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Stylish gadget Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones great looks in black-grey colour combination and innovative comfy ergonomic design. The basic virtue of these headphones is noise cancellation. Enveloping a wider frequency spectrum the Bluetooth headphones provide you with far-ranging music streaming. With microphone on dual sides that is resting under the ear cups and on the outside these ensure proper measurement while enhancing the noise cancellation signals. Crafted out of material that generates passive noise reduction these get the life with one AAA battery that lives for 35 hours. With arresting handsome looks these headphones are a best alternative to your noisy music device.Released on 20th August'09 these are a sure shot catch for all you music lovers who love to listen to music while on a ride. Get the latest on the block to enhance your listening experience!!
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North Sea Port starts with record figures
North Sea Ports seaborne cargo traffic for the year 2017 amounts to 66.6 million tonnes with a 71% import share and a 29% export share. If the merged cross-border port had already existed before, then this would have been the best result ever (+6.9%). The inland navigation cargo traffic is good for 56.5 million tonnes which would equally have been a record. Consequently, seagoing as well as inland navigation together experienced a record start, which can be found back in the total cargo traffic figure for seagoing and inland navigation: 123.1 million tonnes.
Specialist in bulk and general cargo
Handling bulk cargo is North Sea Ports absolute speciality with among other goods iron ore, coal, foodstuffs, grains and fertilizers. But also with the handling of general cargo (steel, paper, wood, fruit and project cargo) North Sea Port is putting itself at the top of the European ports.
Dry bulk represents about half of the seaborne cargo traffic (47%). Liquid bulk takes up almost one third (29%). Practically one fifth of the volume is conventional general cargo (17%). The ro/ro (6%) and container traffics (2%) complete the picture.
Transatlantic and European coastal navigation
North Sea Port aims at both transatlantic navigation and at European coastal navigation. As for the division according to the continents, Europe takes up 61%. The South and North American areas of navigation represent 15% and 14% respectively. Africa takes up 5%, Asia 3% and finally Oceania 2%.
Zeeland and Ghent
In 2017, the Zeeland port area registered a seaborne cargo traffic of 34.1 million tonnes thanks to a strong second half of the year. This is with 2,7% more than in 2016 the third best result ever. The increase can especially be noticed for liquid bulk, containers and dry bulk. Inland navigation traffic ends up at 33.5 million tonnes, which is the best result ever. This brings the total cargo traffic at the highest level that was ever reached, being 67.6 million tonnes. A long shutdown of a big company did influence the traffic figures. However, the total figures do not render all activities. To these figures, the approximately 10 million tonnes of liquid bulk in the form of crude oil that enter the port by pipeline can be added – traditionally, these are not included. Moreover, Zeeland experiences a strong increase in non-tonnage related activities such as the offshore sector. As a rule, this is also not included in the traffic figures.
In 2017, with 32.5 million tonnes the Ghent port area achieved the best result ever and a second record in a row for its seaborne cargo traffic. This is an increase by no less than 11.7% mainly because of the record growth in the dry bulk traffic. The inland navigation traffic there amounts to 23 million tonnes, which is 5.1% better than in 2016 or the second best result ever. The overall seaborne and inland navigation traffic together comes at 55.5 million tonnes, or 4.5 million tonnes more than in 2016.
Granting of land
In 2017, North Sea Port granted 44.6 hectares of land. In Zeeland a total of 19.5 hectares of land was granted 11.2 hectares of which on a long lease and another 8.3 hectares were sold. In Ghent, a total of 25.1 hectares was granted. Of that surface are, 9.4 hectares were given in concession and 15.7 hectares were expansions of existing concessions.
At this moment, North Sea Port has 1,000 hectares of land available that can be granted to investors.
Added value and employment
North Sea Port represents an added value of 13.3 billion euros. 98,680 people are working in the cross-border 60 kilometers long port area.


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Sundiata, the Tale Weaver is a filmmaker, multitalented griot (storyteller), author, musician, martial artist, and public school educator. He is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, where he majored in mass media arts and was involved in music production with the S.O.L.A.R. Panel. He also helped produce a long-running radio show in Atlanta called, "The Panther Power Hour."
Sundiata is CEO of Vortex Tales, a creative media company. He made his public debut as a film director in 2012 with the release of A Touch of Love: Black History 2012, in conjunction with Origin Nile Films. He is the author of numerous children's stories featuring some modified versions of classic folktales. These titles include The Tale of Mkeke*, The Roach in Clothes*, They Call Him Bigg-O, The Bully*, The Bag Lady*, The Hairyman*, Three Billygoats Gruffneck*, The Three Bears Rhyme*, and Johnny Come Lately.
(*These are books with audio.)
Sundiata heads Bagman Productions with Squally Darx as chief producer. Bagman Productions is a satellite music production company that produced the background music for all of Vortex Tales audio tales including The Tale of Mkeke, numerous songs, movie soundtracks, and hip-hop LPs. Sundiata is also a partner of a multimedia company based in Los Angeles known as Street Pressure.
Sundiata grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the greater Boston area. He has worked with children in Boston's inner-city community centers. Currently, he works in Atlanta Public Schools and has established a martial arts self-defense company called Defend the Temple.
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Aaaaaand…. we have lift off!
The Southside Fringe recently launched their programme, so I am very very very pleased to OFFICIALLY announce that we will be performing In Utero on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of May at the bungo!
Look at the banging poster. Look at it. Look. At. It.
Innit good? Artwork by cdmb media, what an absolute star. And as it says, tickets can be purchased here.


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Sammy Hagar on His Alien Abduction: "It was a download situation."
I'll be honest, I expected this revelation from David Lee Roth. During an interview with MTV Hive about his new memoir – Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock (written with Joel Selvin) – Van Halen's on/off frontman mentioned the intergalactic shenanigans that plagued him prior to his career as a hammy rock band frontman:
That's right. It was real. [Aliens] were plugged into me. It was a download situation. This was long before computers or any kind of wireless. There weren't even wireless telephones. Looking back now, it was like, "Fuck, they downloaded something into me!" Or they uploaded something from my brain, like an experiment. "See what this guy knows."
When questioned about the voracity of his statement, Hagar emphatically added:
That happened. That friggin' happened, I'll tell you right now. Another thing happened when I was about four that I didn't put into the book. One time I saw what I considered to be, well, at the time I thought it was a car with no wheels. We lived out in the country and I saw this thing floating across a field, creating this big dust storm. I threw rocks at it and shit. And I don't know what happened after that.
Hagar also noted this was not his first close encounter! In fact, at the tender age of four, Hagar had a visitation, though the details were sketchy at best, therefore not included in the actual memoir. In any event, here's hoping a stint on Dancing With the Stars is in Hagar's future.
It's a bit cheeky to include this track, but it's actually one of my favorite Van Hagar tracks.
Kip permalinkMarch 25, 2011 8:54 am
Wonder if that's why he always seemed out of it. Maybe he really was out of it.
elizabeth permalinkMarch 25, 2011 11:43 pm
Hagar seems really odd, doesn't he? I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but why do people give celebrities forums for this sort of thing? Seems ill advised.


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WECREATE | KENYA Women's Entrepreneurial Center of Resources, Education, Access, Training for Economic Empowerment Center is now open in Nairobi ! The WECREATE project is a grand global vision to not only provide female entrepreneurs and women led enterprises tools and opportunities to make their startups booming successes but also provide a physical space that nourishes and supports a local, national and international ecosystem.
This is an open invite to anyone who would want to come and visit the WECREATE | KENYA Center, network and find out more about our programming and work! Women are encouraged to bring their families and friends as well!
It will be a celebration Kenyan culture, cuisine and our outstanding entrepreneurial community. We will also be having some showcases from entrepreneurs, come ready to shop! We have a play area for the kids too.
See you Saturday!
WECREATE Women's Entrepreneurship Center Global Entrepreneurship Week Activities Calendar
November 16, 2015
During the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in July, President Obama announced the development of the WECREATE Women's Entrepreneurship Center, in partnership with Caterpillar, Inc., Caterpillar Foundation, Startup Cup, and the African Women's Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP), Kenya chapter. The brand-new Women's Entrepreneurial Centers of Resources, Education, Access, and Training for Economic Empowerment (WECREATE)|Kenya Center is preparing for a soft opening during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), November 16-20. The Center will provide women with tailored, experience-based education and resources to support their specific needs in starting, scaling, and growing businesses.
