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An intimate dinner for two at a top Gloucestershire restaurant is a sure way to bring a smile to the face of your beau on the most romantic day of the year.
Wherever you want to wine and dine your loved one, take a look at SoGlos's selection of Gloucestershire eateries offering special Valentine's Day menus and celebrations.
With tables being snapped-up quicker than you can whisper a sweet nothing, don't forget to make a reservation as soon as possible – a takeaway in front of The Voice just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Venue: The Montpellier Chapter Restaurant
On the menu: For delicious food in effortlessly stylish surroundings head to The Montpellier Chapter this Valentine's. Head chef Gary Wheeler has devised an impressive three-course Valentine's menu to tempt diners, with the choice of starters spanning leek and potato soup with smoked haddock tortellini, and pressing of duck and vegetables with red onion chutney and toasted brioche. The main courses feature roast breast of chicken with tarragon mousse and boulangère potatoes, and a roast rump of lamb with celeriac, savoy cabbage and pancetta. Round off the meal with a romantic sharing dessert plate including mini chocolate fondant, lemon meringue parfait, almond tart, vanilla panna cotta with millionaire ice cream or choose from one of the full-sized puds before enjoying coffee and homemade petit fours.
SoGlos loves: If you really want to score brownie points and impress your other half this February, opt for the two-night Valentine's break costing from £375 including accommodation, breakfast and dinner from the Valentine's menu on one of the evenings.
When?: Friday 13 to Saturday 14 February 2015
How much?: The three-course menu costs £39
For more info: See Valentine's at The Montpellier Chapter.
To book: Call The Montpellier Chapter Restaurant on (01242) 266708, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit themontpellierchapterhotel.com directly.
Venue: Red Pepper Cheltenham
On the menu: The bistro at Red Pepper, located on Cheltenham's Regent Street, is a prime spot to celebrate Valentine's Day, with a relaxed setting and delicious food awaiting. While the restaurant isn't offering a specific Valentine's menu, diners can expect a range of starters, mains and desserts from the creative à la carte menu, devised by head chef and proprietor Richard Whittle. Starters span dishes such as king prawns sautéed in garlic with a provençale sauce; spicy sausage and pancetta salad; and haddock and chive fishcakes served with homemade tartar sauce. Main course examples include the roast chump of Cotswold lamb served with dauphinoise potatoes, red wine jus and fresh red currants; and monkfish tails marinated in Thai spices and cooked in a green curry sauce. Save room for the desserts too, with past menu choices including a warm poached pear and frangipane tart; and an Amaretto cheesecake with summer fruit compote.
SoGlos loves: With Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre just a stone's throw from Red Pepper, it's the ideal spot to enjoy a romantic pre-theatre meal this Valentine's Day. The pre-theatre set menu costs £11.95 for two courses and £15.50 for three, making it an affordable yet tasty way to mark the romantic occasion.
When?: See above for details
How much?: Normal menu prices apply
To book: Call Red Pepper on (01242) 253900, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit redpeppercheltenham.co.uk.
Venue: The Daffodil
On the menu: Diners looking for an elegant Art Deco setting to mark the romantic occasion should make a beeline for The Daffodil in The Suffolks area of Cheltenham. While it might be too late to bag a coveted table at The Daffodil on Saturday 14 February 2015, romantic couples planning to celebrate a bit earlier can still opt to dine in the restaurant on the Friday evening. The former picture house turned restaurant, features an open plan kitchen at its heart, and diners can expect a lively atmosphere coupled with a delicious and varied menu. Dishes span hand cut steak tartare, and pan fried Cornish scallops for starters; slow cooked pork belly with spring onion mash, and fillet steak au poivre for mains; while the chef's bite-size dessert selection for two is the perfect end to a romantic meal.
SoGlos loves: The mezzanine Circle Bar is a delightful spot to enjoy a pre-dinner cocktail. Head to the bar on a Friday evening, between 6pm and 8pm, and you can take advantage of Friday Fizz – with bottles of Champagne and prosecco half the normal price.
When?: See above for details
How much?: Normal menu prices apply
To book: Call The Daffodil on (01242) 700055, email email@example.com or visit thedaffodil.com directly.
Venue: The Kings Head Hotel
On the menu: Loved up couples looking to spend some romantic time together this Valentine's Day should check out The Kings Head Hotel, a newly reopened five-star boutique hotel and restaurant located in the heart of Cirencester. While the restaurant is fully booked for Valentine's night, couples can still reserve a table for lunch in the informal yet elegantly decorated bistro. The tempting à la carte menu offers diners a delicious selection of dishes spanning modern British cuisine with the steaks, cooked on a Japanese Robata-style charcoal grill, a standout choice. Alternatively head to the bar area where you'll find a selection of cocktails, wines and Champagnes – perfect for raising a glass on this amorous occasion.
SoGlos loves: For a Valentine's treat with a difference take your special someone to The Kings Head Hotel for afternoon tea which can be enjoyed by the fireside in the über chic lounge area. Add a glass of Champagne and you've got the making of a romantic afternoon for two.
When?: See above for details
How much?: Normal menu prices apply
To book: Call (01285) 700900, email email@example.com or visit kingshead-hotel.co.uk directly.
Venue: The Wharf House Restaurant
On the menu: The Wharf House will be giving lovers a lavish five-course menu to feast on this Valentine's – available for both lunch and dinner. Starting with a glass of local Three Choirs sparkling wine or a Kir Royal cocktail with canapés, the menu includes goat's cheese mousse with beetroot and horseradish relish, a fan of pink duck with fresh orange and caramelised walnuts, and roasted red pepper soup with walnuts, stilton and cream to start; venison with a redcurrant sauce and a hint of dark chocolate, and a fillet of beef with wild mushrooms and a port and shallot reduction for mains; followed by an assiette of desserts to share, including seasonal crumble, mini crème brûlée and intensely flavoured lemon posset. There's also a palate-cleansing mid-course of champagne and redcurrant sorbet to look forward to, as well as the option of finishing off with coffee, tea and petit fours for just a few extra pounds.
SoGlos loves: Situated overlooking the restored canal basin, the chance to take a waterside stroll hand-in-hand is not just romantic, but also the perfect way to build up an appetite for The Wharf House's special five-course menu.
When?: Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 February 2015
How much?: The five-course menu costs £39.99 for lunch or £44.99 for dinner.
For more info: See Valentine's at The Wharf House.
To book: Call The Wharf House on (01452) 332900, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit thewharfhouse.co.uk directly.
