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Roll & Hill collaborates with some of the most exciting independent designers working today to create a collection of beautiful and unique lighting fixtures. Roll & Hill was founded in 2010 by Jason Miller, whose experience as a designer and producer inspired him to create a company that might harness the talents of those independent designers, while offering a small-batch production model that's more often associated with boutique studios.
Roll & Hill's Shape Up Double Suspension by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
Roll & Hill is committed to on-demand production, which allows for each piece to be customized to a client's needs. At Roll & Hill's headquarters in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, parts are assembled by hand, one lamp at a time.
Roll & Hill's pieces draw from a rich materials palette that includes brass, bronze, leather, wood, hand-knotted rope and mouth-blown glass. Roll & Hill's designers often pair historical elements with contemporary forms to create lights that feel familiar, yet totally new.
Agnes Suspension by Lindsey Adelman
Roll & Hill brings a uniquely American perspective to the international contemporary lighting market. Roll & Hill is committed to making well-designed contemporary lighting for residential and commercial interiors. The elegance, versatility and wit of Roll & Hill's collections have made it an instant success both critically and commercially.
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5 Tips To Detox With Green Smoothies
Have you ever started a strict detox only to give in during crisis mode about two days later (feeling like an utter failure)?
Me too.
We've been somewhat brainwashed to think that a "real" detox has to include tons of food restrictions, a drawn-out period of deprivation, and heaps of suffering.
It's a marvel we even want to do detoxes anymore, but the carrot at the end of the stick (that mythical state of Nirvana) draws us in every time, doesn't it?
Today I'm going to tell you that you can absolutely detox in a much more gentle way, yet reap the same rewards, thanks to green smoothies. In fact, I've helped hundreds of people do exactly that through my detoxes!
Why green smoothies help you detox
Many people come to me extremely surprised that they can detox with green smoothies. The process varies for everyone, depending on a number of factors like your current diet, stress load, and even mindset.
But the number one way that green smoothies provide a balanced detox is from the mix of chlorophyll contained in the greens, plus the high level of fiber to keep us steady. The chlorophyll shakes up our cells; in fact, it can encourage the release of toxins that have been sitting stagnant for years.
In addition, green smoothies boast a really high-fiber content, so you get a full sweep of your colon, too—two really important aspects of detoxing.
How to detox the easy way
You can still detox your system, to a wonderful degree, by just starting with two cups of green smoothie a day. It doesn't require any deprivation at all, plus green smoothies sneakily eliminate cravings, too.
Green smoothies are fun – you get to experiment with a bunch of fruit and greens - while being extremely easy. They are portable, you can make them the night before and preparation takes about 10 minutes total.
If you get some undesirable side effects (many people don't), like headaches, mild fatigue, or nausea, it should be pretty mild and only last a few days – nothing earth shattering, and you won't have to call in sick to work.
You'll be amazed when, in a short period of time, you're feeling better, have more energy, your skin clears up and you have a good-for-you habit that naturally quashes cravings and nourishes your body with vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants and more.
See? Now detoxing doesn't have to be so much of an emergency.
My top 5 tips to detox with green smoothies:
Experience the magic of detoxing with green smoothies with the help of these tips:
1. Enjoy a green smoothie in the morning as a meal replacement.
It's the easiest way to include green smoothies in your day. Aim to drink about 2 cups a day to start and work up to an amount that feels right. If you wish, add another cup or two in the afternoon, when you usually have an energy slump.
2. Aim for smoothies that are 60% fruit to 40% greens by volume.
This will taste fantastic and keep you motivated.
3. Start with spinach.
While it's not the king of greens like kale is, spinach is what I call an amazing starter green because it's smooth to blend, mild in flavor and easy on the palate. Ideally you want to rotate your greens for optimal nutrition but you don't have to hurry this.
4. Remember: you can mix up the ratio at anytime to suit your needs.
If you experience detox side effects that are more than you can handle, scale back the greens back a bit (try 70% fruit and 30% greens temporarily), then slowly ramp up the green content in your smoothie over a few weeks.
5. Give it at least 3 weeks.
Stick to this routine—and experiment with many different green smoothies—for at least three weeks and ideally for two months. They say it takes three weeks to change your taste buds and two months to make a great habit. Remember: slow and steady wins the race. By trying different green smoothies, you won't get tired of the taste.
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The group will depart from JFK for an overnight flight with Alitalia Airlines to Malta, via Rome
AZ #611 leaves at 10:25 PM
Check-in at terminal-1 should be no later than 7:30PM
Alitalia Flight AZ #611 arrives in Rome at 12:40 PM
Connect to Alitalia Flight AZ #886 departing at 03:30 PM, arriving in Malta at 04:55 PM
Welcome to Malta. Upon arrival you will be greeted by an Exclusively Malta representative who will then accompany the group to your host hotel: Preluna Hotel & Spa
Welcome Dinner in Malta
After arriving in Malta and after you have settled in, we will take a short walk along the Sliema Promenade to Ta Kris Restaurant for your welcome dinner.
Ta Kris Restaurant, 80 Fawwara Ln., Sliema, Malta – Phone: +356 2133 7367
9:00 AM – depart from the hotel
9:00 AM – Marsaxlokk is known for being the main fishing village of Malta as well as the best place to see the brightly painted fishing boats. Stop here a short time to learn about the village and its fishing culture. Since this is Sunday, the fish and souvenir market will be in full swing.
11:00 AM – Hagar Qim & Mnajdra Temple
Step back some 5500 years with a visit to the Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temple sites. The temples were excavated in 1839 and are thought to have been built to worship a type of fertility goddess. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
12:15 PM – Blue Grotto Boat Experience
Enjoy a boat ride through the Blue Grotto – a series of sea caverns that will highlight the beautiful waters in the area. It's a very refreshing experience!
1:00 PM – Lunch at the Diar Il Bneit (reservations to be made with lunch on your own)
Diar Il-BneitRestaurant, Il-Kbira, Had-Dingli, Phone: +356 2762 0727
2:30 PM – Mdina – the Silent and Medieval City
You will feel the power as you enter the Old Capital City of Mdina and fall in love with it inasmuch as the families who continue to live here. It's Malta's only medieval city with a range of architecture that includes Norman and Arabic features. If you're a Game of Thrones fan, you will recognize the main gates immediately.
3:30 PM – Depart Mdina
3:45 PM – Arrive at Ta Qali Stadium and take part in a traditional rivalry of Valletta vs Hibernians football game
6:30 PM – approx. arrival to the hotel
Dinner on your own
8:30 AM Depart from the hotel
9:15 AM – Valletta was built by the Knights of St. John after the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottomans in 1565. It is the fortified city that was said to be "Built by gentlemen for gentlemen". It boasts over 320 monuments in a .2 square mile radius, is a Baroque capital and is being recognized as the European Capital of Culture in 2018. You'll love what's in store within its main gates – a great mix of history and present day lively culture. Below are some of the included experiences in addition to meandering the main and back streets to discover Valletta`s very interesting history.
9:30 AM – Manoel Teatro
The Manoel Theatre is one of the oldest working theatres in Europe. Constructed in 1731 by the Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena "for the honest entertainment of the Knights"; the theatre is a baroque gem with wonderful acoustics and a full calendar of events populated by local and international performers, with productions in English and Maltese. Maybe there is something on the calendar during your stay?
