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Pizza on the grill tastes very similar to the Italian stone oven pizza and it is not at all difficult to make. You only need a pizza stone, which you can buy in, for example, hardware stores.
Make a pizza base in the usual way. You can find the recipe HERE .
The pizza base is rolled out as usual, but it is important to divide the dough into several parts, so that the finished base does not come outside the pizza stone. This means that a regular pizza base recipe turns into three to four pizzas.
I make the sauce from:
1 box of chopped tomatoes from Mutti
1 finely chopped onion
1/2 ts pepper
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 finely chopped cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon dried basil
A few drops of tabasco
1 teaspoon crushed fennel
Mix everything in a saucepan and let it cook for a long time, preferably an hour or more.
The pizza stone must be on the grill during heating. When you are going to bake, sprinkle a light layer of wheat flour on the pizza stone, before placing the base on top. When the base is ready on the underside (it takes a very short time, so be careful), remove it from the grill and turn it over on a piece of baking paper. It is not until this time that the pizza filling is added. Here I have used pizza sauce, cheese, pineapple, onion, mushrooms, cooked ham and paprika. You can of course use whatever you like.
When the filling is applied, the pizza is placed back on the pizza stone and finished baking. Again, it goes very fast, so make sure it is not burned underneath. Garnish with, for example, basil.
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Opposite to standard misrepresentation, this minor prophetic guide shouldn’t be concerning the nice or massive fish.
It’s the nice massive God.
The God who exhibits, love, mercy and compassion even within the of occasions that cry for justice.
It’s about God and His immanent actions on the earth.
On this we see Jonah fleeing his mission (chapters 1–2)
We see him purporting to surrender on his and take to flight (1:1–3)
We hear the endangered sailors cry to their gods (1:4–6)
We witness the publicity of Jonah’s disobedience. (1:7–10)
We undergo with Jonah’s punishment and deliverance (1:11–2:1;2:10)
We reply with resounding hallelujahs to his prayer of thanksgiving (2:2–9)
Right here Jonah is reluctantly fulfilling his mission
We’re considerably elated by Jonah’s renewed fee and obedience (3:1–4)
Surprisingly, the endangered Ninevites’ repent and enchantment to the Lord (3:4–9)
God acknowledges the Ninevites’ repentance. (3:10–4:4)
Ultimately Jonah’ himself is delivered from and rebuked for his racist and vengeful perspective (4:5–11)
Jonah is a guide which, as all of the books of the Bible, search to do, serves as a mirror to the depths and darkish interstices of our souls. It is a guide that requires repentance that results in transformation.
Be part of me on this research as we unravel the reality about athe guide of Jonah.
This course shall be constantly up to date as I uncover different insights concerning the topic, therefore I make use of you to return to it many times.
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The story behind Israel's assualt on Gaza, by an acclaimed Ha’aretz journalist.
Israel’s 2009 invasion of Gaza was a vicious act of aggression that left well over one thousand Palestinians dead and devastated the infrastructure of an already impoverished enclave. In this searching examination of Israel’s policies, awardwinning journalist Gideon Levy shows how the ground was prepared for the assault and documents its continuing effects.
From 2005 — the year of Gaza’s “liberation” — through to 2009, he tracks Israel’s abandonment of the pretense of diplomacy in favor of a policy of provocation and raw military power, with the ultimate aim of denying Palestinians any chance of forming their own independent state. Punished by Israel and the Quartet of international powers for the democratic election of Hamas, Gaza has been transformed into the world’s largest open-air prison. From Gazan families struggling to cope with the random violence of Israel’s blockade and its “targeted” assassinations, to the machinations of legal experts and the continued connivance of the international community, every aspect of this ongoing tragedy is eloquently recorded and forensically analyzed.
Levy’s powerful journalism shows how the brutality at the heart of Israel’s occupation of Palestine has found its most complete expression to date in the collective punishment of the residents of Gaza.
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Bajaj is preparing to launch a range of new products soon
Bajaj Auto is gearing up for an eventful financial year with ambitious plans for its iconic Pulsar and Chetak brands. Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj recently unveiled the company’s vision, including the launch of the “biggest ever Pulsar,” upgrades to the Chetak electric scooter and the potential introduction of a 100cc CNG bike.
The company is revamping the Pulsar lineup with six significant upgrades or entirely new Pulsar models. This strategic move is aimed at increasing the company’s share in the mid-segment motorcycle market, particularly in the 125-200cc range.
Currently, Bajaj Auto holds 30 percent market share in this segment. The Managing Director expressed the company’s desire to secure the number one position in this segment, emphasising its strategic importance.
The highlight of these upgrades is the impending launch of the “biggest ever Pulsar” within this financial year. While specific details about the new model remain under wraps, he is confident that this product will make a significant impact and contribute to growth and profitability in the coming year. The mid-market segment remains a key focus area for Bajaj Auto.
The Indian bike maker is also exploring opportunities in the premium motorcycle segment. The introduction of Triumph motorcycles has further bolstered Bajaj Auto’s presence in the premium segment. While not as extensive as the mid-segment, the premium motorcycle market is witnessing positive growth and Bajaj aims to capitalise on this trend.
Chetak electric scooter is also set to receive upgrades. The company plans to launch more Chetak products following the festive season. The production of Chetak units is on the rise, with the company targeting approximately 10,000 units during the festive period, building upon its August production of 8000 units. By the end of the financial year, the bike maker aims to increase Chetak’s production capacity to 15,000-20,000 units per month.
In a noteworthy move, Rajiv Bajaj hinted at the potential introduction of a 100cc CNG bike. He requested Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to consider reducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on CNG vehicles to 18 percent. This signals Bajaj Auto’s commitment to environment friendly mobility solutions and aligns with the growing interest in alternative fuel vehicles.

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Pick your apples using a slingshot in Apple Hunt. Apple Hunt is an interesting game which brings the adventure of picking apples with the use of a slingshot (Just like what we used to do in our childhood). The Scene: • You have an apple tree with 10 ripe apples • A slingshot, 5 stones and 2 minutes The Challenge: • Hit the apples using the slingshot to pick them • If you miss an apple then the stone is lost • You have to pick all apples before you run out of stones or run out of time The Fun: • Careful not to hit the birds and their nest • Careful not to hit explosives • Hit the golden apple and get instant +10 • Hit the hourglass and freeze the timer The Uniqueness: • Create your own fun. Design Your own level using a level builder available in http://www.nilatech.com/lb/ and import them into your game to play it. Designed with multiple levels with varying complexity. Create your own levels for unlimited fun.
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ARRAN Distillers have announced their plans to celebrate the 18th anniversary of their first spirit with a weekend devoted to music and whisky.
The distillery will host five whisky master classes, ranging from introductions to whisky tasting to opportunities to sample some of Arran’s rarest bottles, as well as live music and a range of other events.
The distillery are also planning a special dinner event, with a chance to meet the team behind their whisky and take home a sample of a one-off blend that will never be sold anywhere else. Arran are also releasing a limited edition version of the Arran Single Malt for sale over the weekend.
Euan Mitchell, managing director at Isle of Arran Distillers, said: “Our Malt and Music festival is always a highlight of the year and this year expectations are very high. We’re all excited about our 18th birthday and we’re inviting everyone to come and celebrate with us.
“As well as being a great party, this weekend event gives people the opportunity to really get to know the team behind Arran Distillers, which is something that not many distilleries offer.”
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(Apr 12, 2012) Two retired generals have been placed on trial for their role in the September 12, 1980, coup d'etat in Turkey, which imposed military rule on the country for three years and reportedly saw 50 people executed and 500,000 arrested. The Ankara 12th High Criminal Court began proceedings on April 4, 2012, having accepted the indictment in January, but the two defendants, Kenan Evren, 94, and Tahsin Sahinkaya, 87, are too ill at present to appear in court. The charge against the men was reportedly commission of crimes against the state for attempting the overthrow of a civilian government, with prosecutors seeking a sentence of life imprisonment. (Dan Taglioli, Turkish Court Begins Trial of 1980 Military Coup Leaders, PAPER CHASE NEWSBURST (Apr. 4, 2012).) However, on April 7, 2012, the court indicated that criminal complaints would be filed against Evren and Sahinkaya "on charges of torture and mistreatment, to be investigated separately." (Court Rejects Pleas to Arrest Coup Defendants, HÜRRIYET DAILY NEWS (Apr. 7, 2012).)
The trial is made possible by a September 12, 2010, referendum on amending Turkey's Constitution, which included the repeal of provisional article 15 granting the coup leaders immunity from prosecution. (Ayla Jean Yackley, Factbox: Turkey's Constitutional Amendments, REUTERS (Sept. 12, 2010); Oya Yegen, Turkey Readying New Constitution, COMPARATIVECONSTITUTION.ORG (Mar. 30, 2012, posted 12:59 p.m.); [Turkey's] 1982 Constitution: Part Six/Provisional Articles, Constitution Society website (last visited Apr. 10, 2012) [scroll down to view (unrepealed) art. 15].) A motion by the defense to have the case dismissed, on the grounds that a civilian court lacked the authority to hold the trial, was rejected. (Tagliogli, supra.)
The two men were part of a five-man junta that took power in the 1980 coup. That coup is viewed by some as the bloodiest among the four coups launched in the last 50 years by the military; the others took place on May 27, 1960; March 12, 1971; and February 28, 1997, which is deemed a "post-modern" coup because the military relied on a propaganda campaign, rather than direct intervention, to force the resignation of the coalition government at the time. (Turkey's First Face-off with Military Coups Starts Today, TURKISH WEEKLY (Apr. 4, 2012); Chronology of Turkish Military Coups: From the 1961 Young Officers Coup to the 2007 e-Memo, TODAY'S ZAMAN (May 1, 2007).)
The government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the opposition, and the Grand National Assembly (Turkey's Parliament), along with "at least 350 individuals and groups," have applied to be co-plaintiffs in the trial as aggrieved parties; that is, "their grievances will be taken into account during the prosecution and possible sentencing phase." (Turkey 1980 Coup Leader Kenan Evren Goes on Trial, THE GUARDIAN (Apr. 4, 2012).)
At the end of the third hearing in the case, on April 9, 2012, the Ankara court judge rejected pleas to arrest the ailing defendants, stating that banning them from traveling abroad would be sufficient, given "their advanced age and poor health." The court will seek the advice of medical authorities to determine whether the two men would be able to answer questions via video conferencing or appear in court with a medical escort. In the interim, the case has been adjourned until May 11. (Court Rejects Pleas to Arrest Coup Defendants, supra.)
One reporter called the case "a landmark in the steady erosion of military power begun by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as part of democratic reforms aimed at bringing Turkey closer to European Union membership." He added, "[u]ntil the last decade, the army regularly intervened in politics in moves it said were meant to safeguard the secular order set up by soldier-statesman Mustafa Kemal Ataturk from 1923." (Ece Toksabay, Former Turkish President Goes on Trial for 1980 Coup, REUTERS (Apr. 4, 2012).)
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- Teams – Manchester United vs Liverpool
- Date – 23rd August 2022
- Time – 12:30 am IST
- Venue – Old Trafford, Manchester, England
- League – Premier League
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De Gea (GK), Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia, Fernandes, Fred, Eriksen, Sancho, Ronaldo, Rashford
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According to the players, both teams have good players and they will play amazingly in the game. Manchester United are the topic of scrutiny with their current set of losses in the premier league which will continue to test him to the very limit in this ravaging rivalry fixture. On the other hand, LIV have not been at their best after drawing levels in their last 2 matches will be a stern test to keep their attacking and protective performance from the last season. Let’s see which team will win the game and what will happen in the game. Stay tuned for more updates.


