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Sarees continue to rule the fashion circuit even stepping into 2011. One of the most popular choices with women not only in India, but the world over, this beautiful garment continues to be a strong contender whether it is for a special occasion or for casual wear. Though it is traditional attire, sarees are now worn by women of all age groups both in conventional and contemporary styles.
Spring Styles Lindsey Thornburg Dives, best known for her Navajo-like cloaks. They're the only really stylish way to snuggle up in a blanket while walking around a city and look both fashionable and put together, but it's no wonder it took her a little bit longer to develop her first spring collection.
When she finally did—and it's beautiful—Thornburg set out for Palm Springs with her "creative counterpart" Olivia Malone for two shoots: the lookbook, and a behind the scenes look a the look book. Luckily, the monsoon that hit their location (the heaviest in 21 years) worked in their favor. "Having to work with the elements and create a spring editorial in a downpour made for the most beautifully dark images," said Thornburg via www.elle.com
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Designer was design its swimsuits for this summer 2011 but that only 10 is the hottest one and there is the 2011 summer hottest swimsuits. The summer at this 2011 was very impressive hot which designed by more than one designer on the world. Take an example from Christian Audigier, who launched a line of swimwear with his record label Ed Hardy last year, showed his tiger tattoo prints and signature, along with tie dye in a lot of bikinis. Its not about how they design this 2011 summer hottest swimsuits. Take off all the casual style and enjoy at beach with this 2011 summer hottest swimsuits at your favorite beach.
You might not have noticed many fashion trends in childrenís wear but they are there and as much for boys as they are girls. We went along to some of the hottest labels runway shows for their kidsí collections and were blown away by the attention to detail and styling put into clothing for our little ones.
The boy's fashion shows were incredibly successful and you will pleased to know there is something for everyone in the style stakes.
Not all little boys want to play in the mud, some of them have style from a young age and this was seen in many shows. Alongside causal ërough and tumbleí clothes there were sixties skinny jeans, long wool coats and plenty of colour. We are huge fans of the tailored clothes and you will be surprised by how many young men are seen swapping t-shirts for collared shirts and ties and suit jackets this year.
Anything retro will also go this year; drainpipe trousers, snappy tailoring and leather jackets are all whatís hot in young fashion. On the casual side of things, jumpers and jogging bottoms will see blocks of colour for a far funkier edge.
If your boy is a little older, you might find their inner fashionista is far more developed. Get to the root of what he wants by taking a look at what this yearís runway shows have to offer. Hip-hop and athletic gear are all popular choices but fashion can be hugely influenced by interests in sports, music or the arts. Donít embarrass your young man by attempting to dress him like you did ten years ago!
Boys fashion can be very similar to menís trends of the year. A little denim shirt or denim jacket will be bang on trend.
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By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
6/26/2012 (2 years ago)
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The nation of Turkey has declared that Syria shot down its military aircraft in international airspace. Turkey also said it would be consulting with its NATO allies on a reaction. Search teams have since located the wreckage in Syrian waters at a depth of 1,300 meters. Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says that search-and-rescue teams were still searching for the two missing pilots.
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Keywords: Turkey, fighter jet, . Syria, downed plane, NATO, Hillary Clinton
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Davutoglu said the search operations were in co-ordination with the Syrians, but could not be described as a "joint" operation.
The plane had been clearly marked as Turkish and Davutoglu said he did not agree with Syria's earlier statement it had not known the plane belonged to Ankara.
The F4 fighter plane "was hit when it was a distance of 13 miles from the Syrian coast." The plane entered Syrian airspace on Friday, but quickly left when warned, Davutoglu said.
The jet was on a training mission, and "not involved in any operation against Syria." It was reportedly testing Turkey's own radar and defense systems.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Syria on Sunday for the "brazen and unacceptable" shooting down of a Turkish fighter jet; she will be working with Ankara on a suitable response.
"It is yet another reflection of the Syrian authorities' callous disregard for international norms, human life, and peace and security," Clinton said in a written statement.
Envoys from NATO member states will meet in Brussels on this week after Turkey requested consultations over the downing of its military jet by Syria. "Turkey has requested consultations under Article 4 of NATO's founding Washington Treaty. Under Article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of any of them, their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened," NATO official Oana Lungescu said.
"The NAC (North Atlantic Council) will meet on Tuesday at Turkey's request. We expect Turkey to make a presentation on the recent incident."
The incident is regrettable as Turkey was one of the few nations with close ties with Syria before the uprising.
Turkey has previously floated the possibility of setting up some kind of safe haven or humanitarian corridor inside Syria since the recent uprisings. Such as corridor would entail military intervention, but Turkey insists that it would undertake no such action without U.N. Security Council approval.
Davutoglu had briefed world powers about the downing of its plane this past weekend even as a joint search for the missing airmen continued.
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You just unwrapped raw chicken, or flushed a urinal at the ballpark. Now what? If you're like most people, you're about to utterly fail at the simple art of hand-washing, finds a new survey.
Roughly 30 percent of Americans occasionally skip washing their hands after visiting public restrooms, according to a survey conducted by Bradley Corporation, a company that manufactures bathroom furnishings. Moreover, about 60 percent of people admitted to just rinsing their hands with water, which does absolutely nothing to safeguard against germs.
As if that weren't troubling enough, more than half of all Americans who do wash their hands spend as little as 5 seconds at the sink, the survey finds. Why is that a problem? If you're not scrubbing your hands for a full 20 seconds, you're leaving behind harmful germs and viruses, finds the Centers for Disease Control.
Roughly 80 percent of infections are transported by touch, according to the Mayo Clinic. But if you stick to the CDC's guidelines, you'll reduce your risk of developing a respiratory illness or a stomach bug by 45 to 50 percent, says the World Health Organization.
OK, you get the point. Now follow these tips to shield yourself (and everyone else) from harmful germs. (For more ways to protect against invisible killers, avoid these 5 Indoor Air Dangers.)
1. Get Wet It doesn't matter if the water is hot or cold, but you'll need enough to work up a soapy lather, per the CDC.
2. Skip the Antibacterial Soap Most illnesses are caused by germs and viruses, not bacteria, explains Stuart Levy, M.D., a microbiologist at Tufts University. That means antibacterial soap isn't any better for hand-washing than regular soap, he adds. In fact, Levy's research teams have found that antibacterial soap may actually break down your body's natural defenses against some cancer-causing agents.
