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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference at the Millennium Hotel in midtown Manhattan, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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#Hashtag Hell . . .
Twitter twaddle: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani may have hit his Twitter account button to describe President Barack Obama's historic phone call to him before he left town Friday — but the following should be noted:
◆ The kicker: The Iranian people are blocked from using Twitter, which is banned in their country.
Now isn't that something?
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Upstairs/Downstairs: Well, I'll be gobsmacked! First lady Michelle Obama may be a huge fan of the hit PBS series "Downton Abbey," but when she arranged a White House tour for members of the 'Downton' cast in 2012 — she had the housekeeper conduct it!
◆ This tidbit of info came from a downstairs source, actor Jim Carter who plays the popular 'Downton' butler. Carter claims Mrs. Obama is the show's No. 1 fan.
The Daley schmooze . . .
Vroom gloom: Sneed hears former gubernatorial candidate Bill Daley, who pulled the plug on his candidacy for lackluster enthusiasm on his part — as well as the electorate — also had the brakes put on a request for retired cops to drive Daley on the campaign trail.
◆ To wit: "The request on behalf of Daley for the volunteer police drivers was made by a former Daley bodyguard — and the response was pretty much negative," according to a police source.
The Di File . . .
The Royal News: The late Princess Diana may not be in attendance at the christening of her only grandson, Prince George — the first child of her son, Prince William and wife, Kate Middleton — but her memory will be present in a slightly morbid way.
◆ Translation: Prince George, who was born this summer, will be christened on Oct. 23 in the Chapel Royal at St. James Palace — where the body of his grandmother, Princess Diana, lay following her death in a car accident in Paris decades ago. It's where Prince William and his brother, Prince Harry, were taken to pay their respects before their mother's funeral at Westminster Abbey.
◆ Explanation: Author Penny Junor, Prince William's biographer, suggested the choice of the Chapel Royal was the prince's way of including his mother in the ceremony.
Press 'em . . .
Here's a new Obama statistic: According to a recent report, at least 20 reporters and editors from mainstream journalism have joined the Obama administration.
◆ The latest jump: Time magazine's managing editor Richard Stengel, who is the former boss of Obama's Press Secretary Jay Carney, was nominated by Obama to be the State Department's undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs.
The Bag Man . . .
Luggage update: President Obama's former "body man," Reggie Love, who lugged presidential luggage all over the world during his tenure at the White House before he left to study at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School, has now hit the trail to give motivational speeches.
Knot news . . .
Chicago native Sam Kass, a former White House chef who is now helping first lady Michelle Obama raise a healthier generation of kids as executive director of "Let's Move!" is now engaged to MSNBC newsies Alex Wagner. Kass, who played baseball for the University of Chicago, once worked at the Chicago eateries 312 and Avec.
◆ Oh, yeah, Kass also helped the first lady create her famous White House vegetable garden.
Sneedlings . . .
Party place: Carnivale owners Bill Marovitz and Jerry Kleiner celebrated the eighth anniversary of their Latin eatery Thursday night with a gaggle of celebs including WGN radios Bob Sirott and wife, Marianne Murciano; Mesirow Financial's Les Coney, the uberman about town, Fox News director Chris Myers, Chicago sculptor Jeff Breslow and Derek Dudley, manager of Chicago rapper Common . . . Congrats to Rachel Caputo and Timothy Carroll on tying the knot Saturday at St. Thecla's church in Norwood Park… Colleen and Jay Doherty celebrated a twofer. It was Jay's 60th birthday Saturday and the couple's 10th wedding anniversary Friday . . . A belated birthday to Fannie Murry, who turned 100 on Sept. 1. . . Saturday's birthdays: Sarah Beardsley Tetzlaff, ageless; Mira Sorvino, 46; Brigitte Bardot, 79; Hilary Duff, 26 and Janeane Garofalo, 49 . . . Sunday's birthdays: Sophie Iwaniec, 91; Billy Marovitz, ageless, Jerry Lee Lewis, 78; John Paxson, 53; and Jack Martin, ageless.

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As Business Analyst, you will play a crucial role in first scoping the various options available before working across the charity, and with the leadership team, to explore their appropriateness, in order to produce a series of recommendations. As viable opportunities emerge and are agreed, the Business Analyst will then work to put them in place and build a programme of revenue-generating activity.
Working closely with the Director of Development, Director of Finance and Chief Operating Officer, this is an exciting new fixed-term role providing the opportunity for a highly entrepreneurial self-starter to make a significant contribution towards an area of work that is both new to Teach First and at the vanguard of charity development.The ideal candidate will not necessarily be a business development or finance specialist but will be a strategic and analytical thinker, with the ability to see the bigger picture, and will possess a demonstrable passion for this area of work.
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The Wolves cap a lost season by thinking like losers
Everybody thought the Wolves would contend for an NBA crown this year, and some picked them to win it. Not anymore: how egos and contracts turned one of the league's highest-paid teams into middle-of-the-pack underachievers.
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The T-Wolves may well land in the playoffs again, but 2000's still a rebuilding year
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The other billionaire owner's bid for a "glamour franchise."
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November 27, 2014
Bail has been denied for a Sarpy County man accused of murdering his father.
