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September 12, 2013
Category: Museums & Visual Arts
The 8th Annual Caribbeantales Toronto Film Showcase
Celebrate an explosion of films from the Caribbean diaspora, with screenings and networking sessions.
For more information: www.HarbourfrontCentre.com
Location: Harbourfront Centre
COMMFFEST global community film festival
September 12-15, 2013. Held during September in the historic St. Lawrence Market district in Toronto, COMMFFEST combines public exhibits with forums for individuals and communities to engage in a dialogue on social issues and cultural exchange through the powerful language of film in all genres. Its main objective is to bring global communities together to increase awareness and understanding that we are more alike than not. Each film represents a voice to share experiences, educate others on their struggles, and discover common bonds of solidarity.
For more details: www.commffest.com
Location: Along Front Street East near St. Lawrence Market
Toronto International Film Festival
September 5 – September 15, 2013. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is the world's largest public film festival, screening more than 300 films from around the world in venues across the city. Visit our new home at TIFF Bell Lightbox to get into the Festival spirit year-round.
For more details: www.tiff.net
Location: Various Venues
Christian Louboutin
Curated by The Design Museum London in conjunction with Christian Louboutin, this exhibition presents iconic French shoe designer Christian Louboutin, celebrating a career that has pushed the boundaries of high fashion shoe design. This exhibition celebrates Louboutin's twenty years of designs and inspiration, revealing the artistry and theatricality of his shoe design from stilettos to lace-up boots, studded sneakers and bejeweled pumps. It is a magical journey of style, glamour, power, femininity and elegance.
For tickets: www.microspec.com/tix123/etic.cfm?code=DXCL2013
Venue: Design Exchange — 234 Bay Street
A stunning display, BIG is exclusively drawn from the ROM's collection of nearly 50,000 textiles and costumes. Showcasing 40 artifacts from around the world, this unique exhibition includes objects assuming their BIG status in a myriad of ways. With some objects publicly displayed for the first time, the installation offers a fresh, new way of exploring the ROM's renowned collections.
BIG continues until Fall 2013.
Trius Movie Night in the Vineyard – Dinner and a Movie
Meet us at Hollywood and 'Vine' for a wine country version of a night at the drive in.
Start the night off indulging in a seasonally-inspired 3-course dinner by Gold Medal Plates-winning Chef, Frank Dodd. Each course will be complemented perfectly by our wines.
After dinner, it's time to settle in for the movie! Relax in the best Vineyard Lawn seats in the house – reserved just for our Dinner & A Movie guests. With a glass of Trius wine in hand, and some of Chef Frank Dodd's snacks to share enjoy a classic film favourite. Under a blanket of stars and surrounded by our idyllic vineyard – this will be one dinner and a movie night to remember.
Here is the movie line-up for Thursdays in September:
September 5: Ocean's Eleven;
September 12: Ferris Bueller's Day Off;
September 19: Casino Royale; and
September 26: Sideways.
Cost: $80 per person plus taxes and gratuities. Your ticket includes a 3-course dinner, the best seats in the house at the movie, movie admission, one glass of wine, a souvenir glass, and one bag of popcorn.
How to Book: Book by calling 1.888.673.5537 ext. 2 or visiting www.triuswines.com
Location: Trius Winery at Hillebrand — 1249 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Ai Weiwei: According to What?
"The most powerful figure in contemporary art." — ArtReview
Although Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is one of the most prolific, provocative and significant artists at work today, audiences in North America have had little exposure to his vast and varied output. That will change this summer, when the AGO becomes the only Canadian stop on a North American tour that is already drawing crowds — and controversy — at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.
Featuring photographs, sculpture, installation art and audio and video pieces, Ai Weiwei: According to What? examines how the artist spotlights the complexities of a changing world and probes such issues as freedom of expression, individual and human rights, the power of digital communication and the range of creative practice that characterizes contemporary art today both in China and globally.
This exhibition was organized by the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, and curated by the Museum's chief curator, Mami Kataoka.
For more details: www.ago.net
Location: Art Gallery of Ontario — 317 Dundas Street West
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) hosts Mesopotamia in its premiere North American engagement from June 22, 2013 to January 5, 2014. The internationally touring exhibition of the ancient civilization is presented in Toronto by the British Museum in collaboration with the ROM.
More than 3,000 years of accomplishments by the civilization are explored in the exhibition. Widely credited with the invention or development of writing, long-distance communication, law, trade networks, and the first empires, Mesopotamian society also launched and advanced literature and sophisticated art, concurrently with great intellectual, spiritual, and scientific advances. These achievements still influence us today.
Mesopotamia showcases more than 170 priceless objects from the eminent collections of the British Museum. These artifacts, most never before seen in Canada, are augmented by those from the ROM's own renowned collections and other leading institutions, including the University of Chicago Oriental Institute Museum, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum, Philadelphia), and the Detroit Institute of Arts. Presented in a series of well-defined themes, the exhibition features an outstanding selection of artifacts: stunning jewellery, dramatic stone sculptures, and impressive wall reliefs.
For more details: www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/mesopotamia
Location: Royal Ontario Museum — 100 Queen's Park
Holding Pattern
The Art Gallery of Mississauga, in a unique collaboration with Toronto Pearson International Airport, is proud to present Holding Pattern, a site-specific mixed media installation by contemporary miniature painter Tazeen Qayyum at the airport's Terminal 1 departure lounge.
"The AGM is thrilled to collaborate with the Toronto Pearson International Airport on this exhibtion. I am fascinated by the lull of time and suspended animation of airport departure lounges, in particular the potential to find a sense of connection with art when we least expect it. This sense of connection and space for conversation are concepts that the AGM aims to activate with visual art, whether within gallery space or beyond. Our mandate is to bring art to the community and the community to art, and what better space to engage the complex nuances of global community than at the airport?"
In Qayyum's work, the familiar and iconic airport passenger seat is rendered crimson with floral motif filigree that is
interlaced with cockroaches. The beautiful and the undesirable are side by side, each one partially camouflaged by the other.
Qayyum views the roach as a stand-in for "others" who are different from ourselves, the "others" upon whom judgement is
imposed for their difference.
Designed to enrich travel through Toronto Pearson, the extensive art and exhibitions program contributes to creating a diverse, vibrant and delightful atmosphere. The program features large scale permanent public art by international and Canadian artists, including Richard Serra, Jaume Plensa and Susan Schelle and Mark Gomes. Changing exhibtions are presented in galleries throughout Terminal 1 and showcase local art, culture and heritage in order to create a sense of place.
