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Star rating: ****
Pleasance Theatre
Islington, London N1
Sunday 17th May 2015
Director and Writers – Alex and Toby Clarke, Sketty Theatre
Ichiro is living far from home in rainy England, where the only language he understands is football. Jamael is struggling to focus on training while caring for his little sister. Ashley trains six days a week and his girlfriend wants him to spend Sundays with her. Titch sits alone in the changing room long after the floodlights have been switched off. Their coach thinks he knows it all. The team's psychologist knows he has a lot to learn.
Six talented young footballers face their final months in a youth training academy, all with the same question weighing on their mind – who will get a contract?
Result is a powerful new play that explores the emotion behind every kick; a world in which dreams are built or destroyed in ninety minutes. A world in which the score means everything and failure is not an option. Where physical strength is celebrated but mental health is often ignored.
Inspired by the career of a sports psychologist, Sketty Theatre crosses raw text and striking movement with an original score to explore the cut-throat passion, raucous camaraderie and frightening pressures of the beautiful game.
Result ran at the Pleasance Theatre, Islington 21st April – 17th May 2015.
Result is a super little play about the hopes and dreams of the players in a football team training and playing to be selected to make it as a professional. We follow the players through matches, tough training sessions and even harder post match rollicking (there was another word I could use, but ladies may be reading this!) from the sweary, foul mouthed coach Carl, (played by Cameron Jack).
Result wasn't just about the football though. What made this a little different from the traditional story about up and coming footballers, or aspirants in any sport or field of work, was that this play focused on the mental side of the game and the mental toughness required to complement the required physical strength, ability and skill to make it in the game. Mark (played by Richard James-Clarke) , a sports psychologist was hired by the club to work on that side of things. He knew nothing about football at all, which was fine to an extent, as he had other sports experience to draw on. This actually allowed for some good jokes to be dropped at his expense.
As you might imagine a group of young footballers and a world weary coach were hardly going to be over eager to listen to what a clueless about football psychologist had to say. Tension around this created for interesting, gripping and amusing drama as we observe the interplay between all the characters.
The performances were superb and they made the absolute best of the limited space provided by the small Pleasance Theatre stage. The physicality was great, especially the "pass the parcel" type scenes, the matches and the spicy dialogue and banter flying around kept things lively and interesting.
The finale was particularly emotional and touching as we get to find out who gets offered a contract and who misses out. There was a surprising twist in the tale too.
The performance I saw was the final one in 'Result's 4 week residency. If you pardon the puns, it was a result to see this wonderful play and I would have kicked myself for missing it. I hope it goes on tour and others get to see it around the country as the issue of mental health in sport, in society in general, is one that needs addressing and young people and those engaged in sport can get overlooked as physically all seems to be OK. That doesn't mean everything is OK in their mind's though.
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ABOUT the Amherst Symphony Orchestra ("ASO")
A typical Amherst Symphony Orchestra season includes:
- WELCOME TO THE FIRST-YEAR CLASS! in late September (either a "preview" concert of the upcoming season or a "stand-alone" concert)
- AMHERST COLLEGE FAMILY WEEKEND (typically, a full-length professional program consisting of an overture, concerto & symphony)
- AMHERST COLLEGE HOMECOMING WEEKEND (not presented all years; often an "encore" performance of previously presented repertoire)
- DECEMBER WINTER CONCERT (either symphonic classics or an opera or musical "in concert"; sometimes "holiday pops")
- ANNUAL COLLABORATION WITH AMHERST COLLEGE CHORAL SOCIETY (large-scale choral/orchestra work)
- SPRING CONCERT (typically a full-length professional program)
- COMMENCEMENT "CONCERTOFEST" (showcasing instrumental soloists from the graduating class)
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Dear Mr Wolf,
I have been reading you for years, but I was surprised yesterday by your pessimism on the future of Europe and the Euro (Why the euro crisis is not yet over, Financial Times). Europe is not for many Europeans a bad marriage, on the contrary an example of integration and multilateralism to which many countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa look for inspiration. You say that many countries would not marry again, if they were given the chance. On what basis can you make such a statement? Are you sure Germany would be better off outside? To many Europeans, Germany appears as the country that has gained most from the Euro. In the '90s, Germany run often a deficit in the current account of the bop. Italy often run a surplus. Today Germany has the highest surplus in the current account, higher than China, 6% of GDP, too much even for the German economy. The Netherlands have a stratosferic, unhealthy surplus equal to 9% of GDP. Britain, as you know, has the highest deficit in Europe. Real wages and incomes have not been repressed in Germany. They are today the highest in the world and they could (according to some should) be upped even more, with positive consequences for German workers and consumers and for the rest of Europe as a whole.
As for the public debt, on the whole the Eurozone has a lower debt/GDP ratio than the US or the UK. There is no need for future write-offs (except for Greece, perhaps). As for Italy are you sure that the Italian bop improvement is due only to the recession and diminished consumption? Italy has 45000 manufacturing exporting companies which in 2012 have exported goods for 260 billion euros, with a trade surplus in goods of 94 billion. In the world only China, Germany, Japan and South Korea do better. The rise between 2010 and 2012 was 10.9%, according to the very reliable Italian statistics office, ISTAT.
And, finally, why do you think that the banking union looks quite remote? If I understand correctly the banking union should be in place by mid-2014. The BCE is hiring 2000 people to staff the SSM, the supervisory mechanism. The bank resolution directive and the relative Authority is being now discussed, together with the common bank deposit scheme.
Moreover, we all know that the game about the structure of the new European architecture, which should lead to a European Treasury, Eurobonds and federal taxation, will start seriously only after the next European elections, which should also elect for the first time the new President of the Commission, which we hope will be more daring than Barroso. Even Italy, which will run the Presidency of the European Council in the second half of 2014, the crucial time for Europe, is producing some ideas. If you want to know what we Italians think about the future of Europe, I would be very pleased to send you a small book "A Brief History of the Future of the United States of Europe", which will be published on march, 14. An English version will be available in ebook.
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Pullman Tour Eiffel, Paris, France
18-19 October 2018
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18 October - Thursday
14:45 - 17:30 Innovation Showcase
Open exclusively to limited partners in venture capital funds (and institutional investors looking to invest in venture) and Invest Europe member GPs, this programme is limited to 50 participants (max 15 GPs) and is an opportunity to experience first-hand Paris' innovation hubs and the dynamic individuals carving the city's VC success story.
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Planned itinerary:
14:45 Arrival/Check-in
15:00 Spotlight on Paris's Startup Successes
16:30 Transfer to Station F
17:00 Station F Presentation & Tours
17:30 Close
18:00 New Event - Opening Cocktail Party - Station F - All Delegates are invited
Invest Europe and France Digitale invite you to kick-off the Venture Capital Forum at Station F, the world's largest startup campus, and an integral part of France's push to foster homegrown entrepreneurship. Primarily backed by investor Xavier Niel, and home to several Invest Europe member firms, Station F serves as the ideal location to launch the day and a half that will celebrate French and pan-European VC.
19:45 LP/GP Rotating Networking Dinner (invitation only) - UK Ambassador's Residence in Paris
The British Ambassador to France is welcoming select Invest Europe delegates to the official residence, located at 39 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, just a few blocks down from the Élysée Palace. It was built in 1720 and bought by the Duke of Wellington in 1814 from Napoleon's sister, Princess Borghese, including most of the furnishings. The Ambassador will be present to welcome guests.
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19 October - Friday
08:30 - 09:30 LP Breakfast & Workshop (invitation only) - Pullman Tour Eiffel
Open exclusively to limited partners in venture capital funds (and institutional investors looking to invest in venture), this is a closed-door discussion on how to effectively navigate the asset class.
Preliminary agenda:
08:30 Welcome
08:45 Open Floor Discussion
•What role do LPs play to catapult Europe venture to the next stage
•Navigating the sea of first time fund managers
•Lessons learned from investing in European VC
•Building confidence in European VC vs other global regions
09:30 Close of breakfast workshop
09:00 Badge Pick Up Opens & Welcome Coffee
09:30 Welcome Remarks by conference chairman
Gregoire Revenu, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Bryan, Garnier & Co
09:45 Opening Remarks - Europe Has Never Been Better
Nenad Marovac, Founder & Managing Partner, DN Capital and Chairman, Invest Europe
10:00 The Road Ahead: Investing in France and Beyond
Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO, Bpifrance
10:45 Opening Keynote - Why VCs should (and have to) be more helpful
Brent Hoberman, Executive Chairman, Founders Factory
11:15 Investors' Views on VC: Why European VC?
Désirée Cachette, Founding Partner and Managing Director, Cachette Capital Management
Thomas Kristensen, Executive Director, LGT Capital Partners
Joe Schorge, Founder and Managing Partner, Isomer Capital
Moderator: Jean Bourcereau, Managing Partner, Ventech
12:00 Surfing the wave…how close to the crest?
Ulrich Grabenwarter, Director – Equity Investments, European Investment Fund
12:45 Table Topic Luncheon: Sectors, Regions, Strategies
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Pierre Kiecolt-Wahl, Managing Director, Bryan, Garnier & Co
Edwin Moses, CEO, Ablynx
14:15 Panel: Going Global
Philippe Chambon, Venture Partner, LBOFrance
Benjamin Joffe, Partner, SOSV / HAX
Eric Martineau-Fortin, Managing Partner, White Star Capital
Pauline Roux, Partner, Elaia Partners
Yaron Valler, General Partner, Target Global
Moderator: Katya Smirnyagina, Partner, Capricorn Venture Partners
15:00 Keynote
Klaus Hommels, Founder & CEO, Lakestar
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Corporate Venture Capital Summit (invitation only) - Venue: Pullman Tour Eiffel
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17:30 Closing discussion
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15:50 Invest Europe Keynote - Working Together to Promote VC
Michael Collins, CEO, Invest Europe
16:10 Panel: Fresh Perspectives, New Approaches
Clara Bullrich, Co-founder, Venture City
Anne-Sophie Carrese, Partner, Elaia Partners
Shirin Dehghan, Partner, Frog Capital
Ingrid Teigland Akay, Managing Partner, HadeanVentures
Moderator: Gail McManus, Managing Director, Private Equity Recruitment (PER)
17:00 Keynote Interview
Felda Hardymon, Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
Nenad Marovac, Founder & Managing Partner, DN Capital and Chairman, Invest Europe
17:30 French Ecosystem
Frédéric Mazzella, Founder, BlablaCar and Vice President, France Digitale
18:00 Closing remarks and close of conference
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I see 3 tricks, all yelling for a green Monday. The bottom line, the 2nd leg down has started. But right now I have no idea about whether it'll form a lower low or higher low.
Trick number 1 – very very bullish Monday and also according to the Stock Trader's Almanac, Monday before May Expiration, Dow up 19 of last 21. Statistically, Monday has the tendency to constantly outperform for certain period of time then underperform for certain period of time. There's no way for me to know in advance when it'll start to underperform but you should aware that this kind of bullish Monday stuff won't go forever.
Trick number 2 – 27 out of 40 times (68%) a green day after a Major Distribution Day (NYSE Down Volume : NYSE Up Volume > 9) which is today.
Trick number 3 – when CPC >= 1.01, 23 out of 30 times (77%) a green day the next day.
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July 12, 1987, Section 6, Page 25Buy Reprints
HARSHLY, AND WITH a dramatic suddenness, the climate of free expression that blossomed last summer and developed throughout the fall in China has chilled. Nearly all intellectual and creative life has been stifled by a renewed compulsory obeisance to Marxist and Maoist dogma. Young intellectuals and artists who just six months ago captivated foreign scholars and journalists with their refreshing candor now refuse to meet with them for fear of being singled out for criticism, or even banished to some remote province.
China's senior leadership continues to reiterate its commitment to strengthening contacts with the outside world. Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping's regime is desperately intent on presenting a facade of civility and openness to the rest of the world. But the continuing dilemma confronting China is whether it can absorb technical accomplishments without embracing the ideas that gave rise to those achievements. The fear, simply put, is that somehow Chinese culture will be undermined and destroyed if Western culture intrudes.
China's sclerotic Communist Party leadership seems unable to tolerate any diversity of views, any artistic creation or intellectual curiosity that departs from rigid notions of Socialist propriety. Repeatedly, leaders of the party, as well as its cultural watchdogs, intone that stability is paramount to progress and economic development. That a notion of progress devoid of complexity, of vigorous debate, indeed of unsupervised creativity, has once again become the ruling orthodoxy has deflated the hopes and expectations of millions of Chinese.
From time to time during the short history of the People's Republic, China's artists and intellectuals have been accorded momentary tastes of freedom, opportunities to embrace ambiguity rather than the stultified polarities of official good and evil, to show the fragility and foibles of human endeavor, indeed, to criticize a system of government that has in many ways sought since 1949 to extinguish individualism.
The national commitment to economic reform made in 1979 by Deng Xiaoping resulted in a gradual expansion of the permissible. Literary journals sprang up in every city and province, publishing short stories and poems, most of them by unknown writers. Painters abandoned the artificial realism that party ideologues seemed most comfortable with in favor of more abstract and impressionistic works. Movie makers began to explore China's troubled recent past, including the violent politics of the decadelong Cultural Revolution. Journalists uncovered widespread corruption within the Communist Party at local levels.
But now, eight years later, China's best thinkers, its most talented film makers and painters, its experimental writers and poets are once again silent. Some university students have been jailed for demonstrating in support of ''freedom'' and ''democracy.'' Some intellectuals have lost their jobs, others have been imprisoned. Whether the student demonstrations touched off the crackdown or whether party hard-liners used the protests as a pretext for disciplining intellectuals and restricting their creativity remains an unanswered question.
To be sure, there is a difference from past periods of repression. There are no executions of dissidents this time around. There are no beatings, no denunciations of heterodox thinkers in stadiums full of hysterical political fanatics, no sentences of exile to labor camps.
''What you are seeing now is a firm but more gentle line,'' says a professor in Beijing who spent 20 years either in prison or exile during earlier clampdowns. In a quiet, confidential moment, he adds, ''I don't expect any outright repression or any outbreak to happen. But the undercurrent of repression will remain, and it will remain strong.''
ONE DAY LAST FALL, AS THE FIRST COLD winds from Mongolia began to stir the fallen leaves in Beijing, two young men hurried across town on their bicycles to see a professor from the United States who was attending a conference on modern Chinese literature. One of the young men, drainpipe-thin and with a trace of a mustache and beard, talked rapidly with an infectious excitement about his work on a scholarly journal called Dushu, or Reading Books, which had captured the imagination of many of China's younger intellectuals. The journal had just translated the introduction to Martin Buber's ''I and Thou'' and a new preface to Daniel Bell's ''The Coming of Post-Industrial Society,'' and had reviewed Albert Camus's ''The Stranger.''
IN BEIJING'S CRYSTALLINE AUTUMN, everything seemed possible.
The American professor, who had not visited his native China for nearly five years, spoke with astonishment at the breadth of intellectual activity, the discussions unfettered by any political orthodoxy. ''Every issue of Dushu pushes the limits of what is allowed,'' he said.
''They are talking much more about the liberal and conservative traditions in the West than of Marxism.''
It was in this atmosphere that students in the tens of thousands took to the streets across China last December with banners and placards calling for even greater freedom of expression and genuine political democracy. Although the initial reaction of some leaders and of the Government-controlled press was praise for the students, the political mood shifted suddenly with a resurgence of long-dormant hard-line Marxists and the beginning of a power struggle at the summit of the Communist Party that is yet to be resolved.
The most salient manifestation of the success of the hard-liners was the forced resignation of Deng Xiaoping's ally Hu Yaobang as party leader and the rapid replacement of many of his proteges in senior party and government posts by rigid ideologues. Then, in quick succession, a prominent astrophysicist, Fang Lizhi; a leading poet, Wang Ruowang, and a nationally acclaimed investigative journalist, Liu Binyan, were drummed out of the Communist Party, charged with advocating Western values and political principles. For China's intellectuals, the dance with freedom was over.
The attack on free expression is being led most prominently by 72-year-old Deng Liqun, a Central Committee member who heads something called the Leading Group for Education of Cadres.
Deng chose Du Daozheng, the editor of the national newspaper Guangming Daily, to head a new Government office charged with supervising publications of all kinds. Du immediately declared that the focus would be on those newspapers, periodicals and books ''that undermine the fundamental system of the state and on vulgar, pornographic and superstitious newspapers, magazines and books that affect the country's moral values.'' Heading the list of scholarly publications to be revamped or closed was Dushu. A number of journals and newspapers have already been shut down. Liu Xinwu, the editor in chief of People's Literature, the country's pre-eminent literary journal, was suspended indefinitely for publishing a novella that the party's cultural czars maintain denigrates Tibetans. The editor of a small literary magazine in Sichuan Province has been sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of ''besmirching the Socialist system.''
IN RESPONSE TO THIS CLAMPDOWN, MANY OF the country's best writers have stopped submitting their work for publication. Michael S. Duke, an associate professor of modern Chinese language and literature at the University of British Columbia, who is in Beijing for a year running a program for Canadian students, knows many Chinese novelists and poets. The refusal of writers to publish, he says, has become an informal but widespread form of civil disobedience. ''They don't want to make it appear,'' Duke says, that ''this is a good situation.''
Neither promises of anonymity nor substantial sums of money have induced any writer of note to join the hard-line ideologues' attack on intellectuals suspected of promoting ''bourgeois liberalization,'' the jargon currently used by hard-line Marxists to refer to the spread of Western ideas and values. Wang Zengqi, the writer and painter, explained the refusal simply: ''Only party hacks criticize them.''
Still the fear among intellectuals is so palpable now that few will meet with foreigners, and fewer still will agree to be quoted by name.
One who will is Wang Zengqi, generally acknowledged as the father of Searching for Roots, an emerging literary movement that attempts to explore the cultural underpinnings of Chinese behavior through the fiction and poetry of daily life. His three-room apartment in one of Beijing's anonymous concrete apartment buildings is crowded with stacks of newspapers, its shelves filled with books and magazines and thick sheafs of rapid brush and ink paintings on tissue-thin rice paper. ''Some people will not publish for some time,'' the 66-year-old writer says, hesitating slightly to contemplate each phrase. ''They write what we call 'drawer literature.' ''
Wang lumps China's writers into three groups: ''There are some younger and more radical people who have said things that are explosive or near-explosive. Secondly, there are the elderly writers, like me, who have always been careful. And thirdly, there are the orthodox writers who feel they were oppressed before, when everyone else was writing what they wanted.''
Despite Wang's self-deprecatory assertion of his own carefulness, he, in fact, spent two years doing physical labor in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. At the moment, however, he says his own work will probably not be affected as much by the pressure for orthodoxy as will that of the younger generation of writers. ''I will not write any fiction this year,'' he says. ''I'm doing some travelogues about Yunnan Province. I'll also rewrite some ghost stories. My stories are 100 percent safe.''
But Wang pointed with dismay to a meeting held in early April in the town of Zhuzhou, which was organized by the Communist Party's senior cultural watchdogs. Party officials who were present are known to have dubbed the meeting a ''war conference.''
''They said that many works that on the surface may not appear to be bourgeois liberal in fact created the atmosphere of liberalization,'' Wang said. What this means, he said, is that not only the content of creative works is under attack, but their style and form are also subject to control.
The chairman of the conference, He Jingzhi, a Maoist poet, said as much in May in an interview with a sympathetic Hong Kong publication, Liaowang, in which he praised several recent television series that embodied Socialist values.
''They eulogize the spirit of devotion of heroes of our times,'' he said, ''encourage the people, arouse their national spirit, give expression to the rhythm of the era and, therefore, have become the main rhythm in the creation of Socialist literature and art.'' The failure of writers and artists to detect this rhythm, he said, has spawned ''bourgeois liberalization.'' This Western influence, he said, ''is serious, so serious that . . . quite a number of people are confused about major problems.''
From his Beijing vantage point, Professor Duke says that the demand for so-called Socialist literature is a devastating blow to the emerging generation of Chinese writers: ''It says it's all right to learn from modernism, but in a Chinese way. But what it really means is not doing it the way young writers are, writing without a theme. These ideologues don't like a story they can't figure out. They don't know whether to approve it or not.''
''The way the control mechanism works,'' Duke says, ''is by fear and by never knowing what to do for sure.'' Intellectuals ''are all afraid they're going to publish something that will provoke criticism.''
PERHAPS NOWHERE is intellectual control so pronounced as in the country's university system. Partly, of course, this is because it was college students who demonstrated in the streets of China's cities. But also it is because the party leadership regards the students, naturally enough, as future agents of the country's modernization efforts.
Students and their professors are required to attend political lectures and study sessions regularly. Even more important, two practices prevalent during the Cultural Revolution have been reinstated. In addition to being pressed into manual labor during their summer vacations, as a method of control and ideological indoctrination, all students applying for admission to universities must undergo thorough political screeening. Further, the Beijing municipality has decided that those high school students who refuse to participate in manual work will be prohibited from taking college entrance examinations.
Under a set of regulations issued this spring, all students ''must support the four cardinal principles, cherish the motherland, observe discipline and laws and express determination to study hard for the development of the Socialist modernization program.'' The four principles are a set of slogans that have become enshrined as inviolable political precepts: the permanence of the dictatorship, the unchallenged leadership of the Communist Party, an unwavering allegiance to Socialism and the inspirational force of Marxist, Leninist and Maoist orthodoxy.
There are some signs among students of widespread skepticism about, if not genuine opposition to, the new political order. During recent political study sessions at various universities in Beijing, for example, Communist Youth League members attempted to show the insidious nature of ''bourgeois liberalization'' by quoting from speeches by the astrophysicist Fang Lizhi, expelled from the party for promoting Western ideas. At some of the meetings, according to students who were present, Fang's declaration that the ''color,'' the rigid authoritarianism, of the Communist Party must be changed was greeted with laughter, superficially a sign of disdain but in reality a gesture of support.
More striking is a series of essays written by college students at a prestigious university in China for a visiting Western professor. The essays display a candor unthinkable if they had, instead, been submitted to a Chinese professor. Because it would endanger the students to identify the university or the city, the passages are quoted anonymously.
''Those who keep to tradition,'' one student writes, ''are usually considered to be good as a man, filial as a son and loyal as a subject. Those who prefer novelty are thought to be bad and are often criticized. . . . In my opinion, the revolt of youth is a cure more than a cancer to present China.''
Another student writes: ''Old people, on account of their deep-rooted conception and former experiences, tend to have fixed ideas about things and sometimes cannot adjust themselves to the changing world. . . . They try to reason with the young. . . . What they quite often get in return . . . is nothing but young people's irritation and rebellion. Young people feel oppressed and not understood. This is now commonly seen in China.''
DESPAIR HAS OVERTAKEN some older intellectuals, a feeling that China will never nurture a vigorous artistic and intellectual environment. Two university professors, both of whom endured tremendous persecution during and before the Cultural Revolution, told a group of friends recently that there seemed little point in trying to maintain their integrity through yet another political campaign championing a mindless uniformity of thought.
Some younger artists who are not haunted by memories of prolonged past persecutions are confronting the crackdown with imagination.
Wang Ping, a 32-year-old sculptor, darts around the Chinese Art Gallery in central Beijing. Her large, strangely shaped creations of glazed mud sprawl across the round central gallery, the most prominent display space in the museum. In the center of the room, a tower of mottled glazed brown faces looms over gray ceramic baskets imbedded with ghostly visages of children. Grotesque abstract masks of people in knotted wood hang ominously from the walls.
''Sometimes when you do abstract art, some people automatically say it is Western,'' Wang Ping says. ''But you know, our folk art contains lots of this. Even our traditional Chinese painting has this. What I'm really trying to do is put together the old and the new and come up with a style of my own.
''They don't oppose modernization per se,'' she says of China's cultural officials, ''but it must be a Chinese or Asian modernism.''
More vulnerable to censors than other types of artists are China's film makers. Because movies are regarded as a medium of such tremendous influence, reviews of films have always been relentlessly political, and now this is even more true.
At the age of 35, Chen Kaige has emerged as one of China's leading young directors, a stature that has not, however, spared him from the censor's scissors. ''Every time I finish a film, I get in trouble,'' he says with a laugh.
Even before the present crackdown, his most recent work, ''The Big Parade,'' was butchered by censors, who found the film incomprehensible in its original version. The film follows the rigorous training of a group of soldiers preparing for a huge military parade to be held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to celebrate 35 years of Communist rule. In the end, there is no parade, just a few silhouetted individuals cast against a murky sunset. Both the army and the censors were appalled; they ordered that the film end with a majestic, nationalistic parade.
Nevertheless, the film was submitted to the 1987 Cannes Film Festival because of the power of its untouched parts and its riveting, stark cinematography. Then, just as it was about to be screened, the Chinese Government ordered the film withdrawn. No explanation was offered.
''Most Chinese films are not very good, and we want to change that,'' Chen says, speaking of the group of young directors known as the fifth generation of film makers. ''The cultural level of most film makers is very low. They know nothing about foreign films. They know nothing about film history. Secondly, some people say film is just amusement, through film you should give people happiness.''
Chen's first film, ''Yellow Earth,'' completed in 1984, was about the conflict in values between village culture and a visiting Communist soldier. Shown last year at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, it was acclaimed by Western critics as a masterpiece of new Chinese film making. Chen is at work on his third film, ''The King of Children,'' about a schoolteacher in a poor rural area during the Cultural Revolution. He is not optimistic that his effort will remain untouched.
With the continuing campaign against Western ideas and efforts to enforce artistic orthodoxy, Chen says it is virtually impossible for him and his colleagues to work with real freedom. ''Of course there is something to fear,'' he says. ''The situation may get worse.''
''I hope people will respect me and respect my films, but I can't force them to do that,'' Chen says. ''I'm just a film maker. I'm not interested in politics. I don't know anything about that. I just want to make good films. I am Chinese. I love my people. I want to stay in China and make good films every year. The most important problem is freedom for myself. I can't get freedom from anyone else.''


