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The Federal Government is targeting an annual savings of N2.6bn for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in registration costs to start their businesses.
The move is part of measures to improve the business environment and make Nigeria an easier place for businesses to thrive.
Details of the savings are contained in the Executive Order, which was signed last week by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.
The newly signed executive order is meant to promote transparency and efficiency in the business environment.
According to the details, it is also designed to facilitate the ease of doing business in the country; timely submission of annual budgetary estimates by all agencies and support for local content in public procurement by the Federal Government.
Through the reform agenda of the Federal Government in the area of ease of doing business, about 60 action plans have been mapped out to reposition the business climate and make it friendlier to investors.
For instance, in the area of starting a business, the government has directed the Corporate Affairs Commission to commence full online application process, as well as eliminate the need to hire a lawyer to register a business.
In addition, the number of days required to register a business has now been reduced from 10 to two.
These reforms, according to the action plan is expected to save the MSMEs about N2.6bn in business registration costs annually and reduce the time it would take to travel to the CAC to perfect business registration by 116,000 minutes daily.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah said that there was a lot at stake for the MSMEs, adding that the reforms, if effectively implemented, would increase Nigeria's rating in the ease of doing business index by 20 places.
In its 2016 report for Nigeria on the Ease of Doing Business, the World Bank said the country ranked 169 out of 189 countries surveyed.
The minister said, "Going forward, we need to accelerate reforms across ministries, department and agencies of government.
"Nigeria's operating environment is not unique; we have a great opportunity to foster the right enabling environment to deliver on Nigeria of our dreams.
"The task of improving the operating business environment requires continuous improvement. Joint ownership, better coordination and increased collaboration between the MDAs are the keys to achieving our objectives."
Meanwhile, the international advertising agency, TBWA Worldwide has advised small businesses in Nigeria to adopt branding and marketing techniques to grow in order to avoid collapse.
The Managing Director, TBWA, Mr. Kelechi Nwosu, made this call during the SME breakfast meeting hosted by TBWA Concept in Lagos with the theme "Growing SMEs through Brands and Marketing."
He advised that the SMEs should endeavour to carve a niche for themselves, adding that they should be branded distinctly as it would urge consumers to go for their products.
He said, "My mission is brands evangelism. It is about how the SMEs will use branding to advance their growth. It is about capturing the market through brand loyalty.
He noted that 96 per cent of businesses in Nigeria were SMEs and they contributed 48 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product.
"The relationship is to see how we can collaborate with Aba SMEs with branding that meets international standards. Aba is the Japan of Africa, the city of hard work," he said.
Nwosu explained that brand was a bundle of benefit to the owner. He added that purpose, proposition, personality and positioning were required in branding.
He said, "A brand is the memory, the story and the experience the consumer has with you. When people experience your brand, they come up with the preposition that your brand is different. Apple is a success because of its exceptional branding."
Earlier in his welcome address, the Business Director, TBWA, Mr. Osibo Imhoitsike, stated that the company provided marketing network for global products, adding that teaching the SMEs to drive growth through branding, marketing and social media networks was part of its obligations.
Imhoitsike stated that over 150,000 dressmakers in the country were churning out over 1.5million trendy dresses weekly, while over 30,000 local fabricators were producing industrial equipment daily.
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Traditionally, the Marc Jacobs show at New York Fashion Week is the finale of a jam-packed schedule of shows, presentations, street style moments, and breaking runway news. It's New York's way of passing the torch to London, as the fall 2016 collections continue across the pond. And, as farewell parties require, Jacobs' show rarely disappoints. Between the staging, soundtrack, and—of course—the clothing, Marc Jacobs is a can't-miss each season.
As we bid adieu to New York and travel on to London, Milan, and Paris fashion weeks that follow, let's take a deep dive into Marc Jacobs' incredible show. We've rounded up the can't miss moments right here.
The calm before the storm. It's Marc Jacobs' stark white set before the guests arrive.
Anna Wintour sat front row with daughter Bee Shaffer, showing her Hillary Clinton support in the T-shirt Jacobs designed for the campaign.
Other celebs sitting front row included Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sofia Coppola, and Emily Ratajkowski.
The soundtrack was near-silence, with only xylophone-like bells ringing every few moments.
The silhouettes were oversized, for the most part: the collection was full of full mid-length skirts, coats with exaggerated shoulder shapes, and sleeves that hung well past models' fingers. In deep black, purple, and green hues; contrasted by the pale faces and dark lips of each model; the collection was certainly gothic-inspired.
With a ghostly feeling, attendees were transported to a Beetlejuice-Inspired world full of feathers, leather, and lace—all expertly crafted into everything from evening dresses to sweatshirts. Other highlights included giant neck-bows, embellished cropped jackets, and perfectly tailored wide-leg trousers.
The shoes were Lady Gaga-esque platform heels, which seemed only appropriate as the singer walked in the show! (More on that later...) Models were cast with specific attention to their ability to walk in these truly head-turning creations.
Lady Gaga walked like a pro in an oversize coat and green blouse, sporting blond hair and makeup that reminded us of her David Bowie tribute at the Grammys.
