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Ezequiel Lebed played a Spin & Go US $ 360K ... and lost
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Ezequiel "PaniicShow" Lebed opened the room soft red itchy and when you log in bare recalled that he had stuck a few days ago. When you open the cashier, just $ tenia10 had in his own and had to choose between cash sitting down to play, opening a SNG it would take more than an hour or a spin & Go play.
It was recorded in one of seven US dollars and became fifteen. Good start, but he wanted more. It was at fifteen and abracadabra, were thirty treinta.Los became U $ 120 and with that was recorded in one of cien.El Spin started and Lebed was still stunned. I did not know what was happening. I was playing
, he had 500 chips and their rivals, "PSCPRODIGY" and "Hartor" too. Nicks him rattled, but when he realized he was playing for a prize of $ 300,000 his mind went blank.
The situation was not easy. They had just spent 42 seconds of HyperTurbo and Argentine knew he faced before two monsters that widely exceeded from the technical and tactical. The strategy was clear: they had to flirt. Ezequiel past few hands raised and nailed Q 4. To his surprise, "Hartor" he dropped call and dominating with Q 5. The flop came AK 10 and everything was on track for the chop, but when the turn and river brought the 2 March Lebed looked like a ghost in the hands derrota.Pocas "PSCPRODIGY", known in real life as Patrick Crivell, creditor became after the US $ 300,000.
Argentina closed your computer, but not before giving another look at your cash now showed a balance of US $ 30,023
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I've played more than 3200 Spin & Go and never touched me one that multiply by 3000, must be very lucky for that to happen.
What a shame that this guy lost his chance, saw the repetition of the tournament and played very badly, they had to be nerves betrayed him with so much emotion.
He was given the possibility to change their stars definitely ...
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he had 120$ BR and went to play 100$ spin O.o stupid, but very lucky... 30k is impressive amount of money
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i am about to jump out of the balcony
so this guy had only 120$ and just like that decide to play one 100$ spin n go
and he hits the jackpot for 300,000 $ and he didn't realize at first that he was playing for that
and he looked at Q-4 and said ' what a great hand , i better push all my chips ' while a life changing amount of money is at risk
he doesn't deserve that 30 thousands
PS : you said that the board comes A K 10 2 2 , that means Q5 and Q4 would split the pot .. but i guess you meant A K 10 2 3
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What a great story. As for the idea of having $120 and playing a game for $100, I do not see the problem, when after all, if I read it correctly, he started with just $10. I have occasionally played with an amount, and whatever I won, I played that again to a point where I either gave up as satisfied with my credit or I had lost. Don't think of it as losing $100, but think of it as overall making $10.
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He chose a good day when he decided he was going to play
and just gamble his winnings,I think Spin and Goes are a big gamble and if you want the big money you have to take the risks.Not great bankroll management but it definitely worked this time.
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haha yeah he was being stupid, if you have some tight bankroll do not play outside your limits , there are lots of reasons, like you will be scare money, you will bust when you lose and will not be able to get it back , also variance in short term can destroy you, anyway good luck guys do not do like this guy if you dont have the money lol, peace out going to watch some football matches soon and place some bets , anyone got some good bets?
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what a great, wonderful and exceptionally epic story you shared there fellow mobbit/mobster from Argentina. it sure takes "some" luck when you hit the $100 spin and go's with as huge bankroll as $120, furthermore after a few mins to turn it into $30K, sure $300K was lurking around, but stilll a great night...
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Last Saturday I showed you an Egyptian goose with goslings that I photographed in the Vondel Park in Amsterdam and today this is another one of the geese I saw in a different area of the park.
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The wings are beautiful!!ReplyDelete
Wow, Margaret. Amazing photos of this Egyptian Goose. Thanks for sharing. Hope you're enjoying your summer! JoReplyDelete
A very different bird. Thank you.ReplyDelete
These geese are beautiful. Great photos of Margaret.
Greetings from Poland.
