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The Island of the Eccentrics: Belly Dancing in Hydra, Greece
The belly dancing group at the Hydrama Arts Centre in Vlychos on the Greek island of Hydra – photos by Lorena Di Nola
Hydra, Greece: The Island of the Eccentrics
By Lorena Di Nola
"You have to be a little eccentric to live here" – said Corinna as she welcomed us to her house. To many in the village she is more than eccentric: she is a witch. Dressed in a long black gown, her hair hidden in a headscarf, she is in no hurry to fight the rumour.
When the villagers saw twenty foreign women getting off the water taxi, armed with an array of lotions and potions to fight mosquitoes and prevent sunburn, they had reason to think we had come to Vlychos to learn the secrets of witchcraft. That would have been no surprise. Learning we were here on a belly dance course was, instead, an unexpected turn.
Why Greece?
Why a group should head to Greece for a belly dance holiday is indeed far from straightforward. The choice of location almost seems to play with history: the dance of the age-old rival, Turkey, for one week colonises the small island of Hydra, whose ships were fundamental in the war of independence from the Turks.
Sarah, our teacher, explains: "You have to get away from clubs and markets if you want to learn the dance: Vlychos has no distractions."
When I see the studio, all my historical objections crumble: we will be dancing in an amphitheatre overlooking the Aegean. "Belly dance is ultimately about stage presence, and where better to learn it than in the homeland of dramaturgy?" As Sarah speaks, a belly dancer starts to feel like a real life equivalent to a figure in Greek drama like Medea or Antigone.
Hydra Town – The two means of transport available: water taxis and donkeys
Five churches, no priest
Hydra is only one and a half hours away from Athens by hydrofoil: a popular day trip after a visit to the Acropolis. Vlychos is one of its villages: four beaches, two tavernas, 30 inhabitants. It boasts five churches, but has no priest.
As cars and bikes are banned on the island, the only ways to reach Vlychos from Hydra Town are by water taxi, hiking or riding a donkey.
If you forget an item on your list when you go shopping in town, in Vlychos it is a serious issue. Everything needs to be shipped – even water comes in tankers from Athens. Wednesday is the big delivery day: you will see donkeys carrying weekly supplies – even fridges and washing machines.
Just imagine moving house on this island. Now I understand why Sarah said we would be so focused on the dance in this setting.
The view on the Aegean from the dance studio
Corinna's Irish husband did not last long in Vlychos, and left her with two young daughters and perfect English. "I had to come up with an idea. I built an extension to the house and advertised with a British agency. 'Do you have air conditioning?' they asked. 'Suuure!' – I said, and hurried to have fans shipped before the season started.'
She came up with a catchy name – Hydrama Arts Centre – and opened it to drama students. Corinna's centre is no holiday complex: my room has no proper windows – only a screen: in the morning your eyes open early, willingly or not, as the sun starts filtering into the room. At night, though, the sound of waves lulls you to sleep from the open window, more than making up for the early starts.
At night, though, the sound of waves lulls you to sleep from the open window, more than making up for the early starts.
Belly dancing among donkeys
We dance up to five hours a day in the amphitheater: morning and afternoon workshops, and choreography practice to finish us off.
Dancing on the Aegean
Corinna's duck and donkey preside over the lessons: braying merges with the music we play and almost feels like an instrument in its own right, together with the accordion and the drums.
We roll our shoulders, we camel sideways, we drop our hips, we shiver and shake: the elements of the dance are dissected and then put together like pieces of Ikea furniture.
A two-hour workshop is devoted to two sounds only: dom and tak – the pillars of Egyptian music. The dom and tak class is structured to prove a point, as solidly as in a dissertation: drum beats are more than a rhythmic pattern – they express emotion.
And to make us get the point, Sarah has us kneel at every low note – dom – and elevate and blow a kiss at every high – tak. Twenty women from 24 to 60 in respectable jobs hold hands, get on their toes and smack every time they hear a tak.
Choreography practice
Some of us have only been dancing for months, yet we take classes on entrances and exits from the stage, as if we were to perform on a boat on the Nile any time soon.
"You are a gift for the audience. Look them in the eyes and give them the present of your moves." This is a course on how to feel like a prima donna.
And it does not matter that we are learning how to become a femme fatale while wearing pyjama bottoms. You may forget how to do double hip drops, but the confidence you acquire as you dance in this amphitheatre will become your life-long souvenir from Hydra.
In the breaks between classes we go to the beach; one of the girls drums on the rocks, others improvise synchronised swimming as they repeat movements of our choreography in the sea.
The harbor in Hydra
At the end of the season, Vlychos offers the privilege of having an empty beach all to yourself.
Lunch and dinner are at Marina's — 'the best cook in Hydra' — proclaims Corinna. As we eat on the terrace, you can peep into the kitchen, where Marina's husband, in shorts and a white vest, eats the same meal as us, only with three times as much bread. This is true family food.
City life
If you run out of toothpaste or just want to see new faces, the mountain track to Hydra Town will feel like an escape. Jewelry shops and supermarkets, where 'super' refers to prices rather than size, remind you this is a town with a high density of the rich and famous.
Hydra has a surprising number of museums for a small island; on our day off, I head to one of them and find I am not particularly interested in the exhibits, but I stand in long contemplation at the ones under the air conditioning.
The democracy of movement
On the last night of our stay in Vlychos, we perform our choreographies in the amphitheater: full moon shining over us, the sea as a backdrop.
The whole village is invited, and it comfortably sits on the seven tiers of seats: a dozen people, from children to the elderly. This dance show must be the highlight of the year in Vlychos, and spectators seem to genuinely enjoy it.
We finally put away our sarongs and flip-flops; heavy make up and contact lenses on. Some of us are really hard to recognise: the transformation into a prima donna is complete.
After our performances, the villagers hit the stage: Greek music is playing and they start dancing in circles. The enjoyment of the music is real and the dance totally spontaneous.
Drumming on the beach in Vlychos
The contrast with our belly dance performances is stark: our carefully constructed choreographies and triumphant divas' solos clash with the apparent simplicity of Greek steps.
By the end of a kalamatianos you will have realised how deceiving this simplicity can be: the springing movements and the high speed make dancing feel almost like an Olympic discipline.
Greece seems to have invented democracy first, and then applied it to dance: everybody knows the steps, and everybody joins in, regardless of age.
With a sequined Turkish costume on, I watch English ladies with a hip scarf dance a sirtaki in a frenzy: admittedly, you also have to be a little eccentric to spend your holidays here.
Lorena Di Nola is an Italian translator and writer based in the UK, passionate about life in London and Oriental dances.
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Streaker Flashes a Live Weather Channel Broadcast
The Weather Channel has never really needed a delay button before, but it may want to look into getting one now.
During a live broadcast from Hurricane Irene-ravaged Virginia on Saturday, reporter Eric Fisher was unexpectedly upstaged when a dude dressed in swim trunks ran behind him, pulled his trunks down and gave "weather front" a whole new meaning.
Chris Brown's Neighbors Want His Probation Revoked Because of Awful Behavior
Chris Brown's quest to become Mr. Congeniality isn't going so well.
His neighbors in the West Hollywood condo complex where he lives claim he blasts loud music all night, vandalizes the property, and has been repeatedly ticketed for parking in the garage's handicapped spots — and they have complained to his probation officer about it.
Weird Condoleeza Rice Photo Album Found in Gadhafi's Compound
When rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's compound recently, they found some unusual things that revealed a lot about the Libyan leader. The most interesting item? An album containing dozens of photos of Condoleeza Rice, indicating he might have had a bit of a schoolboy crush on the former US Secretary of State.
