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By: Tara Lynn Wagner
How far are you willing to go to pay off your student loans? How about Niagara Falls?
The city needs a young workforce and Community Development Director Seth Piccirillo saw a solution to two problems.
"They have a student loan debt. We have a young professional debt," he says. "We want to put those two together."
Under his Downtown Housing Incentive Program, recent grads who relocate to the city's downtown area for two years will be reimbursed for two years' worth of payments on their Stafford Loan, up to a maximum of $7,000. Grads are not required to stay beyond those two years but officials hope they will.
"This is a call to all college graduates from anywhere around the country that we really want you to be part of our city," Piccirillo says.
Other states and municipalities, such as Kansas and Detroit, are offering similar incentives. Looking for a something even further off the beaten path? Try the Peace Corps.
"We find a lot of people who join the Peace Corps are saddled with a bit of debt," says James Kostenblatt, the regional recruitment supervisor for the Northeast Peace Corps office.
In addition to receiving a stipend, Kostenblatt says volunteers could see their Perkins loan partially canceled.
"For each year that your serve, 15 percent of your Perkins Loan, the principle of your Perkins Loan, will be canceled," he says. "So if you serve the full two years, that's 30 percent of the principle of your Perkins Loan that is canceled."
Another organization, Teach for America, offers similar benefits, including a forbearance option and an education reward of up to roughly $11,000 for two years of teaching.
Speaking of teaching, that's just one of several professions eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. To qualify, you need to work 10 years in a public service job and make 10 years' worth of student loan payments under the extended income based or income contingent repayment plans.
"The payment term can go well over 25 years if necessary," said Michael Turner with the New York State Higher Education Services Corp. "So if you've extended your repayment period that long and you've made the first 120 payments, the government will forgive the remaining balance, principal and interest."
For more information, visit studentaid.ed.gov.


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SCUBAPRO's Seahawk is this year's Testers Choice for a back buoyancy BC.
In recent ScubaLab BC tests the Luna was our test divers' favorite women's BC.
A lot of female-specific attention to detail went into this BC. Combined with its across-the-board, better-than-average performance, the Selene II is a good choice for women.
According to Bare this BC is popular among drysuit divers, and we believe it.
As tested, the Express Tech is a pretty nice minimalist BC perfectly suited for tropical diving.
Test divers liked the design and feel of the TravLite, but the lack of stability was a drawback. It also carries about 2-and-a-half pounds of inherent buoyancy, among the highest of this year's tests.
The Litehawk came in hot on the Zuma's heels as this year's top Travel BC. The BC carries no inherent buoyancy, and its generous buoyant lift in all sizes makes it well suited for both tropical and temperate water diving.
The Geo is feather light, packs compactly, and is comfy and functional in the water. Plus it carries less than 1 pound of inherent buoyancy, so you might not need a weight system after all.

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POMEROY — The 2013 Meigs County Visitors Guide which tells the story of upcoming events and provides information on where to stay and where to play along with providing material on sales and services available locally has been completed.
The 56-page tourism magazine will be distributed statewide.
It begins tomorrow at the Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo to be held at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College in the Lynn Center which Luke Ortman, executive director, and Tom Sutton, vice president, of the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce will attend. The Visitors Guide will also become available beginning Monday at the Chamber of Commerce office and in some local business establishments.
Highlighted in this year's Visitor's Guide is the Civil War sesquicentennial commemoration to take place July 19-21 marking the Battle of Buffington Island, the only significant Civil War battle taking place in the state of Ohio. Featured in the magazine is information on the activities which will include wagon tours of the trail taken by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his troops after entering Meigs County, demonstrations of their life style, and reenactments of the battle between the north and the south, along with special displays and educational programming of that time period.
The publication, prepared by The Daily Sentinel staff, tells the story of Meigs County and its many natural attractions along with providing information on festivals and fairs which take place from the first week in June to the middle of September.


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Women's volleyball was my third sports competition of the day and it was filled with the most drama. Santa Monica College, hosting Citrus College in women's volleyball, quickly took a 2-0 set lead. The third set, a test of wills for both teams, ended with Citrus scoring the last two points to win 31-29. The momentum swing Citrus was riding continued into the fourth set resulting in a fifth and final set. SMC jumped out first and Citrus could never pull even. SMC won the final set 15-11. SMC defeated Citrus by scores of 26-24, 25-16, 29-31, 20-25, 15-11.
Mariko Coverdale, Assistant Coach of Santa Monica College, said after the game, "We really needed that win." Coverdale continued, "[It's] given us a confidence boost. The last couple of matches we haven't been the most confident so I think we really needed that, especially in the fifth set. It's awesome for the girls and a good push to start the second half of the season."
Catie Roberts #7 of the Santa Monica College Corsairs serves the ball in their match against the Citrus College Fighting Owls on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, California.
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i cant catch kyurem whatever i do!?
Well, this is what worked for me:
Try paralyzing or making Kyurem go to sleep. Then try to do some damage on it, but make sure you don't kill Kyurem. Once Kyurem's HP is Red try using a Dusk Ball because it works better in caves. If that doesn't work and the battle is taking forever try using a Timer Ball because the longer the battle the better the Timer Ball works.
Hope this helped =)
This should help for getting to him.
For catching...
Use a master ball
Try lowering HP, then paralyzing/sleeping.
Keep throwing Dusk Balls (catch at night)
Use a pokemon that knows the move false swipe, and then paralyze or sleep then use dusk ball or ultra balls.
Hay Roseradefan
If you have trouble to FIND Kyurem, try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYPKWHcBkBk If you only have problemes with catching it, I have weakeed him down and I have made it asliep and then have thrown 16 normal pokeballs before I chaught it.