Location: Toronto Pearson International Airport, Terminal 1, Domestic Departures, across from Gate D20
Brushing It In the Rough: Women, Art & Nineteenth-century Canada
Continuing to highlight its strong Canadiana collection, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Brushing It In the Rough: Women, Art & Nineteenth-century Canada. This intimate display showcases the pictorial responses of three nineteenth-century women – Anna Jameson, a traveler; Susanna Moodie, a settler; and Alice Killaly, a native-born resident – to their Canadian experiences. Each woman produced art within society's parameters and their stories reveal the circumstances behind the use of their talents for financial gain. Augmenting the earlier works, the art of Ruth Abernethy provides a contemporary lens onto the role of women in settler society. The exhibit's 23 works are displayed from Saturday, August 24, 2013 to Monday, February 17, 2014 in the Wilson Canadian Heritage Exhibition Room of the Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada, located on Level 1 of the ROM's Weston Family Wing.
For more information: www.rom.on.ca
Location: Royal Ontario Museum — 100 Queen's Park


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ArtSee Activities: Pour and Store
Pitchers and pots have stories to tell about the work of Jean Renoir, whose birthday we celebrate this month. Press a pitcher, plan a tea party, and craft a pottery bag.September 21, 2014
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When -- if ever -- do you think Teddy will win? Should Teddy even win? Post a comment in this story, comment on WTOP's Facebook Page or use #WTOP on Twitter.
Mollenbeck, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - The latest campaign slogan to hit Washington has set off rumors and speculation: "Teddy in 2012."
The slow, stumbling and all-around unfortunate racing president has compiled a record of 0-523 since the Nationals arrived in the nation's capital.
But is that about to change? Will the unblemished record of defeat be broken?
The answer comes next week during the Nationals' final series of the regular season.
"We believe what's going on at Nationals Park is a little bit of a tragedy given that Theodore Roosevelt was one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States," says Scott Ableman of the blog "Let Teddy Win."
His effort has never been tongue-in-cheek. He believes the compilation of failures displayed at home games isn't consistent with the vision and accomplishments of America's 26th president.
"And yet a generation of young people in Washington is being brought up to think of him as nothing but a lovable loser," he laments.
But "Teddy in 2012" leaves room for hope, and the Nationals' promoters aren't much for subtlety in suggesting the racing president will have a big week in the final three games of the season.
In each of the games, the Nationals' promotional giveaway involves Teddy, including a bumper sticker and a lapel pin.
If that doesn't sound like a campaign ...
"It seems like the time is right," Ableman says.
"There's never been a better time to let Teddy win."
Opinion is divided as the Nationals bring the region postseason baseball for the first time since 1933.
Some say a Teddy win would throw off the mojo. And baseball is nothing if not superstitious.
Ableman takes the other side, arguing this would be the quintessential win.
"Maybe they don't have success in the playoffs until they let Teddy win," he speculates.
Then there's the question: What would happen if he does win next week? Will the inexplicable love for Teddy fade?
"As for what I would do, [I] will probably pop a bottle of champagne, maybe light up a cigar and have a big party, but then go right back the next day to recording what's happening in the President's Race," Ableman says.
There's so much to debate, fret about and wonder before the season's final series.
And perhaps that illustrates the biggest point of all. Would such anticipation matter - or even exist - if the Nationals weren't taking this town to the playoffs?
Of course, WTOP has to offer up a little Teddy video:
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The highland escapades in the lastest James Bond movie Skyfall may have boosted Scotland's popularity, but the country has long been a dream destination thanks to its natural landscapes, time-honored golf courses and smoky scotch. We start our trip in Aberdeen and travel around the northwest, encountering loads of fish, sled dog mushers, ancient settlements built on the water and rangers who make money off of 007.
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Margot Brodie sits in a small garret room at the Alex Scott & Co. kilt factory amid photos of her collie dog, lengths of cloth, an array of bobbins and her thimble. Over in the corner, there's a sewing machine. Outside the window, helicopters hover like seagulls above the granite-gray port as they carry their regular deliveries of workers to the oil rigs out in the North Sea.
The sprightly senior is just back from lunch, which she takes punctually at eleven o'clock every morning. At 75, she is not only Aberdeen's oldest kiltmaker, but also one of the best in the country. It takes her roughly 13 hours to complete a traditional Scottish kilt; a complete set can cost anything up to 1400 pounds. She began her five-year apprenticeship in 1954, learning her craft from an army kiltmaker. Today she is still passing on what she learned.
"Ay, ay, it's an industry with a secure future," she says with a mischievous grin, "I'm not planning on retiring." Her reputation extends far beyond the city's limits. "People from all over the kingdom order my kilts," she tells us with visible satisfaction, "I never get bored, I really enjoy the work."
As if to prove her point, she takes out her measuring tape, which is 60 inches long, roughly a meter and a half. "Once someone came to me for a kilt. He was such a fatty, I had to use two tapes to measure all the way round his middle!" she laughs. She just has one regret, namely not having emigrated to Australia 40 years ago! She does fly out there regularly on winter vacation, though.
"130 yards ist not bad for your first day," says Neil Marr, 47, my golf instructor. In front of him, a laptop displays my tee-off performance data, and later Marr analyzes on video every error in my posture – and there are quite a few. Scotland is considered
to be the cradle of the time-honored game, and Meldrum House Club, one of Scotland's most exclusive golfing establishments, honors its traditions to the letter. The course is over 7000 yards long (roughly 6400 m), and club membership is limited to 400 to minimize waiting times. A stone's throw from the first tee, there's a stately old manor house that's been converted into a luxury hotel.
Head coach Marr also trains the Scottish national youth team, but today he has me to contend with. A qualified sports psychologist, he keeps his true thoughts about my golfing potential to himself. "The main thing a good golfer needs in additionto mental strength, technique, physical fitness and a good diet," says Marr, "is patience." Wanting to do too much too soon often ends in failure. "I play less but I still improve my game," he says,a look of surprise momentarily crossing his face. Marr seems a paragon of composure, and looks ten years younger than he is. We trundle across the extensive course in the cart, enjoying the view of endless green hills. The sun is out, the birds are singing. We would be happy to stay for another couple of days but it's time to move on.
We plan to end the day at tiny Knockdhu Distillery, which was founded in 1894 and is hidden away in Knock, on the fringes of the Whisky Trail, a concentration of famous distilleries inthe northeast of the country. The air here is fragrant with the smell of malt.
Master distiller Gordon Bruce, 49, takes us straight to the large wooden washbacks and copper stills. "We are very traditional in the way we produce our whisky, and we haven't really changed our method in the past hundred years," he says. "The fact that it's not mass produced is what makes our scotch so special." To prove his point, he holds up a calculator with huge buttons and mischievously says: "May I show you our latest computer?"
