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'Class' is in Session
Robert Leiter, Jewish Exponent — October 6, 2011
Is it possible that in the course of a single day, one half of the residents of a small Polish town -- the Christian half -- could have turned on their Jewish neighbors and killed all but a few hundred in the most horrific ways imaginable?
This is the question at the heart of a new play, Our Class, by Polish writer Tadeusz Slobodzianek, soon to have its American premiere at the Wilma Theater on the Avenue of the Arts.
The mass slaughter the playwright depicts on stage actually took place on July 10, 1941, in Jedwabne, in the northeast corner of predominately Catholic Poland. The name of the town, though, is never mentioned in the play.
Close to 1,600 people were murdered on that broiling hot July day; some were beaten, others had their throats cut. Many were simply tortured to death. As the day wore on, the Jews who could still stand were marched to a barn in the middle of a field on the outskirts of town, forced inside, and barricaded in while the building was set on fire.
For decades, a small monument marked the spot, but the inscription blamed the invading Nazi army for the deaths. Only in 2001, on July 10, to mark the 60th anniversary of the pogrom, was the monument replaced with a more accurate one. This stone said that the Polish citizens of Jedwabne, influenced by Nazis stationed in the town, had been responsible for the daylong killing spree.
Director Blanka Zizka
As if to reignite the controversy over what happened that day, last month the monument was desecrated with anti-Semitic graffiti. A silent march protesting the vandalism followed in nearby Bialystok. And all this transpired just weeks before the Wilma was set to unveil its production of Our Class, under the direction of Blanka Zizka, the company's artistic director.
The play begins previews Oct. 12, with opening night set for Oct. 19.
Slobodzianek's drama follows 10 characters, five Christians and five Jews, all classmates, from 1925 to the present day, chronicling who survived and who perished on that gruesome day 70 years ago.
But staging Our Class is not all the Wilma has in store. A month of events -- lectures and discussions primarily, put together by Walter Bilderback, the Wilma's dramaturge and literary manager -- surrounds the premiere here.
These extra-theatrical gatherings began with a Sept. 18 program with Polish-born Princeton University professor Jan T. Gross discussing the factual horrors behind the dramatic interpretation. Gross first detailed the Jedwabne tragedy a decade ago in his book, Neighbors, which was the inspiration for the playwright.
(For a complete listing of the ancillary events, including one to be held at the National Museum of American Jewish History, go to wilmatheater.org or call 215-893-9456.)
In a recent interview, Zizka said the Wilma had planned the additional programs because the play is not only important but highly relevant. Its very specificity -- and the questions it evokes -- can be applied to other events in the world and even in our city.
Writer Tadeusz Slobodzianek
The play, said Zizka, asks an elemental question: Who are our neighbors; and how is it that people can turn on others they've known for so long and do such horrible things?
"We've seen it so many times, in Yugoslavia and Rwanda," said the Czech-born director, who this week won a Barrymore Award for best direction of a play. "Just like in Jedwabne, these were communities that knew one another, did business together, went to school together."
Something like it happened here, at South Philadelphia High School, she said, when Asian and African-American students clashed last year. The Wilma has been working with some of these very students, she continued, helping them to process what happened, even to write a play of their own.
"The students' reactions are exactly like what occurs in this play: 'What are the facts? Who started it? Who are the greater victims.' " Some of these students will be seeing Our Class, she added, and staying for an after-performance discussion.
She said that when Agnieszka Arnold -- director of the documentary Neighbors, which predates Gross' book and which will be screened during the run of Our Class -- interviewed people, whether bystanders or participants, she always began by asking, "Did you ever visit a Jewish person's home?" and the answer was always, "No, never."
"But what's so different about us?" Zizka asked. "Do we visit people's homes in North Philadelphia? The people in Jedwabne knew their neighbors, and yet they didn't know them. And the same is true of so many of us. That is what the play speaks to."
The director insisted that Our Class is not a documentary play but rather a memory piece.
"Memory -- what and how we remember -- is also how we create who we are. Each of the characters in this play speaks the truth as he or she knows it. It is how they remember it -- or wish to remember it. And this act of remembering, however it is done, is true of any country, any nation, and it's how it forms its character."
As part of her research, Zizka traveled with playwright Slobodzianek throughout Poland and especially to Jedwabne (she kept a diary which can be found at the Wilma website). Though she was born in the former Czechoslovakia, this was her first trip to Poland.
She described the country as decidedly gray, and especially so in Jedwabne. She said she was reminded of a story in Polish writer Hanna Krall's book A Woman From Hamburg, which tells of a survivor, then living in California, who returns to his Polish hometown. He ends up wondering why there are no Jewish graves and why no one seemed sad about the missing Jews.
"In the story," Zizka explained, "Krall describes this hometown as ugly and gray and says that maybe it's because specters are wandering about. They don't want to leave because no one mourns for them. Jedwabne seemed like that to me. How come no one is sad? How come no one mourns the Jews that were murdered? Unmourned specters stay behind and that could account for the limitless grayness of the town."
This sense of a stunted, parched land is a key image Zizka has infused into the staging of the play. It is apparent in the set, which is dotted by bare, truncated trees. A large "glass" structure sits in the distance. Zizka said it could be a school or the ill-fated barn, though it's actual purpose is not made explicit in the production.
This glass house, she said "is for me a memory bank -- that's how I think of it -- a source of light or darkness, depending on what's happening on stage. But it's just there as a structure, caught in limbo."
Zizka said that the crowns of the trees on stage have been lopped off to suggest that the potential of these classmates has been blunted. This idea also came to her during her travels in Poland. Zizka said that she and the playwright traveled through many small towns just the size of Jedwabne.
In each of them, she said, she saw posters advertising concerts, lectures and art exhibits; in every town, there was culture -- except in Jedwabne. She asked playwright Tadeusz Slobodzianek why this was so and he theorized that cultural events would attract visitors, who might just remember what happened in Jedwabne, and the citizens would be forced to talk about it. So, the playwright suggested, the conspiracy of silence gets reinforced in this tiny town of some 2,000 individuals.
A colorless landscape, with haunted characters, is exactly what Our Class is about, reiterated Zizka. This is what happens when truth and memory are suppressed, she added, and no one faces the past.


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Refugee Dream Interpretation and Meaning
Refugee Dreams and Belonging
If you dream of being a refugee, you are having feelings of not being a part of what's going on around you. You may even feel like you don't belong anywhere at all. Feeling that we don't belong is a common feeling once in a while, but a dream about being a refugee is a stronger feeling. It's a persistent feeling of being out of touch with everyone else and being rejected by others.
It often means that the dreamer has been isolated from others emotionally for a long period of time. A refugee is someone who is fleeing a situation, just as the dreamer is fleeing this feeling of isolation.
Dreaming about other people as refuges has a much different meaning. Rather than a sense of isolation, other people in the dream acting as refugees means that the dreamer is a person who is deeply connected to other people. This connection means that the dreamer has to take some time away from his needs to take care of the needs of those around him for awhile. By deferring his own needs, the dreamer will be better able to take care of loved ones and to bring about a better connection to them.

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The CAMERA Middle East media watchdog organization has launched a new Hebrew-language website, PressPectiva.
The new site, which comes in addition to CAMERA's English and Spanish websites, will focus on fact-checking coverage of events by the Hebrew-language media, and will provide key information on issues frequently in the news.
"Correcting errors at the source before they spread internationally can help prevent the troubling misinformation about Israel prevalent in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and beyond," said the organization in a statement about the new website.
PressPectiva editor-in-chief Yishai Goldflam invited the public to alert him to errors in coverage, and to write letters to newspapers, blogs and networks together with CAMERA in its advocacy work on behalf of accuracy in reporting on Israel and the Middle East.