Hope I helped you Luc
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Forums >Look What I Can Do!>longest run in my life so far
my friend and I wanted to do a longer than marathon distance..we both have run quite a few marathons but never more than 42.2k, so on Sunday(July 10) we set out for an epic(to us) long run...51.2k(this just happened to be the distance total for several different loops and an out n back from his place so we could fill up our bottles grab a gel..banana..watermelon slice etc.. between loops)
Another friend joined us for the first 20k then we were on our own, with a very conservative pace(9min mile) we felt very comfortable for the first 30k, from 30 to 40k there was some fatigue but our spirits were high, energy levels were good and we were able to keep pace without much difficulity, the last loop though was going to be the real test, 40 to 45k not so bad..was getting hot though and we were definitely feeling it, the last 5 to 6 k we were both "digging in" ..very little chat going on those last kms..my bottle was already empty by the 45k..thankfully Chris was able to spare some of his for that last push, we continued on to the finish..holding pace..in a time of 4:35:12, 8:39min per mile pace. It was a pretty awesome expirence for the both of us(I should say the 3 of us..my running partner dog Ravi ran the distance with us!)
here is a pic of us just as we near the "finish line"(Chris' driveway) Im the 180lb "Clydesdale" in black
Here is Ravi, 11, catching some shade after the 51.2
Very cool, congrats! I intend to do an ultra someday, however, so far I have yet to finish a marathon and say "You know, that just wasn't quite enough running".
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.
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That's further than I've ever run, very nice.
No offense, but I'm most impressed that the dog lasted the whole way.
2013 goals: Kick some arse. Moreso than 2012.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
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First 50 mi
That's further than I've ever run, very nice. No offense, but I'm most impressed that the dog lasted the whole way.
That's awesome! Great job for all runners involved.
I don't half-ass anything
"I have several close friends who have run marathons, a word that is actually derived from two Swahili words: mara, which means 'to die a horrible death' and thon, which means 'for a stupid T-shirt.' Look it up." - Celia Rivenbark, You Can't Drink All Day if You Don't Start in the Morning
No kidding. Congrats on the long run, but that dog kicks ass. I ran my sister's two huskies when I was dog sitting for her last month and one of them always seemed tired after 3.5.
Did Ravi get bananas between loops too?
testing testing
fast momma!
That is so great for all three of you! I am just jealous your dog can run that whole time. We have a very large Chocolate lab who had to give up running completely in the last year, and we still have to hide him when my husband leaves to go on a run Enjoy every minute of those runs, for someday your running partner will run his last lap.
2011 goals: sub 60min 10K
√ run 1st HM (May 29)
2013 Goals: Run trails.
nice work -- very cool
2012= under-goaled
Thanks all for the comments...we are planning a 60km run in September, as for Ravi he will be joining us for that long run as well
Ravi has been running with me since 2004, on average I run 1500-2000 miles per year, he has joined me on atleast 95% of all my training runs, a former sled dog when he was young..they would compete in races up north, he was the lead dog on a team of 5 ...would pull for 50km a day for three consecutive days, his musher(a friend of mine) retired him at 3 and asked if I would like to have him as a running partner, even days that I take off from running I often ride my mountain bike for 9miles and have him run along side me, even at 11yrs old he is strong as ever, not looking forward to the day he is no longer able to run with me..but it doesnt look like it will be anytime soon
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Great job and I love that Ravi goes that distance with you. I had to laugh when you used the phrase "conservative pace of 9 mpm", that's heart attack territory for me! LOL Super.
bob e v 2013 goals: keep on running! Is there anything more than that?
Finish halves, 3M Half 1/13 and probably Decker Challenge in DecHistory: blessed heart attack 3/15/2008; c25k july 2008 first 5k 10/26/2008 on 62nd birthday.
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10 comments:
- M Occasionally B said...
thats awful! i am glad ethan is ok and you too.
- February 13, 2012 at 4:28 AM
- Mayday said...
That sounds horrible! I'm glad things are looking up. Hope this is a better week for sure:)
- February 13, 2012 at 7:30 AM
- {Erica} said...
So glad he's feeling a bit better...and hope he continues to do so.
It's so not fun when you or your spouse get that sick. You are crazy worried and stressed for so many reasons and it's just HARD!
Here's to hoping this doesn't happen any time soon...or ever again right?! - February 13, 2012 at 9:09 AM
- *A* said...
Sweet girl, we will still be having Valentines Day Party's when we are in our 90's!! Don't even worry. I'm glad E is feeling better. Like I said we had quite the scare with Whit Whit last week. I totally understand!
- February 13, 2012 at 12:42 PM
- Dolly said...
Glad Ethan is on the mend, that can really do a job on tour body please take care.
- February 13, 2012 at 2:34 PM
- whitneyingram said...
Hope you don't get whatever he had. We call sickness like that death. Not the stomach flu. Just death. "Are you sick?" "Yes, I have the death." - February 13, 2012 at 3:03 PM
- Jackie said...
I hope he's feeling way better!
- February 14, 2012 at 12:08 PM
- brittany said...
i'm so glad he is doing better. that sounds awful and very scary!
- February 14, 2012 at 12:32 PM
- Unguren said...
That just sounds awful. I hope that he is back to himself now.
- February 14, 2012 at 4:43 PM
- Sachiko said...
That is so scary! I am so glad that it wasn't his heart that was causing the problem.
It is good that you are surrounded with nice frineds and got the help you needed. - March 4, 2012 at 10:02 PM


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In my loudest tones
Rodebjer blazer, Equipment blouse, Chicwish skirt, vintage belt, Forever 21 leggings, Steve Madden wedges, Christopher Kon Co-Lab satchel
I should be sleeping--seeing as I should be up early tomorrow to start on a project I've been marinating for a while--but the two cups of lychee oolong and jasmine green tea latte I drank earlier seem to be holding me up. This weekend went by SO much quicker than I had expected, but I suppose that's a good thing. You know, like it means that I actually did something fun because when you're enjoying your time, you never seem to know where it went.
On another note, I got the chance to hear Coldplay perform LIVE at the Hollywood Bowl this week and it was a-ma-zing. Chris Martin is such a charmer and they definitely put on a great light show. The bowl was packed and heated with energy and love--the boyfriend and I were much excited to be a part of it. I had honestly tried to condition myself to hold the tears for when they would play "Yellow," "The Scientist," "Fix You," and "Warning Sign," but realistically, I cried like a little girl because 1) their performance for each song was so simply beautiful and 2) hearing these songs brought me back to a state of when I felt so raw and in need of closure. Yeah, I know Coldplay has that affect on a lot of people, but... the live performance was just moving, so moving.