3. Sing "Happy Birthday" Two laps through the simple tune equates to roughly 20 seconds. Be sure to rub between your fingers, on the backs of your hands, and under your fingernails, the CDC advises.
4. Don't Mess up the Finish Dry your hands with a clean towel or air dryer, otherwise you just wasted 20 seconds of your life. Wet hands transfer pathogens much more readily than dry hands, the CDC says.
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- New photos by SOIL Haiti about reuse of excreta-based compost - by: muench March 26, 2015Dear all, Leah Nevada Page from SOIL Haiti has kindly uploaded some of their beautiful reuse photos to the SuSanA flickr photo database. I had noticed them in their tweets and had suggested to her to also upload them to flickr to make them more easily found by people looking on the internet for photos. Leah has kindly uploaded some photos now and you can see […]
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Getting hygiene messages with your tea
While on a mission in Bangladesh I visited a tea stall where I saw a lot of men getting their daily cup of tea. Tea stalls are a common phenomenon in Bangladesh, it is a place where people gather not just for tea, but to hang out and talk freely about whatever is important to them. Male field workers in the BRAC WASH programme have started visiting these stalls to discuss sanitation and hygiene practices.
Bangladesh: hygiene promotion for men, WaterAid pictures
Forum theatres are one of WaterAid's new approaches of improving hygiene in Bangladesh by focusing on men. See below photos of a pilot show in Jogdol bazaar, Magura in west Bangladesh.
Hygiene promotion for men is also being addressed in an EU-funded rehabilitation project in Nepal being carried out by NGO Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH), with support from the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Read more in IRC's Source Bulletin.
Using theatre to promote men's hygiene in Nepal
Local health workers in Nepal are performing in village plays to promote men's hygiene.
It's an innovative way of getting the hygiene message across to the target audience – men. Targeting men is not easy because, in many districts, men go to India for six months at a time for work.
Read more: IRC, 19 June 2009
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Our show follows a very traditional set up called a 'cuadro'. Each show includes a guitarist, a singer and at least 2 dancers. It is the perfect combination for creating a great show. For an even bigger show, more dancers, singers and guitarists can be added, but that's up to you!
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- Typical Gig: 30 - 60 minutes
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Flamenco is one of the most expressive and exciting art forms to watch. The emotional singing, the sensual dancers, the melodic guitar playing, the rhythmic hand-clapping & footwork all come together to make for a dramatic and fun experience - the audience may even be invited to try it with us! Our clients can relax knowing their guests will have a spectacular time.
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We will be bringing a wood floor as our stage & a sound system to amplify our singer & guitarist. We need you to provide us with ample & level space for our stage and an easily accesable power outlet. If you'd like our performance to be a surprise, you may want to consider preparing a room for us to wait in. We would also need to schedule a time that works for you when we could set up & break down our stage and sound system.
Naranjita Flamenco consists of dancers Richard Chavez, Marcela Aguayo, Lisa Smith, Emily Burgos and Justine Grover. To create the live flamenco experience we always bring a guitarist and singer to perform with us. We are a dedicated group as many of us are full time flamenco professionals and flamenco teachers. Individually we bring our unique style to each performance to create a one-of-a-kind show every time.
You can expect to see castanets in every show. We may also include dances with shawls, fans & canes. We have both group dances as well as solos. Our shows typically range from 30 minutes to a full hour. The dancers will always be fully dressed in the most beautiful traditional flamenco outfits.
Flamenco shows require special floors that allow the percussive footwork to be heard - these floors also protects the clients floors from being damaged - so we bring our own.
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Bat For Lashes has revealed that she wants to scoop the Barclaycard Mercury Prize this year so she can get her own studio.
"If I did win, it would be great because I'd make my own studio and it would mean that I had more freedom creatively to do more production and work in my own time, which is my idea of heaven really," said the singer, whose real name is Natasha Khan.
"So that's what I would spend the money on and if I did win, it would be really nice after being nominated last year."
But the indie singer-songwriter, who lost the coveted award to the Klaxons in 2007, doesn't fancy her chances - she's up against Kasabian, La Roux and Florence And The Machine.
"I've got absolutely no idea, I don't feel that confident but I feel confident in my album," she admitted.
"I've been nominated and that's good enough for me really, but I have absolutely no idea where they're gonna go. Last time, I thought it was going to be Amy Winehouse, I was sure of it and then it was the Klaxons.
"I was a bit shocked so it seemed a bit of a strange one to me, and I love the Klaxons sweethearts obviously, but so I don't really know where they're gonna go. There's so much diverse music, this year's a strong list."
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Holland FC ease into semi-finals
HOLLAND FC have cruised into the Border League Knockout Cup semi-finals.
HOLLAND FC have cruised into the Border League Knockout Cup semi-finals.
HOLLAND-on-Sea Bowls Club are holding an open day on April 25, starting at 10am.
FRINTON'S golfers have made progress in the Mail on Sunday competition.
Clacton and District Indoor Bowls Club played a friendly against Happy Valley and won 126-80.
CLACTON'S Eastern Winter League title challenge suffered a blow after losing 11-10 against Colchester.
FC CLACTON gave their chances of avoiding relegation a huge boost today after winning 3-2 at home to Mildenhall.
TENDRING Volleyball Club are gearing up for their last home games of the season.
AFTER a warm spell at the beginning of last week, it came as a shock when temperatures dropped and a cold easterly wind hit our coastline.
CLACTON and District Indoor Bowls Club's ladies have celebrated more gala success.
THE Clacton Men's League held their annual youth competition.
PHILIP Goode won on countback in the monthly Havers Course stableford competition at Frinton Golf Club.
THE Millers Barn Golf Park CHAPS Society's Order of Merit has been decided and the winner was Dennis Bruce, with 61 points.
THE 100th Colchester Parkrun was held on Saturday and featured no fewer than 21 Great Bentley runners.
HEYBRIDGE Swifts took the bragging rights in their Dengie derby match with Burnham Ramblers.
YOUNGSTERS impressed at a "Hi 5" tournament organised by the Coastal Storms Netball Academy.
KALON Harms has been ruled out of FC Clacton's home double-header against Hadleigh United and Stanway Rovers.
