, the Premier League released a statement explaining why the colour of the card had been upgraded.
It read: "The red card for Son was for endangering the safety of a player which happened as a consequence of his initial challenge."
Heartbroken Son switched off his phone and went straight home to his parents at the full-time whistle.
According to The Athletic, the distraught playmaker "did not want to engage with anyone" in the wake of the freak incident.
It is thought that Tottenham will offer him "psychological counselling" to get over the trauma, say the Daily Mail.


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It's Friday night, and we ate out tonight. We are not doing that much anymore, and anytime we do, it's at some specially pre-selected place where I know there is a gluten-free menu. The times we've been cavelier about his diet, we've paid for it with days of him not feeling well.
I make sure before we make a move that there is food for him wherever we are going. I can feel us all relaxing a bit as time goes on, but still, it is a new way of life, being responsible for a child who will get ill if he eats what everyone else is eating. It has made me more than a little anxious at times over the past few weeks. Do I have enough food in the house? Food for his lunch? Breakfast? Something to send with him to a friends? To a church fellowship? What will we do about camp? About college? (I'm getting a litte ahead of myself here, aren't I?) I dream at night of grocery aisles of gluten-free food, and spend hours a day on the internet, trying to find the flour mix of my dreams.
Funny thing is, my normally fuss-budget-of-a-kid has turned remarkably layed back about his food lately. "Sure, mom. I can eat those." "It doesn't matter." "I can eat whatever." Blessing of all blessings, God somehow sent a better attitude with his better health, which is quite a change for him. No shreiking, gagging, or complaining in general, he has even apologized for not liking a few of the odder things I've served him. Huh?
So tonight we went out to one of my preselected restaurants. Fish City, with its very own gluten-free menu. When I asked the waiter for it, he had no idea what I was talking about--I explained I wanted the menu for the items free of wheat, for my son. He said the kid's menu "didn't have much wheat." I'm a little keyed up about the whole gluten-free thing, as I've said. I pointed to the kid's menu, and named the items, "hamburger, mac and cheese, fried fish, fried chicken. Those ALL have wheat. I need the menu without wheat. He cannot eat wheat and your restaurant has a menu with food choices that don't contain it."
Our waiter was pretty young, and he started to stutter. "I, I'll go see." He returned shortly with the gluten-free menu, but in the meantime, my sweet son had called me on my behavior. "Mom! You can't talk to him like that! You're acting like he's dumb." I apologized to the poor guy when he returned, who also apologized for not remembering the menu. We were off to a better start, and I indulged my sea-food lovers.
There are several good options--my blackened catfish was great. Alec loves crab legs, and even though they are expensive, I gave in and let him have them this time. He was happy as a clam, or maybe a crab, and both the glutened and the non among us were satisfied. No bread on the table to make us wish we had some, and their slaw has a vinegar dressing that I love.
Thumbs up from our family of five! And apologies to the waiter--Alec thanked him profusely when we left! The waiter worked hard to make up for his initial lack of information, and Alec worked hard to make up for my rudeness, so I think we were all happy when we left.

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Pakistan, on Saturday, November 5 beat New Zealand by 21 runs via DLS method at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru to keep themselves alive in the semi-finals race of the ongoing World Cup 2023.
Meanwhile, as Pakistan advances to the semi-finals, the question that arises is: What are the qualification scenarios for Pakistan? Let’s explore them:
1st Scenario for Pakistan’s Qualification
In order to qualify for the top four, Pakistan’s immediate goal should be to win their upcoming game against England. Additionally, they need New Zealand and Afghanistan to lose their last league matches. With a victory in their final league game, Pakistan would accumulate 10 points, while New Zealand and Afghanistan would stay at 8 points. This would secure Pakistan’s fourth place, even if Australia wins all three of their remaining games.
2nd Scenario for Pakistan’s Qualification
Should New Zealand and Afghanistan win their last matches against Sri Lanka and Australia, they will both reach 10 points, leading to qualification being decided by net run-rate. Pakistan then needs to outperform New Zealand’s net run-rate in this scenario.
3rd Scenario for Pakistan’s Qualification
If Pakistan loses their last league game against England, they’d have to pray for New Zealand and Afghanistan to choke big time in their last matches and get wrecked, so Pakistan can sneak into the semi finals with a better net run-rate.