Lil' Wayne Receives Nine Stitches After Wiping Out On a Skateboard
He may not have gotten the injury in a jailhouse brawl or in a fight stemming from one of his well-publicized beefs with other rappers, but if you look hard between the tats on his face, Lil Wayne has a nasty new cut over his left eye.
It seems he was at a skate park in St. Louis, Mississippi on Sunday night when he took a tumble off a board, necessitating a trip to the hospital and nine stitches to close the wound.
Lindsay Lohan Sues Rapper Pitbull Over 'Give Me Everything' Song Lyric
Lately, Lindsay Lohan has been known more for her tabloid antics and jail stints than for being an actress, but that doesn't mean she won't defend her "good name" anyway.
Lohan recently filed a defamation lawsuit against rapper Pitbull because of an unflattering line about her that was included in his hit single, 'Give Me Everything.'
Study Finds Decreased Social Media Use Among Many Younger People
A study by technology research firm Gartner, which recently surveyed 6,295 people between the ages of 13 and 74, reveals almost a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter less than when they first signed up for the services, with many saying the services simply aren't that much fun anymore.
"The trend shows some social media fatigue among early adopters," says Brian Blau, research director at Gartner. "And the fact that 31 percent of younger consumers indicated that they were getting bored with their social network is a situation that social media providers should monitor, as they will need to innovate and diversify to keep consumer attention."
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The 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary,' celebrating its 100th birthday this year, has added 400 new entries to the English language.
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Anne Hathaway might never get to host the Oscars again, but she could very well have a future in gangster rap.
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American technology firm Apple will allow a Myanmar company to act as its authorised dealer, reseller and service provider, a source said last week.
"Apple's regional officers have held several meetings with Myanmar businesspeople – twice in Thailand and once in Yangon – and after one more meeting they will choose a partner," said U Thaung Tin, chief executive officer of the KMD Computer Group.
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NEW dates for Bury's recent postponed fixtures were announced this week, and threw up a tantalising run of games at Gigg Lane.
While the match at home to Stevenage has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 19, a much earlier window has been found for the big one against Sheffield United, which will now be played on Tuesday week (February 12).
That will give the Shakers directors three bumper pay-days in a row, starting with the visit of League One's second-placed side Doncaster Rovers on Saturday, while Coventry (February 16) will visit Gigg Lane four days after the Blades clash.
Coventry confirmed this week that they had been allocated more than 3,000 tickets for the trip to Bury, while all three home matches in February are expected to see gates of 5,000-plus – double the club's average this season.
The sequence of matches may provide a welcome shot in the arm for the club's troubled finances, but they offer an all-together more daunting prospect for the players.
Throw in difficult trips to promotion-chasers Brentford, Notts County and Swindon and February looks like the month from hell.
Yet manager Kevin Blackwell says the fixtures offer his squad an ideal chance to prove their doubters wrong.
"I have told my players that this is their opportunity to show to people that we could have been there or thereabouts if we had this sort of team and mentality from the start of the season," said the Bury boss, who has hauled the Gigg Lane outfit from the foot of League One to the brink of safety since taking over last September.
"They know they are good enough to give anyone a game, now they just have to prove it."
While Bury have risen to third bottom under Blackwell, they have struggled to turn draws into wins of late.
They made it four draws out of their last six games at Shrewsbury on Saturday, stretching their winless run in the league to nine matches.
But the Shakers manager said: "The teams I put out will always be competitive.
"Just look at MK Dons. We should have beaten them at their place and then they go and murder QPR the following week.
"If we can get a break in front of goal, we are confident of beating anyone."


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 1/8/2013 (1480 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
La Salle residents are now without full postal service in their community with the closure of the postal outlet in the La Salle Co-op Gas Bar as of the end of May.
General manager of the La Salle and Domain Co-op locations Ken McMullan explained his decision to stop offering Canada Post parcel pick-up and mailing service at the La Salle Gas Bar.
"We were getting such bad customer relations from Canada Post," he said.
The postal outlet had operated in the gas bar for about four years.
McMullan explained that his staff had to deal with many people who'd received parcel or registered letter notices in the mail they picked up from their community mailboxes. Even though the notices indicated that their items would be ready for them to pick up, when they checked with the gas bar staff, they discovered their parcels or registered letters hadn't arrived yet.
"They were blaming us for it," said McMullan. "We didn't like the bad customer service image."
He said he talked to Canada Post staff about this problem and found that parcels and registered mail bound for La Salle often became tied up for a few extra days at a depot in Charleswood before being trucked out to La Salle.
As well, a load of parcels was sometimes delivered in the late afternoon, a busy time for the gas bar staff. The small fee per parcel Canada Post was paying them wasn't enough to fully cover additional staff costs, McMullan said.
Now La Salle residents have to go to a Canada Post outlet at 2271 Pembina Hwy. to pick up any mail that requires a signature. Other parcels are left inside designated boxes at the community box location and a key for the box holding the parcel is left in the addressee's private mailbox.
However, Adam Murphy, co-owner of La Salle Insurance and Travel, said this system is flawed as he's sometimes been unable to open the box with the key provided by Canada Post.
His company receives a lot of registered mail and he's not happy about having to spend an hour away from the office to drive into Winnipeg and back to get business mail.
"It's not the ideal setup," he said.
Canada Post spokesperson Eugene Knapik said the corporation has tried to find another local business willing to host a postal outlet.
"We met with town officials to try to find an alternate location," he said.
McMullan and Murphy confirmed this, and attributed the unwillingness to the low compensation rate paid by Canada Post.
The La Salle Chamber of Commerce is running information on its website advising local residents on how they can contact Canada Post by phone, online and through regular mail to protest the lack of local parcel service.
Knapick said they have received some complaints and have responded to those.
To see this information, visit http://lasalleonline.ca/events-programming/community-events/
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Ciara Teases 'Body Party' on Jimmy Kimmel [Video]
Ciara is jump-starting promo for her self-titled LP with an anticipated performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The Atlanta singer was spotted arriving at ABC Studios Tuesday night (June 4) to perform "Body Party" in front of a live audience. Decked out in leather pants and lace top, CiCi also turned up for an energetic rendition of "I'm Out," her second single featuring Nicki Minaj. It's rumored that the two have already shot a video for the "diss record" with a t0-be-determined release date.
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Light Globes and Fluorescent Tubes
Baths, bathroom sinks, vanity
You can drop off baths, sinks and vanities for recycling at Kimbriki. Alternatively, donate to a second-hand building materials supplier or give away on Gumtree.
Donate your blankets and towels to Animal Welfare League or your local charity store.
Over two thirds of batteries that are thrown out end up in landfill. Batteries contain toxic metals including cadmium, mercury and lead and can be dangerous for the environment.
Don't throw your batteries in the bin. Take your used batteries for recycling at one of the following locations.
Household batteries can be recycled for free at Battery World, 5 Mitchell Road, Brookvale, (9939 2439) or in the Battery World bin at Council's Civic Centre, Dee Why. You can also drop off used household batteries (AAA, A, C, D and 9V only) at your nearest Aldi store.
Alternatively you can take household batteries along to your next Household Chemical CleanOut Collection.
Recycling your batteries is good, however it is better to use rechargeable batteries or purchase household goods that do not require batteries wherever possible.
Car batteries can be taken to your upcoming Household Chemical CleanOut Collection. Alternatively they can be dropped off at Belrose Resource Recovery Centre on Crozier Road, Belrose or Kimbriki on Mona Vale Road, Ingelside for recycling.
See Mobile Phones below for mobile phone battery recycling.
