text:
News Detail
1442 Views
Hope for HRT as takeover looks likely
3mo ago from TheF1Times.com - The future of the HRT F1 team looks positive after news that a group of American and Canadian investors are looking to acquire its entry and assets. The Spanish team folded at the end of the 2012 season despite having only begun life in 2010. Autosport reports that the team would be known as Scorpion Racing and has been given approval by F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone - though it's not certain whether they would be allowed entry to the upcoming... Full Story »
comments powered by Disqus
Recent News
1 Views
Sauber pressing on with updates
5m ago from PlanetF1.com - Sauber will have further updates for their C32 when they race around the streets of Monte Carlo next weekend.
Sauber have managed just five points in five grands prix as the team has battled - and failed - to recreate the magic of last season when... More Details »
49 Views
Sauber confident of more progress
35m ago from AutoSport.com - Sauber is confident it has made progress with solving the rear-end instability problem that held it back early in the season.You have viewed over 30 free stories this month. Why stop there? Click here to find out how to continue reading. More Details »
85 Views
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus - Q&A
35m ago from Crash.net - Q:You must be feeling pretty good with your championship position and the performance of the car this season?Kimi Raikkonen:Well, we're not in first place so we can't be too happy. For sure it's not a nightmare, but we've still got a lot of races... More Details »
101 Views
Max Chilton dismisses 'rich kid' snipes
55m ago from espnF1.com - Max Chilton has dismissed suggestions that he owes his place in Formula One to his father's wealth more than his own talent. His father is a senior player at insurance multinational AON and has not been shy in using his own fortune to boost the... More Details »
140 Views
Hamilton: We must keep focusing on races
1h ago from GPUpdate.net - Lewis Hamilton has reiterated that his Mercedes team must continue to focus on improved race performances as the 2013 campaign progresses, having struggled to cope with tyre degradation over the course of the first five Grands Prix. Although a... More Details »
91 Views
Raikkonen: We have to focus on qualifying
1h ago from Crash.net - Kimi Raikkonen admits that Lotus need to focus on qualifying in Monaco next weekend if it is to challenge for honours at the front of the field.The Finn heads to Monte Carlo sitting second in the drivers' championship with five races done, and will... More Details »
289 Views
Whitmarsh: From hero to zero very quickly
1h ago from PlanetF1.com - Martin Whitmarsh has adopted a "fairly philosophical" attitude as he continues to be questioned about his role as McLaren's team boss.
Whitmarsh has come in for a barrage of criticism due to McLaren's poor start to this season that has... More Details »
378 Views
Kimi: Not a nightmare but not happy
3h ago from PlanetF1.com - Kimi Raikkonen says he won't be happy until he is leading the Championship despite a spate of runner-up results putting him second on the log.
The 2007 World Champion has made an impressive start to this season, his second with Lotus, winning the... More Details »
171 Views
Giedo: Still scope to improve
4h ago from PlanetF1.com - Giedo van der Garde is adamant there is still "some scope" for Caterham to improve their CT03.
Introducing their first major upgrade at last Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, Caterham showed signs of progress in their battle with Marussia.... More Details »
138 Views
Monaco Grand Prix: Marussia preview Monte Carlo
6h ago from YallaF1.com - 19 May, 2013 Jules Bianchi leads Max Chilton
The Marussia F1 Team is gearing up for one of the highlights of the Formula 1 season – the Monaco Grand Prix – next weekend (23-26 May), where Jules Bianchi will also celebrate his home... More Details »
Hottest F1 News
1h ago289 Views
Whitmarsh: From hero to zero very quickly
3h ago378 Views
Kimi: Not a nightmare but not happy
55m ago101 Views
Max Chilton dismisses 'rich kid' snipes
35m ago85 Views
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus - Q&A
16h ago1840 Views
Increased venom as F1 tyre war erupts again
1h ago140 Views
Hamilton: We must keep focusing on races
6h ago473 Views
Video of the Day: LEGO Ferrari Formula 1 car
19h ago1749 Views
FIA halts Pirelli's plans to tweak tyres
1h ago91 Views
Raikkonen: We have to focus on qualifying
35m ago49 Views
Sauber confident of more progress
4h ago171 Views
Giedo: Still scope to improve
6h ago313 Views
Monaco Grand Prix: Mercedes preview Monte Carlo
3d ago5604 Views
Mercedes eyeing Vettel to replace Hamilton?
6h ago242 Views
Monaco Grand Prix: Red Bull preview Monte Carlo
6h ago224 Views
Monaco Grand Prix; McLaren preview Monte Carlo
More Hottest News » In The Forums
BradSpeedMan posted on: It's Hammer Time!
BradSpeedMan posted on: Happy Yarpie To You, Happy Yarpie To You
Angellica posted on: 4 Pit Stops Too Many?
HandyNZL posted on: V8 Supercars / Supertourers
Angellica posted on: Future F1 Calendar
Angellica posted on: The Offical Welcome Thread...
The Shadow posted on: Today In F1
Quiet One posted on: So When Will Pirelli Bring Better Tires ?
maure posted on: Agw
Rainmaster posted on: 2013 Motogp
Recent Comments
Most Viewed In 24 Hours
16h ago1840 ViewsIncreased venom as F1 tyre war erupts again
19h ago1749 ViewsFIA halts Pirelli's plans to tweak tyres
19h ago855 ViewsFIA: Not so fast with that tire change
18h ago641 ViewsRaikkonen urges focus on qualifying in 'special' Monaco
19h ago628 ViewsTech Roundup – Barcelona
1d ago843 ViewsAlguersuari: I don't see the drama
23h ago577 ViewsMastering Monte Carlo with Lotus F1
20h ago536 ViewsWebber under pressure to deliver
1d ago831 ViewsBrawn wary of tyre issues beyond Monaco
6h ago473 ViewsVideo of the Day: LEGO Ferrari Formula 1 car
Headlines Indexed
Today 15
Yesterday 25
Last 7 Days 710
This Month 1835
This year 12474
All Time 449598
GPToday.com Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter and receive the hottest F1 news direct to your inbox.


text:
Thousands take to the streets to demand: U.S. out of Afghanistan and Iraq now! Report back from March 20 March on Washington
Last-minute update Your urgent support is needed!
March 20: Stand with the Palestinian People! An urgent message on repression and resistance taking place Palestine today
If you are in D.C. prior to the 20th ... ... here's how you can help!
March 20: Show Them Why You Are Marching and Make Some Noise! What you can bring to the March 20 National March on Washington
An appeal to anti-war organizations & activists to oppose the increasing threats against Iran Statement from Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran
Labor organizations and unions speak out: "Why we're marching on March 20" U.S. out of Afghanistan and Iraq!
A message from Brian Becker: Urgent alert from ANSWER ANSWER volunteers hit with felony charges for promoting March 20 action
What you can do on March 20 Several ways to be a part of this important action
United University Professions (UUP) resolution in support of March 20th "Build UUP participation in the March 20 demonstration in DC as part of the labor contingent"
Anti-war leaders speak out: "Why I'm marching on March 20" Join the March 20 National March on Washington
World Can't Wait Statement on March 20th demonstration Join World Can't Wait Saturday, March 20 in protest!
Get on the bus to the March 20 National March on Washington! Buy your bus ticket online
Anti-war and community organizations mobilize for March 20 demonstration National Council of Arab Americans Statement on March 20th Demonstration
U.S./NATO slaughter of civilians in Afghanistan All out on March 20!
IVAW and other veterans groups mobilize for March 20 March on Washington What is needed now is for thousands of people to come into the streets
Powerful Vets Video Promotes March 20 Demonstration Join veterans and service members as they take to the streets on March 20!
New England mobilizes for March 20 in D.C.! Almost 400 attend New England regional anti-war conference
We won't sit by ... Why we're marching on March 20
Get on the bus to the March 20 National March on Washington! This is a critical time for the anti-war movement
Call for Latin America Solidarity Contingent on March 20 Initiated by the Latin America Solidarity Coalition (LASC)
High school students and teachers speak out: "Why I'm marching on March 20" Join the March 20 National March on Washington
Veterans, military families speak out: "Why I'm marching on March 20" Join the veterans, active-duty service members and military families contingent!
March 20th Coalition Planning Committee sets plans for March on Washington Momentum for National March grows
Call to Action National March on Washington on Saturday, March 20
United University Professions (UUP)resolution in support of March 20th
United University Professions (UUP) -- the union representing more than 34,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 State University of New York campuses and several other New York State schools -- passed the following resolution at its 2010 Winter Delegate Assembly calling on UUP leaders, chapters and members to build UUP participation in the March 20 demonstration in D.C. as part of the labor contingent:
Delegates adopted a Resolution Calling for Participation in the March 20 Demonstration against the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars in Washington, DC from the Labor and Higher Education Committee.
WHEREAS, March 20 marks the seventh anniversary of the start of the war and occupation in Iraq; and
WHEREAS, a national anti-war march and rally will take place in Washington DC on March 20 to call for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, US Labor Against the War has endorsed the March 20 mobilization; and
WHEREAS, UUP is a charter member of USLAW and has a long history of participating in anti-war action; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Delegate Assembly calls on UUP leaders, chapters, and members to build UUP participation in the March 20 demonstration in DC as part of the labor contingent.
Click here to view the resolution on the UUP website (scroll down).

