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Reach The Independent's comment line at 330-775-1108.
Put prayer and discipline back in the schools instead of all the time spent on gun control. We Christians who are forced to be tolerant of those who feel offended by our faith need to stand up and say enough is enough. You who are offended need to tolerate our Christian values. Parents need to be responsible.
Really, in rebuttal to Jackson throwing away over $200,000 on purchasing video systems to aid 82 school buses. Who is paying for someone to watch 82 videos of buses every day? Really, by the time someone reviews the 82 videos something could drastically happen to the students of Jackson Township. What a waste of money. Come on people.
I think everyone should read the Second Amendment thoroughly. It is for us, the people, to bare arms should the government ever turn on us as a tyranny. Also, the people who want to kill many people, if you take away the guns they are going to kill anyway. Could you imagine a bomb? There could have been thousands, or a fire there's thousands. So watch what you wish for. Once we have it taken away we aren't going to get it back.


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Lost Haven
Animator contract with an excellent USA based team Savatronix, creating a large-scale JRPG called Lost Haven. I'm animating, as well as indulging in the usual game dev practices of technical animation control setup, rigging, and other delightful things.
[Update] – I've completed this work, and many RPG sub-systems for character control were covered. And they all work together. Various movement systems, camera and input control, combat, farming, general actions. Code contribution 1500 lines. A nicely thought-out state machine and blendtrees, and many custom sequences. Here is a short demo of targeted, free movement, short sword combos.
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The 16th Annual Fête du Beaujolais Nouveau celebration and wine auction returns to James Beard chef Vitaly Paley's Headwaters at the Heathman Hotel on November 17th
PORTLAND, Ore. (October 30, 2017) – Toast the new vintage at the 16th Annual Fête du Beaujolais Nouveau held at Headwaters at the Heathman Hotel! James Beard Chef Vitaly Paley, the French-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest and the Alliançe Française de Portland as they roll out the newest vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau. Guests can revel in the first wines of the 2017 from a variety of vintners, as well as Headwaters' cuisine which showcases local ingredients from Oregon's diverse bounty, from farm to sea. Guests will also enjoy desserts provided by Pix Pâtisserie, St Honoré Boulangerie, Petite Provence, and Smitten Artisan Truffles, as well as fresh-baked bread from Grand Central and fabulous French cheese from Lactalis USA. The festival will feature tastings from Northwest wineries and French-connected vintners and importers, including Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2017, WillaKenzie Estate, Pacific Rim, Ruby Vineyard, Anne Amie, Terroirs Originels, M. Chapoutier, Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, and Furioso Vineyard. Spirits at the event will include, Hardy Cognac, Balinoff Vodka, and more. The event will boast the "Wall of Wine", live music by Heather Keizur, an airline ticket raffle and community excellence awards – in 2017 the award will recognize James Beard Chef Philippe Boulot for his pioneering role in this event, now the largest of its kind on the West Coast.
Carving Stations:
Round of Beef
Wild Mushroom & Potato Cakes, Natural Jus, Horseradish Cream
Roasted Porchetta
Cassoulet Beans, Pan Drippings, Mustards
Served with Grand Central Bakery Breads
Served with Grand Central Bakery Breads
Chilled Seafood Selection from Headwaters Raw Bar:
Hama Hama Oysters on the Halfshell, Smoked Penn Cove Mussels, Poached Prawns, Gerard & Dominique Seafoods Kippered Salmon, Lox, Smoked Trout, Mignonette, Poblano Aïoli, Cocktail Sauce, Brûléed Lemon
Selection of Artisan Cheeses:
Imported and Domestic Cheeses Provided by Lactalis, Darigold, and L'Ermitage
Grand Central Bakery Breads, Assorted Fruits, House Made Jams
Grand Central Bakery Breads, Assorted Fruits, House Made Jams
Assorted Fabrique Délices Pâtés, Delpeyrat Jambon de Bayonne, le Bistro Jambon Blanc, Selection of Fabrique Délices Cured Meats, Salamis, Dijon Mustard, Pickled Vegetables, Grand Central Bakery Breads
Foie Gras & Sweetbreads:
Foie Gras by Nicky Farms USA
Foie Gras Torchon, Foie Gras Terrine
Foie Gras Torchon, Foie Gras Terrine
Cured Foie Gras, Smoked Hazelnut Butter, Huckleberry Jam, Brioche
Duck Rillette & Fois Gras Terrine
Crispy Sweetbreads, Cauliflower Purée, Apple & Celery Salad, Hazelnut Emulsion
Lemon Meringue Tarts, Chocolate Mousse Cups, Chocolate Chip Cookies,
Blondies, Brownies, Crêpe Cakes, Assorted Cheesecakes
Blondies, Brownies, Crêpe Cakes, Assorted Cheesecakes
Assorted Desserts from St. Honoré Boulangerie, La Petite Provence, and Pix Pâtisserie
Chocolates by Smitten Artisan Truffles
Water Avenue Coffee and Steven Smith Teas
Tickets are $75 (General Admission) and benefit the nonprofit missions of the French-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest and the Alliance Française of Portland. Event support is gratefully acknowledged to Quintessential Wines, Handcrafted Wines, Perrier / Nestlé Waters USA, Young's Market Company, Delta Air Lines, the Heathman Hotel, Headwaters at the Heathman, and much more.
Friday, November 17th
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Headwaters at the Heathman Hotel
$75.00 General admission tickets are available for purchase online:
About Alliance Française:
The Alliance Française of Portland is the 10th largest of over 100 Alliance chapters in the United States, with over 1,700 student registrations per year. Students of all ages, preschool to adults, attend classes at the nonprofit French language school, located in the historic Kamm House in Goose Hollow. In addition to partnering with the FACC for the annual Beaujolais Nouveau event each November, the Alliance Française organizes the Bastille festival that draws thousands downtown each July, as well as smaller French-themed events throughout the year. Find more information at www.afportland.org.