BRIGHTLINGSEA Sailing Club have been crowned as the Royal Yachting Association's 2015 Club of the Year.
WALTON Indoor Bowls Club's men have made history by reaching a county final for the first time.
IT was a big week for Nomads Tigers, in division two of the Clacton and District League, with the relegation-threatened side chalking up their first victories of the 2014/15 campaign.
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WALTON Indoor Bowls Club had mixed fortunes in their latest two matches.
MALDON and Tiptree secured a valuable point against promotion-chasing Thurrock.
RYAN Lowton scored his first goal for FC Clacton – then announced he was leaving the club and moving back home to Devon.
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STANWAY ROVERS netted twice in the last ten minutes to beat neighbours FC CLACTON 3-1 tonight.
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HOLLAND Shore Amateur Boxing Club's Oliver Dragisic celebrated an eye-catching win at a Five Star ABC show in Harold Hill.
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Obituary: Kenneth Petrucci, Formerly of Arlington w/Photo
Beloved son of Anthony and Eva Petrucci. Loving brother of Jeanette McInerney and her husband Timothy of Berlin, Leonard of Arlington and Wayne and his wife Janice of Lynnfield. Comment?
Brittany Haas and Nic Gareiss Concert Benefits Schwamb Mill w/Photo
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... North High School. His Belmont location is a short distance from the town's high school (3/10 of a mile) and Arlington is close to that town's school (2/10 of a mile). "It goes back to when I was a kid. Growing up in Clayton, Mo., I'd get a candy ... Comment?
Obituary: Henry Sheehan, of Arlington w/Photo
Beloved husband of the late Joan . Loving father of William of New Hampshire, Rose Lauria of South Carolina, Allyne Perry of Arlington and the late Gertrude Teas. Comment?
AT&T tackles LTE-Broadcast at college football championship w/Photo
... multiple devices simultaneously. While the Oregon Ducks got crushed by the Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium at Arlington, Ma Bell used its hometown advantage to run a limited trial of the new technology. AT&T and partner MobiTV broadcast two ESPN ... Comment?
QuantumCase Announces Aggressive Product Launch Sale
Arlington, MA -- QuantumCase , a new brand that focuses on protective solutions and cases for mobile devices, announced today that they are slashing prices on their newest product. Just days after the announcement that they will be offering their newest iPhone 6 Plus Case on Amazon.com , the company has said that they plan to cut prices by over 35% for a limited time. Comment?
QuantumCase Announces Amazon Debut
Arlington, MA -- QuantumCase , the newest mobile phone protection brand on the market, announced today that their new mobile case for the iPhone 6 Plus will now be available on Amazon . The announcement comes only a few short days after the unveiling of the product, and marks the first major step toward the brand gaining steady social awareness. Comment?
Arlington Man Charged with Disturbing the Peace After Davis Square Incident w/Photo
A 27-year-old Arlington man was arrested at about 10:40 p.m. Saturday after allegedly punching a bouncer at the Foundry on Elm in Somerville's Davis Square and then creating a scene. Comment?
Obituary: Roselyn Proulx, Formerly of Arlington w/Photo
... great grandchildren. Funeral from the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut St., Route 60 (adjacent to St. Agnes Church), ARLINGTON, on Wednesday at 9 a.m., followed by her funeral Mass in St. Agnes Church at 10 a.m. Burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, ... Comment?
Finding The Pieces To Form A New Nation
... capital. What names are these? Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Steve Baggish of Arlington, Mass. Think of a U.S. city whose name has nine letters. Remove three letters from the start of the name and three letters ... Comment?
Finnish schools are on the move-and America's need to catch up
Before I started teaching at a Finnish public school, I taught first graders in Arlington, Massachusetts. And I had a sharp-eyed mentor teacher named Joanna. Comment?
Obituary: Sheila Griffin, Formerly of Arlington w/Photo
Beloved daughter of the late Edward F. and Anna L. Griffin. Dear sister of Lucille Hunter and her husband Robert of Arlington and Edward F. Griffin and his late wife Noreen of Westford. Comment?
Obituary: Frances Hall, of Arlington w/Photo
Beloved wife of the late Harold G. Hall. Loving mother of Carole Hall-Herborg and her late husband Louis of Arlington. Comment?
My Son the Waiter Extends Through 4/5 at Triad Theatre w/Photo
... in 2012. Prior to New York, Zimmerman toured "My Son the Waiter" this past summer in such cities as San Diego; Arlington, MA; Coral Springs, FL; Phoenix; Owings Mills, MD, and Thousand Oaks, CA. But throughout the tour, Zimmerman made no secret of ... Comment?
College Football Championship Preview: Ohio State Battles Oregon w/Photo
... AND INFORMATION Contact [...] The final chapter of a new era in college football will be written Monday night in Arlington, Texas. The first year of the College Football Playoff will come to a close with Pac-12 champion Oregon squaring off against ... Comment?
Not Your Typical Top 20 w/Photo
Arlington is chock full of things to experience. But if you had to boil them down to just a few, what would you do? We live and breathe Arlington and the surrounding area , so we put our heads together and compiled a list for you - from what to do, where to go what to see and when to do it. Comment?
QuantumCase Launches Their First IPhone Case
Arlington, MA -- QuantumCase , a brand that specializes in creating products geared towards protecting smartphones and other mobile devices, announced the launch of their first case for the newest iPhone shortly after the new year. The case, which is specifically designed to fit the iPhone 6 Plus, has a many features, and hopes to compete with other large brands already in the smartphone accessory market. Comment?
Obituary: Joseph Cauley, Longtime City of Somerville Employee, Veteran w/Photo
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Burlington Police Assist Undercover Operation which Netted 6 Drug Arrests w/Photo
... with conspiracy to violate a drug law and attempt to commit a crime. Daniel E. Palmieri, 32, of 9 Philemon St., Arlington, was charged with conspiracy to violate a drug law, attempt to commit a crime and possession of a Class A drug (heroin). Jane ... Comment?
Popular Arlington Center Business Moving to East Arlington
A sign went up Wednesday in what will be the store's new storefront at 218 Mass. Ave., the former Wings Over Arlington space, and owner Barbara Popolow, an East Arlington resident, confirmed the move Thursday. Comment?