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Choose Options
Back-Zip Tie-Dye Dress: The figure-forgiving chemise silhouette skims over your figure without clinging! But the best part of this dress? The exposed back zipper detail gives it an added touch of right-now style.
Read what customers are saying about this product:
Rating: 4.50 out of 2 votes cast
Love this dress!
Such a cute dress! It's really comfortable and light. Love the zipper detail in the back.
Bren B
Boston, MA
Stretches but I love it
I love this dress. Order one size smaller because it STRETCHES....A LOT!
Seneca, SC
Click here to read all of this product's reviews


text:
DmC: Devil May Cry
Got a Picture?
You can submit screenshots for this game using our Screenshot Submission Form. You can submit box shots or scans for this game using our Box Image Submission Form.
DmC: Devil May Cry Resources
Visit GameSpot for more DmC: Devil May Cry, including 1 review, 4 previews, 19 news stories, 217 screenshots, 59 gameplay movies and 1 video review.
Game Rankings
Visit Game Rankings for 50 reviews and previews for DmC: Devil May Cry from around the web.
Game Detail
Xbox 360
- Ninja Theory / Capcom
- Release: Jan 15, 2013 »
- 2 add-ons available
- Also on: PS3 PC
Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older.


text:
Heart of a Champion charity event at Colasanti's is Nov. 13
The Bo Schembechler "Heart of a Champion" charity wine bottle signing is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Colasanti's, 468 S. Milford Road, Highland Township. The event benefits the U of M Cardiovascular Center. It is sponsored by Colasanti's Market, the U of M Cardiovascular Center and Cathy Schembechler. Former U of M players will sign bottles of BO wine purchased during the event. Players planning to attend include Fritz Seyferth, Jim Brandstatter, Don Warner, Rich Strenger, Craig Dunaway, Don Moorhead, Ali Haji-Sheikh and Paul Staroba. For more information call 248-887-0012 ext. 4.
— Staff writer Kathy Blake
See wrong or incorrect information in a story. Tell us here
Local Guide
Business Name
Location, ST | website.com
Social Wire
National News Videos
- Mystery surrounds departure of Oakland University President Gary Russi and wife Beckie Francis (56)
- PAT CAPUTO: Issues for Detroit Tigers run deeper than Jose Valverde (37)
- PAT CAPUTO: Detroit Lions can make the NFL playoffs - if the following occurs WITH VIDEO (27)
- Celebrities, news outlets take to Twitter over death of James Gandolfini (20)
- POLICE: Alcohol a factor in 100 mph pursuit initiated by 14-year-old driver, five teens unhurt in crash (16)
- New backcourt leads Lathrup over Dragons (32)
- "Sesame Street" introduces a Muppet whose father is in jail (25)
- Mob underboss says Jimmy Hoffa was "buried alive" at dig site in Oakland Township (10)
- Gordie Howe awarded $3 million for destroyed sports memorabilia (8)
- Gov. Rick Snyder urges Israel to bring its business to Michigan (7)
- 'Anyone can be a father, but few are truly dads'; Oakland Press readers honor their dads this Father's Day (6)
Recent Activity on Facebook
Blog Center
Frye on the News
Stephen Frye has covered the police beat and courts for The Oakland Press and now serves as online editor for www.theoaklandpress.com.
The Law Blogger
Informs on and discusses current matters of legal interest to readers of The Oakland Press and to consumers of legal services in the community.
Cat Chat
Caren Gittleman likes talking cats. She'll discuss everything about them. Share your stories and ask her questions about your favorite feline.
Outdoor Notes
Roger Beukema shares news from Lansing that impacts sportsmen (this means ladies as well) and talks about things he finds when he goes overseas to visit his children, and adding your comments into the mix.
Earth's Almanac
Join Jonathan Schechter as he shares thoughts on our natural world in Oakland County and beyond.


text:
Thursday, 09 August 2012
I Hate My Child's Name
Hi, I hope someone can help. I named my boy 7 years ago and now I hate the name and am embarrassed of it. So much so that I avoid taking my child places in case I have to spell it out.I am very down as I feel I have let him down, and I love him so much! He is such a lovely child. I have tried changing his name to the middle name but he likes his name as it is and he found it distressing when we tried changing his name. I really don't know what to do, it feels like a life sentence. I am in a terrible way over it. We live in the North of England and the name is so unusual here, people keep spelling it wrong and pronouncing it wrong, but the main thing is I can't get used to it. It makes me cringe when I hear it. The name is Tadgh, it is an Irish name pronounced Tieg. We have also tried changing the spelling to Tieg and a few others but he doesn't like them.
It's hit me a bit like going to bed and then waking up and realizing I have given my son a name from another culture. I feel like it's an Indian name which is ok if you are Indian. But imagine if you are a Christian and you wake up one morning and you realize your child's is named Mohammed (this works vice versa, just in case I offend anyone).
Can someone offer advice to help me??
image source
Post a Comment
- Back to momaroo's Momaroo Site!
- Note: your comment will appear in momaroo's local time zone: GMT -05:00 (Eastern Standard - US, Canada)


text:
Device Control
Minimizes risk and increases productivity.
In today's business environment, common productivity tools and removable devices such as USB flash drives and CDs/DVDs are the most common for data loss and malware introduction – be it accidental or malicious.
Norman Device Control is available as a modular offering in Norman Enterprise Security both as a stand-alone product, or integrated with other product modules.
Our Device Control helps you reduce the risk of data loss and malware infection by giving you control of removable devices.
You will be able to identify all removable devices that are currently or have ever been connected to your endpoints and flexibly enforce security policies that prevent unauthorized use, limit malware intrusion and force the encryption of sensitive information.
With Norman Device Control, you will be able to:
- Protect data from loss and theft
- Enhance your security policy enforcements
- Streamline and improve IT operations and security
- Be ensured your data is encrypted
- Save cost and time
System Requirements
Windows® Server 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, and 2008 R2
Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, and 2008 R2