Lifeline Northern Beaches accepts good quality book donations. For more information on what books they will and won't accept please visit their website. Small donations can be dropped at a lifeline retail store. Find your closest retail store here. If you have more than 2 boxes of books to donate, please take them to the Lifeline Distribution Centre at 267 Harbord Rd, Brookvale 2100 (5th driveway past Officeworks, open weekdays 8:30am – 3pm) Ph: 9939 9746
A number of other charities also accept book donations. Givenow keeps a list of some of these organisations. It is important to follow any instructions regarding type of books as each organisation is different and know which books are popular or suited to their needs. If in doubt it is best to ring before dropping off your donation.
Alternatively you could swap your books with others using book swap sites such as Book Mooch or Book Swap Australia.
You could also set up a second-hand book exchange between friends, at your child's school or another community group.
As a last resort you can recycle unusable books in the blue lidded paper recycling bin.
Building Materials
Have unwanted leftover or second hand building materials from a renovation? You could sell or give them away through a number of avenues. Buildbits is a free website and app you can use to buy, sell or giveaway new and used building materials. You could also use the "Building Materials" category on Gumtree to sell or giveaway unwanted materials.
Alternatively the Bower in Marrickville may accept small amounts of building materials that you no longer want, call The Bower on 02 9568 6280 to see if they can take your donation.
For more on building waste check out our Building Waste page.
Business Waste
The National Business Recycling Directory contains information about recycling and waste disposal services for Australian small to medium-sized businesess.
Take a look at our Waste for Business page for more information.
Cameras can be recycled for free at Spectrum Camera House, Shop 419, Warringah Mall Shopping Centre, Brookvale, ph 9907 1955.
For other drop off locations visit camerahouse.com.au
Carry Bags - Plastic
Refer to Plastic bags and packaging.
Cartridges – printer
Ask your current cartridge provider whether they have a recycling program.
Alternatively, Cartridges 4 Planet Ark campaign has printer cartridge recycling bins at Australia Post, Officeworks, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith Electronics, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi and Office National stores. For further information, or for Warringah businesses wanting free cartridges recycling pick up, call the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark hotline on 1800 24 24 73.
NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW) runs free chemical collection days at various sites throughout the year. The collection accepts all household chemicals. For more information call Environment Line on 131 555 or visit CleanOut.
Do you have clothing in good condition? There are many options to keep it out of landfill.
Consider donating unwanted clothes to a local charity. The National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations (NACRO) has a list of charities who may accept your donation. This page has links through to each organisation to help you find your closest drop off point.
There are also specialist charities that are seeking particular items. Dress for Success and Fitted for Work accept high quality work wear to provide disadvantaged women with outfits for job interviews. The Uplift Project accepts new or second hand bras in good condition which are provided to disadvantaged women.
Depending on the item, you could also give away or sell clothing. You could use online tools including eBay, Gumtree, Freecycle, Buy/Swap/Sell Facebook groups. Otherwise, you could sell or give away clothing via a garage sale or by organising a clothes swap.
Clothing in poor condition can sometimes be turned into industrial rags. T-shirts, towels, flannelette, sheets are preferred. It is important to contact your local charity to see if they can accept your donation.
No computer equipment will be accepted as part of your bulky goods clean up. Find out more about eWaste.
Upgrading to a new computer? If your computer is still in good working order, consider donating or selling it.
The Reuseful Project operates out of Brookvale and refurbishes computers to donate to those in need. You can delete your files, but they will wipe your data as part of the service. Laptops less than 4 years old and desktop computers less than 6 years old are preferred. If your computer is a few years older but is in good condition contact them to check 9037 1594 firstname.lastname@example.com
Alternatively, you could consider selling or giving away your working computer online via a range of websites including Gumtree, Ebay, Tradingpost Buy/Swap/Sell Facebook groups or on Freecycle.
If your computer is very old or broken, there are a number places you can take the device and accessories to be recycled.
The National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme is providing Australian householders and small businesses with access to free recycling services for TVs, computers and computer equipment. You can search for a local recycling service or drop off point at recyclingnearyou. The Scheme does not accept other types of electronic waste such as DVD players and VCR players. Find out more about eWaste.
Any householder or small business operator from Warringah can drop off up to 15 items at Belrose Resource Recovery Centre (Crozier Road, Belrose), Harvey Norman, 17 Roseberry St, Balgowlah (warehouse/loading dock) and Kimbriki (Mona Vale Road, Ingleside).
Dee Why Office Works will accept up to 5 computers or pieces of computer equipment and accessories for free but no TVs.
Construction and Demolition Waste
Visit Planet Ark for information on minimising and recycling construction and demolition waste. Local options are Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre at Ingleside, Belrose Resource Recovery Centre and Benedict Recycling at Belrose
If you have small quantities of corks, place them in a satchel or box and post to:
Green Living Centre, 218 King Street, Newtown. Please make sure corks are clean. The corks are recycled by A1rubber and made into floor covering. Alternativley you can compost cork a little at a time, it helps aerate the soil.
Electrical Goods
Appliances in good condition are accepted by Vinnies Brookvale, 638 Pittwater Road, (tel 9905 0424). Best to ring first as some items such as hair curlers, oil heaters and open radiators are not accepted.
Small electrical appliances made of metal are accepted free of charge at Kimbriki.
Electronic Goods
See Computers, Mobile Phones.
Fencing Timber
You can put a few pieces out for your Bulky Goods clean up. For large amounts see Timber.
Flares - distress signals from boats (requirement of Roads & Maritime)
Most flares have a use-by date of three years and they must be replaced before the expiry date. Roads and Maritime has launched a program to help boaters dispose of these flares, with mobile collections set up along the NSW coastline. The collection program to dispose of out-of-date flares starts in January and continues until the end of the boating season in May.
Compost bins, worm farms and chickens are great ways to reduce your food waste. Kimbriki conducts workshops on setting up wormfarm and compost bins, call 9486 3512. Warringah residents who attend receive a $45 voucher towards the purchase of a compost bin, worm farm, compost mixing tool or worms (terms and conditions apply)
Composting and worm farming is a great alternative to disposing of your food waste in the rubbish bin while creating quality fertiliser for your pot plants and garden. Food waste once in landfill produces greenhouse gases.
Fridges and freezers
Fridge Buyback operates under the NSW Government's Energy Savings Scheme. Old fridges and freezers are some of the biggest energy users in the home. Fridge Buyback will collect your working second fridge or upright freezer (conditions apply), visit Fridge Buyback
Whitegoods can be taken to Kimbriki free of charge. Alternatively leave your whitegoods in a separate pile with other metal goods at your next Bulky Goods general clean up service for metal recycling. Ensure fridge/freezer doors are unhinged for safety.
Harvey Norman at Balgowlah (76-190 Condamine Street) will take back white goods such as fridges, washing machines, etc for recycling, only upon purchase and delivery of new goods.
Do you have unwanted funiture that is in good condition? There are a number of options available.
Consider donating unwanted furniture to a local charity. The National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations (NACRO) has a list of charities who may accept your donation. The NACRO site has links through to each organisation to help you find your closest drop off point. Some may even offer a pick up service depending on the donation.
Don't forget you can also sell or give away unwanted furniture. List item on an online sales website such as eBay, Gumtree, Tradingpost or quicksales. If you are not looking for money in return, there can be high demand for free items listed on websites such as Gumtree (freebies seciton), Freecycle, and Buy/Swap/Sell groups on Facebook. Alternatively, you could pass on furniture via a car boot sale, garage sale, by telling friends and neighbours, placing an ad in the paper, putting up posters on a community noticeboard or at work.
Guttering – Metal
Drop off for recycling at Kimbriki. If guttering is in good condition, donate to second-hand building materials suppliers.
Junk Mail
You can get stickers from some newsagencies and hardware shops as well as from the Distribution Standards Board (DSB) to stop unsolicited advertising material (or junk mail). Send a self-addressed envelope to DSB Sticker, Suite 6, 151 Barkly Ave, Richmond, Vic, 3121. To stop unsolicited mail that is addressed to a household resident, register with the Australian Direct Marketing Organisation.