"We hope to create a network of active letter-writers to the Hebrew media," Goldflam said, and invited the public to register with CAMERA by sending an email to email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
"Israeli media are, in principle, required to follow professional and ethical standards very similar to those that apply in America," he pointed out. "See the Israel Press Council Code of Ethics.... [our] aim is to encourage adherence to those standards, which include accuracy and accountability."


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Scent: Peppermint Bark
Size: 16oz
Material: Soy Wax
Fragrant notes:
top - peppermint
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Our Peppermint Bark candle smells just as you might imagine, like a delightful holiday treat! The base note of bittersweet chocolate mixed with the middle & top notes of vanilla and peppermint make you dream of munching on peppermint bark while sipping on a hot cup of cocoa.
This candle is hand poured by Candelles into a generous 16oz glass jar, and will burn for 80-120 hours. Now thats what I call service.
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I have a couple of poems, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" & "Classic Theater," in the latest issue of Helen: A Literary Magazine (Fall 2017). You may read them by clicking here & here. Also, you can watch a video of "Classic Theater" by clicking here. In case you missed it, Helen released a video of "To F.W." earlier this year, which you may read & watch by clicking here.
Many thanks to all the good people at Helen, which you may read by clicking here.


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Magic Of Making Up Review
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Magic Of Making Up is a top-selling ebook from magicofmakingup.com. It was released on January 2016
Now then, you should always start a product evaluation by checking out the author's site. What's the vibe you get from the writer? Could they be like someone you can trust? Magic Of Making Up describes itself as:
Articles, Tips and Videos on how to get your ex back and win your way back into their hearts, mind and soul. For ex boyfriend, ex girlfriend, ex wife and ex husband break ups.
You can read the full extract on their website here: magicofmakingup.com or just have a quick look at these highlights of the product's plus points:
How to purchaseI do not sell the product directly - you buy it from the publisher's homepage. So if you haven't already done so, you should click through to their site and have a look there for a link to buy. It's possible that the price has changed since I wrote this review, but it shouldn't be vastly different. Sometimes you could also see a more expensive version of the product being offered (but this may have changed since the review). If you see an upgrade on sale you might want to purchase that one instead.
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Zawodny on Backing Up to S3
By Deane Barker on October 4, 2006
Replacing my home backup server with Amazon's S3: Zawodny is documenting his switch from local backups to pushing all his data out to Amazon's S3 service.
He makes the economic case that shutting his computer off when he's not using it would save him money on electricity and parts. I'm curious, however, when he plans on transferring all his stuff to Amazon, if not overnight.
My home server is a 2.4GHz Pentium 4 that contains 3 250GB SATA disks in a RAID configuration, plus an 80GB boot and OS disk. I decided to measure its power use using my Kill A Watt and found that it consumes roughly 120 watts of power with the CPU idle and disks spinning. That's about 80 kilowatt hours every four weeks. According to PG&E's Residential Rates, the average cost of electric power in San Jose is $0.16247 per kilowatt hour.
My home server costs me a minimum of $13 every four weeks just to leave powered on and idling, or $170 per year. That doesn't count the roughly $700 I sunk into the disks and the other $700 I likely spent on the motherboard, CPU, case, RAM, and so on. Remember, these are absolute minimums, since the CPU does consume more power when it's actually doing work.


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Good evening Dollfaces and 'Kenbiceps'!
I mean, what the heck else was I supposed to say?!
I've recently discovered the Holy Grail of budget foundation and you're going to bloody well have to hear about it! Lush's Colour Supplements are probably (actually, no – not probably, definitely) the most underrated product Lush supplies.
For beautifully-finished skin, try this versatile mineral-free base that's perfect for darker, yellow-toned complexions. We blend in the pigment to a cream base of gentle rose petal infusion, which helps to reduce redness, vitamin E-rich rice bran oil for adding moisture, and titanium dioxide to help protect the skin from the sun. Mix a little with your favourite moisturiser and apply to clean skin evenly.
I thought I'd try some on because I was in that "I want to buy everything this store is selling" mood and that's when I picked up one of their tiny but mighty pots! Having briefly worked at Lush in the past, I'm all too familiar with their make-up range but I just didn't know how good it was on me because I'd never tried it… After trying it for the first time a few months ago, I really started questioning my existence as well as why I hadn't… Deep stuff, huh?
You can always count on me to take our conversations to the #GreatBarrierReef (with or without a passport). I love how I just seem to go on a tangent every time I write… You really get a sense of what goes on in my head!
Right, let's continue discussing the Colour Supplements! Although the foundation pot (I think of it as a foundation but you might decide that it's a tinted moisturiser) appears very little, there is more than enough to get two-three month's use out of it. For under £10, that's a bargain and a half! #STEAL (don't take that literally, I do not condone theft!)
I tend to apply it with a brush on top of my Lush routine and once applied, it leaves a light-medium coverage with a dewy finish…
Side note: I use shade 'Dark Yellow' – so, if you're an olive-skinned girl – like me – that'd be your best bet.
For those of you who are interested in my Lush routine, this paragraph is for you… I start by washing my face with Coalface, then I spray Eau Roma toner water followed by Enzymion. I was using Imperialis over Enzymion (as a primer) because there was an issue with an ingredient found in Magical Moringa (which is the primer that I swear by). You and I both will be pleased as punch (the drink) to know Magical Moringa is BACK and about time too! Thanks, Lush.
By the way, if you'd like me to review any of the products I've mentioned above, let me know in the comments section and I'll get drafting!
I find that after applying the Colour Supplement, my skin looks clear, smooth and my skin-tone is evened. I love the feel of it on my skin along with its nutty scent (Happy #NationalNutsDay, I'm NUTS and proud).
The more I apply this product, the smoother and clearer my skin becomes. I'm ecstatic about the fact that it's also never broken me out or aggravated my skin in any way.
Like Lush's Lust perfume, this foundation is the first of which I've received compliments over. A lady stopped me in the toilets *of all places* to tell me that "it looks great"! #GetIn #Winning … Usually, the only times I'm approached in toilets is when someone thinks to inform me that I have toilet paper stuck to my shoes. So, it was a very welcome approach (the foundation compliment NOT the TP comment).
That's all for today… I'll see you back here tomorrow for more posts.
I'd like to take this opportunity to get sentimental and emosh – thank you for coming back to read my posts. Thanks to all who have subscribed or followed me on here or via social-media and to those of you who pass-by to read what I've got to say, I love you! I write these for YOU as well as myself. You're great.
Caio for Naio (now),
Miamii (NOT "YOUR AMII" 'cause – I mean, what even is that when it's at home?!?).


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Seoul Mamas Co-Founder, Yuny, selects a mystery K-Beauty product from a monthly shopping trip in Seoul.
- Each "Yuny's K-Surprise" contains:
One (1) Seoul Mamas Revitalizing Mask + Yuny's K-Surprise product of the month.
- Available in limited quantity each month.
- Once they're gone… they're gone (there's too many fun finds out there).
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At Tierra Hotels, our excursions are led by qualified guides with extensive experience in order for you to get to know our three beautiful destinations during your time with us. You can experience everything from adrenaline packed hikes, to out-of-the-way scenic tours, bike rides and horseback riding. Our excursions are divided into three levels including: easy, medium and high, so there is an excursion for every type of traveler that visits us.
Excursions are booked on property, giving our team a chance to meet you and help you find the best activities to experience during your stay. Have fun exploring here and we look forward to seeing you on excursions in person soon!
Biking is a great way explore our destinations for our guests looking to get up close and personal with the landscapes and move a little faster. We have self-guided biking routes as well as routes where our guides lead the way.
Our hiking excursions at Tierra Hotels are designed for all levels and are some of the best ways to explore our three beautiful destinations.
Our horseback rides at Tierra Hotels allow guests to delve into our destinations in a way that is both spiritual and respectful to nature, while reaching areas that are otherwise rarely explored.