Steven Braesch, Jr. appeared in Sarpy County court for the first time Tuesday morning. He was formally charged with first degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony.
He is expected back in court on August 12.
Sixty-nine-year-old William Braesch Jr. was shot at a home near South 234th Street & West Angus Road around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov tells Channel 6 News a family argument led to gunfire.
Besides first degree murder, Braesch's son, 40-year-old Steven Braesch was charged with use of a weapon to commit a felony.
An autopsy on William Braesch was set to be performed on Monday.
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Andrew Gant: Christmas Carols
Andrew Gant, composer and former choirmaster of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, tells the story of some of the most loved Christmas Carols. Unravelling a captivating - and often surprising - tale of great musicians and thinkers, saints and pagans, shepherd boys, choirboys, monks and drunks. He will delve into the history of such favourites as 'Good King Wenceslas', 'Away in a Manger' and 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', discovering along the way how 'Hark, the Herald angels sing' came to replace 'Hark, how all the welkin ring' and how Ralph Vaughan Williams bolted the tune of an English folk song about a dead ox to a poem by a nineteenth-century American pilgrim to make 'O little town of Bethlehem' Join us to celebrate the start of the festive season – mince pies included!
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Anthony King: The Blunders of our Government
Anthony King is the distinguished Millennium Professor of British Government at the University of Essex and writes and broadcasts for the BBC, the Financial Times, the Daily Mail and the Observer. King's approach is strictly non-partisan, with scorching analysis of the decision-making processes of all recent governments, why serious blunders were entered into in spite of the obvious problems – often because those involved looked at only part of the project - and how such blatant errors can be avoided. Poll tax, child support, the Dome, ERM, IT disasters, ID cards and many more – the result of human error, system failure, pursuit of unthought-through personal projects, sheer panic. They are all there, and we are promised not just an entertaining evening but a disturbing look at how we can and must improve our decision-making. Lord Wright of Richmond, former head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will be in the chair.
Anthony Sattin: Young Lawrence
T.E. Lawrence was one of the most charismatic characters of the First World War; a young archaeologist who fought with the Arabs and wrote an epic and very personal account of their revolt against the Turk in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Yet this was not the first book to carry that iconic title. In 1914 the man who would become Lawrence of Arabia burnt the first Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a manuscript in which he described his adventures in the Middles East during the five years before the war. Anthony Sattin uncovers the story Lawrence wanted to conceal; the truth of his birth, his tortuous relationship with a dominant mother, his deep affection for an Arab boy, the intimate details of the extraordinary journeys he took through the region with which his name is forever connected and the personal reasons that drove him from being a student to becoming an archaeologist and a spy. Young Lawrence is the first book to focus on the story of T.E. Lawrence in his twenties, before the war, during the period he looked back on as his golden years. Using first-hand sources, museum records and Foreign-Office documents, Sattin sets these adventures against the background of corrosive conflicts in Libya and the Balkans. He shows the simmering defiance of Arabs, Armenians and Kurds under Turkish domination, while uncovering the story of an exceptional young man searching for happiness, love and his place in the world until war changed his life forever. In the year which marks the centenary of Lawrence burning his first Seven Pillars of Wisdom, journalist, broadcaster and author Anthony Sattin will shed a new light on the legendary figure that has fascinated for a century by discussing in detail the years that formed him.
Christie Dickason & Stephen Wyatt on Writing for Radio and Other Performance
Writing isn't all about books. It can combine words with music, choreography, poetry, stage drama and performance. In an evening that explores all of these forms and how they come together, renowned radio dramatist Stephen Wyatt and acclaimed author, director and lyricist Christie Dickason will provide trade secrets and insights drawn from their long experience on the stage and air-waves. Stephen Wyatt is the only radio dramatist in the country to have twice won the Tinniswood Award for Best Original Radio Drama. His work is regularly heard on Radio 4, where he has worked with the country's leading directors and actors, in both original plays and many adaptations ranging from Raymond Chandler to Dante. Christie Dickason was Trevor Nunn's choreographer and Assistant Director in his first three seasons at Stratford and her work on the stage was key to the West End's revolution in the 1970's. Claiming that making theatre taught her how to write, Christie went on to publish nine internationally-published novels which have featured on best-seller lists in the UK, Germany and Canada. She is also a widely performed lyricist and librettist.
