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The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife
The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife (蛸と海女, Tako to ama, Octopus(es) and shell diver), also known as Girl Diver and Octopuses, Diver and Two Octopuses, etc., is a woodblock-printed design by the Japanese artist Hokusai. It is included in Kinoe no Komatsu (English: Young Pines), a three-volume book of shunga erotica first published in 1814, and has become Hokusai's most famous shunga design. Playing with themes popular in Japanese art, it depicts a young ama diver entwined sexually with a pair of octopuses.
|The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife
|Japanese: Tako to ama (蛸と海女)
The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife
|woodblock print
|19 cm × 27 cm (7.4 in × 10.5 in)
History and descriptionEdit
The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife is the most famous image in Kinoe no Komatsu, published in three volumes from 1814. The book is a work of shunga (erotic art) within the ukiyo-e genre.[1] The image depicts a woman, evidently an ama (a shell diver), enveloped in the limbs of two octopuses. The larger of the two mollusks performs cunnilingus on her, while the smaller one, his offspring, assists by fondling the woman's mouth and left nipple. In the text above the image the woman and the creatures express their mutual sexual pleasure from the encounter.[2]
All designs in the publication are untitled; this design is generally known in Japanese as Tako to ama, translated variously into English. Richard Douglas Lane calls it Girl Diver and Octopi;[3] Matthi Forrer calls it Pearl Diver and Two Octopi;[4] and Danielle Talerico calls it Diver and Two Octopi.[5] The open book measures 6½" × 8¾" (16.51 cm × 22.23 cm).[6]
Scholar Danielle Talerico notes that the image would have recalled to the minds of contemporary viewers the story of Princess Tamatori, highly popular in the Edo period.[2] In this story, Tamatori is a modest shell diver who marries Fujiwara no Fuhito of the Fujiwara clan, who is searching for a pearl stolen from his family by Ryūjin, the dragon god of the sea. Vowing to help, Tamatori dives down to Ryūjin's undersea palace of Ryūgū-jō, and is pursued by the god and his army of sea creatures, including octopi. She cuts open her own breast and places the jewel inside; this allows her to swim faster and escape, but she dies from her wound soon after reaching the surface.[7]
The Tamatori story was a popular subject in ukiyo-e art. The artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi produced works based on it, which often include octopi among the creatures being evaded by the bare-breasted diver.[7] In the text above Hokusai's image, the big octopus says he will bring the girl to Ryūjin's undersea palace, strengthening the connection to the Tamatori legend.[5] The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife is not the only work of Edo-period art to depict erotic relations between a woman and an octopus. Some early netsuke carvings show cephalopods fondling nude women.[8][9] Hokusai's contemporary Yanagawa Shigenobu created an image of a woman receiving cunnilingus from an octopus very similar to Hokusai's in his collection Suetsumuhana of 1830.[10]
Talerico notes that earlier Western critics such as Edmond de Goncourt and Jack Hillier interpreted the work as a rape scene. She notes that these scholars would have seen it apart from the Kinoe no Komatsu collection and without understanding the text and visual references, depriving it of its original context.[5] Goncourt did, however, know its original context, which he describes in a passage of his monograph on Hokusai.[11] According to Chris Uhlenbeck and Margarita Winkel, "[t]his print is testimony to how our interpretation of an image can be distorted when seen in isolation and without understanding the text."[2]
The image is often cited as a forerunner of tentacle erotica, a motif that has been common in modern Japanese animation and manga since the late 20th century, popularized by author Toshio Maeda. Modern tentacle erotica similarly depicts sex between women and tentacled beasts; the sex in modern depictions is typically forced, as opposed to Hokusai's mutually pleasurable interaction.[12] Psychologist and critic Jerry S. Piven is skeptical that Hokusai's playful image could account for the violent depictions in modern media, arguing that these are instead a product of the turmoil experienced throughout Japanese society following World War II, which was in turn reflective of existing, underlying currents of cultural trauma.[13] Scholar Holger Briel argues that "only in a society that already has a predilection for monsters and is used to interacting with octopods such images might arise", citing Hokusai's print an early exemplar of such a tradition.[12]
The work has influenced later artists such as Félicien Rops, Auguste Rodin, Louis Aucoc, Fernand Khnopff and Pablo Picasso.[14] Picasso painted his own version in 1903 that has been shown next to Hokusai's original in exhibits on the influence of 19th-century Japanese art on Picasso's work.[15] In 2003, a derivative work by Australian painter David Laity, titled The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, sparked a minor obscenity controversy when it was shown at a gallery in Melbourne; after receiving complaints Melbourne police investigated and decided it did not break the city's anti-pornography laws.[16][17] Hokusai's print has had a wide influence on the modern Japanese-American artist Masami Teraoka, who has created images of women, including a recurring "pearl diver" character, being pleasured by cephalopods as a symbol of female sexual power.[18]
The so-called aria della piovra ("Octopus aria") Un dì, ero piccina in Pietro Mascagni's opera Iris (1898), on a libretto by Luigi Illica, may have been inspired by this print. The main character Iris describes a screen she had seen in a Buddhist temple when she was a child, depicting an octopus coiling its limbs around a smiling young woman and killing her. She recalls a Buddhist priest explaining: "That octopus is Pleasure... That octopus is Death!"[19]
The print is featured briefly in Park Chan Wook's The Handmaiden and is intended to illustrate the perverted nature of Uncle Kouzuki's oppression of Lady Hideko to Sook-Hee.[20] It gets more air time in several episodes of the television series Mad Men, first on the office wall of founding Sterling-Cooper partner Bert Cooper; the print is given to Peggy Olson by Roger Sterling, Jr. near the series' end. Olson decides to hang the print in her office, part of the culmination of her storyline of becoming comfortable as an executive.[21]
The print has been cited by Isabel Coixet as influential in a sexual scene in her film Elisa & Marcela, as a non-masculine sexual reference.[22]
- ^ Uhlenbeck, p. 56; 161.
- ^ a b c Uhlenbeck, p. 161.
- ^ Lane, p. 163
- ^ Forrer, p. 124
- ^ a b c Talerico 24-42.
- ^ Famous Shunga Masterpiece Diving Girl With Octopus - Hokusai - c.1814 AK Antiek. Retrieved: 17 December 2011.
- ^ a b Miller, p. 137.
- ^ Schwarz, pp. 96–97.
- ^ Symmes, p. 132.
- ^ Lenehan-White, Anne. "Shunga and Ukiyo-e: Spring Pictures and Pictures of the Floating World". www.stolaf.edu. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Goncourt, Edmond de (1896). Hokusai. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k82459v: Bibliothèque Charpentier. pp. 174–175 – via Gallica.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ a b Briel, p. 203.
- ^ Piven, p. 110–112.
- ^ Bru, pp. 55–77.
- ^ "Picasso's Japanese erotic inspiration on show in Barcelona". The Independent. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Love is a many-tentacled thing..." The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Press Association. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ Fickling, David (22 October 2003). "Melbourne row over art 'porn'". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ Bing, pp. 44–47.
- ^ Mallach, p. 127 and note.
- ^ "[Cannes Review] The Handmaiden". 14 May 2016.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Molly. "What you need to know about that octopus erotica on 'Mad Men'".
- ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (14 February 2019). "Isabel Coixet, Netflix y el primer matrimonio homosexual en España". El País. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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- Bing, Alison; Heartney, Eleanor; Hoffman, Kathryn (2006). The madness and perversion of Yukio Mishima. Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-5097-8. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- Briel, Holger (2010). "The Roving Eye Meets Traveling Pictures: The Field of Vision and the Global Rise of Adult Manga". In Berninger, Mark; Ecke, Jochen; and Haberkorn, Gideon, Comics As a Nexus of Cultures: Essays on the Interplay of Media, Disciplines, pp. 187–210. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3987-4 Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- Bru, Ricard (2010). "Tentacles of love and death: from Hokusai to Picasso". Secret Images. Picasso and the Japanese Erotic Print, Thames & Hudson, London, pp. 50–77. ISBN 978-0-5000-9354-2
- Forrer, Mathi (1992). Hokusai: Prints and Drawings.
