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Leonardo DiCaprio has ended Michael Fassbender’s reign as the 2016 Oscars Best Actor frontrunner thanks to his performance in new movie “The Revenant.”
Fassbender topped awards show odds site GoldDerby.com just before Steve Jobs was released in the U.S., but the Danny Boyle biopic flopped in America and it seems to have ended the Irish actor’s Academy Awards dreams.
DiCaprio is now back at the top, according to America’s top movie critics, who update their scores on the website weekly.
The Departed star was the first leader of the GoldDerby.com race back in early September, but he was overtaken by 2015 Best Actor winner Eddie Redmayne, who wowed critics with his portrayal of transgender artist Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. Johnny Depp also briefly took over at the top when his film Black Mass was released.
DiCaprio now has the support of 11 of the 22 film experts at GoldDerby, while Fassbender’s odds are dropping fast – from 23/10 to 3/1.
Leonardo DiCaprio has acquired the rights to produce a film focused on car giant Volkswagen’s recent emissions scandal.
The Wolf Of Wall Street star’s Appian Way production company has teamed up with bosses at Paramount Pictures to bring the fraud controversy to the big screen.
Last month, U.S. government officials accused executives at Volkswagen of programming their diesel vehicles with illegal software which would intentionally cheat U.S. emission standards, subsequently leading the cars to emit up to 40 times the legal amount for harmful pollutants while on the road.
Chiefs at Volkswagen soon confessed 11 million of the brand’s cars were rigged worldwide, and they now face an investigation from German officials as well as up to $18 billion in fines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Earlier this month, author and New York Times journalist Jack Ewing inked a deal to delve into the controversy with a forthcoming book, and DiCaprio’s team will develop that story for the big screen.
No actors, directors or writers for the film have been announced.
Leonardo DiCaprio has signed a deal to produce environmental documentaries for Internet streaming service Netflix.
The outspoken environmentalist will help create the non-fiction projects as part of a multi-year deal with his production company Appian Way.
The actor says in a statement, “There’s never been a more critical time for our planet or more of a need for gifted storytellers to help us all make sense of the issues we face.
“Through this partnership with Netflix, I hope to give documentary filmmakers doing urgent and important work the chance to have their films seen immediately by audiences all around the world.”
DiCaprio previously partnered with Netflix for Oscar-nominated documentary Virunga, which shined a light on the conservation efforts of rangers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga National Park.
Other stars to ink deals with Netflix include comedian Adam Sandler, who is to appear in four original films to be shown exclusively on the service..
Leonardo DiCaprio raised nearly $1 million by auctioning off a trip to space with him at the amfAR Gala in Cannes, France, on Thursday.
The annual charity event gathered Hollywood A-listers, who were in town for the Cannes Film Festival, at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc to raise money for AIDS research, and DiCaprio was among the stars who offered up rare items up for sale.
The “Wolf of Wall Street” star auctioned a place on a 2015 Virgin Galactic space trip with him, and the once-in-a-lifetime ticket sold for approximately $956,795, according to Variety.com.
Another seat on the trip with DiCaprio sold at last year’s amfAR Gala for $1.5 million.
DiCaprio’s “The Quick and the Dead” co-star Sharon Stone served as the auctioneer for the 2014 event, highlighting items such as a pair of gloves once owned by fashion mogul Karl Lagerfeld, a collection of red ball gowns by designers from around the world and a rare 1967 Andy Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe.
A week’s rental of the 11-bedroom yacht where Stone has been staying during her trip to Cannes was also sold during the auction.
The amfAR fundraiser brought in a record $35 million.
Among the celebrities in attendance were Milla Jovovich, Heidi Klum, John Travolta, Jane Fonda, Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Rosario Dawson, Justin Bieber and Michelle Rodriguez.
The night also included performances by Lana Del Rey, Robin Thicke and classical star Andrea Bocelli, who dedicated “My Way” to the late actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who founded amfAR in 1993.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has acting talent and good looks, but he has sworn off signing on for a musical because he is convinced fans don’t want to hear his “atrocious” voice.
The “Wolf of Wall Street” star reveals he was in talks to take on the role Ewan McGregor played in “Moulin Rouge!,” but after singing for his “Romeo + Juliet” director Baz Luhrmann, the two decided it would be best for him not to appear in the film.
He tells Variety, “To be honest, I’m not really prepared to do a musical, simply because I think I have a pretty atrocious voice.
“We had a friendly thing where it was me and him and a piano player, and we tried to sing a song together. It didn’t go too well. I think it was ‘Lean on Me,’ and when I hit the high note, he just turned to me (and said), ‘Yes, D, I don’t know if this conversation should continue.'”
DiCaprio did eventually get the chance to work with Luhrmann again when he was cast in last year’s “The Great Gatsby.”
Former child star Leonardo DiCaprio rejected a lucrative offer to star in spooky Disney favorite “Hocus Pocus” back in 1993, because he was holding out hope for a role in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.”
The actor reveals he had not even auditioned for Lasse Hallstrom’s drama when he was offered “more money than I ever dreamed of” to play young Max in “Hocus Pocus,” alongside Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker as witches.
His daring decision paid off as he was eventually picked to star as Johnny Depp’s brother, a role that landed him his first Oscar nomination.
DiCaprio tells Variety, “I don’t know where the hell I got the nerve (to turn down Hocus Pocus). You live in an environment where you’re influenced by people telling you to make a lot of money and strike while the iron’s hot. But if there’s one thing I’m very proud of, it’s being a young man who was sticking to my guns.”
The part of Max in “Hocus Pocus” eventually went to Omri Katz.
Leonardo DiCaprio has become the latest victim of a notorious Ukrainian TV prankster after he was targeted on the red carpet at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thursday.
Vitalii Sediuk managed to evade security at the Californian event and rushed toward “The Wolf of Wall Street” star, throwing himself to the ground as he wrapped his arms around the stunned actor’s legs and nuzzled his face against his crotch.
A confused DiCaprio, who was at the festival to accept the Cinema Vanguard Award with director pal Martin Scorsese, was photographed smiling as bodyguards attempted to free him from Sediuk’s grip.
The serial prankster, who poses as a journalist at red carpet events, pulled a similar stunt on Bradley Cooper as he arrived at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles last month.
He was slapped by Will Smith at the Russian premiere for “Men in Black 3” in 2012, as he tried to kiss the Hollywood star, while he gatecrashed Adele’s big Grammy Awards moment last year, by running up onstage and grabbing the microphone from presenter Jennifer Lopez. He was arrested and sentenced to three years probation for the stunt.
Leonardo DiCaprio narrowly escaped with his life after a shark-diving adventure turned extra-dangerous and left him fighting for survival in a cage with a hungry predator.
The actor decided to experience sharks up close and conquer his fear of the big fish during a day off from filming 2006 movie “Blood Diamond,” and it almost cost him his life.
He tells TV host Ellen DeGeneres, “I had a huge fear of sharks, and when I did ‘Blood Diamond’ in 2006 I actually got stuck in a cage with a great white, which was awesome.
“It was a gigantic great white. … They actually said in 30 years this has never happened, but the tuna kind of got stuck on the top of the cage and the great white leapt out and tried to bite it and went into the cage with me.
“Half of its body was in and (half was) out, and I flattened down at the bottom. … It chomped a few times but I survived it. … It was absolutely terrifying.”
Leonardo DiCaprio found himself with extra time to prepare for a pivotal speech in his new movie “The Wolf Of Wall Street” after he fell ill on the day he was supposed to shoot the scene.
The actor, who plays real-life stockbroker Jordan Belfort in the Martin Scorsese movie, admits he was nervous about having to learn his lines for the long, high-energy monologue, and then found himself with two extra days to perfect the speech.
He tells The Hollywood Reporter, “I had never had a monologue like that in my life – I mean, (one) went on for four pages. It was amazing. And there was such a lead-up to it; it was almost like an adrenaline dump.
“I immediately got sick. I was supposed to get up there in front of 600 extras and give this giant ‘Braveheart’-like speech on greed, and my throat just seized up. I got strep throat.
“Thank God, I got a couple days to rethink all of it and prepare myself, get better.”
Co-star Jonah Hill recalls, “I have a great picture of you with all the medicine. He had like 9,000 medicine bottles.”