Dance in Libraries - The Ficitious Truths of Teddington Library. 'Liveness in Libraries' artists talk
Meet the artists involved in the creation of this new work and discuss how they have approached the idea of putting performance in a library. Join our discussion which questions whether libraries are still sites for quiet reading. Part of the Dance in Libraries season
Dance in Libraries: Dog Kennel Hill Project, The Fictitious Truths of Teddington Library
This collection of performance curiosities celebrates a sense of wonder at human evolution, from the hunter gatherers in the primordial forest to the finger tapping media communicators of now. At a most critical point in the Victorian era the philanthropic concept of a public library grew, intellectual knowledge was pursued and shared for the benefit of all. Wondering what could have trodden this ground before us we place an expansive lens on the site of Teddington Library, imagining the bears that roamed in earlier times and an exhumed neolithic Teddington Man that sits surveying one of the greatest symbols of social progress and enlightenment that it is today. Dog Kennel Hill Project is a collectively run company of artists: Ben Ash, Henrietta Hale and Rachel Lopez de la Nieta producing performance work that takes on many forms. www.dogkennelhillproject.org
Dance in Libraries: straybird - Artist Talk
Dance in Libraries is a two-year project placing choreographers as artists in residence in the borough libraries of Richmond upon Thames. Dance in Libraries explores the history and identity of the library space through new and innovative works. Join straybird artists Lucy Cash and Sheila Ghelani in conversation as they discuss some patterns of thought and some elements of research that relate to their project for Hampton Library. straybird are Lucy Cash and Becky Edmunds with artist Sheila Ghelani. All three artists come from a background in dance and performance and are interested in extending ideas of choreography beyond dance in order to offer haptic ways of exploring the world around us. www.straybird.org www.lucycash.com www.sheilaghelani.co.uk
Emma Bridgewater: Toast & Marmalade and Other Stories
Since establishing her pottery business 28 years ago, Emma Bridgewater's cheerfully distinctive kitchenware has found its way onto the dresser shelves and kitchen tables of homes all over Britain and beyond. Known for her quintessentially British designs, Emma's pottery continues to be manufactured in Britain, with over 200 people now employed at her factory in Staffordshire. Toast & Marmalade is a patchwork of the personal stories behind Emma's unique and popular designs, many of them derived from warm memories of childhood, as well as the challenges and inspirations behind setting up the Bridgewater business. Join Emma for an evening of pottery, family, childhood, work, motorway service stations, holidays, beaches, markets, recipes, dressing-up boxes, patch-working, country & western music, picnics, camping and the lost world of telephone calls costing 2p. Emma Bridgewater set up her eponymous business in 1985. Today, Emma Bridgewater Ltd continues to be owned and run by Emma and her husband Matthew, committed to British pottery manufacture and continue to contribute designs. The early family life which inspired the Emma Bridgewater business took place round the kitchen table, and that is still the focus of Emma and Matthew's life with their four children today. Emma received a CBE for services to industry in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013.
Essie Fox & Lynn Shepherd: A Feast of Blood
Essie Fox and Lynn Shepherd both write novels with a distinctly Gothic flavour. For this year's Richmond Literature Festival they will discuss the English obsession with Vampires, drawing on their own fictional work and research undertaken, referring to Classic Literature as well as Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and even the ongoing practices of some extreme religious cults! Please join them at Strawberry Hill House, surely the most Gothic of venues, for what promises to be a truly delicious 'Feast of Blood'. Essie Fox was born in Herefordshire and now divides her time between Bow in East London and Windsor. She writes Victorian gothic novels published by Orion Books. She was featured on Channel 4's TV Book Club, and her debut, The Somnambulist, was shortlisted for the National Books Awards. Essie's latest novel, The Goddess and the Thief, explores the Victorian interest in spiritualism and the 'undead' – along with many references to Penny Dreadful magazines and Indian vampiric cults - both real and imaginary. After a career in the City and PR, Lynn Shepherd is now a freelance copywriter and award-winning novelist. She has written four 'literary mysteries', inspired by Austen, Dickens, the lives of the helleys, and now, Bram Stoker's gothic classic, Dracula.
Helen Baker: Uncovering the stories of Richmond's World War One Refugees
The substantial community of First World War Belgian Refugees who were centred around the Pelabon Munitions Works in East Twickenham have became almost entirely lost from the Borough's memory. Historian Helen Baker tells the fascinating journey to re-create the lost stories of this community, initially from a fleeting oral tradition and then by research through the internet and within archives in the UK and Belgium. She will discuss the frustratingly fragmented nature of the surviving material and explain how the story has needed to be pieced together – much like a jigsaw. As well as reflecting on the literary process in completing current and future publications, Helen Baker will also illustrate the way of life of this fascinating community with a collection of graphic contemporary photographs.
Helen Rappaport: Four Sisters
On 17 July 1918, four young women walked down twenty–three steps into the cellar of a house in Ekaterinburg. The eldest was twentytwo, the youngest only seventeen. Together with their parents and their thirteen-year old brother they were all brutally murdered. Their crime: to be the daughters of the last Tsar and Tsaritsa of All the Russias. Much has been written about Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra and their tragic fate, but little attention has been paid to the daughters. Now acclaimed biographer, Helen Rappaport puts the Romanov princesses centre stage and for the first time in almost a century the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia are given a voice. Join award-winning and critically acclaimed historian Helen Rappaport as she paints a vivid picture of their journey from sheltered childhood to young womanhood and reveals the moving details of their first romantic crushes, their hopes and dreams and finally, about the trauma of the revolution and its terrible consequences.
Irving Finkel: The Ark before Noah
An opportunity to hear the astonishing story which began one day in 2008 when a member of the public brought in to the British Museum an ancient cuniform Babylonian tablet, dating from 1750 BC. In the extensive investigations to follow the tablet was revealed to be of extraordinary importance as it contained part of the ancient Mesopotamian Flood Story, including instructions for building the ark itself, which, for the Babylonians – and completely unexpectedly - was a round vessel. In September this year a Channel 4 documentary showed how the instructions on the tablet have been used to re-build the ark in India and the tablet is now on display in the British Museum. This evening Dr Finkel will discuss the enthralling series of events which took place and how the implications of this discovery impact upon our understanding of the flood story today.