- Lane, Richard (1978). Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211447-1; OCLC 5246796
- Lenehan-White, Anne. "Shunga and Ukiyo-e: Spring Pictures and Pictures of the Floating World". www.stolaf.edu. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- Mallach, Alan (2002). Pietro Mascagni and his Operas. UPNE. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- Piven, Jerry S. (2004). The madness and perversion of Yukio Mishima. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-97985-7. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- Schwarz, Karl M. (1995). Netsuke Subjects: A Study on the Netsuke Themes with Reference to their Interpretation and Symbolism. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 0-8048-2026-0. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- Symmes, Edwyn C. (1995). Netsuke: Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature. Böhlau Verlag Wien. ISBN 3-205-05515-2. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- Talerico, Danielle (2001). "Interpreting Sexual Imagery in Japanese Prints: A Fresh Approach to Hokusai's Diver and Two Octopi". In Impressions, The Journal of the Ukiyo-e Society of America, Vol. 23.
- Uhlenbeck, Chris; Margarita Winkel; Ellis Tinios; Amy Reigle Newland (2005). Japanese Erotic Fantasies: Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period. Hotei. ISBN 90-74822-66-5.

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So it's finally cooled off in Florida, and by that I mean we're in the 70's not the 90's so I can comfortably wear jeans outside and not feel like I'm going to have a heat stroke. Awesome. When I woke up Saturday morning, James and I both knew we wanted to take Cash out and enjoy the beautiful weather! I also wanted to get in some great pics, since the natural lighting outside was extraordinary. Without going overboard I did some light layering, and I'm totally digging this look.
I finally found a red lipstick-or rather lip gloss- that doesn't turn my lips pinkish or maroonish, Rimmel Show-Off Lip Laquer in Big Bang, stays this vibrant classic red for up to 4 hours! I seriously drew all my inspiration for this outfit from my lip color. Then I added a ton of volumizing powder to my roots, and pinned the rest back in a messy pony.
I've never really been comfortable wearing all black. I know that it's incredibly slimming, however to me it just seems so lackluster. Sure it's classy and looks great, but I need color, I need pattern, I need something fun! I paired my Old Navy Rockstar Superskinny's in black with (surprise surprise) a black sleep shirt from Forever21 that reads "I don't do Mornings", that's the damn truth, and to prevent myself from wearing all black I threw on this awesomely easy tartan flyaway from Francesca's Collections, and popped it all off with awesome red peep-toe flats from H&M.
We had such a great day walking around, trying new food, and exploring our new city as a family! This week I'm going to Carolina where the weather is even better! Can't wait to breakout some more outerwear and really get my fall-style on!!!
We also got a little silly, Duck faces yo!
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The Galaxy Nexus should be in stores and ready for purchase as early as December 9th according to a newly leaked Verizon e-mail. The latest news about the Nexus' release states orders will be shipped to Verizon stores on December 6th, however, they won't be on display or available for purchase until the 9th.
Previous leaks mentioned a release date for the Samsung Nexus to be December 15th. With the ship date (12/6) and release date (12/9) a mere three days apart, it seems the launch will be hastily done. One must wonder if the advertising of the launch will stir up enough commotion for consumers to get excited about Samsung's new release or if the launch will be a flop.
The Galaxy Nexus will feature the latest Android software, Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich. The Nexus also boasts a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD touchscreen running at 1280 x 720 resolution, which makes for an amazingly crisp display. If you haven't caught up with our reviews of Galaxy Nexus, read them here.
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TeamQuest is Polish, a rapidly growing company engaged in the comprehensive HR consulting services, in particular in the recruitment of IT professionals Fou our client we are actually looking for:
Oferta pracy: Oferta pracy IT IS Scrum Master/Project Manager Kraków
Ta oferta pracy jest już nieaktualna.
Zapraszamy do wysłania życiorysu - skontaktujemy się w przypadku wznowienia projektu lub podobnej oferty.
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Formy umowy: Umowa o pracę
Service for Product Owner:
- Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management;
- Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items;
- Understanding product planning in an empirical environment;
- Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value;
- Understanding and practicing agility;
- Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
Service for the Development Team:
- Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality;
- Helping the Development Team to create high-value products;
- Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress;
- Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed;
- Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.
Service to the Organization:
- Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption;
- Planning Scrum implementations within the organization;
- Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development;
- Causing change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team;
- Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
Desired skills & experience:
- Record of successful delivery of products with Agile (Scrum, Kanban) methodology, optimally within global corporation environment;
- Bachelor's or Master"s degree in IT, management or related fields, or related work experience;
- Strong English written and verbal communication skills;
- Organization, time management, decision making, negotiation, optimism, flexibility, persistence, quality and results orientation;
- Hands-on skill or prior exposure to Nonviolent Communication (NVC; or its equivalents)is highly desired;
- Conflict transformation and mediation skills highly desired;
- Group facilitation techniques (Agile Facilitation, Art of Hosting etc.);
- Demonstrated customer focus with the ability to build effective working relationships with all stakeholders;
- Ability to facilitate an effective retrospective meeting, also with challenging audience (anxiety, helplessness, apathy, detachment, resignation, etc.).
We offer:
- An interesting job in a company promoting innovative andmodern technologies;
- Opportunity for professional developmentin an international environment and for increasing your abilities and skills in various areas;
- Employment in a stable company with an established position in the market;
- Attractive salary based on your professional experience and skills;
- Good working environment.


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AP Green / ANH Refractories – Mexico, MO
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Detail: Working with the Debtor in Possession through the bankruptcy court, CDC purchased two former brick manufacturing plants from ANH Refractories in 2006. Located in Mexico, MO and Farber, MO, the plants included 1,000,000 square feet of buildings and 1,200 acres.
Solution: ANH was able to divest of these underutilized facilities as well as transfer their environmental liabilities associated with the sties. CDC sold the Farber plant to an investor as well as excess machinery and equipment in Mexico before partnering with other investors to establish Mid America Brick.


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The Sizes Panel in Flexitive is where you can access all of the different banners that you have activated in a project.
In the Sizes Panel, you will have the option to delete or edit active sizes and activate sizes.
To activate a new size, press the Plus icon next to the size. To Edit an existing size, click the Pencil icon. To delete an active size, press the X button next to the size.
The Sizes Panel will look slightly different depending on whether you are editing a size or in the All Sizes View.
In the All Sizes View, you can use the Sizes panel in order to navigate between Fixed, Responsive and Social banners, while also being able to switch between Portrait and Landscape banners using the Sizes Panel tabs.
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When you are in the editor for a specific size, the Sizes Panel will have a few small differences from its appearance in the All Sizes View.
The first difference is that the size that you are in is labelled above the navigation tabs. The second difference is the option to return to the All Sizes View in the top left-hand side of the panel.


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Hipsters officially go mainstream as gin and soya milk enter the CPI index
An increasing number of gin drinkers and vegans has led to the popular tipple and items such as oat milk being added to Britain's inflation basket.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that the increase in popularity of dairy-free diets has led to non-dairy milk - such as soya, rice and oat milk - making an appearance on the list it uses to track prices for the first time.
The statistics body cited the rise of campaigns such as 'Veganuary', where some people go vegan for a month.
Gin returns to the basket after a 13-year absence following a rise in consumption and after a growth in the number of small gin producers.
The ONS also said that the list will now include bicycle helmets after a 12-year absence, due to the increase in the popularity of cycling linked to sporting successes by British cyclists in the Olympics and the Tour De France.