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Years ago, I designed a series of Tardis and Dalek rings as an experiment in SolidWorks modeling. I wanted to have a ring design that would support a sculptural element with a shank that would change proportionally to feel natural in a wide variety of ring sizes. I was also way into Dr. Who at the time.Continue reading
A year or so back my long time hacker friend Dichro made some lock pick earrings to wear in case of emergencies. Di asked me to give a go at some slim, elegant, sophisticated ones that pass as everyday jewelry. After some poking and testing and experiments, I believe I’ve come up with just that.
An elegant accessory, perfect for quick escapes, late nights, and lost keys. These acid etched stainless steel earrings are lightweight and feature a selection of picks, rakes, and a tension bar. They’re decked out with silver plated rings and ear hooks.
I have lots of updates to share. I recently got a laser, made a new series of Guy Fawkes bandanas in bright, beautiful color, and spoke at HOPE. Unfortunately I’m being pulled in a thousand different directions by projects, interesting potential new work, consulting gigs, and new adventures with Sleek and Destroy.
Stay tuned for those updates. In the meantime, take a look of this time lapse I took of a day packing orders, cutting new jewelry, and folding bandanas right after the fold.Continue reading
I really like candle making. Despite the mess, the cost of materials, the burns, and the constant fear of spilling hot wax over everything I hold dear, it’s completely worth it. If you remember, a long time ago I made a set of candles cast from impala horns. I’ve wanted to do more projects like this, especially as I ramp up to doing an absurd huge candle project based on much larger and more elaborate horns.Continue reading
So, after some trial and error, I finally have some lovely TARDIS rings to show off. They’re cast from a high resolution 3d print generated in SolidWorks. One of the beautiful bits about using a CAD program to drive the design is that I can change the proportions of the ring, shank, and TARDIS independently while keeping it within some attractive, reasonable proportions.Continue reading
After seeing protests erupt all over the world I wanted to make something that could change the game a little. I want people to be able to protest with OWS without the risk of being fired for showing solidarity. I wanted to make something useful, portable, something that could make the biggest difference to the most people. I came up with this mask.Continue reading
In just a few days I’ll be revealing the fruits of an effort that has lasted months. I’ve designed some adorably tiny TARDIS and Dalek rings for your wearing pleasure, and the final silver castings will be arriving before the ides of October.Continue reading
Do you know what a cool story is? A cool story is the kind of story your effervescent neighbor at the bar slurs at your for ten minutes straight, sans consonants, while using his Molson as a crutch. At the conclusion of such a story, such a fine story with such depth and richness, it’s apt to stand up, bow slightly, and leave with the following bon mot : “Cool story, bro.“Continue reading

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Dudley Says Fed Has Started Thinking About Official Digital Currency
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Wednesday the U.S. central bank is beginning to explore whether it could adopt its own digital currency, in an appearance at Rutgers University where he also expressed optimism about the economy.
Mr. Dudley was asked about his views on bitcoin, a digital currency that has soared in value this year, raising fears about a bubble. Bitcoin crossed the $10,000 mark this week for the first time in its nine-year history.
Mr. Dudley said bitcoin is too small right now to be a rival to the dollar. He said bitcoin also is failing the key test of a currency, which is to be a stable store of value that can be used widely.
Bitcoin is "really more of a speculative activity," Mr. Dudley said. But he said aspects of the technology are interesting and worthy of attention. "It's premature to be talking about the Federal Reserve offering digital currencies, but it is something we are starting to think about," he said.
Some academics have called for the Fed to offer its own digital currency. They believe it would afford the central bank better control over the economy by tweaking interest rates at the consumer level, bypassing fickle financial markets that often work at cross-purposes with Fed policy aims.
Supporters of official digital money say the central bank could end up being pushed off the sidelines if private efforts eventually succeed on a mass scale.
Mr. Dudley didn't discuss the monetary policy outlook at Rutgers, where he spoke to students and community members. On the economy, he said "it looks like the expansion has a lot of way to go" and that makes him unworried about "buoyant" financial markets that he believes reflect the vigor of the economy.
Mr. Dudley's comments Wednesday were his third set of public remarks in an active week for the Fed. On Tuesday, Fed governor Jerome Powell testified at a Senate hearing on his nomination to become Fed chairman next year. Wednesday morning, departing central bank leader Janet Yellen is testifying before Congress about the state of the economy and monetary policy.
Fed officials are expected to deliver their third interest-rate increase of the year at their policy meeting Dec. 12-13. Mr. Powell on Tuesday suggested such an action is likely.
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Technological alliances between manufacturers are becoming more common nowadays. Why wait to find the solution internally when you can share with another player who already has a head start?
The most recent union between two manufacturers concerns Audi and Hyundai. Yes, the two manufacturers will work together to develop vehicles that use hydrogen. Vehicles equipped with fuel cells – or “fuel cell vehicles” if you prefer the English expression – already exist on the market, especially in California where a few dedicated service stations are already established.
Moreover, Hyundai is already a pioneer in this regard, because the older generation of Tucson has been offered in small quantities in the state of California until recently. Better still, Hyundai is already preparing the rest of the story with its NEXO utility vehicle that also burns hydrogen.
The first result of this strategic alliance between Audi and Hyundai would come in the form of a full-size Audi utility whose production would be limited and which could even reach the market within two years. There is reason to believe that a revised version of the Audi e-tron expected later this year, the limited number of units planned pointing to this way of doing things.
The announcement should not surprise anyone since two other manufacturers, Honda and GM in this case, also unveiled the outlines of a collaboration for the development of fuel cell vehicles.
According to Peter Mertens, a member of the House of Representatives for Development, this technology is the most systematic form of electric driving in the world. It is true that the advantage of hydrogen is precisely to be able to recharge the indoor car cover in a few minutes for a greater autonomy or equivalent to the best battery electric vehicles of the moment. However, the challenge remains, because the technology remains extremely expensive and the speed with which electric vehicles improve, this alternative is still a hypothesis.
Rupert Stadler, CEO of Audi, arrested at his home
The Automotive News site has learned that Audi President and CEO, Professor Rupert Stadler, was arrested at his Ingolstadt home in Germany because of the TDI engine scandal. Prosecutors at the Munich court feared that the principal concerned would remove documents or evidence related to the case.
A judge also told the accused that he would remain in detention, to prevent him from destroying any evidence related to the TDI engine scandal. The Volkswagen group has also confirmed the arrest of the big four-ring manitou.
Also according to Automotive News, a spokesman for Porsche SE, the company that controls Audi and Volkswagen, confirmed that the arrest of Stadler would be on the agenda at the meeting of the board of directors. Will an acting leader be appointed pending further action for the President and CEO? It is too early to speculate on this aspect, but it is permissible to believe it.
Recall that the prosecutors of the Munich court had searched the apartment Stadler last week, and that of another member of the board of directors. This other suspect would be Bernd Martens, director of purchases, according to a person close to the investigation.
Recall that the Audi manufacturer is involved in the scandal of diesel engines as well as its partners Volkswagen and Porsche, who confessed in 2015 to have used software sensitive to emissions testing. The software in question significantly reduced the rate of toxic emissions at the time of the test, when in fact the different TDI models concerned far exceeded the standards prescribed by the states concerned.
Schaeffler presents an electric Audi RS3
Are there still skeptics about the potential of electric energy on board vehicles? The simple fact that EVs do not release toxic emissions into the atmosphere is already a good argument, but what about performance? After all, since the invention of the automobile, the human being constantly seeks to repel the performance of this means of transport.
We already know that the Tesla Model S P100D is considered the fastest production car (acceleration) of the globe, the 0-100 km / h announced this high-end sedan is 2.7 seconds. And this escalation in performance is certainly not over, as the big names in the industry are already working on a massive response to the Tesla offensive. Think about the Porsche Mission E, to name just one.
Other partners are also working to improve the performance and even the autonomy of the electric car. Schaeffler is already involved in the automotive world on several levels. What’s more, Schaeffler also participates in the Formula E championship via the Audi Sport ABT team and has just completed the making of this prototype electric sedan based on an Audi RS3 platform.
Of course, the partnership with a major manufacturer such as Audi does not hurt in this case. The engineers managed to integrate the technology of a single-seat Formula E into the chassis of the German sedan. Result: a total power of 1180 horsepower (!) For this prototype called 4ePerformance.
The car uses four electric motors, which are controlled by two gearboxes (one per axle), while two battery packs handle the energy needed to propel the electric bomb. 4thPerformance would be able to reach 200 km / h in less than 7 seconds.
But, to better understand all the madness behind this electric Audi RS3, a video viewing is required. Go take a look, you’ll understand!