About Headwaters:
Headwaters is located in the historic Heathman Hotel in Downtown Portland. In October of 2016 after a dramatic renovation, chef/owner Vitaly Paley, his longtime wife/partner Kimberly Paley and Garrett Peck opened the reimagined dining room at the Heathman Hotel. The property, which possesses a storied culinary history, was constructed in the early Twentieth Century and is a member of the National Historic Register. Chef Vitaly Paley is the third James Beard Best Chef Northwest winner to take the helm of the Portland institution, a long running dining destination in the Pacific Northwest. Named for "the source", Headwaters showcases local ingredients from Oregon's diverse bounty, from farm to sea. The approachable menu is an expression and collaboration between Vitaly Paley and Executive Chef Tim Eckard with Pacific Northwest flavors flowing throughout. The chefs pay homage to the rich history of the location, reviving the iconic tea court, adding a Russian flare that speaks to Paley's own heritage, with a bit of inspiration pulled from his notable pop-up DaNet illustrating pre-Soviet Russian cuisine. Headwaters has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, OPB's Think Out Loud, The Oregonian, Bon Appetit Magazine and Russian Tea at Headwaters has been highlighted in the Wall Street Journal, Sunset Magazine, and Portland Monthly Magazine. Headwaters was named one of Portland's best restaurants of 2017 by both Portland Monthly and The Oregonian. Headwaters showcases Paley's renowned cooking, which helped him earn Portland Monthly's 2012 Chef of the Year and a 2012 Empire Builder Award by Food & Wine. Chef Paley also received the 2005 James Beard Foundation Best Chef Pacific Northwest award, was nominated as a 2012 and 2013 James Beard Foundation Semifinalist for Outstanding Chef, and was a victor on Food Network's popular series Iron Chef America. Paley, considered the Dean of Portland Chefs for many years, rediscovers Pacific Northwest culinary pathways and follows the footsteps of Oregon's own James Beard. Headwaters is located at 1001 SW Broadway (The Heathman Hotel), Portland, Oregon 97205. Find more information at www.headwaterspdx.com, by phone 503-790-7752, and for private dining information, call 503-790-7126. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at HeadwatersPDX.


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You are my refuge and my shield;
I have put my hope in your word. – Psalm 119:114
Have you ever watched taffy being made? It really is neat to see how the three bars on the machine continually stretch the mass of sweetness to perfection.
There are times I feel like I am on a taffy machine being stretched in different directions all the time. I have writing projects to work on, ministry responsibilities, social media that I try to keep up with, and of course, life at home stuff. For me, the days race by quickly and I wonder if I will ever get caught up.
Our stretching has a purpose … not only does it grow us in character, but more importantly, it brings us to our knees and that's the perfect spot where God wants us to be. Dependence on God is what makes things happen. Relying on his power in our life gives us more strength than if we depended only on ourselves. It makes life sweet.
Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for the stretching you have done in my life. It was necessary for me to struggle and be challenged so that I can reflect your son, Jesus. Amen
Faith Tip: If you are being stretched today, be thankful for it. God is preparing you for wonderful things.


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How is juggling like being a good person? What does the trapeze have to do with free will? What does circus have to do with truth?
This blog addresses thoughts and topics raised in my Circus and Philosophy class taught in the fall of 2018 and 2017 at the University of Kentucky. Intended for the philosophical novice who is also cirque-curious, this course (and supplementary blog) uses circus as a springboard for philosophical inquiry.
This innovative course is FULLY participatory. Students don't just learn about the circus, they learn how to circus. Each full week is divided into two classes: one in which students learn a specific circus skill, such as aerial arts, juggling, or acro-balancing, and another in which students investigate various philosophical topics in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and more.
Don't know how to juggle? Don't know who Descartes is or what he said? No worries. No background in either circus arts or philosophy is required. A sense of wonder, a healthy curiosity about the world, and an appetite for adventure are strongly recommended.
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Then...almost overnight, it's all gone. All better. Things are back to normal, as if these year-long memberships expired at the end of the month. From February on, it's smooth sailing. At least, until the next round of New Year's Resolutions.
That being said, the workout room at my apartment kind of blows. Got one workout machine, and it's now broken. The two treadmills aren't much better, as they've both been acting kind of funny ever since the pipes burst and the place got flooded. I need a new place to train, and due to coincidental timing I'm subject to all these "New Year, New You!" fliers that every gym in town is passing around. Here's an example of one of them that I just had to scan in:
I mean, look at those hours. The place is open 24 hours a day between midnight and 9pm (or 8-6 on the weekends). I don't think it could get more convenient than that. If only I could pack that much into my own busy schedule.
Also, while I've got the scanner fired up, I had to pass this along as well. This was a CD I got this past weekend as a gift - nothing but ancient Japanese ritual Shinto music. People chanting and banging on drums or plucking on harps from hundreds if not thousands of years ago. It is kind of an odd thing, I'll admit, and I'm sure that some people might wonder where someone could pick up a CD like that. Well, luckily the website is printed on the back:
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Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima & More Hot WAGs Of The New England Patriots — Pics
The WAGs of the New England Patriots are some seriously gorgeous women. Supermodels Gisele Bündchen, and Adriana Lima are both linked to guys on the NFL team as are a bevy of other beauties. Take a look at all the hotties hooked-up with players on the best team in football.
Tom Brady, 39, quarterback for the New England Patriots is a handsome man and in 2009 the 4-time Super Bowl Champion married one of the most beautiful women on the planet, Victoria's Secret supermodel Gisele Bündchen, 36. That is an amazing score. But the sexy Patriot's couples doesn't stop there. Another supermodel, Adriana Lima, 35, has been hooking up with Tom's favorite target, New England wide receiver Julian Edelman, 30. Nice catch man!
MORE Sexy WAGs Of The NFL — See Pics
Rob Gronkowski, 27, is the hunky tight end that wears number 87 for New England. Gronk was on the Patriots on Feb. 1, 2015 when they beat the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24, during Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona. Rob may have smooth moves on the field but he is equally impressive with the ladies. Stunning lookers, Camille Kostek, Hailey Clauson, and Jordan Duffy have all been linked to the 4-time Pro Bowler. He must be a busy guy.
