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Backstage with the Wireless Stones
July 30, 2003
The Rolling Stones and their promoters and staff on the Forty Licks World Tour are using a traveling 3Com Wi-Fi WLAN to stay in touch with family, to do business, and for pleasure.
Imagine if you will, the aging rock legend relaxing before the evening's gig.
In this case it's the star-studded July 30 "Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto" concert in Canada. The crowd outside, packed into an abandoned air field, is estimated at just under a half million. It disappears over the horizon.
There he sits, back stage in the green room, His Satanic Majesty, the 60-year-old icon of rock mayhem, hunched over his laptop, pounding out e-mails to friends and family back home. Curiously, no wires lead from the computer...
Yep, Mick and the boys have gone Wi-Fi.
Clear Channel Entertainment, the international promoter of the Rolling Stones' Forty Licks World Tour, has been using a unique traveling wireless network from 3Com Corp. since the start of the tour. Currently in Europe, the tour took a special detour to Toronto to help the city celebrate its release from the grip of SARS. The Stones, natch, are the all-day show's headliners.
The WLAN, making its public debut at this stop, has been a huge hit with both staff and talent, says Rolling Stones IT specialist Todd Griffith. "Mick especially uses it quite a bit, [lead guitarist] Keith [Richards] and [drummer] Charlie [Watts] occasionally. Other band members use it quite a lot, too."
The musicians had no trouble learning how to use the technology. "They are surprisingly knowledgeable about the network," Griffith says. He calls Jagger "a fairly heavy computer user." Most of the time he uses it for e-mail and Web surfing, but when the band was in Singapore earlier this year, a high-speed Internet connection helped Mick out of tight spot.
Jagger is a fanatical sports fan, Griffith explains, and the World Cup of Cricket was on at the time the Stones were in Singapore. Mick and Charlie were desperate to watch it, but couldn't find a terrestrial or satellite TV feed anywhere. Finally, Griffith found a Web site that streamed video of the cricket matches over the Net, for a fee.
He brought a high-speed Internet feed into Jagger's hotel room -- not wireless in this case, but it could be wireless another time, he says. He hooked it up to Mick's laptop and then ran video out to a 55-inch Panasonic big-screen TV the band had wangled from the manufacturer as part of a promotion.
"It looked phenomenal," Griffith says. "The video quality totally blew me away. It was almost like watching TV. Mick and Charlie were both very pleased."
The traveling WLAN was not primarily intended to aid in entertaining the talent, of course. It was intended to improve the efficiency of the scores of employees who work at the concert sites -- Rolling Stones and Clear Channel staff, press, and employees of local promoters.
Just being constantly in touch by e-mail with their home offices and with local promoters and venues coming up on the tour is a big benefit. In the past, tour workers would have to scramble to deal with e-mail at the beginning or the end of each day at their hotels, often using slow dial-up lines. When they were on site they were effectively incommunicado.
"Now they have 24/7 high-speed access," says Brent Nixon, 3Com's wireless product line manager. "That makes them a lot more efficient."
Tour planners and designers in particular have benefited enormously. They are often planning ahead to the next venue even while setting up and managing the current tour stop. It has happened more than once that a local promoter has e-mailed with news of a last-minute change to the lay-out of an upcoming concert venue.
When that happens, Griffith explains, tour organizers need to get detailed CAD drawings so they figure out how to make needed changes to the configuration of the Stones' elaborate stage sets.
"They can't wait four or five hours for a large file like that to download [over a dial-up connection]," he points out. "[The WLAN] has not only saved us money, it's also saved a lot of headaches and situations where we arrive and they're pulling their hair out saying, 'This isn't what we expected!'"For the most part, when the music starts, activity on the WLAN tails off and the focus is all on the event. On a couple of occasions, though, backstage workers have found glitches in electronic instruments or lighting units mid-show and been able to download drivers from the Internet to fix the problem.
"That's maybe happened two or three times in 90 shows," Griffith says.
A nice side benefit of the WLAN is that workers traveling with the tour don't feel as cut off from family and friends anymore because they can take odd moments to e-mail or chat. It's an important morale booster, Griffith says, and Clear Channel has recognized that.
In fact, it may be difficult for Clear Channel and other concert promoters to not provide WLANs on concert tours in future. This is not even the first use of Wi-Fi in the rock world, Griffith points out. The Dave Matthews Band has used it extensively and an earlier Clear Channel-marketed U2 tour used Wi-Fi, though not to the same extent as on Forty Licks.
It's not just staff who will insist on WLANs either. "A lot of bands are now going to include it in their [contract] riders," Griffith suggests. "Clear Channel is going to have to deal with that. 3Com, by breaking ground along with Clear Channel, is making a nice clear path for others to follow."
The traveling WLAN kit Clear Channel is using is a more elaborate one than what the company might have purchased on its own if 3Com wasn't bearing some of the cost, Nixon concedes. Now, however, the company is sold on the technology it's using, he says.
The Forty Licks set-up includes 3Com Access Point 8000s, outdoor 11Mbps Wireless LAN Building-to-Building Bridges, gateways and xJack client cards with retractable antennas. The big pieces get packed up along with the guitars and drums and lights and shipped from one venue to the next.
It takes Griffith and his team about an hour and a half to set it up. At most sites, he has one DSL line to the Internet which feeds into a 3Com gateway that handles the minimal security and authentication in place and distribution of the Internet bandwidth.
The gateway feeds into one or more point-to-point wireless bridges which connect different parts of the site -- backstage, front of stage, a VIP area, press conference room, and so on. Sometimes multiple access points branch off of each point-to-point connection to get the coverage needed, which is usually about half to three-quarters of the venue.
"It works incredibly well," Griffith says. "Once we figured out the architecture, it was basically pull it out of the box and it works -- with the odd exception because of the odd shape of a venue."
If the tour can't get a DSL or, at minimum, ISDN line -- which has sometimes happened -- it does have a back-up. The Stones travel with a PanAmSat portable satellite dish, which gives Griffith access to a 2-Mbps satellite Internet service.
The Toronto site is a little different. In keeping with the concert's charitable theme, Bell Canada, the local telephone company, donated multiple DSL drops, so there is little need for the point-to-point bridges. "For somebody like me, it was like Santa Claus coming," Griffith says.
By the time the evening part of the Molson Rocks concert begins, he was expecting as many as 200 users on the WLAN -- not just employees, but also press, local promoters and even fans will use the network.
Yes, that's right, fans.
Griffith admits security on the network is lax. He points out that there is no central server where hackers could go rooting around for files, and all file sharing is turned off on employee laptops. "Probably a lot of security guys would cringe," he says. "But given the venues and the business we're in, security is just not that big an imperative."
The Stones opened the network up because it was easier to do that than be bothered authenticating and training legitimate ad hoc users such as press and local promoters' personnel.
The Stones don't publicize the fact that fans can log in to the Forty Licks WLAN, Griffith says. "But I'm sure there will be kids -- or adults -- there with handhelds who will find the network and browse it and go to the Internet." They're welcome, he says.