Disagreements and pending issues concerning bailout-related energy sector measures are high on the agenda and will need to be overcome if the ongoing and prolonged second review of Greece’s program is to be concluded, European Commission officials have underlined.
Creditor representatives cannot be expected to return to Athens in the effort to conclude the bailout’s second review unless the pending energy issues are resolved, an official in Brussels has pointed out.
A decision by finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos, his deputy Giorgos Houliarakis, as well as labor minister Efi Achtsioglou to remain in Brussels yesterday appears to be linked to an effort aimed at settling pending labor issues. A team of IMF officials is currently also in Brussels. It has become apparent that the Greek bailout’s second review will not be concluded unless the IMF offers its approval, especially on labor measures.
This does not appear to be the case with the energy-sector issues. Convergence with the European Commission on a schedule mapping out a sale plan for main power utility PPC units would suffice for an agreement at a technical level.
Also yesterday, energy minister Giorgos Stathakis was in Berlin to participate in an energy conference before heading to Italy following an invitation by Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni to discuss hydrocarbon prospects.
Though Greece’s energy issues appear to have been temporarily placed aside as government officials grapple with the lenders on labor matters, the second review’s finalization cannot be expected without an agreement on the future of Greece’s electricity market and PPC.
According to sources and leaks, government officials have now realized that the lenders will not tolerate any further maneuvering from the Greek side that could delay the implementation of inevitable structural reforms needed to support the electricity market’s liberalization.
Certain sources claim that PPC has already begun preparing a portfolio of company units to be sold. Utility officials hope a downsize will reshape the corporation as a leaner but meaner enterprise.


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The administrative divisions of France are concerned with the institutional and territorial organization of French territory.
Alsace (Alsatian: ’s Elsass; German: Elsass; Alsatia) is a cultural and historical region in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland.
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Ligurian (ligure or lengua ligure) is a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco and in the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta in Sardinia.
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Lorrain is a dialect (often referred to as patois) spoken by a minority of people in Lorraine in France, small parts of Alsace and in Gaume in Belgium.
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Mayotte (Mayotte,; Shimaore: Maore,; Mahori) is an insular department and region of France officially named the Department of Mayotte (French: Département de Mayotte).
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The thirty New Caledonian languages form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages.
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The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur) is a Swedish literature prize that has been awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction" (original Swedish: "den som inom litteraturen har producerat det mest framstående verket i en idealisk riktning").
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Occitan, also known as lenga d'òc (langue d'oc) by its native speakers, is a Romance language.
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Polish (język polski or simply polski) is a West Slavic language spoken primarily in Poland and is the native language of the Poles.
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Russian (rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language, which is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely spoken throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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Savoyard is a dialect of the Franco-Provençal language.
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- Community Events
Brown (The New Testament), Rankine (Incorrect Merciful Impulses), and Yeager (Like That) are the headlining readers for the sixth annual New York City Poetry Festival on Governors Island.
Aragón, Cárdenas, Martinez, and others read in the Bryant Park Reading Room for "Pintura Palabra," an event sponsored by the University of Notre Dame's Letras Latinas literary initiative.
Taylor (Work & Days), poetry reviewer for NPR's All Things Considered, reads with Harvard University professor Burt (Parallel Play) and Massachusetts poet Massey (Illocality).
Roberto Masnata, the son of Italian Futurist poet Pino Masnata, presents the U.S. debut of his father's visual poetry. Poet Andrew Joron, translator Margaret Fisher, and composer Charles Amirkhanian also participate in a...
Poet, fiction writer, and filmmaker Alexie (What I've Stolen, What I've Earned) reads from and discusses his first children's book, Thunder Boy Jr., at this event presented by Village Books.
Cantalupo (Involving Residence) and Chuc (How One Loses Notes and Sounds) read for "perspectives: viet nam," part of the Expressions L.A. series curated by Dori Marler and James Maverick.
Salmagundi editor Boyers (To Forget Venice) reads with U.S. Poet Laureate Herrera (Notes on the Assemblage) for the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, which also features music from The Latin Heartbeat Orchestra.
Members of The Conversation, a multi-media company focused on "Blackness & its infinite permutations," read and perform for this event presented by Greenlight Bookstore as part of the Books Beneath the Bridge series.