Rounding out the impressive roster of WAGs are more hotties including: Olivia Culpo who is dating wide receiver Danny Amendola, Kristen Rorie is seeing running back Tyler Gaffney, the incredibly sexy Ciera Liguori is dating running back D.J. Foster, Siggi Bennett is married to tight end Martellus Bennett, and of course the super pretty Ashley Boccio has married wide receiver Chris Hogan. Way to go guys, you have all made big plays. Next time you are at a Patriots game keep an eye out for all of these gorgeous women in the stands!
HollywoodLifers, who is your favorite player-girlfriend combo on the New England Patriots? Are you a big fan of Tom and Gisele, or do you prefer Julian and Adriana? Let us know who you think make the hottest couple off the field!


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On this day: Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade, sparking flames which still burn today
A week after 9/11, President George W Bush spoke of "this crusade, this war on terrorism". Ever since, the vocabulary of Crusade has been used by commentators from Washington to Dabiq when discussing the current conflicts in the Middle East. Listening to their words, it is as if a millennium has vanished. The rhetoric has barely moved on.
It all started with a Frenchman, Odo of Lagery. He was prior of Cluny Abbey, Christendom's most powerful and prestigious monastery, and something of a pope and saint factory.
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Their are an abundance of foreigner-friendly hair salons in Yokohama and indeed Japan as a whole. In this short list we are going to show you a variety that we think are the best. The best places to get you that new hair style or to touch up your own style. Or maybe you feel like being a little wilder on your visit to Yokohama and want to try out a completely new look with your hair style. Who knows. All we know is that we have picked a good selection for you to chose from and there will almost certainly be the perfect spot in here for you somewhere.
So, without further delay, here are our five best foreigner-friendly hair salons in Yokohama. Enjoy.
Firstly in our list we have the wonderful AFRODITA. AFRODITA at first site will almost certainly make your jaw drop just from the beauty of the salon itself. It has a very different way of thinkging compared to other salons. They have greenery all over the salon in the form off hanging plants and potted plants and ever trailing plants on their lights. This makes you feel at one with nature at the same time as getting yourself a new hair style from one of the best English speaking stylists in the whole of Yokohama. A truly amazing experience that I'm sure you will never forget. The nature around you makes you feel like you are in an advertisement for hair care. Something that many people will have dreamed of in the past.
Style wise they have the best of both worlds from the amazing bold hair styles that you may see in fashion shows or on cat walks to casual every day styles that can suit everyboy's needs. So, if you are looking for something a little different this time then AFRODITA is the spot for you.
【Basic information】
Name: AFRODITA
Address: 11F, 2-108 Sengen-cho, Nishi-ku, Yokohama
Business hour: 10:00 am〜7:00 pm
Phone number: (+81)045-311-0139
Official website: http://www.yokohamahairsalon.com/
2.Sho&jeri salon academy
Secondly we have the amazing Sho&Jeric salon academy. The Sho&jeric salon academy focuses their time on some amazing and bold new styles. They are very fashion forward and think outside the box when it comes to creating new styles to fit you hair perfectly. Take a look at the first image below as a prime example. You can see how long this models hair is and yet instead of just making it straight or cutting it they have curled and waved and added even more volume to make her stand out amongst the crowd. It takes some guts to try out things like this but they have certainly pulled it off. This is truly an outstanding place.
【Basic information】
Name: Sho&jeri salon academy
Address: 2F, 184-21 Yamatecho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Business hour: 10:000 am~8:00 pm
Phone number: (+81) 45-625-0515
Official website: http://shojeric.info/
3.Dh-HAL AVEDA
Next up we have Dh-HAL AVEDA. Dh-HAL AVEDA may well be exactly what you would think of when thinking about what exactly a Japanese hair salon would look like. This is very comforting for foreigners in many ways. You can get your hair styled by brilliant English speaking stylists in a very traditionally set way. There are a multitude of things to chose from. There is also a huge range of products that they sell. This will certainly perk you up because it isn't enough to just get a new hair style. You also have to maintain it properly and with their products after they have styled your hair you can not go wrong.
【Basic information】
Name: Dh-HAL AVEDA
Address: 4F Yokohama Bay Quarter, 1-10 Kinkocho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
Business hour: Weekday 10:00 am ~ 9:00 pm/Saturday & Sunday & Public Holiday 10:00 am ~ 8:00 pm
Phone number: (+81) 45-450-6328
Official website: http://www.dhhal-aveda.jp/yokohama/
Second to last up we have the magnificent FACES. FACES takes a more traditional approach to the idea of the hair salon. With their relaxing environment that puts you at ease whilst you get your hair styled and the amazing traditional decor it's a wonder this place isn't world famous yet. The English speaking stylists have trained with the best of the best in England and brought all that training back to Yokoahama to open up this brilliant place. If you are looking for a nice time and a nice new hair cut after a long trip around this brilliant city then look no further than FACES.
【Basic information】
Name: FACES
Address: 101 GS Haimu 98, Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Business hour: 10:00am〜7:00pm
Phone number: (+81) 45-662-0722
Official website: http://www.faces-hair.com/eng/
5.Hair & Café M.A.T.
Last but by no means least we have Hair & Cafe M.A.T. This spot is brilliant and we may have saved you one of the best for last here. Hair & Cafe M.A.T. is exactly what it says in its name. It is a hair salon and a cafe. This is a win win situation if you ask us. This is a very modern place and very popular with the younger generations. You may even say it is cool or hipster-like. They have only been around for three years having been established in the year 2015 but they have truly made their mark in the hair salon world. You can get almost any hair style you can think of from this place and the stylist are not only foreigner-friendly but are on the top of their game.
Take a look at the second image below. The long mixed colored flowing and wavy hair is spectacularly done. This is the kind of quality you are dealing with here. Their coffee is really good too and who doesn't want a change from Starbucks from time to time.
【Basic information】
Name: Hair & Café M.A.T.