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The X-ray Engine is a DirectX 8.1/9 Shader Model 3.0 graphics engine. Up to a million polygons can be on-screen at any one time. The engine features HDR rendering, parallax and normal mapping, soft shadows, motion blur, widescreen support, weather effects and day/night cycles. As with other engines that utilise deferred shading, the X-ray Engine does not support anti-aliasing with dynamic lighting enabled. However, a "fake" form of anti-aliasing can be enabled with the static lighting option; this format utilizes a technique to blur the image to give the false impression of anti-aliasing. The game takes place in a thirty square kilometer area, and both the outside and inside of this area is rendered to the same amount of detail. Some textures in the game were simply photographs of the walls in the developers' studio.
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Hey, everyone. Maybe one of the chemistry wizards here can help me out.
I have a 450gal spa with an ozonator. I sanitize it with 6% bleach. I've also added about 30ppm CYA and 50ppm borates when I first filled up.
I originally balanced the water to a TA of 80 per the booklet that came with the Taylor test kit. But my PH would drift up like crazy, requiring 1-2 oz of dry acid every week to bring down to normal.
Then I tried a TA of 40 based on info on forums, but PH would still drift sky high by the end of the week.
Then I decided to not add baking soda anymore and let the dry acid bring TA down. TA eventually dropped to about15ppm and my PH has been stable for the past two weeks.
Does this indicate a problem? Is it bad to keep the TA so low? AFAIK, TA's sole purpose is to keep PH steady. Is there any other reason why I should try to balance it higher? (scaling, etc?). I'd love to be able to just keep it at 15 and be done with having to dump dry acid in there every weekend.

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DENVER (AP) — A 19-year-old suburban Denver woman accused of trying to help a foreign terrorist organization plans to plead guilty in the case.
Federal documents filed Friday say an agreement has been reached in the case against Shannon Conley of Arvada, Colorado, who was arrested at Denver International Airport in April while boarding a flight she hoped would ultimately get her to Syria.
Details of the agreement were not part of the court filing, but Conley’s public defender Robert Pepin asked to schedule a change of plea hearing. He did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
The details of such deals cannot be disclosed until a change of plea hearing, said Jeff Dorschner, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver.
FBI agents say Conley was intent on waging jihad in the Middle East, despite their repeated efforts to stop her.
In several overt meetings over eight months, Conley, a convert to Islam, told members of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force that she was planning to travel overseas and marry a man she believed was a Tunisian fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an al-Qaida splinter group. The militant group also known as ISIL or ISIS has recently overrun parts of Iraq and Syria.
She apparently met her suitor online, and authorities have said they are still investigating the man, identified in court documents only as Y.M. Conley said she planned to fly to Turkey and then travel to Syria to become a housewife and a nurse at the man’s camp, providing medical services and training.
Even four days before her arrest, she continued to tell the agents there was nothing they could do to change her mind, the documents say.
FBI agents became aware of Conley’s growing interest in extremism in November after she alarmed employees of a suburban Denver church by wandering around with a backpack and taking notes on the layout of the campus, according to the court documents. The church, Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada, was the scene of a 2007 shooting in which a man killed two missionary workers.
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More and more companies are jumping on the smartwatch bandwagon. Neptune Computer, a Canadian based startup, has just launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Pine, a watchphone running Android 4.1.2, and featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual core SoC. On the surface it looks very similar to SGPAX S5 smartwatch which also features a dual core processor (Mediatek MT6577), and a SIM card slot, and runs Android 4.0. Neptune Pine, however, comes with features and improvements which may make the 3 to 4 month “kickstarter wait” worth it: a larger 2.4″ detachable screen, larger internal storage, dual camera support, a larger battery providing up to 5 days in standby mode, and an IP67 rating that certifies the device to be dustproof and waterproof at depth of less than 1 meter.
Neptune Pine specifications:
- SoC – Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-Core Processor @ 1.2Ghz
- System Memory – 512 MB RAM
- Storage – 16GB or 32GB NAND Flash + microSD slot
- Display – 2.4″ TFT capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 240 QVGA resolution
- Cellular Networks (via micro-SIM card)
- 2G: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1700, 1900
- 3G: UMTS/HSPA+/WCDMA 850, 1700, 1900, 2100
- Connectivity – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and built-in GPS receiver, with Assisted GPS
- Sensors – Accelerometer, 3-axis Gyroscope, Digital compass
- Audio – Speaker & Microphone, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Camera – 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, VGA front-facing camera, both with LED flash
- Battery – 810 mAh lithium polymer battery (Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 2G, 6 hours on 3G, Multimedia: Up to 10 hours music, 5 hours video, Internet use: Up to 7 hours on Wi-Fi, Standby: Up to 120 hours)
- IP Rating – IP67 (currently undergoing testing)
- Weight – 96 grams (handset 60.8 gr, watchband 35.4 g)
The 2.4″ screen may be both an advantage and an inconvenient depending on your point of view. The larger screen may it easier to control Android (e.g. typing on the keyboard), but it may feel bulky to some. The great thing is that it is detachable from the wristband, which is not only convenient for taking pictures, or texting, but the screen can also be used with compatible mounts, in order to attach it to your helmet. or clip it on your belt, for example.
The company made an interesting table comparing the Neptune Pine, to other popular (not-so) smartwatches – Samsung Galaxy Gear, Sony SW2, and Pebble – which simply act as a smartphone companion, instead of a standalone smartwatch phone.
If we compare the Neptune Pine and SGPAX S5 which have closer specifications, the main differences are as follows:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual core @ 1.2 GHz vs Mediatek MT6577 dual core Cortex A9 @ 1.2 GHz
- micro SIM vs full SIM card
- 2.41″ (320×240) display vs 1.54″ (240×240) display
- Dual camera (5MP , 0.3MP) with flash vs single camera (2.0MP) without flash
- 810 mAh battery (5 days standby) vs 500mAh battery (2 days standby)
- Android 4.1.2 (No Google Play Store yet, but coming) vs Android 4.0.4 with Google Play Store
- Pine will be waterproof and dustproof (IP67), S5 is not.
- 16 or 32GB Flash vs 4GB flash
- Pine handset/screen is removable
- Pine price: $335 CAD MSRP or as low as $199 CAD in kickstarter + $15 shipping vs S5 price: $150 and more including shipping. ($1 US ~ $1 CAD)
- Availability – Pine: January 2014. S5: Now.
Development is basically completed, and production tooling and EVT (engineering validation testing) have started so that the production line should be ready in early December. They still have to pass FCC, CE and IP67 certifications however, which could make the January 2014 delivery schedule an aggressive target, if design changes are required.
If you’re interesting in the watch, you can still pledge $199 CAD (+$15 for shipping outside of North America) for the 16GB version, and $279 CAD (+$15 for international shipping) with early bird pledges. After the 500 pieces reserved for early birds, pledges will then be $229 and $289.
Beside the Kickstarter page, you may also find more information on Neptune Pine website.
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In Elmore County, Alabama, a 26-year-old mother is in jail facing attempted murder charges after allegedly placing her infant daughter in a hot oven at their mobile home in Coosada, which is just north of Montgomery.
Melissa Belle Wright's 14-month-old daughter, Ashley Sims, spent time in a Montgomery Hospital Tuesday night after suffering burns when placed in the oven.
The infant was transferred to Birmingham's Children's Hospital and is listed in guarded condition.
Ashley was burned over 17 percent of her body.
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Tonganoxie City Council to determine rezoning fate
The fate of rezoning an area along U.S. Highway 24-40 near 206th Street will rest with the Tonganoxie City Council.
The Tonganoxie Planning Commission reviewed a request from KC RV Resort to rezone about 32 acres from rural residential to commercial.
Commission members Patricia Gabel, Steve Ashley and John Morgan voted against the rezoning, while fellow members Grant Watson, Jake Dale and Monica Gee voted in favor of it, as member Steve Gumm was absent.
The board voted again, this time with the motion in favor of the rezoning request, but the result was the same, this time Watson, Dale and Gee in favor and Gable, Ashley and Morgan opposed. Because a decision wasn’t made, per city code, the vote now goes to the City Council where a 2/3 majority is required.
Acting City Manager Jamie Shockley said that would require Mayor Jason Ward to vote along with the five-member City Council. That vote is expected at the Dec. 19 meeting.
The rezoning request is part of a larger proposed project of an additional adjacent 122 acres for a luxury RV resort that eventually would be home to 400 custom RV lots.
On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce and KC RV Resort offered an open house in Council Chambers for residents to get more information about the proposed plans.
Derek Sinclair with KC RV Resort fielded questions and heard concerns from nearby property owners and local residents in general.
“Cousin Eddie doesn’t just roll in with a 72 Winnebago,” Sinclair told residents during the open house.
He said there would be guidelines for what RVs could have lots at the resort. For instance, the RVs would have to be no more than 5-10 years old and meet other criteria.
