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Face it: we as a collective are addicted to discounts.
And Fashion's Night Out is an attempt by the industry to show another side, the side that has almost been lost and overshadowed by an industry now built on sales.
Most of us don't give much second thought to what needs to happen in the rest of the world to fuel our fast fashion habits. I can walk into an H&M and Zara, and if I don't see at least several discounted sale racks, I can expect that something is off or I'm in the wrong store (alternate dimension, anyone?).
But behind the scenes of what is seen by us the shoppers as a benefit ("If I can get that for $30, why would I buy it for $50?") is merely mass desperation by retailers to keep the stuff moving, driven by a disposable mentality that has come at a cost: environmentally, ethically, socially, and yes, economically. (I would also argue psychologically as well.)
In recent years, some light has been shed on the tragedies and misgivings of the fast fashion industry. When it comes to unsold clothes that aren't snapped up even with the help of heavy discounting, there are plenty of stories hanging out in the news arena. For example, bags of unsold clothing were found ripped up by employees outside H&M. The same happened at Walmart, where bags upon bags of clothes were found just thrown out, hole-punched to prevent recycling and donations to charity. These two cases reflect a disposable mentality that has created way more clothes than people buy (and we do buy a lot), fueling heavy discounting to move things out faster, and questionable disposal methods that are wasteful and unnecessary.
An event like Fashion's Night Out was created because they needed it. Aside from the fun, glitz and glamour, it's an attempt to reignite enthusiasm for fashion itself, separate from sales. Ironically enough, it was the industry that created this mentality, and now they are fighting it, as best as they can, without alienating their customers who have come to expect what they expect: More. Cheaper. Stuff.
We need to stop bragging about clothes based on how cheap they are because in doing so, we are undervaluing the efforts of millions of people who are employed by the garment industry, either by choice out of love or by default to keep food on the table. We are fueling retailers to pump out lots of stuff to feed our habits, and they are scrambling to keep up -- so much so that even the big guns had to come out with an event like Fashion's Night Out to re-convince people that fashion is inherently fun and worth celebrating.
But perhaps most importantly, we are devaluing our own worth. Why is it that we are often more proud of how good we are at deal-hunting than we are about the actual qualities of the clothes we buy? There is no shame in recognizing and appreciating the inherent qualities of the clothes we live our lives in, that make us feel good, that aid us in work and play to look and feel the way we choose. Since when did looking and feeling great become a crime that had to be covered up with a "Oh, it was only 10 bucks"?
By the way, I was that girl who bragged about scoring that amazing dress for 50 per cent off. But that was then. Before I realized that it was a cop-out, a socially acceptable way for me to accept a compliment by shifting it away from me and onto something that everyone can relate to: wanting to get a good deal.
I recently launched my second collection as a fashion designer, and have very purposefully chosen to separate myself from this disposable, discount-driven mentality by making my pieces made to order, which means there is no need for me to "move" merchandise the way a fast fashion retailer needs to. I now choose to design and buy based purely out of love (which by the way, can be done full-priced at all ends of the spectrum, but not when it seems too good to be true. Trust me, someone is paying for that $10 top, even if it isn't you).
To be honest, I don't think that Fashion's Night Out changed anyone's mind about wanting to score a good deal. That's why it's really up to us as individuals to shift our thinking from wanting a lot of cheap stuff to buying less and choosing more consciously.
Here's what you can do:
1. Consider where something is made and what it's made of.
2. Don't get shiny object syndrome and buy something just because it's on sale.
3. Be purposeful about how/when/why you shop.
4. Buy less and buy what you love. We tend to believe that when we shop things on sale, we're saving money, but it reality, a good quality piece that is designed well and made well will do a lot more for your closet and conscience.
4. Think about it this way: Why would you pay for groceries or to dine at your neighbourhood restaurant when you could eat for way less at a fast food chain?
5. Get to know what goes on behind the scenes of the fashion industry. Awareness is power. My favourite? Elizabeth Cline's Overdressed.
6. Next time a friend compliments you on your outfit, take it in.
Your clothes -- and you -- deserve it.


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Honoring Our Fine Art Student Maurice Tabard
Maurice Tabard (born 1897, died 1984) traveled from his native France to the United States with his family in 1914. His father was employed in a silk mill, and Maurice studied silk design and painting. He soon became interested in photography and studied under Emil Brunel at the New York Institute of Photography in 1916.
His travels and a variety of jobs took him to Baltimore and Washington, DC where he did portraiture, including a portrait of President Coolidge's family.
In 1927, he returned to Paris with the intent of working in fashion photography, but meeting influential photographer Man Ray, he plunged head first into the Surrealist movement with friends painter Rene Magritte and writer Phillipe Soupault. His experiments with foreshortening, photomontages, multiple exposures, and other techniques led to many complex and highly collected works, surveyed in a video retrospective of his work (click here to view).
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Illinois' pension conference committee is once again rumored to be nearing a "fix" for the state's pension mess.
But if the pension conference committee is serious about saving the pensions of state retirees and workers who have dedicated their careers to public work, they will put an end to cost-of-living-adjustments, or COLAs, for government retirees with six-figure pensions.
For example, annuitant Dr. Leslie Heffez of the State Universities Retirement System, or SURS, will receive a half-a-million-dollar pension in 2013. But on top of that Dr. Heffez will receive more than $15,000 in an annual COLA.
That annual COLA alone is more than the $14,000 average annual social security benefit received by private sector retirees.
By protecting the COLAs of the wealthiest state retirees, the committee is putting the retirements of the vast majority of state workers, including teachers, at risk.
Illinois' pension systems are suffering a shortfall of more than $0.60 for every $1 owed. There is a real possibility that retirees may not get their pension checks in the near future.
The list of retirees from the five state-run pensions receiving more than six figures in pensions is long.
There are more than 8,000 government retirees who receive more than $100,000 in annual pension benefits and the COLAs that go with them.
Here's a look at the top 25 in each pension fund.
The conference committee could dramatically improve the health of the state's pension systems by means-testing COLAs of career state workers. But by doling out COLAs to some of the state's wealthiest retirees, the committee continues to ask taxpayers and workers to subsidize gold-plated pensions.
COLAs are responsible for nearly one-third of the state's nearly $100 billion official unfunded liability.
Today, state retirees get an automatic, compounded 3% cost-of-living increase every year, regardless of inflation, costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
The committee's apparent proposal, which ties COLAs to half the annual rate of inflation, allows future COLAs to go as high as 4% — higher, even, than today's 3% COLAs.
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DODGE CITY — Thomas More Prep-Marian girls' soccer coach Darryl Wellbrock knows his team, which is predominantly made of freshman and sophomores, has a long way to go. But after Thursday's 2-0 win over Class 6A Dodge City, its obvious the Monarchs are headed in the right direction.
"This is the first time we've ever beaten — since I've been coaching and I think in the whole girls' history — that we have beaten a 5A or 6A school," Wellbrock said. "It may be one of the biggest upsets for the boys' or the girls' side."
TMP led 1-0 at halftime after a goal by sophomore Bailey Hageman in the 18th minute, assist by freshman Megan Koenigsman. The Monarchs made it 2-0 when sophomore Racheal Hamel found junior Alyssa Keil in the 49th minute.
Freshman goalie Deonna Wellbrock recorded six saves in the shutout victory for TMP.
The Monarchs are now 2-1 this season, their only loss coming to Hays High in the opener, 1-0 in overtime. Coach Wellbrock noted that this is the first winning record start for the Monarchs in his five years as head coach of the girls' team.
"I don't think they were even competitive with these bigger schools in year's past," Coach Wellbrock said. "For us just to compete with these schools is awesome, but to go out and win one 2-0 is very exciting. The girls, they are improving every week."
TMP will travel to Wichita on Monday for a game with Independent, which it beat 10-0 on April 3 in Hays. The Monarchs will also play at Garden City on Tuesday.