WECREATE | KENYA will launch its first programs during the 2015 GEW. Doors will be open to all female entrepreneurs who would like to participate in capacity-building programing and events at the center. Initial events include the following:
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Workshop: Visualizing Your Way to a Better Startup – An interactive learning session with Sean Griffin about how to incorporate visual thinking into your business design, business model, and life for optimal creativity and insight.Open to the Media
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | African Women in Tech Workshop (partner presentation).Open to the Media
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Mentor Certification – An invitation-only program aimed at expanding entrepreneurial mentorship & the Build-A-Business Workshop, a mentor-driven program designed to visually guide entrepreneurs and aimed at expanding business ideas, teaching business model design and identifying solutions that accelerate revenue growth.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Pitch-O-Rama (Pitch Competition) – A program designed to provide a platform to showcase business models and gain invaluable feedback to take businesses to the "next level" where the winners are awarded prizes. Open to the Media
Friday, November 20, 2015
Open House – 10:00am – 4:30pm | The Open House event includes a showcase from various entrepreneurs, banks, insurance, and investment firms; a cultural show; an agricultural stand; food stands; and a family fun day. The program will celebrate female entrepreneurs and will allow the general public to learn more about the programs available at the center. Open to the Media
WECREATE is located at:
WECREATE Center
Hatheru Road off Gitanga Road
Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya
Media interested should contact:
Liz Kariuki
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An Entrepreneurial Renaissance
There is no question about it. It's an exciting time to be an entrepreneur wherever you live in the world. There is more attention being given to entrepreneurialism as a viable career path and way to innovate than at any other time in history. We are at the beginning of a full-blown entrepreneurial renaissance.
Organizations and programs that support new technology companies to launch and gain access to the tools, resources, and capital that accelerate building scalable, high growth businesses are being introduced on a daily basis.
Startup programs like Startup Weekend, Lean Startup Machine, TechStars, and YCombinator are highly successful at filtering large numbers of technology companies with mentoring and funding designed to test their business models in an effort to grow big, fast.
Let's face it, you are hard pressed to go a full day without being fed a news story about a technology company that has raised their first and second multi-million-dollar investment or the latest IPO making the founders into millionaires and billionaires. Very exciting times indeed. At least for those that are able to turn their startup into piles of cash.
Over Promoting Unrealistic Behavior
There is a little known fact behind every startup story that puts a newly funded company on a pedestal, and very few people are talking about it. What is this little know bit of information?
Only 2% of all startups are funded by angels, accelerators, or venture capitalists. Let's state this in a different way so that it will fully sink in. Only 2% of all startups have a business model, experienced team, connections, and scalability, usually technology based, to raise money from investors.
Funding is for the elite. More and more the funding is going to ivy league college graduates and teams that have a proven track record of generating huge returns for investors.
This means that 98% of all entrepreneurs and startups are not gaining access to the tools, resources, and financing opportunities that will give their new company the opportunity to grow.
It's Not Always a Technology World
It is time to think different about what it means to be an entrepreneur. The myth is that you have to be a rock star and grow a technology company to be the next Facebook or Google. This does not reflect the true reality of what it means to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurialism is a lifestyle, a mindset, a way to live a life with greater purpose and meaning. If we are to overcome the economic challenges we face as a world we need to focus more energy on supporting the 98% of entrepreneurs who are starting new companies.
The challenge is that the 98% do not meet the capitalistic nature of our economy today. That is to say, that they do not have a company that can grow big fast and generate handsome returns for investors. No wonder so many have so much anger towards Wall Street.
The World Needs Small Businesses
The entrepreneurial reality of the 98% is that they are low-tech or no-tech companies, have done little or no planning, are made up of unproven teams, have little to no experience starting a company, and are not graduates of ivy league universities. In addition these companies only require a few thousand dollars to start generating revenue and will only grow 2 – 20 jobs.
Startups do not need to be a technology company. They do not need to change the world. They just need someone with an idea and the passion to take that idea into the market place. Just think about how different the American economy would be if we were giving small business startups a similar level of access to networks, coaching, and team development as the 2%.
We are over promoting unrealistic behavior. Instead of focusing on raising lots of money let's focus on the development of viable business models that connect with customers willing to pay for the value created by the startup. By focusing on the generation of revenue that drives profitability there is less and less need to raise money.
Small business is at the cornerstone of entrepreneurship. Some will become the next Apple and most will become the next corner drugstore owning their business for 20 years. Both deserve the same support and regard for making a difference in our lives.
The WECREATE Project and StartUp Cup is born out of this frustration to see entrepreneurs armed with any type of idea gain access to the coaching, resources, and tools that the 2% have access to.
It's time to start celebrating the real heroes of our economy, the 98% who work to make our lives better each and everyday.


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The University of Miami Hurricanes are slowly making their way back to national prominence under new head coach Mark Richt and senior quarterback Brad Kaaya. Now comes the undefeated team's real test. This Saturday, the U will take on the Florida State Seminoles, a rival school that the tenth-ranked Canes haven't beaten in six years.
UM will beat FSU. The Canes will finally end the Seminoles' stranglehold on South Florida high-school football talent. Richt has done a phenomenal job reestablishing the program's ties to the local football community in Miami's inner-city neighborhoods. With a convincing win over the Seminoles, the Canes will once again attract all the best high-school recruits from Miami. Their parents won't have to send them to Tallahassee.
This victory will also send Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher packing. He will soon take the top job at Louisiana State University. Tight-ends coach Tim Brewster, a big-time South Florida recruiter, will accept the head-coaching gig at Florida International University, which recently fired Ron Turner. My wife and FSU alumna, Kristin, won't be laughing anymore. And my friend, former FSU running back and Atlanta Falcons star Devonta Freeman, won't rub it in again.
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There's absolutely no reason the Canes can't put up at least 35 points against the Seminoles, who have given up 135 points in their past three games, including two embarrassing losses to the University of Louisville and the University of North Carolina. Kaaya, a bona fide first-round NFL pick, will have a field day hitting wide-open receivers. The Seminoles defense is Swiss cheese.
Kaaya is the best pure quarterback in the NCAA right now. Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross should attend the UM/FSU. The Fins will then draft Kaaya in the first round to replace Ryan Tannehill.
The Dolphins brought in Adam Gase as the new head coach because of his past experience with Tim Tebow and Jay Cutler. But Tannehill should be nicknamed "Coach Killer" because no one can make him an elite quarterback. Kaaya is on track. The Los Angeles native could make the Dolphins great just like he's making the Canes relevant again.
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Intensely powerful spiced chilli flavour. Simply mix with garlic and olive oil as required to make the traditional north African fiery condiment. Great also as a dip.
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History of Anniston, Alabama
Anniston, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, is the seat for Calhoun County. The city was named after Annie Scott Tyler, the daughter-in-law of General Daniel Tyler, one of Anniston's founders.
Many of Alabama's older cities were built on the water, which was an essential element of early transportation. Anniston was not founded until railroads had begun to replace water as the most important means of shipping products, so navigable water was not necessary. It was also established after the Civil War, so slavery was not part of its heritage.
Founded in 1872 and incorporated as a city in 1879, Anniston was a company town, built by the Woodstock Iron Company. In fact, the town was not opened for general settlement until 1883. Anniston was the first city in Alabama to be lighted with electricity in 1882 and enjoyed the convenience of telephones as early as 1884.
The military had an important role in the growth of Anniston. In 1917, the federal government purchased almost 19,000 acres close to Anniston for the development of Camp McClellan, renamed Fort McClellan in 1929. The U.S. Army used the area heavily for training and the Anniston Ordinance Depot became the city�s largest employer with up to 4,800 civilian employees. PCB�s were first manufactured commercially by the Anniston Ordnance Company in 1927. Theodore Swann had founded the company in 1915 to manufacture six-inch explosive shell cases for the U.S. Army.
Anniston was the birth place of William Levi Dawson, composer of the Negro Folk Symphony, which was premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Leopold Stokowski in 1934.
During the American civil rights movement, Freedom Riders arriving in Anniston on May 14, 1961, were confronted by an angry mob. Deciding not to make a stop, they attempted to leave but the bus's tires had been slashed and not far from town, it had to stop. Someone threw a fire-bomb and the protestors inside were beaten by an angry mob as they fled the burning bus. Such acts of violence prompted President John F. Kennedy to provide federal protection to ensure the riders safety on their journey to Jackson, Mississippi.
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Installing a light switch in your home is probably easier than you think. With the correct precautions, you too can safely install, change, or replace a light switch. Many new types of light switches come on to the market every year, but almost all of them are wired and connected in exactly the same way. Learning how to correctly wire a simple on/off light switch is easily done by following a few simple steps.
Turn off the power to the switch at the circuit breaker or fuse panel inside the home. Make sure that there is no power at the switch before removing the cover plate.
Remove the cover plate and the existing switch (if in place) by removing the retaining screws with your screwdriver.
Connect the green or copper coloured wire from the wall socket (if present) to the clearly marked grounding terminal on the light switch, securing it in place by screwing it to the light switch using your screwdriver.
Connect the two black wires to the two terminals on the switch and secure in place by screwing the wires into the switch using your screwdriver. The order in which you connect the two black wires does not matter, as either orientation will break the circuit when the switch is flipped.
Replace the new switch into the wall socket and secure in place using the two retaining screws and your screwdriver.
Replace the light switch cover using the two retaining screws and your screwdriver.
Turn the power back on flipping the same circuit breaker or fuse that you turned off prior to working on the switch. Test that the light switch is working properly, if not, turn the power off, and check that all above steps were followed correctly.
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According to the most recent report from the WHO, as of June 1, eleven countries have reported "microcephaly and other central nervous system (CNS) malformations potentially associated with Zika virus infection."
While no NEW countries have been added to incident lists, 60 countries and territories have already reported continuing mosquito-borne transmission and 46 countries are seeing the first Zika virus outbreak this year.
By comparison, from 2007 through 2014 only fourteen countries had reported evidence of Zika virus transmission.