Our scenic tours offer our guests excursions that are a nice balance between interesting tours and easier shorter walks where you can see the best viewpoints of our destinations. These activities are great for photography, birdwatching and making the most out of shorter stays.
At Tierra Hotels, we offer a range of activities for travelers looking to get a bit deeper into their adventure at our destinations, from fly fishing in Patagonia, visiting the shipbuilders in Chiloé and moonwalks in Atacama.
Our destinations are not just places to explore by land, at Tierra Hotels, we have a variety of water-based excursions where you can find yourself kayaking on glacier lakes or relaxing in warm desert hot springs.


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This easy fruit salad recipe is a dazzler: a large bowl of colorful berries served with a cool lemon curd sauce. Use room-temperature fruit in this berry salad (or if you are taking the berries out of the refrigerator, set them in an oven that's recently been on to gently warm them). The flavor of warm or room-temperature berries is so much better, as if they're fresh-picked and still hold the warmth of the sun.
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text: Feb 26, 2014 BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Essex Rental Corp. (Nasdaq: ESSX) ("Essex") today announced that it entered into an amendment to its Coast Crane credit agreement. The modification to the credit agreement provides Essex with greater flexibility to capitalize on opportunities to increase revenues associated with the sale of new equipment. The modification also amends language in the existing credit agreement related to the application of asset sale proceeds from new and used equipment sales. Kory Glen, Chief Financial Officer stated, "The amendment to the revolving credit facility will allow us to take advantage of opportunities to grow our new equipment distribution business. In our experience, new equipment sales are enhanced if we are able to carry new equipment for resale in inventory. Prior to amending our loan agreement, we were limited in the amount of new equipment for resale that we could purchase, because such purchases were deemed capital expenditures, and therefore, were included in the calculation of our fixed charges. As a result of the loan amendment, these purchases are now deemed inventory and are not included in our fixed charge ratio. The loan modification will provide us with greater flexibility to capitalize on opportunities within this segment of our business." Mr. Glen continued, "Additionally, we clarified language in our loan agreement to ensure that we are not required to use the proceeds from the sale of new or used equipment to permanently reduce debt." A copy of the First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is available on our website at http://investor.essexcrane.com/sec.cfm About Essex Rental Corp. Essex, through its subsidiaries, is one of North America's largest providers of rental and distribution for mobile cranes (including lattice-boom crawler cranes, truck cranes and rough terrain cranes), self-erecting cranes, stationary tower cranes, elevators and hoists, and other lifting equipment used in a wide array of construction projects. In addition, the Company provides product support including installation, maintenance, repair, and parts and services for equipment provided and other equipment used by its construction industry customers. With a large fleet, consisting primarily of cranes, as well as other construction equipment and unparalleled customer service and support, Essex supplies a wide variety of innovative lifting solutions for construction projects related to power generation, petro-chemical, refineries, water treatment and purification, bridges, highways, hospitals, shipbuilding, offshore oil fabrication and industrial plants, and commercial and residential construction. Some of the statements in this press release and other written and oral statements made from time to time by Essex and its representatives are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include statements regarding the intent and belief or current expectations of Essex and its management team and may be identified by the use of words like "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "plan", "will", "should", "seek", the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Essex's expectations include, without limitation, the continued ability of Essex to successfully execute its business plan, the possibility of a change in demand for the products and services that Essex provides, intense competition which may require us to lower prices or offer more favorable terms of sale, our reliance on third party suppliers, our indebtedness which could limit our operational and financial flexibility, global economic factors including interest rates, general economic conditions, geopolitical events and regulatory changes, our dependence on our management team and key personnel, as well as other relevant risks detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on our website, www.essexrentalcorp.com. The factors listed here are not exhaustive. 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20 December 2016
20 December 2016
2017 begins with a bang at Historic Royal Palaces. Kensington Palace welcomes a major exhibition following the fashions of Diana, Princess of Wales over two decades, from chic suits to glamorous evening gowns.
The Tower of London welcomes Armoury in Action, a new family friendly interactive exhibition while The People's Revolt offers adults an immersive and interactive theatre experience recreating the drama of the 'Peasants' Revolt.
Diana: Her Fashion Story
Opens 24 February
Kensington Palace
Diana: Her Fashion Story traces the evolution of the Princess's style, from the demure, romantic outfits of her first public appearances, to the glamour, elegance and confidence of her later life. From her earliest royal engagements, everything Diana wore was closely scrutinised, and the exhibition will explore how she navigated her unique position in the public eye: learning to use her image to engage and inspire people, and to champion the causes she cared about.
Included in palace admission.
Armoury in Action
Now Open
Tower of London
An all-new hands-on experience, Armoury in Action reveals the fascinating story of arms and armoury at the Tower of London. From shooting arrows to assembling firearms and brandishing swords, a thousand years of history will be brought to life through a mix of historic objects, audio visual displays and interactive displays. Created in partnership with Royal Armouries - the national museum of arms and armour - Armoury in Action offers families the chance to discover the weapons, battle skills and royal armourers from the Normans to the Victorian era.
Included in palace admission.
The People's Revolt
Selected dates in March
18.00, 18.30, 19.00, 19.25, 19.50
Tower of London
Infiltrate the Tower of London after hours - The People's Revolt is an immersive, interactive experience from ground-breaking theatre company differencEngine in collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces. Experience what it's like to be at the centre of a present day 'Peasants' Revolt'. Live the build-up through digital storytelling then blur the lines between history and reality as you storm the Tower and decide the fate of the nation.
Tickets: £25.50/ £23
Life in the Medieval Palace
2 January - 10 February, 20 February - 13 April, 11:00-12.30 and 13.30-15:30
Tower of London
Step back into 1299 and the palace of King Edward I, Hammer of the Scots and explore a world of chivalrous knights and beautiful ladies, troublesome lords and royal prisoners. There are money problems at home, too, as the King leads his armies off to war. Enter the Medieval palace in the year 1299. England has been at war for much of King Edward I's reign.
Included in palace admission.
Ghost Tours
Saturdays and Sundays to 26 February, 18:30 and 19:15
Hampton Court Palace
Visit the spot where two bodies were discovered in shallow graves in the 1870s, hear the tale of the Tudor royal nurse whose spirit is said to stalk her former apartments, and decide for yourself the origin of the mysterious figure caught on CCTV in the palace in the dead of night as you experience the unique atmosphere of Hampton Court after dark…if you dare.
Tickets: £27.50
Twilight Tours
Selected Sundays to 2 April
Tower of London
The Tower's Yeoman Warders give an exclusive twilight tour of the Tower. Take in world famous sights such as Traitor's Gate, the scaffold site and the Bloody Tower, and be appalled and amazed by tales of prisoners and past residents.
Tickets: £27.50 / £25 Historic Royal Palaces members
Eerie Evening Tours
6, 13, 20 and 27 January and 3, 10, 17 and 24 February, 18.45
Kensington Palace
When all the gates are locked and the lights are out, is the palace truly asleep? Explore the weird and wonderful world of Victorian spiritualism and the 19th century obsession with life after death. Be guided through the shadowy state apartments to relive the sorrow of heartbroken Kings and frustrated future Queens.
Tickets: £27.50/ £24.75 HRP members, unsuitable for persons aged under the age of 16.
Brunchtime Lecture: Panto and performance
Saturday 14 January, 11:00 - 12:30
Kensington Palace
He's behind you! This lecture gives an insight into the world of Victorian pantomime, music hall, theatre and performance. Find out more about cross-dressing actors and backstage shenanigans in an era that brought entertainment to the masses. Hear from Kate Howard, historian and Creative Director for the UK's oldest professional costumed historical interpretation company, Past Pleasures Ltd.
Tickets: £15 / £12 members and concessions (includes glass of Bucks Fizz)
Curious Connections... Jewish History of the Tower
Tuesday 24 January, 19:00-20:30
Tower of London
The Jewish community has played an important part in the City of London ever since their arrival with William the Conqueror in 1066, but it has not always been easy or straightforward. The tumultuous relationship with the crown has ranged from Jews being valued as advisors to vilified as criminals. Listen in on the panel as they explore the part the Tower played in Jewish history and the important role the Jewish community continues to play in London today.