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EARLIER RUMORSDon't forget to read the earlier rumor entry. Click here to read it.Thanks and here is the latest on the Jay-Z book stuff.NO BLACK BOOK FOR JAY-ZOK, just so you know, I got a moment of clarity. Just so you know, Jay-Z has NOT reconsidered his autobiography, deemed the Black Book. I had heard he was, but what it actually is its another writer is doing an unauthorized biography of Jigga. So, the other book the one that was too personal to release is still sitting on the shelf somewhere collecting stories. Good deal.Even though Ive been hearing that Jadakiss is totally signed to the Roc, I heard that Jay-Z said that he HOPED to get Kiss on the team. The last Im hearing is that the people couldnt come to the terms of the paperwork50 CENT BEEFIN WITH LANCE BASS?If 50 Cent cant beef with a gangster like Lil Wayne, he can beef with Lance Bass, the gay ex-member of NSync. They both released books last Tuesday and 50 told the NY Daily News that he wouldnt show mercy on the pop tart boy. 50 said, "He doesn't stand a chance. With me, everything's a competition, so I bet you the end of next week, I'll be moving more copies than him. This is the same competition – this is Kanye West and 50 Cent all over again!"Lance said, "50's going down, that's all I have to say. 50, I don't want to playa-hate, but there's a lot that my book has. I'm pretty sure he doesn't have any relationships with guys in that book. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't have any space training, either."With that said, 50 is not going down.SAIGON IN A FIGHT?Saigon getting in a massive brawl? No way! Well, here is what I heard happened at the The Hudson House in Nyack, NY. Rumor has it, Saigon was involved in a huge brawl. I heard the rapper was attacked and the fight stormed out of the bar onto the street, where bottles were being broken. It was supposedly a fight between Spring Valley people and Nyack people. I wouldnt know about all the local hood politics in Upstate New York. I also heard Saigon was choked by the police officers by way of a nightstick. I also heard Sai was cuffed. I dont know that anybody else in the vicinity was apprehended by the Orange Town Police. I am shocked that this has not gotten out yet. (Shout out to RenniSouf.)SOULJA BOY GETS MAD?I got a lil birdie telling me that Soulja Boy got mad while performing at the North Carolina A&T State University homecoming concert. The show was held this past Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum and while Soulja Boy was beginning to perform Soulja Girl someone in the crowd pissed him off. NOW, this is the fuzzy part. Somebody gave somebody the middle finger. I think the person in the crowd gave Soulja the middle and Soulja motioning with his mouth "F**k You!" And then the Boy walked off the stage without finishing his performance. I did hear the show continued with the A&T Mascot doing the Soulja Boy dance and Lil' Wayne went on to put on a hot performance.ILLSEEDS QUICKIESWell, the fourth quarter got too hectic and Ja Rule has been pushed back to 2008.Kelly Rowland has just been added to the MTV Europe Music Awards.Lil Wayne confirmed that Eminem was on his new album too. Shop Boyz dead? I heard one of the Shop Boyz was killed after getting hit by an SUV. Hmmm .dont know if this could be true.FREE T-I-P!T.I. has nerves of steel, but I couldnt be this cool with what hes facing in jail years. Check out the video.
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Long/short and without invading her privacy — not that I haven't Tweeted her from here to queendom come already — my Mom was to have a procedure on Friday which is normally done in the doctor's office, but because of her age, heart, and other medical concerns, it was done at the hospital.
As is always the case, she takes these things in stride. As is also always the case, we, her children, and she, end up amusing and entertaining the medical staff,and on departure we are hugging everyone. We are a family of huggers. I am, in fact, well known for my hugs both by those who have been shocked and put off by my embrace and those who yearn for my long, tight, back rubbing, soothing caresses, being enfolded in my love and light.
Once Mom went under, sister and I were sent out to the GORGEOUS waiting area, handed a buzzer like one gets when waiting for a table at a restaurant, and informed that the procedure would take about an hour.
Imagine my surprise when ten minutes later it started to vibrate. Imagine my horror when I went to the volunteer desk and said, "I think you buzzed the wrong buzzer, my Mom's operation takes an hour." And they said, "The doctor needs to speak with you right away," and led me to the consultation room.
Short/long. She is fine. The procedure was unnecessary because the condition is a result of her aging, there is nothing to be done about it except make a few adjustments in behavior, and it is what it is.
Thank goodness I had listened to her when she'd INSISTED on getting her hair done the day before the procedure. I am less worried about the condition killing her than I am about her head exploding if her beloved Baltimore Orioles lose one more game to the Yankees she hates so much. Her screaming at the television is likely to result in burst blood vessels or a stroke. Or, maybe not, once again the medical staff each and every one did some variation of, "You are in amazing shape and health for an 89-year-old."
She is. And it gives me hope that despite my recent medical travails, if I keep living, I'll be able to keep living, in the way my mom, example for us all, has thrived and gone on. But speaking of my medical issues … there's my …
By this time tomorrow, I should finally have had the skin biopsy which has now been postponed three times, and be on the way (I hope) to solving the mystery of this ever spreading (well, it's stopped now as everything from the neck down is covered — PLEASE don't move up to my face), ever morphing in shape and texture, un-diagnosable (so far) or treatable rash (that is not really a rash) which has been going on since January. I will also, no doubt, have had my vasovagal syncope reaction to the numbing needles and passed out. I've been told the biopsy leaves only the tiniest of scars. Look, a tiny scar after months of being covered in dots and splotches seems a little thing — as long as it leads to a cure.
I need a cure, because, of late, I am also having issues with forgetfulness, a mind stutter where I seem to go offline for a few seconds, and there is joint pain, for example, this morning I can hardly move my right thumb, and I'm having chest constriction — which feels like anxiety but I don't feel particularly anxious. Weird. I would like some answers.
But, look, I know I'm lucky. Look at my brave, amazing Mom who delivered six children, had three miscarriages, has had heart, kidney, and endless other surgeries, gets daily shots, has seen her parents, two husbands, all of her siblings, and one of her delivered children die, and — she's so dear — wanted to go with me tomorrow for my two-minute skin biopsy because, "I know how you feel about needles and you take me everywhere."
I have, maybe, the greatest mother of all time.
And finally, CUMMING, of the Alan variety
Last night my dear A treated me to a night at the Kennedy Center where we saw Alan Cumming performing his Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, which A had already seen twice — once in its original iteration at the Cafe Carlyle and another time at Strathmore Concert Hall. A is a devoted fan of Mr. Cumming. I confess I had never seen him live, ever, and wasn't quite sure what to expect. I can say with 100% sincerity, my experiencing of Alan's one night stand was a great time.
I also must confess, I was a little disappointed that I did not see the Carver Twins, Charlie and Max, in the audience. I knew they were in D.C. for the climate march and I thought I'd heard they (or, at least Charlie) were going to be at the concert. If they were, they were well hidden. Alas. Although, probably fine because while I do have an undeniable appeal to young men with daddy-issues, with Alan being 52 and right there, clearly available and more than able (those pants were tight and obviously bothering him as he kept adjusting his estimable bulge), and considering my rash, why would they bother with me?
I was distracted by Mr. Cumming, though. (Aside from the bulge and its frequent adjustment.) He is a much better vocalist than I had thought and he invests each number with intense emotion, real commitment, and wraps it all up in a story, well told. And speaking of stories, his between songs patter was pretty damn glorious, near perfect. Funny, touching, interesting, shocking, moving, perfectly timed and delivered, and, too, his digs about the current state of politics and life in this country, well, they earned huge applause. His anecdotes about Stephen Sondheim, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Kay Thompson, and a fellow named Raven, are hilarious.
And, it's the way he delivers that really makes it. He has a smooth awareness of just how cute and gamine he can be before crossing over into calculated and arch. The sideways glance, the slow take, the rim-shot moments, the flirting, the outright seduction are some near-lethal combination of charming and erotic, so you feel surrendered and a little naughty.
That said, I don't trust him. HA! He gives me the vibe of someone who wears his sensitivity as a defense of his cruelty, and I've tried to avoid those types in which I once specialized — their magnetism and sensual aura sucks you in and makes you part of their defense team, you fall for their vulnerability and use it as an excuse for all the horrible shit they do to you. So, no, I could NEVER give in to my lust for him — really, I couldn't. Go ahead, Alan, test me. And, too, being shallow me, I could never have sex with him — really, I couldn't, go ahead Alan, ASK ME — because he has too much underarm hair for me and I haven't ever liaised with a man in his 50s. Unless one counts my nights with myself. Which, I don't. So, Alan, there's no hope for the two of us. I mean it. Don't try. Seriously, you'd just get hurt but, well, if you don't believe me, JUST ASK ME.
Now if we could get the Carver boys on board … maybe … okay, gotta run, the world isn't going to hug itself, now is it? Love and light, dear ones.


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Naked News
- Type
- TV Show
- Year
- 2000
- MPAA Rating
- Other
- Runtime
- 60
- Director(s)
- Steven Shehori
Naked News' Sexy Actresses
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nudity reviews for Naked News member submitted
Didn't last long luckily
A black women who wasn't very attractive or sexy. Overall just boring.
Very pregnant, very nude!
Holly deserves a 4 star rating because the only part of her that's covered is her feet. (She occasionally wears a feather boa.) Whether or not you think that pregnant women are sexy, after seeing her you'd have to agree that Holly is sure an uninhibited lady. Not only does she take off her clothes for us, she took off her pubic hair as well! One reviewer wrote, "It's a shame she shaves her pubic hair." Is it me…since when is that a shame? Holly is coming to the end of her pregnancy so some days she looks better than others. Holly is not afraid to show herself in profile. She definitely has a big belly and engorged breasts. Generally only the main newscaster (Victoria or Diane) begins the broadcast fully dressed. I never thought I'd say this but, "I wonder what she looks like with clothes on?"
pregnant newscaster
Holly is expecting her first child in a few months and her belly has been swelling the past number of weeks. It's a shame she shaves her pubic hair.