Many in attendance had concerns that the property would be similar to a KOA Kampground.
Sinclair said that wouldn’t be the case if the facility were built under current specifications.
He said this is his first such resort as a main developer, but he has assisted another developer with some 600 sites across the country with a full spectrum of lots.
There were other concerns of what happens to the resort if it is sold to someone else or went out of business. Sinclair said it would have to adhere to the same city code specifications as the current proposal.
Sinclair did not specifically say what businesses would go in the retail area, but a convenience store/gas station was a good possibility.
The company also would handle improvements of the intersection at 206th Street and U.S. 24-40.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Army Reserve Center south of Tonganoxie will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Shockley said the council was welcome to join for the ceremony marking one of a handful of businesses starting up in Tonganoxie.
Farm lease ending
With the city of Tonganoxie handing the deed on the business park land south of Tonganoxie over to the Leavenworth County Port Authority as part of an interlocal agreement, the city is ending a farm lease with Grinter Farms for some of the ground.
More information on mail-in ballot
Shockley said she’s working on educational information for the public with regards to the upcoming 3/4-cent sales tax replacement vote in February.
Information will be mailed to residents about the vote, while a couple informational meetings also will be planned, she said.
Shockley said a business also soon would be breaking ground in that area.
Tonganoxie voters will decide through mail-in ballot by the end of February whether to replace the current Tonganoxie Water Park sales tax with a 20-year sales tax of the same rate to fund a new library and infrastructure projects.


UPDATE: HISID to hold special meeting and election next week
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- It will be a busy week next week for the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners, with the commissioners opening and closing Election Day Tuesday and holding a special meeting on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the board will meet at 8:15 a.m. to open the election for two commissioners. The board will again convene at 5:55 p.m. to close the election, after which district personnel will count the ballots and declare the winners.
The next morning, Dec. 4, the board will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. to swear in the newly elected commissioners, choose board officers, approve the financial reports from September and approve minutes from November.
UPDATE: The agenda has been revised to add an item about public notice on the Bischoff settlement.
The new board will also receive and discuss the Matchpoint Company's final leak detection report.
In that report, which covers services performed during two weeks between Oct. 28 and Nov. 8, Matchpoint identified 27 leaks, which totaled 125.5 gallons per minute, or 5.4 million gallons per month or about 66 million gallons per year.
Matchpoint was careful to point out that these water loss figures may not be entirely accurate. Their recommendations were to repair all leaks as soon as possible to prevent any from worsening, to create "district metering areas" to isolate the most serious water losses and to institute a proactive leak detection program, preferably annually. They gave information on options for implementing such a program.
In his memo to the board on the report, District Manager Dennis Kelly said the Water Department has already repaired some of the more serious leaks while in the field with Matchpoint.
All meetings will take place at 110 Woodsdale Drive and are open to the public.


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About Richmond Castle
Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire is a picturesque ruined Norman Castle in northern England. Strengthened throughout the Norman period, the castle largely fell out of active use in the 14th century and slowly fell to ruin.
Nonetheless, the castle boasts more surviving 11th-century architecture than any other castle in England. Today, managed by English Heritage, visitors can explore the castle’s ruins as well as viewing the interactive exhibition detailing the history of the fortress and taking in the stunning views of the surrounding Yorkshire Dales.
Richmond Castle history
After the Norman Conquest of 1066, the new rulers of England set about establishing their power by building imposing fortresses. While the exact date is unknown, Richmond Castle was likely founded in the 1070s by Count Alan Rufus ‘the Red’ of Penthièvre, granted land by William in return for his service during the Battle of Hastings.
Richmond Castle established a vigilant position over the Scottish border – then further south than it is now. The earliest sections included the curtain wall, the great archway in the keep, and Scolland’s Hall. It was under Alan’s nephew Alan – who attributed himself the title Earl of Richmond – that the castle housed a mint, issuing coins to support King Stephen. His son Conan built the keep as a statement of exceptional power and wealth.
When Conan died in 1171, Henry II took control of Richmond, repairing and building the tower and establishing the ‘King’s House’ in Scolland’s Hall. During the reigns of John and Henry III, Richmond Castle was besieged as property of the king. Richmond’s fate was tied to the duchy of Brittany, but enjoying this power demanded both obedience to the king of England and fealty to the king of France.
In 1372, Richmond was surrendered to the English Crown and the castle was from then on invested in by successive owners. Repeated Scottish raids did a lot of damage to the castle, so much so that by 1538, Richmond was considered derelict. However, parts of the castle were still in use and during the 18th and 19th centuries, JMW Turner and others admired Richmond as a romantic ruin.
In 1854 the Duke of Richmond leased the castle to the North York Militia, and as World War One approached, Richmond Castle was occupied by the northern Non-Combatant Corps – a military unit for those exempt from fighting. These men also included those who objected to taking part in the war effort, detained in rooms now containing graffiti.
During World War Two, the keep was used to watch out for enemies in the area while soldiers were detained in the cells, once again leaving their mark on the walls.
Richmond Castle today
Today, visitors have a wealth of highlights to explore around Richmond Castle, including a new permanent exhibition tells the castle’s rich story from 11th century conquest to conscientious objection.
While the ruined walls are topped with curly grass, these incredibly well-preserved remains provide a splendid sense of the castles dominance and value within medieval power struggles. After exploring the castle, take a peaceful stroll around the Cockpit Garden or grab a memento at the gift shop.
Getting to Richmond Castle
Located just off the A1, exit at Catterick and follow Richmond Road to reach the castle by car. There is parking off-site at the Market Place in Richmond town. Buses 55, 79, 159 and 825 stop at Market Place, a 2 minute walk to the castle.

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Every Miami native knows that Art Basel marks the official beginning of ‘season’, full of events, tourism, art shows and 5 months of general shenanigans in Miami Beach. This year is no different than years past except with the notable exception of more tech oriented projects and the transition of several art festivals down to Herald Square from Midtown Miami. Without further or due check out our ongoing list of must to Art Basel 2017 Miami activities, and check in daily for updates!
Tuesday, December 5th
The Blind Portrait
The Blind Portrait experience will come to life at The Miami Beach EDITION for Art Basel. Meet interdisciplinary artist Moral Turgeman and participate in a ten minute exercise where she will illustrate an intuitive portrait of each connection using one singular line. With a strong reputation for production and execution, Turgeman’s installations have been featured in some of the world’s most significant cultural events and luxurious establishments.
IRL (In Reel Life) Pop-up Art Exhibit
Miami Beach’s own Jacober Creative, an award-winning design and marketing studio, invites the public to a FREE Art Basel kick-off party and pop-up art exhibit, IRL (In Reel Life): From Celluloid to Cellular, Recasting the Classics Through Graphic Design, at the Miami Beach Cinematheque. With favorite films from the 1940s through the 1990s to serve as the agency’s inspiration, Jacober Creative placed their graphic design spin on American film culture, as filtered through the lens of the usually disposable medium of Instagram, recast onto everyday “objects of desire.” On display at the Cinematheque will be a unique range of 3-D showcases for the graphic designs, such as Bkr water bottles with Carrie inspired graphics, Vans sneakers with a design that is a tribute to The Birds, and a lunch box with a Breakfast at Tiffany’s-style graphic.
And while a run-in with James Bond is unlikely in the Cinematheque’s bathroom, film fans can still expect to encounter a Diamond Are Forever-inspired concept, featuring 50 maneki-neko cats, mirrors and lasers. IRL (In Reel Life) will open with a party (DJ and all) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5. The exhibit will run through December 31 including during Art Basel, and is free and open to the public. All proceeds will be contributed to the HOMY Collective (Housing Our Miami Youth.
Red Bull Sound Select at The Ground
Get a first look at under-the-radar Miami artists who we expect to be blowing up the scene soon. It’s only $3 if you RSVP.
Wednesday, December 6th
Wellington_Miami’s Art Basel Opening Night Soirée.
A place where sexy curves turn into sexy frames. Stop by Zthea Eyewear at 2611 N Miami Ave. and check out some of your favorite photographer’s recent projects which have taken him from the sands of South Beach to the sands of Nevada.