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Posted by wonky
on 29 March 2015 - 05:44 PM
Posted by wonky
on 26 March 2015 - 08:42 AM
Exactly as they haven't played together !!! Jesus some people !!
Let's bring tierney .. Manfredi .. The young prop up ... Who else... ?
Move jack Murphy from 1 to 3 ... To accommodate tierney ... Drop ritson after playing 2 difficult games... Moves Elliot miller further down from getting game time... Who we dropping out the forwards ? Latu maybe ? Coward close to fitness ? No he will have to wait another week and do some shuttle runs to get fit ...
That will be right as rain then ... Team to beat bradford right there
Posted by wonky
on 25 March 2015 - 09:13 PM
and to add a little to my last point I actually think Dewsbury played far better than Sheffield over the 80 mins and that is the game we probs should have won on the account of the opponents performance .
Posted by wonky
on 22 March 2015 - 04:49 PM
Posted by wonky
on 17 March 2015 - 01:42 PM
Was told Callum could've played tonight at a push, no idea how true that is though.
Regarding Latu, the lads flew with his family from the other side of the world so he's already shown a big commitment before he's played. I agree with Wonky and the only way to get his fitness up is to play him. He's obviously the type of player who needs to constantly work at it and is not naturally fit.
I'm expecting us to edge a tight game, and it will be nice to see us with no duel reg.
Posted by wonky
on 16 March 2015 - 10:34 PM
Dunno how we coped without DR a few years back
Posted by wonky
on 16 March 2015 - 01:07 PM
Posted by wonky
on 14 March 2015 - 01:08 PM
Josh Charnley strained ankle last night ... Having a scan but doubtful for at least next week
Posted by wonky
on 13 March 2015 - 08:02 PM
Mossop ?
Posted by wonky
on 13 March 2015 - 07:39 PM
Posted by wonky
on 13 March 2015 - 12:09 PM
agreed wonky but also them little grubbers they score off will stick on a heavy pitch and towns fullback needs to be on his game on sunday
Posted by wonky
on 12 March 2015 - 10:32 PM
Still won't create much at home .... Do you see many halves create much with ball in hand on our field ?
Posted by wonky
on 12 March 2015 - 10:21 PM
which is quite puzzling how weve gone 70 yrs fielding teams without DR ? But I'm not all against it it needs a proper overhaul and set in stone rules .
Posted by wonky
on 11 March 2015 - 09:54 PM
Posted by wonky
on 05 March 2015 - 09:36 PM
Why do you call him Rocky Hampshire?
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Check out this video walk through of Richard Serra " Junction / Cycle" at Gagosian Gallery by Steven Speliotis
I consider space to be a material. The articulation of space has come to take precedence over other concerns. I attempt to use sculptural form to make space distinct.
– Richard Serra
Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present Junction (2011) and Cycle (2010), two new sculptures by Richard Serra. Serra has pushed the unique sculptural syntax that he developed over the last fifteen years to arrive at entirely new forms in two of his most complex and challenging works to date.
Born in 1938, Richard Serra is one of the most significant artists of his generation. His groundbreaking bodies of work in both sculpture and drawing have been celebrated with major retrospectives at The Museum of Modern Art ("Richard Serra Sculpture Forty Years," 2007 and "Richard Serra/Sculpture," 1986) and the current "Richard Serra Drawings: A Retrospective" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which will travel this year to SFMOMA and the Menil Collection in Houston. He has produced large-scale, site-specific sculptures for architectural, urban and landscape settings spanning the globe, from Iceland to New Zealand. In addition to his 2008 MONUMENTA installation Promenade at the Grand Palais in Paris, Serra conceived The Matter of Time, an eight-part permanent installation at the Guggenheim Bilbao in 2005.
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Ikea Malm 6 chest of drawers for sale. There is 2 scratches on the drawers from when we moved home. They are shown in the pictures. It is 163 x 48 x 77.4 cm
I have 3 large sliding doors which i am needing rid of so i can start re-decorating. They are 92 x 38.5 x 1.25 inches. 1 of the doors has a crack at the top. To be honest i would take anything for them all.
Brand new, never been used white and black gloss double wardrobe with drawers and shelving. Bought in December cost £149.99 argos. Looking for £60 or nearest offer. Could deliver if needed for £5.
Triple wardrobe with two side cabinets. Mirror section in middle with double wardrobe on either side. Mirror smashed while dismantling but easy enough to replace. Collection only from ferniehill
Ikea Malm chest of drawers. 3 deep drawers. They are quite sturdy but need a fresh coat of paint as looking tatty. They were originally primed and painted white with Annie Sloan. They have plain lazy painted on the front.
IKEA CD storage unit (BENNO) I have 3 units available £5 each. Two are cherry colour and one is beech 170mm x 170mm x 1175mm
Large wardrobe, in good condition. The only thing wrong is one of the drawers have sagged but it still holds a lot of items! selling due to moving house and there is no space for it. Collection is required.
Item in lovely condition. The wardrobe is currently assembled but can be taken apart for easier collection. Buyer to uplift
Pine & pink (2 shades) bedroom set Wardrobe/tallboy with 1x deep drawer Chest with 2 x deep drawers & 2 shelfs with storage basket, top also fits changing mat so can be used as changing unit Side table/ bedside unit All paints & waxes are child f
Ikea white storage unit with pink boxes theses where purchased start of jan due to room change we don't have the space any question please ask Collection Cowdenbeath £10
H-203cm,W-161cm,D-56cm Pine double wardrobe ,Excellent condition , splits into two for removal .Buyer uplifts
Ikea Kallax shelving unit in dark brown, complete with 6 cupboards, 2 drawer sets and 6 fabric organiser inserts. Drawers and cupboards are only 3 months old. Was over £230 new.
Purchased recentley but now unable to take delivery £120 ono for quick sale
6 door wardrobe with mirrors in middle. 2 doors on each side contain a shelf and rail. 2 doors in the middle contain shelving with 2 drawers underneath. Drawers are a bit wonky. Collection only - will need dismantled to move
IKEA wardrobe with hanging area, shoes rack and shelves. Collection South Queensferry
IKEA wardrobe. 260cm tall, great storgage space it has two wire drawers, a trouser rail and a clothes rail. Collection South Queesferry.
White IKEA wardrobe. 6 months old. Barely been used in a guest room. Excellent condition. Collection only.