At this time ten countries have now reported probable sexual transmission of the Zika virus.
Cases in the U.S.A., Slovenia, and Spain report microcephaly in infants which were borne to mothers who had recently visited Brazil.
Among possible cases are two which are still being verified in Venezuela and Costa Rica.
In addition, 13 countries and territories worldwide report additional incidents of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) above the normal average.
In Guadeloupe a Zika infection was found in a myelitis (a severe neurological condition) patient.
There is now a scientific consensus that a Zika virus infection can cause microcephaly and GBS.
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BANNER ELK, N.C. -- DeQuan Abrom scored a game-high 33 points, just two shy of his career-high, and Romeao Ferguson posted a double-double to help Belmont Abbey extend its historic start with an 83-75 victory at Lees McRae Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders improve to 12-3 overall and 6-0 in Conference Carolinas play, while the Bobcats fall to 5-10, 2-4.
- Abrom topped 30 points for the third time this season behind 12 of 18 shooting from the field, plus an eight-of-10 effort from the line.
- Ferguson tallied 21 points and a career-high 13 rebounds for his third double-double of the year. He converted eight of 15 attempts and five of seven free throws.
- Abrom and John Bowen added six rebounds each, while Ferguson added five assists.
- After the home team opened the scoring, Belmont Abbey scored seven straight and never trailed again.
- The Crusaders led by seven, 22-15, before six straight by the Bobcats, but then tallied 11 straight points to lead 33-21. It was the 12th double-digit scoring run of the season for The Abbey.
- The biggest lead of the first half was 13, 39-26, at 3:33 mark, but Less-McRae closed the period on an 8-2 run to trail just 41-34 at the break.
- The difference was nine, 49-40 when the Crusaders put the game away. A 16-6 run pushed the gap to its biggest point, 65-46 with 11:51 to play.
- Lees-McRae chipped away at the lead until it was 10, 72-62 at 5:15, but eight straight points ended the threat.
- Belmont Abbey outshot Lees-McRae 48.4 percent (31-64) to 38.8 percent (26-67). The Crusaders hit 50 percent in the second half, the 15th time this year they made at least half their attempts in a 20-minute span.
- The Crusaders improved to 12-0 this season when leading at the half.
- The victory avenged a 75-72 loss last year in the Conference Carolinas Championship game and snapped a three-game losing skid against the Bobcats.
- The Crusaders continue their three-game road swing on Wednesday when they travel to North Greenville. Belmont Abbey won the first meeting of the teams, 73-72 at the Wheeler Center on Dec. 7.


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Burma: Updated top news (5 June 2008)
New trafficking law for Thailand
Thailand is set to introduce a new law in response to criticism it is still too lax in combating human trafficking.
Myanmar arrests activist as U.S. aid ships leave
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar has detained a top activist comedian involved in a private aid effort for cyclone victims, a relative said, as U.S. warships sailed away on Thursday after the military junta refused to accept their aid offer.
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Top Myanmar comedian, social activist detained
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar's most popular comedian, known for his jibes against the military regime and recently for helping cyclone victims, has been taken from his home by police, family members said Thursday.
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ANGON, Myanmar – U.S. Navy ships laden with relief supplies steamed away from Myanmar's coast Thursday, their helicopters barred by the ruling junta though millions of cyclone survivors need food, shelter or medical care, a Navy spokesman said.


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Mass scientific literacy
Here's Eva Amsen's idea for a event at SciBarCamp:
My idea: find 4 or 5 volunteers from different backgrounds to sit on a 20 minute panel and (with audience feedback) make a list of Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Science. Since we have a wide audience, this hopefully would be a varied list. Actually, maybe we could just put up a large sheet of paper and have people write down what they think should be on the list and get back to it later.
It's a really interesting idea, and relates to the question in my last post about finding ways to better incorporate science into public policy.
My number one suggestion for Eva's list is a deep practical understanding of how science works: what it means to know something, how something comes to be known, the provisional nature of all knowledge, the need to be aware of our own biases, and so on.
A sign that this is curretly lacking is the enormous pressure climate scientists are under to present a clear and simple story to the public about climate change. If they admit to uncertainty or complexity, it is seized on by their opponents as evidence that climate change is not happening. Yet such uncertainty is an essential part of the scientific process. One must confront it head on to get at the truth, and a public discourse in which this uncertainy is absent cannot possibly reflect the underlying truth; in a democracy, this means that science can play at most an indirect role in decision making. In a letter Richard Feynman explains how a colleague once saw through to where the truth lay between two competing points of view, one simple and clear, the other complex:
He smiled and reminded me he was an expert on judging evidence in difficult physics experiments. In physics the truth is rarely perfectly clear, and that is certainly universally the case in human affairs. Hence, what is not surrounded by uncertainty cannot be the truth
In his wonderful review of Ed Hutchins' book "Cognition in the Wild" (read the whole thing!), Cosma Shalizi writes of the amazing things enabled by mass literacy. I wonder what changes in civilization would be enabled by mass scientific literacy? Here's Cosma:
The nineteenth century, and to a lesser degree this one, have witnessed a dramatic expansion in the numbers of us engaged in administration, bureaucracy, management, oversight – that is to say, in formally-organized tasks of collective cognition and control. We did not invent bureaucracy, the mainstay of the ancient empires, but we're much, much better at it than they were. A random American town of 200,000 – Piffleburg, WI, let us say – will have police, a rescue squad, a fire department, a hospital, universal schooling, several large factories, insurance offices, banks, a community college, a public library with several thousand volumes at least, a post office, public utilities, political parties, garbage collection, paved and usable roads everywhere, mercantile connections stretching across the country, and, with some luck, unions. These are corrupt, inefficient institutions which work poorly; every election, Piffleburg's citizens mutter something like "what do we pay taxes for anyway?" Yet to run any one of these institutions at the level of honesty, efficiency and efficacy which makes Piffleburg grumble would have demanded the full powers and attention of even the ablest Roman propraetor or T'ang magistrate. That all of those institutions, plus the ones not restricted to a single city, could be run at once, and while governed by a very ordinary slice of common humanity, would have seemed to such officials flatly impossible.
The immediate question this raises, of why we are so much better at collective endeavors than the ancients, can be answered fairly simply. To a first approximation, the answer is: brute force and massive literacy. We teach nearly everyone to read and write, and to do it, by historical standards, at a high level. This lets us staff large bureaucracies (by some estimates, over 40% of the US workforce does data-handling), which lets us run an industrial economy (the trains run on time), which makes us rich enough to afford to educate everyone and keep them in bureaucratic employment, with some surplus left over to expand the system. This would do us no good if our ideas of administration were as shabby as those of our ancestors in the dark ages, but they're not: we inherited those of the ancient empires, and have had quite a while to improve upon them (and improvements are made easier and faster by the large number of administrators and the high standard of literacy). Among the improvements are many techniques (standardized procedures, standardized parts, standardized credentials and jobs, explicit qualifications for jobs and goods, files, standardized categories) and devices (forms, punch cards, punch card tabulators, adding machines, card catalogs, and, recently, computers) for making the administration of people and things easier.
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The British Fashion Council has confirmed 202 emerging and established accessories, jewellery and ready-to-wear labels to show their spring/summer 2012 collections at the leading international designer showcase, The Exhibition at London Fashion Week. Renowned as London's premier showcasing platform for emerging designer businesses alongside established brands, this season The Exhibition will showcase 74 designers new to London Fashion Week. The Exhibition is open to all UK and International media and buyers. Registration is available on site from 16th – 20th September, 10am until 7pm (closing at 6pm on 20th).
The Exhibition at London Fashion Week is based at Somerset House over 4 floors and, for the first time this season, as well as showcasing the most innovative womenswear ready-to-wear and accessories, there will be a dedicated menswear collective. Amongst the new exhibitors showing for spring/summer 2012 are J Brand with their newly launched ready-to-wear collection that is arriving straight from their presentation in New York, and The Exhibition will be the first opportunity to buy. J Brand are represented by Rainbowwave and will be located in a private showroom in the newly renovated East Wing of Somerset House. Other newcomers include previous Fashion East designers, Eliot Atkinson and Simone Rocha; luxury handbag designer Jerome Dreyfuss, and Howland London, a new label inspired by youthful sensibilities and luxury living. The Terrace Rooms at Somerset House will host a wide selection of accessories brands with Valery Demure showroom returning this season, featuring the best in British and international accessories designers including A-Morir; Eddie Borgo; Fleet Ilya; Jennifer Behr; Melanie Georgacopoulos and Swash.
Exhibitors are selected by an expert panel of media and retailers to guarantee the integrity and quality of the exhibition, and to ensure the collections will appeal to an audience of both UK and international retailers alike. As well as installations and multibrand showrooms, The Exhibition will have merchandised feature areas for each of the BFC's showcasing initiatives. NEWGEN, sponsored by TOPSHOP will feature some of London's most innovative designers on the terrace at Somerset House; Estethica, sponsored by Monsoon, gives a platform for eco-sustainable design; Headonism, brings new British milliners in partnership with Ascot Racecourse; newly announced BFC/Elle Talent Launch Pad winners will have a show space in the Embankment Galleries; 7 menswear designers can be found in the East Wing, and The Navy Board Room collective, comprising of NEWGEN alumni, will be located on the first floor.