Address: 1F, 4-99 Mugita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Business hour: 9:00 am~8:00 pm
Phone number: (+81) 45-873-6653
Official website: https://www.mat-hairandcafe.yokohama/
So, there you have it, five of the very best of the best in foreigner-friendly hair salons in Yokohama. Yokohama is a great and wonderful city that only falls second to Tokyo in the size of the place population. Having this many people – over 3.7 million to be exact – in one place is going to make the beauty industry flock there. This is why there is so many hair salons and beauty salons in this city that are not just okay but are absolutely amazing.
Whethere you are having a nice trip away to one of Japan's biggest and most beautiful cities and feel like a little hair cut whilst you are there then you are covered with this list no problem. Or if you are seeking out some of Yokohama's amazing shopping and beauty spots and want a new hair style to be on your itinerary then you are covered. This city is truly magnificent and you can be sure to find some of the best stylists not just in Japan but in the world here. Happy hair salon hunting.
Foreigner-Friendly Hair Salons in Hiroshima
In this short list we are going to take you through five different foriegner-friendly hair salons in Hiroshima. There are lots and lots of great hair salons in Japan but Hiroshima is one of the best places to go. It has grown hugely in popularity in recent years with the fashion industry and as such amazing hair salons have followed suit. There is an amazing selection in this list from more out there styles to more traditional styles. All we know is that we have picked some of the best for you and you will almost certainly find what you...
Foreigner-Friendly Hair Salons in Fukuoka
Whenever you travel to Fukuoka, you want to look your best. Having your hair done at a professional salon is a good way to make those around you take a second glance, but finding the hair salon that is right for you while you're in a foreign country is a challenge. Language barriers and hostility towards foreigners are examples of obstacles one faces when they go to Japan. This makes the search much harder, and much more frustrating. Luckily, there are hair salons in Fukuoka that cater to tourists, and here are a few that are worth checking out. Fukuoka is...
Foreigner-Friendly Hair Salons in Nagoya
Introduction It can be hard enough finding a great stylist who can turn your wishes into the perfect hairstyle in your own hometown. But what about when you're overseas and can't afford to wait that long for your next trim (or complete style change?) How will you explain what you want in Japanese? What if they misunderstand and botch it up? How do you make an appointment, ask for what you want, and buy certain hair products? Fear not. You don't have to worry about your pocket translator not being able to put your desire into words. Here is a...
Foreigner-Friendly Hair Salons in Sapporo
Introduction Have you ever wanted to travel around the amazing city of Sapporo? I know I have and one of the things a lot of people love doing is pampering themselves a little. That's why today we are going to talk to you about five of the very best hair salons that are not only foreigner friendly but also really hip and cool. These spots are designed to show you the very best of hair salons in this brilliant part of Japan. So without further delay we are going to show you our five top foreigner friendly hair salons in...
Foreigner-Friendly Nail Salons in Fukuoka
Introduction Whilst you have been travelling around the ancient city of Fukuoka have you ever wondered where their best fashion spots were? If you have then you are in for a real treat here today. Because, we are going to share with you five of the very best nail salons that are both foreigner friendly and cool in this amazing and historic city. Whether you are looking for a touch up on your nails or a complete new look and set you will be covered with these spots. So without furth delay here are our five nail salons for you...
Foreigner-Friendly Nail Salons in Nagoya
Introduction When travelling around Japan have you ever wondered, what the best place to eat in a certain place was or something similar? If you travel around your own city you already know the best places to eat and drink and shop and to get your hair done or nails done. So we are here to help you find the best of the best in some of those areas. Today it is five of the very best Nail salons that are both foreigner-friendly and cool for you to visit when you are visiting or traveling around Nagoya. Nagoya is a...


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Have you realised that if you are the ordinary young woman quite half the beauty products that you buy are useless? You go into a shop and are attracted by the prettiness of the packing, any beauty firm will tell you that good packing takes them a long long way, and most unfortunately that is true, but alas, you DON'T PUT THE PACKING ON YOUR FACE! The blarney of the assistant (who gets a commission and is anxious to make you buy the thing she wishes to sell) persuades you more than the product you ought to choose. Your own willy-nillyness, wandering round wanting to buy something suitable, and believing all the 'guff ' on the label.
Before you start making mistakes of this sort, do digest and digest thoroughly, one or two most emphatic points. The object of the 'guff' on the label of the pot, or bottle, or powder box, is to sell the goods within. Usually the better the goods the less they say. A first-class product doesn't have to tell you it is a first-class product; you know that it is. Unknown brands may be fine, but they should be approached with caution. Saleswomen are anxious to make good sales. In particular they do not want to have certain brands ' sticking to them'. They have a job to do just like anyone else. You mustn't blame them, but you must beware of them. The packing makes not one iota of difference to the goods you are buying, and quite often people who cannot put the best inside the pot, go a long way to popping it on the outside, and hoping!


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NHL Winter Classic
|National Hockey League
|First played
|January 1, 2008
|Times held
|Teams participated
|Most wins
|2: Washington Capitals (2011, 2015), New York Rangers (2012, 2018) and Boston Bruins (2010, 2019)
|Most recent
|January 1, 2019
|Most recent winner
|Boston Bruins
The NHL Winter Classic is one of three series of regular season outdoor games played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and is distinct from the league's other two series, the NHL Heritage Classic and the NHL Stadium Series. The Winter Classic is annually held on or around New Year's Day, generally in a football or baseball stadium, in an area with a resident NHL team. The first Winter Classic was held in 2008 at the venue then known as Ralph Wilson Stadium (now New Era Field) in Orchard Park, New York, between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. A total of eleven have been held. The most recent game was played during 2018–19 season at Notre Dame Stadium, with the Boston Bruins defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4–2.
After the success of the Cold War at Michigan State University in 2001 and the 2003 Heritage Classic, the NHL's first regular season outdoor game, the league inaugurated the Winter Classic in 2008. It eventually caught on as an annual tradition for the league, suspending only in 2013 due to 2012–13 NHL lockout. The 2014 game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings set a new NHL attendance record of 105,491. The Winter Classic has been contested only in the United States, while the Heritage Classic has been held exclusively in Canada. The Winter Classic featured only American teams for its first five games, until the Maple Leafs' appearance in 2014.