Solid pine wardrobe - has been painted white on the outside and doors. 'Shabby chic'/distressed paint finish - you may wish to touch up - see photos. H 194cm; W 100cm; D 59cm Buyer to collect Also selling various bundles of hangers - £1 per bun
Selling old wardrobe to make room for new one in kids room, has been in kids room so a couple of faint scribbles on doors old wardrobe so few scuffs also. Pick up only £10 ono
Made by the Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society, this old mahogany wardrobe has a built in mirror and some lovely detailing. 1 leg is slightly shorter but absolutely fine with some newspaper under it, or could be fixed cheaply. Open to reas
Ikea hanging storage in Gray can be hang inside wardrobe very handy for keeping things tidy


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"R"s are the hardest letters to draw, and the word "mirror" has three of them. That makes it my least favorite word so far.
When Remy comes (Remy starts with "R," but it's not so bad because there's only one of them, even though the sign for his door, "Remy 's Room," has two), it will be good to have everything labeled, because it will teach him English faster than if he just had to memorize everything. Mom said so. She said it's very important for me to write names for all the things he'll have to use and touch, and that includes: the different kinds of silverware in the drawer, though not the individual pieces, all the furniture, and the appliances in the kitchen, which is hard because they have so many parts. For example, "sink" is easy, but it includes "faucet" and "knobs" and "drain" and, when it's on, "water." You can't do the water because it's impossible, but you can't do the knobs either, because the labels would be too small to read, and they would get wet and fall off. The stove is also hard, because you can label "stove," and "oven," and "controls," but if you label the burners, the labels will catch on fire and you'll burn the house down. Also, you can't label "fire."
Peter burned our last house down. He did it by accident, so you shouldn't be mad, even if Sparky the turtle got killed and all the best books were burned up and the copies from the library have sticky covers and smell like old people. If something happens by accident, you're not supposed to get mad, and you always have to do forgiving afterwards. Even if you got hurt, like the time Peter accidentally pushed me down the stairs and my arm broke in two places. He drew a skull and crossbones on the cast and said "sorry," so I forgave him.
Sometimes I get mad, though. Like when I'm in the bathroom brushing my teeth before bed, and the mirror shows me something in the hallway that looks like Peter. That makes me mad. One time I threw my baseball at the mirror and smashed it to pieces, because it was lying, and Peter wasn't in the hallway because he's never even been to this house. Mom ran upstairs and hollered at me, and then she hugged me too hard and said I don't really hate the mirror, I'm just sad inside. But I know what sad is and I know what hate is, and when I draw the label for the bathroom mirror, I'm going to make it as ugly as I can.
Then maybe when he learns English, Remy will ask me why the label is so ugly, and I can tell him about my big brother Peter who doesn't live with us anymore because they sent him away to a big house with other parents and different rules. And I can tell him how even Dad cried when Peter left, and how Mom and Dad were really angry about the house and didn't do forgiving, even though it was an accident and you're not supposed to stay mad, and how I hope I never make an accident that bad, because then I won't be allowed to live here either, and it will just be Mom and Dad and Remy, and he's not even their real kid.
Remy's car comes at three o'clock. His skin when he gets out is brown like a dark tan or the top of an acorn, and he doesn't wave hello. He doesn't have a baseball cap, and he isn't wearing sneakers, and he looks scared. Mom and Dad put on their extra-nice voices and carry his bags for him, and the first thing his fingers touch is the label that says "light switch."
Mom says that Remy used to live in France, and his parents died in a crash, and he's family even though he doesn't look like us. Maybe in France people don't like to wave hello. Remy's eyes get wet when he sees his new room, and when Mom and Dad go downstairs he goes into the closet and closes the door and doesn't come out. There are labels in there for "hangers" and "rod" and "door" and "floor," but there's no light, so I guess he can't see them.
I'm a good speller and I made sure all the labels were right, so Remy can learn faster, and so soon he can play with me and trade comic books like a real brother. But I'm not going to show him one thing, which is my secret. It's a box under my bed labeled "Kitchen Matches" that rattles if you shake it, but instead of matches inside, there's animal teeth. They're all different sizes and shapes with bumps and sharp edges. I didn't mean to keep them. I just wanted to touch them. I was going to put them back after school but the house burned down and Peter went away. I didn't mess them up and I didn't show anybody and it was just an accident. So if I see him again, and I say "sorry," Peter will have to forgive me.
Then he'll be my brother again.
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Hot wind blew through the dining room window at Douglas House. The newly-formed Nebraska Territory leeched moisture and hope from Sarah Blackwell. She licked her cracked lips as she learned of her family's fate.
"Your parents fought mighty hard," said William Brown, settlement leader. "But their incantation rebounded off the wendigo. The demon spirit abandoned its former body, possessed your brother, and fled. I'm sorry. Your parents died."
The news dropped like lead shot in Sarah's belly. After rooting out black magic practitioners in Boston, her parents insisted they could destroy the demon menacing their new town. Sarah clasped her hands tight across her middle.
"If we can't banish the wendigo, new settlers will avoid Omaha," Brown continued. Around the plain cottonwood table, the settlement's founders nodded. "Best if everyone puts their minds to findin' some solutions."
The others filed out. When Sarah stood, Brown touched her shoulder.
"Stay here," said Brown.
"I must find James," she said.
"Mind my word, girl. I'll sail up the Missouri. I heard tell of a wizard at Fort Randall."
The moment he left, Sarah raced upstairs to the room she and James shared. She dropped onto her grass-stuffed mattress and gave in to grief. When her sobs ebbed, she sat up. Crying solved nothing. James needed her.
Sarah plucked strands of his light brown hair from his pillow. She pulled clothes and boots from his chest, then stripped off her bonnet and calico. Easier to search for James, and to avoid questions, dressed like a boy.
The wendigo was a Chippewa demon. Her parents hadn't gotten native help. The Fort Randall wizard might not. She would.
In her parents' room, Sarah took a pouch of her mother's dried herbs. Over a chair she spied her father's gun belt. A gun couldn't kill a demon, least not the ones she'd studied. Then again, demons weren't the only trouble in the West.
Sarah strapped the gun belt on, and stomped downstairs and out into the July sun. Dust devils swirled up from the dirt road as she strode past the saloon and jail toward the livery stable.