The NEWGEN, sponsored by TOPSHOP area, of The Exhibition will feature 17 of London's brightest emerging talents, including those on both the catwalk and the presentation schedule. New designers for this season include Palmer//Harding, the Central Saint Martins design duo whose designs have already been seen on Bjork, Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga, and progressive knitwear brand SIBLING, who are launching their first womenswear collection SISTER by SIBLING for SS12 in The Exhibition with support from NEWGEN. Tim Soar will also showcase his first stand-alone womenswear line in The Exhibition building upon his SHE:HIM project which he launched for SS11, where elements from his menswear collection were re-worked into womenswear. The NEWGEN designers will be situated on The Terrace at Somerset house and will have daily happy hour sessions between 2-3pm.
The British Fashion Council's ethical initiative, Estethica, is showcasing 18 designers this season. Renowned as the BFC's fastest growing initiative, Estethica has supported over 108 designers over the past five years who have all adhered to at least one of the three Estethica principles: fair trade and ethical practice in the production process; the inclusion of organic fibres; or the use of up-cycled and recycled materials and fabrics. Designers showcasing this season include From Somewhere, Ada Zanditon, Henrietta Ludgate, Pachacuti, and Partimi. Joining them for the first time are up-cycling accessory designer Lost Property London; 'sustainable couture' designer Eva Zingoni, who uses surplus materials from Parisian fashion houses to create bespoke pieces; ethical lingerie brand Charini; raincoats by Rajkumar Dyeing & Printing Works and Aiste Nesterovaite, launching their scarf collection. There will be a champagne brunch in the Estethica area of The Exhibition on Sunday afternoon, hosted by Gregory Barker, Minister of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change.
For the first time at The Exhibition, there will be a new menswear feature area, located in the East Wing of Somerset House. Five of the menswear designers who will showcase for 6 days in this dedicated space include Berthold, Cassette Playa, Katie Eary, Rose and Rose, and William Richard Green. Menswear day will be held on Wednesday 21st and is once again expected to be a highlight of London Fashion Week, with 9 on schedule catwalk shows and 6 presentations.
Headonism will be supporting four of London's most exciting emerging milliners in The Exhibition, as part of a new partnership with Ascot Racecourse that was announced in June 2011. Designers showcasing include newcomer Charlie Le Mindu, J Smith Esq, Noel Stewart and Piers Atkinson. An evening with the milliners, hosted by the BFC and Ascot Racecourse will be held on Friday 16th September from 5-7pm, in the Embankment Galleries, with a speech from renowned milliner, Stephen Jones OBE.
Four new recipients of the BFC/Elle Talent Launch Pad award, Claudia Catzeflis, Saloni, Sophie Hulme and Vassilisa will showcase their collections in the dedicated space in The Exhibition. In September 2011, the four designers were announced by Elle magazine to receive support to develop their businesses and grow their relationships with regional retailers. The winners receive sponsorship to exhibit at London Fashion Week for two seasons, as well as access to Elle's top stylists and marketing materials. A launch event will be hosted for the winning designers on Friday 16th September in the embankment galleries.
The Navy Board Room collective has expanded to showcasing 10 designers who are all NEWGEN alumni. These designers have gone on from winning NEWGEN sponsorship, to develop their businesses, and now drive the sales at London Fashion Week. Emerging London talent Mary Katrantzou will join Atalanta Weller, Bora Aksu, Cooperative Designs, Fannie Schiavoni, design duo Felder Felder, Mark Fast, Maria Francesca Pepe, Michael Lewis and Yang Du in the Navy Board Room collective on the first floor.
Seven prominent multi-brand showrooms will be representing designers at the Exhibition: Bloody Gray PR, Claret Showroom, Eastern Block, Place Rouge, Rainbowwave, Trace PR and Valery Demure. Rainbowwave will be championing 6 emerging design talents, with ready-to-wear from Raquel Allegra and Tucker, footwear from Ancient Greek Sandals and Camilla Skovgaard, and jewellery from Deepa Gurnani and Husam El Odeh, who won the Emerging Talent Award - Accessories at the 2010 British Fashion Awards. Place Rouge will be returning for a second season, bringing six brands including A Friend by A F Vandervorst, Agent Provocateur Jewellery, and Jean-Pierre Braganza. EasternBlock is a high-end seasonal showroom who are joining The Exhibition for the first time. Since 2004, they have strived to work with the avant-garde of the next generation, helping them to develop lasting business relationships with high-end retailers. Showcasing brands Krystof Strozyna, Tuesday Night Band Practice, Klavers Van Engelen, and Steve J and Yoni P, they can be found on the first floor in the Navy Board Rooms.
To support the British Fashion Council's dedicated digital schedule, designers Ada Zanditon, Cassette Playa, Damanis and Tze Goh will be showing their latest collections through digital presentations in the on-site screening room in the Embankment Galleries. Digital showcases will also be presented in the BFC cinema, which will have daily themed screenings from selected designers. To view the full digital schedule, please visit:
Caroline Rush, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council, commented, "The Exhibition offers media and buyers the most comprehensive and exciting edited collection of British design talent that's available for spring/summer 12, all in one location at Somerset House. This season we've welcomed back returning exhibitors, taken on new talent, and created a dedicated menswear collective for the first time to provide the best possible selection of London's brands."


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Rights groups condemn 'corrective rape'
Corrective rape is a hate crime in which men rape lesbian women in order to "cure them" of being lesbian
ABOUT 200 members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights groups protested outside Parliament yesterday, calling on Justice Minister Jeff Radebe to stamp out "corrective rape" against them.
Corrective or curative rape is a hate crime in which men rape lesbian women in order to "cure them" of being lesbian.
Led by the Luleki Sizwe group the activists have collected more than 170000 signatures againstcorrective rape.
Activist Ndumie Funda founded Luleki Sizwe to rescue, feed and nurse to health survivors of corrective rape in 10 Cape Town townships. Luleki Sizwe is run by four female volunteers. Funda's fiancée was herself a victim of corrective rape.
Funda said they wanted the justice ministry to set up a special commission that would come up with a plan to deal with hate crimes against gays and lesbians.
"We have shown that we can mobilise tens of thousands of people, and the ministry now knows that they can no longer ignore our long fight against corrective rape. The question now is what they will actually do about it. The ball is in their court."
Marlow Valentine of the Triangle Project, which promotes LGBTI rights, said government must protect gays and lesbians.
"Corrective rape is still under-reported. A woman goes into a police station and says she was raped for being a lesbian, and she is not taken seriously," said Valentine. "There has not been one prosecution as yet."
A delegation later met with justice officials in Parliament.
Justice Ministry spokesperson Tlali Tlali said after their meeting that the ministry would consider making corrective rape a hate crime.
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We were reminded by Internet funnyman and mailbox vandalism victim RandBallsStu that Jose Mijares and Delmon Young -- who are, yes, foes in the World Series -- once nearly came to blows as teammates on the Twins. To take you back to that magical scene from three years ago, here is Joe Christensen's game story:
Delmon Young's right leg was throbbing Thursday
afternoon, and he was furious.
After getting hit by Jeremy Bonderman's fastball, Young rolled on
the ground, sprung to his feet and began pointing at the dugout.
Not the Tigers dugout. The Twins dugout.
Young was mad at rookie reliever Jose Mijares for provoking
Bonderman's payback pitch, and so were Young's other teammates.
The Twins staved off elimination for one day at least, by
defeating the Tigers 8-3 at Comerica Park, but it was clearly going
to be a surly flight home to Minnesota.
"We didn't need any of this to happen," Young said. "You've got
two teams in a pennant race. You don't need to get somebody
suspended or hurt."
The Twins trimmed Detroit's lead to two games, as each team heads
into a final weekend series at home. The Tigers' magic number is
two, so the Twins could be eliminated tonight if they lose to the
Royals, and the Tigers overcome Jake Peavy and the White Sox.
While cruising to their second victory in the four-game series,
the Twins were feeling good that they wouldn't have to watch the
Tigers celebrate in person.
But then Mijares pulled what Twins shortstop Orlando Cabrera
called "a selfish act."
Though the Twins led 8-2 when Mijares entered in the eighth
inning, Cabrera said the lefthander was angry that Tigers runners
twice took second base that inning through defensive indifference,
including once with Matt Guerrier pitching.
When Mijares relieved Guerrier to face former Twins teammate Adam
Everett, Gerald Laird took second base uncontested on the first
Mijares threw the next one -- a fastball clocked at 94 miles per
hour -- behind Everett's back.
"( Mijares) needs to understand how to play the game," Young said.
"This isn't the minor leagues over here."
Earlier, Twins starter Scott Baker (15-9), who pitched five
innings for the victory, hit Marcus Thames with a pitch and threw
another curveball near his head. Thames responded with an menacing
slide into Cabrera that broke up a double play.
After Mijares' pitch -- which drew both teams a warning and
prompted Tigers manager Jim Leyland to argue and get ejected --
Twins catcher Mike Redmond said he knew someone would get drilled
the next inning.