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My birthday weekend away consisted of lots of sweets, barbecue, and beer, and for the first time I felt my body actually craving cold greens going one day without a smoothie. I was walking through the beautiful Eucalyptus forest at Montaña de Oro, and then it hit me: not a “Oh, a green smoothie sounds tasty right now,” kind of response, but a “I need liquid greens in my belly, stat!” kind of feeling. It wasn’t how my mind often creates cravings for desserts, for example, but a physical craving for what it actually needed. Our bodies are pretty incredible. Here are the few I downed straight after I got back home to my Vitamix:
Lemon Meringue Pie Green Smoothie (above):
Juice of 1 lemon
1.5 cups of spinach
Half a pear
1 frozen banana
About a cup of walnuts
A sprinkle of raw cashew pieces
Splash of coconut water
1 tbsp raw honey
First, blend the greens with the coconut water and lemon juice on a low setting, then add in the other ingredients to keep the temperature nice and cold. I noticed that the higher settings on the Vitamix actually heat up the smoothie because the blades are spinning so fast! Warm smoothies don’t taste too good. Also, loving my free glass straw from Glass Dharma from an Earth Day contest they hosted last month. I wonder if they’ll have anymore giveaways in the future.
Above is another attempt at the green lemon meringue, however I added the basil garnish. Although there was no basil in the smoothie itself, the aroma from the garnish with the creamy citrus taste was really wonderful.
Ingredients: Spinach, frozen ‘nana, basil, coconut milk, and green apple.

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Team finds evidence at Xiaohe Tomb complex that ‘blood worship’ may also have been a signature of this ancient socio-religious culture in Northwest China
Wooden carvings of male genitals found in the hands of female mummies discovered in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region were part of an ancient ritual, not sex toys, according to a new study by Chinese scientists.
The phallic carvings measured as small as 4 centimetres in length and were discovered in graves at the Xiaohe Tomb complex in Lop Nur, Xinjiang in the grip of 4,000-year old female mummies.
They were smaller than expected and mostly painted red to highlight their sacred status - hinting at their use in certain religious rituals.
They were found by a research team led by Yang Yimin, a professor of archaeological science at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
The findings have been published in a paper in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE, run by the San Francisco-based Public Library of Science.
Phallicism, also known as male organ worship, was a common ritual in many ancient cultures, with archaeologists often encountering relics representing sexual organs in tombs and other excavation sites.
In this case, the sexualised relics and sculptures could be separated into two categories: phalluses that played a role in tribal or social rituals, and olisboi - a classical word for dildos - that served an erotic function. In the majority of cases, their category is decided primarily by their size. South China Morning Post
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February 5, 2015
Barroso opted for a university career, after his hopes of becoming the next United Nations Secretary General, in 2016, were dashed.
It is unclear if Barroso failed to gather enough international support for the gig, or is taking interim work until an equivalent position in politics opens up.
While the former Commission chief never admitted to seeking a UN mandate, Barroso has told EurActiv he’d consider the option if it were available.
In the meantime, graduate students will have their hands full, with Barroso courses covering such topics as the “Dynamics of European Union Institutions”, “Law in a European and Global Context”, and “International Business Law”.
Prior to leading the European Commission, Barroso served as Portugal’s Prime Minister, and held teaching jobs in the US and Switzerland.
Photo courtesy of Baltic Development Forum. Published under a Creative Commons license.
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I was so excited to come across the Young Writer’s Survival Kit by Melissa Forney. It has been an amazing resource for our writing workshop.
UPDATE: Sorry to say, the resource below (Young Writer’s Survival Kit) is no longer available. You might want to check out our Writing Resource Packet. It is currently free.
At times when it’s writing time, I haven’t thought of a writing mini-lesson for the day. If I pick up this little booklet, I can flip through and I’m sure to find a good, quick writing lesson.
These are fabulous writing tips for kids!
Again, the resource above is no longer available, but you might be interested in our Writing Resource Packet instead:
Today for writing workshop, I didn’t have a mini-lesson in mind so I flipped through the Young Writer’s Survival Kit booklet and we talked about similes (see the collage above). As you can see, there was a long list of ‘as’ and ‘like’ examples. I had the kids read through and choose several to share with us that they thought were funny or interesting. Then they pulled out their writing journal and created similes of their own (3 of each). I said that they were welcome (but not required) to use similes in their story/writing for the day.
DD came up with some good examples and then used several similes in her story.
Do you want to learn more about starting your own Homeschool Writing Workshop? Here are some related posts:
Mini-Lessons to Use in a Writing Workshop (in any order):