Louis Vuitton Objet Nomades
Louis Vuitton will be presenting their ever popular Objets Nomades limited-edition collection of travel-inspired furniture and home accessories, created in collaboration with international designers during Design Miami/. This year, Louis Vuitton will present an exclusive never-before-seen edition of the Bomboca Sofa, a new piece designed in partnership with the Campana Brothers, Fernando and Humberto Campana, who drew inspiration from the city of Miami. This modular piece is made up of a rigid shell featuring the same leather Louis Vuitton uses for its bags, along with cushions made of textured fabrics and velvet in five different shades of blue and turquoise. Other Objet’s making their Design Miami/ debut include pieces created by Atelier Oï such as the Swing Boat, the Belt Chair and the Spiral Lamp with its twisted straps of leather. Additional pieces to be presented include Patricia Urquiola’s Palaver Chair in a mix of wood and woven sheets of perforated leather, India Mahdavi’s Talisman Table in leather marquetry, and Marcel Wanders’ rocking Lune Chair and leather Diamond Screen. Inspired by the House’s historic Art of Travel, Louis Vuitton’s Objets Nomades limited-edition collectible furniture will be on view at the Miami Design District store and Design Miami/ fair from December 6th – December 10th.
COS X Studio Swine Present New Spring
For the first time ever, COS will be hosting a large scale exhibition taking place throughout Miami Art Week designed by London-based design duo Studio Swine (Super Wide Interdisciplinary New Explorers) formed by Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist, Alexander Groves. New Spring, an interactive multisensory installation which won the award for Most Engaging Exhibition during Salone del Mobile in Milan, will be an official Satellite of the design fair and will be reconceived to a greater scale, in a bright, light-filled environment designed by Studio Swine, housed in a historic art deco building (1415 Euclid Avenue).
To celebrate the installation in their Miami Design District boutique (3915 NE 1ST Avenue, Miami) COS will screen a short film of the project within the Design District store. Committed to both timeless design and innovation, COS support the arts through collaborations with established and emerging artists, galleries and creative studios. Installation be open December 6-10 at 1415 Euclid Avenue, Miami Beach.
L’appartement Concept Store
Located in the most artistic neighborhood of Miami – Wynwood – L’appartement Concept Store is designed to be the ideal image of an authentic Parisian apartment, offering an exclusive range of home decor, indoor and outdoor furniture, accessories and art. Join us Wednesday, December 6th, from 6-9PM for an exclusive Art Basel exhibition – Curiosity Cabinet of Design – that will feature the bold, graphic wallpaper designs of Aimee Wilder, and the elegant and glass domes of The Darwin Sect. Live entertainment, refreshments and passed hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
The Box at Faena Theater
The self-proclaimed theater of varieties is coming for 3 days to the Faena Theater. With much mystery and little information besides a carnie style website delivered by Seth Browarnik of World Red Eye and lo-fi vintage video of a previous performance this event could very well be the most undercover smash of Basel since Madonna showed up at Faena last year.
Thursday, December 7th
Phillip Ayler’s Pool Party
Featuring an art collaboration with Miami native and world renowned artist Jona Cerwinske, musician and designer Ayler Young presents his Philip Ayler collection at SIXTY Nautilus’ heated saltwater beachfront pool as guests enjoy Art Basel-inspired Ron Barceló Rum cocktails and glasses of Rosè Piscine – the first ever French Rosé made to be served over ice. DJs rotating on decks include DJ MOS, DJ Ruckus, DJ Reid Waters, DJ Proper Kid, Oli Benz, Chloe Caillet and Auntie G.
BRK out that cocktail for ICBRKR’s big launch party at Art Basel Miami. Discover how their vision will help you take your socializing and networking to the next level while you enjoy Jan Blomqvist’s addictive beats, admire local artist MOKIBABY’s interactive vintage art installation, and sip on delicious Kombrewcha cocktails. Come make your Happy Hour an experience to remember.
An Installation by Es Devlin, Presented by American Express Platinum (Open to the public in the Forum of the Miami Beach EDITION)– Award-winning artist and stage designer Es Devlin reimagines the physical and psychological space of the Miami Beach EDITION hotel through a site-specific, experiential installation featuring a vaulted elliptical mirror maze, soundscapes and video. The work utilizes the physical characteristics of hotel design to explore the psychology of human experience within these spaces, and the everyday acts of magic and imagination that allow them to function.
All Woman Fair
One of the must-see fairs this Art Basel is taking a stand for equality with the first all-women fair in Miami. Fair. at Brickell City Centre, an art fair that’s free to the public, where no art is for sale, is set to be a be a historic convening of some of the world’s most iconic and trailblazing women artists, including works by Yoko Ono, the famously anonymous Guerilla Girls (on display in Miami for the first time ever) and 50+ additional women artists and performers, all coming together to flip the art fair model on its head and smash the modern day patriarchy by displaying art with a social purpose.
Vegas: Alter Your Reality Experiential Gallery Exhibit
High tech meets stylized art at Zadok Gallery during this upcoming Miami Art Week with Vegas: Alter Your Reality. Open to the public December 7 – 9 from 1– 9PM, Sin City arrives in Wynwood with an experiential art gallery. LVCVA (Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority) partnered up with five internationally-renowned artists to share their individual interpretations of Las Vegas in a 360° virtual reality art form after their visits to the adult playground. Using Samsung Gear VR, artists participating include Brazilian artist Adhemas Batista, English street artist Insa, French artist Fafi, Canadian visual artist Signal Noise and digital artist Beeple.
MDD Free, Public Art Tour Led by Craig Robins
As a special Miami Art Week edition of the District’s ongoing FREE public art tours, Craig Robins, founder and CEO of Dacra, Miami Design District developer and Design Miami/ co-founder will personally host a guided tour of the Miami Design District’s public art collection on world-class architecture. The tour will be led alongside CULTURED Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Sarah Harrelson and give guests an inside look and personal insight into each public art piece. The tour will take place Thursday, December 7th from 2-3PM starting from Paradise Plaza. Guests who wish to join must RSVP in advance to email@example.com.
Truffle Dinner Brunch at Yardbird
In celebration of Art Basel, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar will host a very special, four-course Truffle Dinner event Thursday, December 7th, at 11:30 PM. For one night only, the house of worship to classic southern-style cuisine and hospitality will offer an exclusive chef’s table experience featuring high-end menu items paired with hand-selected Italian wine. Curated by Patrick Rebholz, the pre-fixe tasting menu focuses on delicacies such as truffle and caviar. Guests will enjoy tastings like smoked Stone Crab & English Pea Ravioli, Seared Foie Gras and a special rendition of Yardbird’s world-renowned Fried Chicken.
SuperFine Miami Love Opening
Miami’s finest will mix and mingle to the sounds of hometown heroes Afrobeta in the backyard garden as local mainstays Naomi’s Garden and The Pool Bar at The Vagabond sling updated Kreyol fare and craft cocktails. Local favorite KRELwear by Karelle Levy will host a backyard pop-up souk with ready-to-wear tropical knit fashions as well as a see-it-to-believe-it performance art piece of KRELwear-clad models interacting with attendees in the garden. A local favorite, Inhale Miami, will also start the day off right with yoga in the backyard lounge beginning at 4:30pm.
Scratches That Matter
Las Rosas is hosting the annual Scratches That Matter fundraising event. They will be showcasing female identified scratch djs and live artists in order to raise money to provide scholarships for underprivileged children to attend The Scratch DJ Academy Summer Camp 2018 in Miami. 100% of the door proceeds go directly towards the scholarships. The event is from 9pm-4am featuring female djs from various cities across the country.
Friday, December 8th
L’appartement Concept Store
On Friday, December 8, from 4-6PM, L’appartement will be hosting a design talk and discussion with renowned French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance on The Value of Beauty and Sensitivity to Space. Mr. Duchaufour-Lawarance is a critically acclaimed French interior and product designer with an array of awards including the Elle Deco International Design Prize, Wallpaper Design Award and the GQ Best Designer Prize. Refreshments and passed hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
Gran Centenario x Kelsey Montague
Known for her viral angel wings mural pieces, artist Kelsey Montague partners up with Gran Centenario Tequila to showcase a white and gold angel wings mural, which will be auctioned off for proceeds to benefit Mexican Relief charities. Encouraging guests to join the movement, Nautilus South Beach will display her wings at the Nautilus Lobby, and another set at the Art Basel tent, for guests to take photos and post on social media during Art Basel. For every picture posted to the hashtag, Gran Centenario will donate $10 to charity to benefit families and victims of the earthquake in Mexico City.
The House of Creed
This month, Creed will open the brand’s third U.S. boutique in the Miami Design District’s Paradise Plaza. Join The House of Creed in celebration of their boutique grand opening, with special appearance by Seventh Generation Perfumer, Erwin Creed. Passed from father to son spanning seven generations since its London founding in 1760, The House of Creed has been handcrafting uncommon fragrances for royal houses and discerning patrons for over 250 years. The House of Creed welcomes Art Basel Miami Beach guests to view the collection with refreshments and hors d’oeuvres in their new Design District location (151 NE 41st Street, Suite 143).