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Going Gaga for Berenguer's Babies |
Falling in love with the latest offerings from Dolls by Berenguer is, well, as easy as falling in love with a newborn baby. From collectible cuties to precious play dolls, there is something for everyone in this year's collection of beautiful baby dolls. Charming poses and sweet expressions, combined with adorable accessories, make the company's current creations simply irresistible. "Each doll's expression and theme combination is unique," notes Salvador Berenguer, who creates each of the original sculpts for Dolls by Berenguer and JC Toys. "Many other doll companies design only a few faces and dress the dolls in different outfits to add range to the collection. Dolls by Berenguer, on the other hand, designs many faces and gives each doll its unique look without much, if any, repetition. Our 2008 line of collector and specialty play dolls displays more than 50 different doll sculpts!" Two of Salvador's newest Collector Edition designs make up the Baby Moments Collection, which features dolls that capture cute baby poses. The 18-inch all-vinyl dolls have sweet expressions and realistic looks that will captivate collectors. No one can resist a child's hug and "Beautiful Embrace!" is just as irresistible. With her arms wide open, waiting for a cuddle, she holds a chain of hearts. She looks lovely in her delicate dress, matching sandals and dainty earrings. Another precious baby moment is celebrated with the curious expression and sweet pose of "Reaching for Love." The adorable baby boy, with his chubby, outstretched arms, reaches for his favorite toy horse. Collectors will find it hard to stifle a smile when they see these sweet tots! "It's really great to sculpt the expressions of a baby or child," says Salvador, who has been involved with dollmaking for about 50 years. "To me, they show the most truthful emotions. I get my inspiration from everyday life and children's faces in the moment. Expressions can be very beautiful!" Salvador and his wife live in the town of Onil, just outside of Alicante, Spain. "This is the town where I have always lived, and it's a great feeling to know everyone. It's like a big, extended family," Salvador says, noting that his father ignited his interest in dollmaking. "I've always been surrounded by art and enjoyed it. The area where I live has always been very doll- and toy-oriented. So, I guess you can say it runs in my blood." Special Deliveries The skilled sculptor brings out the innocence and beauty of children's emotions in each doll he sculpts—no matter the size. Even the tiniest tots—including the company's Mini Dolls line, featuring 9½-inch soft-bodied vinyl dolls—have detailed expressions and lovely outfits. The "Little Angels" are heaven-sent with their floral-wreath halos and silk outfits. And one look at "Mini First Sunday," and you'll know why some of the best things come in small packages! "Baby Olivia" and her twin brother, "Baby Bao," are dressed in bold and traditional Chinese outfits and matching hats while a mini version of Berenguer's "La Petite Isabelle" dons a soft pink onesie, matching booties and a cute headband with a bow. The four 20-inch cuties in Berenguer's line of seasonal dolls are dressed to impress. The brunette "Fall Wonder" sports a cozy sweater over her pretty flowered dress while "Spring Flower" wears a dainty white dress with a blue and white pinafore. Her strawberry-blond hair is topped with a woven straw hat. Sure to bring warmth to any collection, "Summer Belle" is absolutely stunning with her big eyes and long hair. A lovely floral dress and matching shoes make her truly irresistible. The aptly named "Winter Delight" is adorable in her brown satin overdress and white dress. Her honey blond hair is pulled back with a large brown bow to show off her big, brown eyes. Matching shoes and lacy socks keep her feet warm during the long winter months. The seasonal sensations may each represent a particular time of year, but collectors will likely want to display them year-round! Added Appeal Several of the Berenguer babies are paired with plush animals. The cuddly companions add to the adorability of the baby dolls. "Silly Monkey" and his sweet simian pal are always monkeying around, and "My Best Friend" and his playful puppy are inseparable. "Baby Isabella" and her cute kitty make the "purr-fect" pair, and "Little Nico" and his stuffed frog will hop right into collectors' hearts. Holding a soft bunny, "Baby Lei" is simply precious in her summer dress trimmed with blue flowers. The two pink bows in her hair match her bunny's ears. The accessories add to the babies' allure, but the darling dolls are endearing all on their own. "This year, we have added some design features in many of our lines that are quite innovative," Salvador shares. "In the past we have always designed very straightforward baby dolls with very proportioned features. This year, we are celebrating each baby's uniqueness by sculpting babies with slightly varied symmetries. Many of the new dolls have different positions and facial expressions that are instantly recognizable but at the same time not very common." Doll enthusiasts will find this same quality and originality in the Berenguer Boutique collection. "They are fun, but they still have that unique, realistic look to them," Salvador says of company's line of specialty play dolls. Baby "Lucas" and his stuffed frog are loads of fun to play with. You can't help but smile back at him as he shows off his two front teeth and his adorable froggy hat. For realism and detail, collectors need look no further than "Lily." Dressed in an adorable pink outfit, this baby doll will garner as much attention as the real thing. At just 9½-inches long, the "Mini La Newborn" dolls are all-vinyl and come in an assortment of ethnicities and outfits. The larger 14-inch "La Newborn" dolls are just as endearing. The boy and girl dolls are anatomically correct and come with their own diaper and hospital bracelet—just like a real newborn! Whichever specialty play doll catches your eye, you can be assured hours of fun. As the team at Dolls by Berenguer looks to the coming year, they promise more adorable accessories and charming dolls. "We are currently in the beginning stages [of the 2009 collection], but we are excited to be working on some really beautiful and fun creations," shares Richard Cerdá, president of Dolls by Berenguer. "Accessories are also going to be important for the line in 2009 and new doll kits are in the works as well." While enjoying the current lineup from Dolls by Berenguer, doll collectors wait with eager anticipation to see what darling creations the company will deliver in the coming year. For more information or to find a Dolls by Berenguer retailer near you, visit www.jctoys.com. |
The winners of the 2013 Industry's Choice DOLLS Awards of Excellence (DAEs) were announced April 12 at the Debut of Dolls Banquet held at IDEX in Orlando, Fla. Each entry in this year's competition was evaluated by our panel of judges: Doll industry consultant Pat Burns, doll writer and historian Penny Herbst, Simon Farnworth of DollObservers.com, author and DOLLS contributor Stephanie Finnegan,
DOLLS editor-at-large Jill Jackson, and Modern Doll President Patsy Moyer. This year's Industry's Choice winners go on to become the nominees for the Public's Choice awards voted on by DOLLS readers. Look for photos of all the nominees, ballot, and online voting instructions in the July 2013 issue of DOLLS.
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Iola, Wis. – Jan. 9, 2013 – DOLLS magazine publisher and former editor Carie Ferg received a special VIP Award for Outstanding Achievement in the 2012 Colliii Awards. The Colliii Awards are the largest online dollmaking competition in the world.
"We wanted to present the 2012 VIP Award to Carie Ferg as a recognition of the dynamism and innovation she has brought to the doll industry over the past few years," said Colliii Awards Director James Carlsson. "The VIP Award is presented every year to a person or organisation that has made a significant contribution to the doll world. It was Colliii.com's pleasure to present this to Carie as a token of appreciation for her hard work."
Past VIP Award winners include DOLLS' Editor-at-Large Jill Jackson for her work with "Doll Reader," the Biemann family from Schildkröt dolls in Germany, and such atists as Stephanie Sullivan.
Registration for the 2013 Colliii Awards will begin in July. For more information about the competition, go to www.colliii.com/en.The winners of the 2012 ProSculpt Annual Sculpting Contest have been chosen by collectors and artists from around the world. Winners this year are from England, Italy, Japan, South America, and the United States. Photos of all the winners can be viewed at the Johnston Original Art Dolls website. The winners are:
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, Haute Doll introduces its new exclusive by Horsman Ltd., the modern-style "Heart Chair" perfect for 16-inch fashion dolls. The design was inspired by Verner Panton's 1959 full-scale contemporary chair design.
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{besps_c}0|1.jpg|Available on December 6, "Ravena, Winter Chic" is an exclusive BJD from Ruby Red Galleria and DOLLS magazine. It can only be purchased through DOLLS.|{/besps_c}
{besps_c}0|2.jpg|At a recent European fashion show, these lovely models showcased what Australian fashion designers are cooking up for winterwear. "Ravena" could have joined that lineup!|{/besps_c}
{besps_c}0|3.jpg|Lauren Graham looks stylish and seasonal in her winter attire. Just because snow might be flurrying and blowing, no reason to let a fashion sense melt away!|{/besps_c}
{besps_c}0|4.jpg|Singer/actress Brooke White was layered and lovely at the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting.|{/besps_c}
{besps_c}0|5.jpg|When some of us layer, we come dangerously close to the Michelin Tire Man vibe. Sometimes too much bundling means near bursting!|{/besps_c}
{besps_c}0|6.jpg|Cee Lo Green never worries about the curse of the Michelin Tire Man. The portly singer is proud to be a big man, and rejoices with his winter-clad Muppet pals.|{/besps_c}
{besps_c}0|7.jpg|The 80th Anniversary of the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting was a special one, after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. The 80-foot Norway spruce hailed from New Jersey! 45,000 LED lights caused it to glow so brightly!|{/besps_c}
{besps_c}0|8.jpg|Even the Christmas trees in New York are fabulously dressed from head to toe! The Swarovski star that tops the Rockefeller Center tree is brilliant.|{/besps_c}I just learned about a new BJD debuting on December 6—it's a Ruby Red Galleria exclusive for DOLLS. The creation is so spot-on in its costuming and its attitude, I swear that one of the designers must have been tailing me last month.