The ground outside is peaty, ideal for growing barley, and fresh, clear water bubbles from several springs. These are ideal prerequisites for an excellent scotch. Next door, the different "vintages" are maturing under the roof of a large barn in some 1200 oak barrels brought over especially from Spain or the United States. "They were originally used to store sherry or bourbon," Bruce explains, tenderly running his fingers over one of them, "the flavor rubs off." The warehouse is his great treasure, and as he man strides between the long rows of barrels in the gloom, his face suddenly takes on a blissful expression. "I love my work because it's not something you can plan. Conditions change constantly and that constantly creates new challenges," he explains. In his free time, Bruce likes to travel occasionally, "but only to cold places." Otherwise he spends his time experimenting with whisky, blending different single malts – as you can see, for him the job really is a "vocation." Also, he lives right across from the distillery, his workplace always within sight and reach. His eldest daughter is a master distiller at Chivas and one of very few women in the profession His other two children aren't quite there yet. "But I'm working on it," says Bruce with a wicked grin. Sláinte!
"One dog is enough to take you for a walk," says Nici Nardini, 36. Sled dog Pandora strains so hard on her leash you know immediately what she means. And listening to the barks and feral howls of the remaining 39 huskies outside their wooden kennels, you quickly realize why the Stewarts have no neighbors. Their cottage is in a clearing in the middle of nowhere, and their only regular visitor is a stork. Alan and Fiona Stewart are in the dog sled business, and Nardini helps them out of love for the animals. Asa dog handler, she travels all over the world. The Stewarts' son, John, earns his living as a diver on an oil platform, but he's alsoa professional "musher" (a person who drives a dog sled team) and competes in races. That's why he spent the last three winters in Canada. He even survived Alaska's Iditarod, the world's most grueling dog sled race. "You must have the animals under control at minus 50 degrees because a tumble can be fatal," says mother Fiona, 51, who herself raced for seven years.
In a race, a team of 16 dogs is harnessed to a sled and has to cover up to 100 miles a day. Training begins in September, and for this the Stewarts have specially designed carts with rubber wheels that the dogs pull through the woods. Few mushers can survive from their prize money alone; the races are mostly about prestige and the thrill of competition and taking part. "If I had known what I was letting myself in for when my husband brought a husky home…," says Fiona, laughing. But on a serious note, she adds, "Living with the dogs is very different, very special. You have to devote your whole life to them." Standing besideNici, she surveys the barking pack. Both women beam.
Since Skyfall, ranger Scott McCombie has often stood right on what is now a famous spot in Glen Etive. In the movie, Bond and his boss, M, break their journey here, and later the Highlands provide the backdrop for a showdown. The last time McCombie was here, he traded his ranger's gear for a pinstriped suit and struck a cool 007 pose. Photos of the occasion now form part of the Skyfall exhibition the national park which opened soon after the blockbuster's release in order to attract new visitors. McCombie is quite happy to cash in on Skyfall's success, as the proceeds will help preserve the beautiful natural scenery here. Lone campers put up their tents beside the streams and hikers lose themselves in the vast glens. "It's just a pity we don't have any bears," says McCombie. At least they have an undaunted agent.
In the afternoon, we meet Barrie Andrian, 57, an underwater archeologist from the United States, who runs the national Crannog Center. In case you didn't know: For reasons not yet entirely clear, back in around 500 BCE the ancestors of today's Scots lived in wooden settlements called crannogs, which they erected as artificial islands in a lake. They likely chose this form of dwelling for protection, but possibly as a status symbol. Andrian and her team have spent many years reconstructing such a crannog – using only original parts and the then customary tools. The result is an impressive exhibit people can step inside and touch. "It's only wood, but it is so much more, too," says Andrian. "We are the first people to have touched this wooden floor in 2500 years. To me, it feels like we are touching our ancestors – it's like a connection with our past."
This is what tranquility feels like. It's early morning and we are in waders, standing in the fast-flowing waters of the Dee River as the first rays of the sun reach the riverbank. "It always takes about 20 minutes for people to say, "Wow, this is so peaceful," says Ian Murray, 50, following up with: "Don't lose my late grandmother's handmade fly!" With three elegant swishes of his 15-foot rod, he casts his line. Soon we can see the bright bait being carried along on the surface by the current. Ian has about 100 different flies in his SUV, dozens of them homemade. He is one of the most experienced rangers in the region and takes people from all over the world to the right spots to fish. Right now, all we lack is a proper catch. What was his biggest so far? "My girlfriend!," says Murray with a laugh. It doesn't seem to be his lucky day today, though, not a single a salmon bites. Even if one did, this is the closed season, so we would have to throw it back. And anyway, it can also be wonderfully relaxing to catch nothing at all.
Our last stop is Stonehaven, a pretty fishing village near Aberdeen. When we arrive, skipper Brian Wilkinson, 63, is already waiting to cast off, the engine of the Lady Gail II turning over impatiently. From the sea, we get the best view of the coast and the Dunnottar Castle ruins, and hope to glimpse a passing dolphin or whale. "Photographers usually go overboard first!" is our skipper's greeting. We see numerous penguins waddling along the shore in front of the camera, but no mammals this time, not even out at sea. The sense of peace that follows a day spent outdoors stays with us even as we travel home. But we will certainly miss the Scottish sense of humor.
Design on the Danube
Vienna is a flourishing fashion capital whose young designers have made waves internationally – its fashions are refreshingly fun and offbeat. The great opportunities and high
quality of life the Austrian capital offers attracts a lot of young and upcoming fashion designers from all over the country.
Eva Blut
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Ask Eva Buchleitner what she makes and she'll say "tokens of chivalry." That sounds like something from a bygone era, but the fashion accessories the 42-year-old designer sells under her own Eva Blut label are anything but old-fashioned. Her current collection of purses and bags displayed in the window of her store on a street corner in Vienna's First District play with transparency and are made of materials as different as leather and nylon. The designs are straightforward with a twist. And that's not just a figure of speech. The Twister bag made of slategray Napa leather and printed canvas turns on its own axis at the center so that it hugs your body no matter how you carry it. "I wanted to make bags that were practical and wearable," Buchleitner explains, "that were both versatile and beautiful."
The Austrian-born designer is a pioneer of her country's fledgling fashion scene. Ten years ago, the only Austrian couturier with an international reputation was Helmut Lang. Times have changed. "When I showed my collection in Paris in 2001, my label was one of only four or five from Austria," Buchleitner explains. "That number has now grown to about 20."
Flo Vintage
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Viennese fashions are refreshingly fun and offbeat. Young designers are moving to the capital from Linz, Graz and Salzburg because of the great opportunities and quality of life Vienna offers. "We work with rather than against each other here," says Buchleitner, "we have a good network, fashion fairs and also government funding." Lena Hoschek, Thomas Kirchgrabner and the Sandra Thaler and Annette Prechtl duo have all gained a reputation beyond Austria's borders.