Young led off the ninth against Jeremy Bonderman, and sure
enough, on the first pitch, he took a 93-mph fastball off the back
of his right knee. "You can't throw behind their players and expect
nothing to happen," Young said. "If I'm going to get hit, it's
going to be because I did something stupid."
Manager Ron Gardenhire and trainer Dave Pruemer went to check on
Young as he rolled on the ground. When Young got up angrily, the
benches cleared. But Young was pointing at Mijares, and after
helping restrain and console Young, Gardenhire controlled the scene
by quickly explaining this.
Later, Gardenhire called Leyland to apologize.
"Our pitcher lost his cool out there and made a mistake,"
Gardenhire said. "They did what they had to do, and it's over with
and they did the right thing, what they had to do, and we screwed
Young made it clear he was not upset at the Tigers or Bonderman.
"They went about it the right way," Twins catcher Joe Mauer said.
"Kept the ball down."
Mijares did not comment.
"I can't say what I said to ( Mijares)," said Cabrera, who broke
the game open with a two-out, three-run double in the eighth inning
that put the Twins up 7-1. "It was a selfish act on his part
because as a team we're here to win ballgames, we're not here to
fight with people."
Others noted that Mijares has had no other controversial
incidents this season, after putting a difficult winter and spring
training behind him. Now, the Twins need to do just that and get
ready for the Royals.
"Hopefully we'll go and at least do our part," Gardenhire said.
"We can't control it now. It's in somebody else's hands."


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Christmas is the one time we can enjoy treats, and when they are home made they are even better. Here are 8 Simply Scrumptious Christmas Baking Recipes You'll Love to Make, and the kids will enjoy making them with you too. Thanks to Dr Oetker for providing these scrumptious recipes, they are guaranteed to fill the house with delicious smells!
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#1. Chocolate Chip Christmas Pudding Cookies
Makes 12 cookies
- 100g (3½ oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 75g (3oz) caster sugar
- 1 medium egg yolk
- 100g (3½ oz) plain flour
- 1 sachet / 25g (1oz) Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
- 1 sachet / 5g (1 tsp) Dr. Oetker Baking Powder
- 100g pack Dr. Oetker Dark Chocolate Chips
- To decorate: 1 Pack Dr. Oetker Regal Ice Ready to Roll Icing Coloured (25g/1oz) Green and 5g / ¼oz (Red)
- 1 pack of Dr. Oetker Fine Cooks' White Chocolate
- Icing sugar to dust
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan oven, 375°F, gas 5). Line baking trays with baking parchment.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in the egg yolk.
- Sift the flour, Cocoa and Baking Powder on top and add 75g (3oz) of the Chocolate Chips. Mix together to form a firmish dough.
- Divide the mixture into 12 and form into balls. Place a little apart, on the prepared baking trays; press down gently to flatten them into rounds.
- Push the remaining Chocolate Chips into the cookie dough, flat side up, to resemble the fruit in a Christmas pudding.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until just firm. Cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.
- To decorate, knead the Ready to Roll Icing to soften it. Roll out the Green Icing thinly on a lightly dusted work surface, and cut out 24 x 2cm (3/4 inch) holly leaf shapes using a small cutter, re-rolling the icing as necessary. Form the Red Icing into tiny balls for the holly berries.
- Line a board or tray with baking parchment. Lay the cookies on the parchment.
- Melt 1 packet of the white cooking chocolate in a microwave proof bowl either over a pan of boiling water, or in a microwave in 30 second blasts, stirring in between (be careful not to overheat the chocolate). Using a teaspoon, thickly spoon the chocolate over the tops of the cookies, allowing it to drip a little.
- Finally decorate with the holly leaves and berries before the white chocolate sets. Leave for a few minutes to dry in a cool place before serving.
Tip: These festive treats make lovely gifts. Pop in a cellophane bag and tie tightly with festive ribbon. Will store like this for up to 2 weeks. For an extra festive flavour, add 1 tsp ground cinnamon or ground mixed spice to the cookie dough, and replace the caster sugar with dark soft brown sugar.
#2. Chocolate Roulade Log
- Preparation time: 40 minutes.
- Cooking time: 10 minutes.
- Level Of Difficulty: medium.
- Makes 10 servings
- 3 medium eggs, separated
- 100g / 4oz sugar
- 1 tsp Dr. Oetker Madagascan Vanilla Extract
- 40g / 1.4oz plain flour
- 1 sachet (25g) Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
- 55g / 2oz ground almonds
- ½ tsp Dr. Oetker Baking Powder
- 1-2 tbsp your favourite liqueur or orange juice
- Dr. Oetker Giant Chocolate Stars to decorate
For the filling:
- 200ml double cream
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
For the topping:
- 400ml double cream
- 1 sachet (25g) Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder, sifted
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- Heat the oven to 200°C (Gas Mark 6, 390°F). Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and vanilla extract until pale. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff.
- Mix together the flour, cocoa, ground almonds and Baking Powder. Fold in the egg yolk mixture along with the egg whites until combined. Spread into a 21 x 31cm lined Swiss roll tin. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool in the tin for 10-15 minutes, and then carefully turn out onto fresh baking paper. Drizzle with alcohol or orange juice and gently roll using the paper to help you. Leave rolled until ready to fill.
- Whip the cream for the filling with the icing sugar and then unroll the sponge, fill and re-roll. Whip the topping ingredients together and spread all over the log. Decorate with Giant Chocolate Stars.
#3. Christmas Cake Brownies
- Preparation time: 1 hour plus cooling & 24 hours storing.
- Cooking time: 20 minutes plus 5 minutes melting.
- Level Of Difficulty: Medium.
- Makes 12 Brownies.
- 150g Dr. Oetker Fine Cooks' 72% Extra Dark Chocolate (1 bar)
- 125g / 4½oz Unsalted Butter
- 100g / 3½oz Dark Brown Sugar
- Medium Eggs x 2, beaten
- 10g Dr. Oetker Madagascan Vanilla Paste (2 tsp)
- 115g / 4oz Mixed Dried Fruit
- 45 ml Brandy (3 tbsp) or dark rum
- 100g / 3½oz Plain Flour
- Dr. Oetker Baking Powder Sachet x 1 (1 tsp / 5g)
To decorate:
- 15ml Honey (1 tbsp)
- 250g / 9 oz Dr. Oetker Ready to Roll Marzipan
- 100g / 3½ oz Dr. Oetker Coloured Ready to Roll Regal-Ice Red
- 100g / 3½ oz Dr. Oetker Ready to Roll White Icing
- Dr. Oetker Chocolate Silver Pearls
- 100g / 3½ oz Dr. Oetker Coloured Ready to Roll Regal-Ice Green
- 25g / 1 oz Dr. Oetker Coloured Ready to Roll Regal-Ice Yellow
- about 1g Icing Sugar (a little to dust)
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C Fan Assisted Oven, Gas Mark 4, 320°F). Grease and line a deep 20cm (8inch) square cake tin.
- Break up the Extra Dark Chocolate into a heatproof bowl. Add the butter and sugar and place over a saucepan of barely simmering water until melted. Remove from the water, stir well and cool for 10 minutes.
- Mix in the eggs and Vanilla Extract to make a thick glossy mixture. Add the fruit and brandy or rum and sift the flour and Baking Powder on top. Mix together thoroughly to make a thick cake batter.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin, smooth the top and bake for about 20 minutes until risen and slightly crusty on top but the mixture should still be slightly soft underneath. Leave to cool in the tin. Wrap well in parchment and foil and store for 24 hours to allow the texture and flavour to develop.
- To decorate, turn the brownie out of the tin and discard the lining paper. Place upside down on a board and brush the top with honey. Set aside.
- Gently knead the Marzipan to soften it, then lightly dust with work surface with icing sugar and roll out the marzipan to a square shape to fit the top of the brownie. Gently press in place and trim as necessary.
- Using a large, sharp knife, cut the brownie into 3 equal strips. Brush the Marzipan with a little bit water to make it sticky. Working on the White, Red and Green Ready to Roll Icing separately, roll each into a strip about 1cm (1/2inch) wider than the dimensions of the brownie portions. Trim the edges, then gently press on each of the cake portions and trim further if necessary.
- For a smooth finish, rub the top of the icing with dusted finger tips until smooth. Cut each iced brownie strip into 4 equal portions – this is a crumbly cake so use a sharp knife to cut a neater edge.
- Gather up and roll out the icing trimmings along with the Yellow Ready to Roll Icing. Using mini cutters, stamps out Christmas trees, holly leaves, stars and snowflakes to decorate each piece of cake – use a little water to stick the shapes on top.
- If liked, decorate the icing edge of each piece of brownie using a serrated tool or the blade of a serrated knife. Add a touch of sparkle with Chocolate Silver Pearls. Your brownies are now ready to serve and enjoy!