Venue: Café Rene
On the menu: A specially created four-course Valentine's menu will be tempting Gloucester couples in the intimate setting of the Café Rene restaurant, complete with wine bottle-lined walls and candlelight. Choice starters include mussels steamed in Scrumpy and tarragon cream broth, roasted tomato, red pepper and thyme soup and confit chicken and chorizo terrine, while main course favourites span pan seared monkfish with three bean and pancetta cassoulet and fillet steak with celeriac puree and chips. Meanwhile, the head chef has crafted a choice of traditional desserts to share, or, if you'd prefer your own pud, there's also a double chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream, and a maple glazed, nutmeg and pear tarte tatin on offer. Add to that warm bread rolls, a palate cleansing champagne sorbet and coffee and mints to finish, and you've got the makings of a fine – and filling – celebration dinner that won't break the bank this Valentine's Day.
SoGlos loves: As well as the wallet-friendly dinner and laidback atmosphere found at the Gloucester pub, music-loving couples can round-off the evening at DJ Bounce's indie set in the pub's cellar bar. Perfect for a unique Valentine's Day!
When?: Saturday 14 February 2015
How much?: The Valentine's menu costs £29.50 per person.
For more info: See Valentine's at Café Rene.
To book: Call Café Rene on (01452) 309340, email email@example.com or visit caferene.co.uk directly.
Venue: Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall
On the menu: Gloucester's elegant Georgian country house hotel is offering two evenings of true romance on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 2015, and laying out an indulgent three-course dinner for county couples, expected to take place in its opulent Dearmans Restaurant. The ambitious menu spans starters of duck liver parfit; and a whole baked Camembert to share, mains such as grilled sea bass fillet, barbecued leg of lamb with Dauphinoise potatoes; and butternut squash and wild mushroom risotto, with desserts including lemon and lime tart and strawberry shortbread completing this recipe for romance at Bowden Hall.
Not only will Valentine's Day diners be treated to champagne and chocolates, but on the Saturday there will be a live jazz trio performing throughout the evening, guaranteeing to get them in the mood for love.
SoGlos loves: Couples wanting to make their night that extra special, and not have to worry about having one too many glasses of fizz, can take advantage of special accommodation rates available over the weekend and spend the night in one of the hotel's 72 elegant rooms, with breakfast in the morning, from just £117 all in.
When?: Friday 13 to Saturday 14 February 2015
How much?: The three-course dinner starts from £35
For more info: See Valentine's Evening at Bowden Hall
To book: Call Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall on 0844 815 9077, email email@example.com or visit mercuregloucester.co.uk directly.
Venue: Tiger's Eye
On the menu: For couples wanting to enjoy flavours from near and far this Valentine's Day head to Pan-Asian restaurant Tiger's Eye to enjoy its delicious and unique menu. Following a selection of canapés to whet your appetite, diners can begin with cola-braised Japanese-style pork belly with soy sauce and roasted chillies or a lobster and avocado tian with lemon crème fraîche. A zesty lemon sorbet follows to cleanse your palate before tucking into the main course options including Cajun salmon with pea purée and a crab and chive potato cake, beef Wellington with Dauphinoise potatoes and Madeira sauce, and chicken breast stuffed with mozzarella, served with ratatouille. The tempting array of desserts span a chocolate and strawberry plate for two, vanilla crème brûlée and banoffee cheesecake served with a pistachio tuile biscuit. A selection of homemade petit fours served with tea and coffee round off your meal in style.
SoGlos loves: Tiger's Eye's celebrated Black Rock Grill will also be fired up to cook a range of specialities for your main course this Valentine's Day. Whether you're looking for a meat feast, including kangaroo, ostrich, venison and lamb, a surf and turf with beef fillet and tiger prawns or the halloumi vegetarian option, the super-heated volcanic rock, brought to your table, adds an interactive element to dining at Tiger's Eye and allows you to cook the meat to your liking.
When?: Saturday 14 February 2015
How much?: The two-course menu costs £25.95 while the six-course extravaganza costs £33.95.
For more info: See Valentine's at Tiger's Eye
To book: Call Tiger's Eye on (01452) 332993 or visit theoldbell-tigerseye.co.uk directly.
Venue:The Fountain Inn
On the menu: For a cosy Valentine's night head to The Fountain Inn, a country-style pub located in the heart of Gloucester. Housed in one of the city's oldest ale houses dating back to the 16th century, the pub's rich history and log fires make it a romantic yet laidback spot to enjoy an evening with your loved one. While there's no set Valentine's Day menu, diners can choose from the pub's menu brimming with hearty choices, including steak and ale pie with mash, peas and gravy, and a selection of grills such as steaks, gammon, chicken and tuna served with potatoes of your choice and two sides. Desserts, meanwhile, span traditional choices such as sticky toffee pudding, chocolate fudge cake and a retro knickerbocker glory. The venue hosts regular live music nights and on Saturday 14 February 2015 the Rhythm Slingers will be playing classic rock 'n' roll and blues tunes from 9pm.
SoGlos loves: The Fountain Inn always has six real ales on tap so if you're a craft beer fan it's the perfect place enjoy favourites while discovering new ales.
When?: See above for details
How much?: Normal menu prices apply
To book: Call The Fountain Inn on (01452) 522562 or email email@example.com.
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Non-additive expression in each of the two allohexaploid lines across two generations. Comparison of gene expression levels (probe hybridization intensity values of the microarray data), presented as log-ratio of normalized data, obtained for each transcript of the non-additive expressing genes, among the nascent allohexaploid line (Allo-AT5 or Allo-AT9), at two successive selfed generations (S4 and S5), their mid-parent values (MPVs) and those of their parental species (see Figure 2 for details). Genes were ordered by their normalized expression levels in MPVs (black curve), Red-TTR04 or TTH01, blue-TQ27, green--Allo-AT5 or Allo-AT9 at the S4 or S5 generation. (A) Non-additive expression genes in Allo-AT5 at S4; (B) non-additive expression genes in Allo-AT5 at S5; (C) non-additive expression genes in Allo-AT9 at S4; and (D) non-additive expression genes in Allo-AT9 at S5.
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A record number of teams launched more than 100 rockets last Saturday, June 4 at SU's Skytop Field for the 2011 MOST Rocket Team Challenge.
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The following teams and team members received awards at the launch, sponsored by sponsored by Lockheed Martin, Time Warner Cable, TACNY, NASA Space Grant and the Syracuse Rocket Club.
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School: Christian Brothers Academy
Team Members and Grade Levels:
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School: Nottingham High School
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good one. finally, a car you can drive indoors. only a genius could have figured this one out. i am sure, there will be traffic signals and speed breakers and zebra crossing 1 metre apart in every location featured in the campaign.
you have to admit that maybe the car has not only the feature to be a car to drive indoors, but it also allows you to enter to old buildings in it... ha ha ha ha ha, i mean, that's the purpose of taking a look up, right...
Damn... maybe they thought the sky was already very done in this kind of ads.