National Night Out events set for August 3
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, National Night Out is returning this year in Eau Claire.
On Tuesday, August 3, community members are invited to come out and meet with emergency workers, city departments, and organizations at Carson Park.
NNO takes place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. It’s free to attend the event, which promotes community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.
The Eau Claire Police Department says it looks forward to interacting with community members again this year.
“We as a department really enjoy these kind of events where we can get out and meet people and talk with them. It’s an absolute thrill for us to be back with National Night Out and partnership with our community. We’re really looking forward to it.”
National Night Out has activities for adults and kids, including a bike raffle and a chance to check out some of the emergency response vehicles.
Besides Eau Claire, several other communities are planning to have NNO events.
Tuesday, August 3rd at 5 p.m.
Please stop by and visit a party in your Neighborhood.
Bluffside Park (28th St. and Jackson St.)
Schuh/Mullen BGC (1305 St. James St.)
16th and Mississippi
Seminary Park Cond (3460 East Ave South)
Municipal Boat Harbor (1700 Marco Drive)
Woodbridge Condominium (3460 Woodbridge Court)
Manor Homes Condominium (3500 East Ave)
GENA Neighborhood (2300 Pine St.)
Spence Neighborhood (21st and Weston)
Hintgen Neighborhood (25th and Highland)
Tuesday, August 3rd from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Central Park - downtown Osseo
Come enjoy free food (while supplies last), drinks, games, face painting, inflatables, K9 Demonstrations, live music by Austin Fire, and more! This event is FREE to the public. Come meet our local hero’s and engage in a fun campaign to promote police & community partnerships and neighborhood friendships!
Community Night Out on August 3rd from 4 to 7 p.m.
Augusta-Bridge Creek Fire Department
745 Industrial Drive
Join the Augusta Memorial Public Library, Augusta Police Department, Augusta Lions Club and other local churches, organizations, and clubs for our first Community Night Out.
Lions will have walking tacos and drinks available for purchase at a significantly discounted rate thanks to a generous grant from Thrivent Financial.
In addition, come enjoy FREE rootbeer floats, fire trucks, live music, carnival games, and K9 officers.
August 3rd from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Northern WI State Fairgrounds
Chippewa County Public Health will be on hand to provide FREE car seat checks for attendees.
This is one of the many organizations at National Night Out who will be providing activities, games, and resources!
August 3rd from 4 to 8 p.m. at Winnebago Park in Tomah
August 3rd from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
1500 Front Porch Place
Stop out for fun with Altoona’s first responders. There will be emergency vehicles and demonstrations, games, free food, food trucks, and music.
Cumberland - Endeavor Field 5 to 8 p.m.
Barron - Anderson Park 5 to 7 p.m.
Cameron - Mosaic Technologies 5 to 8 p.m.
Chetek - Fire Hall 5 to 8 p.m.
Rice Lake - Moon Lake Park 5 to 8 p.m.
Turtle Lake - Village Park 5 to 8 p.m.
La Crosse County:
August 3rd from 5 to 8 p.m.
Mormon Coulee Park
N1171 Park Drive West
August 3rd at 6 p.m.
604 Wilson Ave.
August 3 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Buffalo County Fairgrounds
400 N. Harrison Street
Join us for free family friendly activities! Police, Fire & EMS Vehicles on display to tour, K9 Presentations at 6 & 7 p.m., Kids Fingerprinting, Bounce Houses, Games, Music, & more!
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Missed the first sale on this game, and kicked myself for doing so. But this latest opportunity to check out Crimson Shroud wasn’t gonna pass me by. Yatsumi Matsuno, Alexander O. Smith…this was not one to miss.
It’s kind of a misnomer to call Crimson Shroud an RPG. By all accounts, it plays like a table-top RPG (TRPG). You have a party, battles are turn based, and the story progresses in a manner most folks attribute to your typical RPG. However, where it kind of counts the most – experience – Crimson Shroud plays more along the lines of a turn-based-strategy game.
That being said, it’s still an incredibly wonderful game. The elements of gameplay and story come together to make for one of the very best experiences I’ve had on my 3DS to date, and that’s including games like Ocarina of Time, Shin Megami Tensei IV, and Fire Emblem: Awakening.
In Crimson Shroud there are three main characters that make up your party, and rather than leveling up, your skills are learned through battle and spells linked directly to gear. Each piece of gear can hold up to two spells, and melding gear ups its stats and/or adds a new spell. At the end of each battle, you’re awarded points that allow you to nab loot left behind. Neither the melding or loot systems allow for you to take everything with you, so you will have to make some tough choices along the way. You can grind for gear, but the pacing of the game doesn’t really encourage it.
One of the most entertaining aspects of the game has to do with the dice mechanics. You’ll roll many sided dice to decide on terrain conditions, fog of war, status ailments, mana regeneration, and on and on. It’s not just strategically interesting, it’s physically satisfying to roll the dice and watch their animations. I know it might be a little thing for most, but for old-school TRPG enthusiasts like myself, it’s a real treat.
There are a myriad of little mechanics, though, that make Crimson Shroud so enjoyable and deceptively deep. A combo system allows for you to accumulate dice that can be added to the outcome of hit accuracy and damage, and with skill usage, characters/enemies each essentially receive two turns each melee round. Surviving battles will require some real resourcefulness on your part, and in terms of story pacing, the game doesn’t hold your hand. You’ll have to carefully soak in each bit of dialogue and text, lest you find yourself wondering around in circles not knowing what to do.
My only minor complaint has to do with party movement. There are what appear to be hidden loads occurring before and after moving to new areas, and it makes navigating the maps a tad slow.
Additionally, the lack of character leveling makes the latter parts of the game pretty tough, and with battles taking upward of 15-20 minutes each, having to redo them two or three times can get frustrating. Beating those tough battles, however, offers a tremendous sense of accomplishment, as you’ll be pressed pretty hard in at least one or two of them.
As fun (and challenging) as the game is, it wasn’t the high point for me. This is a small but masterful piece of work by game designer Yatsumi Matsuno. Though it’s a downloadable game, it feels like a complete experience. The story and dialogue are powerful, and the music is unbelievably moving. Final Fantasy Tactics fans will hear many teases of themes they’re familiar with, an homage to what is inarguably another great and powerful RPG experience by Matsuno. Best of all perhaps is the hand Alexander O. Smith played in translating this mini epic. Crimson Shroud is one hell of a ride.
And when it’s over, there’s a new-game+ to enjoy, complete with additional story bits you won’t be able to see in a single playthrough. The ending was amazing and left me excited to trek right back in for more.
Whatever the budget was for this game, they don’t seem to have wasted a red nickel of it. There are even hand-drawn cutscenes that are simply beautiful, and the story isn’t rushed, nor does it overstay its welcome. Pitch-perfect pacing and expert storytelling make this leaps and bounds above anything else the eShop currently has to offer in Crimson Shroud’s price range.
The character designs are familiar, yet the game takes a very unique approach to giving what are essentially digital figurines surprisingly emotional depth. All of the characters and enemies in the game are static figures on bases similar to what you’d see in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons or other table-top RPGs; however, the camera angles and cuts bring the figures to life and drive home the story’s emotional cadences.
The actual textures aren’t going to wow anybody – that’s for sure – but the production values are still quite pleasing. There are a lot of subtle touches you wouldn’t expect to see in a title like this, such as weapons and shields being represented on your figures each time you switch out gear.
The 3D effect is also a nice feature that I actually found quite doable, a rare thing for me when it comes to most 3DS games. Since most of the game offers little movement outside of dice rolls and attacks, the 3D effect is easy on the eyes. There are some nice layering effects, but a few scenes here and there were less impressive.
At the time of this writing, the game is a mere $5 – sheer insanity for such a finely crafted art/gaming package. If you own a 3DS and don’t yet have this game, you will absolutely need to add it to your collection.

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Syfy is partnering with director/producer Bryan Singer on a six hour limited series exploring the Mayan prediction for the end of the world. The action adventure series will blend facts, myths and conspiracy theories into its plotline, which centers around a professor who travels the world examining, and ultimately trying to prevent, the Mayan predictions from occurring. Michael Petroni and Michael Bond will write the still untitled series.
Singer and Syfy have collaborated before on The Triangle, a miniseries that ran on the network in 2005.
"We're very excited to be back in business with Bryan once again, and feel this project, with the producing expertise of Keith and Andrew and the writing flair of Michael Petroni and Michael Bond, promises to be a real thrill ride," said Mark Stern. "Given the debate, speculation and mystery surrounding the subject matter, it couldn't be more timely."
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Gov. Sule presents N20.2bn supplementary budget
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule on Wednesday presented a N20.2 billion supplementary budget to the State House of Assembly for its consideration and approval.
PM NEWS notes that Gov. Sule had on July 20,2020, presented a revised 2020 budget of N62.96billion to the State House of Assembly, for consideration and approval.
Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, Speaker of Nasarawa Assembly disclosed this when the Majority Leader of the House presented the Supplementary Appropriation Bill on behalf of the Governor during proceedings.
Balarabe-Abdullahi assured the governor of the house’s readiness to do justice to the budget for the development of the state.
”A Bill for a Law to Issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the State ( Supplementary Appropriation Bill), the sum of N20, 203, 376, 300 only, for the Services of Nasarawa State Government for the period of two months, commencing 1st November 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2020, scaled second reading.
”I will commit the bill to the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation to work on the bill and report back to the House on November 23, 2020,” the speaker said.
Earlier, Tunga, while moving a motion for the bill to scale first and second reading said that the supplementary budget was necessary due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.
”We are all aware how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the economy negatively, it has affected every aspect of life negatively, hence, the need for the supplementary budget,” he said.
He called on his colleagues to give the budget an accelerated passage.
Mr Luka Iliya-Zhekaba, the Deputy Minority Leader, seconded the motion for the supplementary Appropriation bill to pass first and second reading, respectively.
Also contributing, Alhaji Mohammed Okpoku and Alhaji Mohammed Omadefu, called for the speedy passage of the bill, considering its significance to the development of the state.
The house unanimously passed the bill into first and second reading during the proceedings.