Gaga and Kendall Jenner closed the show, side-by-side.
Jacobs took a bow in a tailored suit, styled with a sequin version of his Clinton T-shirt.
For continuing coverage of fashion month, be sure to follow along with everything London in the coming week!
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Officers arrived at the scene of the carjacking, at 8450 NE Miami Court, at about 4:30 p.m. The baby's mother said she parked her black Jeep and got out to drop her children off at their grandmother's house. As she walked her two eldest kids into the home, she left the car running with the keys in the ignition.
The teenager, who was charged with one count of grand theft auto, got in and drove off in the SUV as the 6-month-old slept in his car seat, police said.
Police gave a description of the vehicle via radio and a vehicle matching the description was seen around Northeast Second Avenue and Northeast 78th Street. An officer made a traffic stop, the teen surrendered and was placed in custody.
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Josh Smith's time with the Clippers has come to an end.
Early Friday morning, the team traded Smith, along with the draft rights to Sergei Lishouk and cash, to Houston for the rights to Maarty Leunen.
The Clippers will use the newly created roster spot to sign former San Antonio Spurs backup Jeff Ayres to a 10-day contract.
The trade and subsequent signing were first reported by Yahoo! Sports.
The cash the Clippers' sent out in the trade covers the remaining portion of Smith's minimum salary this season, making them the second team in two years to pay Smith to play elsewhere.
Last season, Detroit waived Smith during the second year of a four-year, $54 million contract.
Since the beginning of the season, Smith and the Clippers weren't an ideal fit, with on- and off-court clashes with coaches highlighting mutual dissatisfaction.
Following a low-energy loss to Toronto, Smith and Clippers coaches including assistant Mike Woodson got into a verbal altercation in the locker room. The yelling was so loud it could easily be heard through the walls.
And in December, Smith and Clippers coach Doc Rivers argued on the court during a live-ball possession, with Smith stopping only to make a buzzer-beating 3-pointer before again jawing with his coach.
Behind the scenes, Smith's attitude and desire to be heard as a leader didn't fit into a locker room with an existing leadership hierarchy, causing some players to wonder if "less is more."
On the court, Smith's shot selection and decision-making didn't mesh with Rivers' vision for the second unit.
Rivers apparently began to cut his losses Dec. 21 when he sent Smith to the bench and added Cole Aldrich to the rotation.
One of the reasons given for Aldrich's promotion was "role acceptance." Since the switch, the Clippers have gone 11-3.
Smith didn't play in 10 of those 14 games.
Smith was one of the last players the Clippers added in free agency over the summer, giving optimism that a talent overhaul in the second unit would fix that group's troubles.
However Smith and Lance Stephenson, another marquee offseason addition, never fit in that group. Their replacements in the rotation, Pablo Prigioni and Aldrich, have added stability to the unit.
Sending out Smith isn't the first time the Clippers have made moves to improve chemistry.
Last season, the team traded Chris Douglas-Roberts and Reggie Bullock and waived guard Jordan Farmar in an effort to shake up their locker room.
Smith welcomed the trade, according to Houston television reporter Mark Berman.
In a series of tweets, Smith told Berman that Houston "is a place I probably never should have left."
"I hope I bring leadership. (It's) an opportunity to relieve some pressure off James (Harden) and Dwight (Howard) a little bit," Smith told Berman. "Just (to) be able to be that glue, that missing piece that they need in order for us to keep going forward."


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On Beyond the Wall at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/17928850 Miltos Yerolemou talks among other things about hard work, instincts and flamboyance as well as future, current and past projects.
We learn about the impact of theatre play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest on the audience, why he probably will be seen only in a director's cut version of The Inbetweeners Movie, the voice acting he did some years ago for a Lord of the Rings Playstation video game (you will NEVER guess which character he lent his voice to!) and that he RSCed again this year. (>>RSC: Royal Shakespear Company)
Also mentioned: dabbling, drama inheritance, a distant connection to Charlie Chaplin, Miltos' experience with the Greek Mafia, circus, his attitude towards whacking people, how he was drawn to performance art and how his parents reacted when their son told them that he did want to become an actor instead of a … No – I won't tell!
A huge part of the interview was dedicated to Game of Thrones topics, of course. Just to give a few examples: the fact that Miltos didn't came unarmed to the audition for the part of Syrio Forel, how meeting Sean Bean felt like or how difficult it can be to find a stuntman's thigh under lots of armor and cloak's cloth, what character in GoT he'd like to play – and which scene – if he had the choice.
Unevitable the "Is he REALLY dead?" question, though lovely accompanied with a possible Yoda/Obi-Wan approach for future seasons. Oh, and are there ANY GoT actors who have read George R. R. Martin's books?? ;o)
Heartfelt thanks go to the Beyond the Wall team and Miltos for making the dreadful task of ironing easier for me…
(>> Interview duration: roughly 1 hour, Mr Yerolemou joins the show after approximately 5 minutes.)