Along with the NHL All-Star Game, the Winter Classic is considered one of the NHL's premier events; with matchups generally booked to showcase the league's most popular teams and players, the event garners the league its highest attendance and among its highest television ratings. The event is typically promoted as a return to the sport's outdoor roots, meant to evoke memories of pond hockey. Its popularity has led to the scheduling of additional outdoor hockey games, both in the NHL and other leagues worldwide. In May 2014, the SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily named the Winter Classic its "Sports Event of the Year," the second time in five years the Classic has won that distinction.[1]
The Winter Classic as a television event was presented by NBC Sports Executive VP Jon Miller. He pitched the idea to the NHL in 2004 "but they didn't find the concept workable."[2] In December 2006, Miller found an ally in then Executive VP/Business & Media John Collins, who embraced the idea.[3][4]
The first Winter Classic was held January 1, 2008, between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. The game had a then-NHL-record crowd of 71,217 fans in attendance.
The success of the 2008 NHL Winter Classic led the NHL to schedule a second one for 2009, held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on January 1, 2009, matching the Detroit Red Wings against the Chicago Blackhawks. That game had the highest American television ratings of any hockey game in 33 years.
The third Winter Classic was held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 1, 2010, featuring the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers. The result was a 2–1 overtime win for Boston, the first home team to win a Winter Classic.
The fourth game in 2011 game was played at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals with Washington winning 3–1.
The fifth Winter Classic was held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, on January 2, 2012, featuring the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers. The result was a 3–2 win for New York.
Weather has proven to affect the game, with the 2011 and 2012 classics being delayed due to rain and other weather. Outdoor effects of wind and sun glare may give an unfair advantage to one team, so the NHL sometimes modifies the third and overtime periods. In this case, play is stopped at the midway point and teams switch directions. This option was exercised in 2008, 2011, 2014, and 2018. The 2008, 2014, and 2018 games also featured the teams switching ends halfway through the five-minute sudden-death overtime period for the same reason. In the 2008 and 2014 the games went into a shootout, where both goaltenders alternated defending the same goal, rather than the normal practice of defending opposite goals.
The Winter Classic was made a part of the NHL schedule through at least January 1, 2021, as part of the league's television contract, initially with NBC and Versus, then just NBC after Comcast (the parent company of Versus) bought NBC and merged Versus into the NBC Sports banner.
The 2012 Winter Classic in Philadelphia was not played on New Year's Day, as that fell on a Sunday in 2012 and conflicted with the NFL's final week of regular season games. Instead, following precedent set by college football's bowl games (which move their games to Monday when January 1 lands on Sunday),[citation needed] and to prevent a weather delay from pushing into the timeslot for NBC Sunday Night Football, the game took place on January 2, 2012. The game was played at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Neighboring Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, reportedly was preferred, but as the Eagles hosted a home game on January 1, the NHL could not undertake the required week-long renovations needed to construct the outdoor playing arena. The New York Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2.
The sixth Winter Classic was scheduled for Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor in 2013, with the Detroit Red Wings hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs in an Original Six matchup. However, the 2012–13 NHL lockout disrupted the season, leading to the game's cancellation on November 2, 2012.[5] The matchup was rescheduled for the 2014 Winter Classic, at the same venue with the same participants.[6] It was the first time a Canadian team participated in the Winter Classic. An NHL-record total of 105,491 tickets were sold, greater than the Guinness World Records-certified world-record attendance of 104,173 at The Big Chill at the Big House, also held at Michigan Stadium.[7] However, on January 24, 2014, an NHL source reported that the certified attendance, based on tickets scanned at the venue, fell short of the world record.[8]
The seventh Winter Classic was announced on September 21, 2013 when Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis announced the 2015 Winter Classic would be hosted by his franchise.[9] On June 22, 2014, the NHL announced the Capitals would play the Chicago Blackhawks.[10] On September 10, 2014, the NHL announced the game would be played at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.[11]
The eighth Winter Classic was announced on January 24, 2015 at an All Star Game press conference when the NHL announced that the Winter Classic would return to Massachusetts, with the Boston Bruins hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.[12] On January 1, 2016, the Montreal Canadiens won the 2016 Winter Classic by defeating the Boston Bruins 5–1.[13] The Montreal Canadiens were welcomed with the return of Brendan Gallagher, who had missed 17 games due to broken fingers that required surgery, and managed a goal and an assist, earning him the first star of the game.[13][14]
The ninth Winter Classic was announced on March 9, 2016 when the NHL announced that the Winter Classic would come to Missouri, with the St. Louis Blues hosting the Chicago Blackhawks at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.[15] The Winter Classic was the second of two outdoor games to be held over the New Year's weekend in 2017, with the NHL Centennial Classic being held in Toronto on January 1 and the Winter Classic following on January 2. The St. Louis Blues defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by the score of 4–1, scoring 3 goals in the third period.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the first Winter Classic, the NHL announced on May 10, 2017 that the Buffalo Sabres would take part in the 2018 game against the New York Rangers at Citi Field. Due to a 1982 agreement with New York City and state tax laws that give their home arena Madison Square Garden tax-exempt status, the Rangers must not "cease playing" home games at MSG (which is generally interpreted as meaning playing a home game at any other venue), and thus a legal fiction was constructed so that the Rangers host the game as the away team. The arrangement gives the Sabres only 40 games for the 2017–18 season in their home city of Buffalo, while the Rangers receive 42 games (not counting away games against the New York Islanders) in New York City. Similar legal fictions had been employed for the Rangers in the 2014 Stadium Series and the 2011 NHL Premiere.[16][17][18] The game was played on January 1, 2018.