When my friend Cam phoned me and invited me to the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting, I should have said "no." Any sane person would have, but sanity and an evening with Cam rarely go hand-in-hand. Instead, I agreed, and we headed out to Midtown Manhattan on one of the most crowded, most frantic nights of the year.
As we attempted to approach the skating rink where the enormous evergreen will reign supreme, I looked at Cam and burst out laughing.
"Isn't this how 'The Day of the Locust' ends?" I shouted to him. (That film from the 1970s is among my and Cam's favorite flicks. It stars Karen Black and Donald Sutherland, and it concludes with a horrible, free-for-all deadly crowd stampede.)
"Don't be such a Grinch," he called back. "Or should I say 'Grinchette'!"
"I'm not sure there is a female Grinch," I replied. "I know there was a Smurfette, the only blue gal around. But a Grinchette? I have to check my Seuss."
And so this intellectual discourse continued as we fought our way through the jangling and jostling crowd—and, yes, the mass of people were LITERALLY jangling as they jostled. A huge number of them had on Santa hats with bells affixed or had bells attached to their lapels or collars. They were rude but they were rhythmic!
Since our trekking was so slow, and the other gawkers had gotten their much earlier to stake out their spots, Cam and I didn't so much watch the tree lighting as watch the other folks' reactions to all of the events.
A shrill shriek would emerge from the people way ahead of us.
"What is it?" I'd ask.
"Il Vole," Cam would reply, referencing the teenage opera singers.
A cheer would erupt.
"Who is that?" I questioned.
"Chris Mann, from 'The Voice.'" Another opera singer, who is marketed as a heartthrob.
Then just a smattering of applause.
"Mayor Bloomberg," we both declared.
Since we were merely hearing the audio playback of the concert, we gazed at all the young men and women surrounding us.
"I think there is more wool here on Sixth Avenue than in all the sheep farms in Scotland," Cam proclaimed.
Looking around, I had to agree.
Guys and girls were all decked out in the "official" apparel of the season: woolen flap hats, jauntily tied scarves, and boots. Girls had on legwarmers—"Hello, Flashdancers"—and fingerless gloves. ("What's the point of that?" Cam groused. "Are we supposed to WANT our fingernails to turn blue?") We had our very own Joan & Melissa Rivers Red Carpet fashion critique.
There's a certain hip look that New Yorkers achieve—even when they are multilayering, they still come across as thin, chic, and hip. When I add scarves and sweaters and hats to my wardrobe, I look bundled up and ready to explode: envision the Michelin Tire Man, but not as perky.
When these twenty-somethings put on the extra bits of fabric, they look like they are taking a break en masse from shooting the Abercrombie & Fitch catalog. It really is quite amazing.
"I wish we could bottle their youth," Cam lamented, looking at all the rosy-cheeked kids, teens, and college students who were scrambling about.
"Yep," I agreed, "but can you imagine how much it would cost? And just how big would that bottle have to be! Better just to dream about it."
And, wouldn't you know it, just in time for Christmas . . . a doll that perfectly embodies that free-spirited New York City style has loped onto the scene.
The ball-jointed doll, which is a collaboration between DOLLS magazine and Ruby Red Galleria, is fittingly named "Ravena, Winter Chic." Limited to 100 pieces, she'll sell for 149.95. And, like all the other fashionable femmes who congregate in Manhattan, she weighs only 2 pounds, 6.9 ounces! The "Ravena" doll is bundled up and beautiful. Quite a feat, indeed!
Like her advertising copy says: A New York City native, the harsh NYC winters don't stop "Ravena, Winter Chic," a DOLLS dressed doll exclusive by Ruby Red Galleria, from exploring the city she loves. From uptown boutiques and coffee shops to downtown restaurants and theater, "Ravena, Winter Chic" bundles into her purple tights and faux-fur boots, corduroy short pants, pansy T-shirt, black motorcycle-style jacket and cozy knit hat to hit the streets in style. Even when the elements are unforgiving, "Ravena" survives and thrives in the city that never sleeps! The fully dressed 12-inch ball-jointed vinyl doll features removable wig and eyes, plus underwear and a sweet "love" tank top.
Ruby Red Galleria always has a way with its wardrobe, and "Ravena, Winter Chic" is no exception. I am sure Cam will be ordering one online. He's probably circled December 6 on his calendar. After all, if he was willing to chew "instant youth" vitamins or spray on "adolescent forever" cologne, can you imagine how happy he'll be to have a chic New Yorker to call his own?
"Exercising and eating well . . . who could be bothered," Cam knowingly observes. "I'd rather play my way to younger days."
And, yes, it can't be denied. Cam has the healthiest inner-child in town!
The fourth Pullip and Dal Doll Lovers Event (PUDDLE) drew 60 doll lovers from 10 different states and Canada to the Elk Grove Village Holiday Inn in June. This year's theme, cranes, was inspired by the sandhill cranes at the group's charity organization, the Willowbrook Wildlife Center. Six custom dolls and other items donated by sponsors like The Sleeping Elf and Denise's Dolls were raffled off at the event, raising $500 for the center.
The weekend started Friday night with dinner at Mitsuwa Japanese Mall in Arlington Heights, followed by a tea party at the hotel. PUDDLE officially kicked off at 9 a.m. Saturday, starting with an organized buy-sell-trade opportunity, and dozens of fans milled around trading and buying doll wigs, eye chips, bodies, clothing, and more.
Every attendee received a door prize, thanks to generous donations from many sponsors. Distribution of the door prizes was followed by a secret gift swap and lunch break. Afterwards, an informal Q&A-format customizing workshop answered questions for many fans new to the hobby, followed by a display of fully customized and modified dolls entered in the customization contest. Winners of an online photo/art contest which was held and judged before the event were announced along with the customization contest winners. The photo and art entries can be seen at www.puddlestyle.com/photoart.html.
Many fans continued the fun over dinner in the hotel restaurant and in the hotel lobby until the wee hours. Krista Farmer, who traveled from Toronto for the event, said "It was a crazy cool day." Although the event officially ended Saturday night, 11 fans stayed for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Willowbrook Wildlife Center Sunday. — Jane Easterly
For information on PUDDLE 2012, visit www.puddlestyle.com.read moreAttendees at the third annual R. John Wright Convention enjoyed the festivities of several major holidays coupled with outstanding dolls, all rolled into four fun-filled days! R. John and Susan Wright chose "Celebrations!" as the theme for their 2011 event held at the historic Desmond Hotel in Albany, N.Y., which was co-chaired by Loretta Nardone and Lillian Wright.
The convention opened with St. Patrick's Day reception Wednesday evening, where everyone laid claim to being a wee bit Irish while enjoying a scrumptious dessert buffet. The sales room opened immediately after this kick-off event, with conventioneers hoping the "luck of the Irish" would help them find that perfect doll or dolls.
Thursday began early with the Easter Morning Breakfast; those attending this ticketed event didn't have to search for large, beautifully decorated baskets serving as table centerpieces. They were filled with molded felt eggs in pastel colors. At the end of the breakfast, the eggs were distributed and the happy new owners opened them to find "Peep," a 3-inch yellow mohair chick as their event souvenir. His companion, "Posey," was available for sale. After breakfast the special and competitive exhibits opened, along with the helper room. This year's special exhibit, arranged by John and Susan Wright's daughter Emily, was titled "Happy Holidays" and showcased R. John Wright dolls and animal characters and the traditional holidays that inspired them.
That afternoon, attendees boarded buses for the short trip to Bennington, Vt., for a tour of the R. John Wright facility along with other local activities. The Wrights explained the development of their creations from concept through completion before everyone had the opportunity to visit with their employees as they made various doll parts and accessories and shopped in the R. John Wright store. The day culminated with a Fourth of July BBQ followed by fireworks at dusk.