Tickets: £10 / £9 members and concessions (includes glass of wine)
Make History workshops
28 January, 25 February, 25 March, 11.30, 12.30 and 14.30 (duration: 45 minutes)
Kensington Palace
Get hands on with the palace's creative workshops for families. Be inspired by a new palace story each month, and make a piece of the past by taking part in a range of exciting activities, from gardening and painting to chocolate making.
Included in palace admission.
Time Explorer Station (5-11 years offer)
28th January, 25th February, 25th March, 11.00 – 16.00 Kensington Palace
Explore the palace and discover its stories using the palace's themed activity bags, games, trails and make and takes. Pick up your choice of story adventure from the Time Explorer Station inside the palace.
Included in palace admission.
Tiny Explorers (under 4s offer)
Selected Wednesdays and Saturdays in February and March, 10.30 (babies), 13.00 and 14.30 (walkers)
Kensington Palace
Explore and play in the palace together! Discover the stories of Kensington Palace through music, movement, messy play and more.
Tickets: £6 per child (price includes up to two adults) /£5 per child for members
Tiny Explorers (under 4s offer)
Selected Thursdays and Saturdays in February and March, 10.30 (babies), 13.00 and 14.30 (walkers)
Hampton Court Palace
Explore and play in the palace together! Discover the stories of Kensington Palace through music, movement, messy play and more.
Tickets: £6 per child (price includes up to two adults) /£5 per child for members
Palace Pub Quiz Friday
3 February, 18:00-21:30
Banqueting House
Back for the second year, Banqueting House will host a pub quiz with a difference. Sit under the beautiful ceiling painted by Sir Peter Paul Rubens and test your knowledge on current affairs, sport, art, food and film There will be a few rounds for the history lovers but plenty of other subjects as well, so pick your team wisely for this fun, fast-paced quiz, with prizes, drinks and some surprises!
Tickets: £15
Drawn at the Tower with Art Macabre - Tower of Love: Romance is Dead
13 February, 18.30-21.00
Tower of London
An anti-Valentines sketching special, dedicated to those who died at the Tower in the name of love. Enter the drama and tragedy of the Tudor court, and explore Henry VIII's doomed love affair with Anne Boleyn. Sketch our costumed models, posing as their ghosts at the site of her burial in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula. Plus create miniature love tokens with guest artist Lozzy Bones, in the Chapel's crypt.
Tickets: £24/£20 concessions
February Half Term – Palace Adventures
Saturday 11 February – Sunday 19 February, 11.00 – 15.00
Hampton Court Palace
Become a Time Explorer and discover the stories of Hampton Court Palace by taking part in a fun filled, palace adventure. Meet characters, solve puzzles and create your own piece of the past.
Aimed at children aged 5 - 11 years.
Included in palace admission.
February Half Term – Beautiful Things
Sunday 12 February – Saturday 18 February 2017, 11.00 – 15.00
Kensington Palace
This half term, Kensington Palace is offering the chance to become a treasure hunter and to explore beautiful things hidden inside the palace. This February half term is themed around art and the Georgian Court. Families will be able to try out our first Digital Mission at Kensington and create a great art work fit for a King or Queen. There'll even be a chance to dress-up as a Georgian, meet a costumed character and hear their palace stories, as well follow a paper trail or pick up an activity bag. From bright ideas to treasured objects, there is much to discover.
Included in palace admission.
Story Scramble – Tower at War
Monday 13 February - Friday 17 February, 11.00 – 15.30
Tower of London
Tower of London
Uncover the dramatic history of the Tower during wartime, through the Story Scramble trail! Along the trail, there will be a chance to meet the characters and handle historic objects in order to unscramble stories in the very spaces where history happened.
Included in palace admission.
Long Live Queen James
22 February, 19.00 – 23.00
Banqueting House
Encounter new performances devised by cabaret artist Scottee and playwright Mark Ravenhill based on the letters between James I and rakish favourite Duke of Buckingham. Discover the secrets of how the Stuarts used makeup to blur the boundaries between the sexes in participatory workshops, while historians lead talks on early feminism and its links to the Stuart craze for cross dressing, and contemporary ideas of homosexuality and its exploitation as a public propaganda tool. For those with a taste for losing their inhibitions, the Banqueting House's Undercroft will also return to its former life as James I's drinking den with a licensed bar.
Tickets: £10
Brunchtime Lecture: In Conversation with David Sassoon
Saturday 4 March, 11.00 – 12.30
Kensington Palace
Join Historic Royal Palaces' expert Eleri Lynn – curator of Diana: Her Fashion Story – in conversation with designer David Sassoon of Belville Sassoon, as he discusses his stellar career and the pressures and privileges of designing for the Princess. Included in palace admission.
Tickets: £15 / £13 members and concessions (includes glass of Bucks Fizz)
Culture Breaks
Sunday 19 March –Friday 24 March
This is the perfect way to experience London's history over one, fun-filled week. Each day there'll be a chance to visit a different Historic Royal Palace site and enjoy private guided tours, expert lectures, tasting workshops inspired by historic food and drink and explore areas of the palaces usually restricted from the public. This event is limited to 40 adults to ensure that each guest is given the VIP treatment. There will also be some free time for guests to explore the palaces at their leisure.
Tickets: £650 (excludes accommodation)
Digital Missions
The Tower of London
Go on an interactive adventure and prepare the Tower for the king's arrival or help a prisoner plan their perilous escape. Download the app before your visit. Supported by Mitsubishi Electric.
Included in palace admission.
The Lindt Easter Bunny Hunt
Saturday 1 April – Monday 17 April, 11.00 – 16.00
Hampton Court Palace
Discover the story of royal chocolate! Find out how kings and queens enjoyed their chocolate as you hunt for golden Lindt bunnies around the palace, and receive your own delicious Lindt chocolate bunny prize. In partnership with Lindt.
Included in palace admission.
All events and materials are included in the general admission ticket price for each palace unless otherwise stated. All events are subject to change, please check www.hrp.org.uk for up-to-date information on prices, opening times and details on event booking. For further information about events and listings please contact the Historic Royal Palaces Press Office on 020 3166 6166 or email [email protected]


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[Update 10:13PM: Current updated e-mini count. You can see the wave (iv) triangle and the price weakness that has followed. Is this actually all of Minor 5? It'll take time to determine that. For now we'll call it wave [i] of 5 and go from there. That way even if we are overly bearish (which I admit I am at the moment) it won't surprise us.
You can see the big negative divergence in the MACD signal lines - and it seems to be starting to pan out and result in price weakness. Also note the high volume red bar today on the downside.
[Update 9:52PM: NYAD update. Today was a flat ratio today - practically 1:1 - and the indicator went sideways. Yet market prices on the Wilshire5000 (total market) and SPX and others were at their highest peak in years.
So there is some bearish negative divergence going on in the advance/decline of the NYSE. All the other rallies this indicator has generally led prices higher - this goes higher first, then the market prices follow. So far, this is unable to breach to a new high to fulfill its count, yet market prices have reached a new high. What to make of it? Well, overall its bearish and we are due some market price weakness - possibly very bearish weakness resulting in a 2% drop or more. How much selling occurs is up to the market. Volume (down or up) will be important short term.
Overall, I'd prefer to see a new NYAD high eventually even if it takes a twisted path to get there. So maybe down again to the channel line before up. We'll see. Its "feeling" toppy either way.
I suppose what I called a "truncated" 2009 low was actually a wave (2) and signaled all along that the 2007 highs would be challenged. I should have heeded my doubts about this a long time ago. Somtimes the simplest things cannot be overlooked. 3 waves down from 2007-2009 signals challenge to the 2007 highs
Incidentally the NASDAQ Composite overall had 5 waves down from 2007-2009, and therefore I think the NASDAQ Composite will not take out its 2007 high even if the NDX100 does.