Children's scooters are also being added, replacing children's swings, as well as council tax.
The list is used to calculate CPIH, the headline measure of inflation.
On the way out are basic mobile phone handsets as their decline in popularity in the face of smartphones has been "making it difficult to collect consistent prices for them".
Senior ONS statistician Phil Gooding said: "The annual basket review enables us to keep up to date with all the latest trends, ensuring our inflation measures reflect the changing costs experienced by consumers.
"The addition of council tax to CPIH will ensure it remains our most comprehensive measure of consumer inflation."


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Max works on a broad range of transactions, including public and private M&A, equity capital markets and group reorganisations.
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Best Modular Helmets
If you're a motorcycle enthusiast, it is important to know that there are six general types of motorcycle helmets – Full-face, Modular or flip-up, Open face, Half-helmet, Off-road and Dual-sport (check out motorcycle helmet buyer's guide for more information).
I personally like modular helmets because I'm more of a sport touring, casual type of rider. Modular helmets also offer something that full-face helmets can only dream of: versatility. Have you ever tried eating a sandwich or talking to your friend while wearing a full-face helmet? It's impossible! With a modular motorcycle helmet, the chin bar can easily flip up on top of the helmet so you can have a decent conversation or grab a bite without removing your entire helmet.
These helmets come with a lot of features, so I tested each one to find out which offers the most amount of features for the price.
Affordable Modular Motorcycle Helmets
I personally did the math, and came up with a list of the 5 most affordable (and high quality) modular helmets that you can buy today. While we'd all love to buy an $800 Arai helmet not all of us have that kind of budget. If you're an entry level buyer looking to protect your head on a budget then these are the modular helmets for you:
YEMA YM-925 Dual Visor Motorcycle Helmet
YEMA YM-925 Dual Visor Motorcycle Helmet weighs in at only 3.7 pounds but is DOT certified for safety. The aerodynamic design ensures a quieter ride when travelling at speed, while the advanced ventilation system keeps your head cool while wearing the helmet.
First on the list is the YEMA YM-925. This DOT-certified modular helmet has a shell made from high-grade ABS thermoplastic to provide solid protection, yet it only weighs 3.7 pounds.
The YEMA YM-925 comes with a built-in drop down sunshield to protect your eyes from excessive glare. The quick-release system enables you to easily remove or install the outer visor.
This motorcycle helmet has an aerodynamic design that reduces wind noise, even when you're travelling at an exuberant speed. The advanced ventilation system on the front-top and rear of the helmet will ensure that your head stays cool, even when things get hot on the road.
But what I really like about the YEMA YM-925 is the fully removable and washable inner lining that is both antibacterial and odor-resistant. If you are searching for the best modular helmet, this is an excellent feature to have. You don't want to put your head inside a smelly pit, right?
The best part? The YEMA YM-925 costs less than $100.
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IV2 Elite Series Modular Motorcycle Helmet
IV2 Elite Series Modular Motorcycle/Snowmobile Helmet weighs in at a portly 5 pounds but the fiber-reinforced shell exceeds DOT certifications for safety. This modular helmet comes with 10 ventilation ports for maximum air circulation, but it does create a bit more wind noise when the vent ports are open.
I also like the IV2 Elite Series modular helmet because of the fiber-reinforced ABS composite shell. This allows the IV2 Elite series to exceed DOT requirements for motorcycle safety. Want proof? This helmet comes with non-removable DOT-certified graphic printed on the back.
Like the YEMA YM-925, the IV2 Elite Series also comes with a fully removable and washable interior. The inner shell is also lined with high quality EPS Impact Foam for added protection against head injuries.
The single push-button flip-up feature will transform your full face helmet to an open face in virtually seconds. The helmet also comes with quick-access and easy open air vents to provide adequate ventilation. In fact, this modular helmet comes with 10 ventilation ports!
Like most modular helmets in the market, the IV2 Elite Series also has a retractable and scratch-resistant dual inner sun visor so you don't have to squint when riding head-on in the sun.
For less than $85, the IV2 Elite Series is a no-brainer.
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IV2 "The Patriot" Modular Dual Visor Helmet
IV2 "The Patriot" Modular Dual Visor Helmet is the patriotic way to protect your head when riding your motorcycle, but there is more to this than the attention-grabbing design. The one-button flip-up system transforms your helmet into an open face in an instant.
If you're tired of the same old satin or matte black finish of other modular helmets, then the IV2 "The Patriot" helmet is perfect for you.
Since this is an IV2, the helmet meets and exceeds DOT requirements for safety. The shell is made from ABS thermoplastic composite that is fiber-reinforced for added durability and protection.
The design is simply patriotic, if you'll ask me. The helmet is finished with a stars-and-stripes motif, which actually reminds me of the helmet that Evil Knievel wears in his daredevil and death-defying stunts.
The IV2 "The Patriot" modular helmet comes with the ingenious one-button and one-hand flip-up system to instantly convert your helmet from a full face to an open-face helmet. The button can be easily switched even when you're wearing gloves.
This gorgeous helmet also comes with an anti-scratch tinted sun visor, fully removable and washable interior, and an advanced ventilation system with 10 venting ports for maximum comfort.
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VIPER Modular Dual Visor Helmet
VIPER Modular Dual Visor Helmet is also made from fiber-reinforced ABS composite that exceeds DOT certifications for safety. The interior is lined with EPS impact foam for added safety and comfort.
The VIPER Modular Dual Visor helmet is also manufactured by IV2, so you can expect the same level of quality and comfort as with all IV2 helmets.
The shell is constructed from ABS thermoplastic that is fiber-reinforced to provide maximum toughness and head protection. It also comes with a kick-ass design that exudes toughness. It looks good even when you're not wearing it on your head!
The interior is also lined with EPS impact foam for an added layer of protection and comfort against all sorts of crashes, so this is a good thing.
The VIPER helmet is equipped with easy open air vents for enhanced air circulation especially when riding at slow speeds. The helmet is also equipped with an anti-scratch sun visor to protect your precious eyes from glare.
This helmet can easily transform from a full-face to open-face helmet in a heartbeat courtesy of the one-button flip-up system.
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1Storm Motorcycle Modular Helmet
1Storm Motorcycle Modular Helmet is finished in a glossy and UV protected finish for maximum durability. The shell is made from a revolutionary mix of thermoplastic and alloy to provide maximum protection against head injuries.
The 1Storm Motorcycle Modular Helmet has a beautiful, glossy, and UV-protected finish. This particular model comes in a matte-black finish, but there are a variety of colors to choose from, including glossy pink and glossy red if you are one of those who likes to make a fashion statement while you ride.
The advanced modular and flip-up design allows you to enjoy the protection of a full-face helmet and the versatility of a modular helmet with a simple push of a button.
The lightweight and durable shell is made from a potent mix of thermoplastic and alloy. This allows the 1Storm modular helmet to meet and exceed DOT requirements for safety.
This helmet also comes with a dual lens design, consisting of an inner smoked lens and a clear outer shield. It's good to know that the inner tinted lens can also be retracted for night time riding. This is an important feature because you don't want to ride in the dark night with the tinted lens covering your eyes.
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Best Modular Motorcycle Helmets
Arai Helmets Corsair V Solid Helmet
Arai Helmets Corsair V Solid Helmet is one of the safest, high tech and advanced helmets on the market.
It has a cool intercom and bluetooth system that works well and is a real practical featured we loved when we tested this helmet a few years ago.
This helmet is one of the most comfortable helmets we've ever worn here at BestBeginnerMotorcycles. It isn't heavy given how safe it is and it just fits perfectly and is comfortable on long rides like no other helmet.