Jim Smith: Barry Loser and the Holiday of Doom
TO BOOK TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT PLEASE CONTACT THE ORNAGE TREE THEATRE DIRECTLY ON: 020 8940 3633, OR WWW.ORANGETREETHEATRE.CO.UK Join Jim Smith, creator of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning Barry Loser series for an extra-keel hour of stories, belly laughs and burps. Jim will teach you how to draw Barry and his mates… and you might even learn how to draw a poo! Jim Smith is the author and illustrator of the award winning I Am (Not) a Loser series. Fast become a humour classic, the books are packed full of silly humour, quirky plots and doodles. Jim describes himself as the 'keelest kids' book spellerchecker in the whole wide world'. Suitable for children aged 7 upwards and their parents.
Jonathan Beckman: How to Ruin a Queen
5th September 1785, Paris: A trial begins that will divide France, captivate Europe and send the French monarchy tumbling towards the Revolution… Cardinal Louis de Rohan, scion of one of the most distinguished families in France stood accused of forging Marie Antoinette's signature to obtain the most expensive piece of jewellery in Europe – 1 2,400 carat necklace worth 1.6 million francs. Rohan was imprisoned in the Bastille while a judicial enquiry took place; outside, Paris was feverish with the rumour and speculation. Was Rohan innocent or had he devised the scheme to pay off his debts? Was he the victim of someone else's deceit? Was the queen involved in any way? And where were the diamonds? In How to Ruin a Queen Jonathan Beckman reveals the astonishing tale of political machinations and extravagance on an enormous scale; of kidnappings, assassination attempts, hapless French police, and a dual fought with poisoned pigs. Drawing on untapped archival sources he illuminates this poorly understood but pivotal moment in French history.
Judith Mackrell: Flappers
For many young women the 1920s felt like a promise of liberty. It was a period when they dared to shorten their skirts and shingle their hair, to smoke, drink, take drugs and to claim sexual freedoms. In an era of soaring stock markets, consumer expansion, urbanization and fast travel, women were reimagining both the small detail and the large ambitions of their lives. In Flappers, author and The Guardian Dance Critic Judith Mackrell follows six women who between them exemplified the range and daring of that generation's spirit. Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka were far from typical flappers. For them, the pursuit of experience was not just about dancing the Charleston and wearing fashionable clothes. Talented, reckless and wilful, with personalities that transcended their class and background, they re-wrote their destinies in remarkable, entertaining and tragic ways. And between them they blazed the trail of the 'new woman' around the world. Ticket price includes a cocktail on arrival
Kate Adie: Fighting on the Home Front
Award winning journalist and best selling author, Kate Adie tells the story of the First World War years through the eyes of women and unearths in the telling fascinating and eye-watering detail of just how hard the up-hill struggle for admission into the world of men was. There was work desperately needing to be done on the railways, in munitions, in the post office, and every other area of life now that the men had gone to war. For some it was a bitter and unusual pill to swallow but to win the war, the nation needed to turn to its women. Attitudes were slowly changed – as they had to be. Step by tiny step, women were included in all aspects of life. The advances made in those war years were enormous. Women showed themselves and others that not only could they do the work, but they should be doing the work. They were found on the front line of war, they performed surgery, they policed, they drove trams and ambulances, delivered the mail, they proved beyond doubt their bravery and fortitude; they also proved they could survive and thrive outside the confines of the protective family home. No longer was it possible to keep them at home, separated and segregated, without rights. They had proved what they could do.
Liam Fox: Rising Tides
We may finally have reached a time in which the world is no longer dominated by two superpowers, but by any number of rising local discontents and global problems. In his new book Rising Tides, former Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox explores the stress points for international stability today and shares his insights into the many urgent global issues which now face us. Beginning by questioning what decisionmakers fear as the threats to world stability and peace, Liam Fox draws on his own experience to illuminate world events, past and present. A man in conversation with those responsible for keeping the world afloat - Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice, Malcolm Rifkind and Donald Rumsfeld – Liam Fox examines both triumph and disaster and explains how to meet the challenge of the new global reality.
Marc Allum: Allum's Antiques Almanac 2015
BBC Antiques Roadshow specialist Marc Allum introduces his annual almanac that keeps you up-to-date with the stories, facts and amusing idiosyncrasies of the ever-changing global art and antiques market. Discover the objects that fired the imagination of the world's collectors, what they were prepared to pay for them - and why they wanted them in the first place! Allum's anecdotal and irreverent style gives a unique insider's insight into a world fuelled by history, avarice and passion. This year and in many more, Allum's Antiques Almanac is a must-read for the collector in all of us. Marc Allum has been a miscellaneous specialist on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow since 1998 and has appeared on numerous TV and radio programmes. As a freelance writer, and art and antiques consultant he contributes regularly to various lifestyle and interior design magazines. Marc lives in Wiltshire where he is currently restoring a medieval house.