text:
May 25, 2013: The first wave of acts confirmed to play the Belladrum festival's GoNorth Seedlings Stage on August 2-3 has been announced – Cleavers, Prides, Roman Nose, Blood Relatives, Red Ronson, Ranald, Dylan Tierney, Crystal Seagulls, Three Blind Wolves, Garden Of Elks, The Oxides, Fat Goth, St Max And The Fanatics, Fake Major, State Of Flux, Bear Arms, Little Fire and Lionel.
Sarah Hayes' debut EP, Mainspring, is streaming on Bandcamp ahead of its release on May 28. She has Glasgow gigs scheduled for The Old Hairdressers on May 29 and The Wee Chill festival at SWG3 on June 29.
Boards Of Canada have unveiled new song Reach For The Dead, taken from forthcoming album Tomorrow's Harvest, out on June 10.
May 24, 2013: The line-up for King Tut's Summer Nights, which runs in the Glasgow venue from July 15 to August 1, has been revealed. The headliners are The Recovery!, Sunshine Social, TeKlo, Alarm Bells, Taffy, Sienna, So Many Animal Calls, Michael Cassidy, The OK Social Club, SOS, Departures, Fake Major, Prides, Waiting For Go and Arches. Other acts worth checking out include Cherri Fosphate, The Clock, The Youth And Young, Campfires In Winter, Kevin Harper, Discopolis and Father Sculptor. There's also a Pop Cop DJ set on July 25.
Quickbeam song Grace is available for free download – it's taken from the band's self-titled debut album, out on June 3.
Giant Fang has unveiled a video for Aqualung.
May 23, 2013: A Music Open Day is being held at Aberdeen's Lemon Tree on May 26 with a programme that includes three music industry panels, a soundcheck workshop and live music from Revere, Uniform, Leanne Smith and Marionettes. Free tickets to the evening show will be available to anyone who attends the free seminars during the day.
The Wickerman Festival has added Admiral Fallow, Chic ft Nile Rodgers, Dreadzone, Waylayers and Greg Wilson to its line-up on July 26-27.
Algernon Doll track Anti-them is available for free download – it's taken from second album Citalo-pop, due for release on June 10.
May 22, 2013: The Basement Coffee House in Ayr has been shortlisted by NME as Scotland's representative in a public vote to find the best small venue in Britain. The 80-capacity venue opened eight months ago.
Tomorrow's second instalment of the Dewar House Experimental Batch series sees Edinburgh's Caves host free live music from Kid Canaveral, The Last Battle and Adam Ross (Randolph's Leap). There will be 550 tickets available on the door on a first come, first served basis.
May 21, 2013: Camera Obscura song Fifth In Line To The Throne is available for free download in exchange for an email address. It's taken from the band's fifth album Desire Lines, out on June 3, and pre-ordering it will get you another track, Do It Again.
Book Group have released their debut EP, Homeward Sound.
Sparrow And The Workshop's third album Murderopolis, out on May 27, is streaming in full via DIY - one of the songs, The Faster You Spin, is also available for free download.
May 20, 2013: Garden Of Elks' debut EP, Extended Play, is available to buy and stream.
The Clock have a video for their excellent song Everything's Eventual, which is released on May 28. They have Glasgow gigs lined up at Broadcast on June 1 and Roxy 171 on June 20.
May 18, 2013: The 16-strong T Break line-up for T in the Park on July 12-14 has been unveiled - Arches, Blindfolds, DARC, Fake Major, Hector Bizerk, Honeyblood, Machines In Heaven, Michael Cassidy, Poor Things, Pronto Mama, Seams, Sunshine Social, The Merrylees, The Velveteen Saints, Vasa, Waiting For Go.
Anna Sweeney has announced she is taking a full break from music and has cancelled her scheduled appearance at Wickerman in July as she relocates to Reading for work in June. Another musician swapping Scotland for England is Plum, who is moving to Brighton in July.
May 17, 2013: The stage times have been released for the 35 acts playing Stag & Dagger across seven Glasgow venues on May 18.
Franz Ferdinand's fourth album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action will be released on August 26 – check out this brief trailer.
Frightened Rabbit recorded a cover of Best Coast's The Only Place for Australian radio show Triple J. The band release their Late March, Death March EP on June 2.
The Mouse That Ate The Cat song When I Wake Up is available for free in exchange for your email address.
The title track of Adam Stafford's forthcoming second album Imaginary Walls Collapse is streaming here.
May 16, 2013: The Discopolis remix of Bwani Junction single Civil War is available to download for free from SoundCloud.
Born To Be Wide's next seminar at Edinburgh's Electric Circus on May 30 is on the topic of goNORTH, with a panel featuring broadcaster Vic Galloway, goNORTH duo Amanda Millen and Alex Smith and Chasing Owls frontman Ben Sunderland explaining how musicians and delegates can get the most out of the annual Inverness convention. Tickets are free.
AC/DC have backed a campaign to erect a bronze statue of their former frontman Bon Scott in his hometown of Kirriemuir in Angus. Community music group DD8 Music hope to raise £50,000 via Kickstarter by June 5.
Kite And The Crane's debut EP, Found In The End, is out on Bandcamp.
May 15, 2013: Biffy Clyro have a video for their new single Opposite.
The View are playing a one-off show at Glasgow's King Tut's on June 12 for the Sunday Mail Centenary Fund.
Adam Stafford is launching his second album Imaginary Walls Collapse with a gig at Glasgow's Glad Cafe on July 5 with support from Siobhan Wilson and Robbie Lesiuk.
May 14, 2013: The Wee Chill will mark its 10th anniversary with a two-stage bill at Glasgow's SWG3 on June 29 for the West End Festival. The line-up features Malcolm Middleton, James Yorkston with Sparrow & The Workshop (collaborative debut), Aidan Moffat (spoken word), Three Blind Wolves, Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire, Miaoux Miaoux, Fake Major.
Tommy Perman, who recently left FOUND, has unveiled his new solo project ComputerScheisse – check out These Beautiful Minds, the title track of his debut EP, out on July 15 through Phuturelabs.
RockNess have announced more acts for the festival on June 7-9 including Fenech-Soler, Fatherson, Public Service Broadcasting, The Boy Who Trapped The Sun, Niteworks and Jemma Tweedie.
Too Many Fireworks Records will donate all profits from sales of Variations Of Chopin, an album of contemporary interpretations of the composer's music, to the fundraising campaign for drummer Robbie Cooper, whose cancer fight was documented on The Pop Cop.
May 13, 2013: New releases out now include Young Aviators' debut album Self Help, Eagleowl's debut album This Silent Year, and Cherri Fosphate's new Burning Youth EP.
May 10, 2013: The live schedule for goNORTH in Inverness on June 5-6 has been unveiled – it includes a Scottish Bloggers Showcase hosted by The Pop Cop, Peenko and Song, by Toad featuring a four-band bill of Garden Of Elks, Friends In America, The Yawns and Flutes.
May 9, 2013: The documentary Hunting For Remoteness details The Magnetic North's visit to Orkney – where frontman Erland Cooper is from – for the making of their debut album. It will be released on June 24 alongside a reissue of that record, Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North. You can watch the trailer here.
Alphabetical Order Orchestra are streaming their first song, The Architect. The band is made up of My Latest Novel members Chris Deveney, Gary Deveney and Ryan King.
A Band Called Quinn have launched a crowdfunding campaign to support performances of their multimedia show Biding Time (remix) at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.
May 8, 2013: Three Blind Wolves have released their new album, Sing Hallelujah For The Old Machine.
May 7, 2013: Adam Stafford's new single Please is streaming online – it's taken from his second album Imaginary Walls Collapse, out in July.
May 6, 2013: The T in the Park Roadshow is bringing free live music to Scottish towns this month – it stops at Glasgow today for The View at Kelvingrove Park (1pm) and Buchanan Street (3.30pm); Edinburgh on May 10 for Vigo Thieves at Queen Margaret University's Student Union (noon), Dundee on May 11 for The LaFontaines at Overgate Centre (noon); Aberdeen on May 12 for Sienna at Aberdeen University (noon); and Ayr on May 18 for The Redettes at Ayr Railway Station (noon).
Fake Major have a video for Fiction, a song on their Have Plenty Of Fun EP. Fellow Comets & Cartwheels artist Finn LeMarinel has a new video for Garden, taken from his debut album Violence.
Capitals have released a sampler of all the tracks on their debut album A National Service, out on June 3.
May 3, 2013: Episode 11 of BBC ALBA's Rapal music TV programme is on iPlayer and features Cara Mitchell, Brown Bear & The Bandits, Three Blind Wolves and Anna Sweeney.
Steve Mason has accused Samsung of plagiarising the video for The Beta Band's 2004 single Assessment for their new television advert. Both show historical figures running down a beach and helicopters circling overhead.
May 2, 2013: Young Aviators' debut album Self Help is streaming on Electric Honey's SoundCloud ahead of its release on May 13.
May 1, 2013: Travis have a video for Where You Stand, the first single and title track of the band's seventh album, out on August 19.
Fake Major's debut EP, Have Plenty Of Fun, is available for download.
My Latest Novel have gone on hiatus, with three of the members forming Alphabetical Order Orchestra - look out for music from them next week.
Kobi Onyame has a video for his new single The Real Part 2.
Trapped In Kansas have unveiled new song Collapse Rebuild.
Rob St John's new AA single Charcoal Black And The Bonny Grey/Shallow Brown is out now.
April 30, 2013: Boards Of Canada will release Tomorrow's Harvest, their first new album in eight years, on June 10.
Quickbeam song Immersed is available to download for free from DIY – you can also listen to snippets from every track of the band's self-titled debut album, out on June 3.
Discopolis have unveiled the video for their new song Falling (Committed To Sparkle Motion), out on May 5.
April 29, 2013: The SAY Award will stream each of the 20 longlisted albums for 24 hours through their app, starting today with Miaoux Miaoux's Light Of The North. You can read The Pop Cop's feature here.
Panda Su's new song MAPS is available to buy now on Amazon, while Bwani Junction's new single Civil War is on iTunes.
The Boy Who Trapped The Sun has a video for new song California ahead of his May tour in Scotland.
The Pastels have a video for Check My Heart, taken from their forthcoming new album Slow Summits, out on May 27.
Frank Turner covered Frightened Rabbit's The Modern Leper for Jim Gellatly's In:Demand Uncut session.
April 27, 2013: Episode 10 of BBC ALBA's Rapal music TV programme is on iPlayer and features two fantastic unreleased songs by Beerjacket as well as The Holy Ghosts, The Merrylees and Ray McCartney.
Travis, Johnny Marr, Hurts, James Skelly, Jack Savoretti, Willy Mason, Foy Vance, Steve Mason, Milo Greene and DIIV have been added to the T in the Park line-up, which has now been separated into day-by-day splits.
Edinburgh venue The Forest Cafe, which has been banned from hosting live music due to council restrictions, are looking for acts to play their new monthly event, the Forest Big Night Out at Old St Paul's, which launches on May 23. Email email@example.com for details.
April 26, 2013: The Burns an' a' that! Festival will feature live music as part of Weekend in the Park at Ayr's Belleisle Park on May 25-26. Rose Parade, Little Fire, Pronto Mama and The Bluebells are among the free acts; Justin Currie + Rachel Sermanni play a ticketed gig on May 26.
Other newly-announced concerts on sale include Lana Del Rey + Kassidy at Glasgow's SECC on May 16 (replacing her two dates at the Academy on May 15/16) Bombay Bicycle Club at Edinburgh's Liquid Room on June 7, Belle & Sebastian at Inverness' Ironworks on July 1, We Are Scientists at Glasgow's Oran Mor on July 29, Kid Canaveral + Ballboy at Edinburgh's Liquid Room on August 10.
Kid Canaveral + The Last Battle + Adam Ross (Randolph's Leap) also play a free show at Edinburgh's Caves on May 23 with 300 tickets on the door on a first come, first served basis as part of a Dewar's event.
April 25, 2013: Seasick Steve, The Pigeon Detectives, Julie Fowlis, Meursault, Washington Irving, PAWS and The LaFontaines have been added to the Belladrum Festival line-up on August 2-3.
Washington Irving have released Palomides Volume 1, the first half of their debut album.
The View are streaming Kill Kyle, one of two new songs on their compilation album Seven Year Setlist, out on June 17.
April 24, 2013: The showcase list of artists picked to play goNORTH in Inverness on June 5-6 has been announced. For the third consecutive year there will be a bloggers' showcase stage hosted by The Pop Cop, Peenko and Song, by Toad. More details to follow soon.
Kilmarnock's Dirty Weekender will feature 45 acts over three venues on May 31 to June 2 including Fridge Magnets, Bwani Junction, The Ok Social Club, Ross Leighton (Fatherson) and Chris Helme.
Poor Things' new single Morgan is free to download – it's taken from their Hurricane Poor Things EP, out on June 10.
Similarly, Cherri Fosphate are giving away Wool from their Burning Youth EP, out on May 11.
April 23, 2013: Glasvegas will play Aberdeen's Garage on June 27, Edinburgh's Liquid Room on June 28 and Glasgow's ABC on June 29.
Reverieme's second album With Up So Floating is out now.
Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire have announced they will release their self-titled new album through Middle Of Nowhere Records in July.
Herculean have a video for Red Weather, taken from The Falling Thunder EP, out on June 7.
April 22, 2013: Stag & Dagger have added Phosphorescent, Rachel Sermanni, Randolph's Leap, French Wives, Fake Major, Prides, Chris Devotion & The Expectations and Donald Macdonald & The Islands to the Glasgow festival's line-up on May 18.
Episode 9 of BBC ALBA's Rapal music TV programme is on iPlayer and features Brown Bear & The Bandits, Cara Mitchell, The Open Day Rotation and John Wean.
Texas have unveiled a video for The Conversation, the title track from their first album in eight years, out on May 20.
Bronagh & The Boys have released their debut single Green, taken from A Young Heart EP, out on May 19.
April 19, 2013: Kassidy's Barrie-James O'Neill and his girlfriend Lana Del Rey have recorded a cover of Summer Wine (made famous by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood), backed with a video featuring handheld footage of the pair in Los Angeles.
My Bloody Valentine, Trash Talk, Fidlar and The VirginMarys have been added to the T in the Park line-up.
April 18, 2013: Pre-sale tickets are available for Regina Spektor at Glasgow's Academy on August 20 and Kings Of Leon at the ciry's Bellahouston Park on August 15, the latter being part of the Glasgow Summer Sessions.
The Mirror Trap have unveiled a video for Westminster Ghost Story, the first track to be taken from their second album Stay Young, due out this autumn.
April 17, 2013: Midnight Lion have changed their name to Prides and expanded to a trio with the addition of Kitty The Lion's Callum Wiseman on guitar and vocals. To coincide with the announcement, they have unveiled wonderfully addictive new song Out Of The Blue.
T in the Park have added Local Natives, Lucy Rose, Swim Deep, Theme Park, Lewis Watson and Sons & Lovers to the festival on July 12-14.
April 16, 2013: Doune The Rabbit Hole have announced that this year's festival will take place at the new location of Cardross Estate at Port of Menteith in Stirlingshire on August 22-25. The line-up features Clinic, Meursault, Rachel Sermanni, Alasdair Roberts, Washington Irving, The Pastels, PAWS, Beerjacket, Rick Redbeard, We Are The Physics, Randolph's Leap, Siobhan Wilson, Panda Su, Shambles Miller, Jo Mango and TeenCanteen. See here for full day-by-day splits.
April 15, 2013: James and Twin Atlantic will headline the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival on August 2-3. Other acts on the bill include Admiral Fallow, Fatherson, Rick Redbeard, Noisettes, The Horrors and King Charles.
April 13, 2013: Edinburgh's live music scene has suffered yet another setback with Forest Cafe having its live music licence reviewed, causing the immediate postponement of gigs there, starting with the Solas Showcase scheduled for today.
Newsnight Scotland featured a report on the music industry on April 10, prompted by the Wide Days convention in Edinburgh. Watch the segment on BBC iPlayer, with contributions from Stanley Odd's Dave Hook, Plum's Shona Maguire, Chemikal Underground's Stewart Henderson, Wide Days organiser Olaf Furniss and journalist Nicola Meighan. The interviews were conducted by Galleries drummer Andrew Black.
April 12, 2013: Episode 8 of BBC ALBA's Rapal music TV programme is on iPlayer and features Niteworks, The Holy Ghosts, Miaoux Miaoux and The Merrylees.
Eagleowl have unveiled Not Over, the first offering from debut album This Silent Year, which will come out through Fence Records on May 13.
Dear Lara, aka David Lan, has released his debut EP Plans as a free download.
April 11, 2013: Capitals' debut album A National Service will come out on June 3, with those who pre-order it (from just £5) getting an immediate download of any of the record's 11 tracks, one of which is Reliever.
The View will release singles compilation Seven Year Setlist on June 17 – the album features two new songs, Dirty Magazine and Kill Kyle.
Several Scottish acts have posted tracks from forthcoming new albums – check out Washington Irving – Wandering Wits, United Fruit – Taste I Can't Give Up and Hector Bizerk – Orchestrated Madness.
April 10, 2013: Promoters Cry Parrot will host their 6th Birthday Party at Glasgow's Glue Factory on April 26 with a gig featuring Sacred Paws, Hector Bizerk, Tut Vu Vu, Ultimate Thrush, Ela Orleans and Sad City.
Three Blind Wolves are previewing Slow Summer Deer, taken from their Sing Hallelujah For The Old Machine album, released on May 6.
Where We Lay Our Heads single Keanu Leaves is out now.
Great Cop are giving away new song Stop Hiding as a free download.
April 9, 2013: Mogwai guitarist John Cummings uploaded a photo of himself at Glasgow's George Square yesterday where more than 300 people gathered, inspired by his band's 2011 song George Square Thatcher Death Party.
Hi-Arts, which promotes arts in the Highlands and Islands, has issued notices of redundancies to all 10 of its staff in the wake of funding cuts.