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2018 Race of Champions preview: Riyadh is ready for the show
The 2018 Race of Champions will take place this weekend at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, bringing the famous racing competition for the first time in 30 years to the Middle East.
A programme of the event is similar to the previous editions, with Nations Cup contest on one day (Friday, February 2) and the main Race of Championship event for individual drivers on the second day (Saturday, February 3).
Juan Pablo Montoya, the last year's winner from ROC Miami, will try to defend his title against plenty of superstars from all over the world. The list of participants is, as always, impressive, gathering in the same place the racing aces from open-wheel racing, touring cars, sports cars, rallying, rallycross and other disciplines.
Here's the list of drivers, divided into four groups.
Group A: Juan-Pablo Montoya, Helio Castroneves, Ryan Hunter-Reay and the winner of Round 1 between Memo Rojas and Abraham Calderon.
Group B: Tom Kristensen, David Coulthard, Timo Bernhard and the winner of Round 1 between Rudy van Buren and the eROC winner.
Group C: Johan Kristoffersson, Rene Rast, Lando Norris and the winner of Round 1 between Joel Eriksson and ROC Factor Middle East Lebanese driver.
Group D: Josef Newgarden, Petter Solberg, Yezeed Al-Rajhi and the Winner of Round 1 between ROC Factor Middle East UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The top two from each group will progress to the quarter-finals. Then a knockout tournament follows, all the way to the Grand Final, in which the ROC Champion of Champions will be crowned.
In the Friday's ROC Nations Cup eleven teams will participate, split over three groups.
Group A: Team Germany (Timo Bernhard &Rene Rast), Team Latin America (Juan Pablo Montoya &Helio Castroneves), Team Mexico (Memo Rojas &Abraham Calderon), Team USA (Ryan Hunter-Reay &Josef Newgarden)
Group B: Team Nordic (Tom Kristensen &Petter Solberg), Team Great Britain (David Coulthard &Lando Norris), Team Sweden (Johan Kristoffersson &Joel Eriksson), Team SIM Racing All Stars (Rudy van Buren &eROC winner)
Group C: Team Saudi Arabia (Yazeed Al-Rajhi &ROC Factor Saudi Arabia winner), Team UAE (Khaled Al Qubaisi &Khalid Al Qassimi), Team Lebanon (Karl Massaad &Mansour Chebli)
The winners of each group will progress to the semi-finals, along with the leading runner-up from Groups A and B.
Photos: raceofchampions.com,


