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As my Nanna is an Avon lady, I tend to get a range of bath and shower products for my birthdays and Christmas. One of the newer things I have received is the Avon Senses Seventh Heaven Dreamy Shower Gel. This product can be found through an Avon representative or from the Avon website. For a 500ml bottle this will set you back £3 although it is often on offer for £1.50.
The shower gel comes in a pretty basic bottle which has slight curves to the edges. There is a large lid at the top in a bright pink colour. Although the lid is large, it only has a small flip top part right at the top which reveals the smallest of holes for the liquid to come out of. I think that the lid of this bottle could have been better designed for ease of use. As this shower gel is called Seventh Heaven, the bottle also has a picture of a really pretty pink sea that looks really calming and pretty.
The main ingredients that affect the scent of this product are Rose, Peony and Musk and this is stated on the front of the bottle. Inside the bottle you can see the soft pink coloured shower gel which matches the packaging really well. As soon as you flip up the lid and have a quick sniff, there is a lovely, fresh but feminine scent that comes out at you. I was looking forward to using this based off of the scent that comes out of the bottle before even using the shower gel.
However, once being used in the shower, I wasn't as impressed. The shower gel doesn't lather up too well and you need to use quite a lot on a fluff ball which means the bottle doesn't last as long as it could. Also, the scent that I loved in the first place is quite non-existent once the gel gets warm. With other shower gels I own, the bathroom (and me) keep the scent for quite a while after a shower but I couldn't even smell this one whilst I was using it which is a real shame. But, there are some going points too. The shower gel is really soft and does make my skin feel nice after using it. Even though I come out of the shower with my skin not smelling of much, my skin feels soft, smooth and moisturised.
I definitely wouldn't pay full price for this shower gel but I wouldn't mind getting it again as a gift or paying the reduced price.


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Sleep Coaching Testimonials
This is just a few things that parents are saying about Gentle Sleep Coaching®.
"Hiring Andrea to help our family coach our 10-month-old boy to sleep was among the best decisions our family made during the first year of our boy's life. For about two months leading up to our decision to hire Andrea, our boy was incredibly fussy, napping only in 20 minute intervals four times a day, was hooked on his soother, and was still waking three times at night in screaming fits and only wanting to nurse for hours at a time. We could not establish a routine with our baby, nor could we get him to sleep or nap in his crib unless we slept on the floor beside his crib. Every member of our family, including our three year old son, was incredibly sleep deprived and emotionally exhausted from listening to crying for hours on end every day. Our baby was so sleep deprived, he became incredibly clingy and fussy, and stopped eating solid foods. Postpartum depression had become a serious concern for our family.
One exhausted evening when I had hit a breaking point, I became aware of Andrea's coaching services via social media. In the past, I had always been hesitant to hire sleep consultants because I had no emotional strength to implement a cry-it-out, extinction method for sleep training. However, learning that Andrea was trained to help us coach our little boy to sleep independently in a more gentle and humane way than this method, I became intrigued and desperate for her assistance. I hired her without hesitation.
It still amazes me how quickly Andrea was able to hone in on what were our baby's problematic sleep behaviours. She offered us a very gentle and effective method of teaching our baby how to soothe himself to sleep while minimizing tears on both baby and parent side. Within days of implementing Andrea's sleep plan, we had our baby off a soother, and had him sleeping in his crib through the night without waking, even to nurse. And only a little time later, our baby was sleeping a minimum of 12 hours through the night without waking (and still is at 12.5 months old) and is napping on a consistent and regular basis. My husband and I are forever grateful for Andrea's gentle approach to sleep coaching and self-soothing. Her services are highly recommended from this well-rested family!"
-Frustrated Family
"Our daughter's sleep has improved wonderfully. At 11 months, she was taking up to an hour to fall asleep at bedtime and then waking up within three hours of falling asleep. She would only go back to sleep if I nursed her, and this was a minimum of two times per night. I hadn't slept a longer than four hours at a time in months. Now Violet goes to bed between 6:30 and 7, puts herself back to sleep if she wakes up in the night, and sleeps until 6 or 6:30 a.m. My husband and I both feel like different people, with renewed energy and the feeling we can enjoy the time with our daughter more. We no longer dread bedtime or tiptoe around upstairs when getting ready to go to bed ourselves out of fear we'll wake our daughter. If she wakes up, we know she'll be able to get back to sleep!"
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I cannot emphasize enough how our life has changed since we started sleep coaching. Our son used to wake up between 4 and 6 times per night. I lived in complete zombie mode for over 12 months. We tried everything to get him to sleep: rocking, bouncing, shushing, nursing, co sleeping and eventually nothing worked efficiently anymore. After reaching a point of desperation, we worked with Andrea and within 12 nights, my son was sleeping through the night 11 hours at a time AND he was putting himself to sleep happily at bedtime!! I feel human again and now have energy to put into quality play time during the day. What an amazing difference sleep can make to quality of life!
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Spotting Denbigh's market town's past
A great one for the kids and adults alike, you'll need to have your wits about you to spot all nine of the pictures in this quiz. They all link back to Denbigh's past as an important market town, where people flocked to buy and sell just about anything, from pots and pans, to fruit and veg, as well as cows, sheep and horses.
Just in case you lose signal on your phone we recommend you download a PDF of this activity before you set off. Alternatively if your mobile phone can receive emails click above and we will send you a PDF.
How to get there
Public Transport Information:
For public transport options, call Traveline Cymru on 0871 200 2233 or National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50.
Location Description:
This adventure starts outside the library on the High Street in Denbigh town centre. If you're arriving by car, head for Vale Street car park. High Street turns into Vale Street at the library so go past the library, down the hill for about 30m, and the car park will be on your right. This is a pay and display car park but there are limited spaces, so you may need to go a little further down the hill where more parking is available.
Activity Starting Point:
Start by standing outside the library – if your back is to the main library entrance, you'll be good to go!
Useful information
How long will the activity take? :
It depends on how quickly you spot all the sights! But as you'll be looking for them within quite a small area, this activity should take no more than 20mins to half an hour to complete.
Mums and dads might want to think of a reward for children who finish the trail and spot all the features!
Places to Eat and Drink:
For places to eat and drink nearby, visit www.visitdenbigh.co.uk


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Mini Cigar Box Template: Free Digital Downloads
Last week, while antique shopping in Missouri, I added several vintage cigar boxes to my ever growing collection. My best find was this funky, colorful old Golden Rod box. I think the labeling is so eclectic and beautiful. It's a … Read more
Happy Birthday Elise! (Paper Wallet Gift Card Holder)
Tuesday is my dear friend, Elise's birthday! What better day to celebrate than to be a part of my very first blog hop with lots of her friends?! The lovelies from the "Just Us Girls" Challenge, aka: JUGs, organized this … Read more


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I was strolling through the halls of my high school as a young sophomore when I was grabbed at the scruff of my neck by the turkey lady. (more…)
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A friend was fingering me the other day and evoked from my body an orgasm like none I have ever felt before. It was through explaining my experience to another friend that I learned that I'd had my first g-spot orgasm — or, at least, my first one strong enough to get my attention.
My partner and I discovered this pleasure on accident. I perched my gently shivering vibrator against my clitoris, as usual, but instead of the standard external fingering I prefer, my partner and I took advantage of the convenient receptiveness that my vagina presented that afternoon to spelunk inside me.
Teaching a Friend to Masturbate
I learned how to masturbate in high school, but I didn't get good at it until college. All through adolescence, I talked with male friends about their masturbatory habits regularly, but among my female friends, the conversation rarely ever wandered into solo-sex, and it always felt taboo when it did.
Earlier this week, my boyfriend asked if I could talk with one of his friends about masturbating. I could talk to just about anybody for eons about masturbating, but I especially adore this woman, so I had to indulge.
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Body Love (and Hate) Starts Young
Amen. We're largely products of our environments. If you grow up hearing how much your parents, siblings, relatives, and friends hate their bodies, it's only a matter of time until you start finding "problems" with yours. Start your younger loved ones with a solid foundation in a better direction. It's never too late to set a good stage.
New Year's Resolutions: Why Being Naked Is Great
I'm not usually into New Year's resolutions because, y'know, introverts don't tend to need Hallmark holidays to trigger introspection. But this year, in the spirit of a healthy body and a healthy mind, I have two…
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I often get calls from homeowners who are struggling to pick paint colors to go with their honey oak trim. Here in Des Moines, many of the houses that were built in the 1980s and 1990s and even 2000s prominently feature glossy, lacquered, honey oak trim. The prospect of painting all of that wood trim, whether it's your own time and labor or paying a professional, can be daunting. (Update: We just had the oak trim painted in our new house, and it cost a small fortune, but it was so worth it!)