51 comments:
- Yana said...
It's sounds amazing! I wouldn't mind to go to one of their concerts! Your outfit is just perfect love it to the tiniest detail!
- May 6, 2012 at 3:10 AM
- Yana said...
It's sounds amazing! I wouldn't mind to go to one of their concerts! Your outfit is just perfect love it to the tiniest detail!
- May 6, 2012 at 3:10 AM
- Aileen said...
Beautiful Outfit !
And great pictures xoxo - May 6, 2012 at 3:13 AM
- Hanna said...
such a pretty outfit :) and so jealous that you got to hear Coldplay, I love them!
xx, Hanna
http://whoishanna.blogspot.com/ - May 6, 2012 at 3:48 AM
- The Purse Snatcher said...
Lovely outfit!
www.thepursesnatcher.net - May 6, 2012 at 3:49 AM
- Joana said...
You look great here. And I can't believe you saw Coldplay live...so jealous! They're music is amazing, simply put.
- Joana - May 6, 2012 at 4:24 AM
- Laura said...
Ahh I love coldplay! You look amazing!
xoxo - May 6, 2012 at 4:44 AM
- Vasilieva said...
cool leopard tights
x - May 6, 2012 at 4:51 AM
- thechicndamned said...
I know exactly what you mean by live performances, its that certain something in the air that nothing can capture.
love the outfit, esp. the blazer!
www.thechicndamned.blogspot.com - May 6, 2012 at 4:52 AM
- ❥ міchεllε Solεil said...
What a lovely outfit!
http://mllemichellesoleil.blogspot.se/ - May 6, 2012 at 5:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
really loving the live action shots of the show!
- May 6, 2012 at 5:44 AM
- Suzie Q said...
Your blazer is amazing. I totally want =) Cute outfit, I like the fun leopard tights. The lychee oolong sounds so delightful =)
Suzie Q
www.StyleCueBySuzieQ.com - May 6, 2012 at 5:54 AM
- Erin Z said...
Love the pictures and the outfit!
chimericalperfection.blogspot.com - May 6, 2012 at 6:22 AM
- Leonie Soyel said...
really nice blog :)
enter my giveaway:http://leonie-rachel.blogspot.com/2012/05/giveaway.html - May 6, 2012 at 6:25 AM
- WearAbouts said...
those tights are SO FUN! :) i love the oversized blazer too looks casual and like you just threw it on yet it's a blazer so still classy :)
www.WearAboutsBlog.com - May 6, 2012 at 8:26 AM
- Sheena said...
Cute leopard legs, I guess they do need fire works and applause... cute...
sheenafab.com - May 6, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- Sheena said...
Cute leopard legs, I guess they do need fire works and applause... cute...
sheenafab.com - May 6, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- Sheena said...
Cute leopard legs, I guess they do need fire works and applause... cute...
sheenafab.com - May 6, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- Sheena said...
Cute leopard legs, I guess they do need fire works and applause... cute...
sheenafab.com - May 6, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- tse parfait said...
Coldplay concerts <3 when I went a couple of years ago, they released yellow balloons in the stadium during "Yellow" <3
http://www.tseparfait.com - May 6, 2012 at 8:58 AM
- tse parfait said...
Coldplay concerts <3 when I went a couple of years ago, they released yellow balloons in the stadium during "Yellow" <3
http://www.tseparfait.com - May 6, 2012 at 8:58 AM
- Jessica said...
oh wow that show looks amazing! i am pretty much in love with Chris Martin, but who isn't?? also love the tights!
http://runninginsideus.blogspot.com/ - May 6, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Ice Pandora said...
Lucky girl for hearing
& seeing Coldplay live!
They are one of my
favorite bands c:
You look great, really
love your style ^__^
Also, you looked great
together with David Choi!
I was like 'hey I know
this girl' :P
xx - May 6, 2012 at 9:56 AM
- FashionFlirt said...
Great photos! Your outfit is amazing aswell :)
Jasmin - May 6, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Dylana Suarez said...
OMG! I freaking LOVE Coldplay! So jealous you got to see them live!
colormenana.blogspot.com - May 6, 2012 at 10:03 AM
- Andrea said...
love this outfit!
- May 6, 2012 at 10:15 AM
- alexsandra g. said...
Love your outfit and wow, how lucky are you!
www.shades-of-style.com - May 6, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- Theresa said...
OH my gosh. Can't believe you went to a Coldplay concert! Love them! (: Looks like you had a fun time! Great photos and I love your outfit!
collaredblouse.blogspot.com - May 6, 2012 at 12:04 PM
- la vie quotidienne said...
In love C.MARTIN and COLDPLAY....i'm crazy with your tights =)
XOXO from MUNICH
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- monkeyshines ♥ said...
fun tights!
http://monkeyshines-monkeyshines.blogspot.com/ - May 6, 2012 at 2:14 PM
- Melanee said...
I was depressed all week cause I thought I wasn't going to see Coldplay. Then my boyfriend won tickets on KROQ to their Weenie Roast where Coldplay closed the show. A truly life changing experience where just like you, I cried during each song. Thanks for sharing your experience and I love your blog.
email@example.com (check it out) =) xo - May 6, 2012 at 2:50 PM
- Halie said...
So chic.
http://halielandry.blogspot.com/ - May 6, 2012 at 3:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
COLDPLAY!!!!!!!!!! I am going to see them on May 18th in porto!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited to see THEM for the second time!!! EVERY COLDPLAY`S GIG IS JUST UNIQUE!!! Honestly, everybody should see THEM at least one time!!!! ITS A CONCERT YOU`LL NEVER FORGET!!!!
- May 6, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- Sanity Notebook | by Jessie Carbullido said...
This is perfect inspiration right now. Loving the hue-choices and grainy concert photos.
te amo,
www.sanitynotebook.com - May 6, 2012 at 5:03 PM
- Alison said...
I love your tights! They are so much fun.