Usually Responsible for the Hollywood Report
Also one of the originals. It takes alot of guts to do a naked broadcast every day while pregnant, she is a lovely lady. While pregnancy is not exactly my fetish, she looks superb, and she will look even better after she gives birth.
Naked News Halloween Special 2002
I don't know if this was before or after her pregnancy, but her belly seems flat enough. Some nice, hanging 36c chest pears and ultrashave pubis. Hips look a little wide and flat.
I don't care for the preggo-stuff
I don't think her look is flattering, and I think it is quite embarassing for her soon-to-be child.
Holly Weston
I saw her back in 2001 when she was pregnant on the show. At the time I found this very appealing. One of the best segments was when she was wearing a feather boa, and would occasionally hold it away from her body to reveal her pussy. Nice figure, pretty, great boobs (while pregnant- they shrunk a bit after her pregnancy), and a neat little landing strip above her sweet shaved 'innie' pussy. She went completely bare down there during her pregnancy, which was awesome. I'd like to see her return to the show.
Frequent host of the North America Desk
Roxanne has long been one of my favorites on Naked News. She carries herself as if she were a major anchor of something like CNN, and could probably deliver the news for a major network just fine. She has been on since 2001, and it's always a highlight when she does a strip. Simply sexy.
let me put it this way, if you saw her walking fully clothed down the street, you wouldn't long to see her naked, but if she offered to strip for you, you wouldn't think twice before saying yes. her body is decent, and she's fairly attractive for her age (34), although the fact that Victoria Sinclair is 37 and still a total knockout makes her pale in comparison. Still she has decent breasts, decent visible vaginal lips and a nice ass.
Regular Appearances
Smaller breasted, very sex and fit. Nice, visible labia. Not completely shaved, though.
pretty, often shaven
Roxanne is one of the sexiest women on the show. Nice legs and curvy body. Smallish but attractive butt. Her pubes are often shaven. Wish she would stand with her legs more apart to give us a better look (Michelle P. always stand with them open). This week she stripped off her skirt and panties first which was sexy.
Pretty decent
One of the new ones, and on par with Gia and Samantha. Nice body and ass. Let's also hope she sticks around.
Definately one of the best of the anchors, she has a smile that is infectious and a rockin bod that won't quit
very good
nice tanlines, and nice trimmed bush. a sign of more attractive anchors appearing.
Cheerful and jiggly
Erica has recently gone on sabbatical, which is too bad. She was long the anchor of the sports segment, and always was good for a healthy jiggle when catching a basketball. A little younger than some of the other anchors and a joy to look at.
Naked News Halloween Special(2002)
Strips out of an Indian maiden costume to her birthday suit. Some nice 36c hanging headlamps and a hairy median strip of a razor burned bush. Hips need more curves and needs to lose weight in the thighs.
she's back!
on November 11th she returned, and is by far the second most attractive anchor after Devon. Strips extremely classy and has very nice breasts and a great nice bush. Hopefully she shows her great ass more when she's back, she rarely did in the past.
Victoria is the lead anchorwoman.
One of the originals, she usually begins the program with the international report. Most times she starts out in an elegant business suit and slowly strips. Tall and thin, with small breasts, she looks very fine.
she strips!
this is the part that really reals you in... she is not really the best looking of the bunch... but she is certainly the most erotic.
The first and still the best
There is nobody on the planet that can be so sexy while reading the daily news. Usually co-anchors the International News with another woman. This Naked News isn't a movie - it's a daily newscast over the web. The news is actual news, and the ladies are actually naked and beautiful. Highly recommended.
victoria is the lead anchorwoman
victoria is a beautiful anchorwoman and I want to see her all naked.
Shaddup Yourself
Duckem, nobody cares what YOU have to say.
info only
Naked News is broadcast on a website, not on a television or cable station. It's the same thing every day. They slowly strip while telling the news until you see them fully nude.
Where's she go?
Her bio and picture are gone! Is she gone for good? She was the classiest and sexiest woman there. We'll miss you Victoria.
Victoria Sinclair
I've been a member on and off with Naked News over the years. I first saw Victoria back in 2001. She seemed a bit shy while stripping (she'd visibly grin in embarrassment when pulling her panties down), but over time she's the expert in stripping effortlessly. To this day she is still very erotic in her stripping.
She has small perky breasts, great ass, and a nice pussy. In the early day she sported a full bush, but when she returned as Lead Anchor she trimmed it a lot. Sometimes she has even shaved it completely bald which I wish she would do more often, because her pussy looks very nice in its shape. I wish she shaved it for her Paul Buceta nude photos.
Victoria occasionally will take her panties off before her bra, which is very erotic.
very nice
This lady is quite sexy in a more traditional way. She has nice blonde locks, a pretty model-like face, and usually wears sexy underwear before stripping than the standard boring business attire the rest do. Her breasts are kind of small and saggy, but the rest of her body makes up for it. She has a mostly shaven vagina with a visible crack and a tiny landing strip which means she probably is not a natural blonde. Her ass is very nice and quite well formed.
shaven puss
She has a short haircut on her head, but no hair at all where it counts. Like many other girls on this show, she is shaven bald and likes to show her shaven crack. She always turns around and shows her nice butt at the end of her bit. What a friendly girl!
A Real Spitfire
I like her! She took sports over from Devon Calwell on the 9th, and she ain't afraid to say what's on her mind. Short red hair, blonde in the last few days, then back to red (filmed earlier?). Great small tits, a cute ass, and a clean-shaven muff that shows off her lips. And she's got camera presence too. Anybody else hope she sticks around for a while?
Business Report
One of the originals, most of the time she does the business report. She has a lovely body and an interesting accent, the only thing I can fault her for is her haircut, which is one of those big frilly numbers. But for that one thing, I would give her four stars.
Sandrine has been around since summer, and is a big lifestyles person. Such a soft, soothing voice, and a head the size of Canada! And horse teeth. She has small breasts, large A or small B, but I swear I can see implant scars. Kudos to her for not getting backbreaking C's or D's. Her best feature is that expansive ass. Love watching her walk away.
The newest addition to the Naked News is Michelle Pantoliano and boy is she hot! Medium-to-large breasts, a trimmed patch and the best ass on the show! she usually does global news.
She really knows how to get naked...
I liked Michelle very much... i think she and Victoria Sinclair are the hottest ladies the show has featured. Beyond the fact she is a real journalist (the only one in the site) she is pretty sexy, mostly when comes the time to gets naked. I remember one recent broadcasting where she took off her miniskirt and continued in bottomless nude wearing only a black pullover... she often disrobed from waist down first and that simply turn me on as hell. nice tits and nicely trimmed bush, she is really hot.
Pretty decent
Rather attractive looking women much like Victoria Sinclair. Similar looking body and age. Hope she sticks around.
The best
She was my favorite anchor. Gorgeous woman with a sexy, bubbly personality. Very nice breasts and extremely curvy, which I like. A real asset to the team. It's a shame she's gone.
shaved hoo-ha
She has a girlish Asian body and is shaven - very shaven. She has some nice lips and loves to show them. She usually turns around and shows her girlish butt as well.
She's No Gretchen, But...
Lily is a pretty little thing with a nice little body and nice little tits. She and Gretchen are the most memorable of the group of female reporters.
sure her breasts are small...
but she still has a cute body and nice lips. By far though, she has the best ass of anyone on the show. Watching her walk away is always the best part.
Petite Asian Beauty
She made her first appearance on the Naked News this past March 12th. She is a tiny Asian woman, she has a lovely body with extremely small breasts.
can't believe she hasn't been reviewed yet
she's been around for awhile. Despite a nice body she tries too hard to look sexy, and often ends up looking dumb. A very nice tight ass though when she shows it.
new addition, rather unspetacular
I'm not too big on her at all. Her body is alright and nicely shaped, but she has a very poor face, which is completely unsexy looking and rather bitchy looking. This largely ruins her. Despite this she has nice sized natural breasts, a shaven vulva with a very visible crack, and a decent looking ass, but she still doesn't do anything for me. Of all the guest anchors they've had I don't see how she stood out enough.
What was to like? She had nice breasts, but they didn't fit her body right. She also had this very uppity attitude. She read headlines in the buff, but she thought she was presiding over royalty. Her picture and bio are gone, I guess that means she's gone.
I don't find her very attractive
She made her first appearance this past March 12th, she has large floppy breasts and can't seem to decide what color her hair should be. She is blonde through the 21st, then has her hair died black on the 22nd. On the 24th she is blonde again, and then since the 26th she is back to black hair. Whats up with that? (actually, my guess is that they shot her part of the weekend (24th) show before she died her hair black.)
