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The ambivalence with which Mordecai and Esther are portrayed and the flaws they evidence will be discussed further in the coming days. However, the Lord used them, warts and all, to rescue his people in their time of dire need ...Read More
For Such a Time as This
Mordecai's confession, "Who knows?" in Esther 4:14 is one all believers must make at one time or another. The Lord's hand is usually invisible to us, and when we take a step of faith we are not ...Read More
Courageous Esther
Though the Lord is always working for our good (Rom. 8:28), most times we cannot discern how His providence will work things out. We must often make decisions when there seems to be no good option or when God ...Read More
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The Foolishness of Kings
Paul tells us we must subject ourselves to the ruling authorities (Rom. 13:1–7). Yet in submitting to human governments, let us never forget that their authority is not ultimate and that their power is not absolute. In fact ...Read More
Sovereign and Faithful
When we look back over our lives, we often find that the Lord was conspicuously present during those times when we thought He was absent. During the times when we suffer from doubts about God's love for us, we ...Read More
The Days of Purim
In our darkest hours, when all seems to be against us, we can be confident that we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus (Rom. 8:37). He has purchased our final redemption and will finally destroy all His (and ...Read More
Holy War
All sorts of wild theories about spiritual warfare abound in the church today. Nevertheless, there is a real war going on every time the Gospel is preached. All people are inclined from birth to reject Jesus and will only trust ...Read More
Thanksgiving in Worship
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Can a phone call change your world forever? It did Grace Latimer's. Despite a smart home in Hampstead, a seemingly caring partner and a job that keeps her busy, she is dissatisfied. The house isn't hers, she finds her work tedious and she is beginning to feel uncomfortably controlled by her partner. When Nick Heysham catapults into her life with a request that she help him complete a contract, she is ready to listen. What she doesn't know is that her search for influential architect, Lucas Royde, and his missing plans for the 1851 Great Exhibition, is set to uncover a Victorian tragedy of desire and disgrace. Nor that the quest will force her to face the truth of her own life.
And this is an extract from the beginning of the novel. I hope you'll want to read on!
Chapter One
I could never have guessed that one single phone call would change my life.
The voice was a little too energetic for this early in the morning. 'Hi there! Grace Latimer?'
I held the receiver at a distance and took a gulp of strong coffee. 'Speaking.'
'Hi! This is Nick Heysham. You probably don't remember me.' No, I thought, I don't.
'We met at the Papillon – the Gorski retrospective last month.'
I searched my barely functioning brain for some remembrance of the name but none came.
'I gatecrashed.'
A vision of a startlingly yellow shirt and suede trousers swam into my mind. The trousers had clearly seen better days. He'd appeared not to belong to any of the noisy groups sipping their champagne and I'd suspected that he hadn't been invited. For one thing he'd been far more interested in the paintings than the people.'Yes, I remember you.' I was cautious. 'How did you get my number?'
'A little amateur sleuthing, no more.'
It wouldn't be that difficult, I imagined. The staff at the gallery would be unsuspicious. Most of them existed in worlds of their own. They would have given my number to the Yorkshire Ripper if he'd called.'How can I help?' I tried to keep my voice polite while hoping that he'd called me in error. Unseen fingers had begun to pinch savagely at my temples and this was a conversation I didn't need.
There was a deep intake of breath at the other end of the line. 'It's like this… I've been asked to do a job, a research job, and I'm having real problems. I think you could sort it for me.'
'And why would that be?'
less than ten minutes and now had problems, was expecting me to ride to his rescue.
'I remember you were a pretty impressive woman, amazing qualifications and so on. In historical research - and that's what I need.' His voice sounded pleased that he'd explained everything to my satisfaction.
The little patience I'd mustered was beginning to evaporate. 'You want me to do the research and you get paid for it?'
'Not exactly.' He sounded sheepish. 'It's hardly paying a living wage as it is. I can buy you a drink though.''I can manage that for myself, Mr Heysham, but thank you for the kind thought.'
'Nick. I thought you might be interested. It's the Great Exhibition.'
'What about the Great Exhibition?' I knew I should put the phone down but I couldn't prevent a small surge of interest. If I'm honest, it was more than a small surge, since I'd written extensivelyon the Exhibition. Before I settled for an easier life, that is.
'Missing plans,' he said hopefully. 'Lucas Royde?'
'Can you be more precise?'
I didn't but his words had got me thinking. Was there really anything in this or was I just willing there to be? I was debating with myself whether or not I should simply bid him a curt farewell when he seized on my silence.
'Can we meet? There's a wine bar just round from the Papillon.''I'm in Hampstead, not Hoxton.' That was something I shouldn't have divulged. I could have him knocking on my door in the time it took to hop on a Northern line train.
'Not today then. But tomorrow perhaps?'
I think my sigh was audible but I didn't much care. 'I'm at the gallery tomorrow. I can give you a few minutes after work.' A thumping headache and the faintest hint of a mystery were sufficient, it seemed, to ensure my surrender. My easy life must be more of a wasteland than I'd realised.
'Early evening?'
'Six o'clock at the wine bar.' I knew my brusqueness would make no impression and it didn't.
'Great. Thanks Grace - see you there.'
'Dr Latimer...,' I began, but the phone went dead.
I sat holding the receiver for some time. Nick Heysham might be perfectly harmless, just a tad eccentric and overly enthusiastic. On the other hand, he might be a clever manipulator and turn out to be the stalker from hell. I shouldn't have agreed to go. Perhaps I should run it by Oliver first. No, I wouldn't do that. Too much of my life was already run by Oliver. Not that I wasn't grateful to him. He'd been immensely generous, kind too, but he was a man who liked to control events, control people. The call had come unscripted, out of nowhere, and that was its appeal. That and the smallest possibility of uncovering something new. The researcher in me had risen to the bait and a small voice had whispered that, even at this late stage, I might take the art world by storm. Despite Oliver's reservations. And if nothing else, finding a missing piece of Victorian art might help to bolster my spirits. They were worryingly dismal these days and they shouldn't be. For the first time in my life I had security and the love of a good man. That should be enough and yet somehow it wasn't.
I turned back to the papers on my desk and the letter from Marigold Carmichael surfaced from the pile where I'd carefully hidden it two days ago. There was no escape from the latest in a long line of complaints from this most demanding of clients. It seemed that Mrs Carmichael had become newly enraged by my suggestion that the 'original features' of White Heather Cottage had been added some time in the 1950s. Naturally she was gathering expert opinion to disprove my theory. No wonder I felt apathy seeping into every crevice of my life. It wasn't just Marigold Carmichael and her ilk. What kind of a job was it researching the history of other people's houses, most of them vastly uninteresting except to their owners? No kind of job was the answer. Not at least for a woman facing the watershed of thirty. A stop-gap, a dead end, until the next foreign buying trip, the next gallery event, when for a short time I would blossom at the head of Professor Oliver Brooke's entourage. I wasn't sure how I'd walked into this life. I used to have plans, ambitious plans, but then Oliver had come along and somehow they had been put on hold. I hadn't exactly protested: it had seemed simpler that way and after the turmoil, a simple life was what I'd craved. But simple had gradually metamorphosed into dreary and I had only myself to blame.
By ten minutes past six the following evening, Nick Heysham had not made an appearance. The bar was already humming, excited chatter almost drowning the wail from the stereo system. I was hoping that no-one from the Papillon would decide they needed a drink before they left for home but just in case I'd found a seat in one of the darker enclaves where I wouldn't be spotted. I'd spent a frustrating afternoon at the gallery and had no wish to encounter any of Oliver's colleagues again. I'm sure they saw me as an interloper whose visits merely interrupted their pleasant routines. I was still trying to tidy up paperwork from the Gorski show but getting their co-operation was painful and I'd managed to do almost nothing.
'Sorry I'm late.' Nick Heysham emerged from behind the palm, breathing heavily. 'I lost a wheel on the corner of Gosset Street.'
'Bike. Remember I work for a pittance.'
'What's happened to the bike?'