Workshops by dollmaker Gail Wilson and a program by Alan Pate, a leading American expert on Japanese dolls, were offered on Friday, along with several roundtable discussions on various topics. Attendees dressed up for the frightfully fabulous costume parade leading into the Halloween Masquerade luncheon, with prizes awarded in five categories. After lunch, the newest piece from R. John Wright's Wizard of Oz collection, "Wicked Witch of the West," made her debut in front of an enthusiastic audience.
The ticketed Victorian Yuletide Dinner featured traditional table decorations and an enchanting program, "A Victorian Christmas," presented by Nardone. The event souvenir was the 10-inch "Mary Frances," the latest addition to the Victorian Children Collection. Available for purchase was her 7-inch little sister, "Baby Grace."
Saturday morning's activities included another program by Pate and a workshop conducted by Emily Wright. That afternoon, a Valentine's Day High Tea charmed conventioneers with fine teas and delicacies. The newest addition to the Flower Fairies series, "Rose Fairy," was available for purchase. The evening's closing event was a New Year's Eve Gala Celebration. This elegant banquet featured another entertaining program produced and presented by Nardone. When the souvenir dolls were distributed, delighted attendees found the adorable 12½-inch "Celebration Scootles" would be going home with them. As an added bonus, her delightful twin brother was available for purchase.
As the convention ended, attendees were already making plans for next year's "Around the World" event, which will be held at the same location June 20-23, 2012 and will celebrate the magic of children around the globe. There will also be an added treat as the first bear event held at an R. John Wright convention will be incorporated into the excursion to the Wrights' facility in Vermont. For more information, visit www.rjohnwright.com or call (802) 447-7072. — Pat Burnsread more


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DPRK slams S.Korea's dialogue overtures as "cunning ploy"
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Xinhua [1]
April 14, 2013
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday slammed the dialogue overtures by South Korea as a "cunning ploy," Yonhap News Agency reported.
The dialogue offer is "a cunning deploy to conceal their criminal wrongdoings that drove the Kaesong Industrial Complex into crisis, mislead public opinion inside and outside, and hide the policy of confrontation," a spokesman at the DPRK's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said in an interview with the official KCNA news agency.
The spokesman described the dialogue offer as "blushless acts" and "empty shell," denouncing that South Korea has never given any apology for the joint military drills between Seoul and Washington. He also pointed out the words such as "provocation" and "repeated vicious circle" commented by South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae.
President Park said Tuesday that "until when should we repeat this endless vicious circle of (the DPRK's) creating crisis before compromising and aid, and creating crisis again before compromising and aid." Her comments came after the DPRK decided to pull out all its workers from the joint industrial park at the western border town of Kaesong.
Park said in a dinner meeting with ruling party lawmakers on Thursday that Seoul will push for dialogue. On the same day, Unification Minister Ryoo said in a formal statement that the normalization of the Kaesong complex should be made through dialogue, urging Pyongyang to "come to the dialogue table."
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Auror Office | |
Organisation information | |
Leader(s) |
Headquarters |
Level 2, Ministry of Magic, Whitehall, London |
Intentions |
To protect the wizarding world from the Dark Arts and those who practice them |
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Enemies |
- Dean Thomas: "Auror?"
- Ron Weasley: "Dark wizard catcher."
- — Ron Weasley on what an Auror is[src]
An Auror is a member of an elite unit of highly-trained, specialist officers within the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic trained to investigate crimes related to the Dark Arts, and apprehend or detain Dark wizards and witches. This makes them, essentially, the wizarding world equivalent of police officers and military (as they dual serve in both roles).
Auror training is very difficult and intensive, so there are few qualified applicants. According to Minerva McGonagall, no Auror had been taken on for three years prior to 1995, though Nymphadora Tonks stated that she qualified the year before, meaning she was probably one of the last candidates taken on. The head of the Auror Office as of 2007 was Harry Potter.
First Wizarding War
- "Half the cells in Azkaban are filled thanks to him."
- —Charlie Weasley regarding Moody's track record during the First Wizarding War[src]
Second Wizarding War
After the return of Voldemort, Rufus Scrimgeour, hitherto the head of the Auror Office, became Minister for Magic, as the wizarding world placed more trust in him as a war leader than his heavily disgraced predecessor, Cornelius Fudge.
However, the most famous Auror in recent times is Alastor Moody, who came out of his retirement to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts, and was a long time member of the Order of the Phoenix, but ultimately died in battle. Most of the other Aurors have followed Voldemort's regime when he took over the Ministry, due to them being blindly loyal to the Ministry, and Voldemort acting discreetly to prevent potential mutiny. Other Aurors, such as Kingsley Shacklebolt and Nymphadora Tonks, continued to fight against the Death Eaters, which led to Tonks' death, but after the war ended, Shacklebolt became the new Minister for Magic.
After the Battle of Hogwarts
In 1998, after the destruction of Lord Voldemort and the end of the Second Wizarding War, Kingsley Shacklebolt became Minister for Magic and led a massive reform of the Ministry.[1] Harry Potter and Ron Weasley revolutionized the Auror department, the office was reshuffled and corruption was weeded out. Harry Potter became the youngest Auror in history, taken on at the age of seventeen and later in 2007 became the youngest head of the department at age twenty-six.
Auror headquarters are located on Level Two of the Ministry of Magic. It consists of a series of open cubicles, each Auror being given a place to work. Pictures of known Dark wizards, maps, clippings from the Daily Prophet, and various other things line the cubicles.
Becoming an Auror
- "You'd need top grades for that,... They ask for a minimum of five N.E.W.T.s, and nothing under 'Exceeds Expectations' grade, I see. Then you would be required to undergo a stringent series of character and aptitude tests at the Auror office. It's a difficult career path,... they only take the best"
- —Minerva McGonagall[src]
It is very difficult to fulfil the requirements to get into Auror training. Applicants must first have excellent academic credentials before they are accepted into a rigorous training program. To be accepted, one has to have a minimum of five N.E.W.T.s in challenging subjects, highly recommended are; Potions, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Herbology, and Charms, with top grades of either 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations' in the students chosen subjects.
Dolores Umbridge stated in 1996 that the Ministry also looks into the criminal records of the applicants, and those without a clean one will not make it through the cut. It is not known if Herbology is required, though it is possible as Harry continued to take it to the N.E.W.T.-level. It Is also possible that any other subject could be substituted as the five as long as the grade meets the requirements.
The requirements for applicants into becoming Aurors were temporarily relaxed following the end of the Second Wizarding War. With many Aurors destroyed by Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, and the need to restrengthen the Auror Department to combat the remaining Death Eaters, the new Minister for Magic and former Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt permitted any participant in the Battle of Hogwarts to begin Auror training if they were interested, on the grounds that having fought and survived in such a battle and not changing sides against such odds more than satisfied the character and skill requirements. At least some of these recruits, including Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom and Ron Weasley, did not achieve any N.E.W.T.s (they had not attended their final year at Hogwarts).
It is incredibily difficult to fullfill Auror training; if accepted into Auror training, prospective Aurors are required to undergo a stringent series of character and aptitude tests to show they react well under pressure. Applicants are then required to train extensively in advanced magical combat and other elements of practical defence, as well as, presumably, methods of criminal investigation.
Two of the disciplines included are "Concealment and Disguise" and "Stealth and Tracking", while poisons and antidotes essential studies. As mentioned by Tonks in 1995, she stated to Harry that she passed without any difficulties on the transformation test, but nearly failed the stealth tests. Training lasts for three years.
The job
An Auror's job is to hunt down and capture Dark Wizards, once a criminal is captured they are generally handed over to the authorities. It is not uncommon for criminals to resist arrest; some choose to fight to the death rather than let themselves be captured, such as Death Eater Evan Rosier. The Ministry also enlists them to guard high profile targets such as, Harry Potter during the 1996-1997 school term and the British Prime Minister had an Auror bodyguard, posing as his secretary, to protect him against the possibility that Lord Voldemort might take control of him to gain access to various Muggle resources at the highest level.
- Ron: "Well, it'd be cool to be an Auror,"
- Harry: "Yeah, it would,"
- Ron: "But they're, like, the elite,... You've got to be really good."