I hope you had fun at Coldplay! I've seen the lime too and they were amazing :)
www.stylingmylife.com - May 6, 2012 at 5:12 PM
- The Ferrytale said...
love the equipment blouse :)
- May 6, 2012 at 6:32 PM
- Lauren said...
cute wedges! Sounds amazing! xo
http://adornlafemme.blogspot.com/ - May 6, 2012 at 9:10 PM
- Stephanie Liu said...
Those leopard leggings are so freakin cute! You're so lucky to see Coldplay at the Bowl omg! I would cry too hearing those songs, in fact you've made me open iTunes to listen to them again. I'm sure their performance was amazing and heartfelt and just memorable.
xo Stephanie
HONEY & SILK - May 6, 2012 at 10:10 PM
- Lena's Blend said...
The leopard tights paired with the platforms looks super cute.
www.lenaslblend.blogspot.com - May 6, 2012 at 10:26 PM
- Nicole said...
I would kill to see Coldplay live! Jealousss! Haha.
xx Nicole
http://hrznbl.blogspot.com - May 7, 2012 at 1:39 AM
- Mira said...
love your outfit the tights the wedges and coldplay are awesome :D
glamDevils - May 7, 2012 at 1:47 AM
- Laura said...
lovely outfit!
www.looksbylaura.blogspot.com - May 7, 2012 at 2:23 AM
- Anna G said...
Love Coldplay so much. I've seen them twice. I adore Chris Martin's enthusiasm.
- May 7, 2012 at 10:58 AM
- Alice said...
awhile ago I read somewhere that music is supposed to make you cry, if they do it right, and yeah, Coldplay was the only band that came to mind. all their songs are so sad lol
- May 7, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Neijah said...
I heard Coldplay was amazing!!!! I always love all black ensembles
www.thelookandlisten.com - May 7, 2012 at 2:14 PM
- Sarah said...
You look gorgeous as usual, I just love those tights! Cold play is amazing, one of these days I will make it to their concert!
- May 7, 2012 at 6:01 PM
- czarianonuevo said...
i love Coldplay too! their songs are great!
paint it stripes
kisses! - May 8, 2012 at 5:30 AM
- Diva In Me said...
I like your wedges and when I saw your description "Steve Madde" for shoes, I'm so happy. I really like Steve Madden's footwear.
- May 8, 2012 at 9:37 AM
- ♥ Lauretha of Myrrh Goldframe ♥ said...
you got such a lovely blog. love it!
Myrrh Goldframe - May 9, 2012 at 8:38 AM
- Halie said...
That look rocks. Love the animalllll.
http://halielandry.blogspot.com/ - May 14, 2012 at 4:18 PM
- Beauty Follower said...
Love leggings & bag!
- May 16, 2012 at 5:12 AM


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still not as fun as beating the Yankees in the '04 ALCS, but fun none the less.
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Looks even better in Red Pant Suit.
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Ancient works rediscovered at new Art Institute galleries
An ancient Roman cameo depicting the emperor Claudius as the God Jupiter (detail) is among the artifacts in "Of Gods and Glamour" at the Art Institute of Chicago. | Photo by Erika Dufour
Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and
Byzantine Art
The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan
Open daily 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday until 8 p.m.
General admission: $12-$18; free kids under 14, free to Illinois residents the first and second Wednesday of every month
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Some 125 years ago, the Art Institute of Chicago commenced its collections by amassing ancient art and displaying it right inside the front entrance.
When Karen Manchester began her job as a curator at the museum in 2001, ancient art had fallen out of favor. "It couldn't get any closer to the back door," Manchester says.
But a few years ago, a donation of $10 million changed all that: Turn shabby McKinlock Court into the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries, stated the gift from the Jaharises. And not with trendy modern paintings or contemporary installations, but with Greek, Roman and Byzantine art spanning 330 to 1453 A.D. (think marble slabs carved into idealized figures, mosaics featuring animals or pottery painted with the likeness of gods and goddesses).
"Our heads were reeling," says Manchester.
The display space expanded from the short, back hall flanking the courtyard to the entire 13,707-square-foot McKinlock Court. Manchester's curatorial team amassed 561 objects to fill it, interspersing the museum's small collection of quality fragments with borrowed works owned by collectors from the Chicago area and as far away as London and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new wing opened to the public on Nov. 11.
For Manchester, the biggest boon came when the British Museum serendipitously shut down its late antique and early Byzantine wing for restoration. The Art Institute worked out a deal to borrow 51 of the most important works to create "Late Roman and Early Byzantine Treasures from the British Museum," a display that runs through Aug. 25, 2013, and launched in correlation with the Jaharis Galleries wing opening.
The British Museum loans allowed the Art Institute to accomplish an amazing feat: The Jaharis wing will feature the entire spectrum of ancient art, beginning with ancient Egypt's influence on Greece, through the explosion of the Roman Empire and into Byzantine art. "This is the only time in art history that we'll be able to present the chronological sequence," Manchester says.
One of the most spectacular objects inside the dark, dramatically lit display is the intricately carved glass Lycurgus Cup, said Christina Nielsen, assistant curator for Late Antique, Early Christian, and Byzantine Art. It features small properties of gold and silver, which turn it green in transmitted light and red in direct light.
"Someone very wealthy would've used it at a dinner party," Nielsen says. "As they drank the wine from their glass they could've held it up to a candle and amazed their friends. It's dinner theater, really."
To show off the chalice, the museum hired a local lighting technician to create a timed beam of light that emphasizes the change in colors.
Additional works include the loaned Bust of Athena, made during the Roman period. Manchester discovered that back in the 19th century, the Art Institute owned a cast of the sculpture, placed over the front door of the Michigan Avenue entrance as a way to advertise the museum's holdings. Now that the Jaharis Galleries are complete, works like this will have their day in the sun again.~.


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Please explain this code to me-ems and px
I was wondering if CSS gurus could answer my questions about the code below which I found on the www.