Didn't last long
Too bad. She was tall, sexy, nice body, very attractive, and great sexy accent.
Hot Anchorwoman
Kelli joined The Naked News in November, 2002. She is a hot, tall, brunette. She is a PLEASURE to watch!
Her body is the news
Very tight little body, with almost no womanly figure. Has some symmetrical, round, no sag 33a's and a razor burned, stubbled pubic area that descends to some vise-like lips (beardless clam). Nice skinny legs.
Decent looking latina
Let's just hope she turns around more to show her nice ass. Good body overall otherwise.
This sister is not only bueatiful but she is built, very built.
First appearance Wednesday 4/4/2001; Mondo Moment
Black Woman with small-to-midsized somewhat sphereical breasts with large aeorlas, and an abundant ass.
Best Weather Report Ever!
One of the originals, she is usually responsible for the weather report, which she delivers with pinache. She is the most beautiful of the lot, and deserves way more then four stars for her lovely performance.
cute, nice breasts, the weather stiffs...
I mean sticks with you :0)
she really isn't that thin!
she is skinny, and rather cute... and I hate that stick you are comparing her to! SHE is gross!
I like the accent, but, my god, eat something!
If you like Calista Flockhart, you'll like Gia Del Mar. Ms. Del Mar made her Naked News debut on March 26th. Extremely thin. She has a very lovely accent, though.
where's she go?
very attractive early 30's women on around october. rather attractive, decent boobs, bush, all around good. too bad she left.
a little over the hill. she's probably not as old as she looks, but she looks like she could be 40, is probably more around early-mid 30s. Victoria Sinclair is proof women can still be stunningly gorgeous at that age, but she just comes up average at best. Her breasts are rather flat and droopy. Her lips are shaven but not all that visible, seeing her vulva's crack requires some close looking. Her ass is rather above average though. I need to watch her some more.
lead anchor
Always was the best looker of this bunch. With Victoria Sinclair gone, Caldwell has taken over the opening strip routine. Too bad. She should just start out naked.
I love shaved girls...
I love 'em trimmed, I love 'em shaved, this is different, and therefore good/interesting.
She is one of the lead anchors and has a very curvy figure. Of particular interest are her wide, child-bearing hips and shaven, child-bearing vagina. She often stands with her crotch against one of her fleshy legs, her shaven slit hidden from view, but she usually will stand up straight (at least briefly) so you can see her shaven slit. It is rare to see her big sexy ass - I only remember her showing that once.
most attractive on the show
A very young girl with an extremely nice body. Decent tits, and her vagina is shaven, though her slit is usually hidden between thighs as noted. She used to show her ass quite a lot but not anymore which is shame since it is extremely nice.
One of the Originals
A nice tight body, shaven vagina, breasts a bit small for my liking. Well spoken and very fluid in her movements
The second lady to make her debut on March 26th
Thin but with wide hips and shaven pubes. Not my cup of tea, but thats the nice thing about the Naked News, there are a variety of different body types, and decent quality production values.
Sweet Smooth Devon
Devon is one of the hottest anchors Naked News has ever had. She's gorgeous all over, and has a fantastic completely shaved pussy. I'd love to see some full nude photos of her by a professional photographer, like the other anchors got done. She's very funny as well as intelligent in her segments and a joy to watch.
Current anchor
Matt joined the show in late 2005. He has a long, lean body. His definition is great for 35, and he doesn't make the mistake of being too bulky. He has short dark hair and he looks a bit like one of those mechanics in a small town sitcom. He is smooth everywhere, including his pubic area, and has smallish nuts and an average, uncut or semi-cut penis.
Nude International News, Mailbag etc
Lucas was the front man of Naked News Daily Male - sadly missed show. It's great that the archive exists - four years and more of Lucas taking off his pants as he talks to the camera. Wow!Great toned body, hard nipples, tan, flat stomach. I'm not bothered whether guys are natural or worked out, really, but Lucas is the latter and it looks great. Sure, as the reviewer above says, his balls are a bit odd, but hey variety is good!! I really like Lucas's penis. When he does move, there is a nice swing to it - it's a decent size, uncut, so nice visible helmet, good width. It looks good soft. A nice sexy, straight manner - so nice thinking hmm what underwear will Lucas have on today - when's he taking it off :)
New male segments, started 4/12/2001
Lucas appears in two new segments, in the first he does the iternational news, and borrows from the same news scripts that the female program uses. In the second, called "nude views", he and Diane do a point/counterpoint opinion thing. Fit and moderately well hung, it is supprising how ackward he seems. He keeps his feet planted in place, as if they are attached to the floor, all while the camara is not in the most flattering angle. I think he is used to keeping his hands in his pockets or something, because he doesn't seem comfortable with his hands and arms, he ackwardly alternates between folding his arms across his chest and putting his hands on his hips. He does look better with the camera angle in the 4/14 nude views segment.
Very hot
Although I partially agree with the other reviewer of his "performance," I will say that he's undeniably hot, and has a great body, well-built and well-hung. Let's hope they add more male models soon.
Ultra Hot Body
Good news for male nudity fans. Nakednews now have a male anchor. He is very sexy, has a cute face and also a nice voice. In the show he doesn't strip like the girls. He just stands there nude for the whole time. Too bad he's just standing there, nearly no moves by his Penis! But wehen he leaves, we get a view of his great butt! I love that guy!
the first and the best
he is the first of the new male models, he is the best looking, and although he doesn't move around a lot ot see his package swing, he does seem rather large and is good to look at.
Improved With Time
Him moving around more would be nice (seeing Derek's dick swing and flop is a continual pleasure), and both he and Warren too often use their hands in ways that suggest a superhero or one of the Barker Beauties on Price is Right. If we're going to get picky, his misshapen and lumpy ballsac is also very distracting. But he's really improved over the months. He's charming when he's supposed to be, authoritative when he's supposed to be, and has developed a sense of humor ("I'm a god among men"). His broad chest and hard ass are only a plus. He even strips on the 8/29 broadcast.
Happy Halloween!
I remember when Lucas never stripped. On Halloween, he dressed as Fetish Boy (tight leather pants and a vest), then stripped down to a red g-string! He even turns around so we can get a look at his impressive ass all over again. Between this and the side-snap briefs he slithered off his thighs on Oct. 30, Lucas is really overcoming his last inhibitions. What a beautiful man.
Viewer mail
Lucas Tyler is the most handsome anchor in the entire male team: tall, fit and smart at the same time. He revealed himself completely in an episode of Naked news named "Viewer's Mail". Lucas host it naked from head to toe. So was his genital and pubic area. Lucas kept the same appearance throughout the episode with appropriate modesty.
In this episode, Lucas answered a viewer's question (in which he wanted to know the basic requirements to be a naked news anchor) by taking opinions from some of the members of the production team. He asked each them what specific requirement s/he is looking for. He even questioned some of them about requirements regarding penis. Finally, he explained a visual presentation of the basic requirements. He further told the viewers that these requirements should be reasonably met, not inadequately or excessively.
One in a Million
Derek, 39, joined the team in June. He normally does Entertainment, Health, Science, or Nude Views. His lifeless blonde hair and weathered face don't make him the typical anchor type, but he has a stong intelligence and pithy sense of humor the other two men don't. He's trim, not very muscled; his penis is probably the longest of the three, stretching further and ending in an eye-catching, pronounced hook which swerves toward his right thigh. And he has a cute little ass. He's stripped 3 times so far, which the men normally don't do. The dates are 8/30, 9/1, and 9/8/01. My favorite is the first, because of the sexy unhooking of the cuffs, and the boxers he wore.
Ay Carumba
Raoul took over the National News in November. Born in Urugauy, he's 33 and has a beefy physique. Very broad chest, warm brown eyes, a nice, muscled butt. His penis is probably the smallest of any of the anchors, but much thicker than the rest. He could be better at reading the news, but is improving. His best features are his dark nipples, dime-sized and space on each side of his pecs. Very juicy and eye-catching.
Full Frontal Nude News Anchor
Billy as a very attractive, young newscaster who joined the team towards the end. He looks in his early-mid twenties. He has a boyish, fresh slightly innocent face (shades of Michael Owen?) and a relaxed friendly style. The producers clearly realised that the largely gay audience would be very keen on seeing Billy naked, and it's a real pleasure, on the archives, to see him nude wearing just a big smile!