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The Spiritual Roots of Homosexuality
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Romans 1:21-25
We see in these verses that both sexual perversion and idolatrous religion have their roots in the rebellion of the creation against the Creator. As soon as man turned his back on his Creator, he began a perverted love affair with the creation. This spiritual perversion began to manifest in the natural as sexual perversion. Man's rebellion against God resulted in an arrested development that can be see
n in both spiritual and sexual manifestation. It is for this reason that there is such a strong affinity between homosexuality and the spirit of religion and why the churches are filled with homosexuals in need of a message and an anointing that will deliver them. Let us examine the relationship between spiritual and sexual perversion.
The Sexual Types
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature. Romans 1:26
The first description given in this passage from Romans is of female homosexuality because lesbianism is a type of,
or represents, the first level of deception found in the Babylonian religious system. Many Christians who are members of mainline churches have failed to come into proper relationship with Christ as their head. These dead denominational churches that had their origins and roots in genuine revivals of the Holy Spirit today are nothing more than social clubs or forums for political correctness. The headship of Jesus Christ is either not acknowledged at all or given merely lip service. God intended the Church or body of Christ, as his female, to be united to Jesus Christ as the Bride is joined to the Bridegroom. Lesbianism is the type of churches (females) or Christians who reject the Bridegroom. The system's rejection of the leadership of the Man or Christ is seen as spiritual lesbianism by God because the creation, which is female in God's eyes, worships and serves itself rather than the Creator.
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. Romans 1:27
The second level of deception, represented by male homosexuality, is more subtle than the first. Here the enemy mixes just enough truth with the lie so that the bondage (sexual or spiritual) runs deep. Male homosexuality is a type of, or represents, those Christians who have come to the basic revelation that the Church is the Bride and that Christ is the Bridegroom to whom we are united in bonds of love. These Christians have the revelation that they are the female united to the male but all spiritual progress stops there. The system resists, rejects and rebels against the revelation that we are Christ and that we possess all that he possesses.
In the psychological and sexual development of a male child, he begins life identifying with his mother exactly as a little girl does. However at a certain age, in the normal development of the boy, he must begin to pull away from his mother and begin identifying with the male parent in order to learn what it is to be a man and how to relate to females as a male. If that transition from identifying with the female to identifying with the male is never made, the boy's development is arrested and psychological and sexual problems manifest.
In the spiritual parallel, to move into the fullness of the stature of Christ is to step out of the female aspect of God (the Bride) into the male aspect (Sonship) for the purpose of ministry or spiritual reproduction. Many Christians reject Sonship, resist the message of the Kingdom and refuse to grow into a mature identity with the man Christ Jesus. Instead of becoming conformed to his image and growing "unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: that we henceforth be no more children…", they would rather relate to Jesus as a female in the same way that a homosexual man desires to relate to men in a feminine mode rather than asserting and identifying with his own masculinity.
The Spiritual Reality
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha and the cities about them in like manner giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh… Jude 7
In this passage Jude is comparing spiritual rebellion with the sexual sins of Sodom and Gomorrah. These sins, fornication and going after strange flesh, must be seen in a spiritual light to get the deeper meaning and to understand the spiritual parallel. In spiritual application, the "strange flesh" is actually the flesh of Jesus
Like the homosexual who is so deceived about who he is or what he already has, the religious system of man has deceived Christians into desiring fellowship with the flesh of Jesus instead of presenting their bodies a living sacrifice in order to become his flesh. Jesus gave his disciples the commandment to eat his flesh in order that it be digested, that his flesh would become our flesh, not "strange" flesh. It is their attachment to the "strange" flesh of Jesus that has so many Christians in bondage and that keeps them in spiritual immaturity.
Another powerful scripture that shows the connection between sexual perversion and spiritual rebellion is found in the book of Revelation:
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Rev 11:8
Where also our Lord was crucified.
What does this mean? We see in this scripture that, in the mind of God, Sodom and the sins of the Sodomites have a spiritual significance that has nothing to do with sexuality. It was not homosexuals that crucified Jesus but rather the old pharisaical order. The sexual manifestation is merely an outward sign of something much more offensive to God: the religious system of man (Judaic in Jesus' day and now Christian in our day). God has compassion on homosexuals. God's wrath is aimed at the spiritual homosexuals that populate the "great city" referred to in this passage. That city is the Jerusalem that is "below" or in the realm of carnality which Paul contrasts with spiritual Jerusalem that is "above" (Gal 4:25-26). In the mind of God, the Jerusalem that is below is spiritually synonymous with the whore, Babylon, and as we can see here, with Sodom and Egypt. They all speak of a place where God's people are held in bondage -- not to secular authority but to fleshly religious authority and to their own attachment to that authority. They also speak of a place that will crucify those who, like Jesus, proclaim the truths of God's kingdom.