But, maybe you don't want to paint the honey oak trim or cabinets. Some of my clients actually prefer the look of natural wood. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that! Honey oak trim can be quite beautiful.
The most important thing to understand about honey oak is that it has a color, and that color is orange, probably yellow-orange. When you are selecting paint colors, furniture, and accessories or, more importantly, fixed elements like countertops and tile, it's very important to keep asking yourself: "Does this look good with yellow-orange?"
A lot of people struggle to pick paint colors with wood trim. If you are challenged by color, and many people are, this is a good time to call a professional. A good designer can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars in bad decision making.
I met with a couple last week who was facing this very same issue. They had honey oak cabinets in their kitchen and honey oak trim throughout the entire home. I recommended that they use a creamy white or pale gold on the walls, which would be a drastic improvement from the stark builder's white that they had been living with for eight years. For their kitchen backsplash, I suggested two options of marble subway tile, both of which included some golden veining.
Other paint colors that would look beautiful with honey oak wood trim are warm grays with green or bronze undertones. In bathrooms and bedrooms, blue-greens can also look lovely. Stay far away from any beiges with pink undertones. If you have a hard time understanding the undertone of a light neutral, look at the darkest swatch on the strip. You can usually see the base color more clearly.
Do you have honey oak trim or cabinets in your home? If so, how did you embrace it?
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We decided to put the office in the living room because the condo only has two bedrooms (one for us, one for Lucy). Our computer doubles as a TV... and so far so good. Most of the shows we watch are online anyway, so it works out pretty well.
Desk from Pier One Outlet store: $200
Vase from Pier One Outlet store: $15
cute stem-y things from Z Gallery: $3 each (I want to get two more to fill it out a bit more)
Nils armchair from Ikea: $80 (and yes... we still need to buy the $10 chair cover :)
Monday, May 11, 2009
More Decorating...
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5 comments:
- Sarah S said...
it looks like it does the trick! and that table is soo cute
- May 11, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- RachelRuelas said...
did you move?
- May 11, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- - Sarah :-) said...
PS: I LOVE the wall color. Any chance you could tell me what it is? We've been looking fora good dusty ligth blue color for our spare bedroom and I LOVE this!!
- May 12, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- Pen and View said...
What?! There's a Pier One Outlet store??!!!
- May 13, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- shindylahoe said...
you must hulu! lol. I love the gray color offset by the painting in the other room.
- May 20, 2009 at 8:05 AM
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As Tracy Swartz observes in an accompanying piece, young people draw a blank on the 1967 crystallization of hippie culture known as the Summer of Love. But even veterans of the counterculture might not easily flash back to these 40 -year-old facts:
1. The Summer of Love started in the winter. An acknowledged jumping-off point was the Human Be-In at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, which attracted about 35,000 people in January 1967 and featured a speech by LSD guru Timothy Leary. According to Leary, philosopher Marshall McLuhan urged him to invent a catchy slogan, and as an example, McLuhan offered a jingle: "Lysergic acid hits the spot / Forty billion neurons, that's a lot." Later, while in the shower, Leary came up with his own motto to deliver at the Be-In: "Turn on, tune in, drop out."
2. In 1967, artists, musicians such as Joan Baez and tens of thousands of young people descended on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, named for the intersecting streets of Haight and Ashbury. The area was perfect for communal living because of its Victorian rooming houses, originally built for Irish workers.
3. A classified ad in the San Francisco Oracle newspaper offered "Hippi-Kits" that included "flowers, bells, flute, headbands, incense, feathers" for $4.50.
4. A young woman called Mountain Girl lived in Haight-Ashbury with her boyfriend, Jerry Garcia, and his band, the Grateful Dead. She later married him and was known as Carolyn Garcia. Recalling 1967, she told the San Francisco Chronicle recently: "It was sort of like a farmer unloading a truckload of onions -- once the onions start to move, there's no stopping them. That's kind of how it felt, that the streets were just filling up with people, vegetables yearning to be free."
5. When the summer of 1967 began, LSD had been illegal in California for only eight months.
6. The musical event of the summer -- and a model for rock concerts ever since -- was the Monterey International Pop Festival near San Francisco, featuring the Grateful Dead, the Animals, Simon and Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. After the Dead played, its roadies made off with some of the festival's Fender amps, using them for free "guerrilla concerts" in Golden Gate Park before returning them a month later.
7. The anthem of the Summer of Love, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," promoted an outlook that was mellow and peaceful, but the song's creation was anything but. John Phillips wrote the tune for his friend, Scott McKenzie, instead of giving it to his own group, The Mamas and the Papas, which infuriated executives at his record label. The drug-using Phillips played guitar on the recording but later wrote that it was difficult "because I was speeding my brains out."
8. An article by Times of London critic Kenneth Tynan referred to "a decisive moment in the history of Western civilization." Was he talking about Gutenberg's breakthrough in printing? The discovery of penicillin? No, the June 1967 release of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," the perfect theme music for a psychedelic summer.
9. It took a letter from the Beatles to persuade actress Mae West to let her picture be used on the "Sgt. Pepper's" album cover. At first, West refused, saying, "What would I be doing in a lonely hearts club?"
10. During the Summer of Love, the uptight but curious could take an antiseptic tour of Haight-Ashbury from inside a Gray Line bus. It was called the "Hippie Hop." Flower children reacted by holding up mirrors at the gawkers. But eventually, the use of methamphetamines and other drugs fueled a crime wave and ugly street scenes. As the summer faded, many of the hippie elite picked up and moved across the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County.
Sources: San Francisco Chronicle, Monterey County Herald, "Papa John" by John Phillips, "Timothy Leary: A Biography" by Robert Greenfield
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Getting to the top of mobile wallets
Aug. 15 - A newly formed group of retailers is joining a crowded field of contenders competing for a share of the mobile payments space. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Fishing out credit cards could soon be obsolete- as mass adoption of smartphones may finally be taking mobile phone payments mainstream. A newly formed retailer-led initiative called the Merchant Customer Exchange has announced plans to launch a mobile phone app to compete with players like Google Wallet and Square. The list includes heavy hitters in a range of consumer driven businesses, accounting for about $1 trillion in annual sales. REPORTER BRIDGE: BOBBI REBELL, REPORTER, REUTERS (ENGLISH) SAYING: "The sheer size of the players in the MCX venture is key. This 7-11 in New York's Times Square is one of more than 9,000 outlets in North America. The chain's also got experience. They have been taking mobile payments in their international locations like Japan for years." For retailers it's all about control and influence. Forrester Research Senior Analyst Denée Carrington: SOUNDBITE: DENÉE CARRINGTON, SENIOR ANALYST, FORRESTER RESEARCH (ENGLISH) SAYING: "They can know what you are interested in; your buying preferences, and they can deliver great value in terms of coupons and offers that are especially relevant to you, that can redeem immediately at point of sale and integrate back with their loyalty program, and really have a seamless experience in relation to you." The field is getting crowded- online merchant PayPal has announced deals with 15 retailers to use its system for mobile payments. Square is now available at all Starbucks. But the opportunity is also growing. According to Juniper research, mobile payments are expected to surge to more than $1.3 trillion by 2017. But the clock is ticking. And MCX has no launch date for their app. Spokesperson Jeremy Mullman: SOUNDBITE: JEREMY MULLMAN, SPOKESPERSON, MERCHANT CUSTOMER EXCHANGE (ENGLISH) SAYING: "Mobile payments is really, really in an early stage in the U.S. Generally especially if you look at Europe or some other places it's just not at the same point. So this is very early this market is still being formed. We don't see anyone running away with it right now and we are not concerned about it. " In the end, it's not necessarily a winner take all. SOUNDBITE: DENÉE CARRINGTON, SENIOR ANALYST, FORRESTER RESEARCH (ENGLISH) SAYING: "I think over time consumers will settle to one to three different solutions. I don't think it will be just one but it's similar to the way we spend on credit cards. Right there is probably your primary card and then you have a couple of others that you compartmentalize what type of spend you put on that particular card." Carrington says it's just a matter of time until Apple announces a system to rival Google's Android-only Wallet. And look for the credit processing giants like Visa and Mastercard to try to get a seat at the table as well. Bobbi Rebell, Reuters.