Leave the lids on plastic bottles once you have emptied them and place in the yellow lidded recycling bin.
With glass bottles and jars the lids should be removed as the lids are made with material that is different from the container. Lids separated from containers which are bigger than a 50 cent piece can be recycled in your yellow lidded bin, while smaller lids should be placed in your red lidded rubbish bin
Light Globes and Fluorescent Tubes
These are now accepted at the Household Chemical CleanOut collections.
Warringah council encourages residents to recycle their mattresses instead of sending them to landfill. Mattresses are bulky and take up valuable landfill space. They are also full of various components that can be recycled including metal springs, foam and timber.
Brookvale Vinnies (638 Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, 9905 0424) will accept mattresses in good condition (This means: no stains, tears or sagging). Be sure to call them first to confirm that they can accept your donation.
If you are purchasing a new mattress be sure to ask whether mattress collection and recycling is part of their service. There are a number of retailers that offer this service either free or for a fee.
A range of recycling services exist which often include pick up of your mattress from your house including Sydney Mattress Recycling, Mattress Recyclers, Land savers and 1800-got-junk. Services vary and fees apply.
Alternatively, you could wait for the Bulky Goods Clean up in your area (occurs twice a year) or take it directly to Kimbriki where it will be recycled. Fees apply.
Medicine (unwanted/out of date)
The OPAL/RUM project provides a convenient and environmentally responsible solution for the collection and disposal of unwanted medicines. Many pharmacies in northern Sydney act as collection points for unwanted and out-of-date medicines. Call OPAL/RUM on 1300 650 835 or visit returnmed.com.au.
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Mobile phones & Batteries
Upgrading your phone? If your old one is still in good working condition you could donate it to charity, sell it or trade it in.
A number of charities are requesting used mobile phones. Give now lists some of these charities. One example is Youcan.org.au. The donated phones are refurbished, sold and the money is used by CANTEEN to build specialised youth cancer centres for cancer sufferers.
Some phone companies offer you credit on your new phone if you trade your old one in. Contact your phone service provider for more information.
Alternatively, you could sell or giveaway your second hand mobile phone via a range of sales websites. These include, but are not limited to: Gumtree, eBay, Tradingpost, Buy/Swap/Sell Facebook groups or on Freecycle.
If your old phone cannot be reused, recycle it!
According to MobileMuster there are over 23 million unused mobile phones currently being stored in Australian homes. Up to 90 per cent of the metal, minerals, plastic and glass in mobile phones can be recycled. This reduces greenhouse gas emissions and allows us to re-use scarce resources.
Mobile phones and accessories can be recycled through the official mobile phone industry recycling program MobileMuster. To recycle with MobileMuster you can: find a local drop off point near you; pick up a free reply paid postage satchel at your local post office or download and print a free reply paid label.
Alternatively, Clean Up Australia collect and recycle mobile phones. To request a postage-paid satchel or download a free reply paid label visit the website or call 8197 3400.
Office Furniture
Sell your office furniture in local papers, trading post or online. The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre, may accept your donation. Call them first on 9658 6280 to check.
Small, dry, essentially empty paint tins can be placed in the yellow recycling bin. NSW EPA runs free chemical collection days at various sites throughout the year. The collection accepts all household chemicals including paint. For more information call the Environment Line on 131 555 or visit Household Chemical CleanOut.
Paint can also be taken daily to Belrose Resource Recovery Centre on Crozier Road, Belrose. Consolidate your oil based paint and in another container consolidate your water based paint. There is no maximum limit for domestic paint, fees apply. Empty dry paint cans are accepted for recycling at Belrose for free or can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin at home.
Belrose Transfer Station
Crozier Road, Belrose
6am to 5pm Monday to Friday
7am to 5pm Saturday
8am to 5pm Sunday
Crown Pallets specialise in the removal and recycling of waste pallets, all types and sizes at a reasonable cost. Alternatively sell your pallets via local papers, trading post or online. Refer to your local Yellow Pages for a list of pallet recyclers.
Reverse Garbage in Marrickville may accept sheets of perspex. Call first to ensure that they are able to take your donation on 02 9569 3132 .
Plastic Bags and Packaging
Place your bread, frozen food, rice and pasta bags, biscuit and confectionary packets, cereal box liners, plastic shopping bags and old green bags in the REDcycle bin at your local Coles or Woolworths supermarket.
REDcycle will recycle them into outdoor furniture for primary schools and pre-schools.
Boutique plastic bags can be given to Charity shops.
Hard Plastic containers go into your yellow lid recycling bin at home.
Pots and Pans
Donate to charity. Alternatively, if the pots and pans are essentially metal put in a separate pile with other metals for your Bulky Goods general clean up so they can go to metal recycling.
Syringes / Sharps Disposal
There are a number of options for sharps disposal:
- Consult your local doctor or pharmacy to negotiate sharps disposal
- Contact Diabetes Australia NSW on 1300 136 588. It lists current sharps disposal sites in Sydney and sells sharps disposal containers. It also has a disposal facility at 26 Arundel St, Glebe.
- Alternatively, visit Clinic 16, Royal North Shore Hospital, Herbert Street, St Leonards or Mona Vale Hospital, Emergency Department, Coronation Street.
Televisions can be recycled for free at Belrose Waste Recovery Centre on Crozier Road, Harvey Norman warehouse at Balgowlah and Kimbriki. They accept up to 15 items (including computer and computer equipment) for free.
Donate timber (un-treated) to a second-hand building materials supplier.
Toner Cartridges
See Cartridges – printer.
see Blankets.
Peninsula Senior Citizens Toy Repair Group Inc. fix used and unused toys and donate them to charities that care for children. They take all kinds of soft and educational toys, dolls, games and bikes (up to 20" wheel size). Please NO battery operated toys. Toys must be repairable. Drop-off locations:
- Avalon, Belrose, Dee Why, Manly, Mona Vale and Warringah Mall libraries
- Kimbriki or call 9486 3542
Harvey Norman will accept whitegoods (fridges, washing machines) for recycling upon purchase and delivery of a new product, call 9948 4511.
Whitegoods can be taken to Kimbriki free of charge. Alternatively leave your whitegoods in a separate pile with other metal goods at your next Bulky Goods general clean up service for metal recycling.
Donate to a second-hand building materials supplier. Sell in local papers, trading post or on eBay.
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Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14), member of the House Committee on Foreign Relations, issued the following statement following the results of the national election in Egypt this week:
Mack stated: "It's an outrage that radical extremists have been successful in the Egyptian elections. The free world and President Obama in particular, did nothing to prevent the takeover of the Egyptian government by these radical forces hostile to the United, States, Israel and the United Kingdom. The free world must be more vigilant as freedom is again being put at risk. President Obama and his allies again failed to see the emergence of this threat to freedom"
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Phantom Of The Opera Mask Template?
Decorating By dawnybird Updated 22 Aug 2012 , 2:47pm by dawnybird
Hi. I would love to make a Phantom of the Opera cake for my 14 yr. old grand daughter who is obsessed with it!! I'm trying to find a template for the mask. I've PM'd two CC members about the ones they used, but have not received an answer. I've searched the internet and I can find masks, which I will use to dry my gumpaste one on but I can't find a template to use to cut the gumpaste. I'm not being lazy asking someone else to search for me, I've just exhausted all of my ideas and thought one of you might know where I can get one. Thanks so much! Your help will make a very happy 14 year old girl!!
Hi I haven't made the mask but have you tried a yahoo search like phantom of the opera mask image?