10:00 AM – Malta Experience Film and Knights Hospital Tour
Set the tone for your vacation with an unbelievable and comprehensive 45 minute film of Malta – depicting the complete history of the Islands. It`s not all that touristy and will truly provide the right introduction and appreciation for the experiences to come. After the show, enjoy a 25 minute tour of the Hospital of the Knights of St. John.
11:30 AM – National War Museum
The National War Museum houses a superb collection of items which takes us back to prehistoric times. Artifacts are displayed in chronological order, commencing from the early phases of the Bronze Age around 2,500 B.C.
Two halls are dedicated to Malta's important role in WW I, the Inter-War Period and Malta's historical role in the Second World War. Displayed in these halls one can find perhaps the three most important icons of this museum: the Gloster Sea Gladiator N5520 FAITH, Roosevelt's Jeep 'Husky' and Malta award for gallantry, the George Cross. Concluding the walk through Malta's military role in history are displays dedicated to Malta's Independence, becoming a Republic, Freedom Day and Malta joining the European Union.
12:45 PM – Lunch on your own
2:00 PM – Upper Barrakka Gardens
The Upper Barrakka Gardens overlook the Grand Harbor. From their terrace they afford one of the most beautiful panoramic views in Malta as they command a unique view of the only natural harbor in the Mediterranean with the Three Cities as its backdrop.
2:45 PM – Lascaris War Rooms & War HQ Tunnels
The Lascaris War Rooms consist of an underground complex of tunnels and chambers that housed the War Headquarters from where the defence of Malta was conducted during the Second World War. This secret complex contained operations rooms for each of the fighting services from where not only the air defence of Malta was coordinated, but also some of the greatest battles fought in the Mediterranean during the war.
4:30 PM – St. John's Co-Cathedral – Private After hours Visit
Built shortly after the Great Siege of Malta (1565), St. John's Co-Cathedral's austere exterior is in drastic contrast to its sumptuous high baroque interior. You'll be in awe at the artistic masterpiece – from it's tombstone laid floors to the vaulted ceiling painted in the life of John the Baptist. Around the corner and into the oratory, stand before two wonderful masterpieces by the artist Caravaggio – St. Jerome and his only signed piece – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist. The best part of this experience is that you'll be experiencing the Cathedral when it is closed to the public. What a treat!
7:00 PM – Folklore Dinner & Cooking Experience
Situated in the medieval baker's village of Casal Curmi il-Fornaro (today Hal-Qormi), Razzett L-Antik is dedicated to 1000 years of Maltese food and culinary heritage specializing in the tasteful art of slow food farmhouse cooking, with an entertaining style of service that promotes Maltese traditions.
8:00 AM – Depart your hotel with private guide for the island of Gozo for the day.
9:00 AM – The crossing from Northern Malta to Gozo is 25 minutes by ferry. On this day, you will discover Gozo's splendor.
12:00 PM – Lunch on your own
Highlights to include:
The Xwejni Salt Pans
Enjoy the gorgeous view from the Roman salt pans. The production of sea salt has a long tradition in Gozo and the saltpans found near Marsalforn are still used today.
The Citadella
Venture to the capital of Gozo for a leisurely walk through the village streets as we witness local people in their daily life. The Citadel or Citadella is an area known to have been first fortified during the Bronze Age and later developed by the Phoenicians and continues development until, by Roman times, it had become a complex Acropolis. Up until the 18th Century, it was the only fortified refuge against attack for the inhabitants of the island.
Xlendi, Fungus Rock, Calypso Cave, Victoria
5:00 PM – Approx. return to the hotel
5:00 AM – Today you depart our wonderful Islands of Malta on your way to Sicily. We hope that Malta measured up to your expectations and more.
5:30 AM – Arrival for boarding ; Virtu Ferries – Morning Departure at 6:30 AM
Depart Malta by Virtu Ferries catamaran to Sicily. Your short 90 minute journey will have you arriving to enjoy your first full day in Sicily.
8:15 AM – Arrival in Pozzallo and meet your guide Aureliano
9:30 AM – Syracuse City Tour
As you depart the wonderful Jewel of Malta the other Jewel is waiting only 90 minutes away. You will cross the strait of Sicily on an early morning departure arriving into Sicily around 8am. On your way to Catania you will visit the city of Siracusa; one of the most ancient Greek colonies in Sicily and is a UNESCO World Heritage. Upon arrival in Siracusa you will visit the Archaeological Area of the fifth century. B.C. with the Greek Theatre, the Roman Amphitheatre, the Altar of Hieron II and the Latomies of Paradise with the Ear of Dionysius.
11:30 AM- Lunch on your own (recommendations by guide)
1:00 PM – Afterwards, visit to the island of Ortigia, historical center, with the Temple of Apollo, the Cathedral, important baroque church built on an ancient temple, and the Fountain of Arethusa with the famous papyrus plant. Free time to walk to the Grand Harbour with the "Foro Italico" and optional lunch in local restaurants. Entry fees are extra. We recommend suitable attire when visiting sacred sites.
3:00 PM – You will make your way to Catania where we will check into our host hotel for 3 Nights.
4:00 PM – Check-in Best Western Hotel Mediterraneo
The evening on your own
9:45 AM – Meet your guide in the lobby of the hotel
10:00 AM – The authentic street food experience of Catania. A relaxing 3,5 hr guided walk to enjoy the markets and monuments of the city center and taste the best local street food.
Catania has been designed with the specific purpose of giving travelers the chance to live a 100% Catanese Experience…a tasty one! The vibrant 2700 year old city of Catania hides many unexpected flavours that you won't find in restaurants or listed in guidebooks!
2:00 PM – Not only food! The itinerary goes through the main historical streets and squares of the city center, such as piazza Duomo, the Pescheria (fish market), via dei Crociferi and piazza Stesicoro, to give participants a complete overview of local history and culture.
WW2 History Tour – The Museum of the Landing in Sicily -1943
The museum is a place for the transmission of historical memory, a key element for the individual and collective identity. The Museum is not just a collection of ancient artifacts but it interacts with visitors through its many interactive stations and replications of the villages during the War.
5:00 PM – return to the hotel for a evening on your own
9:00 AM – Depart Catania for Mt. Etna
10:00 AM – Arrive at Mt Etna Experience Refugio Sapienza.
As you trek along Sapienza Refuge you will be dwarfed by the enormous presence of Mt Etna; peaking at 10,992 ft from the base of the crater. The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture with vineyards and orchards layering the lower slopes of the mountain. Mt Etna has been designated as the Decade Volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To the Greeks, Mt Etna was the realm of Vulcan, God of Fire and the home of the one-eyed monster known as Cyclops.
1:15 PM – Taormina Walking Tour.
Taormina is a hilltop town on the east coast of Sicily. It sits near Mount Etna, an active volcano with trails leading to the summit. The town is known for the Teatro Antico di Taormina, an ancient Greco-Roman theater still used today. Near the theater, cliffs drop to the sea forming coves with sandy beaches. A narrow stretch of sand connects to Isola Bella, a tiny island and nature reserve.