While big international designers, like Miu Miu, Giorgio Armani and Louis Vuitton,have recently opened flagship stores downtown, Vienna's local labels tend to be located in the Josefstadt, Mariahilf and Margareten districts, where apartments and studio spaces are less expensive. But examples of the local designers' work can also be admired at the Modepalast trade fair and is a great place to meet the people behind the labels and shop to your heart's content.
Mark & Julia
1070 Vienna
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Julia Rupertsberger and Mark Baigent have shown their designs at the trade fair, too. Both 22, they met at fashion school in Linz. In January 2010, they established the Mark & Julia label and soon began winning awards for their unisex designs. Although Julia and Mark both earn their living mainly as stylists, they have a clear goal: "If our designs aren't earning us proper money by the time we're 30, we've chosen the wrong career," says Mark.
Neither of them had wanted to remain in their hometown, Linz. "Vienna is the only Austrian city that has the stores, the media and the fashion scene," Julia explains. "There's a great awakening taking place in Vienna's fashion scene right now," she continues. And Vienna's full of people willing to spend money. Mark & Julia's last winter collection of roughly 300 pieces was sold out within two months.
Ute Ploier
1050 Vienna
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Ute Ploier, 36, has more ambitious plans. She is a graduate of the renowned Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Her graduate collection won the City of Vienna Fashion Award, which came with prize money for starting her own collection. Ploier set up shop in 2003, specializing in men's fashions because she liked the idea of turning the "men design for women" principle on its head.
Her elegant androgynous blazers, pants and shirts have been shown in Paris, and her designs are extremely popular in Japan, although she has a loyal following in Vienna, too. "This city has made huge strides in fashion over the last ten years," she says, "butthere's still room for creativity."
24 hours in London
09:00 a.m. – Original English Breakfast
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We spend the night at the Connaught. It shed its dusty image and got a complete makeover a couple of years back and is now one of the most appealing five-star hostelries in town. After indulging in a hearty, original English breakfast – what else? – we walk the few steps across to Burlington House, the home of the Royal Academy of Arts near Piccadilly Circus.
10:00 a.m. – Arts most royal
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The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) contains some of the best galleries in London. The most important works in its permanent collection of British art can be found in the refurbished John Madejski Fine Rooms – open for viewing all year round and free of charge. This is also where you will find the only Michelangelo sculpture to be seen anywhere in Great Britain: Tadao Tondo. the forecourt in front of the academy is well worth a visit in its own right, to say nothing of the changing exhibitions, even though admission is charged to those.
01:00 p.m. – Lunch at The Wolseley
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Art certainly whets the appetite. Luckily, the Wolseley is just around the corner and serves a wide range of dishes from breakfast to dinner. Lunch and dinner there are in the tradition of European coffee houses; in fact, this upmarket brasserie serves probably the best wiener schnitzel in the city.
03:00 p.m. – Browsing and Bemused
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London has an almost bewildering array of unusual shops. There's always something new opening somewhere, then disappearing again – or popping up in another place with a different concept. The Kokon To Zai – a fearfully good clothes, furniture and gift store – displays avant-garde fashions alongside pieces straight out of a Victorian chamber of horrors.
04:00 p.m. – A Stroll Through Portobello Market
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As we're already in a browsing mood, we take in neighboring Portobello Market, too. Visitors to London's most atmospheric market can look forward to happening upon anything from books to antiques, food, streetwear fashions and typically British bric-à-brac.
07:00 p.m. – Savoring Gordon Ramsey's hospitality …
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For dinner, we drive to the York & Albany, chef Gordon Ramsey's elegant gastro pub between Regent's Park and Camden Town, to claim our reserved table. The open show kitchen dishes up such delicacies as roast English veal with mangold, artichokes, lemon and capers, as well as fried cod, crustacean cassoulet and cherry tomato sauce.
07:00 p.m – … or to a night café
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Time is no object for those without a table reservation at the York & Albany, so this is a good opportunity to pay a visit to the Late Night Chameleon Café in Dalston. The name is deceptive: book ahead and you are welcome to browse for hours at the mini department store, which sells clothes, music, books and design.
10:00 p.m. – Another bite to eat
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After that, it's time for a small bite to eat at the Brick Lane Beigel Bake. The main attractions at this 24/7 bakery with its trademark rough Cockney charm are the salt beef and the entertaining mix of patrons.
11:00 p.m. – Nightcap at Scott's
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Time for a nightcap at Scott's before heading back to the hotel? This high society restaurant and oyster bar is done out in grandiose Art Deco and serves reasonably priced cocktails and fantastic fish and chips.


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Holtville First Assembly of God is hosting "Inside Out and Upside Down on Main Street." All kids are invited to come enjoy the excitement and fun that awaits on Main St. We will be reliving the stories Jesus told that turned people inside out and upside down. It will be a sidewalk celebration on Main St. where we will visit places like Parable Productions, the Fun Factory, Brown Bag Bistro, and Firehouse Fitness to learn how Jesus' stories can make a difference in our life today and everyday. It will be a blast as we all get inside out and upside down with Jesus! To pre-register or for more information to the website: H1AG.com
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September 28–30 is National Pro-Life Baby Shower Weekend! That is why KGBA and the Real Hope Center are teaming up for a Baby Shower on Saturday September 29th from 11 AM to 2 PM! We're expecting you to stop by and join us for some refreshments and an open house at the Real Hope Center. The purpose is to collect baby shower items for the Real Hope Center to have available for the many young women who come to the Real Hope Center on a regular basis for parenting classes, counseling, and Biblical purity classes etc. The Real Hope Center has a "Learn to Earn" policy, where the young women earn coupons to exchange for needed items such as infant and children's clothes, diapers, and layette items. This baby shower is an opportunity to help them have those items available. You can help by bringing new or gently used items to donate to the Real Hope Center's closet! KGBA will be on hand, hosting the Baby Shower, and Real Hope Center volunteers will be there to give you a quick tour of the facility. Feel free to stop by for a visit anytime between 11 am and 2 pm… or if you can't make it then, perhaps you can stop by Monday October 1st for KGBA's Coffee Break between 6–8 am! We will continue to collect items that morning for the Real Hope Center, and we will spend part of that morning discussing the Real Hope Center live on the air! We're EXPECTING great things and we're EXPECTING YOU to stop by and celebrate the Real Hope Center during the KGBA/Real Hope Center Baby Shower!
Taste and See that the Lord is Good! A special event for the ladies on Saturday November 3rd 9:30 am — 2 pm featuring guest speaker Donna James from Pine Top, Arizona. There is no charge for this event which includes lunch, but you must register by October 29th.