More often than not, Billy is nude from the start - sometimes just in underwear, which is a good tease. The shots that just show his upper half are good - for he can be very proud of it. He is slim and smooth and spotless. It's a perfect body. His nipples are medium and dark pink and the centres are often erect. As he smilingly gives us travel ideas, we try and listen, but are hypnotized by this nude guy in the studio. Billy's penis is medium size and always soft; his balls look rather low-hanging. His pubic hair is mid brown, and maybe just a bit too trimmed - a more defined bush would look better. Only reason I don't give 4 stars is because we could do with seeing his penis move about, and maybe vary slightly in size. But he looks great and must have made lots of viewers very happy.
Full Frontal Nude Entertainment Reports, Viewer Mail
I've been a big fan of the Naked News Male Show and am really sorry it's not made - but at least the archive still exists - so we can all enjoy these handsome men taking it all off as they give us news and the like. Robert Milan, who appeared a few years ago, is not conventionally handsome, but pleasant looking with a good build. It is his humour and personality that make him such a success naked. Also, Robert has a large penis - probably the biggest of the anchors, I think.
As many reviewers point out, in a nude show like this, it looks much better if the penis swings about. As Robert's is large, and often looks semi, it moves very well. He doesn't actually walk about much, but as his style is quite wacky and zany, the body movements go with it and well - sway swing bounce goes his fat penis! Yum!
Robert has a very pleasing bush - brownish/red, thick and well-defined against fair skin, with largish pink nipples. His manner is friendly and relaxed as he looks at the camera and takes his clothes off. He also understands that you don't always just rip underwear off - Robert is good at lowering it slowly, pulling down the centre to show gradually all of penis.
From his first appearance, when the camera pulled bacl to show first the smiling guy-next-door shirtless, then full frontal nude reading a report, against the studio backdrop, his big penis giving an occasional shake,I've been hooked!
Oh he gets slightly erect sometimes
Forgettable but Cute
The 29-year old brunette has been with Naked News since May. He has a nice upper body, lightly carpeted with hair, a meaty pair of buttocks, slightly loose balls, and a decent cock which is the smallest of the 3 on display. He's perfectly fine eye candy, but his speaking and attempts at humor are almost always dull or contrived.
He's back
Warren had left the show several years ago, but apparently he's back now. He's a tad bit heavier in the middle, but looks pretty good. He has a very meaty ass, which is always nice.
Full- Frontal Nude News and Entertainment Reports
Jack was one of the stars of Naked News Daily Male - sadly missed! As the other reviewer said, a very handsome matinee idol type. Dark smouldering eyes, and muscly. You watch thinking - surely he won't be taking EVERYTHING off? But it's Naked News, so of course he will! Handsome as Jack is, and good as his body is, he isn't my favourite anchor. Reason - his style is a little bit staid sometimes, and thus his body and penis don't move about. Also, although we watch thrilled as Jack holds the side of his underwear ready to take it off, I'm not sure it quite lives up to expectations. Sure, penis size doesn't really matter, but a slightly larger one does swing and bounce better, and Jack is a bit small. On the other hand, he has lovely balls - very compact and smooth. He also has a decent bush. He looks particularly sexy in the shows where his haircut is short. A sexy-faced nude anchor.
Jack was a guest anchor in 2004 and was popular with viewers, so now he's there on a regular basis. He seems to shave most of his body hair, and he has a small, uncut penis. He is extremely handsome, matinee idol - easily the best-looking man on the show. He is the definition of tall, dark and handsome. He also has an extremely muscular, perfect ass. And a fantastic sense of humor. No complaints here.
Canadian Music Week /
On April 3rd Lily Kwan did an on-location report on the Canadian Music Week in Toronto for The Naked News, she interviews Andre Williams, who is not naked, and some other guy named "Brad", who was naked. Since the caption for the band that this "Brad" fellow plays in was obscured by the video compression artifacts, it took quite a bit of internet research on my part but I was able to determine that it is Brad Lacell of the Toronto/Sault Ste. Marie Ontario band Inner City Surfers. Anywho, we see Brad's fine ass during the performance, unfortunately his bass guitar covers his dick. Not to worry, he looses the guitar when Lily interviews him, and we get to see that his boasts about being well hung are quite true indeed. Bravo Brad!
Oh, and if you're interested in this,
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627 Allium fistulosumCommon Names: scallion, green onion, bunching onion, ciboule Family: Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis Family)
Green onions to the cook, scallions at the super market, Welsh onions in England, ciboule in France, or bunching onions in most books, they all refer to Allium fistulosum, a very distinctive member of the onion family. Bunching onions form perennial evergreen clumps up to 1 ft (0.3 m) in diameter and about 2 ft (0.6 m) tall. The leaves are hollow and tube-like, inflated their entire length. The bulbs are elongate and not much thicker than the stem. After a cold spell, bunching onions send up hollow stalks topped with little greenish flowers in round umbels (clusters with all the flower stems arising from the same point), that are 1-3 in (2.5-7.6 cm) in diameter.
There are many cultivars, including some with red skins ('Santa Clause', 'Red Beard'); some with shorter, thicker stalks ('Shimonita'); some with larger bulbs ('Yoshima'); and some that are exceptionally cold-hardy, such as 'White Lisbon', 'Evergreen White Bunching' and 'Winter Over'. It is not unusual to harvest these under the snow. Bunching onions also have been hybridized with other Allium species, especially the common bulbing onion, A. cepa. These hybrids are sterile, and must be propagated by division of side shoots. 'Beltsville Bunching' is one such hybrid, noteworthy for its tolerance to hot and dry weather.
The bunching onion, Allium fistulosum, was developed in Asia from a wild relative, possibly Allium altaicum, which occurs in NW China and neighboring Kazakhstan. It was brought to Europe in the 17th century.
CultureBunching onions are fast growing and very easy to grow. They are the perfect vegetable for the young "seedling" gardener. Light: Does best in full sun, but quite well in partial shade, too. Moisture: Regular garden watering for best growth, especially in the summer, but bunching onions can tolerate drought. Hardiness: USDA Zones 6 - 9. This is a perennial and one of the few vegetables that can be harvested all year long. Bunching onions are grown as annuals in colder climates. Propagation: Bunching onions can be grown from seeds, but once you have them established, all you have to do is divide them to make more plants. When you need some green onions, use a trowel to loosen the soil around a clump, lift the clump, take out what you need, and put the rest back in the ground. If you want to start another clump, just reset one of the individual side shoots in its new location. Plant it deep, so more of the lower stem will be blanched. I've had the same clone of bunching onions in my vegetable garden now for more than 8 years. They've been moved around a lot, but they keep on producing
Bunching onions are used extensively in oriental stir fries. They also are used raw in salads, as a garnish, and as a substitute for chives (Allium schoenoprasum) or leeks (Allium ampeloprasum, Porrum Group) . We like to serve an appetizer plate of scallions and other raw veggies such as radishes (Raphanus sativus ), celery, kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes), carrots (Daucus carota var. sativus), and broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) with a creamy dip or just some salt. Every vegetable garden should have a perennial scallion patch. Some gardeners like to plant bunching onions in rows along the edges of other vegetable crops.
Spring onions are small and immature bulbing onions (Allium cepa, Cepa Group), and are used in place of bunching onions. The name, green onions, can refer to either bunching onions or immature bulbing onions. The term scallion is used for bunching onions and also sometimes for shallots (a.k.a. multiplier onions, A. cepa, Aggregatum Group), which are a type of bulbing onion grown for their small garlic-like brownish bulbs, as well as for their leaves which are similar to those of bunching onion. The common name, Welsh onion, is derived from the German, "Walsch", which means foreign, and has nothing at all to do with Wales.
Some authorities place the onions, garlics, leeks and their relatives in a family of their own, the Alliaceae, and others put them in the lily family, the Liliaceae. There are about 400 species in the genus Allium, including some magnificent ornamentals (like the giant onion, Allium giganteum!)
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In celebration of the upcoming Academy Awards, The Chatham Film Club is screening four classic films in the upcoming Hooray for Hollywood mini-film festival. This is a rare opportunity to see these classic films on the big screen, two films will be screened each day, on Saturday, February 14th & Sunday, February 15th, starting with The Bad and The Beautiful AT 1 PM. A 1952 MGM film about an unscrupulous film producer who alienates everyone around him, the film received 5 Academy nominations and stars Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner.