#4. Christmas Jumper Cookies
- Preparation time: 1¾ hours plus chilling, cooling, setting and drying
- Cooking time: 23 minutes (includes chocolate melting time)
- Level Of Difficulty: Medium
- Makes (How Many): 9
- 150g / 5oz Unsalted butter, very soft
- 150g / 5oz Caster sugar
- 10ml / 2 tsp Dr Oetker Madagascan Natural Vanilla Extract
- 250g / 9oz Plain flour
- 1 sachet / 7g (1 tsp) Dr Oetker Bicarbonate of Soda
- 12.5 g / 2½ tsp Ground ginger
- 12.5 g / 2½ tsp Ground mixed spice
To decorate:
- Icing sugar to dust
- 100g / 3½oz pack each Green, Blue and Red Dr Oetker Regal Ice Ready to Roll Icing Coloured
- 20ml / 4 tsp clear runny honey
- 40g / 1½oz Dr Oetker Milk Fine Cook's Chocolate
- 15g / ½oz Dr Oetker Natural Marzipan
- Dr Oetker White Designer Icing
- Dr Oetker Brights Writing Icing
- Jumper shaped Cookie Cutter
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C Fan Oven, Gas Mark 4, 355°F). Line 2 large baking trays with baking parchment.
- Put the butter and caster sugar in a bowl and beat until well blended and creamy. Stir in the Vanilla Extract.
- Sieve the flour, Bicarbonate of Soda and spices on top. Carefully combine to make a mixture that resembles a crumble topping and using your hands, bring the mixture together to form a firm dough. Turn on to a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth and pliable.
- Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/2 cm (1/4 inch). Using an approx. 10cm (4 inch) wide jumper shaped cookie cutter, cut out 9 shapes, re-rolling the dough as necessary. Arrange on the trays and prick with a fork. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Bake the cookies for about 20 minutes until firm and lightly golden round the edges. Cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To decorate, dust the work surface to decorate, dust the work surface lightly with icing sugar and knead each Regal Ice colour in turn until smooth and pliable. Roll out each coloured icing thinly. Using the same cutter, cut out 3 jumpers from each colour, re-rolling as necessary. Reserve the red icing trimmings.
- Gently roll each icing jumper a little more to make it slightly larger to better fit the top of the cookies. Brush the cookie tops with honey and stick the icing jumpers on top. Set aside.
- Put the Milk Chocolate in a small heat proof bowl and place on top of a saucepan of barely simmering water. Leave to melt, then remove from the water and leave to cool for 10 minutes.
- Spoon all but a teaspoonful of the chocolate into a small uncut piping bag. Keep the remaining chocolate over hot water to keep it melted.
- Working on one jumper at a time, snip a thin piece from the point of the piping bag using scissors and pipe a reindeer head-shaped pool of chocolate in the middle of each cookie. Leave in a cool place to set for about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut the Marzipan into 9 equal small portions. Roll each into a thin sausage approx. 4cm (1 3/4 inch) long. Cut off 2 tiny portions from each to make eyes and then cut the marzipan lengths in half. Cut small slashes in each of the lengths using a small sharp knife, opening out the slashes to make spiky antlers.
- Once the chocolate heads have set, secure the marzipan antlers on the cookies using a little water. Secure the reserved marzipan eyes in the same way.
- From the reserved red Ready to Roll icing into 9 small noses and secure in place as above. Use the remaining melted chocolate to paint or pipe the eye detail on the icing.
- Using the star nozzle on the Designer Icing tube, pipe the jumper trim on the neck, cuffs and hem, and pipe small stars to resemble snowflakes. Use the Writing Icing colours to add a contrasting coloured trim to the jumpers.
- As a finishing touch, pipe small dots using the plain nozzle on the Designer Icing tube to give a snowy effect. Leave your cookies for a few minutes to dry and then your cookies will be ready to serve and enjoy.


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Call (Chapter 5 Part 6)
The spiderwhale clicked its mandibles together, bare inches from Chaff's face. Eyes that were almost comically small compared to the rest of its body leered at him, and he shrunk behind the body of the big guy as it stared at him hungrily.
The man on its back slipped off easily, landing with a splash in the marsh water. "Strangers do not come often to the Quiet Marsh," said the man. He stood like some fierce apparition before them, brown skin decorated with dyes and paints and tattoos. "Goodman Gopal, you let those who are not kazakhani walk so freely?"
Gopal shrugged. "You let me walk free, Wozek, when I first came. They deserve at least that chance." He seemed entirely unperturbed by the presence of the massive spiderwhale, although Jiralla flapped agitatedly overhead. The bathawk was barely restrained violence and anger, snapping and squawking from a perch that had not yet been knocked askew by Wozek's behemoth.
Wozek crossed his arms. "There was no war, then. Now I hear of such things as the Rape of Alswell from my messengers, and have cause to fear for my people. Two plainsmen come to my home. What would you have me do?"
"What children could bring war here?" asked Gopal. "The plainsmen have never been bloodthirsty. You have nothing to fear."
The marshman considered Gopal for a moment, before turning back to Chaff and Lookout. "Let me see your tabula," he said. "Just a precaution."
Chaff met Lookout's eyes, and she nodded. He dug his disk out of his belt and held it in front of him, close to his chest. He didn't have much else of an option, with the eight-eyed beast staring down at him.
"They're not slave spies either," said Gopal, exasperatedly. "They just want to get through the marsh."
Wozek's face darkened immediately. "To where?" he asked. "The city of Kazakhal? The Maw? Or the deserts beyond?"
"Moscoleon," said Chaff. "The Temple Moscoleon." He hadn't told Gopal or Sri that yet (or, now that Chaff thought about it, even Lookout), but at those words both Gopal and Sri immediately stiffened. He wondered if he had said something wrong.
"Pious," remarked Wozek. He nodded. "Well, who am I to stop a pair of faithful pilgrims? Come, I shall go along with you. You are welcome to spend the night with us, so long as you spend just the night."
He lifted himself bodily onto the back of the spiderwhale, slinging himself into the saddle on the creature's back. Chaff had heard before the marshmen followed strength above all other things, but just how strong did one of their leaders have to be? The boy patted the big guy on the side. "No riding now," he whispered. "We separate, we harder to catch, yeah?"
The big guy tossed his head, and did not take his eyes off of the spiderwhale. Wozek sat comfortably atop his mount, waiting for Chaff and Lookout to move first.
"Come on," said Sri, pulling on Chaff's hand. "We don't want to keep Wozek waiting."
"Who is he?" Chaff whispered, as they walked away. He tried to keep his voice low, although the marsh was so quiet that his voice carried anyway.
Sri looked over her shoulder. She, like Gopal, did not seem concerned by the spiderwhale or the man riding it. "He's the leader of the village down the way. They come and go with the seasons, but he always makes sure to visit us when they're here."
"He impatient or something?" asked Chaff.
"Just very important," said Sri. "He has places to be, people to talk to." She leaned over and whispered, much quieter, "They say he used to run with a Jhidnu traveling circus before he came to Kazakhal. He's very much kazakhani now, though."
Chaff was about to respond when the sudden crashing footfalls of the spiderwhale began in earnest, as the beast stepped clear over the two of them. Chaff had to jump out of the way of its massive tail as Wozek steered it forward, and shielded his book with his body as water splashed over them.
He exchanged a look with the big guy, and they slogged on. The further in they walked, the deeper the marsh grew, and Chaff was beginning to tire of wading through the muck. Goosebumps spotted his bare skin, and he was cold and dripping and exhausted. The sun was up there somewhere, but its warmth could not penetrate the fog or the mist.
"So…" said Sri, softly. "You're going to Moscoleon?"
Chaff nodded. He was about to tell Sri why, but then bit his tongue. Perhaps it was better not to.
"We were going to go there, once." Sri's expression was distant. "I would be careful. The road is dangerous, even when it doesn't seem like it."
"OK," said Chaff, simply. He looked around, trying to think of something to say to fill the awkward silence. "Thanks for defending us back there, yeah?"
Sri shook her head. "That was all Gopal. I think he feels like he owes something to…your people." She looked Chaff in the eye, and Chaff did not break her gaze. She had rather pretty eyes, bright and brown, that were too often hidden behind the hair falling around her face. "Chaff, did I ever tell you about Rituu?"
Chaff pursed his lips. If she had, he didn't remember it. "Who that?" he asked.
"He was like a dad to me," said Sri. "He and Gopal took me in when I was just a kid. They bought me off a slave auction, and then they freed me, just like that. He and Gopal…they loved each other."
Sri stopped. Chaff turned to look at her; she seemed apprehensive, and was biting her lip, waiting for Chaff to answer. "Yeah?" he said. "So?"
"You don't think that's…weird?"
Chaff made a face. "Nah," he said. "Love's like kings and gods, yeah? What's it got to do with me? People always yelling about the Ladies and the Seat and the revolution, but if they don't do nothing to me then they don't mean nothing to me. Maybe some elector in the Libraries got something to say 'bout it, but not me, yeah?" He gestured for Sri to follow. "Come on! They're getting ahead of us."
Sri smiled and bounded ahead to catch up.
"So what about this Rituu?" asked Chaff. "Why he so special?"
"He was the biggest fibber there ever was, for one," said Sri. "Just the grandest imagination there ever was, always telling stories about how he was the prince of this nation or that or how he had sailed past the three seas when he wasn't yet grown-old. And he did have quite a few really amazing true stories. He was from Shira Hay, you know? Wandered all across the south, even went up north as far as Mont Don once."
"Where's he now?" asked Chaff.