While the religious system makes an attempt to minister to homosexuals and to get them delivered, the success is sporadic because it is an example of the blind leading the blind. There can be no dramatic and massive deliverance until the underlying spiritual causes of homosexuality are recognized and judged within the Church. Cleansing and judgment must begin in the household of God. If the Church is to minister in power and compassion to homosexuals, Christians must repent of the unscriptural teachings - such as the concept of "free moral agency" (how can a man dead in sins and trespasses be a free agent?) - and judgmental spirits that have hindered their effectiveness. Indeed, the only hope for the Church and for all creation lies in the preaching of the kingdom message and in the unveiling of the Sons of God:
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Romans 8:21
When the Sons of God begin to manifest, all aspects of man's rebellion and the fruit of that rebellion will be reversed as the Sun of righteousness arises within us with healing in His wings.


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Beyond the limits of mankind's understanding there exists a City, created as a sanctuary for the survivors of a brutal and bloody war.
Within the city of Summerfeld the last mythical creatures live out their days in peace, fiercely protected by twelve immortals: brave defenders known as the Guardians.
A Guardian is dead. For the first time in one thousand years, no replacement has come forward. Following the murder of her twin sister, Quinn Harden abandons the Guardianship in order to take care of her sister's children in the modern realm of man. Shortly after their second birthday, the children are taken, against her will, in an attempt by the Guardians to bring her back into the fold.
Quinn will stop at nothing to find her niece and nephew, but as she is drawn deeper into the world of Summerfeld, she finds herself torn between her loyalty to her family and the wards she has sworn to protect.
As their enemies close in the Guardians must unite or Summerfeld will fall.
Rating: 7/10
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One of the biggest challenges of the fantasy genre is being able to build a world that is both believable and rich, and Melissa Delport does that excellently from Summerhall to Cliffdale, I could almost feel the chill in the atmosphere, or imagined the setting encloses of all the mythical creatures. Delport completely achieved the transportation of the readers' minds to a different realm.
Another thing I thoroughly enjoyed about this book was that the story was told from multiple sources, it centers around a centuries long war between the vampires and fae but even though the protagonist was on the side of the fae we got to see the story from the perspective of the vampires too, and the gypsies who fall in the middle and other characters making the story that much more endowed and richer. It was like a 360 look at this one point in the story's timeline.
The storyline of Quinn and Drake completely enthralled me and I found myself hooked and eager for them to interact more. Perhaps it's the chemistry or my unhealthy obsession with forbidden love, but I was rooting for them every step of the way even though they fought on opposite sides. I loved their unlikely friendship.
A strong female character is always enough to get me interested in a book, regardless of the genre, and Delport delivered with Quinn. She is multi-faceted, interesting, tough, vulnerable and most of all, she feels real. She is the driving force in this novel and what kept me interested all the way through.
One problem I did have with the book however is that I found that Delport introduced too many mythical creatures too soon – I felt like I was barely learning about vampires when the gypsies were introduced then the werewolves, then the faes, then the unicorns etc. I was constantly confused over which character was who and what species each one was. I think this might have been easier to understand if so many mythical creatures were not introduced in the first book and they were staggered throughout the series.
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Yes, Quinn and Drake will suck you in, you will cheer for Quinn, and the world itself is a place you have to experience for yourself.


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Why do we have children? The question lies beneath social and political issues we confront today, from abortion and adoption to declining fertility rates in developed nations and the relative virtues of "eastern" and "western" forms of parenting. In 2010 a whole host of articles and commentaries debated the finding that parenthood does not make us happier. So what is the point? Why do we make all the extraordinary sacrifices that parenthood requires?Read it all.
There was no part of me, as we rushed to the emergency room that night, that wished my daughter gone and my freedom restored. Not the slightest part of me thought I should be happier without her. Instead, I knew with terrible certainty that if this small, fragile, quivering creature against my chest were to leave me, she would take all my joy with her. And no part of me would have preferred that she had never come to be, if she could only be for thirteen months and then be no more. Her thirteen months had made my life worth living.
I had felt a twinge of disappointment when the doctor informed us that we were having a girl. Connecting with boys had always come easily; a little wrestling, a little flying around the room, a few uncivilized sound effects, and we were buds. Yet when I went home from the ultrasound, and sat down alone to write, I dissolved into a spectacular emotional wreck. At the thought of fathering a daughter, waves of joy rolled through me. I loved my little girl long before I met her. I read her stories in the womb, sang to her, prayed for her. It wouldn't matter what she looked like or what her personality was. She was mine—mine to nurture and protect, mine to train and guide, and mine to love with all my might.
We have children because love overflows. I believe as a Christian that I am created in the image of a God who is Love, a God whose love so desired an object that it brought us into being. Although the wisdom and power of love within us is clouded and twisted by sin, still the image of Love is there. We have children because love is essentially creative, and because our souls long for other souls we can love lavishly and forever.
Love precedes the beloved. That is why it is unconditional. In bearing children we participate in God's continuing creative act, and in sustaining and guiding and sacrificing for our children we reflect God's redemptive act. Theologically, then, we have children because we are made after the image of a God who had children, a God who is irreducibly relational and endlessly creative.
In the comment thread at Hot Air I posted this:
Children are hardly accessories, except for possibly the Famous Beautiful People who buy them on the cheap in Southeast Asia or Africa.