On November 18, 2017, the NHL announced that the Chicago Blackhawks would host the Boston Bruins in the Winter Classic scheduled for January 1, 2019. The game was played at Notre Dame Stadium, in Notre Dame, Indiana, and was the first instance of a Winter Classic being played in a different state and media market than the host team—the stadium is located less than 100 mi (160 km) from Chicago but is served by television stations in South Bend.[19] This marked the third appearance in the Winter Classic for the Bruins. It was the fourth time that the Blackhawks participated in the Winter Classic and the franchise's sixth outdoor game overall, counting their two appearances in the NHL Stadium Series. The Bruins topped the Blackhawks in the game, 4-2, as Chicago suffered its fourth consecutive loss in a Winter Classic.[20]
List of NHL Winter Classics[edit]
- Bolded teams denote winners
- All games played on New Year's Day, except for 2012 and 2017, which were played on January 2 due to New Year's Day falling on a Sunday.
- The 2013 game was not played due to the NHL lockout, and was rescheduled for 2014
|Chicago Blackhawks
|Boston Bruins
|New York Rangers
|Washington Capitals
|Detroit Red Wings
|Pittsburgh Penguins
|Buffalo Sabres
|Philadelphia Flyers
|Montreal Canadiens
|St. Louis Blues
|Toronto Maple Leafs
|Dallas Stars
|Nashville Predators
Throwback sweaters[edit]
Participating teams have worn throwback or retro-style sweaters.
- 2008
- Pittsburgh Penguins: 1970–71
- Buffalo Sabres: 1983–84
- 2009
- Detroit Red Wings: 1926–27 Detroit Cougars
- Chicago Blackhawks: 1935–36 design with 1948–49 logo
- 2010
- Philadelphia Flyers: 1973–74 with modern font for their numbers and a black nameplate, became permanent road jersey the following season.
- Boston Bruins: 1958–59[21] design with brown stripes instead of black, and 1948–49 inspired logo (the original form of the "spoked-B" logo).
- 2011
- Washington Capitals: 1974–75
- Pittsburgh Penguins: 1967–68 sweater with colors reversed and crest logo instead of diagonal "Pittsburgh" lettering that appeared on original jerseys.
- 2012
- New York Rangers: Traditional sweater design in off-white with straight-lined player names and blue numbers with red trim in felt rather than drop-shadow tackle twill. Striping on shoulders, arms and tail is a variation of the ones they currently use, and crest logo a modern variation of the logo used for the team's inaugural season in 1926.[22]
- Philadelphia Flyers: Traditional sweater design in orange with black numbers and off-white trim. Striping on shoulders, arms and tail is different from the current sweaters. The stripe design was inspired by a sock design the team wore in the 1980s. This design would be used as an alternate uniform in 2014.
- 2014
- Toronto Maple Leafs: Toronto's uniforms were royal blue and white and featured the distinct striping configuration inspired by the 1930s Maple Leafs. The front crest of the jersey featured a distinct wordmark from the inaugural Maple Leafs' logo, revealed in 1927. The neckline design is taken from the sweaters worn by the Leafs throughout the 1960s and the running stitch detail on the numbers is a tribute to the Leafs' sweater from the mid-1950s.[23]
- Detroit Red Wings: Detroit wore red and antique white uniforms featuring a striping pattern and arch Detroit wordmark inspired by the late-1920s Detroit Cougars. The front crest on the jersey featured an early iteration of the winged wheel from the late 1930s Red Wings.[23]
- 2015
- Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago's jerseys were based on their 1957 jerseys, white with red and black striping on the bottom, lace-up collars and the tomahawk logo near the elbows.[24]
- Washington Capitals: While the Capitals' uniforms were not technically "throwbacks" because they represented a new uniform not previously worn by the team, they were a combined look back at hockey in D.C.[25] Washington wore red sweaters (in a darker shade of red than the team's normal uniforms) with white stripes atop the shoulders and along the bottom, the front featuring the team's name in white over a large blue 'W', with the center of the 'W' stylized like the Washington Monument.[26]
- 2016
- Montreal Canadiens: Montreal's jerseys were based on the one they wore for the 1924-1925 season. Having won the Stanley Cup the precedent season, the first in the team's history as a member of the NHL, the team put a globe with the word "Champions" under it. Since 1922, the team was using their classic CH logo with inverted colors (the C in white and the H in red): that logo was moved on both arms for the 1924-1925 season. For the Winter Classic, the CH logo was put back as the team's crest while the globe moved on the arms. As for the jersey's colors, they traded place from the original version, the red becoming white and the white becoming red, similar to a jersey worn by the team between 1944 and 1947.[27]
- Boston Bruins: Boston also used a jersey based on the one they wore for the 1924-1925 season, their first in the NHL. The jersey is identical to the one used that season, except for the fact that it is black instead of brown as it originally was.[27]
- 2017
- Chicago Blackhawks: The jerseys from the 2015 Winter Classic returned for 2017. Chicago's jerseys were based on their 1957 jerseys, white with red and black stripping on the bottom, lace-up collars and the tomahawk logo near the elbows.[28]
- St. Louis Blues: St. Louis' uniforms were based on the inaugural 1967-68 home jersey. The jerseys feature historically-accurate fonts and team striping, a ribbed crewneck collar, the vintage blue color and the original Blue Note crest from the first season.[28]
- 2018
- Buffalo Sabres: 1970s design and colors, with no gold trim on numbers and a small "NY" initial at the bottom of the logo. The "Buffalo" wordmark from the Buffalo Bisons-inspired throwbacks from 2010 is included on the helmet, and a new shoulder crest (a buffalo filled with the word "Sabres") was added.[29]
- New York Rangers: Rangers' jerseys were based on their 1926-27 jerseys from their inaugural season.[30]
- 2019
- Boston Bruins: The brown and gold jersey with heritage materials and striping that pays homage to the 1930's era uniform. Highlighting the throwback look, the jersey features the throwback "B" logo.[31]
- Chicago Blackhawks: black and white uniform that pays homage to the 1934 Blackhawks along with a Blackhawks crest featuring a combination of felt letters and chain stitching.[32]
- 2020
- Dallas Stars: Green and white jersey with elements from the 1993–94 Dallas Stars jerseys (the Stars first year in Dallas) and the 1945-46 USHL Dallas Texans jerseys (the first year of minor league hockey in Dallas).[33]
- Nashville Predators: Yellow, blue, and white striped jersey inspired by the 1960s and 1970s jersey of the Eastern Hockey League's Nashville Dixie Flyers, the first minor league hockey team in Nashville.[34]
The throwback sweaters are very popular with fans, and teams have often continued to wear them after the Winter Classic. The Penguins and Blackhawks made their Winter Classic sweaters their alternates the following season. The Flyers went a step further and made their 2010 Winter Classic sweaters their permanent road sweaters, beginning with 2010–11. The Sabres had already been using a variation of their throwback sweater prior to their appearance (that particular season, there were no third sweaters anywhere in the league) and adopted a slightly updated version of the sweaters as their main uniform in 2010–11, while the 2011 contestants, the Penguins and Capitals, wore their classic uniforms as third jerseys in 2011–12. The Capitals continued to do so through the 2014–15 season, the same year the Flyers adopted their 2012 Winter Classic sweaters as their third jerseys.