This goose did not mind posing for some intimate portraits. Very nicely photographed.ReplyDelete
Oh! It looks like this goose has beautiful wing patterns.ReplyDelete
Great photos of a very colorful bird!ReplyDelete
Such a striking goose! Nice captures!ReplyDelete
this goose has beautiful coloring.ReplyDelete
Hello!:) Nice captures Margaret!:)ReplyDelete
They really are beautiful, Marilyn! I posted about these this week, too! Small world!ReplyDelete
Oops, I miss typed, Margaret and no way to edit. Please forgive!ReplyDelete
Wonderful detailed shots!ReplyDelete
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Blush bridesmaid dresses ideas give you inspiration to your bridesmaid dresses. Bridesmaid is the important part in wedding ceremony, the bridesmaid help the bride start from the preparing of the wedding until accompany the bride when in the wedding ceremony. The dresses of bridesmaid are usually same from the types until the colors. Blush dresses for bridesmaid make the bridesmaid more light and beautiful when they wear it. Blush is the color which combination between pink, white, and orange colors and it makes it soft color. The color very appropriate for the bridesmaid dresses because the color makes the bridesmaid look cheerful and beautiful. There are two types of blush dresses for bridesmaid, long and short dresses.
Long Blush Bridesmaid Dresses
The long blush dresses for the bridesmaid make the bridesmaid more elegant and beautiful. Long dress is usually used in the indoor wedding party because it hold in a room which decorate with elegant decoration, so the bridesmaid should look elegant also with use the long bridesmaid dresses. The blush color of the dress make the bridesmaid look cheerful and the people who see it will focus on the bride and the bridesmaid. Make sure the bridesmaid use the dress color which appropriate with the bride, the blush color can be used by bridesmaid when the bride use pink and white colors.
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The short blush dresses for bridesmaid make the bridesmaid look more active and cheerful, but still beautiful. The short dresses of bridesmaid make the bridesmaid easier to move everywhere because they should move everywhere to help the bride. The short dress is usually used in the outdoor wedding party because it looks simple and matches for using in the outdoor wedding party. The blush color makes the dress more cheerful and beautiful for the bridesmaid.


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An eviction letter contains the name, badge number, address and telephone number of the serving officer, the court name and county that issues the notice, the index number and title of the order, a brief description and address of the rooms or building complex where a tenant is to be evicted, date of notice and corresponding eviction dates and a boldface statement specifying that the letter is an eviction notice. A notice of eviction also provides pertinent information for military dependents, senior citizens or those who require legal aid, as stated by the New York City Housing Court.Continue Reading
In legal parlance, an eviction letter is commonly referred to as a marshal's notice or a notice of eviction. Before a court issues a warrant of eviction, a notice of eviction is served to the individual to be ousted from a certain premises, either personally or through mail service. The notice serves as sufficient warning for a respondent to act accordingly and take appropriate measures.
A marshal or a sheriff are the serving officers of a notice of eviction. The manner of delivery is specified in the notice, as well the date of notice, which is the same as the date of serving the letter to the respondent or immediately after. The notice also includes instructions on where and how to obtain a stay order from a court, which stops the eviction process upon compliance of certain conditions.Learn more about Law


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Heat 1/2 cup of the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the mushrooms and cook until they start to brown. Make sure not to crowd the pan or the mushrooms will steam instead of searing. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Turn the pan to medium heat and add the remaining 1/2 cup of the olive oil, onions and garlic and saute for about 10 minutes. Add the chicken broth and reduce by half. Add the cream and reduce by half. Add the rest of the ingredients, simmer for 10 minutes and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Pour mixture into a fondue pot. Surround with the seared mushrooms. Dip the mushrooms into the mixture. Serve immediately.
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Janet Botes (1984-) is a visual artist based in South Africa. Her work include the creation of land art, installation art, mixed media art, assemblage pieces, watercolour paintings and 'new media' works.
"My passion for ecology coupled with my creative talent is my biggest gift and my most important way to contribute to society, Mother Earth and everything in between. With my feet rooting me to the Earth, my blood flowing as water through my veins, the wind as my breath and the fire of my creativity, I use my impulse to create to share my experiences and perspectives in ways that enrich, inform and inspire. Creating art that honour the sacred in life, in highlighting the beauty & complexity of nature & life while minimizing my ecological footprint. Exploring ways of connecting more deeply to our true nature within the web of life – as a fellow species to others, reliant on the cycles of the Earth, and responsible for conserving biodiversity and assisting the inherent regeneration of our ecosystems.
My mission: Create art that honours the sacredness, cycles and biodiversity of the Earth."
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Opened on 31 July. On show until 5 September 2018
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At my photo course this evening we were asked to go around the CEGEP (a junior college) and take photographs of each other with existing light. I can never resist taking photos of other things I see. This window just needed to be photographed.
Through the Window, originally uploaded by susanvg.
Through the Window, originally uploaded by susanvg.