Our children were all accidents. Our first two, twins, were really accidental. We were told after two miscarriages, not to get pregnant. I thought I couldn't get pregnant again, at least so quickly, but were we ever wrong.
In well-spaced succession we had a third daughter who vexed us most sorely nearly her whole life, until she got married and had a baby of her own and now understands the joys and sorrows of parenting.
Our fourth came as a surprise but rewarded my nine months of pre-partum depression with 14 years...so far...of joy and wonder.
My husband is exactly like Mr. Dalrymple in his reaction to having a daughter. Best accidents, ever.


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Victorian Beauty
No period in history is as regularly misrepresented and misunderstood as is the Victorian Era.
Postmodernists (resentful of its accomplishments, and shamed by its glory) construe it as some sort of priggish, enervated time, in stark contrast to its actual character as an age that was dominated by Romantic Idealism, that brought Western culture to its fulfillment, that saw Europe spread civilization over the globe, and that saw painting, music, poetry, architecture, science, and history flourish as never before.
How could an era that gave birth to the lush harmonies of Wagner, the grandeur of Historicist architecture, the brilliance of Nietzsche's philosophy, and the boldness of Darwin's theories, ever have been distorted into the tepid caricature that it currently resembles? A reassessment of Victorian culture is long overdue.
Of course, the Victorian Era is only referred to as such in Britain, where Queen Victoria reigned over the British Empire for most of the 19th century. But whatever the period is named, the 1800s saw Western culture reach its climax--a zenith from which our modern age has been a tragic falling off.
In our recent discussions of the legacy of feminine aesthetics, we noted how the ideal of female beauty remained remarkably consistent throughout Western history, from the time of the Greeks, to the Romans, to the Middle Ages, and through the Renaissance. The same characteristics that defined womanly beauty for the Ancients defined it for millennia afterwards, right up until beauty itself came under assault in the modernist era.
The definitive study of the feminine ideal of the 1800s was undoubtedly Alexander Walker's magnum opus, Beauty, which first appeared in 1836 (a year before Victoria ascended the British throne), and went through numerous editions throughout the 19th century.
And how was ideal femininity construed in the Victorian Era? Readers of this forum will not be surprised to learn that the same characteristics that defined womanly allure in earlier periods of Western history defined it in this age, as well.
Our study of Victorian Beauty will comprise two parts. In this first thread, we will present a comprehensive picture of the aesthetic ideal that Walker outlines, in rich detail.
In the final section, above, we have illustrated Walker's descriptions of the "defects of beauty" not with examples of models who suffer from these aesthetic impediments, but with models who are free of these defects--and in fact, who embody the ideal of feminine beauty that Walker specifies throughout his text. (This is done in the interest of keeping this site a waif-free environment.) It would be all-too-easy to find examples of women who exhibit these aesthetic flaws. One need only turn on a television, or watch a Hollywood movie, or glance at the magazines on the news-stands, to see countless examples of women who suffer from all of the deficiencies listed above.
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Re: Victorian Beauty
Reading this post was like stepping into the light. It's incredibly liberating to find that in any other time, the very traits of emaciation and androgyny that characterize most modern "stars" and models (and that the
I'm not surprised that the Victorian Era idealized plus-size beauty. I've always noted that most of the literary works quoted on this site's survey page are from the 19th century. Walker's fascinating text shows that today's plus-size models really are the living incarnations of timeless beauty.
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Re: Victorian Beauty
It's so extraordinary to read the excerpts from this work, this apotheosis of the timeless ideal of femininity, and to discover that in every age prior to ours, "plumpness" was considered just as essential to perfect beauty as blonde tresses, or sapphire eyes. Why are those traits - blonde hair and blue eyes - still considered marks of beauty, while being full-figured is not? Why the other characteristics, and not this one? Why shouldn't today's actresses and models be idealized for the same traits for which women were glorified in the past - well-fed curves included?
Our modern standards don't make any sense, while the timeless ideal just instinctively feels...right.
All of these posts about Medieval, Renaissance, and Victorian Beauty show that the feminine ideal was an organic whole that developed naturally, over time. The withered, ropy-muscled look that is advocated for women today is clearly the "odd one out," a deviation from the natural ideal. No wonder women suffer so much trying to attain it! Their bodies are rebelling, instinctively desiring to attain the fuller, softer state that is natural to them.
Think of how much happier, healthier, and more beautiful women would be, if they aspired to these natural womanly ideals of perfection, rather than today's artificial, unfeminine standards.
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Re: Victorian Beauty
Reading about Alexander Walker's wonderful book reminded me of a discussion that appeared on this forum about a year ago, called "Victorian Vogue." It's worth revisiting:
This was when Victorian elements in fashion were just making a reappearance. The post introducd an article talking about why the Victorian style becoming popular again today.
Some the observations about the then-emerging trend included:
"Their clothes emphasized the hips and bustline, says Kerri Atter, curator of Denver's Molly Brown House Museum. "It was a very feminine look. The figure was curvaceous."The information from Walker's book, about what the ideal of Victorian beauty really was, fully supports this observation.