The Winter Classic has proven to be a ratings success for the league in the United States and is regularly the league's most watched regular season contest (in the US), rivaling the ratings for the Stanley Cup. Its popularity in the United States led to the American Hockey League adopting a similar contest in 2010, the AHL Outdoor Classic, which it has reprised each year since. Both the Winter Classic and the earlier Cold War contest helped repopularize outdoor hockey at the college and university level, and several college organizations, minor and junior hockey leagues hold outdoor games each year.
Despite the overwhelming popularity of the original Heritage Classic between the Montreal Canadiens and the Edmonton Oilers in 2003, the popularity of the Winter Classic in Canada is not as high as it is in the United States. On Canada's CBC Television network, the Winter Classic has lower ratings than its weekly regular season telecasts Hockey Night in Canada. This has been attributed to the lack of Canadian teams in any of the Winter Classics and has led to both the revival of the all-Canadian Heritage Classic and the scheduling of the Maple Leafs in the 2014 Winter Classic and the Canadiens in the 2016 edition.
Sports Illustrated columnist Dan Shaughnessy said of the new Winter Classic, "[N]ow hockey owns New Year's Day the way baseball owns the Fourth of July and football owns Thanksgiving."[35]
2014 game[edit]
The 2014 Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs had an NHL-record paid attendance of 105,491, and a television viewership in the U.S. and Canada of 8.2 million television viewers, a North American record for a regular season game.[36] Sportsnet's Chris Johnston said, "The feeling when the players walked into the 87-year-old stadium in front of more than 100,000 fans was truly something special. The biggest and best Winter Classic of them all lived up to its advanced billing." The game went down to the wire, ending in a 3-2 Toronto victory in a shootout.[37]
TV Ratings in the U.S.[edit]
The Winter Classic games usually rank among the most watched regular season NHL games on NBC reacquiring the rights to the NHL in 2005. Early entries in the Winter Classic ranked among the highest ratings for professional hockey in the United States since the 1970s, prior to that, the highest rating for an NHL game since then had been Wayne Gretzky's final game, which aired on Fox in 1999. Winter Classic viewership peaked in 2011 and, with the exception of a bump in 2014, persistently declined through the 2018 game, then rebounded in 2019.[38]
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|4.40 million
|3.68 million
|4.50 million
|3.73 million
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|3.47 million
|2.78 million
|2.56 million
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|2.97 million
Future sites[edit]
Due to the popularity of the event, every NHL team has requested to participate in the Winter Classic either as the host or the visiting team. Numerous locations have been mentioned in the media as potential sites for future Winter Classics or entries in the NHL Stadium Series, including Michie Stadium, FedExField, Ohio Stadium, motorsports venues such as the currently under construction Canadian Motor Speedway in Fort Erie, Ontario, and even non-sports venues like the National Mall or Central Park.[43][44][45][46][47][48] New Sabres and Buffalo Bills owner Terrence Pegula and commissioner Gary Bettman have discussed the possibility of hosting a second Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium (since renamed New Era Field), possibly to coincide with the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which will include one outdoor game.[49] Former Toronto Maple Leafs President Tim Leiweke expressed his desire to host the 2018 game at a renovated BMO Field to mark the Leafs' centennial (he eventually got the Centennial Classic instead).[50]
Any future additional Winter Classic games in Pittsburgh would have to be held at PNC Park due to scheduling logistics with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who for the 2011 game requested to the NFL to play Week 16 on Thursday night and Week 17 on the road in order to give the NHL time to get Heinz Field ready for the game. (Indeed, work started immediately after the Steelers finished their Thursday night game against the Carolina Panthers, as NFL players were still coming off the field when work started on converting the field.) Both PNC Park and Heinz Field would be available, however, for a Stadium Series game (Heinz Field eventually hosted the 2017 Stadium Series game).[51] Another possibility for the Penguins, Flyers or Sabres (Pegula is a prominent Penn State alumnus who has hosted an annual exhibition game at Penn State's indoor hockey arena since 2016) would be Beaver Stadium on the campus of Penn State University, located between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.[52]
Harvard University and the Boston Bruins have explored the possibility of asking the NHL to schedule the 2024 Winter Classic at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Massachusetts to coincide with the Boston franchise's 100th anniversary year. If awarded the 2024 Winter Classic, the Bruins are expected to ask the NHL to again have the Montreal Canadiens as the opposition.
The 2019 Winter Classic was held at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana, with the Chicago Blackhawks as host team, played against the Boston Bruins. The 2020 Winter Classic is set to be held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, where the Dallas Stars will face off against the Nashville Predators.