We found the helmet to be really easy to take on and off (not something we can say for all Modular Helmets). Arai designed a larger bottom opening on the Corsair V to make life a little easier and we can report it definitely works.
The shell is super strong. Arai quotes something like "Hyper-Ridge around the bottom enhances shell strength while providing a larger bottom opening". I don't know what that means other than the helmet is strong and the opening makes life easier (per above comment). As always with Arai the venting works great and definitely made this helmet cool during our rides when testing it.
As always this kind of feature set and quality doesn't come cheap and this is the most expensive helmet on our list of best modular helmets.
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Bell Qualifier DLX Helmet
The Bell Qualifier DLX Helmet finished in matt black is one of the sexiest helmets on the market. At less than $200 this is a great modular helmet that balances features with reasonable price point. That's why it is one of the most popular helmets on the market.
In terms of colors and styles the Bell Qualifier has dozens of options to match any conceivable look you're going for. You can see pretty quickly that this is a helmet that looks way more expensive, they really have nailed the look.
But this helmet isn't just about looks. The lightweight polycarbonate/ABS shell construction make this helmet tough and lightweight which is especially tough to do well in this segment.
Features we'd like to call out include the anti-fog functionality and the padded wind color which reduces wind and road noise. Both work quite well and make a big difference in day to day comfort and enjoyment. Overall, a great helmet for reasonable money.
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Bell Revolver Evo Modular Helmet
The Bell Revolver Evo Modular Helmet is advertised as a versatile helmet that does it all. The advertising is right, this is a great all-round modular helmet.
The helmet looks sleek and modern with a great selection of colors available to choose from.
The helmet fits snugly although we've read that sizing can be a bit of an issue in terms of picking the right size, so you may have to try a few sizes to get it right. When you do get it right, the helmet fits well and is comfortable.
A big downside is that the noise level when you are riding is loud. We don't normally find this with Bell helmets so it may just be this model. We found it didn't do a great job keeping the noise out.
Great all around helmet for less than $200. Not perfect, but nothing ever is at this price point.
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GLX Modular Helmet with Sun Shield
The GLX Modular Helmet is less than $150. I want to get that out of the way because for the money this is one awesome helmet. Sure it isn't perfect, but for this kind of money I'll take some shortfalls.
This is one of the most versatile helmets on the market weighing in at roughly 4 pounds equipped with an integrated sun shield, removable liner, advanced ventilation and replaceable shields.
Spec sheet looks good for this price-point and while we haven't tested this helmet ourselves, we found that most customers who reviewed the helmet were pleased.
Positive customer reviews were all around how this balanced the visibility and openness of an open-face helmet with the practicality and safety of a full-face helmet and that the balance was perfect. Downsides were that wind noise was an issue and that higher speed riding wasn't fun because the helmet isn't that aerodynamic.
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HJC IS-MAX II Modular Motorcycle Helmet
The HJC IS-MAX II Modular Motorcycle Helmet is one of our favorites.
The wind noise in this helmet is comparable to other helmets that cost 100-300 dollars more than the HJC IS-MAX II which is pretty impressive. The vents on this helmet are practically useless and I couldn't tell a difference when they were open or closed.
One thing that stood out about this helmet is how large it is. Even the medium I originally received was slightly bigger than other helmets I was used to trying in that size. The helmet was also slightly heavier than my regular TR-Z that I usually ride with, especially near the top of the helmet.
Let me say that again for emphasis: I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the SunShield!!! I honestly don't know why more helmets do not do this, I would be willing to pay $100 extra just for this mechanism alone. The SunShield locks firmly into place and once you enter a more dimly lit environment a simple button press retracts the shield instantly. I absolutely LOVE this feature.
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HJC RPHA MAX Modular Flip-Up Touring/Street Helmet
Ok so we cheated a little here because this is the same helmet as above. The main difference is the color. We're including it because most helmets are black, matt black and a few other colors. Rarely do we find a cool pearl white helmet we like. This is it.
Comfortable, very light weight and lots of amazing features this is up there with some of the really high end helmets made by the likes of Arai and Shoei. Construction is advanced, with a premium integrated matrix made of Carbon fiber, Fiberglass epoxy, Aramid epoxy, & Organic fibers. It means a super-strong shell that is extremely lightweight.
The helmet fits and the inner shield does not drop down to hit your nose. The chin bar locks with gentle pressure when closing the lid. We loved the one-touch integrated sunshield which has three convenient positions.
Air leaks are zero and road noise is nicely muted. Comfortable, very lightweight and chock-full of features, this helmet is worth the money.
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HJC CL-17 Motorcycle Helmet
The HJC CL-17 Motorcycle Helmet is a budget helmet that is well-equipped and balanced.
Made of an advanced polycarbonate composite shell that is pretty lightweight even when compared to the more exotic helmets we've tested, this is a great beginner motorcycle helmet. Priced at under $150 it is affordable.
The HJC CL-17 Helmet hits the same safety ratings as the big boys yet comes in at hundreds less. This is a helmet designed to keep you cool. Advanced ventilation channels do most of the work but a moisture wicking interior liner is there for backup.
Out of the box this helmet comes with a Pinlock-ready face shield. Adding on a Pinlock lens gives you the most fog-free riding experience out there. Shield changes are a breeze thanks to the tool-less RapidFire Shield Replacement System. Replacement shields are available in virtually every color of the transparent or metallic rainbow so you can fight the sun, match your bike or match your mindset.
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Nexx X30.V Plain Helmet
The Nexx Helmets brand isn't known to most newby motorcycle riders. We've included the Nexx X30.V Plain Helmet in our top modular helmets for 2017 based on its innovative take on helmet design.
This is the first flip up with chin protection which essentially gives a rider significantly better versatility, especially important for newer riders. We found this concept worked well and the design clearly benefit ergonomic a lot. Really easy to use helmet.
In addition to the innovation on the shell design we found that the interior was nicely appointed and comfortable. Nexx says that their lining has anti-allergenic and anti-sweat properties. We didn't ride it long enough to know for sure, but we do know that the lining is easily removable and washable; the cheek pads are equally removable and washable which means that you can always have a fresh helmet.
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Nolan N44 N-Com Outlaw Helmet
The Nolan N44 N-Com Outlaw Helmet is priced around the $300 mark and for that kind of money it is a great modular helmet to buy. Its defining feature is the crossover design with quick-change accessories. We found it to be more comfortable, have better visibility and feel lighter than other helmets in this price range.
The Nolan N44 comes with clear shield, integrated sun shield, peak and the removable chin bar and pinlock insert. Pinlock works great and it's nice to see a lot included in a helmet like this. The faceshield is optically correct and fitted in an exceptionally large eye port.
Overall a great all-round helmet for the money and a recommended buy for the beginner motorcycle rider looking to balance price with features and safety.
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High-End Modular Motorcycle Helmets
This is where helmets get very serious, exotic, technically advanced and where material science is at its best. High-end modular motorcycle helmets retail for north of $500 and are dominated by Arai, Shoei and Schuberth, some of the most well-known and quality motorcycle helmet brands on the market.
These high-end helmets aren't just about style over substance (although these helmets all look awesome), they are constructed by more advanced materials that are stronger and more lightweight than helmets in lower price points. Things like venting and comfort "just work" at this price point and that can make a big difference. While we don't think a beginner motorcycle rider can just drop $700 on a modular helmet we do recommend that you take a look at these helmets and think hard about what your safety and comfort are worth to you and decide whether it is worth the money.
With that, here are the best high-end modular motorcycle helmets you can buy in 2017. Note we cheated a little here and included some full-face helmets because we didn't want to create a standalone post just for full faced helmets.
AGV Corsa Soleluna Qatar Helmet MS
The AGV Corsa Soleluna Qatar Helmet is a serious race helmet so it isn't for everybody. This is the kind of helmet that you expect to see on Valentino Rossi on race weekends.