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ProgramsView all programs
From the news
- Chancellor Amma Addresses the Parliament of World’s Religions
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Organic photovoltaics (OPV) based on polymer-fullerene bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) cells have attracted increasing attention in the scientific community during the last few years for its promise of a low-cost power source.1 The BHJ cell is typically composed by an intimate blend between a p-type donor polymeric semiconductor and an n-type acceptor fullerene derivative such as [6, 6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). The fundamental mechanism of a OPV cell is a 4-step process:
Since only fullerene derivatives have been reported so far to give highly efficient OPV cells, the route for more performing devices goes through the optimization of the donor semiconducting polymer. The strategies to improve OPV power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) imply higher short-circuit current densities (Jsc), mainly by reducing the bandgap of polymers so as to harvest more sunlight, and higher open-circuit voltages (Voc). Being Voc proportional to the difference LUMOPCBM – HOMOpolymer, this value can be increased by lowering the HOMO of the polymers. Accordingly, the efficiency limitations of OPV cells have been recently discussed in terms of HOMO/LUMO and energy gap Eg energies. Namely, material-design rules involve:
The vinylene (V)-spaced D-A low-bandgap copolymers attracted my attention because of their very limited investigation in comparison to their counterparts with direct D-A aromatic ring linkage. Previously a report was published on vinylene-linked D-A polymers in which Liming Ding and coworkers pointed out the fact that similar class of polymers are still largely unexplored because of the synthetic challenges.7 Indeed, I believe that vinylene-linked conjugated polymers might carry a series of relevant advantages over the more conventional systems, including planarization between adjacent aromatic units and ethenylic spacers, extended -conjugation, efficient delocalization, and, accordingly, reduced bandgaps and enhanced optical properties in the low-energy spectral region.
NOTE: This project was sanctioned and funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India; Science and Engineering board under the scheme of Start-Up Research Grant for Young Scientist 2014.

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Charlize Theron says ‘Mad Max’ will start filming in June
While promoting “Snow White and the Huntsman,” Charlize Theron confirmed a star date for the fourth film in the “Max” franchise, which is titled: “Mad Max: Fury Road.” While talking with MTV in an interview published on Tuesday, the “Prometheus” star says the long delayed is primed to star next month.
When asked about the filming actually starting,Theron grinned and dropped the bomb.
“You want some inside scoop…start date June 2nd.”
The film has been in some phase of pre-production since 2009, so the actress addressed if there have been changes already.
“We’ve had a lot of time to talk about it. We’ve also had (a lot) of rehearsal time…I think it’s been good. I think you have to find the positive…waiting that long to do a film.”
During the long pre-production process, several rumors have leaked and one involved the “Huntsman” actress losing her arm in “Fury Road.”
“I will do anything, you know that. I get fat. I get ugly. You know these things…(laughs as interview was ‘Fat, ugly without an arm) maybe only four toes.”