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Tartuffe (RSC: The Pit) Smile Orange (Tricycle) Annie Wobbler (New End)
IVIoliere's Tartuffe, in Christopher Hampton's low-keyed and unflashy translation into blank verse, comes across in Bill Alexander's production as a play less about religious fanaticism than about pro- Deny: God as the property of the religious Maniac, and of those who think of them- selves as religious; the possession, in mar- riage, of a gentleman's daughter; the ravishment of his wife; finally, the acquisi- tion of all his possessions, including his residence. 'He never really stood a chance, says the Sun King's resplendent officer near the end of the evening when he arrests the, by then, dandily dressed Tartuffe, garbed III white apart from yellow stockings, although they're neither single nor double cross-gartered. That Tartuffe never really stood a chance is .hardly the tenor of the evening. He cer- tainly has his way in Monsieur Orgon's household. Yet, having said that, he only has his way with vain, short-sighted gullible argon himself and his ferocious mother (Sylvia Coleridge in great form), which shows how influential in 1669 the head of the family was. Nigel Hawthorne as Orgon looks and behaves like a self-satisfied if slightly zonked sheep, who's only thorough-1Y at home when he's able to
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Alison Steadman looks superb as Elmire, his wife, nose high in air, and whilst a Model of bourgeois rectitude she's a little, Just a little, flattered, even tempted, by Tartuffe's wooing of her. What woman wouldn't be with her husband such a silly? David Bradley is properly sceptical and Worldly-wise as Cleante, Orgon's brother- m-law, as is the rest of the household, but Stephanie Fayerinan as Dorine, the maid, continuously provides the most sensible and delicious comments on the increasingly
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All of which is quite tolerable, especially with the verse speaking being so clear and with Alison Chitty having provided agree- able costumes and notably splendid wigs and coiffure. Parquet flooring has been laid, and the audience is seated on four sides of a living room with fine dining table, some handsome chairs, and two small altars. There's a lot of eating of real food, as is fashionable in subsidised theatre pro- ductions this year.
The problem is that Mr Alexander's direction seems more concerned to extract inapposite and vulgar laughter than to establish the play's social milieu and con- text. He doesn't sufficiently allow the com- edy, such as it is, to arise from the scep- ticism of the characters to what is happen- ing in this most abrasively ironic of satires. What isn't at all tolerable is Antony Sher's playing of Tartuffe as if he is filming Carry on Rasputin. He's dressed in a habit which some monastery must have rejected, and his tongue and long black hair hiss about like the Gorgon's locks. So do his rosary beads which the paranoiac imposter (there's little of the hypocrite about him, he's just a go- getter) uses to try to seduce Elmire, to scourge himself and even to stuff down his own throat. He has mad staring eyes, the eyeballs rolling like marbles. This Tartuffe makes Richard III seem the epitome of courtly behaviour.
The performance is so unsubtle, both in terms of how it isn't scaled down to the size of the auditorium and in its presentation of Tartuffe's lack of guile, that there is no real moral conflict with Orgon. Thus poor Nigel Hawthorne, who can't help radiating in- telligence, seems doubly o'erparted.
Smile Orange is set in a down-at-heel tourist hotel in Jamaica, brightly designed by Paddy Kamara. The airport is so close that you hear the announcements of ar- rivals and departures. An aspiring young waiter, Cyril (Sylvester Williams), who previously sucked sugar cane for a living, is instructed by Ringo (Malcolm Frederick) in the art of waiting. He's shown, hilariously, how to serve a' plate of soup, keeping the armpit out of the diner's face, and how to touch up American women (no point with the English — too mean — or the Cana- dians) for tips. The first half of Trevor Rhone's play — written in 1970, staged suc- cessfully in the West Indies, and filmed — is quite fun provided you don't mind, assum- ing you're not West Indian, finding much of the Jamaican patois unintelligible.
The second half unfortunately discovers something approximating to a plot line, and in Rufus Collins's sprawling, slack produc- tion this attempts to lend a weight to what has gone before, which the play can't carry. T-Bone Wilson is a waiter with a con- science, Anton Phillips a fussy hotel manager, and Cassie McFarlane a pert telephonist who reinforces the view that throughout the world it's switchboard operators who wield the real power.
Arnold Wesker wrote the three one-act
plays which comprise Annie Wobbler for an admirable character actress, Nicola McAuliffe. In the first, she plays an elderly char woman in a Jewish household in the Thirties; for the second, she strips off, in full view of the audience, the capacious garments and wig of the first to present a contemporary student, in black slinky underwear, preparing for a date; in the third she is a successful novelist being inter- viewed inanely by off-stage voices. The first two monologues are written clearly in the familiar, scrupulous Wesker prose. The third I found too like anyone's stab at discovering that (how did you guess?) a famous person isn't necessarily the same as they come across in an interview. Pamela Howard employs the tiny New End stage to advantage, and her three sets — a veritable Chinese box — provide lots to look at. No disrespect to Miss McAuliffe but she'd be displayed to better advantage with actors to react to. No disrespect to Mr Wesker, who directs like a director, but he shouldn't have to be doodling like this. The author of half a dozen of the more interesting plays of our era is still, very much, with us.


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Shafiqah Alqebtieah was a student of the first egyptian bellydancer Shooq. She was born in 1851 in the "Shobra"-suburb in Cairo and escaped home at age of 12. Her first performance was in folks festivals. Shafika became the most famous dancer in Egypt after her master Shooq has passed away. Shafiqa's fans were used to throw the gold Egyptian pounds under her feet. Of Al Qibtiyya has been said that she was dancing wearing pair of shoes with golden heels. Shafiqa Al-Qibtiyya was already a legend in her time in the 1920s. Chafika was born in a conservative and modest Coptic family. Her parents died when she was still young. After marriage she lived under poor circumstances and tried to better them doing dancing together with the almeh.
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|Née d'une famille conservatrice modeste, Chafika mène une vie de privations. D'une beauté remarquable et douée pour la danse, elle se produit à l'Eldorado, lieu de rendez-vous de ses admirateurs riches et influents. Cependant, rien ne peut lui faire oublier son fils dont elle s'occupe sans révéler à personne qu'elle est sa mère. Torturé par la jalousie, le premier ministre, son amant, cherche à écarter le jeune rival, d'autant plus que sa propre fille désire l'épouser. Il parvient à le faire arrêter grâce à une accusation fallacieuse. Abattue, Chafika a recours aux stupéfiants pour oublier sa douleur. C'est le début de sa déchéance. Sa santé décline et sa beauté se fane. Elle finit par mendier à l'entrée de l'Eldorado. Quant à la fille du premier ministre, elle consacre sa vie à Dieu.


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