The article's theory about why Victorian fashion retains its popularity seems more valid than ever:
"There's an emphasis on nostalgia -- we're harking back to an earlier time with its positive aesthetics and sentiments," Ogle said. "It's also a reaction to the fact that in recent years we've had more simplistic styles for men and women that were androgynous. So there's a reaction to that, a turn back to more feminine clothing"(and to more feminine figures -- I hope...)
And incidentally, I still think that a magazine conceived as a "Victorian Vogue," with timeless tenets of fashion updated for the present day, and featuring models who embody the full-figured Victorian ideal of beauty, as outlined above, would be the most captivating and compulsively readable magazine in the world.
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As our trolleys traverse the City of Lowell please be aware of marked intersections where the trolley crosses! Intersections and crossings to be particularly aware of include Market Street and Dutton Street,Merrimack Street and Dutton Street, the Main Post Office, Paul E. Tsongas Arena entrance and Father Morrisette Blvd. adjacent to Lowell High School. Safety First!
The National Park Service trolleys, replicas of the historic cars that ran in Lowell, operate from Marchthrough November each year. Trolley operators, park staff in period uniforms, make stops at the Mack Plaza along Dutton Street, Boott Mills at the foot of John Street, and the Tremont Gatehouse near Wannalancit along French Street. Trolley rides are free! Schedules are posted at the Boott Mills and Mack Plaza stops.
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In the '60s, R&B was a much larger market than jazz. While John Coltrane or Art Blakey could fill a small club like The Village Vanguard, James Brown and the Temptations were selling out large auditoriums -- gone were the days when jazz was very much a part of popular culture and Benny Goodman's name was all over the pop charts. Soul's popularity wasn't lost on Verve, which is why some of Cal Tjader's '60s LPs had titles like Soul Sauce and El Sonido Nuevo: The New Soul Sound -- Verve wanted the baby boomers who were buying Stax and Motown releases to notice Tjader as well. However, Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof isn't the R&B-drenched project that some might expect it to be. Tjader's vibes solos are soulful in that he plays with a lot of feeling, but he isn't trying to be Marvin Gaye. Produced by Creed Taylor in 1965, Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof is primarily an album of laid-back cool jazz that has strong Latin leanings -- Latin as in Afro-Cuban ("Tin Tin Deo"), Latin as in Brazilian ("Samba de Orfeu"). Taylor has always believed that post-swing jazz doesn't have to be devoid of commercial appeal, and he sees to it that Tjader has a groove-oriented outlook whether he is embracing the standard "How High the Moon" or giving Frank Foster's "Shiny Stockings" a bossa nova makeover. The funkiest thing on the album is Tjader's version of Sonny Rollins' "Doxy," which he approaches as a boogaloo. But overall, these performances are more cool jazz than soul-jazz. Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof isn't among Tjader's essential albums, but it's an enjoyable demonstration of the vibist's ability to be a bit more commercial than usual and still maintain his bop-based integrity.
The Whiffenpoof Song 2:24
Soul Bird (Tin Tin Dao) 2:35
How High The Moon 4:05
That's All 2:20
Soul Motion 3:15
Reza 3:40
The Prophet 2:54
Sonny Boy 3:27
Doxy 4:15
Samba De Orfeu 2:10
Shiny Silk Stockings 2:30
Daddy Wong Legs 3:40
Cal Tjader - vibraphone
Paul Griffin (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), Lonnie Hewitt (tracks 2-4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - piano
Richard Davis (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), John Hilliard (tracks 2-4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - bass
Grady Tate (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), Johnny Rae (tracks 2-4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - drums
Armando Peraza - percussion
Released 1965
Recorded June 1, 2 & 22, 1965
A & R Recording Studios, New York City and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Length 36:58
Label Verve V6-8626
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There are few more panic-inducing moments in this day and age than suddenly realizing your smartphone is going die without a charger in sight. Amazingly, we used to survive without smartphones, but our modern dependency on those devices means we're constantly draining precious battery life. You could always keep a big power bank with you, but that's just one more thing to lug around. For true mobility and peace of mind, you'll need a battery case. Not only do these battery-infused cases keep your smartphone charged, but they also keep it protected as well. Here's a list of some of our favorites.
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Google Pixel 2 – ALCLAP Pixel Charger Case
While most battery cases on this list will simply add a single recharge to your smartphone, the ALCLAP Pixel charger case will actually give you a 150 percent boost, thanks to its 4,000mAh battery. There's a nice front-facing bumper to keep your screen safe, and this charger is also fully capable of charging the case and your Pixel 2 together with a single USB-C cable. And while it's certain to add some extra girth to your Pixel, this case is still lightweight and has a nice soft-touch feel.
LG V30 – Newdery Slim Charging Case
There is a surprising dearth of battery cases for the LG V30, but this slim charger from Newdery is a solid option. It isn't compatible with wireless charging, but the 4,200mAh battery will recharge your phone completely on the go. There's a lifetime warranty and you can sync and charge your V30 without removing it from the case. But the most impressive feature of this case is its small size, adding just .4 of an inch to the V30's profile.