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- For other uses, see Ice Spike.
Ice Spike is an Apprentice-level Destruction spell in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Similar to the path of an arrow, the caster ejects a spike of ice from the palm. The spell requires time to charge as well as time to reach its target, evening the ratio between damage and accuracy.
Damage caused by this spell reduces the target's health as well as drains the target's stamina for as much of the health damage. This spell also slows the target down. Ice Spike stuns targets if dual-casting with the Impact perk from the Destruction skill tree.
Spell tomeEdit
- Weight: 1
- Value: 96
- See Spell Tome for a complete table of spell tomes, their descriptions, and their values.
- Court Wizards sell this tome.
- Faralda at the College of Winterhold.
- One tome can also be found in the Inner Sanctum if Dawnguard has been installed.
- May be found in chests.
- Sometimes found on hostile mages.
- Ice mages, Necromancers, Necromages, Vampires, and Forsworn often use this spell to hit their enemies from afar. Wispmothers use an alternate version of this spell that shoots three spikes instead of one.
- Ondolemar uses this spell in combat, the only member of the Aldmeri Dominion to do so.
- Ice spikes shatter when striking a solid object, such as a wall or chest. The same is true for Icy Spear.
|Destruction Spells
|Arniel's Convection • Blizzard • Chain Lightning • Fire Storm • Fireball • Firebolt • Fire Rune • Flame Cloak • Flames • Frost Cloak • Frostbite • Frost Rune • Ice Spike • Ice Storm • Incinerate • Icy Spear • Lightning Bolt • Lightning Cloak • Lightning Rune • Lightning Storm • Sparks • Thunderbolt • Wall of Flames • Wall of Frost • Wall of Storms • Vampiric Drain
|Freeze • Ignite • Whirlwind Cloak
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|Alteration • Conjuration • Destruction • Illusion • Restoration
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Lefties squealed in mock horror when President Trump asserted the superiority of Western values in Poland. Here's a(n awesome) defense of such values from 2007:
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Saturday, July 15, 2017
Asserting the Superiority of Western Values
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It's interesting that the speaker is gay and is quite explicit in asserting that support for gay rights is a Western value. We see the same thing with Trump who has been up front with his support for gay and trans people. And of course Kaitlyn Jenner is thinking of running for office as a Republican. I wonder if in the future the political divide will be between those who support Western values and fundamentalists of all kinds.
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One of the Elves born in the shores of Cuiviénen, Elwë was one of the three chieftains of the Quendi who depart from Cuiviénen with Oromë as ambassadors of Valinor and later become Kings (the two others were Finwë, who became King of the Noldor, and Ingwën, who became King of the Vanyar). Upon his return, he persuades many of his kindred, the Nelyar, to follow him back to that country. This host becomes known as the Teleri. On the Great Journey to the West the Teleri lag behind, loving Middle-earth and having mixed feelings about leaving it for Valinor, and do not arrive at the coast until after the departure of the moving island of Tol Eressëa. Thus, they stay in Beleriand for many years, until Ulmo pushes Tol Eressëa back again to fetch them.
During this time Elwë encounters Melian the Maia in the woods of Nan Elmoth and, enchanted by her, he falls in love with her. They remain entranced together for some 200 years. Many of the Teleri searched for him and would not leave without him.
After Thingol awoke from the trance, many of the Teleri had grown to like Beleriand and decided to stay there. Thingol and Melian become king and queen of the Sindar, the Teleri who stay in Beleriand. Thingol's brother Olwë later becomes the King of Alqualondë and High King of the Teleri who do journey to Aman. Thingol previously visited Valinor as an ambassador and is, uniquely, both of the Sindar and of the Calaquendi. His and Melian's daughter, Lúthien, is said to be the fairest of the Children of Ilúvatar ever to live.
Thingol's heir is Dior, son of Beren and Lúthien. Other kin of Thingol, stated by Tolkien, for which the family relation is unrecorded or unexplained in the tales are Círdan, Daeron, Celeborn, and Eöl. He is the ancestor of many prominent characters, Elves and Men, including Elros, Elrond, Aragorn and Arwen. He is also family to Galadriel, as she is the child of his niece, Eärwen.
Doriath was an Elven realm, the land of the Sindar that existed during the latter-half of the Years of the Trees and most of the First Age of the Sun. For hundred of years it remained separate from the outside world under the rule of King Thingol (Elwë) and the protection of his wife Melian the Maia, until it was drawn into the war against Morgoth and the doom that lay on the Ñoldor, because of the Oath of Fëanor.
Doriath was located in the middle of Beleriand, between Ered Gorgoroth (Mountains of Terror) at the north to the Andram at the south, and Talath Dirnen at the the west to Estolad to the east. It was a realm of forests about the great river Sirion; within it were the forests Neldoreth (also Taur-na-Neldor, the northern beech forest), Nivrim (also West-march, an oak forest), and Region (pronounced Reh-gi-on, the main forest). Additionally, the forests of Brethil and Nan Elmoth were considered to be under the influence of Thingol, though not under his direct command and laying outside of the Girdle of Melian. Eöl the Dark Elf leased Nan Elmoth from Thingol, having paid with the sword Anglachel. The People of Haleth, or the Haladin, lived in Brethil with the permission of Thingol. They governed themselves, but cooperated with the march-wardens of Doriath. King Elu Thingol of Doriath, also High King of the Sindar, saw all of Beleriand as his realm, from the Gelion to the Belegaer (the Great Sea).
The Vanyar and Ñoldor had passed by it on the Great Journey, and had been ferried across on Tol Eressëa by the time the Teleri arrived. Then their lord Elwë was lost in Nan Elmoth, and when Ulmo returned for them a part remained behind. They became known as the Sindar or Grey Elves, and when Thingol returned he became their king, ruling from Doriath.
The forests of Neldoreth and Region were located in the center of Beleriand, and were the abode of King Thingol and Melian. Their people were the people of the Teleri who did not heed the call of the Valar to pass over the sea to Valinor. All the Elves of Beleriand, from the shipbuilders under Cirdan in the Falas to the hunters of the Blue Mountains held Thingol as their lord. During the First and Second Ages of the Chaining of Melkor, Beleriand was peaceful. However, by the end of the First Age, Melian forebode that evil was to come, and Thingol called on the aid of the Dwarves of Belegost to aid in constructing a city-fortress for the protection of his people. They also helped make for them a store of stronger and better weapons that were better able to deal with the orcs of the North. This was built underground along the southern side of the River Esgalduin, and was called Menegroth (The Thousand Caves), which became Thingol's capital.
For the most part, the Elves lived in scattered bands throughout Beleriand, only gathering in larger numbers in Neldoreth and Region (together called Eglador), and along the Falas. During the Third Age of the Chaining of Melkor, Thingol proceeded to arm his people with the aid of the dwarves of Nogrod and Belegost against the continued foreboding of Melian.
After Melkor's release, his attack on the Two Trees with Ungoliant, and flight to Middle-earth, the situation for Beleriand suddenly worsened. Ungoliant fled south from the Balrogs after her confrontation with Melkor, now Morgoth, and was only checked by the power of Melian. Some time after, the forces of Morgoth left the freshly delved Angband and assaulted Beleriand from east and west in the First Battle of Beleriand. In the east, King Thingol lead the forces of Beleriand, with the aid of Denethor and his Nandor and Elves from Ossiriand, and completely defeated the orcs of the eastern army. Denethor was killed on Amon Ereb, and some of his people merged themselves to the Sindarin Elves under King Thingol. Upon returning to Menegroth, Thingol learned that the western army of Morgoth had overrun the Falas. Thingol recalls all of his people he can into Neldoreth and Region, and Melian puts forth her power and rings the region in a girdle of enchantment called the Girdle of Melian. At that point, the region formally called Eglador comes to be formally known as Doriath, the Guarded Kingdom.
The First Battle is the only time King Thingol leads his forces into battle outside of his realm for the entirety of the First Age of the Sun. Afterwards, the Elves of Doriath fight defensively, guarding their borders and the important river crossings nearby.
Return of the Ñoldor
When the Ñoldor returned to Middle-earth at the beginning of the First Age, Thingol refused to allow them in Doriath, with the exception of the children of Finarfin, who were related to him by his brother Olwë.
When later Men arrived in Beleriand, they were also refused entry, but at Finrod's request Thingol gives his permission for the People of Haleth to dwell in Brethil, who ally themselves with Doriath and aid them in its defense.