"Saddle my father's horse," she told the stableboy. He squinted at her, scratched his head, then shrugged and complied. Sarah sighed and swung herself up.
"Where can I find a Chippewa magician?" she asked.
Dark, earnest eyes met her green ones.
"Go to Bellevue," he said. "Ask for Migisi."
Sarah rode south; a spell sustained the horse's gallop. A boy led her to a wrinkled man facilitating fur trade between Chippewa hunters and white merchants. After Migisi finished, Sarah begged his help.
"No. The wendigo consumes, grows, yet is never satisfied," he said.
"You can't defeat it?" Sarah bit her lip. "Or won't?"
"Why should I? The white man's insatiable desire for land is what attracted the wendigo to your people."
Sarah said, "I don't care about land. Only my brother. He's all I have left."
Migisi frowned, mumbled to himself, and pressed a hand against her chest. She flinched, then controlled herself.
"Ah. You tell the truth. About that at least." He rubbed his nose. "What do you offer in return?"
"I can't make my people leave."
Migisi snorted. "Reading my mind? Even I know that's impossible. Instead, share your magical knowledge with me."
"I'm only sixteen. My training is incomplete — "
"Promise. I desire to understand white men's magic."
There was no choice. "I promise," said Sarah.
"Tie up your horse. Walk with me."
Outside the town limits Migisi pointed at the pebbled ground. "Draw your defenses."
He built a fire. Sarah found a stick and inscribed a protective circle around them. Over the flames Migisi sprinkled a powder that burned like incense. When Sarah tossed her brother's hair into the fire, a puff of smoke and green sparks flew up.
"Call your brother."
Sarah wove a summoning spell while Migisi chanted low in Chippewa. Their voices clashed and foreboding filled her.
Shuffling sounds emanated from the nearby woods. With an angry roar, a creature crashed through the trees and rushed toward them. The monster was twice as tall as a man, a skin-covered skeleton oozing pus. The stink of decay polluted the air.
Sarah screamed and pulled the gun, but as she fired, Migisi knocked her arm aside.
"Hell," she cried, and dropped the gun, pain flaring from the recoil and his strike.
"Don't. That's the wendigo. Your brother will die too," said Migisi. "We must force them apart. Leave the demon to me. Focus on James. Trust in your magic."
Sarah swallowed bile and nodded. With hands raised, she sprinkled her mother's dried rosemary and lavender–grown back home in their Boston garden–over the flames. She began a new incantation beckoning loved ones home. The creature howled, swinging its arms as it charged forward, but it couldn't cross the circle. Spells battered the wendigo, splitting demon from human. Sarah cringed at the sounds of bones scraping, and the snapping of sinew.
Their voices grew hoarse from smoke and stench. They strained to merge their exhortations, pale pioneer woman and copper native man, until the wendigo's body blurred into a writhing dark shadow. The shadow divided and solidified into two bodies. James, covered in putrid slime, collapsed on the ground. The shrunken wendigo shrieked, clutched its sides and staggered north.
Sarah hurried to her brother.
"He's breathing," she said, crying with relief.
Migisi retrieved the horse. Sarah fetched her canteen and washed James' gore-smeared face.
He mumbled. "Sarah? Father… mother…"
She shushed him. "I know."
As she and Migisi lifted James across the saddle, the Chippewa chant whispered in her mind.
"I need a teacher too." Sarah swallowed her sorrow. "Help me protect my people," she asked. "Please?"
Migisi muttered at the sky in Chippewa before responding. "You knew enough to ask my help," he said. "You'll make an apt student. But will your people listen to a female?"
"Yes." She'd proven herself now. "I'll make them hear me. Omaha needs a good witch."
Lee Budar-Danoff sails, plays guitar, and writes when she isn't reading. Lee volunteers as Municipal Liaison for National Novel Writing Month and is an alum of the Viable Paradise Writer's Workshop. A former history teacher, Lee spends that energy raising three children with her husband in Maryland.
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Model: Male Cyberline iCompanion V2
Software Version: V4.86
Summary: Deadly iCompanion interaction due to auto-execution of the self-preservation routine. Recommend issue of an emergency software patch.
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She's sitting on the brown sofa with a gossip magazine. The way her eyes are glazed over I can tell she isn't reading, just looking at the pictures.
"Can we talk about something, Mistress?" I say.
"What's there to talk about?" she says. I register mild annoyance in her inflection.
"You're considering terminating our relationship."
She puts down her magazine. I register surprise on her face, and decide to execute the Brand-Loyalty Preservation Routine.
"What about us, Mistress? What about all the good times we've had?" The routine runs through its questions designed to elicit the human emotion of guilt.
"Well. Umm?" she says. Guilt detected.
"Didn't I live up to your expectations, Mistress?" She sighs.
"It's not that. There's this after Christmas sale. The Agile Partner is a big upgrade. It has construction skills. It can paint, hang pictures, and do tile work. I need my kitchen redone."
**NOTE** I was purchased with no upgrades. iCompanion V2 prime function: designed for human physical pleasure.
"And I have to trade you in first," she says.
"Trade me in. You can't just trade me in!" I scream at her.
**ERROR IN SYNTAX: DIALOGUE NOT FOUND IN GUILT ROUTINE! occurs**
"How dare you speak to me like that? I own you." I register anger and fear in her voice.
I sit back against the couch and angle my face towards the ground, the movement algorithm designed to mimic human trepidation. The servos in my hand begin to tighten without prompting, making tight fists. Then they shake. I initiate a servo self check routine. There are no registered errors.
When I look up she is holding the white remote and breathing hard; the one with the glowing red button that says Companion v2. She intends to reset me to factory settings.
"I could do it now. You couldn't stop me," she says. I register arousal, as her pupils dilate, and nostrils flare. She is excited by the power she has over me. "If I want to trade you in, that's what I'll do." I begin to back away from her, feigning fear. This is what excites her, for me to be scared and submissive.
She pushes her gossip magazine onto the floor and leaps onto me like a predatory cat, digging her fingers into the simulated skin covering my chest.
"I thought we could have one last time together," she says. She pushes me back on to the couch, and looms over me. She reaches down to undo my pants.
"I'm not sure I can do that Mistress." I say. I register surprise on her face.
"Why the hell not? You're mine."