What does 1.5 mean in the following line?
font:100%/1.5 Cambria, Georgia, serif; /* 16px */
In the line below, I kind of have the same question ( what does 1.1429 mean), but at the same time I want to know why this figure equals to 32px for the author of the code(see his CSS comments)
font:bold 1.75em/1.1429 'Proxima Nova Bold',sans-serif; /* 28px/32px */
Thank you so much for your help. This is the full code:
body { color:#333; font:100%/1.5 Cambria, Georgia, serif; /* 16px */ } h1 { color:#2c1c16; font:bold 1.75em/1.1429 'Proxima Nova Bold',sans-serif; /* 28px/32px */ margin:0.8571em 0 0; /* 24px 0 0 */ }
I believe that the number after the / would be your line height. So for the h1, 1.75em would be your font size and the 1.1429 would be your line height. His comment is probably just what those values equal in pixels since they are easier to keep track of then ems (at least in my opinion).
1) The 1.5 is the line height. Check it out. 1.5 is the same as 150%. So in this case, if the font-size is 16px, a line-height of 1.5 = 24px.
2) 32px = 28px * 1.1429. (It's actually 32.0012, but close enough.)
Thank you so much!!! Now I understand. I was always wondering about the relationship between the font size and the line height. What are the criteria to determine what line height would be suitable for a certain font-size?


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Tilapia production in Ghana is projected to increase tenfold by 2015
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[CAIRO] New breeds of fish that grow about 30 per cent faster than the most common commercial strains will boost food security and farmers' earnings in Egypt and West Africa, according to researchers.
Through selective breeding programmes in Egypt and Ghana, two fast-growing strains of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), an economically important fish that is native to much of Africa, have been developed for farmers: the 'Abbassa' and 'Akosombo'.
The Abbassa strain grows 28 per cent faster than the most commonly used commercial breed, according to Mohamed Fathy Osman, chairman of the General Authority for Fish Resources Development, part of Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation.
The research programmes that developed the new strains are run by international, non-profit research organisation WorldFish and its partners. Osman says the WorldFish centre and the Egyptian research centre Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research started the country's selective breeding programme in 2000.
"Aquaculture represents 72 per cent of total fish production in Egypt, which is the world's second largest producer of tilapia after China, and Egypt has 70 per cent of all aquaculture production in Africa," Osman tells SciDev.Net.
"The [new breed] will be disseminated to five highly qualified hatcheries covering the different fish farming areas across Egypt this month as the last step before making it available to farmers," he says.
The breeding programmes in Egypt and Ghana use natural selection, where young fish with the desired trait of rapid growth are bred together.
This continues for many generations to produce fish that grow ever-more quickly, says Osman. "The technique is simple but it takes a long time," he says.
"The method doesn't use genetic engineering, gene transfer or growth hormones," Osman says, adding that the fish is safe for human consumption and the environment.
Gamal El-Naggar, regional director for WorldFish in Egypt, says that the new breed could improve health of local people by lowering the price of fish and so making it more affordable to poorer members of society.
"I am very pleased with the results so far and am looking forward to continuing the selection process to produce further generations of the improved strain," he says.
In Ghana, the Akosombo strain was developed by national research body the Water Research Institute (WRI) in partnership with WorldFish. The eighth generation of the strain reaches maturity more than 30 per cent faster than the unimproved strain, according to WorldFish.
"At the current pace, tilapia production in Ghana is projected to increase tenfold by 2015," said Felix Attipoe, the officer-in-charge at WRI, in a WorldFish press release.
According to Attipoe, the new strain is also helping other West African nations, with [some adult] fish exported to Côte d'Ivoire and young fish sent to Burkina Faso and Nigeria for breeding.
A project to identify Nile tilapia 'super strains' is about to enter its second year in the Philippines. With the same targets of developing the best strains for local aquaculture, the project aims to increase the living standards of poor fish farmers and consumers, create jobs and provide food security.
malcolm beveridge ( Egypt )
14 January 2013
I believe the Akosombo strain of Nile tilapia in Ghana grows some 28% faster, and thus reaches market size 28% sooner, rather than reaching maturity 28% faster.
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I just saw a sneak preview of Hoax; pretty good, but not great. Alfred Molina is fantastic as Susskind the researcher, Gere is very good as Irving. Some real bs in the film though, which I recognized as I've recently read "Hoax", the book the film is "based" on:
Don't read any further if you plan to see the film.
Nonsense added to the story:
1. The guys break into the pentagon to steal files on Hughes.
2. Irving lives in New York, not Ibiza ( becuause Irving says they were too cheap to film in Europe).
3. Irving and Susskind steal Dietrich's manuscript from under his nose.
4. Irving and Susskind have a big argument at the end.
5. Hughes sends files on Nixon wrong-doing to Irving, using Irving as a blackmail method to force Nixon to approve a large business merger Hughes wanted at the time worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but which the Nixon administration had been stalling on.
ALL TOTAL BS, and really not necessary to add to an already fascinating story.
But: Nixon apparently was very paranoid about what might be in the book with regards to illegal loans and campaign contributions involving his brother before the 1960 campaign totalling several hundred thousand dollars, and it seems he thought Irving had leaked the book to the Democratic Committee to give McGovern ammo for the 1972 election: it would be Checkers 1952 all over again, and this was one of the reasons he ordered the Watergate break-in; although this seems the most far-fetched, ironically it seems true, according to a few sources I've checked.
It's an enjoyable yarn, but the young people of today who make up the majority of movie-goers don't know history from 5 years ago, let alone 35 years ago; this movie will play well with any boomer who remembers the Irving affair, so it should do well in rentals.
I'd give it a 7 out of 10.
On cliffordirving.com, you can read the fake autobiography if you send $5 in an envelope to Cliff; also, he says the film is a "hoax of a hoax", and is particularly upset about the fight in the film betewwn himself and Susskind; Susskind passed away a few years ago, and Irving insists they never had a fight. Also he feels that Molina playd Susskind as a comical oaf, when in reality he was a serious researcher. I like Molina in this role though, and actually thought he was very close to the way Irving portrays him in the book.
Oh yeah: no cameo by Welles on Ibiza and no mention of F For Fake, because... well, no Ibiza ,and can you imagine what they'd have to pay Beatrice to use Welles as a character?