Throughout the rest of the First Age, while the Noldor fight their wars with Morgoth, Doriath stands inviolate and generally aloof, refusing to take part in the wars. Ultimately, however, King Thingol is pulled into the doom surround the Noldor as is told in the Lay of Leithian, when Beren, son of Barahir and lord of the First House of Men, passed through the Girdle as Melian had foretold, and arrived in Neldoreth.
Realizing that his beloved daughter Lúthien had fallen in love with him, King Thingol decreed that he would not allow them to marry unless Beren would undertake a quest to recover a Silmaril from the Dark Lord Morgoth, and so begins the Quest for the Silmarils. After the Quest for the Silmaril, the Wolf Carcharoth also breached the Girdle, but Thingol, Beren, and Thingol's captains Beleg and Mablung hunted and killed the beast.
At the end of this, Thingol ended up in possession of one of the Silmarils. Beren and Luthien, wedded together by fate and returning from the dead, left Doriath to live in Ossiriand. After the Nirnaeth Arnoediad (Battle of Unnumbered Tears), only three elven kingdoms remained: Nargothrond, Gondolin, and Doriath. Nargothrond fell soon after, as told in the Narn i Chîn Húrin (Tale of the Children of Hurin).
Fearing that the cruel Easterlings would enthrall her only son Túrin of Hithlum, Morwen sent him to Doriath where he would be safe until he came of age, when he fled from the land. Later his mother and sister, Morwen and Nienor lived there, until they were lost.
Hurin, captured at the Nirnaeth and released from Angband after the death of his son Turin, recovers the Nauglamir from the ruin of Nargothrond. Traveling to Doriath, he throws it at the feet of Thingol in spite. Melian rebukes him, and Hurin, cured of the madness of Morgoth by Melian, lifts up the Nauglamir and presents it to Thingol before leaving Doriath, and vanishing from history.
Fall of Doriath
Thingol, in possession of the greatest work of the Elves (a Silmaril of Fëanor) and Dwarves (the Nauglamir) decides to merge the two. He convinces a large company of smiths from Nogrod to attempt to remake the Nauglamir to incorporate the Silmaril, which they succeed in doing. Once the work is complete, and the joint works of Elves and Dwarves sits glittering before Thingol, he moves to take it and put it on. The Dwarves stop him, demanding it in payment. Thingol rebukes them with haughty words, at which the Dwarves slay him. The Dwarves attempt to escape Doriath, but most are killed and the Nauglamir recovered. After Thingol's death, Melian departs to Valinor and withdraws her power from Doriath. After telling Mablung to send word to Beren, she vanishes from Middle-earth and returns to Valinor. Doriath now lies undefended.
Two Dwarves return from Doriath and tell a twisted version of the events to their king in Nogrod. The Dwarves of Nogrod raise an army and assault Doriath in retaliation. The slaughter is great on both sides, but the Dwarves end up victorious. Menegroth is ransacked, many of its people are killed, and the Dwarves begin the long trek for home laden with the spoils of war, including the Nauglamir. At Sarn Athrad, they are assaulted by a force of Green Elves led by Beren who, with the aid of the Ents of Ossiriand, annihilate the Dwarven force and recover the Silmaril.
Dior Eluchîl, son of Beren and Lúthien and heir to Thingol, returns to Doriath with his wife Nimloth, their two sons Eluréd and Elurín, and their daughter Elwing. The Elves of Doriath received them with joy. There Dior took up the title of King of Doriath and for a while the glory of the kingdom of Doriath recovered. Beren takes the Nauglamir to Lúthien, who wears it, enriching their home on Tol Galen.
Then on a night in autumn, an elf came to Menegroth. He was the lord of the Green-elves of Ossiriand. He gave to Dior a coffer, and in it was the Nauglamír wherein was set the Silmaril. Dior looking upon it knew it for a sign that Beren and Lúthien had died. Then Dior arose and clasped the Nauglamír about his neck.
Sack of Doriath
Soon after, the Sons of Fëanor, following the Oath, sent messages to Dior stating their claim on the Silmaril. Dior refuses, and the Sons of Fëanor invade Doriath, at which point the Second Kinslaying occurs. Celegorm, Curufin, and Caranthir are killed, as is Dior, Nimloth, and Eluréd and Elurín. The people of Doriath are killed or scattered, with Elwing taking the Nauglamir and fleeing with a remnant of the people of Doriath to the Mouths of Sirion.
The Sons of Fëanor along with their followers came at unawares in the middle of winter and fought with Dior in the Thousand Caves. And so occurred the second slaying of Elf by Elf. There fell Celegorm by Dior's hand, and there fell Curufin, and dark Caranthir. But Dior was also slain along with his wife Nimloth. And the cruel servants of Celegorm seized his young sons Eluréd and Elurín and left them to starve in the forest. Of this Maedhros repented, and sought for them long in the forest, but his search was unavailing, and the fate of Dior's sons is not known.
Thus Doriath was destroyed and never rose again. But the Sons of Fëanor gained not what they sought. For a remnant of the people fled before them, and with them was Elwing Dior's daughter, and they escaped, and bearing with them the Silmaril came to the Mouths of the river Sirion by the sea.
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Megatron creates a mischievous being of pure energy named Kremzeek that joyfully destroys any electrical or mechanical device. Megatron catches Kremzeek in a Circuit Trap and drops it in front of Autobot HQ.
Kremzeek breaks loose and goes through the Autobot Base fry Autobot after Autobot. Sparkplug sprays Optimus Prime, Blaster, Bumblebee & Inferno with an insulating compound that prevents Kremzeek from entering their circuits, but they are unable to keep Kremzeek from entering Teletran One. After trashing Teletran One's circuitry, Kremzeek rides a SkySpy transmission to Japan.
The four Autobots fly Omega Supreme to Japan to stop Kremzeek, while Megatron prepares his new energy-gathering device, the Energy Magnet, which is inside the Decepticon Seas Scraper. After they arrive, Kremzeek fries Omega Supreme, since he was not insulated. Kremzeek then enters a Bullet Train and the Autobots pursue the out of control train.
The Autobots stop the runaway train, and Kremzeek flees into a Japanese metropolitan area, and begins another rampage of destruction through the streets, arcades and stores. They chase Kremzeek into Shibuya Electronic Manufacturing's factory, where all of the machine go haywire and begin destroying everything. Dr. Soji Yoshikawa, who works at the factory, tries to help the Autobots stop Kremzeek and Blaster creatures Kremzeek inside of his chest. Blaster tries to overload Kremzeek, but instead makes it multiply, as dozens of multicolored Kremzeeks leap from his chest.
Meanwhile, Megatron successfully tests his Energy Magnet on passing ships, as the Autobots lure the Kremzeeks to an electrified tower. The Kremzeeks go to the tower and all merge into one gigantic Kremzeek that plods its way through the city.
Starscream activates the Energy Magnet, which blacks out the city, and drains Kremzeek. The Autobots lure Kremzeek to an antenna and zap the giant Kremzeek straight to Megatron's Energy Magnet. Kremzeek destroys the Energy Magnet and revels in the energy that is released.
Dr. Yoshikawa determines that though Kremzeek cannot be destroyed, it can be dispersed. They blast Kremzeek and the creature dissipates.
As the Autobots prepare to repair Omega Supreme one final, tiny Kremzeek leaps out of Blaster's chest and escapes into the streets, as the Autobots chase it.
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We can share and understand art works in BSL.
I present art tours in BSL using my skills and experience of art and my knowledge of art history at a range of venues including the British Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Museums, the Whitechapel Gallery and Photographers' Gallery.
I completed the Signing Art Course: An Introduction to delivering BSL talks in Museum & Art Galleries, organized by Tate in 2012.
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The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development estimates the state added 6,600 jobs in February, with a majority of those gains coming in education and health services and the professional, scientific and business services sector.
Those gains led to the state's unemployment rate dropping 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.0 percent.
Education and health services added 3,500 jobs for a 0.4 percent increase in February. That sector is growing at a 1.5-percent clip year over year.
Professional, scientific and business services saw a 1,100-job gain last month, good for a 0.2-percent increase. Those industries are growing at a 1.8-percent rate since February 2018.
The only industry with a decline in jobs last month was manufacturing, which saw a 1,100-job decrease. Manufacturing has lost 2,100 jobs since February 2018.
Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rosalin Acosta said the state's unemployment rate has remained below 4 percent for 34 consecutive months.