After breakfast, get ready for your airport transfer.
10:00 AM Transfer to the airport
Depart on flight AZ#1724 at 12:00 PM, arriving in Rome at 1:20 PM
Continue to connecting flight AZ#610 departing Rome at 2:45 PM
Arrive JFK at 7:35 PM
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It was a magical day,
a day to be out at play.
He was bathing in the pool,
splashing about in the cool.
water, without a care in the world.
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It was a magical day,
a day to be out at play.
He was bathing in the pool,
splashing about in the cool.
water, without a care in the world.
Continue reading
An Elegy to Claude
You were one of our three bantam hens
called Claudia, Clara and Chloe Cluck
and you quickly became the boss
pushing your sisters around in the muck.
Who is that old lady in the mirror?
It cannot be myself.
It must be my mother's photo
that's sitting on the shelf.
Now that I'm considered past my working prime
I'm working on a three day week, so now I have more time
to tackle household jobs I could not manage before,
to spend some of my free time going out more
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A poem from our waitress's perspective
Just an orange juice they want,
a cup of tea for Mable,
oh, and a jug of water
for the rest of the table.
And one wants an extra plate
to share her lunch with her friend,
and another wants to swap
her chair and sit on the end.
They want to know if they can
have a "pensioner" amount
included in the "specials"
or if we will give discount.
Lunch only costs a fiver
but they will sit there for hours,
moaning about their ailments,
boasting about their flowers.
They'll argue over the bill
and I have the slightest hunch
that we won't get a big tip
from these Ladies who Lunch!
I am now beyond all hope!
There is definitely really no scope
for me leaving that bottle of red wine
until I reach the bottom. I still feel fine.
But then the next morning I feel so bad
with cramp in both legs, pumping blood
and I'm feeling like death warmed up,
until I get a hot, strong, black cup of
coffee and some food inside.
When will I learn to avoid
opening that bottle?
I'm not sure
I can
my brain has gone.
Nimrod was a mighty hunter, so the Bible said,
but like every ancient hunter, he ended up dead.
Nimrod was my mother's dog, big, black and strong.
Everywhere my mother went, Nimrod would come along.
My mother loved good music, she would listen to Classics FM,
so when my mother died, we chose her favourite hymn.
Elgar composed Enigma Variations, Nimrod was the best.
We played Nimrod at Mum's funeral, with Nimod's ashes locked in her chest.
Eleven degrees out in the sun at five o'clock at night?
I found that I definitely hadn't dressed myself quite right,
when I went out walking with my dog, Myschka
and I kinda wished I
hadna worn so many clothes!
My mail has just arrived, for what it's worth,
more junk mail than letters to cause my mirth:
double glazing leaflets – two of a kind,
and an advert for a vertical blind;
a bag to hold some charity money,
and a poster for a play that's funny.
All dressed up and ready to go,
just as it was starting to snow,
I heard my mobile loudly ring
with a tune that Adele does sing: it was my beau.
A Rondel Poem
Now I buy groceries on line,
it's so much easier that way.
When weather's bad, at home I stay,
and order all my food and wine.
It was a dull, dreary, cold and windy February Sunday yesterday, and I was in no mood for waxing lyrical that morning, so I set about my daily tasks of answering emails, updating various websites I control, and sorting through my image files for something to inspire me to write about. This usually cures my writer's block. However yesterday I could get no inspiration at all, so by lunchtime I was thoroughly depressed, and waiting for the world to wake up the other side of the Atlantic, so I could have a Facebook "chat" with my daughter.
February is here now and the days are getting lighter,
so those of us with SAD syndrome can feel a little brighter.
We've got rid of the worst months of our depressing winter gloom,
and now it's time for us to see garden flowers start to bloom.
My favourite shoes are falling apart,
and I can't wear them out when I am smart,
but when I'm walking with my dogs I feel
so comfortable, yet they're down at heel.
Friday 18th
Snow is falling all around.
There's no birds, no cars, no sound.
No dogs are barking, no caterwauling.
Just lots of snow falling, falling.
Dogs are sleeping on the couch.
Had their walk, their bone, their pouch.
They've been out sniffing, been a-peeping.
Now they're softly sleeping, sleeping.
Trees are glistening with the snow.
Plants are gone, deep down, won't grow.
The ground is freezing, birds are listening,
All is white and glistening, glistening.
This Friday we have had some snow!
It absolutely tipped it down.
It covered up the entire town
and there was nowhere we could go.
Okay, it's New Year's Day and it's time for some resolutions,
but I've given up making them, I just need some solutions.
I have absolutely no more room in my house for more "stuff",
and I've tried to downsize, but obviously not hard enough.
So this year, I'll throw away something every single day,
never mind how much I had to pay, or how I'd like it to stay.
As I didn't use it, play it, wear it or eat it last year,
if I threw it away tomorrow, I should not shed a tear.
I love a frosty Wednesday morning like today under a clear blue sky.
Apart from the friendly robin in the bushes over there,
there's no-one in the world about except my dog and I,
and our breath is steaming from us both in the fresh and icy air.
Such is retirement on a Wednesday –
almost as good as being a Sunday!
I've been out walking with the dog.
It's cold, it's damp and full of fog.
Dew drops are dripping from my nose
and I can hardly feel my toes.
"Drink your milk!" our teachers used to say,
but our milk bottle crates had stood all day,
in the years of free milk, out in the sun.
There were bits on the top, yuk – not much fun!
I found a better one. So there!
I'd had much more than my fair share!
You caught him, hook, line and sinker,
but you really caught a stinker!
I was late leaving work on Friday evening, and my car was all steamed up on that murky November night. I know I should have started the engine and let it run to clear all my windows before leaving, but I was bursting for a wee, and wanted to get home quickly, so I just mopped the mist from a big circle in the front windscreen, before I set off into the fog. Why my demisters chose not to function properly that night, I have no idea. All I know is that I couldn't see a thing properly. I turned down the car radio. I always think that if you can't hear, you won't be able to see properly either. That's probably a ridiculous conclusion to draw, but that's how it seems to me.
The truth about retirement is
that it's not so good as it is cracked up to be.
Everything you want has its limits,
comes with a price and hardly ever free.
I was wandering alone in the park
just before it was getting dark,
when a passing thought came to me
how lucky birds were to be free.
I wanted then to stop and stare
at a pony, and a grey mare,
and I quote a very famous ode
which came into mind as I strode.
I asked aloud, with no-one there,
'What is this life if full of care?'
'Shepherd's Pie – a hug on a plate!' I heard Greg Wallace say
when Mum was watching Masterchef on telly yesterday.
She ate it all! Left none for us! We need a nice hug too!
All we had was dried dog food with a spoon of doggy stew!
I could see the folly at the top of the hill;
I'd been out a while but I'd some time left still,
so with my best foot forward I climbed to the top,
although, I admit it, I had to take a stop.
Our Mum has sponsored a dog called "Spot"
he's not like us, but we think we like him a lot.
He's seven and a half and it's so very sad
that he was abandoned – because he was bad?
"I've got a good joint of pork for you today"
my friendly butcher down the road used to say.