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Last night, a friend of mine, a former professional musician, said "A band is lucky if it can get even 20 friends to come out to a gig of theirs these days". This got me to thinking about the size of the audience of our DeKalb Choral Guild concert to be held on Saturday March 5th at 7:30pm at First Baptist Church in Avondale. As president of this community chorus, the coming concert and its potential audience are frequently on my mind.
Will people decide to come to a classical choral concert when a band can't get even friends to come to a gig? And with so many arts and entertainment options in one's own home via TV and internet and with so many across the metro area, how can a local choral organization (or a band) hope to compete? So to help with this question, I have created a rubric to aid with people decision making.
[I believe, the DeKalb Choral Guild's March 5th concert Georgia Connections is a great option for any one's evening out because all the questions below can be answered in the affirmative. How many of one's other choices can say that?!]
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Is it conveniently located, easy to find and with ample (preferably free) parking?
Is the ticket price a good value for the evening's entertainment?
Will I have enough left over to pay for dinner?
Will I experience something new, something that challenges me, something that speaks to my intellect and emotions and my sense of community?
Will I be supporting people who create art for its own sake?
Will I be supporting the growth of an artist genre?
Can I be myself at the event, without feeling the need to pretend to be someone I am not?
Will there be a reception and opportunity to discuss the concert with others afterwards, including the artists?
Will there be snacks?
The "Georgia Connections" concert marks the 4th (biennial) Georgia Young Composers Festival and finale concert. It will showcase 5 student finalists, from high school through graduate school, and their choral compositions; plus the works of other established Georgia choral composers. The finalists will be questioned, judged and awarded prizes at the concert. Atlanta music radio icon John Lemley will emcee. Tickets (available online or at the door) are $5 for adults, student price is "Pay What You Can". A reception will follow the concert. The concert will be held at First Baptist Church of Avondale Estates at 47 Covington Highway Avondale Estates at 7:30pm Saturday March 5th, 2016. Ample free parking is available. For more information go to: www.dekalbchoralguild.org.
Hope to see you at our concert. ~Mary Gowing: DeKalb Choral Guild, president
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Genres: Comedy, Drama
PG 2003 1hr 45min
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Christmas Magic
Rebecca Johnson | Washington State | 11/24/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Some people have songs, my husband and I have a movie. We not only met in Seattle, my husband lived next to Lake Union, very close to where this movie was made. He actually saw them filming scenes from the movie.
You could say the roles were a bit reversed, being I was the one getting over a relationship and he was not really looking at the time. Having lived in Seattle for many years, I especially enjoyed seeing scenes from Pike Place Market and West Seattle.
Rosie O'Donnell adds to the wit with lines like: "You want to be in love in a movie." Tom Hanks gives a sensitive performance as Sam who lost the love of his life. He and his son Jonah, live on Lake Union. Annie (Meg Ryan) is caught up with plans for her wedding. She is engaged and not looking for love. Yet, as it so often happens, love does appear when you are not looking.
One night Annie hears a radio show where Jonah has called in to ask how his father could find a new wife. The radio host invites Sam to reveal his heart and Annie literally cries when he says how his wife used to make everything in his life beautiful. She makes a connection and starts fantasizing about a man she has never met.
The songs are masterfully woven into the story and provides a feeling of old fashioned romance, where destiny draws two lovers to one another. There is also a sense of family and how everyone has needs and desires. Jonah especially wants a mother. Annie and Sam don't really know what they want, but they do get what they need. I found that very true to life.
Wit, chemistry, laugh-out-loud humor and romance, romance, romance! Worth watching at least once a year during the holiday season!
~The Rebecca Review"
Sleepless in Seattle
Kelly | Littleton, Colorado | 03/26/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a wonderful timeless romantic drama. Annie Reed is heading to see her family on Christmas Eve and is listening to a radio call in show. One of the callers is eight year old Jonah who tells the audience that his dad needs a new wife. After it comes out that Jonah's mom died, and dad Sam is put on the spot to talk to the radio shrink on air, women all over the country fall in love with this man that loved his deceased wife so passionately. Annie is determined to meet Sam because she feels a strong pull toward Sam and Jonah. When they meet, destiny is forged. This well acted film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan closely follows another beloved classic An Affair to Remember. There are some funny moments, but it is the drama that captures the audience. It reiterates the old saying that love conquers all.
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Little Miss Cutey | Melbourne, Australia | 11/19/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Other than The Breakfast Club, Sleepless in Seattle is my all time favourite movie. I know it's older now, but to me I will always watch it over and over again. I like to watch it a couple of times a year because I always enjoy it and never tire of it.