I came up with a lot. I sure hope this helps. You can always print one out from there that you like and then take it to like office depot to have them blow it up to what ever size you want.
Good Luck and Happy Birthday to your grand daughter
Hi Dawn-
I did make a Phantom Cake last year- the pics are in my other phone- which have to upload the photos-
It was black with a deep red rose on top/ red border and a gumpaste mask propped up against it- I will try and get the photo up today for you-
What I did was... I found a Mardi Gras type of mask at the dollar store!! -- They have the Halloween decorations out now so you should be in good shape right now in finding masks- they actually had the phantom mask- but it was like 11 dollars at some of the stores-- the mardi gras mask - it had a stick attached to the bottom- look so similiar-- I washed it then covered it in plastic wrap and molded the gumpaste around it-- it can out great- (I made one error in the molding and kept the lip part in- should have molded around it)-
I let it dry for a few days- worked like a charm-
Like I said- I'll try and get pic up today-
Hope that helps
No, I didn't do a Yahoo search, just Google. I'll try that - thanks!!
That's a great idea to use a halloween mask to drape the piece over to dry! Let me ask you this, though: how did you get the basic shape to begin with. Did you use a template, freehand it, or drape it on the real mask and cut around it? I would love to see a picture of your cake! (My grand daughter knows all of the songs by heart and has watched this movie enough to practically memorize the words!)
Thank you both for responding!
for mine i used a craft mask to form the shape and kept it on there for a few days until totally dry. I tried using sugarpaste, pastallage and flowerpaste as i wanted it thin but strong and found that flowerpaste gave me a strong thin mask and was a lot smoother. My cake is my gallery if you want to have a look
I took a look at your cake. That's great! Thank you for the tips. I really appreciate it!
I rolled out the gumpaste- draped it over the mask and then cut around - you know like half down the middle- I cut out the eye- I rubbed around the inside of the so make sure the edges were smooth-
For the next day or two- I wouldkind of move the mask around a lottle to make sure it wasn't sticking-
I'm trying to charge up my phone so I can upload pics--- i think my sister has a copy- I will try and get that too-
Thanks, Mo, for the description of how you cut it out. I still have not found a template so I'm glad to hear you did it without one. I'll keep watching for the picture!
Thanks for going to all the trouble. All of you guys have been so sweet and thoughtful!!
Ok- I was able to get hold of a photo of the Phantom Cake- I tried posting in this message- but was unable- I posted it to my gallery- I will add the link to this message-
Like I said I wish I had cut the mouth/lip portion out- but it was too late when I noticed it
Once I found the mask at the dollar store- my frustration of how to create this was over-
I hope this helps- If you have any other questions don't hesitate- Can't wait to see your version-
I took a look at the cake - it looks great! And you made it for a 14 year old too! My grand daughter thinks she's the only one who loves the old broadway musicals! Thank you for all the trouble you've gone to to help me out. It was so sweet of you. I hope my cake turns out half as well. Maybe it will be the first one I feel confident enough about to post in the gallery!
You are so welcome- I have had so many people offer advice, links, pics etc I'm so glad I was able to do the same .
I know what you mean about posting pics- I JUST started posting pictures to my gallery a few months ago- That is one of the reasons I didn't have the pic so handy- ha. I have so many in my old phone- that I could/should post-- but... I'm self conscience too-
I know - we all know - how much work, effort , thought, time and money goes into each and every cake- I think once you start posting them- you will feel more confident- We should be proud of our efforts-
Love that your grandaughter loves Broadway-- it is old school! I just took my niece to se the closing show of Ghost last Saturday- I sat next to a producer who gave us his card for me niece to follow-up for future plays- very exciting!!!
Good Luck with your cake- Can't wait to see it-- I looked at Katie's Phantom cake - now that's a great cake too!!!
Thanks for the encouragement! You're right about posting pics. Maybe I'll give some thought to putting mine up! I'll definitely PM a picture of this to you.


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Ally Dulay-McGuire has set a new provincial record in the 60 m sprint at the B.C. Junior Development Track and Field Championship.
The 11-year-old Coquitlam Cheetahs runner finished her race in 8.41 seconds, capturing a gold medal and etching her name in the record books. She also won gold in the 100 m with a 13.28, the fourth fastest in the junior development event's history.
Dulay-McGuire was not the only young athlete to have success at the 2014 championships.
Teammate Alana Noble won gold in her 10 year age category, altering running 90.1 seconds, while Amelia Hamnet, another member of the Cheetahs, crossed the finish line 0.1 seconds later for the silver.
Noble continued to medal for the Cheetahs, snaring gold in the 60 m hurdles with a 10.65, and first-place finishes in the long and high jump. She also grabbed a silver in the 100 m and in the shot put event.
Hamnet also had multiple trips to the podium, grabbing a bronze in the 100 m and a silver in the long jump.
Jarret Chong led the boys side of the Coquitlam Cheetahs, showing his dominance in the throwing events. He took gold in shot put, javelin, discus and the hammer, establishing a new record in javelin with a 43.24. His shot put throw was ranked fourth in the event's history.
Meanwhile, Cheetahs runner Josh Granville won gold in the nine-year-old shot put event with a 6.36 m throw. Teammates Cameron Slaymaker closed out his season with golds in javelin and shot as well as a silver in 60 m hurdles and the 600 m run. He also added a bronze in discus, the 1000 m and the long jump.
Darius Mawji, an 11 year old athlete with the team, scored a silver in the 1000 m, while 10-year-old Liepa Bajarunas earned a silver in the javelin and a bronze in the shot and 60 m hurdle events.
Other winners include Liam Espedido, who won silver in the high jump in the 12-year-old category, and Lukas Gaertner, who also won silver in the nine-year-old category.
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2012 Martinsville II: Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview
COVERING KANSAS: Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. registered a runner-up result in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. It was his second straight runner-up result at the track after a second- place finish in April. Truex's MWR teammate Clint Bowyer (sixth) also earned a top-10 finish at his home track in Kansas.
CAMRY CHASERS: Heading into the seventh event of the 10-race 'Chase for the Sprint Cup' championship playoff this weekend at Virginia's Martinsville Speedway, Denny Hamlin sits in third-place in the point standings and trails point leader Brad Keselowski by 20 points and second-place Jimmie Johnson by 13 points. Bowyer remains fourth in the standings (-25 points) and Truex moved up to sixth (-43 points).
HIGH HOPES FOR HAMLIN: Toyota driver Hamlin has been victorious in three of his last six trips NSCS to Martinsville Speedway -- in October 2009, and March and October of 2010. In capturing those three checkered flags, the Chesterfield, Va.-native led a race-high 206 laps (of 501) in 2009, another race-high 172 laps (of 508) in the 2010 spring race, and 40 laps in the 2010 fall race. Hamlin has a total of four NSCS wins at Martinsville. He scored his first win driving a Toyota Camry at the track in March 2008.
MARTINSVILLE MAGIC: Toyota has had a great deal of success at the half-mile Martinsville Speedway in both the NSCS and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). In NSCS competition, Martinsville is second only to another Virginia track -- Richmond International Raceway -- for the total number of NSCS wins by Camry drivers since 2007. All four of the Cup wins belong to Virginia-native Hamlin (October 2010, March 2010, October 2009 and March 2008). Tundra drivers have earned seven wins at the track since Toyota entered the Truck Series in 2004. Those seven wins at one track are second only to the 10 victories that Tundra drivers have earned at Texas Motor Speedway. Tundra drivers that have visited victory lane at Martinsville include Hamlin (October 2011), David Starr (March 2006), Jack Sprague (October 2006), Mike Skinner (March and October 2007), Johnny Benson (October 2008) and Timothy Peters (October 2009).