- — Harry Potter and Ron Weasley discussing future careers[src]
The job is seen as glamourous by some, as there is a great deal of danger involved and it is extremely difficult to join the ranks of the Aurors. Harry Potter became increasingly interested in becoming an Auror as his schooling came to an end, since he has had to fight against Dark Wizards his whole life.
Though Auror training is very taxing, and means an additional three years of studying even after graduation from school, they seem to be very well respected in the wizarding community, and the higher members are potential candidates for Minister for Magic. For example, Rufus Scrimgeour was a leader for the Auror Office, but replaced Fudge after the call of his resignation.
Known Aurors
Heads of the Auror Office
Person | Notes |
Gawain Robards[2] | Formerly the head untill Scrimgeour took over in 1996. |
Rufus Scrimgeour | Retired, became Minister for Magic in 1996, murdered by Lord Voldemort on 1 August, 1997 |
Harry Potter | Auror from 1998 to 2007, promoted to the Head of the Office in 2007, at the young age of 26.[3] |
Person | Notes |
Venusia Crickerly | Became Minister for Magic in 1902 |
John Dawlish | Auror between the wars and during the Second Wizarding War. |
Hesphaestus Gore | Became Minister for Magic in 1752 |
Alice Longbottom | Mentally incapacitated by a group of Death Eaters via the Cruciatus Curse in the final days of the First Wizarding War in 1981 |
Frank Longbottom | |
Ronald Weasley | Retired, works at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. |
Neville Longbottom | Resigned, position to become professor of Herbology at Hogwarts. |
Alastor Moody | Retired murdered by Lord Voldemort in the Battle of the Seven Potters on 27 July, 1997 |
Proudfoot | Auror that was stationed in Hogsmeade along with others during the 1996-1997 school year at Hogwarts. |
Savage | |
Kingsley Shacklebolt | Became Minister for Magic in 1998, presceeding the Battle of Hogwarts. |
Nymphadora Tonks | Murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of Hogwarts on 2 May, 1998. |
Williamson | First Auror to see Lord Voldemort just before he fled the Ministry of Magic in 1996 after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. |
"Auror" may be derived from "aurora", meaning "the dawn", from the Latin word "aurum", meaning "gold", or from the Hebrew word "Arur" (ארור), meaning someone who is cursed.
Most likely, however, it is derived from the Latin word for ear, 'auris' and the related adjective, 'aural'. Since aurors are detectives (among other policing and justicial roles), they are those who listen for and receive information.
Behind the scenes
- Aurors can easily be comparable to elite Muggle national law enforcement officials, intelligence operatives, or military units such as the MI5, MI6, SAS and etc. Some require excellent academic credentials (but not all), have an exhausting selection process to weed out the weak, undergo extensive advance training (sometimes up to a year or two to be operationally ready in the field), and are employed for the most dangerous missions/criminals.
- Harry Potter is the youngest Auror in history as being 17 when taking the job, and also the youngest Head Auror at 26. As he was a normal Auror for nine years and then Head Auror (2007) for ten years, but it is unknown when he will retire.
- Harry's goal to be an Auror is only briefly mentioned by Minerva McGonagall in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, despite the Careers Advice scene being omitted from the previous film.
- In the films, Aurors tend to wear brown trench coats, possibly as a uniform. Kingsley Shacklebolt is the only Auror seen on-duty without one.
See also
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book (Mentioned on a poster included as an extra)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
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'True Tori' had some happier moments on the May 20 episode, but it was far from forgetting about the drama. Keep reading for your recap on the couple's most emotional fight yet!
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are making some progress in their marriage, but True Tori proved that they're far from their fairy tale relationship. Tori is rushed to the hospital and the parents of four get into the most volatile fight we've seen yet.
Tori Is Rushed To The Hospital Without Dean
Tori is rushed to the hospital, due to stomach issues, and Dean stays home to take care of the kids.
Dean sees it as being stuck at home taking care of the kids, and he has trouble juggling all of his parental responsibilities. In all fairness, he seems to be very concerned about Tori's health and really wants to be a good father.
'True Tori': Dean McDermott, If You Cheat Again, Your Marriage Is Done
When Tori comes back from her hospital stay, Dean arranges for the kids to make welcome home posters for their mommy.
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Tori Gets Sentimental & Cries In Bed With Her Kids
When Tori is back from the hospital, she decides to craft with her kids. She scrapbooks with the children, and as they're laying in her bed, she starts to tell them stories about falling in love.
Tori gets overwhelmed with emotions, while telling the kids about falling in love with their dad — she says that she knew she was going to marry Dean right when she first laid eyes on him.
Tory becomes hysterical and cries her eyes out with the kids sitting right beside her. Dean walks in and tells their kids that their mommy is very upset so they need to leave.
And then, all hell breaks loose.
Tory & Dean Scream Their Heads Off At Each Other
After the kids leave, Tori "freaks out" (her own terms) at Dean, resorting back to her memories of him cheating.
"Can you take two f***ing nights back?" Tori yelps at Dean, referring to his cheating nights in Toronto.
At this point, Dean breaks down in tears. "I ruined our fairytale romance," he says. Tori guilt trips him: "I gave you my heart. I went through more pregnancies for you!"
She is literally screaming her face off, at this point, yelling at Dean through her hysteria. Dean repeatedly tells Tori "I am so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry," but she's not buying it. Dean is downright sobbing that he ruined their life. "I don't deserve this beautiful family."
But Tori gives him a little wakeup call, saying that he doesn't deserve it, but he has it. She yells back, "We're all still here!"
At the top of her lungs, Tori shouts "I am sitting here! My heart is ripped out! I have nothing left. If you truly want me back, think of something!"
Dean begs her for forgiveness. "My life without you is nothing…Please just give me a chance…True love doesn't run out."
If you've always wanted to see a grown man cry, you should watch this episode. This crying match is insane.
Their Therapy Session Only Gets Worse
As if the couple needed to follow up that fight with another one, they did.
Tori and Dean went into their therapy session and Tori tries to pry details out of Dean to find out about his affair in Canada — he blames it on the fact that he and Tori didn't have sex the night because he left for Canada so he had resentment toward her. Womp. Womp.
Dean freaks out, exclaiming that he didn't want to talk about his sex life anymore. He storms out of the room. When he comes back, he gives Tori more rude excuses about his affair, but when it comes down to it, Tori admits she's still "wildly attracted" to Dean. The episode ends with her bawling crying in Dean's arms.
HollywoodLifers, what did you think about Tori and Dean's fight? Was it too out of control? Do you feel the couple's pain or are they broadcasting too many personal details on TV? Let us know!
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More Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott News:
- 'True Tori': Dean McDermott, If You Cheat Again, Your Marriage Is Done
- 'True Tori': Tori Rushed To Hospital Without Dean By Her Side — Watch
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Posted at 8:11 PM on May 21, 2014
Real or fake I enjoy watching their "drama" because of the kids. It is my opinion that Tori and Dean both love their children and are very attentive, however, I am amused the Tori lives in this little bubble of how life is suppose to be. There is no fairytale….most of life is painful. You must have bad in your life to appreciate the good in your life. Anyone who buys into the perfect life, will always be devastated. The only thing Tori has to decide is if she will be able to forgive and move past this experience. It sounds as if she still loves Dean, but doesn't want to be a doormat to a cheating husband. I despise Dean telling Tori in therapy that he was suicidal. He is trying to minimize his guilt while getting Tori to feel sorry for him.
Posted at 4:10 PM on May 21, 2014
I think they are very brave in sharing this struggle. If this is scripted then Tori is a better actress than I thought because everything she is feeling is what I went through when My husband cheated. Personally I would dump him but that is me and my choice. I don't really see him trying to change anything. He keeps excusing his behavior. As long as that is the case he will never change.
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Why should kids react to their fake drama? Mommy and daddy said they are acting on TV and for kids to go along. The more I watch the show, the more I believe it's fake. By the way, if Dean would touch me, I will encourage him to see other women and leave me alone. He is a dirty, grungy and there is nothing appealing about him. I can smell his BO
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I think that Tori finally showed some real emotion and was not falling for Deans manipulation anymore. She broke down in front of the kids and they did not even react to it which was unnatural, but I must say that Dean does seem like a caring father who does his best and for the first time he looked well rested and healthy. I too felt uncomfortable knowing that for two weekends she went above and beyond in the sexual activities department with things she had never done before. If compromising your self sexually is what your husband wants, along with all the pregnancies, and then to cheat on you because he did not get any the night before he left I a trip then either divorce him or make peace with it. I would have been concerned with having four kids with an alcoholic, drug addict, and supposed sex addict. They deserve each other.