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Do not drive your stupid car into our beautiful Scheepvaarthuis! This is one of the most stunning buildings in Amsterdam. Hm. You people should watch the road more often.
"Drive indoors more often"
I'm sorry, but that's what I get from this campaign.
Love the architecture by the way... need to visit Amsterdam sometimes.
This is good. Nice approach.
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The only problem is that interiors and cars don't mix.
PS: does somebody's garage look like this?! Mine is concrete. I don't want to look at concrete.
This being indoors makes no sense at all. It's just an excuse to use the pretty picture.
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We want to thank you all for the patience of waiting of v14, it took a long time, had to take a revision of features midway, but its finally here!
So, what does V14 bring to the table?
Events are special, random and semi-random situations that can affect the map, the people or the items in the game. They come in all sort of forms, some can be benefitting but some can cause harm.
Day/Night system
We have added a day/night cycle. Some events will be limited only to the days and some only to the night.
Some might get harsher during night times.
The day/night cycle affect the lighting and trigger sounds, so don't get surprised by hearing chickens here and there.
Mouse interface improvements
The mouse has been improved so that it now allow for interaction of the terrain/items/creatures from higher layers. If you have grown too accustomed to the old mouse style interface, you can set it up easily by switching the 2d mouse. If you don't want the height boxes indicators showing, you can disable them in the options menu accessible from within the game.
Rotation and unlocking
Some items can now be rotated by pressing the F button while building them (a direction indicator will appear) or through right clicking the menu and choosing the facing direction.
Any item can now be unlocked so that it could be moved around and about.
Other stuff
We have reworked heroes so that they are now waiting to be fully healed before returning to the dungeons. Also, heroes now require specific items to be built inside the tavern rooms if you wish to attract them:
Barbarian - bone bed
Elf - harp
Knight - wooden bed
Dwarf - room to be built underground
Mage - wooden cupboard
Sips - necromancer statue
Vechs - bird in a golden cage
Punchwood - a wooden bed and a stone male statue
Herbalist - Potted plant
Rogue/Thief - Decorative Chest
Highlander - Room above level 5
Soldiers can level up, but will not keep their levels if they are reverted back to civilians, this is done so you will want to keep a steady and regular fighting force.
Townies will now drop crafted and harvested items directly into containers if they can see free ones around them in close proximity.
You can check the full patch notes here.
We hope you will enjoy this patch and as always, you are more than welcome to leave us suggestions and feedback on steam, indiedb or on our forums.
We are proud to announce the release of Towns v13!
This patch brings forth a unique feature, an archeology quest into the depth and the past of Towns – The bury system.
We are happy to present you with our latest update, Towns V11!
Hello ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to announce the release of Towns v10!
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Very nice game. However, if I'd be developing this game, I'd consider the following:
1. An ingame tutorial, or an 'achievement' system of some sort. While it's not a hard game, you need to check on the interwebz how it works, which is a bit of a shame.
2. Like Dwarf Fortress, you should be able to make similar things from different materials. If nothing else, it should be clearer which raw materials you can use for what.
Anyway, for being a very good work in progress, you got a 10/10 from me :)
All of that will come in due time. Thank you so much for your feedback friend!
Purely observations, and well supported! Good luck :)
I played it and...well...I FREAKIN LOVE IT!
I just so happened to have a Spider Christmas in my fort o.O
I was used to Goblin Christmas but this certainly was new. Now the children are unpacking their gifts made of Spiderite, to celebrate the occasion xD
Hi Mercurio, funny post :)
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I think the way villagers react to having no food needs to be changed. There is nothing more frustrating than having 7 villagers who are just standing there starving to death whilst you watch helplessly. Maybe they could continue to work, but more slowly? Then at least there's a chance of producing some food before your entire save becomes useless.
I think there's been a suggestion that hungry people only do food-related tasks. With 100% productivity that is. If I were hungry I would work with 250% productivity to get things done xD
That sounds good, I like that idea. Perhaps they should work food-related tasks at increased productivity with a way to stop those workers eating for a while whilst they continue to work at increased productivity...
Highest Rated (37 agree) 7/10
It is a game with great potential. The gameplay is like DF Lite (If it existed), which is not coincidental because the developers said they had Toady's masterwork in mind while working on this game. An important difference between Towns and DF is that Towns has an interface more attuned to the human eyes. That's right, wanna mine that wall? Click, drag, click, orders are now set! Now watch the Townsfolk perform hard labor! (Note: Press Ctrl to toggle wall visibility. It makes tracking your village's…
Dec 2 2011 by Mythrrinthael
Lowest Rated (6 agree) 1/10
Disappointed with the progress.
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"We have no time for tomfoolery," said the Secretary, breaking in savagely.
There's some tomfoolery going on here that has to be investigated.
tomfoolery, that's what it is; a set of dressed-up bullies dancin' quadrilles on 'orseback; that ain't military manoeuvrin'.
If you must carry on this tomfoolery, why not do it by word of mouth?
I mean to make him understand that his days of tomfoolery are over!
W'y, you're a-turnin' it into a theayter with your play-actin' tomfoolery!
But when Barber saw the curtains, he called them "tomfoolery," and tore them down.
I'm afeared of what d'you call 'ems, some tomfoolery, you know.
Yes, Sir, that's the kind of tomfoolery I've been puttin' up with all these years, and tryin' to hide from the neighbors!
It proves that your mediumism is—tomfoolery; that's what it proves!


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I got kind of sick of fanfiction. I kind of hate the fact how people do absolutely crazy things to characters that I'm sure they would not appreciate.
I mean - would Sasuke normally run around in a tiara and tutu? *sobs* Those poor TV characters! Their lives are being run by crazed teenage writers!
So yeah, I prefer to write original stories, but when I get writer's block time (which is absolutely evil), I ease it with a bit of one-shot fanfictions to get me in the mood. But I always make sure they're logical and fit well with the actual storyline.


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ALBANY, N.Y. -- From California to New York, teacher and public-worker retirement funds are reconsidering their investments in gun makers and confronting an uncomfortable fact: Their pensions have supported the manufacture of deadly weapons, in some cases the same type of gun used in the Connecticut school shooting.
For years, the gun industry has been a reliable investment, attracting tens of millions of dollars from some of the nation's largest retirement funds. The firearms business has been strong, driven by relaxed laws for carrying concealed handguns and by buyers who feared that tighter gun restrictions were more likely under President Obama.
But after the bloodbath in Connecticut, the practice is under review in at least four states, including two of the most populous, California and New York.
Although the amount of money involved is relatively small compared with the size of the pension funds, it has raised questions about the social responsibilities of huge retirement systems that invest on behalf of millions of American workers.
"It's a bad investment to put money behind companies that put military-grade weapons on our streets and refuse to take responsibility for the outcome," said New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. "We should not be giving capital to an industry that is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans each year ... it's our moral responsibility."