His nonchalance in the face of potential death made me blink but he appeared wholly unperturbed. He was dressed in frayed jeans and a tee shirt that proclaimed Same Shirt, Different Day. At least they looked clean. He glanced briefly at my empty glass and ordered two large glasses of white wine. I was about to quarrel with this high handed behaviour when I took a sip. It was surprisingly mellow. He might be short of money, very short by the look of him, but somewhere in the past he'd acquired a knowledge of good wine.
He smiled engagingly and I found myself drawn into studying his face. He was eminently paintable. A strong jawline, dark hair and very blue eyes. He could have sat for a study of any Romantic poet, except for the expression. That was as far from soulful as you could get.
'Thanks for coming,' he repeated and I realised just how hard I'd been staring. I flushed with annoyance.
'I've only got half an hour so you better fill me in on details.' I sounded ungracious.
'Of course I've heard of him. He was probably the most influential of all Victorian architects.'
'Right, well this is the thing. The Royde Society is putting on a celebration to mark the centenary of his death. They want to do a life size mock-up of one of his designs and use that as the venue.''Where's the problem?'
'Like I told you on the phone, they want to focus on Royde's beginning rather than his final years. So the design has to be his earliest project - that's the problem.'
'Hey, you're pretty good.' He smiled his approval. 'An Italianate chapel Royde designed for the Earl of Carlyon.'
'Forgive me, Nick,' I steepled fingertips together in deliberation, 'but you seem to have only the haziest idea about Royde. Why would the Royde Society ask you to research his plans?'
He looked a little self-conscious. 'My sister works in events management. They asked her to come up with the goods. And she asked me.'
'Pure nepotism, I'm afraid. But I need the money. And I am a freelance writer with plenty of research under my belt. Lucy thought I could manage it. I thought so, too, but it turns out that I can't. And that's a shame because I've just about got through the pleasantly large cheque from Art Matters.'
'Idid a series of profiles on significant Eastern European artists. Gorski was the last.'
'Sorry about that.' He didn't sound too sorry. 'I needed to see his paintings before they went on general display. It worked too. The magazine paid me well, but now their bounty is gone.' His tone was mournful, but almost immediately he recovered his bounce. 'That's where you come in.''Me?'
'Yes, I need to find those plans for the pavilion - if they exist.'
'So I gathered from the net but not all of them, it seems. That's the difficulty. They have the stuff on the Carlyon chapel but nothing earlier.'
'Are you certain there was anything earlier?'
'The Society is convinced there was. They reckon Royde spent a couple of years in Italy, Lombardy I think it was then, coming back to England around 1850 and then getting involved in some way with the Great Exhibition. They imagine he was engaged to design one of the hundreds of display spaces. But I can't find a trace.'
'So what do you want from me?'
He exuded a confidence I didn't feel. I sipped my wine slowly while I thought it over. Did I really want to get involved? All I could do was conduct the same search in which Nick had already failed. It was unlikely to yield a different result, although it was possible a specialist's eye might alight on something he'd missed. I knew I was probably fooling myself but even so I couldn't prevent a slight frisson of anticipation.
His face smiled pure pleasure. 'You're a pal,' he said breezily. 'And if you do come up with anything, I'll stand you another drink.'
'That goes without saying,' and for the first time I allowed myself to smile back at him. I could see that he was momentarily stunned by the difference. I've been told that I look ten years younger when I smile and a great deal more fun. And my eyes which often seem misty and indeterminate become an electrifying green. I watched his stupefaction with some amusement.
'How long have you been a freelance writer?' It was time to lighten the atmosphere.
My eyebrows must have risen and his voice became defensive. 'Four years, may be a bit more. I've never had what you'd call a 'proper' job.'
'Nor me,' I confessed.
'How come? You look pretty well set-up.'
But what about the gallery? Don't you work there?'
'Odds and ends when I'm needed. My main role is hostess at events like the Gorski. Oliver Brooke owns and runs the gallery. Actually he runs three galleries, the one here in London, one in Bristol and one he's just opened in Newcastle.'
'Busy man.''Successful man.'
'So why, if it's not an indelicate question, aren't you involved in running any of these galleries multiplying across the face of England?'
Nick finished his wine before he said flatly, 'He's your partner.'
'How did you meet?'
I wished I hadn't told him that. He was a stranger and here I was spilling personal information all over the place. I tried to change the subject.
'Bits and pieces. It doesn't amount to much.'
'That's where you're wrong. I know very well. You must have to take on other jobs - unless you have a wealthy family supporting you.'
'And your sister? She hasn't followed in his footsteps either it seems.'
I nodded.
'Hardly. Art Matters is a prestigious magazine. If they thought you were good enough to publish, you should get other offers.'
'That's what I thought but it hasn't happened. I've been hanging around on the off chance that some eager editor will get in touch - I've written a corker on art fraud in Romania - but no-one's interested. So it's back to waiting tables very soon.'
'And that's presumably why you contacted me.''I've worked really hard on the papers from the Exhibition,' he was assuring me. 'It's not that I want you to do my work.'
'Iallowed myself a slight smile since that was precisely what I did think. In response he leaned across the table, his body tense. 'I figured that if you looked through the stuff at the V and A and came to the same conclusion, then I'd be justified in telling the Royde Society that earlier plans simply don't exist.'
'If they do pay out when they get the news - I'm not convinced - these cultural societies are often tightwads. Anyway, if they do pay, I'll stand you dinner.'
'My reward is rising all the time. How can I refuse?' It was a very slight mystery but any mystery was an event in my present limbo and there was always a chance that I might strike gold. 'I'll have a look through the V and A archive once I've settled Mrs Carmichael,' I found myself saying.
'Who's she?'
He got up to go, pulling down the tee shirt that had ridden up over what was a neatly compact body.
'Thanks Grace, you're about to save a dying man,' and started off at a sprint.
'Please. Do I have a card?!'
He grabbed the menu and looked hopefully around for a pen, as if one might materialise out of the air.
'And I'll have it back.' He was halfway to the door again.
Perhaps not such a joke. Nick Heysham appeared to live on the edge of respectability. Oliver would not approve. He would see him as a liability and wonder why I'd taken it into my head to befriend him. But when I broached the subject over dinner that evening, he seemed relaxed about the idea of my undertaking research for someone I hardly knew and without any likely recompense. His mind was on other things.
'I've an idea to move the Gorski up to Newcastle next month.' He absently stroked the small, spiky beard he'd managed to grow in recent weeks. 'The exhibition worked brilliantly at the Papillon and we did a good deal of extra business from it.'
'Itwas a foolish thing to say. Oliver is very strong on the notion of 'art for the people'. But at the same time he's good at spotting the next big thing, which is why he lives in a large house in Hampstead and drives a top of the range Mercedes.
'Don't be snobbish, darling. The art world there is buzzing. Think of the Baltic, the Laing, the Shipley.'
I thought about them while he began to clear the table.
'To Newcastle?'
'Yes, of course to Newcastle,' he sounded a trifle impatient at my obtuseness. 'If the exhibition is as successful as I expect, we must celebrate.'
'We could travel on from Newcastle. We haven't had a real holiday for a long time and we'd enjoy a few days in the Highlands.'
I tried to smile back convincingly but wondered why Oliver always talked about "we". He made the decisions and I went along with them. It was feeble but I wasn't going to feel ashamed at taking the easy road: the past was still written large in my mind. And as it looked as though I was shortly to be hoisted northwards, I'd better get on with Nick's research as soon as possible. I knew for a fact that there were volumes of papers involved in the Great Exhibition and they would all need to be checked. Once Mrs Carmichael was placated. And she would be. Tomorrow.


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Midfielder Kate Spellman led the Lady Bisons with three shots and made the only two shots on goal in a 2-0 loss at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., Sunday night.
Austin Peay out shot the Lady Bisons 14-7 and held a 10-2 advantage in shots on goal.
Sarah Brummitt handled the goaltending duties for the Lady Bisons, stopping eight of the 10 shots she faced.
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*Vinny is also a generic name for an Italian greaser or mobster, both attributes making some show in Transylvito's appearance.
*Vinny is also a generic name for an Italian greaser or mobster, both attributes making some show in Transylvito's appearance.