A “pop up” recreation of the 1950’s-60’s vibe that was born at the world famous Club Palladium, which introduced one of Cuba’s most famous music and dancing style to the world, thus marking one of the greatest eras in music history. A time and place where the music was non-stop, starting with the orchestras of the “Big Three”: Machito, Tito Rodríguez, and Tito Puente. Legendary artists such as Arsenio Rodríguez, Celia Cruz, Benny Moré, Pérez Prado, La Lupe, and countless others as huge crowds attended eager to learn this sensational dance creating the MAMBO MADNESS! Show starts at 10pm.
UNFRAMED presents Sub Chroma. This mixed media and lighting exhibit with musical lineup will be headlined by Hot Creations’ Lee Foss supported by Drama Duo, TrqpiTeca, Miami’s DJ Laz and Statik Selectah, who will release his latest project at Basel House. Basel House Mural Festival is a three-day, first-of-its-kind mural festival based around the legendary walls of the iconic RC Cola Plant in Miami’s Wynwood Art District during Miami Art Week 2017. Throughout the festival, invited local and international artists will transform an often-overlooked section of the neighborhood into an open-air art museum.
Fashion Event at Wynwood Yard
This is the perfect Basel pregame to your big Friday night out. Meet us at the Wynwood Yard for fashion, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the most Insta-worthy mural that you actually get to paint from 6 to 8 p.m. This is influencers and VIPs only. Spanish leather shoe designer Pikolinos is partnering with local graffiti artist DaveL for an evening of fashion and design.
Saturday, December 9th
Hammer and Nails Grooms Art
As this is Art Basel week, Hammer & Nails Grooming Shop For Guys has partnered with art dealer Dreams Fine Art to host artworks by Miami-based pop artist Paulina del Mar. This Saturday, December 9th, between 7pm and 9pm stop in for a complimentary beverage, snacks, and an opportunity to meet and collect from one of Miami’s top up and coming pop artists, Paulina del Mar.
Where: Hammer & Nails – Grooming Shop For Guys.
The Shops at Midtown.
122 Buena Vista Boulevard. Miami FL 33127
Phil Collins’ Dreaming on the Beach Gala
Benefiting young aspiring talent without the means to achieve their goals, Five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning music legend Phil Collins and wife Orianne Collins, are proud to announce GRAMMY® Award-winning Italian artist Laura Pausini, GRAMMY® Award nominee rock singer KT Tunstall, Latin pop Venezuelan singer Nacho, Spanish soul artist Pitingo, and Miami-based rock band 5800 will perform at the 3rd annual Dreaming on the Beach Gala on Saturday, December 9, 2017. As headliner of the Gala, Phil will also serve as host and celebrity emcee along with co-founder Orianne Collins, philanthropist and designer of Orianne Collins Jewelry.
Paris Hilton DJs LIVE at Wall Miami Beach
Miami Beach’s premier hospitality firm KNR Hospitality Group announce their exciting Art Basel lineup for WALL at W South Beach. The recognized and reputable destination release their 5-day lineup consisting of top artists making their annual return to kick off the artsy weekend. Festivities begin Tuesday (December 5) with Favela Beach Nightlife Is Beautiful hosted by Mr. Brainwash. The week continues with the annual Behrouz & Friends with music by Guy Gerber, Behrouz and more on Wednesday (December 6). David Squillace, Rony Seikaly and Jean Claude Ades spin on Friday (December 8) and on Saturday (December 9) Paris Hilton returns as host and Dj for the 4th year. The week’s lineup concludes with the annual Art Basel closing party Director’s Cut hosted by Tolga on Sunday (December 10).
UNFRAMED presents Rolling Stone Live Miami.
Celebrating Rolling Stone’s 50th anniversary with A-Trak with Chromeo’s Dave-1 as The Brothers Macklovitch, OVO Sound’s Majid Jordan (90 Minute DJ Set), Trqpiteca, Bread Doe and Ezikel. Basel House Mural Festival is a three-day, first-of-its-kind mural festival based around the legendary walls of the iconic RC Cola Plant in Miami’s Wynwood Art District during Miami Art Week 2017. Throughout the festival, invited local and international artists will transform an often-overlooked section of the neighborhood into an open-air art museum.
Sunday, December 10th
Avant Gallery 10th Anniversary Closing Party
Avant Gallery will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary with complimentary rosé for gallery guests at its newly integrated LaMuse Café – from Monday, December 4 to Sunday, December 10 during Art Basel, presented by Whispering Angel, which is also celebrating its decade-long milestone of the Rosé All Day concept it pioneered.
The gallery will also debut its latest exhibition with featured artists including Skyler Grey, BNS, Florian Eymann, DAIN, and Alec Monopoly.
UNFRAMED presents the CHILLIN’ BASEL CLOSING PARTY.
This Caribbean block party will be hosted by Wright Image x The KGN with Silent Addy and it will feature special guests in the Reggae, Dancehall, Soca genre. Basel House Mural Festival is a three-day, first-of-its-kind mural festival based around the legendary walls of the iconic RC Cola Plant in Miami’s Wynwood Art District during Miami Art Week 2017. Throughout the festival, invited local and international artists will transform an often-overlooked section of the neighborhood into an open-air art museum.


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Take a survey, plant a tree!
Scientists estimate that what remains of the rainforest could be consumed in less
than 40 years. While business is typically seen as part of the problem, we have
an initiative that mobilizes our online members to plant palm trees in the Peruvian
This initiative, launched in 2007, is in partnership with the Rainforest Conservation
Fund (RCF), and aims to plant a tree for every survey taken by our Panel of Innovators
- consumers who are interested in what's going on around them. The Rainforest Conservation
Fund takes a different approach for conserving palm trees where the palm is planted
in agro forestry systems with small farmers in their fields, in the buffer zone
of the Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo (RCTT), located in the northeastern Peruvian
"With support from Hotspex, RCF is actively conserving natural resources in the
Amazon by planting palm trees that are a threatened species in the rainforests of
the Peruvian Amazon," said Jim Penn, Field Director at RCF. "Thanks to the Hotspex
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to protect them in the rainforest for years to come."
Since 2000, Hotspex Innovators have taken over 2 million surveys to voice their
opinions, learn about themselves and to collect rewards. With a tree being planted
for every survey completed, it is easy to see how quickly the company, with the
help of its users, can make a difference.
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My lovely business partner (and daughter-in-law) adores this particular snack combination. Trail mix is the perfect (and undetectable!) travel treat, and perfumed with exotic spices, there’s neither a taste or aroma of our favorite herb. Do your own thing here—you can change spices, cereal or anything else. Just keep it sweet, salty and full of love!
Yields about 10 servings
2-4 tablespoons infused coconut oil
2 tablespoons honey, agave or maple syrup
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon cardamom
¼ teaspoon cayenne
2 cups Oh’s or Cheerios cereal
1 ¼ cup pecans
1 cup almonds
1 cup pretzels, any shape you like
1 cup flaked coconut
½ cup dried sour cherries
½ cup chocolate chunks
- Heat oven to 325°F. Place parchment on a baking sheet with sides.
- In a large bowl combine the oil, sweetener, cumin, salt, turmeric, ginger, cardamom and cayenne. Mix well.
- Add the cereal, pecans, almonds, pretzels and coconut. Mix well to evenly distribute the oil mixture.
- Place the trail mix on the baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring several times.
- Allow the mixture to cool at least 30 minutes. Add the cherries and chocolate and hit the road!

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Nintendo's got a big fan club, so when the venerable gaming company releases a new machine, you'd think people would be paying attention.
But that's not necessarily been the case with its new console, the Switch. Although the device went on sale in March, and Nintendo's been talking about it for more than two years, relatively few people are aware of it.
Fewer than a quarter of U.S. consumers polled in the first quarter of this year had heard of the Switch, as this chart from Statista, based on a recent Nielsen study, indicates. Even among self-professed gamers, awareness was low; less than a third had heard of the new console.
The Switch isn't the only new game machine that's gained little awareness from consumers. The vast majority of both gamers and consumers as a whole have never heard of either Sony's PlayStation 4 Pro -- a "mid-cycle" update to the original PlayStation 4 -- or “Project Scorpio,” Microsoft's forthcoming update to the Xbox One.
It's hard to get people to switch if they haven't even heard of your product.