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The IRF's 27th Annual Education Invitational will take place at the brand new Hyatt Zilara and Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana, December 1-4, 2020 in the Dominican Republic. This exclusive event provides over 500 invited attendees with direct exposure to the industry's preeminent voices and applicable analysis of the IRF's research.
The 2020 event will feature a full day of education that will highlight trends and insights from many of the IRF's twelve research projects scheduled for 2019 and 2020 release. Attendees will have the opportunity experience the Dominican Republic with a selection of destination activities. Throughout the event, there will be networking opportunities for all attendees, the vast majority in vice president level positions or above.
Outstanding Benefits
The Event: 26 years of delivering a proven and valuable business-networking event, attracting the top decision makers in the incentive and motivation industry. Year after year The Annual Education Invitational has provided to the sponsor organizations tangible new leads and business developed from the connections made through the senior decision makers who attend.
Attendees: The Invitational will provide direct access for sponsors to over 190 of the most influential senior level Corporate and Incentive industry buyers/decision makers in the world with a better than one to one ratio. And for buyers, the Invitational provides the opportunity to meet with the leading industry travel suppliers and enjoy a truly extraordinary destination. The 190 buyers that attended the 2019 event represented over $1 Billion in annual industry spend.
Program: Three nights to experience the luxury and beauty that exists in the Dominican Republic. The program includes networking breakfasts, receptions and dinners, a full day of cutting-edge educational sessions presented by The IRF, incredible destination experiences, and IRF's 5th annual Cabana Day networking event.
Auctions: Participate in the most exciting and extensive live and silent auction held for incentive professionals. Incredible worldwide trips, products and services will be offered exclusively to this audience. The funds raised through the IRF live and silent auction provide IRF with the ability to continue producing free industry research.