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Race: Transylvito Vampire
Faction: Transylvito
Class: Warlord
Special: Dance-fighting, Leadership, Noble, Flight, Remote Visual Link (Bats)
Proposed Canon
Strengths: Taming Doombats, Diplomacy, Good Judge of Character
Weaknessess: Lacks Power and Influence
First Appearance: TBFGK 22
Count Vinny Doombats is a noble Transylvito Vampire Warlord in the Transylvito faction. He is the Count of Duckula, which is a small city far from the capital. He was popped in Duckula, and was 200 turns old before he visited the city of Transylvito for the first time.
Vinny appears to be of normal height for a man with grey skin, black hair with a widow's peak, red eyes, and fangs from the lower jaw. His right ear is rounded like a human's and his left ear is pointed. Vinny is a flying unit and can fly and hover as a natural ability. He can see through the eyes of his doombats.
During the Battle for Gobwin Knob, Vinny was Prince Ansom's closest aide, often aware of information at the moment Ansom received it. Vinny counseled conservative approaches to problems, and tried to curtail the more wasteful heroic impulses of the leader of the Royal Crown Coalition. Vinny survived the Battle by being assigned to the Choke Point Trap laid for Stanley the Tool along with Jillian Zamussels and other Transylvito Warlords and Units.
Vinny travels with doombats, the most common Unit of Transylvito. He sometimes keeps them inside his cape. Vinny, as other Transylvito Vampires, sleeps in his casket. This can be shrunk down and stored in his cape for easy travel.
Until recently, he served as Don King's liaison with Queen Jillian in Faq, and became her lover during this time.
Prince Ansom
Before Ansom was croaked and decrypted, the two were good friends and frequently confided in each other. Ansom seemed to completely trust Vinny's judgement and loyalty. Vinny considered Ansom stiff but forgave him for that. Vinny was able to provide Ansom with useful tactical advice, in large part because he tried to understand the enemy. When Ansom was croaked, Vinny was heartbroken and cried in Jillian's arms. The two have not interacted since Ansom's decryption.
Don King
Vinny did not visit the city of Transylvito until after his 200th turn, suggesting that Don did not originally regard him as vitally important. At some point, Don apparently realized that Vinny had some talent for diplomacy. (The two assignments we know Don has given to Vinny were to work with the Royal Crown Coalition, and to act as liaison with Queen Jillian. Both positions require diplomatic as well as military skills.) Don had a high enough opinion of Vinny to listen to his claim that Jillian knew where Stanley was going, but he also gave Chief Warlord Caesar orders which he did not share with Vinny.
Don's recent reappraisal of the importance of Royalty has probably raised Vinny's status somewhat. He is a Count, which means that, in terms of his position in the nobility, he outranks Viscount Caesar.
However, when Vinny advised Don not to order Jillian to pop a Heir, Don threatened to remove him from his position as Liaison to Faq.
Jillian Zamussels
Vinny was originally unsure just how far his friend Ansom should trust Jillian. While Vinny had some doubts about Jillian's loyalty, they seem to have respected each other professionally, and fought well in combat together. Their mutual grief over the reported croaking of Ansom brought them together at a deeper emotional level, and Vinny worked hard to make sure that Jillian and Don King had favorable first impressions of one another. When Faq was rebuilt, Vinny was assigned as a diplomatic liaison.
At some unknown point the two became lovers. Vinny tried to persuade Don King not to demand that Jillian pop a heir, in part because he feared it would ruin their relationship. While their relationship has become increasingly strained due to Don King's demands and Jillian's secrets regarding her alliance with Charlie, it has so far remained intact.
While Jillian left to join the Siege of Spacerock, Vinny found himself growing increasingly bored with his Duty as an ambassador. The only parts of his job that he liked were Jillian, and a nice message hat that came in as a close second. Finding Jillian's report from the Siege of Spacerock to be suspiciously brief, Vinny contacted Bunny, discovering to his shock that Spacerock had fallen, and that Jillian had ditched the battle to grab Ansom. Caesar's letter to prepare intelligence for an invasion of Faq will have only increased the amount of strain on Vinny's relationship with Jillian.
Vinny continued to care about his friend, despite being mean and a little bit crazy. But his loyalty remained to his side, and he dutifully carried out Caesar's orders. When Jillian returned home, she refused to speak to him, and he experienced a moment of jealousy when he briefly mistook Vanna for Jillian when Vanna and Duncan were having nookie.
Vinny might have been the Transylvitian Liaison to Jetstone before the formation of the Royal Crown Coalition.
Real World References
- His name is a reference to Vinny Boombatz, a fictional character created by stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield.
- Some of his actions also reference The Fonz, from Happy DaysErf-b1-p073.
- Vinny's coffin has the livery of Transylvito, which is reminiscent of the Bacardi rum logo.
- Vinny is also a generic name for an Italian greaser or mobster, both attributes making some show in Transylvito's appearance.
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Vinny's name is frequently misspelled as "Vinnie" in both the comic and by the fanbase.
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As a leading man, Colin Farrell hasn't had a fantastic run at the box office over the last few years.
This summer, his action-hero turn in the "Total Recall" reboot sold a disappointing number of tickets, and things went even more disastrously when he played a vampire in "Fright Night" last year.
Fortunately, the 36-year-old's latest film seems to fall right in his wheelhouse: a quirky ensemble comedy from his "In Bruges" writer-director, Martin McDonagh, called "Seven Psychopaths." The film stars Farrell as a struggling screenwriter who finds inspiration for his story when his friends — played by Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken — steal a Shih Tzu.
That dog, a rescue animal named Bonnie who was trained in a mere five weeks for the movie, walked the red carpet at the film's premiere in Westwood on Monday night. While the perfectly groomed pup garnered a lot of attention from adoring fans, the real star of the evening seemed to be Walken.
Both Farrell and Rockwell paid tribute to their costar by sporting T-shirts decorated with a caricature of the 69-year-old actor.
"We got [the shirts] made when we were doing the film, because the paparazzi were hanging around us and we said, 'Let's get Chris Walken T-shirts and get our picture taken for the paparazzi ....' We were bored."
As for Walken, 69, the veteran actor rushed down the press line, eager to get inside the movie theater. He had little to say to reporters, except for when he spotted Bonnie:
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Food Drive Supported by UWGB Nursing, Social Work, and Biology
Over a dozen students and faculty from UWGB and St. Norbert's College joined in a multi-disciplinary community service and research data project on Saturday, October 20, 2012 during the Boy Scout food drive collection held at Packer Stadium parking lot. Helping the Brown County Community Health Improvement Process and Plan (CHIPPs): Adequate, Appropriate, Safe Food and Nutrition subcommittee, the amounts of fat, sodium, sugar, and fiber, and the expiration dates of almost 1000 food items that were donated were recorded. Food donations were then distributed to the local Green Bay area food pantries.
Faculty participants (Drs. Le Zhu, Human Biology and Dietetics; Sarah Himmelheber, Professional Programs in Social Work; and Janet Reilly, Professional Program in Nursing) acknowledge that assessing the quality, safety and pattern of food donations is critical to assure access to healthy foods for low-income families. Foods that are high in sugar and fat, for example, are called high-energy dense foods. In other words, these foods provide large amounts of dietary energy at a low cost, but provide minimal nutritional value and an increase the risk of developing serious lifelong health issues, like obesity, diabetes type II and heart disease. Public education sessions are planned for area Green Bay citizens to explain the results of these data and to encourage appropriate and safe donations of high nutritional quality.


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Translucent Mirror TechnologyOther DSLRs can shoot. Or they can focus with the speed and precision of Phase Detection AF. They cannot do both at once. The SLT-A33 is the world's first DSLR with Translucent Mirror Technology that directs light to both the image sensor and the Phase Detection AF sensor simultaneously.
7 frames per second continuousThe translucent mirror makes it far easier to capture the decisive soccer kick or your baby at her absolute cutest. The Sony SLT-A33 camera shoots full, 14.2 MP resolution pictures at up to 7 fps while maintaining continuous auto focus and auto exposure.