"Our workforce development agencies remain committed to ensuring that all regions and communities in Massachusetts can better access our high demand job categories during this period of strong economic growth," Acosta said.
Over the year, education, health services, professional, scientific and business services jobs have carried the state, adding more than 22,000 jobs.
However, almost every other private-sector industry except other services - with a gain of 1,000 - has lost jobs over the year.
Government jobs, however, have grown by 4,800 since February 2018 and 1,000 over last month, increases of 1.1 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.
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A study of fiberglass-reinforced plastic for reinforcing concrete bridge decks
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Deterioration of reinforced concrete bridge decks has gained widespread public attention and concern in recent years. Much of the damage can be attributed to corrosion of steel reinforcing bars. Numerous solutions have been suggested, one of which is the replacement of steel with a non-corroding reinforcement, such as fiberglass-reinforced plastic materials.
Much of the current research focuses on the applicability of FRP as the main tensile reinforcement in the slab. The nature of FRP presents many obstacles to its use in this capacity. This investigation aims to capitalize on the strengths of both steel and FRP by combining them. Traditional steel rebar should be used where it will provide strength and ductility to the deck --in the bottom layer of reinforcement. The FRP is placed where it will provide strength and non-corroding reinforcement where it is needed: the top layer. Recent research has shown that minimal negative moment is created over supports in bridge decks, suggesting that the use of the non-ductile FRP as the top reinforcement would not be detrimental.
A review of prior and current research in this area was conducted. Based on this information, four different FRP reinforcing materials were obtained. Simple-beam test specimens were designed and built. The procedure is described, and experimental results are presented and analyzed. Conclusions are drawn and recommendations for future work are outlined. This investigation provides first-hand data on the behavior ofFRP reinforced concrete and will serve as the basis for future work.
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By The Grand Forks Herald
His name is Dakota Van Deursen. He's a senior at Pembroke Hill High School in Kansas City, Mo.
He's 18. And up until Friday, he had been in 49 of the 50 states of our nation. Every state except North Dakota. It was on Friday that he came to North Dakota. He said he came to Grand Forks to have lunch with me as he completed his lifetime dream of visiting every state in the nation. He knew how I went viral after writing a review of the Olive Garden.
I could hardly believe it. His visit to me was as exciting as having a lift station named after me at 15th Avenue and Belmont Road. It was as exciting as being on big time television shows.
We met for lunch at the Bistro in the CanadInn.
Dakota, who is tall and lean, told me he always has loved to study maps. He always has kept travel diaries. And plenty of friends and family members have helped him reach his goal of visiting all 50 states.
Right now, he has applied to three different colleges and is hoping to study in the field of science.
He is a likable, down-to-earth young man. He has traveled with various friends and relatives. His trip to Grand Forks was with his parents, Sloane Simmons and Harl Van Deursen, and a family friend, Sherry Jackson.
Jackson said North Dakota is the 34th state she has visited. Her goal, too, is to visit 50. She wonders why — when there is so much in this world to see — people keep going back to the same places.
Through the years, Dakota has traveled with grandparents and friends to the various states of the nation. Not too long ago, he was trying to mop up his visits to the northeast part of the nation. He flew to Boston with friends and drove to Rhode Island. On that trip, he picked up visits in Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire.
He missed Delaware. And rather than seeking out far away countries on his spring break, he was able to fly there.
He remembers vividly "the Faces" in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He loved southwestern part of the other Dakota. The coldest he remembers being was on a spring break in Michigan. The hottest was in Arizona when he saw the Grand Canyon.
Alaska stands out in his mind. He remembers Denali Park and the cruise he took down to Vancouver.
He got the notion of visiting all the states when he was 5 years old. His mother remembers him sitting back in his car seat always reading maps.
Dakota has always kept travel diaries. "It's something," he says, "that I picked up from my mother."
After reaching his goal of visiting 50 states, he ended up sitting in the Bistro of the CanadInn with me and his parents and their friend Sherry. He said he was thinking it is about time he started writing thank you letters for family and friends who have helped him.
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For several days, I was itching to make a roll cake but was too occupied to do so. Finally, I mustered the determination to run through my collections of recipe books and settled for this easy and yet delicious swiss roll recipe from Carol Hu's "First Book of Baking for Beginners".
If you are a coffee person then this is just what you might want to try making. I have made some modifications from the original recipe to cater to my husband's tastebuds.
Coffee Liquer Swiss Roll
Ingredients 材料
4 Egg Yolks 蛋黄
30g Castor Sugar 幼糖
32g Corn Oil 玉米油
40g Milk 牛奶
2 Tbsp Instant Coffee 即溶咖啡粉
56g Cake Flour 低筋面粉
25g Rice Flour 在来米粉
4 Egg Whites 蛋清
1 Tsp Lemon Juice 柠檬汁
50g Castor Sugar 幼糖
200ml Fresh Whipping Cream 动物性鲜奶油
30g Castor Sugar 幼糖
1 Tsp Kahlua Liquor 卡鲁哇咖啡酒
Method 做法
Prepare and measure all ingredients accordingly. Use cold eggs from the fridge.
Combine cake and rice flour evenly. Sift and set aside.
Microwave the milk for a minute. Stir in instant coffee granules until dissolved. Set aside to cool.
Line and grease the baking tray with parchment paper. As I was using a 37cmx27cm heat proof silicone roulade baking sheet, I skip the lining part.
烤盘铺上已抹油的烘焙纸。我采用了的是的瑞士卷垫烤盤, 卷垫低也涂上油脂。
Preheat oven at 170C degrees
Combine egg yolks and castor sugar into a mixing bowl and mix with a hand whisk till even.
Add corn oil and combine.
Add in sifted flours and coffee mixture in two batches, whisk till smooth and incorporated.
In a dry and grease free mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites (B) until frothy. Add lemon juice and 1/2 of the castor sugar and continue whisking until the meringue thicken and increase in volume before adding in the balance castor sugar. Increase the mixer to higher speed and continue whisking until firm peaks and when the meringue does not drop out when the bowl is flipped upside down. This is crucial step to prevent the cake from breaking during rolling.
Slowly whisk in 1/3 of the beaten egg whites to incorporate into the egg yolk batter (A). Gently fold in the balance beaten egg whites with rubber spatula to combine.
Gently transfer the cake batter into a greased heat proof silicone roulade baking sheet. Level the surface, tap the baking sheet on the countertop to release trapped air pockets. Transfer the baking sheet into the middle rack of a preheated oven and bake at 170C degrees for 12-15 mins until the surface has browned and cake springs back when press.
把蛋糕糊轻轻的倒入已抹油的瑞士卷垫烤盤, 用小刮板将表面抹平。烤盘在桌面上轻敲几下震出气泡后送入预热的烤箱中层以170度烘烤15分钟左右或至到表面呈金黄色,触感有弹性即可。
Invert the cake onto a damp kitchen towel and remove the baking sheet. Immediately roll up the cake with the kitchen towel before placing it to cool on a cooling rack.
The colder the whipping cream the easier it is to whip. Whip the whipping cream in a chilled mixing bowl with electrical mixer from medium to high speed until fluffy. Whisk in sifted icing sugar and vanilla extract and continue whisking till stiff peaks.
Unroll the cooled cake, spread a layer of the kahlua cream over the cake top.
Place a rolling pin underneath the parchment paper the cake is sitting on. With both hands and the rolling pin to push the cake forward to roll up the cake.
Once the cake is rolled up, twist the two sides of the parchment paper and refrigerate the wrapped cake for 1 hour to set.
Remove parchment paper, trim both ends and slice to serve.
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Life in Technicolor ii artwork.
Life In Technicolor ii (also written as "Life in Technicolor II"), is a song written during sessions for Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. It was due to become the opening track for the album, but was later added to the album as an instrumental with most of the vocals stripped from it. The vocal version of the song later saw release as a single on the Prospekt's March EP. In essence, Life In Technicolor ii is the full, vocal version of the instrumental song Life In Technicolor.
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The band reportedly chose to make the song an instrumental this in response to a comment that the song was "the obvious single". Chris Martin: "It's nice to not have a singer on the first song come in and ruin it. This is our milkman song, the most whistleable thing. We took all the lyrics off because this song was our only safety net."
The instrumental Life In Technicolor features a different, sampled intro that forms the basis for The Escapist, the closing song on the album. Both songs sample from "Light Through The Veins", a song by Jon Hopkins. Life In Technicolor ii however does not use the sample and bears no relation to The Escapist.