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Yes Deer
YES DEER makes music through physical and intellectual rituals.
"We are, as a band, engaged in the friction between intellect and libido, pre and post, and collectivism and individualism. Our sound can be described as a massive cacophony of writhing textures, manic hammering and distorted screeching, or as the sound of enthusiastic despair."
YES DEER was formed in 2011 by Sweden-based saxophonist Signe Dahlgreen, Norwegian guitarist Karl Bjorå, and Danish drummer Anders Vestergaard. Since then they have released 3 albums: THE TALK OF TENNIS (2014), GET YOUR GLITTER JACKET (2016) and GLOSS (2018) and toured extensively in Europe, North America and Japan.


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Want to hear some exciting news?! *Drum roll*
I have some new items in my shop, The Dorothy Days!
My tags have been really popular with customers so I am focusing my attention on bring some new tag designs to my shop and these are my latest. I am very excited to share them with you all.
Not only are the designs brand new to the shop but also the tag shape is new. I love the scalloped edges of these tags and think the purple ink works really well against the white. I am currently selling them in packs of 10 but will be accepting custom orders for larger amounts.
British Bunting Tags by The Dorothy Days £2.60 for a pack of 10 tags. Each individually handmade.
These would be perfect for a tea party event, wedding or you could even use the tags as 'bunting' themselves by stringing them up.
Keeping with the British Tea Party theme, I made these adorable cupcake tags. I have been getting lots of requests recently for cupcake tags so I am sure that these are going to be very popular in my shop.
…and my very favourite…..
I am SO pleased with how these came out, isn't he the cutest?! I have named him Henri and he makes me smile every time I make a new tag.
Would love to hear your thoughts on my new collection
Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog


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Lucid dreaming is an elusive state in which you consciously know you are dreaming. Unlike a regular dream where there is no control over what you experience, a lucid dream offers you the possibility to control your surroundings.
Source: New Korean sci-fi thriller depicts father tracking down his missing boy in lucid dream


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FHA EAD Update
As FHA continues to move forward with on-boarding lenders to use the EAD portal, we added new logic to our MISMO® XML delivery eService to help you stay compliant. Now when an FHA Case Number is detected, the MISMO XML eService automatically runs the FHA PAR® Logic rule set.
The FHA PAR Logic rules include compliance rules, similar to UAD, as well as some additional business rules that correspond to FHA guidelines. Keep in mind EAD compliance includes strict formatting rules for the 1004C and 1025 forms, here are some examples:
Must conform to UAD formatting.
Examples: 6400 sf, 3.40 ac, 303 sqm
This field must be numeric ONLY. Square Feet is already implied and must not be included in the field.
Formats for Dates, Money and Numeric fields:
Dates should be formatted like MM/DD/CCYY or MM/CCYY. Whole dollar amounts should not include ".00" and should not contain dollar signs or commas. Numeric fields should only contain numbers "0" through "9."
You can start enjoying this new feature right away by running WebUpdate.
For more information about the FHA EAD portal, visit our compliance page. Have a question about this feature, other functions or just overall efficiency? We're here to help you, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or give us a call at 800-234-8727.


text: Can you spot this stealthy insect? If you are out and about you may miss them. Much like stick bugs, the hanging crane fly blends into its surroundings by pretending to be a hanging twig. This male hanging crane fly was observed performing a mating dance. This dance involves very quick shaking motions. Having more little hanging crane flies in this wet area of Alderman Ford park would be very beneficial since their diet consists of eating mosquitoes. Do you have a favorite mosquito eating predator?