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Some sort of Basic Insight Into This Technologies Behind VoIP Telephones
A VoIP mobile phone can be described as an entity that is utilized to make telephone phone calls more than the world wide web. A VoIP mobile phone utilises the Voice more than Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology whereby our voice is transformed into electronic sign that is transmitted above the Net. VoIP telephones empower you to appreciate the positive aspects of VoIP technology.
The VoIP engineering is based on protocols, these kinds of as SIP, H.323 or proprietary ones like Skype.
How is voice transmitted employing the VoIP engineering?
VoIP mobile phone—>broadband router—> Web—> voip service provider
Effectively, if you do not wish to spend on acquiring a new VoIP phone, just link your present analogue phone to a VoIP cellphone adaptor and get pleasure from the benefits of VoIP. There are a lot of VoIP support vendors who allow you to use the support on your analogue telephones. With the VoIP phone adaptor, you do not need a VoIP cellphone or a pc to avail the VoIP support. The analogue phone connects to the broadband router by way of the adaptor. The router connects to the Net.
standard analogue phone—>voip adaptor—>broadband router—> World wide web—> voip services provider
The Uk mobile phone consumers might want an RJ11 adaptor to change their normal BT Connector to an Global Connector. RJ11 adaptor could be bought with a VoIP Cellphone Adaptor.
Broadband routers have constructed-in VoIP and can also be employed as VoIP Telephone Adaptors. You can purchase these routers on-line.
What are the issues essential to avail the rewards of VoIP services?
voip phones can be plugged it straight into a network or a broadband router
employed when you need to avail voip provider by way of an analogue phone
voip-suitable router offer accessibility to the World wide web for multiple gadgets (can be wired or wireless)
a computer software-based mostly phone that operates from a Pc makes use of Net connection to make VoIP phone calls can be utilised with a USB Phone or Laptop Headset
subscription to a VoIP provider
VoIP is in fact a reducing-edge technology that has revolutionised the telephony method to a great extent.


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Bible verses for stress: God does not want you stressed.
Pick one or two of these verses, something that speaks to your soul... write it down and carry it with you. Re-read it anytime you come upon it... like an affirmation, repeat it often and feel calm again.
Rick Warren said: “Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems.”
All people have stress, even those you'd never guess... but you can find peace again.
John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me.”
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Luke 21:19 "Stand firm, and you will win life."
Philippians 4:6, 7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Jeremiah 17: 7, 8 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water and sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
1 Peter 5: 6, 7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
Psalm 9: 9, 10 “The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.”
Psalm 16: 8 “I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Psalm 46: 1-3 “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and mountains quake and with their surging.”
Psalm 37: 3- 6 “Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this; He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.”
Matthew 6:25- 27 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 15: 4, 5 “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
Psalm 34: 17- 19 “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.”


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Charles Mendez Cazes1
M, #4576, b. 5 October 1896, d. 12 December 1973
Charles Mendez Cazes was born on 5 October 1896 at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.1,2 He was the son of William Joseph Cazes and Marie Leah Bourg.2 He appeared as a step-son on the census of 21 June 1900 in the household of Jean Adolphe Nezat and Marie Leah Bourg at 3rd Ward, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.2 He registered for military service on 5 September 1918 at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.1 He died on 12 December 1973 at Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, at age 77 years, 2 months and 7 days.3,4 He was buried at Alexandria Memorial Gardens, 8855 Hwy 165 South, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.3
- [S1418] "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" (1917-1918), U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Chas M Cazes
Name: Chas M Cazes
Birthplace: Louisiana,United States of America
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1896
Draft Board: 1.
- [S143] 21 Jun 1900, United States Federal Census, [database on-line], Provo, Utah County, Utah, Roll: T623_581, P17B.
- [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 102721314 - Charles Mendez Cazes.
- [S20] Death Records, SSDI Search Results, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about Charles M. Cazes
Name: Charles M. Cazes
Born: 5 Oct 1896
Died: 12 Dec 1973
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951).


Lead Security Architect - Edinburgh - 6 Month Initial Contract
Our Public Sector client are currently recruiting for a Lead Security Architect to join a 6 month initial contract.
The successful candidate will have the following skills/knowledge:
- Broad and deep technical knowledge covering application, data, technology and security domains with associated experience in designing secure solutions using industry standard tools and techniques.
- Demonstrable experience and track-record of successful delivery of IT security architecture solutions in support of organisational programmes and projects.
- Extensive experience of assuring 3rd party architecture designs and ensuring adherence to agreed policies, standards, and design patterns
- Experience of assuring project outputs against agreed architectural design
- Experience of implementing technical security controls in a variety of organisations, controls could include:- Firewalls, WAF's, Desktop build, Mobile Device Management controls, Web Content, Internet filtering, Email & Messaging, OS builds, Database protection, Application vulnerability mitigations (eg: OWASP); Pen testing assurance, ID&V, Identity mgmt., RBAC, SSO deployment, SoD controls
- Risk management frameworks and tools
- Relevant enterprise/solution architecture qualifications (e.g. BCS Certificate in Enterprise & Solution Architecture, TOGAF certification etc)
- Relevant security qualification - CISM and/or CISSP
Should this position be of interest please submit your CV and I will be in contact by telephone as required.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy or maternity or age
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3D Architectural Visualization for Snøhetta
Five-star family hotel in Austria
Snøhetta has won the design competition with this five-star family hotel in Montafon.
Soon Parents will find the perfect place here that combines a luxury approach—such as the lobby, bar, restaurant and spa—with real programs dedicated to the Little Guests.
This architecture visualization project aims to convey this message to the target audience.
We joined forces with Snøhetta to show you how this amazing design would look like in the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg by creating beautiful 3d renderings with an array of matte painting techniques to ensure the authenticity of the landscape and portray the building as the integral parts of the terrain.
It is more important than ever for architects to be able to provide clients with a clear idea of what is to be built.
Luckily for us, Snøhetta is a collaborative company that places experience at the center of their design process.


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Al Molinaro, the actor known to millions of television viewers for his roles as the diner owner Al Delvecchio in Happy Days, and Murray the cop in The Odd Couple, has died at the age of 96.
His son, Michael, said he died on Friday at Verdugo Hills hospital in Glendale, California, following complications from gallstone problems.
Molinaro retired from acting in the 1990s having made his breakthrough in a comedy improv class two decades earlier. Producer Garry Marshall heard about Molinaro and hired him for the part of police officer Murray Greshler in The Odd Couple, the TV version of Neil Simon’s play about feuding room-mates. It starred Tony Randall as photographer Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as sports writer Oscar Madison and featured Molinaro as one of their friends, a simple-minded policeman who at times seemed as much of a threat to his friends as he did to any criminals.
Michael Molinaro said his father “was good friends till the end” with everyone involved in The Odd Couple, which ran from 1970-75.
He took up his role in Happy Days in 1976, two years into the decade-long run of the 1950s sitcom that starred Ron Howard and Henry Winkler. He replaced Pat Morita as the owner of Arnold’s Drive-In, with his trademark saying “Yep-yep-yep-yep”, and remained until 1982.
In ABC’s 1992 Happy Days Reunion Special, Molinaro defended the show from criticism that it sentimentalised the 1950s. “In the industry, they used to consider us like a bubblegum show,” he said. “But I think they overlooked one thing. To the public in America, Happy Days was an important show.”
Molinaro took his character of Al into the spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi and, in 1987, he and Anson Williams, who played Potsie on Happy Days, started Big Al’s, a midwestern diner chain. He brought Al back for a brief appearance in Buddy Holly, a 1995 music video for the group Weezer that was directed by Spike Jonze.
The actor played a grandfather in The Family Man, a sitcom that aired from 1990-91, and continued to make guest appearances on other series through the early 90s. He also filmed commercials.
Molinaro had a son, Michael, from his first marriage. He and his second wife, Betty Farrell, married in 1981.

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I began my journey with Clayton Homes in 2002 in Tyler, Texas. In 2003 my family relocated to Sherman, Texas and there I worked a number of years as a general manager. In summer of 2014 we moved to Denver, Colorado to work again as general manager of the Clayton Homes sales center. We have worked hard to meet the demands of the Denver Housing market and offer well built homes at affordable prices. We are proud to be a provider of affordable manufactured and modular homes throughout the front range area.