TIMOTHY'S TURF: Tundra driver Peters scored his first career NCWTS victory in October 2009 at Martinsville Speedway. The Danville, Va.-resident joined Red Horse Racing midway through the 2009 season and previously ran his own NCWTS operation out of his home 30 miles from Martinsville. This weekend's NCWTS race at Martinsville will prove crucial for Peters as he contends for the 2012 championship. Peters is currently third in the standings -- 26 points behind point leader Ty Dillon -- with only four races remaining in the season.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS): Since the start of the 2012 season, Toyota drivers have combined for 10 victories, 46 top- five results, 98 top-10 finishes and have led 3,304 laps ⦠The next win for a Camry driver in the NSCS will be the 50th for Toyota in the series since the start of the 2007 season â¦Darian Grubb, crew chief on the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) No. 11 FedEx Camry for Denny Hamlin is a graduate of Virginia Tech University and native of Floyd, Va. ⦠Clint Bowyer will make his 250th career NSCS start at Martinsville on Sunday.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
What has prevented you from returning to victory lane at Martinsville?
"Fuel strategy -- one time. It was when we finished 12th -- we were leading the race and pretty much dominating and got caught on pit road with a caution and went a couple laps down. Then after that, this year -- the spring race is the one race where we did not run well. We had some setup issues that we found in the car afterwards, after the race was over -- some mistakes that we made with our setup, basically putting the wrong pieces in the wrong places. So, that is hopefully why we ran so bad in the spring where we finished decent but not great. And so hopefully that's rectified. Honestly, we look forward to going back. Especially, as good as our short track program's been here in the last few -- between New Hampshire and Richmond -- that don't necessarily correlate, but still drive like a short track."
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing
How different is the style of racing at Martinsville compared to other Chase tracks?
"Totally different -- aero doesn't mean anything and track position is important. Martinsville has always been one of those tracks that I look at and think that I'm really not that good there. Chad (Johnston, crew chief) and the guys reminded me this week that I have three top-fives there and four top-10s in like the last three or four races there. We've had a good record there lately, so they are going to change my mind about it. We have a brand new car we're taking there and we're all real excited about it. The guys put a lot of effort into it back at the shop and, hopefully, we will go up there and have a shot at winning the thing."
CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing
How has Scott Miller helped with the turnaround at Michael Waltrip Racing?
"Scott Miller (MWR competition direction) -- just like I did -- we both walked into a good situation. It wasn't he or I or any one person that turned the thing around. It was just bits and pieces here and there in the whole organization. They had a lot of depth -- a lot of organization already. It just seemed like he came in and he's got an understanding of keeping an eye on the ball and following that goal and keeping everything on track. People get to racing themselves and get grouchy. This is a tough schedule. He does a good job of just managing the crew chiefs, managing our R&D (research and development). This sport seems like if you lay down and take a break for a week, you're three weeks behind. It's unbelievable how fast things advance. If you don't have a game plan and have somebody in place to orchestrate all of that you're going to get behind, and Scott Miller is our guy for that."
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Halloween Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
Is it possible to make it through a Martinsville race unscathed?
"There's some guys here that can run around Martinsville and not have a mark on their car when the race is all said and done and they finish in a good spot. My first couple times here I think I had every corner ripped off of it and was finishing in the 20s and then I finally figured out what to do and how to do it and then I started running well and picking up some top-fives a little bit and not having a mark on the car. It seems it's easier when you're a little bit better or you're a little bit smarter, when you know who you're racing and when you're car's good to come out of here with a good day and not be torn up too much. There's always some times where somebody just wants to drive into you for something to do and move you out of the way and cause some chaos. You'll have those moments too at Martinsville."
NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS): After 30 races, Mike Bliss ranks eighth in the series point standings ⦠Brian Scott (ninth) also ranks in the top-10 in the standings ⦠The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Camry currently leads the NNS owner's point standings by 21 points over second-place ⦠The NNS will enjoy their final weekend off of the 2012 season before returning to action at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS): After 18 races, Timothy Peters ranks third in the series point standings -- 26 points behind series point leader Ty Dillon ⦠Parker Kligerman (fourth), Matt Crafton (sixth) and Johnny Sauter (ninth) are also in the top-10 in the standings ⦠NSCS Toyota driver Denny Hamlin earned his first NCWTS win in last fall's Martinsville race and will make his second NCWTS start this season when he pilots the No. 51 Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Martinsville ⦠Hamlin's win made him the 23rd NASCAR driver to have wins in all three of NASCAR's premier series ⦠Tundra driver Todd Bodine will make his 775th career NASCAR national series start at Martinsville ⦠Travis McFarland, a mechanic on the No. 17 Tundra is from Winchester, Va. ⦠Mark Schmuck, fuel man and mechanic on the No. 7 Tundra is from Virginia Beach.
TIMOTHY PETERS, No. 17 Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing
What is it like racing at your home track of Martinsville Speedway?
"It always gives me confidence going back there knowing that I was able to check the win box off my first time there. It's really special. I worked hard to get to that point -- not only me but my family, my wife Sara (Peters) and everyone that was giving me support and to go there that day and get that off my chest and do it in great fashion it was pretty cool. I always went up there as a kid and watched Darrell Waltrip and I have a lot of great memories from when he drove the number 11 and the 17. There's not one memory in particular, but all the trips stand out as great memories."
PARKER KLIGERMAN, No. 7 Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing
What do you like about racing at Martinsville Speedway?
"Martinsville is definitely a track that brings us back to the old days of NASCAR -- lots of beating, banging and leaning on each other. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series always puts on a good race there and I enjoy going there because of that. It's a place that really puts emphasis on the driver and the team to find a truck that can turn in the center really well, while having the drive off the corner. The great thing about NASCAR is that you race at all different types of tracks and every place has something a little different to offer. I think the old-fashioned, beating and banging short track racing that happens at Martinsville is the kind of racing that a lot of our fans look forward to, both young and old. I know as drivers we look forward to it, getting some aggression out every once in awhile."
TODD BODINE, No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing
What is so special to you about racing at Martinsville?
"I have been going to Martinsville since I was eight years old. I grew up in Rocky Mount, Va., and went to school at Franklin County High School, which is about 30-40 minutes from the race track. My brothers Brett and Geoffrey both have multiple NASCAR wins at the track and also multiple wins in the modified series. I was part of the team and even changed tires back when they were racing modifieds. There is a lot of family history in southern Virginia and it's very much a 'home track' for me."
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APPARITIONS IN THE FOG…James Quinn!!
James Quinn
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22nd January 2013
After digesting the opinions of the shills, shysters and scam artists, I am ready to predict that I have no clue what will happen during 2013. The weekend weather last week was a perfect analogy for attempting to forecast the future. The professional highly educated meteorologists predicted sunny warm weather, just as the PhD Wall Street paid economist mouthpieces assure the multitudes 2013 will be the year when zero interest rates and $1.2 trillion deficits will finally lead to sunny economic skies. Instead, the weekend was overcast and damp. As I was writing this article and watching the miraculous Baltimore Ravens comeback against Denver, I received a two minute warning from my wife. I had to pick up my son and his buddies at the Montgomery Mall. As I pulled the car out of the garage, I backed out into fog that was thicker than pea soup. I've driven the roads to the Montgomery Mall hundreds of times, but the fog was so thick I couldn't see ten feet ahead. I drove hesitantly, wondering what might be just over the horizon or what might dart out from a side street. I see 2013 as a year of maneuvering through thick fog with startling apparitions lurking to surprise us and force a deviation in our normal course. As I proceeded cautiously through the murky mist there were few cars on the roads and the strip centers and fast food joints resembled haunted houses and grave yards. I expected to see Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and Wolfman panhandling on the corners.