Mary Evans: Story Stew
'Story Stew' is a fun, anarchic and interactive children's creative writing workshop run by Mary Evans, author of the Amazon bestselling comedy fantasy adventure, Who Let the Gods Out? Mary will help you create tasty stories using her own delicious recipe in a fun and energetic workshop that will leave you with an overflowing pot of story ideas. Story Stew teaches children (even grown-up ones): a simple structure that helps even the most reluctant writer create a story how to write a story with five basic ingredients there are no wrong answers in creativity the only constraint is the limit of your imagination writing is actually really super double good fun precisely why Dad smells so bad. Children will learn how to cook up brilliant story ideas and whip up some tasty tales. Suitable for ages 5 - 10.
Meet Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson is not only a local legend, having spent most of her childhood in Kingston, but also an International literary icon, with over 35 million copies of her books now sold in the UK alone; making her one of the UK's best- selling authors of the past decade. Knowing that she wanted to be a writer since childhood, Jacqueline wrote her first "novel" when she was nine, filling countless Woolworths' exercise books as she grew up. Working as an author the whole of her adult life, she was awarded an OBE for services to Literacy in School in 2002 and in 2005 was given the tremendous accolade of becoming Children's Laureate; campaigning for parents to read to their children long after they can read for themselves. Renowned for such popular books as The Story of Tracy Beaker (which also became a major children's series on CBBC) and her Hetty Feather trilogy (recently adapted for the stage to huge critical acclaim), astonishingly Opel Plumstead, Jacqueline's 100th book, was published this autumn! We are delighted that Jacqueline joins us this afternoon to discuss her incredible journey and share with us some of the characters we know and love so well.
Paintings in Prose: Panel discussion with Imogen Robertson, Vanora Bennett and Elizabeth Fremantle
Three acclaimed writers of historical fiction discuss the art and artists who feature in their work; from Holbein to Christine de Pizan's establishment of female miniaturists; from Levina Teerlinc, miniaturist to the Tudor monarchs, to the all-female ateliers of Belle Époque Paris and the art-collecting Americans of the Thirties. How do we write about the visual arts and capture the process and passions of one art form in another? How did female artists across the centuries compete with their male contemporaries and how were they regarded? What does the art of a period tell us about the people who created it and their own visions of their times? How does art work in historical fiction and what do we find so attractive about it as novelists? Vanora Bennett has written six historical novels on subjects ranging from Hans Holbein painting portraits at the court of Henry VIII to the Russian Revolution. She has also worked as a journalist for The Times, the Los Angeles Times and Reuters, reporting from around the world - including seven years in Russia - and winning prizes on both sides of the Atlantic for her writing. Her current novel, The White Russian, is set in jazz-age Paris and features White Russian emigres. Elizabeth Fremantle writes historical fiction based in the Tudor period. Queen's Gambit tells the story of Katherine Parr the woman who survived marriage to a notorious tyrant and Sisters of Treason is about the tragic sisters of Lady Jane Grey, two girls caught at the heart of the Tudor succession. She has contributed to many publications including Vogue, The Sunday Times and The Wall Street Journal and reviews fiction for the Sunday Express. She lives in London. Imogen Robertson is the author of five historical novels. Her series featuring the amateur detectives Gabriel Crowther and Mrs Westerman are set in the late 18th century. Her latest, The Paris Winter, is set in the artistic world of the Belle Époque and was recently shortlisted for the CWA Ellis
Peter Dazeley: Unseen London
Living for many years in an apartment overlooking the river Thames, born and bred Londoner Peter Dazeley witnessed the sad state of decline of architectural icon Battersea PowerStation as it passed through the hands of a succession of property developers. In 2010 after long negotiations, Dazeley and his assistants were given access to the site. Having donned hard hats, protective boots and fluorescent jackets, they spent a day photographing the interior. As Dazeley found taking these shots such a stimulating experience and the reception of the pictures so astounding, this became the starting point for his mission to record hidden London as it stands in the 21st Century. Gaining access to the hidden interiors of some of London's most iconic buildings, Unseen London is a collection of images of some 50 extraordinary locations for the future generation. 'Many photographs in this book Unseen London will be the last record of a disappearing world,' Peter Dazeley
Peter Jones: Eureka!
The Ancient Greeks gave us our alphabet and much of our scientific, medical and cultural language; they invented democracy, atomic theory and the rules of logic and geometry; established artistic and architectural canons visible to this day on all our high streets; laid the foundations of philosophy, history, tragedy and comedy and debated everything from the good life and the role of women, to making sense of foreigners and the best form of government, all in the most sophisticated terms. In Eureka! Peter Jones, author of Veni, Vedi, Vici, tackles the gamut of Ancient Greece from the Trojan War to the advent of the Romans. Along the way he introduces the major figures of the age, including Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid and Archimedes. Exploring Greek myths he provides a glimpse of everyday life in ancient times and shows us the very foundations of Western culture. In this thoroughly entertaining romp through the world of the Ancient Greeks, Peter will demonstrate just how much of our world finds its origins in theirs.
Peter Snow: When Britain Burned the White House
In 1814 the US president and his wife had just enough time pack their belongings and escape the White House before the enemy entered. The invaders tucked into the dinner they found still sitting on the dining-room table and then set fire to the place. In When Britain Burned the White House: The 1814 Invasion of Washington highly acclaimed journalist, author and broadcaster Peter Snow recounts the extraordinary confrontation between England and America in which Britain – now America's close friend, then it's bitterest enemy – set Washington ablaze. Join Peter as he brings the conflict to life, presenting this unparalleled moment in American history and its far-reaching consequences for both sides in a fascinating illustrated talk.