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I felt very uncomfortable/awkward watching the bedroom scene. It was just so….unpleasant. If she chooses to stay with him, then her decision should be respected, but I personally could not stay in a marriage with someone like that.
It's a shame, because he seems to be a wonderful father.
I wanted to believe that this show was on the up and up but now I feel it is scripted. That episode filmed in their bedroom was totally pathetic. Her constant whining is becoming unbearable. She has the choice many other people have… love him or let him go. I noticed that when she had another crying fit while scrapbooking her children were totally unfazed. Stella asked her why she was crying so matter of factly. The kids didn't even react. After Candy stated the other day that this couple is financially set and that she had bought them a house in Malibu her claims of being strapped for money ring hollow. Candy also stated she would buy Tori and the children a condo in her building if the situation was needed. Also, they have three shows currently between them! Dean was in Canada for one week only, not the two months that the show would lead the viewer to believe. The implication that they have no nannies is ridiculous. I doubt they leave their babies home alone while they are out and about which is frequent. I could have more pity for her if she had not cheated on her husband and along with Dean left a trail of broken hearts behind them. That fact is hardly even addressed. I think they live in a world totally absorbed with themselves. That therapist and her negative friend on the show are there to add to the pity party. I actually felt like a voyeur watching and listening to their redundant arguments. I think they are going to live to regret this REALity show. In the meantime the show must go on.
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The global death toll from snake bites — around 100,000 — could be far less if antivenom were more accessible.
NEW YORK — In most Indian villages there is an "ojha," or a magician who doubles as a medicine man. The ojha can cure snake bites with mantras and by rubbing leaves and homemade pastes on the wound.
In a village called Sameda, in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, people put a lot of faith in these age-old remedies. The only problem is, sometimes they don't work.
"The city hospital is three hours away and people cannot make it before the poison spreads," said Jagram Chauhan, a resident of the village where snake bites are a common occurrence.
The global death toll from snake bites is estimated to be at least 100,000, though there are approximately three times as many amputations performed on people who have been bitten by snakes, according to the World Heath Organization (WHO).
Snakebites are described in several studies as a neglected health threat that claims thousands of lives every year, especially in rural parts of South Asia, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa. More than 5 million people are bitten by snakes annually, and 2.5 million get venom in their system.
In India alone, around 11,000 people die and 84,000 are poisoned by snakes every year. These deaths could be prevented if antivenom is used quickly.
Twenty years ago, Felipa Angeles, an inhabitant of Caraz in the highlands of Peru, said that people would rush on horseback to small clinics in the countryside that had antivenom in stock.
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Angeles grew up scared of rattle snakes that killed not only animals in her village, but also people.
"My family had to sacrifice our horse because it was crying from so much pain [after it was bitten by a snake]," she said. "This is very bad because people depend on animals for their livelihood."
In Africa alone there are an estimated 1 million snake bites annually with about half those bitten needing treatment. WHO says the actual number of bites is likely to be much higher because available figures are based on hospital statistics, while most victims don't make it to the hospital.
"The scale of human suffering remains unknown," said Ann Padilla, a WHO scientist. "This problem continues to be neglected by many countries."
There is no doctor to cure snake bites in the Bhluahi village of Bihar, India. The first thing villagers do is to tightly tie a rope around the area that is bitten to stop the poison from flowing and then make a small incision to drain the venom.
"Some people keep medicines but they are usually hard to find and expensive to buy," said Santosh Kumar, a villager.
There are 3,000 snake species in the world out of which 600 are deadly and 200 are needed for medical purposes. They are found in every continent except Antarctica. Snakes usually attack in self-defense when they feel threatened, startled or provoked.


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Long before local voters resolved to change Dade's name to Miami-Dade County, the national press was viewing South Florida as one big Miami. The result is that Miami -- and by extension all of Dade -- gets the glory, while Fort Lauderdale/Broward seems like a goody-goody older sister, nice enough but overshadowed by her vibrant sibling. But the truth is that while the two regions have very different identities, we happen to share a cuisine, and many Broward chefs working with New World ingredients are just as deserving of praise as their counterparts in Dade.
With that in mind, I was optimistic when the Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott sent me a press release and menu heralding the opening of La Marina, a "New Florida" eatery that would replace the hotel's popular and very good Riverwatch restaurant. Chef Jim Ameen, influenced by his wife's Cuban heritage, was said to be hard at work accenting local seafood with the flavors of the tropics, a combination he'd come to know well at home. Unfortunately, when I visited La Marina, instead of finding a nail to hammer home my point about the virtues of Broward's New World cuisine, I discovered a loose screw.
With its location (the hotel overlooks the Intracoastal) and foreign name, the six-month-old restaurant gives no exterior hint of its culinary identity. In fact, the casual observer might think it's Italian. Inside, the pleasant decor -- leaf-pattern rugs, etched glass, captain's chairs, and wood-paneled, peaked ceilings -- evokes a vaguely nautical mood. Nor did the whitefish dip and the basket filled with sun-dried tomato, sourdough, and herbed dinner rolls have any particular culinary affinity. But the New World claim becomes obvious with a perusal of Ameen's menu. Though steaks, filet mignon, and prime rib are offered -- this is, after all, a hotel restaurant -- most items have a South Florida/Caribbean flair.
A pork burrito proved to be a crisp flour tortilla filled with plantains, a puree of black beans, and shredded pork that had been marinated in the traditional mojo of garlic, oil, and citrus juices. The intriguing hint of garlic was complemented by the starchy sweetness of the plantains, but the burrito's shell had been overbaked, amplifying the dryness of the stuffing. A condiment of mango salsa spiked with diced red bell pepper, minced cilantro, and whole black beans was tasty, but not juicy enough to counteract the splintering burrito.
Shrimp robusto, another appetizer accompanied by the same salsa, yielded disappointingly similar results. A sun-dried tomato tortilla was smeared with mojo-flavored black bean paste and rolled with shrimp, then baked to a too-crisp finish. Melted pepper-jack cheese united the shrimp to the tortilla shell but also overwhelmed the puny shrimp, making it hard to discern any of their flavor.
Individual ingredients didn't matter so much in the Floribbean bean dip; though presented sectioned in a crock, the guacamole, sour cream, and a puree of black beans accented with plantains were clearly meant to be mixed and eaten together. Melted jack cheese wound throughout the sectioned dip, which was tasty in spite of the fact that the guacamole was runny and too tangy, as if the avocado were less than fresh. But while the packaged tortilla chips that surrounded the crock were not the tricolor ones billed on the menu and cheapened the dish to some extent, the kitchen had made an effort to dress them up with a salsa cruda of red onion, tomato, and yellow bell pepper.
In the who-does-it-better category (for those of you who are keeping score), dinner salads are an important point, if merely for the fact that most Broward restaurants offer them with entrees while most Dade restaurants do not. True to Fort Lauderdale form, La Marina provides a "tropical caesar" salad before all main courses. Sadly, the mere presence of a dinner salad doesn't make it worth consuming. Here chunks of melon and mango made the romaine lettuce refreshingly fruity but couldn't do much for a watery dressing that didn't smack of either garlic or anchovy. Shredded Parmesan was rubbery and oddly flavorless, and croutons, though apparently homemade, were soggy from refrigeration.
Seafood dishes named for Caribbean islands dominate the entrees -- hence menu entries such as shellfish linguine "Trinidad" (mussels, shrimp, clams, and scallops served in a tri-pepper tomato sauce) and blackened swordfish "Antigua" (garnished with a Gran Marnier citrus salsa). Jamaica receives two mentions, honey salmon "Kingston" (dressed with a mango and two-mustard puree) and Jamaican banana snapper. For the latter, a large yellowtail fillet had been dipped into a banana-flavored batter, then lightly sauteed and placed atop a combination of rice, black beans, and bits of red bell pepper. The snapper was flaky and sweet, but the coating was limp and too moist, and a so-called mango smoothie sauce was cloying enough to make the dish taste like dessert or breakfast fare. Fortunately a second garnish, spicy red pepper puree, was sufficiently piquant to balance the candied flavor of the fish rather than emphasize it.