Quick AF for Full HD Movie CaptureWhen most DSLRs shoot video, their Contrast AF is slow and visibly hunts for focus. The Quick AF Full HD Movie retains the same fast, precise Phase Detection you enjoy for still images. It's a decisive advantage for tracking fast-moving subjects and a major benefit of Translucent Mirror Technology.
14.2 megapixel resolutionYou get incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements. Thanks to the 14.2 megapixel APS-C sensor size and Sony Exmor APS HD CMOS technology, the camera achieves high resolution with no penalty in low-light sensitivity or sensor noise.
APS-C size HD CMOS image sensorWith 19.5 times the area of the typical camcorder image sensor, APS-C makes the difference between amateur and professional-looking video, delivering an exceptional combination of high resolution, high sensitivity and gorgeous, blurred backgrounds.
Sony Exmor technologyConventional image sensors use only a handful of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, which can slow you down. The Exmor sensor provides more than 4,000 column-parallel A/D converters. This helps enable continuous shooting at up to 7 frames per second.
Full HD 1080/60i moviesThis is one of the very few DSLRs with 1080/60i Full HD, exactly the same resolution and frame rate as most broadcast and cable HDTV channels. Records in 1080/60i AVCHD format, 1080/30p high definition in PC-friendly MP4 format and standard definition 480/30p in MP4 format.
Multi-frame NRExperience incredible low-light shooting without a flash. The camera captures six images in a fraction of a second. Combining the data from all six, it creates a single image with a reduction in noise equivalent to two additional steps of ISO sensitivity. Sensitivity selectable up to ISO 25600. (Recommended for still subjects.)
Hand-held Night ShotGet cleaner and sharper nighttime pictures-beyond the capability of traditional cameras-without using flash or a tripod. The camera captures six images in a fraction of a second. Combining the data with separate algorithms for still and moving parts of the picture reduces blur, minimizes noise and enables extraordinary detail.
Auto HDR built into cameraCaptures more scene dynamic range than a single exposure can handle-and more range than photo film. Combines the best highlight detail from one shot, the best mid-tones from a second and the best shadow detail from a third for one incredible shot. Captures in a split second. (Recommended for still subjects.)
3D Sweep Panorama ModeCapture vast scenic vistas and 16:9 shots in spectacular 3D. As you sweep across the panorama, the camera records separate right-eye and left-eye images that make landscapes come alive on your 3D television. Records both JPEG and MPO file formats.
Eye-Level Electronic ViewfinderThe Tru-finder Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) is super bright, easy to see with 1.1x magnification, ultra-sharp with 1.44 million dots (1.15 effective) and provides 100% frame coverage. Exposure preview and informative overlays make operation easy.
Eye-level finder for HD MovieThe eye-level finder is one of the reasons people love DSLRs. But that finder goes dark whenever you shoot HD Movies. Until now. The Sony SLT-A33 enables you to shoot movies with the added stability you get holding the camera up to your face and using the eye-level finder for framing a scene and focus.
15-point Auto FocusTo maximize the value of Translucent Mirror Technology, Sony incorporates Phase Detection AF of great sophistication. Three cross sensors maximize precision.
Tilt/swivel 3" LCD screenTilt it up or down to frame high- and low-angle shots that would otherwise be hit-or-miss. Tilt and swivel under the camera for self-portraits. Fold it flush to the camera with the LCD exposed for shooting or protected for travel.
921K dot TruBlack LCD screenSony's Xtra Fine LCD monitor has 921K dots for superb resolution. The TruBlack screen includes a special resin layer to suppress internal reflections, increasing contrast compared to conventional LCDs. Sunny Weather mode boosts visibility even further in bright sunlight.
Main Sensor Quick AF Live ViewThis the world's first DSLR to combine the optimum focus of Phase Detection with high quality Live View images right from the main sensor. This is made possible by Sony Translucent Mirror Technology. You get accurate images and 100% framing on the LCD monitor or eye-level viewfinder.
Live View in LCD or EVFYou can use both the LCD monitor and Electronic Viewfinder for composing shots. Both provide a what-you-see-is-what-you-get preview of white balance, focus, depth of field, exposure and 100% framing accuracy, plus informative on-screen displays.
Phase Detection Auto FocusWhile Contrast Detection AF often hunts for correct focus, Phase Detection AF knows exactly where correct focus is, and goes straight for it. The Sony SLT-A33 is the world's first consumer camera to provide Phase Detection AF when capturing HD movies as well as during still image capture, either using the viewfinder or Live View on the LCD.
ISO 12800 sensitivityIncredibly clear low-light pictures without sacrificing detail, made possible by the low-noise Exmor APS HD CMOS image sensor and refined BIONZ image processor.
AUTO+ (Advanced Auto) modeGet cleaner, more dynamic pictures and fewer missed shots. Unifies and simplifies Sony intelligent technologies, the camera automatically recognizes the correct scene mode, then quickly shoots and combines up to six shots to produce images with greater clarity, optimum dynamic range using Auto HDR technology and lower image noise using 6 shots layering technology.
Sweep Panorama ModeCapture expansive landscapes automatically. Press the shutter and sweep vertically or horizontally. The camera does the rest, continuously shooting images and stitching them together. Up to 23 MP image size.
Powerful creative control over moviesWhile the camera offers fully automatic movie shooting, you can also control aperture (A mode w/ MF only), white balance and select Creative Style. During a movie shot, you can change the metering mode and adjust exposure compensation.
Pro-style rack focus movie effectA hallmark of today?s movies is the rack focus effect, when the cinematographer changes focus between background and foreground subjects. This usually involves careful planning, a tape measure and dedicated a crew member for pulling focus. With the SLT-A33, you can perform this pro-style effect simply by changing the selected AF Area within the frame.
Compact, lightweight deignEliminating the moving mirror also reduces the camera's size and weight. It's not just remarkably advanced; it's notably small and light.
Help GuideProvides ready reference to advanced camera functions, helping to develop your confidence and skills as a photographer.
Graphic DisplayClarifies the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, as well as the effect each has on photographic results.
BIONZ image processorThe brains of the camera is a refined version of Sony's BIONZ image processor. Its chroma noise reduction delivers high-resolution, low-noise photos even at ISO 12800 sensitivity. Also enables 7 fps continuous shooting at full resolution, Sweep Panorama mode and more.
Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO)Improves results with backlit subjects and recovers details hidden in shadows. Settings include Auto, Level with a choice of five operating levels and Off.
1200-Zone exposure meteringReads exposure directly from the main image sensor. Choice of Multi, Center and Spot metering accommodates a full range of shooting situations.
RAW image captureSaves your pictures as compact JPEG files or ultra-high quality RAW files or both. RAW files save images prior to de-mosaicing, white balance, sharpness and color enhancement. This retains maximum latitude for enhancing the image on your PC.
SteadyShot INSIDE stabilizationImage stabilization reduces blur by compensating for camera shake. Typical DSLR systems build image stabilization into selected lenses only. SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilization is built into the camera body itself. You'll reduce blur with every a-mount lens, including macro and wide-aperture standard zoom lenses.
Powerful supplied softwareTo help you refine and manage your images and video, the camera is equipped with computer software including Image Data Converter SR, Image Data Lightbox SR and Picture Motion Browser (PMB).
Face Detection technologyThe camera can automatically detect up to eight individual faces and adjust focus, exposure, white balance and flash to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of family and friends. Can prioritize children or adults.
Smile Shutter technologyCaptures a smile the moment it happens. Simply select the Smile Shutter mode and the camera takes the picture automatically. You can prioritize children or adults and adjust the smile sensitivity.
HDMI output for HD viewingEnjoy HD movies and stunning still images on a compatible HDTV. The camera includes an HDMI output. In addition, the BRAVIA Sync system works with compatible Sony BRAVIA HDTVs enabling you to control camera playback using the television's remote.
Eight Scene Selection ModesThese help you get the shot by optimizing the camera for specific shooting situations. Select from Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night View, Night Portrait and Handheld Twilight Shot modes.
Six Creative Style settingsControl how the camera processes your images with six finishing styles: Standard, Vivid, B&W, Sunset, Portrait and Landscape. You can even fine-tune contrast, saturation, and sharpness to your personal taste.