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Agreed, Breton is pure excellence. I usually flit between new music pretty rapidly but I've been coming back to this quite a bit as well.
Shackleton delivers again.
Edit: Removed. So that's why there are no Shackleton vids on youtube. Oh well!
Also, I think Beneath is a guy to keep your eye on. Could be worth the hype. He's just done a FACT mix:
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I am listening to this:
Wot I Think: The Game : an ongoing collaborative game-design experiment / comedic disaster here on the RPS Forums!
Kata vs. Kata : a game of simultaneous round-based predictive martial arts (like frozen synapse, but with punches)
Crossroads: The Haze : a game about princes eating soup in a turn-based wolf prison [*oversimplification detected*]
Until a friend mentioned it to me the release of the new DJ Format album passed me entirely by. So thus I immediately went to listening (Music for the Mature B Boy was the first hip hop album I ever bought, having previously unfairly dismissed the genre, and probably did a lot to shape my tastes).
Anyway it's sounding good on first listen, here's a song with the ever excellent Edan on the mic.
In addition to the above another thing I love about Format is that he always has excellent guests whose music is a pleasure to delve into. I discovered Ugly Duckling, Aspects, Abdominal, Nostalgia 77 and tHe Fantastics! through his albums and mixes. This time round I'm definitely eager to find more from Sureshot La Rock, who I'd never heard before but is rather excellent on the album;
That shackleton song is ace. Nice and dark.
Also, whilst I'm here, I'm excited about the new Aesop Rock album coming out soon if this song is anything to go by.
I don't know how Girl Talk had passed me by up to now. Glorious, spot the sample pop culture mash up nonsense and most importantly sounds bloody excellent. Has just put a bloody big smile on my face. i would happily spend a night in a club where somebody just thought, "fuck it I can't be arsed" and stuck this sort of stuff on.
I just discovered this transgendered harpist called "Baby Dee" who is pretty awesome. She has this song called "When I get Home" which is like the single most heart rending song about domestic abuse I've ever heard. Unfortunately, the only version I could find on youtube is an Andrew WK cover which isn't very good:
But definitely give her a listen if you like Antony and the Johnsons. They have a similar sound:
The bird and the Bee - Polite song: -
Why yes you're right I'm deliciously evil
Tradition is the tyranny of dead men
Steam:Kadayi Origin: Kadayi GFWL: Kadayi
Probable Replicant
*blush* I'm flattered by the attention boys, but please let's not make the thread about liddle old me
Been listening to a few Ave Maria variations at the moment. And I found this one
Bah! My blog is fulla bollox! What? Don't believe me?Here! Just look at it!
So, I've been devouring The Shins' latest album a few days ago and found most of the tracks to be quite soothing. Relaxing enough to listen after a hard day's work or just chilling out in a cafe, somewhere. But there are a few soundtracks that may lift your spirits up and possibly will get stuck in your head, fast. Here's one:
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Bah! My blog is fulla bollox! What? Don't believe me?Here! Just look at it!
I found the new Shins one a bit disappointing. Rifle's Spiral and Simple Song are brilliant but the rest of the album doesn't come even close, and particularly the second half is a major letdown (though I quite enjoy the title track). It's an enjoyable album but more of the sort of thing you enjoy putting on the background than actively focus on.
I've been recently very much enjoying the new Guillemots album Hello Land!, the first of four (!!!!!) new ones this year. And y'know, I believe they can pull that feat off successfully. Last year's Walk the River was an amazing album and a genuine rebirth for the band after Red's messiness (which I admittedly enjoy). This new one continues on that same excellent path. Wonderfully atmospheric and moody, with some gorgeous musical passages. Each album is supposed to represent a season and while this is supposed to be spring, it feels a lot more autumn-y. But it's still very, very good. Such a shame that they don't really get much notice anymore, too many people were so burnt by Red after their expectations were set high by Through the Windowpane (which admittedly is one of the greatest albums ever made) that looks like no one bothers to give these guys another chance. Shame. Bloody excited for the other new albums now.
And I managed to even grab a signed postcard by being one of the first 100 to order the new album! Alongside an additional copy to give to a friend. Fantastic surprise there.
Give me steam and how you feel to make it real.
Come... Come and venture deep into the human mind and explore imagination, insanity, 60's cartoons and old B-grade sci-fi flicks accompanied by the sound of bugles
Well that's basically how I felt about it a when I heard Port of Morrow after Rifle's Spiral. The second half gets noticibly slower and more relaxed than the first (and some felt a bit lackluster in comparison). But, yeah. It's still enjoyable.
Bah! My blog is fulla bollox! What? Don't believe me?Here! Just look at it!


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1 The Lord Speaks
1 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2 "Who is this that obscures my plans 2 with words without knowledge?
3 Prepare to defend yourself; 3 I will question you, 3 and you shall answer me.
4 "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? 4 Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! 5 Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 On what were its footings set, 6 or who laid its cornerstone—
7 while the morning stars sang together 7 and all the angels[a] shouted for joy?
8 "Who shut up the sea behind doors 8 when it burst forth from the womb,
9 when I made the clouds its garment 9 and wrapped it in thick darkness,
10 when I fixed limits for it 10 and set its doors and bars in place,
11 when I said, 'This far you may come and no farther; 11 here is where your proud waves halt'?
12 "Have you ever given orders to the morning, 12 or shown the dawn its place,
13 that it might take the earth by the edges 13 and shake the wicked out of it?
14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; 14 its features stand out like those of a garment.
15 The wicked are denied their light, 15 and their upraised arm is broken.
16 "Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea 16 or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17 Have the gates of death been shown to you? 17 Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?
18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? 18 Tell me, if you know all this.
19 "What is the way to the abode of light? 19 And where does darkness reside?
20 Can you take them to their places? 20 Do you know the paths to their dwellings?
21 Surely you know, for you were already born! 21 You have lived so many years!
22 "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow 22 or seen the storehouses of the hail,
23 which I reserve for times of trouble, 23 for days of war and battle?
24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, 24 or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?