"I saved it 'specially for you, my dear,
and some special lamb chops, so never fear,
you won't go hungry this week, my sweet."
I'm sitting at my desk again, trying hard not to cry,
waiting for my laptop to restart again so I
can find some amusement. And what's the reason why?
Quill pens, ledgers – bring them all back,
throw away computers on a disused railway track.
Bury them deep and plant over lots of trees,
or take them to the bottom of the deepest seas!
There he lies again, soaking up the sun
on our kitchen window sill, with a flower vase by his bum!
He doesn't belong here, he just comes and goes,
leaves his mark in the doorway – it's my fault I 'spose!
The clocks have gone back
and we've lost an hour at night.
We come home in the dark now
instead of the light.
There's a big storm a-brewing,
the fallen leaves are a-strewing.
The wind's howling through the trees.
It's more than a summer breeze.
It is not much of a laugh.
"He's not very smart," I've heard them say
cos I'm dressed in rags, in an odd way,
but I've stood in this field ev'ry day.
Waving my arms in the summer breeze
I've stood in rain, til it's made me sneeze
and I've nearly fallen to my knees.
With apologies to Rupert Brooke
Just now the lilacs aren't in bloom
all before his little room,
and from his flower beds I think
have gone the carnation, and the pink,
and in his borders well I know
poppies and pansies no longer blow.
Grantchester, oh Grantchester!
There should be peace and quiet there.
Rupert Brooke would have a fit
if he went back to visit it.
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A family of long-tailed tits have come to visit me,
they've been here all day in and out the Eucalyptus tree.
They're eating all the old nuts and fat balls that I've put out
I've not seen them here before, so I guess without a doubt
they like what I've provided more than the usual seeds
that all the birds sort through and drop down to grow into weeds!
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Our Mum has got her hat on –
Hip, hip, hip, hip, hooray!
Our Mum has got her hat on
so we'll get our walk today.


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Ukraine risks pariah status, EBRD warns
Ukraine could find itself permanently shunned by foreign investment without concrete moves towards the rule of law and governance reform, the EBRD has warned
Ukraine risks becoming a pariah state after being assailed by the International Monetary Fund over debt repayments, and humiliated by European politicians appalled at the treatment of a former prime minister, the EBRD warned yesterday.
"Most investors will say that the situation in the Ukraine is getting worse," said André Küüsvek, Ukraine country head at the EBRD. "The lack of a rule of law and the lack of independent courts is leaving the Ukraine in a situation where laws are implemented in a speculative way. And that is affecting the security of investments."
He said vested interests were becoming more powerful, while cases of abuses of power from the top down were also on the rise. Nowhere is this more publicly and visually acute than in the case of the jailing and alleged beating of former premier Yulia Tymoshenko, who many see as a political victim of her successor in the prime minister's office, Viktor Yanukovych.
European legislators, including EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso, have chosen to boycott the Euro 2012 soccer tournament, co-hosted by Poland and the Ukraine, unless Tymoshenko is freed.
The European Union has also postponed the signing of an association agreement and free-trade pact with Ukraine so long as the former premier languishes in jail.
This is a serious issue for the Ukraine, which is already nervous about the fallout from a repeat recession in the eurozone, currently tearing itself apart over Greece and the future of its single currency.
However Kiev is showing no desire to extricate itself from its economic and political malaise, analysts say. The Ukraine government, EBRD's Küüsvek says, "do not care" about Tymoshenko. "The damage has been done. In the short-term they will ignore the problem, and then after the elections, we will see" what happens.
Analysts said Ukraine appeared more focused on upcoming elections in October, in part by spending $3 billion on subsidies to soften the rising price of gas – widely seen as a move by the ruling administration to curry favour among voters.
The country owes $5.3 billion in debt repayments this year, including $3 billion to the IMF alone, which has punished the country by essentially freezing it out of the international capital markets.
Timothy Ash, an analyst at RBS, said Tymoshenko was "unlikely to be released any time soon". Kiev's recalcitrance has thrust a wedge between it and its potential European Union benefactors, he said.
"Ukraine appears to have undermined its own negotiating position, burning its bridges with the EU, and leaving it now wholly dependent on Moscow for financial support," Ash said.
"Moscow seems eager now to exploit this new potential dependency. Thus from a policy of 'milking both cows', the new strategy appeared to be one rather of 'putting all its eggs in one basket'.
More worrying is the overall investment picture, both for investors inside the country, and those peering in from outside. Many if not most dislike what they see. "The reality [of foreign direct investment into the country] is far worse than the picture you see," said Küüsvek. "The quality is also falling. If you look at the real picture, there are very very few big names willing to invest in Ukraine over the past 12 to 18 months."
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Defender Mark Ellis could be a major doubt for this weekend's trip to Yeovil Town after being unable to continue for the second half against Swindon Town last night due to an ankle injury. Ellis didn't re-appear for the second period as Crewe endured a tough night against Kevin MacDonald's play-off chasing side. Crewe were 3-0 down within the first 25 minutes and ended up losing 4-1 on what was a character building evening for a lot of the Alex youngsters.
George Ray, 19, replaced Ellis at the break and performed admirably in what was only his third appearance for the club. Ellis has been struggling in recent weeks with a sore ankle, and he could miss the trip to Huish Park.
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One of life's paradoxes: Women with gorgeous curly or wavy hair are envious of women with silky straight hair and vice versa. What gives? I have naturally straight hair with a hint of wavy and I've always admired women with curly locks. They're so bouncy and flirty, how can you not like them? Yet, I constantly have girls telling me how much they love my smooth flowy hair. Don't get me wrong, I do too! However, a little curl wouldn't hurt 😉
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For some this may come as good news, and for others not so much. Ready? You can't wash your hair for 3 days after receiving the treatment. This may mean calling out of work for some of you. The reason is that the solution takes some time to really start working. Also, if you've ever seen sulfate-free shampoos in a local drug store, then go back and invest in it. They cost about the same as any other shampoo. The only difference is that sulfate-free shampoos will protect your hair and will not strip the treatment off your new gorgeous hair. We recommend using Chroma Sensitive by Kerastase (can be purchased at Euphora Salon & Medi Spa). It is often used with color treated hair since it's sulfate-free!
Before you go for a Keratin Hair Straightening, make sure you look into the formaldehyde factor. If you have a certain scalp condition, then this treatment may not be for you. Just do your research so that you come prepared. Knowledge is power 😉
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Euphora Salon & Medi Spa did most of the models' hair for the Leonid Gurevich Fashion Show in NYC. It turned out gorgeous!