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Our Flick of the Week is the surprisingly successful remake of the classic 1954 French thriller "Les Diaboliques," a shockingly clever tale involving a murder plot against a tyrannical headmaster. What makes this adaptation work 40 years later is that it has a fresh point of view -- a feminist sensibility that explains something about each of the main characters and what drives them to their deeds.
And this "Diabolique" will also solidify Sharon Stone's place as the movies' leading femme fatale. She plays a teacher -- now that's a stretch -- at a boy's boarding school who is having an affair with the overbearing headmaster (Chazz Palminteri). He is cruel to her and, of course, to his wife, a former nun played by Isabelle Adjani, who looks positively ghostlike in this film.
As the two women plot his demise, we can't blame them. His character is the definitive chauvinist pig. Stone has a marvelous, wordless scene all alone in a car in which we can see her self-loathing for being involved with this creep. It's a multilayered and better performance than her Oscar-nominated role in "Casino."
Also involved in the story is a durable detective played by Kathy Bates, who continues to turn in one remarkable performance after another. Speaking of the Oscars, Bates was overlooked for last year's downbeat "Dolores Claiborne." She also excels in this year's HBO movie, "The Late Shift." There is a spontaneity in her work that makes her characters credible even in the hokiest of plots.
This "Diabolique" does not have the same level of surprise as the original -- how could it to a viewer familiar with the original? -- but the story's twists and turns are almost beside the point. This is a case study of more than one woman saying enough is enough.
"Diabolique" is rated R. (star) (star) (star)
STILL TIME TO "BEAT SISKEL": There's still time to enter Gene Siskel's annual Oscars contest, worth more than $3,000. Check your local library for copies of the March 8 Friday section or submit your electronic entry on America Online by going to keyword: TribQuiz on Chicago Online. For the Worldwide Web, use the interactive entry at http://www.chicago.tribune.com/extra/oscars/oscars.htm (no attached files, please). Entries must be filed by Monday.
- Flicks Picks guide
- = New this week
- ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED. A superb documentary about the Holocaust diarist which manages to restore the individuality to someone who has become an icon for innocent suffering. Director Jon Blair goes back to the diaries (read by Glenn Close) and also locates those who knew and sheltered the Frank family. At the end of the film, we realize that there were 6 million other Jews who could have told Anne's stories, and we are appalled. A great educational experience, appropriate for family viewing. (star) (star) (star) (star)
- DIABOLIQUE. This week's Flick of the Week.
- GIRL 6. Spike Lee's first bad film, a pointless portrait of a would-be actress (Theresa Randle) who reluctantly takes a phone-sex job to pay the bills when all else fails. Lee tries to add some social significance to the story by intercutting a more vital tragedy about a little girl in a housing project, but her story only adds to our disappointment with the main show here. Listening to women talk dirty isn't enough. R. (star) (star)
- IT'S MY PARTY. A moving drama about a man, dying of AIDS, who decides to take his own life after throwing one final party. Eric Roberts, in his first good role since "STAR 80," ends up coming to terms with his distant father and brother as he and others mourn the devastation AIDS has brought to Hollywood's creative community. R. (star) (star) (star)
- LITTLE INDIAN, BIG CITY. A terribly dubbed version of an absolutely awful French film about a child raised in the Amazon who is brought to Paris -- sort of a "Crocodile Dundee Jr.," but without the laughs. The boy's father has located the child in the jungle after tracking his estranged wife there. Seeking a divorce, he takes the child back to France, and some slapstick adventures ensue. This rarely plays like a professional film, and it's almost a crime to present it to the public. PG. No stars
- RACE THE SUN. An amateurish children's film about a bunch of misfits working together to try to win a souped-up boxcar race across the Australian outback. James Belushi and Halle Berry preside over the team, which brings new meaning to the term "formula racing." PG. (star)

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Sterling Silver Midnight Goldstone Cassia Ring
Sagittarius' Zodiac Stone
Midnight Goldstone is the stone of ambition. It builds energy and courage. Increases drive and confidence. Midnight Goldstone promotes vitality.
All our jewellery are made of sterling 925 Silver, handmade and hand-picked one by one. So it will be like having a unique piece on you.
Please visit our Ring Size Chart page to find out the perfect size for you!
Please note that these are stock-photos. Each gemstone will vary slightly in colour since they are all natural and unique!
Imperfections such as cracks, inclusions or dark areas are also completely normal when a stone is cut and polished.


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A good number of young women and girls from disadvantaged backgrounds do suffer in silence when it comes to matters sanitary towels. The situation gets worse when a girl is on her period during the school seasons, they either not attend to class and if they do they are just not comfortable around people.
The cost of sanitary towels in some African countries remain out of reach for many households. The fact that discussion on matters sanitary towels and youth developing sexuality is still a taboo only serves to make the situation harder. In most homesteads, where the man (father) is the sole bread winner, the girl child would be less inclined to ask for money to buy sanitary towels.
Even if the girl(s) were to ask for money to buy sanitary towels, if the family is struggling to put food on the table, take kids to school, things like buying sanitary towels would seem not a primary concern.
Looking at the East African country Uganda, the World Bank says 34% of the people live under the poverty line earning less …read more
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HIGHWAYS chiefs are overhauling danger roads in Burnage and Fallowfield - but it could be bad news for drivers.
The plans, including more pedestrian crossings and changes to road layouts will be put in place over the next six months after bosses consult the public.
Northenden councillor Richard Cowell is involved in planning the scheme and says the drivers may suffer when the new layouts go in.
He said: "It is vital all road users are aware of the responsibility they bear for their own safety and the safety of others.
"Motorists, in particular, should be aware they share the road with other, more vulnerable road users, including children and older pedestrians. We want drivers to listen to our advice and to remember everyone has the right to travel safely on the road.
"However, this is something which requires everyone's commitment if we are to achieve the dramatic reduction in casualty figures we are aiming for."
A scheme in Burnage Lane, in Burnage, is designed to reduce collisions through improved road markings and clearer signs.
- The Errwood Road and Mauldeth Road parts of Green End roundabout will be designed to complement the Burnage Lane part of the roundabout,
- The junction of Burnage Lane and Green End Road will be narrowed and the size of the pedestrian island increased,
- Traffic islands to slow vehicles on the approach to the schools and to assist vehicles turning right onto Green End Road, will be constructed,
- The size of the existing pedestrian island at the entrance to Burnage High School and St Bernard's RC Primary School will be increased and an extended pavement constructed on the school side of Burnage Lane, reducing crossing distance to the pedestrian island,
- An extended pavement will be added to slow vehicles and to assist pedestrians near the Medical Centre, Community Centre and the library,
- A parking bay added for local shops opposite the community centre.
Another scheme at the junction of Wilbraham Road and Wilmslow Road, in Fallowfield, will add more pedestrian crossings.
Proposals include controlled crossings across the north and east of the junction, improvements to the pedestrian refuge islands on the western, northern and eastern junction, advanced cycle stop lines on each approach, and road markings to be remarked.
Officers from the Road Safety Team and Collision Investigation Unit are also working to raise awareness of the risks to road users.
A poster campaign being launched in high schools will remind youngsters that traffic is the biggest killer of 12 to 16-year-olds.
On Manchester's roads, 405 people were killed or seriously injured in the last three years, with 128 being children aged 15 or younger and 61 were older road users aged 60 or over.
Also 107 people were killed or seriously injured in motorcycle collisions and 55 people have been seriously injured in collisions involving pedal cycles.


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MUSIC LEGEND MARY WILSON
On February 9, Las Vegas lost a music icon, female vocalist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, Mary Wilson A long time Las Vegas resident Wilson, at the age of 15, was a co-founder of the Supremes along with Diana Ross. Mary Wilson performed in Las Vegas over the past 20 years as a solo artist.
In a recent Black History Month Smith Center interview, Mary Wilson remembered that during her childhood, most African-American youths didn’t dare dream of becoming pop stars. “We had to focus on the jobs we were allowed to have,” Wilson recalls of 1960s America only allowing African Americans limited professions.
Other obstacles existed for Wilson, including living with her parents in the public housing projects of Detroit. But fortunately for Wilson, her city offered a rare resource: the Motown record label.
That’s why, when teenage Wilson and her friends Florence Ballard, Diana Ross and Betty McGlown formed a singing group, they didn’t hesitate to ask friend Smokey Robinson to arrange a meeting at the Motown headquarters with founder Berry Gordy, to audition for a record deal.
They continued to polish their skills and visited Motown almost daily for any opportunities to showcase their vocals.
Their persistence paid off. Eventually becoming a trio with Wilson, Ross and Ballard, the group not only landed a recording contract, but also earned a dozen No. 1 hits, including “Reflections,” “Love Child” and “Baby Love.”
“It changed our whole teenage lives, because we were professionals while we were still in high school,” said Wilson,. “People were going to college to get better jobs and more money, and we were already there.”
The Supremes, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members, performed all over the world and first performed in Las Vegas at the Flamingo in the late ‘60s,
“They’d only started having black performers in the hotel back then,” she recalled. “Everyone would come (to shows) all dressed up. Guys would have cigars, women would have big diamond rings. People tipped the maître d’ to get the best seats.”
Las Vegas and the world will miss Mary Wilson….