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Overview of Hostel
The Elk Hotel is a superb example of 19th century hotel architecture. Visitors can step back in time to an era when the main lighting system was sunlight. Sutton being a county set town is on the Elk river and in home to Sutton Dam.
There is everything an adventurer or a sportsman could dream of,
Located in the geographical center of West Virginia USA. Take I79 exit 62, then go south US 19 two miles. The Hotel in located at at the stop sign at the T in the road. We are located at 200 Main Street, Sutton, West Virginia, 26601.
Located near
Elk River, Sutton Lake,
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Created by aviators for aviators, pilot style timepieces are precise models of high-flying timekeeping fashion that watch enthusiasts of all levels can wear and enjoy. Known for their large crowns, simple-to-read dials, and useful complications, the perfect pilot watch has the ability to take any everyday ensemble to the next level of sophistication, style, and elegance.
With an impressive selection of Swiss-made timepieces on display in our state-of-the-art Centennial showroom, at Trice Jewelers there's nothing we appreciate more than a finely-made pilot watch. Featuring pieces by Luminox, Raymond Weil, and Breitling, here are three of our very favorite pilot style watches available now at Trice Jewelers.
Pilot Watch #1: Luminox Lightning GMT
Classic and streamlined, our first pilot watch pick is from the rugged designers of Luminox. From Luminox's popular Air collection, this Lightning watch (models: 9427 and 9421) makes an amazing entry point into the world of pilot style timepieces.
Made of stainless steel and genuine leather, the Luminox Lightning GMT features an easy-to-read face, rotating bezel, screw-in crown, and a secondary hour hand that can be set to other time zones. Also, because of the Luminox Lightning's clean lines and uniquely vintage-inspired shape this watch makes a great complement for your business and causal ensembles.
Pilot Watch #2: Raymond Weil Freelancer Chronograph Automatic
Exceptionally versatile and made with the active man in mind, these Freelancer Chronograph Automatic pilot style timepieces by Raymond Weil (models: 7740-SC1-65221, 7740-STC-30001, and 7740-SC1-20021) are sporty pieces of watchmaking excellence.
Featuring a tachymeter, chronograph, exhibition-style back, and a distinctive "open work" calf leather strap, the Freelancer Chronograph pilot watches are built with Raymond Weil's trademark dedication to quality, as well as the brand's ongoing appreciation for the rhythms and precision of the world of popular music.
Pilot Watch #3: The Adventure Ready Watches of Breitling
Specially crafted for the needs of today's most elite aviation professionals, the rough and ready Swiss watches of Breitling have long set the standard of excellence and innovation in the realm of pilot style watches. Pictured above is the Breitling Avenger Hurricane, Chronomat 44 Raven, Colt Automatic watches, which are just three of the spectacular pilot watches that Breitling has to offer at Trice Jewelers.
Built with military-grade materials, the pilot watches of Breitling are extremely reliable and are all powered by Breitling's finely-tuned and award-winning Caliber series internal mechanisms. Ideal for men with a deep sense of adventure and discovery, these - along with all the one-of-a-kind watches of Breitling available at Trice Jewelers - are a wonderful way to bring high-flying expertise to anyone's daily life.
Visit Trice Jewelers for Even More Pilot Style Watches Today!
These are just some of our favorite pilot style timepieces on display today at Trice Jewelers. Located in Centennial, Colorado, at Trice Jewelers we are proud of our amazing selection of Swiss-made watches and are prepared to help you find the ideal pilot style model for your individual lifestyle and personality.
Additionally, if you've already found that perfect pilot watch, we also offer in-house timepiece repair serves to make sure that your piece stays as brilliant and precise as the day it was made.
For more information on the pilot style watches pictured here, please call us at 1-303-759-9661, explore our selection now at TriceJewelers.com, or visit the Centennial showroom of Trice Jewelers today!


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What motivates people to poke through every nook and cranny of their closets, root through jewelry boxes, rise at dawn, and drive hundreds of miles to stand in lines for hours? The answer can be assessed weekly on the "Antiques Road Show," the widely viewed TV program now in its fourth season on PBS.
The "Antiques Road Show" is part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt. Jewelry specialists from the country's leading auction houses—Butterfield & Butterfield, Christie's, William Doyle Galleries, Skinner Gallery, Phillips Auctioneers, Sotheby's—together with independent jewelry appraisers travel to U.S. cities offering free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. The 11-week tour covers 22,000 miles and attracts some 60,000 visitors. Each week, viewers watch as jewelry owners discover the history and worth of family heirlooms and bargains picked up at yard sales and flea markets. The show has enlivened the antique and estate jewelry market perhaps more than any other development in the last decade.
Here's a behind-the-scenes examination of how the "Road Show" works as well as some ideas for perking up your estate department "Road Show"-style.
"Where the magic begins." "Road Show" events have a festival atmosphere. "Picture in your mind a sea of people, averaging up to 6,000 to 7,000," says jewelry appraiser Barry Weber, president of the antique jewelry firm Edith Weber and Associates in New York. "Now imagine these folks milling about, carrying every kind of item conceivable. Americans hate standing in a queue, but this is where the 'Road Show' magic begins." Visitors strike up conversations as they compare each other's items. Says Weber, "In a few moments the whole room is reverberating with thousands of friendly exchanges while people examine each other's treasures. The usual chore of waiting in line is transformed into a huge show-and-tell, an event in and of itself."
There's an element of suspense, as well. "The emotional factor for some participants in the 'Antiques Road Show' can be compared with winning the lottery," Weber says. "Many people's expectations soar, hoping that a long-forgotten antique ring or pendant may be appraised for thousands of dollars or found to hold important historical significance."
Sometimes those hopes are realized. Friends of a Richmond, Va., woman used to tease her about her "tacky costume jewelry." She herself had no idea of its real worth. But the dazzling art deco collection—necklace, bracelet, and ring fashioned from platinum, diamonds, and Burma rubies—got a more appreciative reception from jewelry appraiser Berj Zavian of William Doyle Galleries in New York. He valued the collection at $257,000. "Now," the owner said with a giggle, "my friends will stop making comments about my 'tacky jewelry.' "
Heirloom jewelry that appears on the "Antiques Road Show" often carries historical significance. "On an earlier show, I appraised a gold nugget bracelet that turned out to be a rare souvenir of the Australian Gold Rush in the 1850s," says Weber. "The owner had inherited it and had no idea of its value: well over $10,000."
On one program, a young man told a spellbinding tale of how his aunt survived a Nazi concentration camp by singing opera arias to her captors. During her time there, she met a jeweler who taught her about precious stones and fine jewelry and advised her to invest in such objects. Years afterward she purchased a Victorian archeological bracelet, which her nephew would later bring to a "Road Show" event. Joyce Jonas, director of the Antique and Period Jewelry & Gemstone Course in Providence, R.I., advised him on how to dispose of the bracelet, which sold for $10,000.
"I am amazed at the vast array of jewelry people own in this country," says Jonas. "One of my most cherished moments with the 'Antiques Road Show' involved the appraisal of a silver-and-enamel charm bracelet circa 1940 with 75 attached charms relating to World War II. They depicted boats, planes, and various elements of the war effort, each engraved with a date and place of origin. I could relate to this bracelet because I was a young girl during the war and could connect to my own father's war experience."
A Kentucky family visited the "Road Show" in Louisville after discovering a ring in their recently deceased father's freezer. "While removing the contents of the freezer, the son noticed a man's woolen sock frozen solid and rolled up in a remote corner underneath a pile of vegetables," says Virginia Salem, a jewelry specialist with Phillips Auctioneers in New York. "After it thawed, the sock was carefully unrolled, revealing an art deco platinum-and-diamond ring. Curious about their find, the family brought the ring to me for evaluation." Salem valued the ring between $8,000 and $10,000. "The family was flabbergasted," Salem says. "The ring was later sold, producing a nice nest-egg for this family of rather modest means."
Of course, the "Antiques Road Show" isn't always about people jumping for joy after discovering they have a valuable heirloom. "Not every item folks bring to our appraisers is expensive, but even modest cameos or pocket watches receive the necessary attention, educating the participants as to what they possess regardless of its value," says the program's executive producer, Aida Moreno. "An object worth thousands of dollars is certainly an attention-getter and may be newsworthy. But a captivating story and the ultimate reaction of the owner when the jewelry appraisers educate them about what they have is the true strength of the show."
Fabulous fakes. Sometimes visitors hear disappointing news. That was the case with one woman who presented a jewel-encrusted brooch to Weber at a "Road Show" event in Phoenix.
"As I opened the box, a fellow jewelry appraiser sitting next to me stared at the object and gasped," says Weber. "Inside was a magnificent dragonfly brooch set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and transparent enamel in the art nouveau style. The woman said that her husband paid a princely amount for the brooch many years ago at an auction. Although all of the jewelry experts' first impression was that it must be highly valuable, upon further examination I determined the object was a truly fabulous fake. There were a number of subtle clues involving patina, condition, and construction which led me to conclude that it was contemporary to the time it was purchased but carefully manufactured in the exact style of the late 19th-century master jewelers. Although not as valuable as a signed Lalique, the evolution of the story, the appraisal of the item, and the ultimate reaction of the owner made a great TV segment."
Gloria Lieberman, a jewelry specialist with the Skinner Gallery in Boston, was the bearer of bad news for a California couple who were the proud owners of an impressive emerald-and-diamond ring purchased from a jeweler friend. "The ring was magnificent upon first inspection," says Lieberman. "But my gut told me something about it was not quite correct the longer I looked at it. I inspected the side view of the ring carefully and realized it was a 'marriage' comprising a single link borrowed from a bracelet that was fashioned into a ring. This was the last thing the couple wanted to hear, as their reaction went from perplexed to downright angry. They were so angry, they stomped off, not wanting to appear on television."
Create your own jewelry appraisal day. The Antiques Road Show has sent folks scurrying to their safe deposit boxes and jewelry boxes, curious about what their heirloom jewelry is and what it's worth. "It's legitimized the whole process of letting people look at their jewelry," says Lieberman. "Many were reluctant to show their heirloom jewels because they were under the impression they would feel pressured to consign or sell them."
Why not take advantage of this phenomenon by staging a free heirloom jewelry evaluation day? Several auction houses already hold such events. Phillips has a program called Phillips in Your Area, while Skinner stages what it calls an Heirloom Discovery Day. For nearly 10 years, innovative Maine estate jeweler and antiques auctioneer Kaja Veilleux has been offering a free appraisal day every Thursday in his period-decorated gallery. "I have offered this free service to the public, and it has been the best way to meet new clients," says Veilleux. The idea has benefited the gallery by giving Veilleux the opportunity to purchase and receive consignments for sale, and it provides "goodwill and service to our community," he says. Vellieux gets an average of 50 to 60 clients a day when he offers the service; 55% to 60% of these are for jewelry.
Program host Chris Jussel is fond of saying, "We hope to see you on the 'Antiques Road Show' when we visit your city." In the meantime, tune in on Mondays to what has become one of the most exciting shows on TV and watch for the jewelry-appraisal segments. You can also visit the show's Web site at www.pbs.org/antiques. The interactive site includes information about upcoming programs and featured appraisers; an "Appraise It Yourself" contest enabling visitors to test their own appraisal skills; tips of the trade from experts featured on the show; a "Frequently Asked Questions" section; and stories from the road.
Peter J. Theriault, G.G., FGA, is an independent gemologist-jewelry appraiser and freelance jewelry correspondent for several antiques and jewelry trade magazines. He also publishes Antique Jewelry Times Online, a cybermagazine devoted to antique jewelry and vintage timepieces at www.antiquejewelrytimes.com.
Boost Your Estate Department, 'Antiques Road Show'-Style
Host a periodic Heirloom Jewelry Evaluation Day in your store.
Videotape willing participants having their jewelry evaluated and play the tape continuously in your estate jewelry department.
Host a special heirloom jewelry show on your local public cable access channel.
Find a worthy charity in your community. Host an appraisal day in your store, charge a modest fee for each item evaluated, and donate the proceeds to the charity.
Conduct antique jewelry seminars in your store. Invite the participants to bring up to three heirloom jewelry items for evaluation to share with the group.
Invite your community's historical society to establish a permanent but rotating exhibit of jewelry worn by residents of yesteryear. Since jewelry is becoming more accepted as a decorative art form by museums, this will encourage benefactors to donate jewelry of local historical significance to the organization. You can act as the jewelry expert.