The AGV Corsa helmet range comes in a number of cool designs and colors but we loved this one (definitely check out the others). We love the look of the triangles, squares and circles on a yellow background, with blue, green, orange and fuchsia tones, while the sun rays extend from the front to the back of the helmet. Looks awesome.
This helmet balances extreme performance road-friendly features such as adjustable ventilation and comfortable lining that is made of a breathable Lycra®micro-porous material that has dry-comfort fabric with sanitizing treatment. The liners are also fully removable and washable.
The helmet has a Five Star SHARP certification and meets every safety standard you can imagine. This is serious helmet for the serious rider.
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Arai Corsair X Helmet
The Arai Corsair X Helmet is another masterpiece by the team at Arai Helmets.
In true Arai fashion, the Corsair-X Helmet has taken helmet technology and rider protection one step further by engineering a helmet that not only guards against direct impacts, but is specifically designed to minimize the effect of "glancing off" impacts as well.
Arai has created a stronger shell and smoother shape that is more likely to redirect impact energy than absorb it (therefore decreasing the amount of force transferred to the body). To increase this potential to glance off impact energy, the VAS (Variable Axis System) side pod, pivot cover is smaller in size and its position on the shell is lower.
The Arai Corsair X Motorcycle Helmet features a chin curtain that helps to block air intrusion from the turbulent air underneath the helmet, as well as increases negative pressure to enhance the exhaust ventilation performance. The interior lining includes Arai's signature 5mm peel away ear pocket padding and ear pocket recess to accommodate communicator speakers.
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Arai Quantum-X Full Face Helmet
The Arai Quantum-X Full Face Helmet is a purpose-built helmet for the street and it's good, like really good.
Like most Arai helmets it comes in 6 sizes and this model has 9 colors to choose from, mainly greys and blacks with some white and bright yellow thrown in for good measure.
The Quantum-X is a full face helmet (despite the title of this post) and does a great job at being really balanced. What we mean by that is that it combines comfort, quiet, stability, ventilation and safety really well without one area being over or under represented. Like the Porsche 911, this really a great enhancement over previous models, tweaks that make things better without re-inventing the wheel.
The Variable Access System shield mechanism was developed to enhance the shape of the shell, but the easy to learn changing mechanism is what we love the most. So easy to use. The ventilation ducts look familiar but offer more adjustment and better flow through performance. The Anti-Microbial liner material on the Quantum-X resists the build up of bacteria and as a result allows your helmet to stay fresher, longer, between cleanings.
Overall, this helmet goes to show that refining and improving on an existing formula works.
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ARAI Signet-X Diamond White Motorcycle Helmet MD
Arai Signet X Full Face Helmet is a properly built, highly reliable and super-stylish helmet.
Users will love customizable fit system as it allows them to adjust things according to their own convenience. The price may be an issue, but when it comes to comfort and visual clarity this helmet provides, bike riders are going to opt for this amazing product coming straight from the house of Arai. This is a superb helmet that will enhance the excitement of bike riding.
We love the fantastic face shield that has the smoothest mechanisms currently available in the market. Its adjustable and has a great defogging vent that works really well.
Arai pays special attention to the comfort of the head and the face when users wear helmets. The Arai Signet Q helmet is so spacious and comfortable from the inside that users don't feel as if they are wearing a protective gear. There is no feeling of suffocation or irritation after wearing the helmet.
One of the major concerns of the bike riders is the proper flow of air within the helmet. Arai has given a chin vent, two vents at the top and one rear spoiler vent. There is a unique provision to maintain the flow of air on the forehead and temple. The face shield covers can be opened into the directed ducts to provide a spectacular sensation to the entire face.
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Bell Race Star Unisex-Adult Full Face Street Helmet
This has to be one of the most aggressive and awesome looking helmets we've ever seen. We're smitten by the carbon look with the cool gold accents. The aero shape also elicits speeds.
Bell says that this is a first-of-its kind, three-layer impact liner designed helmet. The idea is that it is optimized to take impact at low, mid and high-speed.
This is a serious race helmet. It has a carbon fiber shell and it is extremely strong and lightweight. We like the easy removal of inside pads for washing so that serious riders don't have stinky helmets.
This helmet meets or exceeds Snell M2015 and DOT certifications.
Overall, this is a strong, lightweight and well vented helmet that is super comfortable. Sure it is a little pricey for a Bell helmet but it is well worth it.
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Schuberth C4 Matt Black Motorcycle Helmet
Schuberth C4 redefines the flip-up helmet and represents the new benchmark for touring and sports riders. This is one serious helmet.
We love the clean design and simple lines. It is a clean, modern and compact design that is refreshing given some of the trinkets we see on other high end helmets.
The C4 also comes with Bluetooth and radio reception with an integrated antenna, pre-installed speakers and microphone. In our tests we found it to work really well (better than most of the best Bluetooth helmets we've tested before).
The creative design and extra large anti-fog lens meant that visibility is pretty awesome on this helmet.
Low weight and high speed stability are other benefits of this cool aero-optimized design and wow, it makes such a huge difference. I don't ever remember reviewing a helmet that felt this stable and smooth at speed. Simply awesome.
As expected at this price point, things like ventilation, inside lining and comfortable fit are all exemplary. Take cooling as an example. Cooling is handled via a complex multi-channel ventilation system on the inside of the shell to ensure a comfortable air flow rate. It even has air intakes in the forehead and chin areas. That's the difference between an $800+ Schuberth C4 helmet and something at $300. It is the details and level of engineering.
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Shoei Neotec
The Shoei Neotec road race helmet is one of the best helmets that you can invest in. Great helmet, good visibility, good ventilation, comfortable.
We love the beautiful and functional design, it has a gorgeous sleek design that is very aerodynamic and lightweight. Perfect for long riders and/or high speed runs.
The helmet is considered to be the most progressive flip-up helmet on the market. It is fashioned with a large lock release button to improve handling with gloves on.
The design has been altered for a taller field of vision so you can glide through traffic easier; it has reduced wind noise and an internal sun shield to protect your eyes from harsh sun rays.
The inner shield is 3D injection molded and has an easy locatable switch. The inner shield provides the user with protection from the sun and blocks out 99 percent of harmful UV rays.
The lining is soft for a comfortable fit and made from breathable fabric to help reduce sweating. The lining is also removable for easy cleaning. The lightweight chin bar and face shield rotates smoothly and precisely on a single axis point.
Overall, this is one of the best helmets on the market. Period.
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Shoei RF-1200 Brigand
They key to the Shoei RF-1200 is that it does everything well. However, it is important to point out where Shoei has focused. Safety is one. The helmet comes with the DOT and Snell certifications which is what helmets are primarily about. Big deal.
In addition, the other area the company has focused on when making the Shoei RF-1200, these are; the shell structure, the aerodynamics, and the EPS liner. The company has taken care of both technical and cosmetic aspects of the helmet because Shoei wanted to manufacture a helmet that stands out in all the parameters.
Shoei is known for its lustrous paint and spectacular graphics. The combination of both can be seen in the Shoei RF-1200 helmet. The selection of colors and graphics has been unconventional, but the end result is mind-blowing. The presence of the solid colors along with elegant lines are quite phenomenal.
While you can save a decent chunk of change by going for the flat black RF-1200, the paint job on the Shoei Indy Marquez RF-1200 or Shoei Graffiti RF-1200 Street version of this helmet is worth every penny of its more expensive sticker price. The pictures on the internet really do not do this helmet justice. In general I have always been a fan of the minimalist look, and I think some helmets go a little crazy with the graphics. This Shoei however, is a thing of beauty.
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Why Choose Modular Motorcycle Helmets?
Modular helmets may not offer the same level of protection as full-face motorcycle helmets, but it gives you an added dose of versatility and style.