April 8, 2013: Fridge Magnets will play a 'silent gig' at a secret outdoor location in Glasgow on May 15 (6pm) – tickets can be won through organisers Deezer. The band will perform inside a mobile perspex box with the 300-capacity audience able to hear them through headphones.
Kassidy have released new mini-album People Like Me.
April 7, 2013: Song Of Return have launched their Singles Club project on Bandcamp through which they'll be selling unreleased tracks. Month 1 contains Torn Between The Tides (see video) and Enough.
Cairn String Quartet, who were profiled on The Pop Cop in March, have unveiled their orchestral cover of Kid Canaveral's Low Winter Sun.
Travis have made new song Another Guy available to download for free through their website. It also has a video.
April 6, 2013: The following 16 HMV and Fopp stores in Scotland will remain open following Hilco's takeover – HMV: Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, East Kilbride, Edinburgh Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh Princes St, Glasgow Argyle St, Glasgow Buchanan St, Glasgow Fort, Inverness, Livingston, Stirling; Fopp: Edinburgh; Glasgow Union St; Glasgow Byres Rd.
Bwani Junction have a video for new single Civil War, out on April 29.
Rachel Sermanni and Emma's Imagination are among the acts playing the Kintyre Songwriters Festival in Campbeltown on May 24-26.
Quickbeam will launch their debut album with a gig at the disused Govanhill Baths in Glasgow on May 31. They will be supported by Fake Major whose debut Have Plenty Of Fun EP comes out on May 1.
April 5, 2013: Spotify director Mark Williamson will give the keynote speech at next week's Wide Days event in Edinburgh as part of a session on the business of streaming. The full running order is here.
Episode 7 of BBC ALBA's Rapal music TV programme is on iPlayer and features Anna Sweeney, Cara Mitchell, Discopolis and Paul McGranaghan.
Dot JR has uploaded new song Waterfalls to SoundCloud.
April 4, 2013: The Tiree Music Festival will take place in An Talla on July 20-21 with a bill that includes Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire, Washington Irving, The Youth And Young and Brown Bear & The Bandits.
Galleries' fantastic new single Midnight Rush is out now.
Casual Sex have made a video for their debut single Stroh 80. They play Glasgow's Nice 'n' Sleazy on April 5 and Oran Mor on April 7.
April 3, 2013: Comlongon Rocks have added a third day of live music to its line-up at Comlongon Castle in Dumfries & Galloway on May 17-19. The festival's line-up features Three Blind Wolves, Emma's Imagination, The OK Social Club and Saint Max.
Chem 19 are offering three days of free recording time to five Scottish acts through their Creative Scotland Demo Fund. To apply, musicians (under-25s only) should email a link to some demos and a bio to email@example.com with the subject Chem19 Demo Fund Enquiry before April 26. Chosen acts will also take part in a live showcase.
Siobhan Wilson + Julia And The Doogans + Jo Mango will play Glasgow's Roxy 171 on June 26 as part of the Scottish Fiction Presents: Aye Tunes vs Peenko night at the West End Festival.
April 2, 2013: Acts confirmed for The Insider Festival in Aviemore on June 21-23 include Rachel Sermanni, Karine Polwart, Hector Bizerk, Urstan, David Thomas Broughton, Miaoux Miaoux, Pete Roe, Jonnie Common, Adam Holmes And The Embers and Sparrow And The Workshop.
Up-and-coming acts can apply to play the Hebridean Celtic Festival in Stornoway on July 17-20 through their One Step Further competition which is open to musicians aged 18-25. To enter, artists need to email firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject HebCelt New Talent Submissions and include links to three songs, a biog and high-res photo. Closing date is April 12.
April 1, 2013: Quickbeam's self-titled debut album will be released through Comets & Cartwheels on June 3 – check out the video for lead track Immersed which will be available as a free download on April 29.
We Were Promised Jetpacks will headline the second night of the three-day Solas Festival in Perthshire on June 22.
Minor Delilah will be giving away copies of their new EP, Only Dust Can Hear You, to anyone who attends their launch gig at Glasgow's Classic Grand on May 3.
"We just had to stand there taking envelopes of money. It was like The Godfather. If you marry a Sicilian, you do OK"
Time: 14.00
Location: The Left Bank, Glasgow
Interview subject: Stuart Murdoch, Belle & Sebastian/God Help The Girl
Background info: Let's go back nine years. It's a late afternoon in spring and I'm a passenger in a car. We've rolled up to a set of red lights at a pedestrian crossing on Gibson Street in the West End of Glasgow. After a couple of seconds the lights change to flashing amber. There's not a soul around but the car doesn't move. Still they flash, on and off, on and off. Why won't he drive on? It feels like minutes have passed. Nobody says a word. I glance nervously at the rear-view mirror, another vehicle approaches from behind. I crack. "Stuart, I think it's OK to drive thr-". The lights turn green. Stuart hits the accelerator.
The last time I met Stuart Murdoch, most of the interview was conducted while he drove around town in his 1973 Ford Granada. Nine years later, I've somehow ended up a passenger in his car again, only now it's a decidedly more modern black Astra, stuffed with Fruit Pastilles and Polo wrappers. Stuart was running late and didn't want to leave me waiting at our pre-arranged Hillhead Underground meeting place, so he picked me up and we head, with terrifying inevitability, towards Gibson Street. This time the lights stay green.
Stuart takes a right and executes a textbook reverse park. As I open the door to get out, I ask him if I need to push down the button. He shakes his head. We start walking away from the car. "But it's not locked," I insist. Stuart doesn't reply. Without breaking stride, he puts his hand in his left pocket, clicks the key, and the reassuring clunk of the central locking does its job. Smooth.
We head into The Left Bank and the waitress ushers us to a table smack bang in the middle of the cafe. It's not the most discreet spot for an interview, so Stuart folds his arms over my dictaphone to make this look more like an everyday conversation in a coffee house. The man is clearly clued up in tape recorder camouflage techniques.
"I've got a little Toshiba one," he says. "I quite often get song ideas when I'm walking along, so I turn the thing upside down and pretend I'm on the phone and sing into it. Nobody would know."
Stuart's new project is called God Help The Girl. It is a film that the 40-year-old is still in the process of writing, but the soundtrack that accompanies it can't wait. Fourteen tracks have made it on to the album, which is released on Rough Trade in June, with four leftovers earmarked for a future EP.
Catherine Ireton is predominantly the lead singer, but there are cameos from several others including The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, while two guest vocalists – American pair Britanny Stallings and Dina Bankole – were found through an online competition set up by Stuart.
Did you feel like Simon Cowell sifting through all those wannabes?
"A little bit. But I must admit, I've never watched any of those programmes. I am aware that there is a phenomenon called… is it called X Factor? [I nod] This is my little thing and it would have happened regardless of the latest fads. At first I thought I was going to have a girl group, three singers together. They would move into the same house and be a force, but that never happened. We had about 380 audio auditions and 50 videos on top of that. [Stuart sighs] By the end, I didn't listen to some of them all the way through but I pretty much knew."
Stuart submitted the first draft of the God Help The Girl film to the producer last October ("he politely suggested I needed to write some more") and is working on another version.
What's the concept of the movie?
"The main protagonist is Eve, the girl who sings most of the songs on the record. She starts off in a mental hospital, at her lowest ebb. She's not too crazy but she's crazy enough. She's in there for a long time and she discovers that she can write songs and she sees that as her way of getting out of the trouble she's in. She makes it out of hospital eventually and runs into James and Cassie and the three of them make music over the course of a summer and become really close."
If you are familiar with the Belle & Sebastian biography, you might recognise that Eve's predicament bears uncanny parallels with Stuart's own life story. Before forming Belle & Sebastian, Stuart spent seven years saddled with ME, a condition that sapped his energy and often left him housebound, crippling him for most of his twenties.
The film is biographical, isn't it?
[Stuart takes a gulp of coffee] "There are biographical strands with Eve being in such a poor way. But I had to make Eve's condition more dramatic because I would challenge anybody to write a good drama about ME. It's like watching paint dry. Maybe one day somebody will make a good film about ME… it would be a sleeper hit [laughs]. Sorry."
How did you ultimately get better?
"I tried lots of different therapies and doctors and eventually – and this happens to Eve in the story – I went to a healer. She was a Christian healer and I wasn't a signed-up Christian at the time but the woman said, 'You don't have to be to benefit from this so don't worry about it'. She charged me nothing. She just put her hands over me and said I might feel a bit warm. I was just lying there and felt very relaxed. She spent a whole hour, just moving around. I went away and thought that was the end of it. About a week and a half later I had what could only be described as a nervous breakdown and had the worst six months of my life, mentally as well as physically. But my physical condition got better from that point and I spent the next three of four years slowly recovering from ME. It might sound like a crazy story but she really helped me."
Do you regard that as the turning point?
"Absolutely. Absolutely! [Stuart gets visibly animated] The turning point of my LIFE. I've tried to track that woman down since but she moved from Mosspark and her neighbours don't know where she went. I think she cut hair in hospitals and while she did that she gave the old ladies healing, although they didn't know it. I'm not going to name her but I do wonder where she is."
It was through ME that Stuart met his best friend Ciara MacLaverty, a fellow sufferer who has campaigned vigorously to raise awareness for an illness that she had for 20 years. Her 'miracle' fix was a treatment programme, developed by a Scottish doctor, called Mickel Therapy which, incidentally, has also cured two other chronic-fatigue sufferers I know personally. Like Stuart's healer, Mickel Therapy is unavailable on the National Health Service despite a 92% success rate.
"Back in the day, and probably still to this day, ME was a network because there's not the support through the NHS," he says. "So you have to find out things from people around you. Ciara and I formed our own ME club in the West End of Glasgow for like-minded sufferers and we used to hang out. The funny thing is, when I was feeling a lot better and Ciara was feeling really low, I used to try healing on her, just for half an hour. I don't know whether it did any good but I tried [laughs]. I think you'll find what's for you if you go looking for it."
Stuart has become more open about the subject of religion as he has grown older. After our 2000 interview, he sent an additional quote by email which I segued into the published article. It read: "My favourite book is the Bible, and my favourite book in the Bible is St John, and I've lifted freely and happily from that since I read it." Similarly, religious references have become commonplace in Belle & Sebastian's songs. If You Find Yourself Caught In Love is a paean to "the man above", while the band's last album, The Life Pursuit, opens with the lyrics "morning prayers". His recent online diary entries are also peppered with religious content: "May 3, 2009: What I meant to talk about tonight was hymns. The greatest hits of God! I'm going to write hymns one day." And, it's so blatant you might have overlooked it, his new project is called God Help The Girl.
Do you feel a duty to spread the Word?
"If you're a Christian, there's meant to be a feeling of mission. But I think it's mission enough just to act in a certain way. People will be drawn into stuff if it appeals to them. I would never chase somebody up the street with a club trying to get them to convert."
Does it concern you that society as a whole, certainly in Britain, seems to be becoming less religious?
"Organised religion has fallen away for many reasons over the past 20 or 30 years. It doesn't bother me at all. Come on, it's not like I've got shares in the Church of Scotland. People might turn away from the Church but a lot will end up finding spirituality elsewhere. You can't really expect in this day and age when we're a world culture for us to simply accept Christianity when we're a "Christian country". The areas where other faiths and religions cross over are much greater than many people would imagine. But I can see people's problems with organised religion, I've got no argument with that. I'm not into tribes. I wouldn't go to war on anybody's behalf."
Do you think about death?
"Not so much, but I do have a constant notion about another life, another place. I think about spirituality. It lives with me like another dimension all the time. It guides me along. I hope that doesn't make me sound like a Holy Joe or pious but I like to lean on that stuff. It makes life so much more interesting. Maybe this developed out of my ME years of nothingness. I wasn't able to work and live as much as other people. Sometimes you're only on 30%. You've got to fill in the other 70% yourself and that can be when spirituality jumps in, so maybe some people just don't need it or their lives are full enough."
Stuart officially joined the Church last month, along with his wife of two years, Marisa Privitera. An American born to Italian-Cuban parents, she appeared on the cover of The Life Pursuit and was pictured topless on the front of Belle & Sebastian's Fans Only DVD, with her modesty preserved by a carefully-position book.
How did you meet Marisa?
"I met her briefly in Boston and then we met again at the Benicassim music festival in Spain. I think it was 2002. We met at the go-karts and she'd had a couple of gins and I told her to be careful. [He pauses] She's phoning just now!"
Stuart digs into his pocket and plucks out his vibrating mobile – the kind you'd describe as a 'brick' – and has a brief, predominantly one-way, conversation ("Yeah… oh yeah… I'll do that") before he takes up the story again.
"She always hates that bit when I say that she'd had a couple of drinks. So she went on the go-karts and smashed it straight into the bales of hay and broke her foot. I was going to Barcelona and she had a couple of days before she went back to the States, so I had to carry her around the city. You get to know someone pretty well that way."
Marisa moved to Scotland to do a Masters degree in film. They got married in New York and spent their honeymoon in Sicily, where they were invited to a typically Italian celebratory dinner with the extended Privitera family.
"We just had to stand there taking envelopes of money," he says. "It was like The Godfather. I'm telling you, if you marry a Sicilian, you do OK."
How did you propose?
[Nervous laugh] "I didn't exactly get down on one knee but we talked around it for a while. So I said, 'Look, I'll get hitched if we go to New York and do it in the public office and we don't tell anyone'. So that's what we did. That's as magic as it gets! She always feels ripped off. She says, 'I can't believe I've got the most unromantic guy. You write all those songs and you can't even say such-and-such. If only they knew the truth.' I can't imagine being married to any other person because she's so tolerant of my entrenched ways. I'm a pain in the arse."
Stuart's relationship with Marisa and the way his eyes light up when he talks about her couldn't be more different from his affair with former bandmate Isobel Campbell, which was largely kept hidden until she quit the band in 2002.
"If it wasn't common knowledge then it was probably my fault," he admits. "I was a little bit 'one foot in, one foot out' with that and I put my hand up and say that's not an ideal way to run a relationship. It's definitely not an ideal way to run a band. It had, shall we say, an interesting dynamic that really wasn't very positive. In saying that, for a couple of years the static between us was like an engine that ran the band for good or bad. I hear from Isobel less than it's possible to hear from a person who lives in the same town as you. I've maybe bumped into her twice since she left, which is quite a feat. Just shows you how much we had in common."
Is Morrissey still an idol for you?
"Yeah, a little bit. But I wouldn't really want to meet him. I don't think he'd be that nice. I'd rather keep him as an idol of the 80s – The Smiths, the first solo album. Whenever Morrissey plays the same festival as us he cancels. Up until a few years ago I would have really liked to have met him and hung out, had a coffee, but like I say, he just kept cancelling when we played. I figured he didn't want to meet us."
Do you have any other idols?
"I think Andy Murray is pretty great. Who would have seen that coming? A Scottish tennis player in the top three. It will be a great psychological weight lifted from the country if and when he finally wins a major. I think that would have happened if Colin Montgomerie had ever won a major."
On April 23, exactly two months ahead of its release date, the full God Help The Girl album leaked onto the internet. However, Stuart isn't too troubled.
"The hard fact is, we're going to make a lot less money," he acknowledges. "Our sales will go like that [arrows hand done], they have done. But up until the point where I'm having to seriously think about getting another job to get by, I can't really complain. What's the point in getting mad? The internet is a sort of approximation of what Belle & Sebastian was all about when we started. It's a democratisation. It's not so much them and us any more. When we started we felt we weren't different from the audience and they got that feeling from us, and that has been carried on with the internet. You maybe lose a bit of glamour on the way but it's good for music."
4 God Help The Girl – Perfection As A Hipster (Gary Olson vocal)
4 God Help The Girl – The Psychiatrist Is In (Catherine Ireton vocal)