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On 7 September 2018, the LME issued a notice concerning the Nickel Brand application, NORNICKEL, for registration under its Nickel Contract. A copy of the LME's brand application notice is as follows:-
"To: All Members
Ref: 18/235
Classification: Brands
Date: 07 September 2018
Subject: APPLICATION TO LIST NORNICKEL NICKEL BRAND
An application has been received for the listing of Nickel brand NORNICKEL.
Brand details
Brand: NORNICKEL
Producer: JSC «Kola GMK»
KGMK Industrial Site
Murmansk Region, 184507
Plant: As above
Annual plant capacity: 8,400mt*
Product shape: Full plate cathodes
Dimensions: 935mm x 1340mm x 3-12mm approx.
Piece weight: 80kg approx.
Bundle weight: 1500kg approx.
*Production capacity increase planned for 2019-2020
Abbie West
Brands Listing Assistant
cc: Board directors
Nickel Committee


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This cheesy rigatoni with sausage and mushrooms recipe comes together quickly for a warm and hearty meal that tastes like it took all day to make.
No matter the time of year, pasta has always been one of my favorite dinners. It usually comes together pretty quickly and is something pretty much everyone loves with its hearty comfort without being overly expensive.
While I do enjoy making my own homemade sauce to use with pasta, I have to also be real and say it's just not always possible nor practical to make with each pasta dinner.
That's why I always have at least a couple jars of various pasta sauce flavors in our pantry, like RAGU's newest Homestyle Sauces.
I really like it because it not only tastes good, but it's Ragu's thickest sauce yet so it really sticks to the pasta instead of leaving tomato soup at the bottom of your bowl. It also doesn't have any artificial flavors, artificial colors, or high fructose corn syrup, which I really appreciate.
It's also very affordable. I've been able to stock up on jars for about $2 or a bit less per jar without any coupons or anything.
I used the Thick & Hearty Roasted Garlic flavor and I have to say it tastes pretty darn amazing on its own to this garlic lover. They have several other sauce flavors to make a variety of pasta dishes.
I love how thick and hearty this sauce really is. Yum!
You can check them out over at the Ragu site. When I make pasta I don't like it to be overly dry but I also don't like a soupy thin sauce.
I also like to pair it with some veggies, a lot of meaty goodness, and you can't forget plenty of cheese. I like using rigatoni because it's great for letting the sauce fill the pasta for that nice burst of flavor when you take a bite.
I also added Italian sausage, both hot and mild, for a nice meaty flavor bump. I also added mushrooms for a bit deeper flavor and because, well, mushrooms are awesome.
I then topped it with some nice scoops of super creamy ricotta and a healthy dusting of Italian cheese blend. The ricotta gets all melty and starts seeping down into the pasta for extra goodness.
After this rigatoni dish came out of the oven I topped it with some fresh basil. I even cooked everything, aside from the pasta, in the same cast-iron skillet for easy cleanup.
Eaten by itself, this cheesy rigatoni with sausage and mushrooms recipe is hearty and filling, but is also great with a side salad and/or garlic bread. We like it so much I always make a double batch so we have plenty of leftovers for lunch the rest of the week. Here's how I put it together.
Cheesy Rigatoni With Sausage and Mushrooms Recipe
This cheesy rigatoni with sausage and mushrooms recipe comes together quickly for a warm and hearty meal that tastes like it took all day to make.
- Olive oil
- About 1 pound of hot or mild Italian sausage, ground or links
- 8 oz mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 1 cup chopped white or yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 jars Ragu Homestyle Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce1 1-pound box rigatoni
- 1 1-pound box rigatoni
- 8 oz ricotta cheese (I used whole milk based but you can use whatever % you like)
- 1 cup Italian cheese blend
- Place a large skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat and add just enough olive oil to cover the bottom, about 1 tablespoon.
- Add Italian sausage. If using links, lightly brown on all sides. Sausage does not need to be cooked through yet. Once browned or lightly cooked, remove from pan and set aside.
- In remaining pan drippings, add mushrooms and cook for 2 - 3 minutes until lightly browned.
- In the mean time, start boiling water in a large pot for cooking pasta and preheat the oven to 350F.
- Add onion and garlic to the mushrooms and cook until onions soften. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Turn the heat down to low and add sausage back to the pan with onions and mushrooms. Pour in one and a half jars of sauce, reserving the rest to see if you want to add it later. Let simmer while pasta cooks.
- When the water is boiling, add a large pinch of salt and the pasta. Stir and cook 2 minutes less than the box states since it'll finish cooking in the oven, usually around 8 minutes.
- Thoroughly drain the pasta and add to the sauce. You can do this in the same pan you cooked everything in or in a baking dish. Add any extra sauce if needed.
- Place large spoonfuls of ricotta on top of the pasta and sauce. You can season the ricotta with salt and pepper and herbs, if desired.
- Sprinkle the Italian cheese blend on top.
- Place into the oven with the rack in the middle for about 20 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is melted.
- Let sit for at least 5 - 10 minutes before serving.
You can also add spinach or kale to the sauce if desired.


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Food Photography Tips
Most people need some food photography tips because photographing food so it looks real and appetizing is not easy. Check the backlit images of the dishes at a local take-out restaurant to understand why. If the food actually looked like that, all green and blue and like it was made in 1960, no one would want to eat it. Part of the problem comes from the fluorescent lighting behind pictures of unappealing food, but often it is the fault of the photographer.
Three Ways to Take Better Food Photos
If you just want some basic snapshots of food, don't worry about the lighting or the composition. Get out the point-and-shoot camera, click a few images and it's done. However, for appetizing, professional-level food images, you'll need better equipment.
Better Images Come From Better Cameras
Taking images of food, whether with a digital or film camera, requires a little finesse and good equipment. It is an entire style of photography. A single-lens reflex camera, whether a medium-format or 35mm-style, is necessary to get good food images. A lens that allows a lot of light in, as well as close focus - called a macro lens - will help get good images. Using an on-camera flash is a bad idea because it will cast sharp, distinct shadows that will make the food look unappetizing.
If the images are intended for a menu, a catalog or some other glossy publication, it is a good idea to try some of the tricks the pros use. For example, when shooting images of a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, the bird is only partially cooked, and then the pro uses a blowtorch on the surface to give it that golden brown, mouth-watering look.
Other food photography tips of the pros include the use of hairspray or a light gloss spray paint on food to make it look fresh and appetizing. This produces better images, but inedible food.
Keep the Focus on the Food
To photograph edible food, there are some practical considerations. Only the food should be in focus, not any people or distracting backgrounds.
For a natural look, use available light instead of a flash. A lens that has a wide aperture, such as f/1.8 or f/1.4 or even f/1.2 will help the camera have more light to focus upon and capture a good image. These apertures usually only appear on "normal" or 50mm lenses.
Macro lenses allow the photographer to get really close to the food for images. These lenses focus down to within an inch or two. This also helps because it pushes everything else out of focus, which blurs the background, letting the photo's viewers see the food clearly.
Setting the ISO speed on a digital camera to a high number such as 1,600 or 3,200 also will gather a lot more light for the image. This can produce the equivalent of film grain in the form of JPEG "noise," so it also is important to set the digital camera to the RAW setting. All digital images intended for anything bigger than a 4-by-6-inch print should be shot in RAW because this format gives a lot more latitude for image changes in photo editing software.
If a film camera will be used for the food photography project, get the highest ISO film speed available. Some companies still make 3,200 ISO film, although only in black and white. Black and white food photographs can give the images an arty look, so don't discount it.
Set Up a Shot or Move Around
Photographing food has two variations for the artist. The photographer can move and take a variety of angles and make several types of compositions, or the photographer can place the camera on a tripod and get one composition. Both have validity.
In motion, the photographer can see angles and compositions not at first noticed. Using the tripod can appear static, but it will provide sharper images of the food because, shooting in natural light, it may be dark for the camera, which forces it to shoot at lower shutter speeds. This can translate into blurriness if the photographer moves the hand even slightly. These food photography tips can help give a different look to the images.
Another consideration is the type of light available for the food images. Normal light bulbs produce an orange color on film or digital media without the white light of a flash. Fluorescent light comes out greenish yellow or sometimes blue. None of these colors will make food look appetizing in photographs.
This can be fixed by changing the settings in the digital camera, adding a filter to the lens of the film camera, or more simply by adjusting the colors in post-production in photo editing software.
Control Over Photographic Elements Is Key
What it all comes down to is whether the photographer has complete control by moving the food into a photo studio setting or whether the food must be photographed in the home, restaurant or kitchen. The reason high-end chocolates look so good in the catalog is that the photographer had control. Most tips from a pro would include getting control of the images.