Piano Man: A Life of John Ogdon
Charles Beauclerk explores the life of England's greatest pianist, John Ogdon (1937-89), whose victory in the 1962 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow placed him at the summit of his profession for over a decade. Famed for his impossible exploits at the keyboard and his 'primeval hunger for notes,' Ogdon was the ultimate piano man. A severe mental breakdown however, drove a coach and horses through his success, destroying his family life and leading to his early death at the age of 52. Drawing on interviews with Ogdon's family, friends and colleagues, Charles Beauclerk pieces together the story of this tragic genius.
Richard Skinner & Naomi Wood: Mrs Hemingway and Eric Satie, When Real Lives Become Fiction
Join authors Naomi Woods and Richard Skinner beneath the chandeliers of the Waldegrave drawing room at St Mary's University, for a biographical journey into the lives of two of most original artists of the early twentieth century. In Mrs Hemingway, Naomi Wood has provided a fictional portrait of Ernest Hemingway described by The Guardian as "enticing, maddening and haunting". In his novel The Mirror, Richard Skinner placed the mercurial composer Eric Satie in purgatory. In novels which travel from Montmartre in its artistic hey day to Hemingway's Spain, Wood and Skinner explore the fascinating stories behind the icons. What was it like to live with and love Ernest Hemingway? How did a man who bridged the gap between classical music and modernism, become a footnote in the career of Debussy? What was it like to drink with Man Ray or have a romance with Martha Gelhorn? Richard and Naomi will discuss some of the wider implication for genre and when real lives become fiction. How does the novelist become an historical expert in a subject? What is the novelist's responsibility to reality and can fiction actually bring us closer to the truth of the biographical subject, than biography itself? Naomi Wood is the author of The Godless Boys and Mrs. Hemingway. Educated at Cambridge and at UEA, her work is published in more than ten languages. Naomi grew up in Yorkshire and Hong Kong and now lives in London, teaching Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London. Richard Skinner is the author of three novels all published by Faber & Faber. The Red Dancer has been translated into seven languages. The Mirror consists of two short novels, The Mirror and The Velvet Gentleman. A translation of The Velvet Gentleman was shortlisted in France for the Prix Livres & Musiques. He is Director of the Fiction Programme at Faber Academy. The event will be hosted by St Mary's lecturer, David Savill, whose novel They Are Trying To Break Your
Richmond Shakespeare Society present Love's Fool: 2pm performance
Join the Richmond Shakespeare Society for a joyous celebration of the life of one of our greatest dramatists through the everlasting theme of love. Enjoy some of his most loved and enduring characters accompanied by Elizabethan music and song. The RSS, based at The Mary Wallace Theatre in Twickenham will be taking Love's Fool to various venues around the south east as the company's first touring production.
Richmond Shakespeare Society present Love's Fool; 5pm performance
Join the Richmond Shakespeare Society for a joyous celebration of the life of one of our greatest dramatists through the everlasting theme of love. Enjoy some of his most loved and enduring characters accompanied by Elizabethan music and song. The RSS, based at The Mary Wallace Theatre in Twickenham will be taking Love's Fool to various venues around the south east as the company's first touring production.
Ruth Scott: The Power of Imperfection
Being honest about the nature of human experience isn't easy. Acceptable human behaviour is seen publicly in much more black and white, not to say, judgmental terms, than the more messy and complicated private reality with which many of us wrestle. The gap between public pronouncements and personal reality can leave us feeling abnormal and isolated, unable to discuss the complexities of life for fear of condemnation and rejection. In her latest book The Power of Imperfection Ruth Scott explores different aspects of human experience and highlights the conflicts and contradictions; using personal experience, national and international news stories and the insights gained from over thirty years of working professionally with people struggling to keep their heads above water to tease out some of the issues. This evening Ruth will discuss the creative potential of coming to terms with the messiness of being human and how, in the process, our respect and compassion both for ourselves and for others increases. Using images and words to raise questions about human perception, Ruth will share some of the stories that have shaped her belief in the positive power of imperfection. Ruth Scott is a facilitator/mediator, writer and broadcaster who works in the field of conflict transformation. She is a well-known broadcaster, having written material for BBC Radios 2, 4 and World Service. She presented Pause for Thought on Radio 2's Wake up to Wogan show for 15 years and continues with his successor, Chris Evans. She was among the first women ordained as priests in the Church of England in 1994 and is involved in facilitation and mediation work in the Church, nationally and internationally.