The instrumental was illegally leaked onto the internet over a month before the album's release, in the form of a flash video of the band playing the song in studio with producer Brian Eno. Both versions of the song came to be performed together live on the Viva La Vida Tour, with Life in Technicolor opening the concert and Life In Technicolor ii appearing in the encore as the closing song.
Life In Technicolor ii starts with a loop consisting of a santoor accompanied by tabla-like percussion. The loop is then repeated through the verses and part of the chorus. The music video, at the song's start, features a puppet santoor player and a puppet tabla player, before the band puppets enter the stage.
A promo CD single for the song was released in December 2008. The Life In Technicolor ii single was made available on 2nd February 2009 on 7″ vinyl and digital download, and was accompanied by a video which premiered on Channel 4 in the UK and via the official site on 12th January 2009.
The single includes the previously unreleased and unheard track The Goldrush, one of the few Coldplay songs featuring lead vocals by drummer Will Champion and also includes additional vocals by Brian Eno.
- Life in Technicolor ii (Radio Edit) – 3:37
- Life in Technicolor ii (EP version) – 4:05
US Promotional CD
- Life In Technicolor ii (Radio Edit) – 3:37
- Life In Technicolor ii (EP Version) – 4:05
US Promotional CD – 2nd Version
- Life In Technicolor ii (Pop Edit) – 3:14
- Life In Technicolor ii (Radio Edit) – 3:37
- Life In Technicolor ii (Instrumental) – 4:07
US Radio CD
- Life in Technicolor ii (Radio Edit) – 3:12
Life In Technicolor ii was nominated for two 2010 Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" and "Best Short Form Music Video".
The Life In Technicolor ii video was nominated in the Best Art Direction in a Video and Best Visual Effects in a Video categories at the UK Music Video Awards 2009.
References in popular culture
The instrumental version of this song (released on the Viva La Vida album) can be heard as the film Night at the Museum 2 ends during a scene with Ben Stiller and Amy Adams. It was also used on Sky Sports' "Ford Super Sunday" coverage during the 2008/2009 as well as "Match of the Day" during the same season.
This version was used at the beginning of the Great Yarmouth (UK) HIppodrome Circus show 2009. NFL Network also used it for their coverage of the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine and also for their coverage of the 2009 NFL Draft.
The song was also played during the opening montage of the 2009 ESPY Awards.
Music video
The video for "Life In Technicolor ii" was directed by Dougal Wilson. It features the band as 'Punch and Judy' style puppets performing at a village fair. Numerous children are watching a Punch and Judy show, which gives way to the musical performance. As the video progresses, the show gets more and more elaborate with the stage doubling in size, a large catwalk extending into the audience, and smoke, pyrotechnics and special effects. The performance appears to spoof Coldplay's concerts. Finally, the band members board a helicopter that exits the village hall smashing through a window. The video ends with Will Champion's puppet throwing his drumsticks out of the helicopter into the hands of one of the children.
As a result of the video, the puppets have been featured 'on tour' on Coldplay's official website. Photos of the puppets are taken at popular locations in various cities that the band visit on their 'Viva La Vida' Tour. The offical programme for the tour was also updated in 2009 with the puppets on the front cover.
A Coldplay source said: "The puppets were Chris's idea. The band wanted to do something funny and light-hearted. The videos so far have been quite serious and performance-based. This time they wanted to do something that had a lot of humour in it and that slightly sent up the band too."
Video reviews
Since the exclusive release of Coldplay's new video for 'Life In Technicolor ii', blogs and media sources watched and inwardly digested the puppet video and posted online reviews. Here are a few picks:
Coldplay have unveiled their new video for the Prospekt's March EP track, "Life In Technicolor ii," the sequel to Viva La Vida's instrumental opener. The Dougal Wilson-directed clip begins with a Punch & Judy-esque show being performed for nursery schoolers, but soon a puppet version of Chris Martin and the rest of Coldplay take the stage. What follows is pyrotechnics, crowd-surfing and awesome stop-motion puppeteering. To complete the authenticity of what a Coldplay show would look like if the members were under a foot tall and made out of wood, there's even puppet roadies. What's up with the sudden renaissance of puppetry in music videos lately? (Insert "artists are puppets of the industry" joke here.) First Kanye West explored this lost art with his "Champion" video and planned comedy sketch show. It's like the entire music industry sat down for a mandatory viewing of Being John Malkovich. Or Bride of Chucky. [goodclef.com]
Coldplay has just released a new video for their single "Life In Technicolor II". The video shows the band in puppet form, as they perform at a child's birthday party. It is rather charming, as it shows the bands over the top bombastics in puppet form (including a full on light show with fog and fireworks). How can one not be amused at the idea of Coldplay breaking through someones window in a helicopter? The song itself really should have been on Viva La Vida, as it is superior to it's instrumental counterpart. Unfortunately, they decided to put LIT II it on their EP Prospekt's March which came out last year. [onethirtybpm.com]
Now, despite someone inevitably proclaiming that i'm a music snob, I just want to say that though Coldplay are far from my favourite band, I'm nowhere near hating on them. They're a good band, and definitely have their formula nailed. Besides, they're supposed to write good music, no? And they do that in droves. Anyway, one of the major criticisms most people chuck towards them is that they take themselves too seriously (e.g Viva La Vida is a stadium album that purports to be more). I don't know if they do – their musical aspirations do tend to point towards that to be fair – but this video shows that they're more than willing to laugh at themselves. [asfand.wordpress.com]
Love 'em or hate 'em, there's no denying that the new Coldplay video for Life In Technicolor II is pretty great. The video makes for the coolest puppet show ever. We love the sound guy (er, puppet) manning the boards over at the snack table. The puppet show performance is complete with rock star indulgence (a toy helicopter picking up the band) and a "throw out" of the drumsticks to the room's biggest fan – the little girl in class with the "Playin' It Cool" Coldplay book. [mog.com]
As previewed, Coldplay have made a video for "Life In Technicolor II" that takes place in an elementary school classroom and stars puppets where the Coldplay would be, and also where the hammer dulcimer and tabla playing intro musicians would be. Sadly no puppet Eno, but no matter; the real stars are the school kids reacting confused and passing around the crowd surfing Martin doll. Aww! Bona fide bulletproof, check your sniping at the door, kids are cute and super snark shields. Class dismissed. [blogdig.net]
Directed by Dougal Wilson, the video for the English outfit's latest single, "Life in Technicolor II", is for a lack of better words, a puppet show. Set in a school in front of young children – after all, where else would you see a puppet show these days? – the video sees said children being entertained by some lame ass, run-of-the mill story about kings and dragons. Fortunately, for reasons still unknown, Jonny Buckland soon enters in puppet form, with two, yes two, accompanying Indian bongo players – again, why this is the case is the million dollar question. Within seconds, the rest of "puppetized" Coldplay takes the stage and then, well the fun really starts. The stage expands, Chris Martin starts doing back flips, and the audience – of real people – though shell shocked, still manages to find time to eat cupcakes and videotape. Oh yeah, and to end the performance, the stage explodes and the band boards a puppet sized helicopter. Seriously folks, you can't make this stuff up! I'm not sure whether to be frighted or rolling on the floor laughter. Whatever the case, this video is a must see… [consequenceofsound.net]
The making of the Life In Technicolor ii videoA still from the Life In Technicolor ii video
There is now online at Coldplay.com [1] an interview with Dougal Wilson, the Life in Technicolor ii video director, who regails us with tales from the puppet video. Here is the pertinent parts of the interview:
Hello Dougal. How did you come to make the video for Life In Technicolor ii?
Well, I've been doing music videos for a while and Phil Harvey, Coldplay's mysterious fifth member, got in touch to ask if I'd like to pitch for their next single, and to see if I'd like to meet up with him to talk about it. It sounded a little more engaging than your average video commission. Usually you just get emailed the track as an MP3 and you don't know how many people will be pitching for it, or how much of a chance you stand.
Do you know which of your videos Phil had been inspired by?
I think he must've seen my showreel, which would've had Bat For Lashes, Dizzee Rascal, Basement Jaxx and The Streets on it. If you go on our website, you can see a bunch of them.
Perhaps the Benni Benassi one caught his attention.
Haha! They did mention that one, yeah. But I suppose they noticed that most of my ideas are quite light-hearted or affectionately take the piss out of the artist. Maybe they thought that was going to be good territory for them. I don't really know, to be honest.