text:
A new exhibit of paintings entitled "Water Magic": by Wini Smart will open Monday, March 12 at the Smart Studio on Park Avenue.
The News - Featured News
Dwight Winfield Arundale of Boca Grande and Martha's Vineyard died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012.
BY LIZA STROUT - Barbara Elliott has two hometowns, Boca Grande and Burnsville, N.C. though she was born in Chicago. The artist, who came to Englewood with her family when she was 16, had attended 14 different schools by the time she graduated.
The GIBA public meeting on Tuesday answered a lot of questions and introduced a few new faces.
The first day of construction is expected to be March 10, but Orion Marine Construction has already been hard at work in their yard in Tampa. They are busy prefabricating sections of the temporary bridge that will replace the south bridge until the new one is finished.
See the beautiful little car above? It could be yours, if you attend the Strawberry Festival that will be held on Saturday, March 3 at the Boca Grande Community Center and at the Crowninshield Community House.
From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. the festival will take place, including a boutique sale, a silent auction and many, many strawberries.
Page 207 of 282
Click for a larger view


text:
North Africa and Middle East Tours
- Great Pyramids of Giza
- Luxor and the Valley of the Kings
- Felucca on the Nile
- Casablanca
- Marrakesh (Morocco)
- Wadi Rum (Jordan)
- Petra (Jordan)
Birthplace of several of the world's great religions and considered by many the cradle of civilization, the Middle East is a loosely defined area of incredible variety and dramatic contrasts. From secular, progressive Turkey to mysterious Yemen, the region's long history is on display at every turn, making the region an archaeologist or historian's dream. For centuries a political and religious hotbed, the Middle East luxhas been fought over since the time of Alexander the Great, and every twist of history has left its unique mark, from the varied, mouth-watering cuisine to architectural wonders second to none.
Local Living Morocco: Marrakech Villa (DCML)
Whether you're in Marrakech for another G Adventures trip or you are simply looking to stay in the heart of the medina in a traditional riad, this is the chance to do Morocco right. You'll share the villa terraces with other like-minded travellers but how you fill your days is up to you. Go shopping in the souks, take a cooking class or treat yourself to a hammam spa visit. With a CEO there offering tips, every decision will be the right one.
Highlights: Sharing a rental property with optional day trips and activities, staying in the heart of Marrakech's famous medina, experiencing life in a traditional riad, enjoying views of the mountains from the roof, shopping in local souks, connecting with Moroccan culture, meeting other like-minded travellers.
- Trip Style:
- Local Living
- Trip Type:
- Small Group
- Service Level:
- Comfort
- Physical Grading:
- 1
Budget Egypt (DPGE)
This compact adventure offers maximum Egypt at minimum cost. Stare in amazement at the pyramids and float down the Nile on a felucca. Embrace the culture and meet remarkable people as you dine on traditional fare with a local family in a Nubian village. You'll enjoy basic accommodation and transport to the best sights. Walk through the Valley of the Kings or explore Karnak—it's your call. Don't just dream of Egypt, wake up in the 'Land of the Pharaohs' and open your eyes to adventure.
Highlights: Enjoying a traditional family meal, exploring ancient temples and monuments, bartering in bazaars, sleeping beneath the stars on a felucca, visiting a Nubian village.
Trip | Length | Style | Service Level | Starting Price |
Local Living Morocco: Marrakech Villa (DCML) | 5 days | Local Living | Comfort |
Promotions Available!
Budget Egypt (DPGE) | 8 days | Yolo | Basic |