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Fort Lauderdale Tourism Director Roots Against Dolphins, Listens to Styx
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CVB President Nicki Grossman took to the stage at the Broward County Convention Center as Styx's "Come Sail Away" played. "That music said 'I'm sailing away' but, in fact, I wouldn't leave this place for anything," Grossman told a cheering lunch audience of several hundred tourism insiders.After the jump, the region's pimp-in-chief carves up everybody's favorite football-playing mammal.
Grossman offered her sincere hope that the Miami Dolphins don't make the Super Bowl as that would stop the flow of out-state fans coming to root for their teams.
Well, Nicki, you'll be glad to know the Fins are 1-3. Try to keep your jubilation to yourself. Oh, and she wasn't quite done binging on schadenfreude.
Grossman confessed to another politically incorrect sentiment: Her pleasure in how the weak American dollar draws foreign visitors.
"We're all good Americans and we love our country, but boy do we love it when the dollar is getting slammed like it's getting slammed now," Grossman said.
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Do you remember when The Buggles were the first video on MTV? Me neither. I wasn't born!
Welcome to the family...Phoenix FD for Maya!
It has been well known that The Chaos Group would be releasing Phoenix FD, their grid based fluid dynamics simulation tool for 3ds Max, for Autodesk Maya.
Maxon Cinema 4D
It has been announced this week that MAXON will be releasing CINEMA 4D R14 in September this year. MAXON have almost 20 years of programming innovation under their belts and CINEMA 4D is one of the best known and most successful 3D motion graphics, painting and rendering software applications around.
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Gregg County, Texas (FOX51) — According to Gregg County Judge, Bill Stoudt, the burn ban for Gregg County has been lifted.
Stoudt tells FOX51, there has been significant rainfall in the area and drought conditions have abated and there is no longer a threat of wildfires in Gregg County.
The Commissioners' Court will meet Thursday to further discuss the condition of the area.


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Metsaliitto Group, one of the largest forest industry groups in the world, has implemented a centralised and automated letters of credit handling system. The system is being provided by GlobalTrade Coporation (GTC), and is called the @GlobalTrade Export LC System.
The product has now gone live across 21 Metsaliitto group business units and their major banks. It is hosted by HypoVereinsbank (HVB) in
The system works by allowing bank's to upload electronic export letters of credit messages to the system, that are automatically allocated to designated business units.
'We have successfully completed phase one of the project enabling our banks, Metsäliitto Group's business units, to collaborate on a global electronic letter-of-credit data base,' comments Kimmo Helle, vice-president, trade finance at Metsä Finance.
"The next step is to standardise the document preparation process leading to a faster and discrepancy-free presentation of documents,' he adds.
Nick Pachnev, GTC's CTO elaborates: "Metsäliitto Group wanted to have complete visibility over all letter-of-credit transactions.
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Markus Wohlgeschaffen, head of global trade finance & services of UniCredit Group, adds: "One key aspect of UniCredit Group's global trade management concept is to provide its customers with trade services holding a genuine surplus value."
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Metsaliitto Group is the eighth largest forest industry group in the world, with sales of €8bn. It has five business areas covering wood supply, wood products, pulp, board and paper, and tissue and cooking paper.


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Even though they're broken up, Rob will always remember the good times he shared with Kristen and the things she though him along the way! HollywoodLife.com spoke to a source who told us the emotional scoop that will have you reaching for your Kleenex!
Robert Pattinson was so in love with Kristen Stewart because she made him feel so special when they were together! But even though he's trying to move on with his life and focus on his music career, HollywoodLife.com can tell you that when Rob thinks back on his almost five-year relationship with K-Stew, he has "no regrets."
Why Robert Pattinson Loved Kristen Stewart So Much
Not only did Rob and Kristen love doing the same things: going to dive bars, low-key nights at home, hanging with their dogs, mexican food, and going to concerts, they respected each other.
HollywoodLife.com spoke to a friend of Rob's who told us that the main thing Rob loved about Kristen was her ability to make him always "believe in himself" and "take risks."
The thing that Rob loved and admired so much about Kristen is her ability to be absolutely herself and not care what others think. She is fearless, and this is what has always captivated Rob. She always encouraged him to be fearless. To follow his own path. To believe in himself. To take risks. To do something every day that scared him.
This is so wonderful for all of us to hear because we loved seeing them together. But our source goes on to say that even though Kristen cheated on him with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, he actually feels responsible for the relationship ending.
"Rob blamed himself for the demise of their relationship," our source says. "But what he has learned is priceless and he is grateful for this. He has no regrets. And yes he has forgiven Kristen, but more importantly he has forgiven himself."
WATCH: Robert Pattinson Spotted At Kristen Stewart's House
– Reporting by Sandra Clarke, Written by Chloe Melas
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- Stephenie Meyer: Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Over 'Twilight'
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Posted at 6:43 AM on August 18, 2013
Misfit Chick
Posted at 11:34 AM on August 17, 2013
Time for Twihards to UNITE no matter what your tabloid-manipulated opinions are. I have a summary at the top of my blog that explains all the cheating scandal and what's been going on, since – INCLUDING why neither Kris nor Rob say anything for their fans. I also debunk the 'staged stunt' and 'fake photo' theories. I've been following these 'robsten' scandals longer than anyone – BEFORE they happened. SIGN the PETITIONS for Hollywood to reform its own Industry of Celebrity Mistreatment. SEARCH: explaintwilightbreakingdawnending on blogspot.
Posted at 3:05 PM on August 16, 2013
I agree with you Dela. Rob is not a nice guy. Rob didn't go to bat for Kristen. He should have beat the crap out of Sanders for being such a dog. OMG Sanders is an old man! He took advantage of Kristen in the worst possible way. He premeditatedly and deliberately used Kristen to get himself noticed…well old man, that didn't work…just ruined a lot of lives and then he backed out with his tail between his legs…didn't even try to repair the damage he brought on Kristen. What a unscrupulous coward! As for Rob, he needs to grow up and stand up for his relationship with Kristen because he will end up like Sanders…an old man with nothing.
Posted at 6:48 AM on August 18, 2013
Misfit Chick
Posted at 10:00 AM on August 16, 2013
It's time for Twilight Fans to UNITE no matter what your tabloid-manipulated opinions are – SEARCH: explaintwilightbreakingdawnending on blogspot. I have a summary at the top that explains all this stuff and what's been going on. I also debunk the 'staged stunt' and 'fake photo' theories. I've been following these 'robsten' scandals longer than anyone – BEFORE they happened. SIGN the PETITIONS for Hollywood to reform its own Industry of Celebrity Mistreatment, and restore the most BASIC Constitutional rights & freedoms to ALL of our favorite Celebs – such as the rights to LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS. They do not deserve to loose these things JUST because we love them!!
Catherine Dove (the misfit chick—she's got that right!) should start by debunking her own idiotic theories—that the "cheating scandal" was way worse than anyone knows but Rob forgave Kristen instantly. Now she's babbling about how they have broken up despite any real evidence to support it other than the tabloids she constantly decrees. Claiming you are an expert about something you are obviously clueless about makes you the last person able to "unite" the fandom. They don't need your drivel to do so.
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Posted at 12:49 AM on August 17, 2013
Excuse me, Twilighter… *I* have your 'staged stunt' & 'fake photo' sh*t debunked on my blog. You have yet to respond to mine in any other way aside from to tell me that I'm wrong. My explanations RUN CIRCLES around your's with LOGIC – which seems to be something you've LOST in your retirement years as a prosecuting attorney. Since WHEN do lawyers dismiss motives about the case and make up their OWN outlandish motives to HELP the criminals – especially if you're a prosecutor?!! I have OFTEN WONDERED if you aren't working for Hollywood – as well as other websites of your ilk. All YOU are doing in HELPING HOLLYWOOD and (yeah, sorry *I* actually CARE about this) HURTING TWILIGHT FANS with your harmful rhetoric.
It's time for Twilight Fans to UNITE no matter what your tabloid-manipulated opinions are. I have a summary at the top of my blog that explains all this stuff and what's been going on – INCLUDING why neither Kris nor Rob say anything for their fans. I also debunk the 'staged stunt' and 'fake photo' theories. I've been following these 'robsten' scandals longer than anyone – BEFORE they happened. SIGN the PETITIONS for Hollywood to reform its own Industry of Celebrity Mistreatment. SEARCH: explaintwilightbreakingdawnending on blogspot.