Since the chin section can flip-up on top of the helmet, you can enjoy friendly conversation with other fellow riders without removing the helmet from your head.
Although it is quite dangerous and ill-advised to ride your motorcycle in the open-face or flip-up position, casual riders and sport touring folks will certainly enjoy the convenience and versatility of a modular helmet.
Want to Buy a Modular Helmet? Here are the Features You Should Consider
Before making a purchase, here are the features that you need to consider in a modular motorcycle helmet:
- DOT certification – Safety comes first, so you should only buy DOT-certified modular helmets.
- Sturdy construction – Your helmet will be protecting the most important part of your body, so it better be tough.
- Removable and washable inner linings – For hygienic purposes, a removable inner lining will keep your helmet smelling clean and good even after repeated use.
- Push-button convenience to flip-up the chin section – Modular helmets are popular because of this feature.
- Dual visors for an added dose of eye protection – It helps to have dual visors (tinted and clear) so you see clearly in both day and night.
- Advanced ventilation system – This will keep your head cool while you ride.
- Inspiring design – Modular helmets come in a variety of shapes and colors to suit every style.
- Price – The trick is to find the best helmet with a full complement of features without spending a lot of cash.
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As the temperatures begin to warm, it only means one thing: that Spring Break is on the horizon. The thought of a week of no scheduled drop offs and pick ups sounds like bliss, but if you're traveling, the task of packing all of the essentials (which seems like everything you own) can be daunting. But have no fear, I've rounded up some awesome travel essentials. These are some of your everyday items that have been made to fold, weigh less and make your home away from home for a week seem like "home".
Last spring when we traveled to the beach (which will have a whole separate post) Ranger was only 8 months old, so a free flight for a lap child flight is to hard to pass up, but the challenge was packing all that we needed to fly with… thank goodness Southwest gives you 2 free bags, so 4 for the Gaston family. Now, I looked into renting some play gear when we got there, but it was adding up quite quickly. This prompted me to begin the hunt of items that I would be able to use on the trip and for the rest of the summer.
I was so surprised to find a whole market of items we needed that were reasonably priced and that fit into our luggage. Here's what I've found. These cover many stages of your child's development and will adapt to the cold or warm vacation location.
Feeding Essentials:
Summer Infant Pop-N-Sit Portable High Chair
Summer Infant Pop-N-Sit Portable Booster Seat
The First Years On the Go Booster Seat
Sleeping Essentials:
babyhome 'Air' Bassinet
Brica Fold n Go Travel Bassinett
Play Essentials:
Summer Infant Pop-N-Go Portable Play Yard
Summer Infant Pop-N-Jump
Getting ALL of these to fit into your luggage may not be possible, unless you sacrifice your 1/2 of your one suitcase, but pick and choose what would be best for your little one to help them adjust best to their new surroundings.
On our trip with Ranger when he was 8 months old the Summer Infant Pop n Jump was the best thing we could have taken with us, he loved his at home at it gave him an activity he could do besides just sit. It also came in handy when we were at outdoor events or even just eating dinner on the back deck.
Our most recent trip called for us to have some sort of booster seat for him to eat in at my in-laws. The Summer Infant Pop N Sit Portable Booster Seat was perfect. He could eat his meals in it, but then it also doubled as a "chair" for him to watch tv and play in.
Please share your favorite travel essentials!


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As promised, my most favourite dish in the whole world – a truly rich and rustic homemade Spaghetti Bolognese with Chimichurri and Sainsbury's Garlic Bread. Come to mama!
This dish is relatively easy to prepare and makes use of dried spices available in supermarkets. My main tip is to give the Bolognese sauce some time to reduce to intensify the flavours (a trick my sister introduced me to), and give the chimichurri a go, especially if you love garlic. I first tried chimichurri on a ranch in Uruguay when travelling around South America a few years ago. Interestingly they used it as a condiment with vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognese which I was amazed at as I'd always believed it was only ever served with meats and steak. Being offered it with veggie Spag Bol was music to my then vegetarian ears and I have never looked back! I will continue to make this veganised version for the rest of my days (actual fact).
Rich & Rustic Spaghetti Bolognese
- 1 onion
- 5 cloves of garlic (I tend to use more!)
- Drizzle of oil
- 2 celery stalks
- 2 large carrots
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 red or green chilli
- Approx. 6-8 mushrooms (I slice mine into halves or quarters)
- Cup of frozen peas
- Half a bag of Soya Mince (I buy mine from Sainsbury's)
- 3 tsp. of dried Italian Herb spice
- 1 tsp. each dried basil and oregano
- A couple of glugs of red wine
- Dash of red wine vinegar (optional)
- Dash of balsamic vinegar (optional)
- Handful of chopped fresh basil leaves (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Half a small packet of parsley, chopped finely
- 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced or minced
- ½ a chilli or a whole one if you like spice as I do
- 1 tbsp. dried oregano
- Half a cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp. red or white wine vinegar
The chimichurri is really easy to prepare – slice the parsley, chilli and garlic and mix together with the other ingredients. The spaghetti Bolognese recipe is below:
- Finely chop the onion, garlic and chilli
- Chop the remainder of the vegetables (celery, carrots & mushrooms) how you like them
- Drizzle a little oil into a large pan or wok on a low heat
- Sauté the onion first, adding the garlic and chilli two minutes later
- Once they are starting to brown (and are smelling amazing) throw in the rest of the vegetables (except the peas) and sauté for a minute or two
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, soya mince and all of the spices
- Add the red wine and vinegars
- Now to allow the Bolognese flavours to enrich and marinade – keep stirring every minute to prevent it burning at the bottom
- When the liquid in the Bolognese has reduced to a slightly thicker consistency (not fully as this last part happens relatively quickly, the rest of it can take a good 15-20 minutes!):
- Stir in the frozen peas
- Pop your garlic bread in a pre-heated oven
- Boil a pan of water and cook the spaghetti according to packet instructions
- Once everything is ready, garnish with chopped basil if using and serve up with a chunk of garlic bread & the Chimichurri. And ENJOY.


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Friday, June 18, 2010
Reasons to be Cheerful, Part Four
You can find entries about punk artists and psychedelic artists and bubble-gum artists elsewhere on this blog, but for this entry, there are no lyrics, and it's just "MOR" easy listening tracks that were hits and became the wallpaper to our daily activities back then. (And remain a sorta "comfort music" for those who had this piped into their consciousness.)
Most of the songs I'll be linking to are in the Herb Alpert/Burt Bacharach/bouncy pop number category (I've already paid tribute to numbers like "Classical Gas"), but I thought I'd start off with one that predates those songs and instead has a nice little depressing edge to it. It's an evocative little number called "Last Date" by Floyd Cramer, the master of the "slide piano" who was a legendary session player in Nashvile. On its own the song has a sort of downbeat, last-call-at-the-bar feel, but when you find out the title, you sorta get the drift:
And since I don't want to slide into a "saloon song" coma with these tunes, I'll offer another Cramer number, this time incredibly fuckin' bouncy and catchy. This was recently used in the soundtrack of the movie An Education (which I still haven't seen; I found this on, where else, YT). It's called "On the Rebound" and although "jaunty" is a word you're supposed to use to describe people and not music, it's pretty damned jaunty:
I'm going to skip past two of the most obvious songs that belong in the category of cheerful instrumental, "Java" and "Alley Cat," and proceed onto one that most people of a certain age (what a remarkably diplomatic phrase, that) know, but don't know the title of, Dave Baby Cortez's "The Happy Organ" (all genitalia jokes will be happily skipped past too):
And one of the other songs that seeped into the brainpan back then was this sucker, which was recorded and became a hit by Billy Vaughn and Bert Kaempfert. This version has a jungle girl-themed video, so it seemed to be the one that needed linking:
Continuing on with Kaempfert, there is only one pop tune I know of to have a chart status (in the U.S. at least) that had the word "Afrikaan" in the title. That was "Afrikaan Beat," and Kaempfert definitely led the way to the style of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, although Herb "Latin-ized" the sound.