On Saturday at 4PM, The Player, a cutting satire directed by Robert Altman in 1992. Tim Robbins plays a Hollywood studio executive who murders an aspiring screenwriter. On Sunday, February 15th, 1PM, is Sunset Boulevard, the 1950 film noir, directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden, it is often cited as one of the greatest films of American cinema. Singin' in the Rain (1952), at 4PM, will be the final screening in this series. This all-time favorite was directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donan and stars Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.
In addition to the screenings, audience members will be encouraged to fill out Chatham Film Club's Oscar Ballots, giving their best guess on the Academy Award winners this year. Winning ballots with the most correct guesses will be given movie passes to the Crandell Theatre in Chatham, NY.
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Kroot spoke to Women and Hollywood about Takei's "singular personality;" George and Brad's intense, "functional-dysfunctional" marriage; and how she got her subjects to agree to her "documentary with a romantic-comedy twist."
To Be Takei will be released in theaters and via VOD on August 22.
WaH: Give us your description of the film.
To Be Takei is a documentary portrait of the actor and activist, George Takei. Takei is most well known for his role as Sulu on the original Star Trek, but at age 77 he's reinvented himself as an LGBT civil-rights activist and social-media phenomenon. Even as an activist, George doesn't take himself too seriously, and because of this attitude, the film can explore a very broad range of topics, from George's experience as a child imprisoned by US internment camps to his 20-year friendship with shock jock Howard Stern, and everything in between!
The film also follows George's present-day, charmingly functional-dysfunctional relationship with his husband and business manager Brad. It's a documentary with a romantic-comedy twist! The film also includes never-before-seen Star Trek gossip!
WaH: What made you interested in doing a documentary on George Takei?
I really admire that George has faced a range of obstacles (internment, discrimination against Asian American actors, being "closeted" for most of his career) throughout his life and that he's remained relentlessly optimistic. I also appreciate his ability to come across as professorial or completely outrageous, funny and politically incorrect.
He's a singular personality! He's very opinionated about politics, but charms people so much that he doesn't seem divisive. That's very rare. I wanted to explore what makes him this way, and also connect the dots in his unique story. And I'm a Star Trek fan!
WaH: Did you have a certain vision of the film at the beginning that had to evolve as filming continued?
I tried to be open to following George (and his husband Brad) and I tried not to anticipate what would happen. This can be scary, because I'm a control freak (probably like most filmmakers), but it's also very freeing to let go of expectations. I enjoyed "discovering" George and Brad's wonderful relationship and letting it "play out" in our footage. Their dynamic make them very accessible.
This was a complex puzzle to edit, because of all of the themes, but it was incredibly satisfying to watch it come together and now to see audiences respond. I knew I had to have a great editor, so I followed Bill Weber around for a couple years trying to entice him with the footage, and it worked!
WaH: Was it easy to get George and his husband Brad to agree to participate?
It was relatively easy, but mostly because they enjoyed my previous film, It Came From Kuchar. It took several months of talking with them about my vision of the film. I'm not sure that they followed my vision when I tried to explain it, but we shared a lot of the same values and enjoyed a lot of the same films and our personalities clicked.
I don't blame them for taking a while to commit. It's a big decision. I'm forever grateful that they trusted me with their story.
WaH: What was the most unanticipated thing that you learned about the couple?
The Takeis are EXTREMELY close! They spend 24 hours a day together. They work together, they eat together, they travel together, and it seems like they sleep together too. We all know George Takei from the media, but what we don't realize is we're also seeing Brad in the George Takei brand.
WaH: What was the biggest challenge in making the film?
Fundraising was tough. We did receive a number of grants from foundations, but my experience is that most foundations that fund documentaries these days consider themes about popular culture to be frivolous.
I think that documentaries about art and culture are just as important as films about human rights, and in the case of this film, there are multiple political/social issues, so I was confused when foundations said they didn't want to fund this film because it was a Star Trek film. It's ridiculous to categorize it that way.
WaH: What do you want people to think about as they are leaving the theatre?
I hope that audiences will fall in love with the Takeis' marriage. I hope that they'll recognize and relate to the Takeis' dynamic whether they are straight or gay. I also hope that audiences will have the unique experience of finding a film that's educational about the internment of Japanese Americans to be fun and entertaining. I know you only asked for one thing, but here's a third thing — I hope that we can learn from George Takei the ability to laugh at ourselves.
WaH: What advice do you have for other filmmakers?
Only make a film (documentary, narrative, or experimental) if you are OBSESSED with it! Otherwise it's just too hard and not worth it. Also, don't try to film your movie on your iPhone. Use high-quality cameras and real sound gear. There's a weird mythology that consumer equipment is good enough these days to make films. Unless you're a true underground filmmaker, I suggest professional equipment. Last thing, filmmaking is almost always a team effort, so it's best to be able to listen and to be diplomatic. It's probably best for the ego to have these skills too.
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Themed Novelty Cakes
It is so much fun to bake and decorate a themed cake. There are so many different cake toppers, ribbons, candies, the list is endless. If you wanted to make a princess cake, Minnie Mouse cake or even attempt to make baby shower cakes, it is all a lot easier today with all the beautiful pictures out there. Try being unique and use something out of the ordinary, like a ball of tulle for a little girl's ballet inspired cake. Get creative and have fun!


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Life and Paintings of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525 – 1569)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder [ c. 1525 – 9 September 1569) was a Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so called genre painting). He is sometimes referred to as the "Peasant Bruegel" to distinguish him from other members of the Brueghel dynasty, but he is also the one generally meant when the context does not make clear which Brueghel is being referred to. From 1559 he dropped the 'h' from his name and signed his paintings as Bruegel.
Movements: Renaissance, Naturalism
According to some sources he was born in Breugel near the (now Dutch) town of Breda. There are however also records that he was born in Breda, and there is some uncertainty whether the (now Belgian) town of Bree, called Breda in Latin, is meant.
He was an apprentice of Pieter Coecke van Aelst, whose daughter Mayken he later married. He spent some time in France and Italy, and then went to Antwerp, where in 1551 he was accepted as a master in the painter's guild. He traveled to Italy soon after, and then returned to Antwerp before settling in Brussels permanently 10 years later.
He received the nickname 'Peasant Bruegel' or 'Bruegel the Peasant' for his alleged practice of dressing up like a peasant in order to mingle at weddings and other celebrations, thereby gaining inspiration and authentic details for his genre paintings. He died in Brussels on 9 September 1569 and was buried in the Kapellekerk. He was the father of Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Both became painters, but as they were very young children when their father died, it is believed neither received any training from him. According to Carel van Mander, it is likely that they were instructed by their grandmother Mayken Verhulst van Aelst, who was also an artist.
In Bruegel's later years he painted in a simpler style than the Italianate art that prevailed in his time. The most obvious influence on his art is the older Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch, particularly in Bruegel's early "demonological" paintings such as The Triumph of Death and Dulle Griet (Mad Meg). It was in nature, however, that he found his greatest inspiration as he is identified as being a master of landscapes. It was in these landscapes that Bruegel created a story, seeming to combine several scenes in one painting. Such works can be seen in The Fall of the Rebel Angels and the previously mentioned The Triumph of Death.
Bruegel specialized in genre paintings populated by peasants, often with a large landscape element, but also painted religious works. Making the life and manners of peasants the main focus of a work was rare in painting in Brueghel's time, and he was a pioneer of the Netherlandish genre painting. His earthy, unsentimental but vivid depiction of the rituals of village life—including agriculture, hunts, meals, festivals, dances, and games—are unique windows on a vanished folk culture and a prime source of iconographic evidence about both physical and social aspects of 16th century life. For example, the painting Netherlandish Proverbs illustrates dozens of then-contemporary aphorisms (many of them still in use in current Dutch or Flemish), and Children's Games shows the variety of amusements enjoyed by young people. His winter landscapes of 1565 (e.g. Hunters in the Snow) are taken as corroborative evidence of the severity of winters during the Little Ice Age.
Using abundant spirit and comic power, he created some of the early images of acute social protest in art history. Examples include paintings such as The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (a satire of the conflicts of the Reformation) and engravings like The Ass in the School and Strongboxes Battling Piggybanks. On his deathbed he reportedly ordered his wife to burn the most subversive of his drawings to protect his family from political persecution.
Let's now enjoy some of his most celebrated works!
His painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus is the subject of the 1938 poem "Musée des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden, and also of a 1960 poem by William Carlos Williams that also uses Bruegel's title.
Russian film director Andrei Tarkovksy referenced Bruegel's paintings in his films several times, notably in Solaris (1972) and The Mirror (1975).