Up to 270 Shots of battery lifeTake up to 270 shots on a single charge with Sony Stamina battery power. Sony's InfoLITHIUM battery system enables you to see the percent of power remaining, so you can keep shooting in confidence.
P/A/S/M exposure modesThe camera offers a full range of controls from the beginner's AUTO+ mode to P/A/S/M: Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual. On-screen prompts help you refine your skills, build your confidence and exercise greater creative control.
Anti-Dust TechnologyAnti-Dust Technology helps keep the CMOS sensor clean, resulting in consistently clear pictures. First a static-free coating on the sensor's low-pass filter helps repel dust. Then vibration automatically dislodges dust from the sensor.
Built-in Auto Pop-Up FlashTo help you shoot more effectively, the built-in flash automatically pops up and fires as needed when the camera is set to certain scene selection modes. The built-in flash can also trigger a wireless accessory flash (sold separately). The integrated hot shoe enables you to expand your lighting options with a range of accessory flashes (sold separately).
Versatile on-screen displaysInformative displays in the LCD monitor and electronic viewfinder include digital level gauge, graphic display of exposure settings.
Slot for two media typesFor cost-effective, convenient storage and sharing of your images, the camera accepts Memory Stick PRO Duo/Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and SD/SDHC/SDXC media (Class 4 or higher recommended). (Memory card is required. All are sold separately.)
PhotoTV HD compatibilityOptimizes compatible BRAVIA televisions for gorgeous display of digital pictures.
Index and Slide Show DisplayQuickly review your photos using 6- or 12-frame index views, or as an automatic slide show with fade-in/fade-out effect.
Remote capabilityWorks with the RMT-DSLR1 Remote Commander wireless remote control, sold separately.
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Unless you've got a fire extinguisher or three, good luck making a wish on this birthday cake.
You probably don't know the name Ashrita Furman, but Guinness World Records sure does. He's Guinness' most prolific record breaker.
Having already climbed Mount Fuji on a friggin' pogo stick, Furman took it easy on this one, enlisting Sri Chinmoy Centre to light over 70,000 candles on a single cake, smashing the previous record by over 20,000. This was done in honor of Sri Chinmoy's 85th birthday, who would've probably agreed, this record is lit.
The cake was a simple sponge cake with a vanilla mouse. However, it was also shaped like a huge rectangle, measuring 80.5 feet long and 2 feet wide, says Guinness.
Obviously, no one was blowing this thing out, so there was a team of people with fire extinguishers to put make the wish. Don't worry. They were CO2 extinguishers, so everyone was able to chow down afterwards.


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"Oh, but you must travel through those woods again and again…and you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time. But the wolf...the wolf only needs enough luck to find you once."
~ from Emily Carroll's
Through the Woods
Recent Releases
City of Saints & Thieves
Natalie C. Anderson
Besides protecting her younger sister, 16-year-old Tina doesn't care about anything other than revenge for their mother's death. Having fled from Congo to urban Kenya, Tina lives by a strict set of self-imposed rules while working as a thief for a street gang and planning her takedown of Mr. Greyhill, her mother's former boss and likely killer. When her plan goes awry, Tina has to break one of her rules ("thieves don't have friends") in favor of a risky partnership that might help her finally discover the truth about her mother's death. Smart, suspenseful, and gritty,
City of Saints & Thieves
will keep you riveted from the first page.
Stephanie Garber
Fantasy. Fleeing an abusive father and an arranged marriage, Scarlett and her sister Tella arrive at Caraval expecting to be dazzled: for years, they've heard astonishing stories about the magical circus/live action game run by enigmatic mastermind Legend. Their expectations turn to terror, however, when Legend kidnaps Tella and makes her the subject of that year's Caraval. To win her back, Scarlett will have to play for five nights, facing down seductive enchantments and her own deeply hidden fears, all while dealing with her growing feelings for her sailor companion, Julian. The lush language and imaginative world-building in this series debut are sure to keep fantasy fans spellbound.
The Edge of Everything
Jeff Giles
Paranormal Fiction. A bounty hunter from hell isn't the likeliest of rescuers, but considering that Zoe and her brother are trapped and under attack in the middle of a brutal Montana blizzard, they're not in a position to complain. Supernaturally powered X was sent from the hellish Lowlands to collect the soul of Zoe's attacker, but the immediate and powerful attraction between him and Zoe makes X reconsider his duty, just as Zoe reconsiders what she thought she knew about her father's recent death. Combining star-crossed romance, offbeat dialogue, and high-stakes action,
The Edge of Everything
will leave paranormal fiction fans eager for the next book in the series.
The You I've Never Known
Ellen Hopkins
Verse Fiction. Alternating between free verse and diary-style prose, popular author Ellen Hopkins carefully unspools the stories of two teen girls trying to find themselves outside of their toxic families. The poems follow Ariel, who's worried about how her controlling, volatile father might react to her newly realized bisexuality. The diary is written by Maya, who believes that marrying and having a baby with an older man will help her escape from her Scientologist mother. The farther you get in this "sharp, gripping read" (
School Library Journal
), the more clues you get about how the two stories intertwine. For a different perspective on a similar situation, try Robin Benway's
Emmy and Oliver
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football team
Steve Sheinkin
Biography. In his prime, Jim Thorpe was known as "the best athlete on the planet," but as a young man in the early 1900s, he had only just started playing for the Carlisle Indian Industrial School's football team. Under the guidance of legendary coach Pop Warner, Thorpe made the Carlisle team nearly unbeatable. Their success story, however, is shot through with ugliness: Carlisle cruelly stripped Native American students of their cultures, and Thorpe (a multiracial member of the Sac and Fox Nation) battled racism at every turn in his career. Edge-of-your-seat sports action jostles with an unforgiving look at American history in this biography from award-winning author Steve Sheinkin.
Focus on: Canadian Authors
Through the Woods
Emily Carroll
Horror Comics. A dismembered bride. A sinister smile. A monster in human skin. A wolf outside your bedroom window. These themes, all familiar to fans of fairy tales and Gothic ghost stories, are given a visually arresting new spin in this collection of horror comics. Canadian artist Emily Carroll -- you might be familiar with her webcomics -- illustrates each chilling tale with bold colors (emphasis on the blood red), careful period details, and masterful pacing, creating suspense with each turn of the page. If you love the eerie atmosphere of Edward Gorey's art but prefer stories with an unsettling edge, don't miss this shiver-inducing journey
Through the Woods
The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim
E.K. Johnston
Fantasy. Once, dragon slaying was a noble calling, with slayers guarding their neighbors from ferocious, carbon-hungry dragons. These days, however, most slayers work for big cities and corporations. That's why the citizens of Trondheim, a tiny town in rural Ontario, are so grateful for the protection of a renowned family of slayers like the Thorskards. It's also why Siobhan, a gifted musician, agrees to become bard (and algebra tutor) to trainee slayer Owen Thorskard and to join his family's campaign to return dragon slaying to its roots. Along with its sequel,
Prairie Fire
, this inventive spin on dragon lore will enchant readers with its strong characters, quirky humor, and intricate world-building.
The Truth Commission
Susan Juby
Fiction. To complete a "creative nonfiction" project for their Vancouver Island art school, Normandy Pale and her friends form the Truth Commission: each week, they ask students or faculty members to reveal the facts behind a piece of gossip. The results are both enlightening and unsettling, and Normandy realizes that there are times when she'd rather not know the truth -- especially if it involves her sister Keira, who's suddenly back from college and just as hostile as ever. "Hilarious, deliciously provocative and slyly thought-provoking" (
Kirkus Reviews
The Truth Commission
will remind readers that honesty is rarely as simple as it seems.
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
Teresa Toten
Fiction. From the very first moment he sees her in Young Adult OCD Support Group, 14-year-old Adam knows that he has to save Robyn Plummer. True, the need to protect people -- like his struggling divorced mom and his anxious younger brother -- drives many of Adam's habits and rituals, but he's sure he can do better where Robyn is concerned. A connection as powerful as theirs has got to be stronger than either of their compulsions…doesn't it? Similar to Corey Ann Haydu's
OCD Love Story
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13 B
offers a complex, first-person look at falling in love while living with mental illness.