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Youth in the Word invites the whole family out to God's Gang Wednesday October 31st from 5:30 — 8:00 pm, for a night of fellowship, food and family fun! Game booths, bouncers, face painting, balloon animals, costume contest, sumo wrestling, petting zoo, candy & prizes and much more for the kids! Plus, this year we will be having Barbeque Ribs! Rib plates will be served between 5:30 — 7:30 pm. Tickets are $8.00 available in advance at Christ Community Church between October 21st and October 31st.
Valley Baptist is hosting a Fall Festival on Wednesday October 31st with Hayrides and a mini-concert with Wiffy Real. Valley Baptist is located at 701 B street in Brawley.
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This is a very good looking floor and with a little work is easy to install. Watch your cuts and fit and make sure each joint is clean. Lots of hammering to get each piece to lock tight but in the end it is worth it.
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We were thrilled that this style was still in stock at our local store, as we were remodeling our bedroom which now connected to the existing flooring. We wanted to make it seamless to run into our bedroom. Unfortunately they decided to change the connector system just slightly enough that we could not make it seemless, and instead had to put a t-molding in place ruining our otherwise beautiful floor. The frustrating thing is that our existing florring has held up to a lot of abuse in a primary lving area for years without the slightest movement. Thus, we don't see any reason to change the connector beyond marketing.
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I installed this in my kitchen. It was not until after I bought it that I found all the reviews about water being a problem on this floor. I cannot say I have experience with that yet. I asked the sales man at LL and they said it would be fine for a Kitchen, so I trusted them. It was hard and tedious to install. Lots of adjusting. I had a hard time "clicking in the flooring on my own (145lb no muscle female). I also used the Glue on the edges to hopefully help with any potential future spills.
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Beautiful, but the slightest amount of moisture warps its edges. Would suggest it only be used in a guest room that does not get used a lot.
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If you have pets that drip water DON'T buy this product. I have three dogs and when they drink water a couple of drops will fall from their mouths. One drip on a seam will cause bubbling of the wood. We put it down ourselves a couple of months ago and it looked great at first. Now every time I walk through the house I see the bubbles. I knew you cannot get laminate floors wet, but I didn't realize that one drop of water would ruin the floor. Disappointed!
I had laminate in my previous house and this did not happen.
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Pay attention to the patterns, there are 3 distinct wood grain shapes, and if you put them too close to each other it's obnoxious. We bunged a good number of the ends up tapping them in. My first install, so it may just be operator error.
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I used this product on the first floor (1300+ sq ft)of our home with one stair case to basement. Project started in the kitchen and ran though the living room down the hallway and in to three bedrooms and five closets. Best of all, I ran it all without any thresholds in to the rooms or closets, minus the bathroom for they had tile already.
Slow start, but I tend to over think thing which is my down fall sometimes. But after the kitchen it ran very well even with the extra measuring to not have thresholds.
All in all....very easy product to use and has a beautiful pattern. Family and friends gave it two thumps up.
Cause to the wind….when using the plastic tapping block….make sure it is level and completely touching the board before hitting it with the rubber mallet; as horizontal as possible upon impacted, too. If not you will damage the lock edge of the board. And like me, over thinking, each time that happened I used wood glue for insurance. With that said, I used glue in those tight and any piece around the vents and cuts shorter than 12 inches.
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First of all, for those who have gotten it wet. DO YOUR HOMEWORK people! You can't get laminate wet and expect it to still look new! That's the nature of it. It's not a good idea in the kitchen, bathroom, by dog water bowl, etc. This is a quality, excellent product. The installer from Lumber Liquidators was loving laying it due to the thickness and quality. He said he would be happy to lay it all day long and never have to mess with cheap, thin laminate again! That speaks volumes for this project. What I like about this particular floor is the shine and easy to clean. It looks like real wood and was installed without difficulty and is stunning in my bedroom.
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Lumber Liquidators were actually the last place I looked at for purchasing flooring (for our living and dining room). We had a pipe burst in our utility room during one of the coldest Januarys ever in Alabama. Our house is on a slab so all of the first floor flooded. ALL the flooring and bottom 2' of the walls had to be removed. Thinking this was (sort) of a blank slate now we opted to lay tile from the entry way into the Kitchen and high grade nylon in the family room. At first we were thinking of laying bamboo for the living/dining areas which was going to slightly expensive when someone recommended checking out Lumber Liquidators. I was really shying away from laminate due to the tinny sound it usually has on top of concrete (past experiences) but we checked out this product which was thick with beefy 'click-lock' tongue and groove and had padding attached...plus...it was very very reasonably priced. The guy sold me on it (450 sqft). It was absolutely a piece of cake to lay down. No fuss. And it is freaking beautiful. Looks like real wood. I would highly recommend this product.
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This flooring looks beautiful but do not purchase if you have pets or kids. If this flooring gets wet it will bubble up in just a few minutes. Even drying it immediately does not prevent the edges from curling. So what once looked beautiful now looks horrible and I've only had it a year.
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Agreed- I tanked it in place last night with a two healer-raid and had no problems. Kind of a shame, really- your video looked like a more fun way to go.
That said, the earlier comment that you can just stand there and eat it works fine, so long as the healers are aware. I did that this week w/ no issue other than my health dipping low the first time.
Agreed- I tanked it in place last night with a two healer-raid and had no problems. Kind of a shame, really- your video looked like a more fun way to go.
I didn't see anyone else comment on this, so I'll toss this suggestion in. If you are tanking him as a druid, you can pop cat form while running away to get your speed bonus. Even just the extra speed from Feral Swiftness (assuming you have the talent, which most tank builds do for the dodge) will help, but if you bump into a wall and it slows you down, Dash comes in handy as well. You don't get hit with any melee damage, so the squishiness of cat doesn't hurt you at all.
One other thing I noticed is that you can't cast Barkskin while being hit with Locust swarm. This surprised me since you can cast that spell when under the effects of other incapacitate-type spells (fear, stuns, frozen, asleep, etc).
We tried the strategy of just eating the locust swarms rather than kiting and it did not work for us. I think a healer may have been positioned to close and got silenced. As noted above, I couldn't Barkskin or really use any other emergency buttons. I wouldn't have minded trying it that way again, but the raid leader was adamant that kiting was the way to go and wasn't really willing to give that idea another shot.
We had a few wipes on this guy initially, I think because of general confusion with the strategy. The RL for some reason wanted a hunter to grab aggro and kite him across the room, which did not work very well. I think the RL might have been remembering using the Intervene trick in 40-mans back in the day...but of course I'm not a warrior, so that was never going to work.
You couldn't Intervene back in the 40 man days because it didn't exist.