September 9, 2012 was one of the best fashion shows I have ever seen in my life. Well, it was the only one I saw live so that may have something to do with it. It took place at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in NYC–it is actually where Sarah Jessica Parker got married! While the DJ played Enigma songs, I looked at my surroundings and it simply felt surreal. The red church lighting, candles, the good looking guy playing the accordion, and wine ! Yes, Voga wine made an appearance and it was quite a tasty one 😉
While everyone waited impatiently for the show to start, I took the chance to mingle. I was never much of a networker, yet, this time everyone looked so classy that it was impossible not to come up and say, "Hi. My name is Kat. What do you do?" I got so many business cards at the event that my purse was busting at the seams! I got to try the featured fragrance of the night called Huntress by the 3D Sisters. Once people began finding out that we do exclusive events and parties at our venue, they became interested too. I've never gone through my business cards so quickly! So everyone benefited 🙂
After my mingling session, the hairstylist from our salon snuck me in to the dressing area downstairs where the models were. Never have I seen so many tall gorgeous women in one room. I always thought I had an average height being 5'5″…but standing next to them quickly changed my mind! As I stood there looking like an idiot with a wide open jaw, I saw the designer himself! I was standing 2 feet away from him watching him complete his masterpieces (i.e. models). Let me tell you, the work behind the scenes is super stressful. People are running around trying to find accessories, putting on make up, looking for shoes, zipping their dresses. Yet, when they come out they looked the most poised they've ever been. That solid look on their face stays there until the last second before they go back behind the curtain. At which point they can't help but smile in pride of themselves and the happiness that they didn't trip on the runway.
Although the show was about 20 minutes long, it left a huge impression on me and our photographer, who was running around trying to capture anything and everything.
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EC Issues £485m Microsoft Antitrust Fine For Breaking Settlement
Microsoft becomes the first company to be fined for breaking an antitrust settlement
The European Commission (EC) has fined Microsoft €561m (£485m) for failing to adhere to a 2009 agreement in which the software company promised to offer Windows users in Europe a choice of web browsers, the first time any company has been penalised for breaking such settlement.
Microsoft admitted to making a mistake in July 2012, citing a technical issue that meant a choice of browsers had not been offered to around 28 million PCs running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 since February 2011. It apologised and issued a fix for Windows 7 and Windows 8, but this was not enough to placate the European authorities.
The EC had the power to fine Microsoft up to ten percent of its annual global turnover, in this case $7 billion (£4.64b), and it had been suggested that any penalty would take into account repeat offences. Microsoft has been previously fined for more than €1 billion, for breaking various EU rules over the last decade.
Microsoft will pay
The commission said that although the fine took into account the gravity of offences and duration of the settlement, it also acknowledged Microsoft's cooperation and mitigating circumstances.
"In 2009, we closed our investigation about a suspected abuse of dominant position by Microsoft due to the tying of Internet Explorer to Windows by accepting commitments offered by the company," said Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia.
"Legally binding commitments reached in antitrust decisions play a very important role in our enforcement policy because they allow for rapid solutions to competition problems. Of course, such decisions require strict compliance. A failure to comply is a very serious infringement that must be sanctioned accordingly," he added.
The EC hopes that the fine will serve as a warning to other companies subject to antitrust investigations, such as Google, not to break any agreements.
The search giant is under investigation over allegations that by giving preference to its own services, it is harming competition and denying consumers access to better quality of information. The EC aims, either through a settlement or through legal action, to change the way Google presents its search results, but not the underlying algorithm.
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They call it "death by necklacing."
It has nothing to do with jewelry. Necklacing is a torture technique that was common in South Africa during the violent 1980s.
A mob would place a rubber tire, the "necklace," around the victim's neck, douse the tire in gasoline and light it on fire.
The victim would slowly burn alive.
Nelson Mandela's wife at the time, Winnie Mandela, widely publicized the practice when she said…
"Together, hand in hand, with our boxes of matches and our necklaces, we shall liberate this country."
Winnie Mandela's famous quote illustrates a nuance to the conflict most people overlook.
At the time, South Africa was still under apartheid (legalized racial segregation). Black rebels fighting against the government would frequently necklace other blacks, "traitors" they suspected of collaborating with South Africa's white government. It was a nasty but powerful deterrent.
I'm not bringing this up to churn your stomach, but to highlight that, from time to time, South Africa goes through horrible crises. The country's bloody history of racial division pretty much guarantees recurring turmoil.
In 1976, South Africa was in one of those crises. Massive riots erupted in Johannesburg's suburb of Soweto. There was literally blood in the streets as police killed hundreds of protestors. Everyone thought South Africa, and its gold-mining industry, would collapse.
As you may know, South Africa has been one of the world's largest gold producers for over a century. In the mid-1970s, the price of gold was plunging. Gold hit a low of $103 in August 1976… nearly 50% off its $200 high two years earlier. Nearly everyone holding South African gold stocks sold them.
It was a classic crisis-investing situation…
The conventional wisdom turned out to be dead wrong. South Africa didn't collapse. And gold rocketed to $800—a 700% gain.
Higher gold prices meant higher profits for South African gold miners. Higher profits meant higher dividend payments for investors.
Over the next few years, South African gold stocks rose an average of 600%. Most paid out more in dividends than it would have cost to buy the stock. This led to one of Doug Casey's biggest investment hits ever.
Doug Casey: One of the biggest percentage hits I ever made in the market was when I bought South African gold stocks in 1976 during the Soweto Uprising. Market sentiment was so negative that the current yields on SA gold miners ran to 60% (this is not a misprint).
Those dividends doubled and redoubled several times as gold rose to its 1980 highs. Shares moved up tenfold. It was my first real home run in the resource market. It shows how cheap stocks can get, and the experience spoiled me in some ways; it was a once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime event.
The critical element in profiting from these stocks has always been timing. That's true of any stock, of course, but of these more than others because of the political element. Historically, the time to buy South African gold stocks has been when blood is running in the streets.
Today, South Africa is facing another crisis. This crisis is economic, not political. But it's still very serious.
I think South Africa's economic crisis and low gold prices are creating a chance to make huge gains that are on par with Doug's 1976 gains.
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Since 2011, the collapses of the price of gold and South Africa's currency, the rand, have crushed SA gold miners. The stocks of some quality companies are down more than 80% from their recent peaks.
However, it appears gold has finally bottomed. And this could be one of those "once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime" events Doug described.
The rand has lost almost half of its value against the US dollar since 2012. Earlier this year it hit its lowest value ever against the US dollar.
In other words, for US dollar–based investors, South Africa is one of the cheapest markets in the world right now.
The incompetence of South Africa's government is surely part of the reason behind the rand's collapse. But I think misplaced faith in the US dollar and the Federal Reserve's ability to raise interest rates is also at play.
If the Fed raises interest rates, the dollar will appreciate against the rand (all else being equal). The market thinks this is going to happen.
I think the market is wrong and the dollar is near its top. This makes now a good time to buy assets denominated in rand, like South African gold stocks.
I'm confident the Fed won't raise rates in any meaningful way. It can't. It's trapped.
The Fed is publicly pondering dropping rates into negative territory. So, it's puzzling why anyone expects it to raise interest rates any more than a token amount.
As Janet Yellen, the chair of the Federal Reserve, has said, "Potentially anything—including negative interest rates—would be on the table."
The truth is, more than seven years of yields of near zero percent and successive rounds of money printing have warped the US economy. At this point, the Fed doesn't think it can handle even the tiniest increase in interest rates. A rate hike would be the pin that pricks the biggest stock and bond market bubble in all of human history.
The Fed doesn't want that to happen. And it's willing to take interest rates negative in a misguided effort to keep the bubble from bursting.
The Fed can't raise interest rates in any significant way. It would trigger a financial meltdown that would quickly force it to reverse course. The Fed might be able to get away with a token increase, but that's all.