His 1564 painting The Procession to Calvary inspired the 2011 Polish-Swedish film co-production The Mill and the Cross, in which Bruegel is played by Rutger Hauer.
It is believed that his painting Hunters in the Snow influenced the classic short story with the same title written by Tobias Wolff and featured in In the Garden of the North American Martyrs.
Hope you enjoyed the article as much as i did compiling the info and the images! See you next time!
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Sponsorship media kits are available for viewing online upon request. To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, or to review the online media kits, contact NBAA at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, the world's largest civil aviation trade show, provides maximum exposure for your company in front of more than 25,000 members of the business aviation community. Learn more about NBAA's convention.
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New Appointment at Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
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Hyatt Regency Santa Clara General Manager Dania Duke announced that Marianne Milton has just been appointed as the hotel's new Associate Director of Sales.
Most recently the Director of Sales & Marketing for the Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf, Milton was born and raised in Denmark. After she finished her term with Hoejere Handelseksamen (Higher Business Education), Milton came to the United States in 1987 to travel around the country after a two-year apprenticeship at Lion Ferry A/S, a company specializing in transporting passengers, cars and trucks across the Kattegat Ocean (between Denmark and Sweden).
Milton's original plan was to return to Denmark, but Milton landed a job with Hyatt Hotels 25 years ago, first as a front desk agent, then working her way into sales. Milton has held several management positions for such properties as the Grand Hyatt San Francisco; Hyatt Rickey's in Palo Alto; and the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.
In order to further round out her experience, Marianne had a brief hiatus from Hyatt Hotels when she went to work for a tradeshow company as a venue planning manager, focusing on selecting venues and negotiating contracts.
Marianne resides in San Mateo with her husband and daughter.


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Friday, October 30, 2015
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Great Green Expectations
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Monday, October 26, 2015
Boots and Books and Boots and Books
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My daily crack , natural life booster!
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Do you ever wonder about the lives you touch as you go about your day-to-day routine? It occurs to this ordinary lady that we touch and are touched by a variety of people throughout our lives. Some help us be better, stronger people, while others try to tear us down. I would like to think that those lives that I have touched are the better for it. That sounds very arrogant. OK, so it not only sounds arrogant, it is pretty arrogant. <grin>
In all seriousness, I do not want to ever be the person who tears others down. Making someone else feel bad about themselves does not make me feel good. It does not gain me anything, at all. Yet, there have been people in my life who have attacked me (with the intent to tear me down) as if the process is going to make them that much prettier, happier, or whatever. It is just wrong and hate to tell you, it does not make you a better person. Just saying!
Recently, I was introduced to a woman, Ashley, who has touched my life and made it so much better. I have never met her face to face and not sure if we will ever get the opportunity to be in the same room (we live in different parts of the country). I hope we do have that opportunity, but being so far apart has not lessened the impact this wonderful woman has had on my life. She is a strong woman, mother, wife, business owner, and friend. She is the type of woman that some will love to hate, and others will flock to, confident, happy, sexy and happy to make others feel the same.
Ashley and her best friend April are the type of wonderful people that makes me feel better in my own skin. The two are always saying things that are so profoundly true. Beautiful women who are happy and confident in their own skin who help other women feel sexy, happy, and confident in themselves as well. Even better to me, they are both real about their body types, and are not twiglets! I know I have said before that I have a very negative self-image (working on it!) both of these ladies make it so much better! Love them.
So the following is a snippet from Ashley in a conversation that I found very inspiring. The conversation was about how once we become a mom people expect us to conform to the "mom ideal" (which is nonsense folks be who you are!):
Losing who you are is what makes you a resentful, bitter, crabby, grumpy mommy. My kids LOVE my wild hair, my tattoos, my funky clothes, my business drive, and my otherness! They find me much more enjoyable to be around when I remember to put myself on the "important too" list!!
Ladies, loving your sweet kiddos the very best means loving YOU too!!!!
The first lesson we teach our kids is how to be comfortable in their own skin! Accomplish that and you my sweet friend are a good mama!
–Ashley B
I love these very real conversations with a wonderful woman who makes me feel better about myself. There were times when my younger self seriously believed that I had to conform to that "norm" for wife, mother, lady, blah blah blah. Losing myself was so easy and hurt more than I could have ever imagined. Let me be clear – it was not my husband (or any man) who pushed these "social norms" at me. In fact, my hubby likes me better when I am happy! Which means he likes me better when I am myself! Nope, it was me, letting those women around me put me down and make me feel bad about myself or about my ability to parent. My own insecurities drove me. I would like to think I am wiser now. I do know that we all need to be exactly who we are, who makes us the happiest. So if that is a mom in the 1950's fashion more power to you! But don't judge, harass, or be negative to those who have chosen not to conform to that model! Try to be a positive on the lives of those you touch.


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Wine of the Week: 2012 Scacciadiavoli Grechetto Umbria IGT, Italy
"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever." – Aristophanes
In a conversation about the wines of
Italy, most folks immediately think of Tuscany, the famous
wines of Brunello and the lesser known but still very much appreciated Chianti's. But if the truth was known, Italy is a
seemingly bottomless barrel of wine varietals. You could easily spend a
lifetime attempting to give them all a swirl and still have a few left; with
over 800 different varietals which have been identified.
And just south of
is another fantastic growing region, called Umbria. In today's wine of the week we are
going to examine one of my favorite grapes from this region. It is a grape which I
think is one of the better grapes Italian winemakers have perfected, it's
called Grechetto Bianco or just Grechetto for short. And it's been in Umbria so long, growing so amazingly well, that has forgotten its roots in Greece.
I would invite you to check out the Scacciadiavoli website, where you're sure to find many more interesting facts. Like the ominous story behind the name, one which may have you wondering which wines do work best for casting out unwanted spirits?
I know many vino-sapiens gravitate toward
Italy's red wines [who can blame them] but the
white wines from Umbria
are quite good as well. There are also a few other tasty varietals from this
region as well, all are known for their versatility, either being both a
food/wine pairing champ or simply for enjoying with friends and family while
hanging poolside.
Now onto the tasting note portion of the review: I found the nose brimming with fruit, brilliant apricots, a whiff of almonds, with some floral notes stirred into the mix. The color is hued in gold, leaning toward straw. After the first slurp, bam, lemon/lime, apricots and white-flowers floating on a canvas of rich, round flavors, but with a nice slap of acidity to keep you coming back for more. My score an easy 87 points and makes a great food wine that easily will pair with a majority of appetizers.
In my opinion, this is quintessential white grape of the
Umbria. A wine that
sells for about $8 Euros most place is starting to come ashore in the U.S
selling in the $15 - $18 range. I highly recommend this wine for everyday
drinking and again award it 87 points. So what are you waiting for; grab yourself
some of the Umbrian experience for yourself, to see what I'm talking about. Until next time folks, please remember to sip long and prosper cheers!
Full Disclosure: This wine was sent as a sample for the review process.


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Maury was born on January 14, 1949 in Trenton, New Jersey, the second of eight children of Maurice and Margaret Muehleisen. He took piano lessons from the age of nine, mastering the classics and more. Picking up the guitar at age seventeen, he taught himself and excelled. By the time he was twenty, Maury had a recording contract and a Capitol Records LP - Gingerbreadd - eleven original works by Maury, produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West.
Even though his album and the promotion of it was not very successful, he was lucky enough to be given an opportunity to share his musical talent with the world through his friendship with Jim Croce, as Jim's lead guitarist. And Jim would have been the first to say that he was lucky to share his spot in the limelight with Maury. For it was this gifted combination that created Jim's three ABC albums - You Don't Mess Around With Jim, Life and Times, and I Got A Name in 1972 and 1973.
Maury's life came to a tragic end at age 24 on September 20, 1973, killed in an airplane crash along with Jim Croce, Jim's road manager Dennis Rast, his booking agent Ken Cortese, the opening act comedian George Stevens, and the pilot Robert Newton Elliott.
Maury's short-lived career with Jim has been rewarded with three gold albums, two gold singles, and global attention in the years since his death. Yet, in those years, his family, friends, and fans have always remembered the young man who maintained unwavering pride in his name and his birthplace, a young man who just wanted to sing for people and asked only for a smile in return.


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When Harvey Nichols invited me down to their Supper Club with Madeleine Shaw I jumped at the opportunity. Having followed her on Social Media for a while I'd actually planned on getting her book, Get The Glow, that day. I waited, of course, so that I could get it signed by her on the night, and what a night it was.