ORIGINAL POSTToday was a bit of a surprise opening but the end of day weakness wasn't surprising.
The market always seems to take the path that causes the greatest doubt. Today was one such day. Do we have enough for a complete wave 5? Well maybe. Is it a [b] wave of Minor 4? Well maybe. Is it merely wave [iii] of 5 with Minor 4 being abnormally short in time length? Well maybe. Is today the true top of Minute [i] of 5? Well I just cannot have great confidence at the moment.
So today's thrust added a new dimension to the potential alternate wave counts. And thats to be expected of the market.
Overall though it was a flat day with a big shooting star that begs confirmation. So we'll assume the market will get either wave [ii] of 5 weakness or wave [c] of 4 weakness, or wave [iv] of 5 weakness. I would not even rule out the top of P[2] itself. So even though we have our multiple alternates, each potential calls for a pullback or consolidation. What form it takes and how deep and the character will go a long way to answering all the questions I just pondered above.
Taking an overall "look" on things, the market has advanced with vigor over the last few days. Enough for a complete wave 5? Well I cannot rule it out. Wilshire shows the shooting star candle poking through the top of the BB.
SPX daily shows an advancement toward the double pattern inverted H&S target of 1245-1250. Still a bit short
Some closer looks. Wilshire 60. Wave 5 has advanced in price at least 50% of wave 1. Enough? Of course it is never easy.
Today opened up a whole lot of new alternate count potentials. Only time and more waves will reveal the ultimate form.


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On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
Eighty-eight years later, Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharaf resigned under threat of impeachment.
The next year, Rose Director Friedman, economist, wife of economist Milton Friedman, sister of economist Aaron Director and mother of economist David D. Friedman, died. With her husband she had written one of the most popular pro-liberty books of our time, Free to Choose. She had been born in late December, 1910, in Staryi Chortoryisk, in Ukraine, to the Director family, prominent Jewish residents.
With her husband she co-authored their memoirs, Milton and Rose D. Friedman, Two Lucky People, which appeared in 1998. Together they founded the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation, with the aim of promoting the use of school vouchers and freedom of choice in education. She also helped produce the PBS television series, Free to Choose, and assisted her husband in writing his 1962 political philosophy book Capitalism and Freedom.


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By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is taking a new approach to defectors who have fled his impoverished and repressive state, promising they will not be harmed if they come home, and even offering cash rewards, according to some in the exile community.
For some who return from South Korea there's even the chance of a stage-managed performance on state television, although what happens to them after their prime time appearances is not known in a state where 200,000 people are imprisoned in gulags and where punishment extends to three generations of a family.
One woman last year apologized at a televised press conference in Pyongyang for betraying her motherland and thanked Kim for bringing her under his "profound loving care" while another dubbed South Korea a "shitty world with no love".
That's in sharp contrast to the approach taken by Kim's father, who during nearly 20 years in power hid the issue and severely punished the families of those who defected, fearing they would undermine the state with their tales of the prosperous South.
North Korean security agents have been visiting families in the reclusive state for at least the past year, telling them it would be safe for their loved ones in the South to come back, several defectors in Seoul told Reuters.
Some said they had even heard of people posing as defectors trying to tempt North Koreans in the South this year with a promise of 50 million South Korean won ($45,000) and an opportunity to appear on television in Pyongyang if they returned.
"My mother said 'if you have money, come back. General Kim Jong-un will treat you well'," said one defector in her 30s who lives in Seoul, recounting a recent telephone conversation with her mother who called her from a North Korean town on the border with China.
"Other defectors are getting that kind of phone call," said the defector, surnamed Lee, who asked that her full name not be used because she feared reprisals against her family in the North.
It is impossible to verify how many of the 25,000 North Koreans who have defected to the South have returned. One high profile case this year involved a fisherman who stole a trawler and returned to the North for the fourth time.
Experts said Kim could be trying to show his people that instead of living happily in South Korea, defectors are miserable, have menial jobs and struggle to fit in - something defectors in Seoul say is not far from the truth.
While offering an olive branch to some defectors, Kim has also made it harder for North Koreans to escape by tightening security along the country's land border with China and defectors and their families still fill the country's prison camps, experts said.
While it's impossible to verify what happens to North Koreans who return, a diplomat in Pyongyang said a group of nine defectors who were sent home after being detained in Laos in May while trying to get to South Korea had not been harmed.
The United Nations had said it feared for the group, which included up to five minors and who like some defectors were trying to reach a South Korean embassy in Southeast Asia after having first travelled through China.
"They actually have been quite well treated since they have been back here," said the diplomat, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of working in Pyongyang. An Amnesty International official also said there had been no reports the nine had been harmed.
"When defectors come back they are not all trucked to prison. What can happen is they are put on TV ... for propaganda," said the diplomat.
Exactly why Kim has taken a different view of defectors is unclear.
Several defectors told Reuters they believed he was trying to put his own spin on the issue because of the growing influence of an increasingly vocal exile community in the South.
The move also comes as pressure over human rights is mounting on Pyongyang with the recent appointment of members to a U.N. commission that will spend a year investigating possible crimes against humanity in North Korea.
Defectors will testify at unprecedented public hearings in Seoul this week as part of that investigation.
Better communications have also opened the way for regular contact between defectors and their families in North Korea - allowing stories of life outside one of the world's most isolated countries to seep back.
For example, defector groups in Seoul estimate that 3,000 phone calls are made each day to the North, routed through Chinese mobile networks along the 1,400 km (870 mile) long land border that China shares with North Korea.
An estimated 70 percent of defectors in South Korea also send cash back to family via Chinese brokers along the border, according to a South Korean research institute.
While the younger Kim - who took power following the death of his father Kim Jong-il in late 2011 - has promised no retribution for returning defectors, he has tightened security at the Tumen and Yalu Rivers along the border with China, experts said.
Last year, the number of defectors entering South Korea fell 44 percent to 1,509 from 2,706 in 2011, South Korean government data shows. In 2010, 2,402 defectors arrived and 2,900 in 2009.
During the first quarter of this year, the monthly average of new defectors was down 15 percent from the previous year.
"Rumors that the regime will annihilate three generations (of one family) or that border guards will shoot to kill if anyone is caught crossing the river have swirled around a lot," said Cho Jung-hyun, a research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul, who regularly interviews defectors.
"On the other hand, under what's called "benevolent politics", the regime keeps sending out a message of embracing those who left in tough times without punishment."
Cho said recent arrivals had told him North Korean authorities were more thoroughly examining lists of missing persons to work out which families to put pressure on. Usually when someone defects, their families in North Korea report them as dead or missing.
Pyongyang has held at least six press events since last year with returning defectors that have been broadcast on North Korean state television. The most recent was in June.
All have had the air of choreography familiar to North Korea watchers.
The well-dressed returnees usually sing a song pledging loyalty to Kim and stand up to shout: 'Great Marshal Kim Jong-un, thank you so much!' while pumping the air with their fists.
In one press conference last November, Kim Kwang-hyok called South Korea a "shitty world with no love".
Pak Jong-suk said living in South Korea made her feel like a "miserable slave". Pak was given a new house in Pyongyang, state media said.
South Korea's government has noticed Kim's apparent change of heart and one government official who follows the issue said returning defectors were being used for domestic consumption.
"By airing these press conferences in prime time, North Korea is using defectors for internal propaganda," the official said.
It was unclear how many had gone back under Kim's rule, the official said. He also had no information on purported defectors trying to entice North Koreans to return with promises of cash.
Pressure to return appears to be exerted in other ways, too.
Just over a year ago, one North Korean defector in Seoul, a former state-sanctioned pop singer, began getting mysterious telephone calls in the middle of the night.