As far as getting out in time, my issue initially was running on the inside of the water, rather on the outside lip shown in the video. Once I started using that lip, getting out in time was easy. The reason I WASN'T on the lip on the initial attempts was because it put me out of range of healers...which of course shouldn't matter because I'm not taking damage at that time anyway.
So once we sorted all that out, the encounter went quite well.
Firstly, thanks for the video. I never actually got as far as Anub'rekhan pre-tbc so I wasn't even sure of where the kite path was or even how the surroundings looked - this was a huge help.
One thought though. Just before this encounter I went and specced Pursuit of Justice (15% movement increase), since we have no Hunter and DK and I didn't want to rely on Swiftness Potions (which I also noticed doesn't work for more than one run, since the CD only starts cooling down upon leaving combat).
So, most of the times I ran only with 15% increase. I can't say I ran the milisecond the castbar appeared, more like halfway through, and sometimes later due to Impale, but I didn't once get out of Locust Swarm any earlier than maybe, tops, 20 yards before the "jump" at the end of the sludge-path. Luckily the healers did their part with splendor, and it didn't seem like a problem either when I glanced at my healthbar.
However, since we were only 8 (3 healers, 2 tanks, rest dps) in entry level gear, the Enrage hit us like a ton of bricks at 25%ish.
I'd also like to thank you for the video. It's a very high quality, and has a nice description of how the encounter works.
My fairly casual guild attempted Anub'Rekhan tonight and wiped over and over. I believe the problem was with the Corpse Scarabs. They come out of the corpses randomly, and the mage couldn't ever see them in time to Frost Nova them.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle the Scarabs? Eventually they become overwhelming and there's just nothing you can do to keep from wiping.
Have a mage on top of the dead bodies with 'V' activated.
Then this mage can nova as soon as the red life bars of the scarab are displayed
this boss is pretty simple, to the guy who suggested cat form at the locust swarms it really isnt needed, ive done him 3 times MT'ing each time, running from the swarms in bear and i do get hit by the swarms more often than not, however i stick a holy pala on me and he can heal through it with no difficulty, i would offer some tips, if u run heavy melle raids like i do ( out of lack of ranged dps, not choice ) tell ure melle to move away from anub at 15 seconds before the locust, tell a hunter to volley @ the healers when crypt scarabs come, and other than that ask a resto druid to deal soley with the impales and the raid, keep 1 healer on ureself and ure golden.
I tried a few times kiting him around using that little ledge in the video, but was unable to avoid the swarm each time. I have the new speed enchant so I'm guessing I just suck at kiting him around without assistance.
Instead i use an intervene macro to my focus target(usually a hunter) who is standing to the side near the slime. I don't get hit with a single stack of the debuff.
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im just wondering what a normal amount iof stacks of locust swarm is?
when i ran this today i was nearly always getting 8 stacks and thats with me moving the millisecond he starts casting locust swarm
Great video - thanks!
Does anybody else use charge after they have been impaled to reduce fall damage? I've found out if you charge about 1/3-1/2 on the way down, you can minimize/eliminate any fall damage that may incur
Just want to start off by saying very nice guides Cider!
I have been killing Anub'Rekhan both on 10-man and 25-man version, but I have a problem with the running part.
On 10-man I don't have any problem running away from him, easily doable..
In the 25-man version however I have yet to manage to get away from him without getting 10 stacks of Locust Swarm..
Anyone have any tips for me?
Pretty new Registrant, but have been trolling for a long time
We also found it to be much easier to have the tank stand where he was and riide out the Locust Swarm with our healers focusing on him. When it started all our melee would run out and get on the guard or if they could heal they would throw there unspec'd heals to the tank to insure no spike damage took him out. This method working amaizingly well for us and after numerous attempts at kiting him we downed him our first try with this method. Definitely 2 thumbs up for this strat.
My guild and I will be attempting this guy for the first time tonight. I would like to try and intervene out of the swarm. Where does the intervene target setup? If I am kiting along the edge I don't want to intervene through the slime. Any suggestion would be very appreciated.
My Guild went into try this guy after farming another pair of T7 Gloves.
We tried to keep the tank (Prot Warrior) in during the Locus Swarm and seemed to be able to keep him up. The issue was that our Healers kept dying from the stupid Scarabs.
We tried to keep mages near him and even have the off tank (Pally) stand right next to the healers did seem to work.
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot for this video, it definitely helped us a lot!
I found that a great way to heal through Locust Swarm can be for a pally healer to bubble and run with tank. Bubble will protect tank and the healer does not have to worry about positioning. As a warning the Locust Swarm lasts longer than the bubble so its best to set up ahead of tank's path then bubble once you get locust tick.
great trick for 25mans when you can set a healadin rotation for it


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This class is taught in a private Facebook group. Signups are accepted anytime. If you purchase multiple classes, you will receive and invitation to join the first of your class groups as soon as the instructor receives your invoice. You can take whatever time you need to finish the class or finish it as fast as you want. When you are ready for the next class, you can let the instructor know and you will be moved to the next class. You can also work on multiple classes at once. Just click "Ask a Question" above after your purchase and let Andrea know what you want to do with your class purchases.
Prerequisite: Beginner and Intermediate classes. If you have not taken these classes, you must email me and explain your knowledge of Photoshop before signing up for the advanced class. This is an advanced class and you must know the material covered in the beginner and intermediate classes before you take this class.
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This class will run for 4 weeks and includes 12 lessons. This class builds on the information learned in the intermediate class. The class will be held in a private forum at GDS. I will be available to help you throughout the entire class as you learn. Each lesson will be distributed in pdf format and will include step by step instructions and pictures. There is not a specific time that classes meet. You can work on these at your own pace over the 4 weeks of the class. Homework will also be assigned for each lesson to practice the techniques we are learning. Some of the topics covered for this class will include the following:
Custom contours
Displacement maps
Custom gradients
Advanced filters
Vanishing point
Photo blending
The extract filter
The liquify filter
Creating bows
Smart objects
The displace filter
Quick masks
Advanced extraction
Photo repair
Creating Gemstones
Using Scripts
Creating beads
Creating hinges
Creating paper curls
Advanced paper folds
The list above is only a partial list. We will cover much more in the class! This class will teach you how to make some of the more advanced digital scrapbooking elements and also understand the more advanced features of Photoshop. My easy, step by step tutorials will guide you through the learning process. There are so many things you might have never known you could do with Photoshop!
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Im looking to get the Canon 550D to take traveling with me. Im struggling to decide which lenses to take with me. My limit is two due to size and weight of bag,
My photography can be anything from wide angle to nature shots an alround bag really.. My previous camera a bridge camera had a zoom range of 18x (28-504mm equiv) which i liked the versatility of. Saying that I got frustrated at not being able to maximise the stunning landscapes and little bit of up close buildings that i took, I would also loose quality on full zoom - especially photographing nature at distance. Pics appeared grainy.