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To solve the mystery surrounding the supposed existence of a planetarium in the school, the objective is to recreate the design of the coat of arms of F.A.C.E. school. Five challenges show how this Square Mile school hides unexpected treasures. There's even the opportunity to meet the Maxwell brothers, two prominent Montreal architects.
Challenge 1
Match each symbol to the correct caryatid supporting the cornice on the school's façade.
Challenge 2
Find two of the images in this series that are not in the Beaux Arts style.
Challenge 3
Try to determine the activities carried out at the school from various period photos.
Challenge 4
Guess which buildings designed by the Maxwell brothers have disappeared from the Square Mile.
Challenge 5
Study the school's floor plans to try to find the supposed planetarium.
At the end of the game, the player learns that the planetarium was one of the projects that was not carried out but is still part of the school's folklore.


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Clinton, NY—In early 2018, the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College will present concurrent exhibitions that aim to generate dialogues around world issues including but not limited to history, geography, boundaries, immigration, citizenship, community, and culture. This Place explores the contested spaces of Israel and the West Bank through the eyes of 12 acclaimed photographers from around the world who present various perspectives on the region. Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between examines the relationship between the U.S. and Latin America, presenting the stories of people from throughout Latin America who have crossed the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Both exhibitions will be on view at the Wellin from February 10 through June 10, 2018.
Tracy Adler, Johnson-Pote Director, Wellin Museum of Art, notes: "As a teaching museum within a liberal arts college, the Wellin is uniquely positioned to exhibit artworks that address challenging subjects and can serve as a point of departure for an open dialogue about the political and cultural climate today, on both a global and local level. This involves visiting artists, scholars, and curators engaging with faculty, students and the community in an exchange of ideas that supports an understanding of differing perspectives. BothThis Place and Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between incorporate pedagogical approaches to explore issues of community, identity, and history in two distinct parts of the world. These exhibitions are examples of how artists negotiate the difficulties presented by spaces that are fraught with complexities while taking into consideration multiple viewpoints and modes of expression."
Exploring academic tie-ins that are created through artistic collaboration, the Wellin will present This Placeconcurrently with the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College, the Picker Art Gallery at Colgate University, and the University Art Museum at the University at Albany, SUNY. The exhibition is made possible in part through a Teagle Foundation grant focusing on pedagogical collaborations in higher education. Robert Knight, associate professor of art, is the Hamilton College faculty liaison for the Teagle Foundation initiative. The exhibition is organized by independent curators Frédéric Brenner, Matthew Brogan, and Charlotte Cotton.
This Place explores Israel and the West Bank as both place and metaphor through the work of 12 photographers: Frédéric Brenner, Wendy Ewald, Martin Kollar, Josef Koudelka, Jungjin Lee, Gilles Peress, Fazal Sheikh, Stephen Shore, Rosalind Fox Solomon, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, and Nick Waplington. The exhibition is divided into four parts, hosted by the Wellin, the Tang, SUNY and Colgate. Artists whose work will be featured at the Wellin Museum include Frédéric Brenner, Wendy Ewald, Fazal Sheikh, andStephen Shore.
Between 2009 and 2012, each of the photographers in This Place spent an extended period of time in Israel and the West Bank. The photographers produced wide-ranging work, both in content and approach. Whether rendered as large-format color, black-and-white photographs, or documentary images that span pictorial genres of landscape, architecture, and portraiture, the works in This Place speak to the complexities of the region and to the expansiveness of photography itself.
The four host institutions exhibiting This Place are participating in a three-year project titled Teaching and Learning with Museum Exhibitions: An Inter-Institutional Approach, in which faculty and students engage cross-institutionally with museum exhibitions over several semesters. At the Wellin, the works in the exhibition will be placed alongside an experimental classroom in the Dietrich Exhibition Gallery entitled WellinWorks to explore new pedagogical approaches and curatorial issues.
This Place was previously exhibited at DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague (October 24, 2014 –March 2, 2015); Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (May 14 – September 6, 2015); Norton Museum of Art, Florida (October 15, 2015 – January 15, 2016); Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York (February 12 – June 5, 2016). For more information visit http://www.this-place.org/exhibitions/.
Space in Between is a collaboration between artist Margarita Cabrera, the Arizona State University Art Museum, and the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. A continuation of Cabrera's ongoing work with Latino communities, the project centers on the creation of artworks and promotion of cultural dialogues around community, craft, immigration, cultural identity, and labor. The works on view are fabric forms that resemble desert plants and incorporate stories—stitched into the material itself—of the often-harrowing experiences of Latin Americans crossing the U.S. border.
Space in Between uses traditional sewing and embroidery techniques from Los Tenangos, Hidalgo, Mexico, which employs colorful narrative traditions reflecting popular culture, traditional rituals, and myths of the Otomi indigenous communities. Sometimes appropriating, and other times reclaiming these techniques, immigrant workers relay their own personal border-crossing experiences. The title chosen by Cabrera is inspired by the term Nepantla, which is a Nahuatl Aztec Language term referencing "the space in the middle" as it relates to marginalized cultures and their resistance strategies for survival.
Space in Between was first presented as a workshop in early 2010 at BOX 13 Artspace in Houston, Texas and select works are currently on view as part of Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp, the New Orleans triennial art exhibition. Participants in the workshop were immigrants to the United States from Mexico and Central America, who produced numerous sculptural replicas of desert plants indigenous to the Southwestern United States. Subsequent workshops took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of The Knight Artist in Residence at the McColl Center for Visual Arts; at Santa Fe Art Institute; and in Phoenix at Combine Studio, with the collaboration of Arizona State University and Desert Botanical Gardens.
Margarita Cabrera was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and grew up in Mexico City, Salt Lake City, and El Paso, Texas. She received an MFA in Combined Media from Hunter College, CUNY. In 2012, she was a recipient of the Knight Artist in Residence at the McColl Center for Visual Art in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cabrera is also a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, and the Artspace Residency. She is an Assistant Professor of Art at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Designed by Machado Silvetti, the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College opened in October 2012. Through its exhibitions, public programs, and educational outreach, the Museum promotes interdisciplinary approaches and the cross-fertilization of concepts and ideas vital to a liberal arts education. The Museum works with emerging and established artists and collaborates with Hamilton students and faculty to develop programming exploring a wide range of disciplines. The Museum features a 27-foot-high visible archive, 6,200-square-feet of exhibition space, and other amenities that foster common exchange and learning. http://www.hamilton.edu/wellin


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Noticed this the other day, but it is becoming a common occurance.
When I exit a cockpit, the jetpack engages, launching the player up into the sky. Hitting the jump buttom repeatedly seems to snap it out of full burn .... but often you have gained a lot of height before this happens, and quite often you have no power left and end up hitting the ground hard and suffering injuries.
If I leave it ....the player climbs until the jetpack runs out.
Have come close to killing the player a couple of times which is not fun.
It's doing it in survival ( I have a jetpack IV.... ) and creative too.