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A medieval courtier's position hung by a thread; reputations could be made and broken in the blink of an eye and happy endings were rare indeed. In a world where men and women dressed to impress and castles and palaces abounded with opportunities for love trysts, the lure of advancement beckoned both sexes into affairs; with women especially vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Anne O'Brien, Gabrielle Kimm and Joanna Hickson all write novels which expose the rich underbelly of medieval court life, as seen from both above and below stairs. To them a closed door is an open invitation and they invite you to join them in the wonderful surroundings of Hampton Court Palace as they discuss their novels and expose secrets of court life. Joanna Hickson writes novels set in the 15th century. The Agincourt Bride was shortlisted this year for the Romantic Novelists Association 'Historical Novel of the Year Award'. A sequel, The Tudor Bride, was published in January of this year. Anne O'Brien was born in the West Riding area of Yorkshire and spent many years as a teacher of history before her first historical romance novel was published in 2005. Ten historical novels and a novella later, Anne decided to write about 'history that actually happened' and was particularly drawn to give a voice to some of the dynamic but often silent women of the Middle Ages. Gabrielle Kimm is the author of three historical novels, all published by Little Brown. She lives and works in West Sussex, where, as well as writing, she teaches part time in a small performing arts school and is one of two new Royal Literary Fund Fellows at the University of Chichester. Gabrielle Kimm's books have been published in translation in nine countries.
Sheila Hancock in conversation with Anne Sebba: Miss Carter's War
TO BOOK THIS EVENT PLEASE CONTACT THE ORANGE TREE THEATRE DIRECTLY ON: 020 8940 3633 OR WWW.ORANGETREETHEATRE.CO.UK From the bestselling author of The Two of Us comes Sheila Hancock's debut novel Miss Carter's War. It is 1948 and Britain is struggling to recover from the Second World War. Half French, half English, Marguerite Carter has lost both her parents and survived a terrifying war, working for the SOE behind enemy lines. After returning to England, leaving her partisan lover Andre behind, she becomes one of the first women ever to receive a degree from the University of Cambridge. Setting out as an English teacher in a South London girls' grammar school, Miss Carter has a mission – to fight social injustice, to prevent war and to educate her girls. From the first Aldermaston march in the 1950s, through the rise of the Labour Party and the Swinging Sixties to the AIDS epidemic of the 80s and the spectre of a new war – in Iraq, through deep friendships and love lost and found, in telling the life of one woman Sheila Hancock has created a powerful, panoramic portrait of post-war Britain and a remarkable chronicle of our life and times. As well as being one of the nation's favourite actors and female icon, Sheila Hancock has sold more than a million copies of her books worldwide to date and this evening she returns to Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre to share her journey with us and celebrate the publication of her first novel. Anne Sebba is a biographer, journalist and lecturer. Her latest biography, THAT WOMAN the life of Wallis Simpson, was a bestseller in Britain, Australia and in the US. Anne's discovery of a new archive of letters and diaries shedding dramatic new light on this important story was the subject of a Chanel 4 TV documentary, The Secret Letters, based on her work. She is currently working on a book about Paris from 1939-49 seen through women's eyes.
Simon Barnes: Ten Million Aliens
Life on Planet Earth is not weirder than we imagine. It's weirder than we are capable of imagining. And we're all in it together: humans, blue whales, rats, birds of paradise, ridiculous numbers of beetles, bdelloid rotifers who haven't had sex for millions of years and creatures called water bears: you can boil them, freeze them and fire them off into space without killing them. In this breathtaking new book, Simon Barnes brings us all together, seeking not what separates us but what unites us. Allow Simon to take you on a humorous and enlightening journey through the entire animal kingdom, opening your eyes to the real marvels of the planet we live on. Simon Barnes is the multi-award-winning chief sportswriter for the Times. He is also a novelist, nature writer and horseman and the author of a dozen books, including the bestselling How to be a Bad Birdwatcher.
St Mary's SHORT STORY WORKSHOP
As part of National Short Story week, St Mary's University Creative Writing department will open its doors to a public workshop examining the first principles of short story writing. What is the state of the art today? And what traditions inform the craft? Scott Bradfield is a novelist and short story writer whose work has been published with Picador and Bloomsbury. The great American short story writer, Tobias Wolff, described Bradfield as a 'wizardly writer' and his work has appeared in the Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories. He is the author of Confessions of an Unrepentant Short Story Writer, an idiosyncratic guide to the form. This workshop is suitable for the merely curious, as well as the furiously ambitious.
St Mary's Workshop: WRITING GENRE FICTION
At St Mary's University, Creative Writing embraces the practice and study of all fiction. The debate over the merits (or limitations) of genre fiction never seems to end. But what, if anything, makes genre stories different from literary? In this workshop, Genre novelist and Writing teacher Russell Schechter will begin to look at some of the specific issues facing writers who prefer to work in popular publishing genres. Workshop participants will discuss general issues of genre writing with a specific focus on science fiction, fantasy, horror and crime. The workshop will also address some of the special challenges and problems writers who love and want to succeed in these genres must deal with. Russell Schechter (aka Jay Russell) has written horror and crime fiction. His novels have been published by St Martin's Press and include Celestial Dogs, Brown Harvest and Blood.
Tracy Borman: Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell is known to millions as the leading character in Hilary Mantel's bestselling Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies. But who was the real Cromwell? Born a lowly tavern keeper's son, Cromwell rose swiftly through the ranks to become Henry VIII's right hand man and one of the most powerful figures in Tudor history. The architect of England's break with the Roman Catholic Church and the dissolution of the monasteries, he oversaw seismic changes in our country's history. Influential in securing Henry's controversial divorce from Catherine of Aragon, many believe he was also the ruthless force behind Anne Boleyn's downfall and subsequent execution. Although for years he has been reviled as a Machiavellian schemer who stopped at nothing in his quest for power, Thomas Cromwell was also a loving husband, father and guardian, a witty and generous host and a loyal and devoted servant. With new insights into Cromwell's character, his family life and his close relationships with both Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII, joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Tracy Borman reveals the life, loves and legacy of the man who changed the shape of England forever.