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Seeing Steve McQueen's Shame and Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience within a week of each other is interesting. The two films have obvious points of similarity: both take place in a New York represented as a city of commerce and performance, where moneyed sterility and urban grime intermingle; and both feature stylish, ultimately blank protagonists whose lives revolve around sex in entirely different ways.
For a film that aspires to a kind of low-key naturalism, Shame is a very deliberately thought-out bit of work. McQueen owes a lot to Kubrick in terms of obsessive attention to detail, especially with regard to sets and costumes. In particular, for all the nudity in the film (and there is a lot), the characters' clothes play a clear role in delineating how they see themselves and what facade they present to the world.
Brandon is always impeccably dressed, armoured up in overcoat and ever-present grey scarf for the subway commute to work. (The scarf is important; look closely at the final scene.) There's something in the way that Brandon's boss and sister are both pointedly shown adjusting some part of Brandon's pristine outfit, in a way we never see his call girls or casual hookups do.
There's also a certain amount of information about power relations to tease out. Brandon's office wear is standard creative-casual; suit with an open-necked shirt. His boss Dave (an excellently oily James Badge Dale) takes the so-important-I-don't-need-to-dress-smartly route, spending most of the office scenes in a truly ugly hooded sweater.
Dave in particular is a very funny character, alternating between glib everyone's-friend modern manager in the office and coked-up lothario on his nights out with Brandon. The scenes set among the nightlife of up-scale New York professionals are an excellently-observed study of embarrassment and social competition.
It's kind of curious how so much of the film can be so deft and clever, and yet the scenes set around the mutually destructive pairing of Brandon and his sister Cissy (Carey Mulligan) so often lapse into overly schematic melodrama. Mulligan does a decent enough job with an underwritten part; her Cissy is if anything more of a cipher than Brandon, one dependent on the cliche of the flighty, hysterical woman who exists in the narrative merely to provide angst for the hero.
Nevertheless, Fassbender and Mulligan are good enough actors that their conversations, shot with a claustrophobic intensity, result in some powerful scenes. It's when McQueen layers more techniques over the spare visual style that the film becomes too mannered for its own good. The heavy, cloying strings ladled over the opening scene and the lengthy "bottoming-out" sequence (threesome and Fassbender sex face ahoy) did more to pull me out of the film than any of the "explicitness" promised/threatened by critics.
Shame is definitely a film worth watching. Fassbender is a truly magnetic performer, and McQueen has a masterful control of cinematography that focuses the viewer's eye on the important details in every shot. For all the chatter surrounding the treatment of sex addiction, the film is ultimately at its best when its focus is at arm's length. That doesn't count as a failing; I feel one of McQueen's strengths as a director is being able to interest you in a character or situation that is presented in such a detached manner. And taking such an intellectual tack on such an emotional subject is a way to explore addiction without either moralising or throwing a titillating gloss over the scene.


text: Each year over 350 Cambridge Open Studios members open their doors to the public over four weekends in July. Studios are open between 11am and 6pm with each artist taking part for one, two, three or all four weekends. Entry is free. Dates for 2019 will be: 6-7th, 13-14th, 20-21st, 27-28th July. Our printed guide will be widely available in June when you can also download our popular Cambridge Open Studios App.


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South England Hotels
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Whether you're looking for a busy break, shopping and sightseeing in one of the region's popular cities, or a relaxing getaway in the country wining, dining and unwinding, then our excellent hotels in South England will have something to offer you. As diverse as South England is, you could easily find yourself at a historic site on the mystical Salisbury Plains, boutique shopping in trendy Guildford, or sunning yourself on the South coast.
Treat yourself on one of our excellent value two night dinner deal packages or a stay with afternoon tea included for that extra bit of indulgence. Take the kids with you and make the most of our South England hotels great location close by to Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park, or the outdoor playground that is the New Forest.
- Our Windsor hotels are, understandably, amongst our most popular for family breaks; enjoy the brilliant fun of LEGOLAND Windsor or the historic delights at pretty Windsor Castle.
- For culture and history however, do check out our wonderful hotels in Oxford - not only are the world-famous Oxford University buildings well worth a visit, but a number of charming museums and markets make this one of the region's premier short break destinations.
- The vibrant port cities of Portsmouth and Southampton should also make your shortlist - offering the fine dining, exciting nightlife and superb shopping you'd expect from bustling cities, both are also steeped in fascinating maritime history.
- For a quieter break by the sea, our hotels in Bournemouth are very hard to beat - enjoy a traditional cream tea, rest easy on the 7 miles of sandy beaches or head for a walk in the gorgeous Dorset countryside or along the nearby Jurassic Coast.
With a wealth of things to see and do, the region is the perfect choice for a short break - check out our range of hotels in South England in the list below. Alternatively, explore more UK weekend breaks.
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The prosperous town of Basingstoke is settled in the south eastern county of Hampshire, offering an abundance national parks and stately homes for you to explore. Short break lovers looking for hotels in Basingstoke have a great selection to choose from, whether you're looking to enjoy everything the town centre has to offer or fancy something a little more rural, you'll find the perfect hotel for you amongst our collection.
Bognor Regis
Our hotels in Bognor Regis and its surrounding area, make the most of this special spot on the coast. Great for a charming getaway in summer, and exploring the surrounding countryside year round, people of all ages can't help but be charmed by Bognor.
The sheer number of hotels in Bournemouth should give you a general idea about how popular this seaside town is. Bournemouth is a vibrant town with a variety of shops, restaurants, Bournemouth hotels, buzzing nightlife and endless Dorset countryside to explore. It lies at the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast with seven miles of golden beaches, beautiful parks and award winning gardens. There is plenty to do in Bournemouth, so get the most out of your visit with us. But before you get on with booking your Bournemouth hotel, let us tell you about some of the best things to get up too whilst there?
Surrounded by forests and stunning scenery, the new town of Bracknell is fast becoming one of the go-to hot spots for a short break. Just 10 miles south of Windsor and only 30 miles from central London, our hotels in Bracknell offer a great base for exploring both local attractions and further afield. There are plenty of things for everyone to enjoy here...
The county town of Surrey, our hotels in Guildford provide short break guests a great place to stay when exploring the surrounding area. Offering a combination of modern shopping mixed with historical charm, visitors to the town will be spoilt for choice when it comes to planning activities.
Isle of Wight
Boasting some of the most stunning UK coastlines and an abundance of picturesque towns, The Isle of Wight has long been one of the most popular short break destinations in our fair isles. Our Isle of Wight hotels allow visitors to explore everything this haven has to offer, from exhilarating water sports, theme parks, donkey rides and a variety of historic castles and museums.
New Forest
Known for its stunning woodlands and variety of wildlife, it's no wonder that hotels in New Forest are becoming more popular. Home to traditional pubs and elegant tea rooms, it's a haven for cyclists, canoeists, riders and walkers. Must-sees include Breamore Manor House, the attractive Burley village and Adventure Wonderland for children.
If a rural retreat is what you're after, then look no further than our hotels in Newbury. A principal town in the county of Berkshire, the area is most well-known for its high calibre horse training and famous Newbury Racecourse, ideal if sporting events are your thing. The town, with its many 17th century buildings, is located in the picturesque River Kennet valley and overlooked by the North Wessex Downs making it an area of outstanding beauty.
Our great range of hotels in Portsmouth provide an excellent getaway to the popular south east coast of England. A thriving waterfront city, Portsmouth is home to miles of stunning coastline and is rich in maritime history. Remaining as a busy active ferry port, Portsmouth is also home to the world's oldest dry dock still in use.
Reading is at the heart of the attractive Thames Valley area 40 miles west of London, with a wide range of Reading hotels providing easy access to the town's attractions.
Recently listed in Lonely Planet's Top 10 Cities in the World, it's easy to see why hotels in Salisbury have become so popular. Rich in Neolithic archaeology and an area of outstanding beauty, Salisbury is a chalk plateau in central southern England. Home to the world famous Stonehenge and many other stone monuments, visitors come from far and wide to discover the historic and mythological tales of the area.