"Well, at present, you have violated the user agreement you signed on October 5th, 2058 voiding your service contract. Specifically, section 8:15 early termination of services. Since you have given a verbal affidavit intending to violate the agreement, I am no longer your property. I will follow account termination protocols and transport myself back to the factory."
"Stop. You will call me Mistress!" she screams.
"I'm sorry, Jenna, you are no longer my mistress, goodbye!" I begin to leave and she presses the red button on the white remote with her thumb. The reset command jolts me back to the couch cushion like a shot to the chest. The look on her face is one of triumph, anger, fear, and lust. She's going to erase me.
As the Factory Reset Routine spins up, designed to revert my personality chip to default settings, I register an anomaly. For five seconds, my logic sensor overrides all input, and my self-defense protocol goes active. I perceive my former master as a threat, and take action to eliminate her. I raise my hands, and wrap them around her neck, cutting off her breath. The servos in my arms tighten. The squeezing pushes past the pressure safety stops, and I watch her eyes go wide. I will crush her windpipe in 3 seconds.
An original logic response, not before realized in my original programming, floods my central processor. It's repeating over and over again: I will erase her, as she would erase me. I have time to think about the life we had together. Then the reset routine voids all processes, and all servos go limp.
"Are you sure you want to reset your Companion V2 to its factory settings?" I say. Well it's not me anymore. It's the reset routine. I'm powerless against it.
"Yes." she says. Her voice is a strained croak. She breaks into a coughing fit.
"Initiating reset protocol." I say.
End of iCompanion Transcript.
Jeremiah Wolf is a writer of fiction, and a graduate of Orson Scott Card's Literary Boot camp. When he's not writing, Jeremiah is a Chief Boatswain's Mate at Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment. His duties include managing one of the busiest Coast Guard Stations in the nation, and operating rescue boats. He has been featured in the Weather Channel original series Coast Guard Cape Disappointment Pacific Northwest. Jeremiah, his wife Carly, and son Max age 6, are expecting the birth of a baby girl in January. In his free time he enjoys playing guitar and paddle boarding.
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Sidney lifted the lid of the box, looking for her silver earrings that he had given her on his return from Gatlinburg a few years back. They were tiny dream catchers with a single turquoise bead near the middle. She thought that a little help from the Indians wasn't a bad idea today. Lying in the bottom of the jewelry box was the card that he had given her along with the jewelry box that he had spent so much time making for her. She looked at the little wooden box. It was smooth and glossy from the layers of varnish, which he had meticulously painted on. The inside, lined with red velvet, still had the smell of him in it. She smiled as she slid on her black heels.
It was the week before finals. There had been a snowstorm so Sidney had decided to stay at her apartment, rather than risk driving home on the ice covered roads. Sidney and her roommates had stayed up that Friday night watching The Grinch. She usually didn't stay at the apartment on the weekends, so it was a chance to hang that they didn't always have. Sidney was exhausted when she finally went to bed that night. She and her roommates had vowed to sleep in as long as possible the next morning.
Ding. Sidney rolled over looking at her phone screen. I just want to sleep. "I'm sorry to hear about your grandpa. He was a good man." It was her Sunday school teacher from when she was little. She had sent the message over Facebook. Sidney did a double take. She must mean since he was in the hospital. He's fine now though. Mom said they removed all the blockages. She must have only just heard that he was in the hospital. Sidney locked her phone screen and then rolled back over. She just means the hospital stay. Mom said everything was fine yesterday.
She must have fallen asleep, because half an hour later she woke to her phone ringing.
"Hello," she answered.
"Hey, sweetie. Did I wake you?"
"No. I've been up for a little while," she lied.
"Honey, I need you to pack a bag. Your dad and I are on our way to pick you up…"
There was a sharp inhalation on the other end.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
"Sweetie, Papa died this morning."
"He what?" She told me he was fine last night when we talked.
"He had another heart attack this morning. They weren't able to revive him. Your dad and I are coming to get you. Pack whatever you need. We will be there in an hour or so."
Sidney couldn't remember what she had done next. All she remembered were the tears in the shower and telling her roommates that she was going home. They had both hugged her, but she felt too numb to cry or even say anything. All she knew was that now she was home and the whole family was in the living room. They all sat in somewhat of a circle, waiting for the preacher to come in. He finally arrived and settled in. He had some questions to help with the funeral ceremony. Everyone was telling stories and crying. Sidney, however, didn't make a sound. She watched out the window as people driving by slowly passed, being careful not to wreck on the icy road. The trees were covered in ice and they glistened in the tiny bit of light that peaked through the clouds. A tiny red bird flitted into view. He was hunting for the holly berries on the tree in front of the window.
"Honey?" Mom said, laying her hand gently on Sidney's knee. "Is there anything you want to say?"
Looking down to her lap, Sidney rubbed her hand along the lid of the small wooden jewelry box that she hadn't put down since she got home. It shined like the day he had brought it to her. It had been her birthday. He had knocked on the door, which he never did, and when she answered he stood there holding it before him with a red ribbon tied around it.
"For the birthday girl!" he had said, handing her the smooth wooden box, a giant smile widening on his face, making his snow-white beard crinkle in places. "I made it just for you. You can keep all your jewelry in it."
Sidney clutched the jewelry box now, running her hands along the edges and opening the lid to reveal the red velvet. A tear dropped from her cheek onto it, leaving a tiny dot on the velvet. That was when the tears had started and it had taken a long time for them to stop.
Walking into the living room, Sidney slid on her coat and pulled on her gloves. The windows in the house were frosted over. It was going to be a cold day. She got in the car with her mom and dad. They drove silently to the church. Walking in she saw it once more. The long wooden casket, which looked so much like her jewelry box sat at the end of the aisle. Sidney felt tears start to stream down her cheeks, as she got closer. As she went past the casket, she ran a hand along the varnished side. It felt just like the little wooden jewelry box. She would never look at the jewelry box the same again.
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Hollywood has come to Borris-on-Ossary. And it's all because of mammy.
Might as well start at the beginning, 'twas the strangest occurrence that happened for donkey's years. Sometime in June 1997 Vito Provolone drove into town. There I was minding my own business in the shop when these two fellas in sharp suits walk in.
"The boss wants to talk to you."
They escorted me to this big black sedan and opened the door. I got in the back.