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Redbridge schoolchildren celebrate the joys of reading on World Book Day
Schoolchildren celebrated the joys of reading and came to school in costumes from Harry Potter to Treasure Island across Redbridge yesterday.
To mark the 15th World Book Day, the borough enjoyed a host of colourful events including a visit from acclaimed fantasy author Eoin Colfer.
And as our photo gallery shows, children dressed in a variety of wonderful costumes inspired by their favourite literary characters. Mr Colfer, the Irish writer behind the popular Artemis Fowl books for young adults, enthralled over 350 pupils from 15 schools on a visit to Ilford County High School, Fremantle Road, Barkingside.
The 46-year-old read and signed copies of his novels for young adults and displayed an impressive “gift of the gab” according to school librarian Paula Saffer, who judged the day a roaring success.
She said: “It was amazing and definitely the best event we have had at the school for a very long time.
“He didn’t speak too much about the books, it was more about him but that allowed the kids to see just how full of ideas he is.”
Mr Colfer said: “I had a fantastic time here and the kids were very attentive.”
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At Coppice Primary School, Manford Way, Chigwell, pupils and teachers dropped everything to pick up a book throughout the day.
Dressed as their favourite book characters, pupils listened out for a bell that would tell them when to dive into their book, or listen to a teacher read.
Headteacher Jo Coton said: “Reading is a really high priority for us which is why we made such an effort today.
“Awards were given out in each class for the best costumes and we had everything from Dickens’ characters to Rastamouse.”
Pupils at Farnham Green Primary School in Royal Close, Seven Kings, learned about the books and authors behind their favourite films.
Teachers made sure children didn’t just know their Harry Potters and Dorothys from the big-screen versions but appreciated the original stories as well.
Pupils were dressed as characters from Where’s Wally? to Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland with a top costume being picked in each year group.
Stand-out costumes included a Roman from Horrible Histories, the Wicked Witch from The Wizard of Oz and the Queen of Hearts.
And staff got in on the act too.
Deputy head Melanie Dye came to school as a pirate from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
She said: “We had a very successful day.
“It was really appreciated by children and parents.”
At Ray Lodge Primary School, Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, princesses rubbed shoulders with pirates and gangsters.
Acting deputy headteacher Robyn Shears said:
“Nearly all the 650 children dressed up and I myself was an escaped criminal.
“The kids were taught what makes a good hero and villain and then asked to make their own comic book.”
And an Oscars-style ceremony rounded off the day at Eastcourt Independent School in Eastwood Road, Goodmayes.
Pupils were rewarded after a series of competitions to decide who had the best hat or bonnet or who could design the best book cover for example.
Pupils tried out arts and crafts by creating book settings in a shoe box or crafting a character out of a plastic bottle.
Some children wrote their own stories updating classic fairy tales to 2012.
Headteacher Christine Redgrave said: “We had a really fun day and children learned about the money they’d raised as well.”
Through �1 donations, �200 was raised at the school for the Book Aid charity.