So you met up with Phil?
I did. We had a chat and it sounded like they wanted something in the style of what I'd done before, with my kind of silly humour. They were originally going to release a song called Glass Of Water, so that was the one I came up with an idea for. But that idea turned out to be too expensive and would've involved the band, which was looking really tricky because they were on tour. So, then I had to think of another idea, but it was nice because they were committed to me doing it by that point. Meanwhile, the band had suggested that they could be puppets, possibly in a Thunderbirds style. I thought puppets was a great idea, but that the Thunderbirds look had been done, with Team America.
You had worked with puppets before though, right?
Yes, for a Dizzee Rascal video, which meant it was territory I was familiar with, technically. So, I had a think about what we could do with puppets and I thought about Punch and Judy. It's a British institution; quite creepy, funny and anarchic, but I hadn't seen them in a video before. So that's how we came up with that idea. Then they changed the single to Life In Technicolor ii and it seemed to still work with the idea.
What happened next?
Well, the idea was developed that it was a Punch and Judy show which was going to be taken over by a puppet rock band performance. I thought we could have a few jokes, if we attempted to do the kind of thing Van Halen or Motley Crue would do, with all the cliches of a massive rock concert, but on a puppet scale. So I got the song and storyboarded it bar by bar, thinking of all the gags we could put in. I thought it was quite important that everyone watching would be completely unprepared for it, so you're constantly contrasting the people watching with what's happening on the stage. That was the main repeated joke throughout; people looking at it in a mixture of bewilderment and fear. It wouldn't have been funny if they'd started getting into it.
Some of the looks are amazing, particularly the little boy at the start.
Yeah, that is a classic little moment. We couldn't have told him to do that. We had a second camera which we just kept rolling on the kids we'd cast. Basically my criteria for casting them was that they could do a good bewildered expression; I just chose the ones that looked funniest when they opened their mouth very slightly.
How did you pick where to film it?
That was quite tricky. I wanted it to be in a very unsuspecting English village hall, so I tried to find the kind of place where the local ladies guild would have their meetings. But it was quite hard to find places that weren't being used, because those sort of halls are always being used by the table tennis club, or something. We searched for ages and then that one became available. It's in a place called Aldenham which is near Watford. Interestingly it's the same village where they shot the TV adaptation of the Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham, called Village Of The Damned. So it's got some film heritage.
Is it a nice village?
Yes, it's very pleasant and picturesque, although opposite the hall there are these nice little cottages and outside one of them was a big sign saying "Bring back hanging"! We made sure we didn't make too much noise around that particular neighbour. But the locals we met were all really nice.
How did you go about making the puppets?
I've got a really good guy I've worked with before called Nonny Banks. He does prosthetics for feature films and that kind of thing. I did some research into Punch and Judy-style puppets, before trying to draw rough likenesses of the band in that style. Then Nonny sculpted them in clay and we rendered them in fibreglass, then gave them a wood look with paint. I don't think it really matters that they don't look precisely like them, it's more that we're supposed to know they look like them. That's why I thought it'd be funny to really spell it out with the girl and the Playin' It Cool biography.
Is it a nice village?
Yes, it's very pleasant and picturesque, although opposite the hall there are these nice little cottages and outside one of them was a big sign saying "Bring back hanging"! We made sure we didn't make too much noise around that particular neighbour. But the locals we met were all really nice.
How did you go about making the puppets?
I've got a really good guy I've worked with before called Nonny Banks. He does prosthetics for feature films and that kind of thing. I did some research into Punch and Judy-style puppets, before trying to draw rough likenesses of the band in that style. Then Nonny sculpted them in clay and we rendered them in fibreglass, then gave them a wood look with paint. I don't think it really matters that they don't look precisely like them, it's more that we're supposed to know they look like them. That's why I thought it'd be funny to really spell it out with the girl and the Playin' It Cool biography.
Who did the puppeteering?
These guys called Jonny and Will and a friend of theirs called Martin. And another friend of theirs whose name I can't remember.
Um, Guy?
Ha! No, it wasn't the band, despite the names. But Jonny and Will are fantastic puppeteers. I just did a music video-style film for the English National Opera which has also got puppets in it and they worked with me on that too.
You're becoming the puppet video man.
No, no, definitely not. Besides, the opera one was mostly live action.
So, did filming for the LITii video go well?
Yeah. We planned it out very precisely, because the video has a story so we were filming pieces of a jigsaw which had to fit together. It's especially tricky with children, because they're only allowed to be there for a certain number of hours. So we had to do it very, very fast; we probably averaged two takes per shot. With a big commercial you can easily do 30 takes per shot.
And Phil came along to make an appearance.
Indeed, he did.
It's good how he appears, then disappears, then re-appears. Even within the video, he's mysterious and elusive.
Exactly! That's because he was only there for an hour and you have to shoot things in a funny order. For example, you have to do all the shots facing the stage at the same time, and then all the ones looking towards the children. You have to draw it up on the storyboard and work out what you'll film when.
Of course the video climaxes with a helicopter smashing through a window.
Yes, that was actually shot in the middle of the night, at the end of the last day. So all the daylight is artificial – it's just a big light shining in.
Is there any reason Jonny isn't in the helicopter? If that was a Beatles video, people would think it meant he's dead or leaving the band, or something.
No, there was no meaning to that whatsoever. It's just that the helicopter was quite small inside and the puppets were quite big. We had to pull their legs off to get them into the helicopter and even then we could still only fit three in with the roadie. When we tried to put all four in, they were so crushed, they didn't look alive any more. So as it's only a very short shot, we thought nobody would notice if we left one out.
But why Jonny?
I think it was probably because he was the one that was flopping forward at the time, because he didn't have enough Blu-Tack on his torso. So I'm afraid I just pulled him out.
Did you have to smash a real window?
No, that's a trick of filming. It's actually some fire doors which we opened and inserted a fake window into. We made it at great expense with balsa wood and sugar glass. We'd had two built in anticipation of one of them going wrong, but we were so short of time that when we smashed the first one and it seemed to work, we left it at that.
How did you actually do it?
The helicopter was attached to a long broom handle, which was just walked through the window. It wasn't flying, it's on a big pole with two hefty blokes walking about two yards behind it until it smashes through. Then in post production we rubbed them out.
There's been a slight controversy over whether the man with the video camera swears. The BBC have said they can't put the LITii video on their website because he does.
Really? How funny! But, yes, he does swear. He says "effing 'ell". He was a featured extra guy called Davis and he was brilliant. The original idea was to cut in with DV footage, but we never used that. But his face was so funny that we thought we'd put him in. We were just improvising and I said, "Imagine something strange has just happened and maybe swear". And he did it brilliantly. I thought it'd be funny to have it after the motorbike scene, because that's pretty much what you'd think if you saw that. It was a spur of the moment thing because it was funny. It was like a moment of humanity coming in. It wasn't supposed to be gratuitous.
Were your roadie puppets based on anyone in particular?
There was talk of basing it on one of the band's long-standing guys, but that didn't happen in the end. So one of them was based on Saxondale, the Steve Coogan character. He's the one you don't see quite so much who pulls on one of the motorbike ramps and flies the helicopter. The other one, who picks the cymbal up and does the mixing desk, is just a classic roadie, with a ponytail and an ear-ring. We thought we should definitely give him a roadie's arse, too.
So, are you pleased with how the video turned out?
Well, you work on something so hard for so long that it's very hard to be objective about the finished thing. But what's really nice is when people start watching it and telling you they like it. That's very, very pleasing. And it seems to have happened quite a lot with this one.
What happens to the puppets now?
We've given them to Coldplay. But I've got one of the roadies on my shelf – the one with the arse. And I've got one of the Indian musician characters we invented for the start.
Do you think we'll ever see them all together on stage again?
Oh, it could happen. A reunion tour must surely be on the cards.
The Oracle on Life In Technicolor ii
October 23, 2013 – submitted by Ethan, United States of America
Q. Hello Oracle,
I hope all is well, I am just curious is there such an instrument that made the beginning /main sound in Life in Technicolor?
Have a great day,
The Oracle replies:
Absolutely. The opening of the video shows 2 musician puppets. It's not terribly clear what the puppet at stage right is playing but if it's what we can hear, it should be a hammered dulcimer (strings).
FYI the other dude is playing tabla (drums).