As everyone probably knows, Tom Hanks and his son move from Chicago to Seattle after Tom's wife dies and they need a new start. Hoping to find a new love for his father, Jonah calls a radio station to speak on a talk show to help his dad out. Their radio call name is Sleepless in Seattle. Listening to the conversation all the way in Washington DC is Meg Ryan who has just announced her engagement to Bill Pullman. She seems to fall in love with Sam (Tom Hanks) instantly as she finishes his sentances and is hooked by his story. Being a writer, she does a story on him and finds herself wanting to get in touch with him. She makes the journey over to Seattle and manages to say Hello to him (before almost getting hit by cars on a busy road). She backs off after thinking that he's in a relationship already and heads back home. All the while through the movie, these events parallel the movie An Affair To Remember, so eventually there is an arranged meeting for Annie and Sam on top of the Empire State Building on Valentines Day (Sam hasn't arranged any of this; Jonah has done all the correspondance without his knowledge). Long story short, you can gauge the rest of the story line. It's fun and enjoyable and yes it's a chick flick but there is nothing wrong with that.
There is some great acting in it by Jonah (Ross Malinger) and the chemistry between Hanks and Ryan is always great to watch (although they don't have many scenes together). I really love this and I don't imagine there being another great love story like this one. Nora Ephron did a great job with the screenplay and I will never get sick of watching this movie. It really is fantastic."


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The David Schlicker Stained Glass Studio, located in Portland, Oregon, has been in business for over 35 years. The studio's work has covered a seemingly endless range of design themes and produced windows for homes, businesses and churches in the Pacific Northwest, to the East Coast, and, as far as Egypt. David, the founder, owner, and chief designer of the studio, is well versed in the history of stained glass and has created period pieces in Victorian, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Gothic and Contemporary styles. He possesses a thorough knowledge of the work of historic stained glass masters. He is particularly familiar with the Povey Brothers Studio of Portland that gained national recognition in the early 1900's.
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As I had hoped, I DO have something to show, so a new blog.
I was given a couple of desk diaries by my son in law. He is given lots of them every year by different clients and some of them are very substantial and expensive hard backed books – too good to go unused. I was given them to see if they were of use to me.
I didn't need another diary for this year but as I said too good to go unused so I decided to convert one into a note book.
First I made a cover for the book which you can see here.
I used pelmet Vilene as the base. I mixed some diluted PVA and sized the Vilene before I glued some scrunched tissue paper all over the surface. I used old dress pattern tissue – thanks to Lynda for this idea. I have a huge stash of this.
Next I cut some butterflies and flowers from a scrap piece of net curtain. I really must make a visit to a fabric and curtain store and source some oddments of nets and lace. They are such a useful source of relief designs.
I free machined these onto the surface of the 'tissued' background. There are also some of the flowers down the spine of the book.
I painted the whole surface with black Gesso. I bought the black Gesso recently and I am so glad I did. It is so useful.
When this was dry I sprayed the surface with Mystic Malachite Moon Shadow Mist. Gorgeous colour and effect.
When this was dry I finger brushed Golden Interference Oxide Green (BS) onto the raised surface of the butterflies. This oxide green interference is the exact same colour as the Mystic Malacite – one is in liquid spray form and the other in paint form.
I used a Krylon gold leafing pen to highlight the inner butterfly wings and its body and also the raised flowers. I added beads to the flower centres and a cluster of beads for the thorax of the butterflies. It is a good idea to wear finger protection as stitching through this surface is tough.
I machined all the edges with satin stitch and a matching rayon machine thread. I placed the book onto the cover and turned the ends in and stitched them to hold.
I would be dividing the book into sections for notes on different things so I wanted to make some way of finding the sections easily. There was already a red ribbon book marker attached to the book so I decided to make some more and make tags for them all.
Again I used pelmet vilene and cut out raindrop shapes.
I cut more of the flowers from the net curtain and machined them onto the raindrop shapes. They were treated in the same way as the book cover.
I mixed some bronzing powder with a medium and dipped the edges of the raindrop tags. I also highlighted the flowers.
I attached the tags to the red ribbons.
Now that the cover was complete, I began to alter the inside. I needed to erase the dates and calendars on all the pages.
I painted them out with acrylic paints using as many different colours as possible. I had to do this a few pages at a time to allow the paints to dry so that they would not stick together.
When they were dry I used gel pens and doodled a different pattern on every page.
I have not finished this task yet. Still a lot more pages to paint. It is also a challenge to create so many different patterns.
These are just a few of them so far.
I can now begin to to use the book.
I am continuing to create an image a day and spent some time photographing one of the pieces from my Lewis chess set. I love the knight.
I had a little play with this image using some special effects and came up with this.
I would rather like to use this effect and at the moment I am trying to work out how to obtain this metallic effect. It looks a bit like hammerite paint!
This image I created recently for my image a day is very tempting and I have the foundations of an idea how to interpret it.
Now I must decide what I am going to do next and I will blog again when I have created something else, until then
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The China Visual Festival is in full swing at the moment and there are still some great films to catch.
For all the details go to: http://chinesevisualfestival.org
The closing gala film is Panay (Wawa No Cidal) - a drama following the struggle of an indigenous community in Taiwan with urban development and gentrification.
Singer songwriter and TV host Ado' Kaliting Pacidal stars in Panay and will also be giving a Q&A after the film. Ado'Kaliting hails from an Amis background - a Taiwanese ethnic minority group, much like the community portrayed in the film. Check out her Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyuhZzjr5k9oaKZdO-K-WJQ


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