text:
The "Interacting with the European Parliament" initiative
Engaging the citizens in defining the EU common goals and policies through encouraging them to participate in a Europe-wide debate – this is the main objective of the "Interacting with the European Parliament" communication campaign, implemented in various languages through the internet-platform http://parliament.europe.bg by the European Institute Foundation, the Center for Policy Modernization, Europe Gateway and Radio Bulgaria – BNR.
With this initiative, the team's priority is to facilitate the communication between the civil society and the EU institutions, the Members of the European Parliament in particular.
Together with the campaign's products such as online-discussions, analytical articles, thematic radiobroadcasts, public debates and educative publications, the website http://parliament.europe.bg is set to be an interactive mediator between the voters and the elected on all the topical issues on the European agenda. Our team is determined to clarify the European Union's institutional organization and, within it, the specific place and role, played by the European Parliament to the project's target audiences, focusing on how its decisions are echoing both on the citizens' everyday life and on the global geopolitical processes.
Our target audience is wide, multilingual and coming from various European countries. We pay particular attention on the academia representatives, the young people, the blogosphere, the media and the CSOs. The project addresses not only the EU Member States but also the citizens of the Western Balkans countries – Croatia, Turkey, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
| |
"Interacting with the European Parliament" is implemented in the framework of a project, approved under the EP's 2009 Annual Grant Program through the Parliament's Directorate General "Communication" and its duration is of sixteen months. "Interacting with the European Parliament" naturally succeeds to its predecessor – the "Now – interacting with the European Parliament!" initiative, implemented in 2008 again with the financial support of the EP's DG "Communication". The already established partnerships continue in a sustainable way – with networks such as PASOS, CHALLENGE, the Balkan Communication Network, the Local Development Booster, as well as with the Europe Direct Information Centers.
The citizens of Versailles: about the EP, the EU, the elections, the future... (video-recording) » 13-04-2009
Discussion in Paris: My MEP and Me: Real or Virtual Dialogue?" (video recording) | VOXBOX-discussion "The EP, the MEPS and the Citizens" (video recording) | EU Czech presidency: Europe without barriers |
"Towards common European energy policy" conference | The French Presidency of the EU: presentation of the priorities | 'The Power of Speech" by Graham Watson - video statement by ALDE group chairman |
Alexander Stubb MEP (EPP-ED) welcomes our initiative | 1958 The first meeting of the European Assembly | 50th Anniversary of the European Parliament |
EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament - 50 Years On | Statement by EP president Hans-Gert Pöttering | Record of the Project Opening |
European Parliament
EU leaders must address growing euroscepticism caused by crisis21-05-2013 / News"EU leaders tomorrow need to produce actions not more words and address the issues that are giving rise to increased euroscepticism across the EU," said Guy Verhofstadt in a debate today in Strasbourg ahead of tomorrow's EU summit on tax havens and energy policy. "Don't misunderstand me. I think it is very important to tackle tax evasion, tax fraud and tax havens. But I... |
EU Budget 2013: EU crucial policies are in danger without draft amending budget08-05-2013 / News"With today's vote we want to send a strong signal to the Council: the Parliament wants the declaration signed in 2012 to be honoured because crucial EU programmes such as Erasmus, cohesion policies and research programmes for this year depend on it", said Giovanni La Via MEP, Rapporteur on the general budget 2013. Draft amending budget 2/2013 is needed to cover... |
Parliament not responsible for postponing MFF negotiations25-04-2013 / NewsReimer Böge MEP, Co-Rapporteur of the European Parliament on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), denies any responsibility by Parliament for the delay of the start of the MFF negotiations: "Over the past weeks, the Parliament has been preparing its negotiating position and is thus ready to start negotiations. The situation in the Council, however, is... |
EU seals historic deal in Western Balkans23-04-2013 / NewsIn a Foreign Affairs committee debate today on the outcome of the high level dialogue over the weekend which sealed a historic deal between Serbia and Kosovo, Jelko Kacin (LDS, Slovenia), EP rapporteur on EU-Serbia relations said: "What happened on Friday was a historic breakthrough in the Western Balkans. Prime Ministers Dačić and Thaci managed to find common ground in... |
Barroso must force OLAF boss Kessler to resign. Inge Gräßle MEP23-04-2013 / News"Following today's disclosure by the OLAF Supervisory Committee of mismanagement by OLAF, the European Commission President José Barroso must take the necessary steps to force OLAF Director-General Giovanni Kessler to resign. Barroso must act now to save the reputation of OLAF from further damage. The breaches of rules, management mistakes and withholding of information... |
MEPs adopt improved international child support enforcement17-04-2013 / NewsLópez-Istúriz on the international recovery of child support: "Today we made a big step forward in protecting children even if their parents live outside the European Union". The Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance is an important tool for parents looking to enforce... |
Socialist Group against full transparency17-04-2013 / NewsEurope's Socialist MEPs today voted against the demand for full transparency of the Dalli case, against a broad majority of Members who demanded the clarification of the circumstances of the resignation of the former EU Commissioner as well as any misconduct by the EU's anti-fraud office OLAF which led the investigation against Dalli. The European Parliament noted that... |
- 21-05-2013 12:31 EU leaders must address growing euroscepticism caused by crisis
- 08-05-2013 11:23 EU Budget 2013: EU crucial policies are in danger without draft amending budget
- 25-04-2013 14:48 Parliament not responsible for postponing MFF negotiations
- 23-04-2013 15:51 EU seals historic deal in Western Balkans
- 23-04-2013 15:34 Barroso must force OLAF boss Kessler to resign. Inge Gräßle MEP
EP in your country
- 04-07-2010 13:07 Public presentation of the priorities of the Belgian EU Presidency on Monday
- 02-02-2009 16:09 А new informative and training platform is now active on http://parliament.europe.bg


text:
EMCC Lions improve a notch to No. 3 nationally in this week's NJCAA Top 20 football poll |
SCOOBA – Inching up another spot to No. 3 nationally in this week's NJCAA Top 20 football poll, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College begin their final month of the regular season with a Saturday showdown against 12th-ranked Northeast Mississippi in Booneville. The 3 p.m. homecoming contest at NEMCC's Tiger Stadium will feature a battle of unbeatens, with the winner taking a huge step toward securing this year's MACJC North Division championship. The video stream of Saturday's marquee MACJC matchup will be available at www.njcaatv.ihigh.com. The contest will also be broadcast live by WFCA-FM radio – 107.9 out of French Camp – with Jason Crowder and Glen Beard calling the play-by-play action and John Lyle Briggs slated to handle the Lions' sideline reporting duties. The live broadcast can also be heard online via EMCC's athletics website – http://athletics.eastms.edu – or by logging onto www.wfcafm108.com. Because of the significance of Saturday's EMCC-Northeast gridiron battle, the contest will also be featured as the jucoweekly.org Game of the Week. A game recap highlight video, including post-game interviews with coaches and players from both teams, will be posted on the www.jucoweekly.org website on Monday (Oct. 10). Having outscored their last two opponents, 104-13, with recent home wins over Coahoma (56-6) and Itawamba (48-7), head coach Buddy Stephens' 5-0 EMCC Lions have moved up one notch to third in this week's NJCAA Top 20 poll. Blinn College (TX), which knocked off former-No. 1 Navarro College (TX) this past Saturday, is the NJCAA's new top-ranked team in the country, followed by Arizona Western College. Snow College (UT) and Butler CC (KS) round out the nation's Top 5. Other Mississippi schools also ranked this week are Mississippi Gulf Coast (#10), Hinds (#17) and Northwest Mississippi (#18). This week's No. 3 rating marks East Mississippi's highest poll position since being ranked second nationally during the early portion of the 2009 campaign. Two years ago, the Lions avenged an early-season home setback to Mississippi Gulf Coast by claiming their first-ever state football championship with a memorable 75-71 shootout victory over the MGCCC Bulldogs in the 2009 MACJC title game played in Scooba. Now 29-8 overall and 19-2 in division play under Stephens' guidance dating back to 2008, the Lions will be seeking to avenge one of those setbacks Saturday afternoon in Booneville. A year ago in Scooba, the visiting Tigers broke loose for 330 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground as a team, including 267 yards and four scores by running back Jaquise Cook, to earn a 49-42 road win over East Mississippi. As EMCC prepares for Northeast Mississippi on the road this Saturday, the Lions will be looking to maintain their winning ways in revenge-factor games during the Stephens era. Dating back to the 2009 season, the EMCC Lions have successfully prevailed in their six rematch encounters to date against teams to which they had fallen in their prior head-to-head meetings. Most recently, EMCC opened the current campaign by turning the tables on last year's 0-3 start by knocking off Mississippi Gulf Coast, Hinds and Northwest Mississippi – all ranked in this week's NJCAA Top 20 - in successive rematch contests earlier this season. Undefeated in seven MACJC North Division road outings dating back to 2008, East Mississippi's most recent visit to Booneville resulted in a 49-0 shutout victory over the Tigers three years ago (Oct. 9, 2008). Prior to last year's home loss to Northeast Mississippi, the Lions had prevailed in four straight series meetings (2006-09) with NEMCC. Averaging 40.6 points per outing on the year and ranked second nationally with a per-game average of 522.4 yards of total offense, the EMCC Lions have trailed their opposition by a composite total of only two minutes and 11 seconds (2:11) of game clock time during the 2011 season. While having never trailed in wins over Mississippi Gulf Coast, Hinds, Itawamba and Coahoma, EMCC briefly trailed then-No. 4 Northwest Mississippi twice in the second and third quarters before edging the Rangers, 45-42, three weeks ago in Senatobia. Defensively, East Mississippi's recent one-sided home triumphs over Coahoma (56-6) and Itawamba (48-7), which featured respective halftime leads of 35-0 and 38-0, mark the first time since 2006 that the Lions have limited back-to-back opponents to single digits on the scoreboard. Off to their best start since 1974, the EMCC Lions are bidding to move to 6-0 on the year for the first time since legendary Hall of Fame football coach Bob "Bull" Sullivan directed his 1964 East Mississippi squad to a program-best 8-0 start on the way to posting a 9-2 record and state runner-up finish. |
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 October 2011 ) |
< Prev | Next > |