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@guessed ……You are spot-on, this is a PR story because Robert Pattinson NEEDS Kristen's Fan support for his Dior Promotions which starts more or less in two weeks time, and he needs to look good, he has mistreated her for years, so where has all this LOVE for her emerged from all of a sudden, he knows if he suck up to Kristen again, he can gain some of her fans to support his DIOR CAMPAIGN, like usual he wants to use her again, why doesn't he lean on Katy Perry again
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Posted at 5:40 AM on August 16, 2013
i am so happy Rob has dumped kristen and so happy that soon you sick krisbians will get off his back ..
kristen cheated on him with a married man and Rob should be sorry ! Wow i have no words about how your brain works Rob should have dumped her cheating a** in july . You krisbians are laughing stock or may be you are part of her paid PR team .
Posted at 12:46 AM on August 16, 2013
Rob should have regrets over the way he handled things with Kristen because he has been acting like an immature litle boy not a man! And the media is not helping by portraying Rob as the wronged party! Yes, something happened between Kristen and Rupert but we don't know how far it went. When the photos were published Rob simply walked away; no statement, no trying to handle things with dignity – nada. I think Rob was hurting and wanted Kristen to suffer so he did it deliberately. Rob and Kristen eventually reconciled but Rob's heart wasn't in it because he didn't love Kristen enough to forgive her and Rob's ego can't handle the idea that people were calling him a wimp for getting back together with her. Rob made Kristen jump through hoops to show he could trust her, he wouldn't let her visit while he was shooting in Australia because he needed his space and eventually Rob left again and stole the dogs! Rob had to go to Toronto on business and he could have left the dogs with Kristen who knows the dogs and loves them but instead Rob chose to leave the dogs with friends to hurt Kristen. Of course, it also hurt the dogs who I'm sure miss Kristen but Rob doesn't care! Now Rob is moving to Beverly Hills and I doubt it's to get away from Kristen – it's because Beverly Hills is the right image and there are lots of parties and Rob likes his parties! I feel sorry for Kristen because I think she is the one being real and the media just keeps bashing her and Rob sits back and enjoys it. Rob needs to grow up and man up!
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quote:McCrae Andy and Spencer are coasting. Just can't see any scenario where any of them would even go on the block again until final 4.
quote:IMO she has to get Andy out now. Andy going brings down Amanda/Mccrae's numbers for votes, and leaves her, judd, and aaryn, with Spencer being a toss up
quote:I think it's too late for that. I don't see Amanda McCrae Spencer and Judd voting to keep a competition monster like Aaryn in to get out Andy when he is completely on their side. Aaryn is gone.
quote:Amanda has said she wants Spencer out, so I imagine he will be up there with Elissa next week, unless Aaryn or Judd win HOH
quote:I think Spencer could do well in front of the jury. Better than Judd at least.
quote:Aaryn told Amanda and crew about her deal with Elissa. Aaryn is now back on the Amanda bandwagon. Judd relayed this info to Elissa. Bitch can't keep her mouth shut. She's going home.
quote:....I dunno, all the womenz seemed to be creaming themselves when Judd came back since they all "love" him with the exception of Amanda.
quote:Spencer would be pretty well spoken and if he makes it to final 2 as the last MC member when he had a target for months, that would be hard to top imo.
quote:Elissa's main target is Aaryn. She has spent the last hour trying to convince Gina Marie that Aaryn is the scum of the earth.
quote:That's just about the kind of response I expected.
quote:This season actually has 4 legit female all star candidates (Helen, Elissa, Amanda, Aaryn)
quote:Amanda won Veto.
quote:Well I've made it pretty clear I disagree that she has controlled the house. There were 8 people all working together and everything benefitted all of them until the inevitable split with Helen. She was just the most upfront about it.


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Two arrested for robbing and beating elderly woman
POSTED: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 3:41pm
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UPDATED: Friday, April 13, 2012 - 8:54am
LIMESTONE COUNTY -- Two people behind bars in Limestone County charged with beating and robbing an elderly woman.
Police tell Fox 44 28-year-old Lindsey Wells of Groesbeck and 41-year-old Jimmie Gamble, Jr. of Mexia forced their way into the home of a 77-year-old woman Monday morning off Highway 14, South of Groesbeck, duct taped her then beat her.
Police said Wells may have been living with the elderly woman but had recently been asked to leave.
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Beaches on Oahu
Concierge.com's insider take:
The most famous beach on Oahu (and possibly in the world), Honolulu's Waikiki Beach lives up to the hype. Though the sections in front of major hotels can get crowded, the scene—a mix of local bathing beauties, Japanese surfers, and pink-roasted visitors—is endlessly entertaining. The surf breaks are far from shore, so there's plenty of gentle water for swimming. And the options for pre- and post-beach drinks, dining, and shopping are numerous. Also in Honolulu, Ala Moana Beach Park's wide stretch of sand, protected swimming area, and ample parking draw families with young children and coolers.
Body-boarders dominate at Sandy Beach, on Oahu's southeastern coast (locals call it "Sandys"), where the pounding shore break makes for gnarly rides. Beginners or casual boogie-boarders should definitely find another spot; reportedly, more injuries occur here than at Pipeline. The beach and adjacent lawn are plenty spacious enough for spectators, though (as well as the occasional landing hang glider). Bring a beach umbrella: There's almost no shade here.
Idyllic, half-mile-long Lanikai Beach, in Kailua, fronts a suburb of multimillion-dollar homes on the shore. Though it's the island's prettiest beach, you'll have to park on the road and walk between the houses to get to it. This is completely kosher—all beaches are public in Hawaii—but there are no facilities of any kind.
The North Shore's Sunset Beach, clearly visible from Kamehameha Highway, has a split personality. Between May and September, it's a family-friendly sunning and swimming beach with a bit of rough shore break; but in October/November and March/April, it morphs into a premier surf spot with killer waves. During these hairy periods, the surf has been known to sweep unattended towels, beach bags, and even beach-walking tourists out to sea.
At the very end of the road on Oahu's west coast, legendary Yokohama Bay is well worth the drive. Its remoteness keeps the crowds away; the only people you'll likely see here are west-side locals. These residents get a bit of a bad rap for being unfriendly, but if you're respectful you won't have any problems with them. Do, however, keep an eye out for strong currents and undertow when you're swimming or boarding.


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The third part of our series on Kirana gharana, in which
we examine the role played by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi in his
gharana, as well as in the world of Hindustani music at large.
KIRANA, a vast gharana, has had so many musicians in the last one and a half century or so, that it goes to the credit of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi for having left behind one of the strongest stamps of his personality in the name of his school of singing. But this is where the dialectic beginshe left behind a personalized style more than a gharana style, moulding the tenets of gayaki or style to his own needs as a performer, as a result of which he startedinadvertently, of course-- an era that undermined the gharana system itself --for the first time in its two and a half centuries of brilliant history. For, with it, his style has shown the door to the passionate old sense of gharana-consciousness in the new generation of musicians.
Panditji inherited and worked on the style of his guru, Pandit Sawai Gandharva, disciple of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan Saheb, who himself came from a Marathi Natya Sangeet background. His style was a 'madhya laya drut', which means to say that it veered towards the fast tempo in the so-called madhya laya or middle-tempo singing. This is very important, because these are the only musical roots of the Bhimsen style. And yet, with the changing face and form of the khayal in his own timesUstad Amir Khan Saheb of the Indore gharana had sung such a new and brilliant gayaki just before him-- the challenge before Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was to further evolve the gayaki of his guru and grand-guru from the old madhya laya format.
How did this middle-tempo style turn into a vilambit or slow as well as a drut or fast style? The answer is simple. There was heavy borrowing from Ustad Amir Khan Saheb-- in the vilambit singing, to begin with. Being a simple man, Bhimsenji unabashedly acknowledged this, and sang a host of compositions made popular by Ustad Amir Khan, as well. In interview after interview he would say that you must take and sing whatever you liked from whoever you liked, and that he saw no compulsion for restrictions in the matter of gharanas at all.
As his style developed, his Maratha physique, reflected also in the particular musculature of his voice, also projected a highly dramatic way of singing. As he sang, his body language, too, became excessively dramatic; he would locate his swaras in the air, grab them, and throw them back into the air, much to the amusement of the listeners, who 'saw' or could 'visualize' the music as it was being sung as well.More on asiamagazines dot org