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Ian re-strengthens and expected to hit South Carolina
Update: 30th of September, 10:30 a.m. UTC
Ian has re-strengthened into a category 1 hurricane with maximum winds of 85mph and is expected to hit the South Carolina coasts this afternoon between Charleston County and Horry County.
A life-threatening storm surge is likely along the northeast coast of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
A Hurricane warning has been issued for the coasts of South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina.
River flooding will continue through next week in parts of Central Florida. Flooding is also expected today across coastal and northeast South Carolina.
Update: 29th of September, 11:30 a.m. UTC
Ian downgraded to a tropical storm after striking Florida with 150 mph winds and leaving more than 2.8 million people without electricity. The hurricane moved from west to east, leaving a trail of flooding and property damage.
Ian is now moving northeastward with a wind strength of 65 mph.
The risk of life-threatening storm surge is possible today and Friday along the northeast coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Dangerous flooding with major to record river flooding will continue through today and for the rest of the week across parts of Central Florida, northern Florida, southeastern Georgia, and eastern South Carolina.
Update: 28th of September, 11:00 p.m. UTC
Hurricane Ian is currently making landfall in southwestern Florida with wind speeds of 130 mph (200km/h) as a category 4 storm. It is slowly starting to move toward Central Florida.
A Hurricane warning has been issued for the east central Florida coast, where residents can expect hurricane conditions through the night as well as on Thursday and Friday in the area from northeastern Florida to portions of South Carolina.
Ian is likely to cause major to extreme flooding across Florida from the extensive rainfall that will spread across the peninsula and to the Southeast U.S. this week and on the weekend.
Catastrophic wind damage will begin today near landfall location along the southwestern coast of Florida, severe winds are expected to extend inland as the hurricane progresses forward. Residents should take all the necessary precautions!
Update: 28th of September, 4:00 p.m. UTC
Hurricane Ian is just a few hours away from its expected landfall at 8 PM, local time, in Florida as a major high-end hurricane with wind speeds of 155 mph, just two miles shy of category 5 status. The eye of the storm is now beginning to move onshore.
Update: 28th of September, 00:30 a.m. UTC
Ian is nearing Florida as a category 3 storm. According to the latest forecast, it will move into the west coast of Florida and make landfall between Tampa and Fort Myers, tomorrow evening, local time.
The storm will bring hurricane-force winds and tropical storm conditions to the southwest and west central Florida beginning Wednesday morning.
Once it reaches land, the hurricane is expected to weaken into a tropical depression. Heavy rainfall will affect most of Florida and the Southeast U.S. for the next several days, causing flash, urban, and stream flooding.
High-risk area for life-threatening storm surge is from Naples to the Sarasota region, storm surge warning is in effect.
Update: 27th of September, 11:00 a.m. UTC
Hurricane Ian is passing over western Cuba as category 3 storm. Maximum sustained winds are 201 km/h.
Ian is slowly moving into the warm waters of Gulf of Mexico, which could possibly enhance its intensification and strike Florida as category 4 hurricane.
Update: 26th of September, 6:00 p.m. UTC
Hurricane Ian is rapidly intensifying as it is nearing Cuba today as a Category 1 hurricane with winds speeds of 129 km/h (80mph).
Western Cuba should prepare for tropical storm conditions, starting today and continuing into Tuesday. Life-threatening storm surge, flooding, and very strong winds are expected. Residents should take all the necessary precautions to stay safe.
Later in the week, the storm is predicted to move further northeastward and approach the southwest Florida coast, near Tampa, on Wednesday, likely as Category 4 hurricane.
Florida is on high alert as the hurricane will bring severe conditions to the west coast, the most affected areas are going to be Port Myers and Tampa Bay region.
Threats - Florida
Beginning Wednesday or possibly late Tuesday, residents can expect hurricane-force winds with life-threatening storm surge. Heavy rainfall will increase from Tuesday through Wednesday and Thursday into central and northern Florida.
Urban, flash, and small stream flooding is possible.
After hurricane Fiona, which was the strongest tropical storm of the Atlantic season, the latest forecast shows that we might have another tropical system underway, which could be a significant threat to the Gulf of Mexico in the following days.
Global models such as GFS, ECMWF, as well as ICON, predict that the tropical depression located east of the Caribbean Sea marked as 98I, will likely become the next tropical storm named Hermine.
In the next days, the tropical depression is forecast to pass along the Windward Islands and move west-northwestward into the Caribbean Sea.
The forecast for the next week predicts the storm to enter the Gulf of Mexico, move across the northwest parts of Cuba and make landfall on the Peninsula of Florida by September 30 as a major hurricane.
The situation is still unclear, but it is certainly something to keep an eye on!
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My March Madness bracket just got busted, as did most this weekend, so taking a step back from basketball to do a bit of a throwback post! Pun intended. 😛But instead of sports, I’m talking cookies.
I was not super excited about the Super Bowl this year but it felt wrong not to watch the game. So, when I decided to host a last minute watch party, I baked some Chocolate Football Cookies to get into the spirit. Sharing this easy recipe, a take on sugar cookies but not overly sweet. Perfect for cookie cutters and however much icing you want!
Riply was a part of a Secret Santa this year. Yup, my dog has friends who exchange gifts. 😛As I was brainstorming gift ideas, I was needing a new craft project so thought it would be fun to make some dog bow ties! They are fairly simple to make, even without a sewing machine. While I hand sewed most of these bow ties, I’ll also share some real easy, no sew hacks along the way!
Four more sleeps until Christmas! 🎄How ready are you?
Not sure if you are like this but I am always running around the last week before Christmas. Final gifts, trips to the post office, wrapping up year end work – you know how it goes. Holiday decorating was never really high on my list of to-do’s, especially with how much money I tended to spend in December. But this year, I wanted to do a little something. A mini Christmas tree and a holiday wreath – all under $50 and super simple to put together.