The calls lasted for months, with the caller usually saying nothing. He suspected it was North Korean security agents.
"I had nothing to say. It was too terrifying," the defector said. At around the same time, a North Korean security agent visited his parents saying he should return home.
His parents also attended a public lecture in which authorities promised no punishment if defectors went back.
Defectors in Seoul said Pyongyang's new approach tapped into their longing for family as well as the difficulty of adjusting to life in South Korea, a country whose per capita income is around 45 times that of the North.
New defectors get interrogated by the intelligence services to weed out spies before going to a settlement centre south of Seoul for 12 weeks of training and counseling to help them get to grips with South Korea's hyper-competitive high-tech society.
They get subsidies for housing and study, as well as job skills training. But many end up doing jobs shunned by ordinary South Koreans.
Around 20 percent of defectors are unemployed, six to seven times higher than the average for South Koreans, the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights said early this year.
Kim Seung-chul, a defector who runs a Seoul radio station that broadcasts news into North Korea, said every defector sympathized with those who returned.
"Defectors all watch these press conferences. We know it's better to live here but the loneliness and hardship makes us feel like wanting to go back," said Kim, 52.
The former North Korean singer, who left his parents and siblings back in the North, said he believed returnees got a house and a job, but were put under watch.
"If they are caught with a small problem while being monitored, then it will be all over," he said. ($1 = 1,112.2750 Korean won)
Additional reporting by Se Young Lee in Seoul and Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva; Editing by Dean Yates and David Chance


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CBS Sunday Morning Features ALK Cancer Trial at Children's Hospital
Yesterday, CBS Sunday Morning featured a story on the anaplastic lymphoma kinase, or ALK, clinical trial for lymphoma and neuroblastoma and CHOP's partnership with the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, which supported the basic research.
About a year ago, Children's Hospital investigator and oncologist Yaël P. Mossé, MD, made headlines around the world with news that a drug originally developed for use in adults with lung cancer showed amazing results in early trials in children with two aggressive forms of cancer — anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and neuroblastoma.
Reporter Tracy Smith was the first nationally to interview Alex Scott. Sunday's story showed how the Foundation has grown, the role of CHOP's Cancer Center in caring for Alex, and the subsequent collaboration to advance pediatric cancer research.
CHOP experts Dr. Mosse, John Maris MD and Peter Adamson MD, were interviewed along with patients Zach Witt (lymphoma) and Edie Gilger (neuroblastoma).
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A graduate of Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, David formed McCullough Landscape Architecture as a sole proprietorship in 1999 while consulting for another San Diego firm. After wife and partner, Catherine joined the business in 2001 and became Chief Executive Officer and President in 2002; the firm became a woman-owned corporation and a certified Small Business by the State of California.
As principal landscape architect, David oversees all aspects of the design and production of firm projects at McCullough. He serves as head designer on all projects and maintains quality control on all work completed. Previous projects have earned awards and recognition in several national publications.
David finds time in his schedule to take leadership in creative organizations such as the San Diego Architecture Foundation (SDAF) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Diego Urban Design Committee. He currently serves as Chair of the Pecha Kucha Night program in San Diego, which is on its sixth successful year. He finds it inspiring to take part in such a diverse mix of creative minds while bringing them together to share with the public their wild ideas.
In addition, recently David was appointed by Mayor Kevin Faulconer to serve on the Historical Resources Board as Chair, which governs the identification, protection, retention and preservation of historical sites in San Diego. In addition, he has been invited to serve on the city's Code Monitoring Team (CMT).
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Cushman & Wakefield - Commercial Real Estate > News > Russia and Turkey lead the way with development of new shopping centre space
Russia delivered more new shopping space in the first six months of the year than any other country in Europe. Combined with Turkey, which had the second highest number of shopping centre completions, the two countries accounted for nearly half of all European shopping centre space opened in H1 2013, according to the latest European Shopping Centre Development report published today by global property consultants Cushman & Wakefield (C&W).
A total of 1.8 million sq.m of new shopping centre space was added to the European market in H1 2013 and whilst significantly below the 3.4 million sq m in the previous 6 months due to a number of project delays, a total of 4.9 million sq.m. is projected for completion by the year end with Central and Eastern Europe (including Turkey) expected to account for 70% of the total pipeline.
Although still the third largest market, Russia is poised to overtake UK as the second largest market with a total of 3.2 million sq m under construction and due for completion in by the end of 2014. Turkey followed in second place as 422,500 sq.m of gross lettable area (GLA) were added in the first six months of 2013, with the largest opening Vialand Theme Park which included 110,000 sq.m of shopping centre GLA.
The UK was in third spot with 182,600 sq.m, meanwhile, Poland and Germany were fourth and fifth respectively, together delivering 214,200 sq.m of GLA. Development in the UK picked up in H1 2013 when compared with the record low total recorded in 2012, when almost 37,000 sq.m was delivered – the lowest figure in over 52 years. Development activity consisted of seven new schemes and four small extensions of existing shopping centres.
Supply in Poland was increased by approximately 126,100 sq.m, nearly 10% of the European total, consisting of 7 new schemes and 1 extension. Galeria Solna (30,000 sq.m) and Europa Centralna (27,000 sq.m) were the two largest schemes built in the country during this period, located in Inowrocław and Gliwice respectively.
Maxim Karbasnikoff, Head of Retail in Russia for Cushman & Wakefield said: "Russia demonstrates sustainable growth with demand for quality shopping centers exceeding supply, despite 1,5 million sq.m. delivered annually. There are large cities with almost no quality retail supply, such as Perm, where there are opportunities to gain a dominant position. In Moscow we still see potential for new development, notwithstanding the pipeline of 1.4 million sq.m. of new space under construction."
Looking forward to 2014 there are already 171 new schemes and 65 extensions due to be delivered across Europe, with the pipeline volume estimated at 6.2 million sq.m of GLA. Shopping centre growth in Finland is expected to be the strongest among Western European countries. Despite no space being added in the first sixth months, total floorspace in the country is expected to be enlarged by 13.7% by the end of 2014 . Similarly, although development activity in Norway was extremely subdued in H1 2013, with no space added, it is anticipated to improve considerably, particularly in the second half of 2013.
Martin Mahmuti, Senior Analyst at Cushman & Wakefield: "Emerging Central and Eastern European markets will continue to drive shopping centre development activity. Notwithstanding the several new schemes added and others in the pipeline, countries such as Russia and Turkey will be far from saturated on a per capita basis and in fact still suffer from a shortage of quality space in some markets, highlighting the potential for further development growth in the short let alone the long term."
The investment market meanwhile is once again growing more alert to the potential of emerging markets to deliver for the longer term. Retail demand in general has continued to steadily increase across Europe, with shopping centres the main focus for larger funds, but with a strong demand for modern quality schemes which are typically in short supply, investors have had to adjust their search area and take on board more risk, leading to increased demand in previously overlooked markets such as Southern as well as Central & Eastern Europe.
Mike Rodda, Head of Cross Border Retail Investment at Cushman & Wakefield said: "Retail demand has clearly responded to the better news coming out of the eurozone as well as the improved flow of finance now evident in some markets. Additionally, however we're also now seeing a healthier pipeline of schemes coming to market as investors broaden their search area and as a result, activity is likely to increase quite notably in the coming 6 months. What's more, with risk tolerances increasing, we're also likely to see more speculative projects being considered, bringing a mellowing in attitudes towards development in some markets."


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We've updated the award-winning HERE Maps for iOS with 3D Touch and three more new features to make navigating your life even faster. You can now tap the icons on the map for more info, press-and-hold is now a quick menu for the location and more. Oh, and which award was this, you ask? The "Best Automotive App" award 2015 from Auto Bild!
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On the map, place icons for stores, sights and transit stations are interactive so that you can tap them to see more details such as opening hours, phone number and their website. Just like discovering the place after a search, you can collect the place, find the best way there or share it with your friends. Some places will include reviews and photos from TripAdvisor or other sources.