Most of these songs are best-remembered in their single versions, but here's a live rendition by Kaempfert of "That Happy Feeling." The word "bouncy" doesn't even convey the damned thing, but it must also be noted the tune has a special resonance for those in the NYC area in the early Sixties, as it was used as the theme to the afternoon children's show The Sandy Becker Show. And what makes the vid special? You get to see the handclaps, a key part in any mercilessly hooky Sixties tune:
There's a bottomless pit of instrumentals you may know the tune of but can't name, like "Wheels" by the String-a-longs. Then there are the songs that AM-radio listeners knew all too well, but are still as pleasant to re-hear decades on, like "Grazin' in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela. The hit with vocals (and the insane "Icandigityoucandigithecandigitshecandigit") was done
by the Friends of Distinction. But the Masekela original is the instrumental great:
Months ago when I did a little Deceased Artiste tribute to
Raymond, Lefèvre, the man who gave us the infectious instrumental "Soul Coaxing," I was of course reminded of the best-known French instrumental of the Sixties "Love is Blue" by Paul Mauriat. Since I am fixated by the unnecessary vocal versions of these songs, I offer you the vocal version by Al Martino, but here is the Mauriat originaL:
On an album-cover associative level (painted womyn), here is the indelible Burt Bacharach-penned Casino Royale theme by Herb Alpert. I'm not a soundtrack aficionado per se, but this is one of the OST LPs I will dig out and spin every few months. It definitely buoys the spirits:
Since we're on the infectious route, here's "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" by the T-Bones, which was used in a TV commercial about heartburn which is here:
And if we're going to go deep-Sixties, you'd have to resurrect
Andy Williams' "Music to Watch Girls By" clip which is endearingly corny as fuck. Andy sang many, many of the instrumental songs that they wrote ridiculously impromptu lyrics for. One YouTube uploader maintains that the Andy song was the original in this case, but the Bob Crewe Generation (nobody calls their band the "Generation" anymore, more's the pity) had the hook-ridden instrumental hit:
And I'll close out with two tunes whose titles I didn't know until recently. The first is the insanely infectious "Soulful Strut" by Young Holt Unlimited. This is supreme stuff:
Since we must move leave the Sixties behind, let's do that to enter the Seventies, with the 1972 hit "Joy" by Apollo 100, which was sort of the 45 RPM super-pop version of the more pretentious art-rock stuff Emerson Lake & Palmer were carrying out in that era. Alternately brilliant and immaculately cheesy, it won't exit your noggin anytime soon:
If anyone has any infectious instrumentals they want to leave links to, drop 'em in the comments! UPDATE: The comments contain a bunch of suggestions from M. Faust that include at least two songs I know had (natch) unnecessary lyrics sung at one point by Andy Williams! (The "Romeo and Juliet theme" and "Love's Theme") The Midnight Cowboy theme is almost too sublimely movie-related to have fit in here (but musically it does), and Hot Butter's "Popcorn" is infectious as hell (and well utilized in a party scene in Shriek of the Mutilated; the sequence is not on YT).
25 comments:
- Tristeza said...
Epic 5-9617, 1963, one of the first 45s I ever bought (don't ask me why). Catchy, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txYN_eTOrx0
- June 20, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Unknown said...
Such rich sampling of the zeitgeist is enfolded in my DNA and plays forever!
- June 21, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- Media Funhouse said...
My uncle had the 45 of "Washington Square," and I played it many times. Great one, thanks Tristeza!
- June 21, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- mfaust said...
This is a bit off topic (80s not 60s and not a single release), but try to get this out of your mind:
- June 21, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- mfaust said...
and this
- June 21, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- mfaust said...
... but most of all this, the penultimate in audio crack, especially the last two minutes:
(The ultimate is a slightly slower version that I can't find on YouTube. Nanni Moretti fans may recall it's appearance in THE SON'S ROOM).
- June 21, 2010 at 6:11 PM
- mfaust said...
OK, here's one that's on topic, and I KNOW it's one you meant to include, Ed:
- June 21, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- mfaust said...
That big big hit from the summer of 1969: (many versions of this on YouTube, most performed by amateurs, but I thought you'd enjoy this one)
- June 21, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- mfaust said...
Another one I know you meant to include: (and one I can play on the piano!)
- June 21, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- mfaust said...
Big, cheesy, irresistable (at least two of which adjectives apply to the composer/performer)
- June 21, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- mfaust said...
Guessing you covered this one somewhere else - not the 60s, but the same year as Apollo 100 (I have their album and love it dearly)
- June 21, 2010 at 6:25 PM
- mfaust said...
You're going to have to take my word for it that this went top ten in 1969 (albeit in a shorter version that I can't find on YouTube):
- June 21, 2010 at 6:27 PM
- mfaust said...
Not as muzaky as I think you're going for, but catchy as hell and an unambiguous hit (and from the same year as Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein")
- June 21, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- mfaust said...
Once again, I swear this went top ten, I believe in 73 or 74:
- June 21, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- mfaust said...
A little more on target, a hit from 1961, Jerry Lee Lewis meets Tchaichovsky:
- June 21, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- mfaust said...
I knew this had been a hit, but I couldn't remember how it went until I looked it up - arpeggios that even Liberace would find extreme:
- June 21, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- mfaust said...
The grandaddy of this kind of thing (god, I love French horns!)
- June 21, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- mfaust said...
My dad had this album. The Who with tubular bells! When I talked to him over Father's Day I told him in no uncertain terms never to let my mother make him throw out his remaining LP collection!
- June 21, 2010 at 6:46 PM
- mfaust said...
Weren't we discussing this recently? Even better than "Linus and Lucy" (the official name of the Charlie Brown piano theme):
- June 21, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- mfaust said...
Another bonafide hit - I'm kinda appalled to find that I like this now:
- June 21, 2010 at 6:49 PM
- mfaust said...
Another one I never knew the name of, but it was a staple on the muzak station we had to listen to at the drug store where I worked during college:
- June 21, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- mfaust said...
Another one from my dad's LP collection (and every other dad of my era, I'm sure):
- June 21, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- mfaust said...
Dunno what this muffer's so happy about, but he is ...
- June 21, 2010 at 7:15 PM
- mfaust said...
Another one that epitomises what yer talking about, Ed (I realize lots of these got far off base):
- June 21, 2010 at 7:16 PM
- mfaust said...
Alright, I'll stop now, but surely there's room for this:
- June 21, 2010 at 7:19 PM


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A Walk with God
Week beginning: 6th October, 2019 | By Robin Younghusband | London
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.Genesis 5:24 (NIV UK)
Many of our Old Testament heroes have been said to be two-way mirrors: showing God's people themselves (as an example to follow – or avoid) and showing them their Saviour (as foreshadows). Often that mirror is broken and flawed, like Samson or David. In Enoch's case, it is incomplete, like a spy hole, showing us one tiny detail: Enoch walked faithfully with God and then he was no more.
To the follower of God reading this short passage, Enoch shows that there is hope. He comes in the midst of a chorus of "then he died" following the fall. For those who walk with God, however, we see that death does not win. For those of us lawyers surrounded by death, violence and exploitation – whether individual or systemic – we know that God provides ultimate rescue.
In reality, Enoch was himself not sinless. Yet, in this peephole, we are shown no sin. A young Jesus, reading this in the synagogue, would have been able to expect, by rights, to have been painlessly removed from this world for his perfectly faithful walk. Nevertheless, he took on the punishment we earned for our faithless walk and freely gave himself over to death. In a performance driven culture, we know that the performance has been completed for us and so are freed from fear: Jesus has no billing targets.