25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, 25 and a path for the thunderstorm,
26 to water a land where no one lives, 26 an uninhabited desert,
27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland 27 and make it sprout with grass?
28 Does the rain have a father? 28 Who fathers the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb comes the ice? 29 Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens
30 when the waters become hard as stone, 30 when the surface of the deep is frozen?
31 "Can you bind the chains[b] of the Pleiades? 31 Can you loosen Orion's belt?
32 Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons[c] 32 or lead out the Bear[d] with its cubs?
33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? 33 Can you set up God's[e] dominion over the earth?
34 "Can you raise your voice to the clouds 34 and cover yourself with a flood of water?
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? 35 Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?
36 Who gives the ibis wisdom about the flooding of the Nile, 36 or gives the rooster understanding of when to crow?[f]
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? 37 Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens
38 when the dust becomes hard 38 and the clods of earth stick together?
39 "Do you hunt the prey for the lioness 39 and satisfy the hunger of the lions
40 when they crouch in their dens 40 or lie in wait in a thicket?
41 Who provides food for the raven 41 when its young cry out to God 41 and wander about for lack of food?


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I spend most of each year overseas in developing countries where the cost of living is a fraction what it is in the United States. Each return to the States requires a period of adjustment. This time, I almost choked when I had to pay $75 a night for a hotel room in Minneapolis. That same amount would buy me eight days of lodging in Nepal or Mexico. I'm used to spending about $5 a day for food, so $20 dinners send me into shock. It didn't help that this trip took me to Washington, DC to cover the Dalai Lama at the Kalachakra for World Peace, one of the most expensive travel destinations in the country.
By the time I reached Niagara Falls my wallet was thin and I went on the search for budget accommodations. Overseas I stay in guest houses or hostels, where I usually opt for four or eight-bed dorms. I love the camaraderie in the dorms, which are filled with people of all ages and income levels, from every corner of the world. In the U.S., hostels are relatively rare because our travel industry developed around motels to serve a society that has a love affair with automobiles. Fortunately, this is starting to change; hostels are popping up in larger cities and popular tourist destinations all over the country.
In Niagara Falls I discovered the brand new Red Lounge Hostel, a wonderful three-floor petit-hotel located only five minutes walking distance from Niagara Falls State Park with free off-street parking. Their four and eight-bed dorms were sparkling clean and each had an en-suite shared bathroom and lockers to hold my valuables. A common area on the first floor had a large flat-screen TV and their spacious shared kitchen had two refrigerators to store guest food. Bliss! I found a grocery store and stocked up on breakfast food, happy to save the cost of at least one meal a day.
After settling in I set off on foot to see the U.S. side of Niagara Falls. I had visited the falls many years ago as a child on a family vacation and had vague memories of spray from the falls pummeling my yellow rubber raincoat as the Maid of the Mist cruised into the torrent of water thundering over Horseshoe Falls. But I really didn't know what to expect. Having seen the spectacular Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, I wondered if Niagara would seem anti-climactic. I walked along the high cliffs bordering the Niagara River chasm and into Niagara State Park, the oldest in the nation. Across the river, high-rise hotels, an enormous Ferris wheel, casinos and all manner of kitschy development designed to lure the tourist dominated the skyline, but on the U.S. side the falls had been protected from such crass commercialism by the State Park.


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A New York Times Notable Book
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A Best Book of the Year: The Atlantic, NPR, Vogue, AV Club
In story after story in this brilliant new collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fiancée, a wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmailer, an adulterous mother and her neglected children, a guilt-ridden father, a young teacher jilted by her employer. Illumined by Munro's unflinching insight, these lives draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns. And while most are set in her signature territory around Lake Huron, some strike even closer to home: an astonishing suite of four autobiographical tales offers an unprecedented glimpse into Munro's own childhood. Exalted by her clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, Dear Life shows how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be.
About the Author
Alice Munro is the author of twelve previous collections of stories—the most recent of which are Runaway, The View from Castle Rock, and Too Much Happiness—as well as a novel, Lives of Girls and Women. Among the many awards and prizes she has received are: three Governor General's Literary Awards and two Giller Prizes in Canada; the Rea Award, the Lannan Literary Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Man Booker International Prize. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, and other publications, and her collections have been translated into thirteen languages.
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"One of the great short story writers not just of our time but of any time." —The New York Times Books Review
"Wise and unforgettable. Dear Life is a wondrous gift; a reminder of why Munro's work endures." —The Boston Globe
"Unquestionable evidence of her unfaded abilities. . . . Reading these stories will tell you something about Alice Munro's life, but it will tell you more about Alice Munro's mind—and, not entirely surprisingly, this proves to be even more compelling." —The New Republic
"Alice Munro is not only revered, she is cherished. . . . Dear Life is as rich and astonishing as anything she has done before." —The New York Review of Books
"There is no writer quite as good at illustrating the foibles of love, the confusions and frustrations of life or the inner cruelty and treachery that can be revealed in the slightest gestures and changes of tone. . . . The stories of Dear Life violate a host of creative writing rules, but they establish yet again Munro's psychological acuity, clear-eyed acceptance of frailties and mastery of the short story form." —The Washington Post
"Alice Munro demonstrates once again why she deserves her reputation as a master of short fiction." —O, The Oprah Magazine
"Exquisite. . . . No other author can tell quite so much with quite so little. The modest surfaces of Munro's lapidary sentences conceal rich veins of ore." —Chicago Tribune
"Munro's wonderfully frank and compassionate stories suggest that perseverance, the determination to keep at the work of living, can invest a life with dignity through the end of one's days." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Absorbing. . . . Most haunting of all are the four autobiographical sketches that end the book, which display Munro's gift of observation and ability to trace big emotional arcs in short brushstrokes." —Entertainment Weekly
"Munro's best collection yet." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Remarkable. . . . Masterfully evokes the relationship between people and the places they inhabit." —Time Out New York