The fog of uncertainty is engulfing the nation, making consumers hesitant to spend and businesses reluctant to hire or invest. It was like being in a commercial real estate horror film, with SPACE AVAILABLE, NOW LEASING, and STORE CLOSING signs startling me everywhere I turned. The trip took a spooky turn as I passed branches of those zombie banks – Bank of America and Citigroup. They don't even know they're already dead. I finally arrived at the Mall passing thousands of empty parking spaces with a few cars huddled close to the zombie starring in Night of the Retailing Dead – Sears. In the miasma, the few visitors appeared to be automaton like consumers programmed to shuffle through the mall and buy things they don't need with money they don't have. To say the road ahead for this country in 2013 is foggy would be an epic understatement. Let's hope it doesn't have a Nightmare on Elm Street like ending.
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Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
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The execution of Topsy, a female elephant, in a publicity stunt advertising the opening of Luna Park on Coney Island. Topsy was originally owned by Forepaugh Circus where she killed a drunken spectator who burned the tip of her trunk with a cigar. She was sold to Sea Lion Park in 1902 which was then sold to new owners who turned it into Luna Park. After they decided they could no longer handle her, the owners of Luna Park announced they would hang Topsy, leading to an outcry by the ASPCA. The owners then decided they would electrocute the elephant, with a backup plan of feeding her cyanide-laced carrots and strangling her with a cable.- Written by Rob O
Topsy, the famous "Baby" elephant, was electrocuted at Coney Island on January 4, 1903. We secured an excellent picture of the execution. The scene opens with keeper leading Topsy to the place of execution. After copper plates or electrodes were fastened to her feet, 6,600 volts of electricity were turned on. The elephant is seen to become rigid, throwing her trunk in the air, and then is completely enveloped in smoke from the burning electrodes. The current is cut off and she falls forward to the ground dead.- Written by Edison Catalog
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NGAYE MEKHE, SENEGAL—It has taken generations for cobblers in this village to perfect the pointy-toed slippers once favoured by local kings, and now considered an indispensable fashion accessory of well-dressed Senegalese men.
It only took months for the Chinese to copy and mass produce the local design, making them out of plastic instead of leather and selling them for a quarter of the price.
The Senegalese government has so far not regulated the import of Chinese-made replicas of local crafts, so the most prominent shoemakers of Ngaye Mekhe have come up with their own retaliation: they are refusing to sell their slippers to Chinese visitors.
"If I see a Chinese person, I put my hand up like this," said Mactar Gueye, his palm open in the universal gesture for stop.
Trade between Africa and China hit a record $166 billion last year, a threefold increase since 2006, while direct investment is $14.7 billion, says Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming. In almost every nation on the continent, China has undertaken major public works projects from the presidential palace in Guinea, to a $100-million hydroelectric dam in Gabon, to paving close to 220 kilometres of roads in Congo.
But the investment usually comes with strings attached, with infrastructure traded for access to Africa's vast mineral wealth as well as its marketplaces.
It's been an especially raw deal for the continent's dwindling artisans — not just its slipper makers but also the weavers of Ghana's ceremonial kente cloth, as well as the dyers of the vibrant wax prints worn by West African women, which have been copied and sold for less by China.
Brothers Mactar and Moussa Gueye said their first encounter with China was at a trade fair in Senegal's capital, Dakar, in 1998. A Chinese trader approached their stand and admired their shoes, returning several times to look though never buying, said Mactar Gueye.
Not long after, a group of Chinese buyers travelled to Ngaye Mekhe, often called Senegal's "shoe capital."
"They told me they were interested in buying our product. They lied. By the end of the year, the market was flooded with my design — only made in plastic by the Chinese," said 46-year-old Mactar Gueye.
Slippers made in this Senegalese town sell for no less than $20; the Chinese replicas sell for $4. It takes a master craftsman here around a day to sew one of his creations, while the Chinese can make them by the thousands in Asian factories.


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Glitter Skull
This beautiful Glitter Skull looks like a crystal skull. Made out of mirror glass, this Glitter Skull makes a dramatic but awesome piece to a Halloween Party.
Very cool and fun for the treats!Tags: black, trays, skull, Halloween, Halloween Parties, serving, skulls, home decor, mommyAdded 9 Years Ago from Pottery Barn
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Not a whole lot happening today, folks, so here's Katy Perry walking around Paris Fashion Week wearing a see-through dress that'd almost be scandalous if she didn't want you to see her mint green granny panties with a double side of ass-cheek. On that note, her interview with Kristen Wiig for Interview (Breasty cover here.) if you want to read about her not being allowed to listen to Madonna or watch MTV growing up (Ditto.) or claiming her music's about to get "real fucking dark" which can only mean the whipped cream shooting out of Katy Perry tits will be chocolate now. I'll notify the avant garde.
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I don't know, but I've been told...being in boot camp really gets old. Make me stay inside all day...give me freedom, then take it away. Sound off, one, two. Sound off, three, four. One, two, three, four...make me sit...before I go out the door!
Missy was the top dog around her house. She got muddy with her boy in the backyard and got to sleep on the bed every night. She kept away intruders with her ferocious bark and was petted and fed treats by the lady. But then the Major married the lady, and Missy found herself enrolled in doggy boot camp. Major was the alpha dog, and Missy had to do everything he said! He made Missy sit still and not beg. He wouldn't let her sleep on the bed anymore. Worst of all, he told her to walk properly on a leash and not chase after birds and cars!
Missy didn't like it at first. But could there be something good about doggy boot camp?
Missy's Memoirs will make you laugh at this dog's unique view of the world.
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Your gift to help a hardworking entrepreneur will double in impact thanks to a generous World Vision partner.
Anahit is from Armenia. She has 1 child. She needs a loan of $1,000 purchasing new inventory.
Anahit is from Armenia. She has 1 child. She needs a loan of $1,000 purchasing new inventory.
Anahit Grigoryan is from Meghri Armenia. Anahit trades clothing for children and adults, as well as shoes for men and women.
Anahit's husband is helping her run the business until recently when she started to experience health issues. Their only child is serving in the Army and unable to help Anahit.
With the help of a World Vision Micro Finance loan, Anahit will be able to renew her inventory stock and revamp her business.
The business income gained helps sustain the family. Anahit is planning to keep up with the good work and meeting the local demand. Meeting the demand in these remote region is very vital for the local community. Anahit gives her clients what they search for.
Retail is a quick and scalable way to begin earning a profit. Many entrepreneurs begin with stalls at markets or even at home and need a loan to expand or increase their inventory. Others may be ready to open a small store. Goods purchased from loan funds range from clothing, grocery or sundry items to jewelry, candy, perfume or health and beauty supplies. Loans in the commerce sector account for around 33% of our loans.
The community of Future with Faith is 75 miles north of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is an urban area with poor infrastructure. It is made up of four neighborhoods and two villages. The area was built after the devastating earthquake back in 1988. People were brought there from different parts of the city and had no history of living together or caring for each other. They still remember their former homes and neighbors and they feel they haven't been treated fairly by the government. People have lost hope and trust. Perceptions are connected with the change of generations and so the challenges remain of helping people to understand the reality.
In Future with Faith, World Vision is educating parents and teachers about children's rights, renovating schools and supplying sports equipment and learning materials, and teaching children about personal hygiene and nutrition that helps to improve their health. Microfinance is helping people to establish their businesses and grow their clientele to stabilize their earnings and provide for their families.
Anna began selling gata, a traditional Armenian pastry, to help supplement her husband's income. It was a slow and labor-intensive project but Anna was persistent. When she received her first loan, she rented a small space and purchased an oven. After repaying her first loan, she took out a second loan to purchase a mixer. Today, she has work for her three grown children and employs two women, one a single mother of three. A small loan can make a huge difference.