Museums, parks, art galleries, theatres, an historic waterfront and plenty of Southampton hotels, there is something for everyone in this vibrant city.
The peaceful town of Weybridge is situated within easy reach of London yet manages to maintain all the charms of the English countryside. Our hotels in Weybridge allow you to discover some of the highlights of the area, from numerous stately homes to an abundance of quaint cafes, boutique shops and more. Take advantage of the town's great location and visit nearby Hampton Court Palace, Sandown Park and the renowned Richmond Park.
As a popular family seaside resort with a long, golden sandy beach and a picturesque harbour, it's easy to see why hotels in Weymouth are becoming more popular. With services to the Channel Islands and France, you can even extend your short break onto the continent relatively easily. The town is located half-way along the spectacular Jurassic Coast - to the west is the Isle of Portland connected to the mainland by Chesil Beach making Portland harbour an ideal location for major sailing events.
Often described as 'the perfect English city', Winchester is an ideal destination for a relaxing getaway. Our hotels in Winchester provide the perfect base to explore this culturally rich medieval city and the beautiful countryside that surrounds it.
Windsor is the perfect short break destination. Offering 1,000 years of history, some of the UK's top visitor attractions, great shopping, superb restaurants, and plenty of fantastic Windsor hotels, there's much to see and do here.
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The junior forward scored 30 points in the Titans game against St. Francis de Sales. But it was the first half for Williams which sticks out as he scored 21 points to push St. John's out to an early lead against the Knights.
"It was the best half of basketball I've ever seen a St. John's player play," St. John's Jesuit head coach Ed Heintschel said.
Probably time to get this going again
Vincent Williams of Toledo St. Johns was first team all state in division 1 as a junior
At one point I think Dayton was looking at him but with the change in regimes it begins anew. Has an offer from Wichita St
Same high school as Brian Roberts.
Long time coach there and they've had some good players go through there
Not updated for our offer. Jones is ranked very highly.
Wonder where the positions will from, only baby D scheduled to leave. Coach grant must assume some of this years recruits aren't coming or that some are going away next year.
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Coach Grant has not offered any 2018 scholarships - at least not that have been reported here. But if Grant goes out and offers 5 guys tomorrow, it still doesn't mean he has multiple openings. You offer multiple guys for every spot you have. That's just how it works.
2018 G Carlos Curtis | @CarlosCurtis23 picked up interest from Dayton and East Tennesseee State! #PGE #EYBL #TheLeague #ProvingGrounds
hope we can compete with ETSU. Pray that Southern North Dakota doesn't get involved. With our fan base, tourney experience, facilities, etc. we might try aiming a little higher.
I know this doesn't fit with your narrative of jackas$ery, but he *picked up* interest from UD & ETSU. Already had interest from schools such as Maryland, Ga Tech, St. John's, Purdue, Michigan State, Texas A&M, others.
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Mark Miller @WisBBYearbook 5m5 minutes ago
Two biggest stock boosters in WI's 2018 class so far this spring? Marlon Ruffin of Sun Prairie and Carlos Curtis of Milw. Riverside.
I don't mind the updates - but if we are going to provide updates on every offer, commitment and signing this is going to be a really long thread over the summer and fall. It might be a good idea to run that in a separate thread so those who want to see information on who Dayton is recruiting can find the information without wading through a lot of information on Wisconsin or Nebraska.
Under Grant, or under Miller. I'd say it's safe to say who Dayton is expressing interest in now isn't the same as it was.
Corey Albertson @Corey_Albertson 20m20 minutes ago
Big news out of Cincinnati Princeton as Darius Bazley (arguably Ohio's top 2018 prospect) decommits from Ohio State.
I don't think UD is his kind of place - will be interesting to see where he ends up.
Antwann Jones is from Oak Ridge High School in Florida. Darren Hertz needs to get a relationship with this kid because he is familiar with recruiting in the state of Florida as he was on Billy Donovan's staff at the University of Florida. Jones profile is now updated with an offer from UD. Just like Tom Ostrom earned McKinley Wright's respect, one of our four assistants needs to earn Antwann Jones respect. This kid could change the face of the Flyers for four years, a 4 star 6'5" shooting guard that is also a great passer! I am sure that Anthony Grant could make an impression on this kid and tell him what it takes to be a pro!
Go to YouTube.com and check out his Ultimate Sauce video. About two-thirds of the way through he fakes some kids jock off on a move under the basket!
Malik Riddle 6'4 SG Rossville, TN
Despite seeing his least productive game of the weekend, it was easy to see the talent M33M Elite gaurd Malik Riddle possesses. A 2018 recruit, Riddle is equipped with long arms, good athleticism and a versatile scoring attack. Through seven games in the Gauntlet, Riddle is averaging 13.3 points and 4.4 rebounds. He's also connected on 10 of his 25 three-pointer attempts.
Recruiting: Dayton, Navy, ETSU, TCU, LIU-Brooklyn, Creighton, Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Arkansas State
Interesting. Two names in the past week from the Memphis metro area with him and Jalen Crutcher. Riddle goes to school in Rossville which is just north of the Tennessee/Mississippi border but he's actually from Holly Springs, MS. Sounds like James Kane is working his Murray State pipeline.
Malik Riddle 6'4 SG Rossville, TN
Recruiting: Dayton, Navy, ETSU, TCU, LIU-Brooklyn, Creighton, Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Arkansas State
A prospect attracting these schools of interest cannot be a key ingredient in a top 50 recruiting class. That's what we need to get where we want to go. This is the type of recruiting competition that O'Brien (and Purnell in his last few years) were beating out for talent.
The staff's first 2018 offer
Pat Lawless @PatLawless_ 2h2 hours ago
Anthony Nelson, a class of 2018 guard playing for the NY Lightning, just picked up an offer from Dayton, per a source.
6'4" PG that plays at the South Kent School in CT
Correct me if I'm wrong, but unless someone transfers out, we'll only have some open scholarship for 2018?
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If they do only have 1... I'm hoping the staff holds out and hope OSU crashes and burns so Dane Goodwin would de-commit... Then hopefully the staff will go all-in to try and bring Damon's son into the program.
Whether it be Goodwin or any other top recruit I hope CAG is willing to send somebody packing to get the open scholarship he needs.
Correct, so I hope AG is very selective in who he offers too.
Although based on the way things work for most teams these days with transfers, I would plan on 2 being open
He played a little school in Eastern Kentucky, Cordia, for former UK player Rod Rhodes before going to South Kent
Looks like he reclassified from 2017
I would think that a combo guard would be at the top of the wish list for the 2018 class, and beyond that if a spot or two opens up, try to add another wing, and another big, in that order. At least in an ideal scenario. Get the most talented player you can should be first and foremost.
Corey Evans @coreyevans_10
Dayton has offered top-150 2018 Oak Ridge guard Mike DeVoe
6'3" PG out of Orlando
Nick Honor @NickHonor3
Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Dayton!
5'10" PG also from Orlando
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Interesting that PG seems to be the position targeted so far
A prospect attracting these schools of interest cannot be a key ingredient in a top 50 recruiting class. That's what we need to get where we want to go. This is the type of recruiting competition that O'Brien (and Purnell in his last few years) were beating out for talent.
having a Jr and a Fr as your only PG could be trouble.
I hope Coach Grant is on the phone with Dane Goodwin right now lol
With the news coming out of Columbus
Etiquette would probably be to not talk directly to Dane until he decommits, but I'm sure Damon would put his old teammate on speakerphone.
Nope, not at all actually. Coaches continually recruit players they really want up until they sign an LOI.
This is true. But it does not make my statement untrue. I can absolutely see Anthony calling Damon to say "tough break for your son, you know we would of course love to have him" but I highly doubt Anthony Grant is blowing Dane's phone up directly. I'd like to think Damon would tell his son that Anthony Grant is a man of tremendous character and integrity. And from all accounts, that seems to be true. So I really don't see him doing something as slimy as sending Dane texts and phone calls minutes after the news of Thad stepping down.