New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who has sometimes wielded the state's $150.
If they decide to dump the investments, the process is more complicated than merely liquidating stocks. Fund managers are required by law to invest in profitable companies, often without specific power to consider social or ethical concerns.
The California State Teachers' Retirement System announced Tuesday that it would review investments in the national and international firearms business.
That system had invested $600 million in the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which that day put up for sale the gun maker known as Freedom Group International, manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR-15 military-style rifle. That was the weapon Adam Lanza used to kill 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
The California retirement fund also owns shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. and Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., two publicly traded gun manufacturers.
The New York State Teachers' Retirement System holds nearly $3.4 million in Sturm Ruger & Co. and nearly $3 million in Olin Corp, which manufactures Winchester arms. That's out of total assets worth $38.1 billion. A spokesman for the teachers' fund said the investment is "passive" and included in an index of funds.
In Pennsylvania, the teachers' pension fund reacted quickly, contacting Cerberus about the Freedom Group even before the equity firm announced it was selling the gun maker.
The Pennsylvania fund has less than $2 million invested in Cerberus, and those holdings will soon be liquidated, an official said. Although the fund has no social investment policy, its board members became concerned after the Connecticut attack.
Some public fund investors said the tragedy is forcing them to rethink where they put their money.
Matthew Sweeney, spokesman for New York City Comptroller John Liu, said the city is reviewing its holdings and "aggressively exploring all options," including dumping the investments.


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We have a noise machine that also displays images on the ceiling. I turn the images on so they display above her changing table and she lays there and laughs and talks to them and it has made changer her so much easier!
Diaper changes made easy
thought i was the only one....i hate changing her diapers as welll coz its one long struggle..she kicks and rolls about all over,more i try to restrain her more she struggles and she actually finds it funny...like its a game...bath time is the same as welll....so frustrating....urgh
That's adorable :)
Mine has become quite the little wiggle worm during diaper changes... I found that she LOVES the travel wipe container we have (the green Huggies one), so I try to distract her with that. Seriously, she loves it more than all of her toys!
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I have tried almost everything to get my LO to sit still to get dressed or changed and he doesn't have it. I compare it to what I would imagine diapering an octopus would be like.
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Mommy to R & P
Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ~Benjamin Franklin
Ditto over here. Things that have worked at least twice: Giving him the bulb syringe to play with, pack of boogies wipes, extra diaper, butt paste tube, vicks jar, we have a mobile hanging above his changing table (cuz there is a shelf above it way up high) but that has LONG lost its appeal......now unfortunately whatever we give him he flings off that table as soon as we give to him :(
Martha (40) + Jeff(40) + Sammy (furkid)= FELIX MILES!
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The Victorian Marionette Theatre
Bell, John, Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film
John McCormick, The Victorian Marionette Theatre. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2004. 272 pp. $24.95.
The variety of performance techniques invented, developed, discarded, or advanced in the nineteenth century is truly fascinating, and clearly an antecedent to the performance innovations that characterized the following century's 'modernity'. The modernity of nineteenth-century performance, like that of the twentieth, seems to lie in its combined interest in new technologies, rediscovered traditional forms, increased consciousness of non-western performance cultures (brought about by colonialism and global awareness), and an unabashed fascination with popular culture. On the actors' stage these interests flourished in the vivid spectacle of melodrama's special effects; the kinetic stage platforms of Steele MacKaye's Madison Theatre or the eastern European Asphaleia System; pantomime and harlequinade; the shockingly stunning race spectacle of minstrelsy; and the class-conscious performance of ethnicity in Music Hall, Variety, Cabaret, and Vaudeville performance. These florid mixtures of technology and spectacle, performing the essence of nineteenth-century modernity, were also reflected in performances without actors: through the image-projection technology of magic lantern shows and other pre-film experiments; in the hyper-real and mechanically complex environments of panorama performance; in the miniature spectacle of toy theatre, and in the flourishing popular theatre of puppetry.
Nineteenth-century puppet theatre in Europe and North America looked much different from the kind of puppetry that characterized the puppet revival that began in the 1960s and persists in the twenty-first century. While the most notable aspects of late twentieth-century puppet theatre are its obvious debts to Asian techniques and aesthetics (the visible, blackclad performers of Japanese bunraku, the utter cultural gravity of Javanese wayang kulit and Chinese shadow theatre), popular nineteenth-century puppet shows centered on the proscenium-bound theatrics of handpuppet and marionette theatre, and the medievalrooted spectacle of colossal carnival figures (Spanish gigantes, French and Belgian géantes, English 'giants'). Across western Europe handpuppet heroes such as Punch, Guignol, and Kasperl flourished, and in marionette theatres in big cities and small industrial towns local and national marionette protagonists performed not only variety entertainment, but epic dramas, such as the Christian-Muslim conflict of the Orlando Furioso cycles in Italy and Belgium.
The recent increased interest in puppet theatre as global tradition has led to the appearance of many new puppet histories, as well as reprints of nineteenth-century studies that reflect that period's growing interest in popular culture. The recent facsimile editions of Payne Collier and George Cruikshank's 1828 Punch and Judy,1 and F. W. Fairholt's 1859 Gog and Magog,2 offer valuable evidence of nineteenth-century England's own sense of puppetry. Puppet historian George Speaight has long devoted himself to these performance traditions, and his History of the English Puppet Theatre3 limned a three-century account of the tradition. What makes John McCormick's The Victorian Marionette Theatre a notably welcome addition to puppet history, where expansive, multi-century accounts such as Eileen Blumenthal's Puppetry: A World History4 are the norm, is the way it focuses on the specific form of marionette theatre in a particular century and place.
As an historian, McCormick has examined a range of nineteenth-century performance forms, including French fairground theatre, vaudeville and melodrama, and the life and work of Dion Boucicault. And with Bennie Pratasak, McCormick has written a general survey of nineteenth-century European puppet theatre as whole.5 McCormick's sense of the rich variety of nineteenth-century theatre gives The Victorian Marionette a refreshingly full contextual framework, and helps the reader understand how Victorian marionette theatre was not only an essential link in the chain of performance forms, but also in many ways a miniature simulacrum of the images, characters, and dramaturgy of the actors' stage. …


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Murder, She Wrote: Season 12, Episode 10
Frozen Stiff (30 Nov. 1995)
Gary and Larry's Frozen Stuff accountant is found dead. Shortly thereafter, $750,000 earmarked for Jessica's Literacy Fund is found missing. It's up to Jessica to find the killer.
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Several leaders from diverse faith backgrounds, including a Pacific School of Religion faculty and a number of students, were arrested today while participating in a peaceful protest at the Alameda County Wiley Manuel Courthouse. The protesters urged District Attorney Nancy O'Malley to drop charges against fourteen Black activists who peacefully stopped BART traffic last fall.