Now my photography is to hopefully be printed large ish on canvases and used generally. No Huge posters A1 or above prints needed. Possible A2 at very maximum! I cant afford the top end lenses so probably have a budget of around £600 for the two lenses. OR other option is down spec the 550d to give better lenses???
So knowing the above what two lenses would you recommend. Im thinking a wide angle and a superzoom???


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Why would any guild have an issue with an Atonement Spec? If they do, then they have no clue how to play a Disc Priest.
ok so im speced in to atonement i dnt fine it odd or sumthing i like it cuz it fun but is it any good should just spec out of it or keep im 7/7 prenerd and 3/7H and have had any probs with it but when i apply to a guild they have a cry about it so should i spec out of it or keep it
That's not to say you can't tank heal as Atonement. SoS is just incredible at it, roughly doubling your PW:S count.
Oh, and not to be snarky, but the OP should look into a punctuation spec.
I heal as Disc and love Attonement Spec, I wouldn't go back. No reason you can't spec into SoS in an Attonement Spec. I do and don't have any issues.http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...lent/secondary
You're right, the "Atonement Spec" is actually only 5 points out of the whole tree, and you can take SoS with it. You just can't take ToT or Veiled Shadows if you pick up SoS with Atonement, and those are part of the tank healing package.
i dnt just tank heal that the thing i raid heal and tank heal that why io dnt get the cry cuz im speced in to it
ummm i raid heal better then u think everyone need to stop think disc is only a tank heal dude i think i no more then u cuz i helpped u out the other day i was asking if i should change or not not how to heal
If you raid heal fine than why are you asking for help?
I also said Disc is neither optimal nor easy to raid heal with, I NEVER said it could not be done. But since you know more than me and you helped me out; which I don't recall, which is surprising, since you have a unique manner with the English language, especially its spelling and punctuation, I'll leave it to others to help you if they wish.
Good luck
i also play the atonment spec in 25hm. in fact, the only boss i spec holy for, is ragg hm (didnt kill him yet), in t11 content it was only atramedes for body&soul and alakir.
you can play proactive and smite the hell out of bosses instead of just reacting on players taking damage. and since atonment is a smart-cast, any melee will benefit from it. in hard-dmg-phases, you use archangel (bonus-heal is really worth it, especially combined with pi) and spam poh, like any other priest
if you do it right, there should be no other healspec, that could ever top you on numbers in fights like halfus or majordomo. in my opinion, every raid should have at least one smite-priest!!
my spec, if anyone is interested
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In 25man fights with raid-wide damage and a stacked raid (ie. the type of fight for which you need good raid healing throughput), stacked AoE healing circles on the ground are just sooooo good. Unless you have a shortage of circles in the raid, and a surplus of Holy Paladins, Disc is better off using it's strengths as a tank healer. Also, the nature of most firelands encounters places a heavy emphasis on tank healing, especially Shannox, Baleroc, Alysrazor, and Ragnaros. For fights where tank healing is not as important, spreading DA around the raid with PoH is a great way to prevent any spike damage deaths. PW:S can be a life-saver when somebody in the raid fails at a mechanic, buying enough time for the other healer's spells to land.
This is where I am typically assigned for each heroic firelands encounter:
Shannox - Healing a Warrior tanking Riplimb. Lifegrip on the first spear and whenever it's up after that.
Rhyolith - Healing the spark tank. (Phase 2) Raid healing with PoH.
Alysrazor - Healing a hatchling tank. (After Burn Phase) Raid healing with PoH.
Beth'Tilac - Soaking the right hole, usually with a DK partner. (Phase 2) Raid healing with PoH.
Baleroc - Stacking vital spark on the first two crystals, using a shadow priest to take all 25 stacks and popping lust, I get to 70+ stacks, then switch to the tank full-time.
Majordomo - We don't do scorpion phase stacked, using a Prot Pally to eat one scythe whenever his cooldown is available, and spreading immeadiately afterwards. As a result, I'm mostly DPSing for this fight, with the exception of orb phase. The Atonement spec is ideal for a combination of DPS and orb healing, but often we have enough healers that I can just go Shadow, so I keep that as my offspec.
Ragnaros - The only heroic fight we've yet to down, but I tank heal this one. I'd share more insight but attendance issues have prevented us from getting many attempts on him the last few weeks.
like i said im not healign back im asking if the should spec out of it since other guilds are bitching about it i no how to heal i healer H rhy and i was raid healing it way the paly tank healed i no wat im goin im just asking the spec noit how i heal pplz need to learn to read
in domo i pull over 35k hps and the opther healer at liek 12 so i doing it right just wanna no if i should spec out of atonment that all i wanted to no
why should you spec out of a/aa when you are performing well, and having fun with this mechanic? thats not logical!
i can't imagine any raidleader, dropping an application just because of the a/aa spec, that would be really, really dumb!
you should however consider, picking inspiration! for tank healing these are the 2 most valuable tanlent points (10% less dmg with almost 100% uptime, think about it, should be a no-brainer!)
Well, if this is a person trolling people then the thread should be locked or deleted I would say. If its not, then the OP needs to understand his question was answered, maybe just not how he wanted. Not all answers are yes or no, alyesia. Your answer is Atonement spec is fine to use, but it is situational when it does the most healing or works the best. It can be used for most boss fights, but it is not always the most optimal spec for healing due to one issue or another. (IE Ragnaros hit box being so big and it not really healing people) As to whether disc can raid heal or tank heal only, it can do both. But as others have stated it is not the most optimal for raid healing, it can do it and do it ok but that requires the priest to understand what they are doing. Whether you want to accept though is Discpline tree and spells have a strong single target role, can do tank healing very well if played right.
That reeks of troll.Originally Posted by alyeisa
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As we drew up outside the Burberry show yesterday afternoon, it was raining torrentially, so Burberry had thoughtfully provided an army of black-clad men brandishing Burberry umbrellas to escort guests up the red carpet (which was actually a much chicer grey colour) and into the venue. Once inside, the weather theme continued with a soundtrack of pouring rain. Could Christopher Bailey have ordered the weather to fit with his theme? We wouldn't be surprised.
We are used to Burberry providing a seriously A-list FROW and they didn't disappoint with Kate Hudson, Claire Danes, Mary-Kate Olsen, Olivia Palermo, Kristen Stewart, Samantha Cameron, and Mia Wasikowska – star of the new Alice in Wonderland film - all providing the paps with front page fodder.