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While the dimensions of a 30-cubic-foot refrigerator vary by manufacturer and model, a Whirlpool side-by-side is 35 7/16 inches wide, 69 1/4 inches high and 29 3/8 inches deep. A Samsung French door refrigerator with bottom drawer is 35 3/4 by 70 by 37 7/8 inches.
As of 2015, most manufacturers design refrigerators for a 30-inch, 33-inch or 36-inch opening with a height of 66, 68 or 70 inches. The 36-inch by 70-inch opening gives the buyer the greatest number of options. When shopping for refrigerators, buyers must also measure the dimensions when the door is open. The Whirlpool model requires a 50 7/8-inch clearance for the door to open to a 90-degree angle.


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She made the music in Garage Band using Magic Garage Band. If you have never used Magic Garage Band... give it a look. We have used it many times to create music for videoblogs, with great results. It's quick and easy... and offers really high-quality results, although not that much in terms of variety.
This is a nice preview of some of the videos you'll soon see coming from our trip... explanations and tutorials on how we shot!
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Roy Is A Northwest Guy
Jan. 26, 2009
By Brian Hendrickson
Columbian Staff Writer
SEATTLE -- The couple hundred fans gathered at Niketown on Thursday bore a look rarely seen in Pacific Northwest sports.
Some wore University of Washington shirts, standing alongside others donning Portland Trail Blazers jerseys -- representatives of rival cities in rival states. Even a couple Washington State shirts peppered the crowd, and at least one fan wore a UW headband with his Blazers jersey.
They were opposing fan bases gathered for a single purpose -- one unveiled when Brandon Roy stepped into view to a boy-band cheer.
The former Washington All-American and current Trail Blazers All-Star had returned home to see his Huskies jersey retired. But the reception from fans at Niketown and in a whirlwind day of radio show spots, media interviews and celebrity appearances revealed a connection that transcends team allegiances and local roots.
Roy may be cheered in Portland as the franchise player. But in Seattle, he has become the franchise.
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The black cat 34 the murders in the rue morgue part one 38 part two 42 part three 47 part four 51 part five 55 part six 60 the tell-tale heart 64 the cask of amontillado 68 edgar allan poe: storyteller. It looks like you've lost connection to our server please check your internet connection or reload this page. Introduce the story: “today, we will read ‘the black cat’ by edgar allan poe it is a story about a man who loves animals, but his personality changes do.
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One of poe’s most horrifying and dark tales, “the black cat” contains poe’s most vehement condemnations of alcohol and the ills it causes the abundant symbolism, imagery, and psychological confusion throughout the story pull readers into the narrator’s twisted truth and violent psyche. Analysis of edgar allan poe’s “the black cat” edgar allan poe’s gothic tale “the black cat” was written to invoke a sense of shock in the reader this short story is written as a first-person narrative in which the narrator travels through increasing levels of insanity throughout the pages. The black cat summary supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
“the black cat” is a short story written by edgar allan poe in 1843 tone the author's tone suggests a serious investment in confession as a defense of sanity. The black cat symbolizes the state of the narrator's soul-which is black, mutilated, and decaying the black cat is symbolic because it is the cat's meowing that draws attention to the wall, and. หน้าแรก ragnarok official เซิฟแร็คยอดฮิต เซิฟแร็คคลาส2 เซิฟแร็คคลาส3. The ending of ‘the black cat’ suggests that a productive analysis between this story and ‘the tell-tale heart’ might yield a fruitful discussion for one, both stories are narrated by murderers who conceal the dead body of their victim, only to have that body discovered at the end of the story.
Psychological analysis of edgar allan poe’s black cat the psychology or mental state of the narrator of edger allan poe’s short story “the black cat” is a broad area to analyze the human mind is one of the most complex structures in this world. A summary of “the black cat” (1843) in edgar allan poe's poe’s short stories learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of poe’s short stories and what it means perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The black cat is a short story written by the poet edgar allan poe in this presentation, the writer analyzed the plot of the short story using booker's seven basic plots. The black cat analysis literary devices in the black cat symbolism, imagery, allegory if you are looking for information on one or the other of the black cats here in this section, we can understand why these furry friends seem like symbols or allegories we think that most of the sentences in the black cat have multiple tones, often.
Complete stylistic analysis second black cat, a cat that resembles the first black cat and may be a reincarnation of the latter–or so the narrator may think policemen, officers who investigate the happenings at the home of the narrator servant, a person working in the narrator's household. “the black cat‖ symbolizes death, darkness in traditional terms as in one of the speeches of the wife of the narrator usually regarding that, “ all black cats are witches in disguise” yet black cats can symbolize a lot more things such things as death, sorcery, witchcraft, spirits of the dead, and most common a symbol of bad luck. “black cat” was originally published in rilke’s 1923 collection duino elegies rilke began writing this collection in 1912, but it remained unfinished for a decade before being completed and published. Pluto: the titular black cat is the protagonist’s pet, whom he names “pluto” the name is an allusion to the roman god of the underworld, which gives the cat a deathly demeanour the name is an allusion to the roman god of the underworld, which gives the cat a deathly demeanour.


A flurry of bills are being introduced in Congress to expand, revise or re-imagine the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The one we are betting on becoming law in the immediate future is the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act (undoubtedly to be nicknamed the PPFA). The PPFA, as it stands now (subject to change without notice) proposes expanding the current eight-week forgiveness period, continuing employer deferral of Social Security taxes after forgiveness, and extending the re-hiring deadline.
Our optimism that Congress will return to bipartisan agreement about the PPP derives from recent testimony to Congress by Fed Chairman Powell saying that the outlook for the COVID-19 devastated American economy remains “highly uncertain and subject to significant downside risks.” We believe this sent the message that all stimulus efforts to today could be squandered if Congress doesn’t do more soon to help the economy. Plus, upcoming elections this November helps ensure that virtually all of Congress (and the White House) is more focused on helping than limiting deficits.
There are several proposed bills floating around, including those contained in the HEROES Act, which we discussed here. Some of the proposals offer altered versions of the PPP, though most iterations contemplate continuation of the current PPP with some enhancements for borrowers, albeit without much additional funding. Although there are many versions of the proposals for a new and improved PPP, there are five thematic variations in the PPFA that seem to be included in legislative proposals coming from both sides of the aisle, and thus that are likely to actually become law. We examine those five themes after a quick refresher of the relevant PPP law (and lore).
The legislative proposals that seem to have the most bipartisan support alter some or all of the program themes discussed above. The PPFA in the House contains the broadest modifications. Dueling bills introduced in the Senate, the PPP DEALS Act and RESTART Act, offer higher-quality acronyms but more moderate changes.2
The next two legislative proposals may seem unnecessary given the bipartisan and White House support because they can be changed by the SBA itself. However, because the SBA has not reversed course yet, it appears that the SBA is waiting for a push from Congress:
It is unclear if Congress will be able to reach a consensus on revisions to the PPP. After all, the party-line vote in the House on the HEROES Act may demonstrate a return to partisanship. Further, the Senate just adjourned for its Memorial Day recess without taking action on this. We will have to see if any of these bills become a law, and what it looks like when it does.
1 The benefits to our country from reducing furloughs and layoffs were obvious, including reducing pressures on already overwhelmed state unemployment departments, keeping more Americans covered by their employer-sponsored health insurance during a pandemic, making it easier to restart the economy when the virus subsides and minimizing the impact of the virus on tens of millions of workers who might otherwise have been laid off. Borrowers that spent their PPP on qualified expenses could count on loan forgiveness, effectively turning their PPP loans into grants.
2 At the time of publishing, the full text of RESTART was unavailable.
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Why Candles Are Good For You
Candles have been in use for thousands of years and used for many different purposes. Some have been used in religious ceremonies, some have been relied upon for lighting after dark in the absence of electricity, etc. So asking why candles are good for you, should receive an answer from many different angles, but backed with the appropriate facts as they relate to modern day use.
We’ll avoid the more subjective uses, such as romantic mood lighting on a date!
Fragrances - Scented Candles
Candles throw out scents and so it ties in with aromachology, the use of fragrances to enhance or promote well being. Even though there have been a lot of studies on how scents affect us, a lot of people are quite unaware or have a negative view of scent therapy. Perhaps the more well known is aromatherapy, although a recent term, as a practice it has been around for thousands of years, with the Ancient Egyptians believing it could treat diseases and the Ancient Greek physician Dioscorides wrote a book on how essential oils had healing properties. Aromachology is a lesser known field, but it looks at how both fragrance oils and essential oils benefit you.