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Sunday, 17 May 2015
The Alchemist
As my days in Leeds are numbered, (waah) I've been revisiting lots of my favourite places to eat and drink and thought it was only fitting to try and share as many as I can on here. I love the Alchemist. I love Living Ventures restaurants/bars in general. In first year my friend Jo worked for them, so received 50% discount on food at all of the brands. Needless to say, we were regulars for lunch at the Alchemist. We visit less now as it's more expensive for us, but I'm always visiting for cocktails.
After a stressful day at Uni we needed a wind down so perched ourselves on a table on the balcony in the sun, ordering some amazing cocktails and the most amazing food. I got the Hot and Cold Expresso Tini, and you can tell from the photos that it was amazing. I love expresso martinis and this was by far one of the best I've tried, plus there's all the exciting dry ice, so I'd definitely recommend it!
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Monday, 11 May 2015
A Lush Haul - The City Girls Treats
I'm a huge lover of LUSH, I always have a box of bath bombs to choose from and adore the "Big" shampoo. I've not ventured far into their other products, I once bought a fresh face mask but I was so rubbish and remembering to put it back in the fridge it didn't last too long, but I've really been wanting to try some more of their products, so I was absolutely over the moon when they were at The City Girls event that I mentioned in my previous outfit post. I got my hands dirty making my own Cleanser and learnt all about their new shampoo bars which are reallyyyyy exciting!
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Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Khaki and Fringe
A couple of weekends ago I attended The City Girls event in Sheffield (keep tuned for multiple posts of the amazing goodies we received). It was a brilliant event and I got to meet lots of new faces, and catch up with some old ones too. Lorna and Holly (the organisers) were really friendly and they had some BRILLIANT brands on board, I got my eyebrows done by Benefit, my
boobies measured by Panache, to browse the amazing collections that Second Thread stock and even got to make my own Face Mask with Lush! Me and some of the girls lugged our heavy bags of treats back to Sheffield station, stopping half the way to take some outfit snaps, and giving in and getting a taxi shortly after, Whoops!
Also a huge thank you to the lovely Laura from Fashion, Eats and Treats for these snaps!
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Release: St. Louis Bi-Weekly Reserves and Monetary Base
This series has been reconstructed starting July 14, 2003. For further information, please refer to https://files.stlouisfed.org/research/publications/review/03/09/Anderson.pdf. Historical data and components are available at https://files.stlouisfed.org/research/publications/review/03/09/0309ra.xls.
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An entry level job on an oil rig starts with the roustabout position, which simply requires a basic high school education, a willingness to learn and the ability to follow instructions. However, employers prefer skilled workers with an aptitude for working with metal, mechanics and tools. Roustabouts also need to be physically fit in order to withstand long shifts of manual labor in inhospitable work environments both on and offshore.Continue Reading
Roustabouts perform routine work related to cleaning, general maintenance, loading and unloading operations, and providing assistance to the drill floor crew. They also ensure that rig safety procedures are in place and followed and respond to well control and emergency situations. They work in shifts 24 hours a day, sometimes under environmental extremes ranging from winters in the arctic to summers in the desert to sea storms and hurricanes.
There are about 60,000 roustabouts in the United States, with a majority working in Wyoming. In 2011, the average salary of a roustabout was $32,123, according to CareerCast.com. Roughnecks, which are a rank higher than roustabouts, earned approximately $60,000, depending on skill and experience. CareerCast.com named roustabout as the worst job of 2011, and projected a poor employment outlook for the profession, as the oil industry increasingly automates most of the routine work.Learn more about Career Aspirations


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You work too hard and don't get paid enough! Seriously, studies have shown that most women believe hard work and long hours will help them advance but guess what, that's not the way to get ahead. Men have always understood that it's often not what you know, but who you know that helps you to get the jobs or promotions you want. Plus men generally have no problem tooting their own horns and asking for assistance when they need it (I'm not talking about directions!), while we women tend to try and do the whole job on our own and think that our hard work and super woman skills should speak for themselves.
You work too hard and don't get paid enough . . . that's not the way to get ahead.
No matter what we do in life or who we are, the quality of our relationships can predict our happiness, and those connections can also predict our success! Like many women, I'm very guilty of hiding my light under a barrel – instead of "Hi, I'm Denise, work at home mom" I should be leading with "Hi, I'm Denise, MBA, CEO and supermom of six year old quadruplets and a seven year old".
I tend to keep my successes to myself and usually find it hard to ask others for help or to delegate tasks. I've learned over the years though, that my best successes and favorite opportunities have come from the relationships I've built through helping others. I'm passionate about sharing my knowledge and assisting other women business owners wherever possible and the friendships that I've built have been very important to my career.
While the Internet has opened up the world to those with a connection and leveled the playing field for small and women owned businesses, it also makes the world a little smaller and it's now more important than ever that we don't burn any bridges and we nurture positive relationships online as well as offline. Did you know that an estimated 70% of jobs are never advertised? Many businesses prefer to hire on recommendation so our relationships with others and our social network can bring us 'word of mouth' success that our hidden skills never will.
WOMinfo was created to give women a voice and a forum for asking for the advice, guidance or assistance that they need to succeed in their businesses and careers. We're all about providing you with the resources and connections you need to advance and to be successful and independent. Come join us, toot your own horn, and lend your wisdom to someone else who could use it, your generosity will no doubt be much appreciated and not forgotten.


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In a moment of weakness I agreed to have a stall at my boys' school car boot sale. The forecast is thunderstorms so I am not expecting a huge turnout and of those that do make it I am not sure how many people are interested in buying any of my old card stock, inks pads, stamp sets etc but as I have just taken possession of a few new bits and pieces which I borrowed the money to purchase so now I need to get the money back!!
So this afternoon has been spent sorting through, pricing up, folding ribbon etc, hopefully I'll at least cover my stall costs!


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For people who live in and around Azle, patience has to be wearing thin.
Since November, Azle and Reno have endured a spate of seismic activity believed to be related to 11 wastewater disposal wells used to get rid of wastes from gas drilling's hydraulic fracturing process, known as fracking.
The three-member Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry in Texas and granted the permits for the injection wells, thus far has failed to conclude there is a nexus between the wells and a recent series of small quakes that have rumbled with regularity throughout the region.
Star-Telegram reporter Jim Fuquay, reporting on a public hearing about the Azle earthquakes in January, wrote that Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman was equivocal, noting that reduced injections at the wells closest to the quake epicenters suggested that the wells were "maybe not the most likely culprits."
A number of national studies have established a link between earthquakes and underground injection wells.
In Colorado, the state's regulator requires a seismic review before granting a permit to dig a disposal well.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich suspended use of several wells after seismometers installed by the state's regulatory agency pinpointed a 2011 earthquake's focus several thousand feet beneath an injection well.
Similarly, the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission permanently closed four wells in 2011 linked to seismic activity.
In Texas, the commission's official response since the January meeting has been less robust.
It has ordered inspections of wells, has agreed to hire a seismologist and is working with Southern Methodist University, which has installed several seismic monitors in the area, to more precisely pinpoint the quakes' locations.
These steps are important. But it will take time for the studies to produce the kind of data the Railroad Commission requires before taking the kind of action we have seen in other states.
This month, commission spokeswoman Ramona Nye said hiring a seismologist will "allow the Commission to strengthen its ability to follow new research, as well as coordinate an exchange of factual, scientific information with the research community."
If that's what it takes, the commission should get the seismologist on board quickly.
Frustrated Azle-area residents deserve relief sooner rather than later.


text: DigitalSeattle Still Struggling to Get Its Architecture Interesting AgainBy Steve Delahoyde|November 5, 2008ShareBy Steve Delahoyde|November 5, 2008ShareIt looks like Seattle is still trying to turn things around in its quest to have better architecture. In recent times, first there was the report from the American Institute of Architects near the end of last year that shamed the city for having very few interesting and/or creative buildings, which even the local press agreed with (though the cabbie vote is still very pro-Seattle). But over the summer, things started to look up a bit as Greg Nickels, the city's mayor, decided that someone ought to make a rule within the city limits to ban ugly buildings. Now the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has offered a rundown on recent creative and/or interesting projects that have popped up and has issued a "be careful what you wish for" warning by showing how a lot of these new creations haven't exactly passed muster. With a few exceptions, the paper call out the number of buildings that are largely just "an effort to jazz up what's basically a box," and demands that the city lighten up and start pushing itself harder to make it stand-out, for as the old saying goes, "One Space Needle does not an architecturally strong city make." Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kdSWhq copy Adweek Adweek