The Interfaith Committee in Support of the Black Friday 14 organized today's sit-in. The Committee is challenging the disparate treatment of protesters along racial lines, concerned that the District Attorney's office is only bringing charges against Black participants from 2014 Black Friday protests, and not people of other races from other recent acts of civil disobedience.
The protesters remained in the lobby after the courthouse closed at 4:30pm, and were arrested while sitting and singing.
Said Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, President of Pacific School of Religion: "In response to efforts to silence those who were participating in a call for a more just political system, Jesus said that the stones would cry out in their stead. We are grateful for the courage of our faculty and students who today have been living stones calling out for change on behalf of the silenced Black Friday 14."


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The Army of Angels: War wounds aren't necessarily physical
My name is Stephen Valentine and I was born in November 1969. At the age of 18, I decided to enlist in the British Army as a driver in the Royal Corps of Transport (RCT). I completed my basic training in February 1988 and was then posted to eight Squadron, 27 Regiment RCT at Buller Barracks in Aldershot.
In November 1990, 27 Regt was given formal notice of its deployment to Saudi Arabia in anticipation of taking part in operations during the first Gulf war. The regiment finally deployed on active service in January 1991.
Only days after arriving, our holding location came under attack from Scud missiles and shortly thereafter we relocated to our new home in the desert. Our tour of duty in the Gulf lasted approximately four months and covered the ground offensive in February of that year and the eventual liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi forces.
A few short weeks after returning home for rest and recuperation, we resumed our normal duties in Aldershot. For a long period after the end of the war many personnel suffered major problems due to their experiences and as a result were summarily discharged from the forces. I stayed with the Army until February 1992 at which point I decided to purchase my own discharge.
With no immediate help at hand after discharge, I moved with my family to Manchester, staying with my mother. Things didn't go well for me – all the signs were there to see but somehow I missed them. Eventually, after a very self-destructive period, I was diagnosed with depression and placed on a cocktail of anti-depressants, which did little to relieve my symptoms or improve my situation. My problems persisted over the next few years and through contact with army friends with whom I had served, I came to realise that I wasn't the only one to be suffering in this way.
The team from Combat Stress visited me on a number of occasions and finally offered me a place at their Audley Court treatment centre in Newport. This proved to be a turning point in my life. I was given the opportunity to meet a wide variety of ex-service personnel who had served during every conflict since the second World War. At the time I was under the misapprehension that I was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), having being diagnosed as such by a specialist sent by the War Pensions Agency. Very quickly I understood from talking to those around me that, while I had a depressive illness, it wasn't PTSD. And, more importantly, I recognised that I still needed help.
During my stay at the centre I met many people, including a WWII veteran who was one of Sir Archibald McIndoe's skin graft patients (also proudly know as guinea pigs). He had been attending the centre almost from the day it was opened and returns each year for rehab and respite care. Another resident I met served in the Falklands War. He had found it almost impossible to adjust to civilian life, couldn't hold down a job and had become a virtual recluse, preferring to stay in his home. I discovered that he had very few of the necessities of life in his flat to make his life more bearable. This touched me in such a way that I determined to make the lives of such people better in any way I could.
The result was the Army Of Angels charity, which was set up to assist former, and in some cases serving, members of the forces, with the basic necessities of life after, or in preparation for, their discharge. We want to provide items to help improve their situation, whatever it might be. We are also able to help the families of injured service personnel by offering respite breaks in our holiday homes and to assist the families of those personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The Army of Angels is committed to providing whatever help it can, and its ability to assist is only constrained by the funds available to help it meet the needs of injured forces personnel and their families.
We issued our plea this December to call veterans forward who may be suffering, just as I did, from either physical or psychological injuries as a result of UK conflict. Wounds aren't necessarily physical, and the effects of both can cause veterans to struggle to make ends meet. The Army of Angels charity is here to help anyone suffering to improve their situation, and to remind all that no one should suffer in silence; particularly after fighting for their country.
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November 30, 2015
ADVISOR: Mr. Schwartz
The Jazz Ensemble meets from 8:00 to 8:45 a.m. weekly (on Wednesdays), beginning in September. Meetings continue until June. In Jazz band, we learn the language of jazz. We will explore what makes jazz a special idiom, and how to play it. We will encounter many different styles…Rock, Swing, Funk, Latin and much more. We will also learn the basics of improvisation. This group will perform 2 concerts as well as various school functions.
ADVISORS: Mrs. Quinn, Mr. Messinger, Mrs. Tobin
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Acadia Ski & Snowboarding Club is a club where students pay for and are taken on six trips to ski or snowboard at West Mountain in Queensbury during January and February. Students gather after school in the cafeteria and we load tour busses for the trip to the mountain. Tour busses are used so students are better able to do homework while traveling. At the mountain, students gear up and ski or snowboard in social groups they determine. Lessons are at 5:30 for the children who are signed up. Dinner can be brought or bought. We are off the mountain by 8:45, pull out at 9:00 and are back to school for parent pickup at 9:30pm. We ski on THURSDAY nights. This is different from Gowana and Koda. There is no cross registration allowed.
Informational meeting 9/18 at 8:00am. Students who missed the informational meeting need to stop in Mrs. Quinn's room 215 for a packet. Parents are welcome. We cover a great deal of information.
Sign-ups – Thursday, Oct. 2nd @ 7:45 am - Acadia Café.
We ski THURSDAYS beginning in January for six weeks.
ADVISORS: Mrs. Moses, Mrs. Dale, and Mrs. Koopman
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Acadia Student Council has at least two general membership meetings each month. Our students participate in a parliamentary procedure forum. The advisors organize the election for Student Council officers which include pre-meetings, speech and poster approval, and speech practice.
Student Council members are involved in several committee events throughout the school year, both before and after school. The Student Council advisors adopt an Acadian family during the holidays. They take a group of students shopping to purchase gifts, and then supervise other students as they wrap the items. Student Council members provide tour guides for incoming fifth graders and their parents at the end of the school year. The students also plan two Acadia dances, collect donations for CAPTAIN'S Food Pantry, participate in a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and assist the Acadia Environment Committee and Partnership Committee in creating a positive atmosphere within the school.
ADVISORS: Mr. Lansley and Mr. Drown
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The Acadia Recycling club is designed to promote recycling throughout Acadia. The club ensures that all of school recycling bins are used properly and emptied each Friday morning. The club also will inspect all classroom recycling efforts to ensure that they meet the needs of the building. The club meets at 8:00 a.m. on Fridays from September through June. Students may ride the early bus or get dropped off at 8:00 at the Acadia main entrance.