Sri paused. She looked down. "In the owl's embrace," she said, her voice firm but her tone somber. "With the Lady Winter. That's what I was telling you, about the road being dangerous. When I had seen seven summers, we, Gopal and Rituu and I, all decided to go to Moscoleon. It had gotten dangerous in the east, with the plutocrats pulling their guardsmen off the roads and the king not doing anything about it, and we just thought…it'd be a better place to go. You know that song, The Road to Moscoleon?"
Chaff shook his head.
Sri hummed the tune, singing softly, just like she had sung the old marshman children's rhyme. "The road to the Temple is watched by the Ladies. The Ladies! The Ladies! In Moscoleon! Both prayers and blessings alike, they shall these. They say these! They say these! In Moscoleon! It just seemed like a good place to go." She sighed, deeply. "So we took the back road, and one day, while we're going through it, we meet this girl. She leads us back to an inn, and we find out that she's been adopted by a couple too—a man and a woman, not like Gopal and Rituu."
The path had become much easier to walk with the spiderwhale clearing a path for them, although Chaff did not pay much attention to what was up ahead. He focused on Sri.
"Rituu decided that it was a good time to teach me how to use a tabula. I was a slave first, even if only for a little bit, so I never had one of my own. The girl takes her first, too. The plan was to learn together." Sri closed her eyes and shook her head. "It just went wrong. She summoned her beast first. It was too strong, too aggressive, too powerful. I don't know why she did it alone, but she couldn't control it. And the wounds…she must have died. I can't imagine anyone surviving that."
It was like the kids in the ghettoes that didn't belong to a gang or a crew. Easy mistakes to make, with no one to watch out for them, got them killed on Albumere.
"She was just a kid, the kind to rush into things. She didn't know any better, and it was no one's fault. It was like a wild child dying, it just happened. But the woman who took care of her, she was so angry." Sri held up her hands like she was holding something. "We all found that girl, lying there, at the same time. The woman got Rituu by the throat, and she kept screaming, 'You did this!' Over and over again. 'You did this, you did this!' Gopal tried to stop her, but she had this beast, this animal that came after me and…he had to choose. We didn't fight, we just ran."
There was silence. Sri's story was over. Chaff looked ahead, and realized that Gopal and Wozek hadn't been talking either. Their heads were just slightly turned their way, and their mouths were shut.
Sri cleared her throat. "So be careful, OK? Be careful on the road to Moscoleon."
"You hear that, Lookout?" said Chaff. "We gotta…" He stopped. "Lookout?"
He spun around. She was nowhere to be seen. Immediately, sweat broke out on Chaff's forehead. Hadn't Sri's story been about a girl who wandered off on her own? And now Lookout was somewhere, by herself, in this cursed marsh?
"Come on, big guy," he said, dragging himself out of the water and onto the big guy's back. "You seen her? You know where to go?"
The big guy's long neck twisted as he looked from side to side. Even if he hadn't seen her, he had better chances than Chaff ever would.
"Wait, Chaff!" shouted Sri. "This marsh is dangerous! You could drown!"
"She could drown!"
The pounding of the spiderwhale's feet stopped, as Wozek turned. "What is the boy doing?" he shouted. "Where is he going?"
"I be right back!" shouted Chaff. The big guy bounded out of the water, twisting to go back the way they had come. Chaff felt a sudden, horrible vertigo as the big guy's hoof slipped in the mud and his knee buckled, but the camelopard righted itself before falling into the marsh. Bleating, the big guy slowed just enough to prevent another fall. Even so, Chaff's mouth became very dry. The big guy had sunk to his knees in that pit; how deep might Lookout have fallen?
To his surprise, Wozek was not following him. Chaff supposed it made sense: so long as he ran away from Wozek's village and not towards it, he wasn't a threat. All the same, if their positions were reversed, Chaff would have stopped Wozek to make sure he wasn't going back to get help or allies to-.
Chaff shook his head. That was an urchin's way of thinking. The urchins were treacherous, murderous scumbags, and thinking like them wouldn't help find Lookout. Just the opposite, in fact.
There were no tracks in the water, but Chaff saw footprints in the mud on higher ground. "Up, up," he said. "That way, big guy."
A white mist clung around them, so dense that Chaff could barely see at all. He kept looking over his shoulder; he knew the way back to Sri and Gopal, he was sure of it, but nonetheless it would be very easy to get lost in the fog…
He yelped and grabbed for the big guy's mane as the ground sloped steeply upward. "Lookout!" he shouted. "Where you go? We gotta get back to them, yeah? They gon' show us the way out, that's right."
The Quiet Marsh had only its usual response.
Chaff did not know how long he walked back, calling for Lookout. He needed to find her. He couldn't just leave her behind. Every step forward, though, felt like he was getting left behind himself. How long would Sri wait for him? How long until Wozek decided enough was enough?
"Lookout!" shouted Chaff. "If I do something wrong, I sorry!"
He looked around, waiting.
A figure moved in the mist, and Chaff froze. His heart beat very fast. It looked like a man, and the last time he had seen a man in the mist it had been less than settling. At this moment, he wanted nothing more than a torch: not to light the figure, but to burn it.
He heard a faint mumbling. "Little by little, big guy," said Chaff. "You see what I see?"
The big guy flicked his tail and nickered.
"Quiet now," whispered Chaff, as they approached the shadow. The mist swirled, so that at one moment it seemed to be just ahead of them, and the next it was several body-lengths away. The closer they got, the less human it appeared, and Chaff was just about to give it up as a tree stump or rock when it moved again.
"Lookout?" he called out, forgetting his own admonition to be quiet. "You there? We can use you right now…"
Again, he heard a low mumbling. He strained his ears, but couldn't make out the words. "You stay, big guy," he said, slowly clambering off the camelopard's back. "Don't you go running off too, I don't have no patience to go looking for you." The boy reached into his belt and his tabula, ready as he approached the figure.
He caught the end of its muttering. "…to the sea," it sighed, in a deep, mournful voice, so deep that it seemed to shake Chaff's very bones. "All rivers flow to the sea. All rivers flow to me…"
Chaff edged forward, resolving in his heart of hearts that Kazakhal was the weirdest place on Albumere.
The figure shambled forward slowly, wading through the water. Chaff could make out something that looked vaguely like a head, draped with vines like dreadlocks, and its hunched back, all covered in moss and vegetation. It stumbled forward, deeper into the mist, and hesitantly Chaff followed.
"What you doing standing there, big guy? Let's go!" hissed Chaff.
The big guy tossed his head, annoyed, and descended back into the water to follow.
Chaff followed at a safe distance, although he didn't know what distance was safe for this thing. Its arms were like rope made out of twisted roots, and they descended into the water, going too deep for Chaff to see where they ended. In fact, Chaff could only see the creature from its waist up, as the rest of its body swayed and rocked through the water.
"All rivers flow to the sea," it continued to mumble. "All rivers flow to me."
"You know where Lookout is?" Chaff asked, his voice small and quiet. The shambling thing did not respond, and Chaff shrugged at the big guy. "It like a two-part beastie, yeah? Like a plantman or something. Can humans be part of two-part beasties? It's not like we two-part alr-."
The monster cut Chaff off as it can began to make heaving, retching sounds. Chaff watched with horrified fascination as it stopped, swayed, and swelled, the vines that seemed to either make up or surround its body expanding until finally brackish water began to spew from approximately where its mouth should have been. Great waves of the stuff hit Chaff in the chest, and he had to cling to the big guy's leg for support as it washed over him. The creature continued to vomit water into the marsh, the vines covering its body tensing and twisting and snapping as it did.
"Yike," gasped Chaff, spitting water out of his mouth. He had fallen under, but the hand holding the wobbling book had managed to stay dry. "You take this, big guy, I don't want to deal with it no more," he muttered, tying it around the camelopard's neck with his scarf. He looked back at the shambling figure, which had resumed its plodding journey forward.
"How long you think it's been doing that?" he breathed, as he followed further. It was against his better judgment to stay so close to something he understood so little, but Chaff's curiosity itched to be sated. He had to know just what this thing was. Perhaps Lookout had thought the same, and by following it he would find her.
Another shadow loomed in the mist, and Chaff held his breath. It grew larger and larger as they approached, and as the details and shapes began to break through the fog Chaff realized what it was.
It was a gigantic tree root. Like some bulbous, bloated snake, it stretched on in front of Chaff; its full size could not even be seen for the fog, but Chaff was sure it had to be massive.
"How'd that song go again, big guy?" asked Chaff. "The one Sri sang us? Poltergeist that haunts the hollow, hung himself where none could follow…" Chaff hummed tunelessly to himself as he gently touched the great root. He followed along it, behind the poltergeist of the marsh, but he could see neither the trunk of the root nor the tree it fed.
"Must be a big tree," said Chaff, to the big guy. "A real big tree."
He heard it again. A distressed, choking sound echoed through the marsh, and even though Chaff lagged so far behind the poltergeist, he could still feel the waves lapping at his submerged legs. He stared at the ground, thinking. If Sri was to be believed, the poltergeist was located at the center of the marsh.
Perhaps, Chaff thought, the exact center.
Chaff followed the poltergeist, wondering just how long it would take a man, even a man such as it, to puke an entire swamp into existence. He made a face. "That's really gross," he said, to the big guy, and the big guy flicked an ear in agreement.