If rates rose to a meager 2%, it would add about $400 billion to the US government's annual interest bill. They would no longer be able to service their debt.
That means the Fed's only option is to print more money. And that's going to be a positive for gold and countries that produce it, like South Africa.
Now is the time to take advantage of South Africa's currency woes and pick up a quality mining company at an extraordinary price. South African gold-mining companies have delivered triple- and quadruple-digit returns in the past. In the coming gold bull market, I think some will offer a 10-to-1 upside or even better, just as they have in previous bull markets.
In Crisis Investing I've identified the best of breed South African gold stock. It trades in New York and you can buy it just like any US stock. And now is the perfect time to buy.
Doug Casey and I just released an urgent video with all the details. Click here to watch it now.


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Posting Form Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic Help Prompt Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Callouts: Message Icon: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by mark_dalrymple[/i] [br]Thanks for your comments Bob, Fredric, and Greg, they are much appreciated. Bob, I really enjoy the story telling - maybe its all that time I spent as a kid reading John Allen's book. I find it gives life to the static structures, and also helps you think of other details. If your layout is filled with certain people with certain personalities, then those people will all have various needs and wants - which maybe somewhat unusual and something you wouldn't normally think of. Well I decided my next project will be to get my structure based on SRM's Rugg Manufacturing underway. Its footprint is only 8" by 9" - a selectively compressed version of a selectively compressed version of several structures woven into one (if you will). I'm hoping that the actual size reduction from the SRM version will not make the building appear too small, and this reduction in footprint will be offset by the increase in height and the various roof planes seemingly tumbling down the hill. It will be an interesting build, especially with the two curved roads surrounding it at gradient. Tonight I chose all the windows and doors from my box of tricks and positioned them on the mock-up, moving and changing them until I was happy. That took up all tonights modelling time! (there are a lot of windows in this structure, even though the back wall will never be seen and will be windowless). I'll update as I progress. Thanks for checking in on my progress, Cheers, Mark. [/quote] - HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON Insert a File Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic. T O P I C R E V I E W mark_dalrymple Posted - 02/25/2011 : 4:22:03 PM Hi all.I will, in weeks to come, carry on with this module, but for now, just wanted to let everyone know I was safe. At present, we still have no internet, so can only reply every few days when out and about.Just a quick update to let everyone know that myself and all that i know (so far) are all OK after Christchurch's 6.3 earthquake. Although much small than our september 7.1, this earthquake (on a newly discovered fault line I believe) was much closer to the city and far shallower. it caused substantial damage in the central city ( including the total destruction of two multi story buildings) and also many of the burbs. The death toll last I heard was 113, but this is expected to rise to over 200. Many of the older buildings were OK or saveable after our sept earthquake, but are now piles of rubble.On a positive note, Tellynott lives on, with some repairable damage. I will post pics of the Tellynott damage when we have internet back on at home, and an update.Its a good day to be alive.Cheers, Mark. 15 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) Michael Hohn Posted - 12/26/2019 : 5:59:17 PM The buildings all look terrific, Mark. I particularly like the weathered brick. Mike TRAINS1941 Posted - 12/26/2019 : 4:13:37 PM Some nice modeling to finish the year. Great work. Bill Gill Posted - 12/26/2019 : 2:02:08 PM Good work on the windows and fire escapes, Mark. Those two building look ready to go. mark_dalrymple Posted - 12/25/2019 : 4:42:21 PM Hi guys.Thanks for your great comments and continued interest, Greg and Rich! Well - a bit of progress. Firstly, after weeks of strong winds, I finally had friends organised to help with the shed on a still morning. I finished assembling my flat pack shed on a Saturday in the barn and at 8.30am on Sunday morning, it was lifted onto the back of my trailer and driven around the corner to the concrete slab I had poured. By 10am it was bolted to the slab and two sides were screwed to rails I had attached (packed out so they were nice and straight) to the dog run fencing. By 2pm the doors were on and everything was finished. The rest of the afternoon was spent shuffling things from place to place - the upshot being that I now have another 100' squared of layout space ready for the next stage after Easter. I also have about 80m of dressed 90mmx20mm fillet stacked and stropped keeping it nice and straight and true while it dries. That night the winds picked up to near gale force so I was pleased to find it still in position the next morning (sheds are know for arriving unannounced on the neighbours front lawn around here!).The 'gap diorama' has slowly been progressing as well. Below you can see windows painted, weathered, glazed and installed in two of the structures along with fire escape completed.I've also started on the design of one more diorama for the front of the layout next to the yard - right as you walk in the door.More soon - and merry Christmas - cheers, Mark. Pennman Posted - 12/11/2019 : 7:31:00 PM Cityscapes are a lot of work, but it appears you're doing a fine job with it Mark. Cheers!Rich Ensign Posted - 12/11/2019 : 12:08:51 PM Mark, your newest elevator on that building further lifts your already elevated layout to even greater heights.Keep up the great work!Greg Shinnie mark_dalrymple Posted - 12/11/2019 : 11:45:46 AM Thanks Carl and Brian!I'm pleased you like it, Carl.Brian - welcome to my miniature world! Thanks for the link on your other forum.I'll add a few more picks of progress this weekend. Being summer here there are many, many outdoor projects and maintenance that is taking priority at the moment! Having five acres of garden is both a blessing and a curse! Speaking of gardens - its gone 5.30am and I need to get to it!Cheers, Mark. railandsail Posted - 12/11/2019 : 09:56:28 AM Wow, Wow, WowI was so impressed with your work, and your photo presentation here (that I just happened across this morning, I had to make a link to it over on another forum I participate in quite regularly.I'll be back to try and read through this rather long subject threadThanks, Brian Carl B Posted - 11/29/2019 : 7:19:44 PM Cool building Mark! I like the chalk effect on the chimney too. mark_dalrymple Posted - 11/29/2019 : 6:47:07 PM Hi guys.Thanks Frank and Jerry.Well, I've been working on the fright elevator shaft and head house. As you can see I have clad the head house in Campbells corrugated iron with aluminium foil flashings. I added strip plastic to the shaft to suggest seamed metal joints.Here is a shot of the corrugated iron and flashing work. Attached using double sided tape.Here is a shot of the overall structure. I cut the cool design from 0.4mm sheet styrene and painted it white (rather than the blue on the prototype) so that it would stand out a bit more.A close up from the front.And one on an angle.A few more things to add yet.More soon, cheers, Mark. TRAINS1941 Posted - 11/28/2019 : 9:27:56 PM That is really cool. Great job and how to!! Frank Palmer Posted - 11/28/2019 : 6:48:10 PM Thumbs up to your mortar job. mark_dalrymple Posted - 11/28/2019 : 4:58:59 PM Hi again.Firstly here is a picture of the equipment I use, I fine brush to remove excess chalk - especially around details on brick walls, a larger soft brush for working the chalk into the mortar joints, fingers (not shown) to run across the brick work and use the natural oils to help fix in place, breath (also not shown) to gently remove excess chalk, a builders knife to scrap along the piece of chalk to create dust, and chalks. Here I am after using my knife to apply chalk dust directly to the stack.Here is the stack after the chalk has been worked in with the soft brush.And here it is after having the finger and breath treatment. You have to keep changing fingers (and thumbs) during this procedure as