ADVISORS: Mrs. Case, Mrs. K. Miller, Mrs. Michael, Mrs. Hinman
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Open to students in grades 6, 7, and 8, the Acadia Yearbook Club creates and sells the Acadia Yearbook. Students are guided by advisors to create the best student centered yearbook for their class and classmates, using an online publishing program. Weekly meetings are held to design, create, and work cooperatively to achieve short term as well as long term goals.
Meetings are held in Computer Lab 900 on Tuesdays after school until 4:10 pm. Students may go home on the late bus at 4:10. Yearbook Club will be present at open house for book purchasing. Yearbooks can be ordered now for the early order price of $25.00.
ADVISOR: Mr. Early
Open to students in grades 6, 7, and 8, the Game Club will give students a chance to develop their skills in planning, strategy, problem solving, probability, and socializing while playing a variety of both classis (Monopoly, Stratego, Risk, etc.) and modern (Dominion, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, etc.) board games.
Some meetings will center on the introduction of a new game, while others will be dedicated to planning fundraising events. However, the majority of meetings will be devoted to having students learn, play and teach each other board games.
Meetings will start at 8:00 am, Thursday mornings, beginning in October, and run through May. Students should arrange transportation to school or they can ride the early bus.
Grades 6, 7, 8
ADVISOR: Ms. DeCerbo, Mrs. Mainwaring
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Shen Buddies pairs students with disabilities to non-disabled peers in an effort to build friendships. The club meets once or twice a month on Wednesdays or Thursdays from 3:45 – 4:30. Members participate in various social activities together. Members must be able to attend our group functions regularly. Grades 6-8 welcome.
ADVISORS: Mrs. Haluska & Mrs. Sprissler
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GAK Bowling Club is a tri-building club for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students who attend Gowana, Acadia and Koda. All students are welcome: experienced and inexperienced bowlers.
Games will be bowled on Wednesdays at Spare Time Bowling Alley. The cost will be $60, which includes the cost of bowling for six weeks, shoe rental, bus transportation fee, and use of lanes and balls. Transportation to the bowling alley will be provided by Shenendehowa buses, leaving from Acadia after school. Students must have a parent/guardian promptly pick them up at 5:15 pm at the alley. Students will need spending money to purchase snacks at the snack bar. A pizza party will be provided on the last day of both sessions. The fall session begins Wednesday, October 1st and concludes on November 5th. Spring session dates will be announced later in the school year.
ADVISOR: Mrs. Cahill
The Middle School Bookstore is run by student volunteers, mornings from 8:40 to 8:50. Student members meet the last Thursday of the month 8 am to 8:40 in the Gowana Cafe. At meetings we choose items to sell at the Bookstore, help to assign prices to the items, sign up for times to work at the Bookstore, and work on advertising for the hallways. Students work on their customer service and money handling skills. Questions about becoming a Bookstore member can be sent to Mrs. Cahill at firstname.lastname@example.com.
ADVISOR: Mr. Soltys
Chess Club is open to all middle school students. The club will choose a weekday morning to meet from 8:00 am to 8:45 am. Students may ride the early bus in to school or be dropped off by a parent at 8:00 am. The club provides a friendly environment where students can get together and learn the game of chess. From beginners to experts – all are welcome! An informational meeting will be held Friday, October 18 in the Gowana cafeteria.
ADVISOR: Mrs. Psomas and Mrs. DeRubertis
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The Scrapbooking Club is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders from all three middle schools. The students learn different scrapbooking techniques and work on a variety of projects including photo albums, calendars, and notecards. We meet Thursday after school in room K603 until the late bus.
ADVISOR: Mrs. Sayers & Mrs. McGrath
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The Tri- Building Sewing Club will meet late September to April, on Wednesdays from 3:35 – 5:30 pm. Interested students should listen to announcements and attend our informational meeting on Tuesday, September 30. After this informational meeting students will take the late bus home at 4:10 or can be picked up at the ACADIA main entrance.)
Students will be divided into a beginner or advanced sewing group.
Students will complete projects by hand as well as with a sewing machine. Projects will include personal accessories, a simple clothing item and an optional recycled project.
Since this is a tri-building club, students can join with their friends from any MS building. A fee will be collected for shared supplies and the first project. Students in the advanced group will be required to purchase fabric for their main project.
ADVISOR: Mrs. Kenyon
The Ambassadors are a mixed group of singers, both boys and girls, who perform at school concerts and civic functions for the community. The Ambassadors have also performed at Lincoln Center in New York City and at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with the national group "America Sings". The group rehearses on Tuesday afternoons from 3:40 pm to 4:10 pm, and on Thursday mornings from 8:00 am until school starts. Students in grades 6, 7 & 8 who are members of Middle School chorus, band or orchestra are eligible to audition to become a member of the Ambassadors.
ADVISORS: Mrs. Feeny & Mr. Pangburn
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The Middle School Musical Theater is a club that rehearses and presents a Broadway musical. The cast is selected through an audition process that is open to all 6th, 7th & 8th graders from all three middle schools. The auditions are currently scheduled for the first week of November with rehearsals beginning in December and continuing through the actual performances on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 19, 20, & 21. Most cast members are expected to meet for rehearsals twice a week in January and 3-4 times a week in February, and every weekday in March. Students not interested in performing are invited to be part of the production crews.
ADVISOR: Mrs. Messare
Treble Choir is a vocal performing ensemble for girls. We will perform at a number of different venues with varied repertoire while having a great time. This is an auditioned group. Auditions will be held the third week of September. Any member of a performing group (band, orchestra, chorus) can audition. We meet and rehearse Thursdays after school from 3:35-4:50, September through June.
ADVISOR: Mr. Whalen
Grades: 7 & 8 Grade German students
and interested 6th Grade students
German Club features hands on experience with German culture and is open to all middle school students regardless of actual language enrollment. Some examples include celebrating Oktoberfest, New Years customs, German board games, and food preparation/tasting. German club will start on September 30 and run through May. Meetings will be held on either Tuesdays or Thursdays from 3:45-4:45. Listen for announcements!
ADVISORS: Mrs. Daley
If you are interested in Hispanic culture, traditions, music and languages, this is the club for you! Students will make crafts, try new foods, watch movies, and play games from 'el mundo hispano'. We will meet on Tuesdays after school beginning in October in room G-4. Late bus passes will be provided.
ADVISOR: Mr. Green
Art Club is an Acadia club that is open to 7th and 8th grade Acadia students who are currently not taking Accelerated Art, or because of scheduling conflicts, have no art classes this year. An informational meeting will be held early in the year. The regular Art Club meetings are held Mondays before school from 8:00 am – 8:45 am in Rooms 909 (Mr. Green). There is a $30.00 materials fee. Students who enjoy art and being creative are welcome. There may be a limited number of seats so students should sign up ASAP.