April 28, 2011 – submitted by Albert, United States of America
Q. Dear Oracle.
This question is inane and very unlikely but was there, is there, or will there ever be a Life in Technicolor iii? I could have sworn in the studiofeed #1 video I heard a possible snippet.
Thanks my almighty friend.
The Oracle replies:
There wasn't, isn't and never will be a Life in Technicolor iii. Any resemblance in the studiofeed video is pure coincidence.
November 24, 2010 – submitted by Marlene, Norway
Q. Dear Oracle. How do you pronounce the "ii" in Life in Technicolor ii?
The Oracle replies:
ii or II are the roman numerals for two so basically it's Life in Technicolor two.
November 5, 2010 – submitted by Christian, United States of America
Q. Dear Oracle,
Is the puppet at 3:14-3:15 of the Life in Technicolor ii Music video the mysterious fifth band member I've heard about and exactly who is he?
The Oracle replies:
There is no mysterious fifth band member; that's about the only thing that's not a secret around these parts!
Phil Harvey is the 5th band member and although he does appear in human form in this video around the 1'56 and 3'03 marks, the puppet is just representing a crew member but bearing no resemblance to any living member of it.
July 23, 2010 – submitted by Jeff, United States of America
Q. Will you please tell me where is Phil Harvey(the mysterious 5th member) is in the Life in Technicolor ii music video. He holds a video camera is a clue you have given to us but there are 3 people holding cameras.
The Oracle replies:
Phil is spotted on the left hand side at 1 minute 55 seconds wearing a cream Arran sweater (another clue I also gave).
November 20, 2009 – submitted by Karen, France
Q. Hi Oracle! I saw the pictures of the puppets and I wonder if it's only Chris's puppet that can "talk" because in the video of LiT ii, we just can see Guy's and Will's puppet singing "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh" … But on these pictures, they don't all seem that they can "talk"… So, do all the puppets move their mouth? Thanks =D
The Oracle replies:
Actually you are right Karen. The only puppet with a moving mouth is Chris. In the video it appears that Guy & Will are singing but that is an effect used to make it seem so as actually their mouths don't move at all.
September 3, 2009 – submitted by Michelle, Canada
Q. Hi Oracle,
Following up from yesterday's LIT ii question, do the "crew" puppets represent actual crew members, and if so,who?
The Oracle replies:
No they don't and so to Randi from the States this is why the crew puppets aren't travelling around the world with the Coldplay-shaped ones.
September 2, 2009 – submitted by Jaclyn, United States of America
Q. Dearest Oracle,
Were any of the members of Coldplay's children in the Life in Technicolor ii video?
The Oracle replies:
No, all the little people (and big people apart from Phil Harvey) in that video were extras/actors.
May 28, 2009 – submitted by David, United Kingdom
Q. I noticed that Jonny didn't make it into the helicopter at the end of the LiTii video – does he have a phobia about flying?
The Oracle replies:
There simply wasn't room for the puppet. In fact, you can read more about it here.
February 26, 2009 – submitted by Melissa, United States of America
Q. Since the first time watching the "LiTii" vid I have had a theory going and now that my curiosity's gotten the best of me I thought I would run it by you, dearest Oracle. The guys are always speaking of themselves as if they are not cool enough to be "rock stars" (something every Coldplay fan, I'm sure, disagrees with). Could it be that their respective puppets did what the guys would love to do if they were "rock stars" …Chris could do the splits, Johnny would smash up his guitar and amps, Will would throw his drumsticks out to a fan, Guy…well Guy would be Bono and collectively they would fly off in a helicopter?
Thank you, Oracle, keep up the great work!
The Oracle replies:
It was more a case of director Dougal Wilson throwing a few rock n roll clich's in the mix. Chris is already renowned for his nimble acrobatics on stage, Will does throw his drumsticks and the band have been known to arrive/leave in a helicopter (e.g. Isle of Wight Festival) but thankfully there's always room for Jonny!
February 17, 2009 – submitted by Joanna, United States of America
Q. I noticed that Coldplay's new video for Life in Technicolor ii contained puppets of the band. Beck's video for Nausea contained puppets as well. Did the band take this idea from Beck, or was it just a coincidence? Please let me know, this is really bugging me.
The Oracle replies:
In fact Supergrass did it before Beck and I'm sure they weren't the first either! No one holds the exclusive copyright to use puppets in videos; it's just a co-incidence.
January 29, 2009 – submitted by Scott, United States of America
Q. So I just watched LIT2 and its really awesome.
I noticed that Chris, or well the doll playing Chris has writing on his left hand. Looks like two bars from afar but it might be scribbled writing. Does that represent the "Make Trade Fair" that he writes on his hand during concerts?
The Oracle replies:
"The doll playing Chris" made me chuckle but I know what you mean. The puppet does indeed have the MTF equal sign on his left hand even though Chris no longer has the symbol on his own real hand during concerts. He's still actively supporting the cause though.
January 23, 2009 – submitted by Luis, New Zealand
Q. I just noticed when watching the Life in Technicolor ii video that Chris starts singing quite a bit earlier than he does on Prospekt's March; straight after the drums start. Is there any particular reason for this?
The Oracle replies:
The majority of singles that are released are Radio Edit versions of the original. They're usually under 4 minutes and as the name suggests, tailored for radio airplay. Some songs lose part of their intro (as in the case of LiTii), some fade out sooner at the end and others are a complete remix.
January 22, 2009 – submitted by Jessamacar, Australia
Q. Dear Oracle,
Can Chris do flips like in the LITii Video clip or is that why they used puppets???
from jess
The Oracle replies:
Supple as Chris is, he doesn't do flips or the splits but that's not why puppets were used.
On the subject of the video, there have been a few more questions…
Crew members in the video aren't modelled on the real crew so no, you can't spot Roadie #42.
I can't believe I'm about to talk butts but someone DID ask, this also means that no-one had to show their plumber's crack (we call it a builder's crack here)!
January 21, 2009 – submitted by Simon, Netherlands
Q. Hi Oracle, is it true that Coldplay's fifth member made an appearance in the new Life in Technicolor ii video?
The Oracle replies:
Indeed it is. One of the chaps holding a video camera is wearing a cream sweater, similar to Aran style and that is Phil Harvey.
January 21, 2009 – submitted by Taylor, United States of America
Q. Dearest Oracle,
In the new video for Life in Technicolor ii, one of the little girls has an unofficial Coldplay biography. Has this book already been published, will it be published in the future, or was it just a book cover made for the video?
The Oracle replies:
It was just a video prop. From the terrible photo on the cover to the appalling name (Playing it Cool) I'd hope no such book ever exists! I wonder if she bought it at the jumble sale for 10p? For our overseas fans a jumble sale also known as a rummage sale is a bit like a yard sale or car boot sale without the yard or car and usually takes place in a church/village hall. People sell home baked cakes, various donated second-hand bric-a-brac, books etc. They also tend to have a Tombola, which is basically a raffle to win prizes. In the video it's part of a village fete.
All the proceeds raised are for fundraising purposes, whether that is to donate to charity or a local cause such as a new church roof. NB: This video is fictional so didn't really happen…
There's a wild wind blowing
Down the corner of my street
Every night there, the headlights are glowing
There's a cold war coming
On the radio, I heard
Baby, it's a violent world
Oh, love, don't let me go
Won't you take me where the street lights glow?
I can hear it coming
I can hear the siren sound
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Time came-a-creeping
Oh and time's a loaded gun
Every road is a ray of light
It goes o-o-o-o-o-o-on
Time only can lead you on, still it's
Such a beautiful night
Oh, love, don't let me go
Won't you take me where the street lights glow?
I can hear it coming
Like a serenade of sound
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Ohh, ohh, ohh
Gravity, release me
And don't ever hold me down
Now my feet won't touch the ground…


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Below are the predictions on Philippines peace and order for 2016. These are taken from the original post Philippines: Clairvoyant's View into the Future, published last April. Happy New Year and May Peace and Order be With us All!
As I was looking at Philippines's future I could see big fires and a group of massive sized eagles flying from two sides. The fire is extinguished and later the eagles disappeared, followed by a shower of beautiful flowers. A new breed is born - very powerful and strong.
A big troublemaker will be caught, and peace will be restored soon. High reward will be paid to Philippines for a single troublemaker who looks like a devil and has the power to unleash hell. The troublemaker caught and punished, fear will be gone for long, spirituality will be high in men and women. All religions become closer after a time of disturbance, there is peace and harmony. With this unification, economy rises, people flourish and become more spiritual.
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