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Whether they are high school students or students, thetoday's world of young people, often saturated with images and noises, leaves little room for silence, interiority, coherence.
In this sense, the discovery of Vézelay is a privileged experience which predisposes everyone to the recognition of universal laws which are rooted in the experience of being a man, to become it fully.
Discover below our proposals dedicated to High School Students
High School Students and Students at the Visitor's House - duration 1h15
Stop on the way to the Basilica of Vézelay to understand why this high place is so exceptional through a film and a workshop led by our guides, a discovery of the art and the secrets of the builders who erected the basilica over 900 years ago ...
In the projection room, " In the shadow of the Light Reveals through architecture and sculpture the exceptional encounter between stone and light.
A model reproduces the course of the sun on the basilica of Vézelay and allows to appreciate how, and why, the monks builders created plays of light inside the abbey church.
The commented reading of the Vézelay basilica plan offers historical, technical and symbolic references that help to walk in this stone vessel.
Titles reproduced within sight of you invite to read the carved images in their original context and listen to their timeless messages.
In the Basilica
Following the visit to the Visitor's House
- or, le(S) (S) of the House accompany young people in the Basilica of Vézelay according to a route that leaves room for sensitive experience and silence. He encourages personal involvement in the discovery of space and sculpture. Duration: about 45 minutes The Visitor's House takes care of the reservation of the passage of the group in the Basilica,
- or, the teachers accompany their young people in the Basilique de Vézelay.
Before or after the visit
Several options can be organized around the visit which complement and enrich the experience of young people ...
- before: Historical Walks - Duration 1h45. Walk in the footsteps of pilgrims by evoking the great figures of the history of this medieval city. A way to make contact with the place in a lively and natural way. The historic march in the footsteps of pilgrims
- after: Drawing in the Basilica : the Art of Seeing - Duration 2h15. Preparation for the Visitor's House then in the Basilica, pencils in hand, go to meet the builders and let yourself be inspired by the beautiful work. Drawing in the Basilica : the Art of Seeing
- after: Reading Sculpted Capitals in the Basilica - Duration 2h15. What are these stones still telling us in the Basilica to us in the XXIe century? A reading to make links to the present and enlighten those who want to go further. Reading Sculpted Capitals in the Basilica
- after: The Word Workshop - Duration 1h30
Every young person is invited to express orally in front of others the fruit of his arrival in Vézelay. Prior to his intervention, a preparation is proposed to him through the theatrical experience, to discover the requirement of a word that has authority.
The visit to the Visitor's House: 7 € / pers.
The journey through the Basilica: € 5 / pers.
The historic walk: 7 € / pers.
The Regard workshop: € 8 / pers.
The marquee reading workshop: € 8 / pers.
The floor workshop: 6 € / pers.
Dates and times on request. Minimum package of 90 €
Contact: + 33 (0) 3 86 32 35 65 - firstname.lastname@example.org

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These short plays are entertaining, lively, and show just how accomplished the Little Fish company has become.
John Farrell is a Long Beach freelance writer.
Pick of the Vine
What: Little Fish Theatre presents its 11th annual festival of new one-act plays.
When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Feb. 16, with additional performances 2 p.m. Feb. 3 and 10, and 8 p.m. Feb. 6 and 7.
Where: Little Fish Theatre, 777 S. Centre St., San Pedro.
Tickets: $27, $24 for seniors, $20 for students.
Information: 310-512-6030, www.littlefishtheatre.org


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