ADVISOR: Ms. Sprague
The Math Counts Club and Competition program is a national middle school activity that promotes mathematics achievement and creative thinking through group work and fun and engaging contests. The club is open to any tri-building student in grades 6 – 8.
ADVISOR: Mr. Clark
This is a tri-building club that centers around the exploration of the field of aerospace design and astronomy. Science Club meets on Mondays after school in Room G18. Students will be building rockets in the fall and spring. In the fall they will be using rocket kits, in the spring they will be making custom designs. All students in grades 6, 7 & 8 are welcome.
FIRST LEGO™ League
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Each year FIRST LEGO™ League puts forth a challenge that needs to be solved. To answer the challenge, we build a LEGO™ playing field and program a LEGO™ vehicle, engineer a solution to a specific problem and create a team presentation. This culminates in a regional competition at RPI in December. We meet in room G930 once a week from 3:35 – 5:00 from September until February. Teams are limited to 10 students and are formed in the spring before the fall season begins.
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Future City Competition is a tri-building club. This club is mainly for 7th & 8th grade students; however 6th grade students may help. The members of the team are researching about cities and developing a city. There are three parts to the competition. The first part is to use the Sim City Computer Program to develop a city that has at least a 150 year history, while maintaining certain levels of excellence for its citizens. The second part is to write an essay concerning the theme for this year. This year's theme is: "Select one vegetable and one protein and design a way to grow enough each year within your future city limits to feed your citizens". The third part is to actually build a large model of a section of the city. The competition is held in January. If you are interested in joining the team, see or e-mail the advisors above from your home school. We encourage anyone who likes working on computers, (especially if you have used the Sim City programs), as well as building models, to join us. Meetings are every Friday, 3:35 – 5:00. Students will need to arrange their own transportation.
ADVISOR: Mr. Sliwinski
Odyssey of the Mind is a tri-building club. It encourages the students, on a team of 5-7, to creatively solve one of five problems. All ideas on how to solve the problem, and the work, must come from the students. The team usually meets once a week after school until 5:00 pm. Competition occurs locally in early March. If anyone is interested listen to the announcements for our first meeting in October. We encourage anyone who likes to build, create, and have fun, to join.
TRI-BUILDING LEGO™ BUILDING and ROBOTICS CLUB
ADVISOR: Mrs. Moses, Mrs. Betzwiezer, Mrs. Corcoran
The LEGO™ Building and Robotics Club will run six weeks in the fall on Mondays in the Acadia cafeteria from 3:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The dates are September 29th, October 6th, October 20th, October 27th, November 3rd, and November 10th. The first three weeks are devoted to building various objects with LEGOs™ based upon different themes decided by club members. This gives students a chance to meet some new people, relax, and discover some interesting combinations of the LEGO™ pieces that are available. The last three weeks are devoted to competition between groups of students. Some categories students might choose for competition are the fastest vehicle, farthest distance vehicle (starting down a ramp), tallest building, strongest bridge, best looking vehicle, etc.
In the spring, the students will be using the LEGO™ Mindstorm Robots. With the Mindstorm computer software, they will learn how to build and program the LEGO™ robots to do a variety of maneuvers. Students will use software, cables, motors and sensors to create robots that move forward, backwards, in circles, and around other objects. These cool robots can even be programmed to talk!
ADVISOR: Mr. Andersen, Mrs. Rosney, Mr. Green
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Adventure Club meets beginning in October through May on Wednesday mornings from 8:00 am to 8:45 am. The club is made up of interested 6th, 7th and 8th graders in Gowana, Koda and Acadia, and meets in the Koda Adaptive Gym. Through non-competitive games, group initiatives and adventure based activities such as experiences on a high ropes challenge course and expeditions, students will be able to:
• Understand and value individual differences
• Improve self concept
• Learn how to give and receive feedback
• Learn how to improve team problem solving skills
ADVISOR: Mr. Sergott
Indoor Rock Climbing Club will meet afternoons from 3:40 pm to 7:00 pm, starting in October through December. The club meets six times and will accept approximately 30 students. There is a fee of approximately $125.00 to cover rental of climbing shoes, harness, lessons, and bus transportation to the Albany Indoor Rock Climbing Gym (AIR). AIR offers a wide variety of climbs at various ability levels. AIR is also the only climbing facility in the country to offer a challenging indoor caving complex. AIR is as close as you can get to REAL rock climbing. It is a great way to learn to rock climb, or sharpen your existing climbing skills.
ADVISORS: Various Coaches
Many seasonal intramurals are offered to students in grades 6 through 8. They are listed in the student agenda. Intramurals meet before school at 8:00 am. Announcements are made to let students know when each sport intramural is starting, and where they meet. Sports currently offered are: Soccer, Flag Football, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Tennis, Boys & Girls Basketball, Floor Hockey, Volleyball, Team Handball, Girls & Boys Lacrosse, Girls Softball, Boys Baseball, Weight Training, and Track & Field.
ADVISORS: Mrs. Rosney, Mrs. Quatraro and Mrs. Potter
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"Do you juggle? Do you yodel? Do you sing into your hairbrush when you are getting ready for school in the morning? Do you have any talent at all? Then we need YOU to try-out for the Tri-building talent show!!! A general interest meeting will be held after school on Tuesday, September 23rd in the tri-building auditorium. If you think you may be interested in performing, acting/hosting, or doing stage crew, please come and find out how to get involved. Auditions and rehearsals will take place this fall. The show is currently scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2015. Students can participate through stage crew, hosting, or performing in an act. Students will need to audition if they would like to be in an act. Students performing in an act will need any materials or props they need for that specific act. Information meetings and auditions are held after school during the months of September and October. Days/Dates will be made available to students at the first information meeting. Students who make it into the show will sign up for rehearsal times on various days after school between November and January. Dress rehearsals take place after school at the end of January, as we approach the date of the talent show (January 30th). All students who participate will get a copy of the meeting schedule.


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Fairlie Harmar (1876–1945) was an English painter. She was born in Weymouth, Dorset, and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art.[1] Harmar was Viscountess Harberton, Wife of 7th Viscount Harberton.
Whilst reviewing Harmar's work in 1918, Ezra Pound thought she was a man, writing "Mr. F. Harmer [sic] has put good work into it".[citation needed]
- ^ Jon Whiteley, Colin Harrison, Catherine Whistler, Colin Harrison, Catherine Casley (Editors). The Ashmolean Museum Complete Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings. Ashmolean Museum. July 2006. ISBN 978-1-85444-187-4; p. 271
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by Rob Mundle
This year's Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will be a family affair with the addition of a husband, wife and their two children – aboard the yacht that has just become the 50th entry.