They caught up to the thing easily, it moved so slowly. Chaff wondered if he was the first to think of the theory. Surely other people had seen this thing; surely they had left with their lives? The poltergeist hardly seemed to be a threat at all. Perhaps, Chaff thought, with a little glow in his heart, he wasn't as dumb as he thought he was. He wanted to tell Lookout.
"All rivers flow to the sea…" the man continued to mumble. "All rivers flow to me…"
This was taking too long. "You talk, yeah? You tell me where my friend is, that OK?" said Chaff, and he reached out to tap the poltergeist on the protrusion that appeared to be its shoulder.
The poltergeist stiffened immediately. It turned so that its waist looked like a twisted up roll of cloth, and stared at Chaff. Its arms dangled by its sides, and while at first Chaff had assumed the thing didn't have a face, now he saw two spots in its "head," glowing points like jade green fire.
Then it tackled him into the water, moaning. Chaff coughed and spluttered, struggling to sit up, but the weight of the thing held him down. He managed to hold his head above the water and sucked in breath, spitting the marsh out of the corners of his mouth. It took a few seconds for him to realize that the poltergeist was not holding him down. It was just…holding him.
"Father, father," it moaned. "Brother, son. War we lost, can't be won. Father, father, we did wrong. Now he's got us, now we're done. Took us apart and put us back together! Arms for legs, eyes for ears, disk made of sap where our hearts should be!"
Chaff stared at the poltergeist, at its burning green eyes, inside the slack jaw made of vines, not even sure where to begin his questions. Before he could, though, he heard a sudden humming.
The surface of the water rippled as the vibrations shook the marsh itself. The poltergeist slid off of Chaff, and the boy fell back into the water. When he emerged, wiping the grit of the swamp from his eyes, Chaff saw it again. The man made of bark, standing just so he was shrouded in the mist.
"Brother, brother, sister fair," mumbled the poltergeist, shambling away, resuming its lonely walk. "You're not going anywhere…"
Chaff ignored it. He did not have time for the ravings of an old ghost. It was the master he wanted.
The humming had stopped as soon as the poltergeist walked away, and the bark-made man had disappeared as soon as the humming had stopped. Chaff grit his teeth together, running as fast as he could through the deepest part of the marsh, searching for a figure in the mist.
There! He saw it! Chaff set out in a headlong run, determined to catch him.
Chaff stumbled to a halt when the figure came into view. It was not the bark-made man. It was a man made of flesh and blood, with a prone Lookout lying at his feet, with a struggling Sinndi in his hands. His hair was tangled and disheveled, and there were shadows on his face like he had not slept for days.
"Found you," whispered Al Innai, with murder in his eyes.


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Go Beyond the Show with a panel discussion on the major themes and issues covered in The Whipping Man.
Sunday, Nov. 2
Immediately following the 2 p.m. performance
Panel: Alan Potash, Anti-Defamation League, Susan Wallis,
Anti-Defamation League, Peggy Jones, UNO Black Studies Department and Jade
Rogers, Metropolitan Community College faculty.
The discussion is free with the purchase of a ticket.
"The Whipping Man" actors dig deep for character inspiration
Even with a small cast, The Whipping Man is sure to leave a big impact. A powerful story is told by three men as they take the stage and take us back to a Jewish home in Richmond, VA right after the Civil War has ended. A Confederate officer comes home from war to find his family gone and his house in ruins. Only two of his former slaves remain in the house and the three wait together for the return of their families. As they wait, they interpret their Jewish faiths during the difficult times of war and slavery, and their personal stories and secrets begin to unravel.
|Carl Brooks as Simon
For the other actors, Andy Prescott and Luther R. Simon, finding the darker sides of themselves and portraying such raw emotion was the most difficult part of portraying their characters. "There is a lot of dark energy here; racism is heavy," said Luther. "You really have to get intact and portray the sides people pretend to hide about themselves."
|Luther Simon as John
In order to develop their characters, the cast have been looking into history and into their own pasts. "This character is interesting; he's an alcoholic and has a lot of baggage. I've been trying to think of times in my life where I can relate," said Luther. "There is a lot of reflection as well as knowing the history; I've been going to the library." Carl has been using similar antics. "Life experiences have helped me a lot and I have always been curious and interested about the Civil War," he said.
For Andy, there was a more physical aspect to his role preparation. "There has been a lot of physicality and warming up. There are a lot of scenes where I am laying down but still have to project energy," he said. "I've also been listening to dialect tapes in my car and finding beats and emotions that come through the play."
Between having a smaller cast and having such new characters to play, the three actors led by Director Stephen Nachamie, have been working hard to bring all the power the story holds to the stage. "It's an intense play," said Andy. "You have to be ready to give it all you've got."
See The Whipping Man at the Omaha Community Playhouse Oct. 17-Nov.16, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $36 for adults and $22 for students. For groups of 12 or more, tickets for adults are $24 and tickets for students are $16. To purchase tickets or for more information, call (402) 553-0800, click here or visit the Box Office located in the southeast corner of the Omaha Community Playhouse at 6915 Cass St. Go Beyond the show with a post-show panel discussion on Sunday, Nov. 2 immediately following the performance.
Story by Madison Denkinger
Story by Madison Denkinger
Labels: The Whipping Man
Catching up with Beatrice Stockwell and her role as the Chaperone
Beatrice Stockwell is sure to be a hit in The Drowsy Chaperone; she was made for it! We loved getting to talk to her about her past and this show; she is so much fun!
Give some background/ tell us about yourself.
Oh! What a question! What I could tell you would fill a book. Maybe it will someday - Memoirs of a Drowsy Diva! Well, I grew up in Brixton - that's south of London - and I was a firecracker. I knew from the instant I saw the Palace Theatre that I HAD to be there, up on that stage. The stage is my home, darling. I've worked with Jerome Kern and Georgie Cohan and I once fed Flo Zigfeld dinner on an air-o-plane, can you imagine? I sing, I act and I LOVE life. That's it - me in a nutshell.
How did you get into acting?
Well I was one of "the twelve Bath Buns" when I was 10, that was my first professional show - 'the Beauty of Bath' - ha. I learned everything about being a star from Mme. Ellaline Terriss - I never met another woman who could be so happy and so miserable at the same time. Mother took me to the auditions but she never thought it would go anywhere. I showed her!
Why did you audition for this show?
Oh, darling, I didn't audition. I did do a bit of reading for Julie Gable of course, but they knew I was the Chaperone the minute they made up the title!
What drew you to your character of The Drowsy Chaperone?
Well this show is just a peach. It's juicy and full of sugar and the Chaperone, bless her heart, gets quite a bite now doesn't she? Of course I get to work with dear Roman again, and that's fine.
How did you prepare for this part?
Well I'll tell you. That woman, the Chaperone, has everything she wants - except love. I just had to indulge myself and trust my instincts - and then remember my third husband. It was a trial - but life is all about trials, isn't it?
How would you and your character get along?
Oh famously, I expect. She and I would belong to the same Club and take in the races together. I would probably lose to her at cards.
What do you hope the audience gets from your character?
Fun! She is just the bees knees and she doesn't mean any harm. She causes trouble, yes, but never really on purpose. She wants things to come out right in the end. Really she just wants everyone to have a grand time.
What do you like to do in your free time?
Free time? Is one supposed to have free time? I do play cards, I suppose, with the girls at Nanci's - but really most of my time is spent working shows, auditioning, and traveling back and forth from London. It's a good life, darling, and I LOVE living it!
Answers by Megan McGuire as Beatrice Stockwell as the Chaperone
Article by Madison Denkinger
Labels: The Drowsy Chaperone
Jack Adler's new role as Feldzeig in The Drowsy Chaperone
We can not wait to see Jack Adler as Feldzeig in The Drowsy Chaperone! Despite his busy schedule with rehearsals and performances, we were able to catch up with him and talk about his upcoming role.
How did you get into acting?
I started in Vaudeville working with the likes of Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys, Sophie Tucker, Ed Wynn, Al Jolson, W. C. Fields, Mae West, Buster Keaton, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Edgar Bergen, Fanny Brice, Burns and Allen and Eddie Cantor! As Vaudeville began to decline, I began pursuing work with my wife Sadie in the theatre.
Why did you audition for this show?
A guy has got to eat; have you seen me? It takes a lot of food to keep up this appearance!
What drew you to your character of Feldzieg?
It was the perfect venue to allow me to work with my wife, Sadie Adler, who plays Kitty.
How did you prepare for this part?
Are you kidding?! I've been in the business since I was in knee pants! I had a plethora of producers from over the years to draw upon for this character.
I can only play what I know. I've got to deal with Sadie; he's got to deal with Kitty. I'm sure we'd be kindred spirits!
What do you hope the audience gets from your character?
I hope it's an escape and that I provide a few laughs, but truth be told, Sadie gets all the funny bits.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I don't have much free time. I'm too busy explaining all the jokes to Sadie!
Answers by Joe Dignoti who plays Jack Adler who plays Feldzeig
Article by Madison Denkinger
Article by Madison Denkinger
Labels: The Drowsy Chaperone
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