The Yale Scientific mentions two studies on scents' effectiveness. The “Mie University School of Medicine found that patients with depression needed smaller doses of antidepressant medications after citrus fragrance treatment. Another study from the University of Vienna demonstrated that when the scent of orange oil was used in dental clinics, female patients exhibited decreased anxiety. These studies suggest that some fragrances may have a clinically quantifiable effect on mood.”
A study by the Brain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre at Northumbria University, UK revealed that rosemary oil can improve cognitive performance.
Another study, which includes Shaheen E. Lakhan at the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, Los Angeles, USA, found that there is a significant positive effect of aromatherapy in reducing pain.
Researchers at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University found that scents showed potential to be used as an effective therapeutic option for the relief of depressive symptoms in a wide variety of subjects.
In 2017 a study covered in Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing concluded lavender sandalwood scent helped breast biopsy patients experience less anxiety.
So there is certainly enough scientific evidence out there to show that the fragrances incorporated in candles as a form of scent therapy can give scientifically validated benefits to users. This is why we only make scented candles, because you are losing out on benefits otherwise on just plain unscented candles.
Relaxation value to reduce stress
There’s something relaxing about just looking at a candle.
Chryssa Chalkia Psychotherapist, CBT & Counsellor (UKCP, BABCP & BACP), has published an article on how candles reduce stress. She states, “After a long and stressful day, de-stress by lighting a candle and allowing its scents to travel you to a soothing place where you can relax and enjoy the rest of the day.” She cites her evidence: a study conducted by Keville and Green (2009) reports that imbalances of psychological wellbeing such as depression can be improved with the use of scented candles and oils. For example, certain scented candles can help reduce feelings of fear and anxiety, reducing stress and lifting mood.
But many of you just know from experience how relaxing it is to run a bath, pour a glass of wine and light a candle. It’s the perfect way to end a long day or a stressful week, so the proof is in the pudding.
Meditation is practiced by many people, particularly those who follow yoga. Trataka meditation especially encourages open eyed concentration on one thing, to increase one’s awareness of the present. Candles offer a non-intrusive passive low flickering light, which is almost hypnotic and helps many people with their meditation.
Crystal Candles – Why candles are good together with crystals
If you have not already, have a read of our blog on Can Crystals Heal. Essentially candles with crystals give you the best of both worlds!
Having given all the above reasons on why candles are good for you, how can you not try and experience one today or at least more often?

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LAHORE: There is no let up in causalities due to Covid-19 pandemic, as 26 more fatalities were reported in Punjab including 12 in Lahore, four each in Rawalpindi and Muzaffargarh during the last 24 hours taking the death toll in the province to 11,503.
During the last 24 hours, 12 deaths were reported from Lahore, four each in Rawalpindi and Muzaffargarh and two in Gujranwala taking the death toll in these cities to 4576, 1756, 317 and 461, respectively.
Out of 20345 coronavirus tests conducted during the last 24 hours, as many as 1080 fresh virus cases were reported across the province taking the provincial tally of cases to 378,289. The overall positivity rate of the virus in the province reached to 5.30%.
In the provincial metropolis, coronavirus cases are increasing, as 519 fresh cases and 12 deaths were reported during the last 24 hours. In Rawalpindi, 172 fresh virus cases and four deaths were reported.
With the recovery of 910 more virus patients, the number of recovered patients in the province reached to 343,842. On the other hand, as many as 3,648 coronavirus recoveries were reported across the country taking the tally of total recoveries to 1006078 showing the recovery rate of 89.9 percent.
As per break-up of coronavirus cases and deaths in major cities of the province, Lahore has so far reported 193705 cases and 4576 deaths, Rawalpindi 32057 cases and 1756 deaths, Faisalabad 22908 cases and 1191 deaths, Multan 19120 cases and 879 deaths, Gujranwala 8948 cases and 461 deaths, Muzaffargarh 2486 cases and 317 deaths, Rahim Yar Khan 6822 cases and 283 deaths, Sargodha 8929 cases and 296 deaths, Bahawalpur 8837 cases and 258 deaths, Sheikhupura 4123 cases and 127 deaths and Sialkot reported 7765 cases and 241 deaths.
On the other hand, terming breast milk natural vaccine for newborns, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal Prof Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar, said that breast feeding boost the immune system and protect against many complex diseases.
Delivering lectures on the benefits of breast milk to newborns at LGH, here on Saturday, he said that breastfed babies are perfectly healthy physically and mentally while their bones are strong so that they do not suffer from weakness and grows vigorously. He maintained that mother's milk is also helpful against 10 respiratory diseases and ear infections in children as well as urinary tract infections as the mother milk contains useful ingredients like oil, potassium, lactose, protein, phosphorus, iron, calcium, zinc, sodium, vitamins A, B, C, D and E as well as lactoferrin, lysozyme.
Moreover, University of Health Sciences (UHS) Vice Chancellor Prof Javed Akram, while addressing the first annual congress of the Pakistan Association of Dental Students (PADS) said, "To be a good doctor or dentist, you have to be a good person first, for which you need a role model."
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An Optimistic Blogger Tells Us About Her Corner of the Internet
Katie Hoffman is one of many bloggers out there who have claimed a corner of the internet to share with the world. Brave, deeply spiritual and beautiful from the inside out, Katie has embarked upon a journey from within; to fulfil her life’s purpose, her dreams, and accept herself by looking back on who she once was.
Katie centers her experiences in her blog entitled ‘Getting There’ around self acceptance equipped with realizations about the meaning of life and how to work on achieving her dreams. Katie’s intention is to inspire individuals to get up and follow their own dreams and ambitions.
Reasons to Be Beautiful: What encouraged you to create “Getting There”?
Katie Hoffman: Friends always come to me for advice – I have a lot to say and have a lot of opinions. It’s not that I have all the answers; however through my experiences I find I am able to help others. I started a blog so that I could share my experiences and my opinions and through that help people in similar situations.
RTBB: Was it difficult to create a blog from scratch?
KH – It was easy to start because you have things like Blogspot and WordPress. I find it hard to be consistent in terms of how often I post and having things to say. I’m also learning to be more open based on constructive criticism from friends and my writing teacher. I recognize that being more open will help readers if they are going through similar things.
RTBB: You write about the life lessons that you have experienced; why this particular base?
KH: Well having to balance dating, careers, spirituality and life in general is not unique to me! My friends, peers and people of our generation are all going through the same thing. I feel that writing about my life experiences and things I have learned can act as a support system to readers and because it’s personal I feel it is something they can relate to.
RTBB: What do you admire most about blogging?
KH – What I like the most is getting the message out there and when people leave comments saying that what I have written inspires them. It’s the fact that what I have to say can make a difference in someone’s life.
What I find difficult is getting people to know the blog is there and to check in and read it regularly. Also as much as I love to blog and use Twitter and Facebook, I feel that the personal connection with people can be lost so I try and be as personal as possible when I write.
I feel inspired anytime anybody says my post has touched them or they let me know they feel inspired by what I’ve written. It’s great knowing that I’ve helped someone work through something or have helped them feel connected with what I’ve said.
Also my blog is quite girly right?! So I love when random 50 year old women or men contact me and say that what I have written is true based on their experiences! Or when my guy friends message me and say they like what I have written and agree with it. I always thought it was just my girlfriends reading my blog – it’s great to know that older people and men are connecting with what I’ve written.
RTBB: What are your top 5 tips for individuals starting their own blog similar to yours?
KH: Just do it! Get it up there! It may be that you don’t know too much about the design of the web page or the technicalities but just start with what you have or know. You’ve heard the saying you can’t learn to drive a parked car right? Well get started and learn as you go along.
Tell your friends about it. Get them to share your blog; use Twitter, Facebook. Also get your friends to provide you feedback on your blog.
Create your niche – choose what it is you want to talk about i.e. self help, fashion, beauty. Not that you need to stick with it but it’s good to choose your niche so you can get keywords on to Google which will help people find you.
Whatever you’re blogging about become the expert. Your readers will expect you to be practicing what you preach.
And be patient. I wondered why I didn’t have 95 million viewers but you have to remind yourself why you started in the first place.
RTBB: You have entitled your corner of the Internet ‘Getting There’. Where is ‘there’?
KH: (laughs) As you may have read I’m an achieve-aholic! It’s typical of my generation, you always feel like you’ll be happy when you get that job or whatever. You always want more. My whole life has constantly been in a rush but after talking with friends about life in general I realised; life is not about the destination or the goal, but the process and the whole journey. So when I say getting there, it’s kinda sarcastic as my blog is not about getting there, it’s about the journey. I realise that if you don’t enjoy the journey when you get to the goal it sucks as it doesn’t feel rewarding. It’s as if getting there isn’t worth it.