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Iowa lawmakers struggle to find common ground during funnel week
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - As funnel week comes to a close, Iowa house and senate leaders highlighted their biggest successes.
According to state Democrats, the caucus introduced more than 24 bills, but only one made significant progress: an exemption on COVID-19 unemployment benefits from state income tax.
Republican House Speaker Pat Grassley said the piece had tremendous bi-partisan support.
“Our caucus thought that it was a priority that we should make sure that Iowans that have already had to withstand what we have gone through the last year with COVID, we did not want to add that burden to them, so we passed that off the floor yesterday unanimously,” Grassley explained.
But that was about the only part both parties seemed to find common ground in during funnel week.
Democratic state senator Zach Wahls said his party is focused on COVID-19 relief, while the Republicans are more interested in social issues.
One of those bills is the “Back the Blue” bill, a bill that, as of now, does not include any provisions to address racial profiling despite Governor Kim Reynolds saying she would ban it during her Condition of the State address in January.
“The bills that they are putting forward are a broken promise, they are mean spirited, and they are making an issue that should not be partisan extraordinarily partisan,” senator Wahls said. “These are bills that are going to make it more difficult for law enforcement officers to keep the people of our state safe.”
House Speaker Grassley, though, said he has heard otherwise.
“In my conversations with members of the committee there were some concerns with what the impacts may be and how that would impact law enforcement and the ability to do their job,” he mentioned.
Another example senator Wahls put forward is a bill that would get rid of gun permit requirements in Iowa.
”I know this is funnel week but maybe we should call it “jump the shark week” because I think that is what is happening right now,” Wahls said. “The idea that you are going to run a bill through a committee, called the public safety committee, to get rid of the permitting process for requiring hand guns, if that is not jumping the shark I do not know what is.”
On the other hand, Grassley said his party has focused on meeting the promises from the 2020 campaign, which includes school choice, though the Students First Scholarship bill did not receive enough support this time around.
“Obviously we want to continue to engage in conversations that increase parental choice in education,” he said. “But as we sit here right now we did not have the support on the education committee to move that piece out.”
Friday marks the first funnel deadline of the 2021 legislative session.
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As part of my series How to Travel Journal Like a Mapmaker…
The Key to your Story Map
When is a line not a line?
When it’s on a map!
As every line and symbol on a map is representational.
Every line has a meaning that can, in some cases, require a ‘legend’ or a ‘key’ to translate these meanings and offer an Explanation.
In our daily lives we rarely mix up our line types, breaking solid lines into dashes or breaking down dashes into dots.
But on a story map the types and variations of lines we can make is taken to the max –
Solid lines, dashed lines, dotted lines and combinations of these are each used to represent different elements of both our physical world and our senses.
- Hard bitumen roads represented by solid parallel lines.
On printed maps these double lines are created mechanically to ensure they remain equi-distant but when drawing by hand they don’t need to be so precise –
In fact a wavy wonky line adds a sense of movement and spontaneity so are to be encouraged.
It was illustrating such roads in a post I wrote ‘Why Write When You Can Make a Travel Story Map’ that formed the nucleus to this current series, in which I’m taking you on a journey to create your very own pictorial story maps for recording your travels.
It was in that article that I initially threw down the gauntlet, and asked –
Can you draw a wavy line?
And if you can draw one…
Can you draw another crossing over it?
I also gave step by step instructions as to how to create a car (including whooshing speed lines coming off the roof at the back) so before we knew it, we were all racing along a road travelling from home to work 😉
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves…
I’ll be moving onto symbols (and symbols for modes of transport) further down the track…
First things first – Lets get back to the basics of line types…
- Dirt roads represented by dashed parallel lines
To convey a dirt road, by making the lines dashed you’re suggesting the road has a broken surface rather than being solid bitumen.
I like to give the additional feel of the gravel so add some speck-like dots for the dirt and a few larger dots for the stones along its edges.
In the above illustration I added the dust and gravel to the curves, which gave me a further minds-eye image of the gravel building up on opposite sides of the road as vehicles swoosh along throwing up clouds of dust!
This is a major take-away for creating great story maps –
How do you picture something in your minds eye?
What mental associations do you have with what you’re portraying?
Incorporate some of the details associated with your pre-conceived images and your story map will come to life for you.
- Footpaths represented by single dashed or dotted lines
Footpaths leave an even fainter mark on the surface of the landscape and being accessed by only two feet as opposed to four wheels, a single line of dashes or dots conveys this lighter feature perfectly.
Summary of Road Types
In this introduction to line types my main message is to ensure the line type that you use has a mental association to the feature you are conveying –
Note, I don’t use the word portray here.
You’re conveying your experience, your perception, not portraying a life like rendition.
So I used:
- solid lines for rock hard solid bitumen roads
- broken lines for dirt roads that have a broken surface
- dotted lines for footpaths that barely leave a mark on the landscape.
- Representing water features with line types
For water features, use a solid line where the under water world meets the land –
And to convey the watery surface add two or three bands of broken lines of varying lengths.
By using shorter line lengths for each succeeding band away from the solid coast-line gives the illusion or the mental association of water ripples or waves slowly dissipating –
What comes to my mind is the image of a pebble being thrown into a pond and seeing the ripples gently flowing outwards until they level.
On coastlines, you can also add some wavy dotted lines to insinuate the wet rippled sand where the tide ebbs and flows, with ad hoc dots further up the beach where the sand is drier and gets blown by the wind.
- Mixing up the line types
Unless you’re a regular map reader I wonder, have you stopped to consider this before?
In the little section of story map above, I used:
- Solid parallel lines for the road
- Red dots inside the road lines to show where we drove.
- Dashed lines for a walk we did through a palm forest
- Coloured blue pencil lines for the river bank
- Little dots where the road crosses the river over a causeway
Do you mix up your line types when expressing yourself?
Or will you now consider giving that a try?
Do share in the comments below 🙂
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Cow Painting with Turquoise Background
By Animal Artist Theresa Paden
Painted on a 24 x 24" gallery-wrapped canvas.
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40K on a Budget
We all know Warhammer 40k can be an expensive hobby. Certainly, if you buy your entire army at Games-Workshop’s prices, you will be out several hundred of your local currency for even a small army (tens of thousands for our friends in the land of the rising sun.) This thread is my collected wisdom for how to acquire 40k models on the cheap, and hopefully others will add their collective wisdom as well so that we have a good go-to resource for buying.
First, most important thing, Games Workshop is a great place to browse, but buying direct from them is the most expensive route there is. I do not buy anything I can find anywhere else from GW.
My go-to place for buying 40k models is Ebay. There are many well-established sellers with great reputations (you can see the feedback they’ve gotten, buying from sellers with a poor feedback history or not much feedback history is much more of a risk) and I have had nothing but good experiences with this route. There are also normal users that sell their armies through Ebay. These sellers are a little more of a risk to buy from and the quality is frequently not as good, but I have personally had good experiences with these sellers as well.
There are some good online retailers as well who typically sell at a discount from GW’s price. I put the country they’re located in as well though most if not all of these ship internationally hassle-free.
Bits and Kits (UK)(varying deep discounts, but typically only carry bits, rarely full kits) http://www.bitsandkits.co.uk/
Wayland Games (UK)(10-20% discount) http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/games-...40k/cat_4.html
The War Store (US)(20% discount) http://www.thewarstore.com/warhammer40k.html
Triple Helix Games (UK)(10-20% discount) http://www.triplehelixwargames.co.uk...ts.php?subId=3
I haven’t personally used any of these retailers except Bits and Kits, with whom I have had several excellent experiences.
You can also get a 40k army on the cheap by converting inexpensive models like the ones that come in the assault on black reach box (orks and space marines) or other sources. These models are in abundant supply and are plastic, so can be found on Ebay or other people locally might be willing to trade them cheaply, and then can be converted to what you need by buying ‘bits’, either through people you know, at conventions where bits boxes are usually set up by army, online auctions, and through online retailers such as Bits and Kits.
Both as the writer of this article and a 40k player I’m interested in hearing what ways other people have found to save money as well, so please share!
In addition, there are several companies that make cheap conversion bits for that GW either doesn't make or charges exhorbitant amounts for --things like thunderhammers and stormshields, wings, shotguns, head swaps, etc.
Maxmini (LOTS of bits, including thinly disguised copies of forgeworld stuff. I've ordered from them, their stuff is resin so needs cleaning and fixing up but I've never had problems as bad as forgeworld's stuff..)