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The Ironic Symbols of British Fascism
Don't let the Far Right own the Rights to Patriotism
Across the West, moderate parties are in trouble. In Germany, America, and Britain (worryingly, the list grows), right wing populists seem to be scoring a string of victories. This includes Trump's election and the Brexit vote. What we generally associate with right wing parties tends to be nationalism – extreme nationalism. If I said a far right demonstration was going to take place here, you might imagine a sea of Union Jacks and St George's flags, openly derogatory chants, and of course, a token ethnic minority. It's a similar picture in other countries with their respective flags and symbols.
Commonly, the vast majority of the British public seem to be scared of showing their patriotism, in fear of being called a racist or xenophobic. Very rarely do I see a Union Jack or a St George's cross displayed in the vicinity of people's houses, or anywhere on campus for that matter. Apparently, nearly half of young people in Britain don't know the British national anthem (I'm quite weary of polls but that sounds about right). Rightly, most people don't want to be associated with far right/fascists; however, you don't realise how the very symbols they use, can be utilised against them to water down their divisive rhetoric.
Let's start with St George: putting up the St George's cross or getting overly excited about St George's day has for some weird reason become associated with being far right and racist. Of course, far right parties in England use these symbols to 'unite' their members. I say weird however because St George was probably born in Turkey and his mother was Palestinian. As well as being England's patron saint, he is the patron saint of Georgia, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Aragon and Catalonia. He is also revered by Muslims and Christians in Palestine. I really don't think you could get more multicultural if you tried. You really don't hear the far right talk about this side of him, do you? I hope you can see how important it is that we all, young and old, should learn about him and really give him the celebration he deserves so he that he isn't weaponized by the far right.
What about the Union Jack? Just look at the visuals; it's the Cross of Saint Andrew (Scotland), that's overlapped by the Cross of Saint Patrick (Ireland), overlapped by the Cross of Saint George (Wales is indirectly represented through the cross of St George, which represents the former Kingdom of England, which included Wales). It is literally a union on a flag. If everyone started flying union jacks, or St George's flags (or your own respective flag), then I feel that far right parties would lose their appeal. If everyone's flying their respective flags, then the parties lose their distinctive quality, if you can call it that.
So reader, how do we reclaim these powerful symbols? Well, fly your flags with pride and not just when the football or some other sporting event is on. Side note: It would look so cool if we had different flags flying in campus, like a budget UN. Sing your anthems and celebrate your national holidays like St George's day with pride. No matter what your ethnic background, religion etc. these things make us aware of our shared national identity. (Plus it would really confuse the far right if you start doing what they've been doing for a long time).
Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash


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|The following pieces are by Mike Swain email@example.com
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|Artist Details:
|Mike Swain is a respected artist working in the field of woodturning, spending most of his time creating works for sale through exhibitions and galleries.
Having studied with and worked alongside leading turners in other countries, his skills differ from the majority of turners in the United Kingdom in that he adds decoration to his work. This usually in the form of colour, texture, scorching or piercing which he does with a high speed dental drill, these allowing for extra visual and tactile dimensions to the finished pieces he makes.
Most of Mikes work is turned from the lighter, native hardwoods, especially sycamore which is readily available in the larger sizes he works in. The whiteness of this timber providing him with a basis to work from as a canvas provides the basis for an artists work.
Part of his work includes helping other turners through a teaching programme, the teaching is done to help move a turners work on from general craft based woodturning into the field of artforms. He demonstrates to clubs, the general public and schools. Mike also tests and help develop tools and equipment associated with woodturning for manufacturers from around the world.
He has work in many galleries and also has work in collections throughout the UK, the United States, Australia and parts of Europe. Mike was recently awarded a grant from the Arts Council to study surface decoration for woodturning with some of the Worlds leading turners.
Membership of Professional Bodies:
The Worshipful Company of Turners - London
The Register of Professional Turners
The Association of Woodturners Great Britain
The Association of American Woodturners
Website: www.creative-woodturning.com
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|Char Grilled
Media: wood
|The piece Char Grilled was turned from dry sycamore with a surface textured rim area. This was lightly scorched to give the effect required.
Style: contemporary
W x H: 41 X 41cm
£ 165 available
|Oriental Jade
Media: wood
|Turned from freshly cut sycamore, Oriental Jade has very fine 2mm thick walls to allow for the piercing. The piece was finished with coloured toned lacquers and pierced decoration.
Style: contemporary
W x H: 190 X 24cm
£ 185 available
|Secret Garden
Media: wood
|Secret Garden was turned from freshly cut sycamore to a thin 2mm wall section to allow for the piercing and finished with toned lacquers for effect.
Style: contemporary
W x H: 192 X 25cm
£ 175 available
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Help with Mercedes Benz Seat heaters
Question by bobdgraham posted 6 months 2 weeks ago in E-Class
i have 2005 Benz E320 CDI. Heated front seats and steering wheel. 25A fuse in left side dash fuse panel blows and takes out power to both front seat heaters and heated wheel. Replace fuse, wheel and passenger heaters work fine, circuit blows fuse if drivers seat heater is turned on. Replaced the heating element in the drivers seat (it showed a short when tested) yet same condition exists. Can someone help? Where are the relays? Any other ideass?
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This watch has broken front glass. As shown in pictures top glass is separating from bottom glass can be lift up.Watch seems to work OK basic testing was done. Touch functionality is still there.
Watch only comes with small band. The item "Apple Watch Series 2 38mm Aluminum Case Rose Gold Pink Rubber Sport Band" is in sale since Tuesday, December 26, 2017. This item is in the category "Cell Phones & Accessories\Smart Watches".
The seller is "hot-deals-11" and is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Croatia, Chile, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.


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The Fool
by Padraic Pearse (Patrick Henry Pearse [Padraic Mac Piarais]).
"O wise men, riddle me this: what if the dream come true?
What if the dream come true? and if millions unborn shall dwell
In the house that I shaped in my heart, the noble house of my thought?
Lord, I have staked my soul, I have staked the lives of my kin
On the truth of Thy dreadful word. Do not remember my failures,
But remember this my faith
And so I speak.
Yea, ere my hot youth pass, I speak to my people and say:
Ye shall be foolish as I; ye shall scatter, not save;
Ye shall venture your all, lest ye lose what is more than all;
Ye shall call for a miracle, taking Christ at His word.
And for this I will answer, O people, answer here and hereafter,
O people that I have loved, shall we not answer together?"
A Commemoration to honour the men and women of 1916 will be held this Easter Monday (9th April) in Dublin : those wishing to attend should assemble outside the Garden Of Remembrance in Parnell Square at 12.45pm , for a Parade to the GPO.
Organised by the Republican Movement. Details of other Republican Easter 1916 Commemorations can be found here.
All Welcome!


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Dynasty Went Off the Air 25 Years Ago! Take a Look Back at the Show's Best Looks
The long-running 1980's drama Dynasty went off the air 25 years ago Sunday. To celebrate nearly a decade of the stylish, but conniving Carrington family, we've rounded up some of the show's best looks. From Joan Collins and her ever-changing array of evening wear to Heather Locklear's tight pants and feathered hair, check out some of the best looks from the popular soapy drama!


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David Arquette Cleans Up in Rehab Basketball Game
Sources tell TMZ, several inpatients from a place called Chabad Residential Treatment Center hit up Pan Pacific Park Tuesday for a pick-up basketball game -- but when they arrived, they realized they were short one player.
According to sources, Arquette was standing nearby at the time and noticed they needed a fill-in -- so he offered up his services.
Needless to say, Arquette -- who's famously nasty on the court -- mopped up with his team, who then informed him they were from the local rehab center.
Arquette was moved ... and according to sources, the actor -- who's celebrating 14 months sober himself -- gave them some sage advice about staying clean. more on this story
TMZ submitted this story.


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Started in California in the 1970s, Folkwear provides sewing patterns that are based on authentic vintage and folk garments from around the world. Our patterns are flexible enough to be used for costuming as well as for making unique every-day-wear.
These patterns lend themselves well to embellishments from smocking to embroidery to quilting, and many patterns include instructions for authentic details such as these. They can help you expand your sewing skills and creativity. Each pattern comes with an explanation of the historic or cultural context of the garment, and how the garment would have been traditionally worn and embellished.
Folkwear is located in western NC, near Asheville, and is run by Molly Hamilton. Molly grew up in North Carolina and learned to sew at a very young age from her grandmother who was a talented seamstress. She has a background in agriculture, and a passion for world cultures and travel. Molly has 4 children, and took over running Folkwear when the littlest one started school. She loves Folkwear's vision of authentic, beautiful, and functional home sewing patterns for clothing from around the world and across decades.
For the History of Folkwear, click here.
To contact us, click here.
For a list of patterns in print, click here.
Shopping with Folkwear
Look for Folkwear patterns at your favorite sewing, fabric, weaving, or craft supply shop, or click on Stockists for the name of one in your area. If there is not a stockist in your area, you can order directly from us with our secure shopping cart or by phone, or fax.
Online ordering is fast and secure. You can order online from our website.
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Amy Neighborgall Fisher said, "We have made the difficult decision to close and sell our family business, Colonial Lanes," 625 5th Street W. "I'm sad, angry, and feel defeated. We put up a fight for sure. Just could not survive."
Colonial Lanes has been operating for nearly 60 years. The location was going to be closed until August 1 as per voice mail. The decision to permanently close was made today.
The posting does not say what will replace the bowling alley.


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Good enough to hold up on your GTX 1080 upgrade plans? Nvidia GTX 1080Ti was spotted recently and it appears this may have been accidentally posted by Nvidia. Luckily for everybody, we can get a good look at its specifications. ...Read More »
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