text:
- Text Size:
- ASmall Text
- AMedium Text
- ALarge Text
Time is running out for congressional Republicans and President Barack Obama to strike a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. If the two parties can't come to an agreement before the end of the year, a combination of broad tax hikes and deep government spending cuts take effect . Experts warn of a new recession if Washington goes over the fiscal cliff.
Here's a by-the-numbers look at the fiscal cliff and its impact:
The current situation:
$16.3 trillion -- The amount of the current national debt.
71% -- The percentage of every tax dollar going to support Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and interest on the debt.
2026 -- The year that all federal tax revenue could potentially go to supporting Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and interest on the debt, unless changes are made.
What the fiscal cliff will do:
January 2, 2013 -- The date that automatic tax increases and spending cuts will go into effect, unless a deal is reached.
$7 trillion -- The total amount of tax increases and spending cuts included in the fiscal cliff, spread out over the next 10 years.
$1.2 trillion -- The amount of deficit reduction possible over the next 10 years, with the fiscal cliff's spending cuts and tax increases.


text:
Roger Federer's Haircut Makes Him Look Like A Certain Aging British Rocker
Every serve he takes…get it? GET IT?
Every serve he takes…get it? GET IT?
It's what playoff basketball has always been about — leather vests, man-capris, and monocles.
Thank you so very very much, @DidJRSmithMiss.
Have you ever wanted to see inside Kobe… Oh wait. No. Not like that. (Warning: Graphic.)
This is how people celebrate now. This is our future.
In America we usually save this behavior for the parents.
It's been a while for the 'Bockers.
Meet college basketball's newest superstar.
In the last two decades, the nation has completely turned itself around on gay rights, but opinions on "Redskins" have barely budged.
A burning question that someone apparently has.
Nate Robinson had been having a magical playoffs. Tuesday night, we were reminded of the fact that, in sports, these things don't always work out.
He lost.
Who knew that there was such a thing!
Man, this kid got totally dunked on.
Patrice Bergeron will never have to buy a Narragansett in Boston again.
The Eagles running back needs to brush up on the new roster additions.
Pride, not prejudice.
A simple, one-question test.
It must've taken him at LEAST ten minutes to finish this "poem."
Manny continues being Manny, even in Taiwan.
Scott Feldman Anguish Face dot jpg.
Bulls center enthusiastically applauds opponents for arguing with each other.
What's the opposite of "just desserts"?
Tiger Woods had very little to do with it.
That's Roy "Pennybags" Hibbert to you.
The Houston Astros just can't win.
Major League Baseball's farcical ump show needs to be fixed somehow. The answer may come from the 1930s.
Washington's wunderkind isn't perfect.


text:
Fresh cut flowers can be an expensive luxury, but this needn't be the case with our superb range of recommended plants! Representing excellent value for money – not only will these plants fill your beds and borders with colour all summer long, but their blooms can be cut for a beautiful home-grown flower arrangement indoors. From classic cut flowers such as roses, to the more unusual lavender and rudbeckia, you'll be creating impressive bouquets in no time.
Tree Peony rockiiPaeonia The silky white petals of Tree Peony rockii have deep burgundy bases forming massive bowl-shaped blooms up to 20cm in diameter! From late spring until early summer this beautiful and exotic tree peony will shine in your borders, making a fantastic cut flower too. Renowned for being long-lived plants, Tree Peony rockii is hardy and disease resistant ensuring a colourful display for years to come. Height and spread: 1.5m (60"). More info |
Sweet Pea 'Allsorts Mix'Lathyrus Sweet Pea 'Allsorts Mix' is a collection of rare and unusual sweet peas with simple, dainty flowers in a vibrant mixture of colours. Grow these gems up obelisks, trellis and fences for a kaleidoscopic addition to the summer garden. Try collecting the seeds of your favourites and grow your own unique colours each year! Height: 100cm (39"). Spread: 30cm (12"). Supplied as plug plants. More info |
Chrysanthemum CollectionWhen other plants are fading all around, their exuberant blooms are just beginning! The vibrant colours of these long lasting chrysanthemum flowers make flamboyant displays for vases and bouquets.Supplied as 30mm plug plants.
Pinks 'Fragrant and Frilled'Dianthus (Fragrant and Frilled Pinks) Customer Review RatingThis wonderful mix contains some of our best fragrant and frilly dianthus. This beautiful collection of cottage garden favourites produces sweetly scented flowers, all summer long. Forming neat cushions of slender grey green foliage, Pinks are attractive and quick to establish. They also make excellent cut flowers – just perfect for posies and vases. Height and spread: 45cm (18"). Supplied as 30mm plug plants. Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info |
Helianthus maximiliani(Maximilian Sunflower) This unusual perennial sunflower produces more and more blooms as its stem gets higher. The 7cm (3") wide, golden yellow blooms of Helianthus maximiliani appear all the way up the stem in a tower of colour. Maximilian sunflowers have a sweet chocolate fragrance and make lovely cut flowers. Perfect for growing alongside hollyhocks at the back of cottage garden borders. Height: 200cm (79"). Spread: 100cm (39"). Supplied as 30mm plugs. More info |
Ageratum houstonianum 'Ocean Blue'(Floss Flower) Large fluffy blue flowers cover this dwarf, compact ageratum. Ocean Blue will certainly add texture and colour to your summer beds, borders and containers with its weather resistant blooms. The nectar rich flowers of this strong growing variety are also attractive to butterflies. Height: 20cm (8"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Supplied as plug tray plants. More info |
Geum Collection(Avens) What a sumptuous collection of perennial geum! Like the very best cocktails, these geum are a mix of richness and colour. They're a plant you don't see in garden centres very often, which is a shame as they're absolutely bullet-proof and probably one of the toughest border plants you could find! Long-flowering throughout summer time and in most sites and situations. Collection comprises: 'Alabama Slammer', 'Totally Tangerine', Mai Tai' and 'Tequila Sunrise'. Height 45-60cm. Supplied as plug plants. More info |
Iris Jamboree Mix(Bearded Iris) The shapes and shades of Bearded Iris flowers have long been admired and now our brand new Iris 'Jamboree' collection brings you the best selection of colours and scent! Easy to grow and quick to establish these beautifully scented, vibrant perennials will look amazing in your summer garden borders. Height: 90cm (35"). Spread: 60cm (24"). Supplied as size 1 bare roots.
Alstroemeria 'Sublima Collection'(Peruvian Lily)
Dianthus 'Scented Collection'(Pinks) This delightful mix contains some of our best fragrant pinks! These modern versions of the old-fashioned cottage garden favourites produce a succession of sweetly scented blooms all summer long. The ruffled flowers are borne above neat cushions of slender grey green foliage, which over the years will spread to form a neat, evergreen clump. Grow Dianthus 'Scented Collection' at the front of borders or in patio containers; they also make a fabulous cut flower - just perfect for posies or a vase. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 40cm (16"). Supplied as plug plants.Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info |
Lisianthus 'Pink Ice'Eustoma (Texas Bluebell, Prairie Gentian, Japanese Rose) A bouquet of bloom erupts from the slim stems of these lisianthus plants in shades of pink and lemon. The large rosette-like blooms of Lisianthus 'Pink Ice' are prized by florists as a superb cut flower. Grow them indoors on a bright windowsill, or outside in sunny borders for that opulent look. Height: 60cm (24") Supplied as plug tray plants. More info |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glam Rock'Customer Review Rating
Useful links: More info |