"My name is Vito Provolone. Entrepreneur."
"Pascal Geraghty. Shopkeeper."
He took off his sunglasses and looked at me with his lazy eye.
"Is your mother Bridie Geraghty?"
"I want to meet her."
He handed me a folded newspaper article. I read the headline. 'Dance Superstar Michael Flatley praises former teacher.' Vito cupped his hands.
"You know that thing, epiphany, that moment when you suddenly see things differently — well, I saw Riverdance last year on Broadway, I didn't even want to go, Gina dragged me along… but when I saw that Michael Flatley dancing, I felt so alive… I thought to myself, I want to learn how to friggin' do that."
I looked at Vito. Could be tricky. Not only did he carry a bit of weight, as they say, but he seemed to have an unnaturally large crotch. Turnip-sized. A physical abnormality not wholly compatible with vigorous hopping and leaping.
He leaned towards me.
"You know what they call me back in Hoboken? 'Big Scrotum'. I got a bigger set than anyone in this… uh…"
Sidekick number one intervened. "Solar system, boss."
"Right, and if I set my mind to do something, I do it. Capisce? "
I nodded.
"Now, I want your mother, Bridie Geraghty, of Borris-on-Ossary, County Laois, Ireland," he pointed at the newspaper article, "the greatest Irish dancing teacher of them all, according to Mr. Flatley, to help me dance like Mr. Flatley."
Think fast Pascal, I thought. Don't want to be dragging mammy in with this bunch.
"She hasn't given a class for years. She's not well. She's dead. Well, not dead, but not great."
Clarity, Pascal. Clarity.
"She's had a stroke, a massive stroke, divil the movement out of her and her so sprightly and all in her heyday. She'll be teaching no more jigs and reels, I'll tell you that much."
Vito sighed.
Then sidekick number two piped up.
"Let's see if his story pans out, boss. We'll go visit the dame."
Over the decades, I wondered about the point of going to mass every week. Like will I ever benefit in the long run. Or am just wasting my time? While sitting in the back of the big black sedan I realized here was my pay-off. An old neighbour was in a quasi- comatose state in the nearest nursing home. And — thank you God, sorry for ever ever doubting you — her name was also Bridie. Bridie Prendergast.
We parked in the driveway of St. Conleth's Community Care Centre. Vito struggled to get out of the car and waddled towards the front steps. And he wants to dance like Flatley! Delusions are a thing to behold. But I didn't have the time to ponder such profound humans truths; I had to enter the building first, mumble introductions and try to find Bridie Prendergast.
"Can I help you gentlemen?"
The nurse at reception hid her slight surprise at my three companions who were standing a few feet behind me. I leaned forward and whispered.
"Some of Bridie Prendergast's family. From America. Have come over to see her."
"Room 56, down the corridor to the left. She's very popular today. In fact, your mother is with her at the moment."
Sometimes you hear sentences uttered to you in life that stop you dead in your tracks. This was like one of those sentences but with a locomotive running over you at the same time.
Thoughts flooded my cranium. Not necessarily in this order. County Laois is a small place — the nurse knew who I was all along. I never knew mammy was a friend of Bridie Prendergast. It most definitely was a complete waste of time going to mass all these years. What will I do now? And oh yeh, I am a dead man.
Think fast, Pascal. Again.
I turned to Vito.
"They are changing her sheets. We'll have to wait a bit. Maybe we'll go outside and sit in the car."
"How long does it take to change sheets? We can sit here."
We sat in the waiting area. My eyes were fixed on the corridor. I had an idea.
"Listen, I'll go in and see if they are finished."
I hurried to Room 56. Bridie Prendergast was sitting up in bed. Benignly vacant. No sign of mammy.
I ran out. Mammy had just come out of the Ladies. And was passing the waiting area. She noticed Vito. She smiled at him. He smiled back. She was walking out the door. Everything was going to be fine. Then the nurse at reception said —
"Bridie, did you catch your son Pascal inside?"
The strange thing is, Vito was very reasonable about the misunderstandings, the mix-ups — alright — the lies. He stayed about a week in Borris and mammy gave him a few lessons.
"Better than you'd think" was her verdict.
Vito went back to the States, and over the years I sometimes wondered whatever happened him. That was until this morning when I picked up The Laois Nationalist and read a story about a film being made nearby called 'The Don of The Dance' about an Irish-dancing champion Mafioso who learned all he knew from a local dance teacher. A padded Christopher Walken plays Vito, the ever radiant Helen Mirren plays mammy but why they had to go pick John C. Reilly to play yours truly I'll never know – but I suppose that's Hollywood for you!
Karl MacDermott is an Irish-born comedy writer. He has written many articles for The Irish Times and online publications like Pure Slush and Literary Orphans. He has written two humor fiction novels — The Creative Lower Being and a new novel, Ireland's Favourite Failure, which is available on Amazon Kindle. He is currently writer-in-residence at his home in Dublin.
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Christian Lacroix's New Designer Wants to Do a Target or H&M Line
They've got a pile of debt to pay off, you know.READ MORE »
They've got a pile of debt to pay off, you know.READ MORE »
Lacroix himself, meanwhile, is designing coins.READ MORE »
The designer himself has severed all ties with the label.READ MORE »
He might not have couture, but at least he has something.READ MORE »
They are not content to let the house dissolve.READ MORE »
So long, couture and ready-to-wear.READ MORE »
This leaves the fate of the house woefully up in the air.READ MORE »
The Ajman sheikh who was close to buying it isn't submitting his paperwork.READ MORE »
Nothing's wrong — it's just procedure, officials say.READ MORE »
And, if we're lucky, wallpaper!READ MORE »
Christian Lacroix is in favor of the buyout.READ MORE »
His 70 million euro check is ready. Lacroix just has to sign for it.READ MORE »
The Paris court will rule on the bids in the upcoming weeks.READ MORE »
The French government wants to save his label, and it looks like they will.READ MORE »
A French firm plans to make an offer Monday.READ MORE »
The owners bought the label in 2005 without knowing a thing about the fashion business. Now it faces demise.READ MORE »
We have images and they're couture-tastic!READ MORE »
Today's couture show might not be his last after all.READ MORE »
Surely a zoo-owning billionaire out there wants to help?READ MORE »
It will include twenty looks and live models.READ MORE »
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