Prayer Points:
1. For colleagues to see the rescue that Jesus freely offers and for our courage to proclaim it; and
2. For Christian lawyers to rejoice in our Saviour's faithful walk that frees us from death.


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FX gives season order to drama from 'Homeland' EPs
FX has given the go to a new drama series from Homeland EPs Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff.
The network announced Wednesday the pick-up of Tyrant, a story that centers on the younger son (Adam Rayner) of a dictator in a war-torn country who returns to his homeland after a self-imposed 20-year exile, accompanied by his American wife and children, and soon finds himself thrown back into the turbulent workings of a Middle Eastern nation. Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan, and Ashraf Barhom are among the stars.
The series is executive produced by Gordon, Raff, and Craig Wright.
"With Tyrant, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff and Craig Wright have produced a beautiful television pilot that will be a groundbreaking television series," said FX president John Landgraf in a statement. "Tyrant introduces characters and a world that have never been explored in a dramatic television series format. There is a reason a bidding war broke out over this project: it grabs you as all great epics do and simply refuses to let go!"


text: Ibiza is renowned for the amount of things that there are to do on the island. The clubs and nightlife are famous for their intensity and diversity. During hours of sunlight, endless days could be spent exploring the island or choosing a favourite from Ibiza's numerous beaches. Even during the winter months, Ibiza has a lot to offer. Here we break down for you, an in depth guide into the most popular attractions that we have to offer. Eivissa Old Town and Dalt Vila Proudly situated at the pinnacle of Ibiza's capital, Dalt Vila is home to creative interlinking streets and walls that lead up to the summit of the eastern coast. The journey to the top passes points of historical interest and is greeted by a breath-taking view of the island. The surrounding streets of Eivissa below Dalt Vila host an abundance of shops, bars and restaurants. Read Blog Article Es Vedra, Cala d'Hort The attraction and mystery of Es Vedra has lead a lot of people to discover its beauty. The magic that this rock possesses is fascinating. It has a magnetic pulse that rivals that of the Bermuda Triangle and is the second highest summit in Ibiza. The sunset behind it and the love it receives from both visitors and locals add extra magnetism to this natural spectacle. This is perhaps the most famous natural Ibiza attraction. Read Blog Article Caves at San Miguel (Can Marca) When you come to Ibiza, it is hard to imagine it without its thriving tourist industry. The caves at Can Marca however, offer an insight into 100000 years of history. This delve into the worlds formation would be worth seeing anywhere in the world. The fact that it is available to see on our island makes it even more special. Read Blog Article Ses Salinas and Parque Natural Salt mining is Ibiza's oldest trade. The stretches of water in-between the south coast of the island connecting to Formentera has been a jackpot for what is known as 'white gold'. Today this area of the island is still mined for salt which offers some interesting sights and impressively vast piles of salt. It is of course though, not just about salt. Ses Salinas beach is less of a tourist infected area but is still popular for its natural beauty. Read Blog Article Churches For a small island, Ibiza is home to a number of quaint inland villages. Each is proud to house a church and all are different in design. The churches offered safety in the past as a holy refuge that could not be ransacked by invaders. A tour of the most interesting churches on the island will always be combined with lots of other attractions along the way. Read Blog Article Markets In Es Cana every Wednesday, thousands arrive throughout the day to the island's most popular market. The Hippy Market has been in operation for over 40 years now and has become something of an Ibiza institution. A day browsing the authentic wares on show is always a good use of a Wednesday on the island. On Saturdays, Las Dalias provides what many see as a more authentic market than the heavily tourist based Hippy Market in Es Cana. Las Dalias is set within the grounds of a traditional restaurant and offers more of an original concept on Saturdays in the north of the island. Also on a Saturday morning is The Hippodrome Market in the village of San Jordi. Close to Playa D'en Bossa, this market is easy to get to. The San Jordi Hippodrome Market is a very social event and is reminiscent of a typical English car boot sale. Unlike most Ibiza attractions, the market is open all year round and actually becomes busier in the winter, with an increase in stalls. Other Attractions Sunset Strip, San Antonio The transition of a disused house with a spectacular view to what is now known as Café Mambo epitomises what Ibiza has become. Sunset Strip is a string of several popular venues that becomes a mecca for Ibiza fanatics at sunset time. Thousands gather in the bars and on the rocks to participate in the mutual celebration of one of the world's most famous sunsets. Read Blog Article Aquamar Water Park, Playa den Bossa Next door to Space is a fun daytime activity that is perfect for families. The Aquamar Water Park provides the ideal solution to the intense heat that Ibiza is renowned for. With plenty of bars and restaurants close by, this Ibiza attraction is in a privileged position in the heart of Playa D'en Bossa. Read Blog Article Aquarium, Cap Blanc, San Antonio Just north of San Antonio is Ibiza's only aquarium. It offers an interesting look into marine life in the Mediterranean. The aquarium is built into the caves on the route towards Cala Gracio and Cala Gracioneta. You will see flyers for Cap Blanc dotted around tourist resort which offers a discount on tickets. Read Blog Article Vineyards of Can Rich, San Antonio Can Rich de Buscastell has been producing wine in its 17 hectares of vineyards for over 15 years. The vineyards are home to the creation of whites, reds and rosés that makes for a fun and educational visit. There is of course as most would hope, the option to sample what is on offer. Read Blog Article Go Karting, San Antonio and Santa Eulalia Ibiza is home to two Go Karting tracks on either side of the island. The choice to add a bit of competition to a day out is a popular one and the tracks are never short of drivers. Both courses feature a mixture of races including a Grand Prix. This is ideal for both families and large groups of friends. We have exclusive offers for large groups. Read Blog Article Formentera Ibiza's sister island is an attraction that boasts attractions of its own. The 83km2 of land and 69km of coastline make Formentera the tranquil twin of Ibiza. Considered by many as the last paradise in the Mediterranean, the clear waters and white sandy beaches are a joy to behold. Read Blog Article Excursion Trips Land Train San Antonio & Santa Eulalia The Land Train that runs all over the island takes a number of routes. It is a fantastic way to take in the impressive scenery that the hills have to offer. The route includes visits to a number of villages and is a delightfully social experience. Read Blog Article Mountain Bike Tracks & Cycle Routes As a result of the unique Ibiza terrain, the island makes for some incredible cycling routes. For those that enjoy exploring in the most revitalising way, this is a must. There are over 25 designated cycle routes in Ibiza. We are able to provide mountain bikes directly to your accommodation. Read Blog Article Boat Cruise & Private Charter If there is ever a time when you are undecided in how to spend your day in Ibiza, take to the waters. The luxury of being able to enjoy taking in the Ibiza coastline from both angles is not something that should be neglected. We offer a range of services and vessels and have the perfect option for you. Find out more Aquarium Cap Blanc Learn more Can Rich Vinyards Learn more Caves Of San Miguel Learn more Dalt Vila Learn more Es Vedra Learn more Formentera Learn more Hippy Market Es Cana Learn more Las Dalias Market Learn more Salinas Salt Flats Learn more Sunset Strip Learn more


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Beatrix Steenkamp
Beatrix has been the Administrator of the Master's Programme in Sustainable Development since end 2010.
Her office is based at the Sustainability Institute, where she keeps a firm hand on the academic and financial processes of the programme whilst at the same time enjoying interacting with the students. She holds a BSc (Dietetics) degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital Dietetics from Stellenbosch University and previous work experience includes various dietetics related positions as well as administrator of the Thuthuka Bursary Programme for previously disadvantaged students in the School of Accountancy at Stellenbosch University. Beatrix loves to hike and her all-time favourite is camping in the Cederberg.