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In a sea of superheroes and action stars, live-action anime movies are becoming the latest trend. With failures projects such as Dragonball Evolution and Speed Racer, fans tend to cringe when they hear their favorite anime will be taking the live-action route. While Japanese adaptations are praised for their action and design accuracy, American adaptations seem to be shrouded in controversial casting choices and directorial changes.
Ghost in the Shell, for example, has been surrounded by claims of whitewashing when the lead role of Major was given to Scarlett Johansson. Fan backlash has been non-stop since its announcement and has cast a negative view of the movie before it has even premiered.
Despite the controversies, anime fans will be surprised to know that many of their treasured anime have been live-action production for several years. Although some are stuck in the proverbial "production hell", others have been fast-tracked and are hitting the big screen very soon. Though many are American projects, we have included some of the most popular Japenese adaptations as well. Here are the 15 Live-Action Anime Adaptations You Didn't Know Were Coming.
15 Death Note
While Death Note has already had live-action movies and tv series and movies released in Japan, the American version is set to premiere on August 25 on Netflix. Based on the manga of the same name, Death Note explores the journey of Light Yagami (Light Turner in this adaptation) after he finds a supernatural notebook that can kill anyone when their name is written on its pages. The cast includes Nat Wolff as Light, Keith Stanfield as L, and Willem Dafoe as the voice of Ryuk.
Recently, fans expressed outrage over the casting of Light and L, though these announcements were made last year when the project was first announced. The change from two Asian characters to a Caucasian protagonist and African-American antagonist does not sit well with die-hard fans. Despite the recent controversy, we are interested to see how this adaptation will handle the suspenseful conflict between these two characters.
14 Alita: Battle Angel
Based on Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita manga, this adaptation is set in a 26th-century dystopian future in the former United States. Plagued with amnesia, the cyborg Alita is found in a scrap heap by Daisuke Ido and re-trained as a mercenary Hunter-Warrior. Though never turned into a full anime series, there was a two-episode original video animation (or OVA) produced back in 1993.
Produced by James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez, the live-action movie will focus on the first four books of the manga. Rosa Salazar, known for her role in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, will play the titular character. Django Unchained star Christoph Waltz take on the role of the renamed character Dr. Dyson Ido. The remaining cast includes Michelle Rodriguez, Mahershala Ali (who will be playing two roles), Lana Condor, Jorge Lendeborg, Jr., and Jennifer Connelly playing the role of a villain. Alita: Battle Angel is scheduled to premiere on July 20, 2018 via 20th Century Fox.
13 Robotech
Premiering in 1985, Robotech has quite a unique history. The anime series was created from three other mecha shows: Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada. The rights for a live-action adaptation were originally acquired by Warner Bros in 2007. Actor Tobey McGuire's production company was attached, however, the project did not make much progress.
In 2015, Sony acquired the rights to Robotech with hopes of starting the production quickly. These rights covered releasing the film worldwide - except for in Japan. Director James Wan was announced as director that same year but had a lot on his plate. At the time, he was attached to not only Furious 7 but was also named the director of Aquaman. Since Aquaman is not set to premiere until December 21, 2018, Robotech will not get started anytime soon.
However, producers Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari announced via video message that they were currently working on the script. Reported by Crunchyroll last year, they stated, "We are really working every day to finish the new draft on Robotech," said Canton. "It's our priority." No further updates have been provided since then.
12 Blade of the Immortal
Set during the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate period, Blade of the Immortal follows Manji, a samurai cursed with immortality. Unhappy with his endless life, he sets out on a mission to kill 1000 evil men in order to become mortal again. In additional to the original manga of the same name (which was released from 1993 – 2012), there has been a novel, Blade of the Immortal: Legend of the Sword Demon, that was released in 2010 by Dark Horse Comics in the United States.
The Japanese live-action adaptation began production under Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's director, Takashi Miike has a dubious reputation in Japan for his use of extreme violence and overstated drama in his productions. Some of his past projects include 13 Assassins and Audition. Actor Takuya Kimura (playing Manji) is no stranger to live-action adaptations. He starred in the Japanese adaptation of Space Battleship Yamato in 2010. He also voiced Howl in the Hayao Miyazaki anime Howl's Moving Castle.
Blades of the Immortal will premiere April 29 in Japan.
11 Voltron
The original 1984 version of Voltron spawned from source material from two other anime: Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV. With no ability to translate the Japanese dialogue to English, series creators John Teichmann and Peter Keefe created a new backstory and dialogue for its run in the United States. The series ultimately became a hit with audiences and led to subsequent projects, including additional movies and the 2016 Netflix reboot.
The success of the first Transformers movie inspired the pursuit of the live-action version of this anime. The attempt to develop Voltron: Defender of the Universe: The Live-Action Movie began in 2005. Unfortunately, several lawsuits between World Event Productions and Toei Animations erupted in 2008. There was even a bidding war in 2011 for the movie rights.
As we reported in 2016, "producers on the Voltron animated series recently told Screen Rant at New York Comic-Con 2016 that the movie will be unaffiliated with the original show and its showrunners, unless something changes in the future." Screenwriter David Hayter (X-Men, Watchmen) has also been added to the project. With the recent success of the Power Rangers movie, this project may find new life as audiences seem to be clamoring for more nostalgic shows from their childhood.
10 Sword Art Online
Popular anime Sword Art Online (or SAO) is the next anime in line for a live-action adaptation. Based on the Japanese light novel series of the same name, the story follows Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya as he explores the game Sword Art Online, the latest virtual reality MMORPG released in 2022. Things go awry as the first 10,000 players log in and find they cannot leave the game. They must complete all levels of the game or risk dying both in the game and real life.
Independent television company Skydance Media obtained the global live-action tv rights for SAO. According to Anime News Network, "Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Terminator Genisys) is writing the script and executive producing along with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross of Skydance." This will serve as the first live-action adaptation of the hit anime worldwide. They are still finalizing the details, so there's currently no further information on the production.
9 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure follows the stories of the members of the Joestar family as they discover their unique powers and fight against supernatural enemies. Based on the manga of the same name, the anime follows the adventure of a different family member in each season. The latest series, Diamond Is Unbreakable, focuses on Josuke Higashikata, the illegitimate son of Joseph Joestar. This series will serve as the focus of the upcoming live action adaptation.
Blade of the Immortal director Takashi Miike will also direct this film set to hit theaters this summer. Actor Kento Yamazaki will play the lead role of Josuke. No stranger to the world of anime adaptations, Yamazaki has also starred in the live-action TV series Death Note, playing the antagonist L and the live-action movie version of One Week Friends as Yuki Hase.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond in Unbreakable will premiere in Japan on August 4, with plans for worldwide release.
8 Tokyo Ghoul
Regarded as one of the top horror anime ever made, Tokyo Ghoul explores the on-going battle between humans and the ghouls that must eat them to survive. The series protagonist, Ken Kaneki, becomes the victim of ghoul Rize Kamishiro. After a fatal accident, Kaneki's life is saved after receiving transplanted organs from Rize, leaving him a half-ghoul. He must now learn to survive in the ghoul world while keeping his new status a secret from his human friends.
Production for the live-action movie ran from July to September 2016 with Kentarō Hagiwara serving as director. Hagiwara is best known for his film Spectacled Tiger, winner of the 2013 Sundance/NHK International Filmmaker Award. Starring in the role of Kaneki will be Masataka Kubota. His acting credits include his lead role in the live-action tv series Death Note as protagonist Light Yagami and as Ogura Shōujirō in the 2010 samurai film 13 Assassins.
Tokyo Ghoul will be released in Japan on July 29, 2017.
7 Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist has long been regarded as a "must watch" series for any anime fan. The series follows two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, as they learn the ancient art of alchemy and search for a way to reverse the mistakes of their past.