Chapterhouse Studios (went a little too far and might get closed down though..)
Mantic Games (not bits, but whole minis for dirt cheap, mainly for fantasy. "Generic" elves, dwarfs, undead, and 'khaos dwarfs' that could easily fit in a GW army for friendly games. look like nice quality)
Ultraforge Miniatures (relatively cheap greater daemons and some other stuff too now)
Pig Iron Productions (nice Kasrkin and DKoK lookalikes, and head swaps galore. A LOT of guard players use their gas mask heads.)
thanks for the mention, but we dont actually sell full kits like the others on the list though we do sell things like cheap squads from Assault on black reach and Island of blood and the odd cheap rhino and bike kit and the starter rules sets for both 40k and fantasy.
But if you want any info about what we do feel free to PM me via this forum i have just cleared some space in my in box.
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I've had much the same experience you've had
Ebay is great to catch angry wives selling their hubby's army lol. I've gotten great deals and a lot of the armies I've seen come with a $50 or $100 case too. Great way to get a diverse range of pieces, if you don't mind repainting. But lets face it, for $150 I bought a small GW army case and easily $450+ retail in pieces. It needed repair and stripped/repainted, but even that was fun.
The only thing I didn't see, that I have to add is the almighty Green Stuff.
I'm very inexperienced at conversions and modeling but I'll tell you it is awesome. Maybe read a tutorial, get a couple tools to carve with, a little bowl of water, an open bits box, and you're good to go.
I took the AoBR box and learned to love the green stuff. I spit the cost with a buddy, took the marines and let him have the rest. Another friend gave me $10 for the dread (i'm not a fan of the chaos dreads, but hell some are) and I converted the SM to Plagues and the with the terms I'm working toward 9 oblitz for a fraction of the price, and I have to say that I like mine better than the GW release. I've seen a hell of a lot of conversions that are nicer than mine, however for $75 for GS and models I ended up with 20 plagues and 9 obliterators. Not only that, but now I'm excited about what else I can build for next to nothing.
The kicker is, my models are at minimum table worthy. I suck at modelling and I'm not that strong of a painter either but with a little bit of trial and error I have some pieces that I am very proud to say that I did. Does your GW Obliterator model have pretty tzeentch pink nipples and a bloody blade for a cock? I think not.
I believe you can get the same type of clay at your local craft store for half the price but I don't personally have any experience with it.
I first started ordering from GW but the prices were killing me so I found a FLGS that was willing to order for you but not stock anything and that worked out with a few discounts. Did the Ebay route for a bit but it really can be hit or miss.
The best deals right now are from another FLGS that is stocking and ordering models from his distributer. Since we have been bringing them 80% of their business we get some deep discounts, anywhere from 20% on up. It all depends on what resources you have available. If I didn't have my FLGS I would probably still be doing GW or Ebay.
I don't know if you guys in the US have such a thing, but in the UK we have Car boot sales (second hand market in a huge field) where people just sell all their old stuff.
Managed to pick this lot up in a couple of toolboxes, themselves worth more than I paid for the whole lot. :
12 Khrone berserkers
33 chaos space marines
4 chaos space marine bikes
1 demon prince
5 metal chaos space marine terminators
5 plastic chaos space marine terminators
1 abbadon the despoiler
13 plastic space marines
5 metal black templar sword brethren
1 metal black templar chapter master
1 metal apothecary
1 metal banner barer
1 random metal space marine with bolter and auspex
2x metal techmarines (one with full servo harness)
3x metal neophytes/scouts
2x plastic dreadnought
1x forgeworld black templar dreadnought
1x drill combat arm for dreadnought (forgeworld)
1x Mk1 whirlwind
1x necron codex
1x necron monolith
10x necron warriors
3x scarab swarms
4x flayed ones
1x res orb lord (from huge boxset from ages ago)
All in all worth over £600, awesome deal. (I payed £20)
in the US those are Flea Markets. But, the best bet is a FLGS, after all, if you don't buy from them, they close. And then where do you game?
I've had mixed success with eBay, but overall it's been good.
I have bought from B&K a couple times, always been perfectly happy wit the transaction.
I also have bought from Gifts for Geeks several times, though their delivery times aren't the best...apparently due to stocking issues every time I buy stuff. :( Cheaper than GW though, so...
my advice is: NEVER buy stuff direct from GW.
Heres gifts for geeks site:
This thread = win.
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Nord Artist Isamu McGregor Tours with Colbie Caillat
LOS ANGELES, CA – October 1, 2015 – Nord keyboardist, Isamu McGregor, toured North America with Grammy award-winning artist Colbie Caillat during her “Girls Night Out, But Boys Can Come Too” tour.
McGregor’s instrumental melodies complemented the pop star’s vocals. The core of his set up is a Nord Electro 3 and Electro 4. “These keyboards are great! When someone sees that red keyboard on stage, they know I must be a guy who knows what he’s doing,” he said. “Nord is simply the best.”
Both keyboards were used for different reasons. “My main board is the Electro 3. On this tour it was mainly used for the piano and occasional Wurlitzer sounds. The Electro 4 is on standby for when I want another organ,” said McGregor.
McGregor loves the drawbars that regulate the B3 Hammond organ on the Nord Electro 4. “It feels like you’re involved in the creation of sound. The drawbars are made into physical things you can pull!” he exclaimed. “It’s great to have this flexibility right at my fingertips. The slightest shift of tone, thanks to these drawbars, can affect the overall sound” he said.
Not only does McGregor admire his handmade keyboards from Sweden, but he also appreciates the help from Nord’s U.S. and Canada technical support guru Pablo Mastodon. “Pablo is the greatest! I call and he always helps me with anything, even the nitty-gritty things,” said McGregor.
“When you buy a Nord, you get me with it. People are often surprised when they reach someone live on the first call,” Mastodon said.
Since acting as the bandleader/keys player for Caillat’s summer tour, co-headlining with Christina Perri, McGregor returned to his home in New York where he plays many jazz shows around the city with his Nord keyboards. It doesn’t matter if he is playing pop styles with Calliat, hip hop with the legendary GZA from Wu-Tang Clan, house/dance music with internationally-renowned Tortured Soul, or having jazz sessions with drum icon Virgil Donati, his versatility has made him an in-demand musician around the world.
For more information or details about McGregor’s upcoming shows please visit http://www.isamumcgregor.com/. Product information can be found at http://www.nordkeyboards.com/.
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Last night's show was a much more lively event—energy was high and the crowd seemed more diverse than Friday (although I felt bad for the make-up and hair artists who did demos on stage between designer showcases—those were some valiant attempts to keep the audience engaged. And I didn't know that you could "jam hair.")
First up, Katrina Tuttle, who for someone so young is so strong in her vision. Tuttle showed a small selection from her fall collection; the rest will debut (including a couple of gowns) in a couple of weeks.
Tuttle showed several flirty little dresses, skinny, sexy pants and wee bubble skirts (there they are again!), in dusky blues, deep grey and orange (my new favourite combo). She combines tweeds with shimmer, which gives daywear a fun little twist, like a superstar librarian. I love that Tuttle's clothes are an expression of her youthfulness, but aren't alienating to everyone over 18.
Next up was Veronica MacIsaac. Honestly, I wasn't sure what to think from the bio; her parents own a successful custom-kilt company in Cape Breton, and her work is marketed as being a combination of Celtic traditions and contemporary design. I just kept thinking about the Celtic Woman, and my '90s obsession with Ireland (Cranberries, anyone?). I'm still not sure about her pieces with the screenprinted Celtic knots on them—including a brilliant-blue evening gown with a subtle peek of a white knot along the hem—but MacIsaac's tartans are a great interpretation of tradition and pride, and she has a good sense of what is flattering on a woman's body.
Lisa Drader-Murphy, designer for Turbine, is the most experienced of any of the designers. Turbine's been around since 1997, and her cosmetics line (available at the new Bishop's Landing Boutique) just turned 10. Drader-Murphy also designs all her own jewellery and handbags too. Phew. Again, there was a mix of textures, with knee-grazing tulip skirts, and a series of velvet and ribbon wide belts that could dress up the old standby black dress that you can't afford to replace because we're in a recession, or whatever.
Finally, there was Deux FM. Designer/founder Anna Gilkerson should also start designing maternity clothes—I didn't get a chance to ask her if the short-shorts-jumper she was wearing is her own design, but it was such a far cry from the 1970s bow-at-neck muumuu, I could imagine Gwen Stefani wearing it during her next pregnancy.
Anyway, Deux fm didn't disappoint, with her eco chic line (or music choices...DJ Loukas Stilldrunk). I really wanted to touch those alpaca-wool sweaters, created for Deux fm by a Peruvian knitters collective, which looked cozy but cute over a bikini or tights. Again, beautifully draped bubble skirted dresses, silky sheathes and loungewear, with plenty of solid colours, screenprinted details and flattering necklines.
Even though this AFW show was happening smack in the middle of Earth Hour, it was refreshing, over the past two nights, to see how many designers are incorporating environmental concerns into their overall philosophy. Afterwards I was speaking to Laura Chenoweth, and she was telling me about this organization, Fashion Takes Action, which launches on Earth Day, April 22, dedicated to making the industry more sustainable. Chenoweth herself is planning on taking the next year to focus on education: she's passionate about cotton production, after seeing first-hand the toll it takes on the environment and on workers. She's getting involved in a few projects that I'll be reporting on, over the next bit.
That's it, until October. Congratulations to all the designers and AFW organizers. I'm going to tear apart my closet now.