it quickly seems to deplete your hands of oils. Once happy I fix with a pastel/ pencil fixative from a spray can.More soon, cheers, Mark. mark_dalrymple Posted - 11/28/2019 : 4:44:28 PM Hi guys.Well - yesterday I got the stack painted and grouted so thought I'd better give a photo explanation as promised!Firstly the stack was checked for any burrs etc, then washed with dish washing liquid and warm water, rinsed and dried. I then gave it a coat of grey automotive primer and set it aside to cure.Here is the stack getting a coat of arcylic. This one was called 'bark'. I don't use any specific brand.Mars black was then randomly blobbed on while the bark is still wet. Same sponge.I then go about smearing the colours together into a nice swirly mess. Once I'm happy with my mess I usually tone things down again by adding a bit more base colour in places. Once dry I then hand pick out a few individual bricks with a mixture of black and base colour. Here is the piece of sponge I used for painting. Its called an artist sponge and is aparently made from wool.More in a sec, cheers, Mark. mark_dalrymple Posted - 11/18/2019 : 02:04:10 AM Thanks for keeping up with those moves, Frank! It sounds like a busy and fun fill weekend You've had!I'm torn a bit in my ideas at the end of the 'L'. I have some fantastic photos of canneries, although mostly from the US, that I think would work well. Some sort of reworking of Monterey's cannery row would look awesome along the front tumbling down into the water. This would also work in with the abundant supply of fish in Jacksons Bay and also the whitebait cannery that was built there. Then there is the idea for a gas works which has been tumbling around in my head for years. I have a wonderful book called requiem for a gas works which is based on Christchurch's gas works, but I also have some good photos from Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland and other places in NZ (along with some photos of Johannesburg's gas works - wow! That's one cool looking complex!) There are so many cool elements that could be modeled with a gas works - all those pipes and tanks and vats... Maybe there will be room for both?Cheers, Mark. Railroad Line Forums © 2000-2020 Railroad Line Co. Steam was generated in 0.23 seconds. Powered By: Snitz Forums 2000


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The display galleries concentrate on the history of transatlantic slavery, its many legacies, and the wider issue of freedom. They explore the story of transatlantic slavery from the complex and vital cultures of West Africa before the coming of the Europeans, through the horrific middle passage on board ship, to life in the Americas.
The question which arises is the same question when you consider any of the great injustices of the past, Irish or international - How was it allowed to happen? It also raises the question of the guilt of the first world in the present condition of so many of the countries from which slaves originated.
The museum does outline the long history of determined and relentless resistance to enslavement, and how enslaved people themselves contributed to gaining their eventual freedom. It also celebrates the cultural contribution made by people of slave origin.
The museum, opened on 23 August 2007, explores the important role that Liverpool played in the trade. The location is only yards away from the dry docks where 18th century slave trading ships were repaired and fitted out.
"Make no mistake, this is a museum with a mission. We wish to help counter the disease of racism, and at the heart of the museum is a rage which will not be quieted while racists walk the streets of our cities, and while many people in Africa, the Caribbean, and elsewhere, continue to subsist in a state of chronic poverty. This is not a museum that could be described as a 'neutral space' - it is a place of commitment, controversy, honesty, and campaigning" - transcript of the speech given by David Fleming, director of National Museums Liverpool, at the gala dinner to celebrate the opening of the International Slavery Museum on 22 August 2007.
This New York Times report on the museum is a good summary and gives the feeling well. BBC news report on the museum containing a video tour here. Penny Lane, the street made famous in song by The Beatles is named after a Liverpool slave ship owner and anti-abolitionist. Poem Middle Passage by American poet Robert Hayden.


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Progress Report – September 2016
Posted Works
As has been the case for a while, I did not post much new Star Trek fan fiction. I did not have the time and I was, frankly, not that inspired to do so. Instead, I have been working on my own personal brand. Plus I have been trying to make some money.
At Wattpad, I updated Clockworks and added Preparations and The Stranger.
On the G & T Show forums, I finished posting Together. I then added Broken Seal, Movie Night, Equilibrium, Ceremonial, Tumult, and Achieving Peace.
On Fanfiction.net, I finished posting Spring Thaw. I then started to post Where the Wind Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain.
See the Stats page for individual read and review counts.
WIP Corner
Right now, I am still working on getting The Enigman Cave beta read.
Prep Work
I spent a lot of time getting The Real Hub of the Universe ready for this November.
This Month's Productivity Killers
Yet again, I am horribly overextended. And it is my own damned fault.
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Sundays usually mean brisk business for Turkish hairdressers. In Reyhanli on the Syrian border, a small shop is bustling with excited future brides and their relatives waiting to be styled for weddings and engagement parties.
The owner, Hatice Utku, is perming the hair of a sombre woman. Unlike the other customers, she is not accompanied by family members. "A Syrian bride," Utku explains, sounding slightly disgruntled. "We are getting a lot of those now."
One of her colleagues chips in: "They are stealing our husbands."
It is three days since Aminah (27), from Idlib in Syria, first met her 43-year-old Turkish husband-to-be through a matchmaker. "He divorced his first wife and wanted to marry again," Aminah says timidly. "He has a house and a job in Ankara. My family in Syria has nothing left. He will provide for me."
Her fiancé, a businessperson from Ankara, paid about 3 000 Turkish lira (R15 000) for the introduction to his bride, plus 5 000TL for expenses. The couple communicate through a translator. "He will learn Arabic," Aminah says. "I am happy, I guess. I don't know."
Only way out
Aminah is one of an increasing number of Syrian refugees who opt to marry Turkish men. Women's rights groups are worried. "A lot of women agree to these marriages out of desperation. All they think about is how to feed their family. These arrangements might seem like the only way out, and men exploit this," says one activist from Gaziantep.
"At the same time, local women feel helpless and anxious about their families breaking apart. Women on both sides of the border become victims this way."
In Kilis, a town where Syrian refugees outnumber local people, a 43-year-old Syrian woman says aid workers from a faith-based charity pressured her to marry off her daughter to a Turkish government official, arguing that the man was charitable, had "donated many biscuits" and that "she should be grateful for such a good offer".
Dr Mohamed Assaf, who works at a medical centre in Kilis, says almost 4 000 Syrian women have married Turkish men in the town since he arrived in 2012.
Dr Reemah Nana, a gynaecologist at the clinic, says patients with Turkish husbands sometimes complain about domestic violence, but in general, marriages are happy.
Women and children
Turkish authorities put the number of Syrian refugees in the country at nearly a million, a figure projected to rise by the end of the year to 1.4-million. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, women and children constitute 75% of refugees in Turkey, with under-18s accounting for 50%.
Human rights groups have repeatedly pointed out that women refugees from Syria are especially vulnerable, and that many face rape, sexual abuse and harassment.
Like many Syrian refugees, Aminah entered Turkey illegally and without a valid passport, making it impossible to register her marriage. The ceremony will be a religious one, performed by an imam, thus leaving her without any rights in the event of a separation or her spouse's death.
Kemal Dilsiz, a matchmaker in a village close to the Syrian border, says: "None of these weddings is official, since none of the women has a passport."