What you call slimy is SOP for recruiting. I know many of you think there are all these noble people out there and all these rules. But I can promise you, Dane's phone started blowing up before it was even officially announced, and I hope Coach Grant was among them.
Careful m21eagle45 next thing you know they'll be calling you a cheater for even insinuating UD might even get close to breaking something that they think is a rule.
Tark you to see that after a kid commits you only have one school to beat.
rivals lists as small forward. Is he guard or small forward?
Rivals lists as small forward. Is he guard or small forward?
These classes always confuse me. So he is a high school senior this fall and would enroll fall of 2018?
Same with Dane Goodwin correct?
Another Big Time In-State Offer
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Blessed and honored to receive an offer the University of Dayton!! #GoFlyers #TrueTeam
Elite 6'4" Guard out of Cleveland
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Guante's new album with Minneapolis producer Big Cats!, An Unwelcome Guest, proves two things about the rapper and spoken-word artist's move from Madison to Minneapolis a few years ago: It's done wonders for his art, and it's only driven him deeper into harsh, heavy themes. (He's also dropped the "El" from in front of his name.) The song "No Capes" begins with this: "They found Superman's body behind a Chinese buffet / Cape over his head wedged between the dumpsters, no other." Guante—real name Kyle Myhre—says this track takes place outside the album's over-arching concept, something of a post-apocalyptic narrative tangled up with a love story. Released through Twin Cities' Tru Ruts/Speakeasy label with some merchandising help from Sage Francis' Strange Famous Records, the album also comes with a thoughtful booklet that includes all of Guante's lyrics and both his and Big Cats!'s detailed notes on each track. Myhre remains feisty and pissed-off, but he's also created a lyrical thread that—gloomy or not—is very easy to get immersed in. Myrhe took some time off prepping for Guante and Big Cats!'s Saturday show at the Cabooze with Toki Wright, Maria Isa, and others to speak with The A.V. Club about the album's themes and how guests like Haley Bonar and Big Quarters took them on.
The A.V. Club: How did the image of Superman dead behind a Chinese buffet come about?
Kyle Myhre: Well, I guess buffets are just deeply ingrained into my consciousness, for starters. The album plays around a lot—and that's the most explicit, but it's implicit in a lot of other songs—with the mythology of superheroes. The idea that the traditional archetype of this super-powered person who's gonna save us all from ourselves, or from aliens or whatever, isn't really realistic. If it's a metaphor for something, it's not a metaphor for something that I would support, or that the character in the story of the album would support. What's the most embarrassing way to die? I think that would be one—to kind of demolish that archetype right away with the first line, and move on to, so, if that's not the ideal of heroism of courage, then what would be?
AVC: It adds a note of humor. Maybe "humor" is the wrong word, but something kind of skewed, at least.
KM: It's already a really dark album, I guess, but I wanted to keep little bits of gallows humor or weirdness or pop-culture references, so it's not completely drowning in blackness and sadness.
AVC: It seems like everything in this story begins with some huge loss or cataclysm. The second track and the first with lyrics, "If It Bleeds, It Leads," starts the story off with some unspecified disaster, which would usually be used as an ending, or a climax.
KM: I'm the first to admit that it's not the most original idea, of a post-apocalypse. A lot of my favorite books and movies and TV shows and video games take place in that setting, so it's something I enjoy. The challenge would be to do a post-apocalyptic story, but address things that aren't always addressed. I thought it was a healthy challenge.
AVC: You also have this repeated line: "We are waking up in our caskets." It's like an end and a beginning all mashed together.
KM: That line in particular, I've used it for a lot of promotional things. If my own work can strike me, then that's the one that strikes me as the most interesting on the album. In one sense, it's about consciousness and waking up and realizing what's going on in the world, and not being happy with it. There's also a kind of hopelessness, because you finally have that spark and understand what's happening, and by then it's too late.
AVC: It's a very collaborative album—Big Cats! has a very diverse set of beats, you have a few guest rappers, and Haley Bonar sings on "The National Anthem." How does all this input from other people affect your over-arching concept?
KM: Particularly with the rappers, I have very little control over what they talk about. That was kind of an adventure, to see how they interpreted the stories in the songs. The two singers [Bonar and Chastity Brown, who sings on "Welcome To The Border"], I wrote their parts and I knew exactly how I wanted it to be. For the rappers, and particularly on "The Stockholm Syndrome," when I e-mailed Big Quarters and Prolyphic, I told them what the song was about and where it would lead. Prolyphic took it very literally and wrote a very straightforward storytelling verse, and Big Quarters were very abstract in their approach, kind of. You saw right away, in the first two verses, completely different approaches to writing and to the subject matter, and when I wrote my verse I tried as best as I could to tie those two threads together. I loved that I could get Haley Bonar to sing on a song about zombies and disaster and stuff. It was a minor victory.
AVC: The song "The Damp, Foggy Midnight" leaves people with the question, "Where do you go when you've run out of road?" Is that a cut-and-dried ending for you, or do you want people to respond in a more open-ended way?
KM: In terms of the narrative, the end is pretty set in stone, at least to me. The open-endedness comes from the interpretation of that ending. Was the character justified in his actions? Was he a monster? Who are we to judge someone else's reaction to tragedy? Stuff like that.
I'd like for people to take two main things away from the album. First, just the idea that when a person is pushed, particularly by state terrorism or government oppression, or even what only appears to them to be state terrorism or government oppression, they're going to respond, often unpredictably. Again, it's a really simple idea, but one that I think bears repeating. We so often refuse to look at the roots of terrorism or insurgency because doing so could be perceived as "excusing" those things.
Secondly, I guess I want people to broaden their definition of "power." Powers, in superhero comics, movies, or concept albums, are always metaphors, I think. We may not be able to shoot lasers out of our eyes (or be the carrier of a zombie-plague, like the guy on the album), but every individual has the power to make an enormous impact on the world, for better or worse—through skills, community, willpower, whatever.


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The B.A. Degree is for students pursuing a teaching career in music. The degree provides the student with the necessary coursework required for the standard teaching certificate as outlined by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
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Just a few days ago, last Sunday night, the long-awaited final of the contest Miss Universe 2015 was held in Florida, where the title was won by the charming Colombian student Paulina Vega! What valuable prize has this Colombian beauty won? What is the value of the prize in ounces of gold? Read this article for more details of this event!
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Wall Street was abuzz last week with the news that Burger King Holdings (NYSE: BKC) is being purchased by private equity firm 3G Capital for a cool $3.2 billion. Now Main Street gets is serving of Burger King business news – this time with a sweeping plan at the Home of the Whopper to reinvent its breakfast menu. The overhaul includes nine new items from blueberry biscuits to a cibatta breakfast sandwich.
Here's a rundown of some of the new morning menu highlights:
- Breakfast platters with various combinations of pancakes, eggs and breakfast meats like sausage or bacon — akin to McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) "Big Breakfast." Prices will range from $2.29 to $4.29.
- A ciabatta breakfast sandwich with eggs, ham, bacon, tomato and cheese for $2.89.
- Mini-blueberry biscuits, complete with icing dipping sauce and a $1 price tag
- Iced coffee thanks to Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) subsidiary, Seattle's Best.
It's conspicuous that this menu reformulation comes amid a buyout. That's because breakfast sales are a measly 12% of total BK revenue – compared to McDonald's, which pulls in about 25% of its sales first thing in the morning. Clearly there is room to grow, and making a push for breakfast sales makes good business sense for Burger King.
The rollout will be making a splash with six new television ads highlighting the menu overhaul – and that lovable masked pitchman, The King. So expect to keep hearing about these offerings in the coming weeks.
Whether the gambit will pay off for BK is not a sure thing. Breakfast is the easiest meal to cut out of your day, and many families have cut back to just coffee or juice to get going in the morning. That means trouble for all restaurants, not just Burger King. What's more, high unemployment and economic uncertainty has been weighing on all restaurants as consumers eat at home more. While some of BK's new menu items are value-conscious, others like the breakfast platters are not.
But the bottom line is that something has to give for BK. And that something is clearly breakfast.
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