It was this style of warm weather racing aboard his previous yacht, Geomatic Joker, that has brought Adrian Lewis back to Audi Hamilton Island Race Week this year with his new Hanse 495, Geomatic.
Geomatic, an impressive new Hanse 495 owned by Adrian Lewis, out of Mornington on Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay, was the yacht that took the fleet for this year's regatta into the 50s. The 15.4 metre long sloop, which was built in Northern Germany, will be competing in the regatta's most popular division, Cruising.
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week caters for the full spectrum of keelboats – from non-spinnaker cruising yachts and sport boats through to Grand Prix level racers. There will also be a division for high-performance multihulls this year.
This will be Lewis' third Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, and the first time he has competed with his own yacht. In 2006 he was in a three-way share in Geomatic Joker at Race Week, and prior to that he was crew aboard a friend's yacht.
'Race Week is the regatta you just have to do,' Lewis said. 'Apart from the great camaraderie between competing crews, I really enjoy the courses that take you around all the deserted islands, and the challenge that comes with the tidal currents in the Whitsundays makes the racing even more interesting.
'I'm also looking forward to it being a family affair for me this year. As well as having four friends in the crew, my 16-year-old daughter, Anastasia, and 14-year-old son, Will, will be on board. My wife, Sarah, is scheduled to make the occasional appearance, depending on the weather and what social functions there are to be enjoyed on shore each day.'
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week organisers are expecting a fleet of around 200 for this year's event, which is scheduled for August 17 to 25. The number has rapidly approached 60 since Geomatic's entry was lodged.
Possibly the best venue in the world for a regatta: Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is sailed around the many deserted tropical islands of the Whitsundays.
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I have a auto transmission problem. When the car is at normal operating temperature the car only will change through the gears when the revs are very high. It is more noticeable in 3rd to 4th, sometimes the revs will be as high as 3500 before changing. I had the transmission fluid changed 2 months ago.
February 14, 2013.
February 14, 2013.
Any fault codes, may be a stick shift solenoid, better get this problem check out by a trans tech first hand.
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After trolling around these boards for the past few months and not being a member I finally joined! Hooray!!!
I have been riding bikes for about 3 years. I started on an entry level Jamis bike then bought a Specialized Roubaix Comp, love that bike!. Well I just moved from CO to Chicago...not good for the road bike scene, or any bike scene in general. After speaking with some bike shops in the area there are not a lot of places to ride around here that are not crushed granite or crushed lime stone. I have ridden my Roubaix a few times on the trails here and it has just been torn up. I was thinking about getting a cross bike to knock out my early morning rides when i don't have time to get in the car and drive somewhere to ride. With all that said I have some questions:
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Mercedes-Benz A-Class : Road Test
It's been a long day at the shoot. Almost 7:30 in the evening and its still quite bright thanks to the long days in peak summer. As I sip my 'cutting chai' at a ramshackled tea stall on the highway, I see my parked ride gleaming through the last rays of the setting sun. It looks simply gorgeous and even though it's a little compact my normal Mercedes-Benz standards, there are hordes of people ogling at it. The subject of the discussion here is the all new A-Class, which after a lot of anticipation has finally arrived on Indian shores and is pretty much one of the most significant launches for Mercedes-Benz India. Why you ask? For more than one reason actually. Besides the fact that the car must muster good sales numbers, this is actually uncharted territory for the world's oldest car maker.
I say this because not only does this baby Benz need to appeal to a hatchback buyer, it must also appeal to a potential Benz buyer who until now has only seen the big and dare I say 'mature' side of Mercedes-Benz. The A-Class represents the younger face of the Stuttgart based manufacturer and hence is targeted towards a much younger and not to mention well-heeled customer base. Now most of our readers must have already seen how sensational the car looks from our previous international first drive reports, but then the A-Class will need to be more than just a pretty car if it intends to make a mark here. So does it make the cut? Let's find out...
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dinner 12/5
I'll be working late tonight so we'll probably make sub sandwiches and a salad.
cabbage and ham hock stew, grain-free apple cinnamon muffins
Everyone liked my dinner so much last night (herbed chicken & rice) they requested it again!
country fried steak, mashed potatoes and green beans
I'm getting ready to put a ham in the oven that we cured and smoked (after raising the pig too!). It might be lunch AND dinner!


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The Blog
McCain's Floor Statement on Russia
3:30 PM, Dec 16, 2010 • By DANIEL HALPER
Sadly, I could go on and on like this, Mr. President, to say nothing of the many unsolved murders, so I would ask that the entire article be included in the record.
Russia's beleaguered political opposition unfortunately fairs no better than its journalists. I have met a few times this year with former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, who organizes peaceful political rallies to protest the lack of democracy in Russia, a right granted under the Russian constitution. But these rallies are often targeted and violently broken up by Russian authorities.
Considering that this is how Russian officials treat their fellow citizens, it is not hard to see a profound connection between the Russian government's authoritarian actions at home and its aggressive behavior abroad. The most glaring example of this remains Georgia. Over two years after its invasion, Russia not only continues to occupy 20 percent of Georgia's sovereign territory, it is building military bases there, permitting the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in South Ossetia, and denying access to humanitarian missions – all in violation of Russia's obligations under the ceasefire agreement negotiated by President Sarkozy. In a major recent step, President Saakashvili even renounced the use of force to end Russia's occupation, pledging only to defend non-occupied Georgia in the event of a Russian attack. And yet, Russian officials responded hostilely and dismissively.
When we consider the various crimes and abuses of this Russian government, Mr. President, it is hard to believe that this government shares our deepest values. Now, this does not mean that we cannot or should not work with the Russian Federation where possible. The world doesn't work that way. What it does mean is that we need a national debate about the real nature of this Russian government, about what kind of relationship is possible with this government, and about the place that Russia should realistically occupy in U.S. foreign policy. The Senate's consideration of the New START Treaty offers a chance to have this debate, as does Russia's accession to the WTO. Some may want to avoid it, but we cannot.
I believe we need a greater sense of realism about Russia, but that is not the same as pessimism, or cynicism, or demonization. I am an optimist, even about Russia, and I often find sources for hope in the most hopeless of places. Mikhail Khordokovsky has languished in prison for seven years. And on December 27th, he will likely be forced to endure many more. And yet, in a final appeal to the judge in his case, Mr. Khordokovsky gave one of the more moving speeches I have heard in a long time, and I would ask that it be included in the record, Mr. President. This is how Mr. Khordokovsky saw the broader implication of his trial, and I quote:
That there are still men and women of such spirit in Russia is cause for hope. And eventually, maybe not this year, or next year, or the year after that, but eventually, these Russians will occupy their rightful place as the leaders of their nation – for equal justice can be delayed, and human dignity can be denied, but not forever.
Thank you, Mr. President.
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