The collection, Burberry's best for seasons, was heavily focused on outerwear. Without doubt the aviator jacket will be the jacket to be seen in come the Autumn (in fact, I want one now!). Bailey showed many variations on this theme – leather, sheepskin, shrunken, yellow, mostly over wispy lace dresses in shades of moss and bark. Coats took a military theme with gold buttons flashing from epaulettes and cuffs. The colour palette spanned mustard yellow to raspberry pink via poison green and khaki and looked fresh and cool.
With this collection, Christopher Bailey served up what he does best - desirable, wearable and cool clothes. In fact looking back over my notes to write this review, there were more than a few asterisks next to my sketches – my personal shopping list. Unfortunately my budget won't stretch to 2 jackets 3 coats, a cocktail dress and a couple of pairs of boots! For those who don't want to risk missing out on getting their hands on this collection, 18 of the coats and jackets and 33 bags are available for pre-order on the Burberry website today.
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The combination of delicate, barely-there lace dresses and tough flight jackets, looked so right for now.
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The story of the Genesis Rock reminds us of how biblical and scientific accounts, despite their different purviews and purposes, remain inexorably linked in our understanding of origins.
Theology needs science, but science needs theology; there can be no two-state solution.
In this video originally featured in March of 2012, Dr. David Finch, a biologist at New York University, discusses his thoughts on both Creationism and the effects of "new atheists" like Richard Dawkins.
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New BioLogos content editor Brad Kramer reviews Chapter 1 of "Surprised by Scripture" by NT Wright, and sees Wright's work as a signpost for the future of the science/faith debate.
At BioLogos, we believe that a serious and faithful reading of Scripture doesn't call for a recent origin to the earth, and we are persuaded that God has shown us through the natural world he created that his creative work began much earlier.
Do we see God because of design, or do we see design because of God?
This entry was originally posted on February 13, 2010. While the question of evolutionary predisposition toward religious belief may be challenging, Christians need not see it as threatening. In fact, this is actually a Pauline notion that is explored in Romans 1, where Paul claims that it is in mankind's nature to "know God".
I was raised in a household of atheists. My parents were card-carrying members of the American Communist Party, and therefore the atheism in my household was quite close to the militant anti-theism of the so-called "new atheists".
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Q. Is it possible to use two different amplifiers or tuners on the same set of speakers if they are never used simultaneously? The example is that we have two floors with the wiring and speakers to play music in multiple rooms on both floors. We would like to use a tuner for music in the main floor rooms but still have the ability to use the downstairs speakers as part of a home theater setup. - James/Hilliard, Ohio
The following tips come via CE Pro.
Bob Archer says: The key to this type of setup is the preamp or home theater receiver that you use.
If you buy a preamp/processor or receiver with a second zone capability, you'll be able to use your theater in a normal fashion and the second zone capability to amplify the other room (zone) speakers and control everything from your home theater system.
There are other setups where you could have a wall plate with inputs installed in that secondary room (zone) to plug in local sources such as a TV, iPod or CD player, with the receiver or A/V preamp/processor and amplifier combination controlling and amplifying the set of speakers in the secondary room (zone).
I think the best thing to do is to call a custom installer. They will be able to work within your budget to not only meet your A/V entertainment requirements, but also your ability to control these products in a convenient manner.
CE Pro forum reader Brian Schumacker adds: You can do this using a piece from Niles Audio. It is an in wall amp selector (A/B). The model number on it is ABA-1D. It is available in white, bone, or almond colors. It retails for about $45. All you do is plug your two amplifiers into it and then run the output to the speakers. A press of the button switches between the two amps.
Rob Schultz of Inspired Electronics says: First, I'd strongly advise against just connecting the output of two amplifiers (or receivers) to the speakers. Even if you think you'll never do it, I'm confident that at some point you will either accidentally leave one system on and then turn on the other, or someone in the home (friend, mother-in-law, etc.) will want to listen to something on one receiver while you listen to something else on the other.
The use of an A/B selector prevents you from accidentally sending inputs from both amplifiers into the speakers (which could overload and blow the speaker, or feed back to the other amplifier and blow that). There are several A/B selectors available, both manual and automatic. With a manual selector, you press a button to switch the source. With an automatic model, if the selector senses power on either input, it will direct that input to the speakers. If it detects power on both, it will direct one of them (usually the A input - your home theater in this case) to the speakers.
The use of an automatic selector lets you never again think about what you want to play over your speakers - the right thing will always play.
Alternately, you could use a receiver that has second zone capabilities. That will allow you to share a single set of sources between the rooms, and get the equipment out of the second room. It's generally a more elegant and cost effective solution than an A/B selector. You will need to make sure the second zone remote is capable of reaching the receiver (either an RF remote or an IR extender).
My specific recommendations would depend on your specific application, budget, and existing equipment.
CE Pro forum reader jnemesh responds: The Niles ABA-1D is an excellent suggestion, but I would recommend another of their products, the ABS-1. This is an audio-triggered A/B switch. You connect the output of the distributed audio system to one input and the home theater to the other. The output connects to the speakers. When an audio signal is detected, it will AUTOMATICALLY switch to the source being used. Much more friendly to the home owner/user! Cost is $99 Retail. The unit is, however, an ugly little black box, so hide it in the equipment closet or somewhere out of sight. If installed properly, the user will never have to touch it at all.
Update: CE Pro forum reader drgreenstein55 added this advice: You can also use a product like the Russound AB-3.2, which allows you to have a priority amplifier automatically selected for the speakers, so you never have to concern yourself with choosing between two separate amplifiers.
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Remotes have become standard fare in homes these days, but a new clicker from Clare Controls introduces a new way to operate lights, thermostats and other devices. On the right side of the horizontally designed ClareRemote are traditional buttons for launching quick commands like volume up/down, channel up/down and access to guides and favorite channels. Built into the left side is an Apple iPod touch, which can be programmed by a professional custom electronics (CE) pro to provide controls for lights, thermostats, and other electronic gear.
The ClareRemote communicates with the Clare Controls automation system via Wi-Fi, erasing the need for RF-to-IP ancillaries. This cuts cost and time to set up, eliminating an extra conversion and an extra set of components. Like the Clare Controls home control system, the remote control can be programmed from the cloud, which saves time and money. Updates can be pushed to the remote with a single command. Reducing the setup time even more, the layout of the buttons on the iPod touch can be modified by homeowners themselves. "This capability empowers the homeowner to be in control of their environment," says Clare Controls vice president of channel sales Michael Shaw. For example, homeowners could design a "kids'" page with command for only the audio and video system. A "parent" control page, meanwhile, could include commands to access and modify the setting of the security system and thermostats. Any change made by a homeowner or a CE pro is stored in the cloud for future reference.
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