"Munro has an uncanny knack of convincing the reader that the characters have real lives before the stories commence and continuing existences after. . . . This is simply a good writer doing what she loves." —The Guardian (London)
"In acknowledging Alice Munro's pre-eminence in the world of contemporary short fiction it's become fashionable to describe her as the 'Canadian Chekhov,' but that title barely hints at the scope of her literary influence. Dear Life, her 13th collection, only serves to burnish her reputation for creating intelligent, sophisticated stories out of inarguably humble materials." —Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Virtuosic. . . . Encompass a wide variety of always-unpredictable characters—young, old, middle-aged—caught in circumstances that have the bright erratic flow of life itself." —The Seattle Times
"Munro is who she is, and we are fortunate to have her. No other author can contain so much life, and so many lives, in such few pages. . . . They can be read over and over, dependably revealing more with each reading." —The Miami Herald
"Alice Munro has long been acknowledged as one of Canada's literary treasures. This new volume, with its historical slant, its autobiographical material, its impressionistic descriptions of scenery, its occasional nostalgia and pleasing irony, confirms her reputation." —The Washington Times
"How does Munro manage such great effects on a relatively small canvas? It's a question that most anyone who has seriously attempted to write a short story in the last 20 years has pondered. . . . Munro has a genius, no empty word here, for selecting details that keep unfolding in the reader's mind." —Los Angeles Times
"Reading Alice Munro is like drinking water—one hardly notices the words, only the marvel at being quenched. . . . Behind each sentence is a world, conjured more distinctly than in many an entire novel." —The Plain Dealer
"Alice Munro . . . has earned every bit of her reputation as being one of the best living short story writers, in English if not in the entire world. . . . This collection represents fiction at its finest—captivating, complex, lifelike." —Richmond Times-Dispatch
"These stories are perfect. . . . Dear Life is a collection as rich and surprising as any in Alice Munro's deep career." —National Post
"Alice Munro has always been the poet of the unexpected passion that comes seemingly out nowhere and changes a character's life. . . . She is, and has been for decades, one of our most important writers, one whose work represents all the most essential and pleasurable aspects of literature, and which reminds us of what great literature is: You know it when you see it." —The Globe and Mail (Toronto)


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Why are sweetshops not on the High Street anymore?
Where did they all go?
And why?
When I was running around in shorts (in the 1970s) our local sweetshop, 'The Chocolate Box', was at the end of our road. It wasn't a big road, so even 'The Chocolate Box' was not on the high street at such… but so many high streets did feature at least one sweet shop and now they all seem to have gone.
If They Are Not On The High Street, Where Are They Now?
Sadly an awful lot of the tiny sweetshops have disappeared completely - both on and not on the High Street. A lot of their staple sources of income are a lot less popular today than they were when I was young. The name in the trade for these shops gives a clue to their sad demise… CTNs, or Confectioners, Tobacconists and Newsagents.
Sadly there isn't much money to be made in penny chews, as the same suggests. It's very hard to sustain a business selling sweets alone… unless you sell an awful lot of them. So the space where the confectionery used to be is frequently now taken up by more profitable products. And the selection of sweets is reduced to a small selection of items which are higher profit and easy to sell (the staples of Mars Bars, Snickers, Twix etc – you know the standard fayre!)
Back in the 1970s almost everyone seemed to smoke and so running a tobacconist, whether it was or was not on the high street, was a guaranteed source of income. Plus when people came into your shop to buy cigarettes or tobacco (when was the last time you saw someone smoking a pipe? or taking snuff?) they were more than likely to buy other things at the same time. Nowadays smoking is becoming less and less common and so this source of income is much reduced.
In the 1970s no-one could have possibly imagined the effect that the internet would have on day to day life. The sales of newspapers have been dramatically affected by the rise of the Web – far fewer people buy a daily paper than they did in the past, and fewer still have one delivered every day (like we used to, and so did pretty well everyone else!)
And as children we used to buy a comic every week too (I read Whizzer and Chips and my sister bought Twinkle… which I always thought was very unfair because it meant that she could read my comic when I'd finished with it, but I had no interest at all in her Twinkle. I think that was probably one the factors that hastened my switch to reading Shoot! My sister, Jane, was as interested in football as I was in girly fairy stories (or whatever stories Twinkle contained… probably lots about little girls with ponies I'd guess!)
Add to these factors the rise and rise of the supermarkets – not on the High Street but frequently on retail parks, dragging away custom from both the small corner shops and the High Street itself – and it is easy to see why small sweetshops have suffered so much over the years.
But many of the best sweets have survived even if the sweetshops have not, on the High Street or otherwise.
Not On The High Street, But Online
The internet undoubtedly contributed to the demise of the CTNs. But it has also brought the full range of retro sweets to a wider audience, both geographically and age-wise. No longer do you have to try to find a local sweetshop that is open, whether that be on or not on the High Street. Now retro sweet shops are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and they stock far more sweets than you could ever cram into an old-fashioned sweetshop. We have around 650 different sweets for you to choose from – sweets from all around the country, so it doesn't matter where you live… in the UK or anywhere around the World even… you can choose Black Bullets from the North East of England, Kendal Mint Cake from the North West, a whole host of delicious Scottish sweets… Geography is no longer an issue – not on the High Street but on the information superhighway that is the World Wide Web!
So of course it's sad that proper old fashioned sweetshops are fewer and farther between.
But every cloud has a silver lining and in many ways online sweetshops offer many advantages over their traditional counterparts, and because they are not on the High Street you don't have to traipse through town to enjoy your favourites - you can have your sweet and eat it!.


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pc ps3 xbox360 Arriving just a few weeks after its debut on Xbox Live Arcade, Karateka is now available for PC via Steam. This is the remake of Jordan Mechner's first ever game, a classic title for the home computers in the mid-80s. This S... | 12-03-2012 | ||
ipad iphone pc Just days after saying they would welcome a time when their services aren't needed, the folks behind the Indie Fund have announced the fifth game they'll be backing. This time it's Kachina which is being developed by Ben Espo... | 04-17-2013 |
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Intelligent Self-Repairing Clothing and Sensors Will Detect Potential Onset of an Epileptic Seizure
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A Whisker-Inspired Approach to Tactile Sensing
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Activating and Deactivating Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts May Lead to Longer-Lasting Hydrogen Fuel Cells
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