For me though the ‘there’ is being internationally known as a speaker, author – I want to communicate and help people through that. When I was younger friends would come to me for advice and I always loved performing. I now realise how I can use those talents as an adult. I do have a disclaimer though! I’m learning that I must remember that whilst I have a destination I must leave the rest up to God. Allow things to unfold naturally…!
RTBB: The ‘My Greener Grass Syndrome’ post is insightful and reflective; how did you feel once you’d made it public?
KH: It was very healing for me to get it out there and comments made me realise that the readers identified with me. I did become vulnerable through that post but from feedback from my writing teacher I have learnt that I must be more open and specific. People don’t read a blog to read generalisations, they want to know the details and they want to know exactly what’s making life hard, what happened with that relationship, what dreams I’m pursuing and how. How did I learn the lessons that I learned…They want to be able to identify with what they’re reading – that’s why I’m open.
I always put on a happy face even when things aren’t that great inside. But I am not always happy and that post was about being real and authentic. I will definitely do that more often.
RTBB: Learning to love and accept yourself is prevalent theme through many of your posts – what discourages you from doing this?
KF - It’s the stuff that I wrote about in ‘Greener Grass…’- I’m always looking outside of me for happiness. It’s also the influence and conditioning from culture and society around what normal is and what it is to be beautiful, successful and healthy. You then end up comparing yourself to other people for example to actresses and finding you’re a dress size bigger. I compare myself to others and if I feel I’m not doing well then I feel unhappy about myself. I also find that I look for self validation outside of myself. I know that what I need to do is accept that I’m fine just as I am and just check my relationship with myself and with God.
To get over it I read books and I’m currently reading a book called ‘Return to Love’ by Marianne Williamson. Books like this help remind me what it is that really matters: love, family, friends and spirituality. Ultimately I want to get back to myself. As children, before we learnt our ABC and stuff, we loved ourselves. Kids just live their lives and I want to return to that childlike state whilst holding onto my adult wisdom.
RTBB: We absolutely resonate with your post ‘Fear and the Status Quo’. How do you recognize when fear is trying to sabotage you and how do you overcome it?
KH – I guess I recognise it when I’m following my dreams or my heart and it gets in the way by saying ‘I don’t really want to do this’ or ‘I won’t be good at that’. It’s like in the beginning I really wanted it, but when I go for it all of a sudden I don’t anymore, and there are all of these excuses as to why I shouldn’t. It always comes up when you want to follow your dream or your heart…
I’ve learned that it’s fine to be scared and so I just do it anyway. It’s OK to take risks, I mean don’t be stupid about it, but when you feel the fear do it anyway. There’s a quote that I love by Zig Ziglar: “You don’t have to be great to start; you have to start to be great’. And it’s true! Of course at the start I won’t be good enough or know enough but we will never be where we want to be if we don’t have the courage to start.
If you would like to get to know Katie better please check out her blog:
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Can Hamsters Eat Goji Berries?
Hamsters can eat different foods in their diet, but what about goji berries? Could they eat this kind of fruit? Can hamsters eat goji berries? Yes, hamsters can eat goji berries in small quantities, and only occasionally, never as a main dish. Goji berries are suitable for hamsters because they have vitamins and minerals that … Read more


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They swept aside a depleted Derby County outfit in round three of the FA Cup and now Chorley intend to cause a bigger stir as they host Wolverhampton Wanderers for a place in the fifth round of the competition.
The Magpies progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in their 138-year history when they defeated Derby a fortnight ago and the National League side now welcome Nuno Espirito Santo's outfit in what should be a tantalising cup contest.
Wolves progressed with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the previous round but Chorley will be buoyed by their opponents recent league form, with Wolves without a league win in their last six outings.
That included a 2-3 Black County derby defeat to West Brom on Saturday - a result that the Chorley Twitter account had mocked before subsequently deleted following a backlash from Wolves supporters - and they will be hoping to avoid a major cup upset as they visit Lancashire on Friday evening.
Here are all the details you need for Friday's historic encounter.
What time is kick-off between Chorley and Wolves?
Chorley v Wolves will kick off at 7:45pm on Friday 22nd January 2021, the first fixture of the fourth round to be played over the weekend.
Chorley vs Wolves TV channel and live stream details
The game will be shown live on BT Sport from 7pm.
There are multiple ways to get BT Sport. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add BT TV and Sport to your existing contract from just £15 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all BT Sport and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW TV pass.
You can watch the match with a BT Sport monthly pass without signing up to a contract.
Regular subscribers can also stream matches via the BT Sport website or BT Sport app on a variety of devices including laptops, smartphones and tablets.
Alternatively, Chorley are offering a virtual stream - an attempt to raise some crucial revenue in light of the coronavirus pandemic - and tickets for the stream can be purchased from their website for a fee of £10.
Connor Hall - who scored the opener against Derby in the third round - is expected to retain his place front alongside Harry Cardwell.
There are some familiar faces in the Chorley squad, with ex-Stoke City midfielder Oliver Shenton and former Blackburn Rovers players Willem Tomlinson, Matt Urwin and Adam Henley all in contention for a start.
For Wolves, Raul Jimenez, Jonny, Daniel Podence and Fernando Marcal are all confirmed absentees. The expectation is that Nuno Espirito Santo will rest some of his key men ahead of upcoming league fixtures against Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Eighteen-year-old Fabio Silva - who scored his first Molineux goal in the derby defeat to West Brom on Saturday - could be in line to start while Max Kilman is one of several youngsters who may be included in the starting XI.
Chorley are firm underdogs for this one with the Clarets priced at 18/1 to secure victory.
A Wolves win can be backed at 1/9 while a draw is available at 9/1.
The odds provided come from thepools.

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Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation opened a steel-processing factory in the Gemlik district of Bursa, a southern Marmara province. In his speech at the inauguration of the plant in Gemlik Free Zone, Summet Steel's Gemlik Factory Manager Takahiro Shima stressed that the world's best steel is processed in Sumitomo. Explaining why they chose Turkey and Bursa for the European market, Shima cited the first factor in their choice as quality human resources. "There are over two million people in Bursa. We have 71 employees now, serving with a total of 74 people including three employees from Japan," Shima said, pointing to Turkey's geopolitical position, its proximity to Europe and ship traffic as the second element.
"Gemlik and Yalova ports have the opportunity for frequent shipment. Turkey has a strong position for the European market. The third is the hospitality of the Turks. We, the Japanese, care about hospitality, but we cannot even hold a candle to Turkey in this regard," Shima continued.
Ehara Norio, consul general of Japan in Istanbul, said that Bursa is a beautiful city with its structure and texture, along with its rich Ottoman history. "It is active for foreign investment as well. One of the characteristics of Japanese companies is to establish long-standing relations with local firms. The SST Company in Bursa will also contribute to the region. With the 2016 Osmangazi Bridge, Bursa got closer to Istanbul. We will continue to work together," Norio said.
Sumitomo Corporation Europe General Manager Masato Ishida also underlined the importance of Turkey, saying he is pleased to have established the SST Company in Bursa, the former capital of the Ottoman Empire. "The Sumitomo group has 33 steel service centers. Our customers are transformer manufacturers," Ishida said. "Turkey is our third electrical sheet center. Like Turkey, which is a bridge between Asia and Europe, the Sumitomo Group will also serve as a bridge."


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The purpose of this project is to clarify the technological options for removing the environmentally and climate-affecting emissions from commercial ships during port stays. Shipping’s energy consumption contributes to a large extent to global emissions, but is not a straightforward task, as many value chains meet at the port. The primary solution used today is shore power, where the ship is connected to the local electricity grid, which then supplies the energy the ship needs. However, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
The purpose of this project is to analyze, in a holistic way, taking into account different types of ports, ships and energy needs, the entire potential solution field, including shore power, for the ability to solve the emission problem, the technological maturity, the business potential, and synergies with the general energy transition of society.
Today, commercial shipping contributes to a large part of the total global anthropogenic emissions of environmental pollutants. A 2018 study estimates that there is a global potential to reduce SOx emissions by almost 700 thousand tonnes and NOx by around 1.2 million tonnes.
The Videnbro project partners have created a major analysis that provides insight into the issues and development opportunities for emission-free ports. The analysis has gathered technical knowledge that to a large extent was only available from individual suppliers or research and knowledge institutions and created insight into the stages of the technologies that can benefit companies that can further develop environmental solutions based on the overall overview of the analysis. The analysis is also intended to be used by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and the Nordic Council to develop new strategies within shipping.