text:
By Joy Press
8:00 AM CST, February 18, 2013
Advertisement |
Laura Carmichael may be a lady on "Downton Abbey," but she doesn't have one of the more glamorous roles on the series: She plays Lady Edith Crawley, a mousy, sharp-tongued girl surrounded by two bewitching sisters.
Poor Edith falls somewhere between Jan Brady and Cinderella's evil stepsister. She doesn't know how to channel her intelligence, has no luck with men and is too bitter and manipulative to win much affection within her own family. The most pragmatic sister (and the one seemingly poised to succeed in a new era), Edith has nevertheless been locked in battle with her chic older sister, Mary — and rarely ends up the winner.
Carmichael, on the other hand, was cheerful and chatty when I met her back in July. While the show was shooting Season 3, I visited Highclere Castle, the mansion that serves as the Crawley home, for this Calendar feature. In real life, Carmichael is great friends with Michelle Dockery, the actress who plays Mary. They even wear matching white puffy coats over their gowns while walking around the estate.
Sitting in her trailer, Carmichael wore a modern striped shirt that contrasted with her period hair, which had just been shaped into a 1920s-style Marcel wave. She chatted about her life as a lady and hinted at some of the changes that Edith undergoes in Season 3.
Your new hairstyle is great.
We've got this amazing hairstylist called Julio who does this amazing Marcel wave. It takes about 45 minutes. But I have to be careful not to squish it. I can't nap! ... You try to keep it in as long as you can. It's a bit gross. You try not to wash out the wave as long as you can; saves you time the next day. But you look a bit crazy walking around the streets of London.
I noticed that the crew talk about the actors as the "upstairs" cast and "downstairs" cast. Is there ever any weirdness between the actors in the two camps?
No, it's just that you see more of each other. At the castle is where we film the majority of our scenes. And the servants' quarters are all filmed at Ealing [Studios in London], so that's a funny thing. For the crew it must feel like two different jobs. But we love it when we are all together; it's really fun. And it's been such a long journey that we're all close.
On the show, you can be a bit of a troublemaker. Were you starting to get nicer in Season 2?
I think the war made one realize what was important, and the rivalry [with the sisters] sort of fell away ... the things that had seemed important, like seeing who could get married first, stop mattering in the same way. And she had found a vocation. She found a way to be useful on the farm, and getting to know the soliders in the hospital gave her a new feeling of self-worth.
Your character was eager to get her hands dirty working during the war and seemed to become the most modern.
Because there weren't the romances, it wasn't about who's the prettiest or who's the sweetest. She could suddenly have a purpose and be intelligent. That's someone Julian [Fellowes] always has, someone who is in the background and who watches and reads, these things Edith does.... I think she still is a know-it-all and has some great put-downs, and in some ways has the morals of her grandmother [Lady Violet, played by Maggie Smith]. And she continues to have what at times seems like snobbishness, but it's from absolutely thinking there's a right and wrong, and those morals come from Granny.... This is a character who sort of always wanted to sit at the grown-ups' table because she didn't have many friends, always wanting to tell the others off for being naughty, aspiring to that place of power that Violet has.
Do you spend a lot of time with Maggie Smith?
She's so generous and shares amazing stories and is so funny. I think she enjoys making us laugh, which we do — a lot. [giggles]
Are you from London?
I'm from Southampton.
What reaction do you get back home? Edith can be a bit of a villain
For me that's what's so fun — she's a villain, but only sometimes. As we are in life. Sometimes we do things that are really awful.
Do people yell at you on the street?
More after the first season. After the second, I think people felt a bit sorry for her. It's either, "You cow!" or "poor Edith." Julian, with all his characters, is really good at showing the audience the motives. You can see how and why they get to those places. Her parents talk about her like she's not there, and Mary rubbed her face in it.... Also, Mary and Edith are closer in age than Mary and Sybil, and they're very similar in a way. When you're just a few months younger, you feel you're deserving as well — Mary was the heiress and the first engaged.
And there's such pressure to be beautiful and married.
The alternative would be to stay and live with your parents in a big empty house, so you can sympathize with her.... It's fun to play someone who is so naive but has confidence. She has this in-built confidence that comes with her class, I guess, and thinks she knows the right answer when quite often she doesn't.
Last season there were some wild plot twists, like the appearance of a badly burned soldier who claimed he was Patrick [heir to the family fortune, Mary's fiance and Edith's great love].
I was so excited to revisit the Patrick thing because it was such a big part of the Mary-Edith row.... For me, the prospect of that being true, as far-fetched as it was, in the context of the house of being turned upside down and getting used to mutilation ... you almost just want more time with that story. I was so moved when I saw it, and Trevor White, who played the character, was so brilliant, the whole thing for me was quite emotional, that you could revisit the love that formed who she became.
The whole war storyline changed what "Downton" was so much. It's so interesting to be back this season, the first few weeks we were like, gosh, it feels like the first season. We're back in the house, and it's a brave new world, but it's more reminiscent of the first. The world has changed so much after the war. As the young, we're kind of embracing the change. Lord Grantham wants everything to go back to how it was before. And you know it won't.
Did you grow up aware of class divisions?
In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class. In interviews in the U.K. they always ask, "Are you actually posh?" And it's like, "No! Of course not!" As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!
Critic's Notebook: Maggie Smith, the magnificent
'Downton Abbey' recap: 'Twisted by nature into something foul'
Gasp! Maggie Smith has never seen an episode of 'Downton Abbey'


text:
Housing News, Opinion, Statistics and Homes for Sale
This stunning former model executive 2 story home in Champlin will be listed in the MLS for $415,000 … [Read More...]
While home sales in the Twin Cities are at 7 year highs, home buyer showings are actually down from … [Read More...]
HousingLink just released their latest foreclosure report showing the strong declines in sheriff … [Read More...]
Enter your email to receive market updates and real estate news in your inbox.
The Twin Cities Real Estate Blog has been the best source for Twin Cities housing news for many years. Here you will not only find market information, but also listings for most homes for sale in the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin.
When you inquire on a property, an Edina Realty agent or a partner agent from another broker with experienced in that area will contact you to answer all of your questions and set up a showing if you are interested.
The views expressed here are those of Aaron Dickinson and/or guest bloggers and not necessarily the views of Edina Realty, REALTORS associations, or any other entity referenced.
Aaron Dickinson
Edina Realty
Licensed in MN
©2013 Twin Cities Real Estate Blog | WordPress Real Estate Websites


text:
- Flexible ribbon for curving around bends
- Waterproof, maintenance free, easy installation
- Ultra bright high intensity 3528 SMD LEDs
- Widely used for architectural decoration lightings, sign lightings and so on
Specifications: - Number of LEDs: 300
- Voltage: 220V
- Light: Red light
- Plug: 2 pin Europe type
- Length: 5m
- Package weight: 1 kg
- Package size (L x W x H): 22 x 22 x 8 cm
Package contents: - 1 x 5 Meter 3528 SMD Waterproof LED Strip Light
- Main Features:
There are two key factors which will affect the time you receive your items.
1. Item processing time
After the receiving of your order, we need some time to test the product in order to ensure its quality. There are different kinds of processing time for different items. Average processing time is 3 working days; however, it varies from the item's stock status. As for the small quantity, the processing time is 1-3 days while as for the large quantity, it will be about 2-5 days.
2. Shipping methods
Gadgetsdealer.com accept PayPal, Wire transfer , Western Union as the payment methods.
1. PayPal.
The most convenient payment method in the world.
2. Wire transfer
For order which is more than $1500, please contact us at email@example.com
Note: please do email us your order number, the amount you pay, the exact date you do the wire transfer after you pay for it
3. Western union
Please contact us at: firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
Note: Please email us the following information after you pay the Western Union
1) The 10 digit control number.
2) Sender's name.
3) The exact amount you send.
4) Sender's address.
5) Your shipping address.


text:
- Text Size:
- ASmall Text
- AMedium Text
- ALarge Text
As much as 150,000 gallons of ultra low sulfur diesel and approximately 12,000 gallons of other petroleum products are on board the Kulluk -- a double-hulled steel vessel with a helicopter landing pad and tower in the middle designed for drilling in Arctic waters.
All the fuel was to power equipment and did not come from drilling operations. The rig had been working in the Beaufort Sea, off Alaska's North Slope, which is on the other side of the vast state from where it now rests.
Shell's Arctic exploration plans caused widespread concern among environmentalists and were held up after BP's 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell says it's working at far less depth and lower pressures than the BP well that erupted off Louisiana, killing 11 men aboard and unleashing an undersea gusher that took three months to cap.
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates more than 90 billion barrels of oil and nearly 1,700 trillion cubic feet of natural gas may be recoverable by drilling in the North Slope. And the shrinking of the region's sea ice -- which hit record lows in 2012 -- has created new opportunities for energy exploration in the region.
Climate researchers say that a decrease in sea ice is a symptom of a warming climate, caused largely by the combustion of carbon-rich fossil fuels. The science is politically controversial but generally accepted as fact by most scientists.


text:
WeatherBug Desktop Application
Weather Alert
Wrentham, MA 02093
WeatherBug's popular free desktop weather software is now Windows 7 compatible!
More than 20 million unique visitors each month* trust WeatherBug as their source for weather information, live current conditions, forecasts and severe weather alerts. Now, the most widely used desktop weather source has been updated with new features specifically designed for Windows 7 users. To install on your PC, simply click on the "Free Download" button and start using WeatherBug today.
* Total Unique Visitors: 20,578,000. comScore Media Metrix, July 2009.
Key Features:
- Live, Local Current Conditions
- 7-day, Hourly and Weekend Forecasts
- Animated Radar & Maps, Including: Doppler, Lightning via the WeatherBug Total Lightning Network, Satellite, Radar, Temperature, Wind
- Severe Weather Alerts
- Hurricane Center
- Time-Lapse Images from Weather Station Cameras
- Outdoor Health, Including: Air Quality, UV Index, Allergy Pollen Forecast
- Travel Destination Weather
...and much more!
Additional Features
- Easily view your temperature in your Taskbar and receive severe weather alerts in your Notification Area.
- Quickly check the weather for your last 10 locations by right-clicking the temperature in your Notification Area or accessing the Jump List from the Taskbar (Windows 7 users only).
Weather News
Other Top Weather Headlines
Severe Storms Slam Western Plains
Storms with a history of damaging winds and large hail will continue to pound the western Plains…More >
Tropical Depression 2 Pushes Inland Across Belize
Tropical Depression 2 will continue to slowly meander across Central America through Tuesday, with an eye on a late-week…More >
Floods Kill 23 in Northern India; Dozens Missing
Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads, killing at least 23 people in the northern Indian state of…More >
WeatherBug Featured Content
Green Living
You too can help save our planet and put money back in your wallet. Learn how you can take the first steps to reduce your environmental impact, including driving green, easy ways you can conserve water, and energy saving tips. To learn more and discover the benefits of going green, visit WeatherBug's green living section. More >
Weather Near Wrentham, MA
Camera for Foxboro, MA
Be Prepared, Know Before
Get faster alerts and better forecasts from the exclusive neighborhood-level WeatherBug network.
Learn More