WW1 Animals in Action: Exhibition tour and Family Workshop
Over 16 million animals served in the First World War. They were used for transport, communication and companionship. Other animals went to war too, but not to work. They went as mascots and became symbols for the regiment, raising morale and providing comfort amidst the war's hardships. Take inspiration from the amazing animals that participated in the First World War through a guided tour of In Their Footsteps, the current Orleans House Gallery exhibition to then create your own narrative comic strip with artist Kate Kennedy. As a family learn how to develop imaginative stories into punchy designs through a range of creative techniques. Suitable for families, children aged 4 upwards.
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Age: 18 & Under Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Blue
my mom picked this up for me. i hoped that it would do as it said, help treat my pimples. But for me at least, that wasnt the case. i put it on and it felt as if it were burning my skin. I just thought the "burning feeling" was it cleaning my pores. After about a week of using this product, i noticed my forehead had broken out in to tiny red bumbs. They were also on my cheeks. I had no idea why. Just recently i have figured out my sensitive skin dosnt like Salicylic acid and strong chemicals. I dont recommend this if you dont react well to strong chemicals.The outcome of this product might be different for you if you dont have sensitive skin. Im sure it worked for other people, just not the product for my sensitive skin.
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Tramperanddana on 8/23/2014 12:16:00 PM more reviews by Tramperanddana
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Oily, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
This stuff I used to use all over my face, but it dries out my skin super quickly and it burns real bad. I suggest using a Q-tip to dab it on pimples and problems areas, works for that. But, it WILL burn.
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HeartofanElephant on 8/1/2014 11:00:00 AM more reviews by HeartofanElephant
Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool Hair: Black, Curly, Medium Eyes: Green
I chose to use this astringent first versus the "Clean & Clear Deep Cleaning Toner for Sensitive Skin" because I do not have sensitive skin, so I thought this one would be the most effective. I, however, was very mistaken. This astringent is just too strong. It made my face sting and it was quite unpleasant to apply. It also has a very strong scent that I compare to nail polish remover. To say the least, my experience with this product was not the best. Overall, I think it's a good astringent but I just cannot overlook these two big negatives.
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Esmemichel on 6/21/2014 3:33:00 PM more reviews by Esmemichel
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Oily, Tan Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
Let me start off by saying I do have oily/semi-sensitive skin. It works well overall but I took off two lippies because it did burn my face. It also tightened face and dried it out. This may work for others but I just wouldn't buy it again. Ever. Maybe the sensitive skin one. I'm hoping that one doesn't leave the same burning sensation.
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caraphernelia232 on 12/29/2013 9:25:00 PM more reviews by caraphernelia232
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Normal, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
This stuf works great, gets rid of my acne in a flash. I always make sure I have it. But definitely buy this instead of the equate knock off. The reason I'm giving it a 4 is because it stings like a you know what. But it's very much worth it. Good product. & cheap.
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Lisafrank on 10/28/2013 11:44:00 PM more reviews by Lisafrank
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I love this stuff. Really helps me get off all the dirt and excess makeup off my face after washing it. I also bought neutrogenas toner like the review before me and it burned my face terribly and felt horrible
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Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
So far so good. I bought this after returning the Neutrogena Oil Eliminating Toner (Blue one).
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kcruz9 on 8/18/2013 8:03:00 PM more reviews by kcruz9
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Its not for everyone and most definitely not for sensitive skin. I can see how it "burns" for many, but it is the only toner than thoroughly cleans my skin and keeps it blackhead free. Use sparingly because it will dry out your skin. I absolutely love it because my skin is SUPER oily and super tough! This is the best thing ever created for my skin.
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HayleyLO on 4/14/2013 2:05:00 PM more reviews by HayleyLO
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I started using this product over a year ago and if I had ever forgotten to use it, I'd know because of the excess oil on my face. My makeup goes on smoother, without a greasy feel. Needless to say, I love this product and it actually works for my skin type-- supahhh oily.
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*TOP REVIEWER* RachelisGreen on 3/3/2013 8:32:00 AM more reviews by RachelisGreen
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I really like this stuff. I don't have much to compare it too, the only other toner I've ever used is Proactiv's and I do think Proactiv's was slightly more effective. This is definitely good quality though. I usually use a make up wipe to remove my make up at night instead of washing my face because I'm usually too tired/lazy to go all the way to the bathroom to do it when I'm just going to take a shower in the morning and wash my face anyways. I use the Maybelline's New "Clean Express" make up wipes (in the pink package) and although they do work very well, they don't always get everything since I wear MAC's Prolong Wear Foundation/Concealer and that stuff is TOUGH to remove completely from your skin, which is good during the day and bad at night - haha. I use my cotton pads and soak up about 3 or 4 and it completely removes all traces of make up, dirt, and whatever oil is on my face. I love the stinging feeling I get when I put this on because I can feel it burning and killing all that nasty bacteria - as weird as that is. Definitely a good astringent and I will most definitely be repurchasing and using up at least one more bottle until and if I try something else.
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