The Syrian women that Dilsiz "introduces" to his Turkish customers usually come across the Orontes River, on floats, at 100TL a ride. "I married off around 60 Syrian girls," he says. "Men from all over Turkey call me, looking for a wife from Syria. They say Syrian women are more loyal, that they don't talk back."
Paid matchmaking
Paid matchmaking, illegal in Turkey, is a thriving business in the provinces bordering Syria. "Human trafficking and all the problems associated with it – abuse, rape and exploitation – have increased since 2012," says the women's rights activist.
"We hear of more and more cases of 'temporary marriages', basically sex work, but women are afraid to talk about this openly. It is worrying that the idea of temporary marriages is now being normalised in Turkey. It puts the veneer of respectability and religious approval on sexual abuse and exploitation."
Dilsiz introduces women to any man who can pay: "It costs 4 000TL for me to arrange a meeting. Then there are the men on the Syrian side, the wedding, the car – all in all it would cost you around 10 000TL to get married to a Syrian girl."
Outside a nongovernmental organisation in Kilis, several women wait for the daily distribution of nappies and food, discussing wedding plans for their daughters. Hanan (45) says her 23-year-old daughter will become the second wife of a 35-year-old Turk.
"He promised to put the house and his car in her name. She will be better off that way."
Turkish human rights groups warn that polygamy, outlawed in Turkey almost a century ago but still practised in conservative rural areas in southeastern Anatolia, is on the rise. Second, third, or even fourth wives – called kuma in Turkish – lack legal protection and are especially vulnerable to abuse.
Fatma (28) from Aleppo province married her Turkish husband three months ago. She is his second wife. "His first wife is ill and does not want to have any more children," she says. Fatma is pregnant with her husband's seventh child. "I am happy. His first wife is nice to me," she says. "She is glad that I am here to help her. We share all the housework."
Resentment is growing. Women in border towns and cities accuse Syrian women of luring away their husbands, saying their spouses routinely threaten them with taking a Syrian wife.
At the Reyhanli hairdresser, local women express their anger. "Syrian women have broken up many families here," says Kadriye (36).
"Our husbands have become real beasts since the Syrians came. The men now make all kinds of excuses to bring in a second wife. They threaten us because of the smallest things: the food, the housekeeping, anything. Some take wives the age of their daughters."
Domestic violence
Utku nods. "Domestic violence has increased, too. Women put up with anything nowadays, just to hang on to their husbands. "
The women's rights activist said: "Local women are anxious. The constant fear of losing their husbands puts a lot of pressure on them. Domestic violence, threats, psychological pressure and abuse from their spouses have increased. We notice a rise in mental illness, especially depression, but the topic is not being addressed by the authorities."
She says her organisation tries to assist Turkish and Syrian women: "We do house visits. We try to convince them to put the blame where it belongs. In order to counter this male opportunism, women from both sides of the border need to stick together." – © Guardian News & Media 2014
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Ji Sung (left) and Lee Bo-young (right) [Namoo Actors/KBS]
Korean actor Ji Sung and actress Lee Bo-young have denied wedding bells are in the air, downplaying rumors from earlier today which said that the two are set to tie the knot next month.
On Thursday, both Ji Sung and Lee's agency told 10Asia in a phone interview that "there are no plans for a wedding in June and the rumor is not true that the couple shot wedding photos as well."
A rep with Ji Sung's agency, Namoo Actors, said, "We will make an official announcement if the two make any marriage plans."
Early this morning, a local media report broke the news that the two stars were set to get married in June and recently shot photographs for their wedding.
Ji Sung and Lee met as co-stars through SBS TV series "Save the Last Dance for Me" in 2004. The two admitted their romantic relationship in 2007.
Lee began her career as a model and was also the face of Asiana Airlines in 2000. She later expanded her to acting in 2003. Her filmography includes the hit TV series "Seodongyo (SBS, 2005)," films "A Dirty Carnival (2006) and "Once Upon a Time (2008) for which she won the best new actress award at the 44th Baeksang Awards.
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"Overall I can't be satisfied with my play, nor with my result, although I certainly was lucky more often than I was not."
Anish on Stavanger 2014 with game analyses
The news about my participation in NorwayChess 2014 tournament reached me quite well in advance, so already for a while I was looking forward to take part in this high class event. The tournament is no doubt the strongest event of the year, with yours truly world nr.14 (possibly overrated) being the 9th seed. The participant list included pretty much all the big names, including Carlsen, Aronian, Kramnik, Topalov, Caruana, Karjakin, Grischuk, Svidler and the local legend Simen Agdestein (not to be confused with Carlsen's manager Espen Agdestein). The venue is the wealthy, but quiet city of Stavanger, known as the European oil capital, situated in the south-west of Norway.
Traditionally I don't make my website readers bored with useless touristic information, and so I will leave that out this time as well and get straight into chess.
Before the first round we played an exciting blitz tournament to determine the drawing of lots. While my hands were shaking, I managed to win quite a few decent games at the start and towards the end I was chasing the leader. At the end when I seemed to have secured the desired 5 whites+4 blacks pairing, I managed to lose my 3 remaining games and so I finished 6th, right behind the lucky pack of 5 players who could enjoy an extra game with white in the 'real' tournament. The drawing of lots paired me with black against Magnus Carlsen in the first round and so already the first day I had to live up to the expectations as the only player the Great Carlsen cannot beat. I got quite a scare at some point in the game, but fortunately I managed to hold the draw, and thus save my image as Mr. Unbeatable.
Game analysis: M. Carlsen - A. Giri (Click here to view the game analysis in Chessbase viewer)
The draw with the World Champion with the black pieces may seem like a great result, but in fact I was still very rusty and in the next game too, I played very slowly and missed a beautiful trick.
Game fragment: S. Agdestein - A. Giri (Click here to view the game analysis in Chessbase viewer)
The third round I lost a silly game to Kramnik. The opening went very badly for me and even though the ex-world champion gave me various chances, I failed to exploit any of them.
Following a somewhat messy draw with Caruana, I was very lucky to beat Topalov, but the credit for that goes to my opponent who found himself in a terrible shape in the first half of the event.
In round 6, I came well prepared for my game against Aronian and thanks to a witty tactic he almost found himself in trouble, but finally my extra pawn only gave me a symbolic plus and I never had any real hopes of winning this one.
Game fragment: A. Giri - S. Karjakin (Click here to view the game analysis in Chessbase viewer)
After this game there was a restday, but with -1, going into the last 2 rounds I no longer could fight for the top prizes.
I was fortunate to survive a very dubious Benoni position against Grischuk, but then again sometimes the genius Russian player has to pay price for his ambitious time management.
In the last round I found myself playing quite slowly against Peter Svidler and once I got the opportunity to repeat the moves, I decided that we have played enough chess over the last two weeks.
Overall I can't be satisfied with my play, nor with my result, although I certainly was lucky more often than I was not. Of course the turning point was my collapse against Karjakin, which was important for me, but even more for Karjakin, who surprisingly went on to win the remaining games- Congratulations to him!
Fortunately there is time to catch some breath for me and get ready for the next serious tournament. This July I am going to Biel and it promises to be another exciting event!
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