While attempting to resurrect their deceased mother, the two novice alchemists' failure resulted in the loss of Edward's arm and leg and Alphonse's entire body (his soul is later attached to a suit of armor). After Edward successfully joins the mistrusted State Alchemist program, he uses his status as "a dog of the military" to gain access to the secrets of alchemy and its forbidden practices. Along with the original anime, a second series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was released in 2009 that more closely depicts the 27 volumes of the original manga. Two movies have also been released as continuations of the original anime.
Warner Bros. Pictures produced the live-action Japanese adaptation with Fumihiko Sori serving as director. His credits include Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, the 2012 anime film based on the video game series Dragon Age. The film will premiere later this year on December 1 in Japan.
6 Gintama
Praised for its ridiculous comedy and biting pop culture/anime parodies, the science fantasy anime Gintama has gained a very loyal fan base. Premiering in 2005, the series produced several sequels and movies with the latest iteration of the anime currently airing. The anime is set in an alternate late-Edo period where aliens called Amanta have taken control of Japan and banned the use of swords in the country, leaving the samurai powerless against them. To make ends meet, former samurai Gintoki Sakata starts an odd jobs company employing teens Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura.
The visuals for the upcoming Japanese adaptation capture every minute detail from the characters' depictions on the show. Director Yuichi Fukuda also also wrote the screenplay. Shun Oguri will lead the cast as Gintoki, Kagura will be played by Kanna Hashimoto, and finally, Masaki Suda will round out the trio as Shimura.
The movie, another Warner Bros. Picture project, will release this summer on July 14, 2017 in Japan.
5 Akira
The live-action adaptation of the cyberpunk anime Akira has been a slow process. As we reported last year, it is one of many films stuck in what is called "production hell." These films are often caught up in legal battles, creative team changes, and production issues.
In the case of Akira, adaptation rumors circulated as far back as 2002. Early contenders for director included George Miller (Mad Max franchise) and Justin Lin (The Fast and the Furious movies 3-6, Star Trek Beyond). Since then, we have reported that three new directors have been courted for adaptations of this groundbreaking anime. Directors David F. Sandberg (Lights Out), Daniel Espinosa (Life), and Jordan Peele (Get Out) are in the running for the position.
Considering the significance of this film in anime history, the perfect director will be essential to winning fan support for this adaptation. Originally debuting in 1988, Akira has since been considered a landmark movie in Japanimation. It has repeatedly appeared on top 10 lists as "greatest animated film of all time" and "greatest science fiction film of all time."
4 Cowboy Bebop
In 2008, initial reports cited that Matrix actor Keanu Reeves would take on the lead role of Spike Spiegel in the live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. Back then, we reported that the Fox Studios film was being fast tracked to release in 2010. We even confirmed in 2009 that "Sunrise Inc., producers of the anime series, will be involved during development. Sunrise's Kenji Uchida and series director Shinichiro Watanabe will assume the role of associate producers along with Keiko Nobumoto, the series composition writer. Anime producer, Masahiko Minami, will fill the role of production consultant."
There was hope until a 2010 interview with Reeves revealed that the cost of the script was upwards in the $500,000,000 range for the CGI effects. Ouch. Since then, very little news has trickled down concerning the movie's status. The good news is the movie is still being considered for an adaptation, though, Reeves "believes he is too old to play the role of Spike," according to a 2016 article on Lawyer Herald. The bad news is it is another victim of "production hell" for now.
3 Bleach
Warner Bros. Pictures dominates when it comes to live-action anime adaptations in Japan. Their next undertaking: bringing the supernatural action anime Bleach to theaters.
Set for a 2018 release, the plan for the Japanese movie was originally announced in 2012. However, the principle photography for the film did not begin until this year. According to Kotaku.com, the first pictures of live production were taken "near Sagami-Ono Station in Kanagawa Prefecture". Initial reactions to the set pictures have been lukewarm, with fans comparing the costumes to subpar cosplay. It's early in filming, so there is still hope for improvement overall.
The live-action adaptation will be directed by Shinsuke Sato. Sato's live-action experience can be seen in the 2011 films Gantz and Gantz: Perfect Answer as well as the 2016 film Death Note: Light Up the New World. Set to play Kagehisa Anotsu in the earlier mentioned adaptation of Blade of the Immortal, Sota Fukushi will also portray lead character Ichigo Kurosaki on the big screen.
Thankfully, Bleach creator Tite Kubo will be involved with the project to ensure his vision accurately translates to the movie.
2 Naruto
Naruto fans are currently in mourning as the final episode of the long-running anime concluded recently. Though fans can look forward to the upcoming anime Boruto (about Naruto's son), they can also look ahead to the live-action adaptation of their "number one favorite knucklehead ninja".
Under development by Lionsgate, the American adaptation of the series was announced back in 2015. Since then, news has been released that Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto will be involved with the project as well. We reported late last year that the film was "being directed by visual effects specialist turned filmmaker Michael Gracey." Gracey is also attached to the upcoming Hugh Jackman movie The Greatest Showman and an Elton John biopic. No additional details have been given for casting or status of production.
Naruto and its sequel Naruto: Shippuden depict the journey of Naruto Uzumaki, an outcast in his home of Konoha, as he trains to become a ninja and, according to him, future Hokage (or the village leader). His adventures include the members of his squad, Sasuke, Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno, under the leadership of their sensei Kakashi Hatake.
1 Attack on Titan
After almost three long years, fans of the anime Attack on Titan are finally getting a second season to the hit series (which premieres on April 1). Since the first season, fans have (impatiently) waited and stayed entertained with several OVAs for the anime. In 2015, two live-action movie adaptations were produced in Japan for the series. The two films, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: End of World, covered the same material depicted in the original anime. Although the films garnered mixed reviews (and were fairly successful), Warner Bros. is, surprisingly, seeking to secure the rights to make American productions that will serve as the remakes of these two films.
As we reported earlier this year, the studio is working with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them producer David Heyman to lead the project. Heyman is also known for his work in the Harry Potter films as well as the 2013 sci-fi film Gravity. We will bring you further updates on the status of the project once they are made available.
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My place is a den of cuteness these days. Patsy and Ham are adorable together. Patsy has always been quite social, and now she has someone to play with. This means she no longer tortures me by knocking things off of shelves to get my attention.
I've been ridiculously busy although I had foolishly thought that things would really slow down this week. On Tuesday I hosted a venerable pianist/songwriter/arranger/producer from New Orleans. This man is really a living legend in American music. He played and talked to a huge crowd of students, who were wild in their applause. It was really cool but since it all came together very last-minute I had a tremendous amount of running around, phone-calling, getting calls, etc. And today another legendary musician will come to one of my jazz classes. It is musical celebrity week for me, I guess.


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Kim Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen Are Planning a Scrumptious Churro Party
Kim Kardashian West has already passed on very sound maternity style advice to Chrissy Teigen, but now it looks like the two expectant stars are also sharing the same food cravings.
On Thursday afternoon, Kardashian West took to Twitter to reveal to her followers one of her favorite birthday gifts: "I got a churro machine for my bday!!!! Between that & the beignet mix I got, I am in heaven!!!!"
I got a churro machine for my bday!!!! Between that & the beignet mix I got, I am in heaven!!!!— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) October 29, 2015
But her BFF Teigen seemed to be even more overjoyed and replied with a classy, "f— yes."
Then a light bulb went off and Kardashian West responded with an invite that made us all reevaluate our squad goals. "Wait I was about to call u & tell u about this churro machine! You will die! You need to come over & lets cook!"
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And just like that, Teigen took her up on the offer and even provided a mouthwatering list of toppings. "@KimKardashian brainstorming churro dips!! Brown butter caramel sea salt nsisksoskjushsjosn." It sounds like this churro party is going to be epic.
@KimKardashian brainstorming churro dips!! brown butter caramel sea salt nsisksoskjushsjosn— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 29, 2015