Thank you for partnering with World Vision Micro to provide Anahit Grigoryan with a small loan for her clothing business. Anahit used her loan of $1,000 purchasing new inventory to restock her store. She continues to make weekly payments of $4 on time.
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Anahit's child continues to study in school. Thanks to Anahit's hard work, she will be able to provide a brighter future for her child.
Thank you for supporting Anahit's small business through World Vision Micro!
Anahit Grigoryan has successfully repaid her small business loan. She invested the $1,000 for her commerce business.
Thanks to the loan that she received, Anahit was able to use the profits from her business to provide healthcare and do home repairs. In the future, Anahit aspires to earn enough to take out another loan and repair or expand their home.
Anahit's 1 child continues to study in school. Because she was able to invest in her business, she will be able to invest in her family.
Thank you for investing in the power of hardworking people. These funds are now available to help other entrepreneurs in Anahit's community.


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This article was published 26/7/2012 (1848 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's hard to explain, but the losing almost always comes before the winning.
When the dust settled on a wild and windy final day at the Nott Autocorp Manitoba Men's Amateur at Glendale, it fit just about everyone's angle on the finish.
Pine Ridge's Josh Wytinck, the 20-year-old Glenboro native, prevailed with a birdie on the first hole of the four-man playoff to take home the trophy presented by the Manitoba Free Press.
Wytinck, the first champion from western Manitoba in eons, finished second at last year's Am.
It's believed to be the championship's first-ever four-man playoff.
Extra holes have been required just twice in the last 25 years and Breezy Bend's Garth Collings has been on the short end both times, including Thursday.
He lost to Brad Kirton in 2008.
Also suffering playoff disappointment Thursday were Southwood's Charlie Boyechko, who was three strokes ahead with two holes to play, and Teulon's Aaron Cockerill, the 2012 match-play champ, who was fifth at last year's Amateur.
All four players struggled in at one-over 289, as nobody in the field broke par Thursday. In the playoff at the par-5 17th, Wytinck made four with a three-foot birdie putt, Cockerill made a par, Collings three-putted for six and Boyechko made a second consecutive double-bogey seven on the hole.
"I feel bad for Charlie because he's a good friend," Wytinck said of his U of M Bisons golf teammate, who caddied for him just two weeks ago when he made the cut at the Players Cup. "We go to the Dome pretty much every day in the winter. He'll have his chance."
Wytinck said his caddy, former Glenboro club champ Ryan Diehl, was a factor all week.
"I kind of lost it for a bit (on the back nine), but I'm lucky to have such a good guy like Ryan on the bag," Wytinck said. "He calmed me down and I got going again.
"This means a lot to me. I've put a lot of hard work into it."
Wytinck said it was just time to move to Winnipeg about two years ago, when he enrolled at the U of M.
"I had played the same nine holes for 14 years. I figured maybe time for a change, so I play at the Ridge and I've got a lot of people to thank there," he said.
Boyechko, just 19, finished bogey-double-bogey to fall back into the playoff. He made an absolute hash of the 17th in regulation play. He couldn't get up and down from right in front of the green for what would have been a winning par on the 72nd hole.
"It's an experience, what happened on 17," Boyechko said. "That's all I can take from it. It's tough to swallow, but not much you can do."
Collings, the 54-year-old phenom who has three Amateur titles to his credit, has now finished second nine times. In the last 25 years, he has only been out of the top seven at the Amateur three times.
"I'm not going to give up," said Collings, who started the day tied for the lead with Boyechko. "Too old and grumpy to give up. The toughest thing is to finish. I feel sorry for Charlie, but Eric (Johnson, in the Mid-Am) did the same thing two weeks ago. The hardest thing is to finish.
"There's a learning curve. I hate to say that, but there is. You have to learn how to lose before you learn how to win. He (Boyechko) is a pretty good player."
at Glendale
x-Josh Wytinck +1
Garth Collings +1
Charlie Boyechko +1
Aaron Cockerill +1
Bryce Barr +2
Thomas Strandemo +2
x-won playoff with birdie 4 on the first extra hole (17th).


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Peter Kafka at AllThingsD has a report today on what sort of March Madness coverage fans will be able to get streamed to their iPhones and iPads, in which he says that not all of the coverage will be free to view this year, with some of it being behind a paywall. According to Kafka, in order to watch some of the college basketball tournament's games on a mobile device, as well as on your PC or Mac, you'll have to pay a one-off $3.99 fee, which will enable you to watch the whole tournament. This will give you complete access, as well as interactive features. Any games broadcast by CBS will be available to view for free at the CBS website, but only on your PC or Mac, not on your iOS device. The games will be split between Turner and CBS, with Turner having a total of 41 games, so either way you won't have to pay for all of them. Click here to find out all about how to watch all the games live on your devices: March Madness 2012 - NCAA.com [/FONT]
[FONT=&]Kafka adds that the move towards a paywall for some of the games represents what AllThingsD has perceived as a shift in approach from the big media companies away from free Web video and more towards pay-TV. [/FONT]
[FONT=&]Source: More Free Web TV Goes Away: Some March Madness Games Go Behind Paywall - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD[/FONT]
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Archinect - News 2017-08-21T04:30:59-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/136289948/david-adjaye-named-as-recipient-of-2016-mcdermott-award-at-mit David Adjaye named as recipient of 2016 McDermott Award at MIT Justine Testado 2015-09-10T05:00:00-04:00 >2015-09-12T19:33:57-04:00
With a few high-profile projects and a retrospective in Chicago already in tow, David Adjaye was announced by the Council for the Arts at MIT as the 2016 recipient of the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts. First established by the Council in 1974 as a way to honor rising creative talent, the award distinguishes individuals whose body of work shows strong potential for producing more notable work in the future.

In addition to the $100,000 — which represents an investment toward the recipient's future creative work — the prize includes an artist residency at MIT for the spring 2016 term. During his residency, Adjaye will publicly present his body of work, give a keynote lecture, and interact with students and faculty. The residency aims to provide the recipient an opportunity to develop mutually enlightening connections with the MIT community, and have access to the school's cutting-edge research and creativity.

The public programs by David Adjaye will include:

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 https://archinect.com/news/article/85311166/olafur-eliasson-receives-2014-mcdermott-award-in-the-arts-at-mit Olafur Eliasson receives 2014 McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT Alexander Walter 2013-10-29T19:56:00-04:00 >2013-11-04T21:39:53-05:00
It's a good week for Olafur Eliasson: earlier today, we reported that the Rolex Arts Initiative had selected the Berlin-based artist as its Visual Arts mentor for 2014-2015, and now we found out that MIT's Council for the Arts will present him with the 2014, 40th anniversary Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT. The award includes an artist residency, pop-up exhibitions, a public lecture, and a $100,000 cash prize. MIT students will also get to work on Eliasson's Little Sun project.

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TEL AVIV (Jan. 5)
The site of Israel's first nuclear power station has been selected, after 11 years of studies and tests that cost $20 million. It will be located in the Negev, just off the Beersheba-Nitzana road, according to the chief engineer of the Israel Electric Corp., a state-owned enterprise.
Negotiations for the purchase of a nuclear power reactor are underway with possible suppliers in West Germany, France, Canada and the U.S. But before the project can be started, a political decision has to be made whether or not to build the power station.
Once approved, it will take a decade to complete and will cost $2 billion. It would not be operational before the year 2000 but would provide between 2,500 and 4,000 jobs during construction. Once operational, an estimated 350 employes would be required to run the plant.
Meanwhile, Israel will build two more conventional coal-fired power-generating plants near Ashkelon, scheduled for completion in 1990. One of the two existing plants in Haifa and Hadera will be expanded.


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