The CEGEP is partly located in what was once a religious building - the mother house for a sect of nuns. However, most of the interior of the building has been totally stripped of any past architectural details. Florescent lights glare over nondescript hallways which branch out like a maze. Lighting was a challenge for our photographs as was finding backgrounds of interest. Too bad students have to spend their days in such lifeless surroundings.


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China's Economic Relations with Western Europe during Cold War (1952-66)
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Argomento (i):FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"
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The CHINFISI project will explore the PRC economic and commercial relations with European non-Communist countries in the period 1952 – 1966, building upon my previous research on the socialization of economy in the PRC during the 1950s, as well as on my current research on Italian economic relations with China during the 1950s‐60s. The most common thesis held by historians maintain as following: 1) the supremacy of US foreign policy informed the policies carried out by European allies. b) Deng's reforming action is a prerequisit condition for the birth of China's economic and political relations with capitalist countries. c) Economic relations between PRC and western non-communist countries started only after 1979, after Deng's economic reforms and the normalization of PRC-US relations. On the contrary, a few authors show that PRC's economic relations with Western European countries in the mid-late 1950s and in the 1960s, were already rich and varied.
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Aequare Chocolates gets frequent inquiries as to why we're not organic. It's not because we don't want to be, or don't support organic. It's because we simply can't, for all practical purposes, be organic.
First off, all organic chocolate actually produced here in country is shipped abroad and almost none of it is for sale here. It's shipped abroad directly by its producers because there is a market for it abroad. Consumers in North America and Europe, as well as many other places, have the disposable income that allows them the choice and provides them the ability to choose between organic or conventional products. Here in Ecuador, personal income levels are not high enough and consumption patterns are not adapted to supporting organic products.
Were the local manufacturers of organic chocolate to try and sell organic chocolate here, they'd probably go broke. Most consumers would not see the value in paying a higher price for an organic product. It would have no additional recognized value in the local market and simply would not sell for a higher price. Organic producers would be forced to compete on price alone, and they would lose money.
Since we don't actually make our own chocolate, and don't have the volume needed to have someone process organic beans into chocolate for us locally, we can't make organic chocolate here. We have approached two of the companies that do make certified organic chocolate about purchasing organic couverture from them. One is a large contract manufacturer and simply can't sell us what organic chocolate they produce because the production is for another company's product that is shipped abroad. The other offered to sell us couverture, but at a price that was so high it would be impossible to make money from.
Our main supplier of chocolate, who is also the grower of the beans, uses minimal amounts of pesticides and fertilizers on the cacao plantations he manages. This is the case for most cacao growers in Ecuador; the majority of beans come from small landowners who usually can't even afford pesticides or fertilizers, and cacao is basically a gathering activity from plants that are growing in a semi-wild state on their properties. To become certified organic is a lengthy, costly and complicated process that the majority of growers probably can't afford. In no way do we mean to belittle the value of organic; but the certification process can be more exclusive than inclusive.
You can already see why we can't make organic bars, and for many of the same reasons, organic confections. We can't even get the most important component, the organic chocolate, to start with.
Beyond the chocolate, which is difficult enough to obtain, many other organic ingredients are simply not available in Ecuador. Let's start with sugar. The local manufacturers or organic chocolate temporarily import their organic sugar from abroad. Temporary importation is a very complex, bureaucratic, and costly process. Temporary importation allows the user of the product to avoid paying duties on it by guaranteeing the product is going to be shipped out of the country again within a certain time frame. Since it's only coming into the country as an input for a specific product that is destined for export, no duties are levied on it. This also means that it's not for sale on the open market.
Organic dairy products are non-existent in Ecuador. While for practical purposes many dairy products could be considered "organic" because of the non-industrialized nature of most of the dairy industry here, that's obviously not good enough for consumers in industrialized countries looking for an official seal of approval. So getting organic cream and butter in Ecuador with an internationally recognized organic seal?…forget it.
Then there are other items that go into our products, such as fruit purees, citrus zests, and essential oils, most of which are sourced locally but very few of which are organic, with the exception of the lemongrass oil from Fundación Chankuap used to flavor our lemongrass bars.
So due to costs, volume constraints, regulations, and lack of availability of organic ingredients, it's difficult if not impossible to do organic confections here in Ecuador. Finally, making 100% organic chocolate, as well as confections, is not compatible with our direct trade efforts. But more on direct trade in a later post.
Walking through the supermarket with my camera, I surreptitiously managed to take several shots. I say surreptitiously because management definitely would not approve. If you've read much of this blog before, you already know that most businesses here in Ecuador are highly protective of their information, and that includes pricing and products. Anyone seen gathering such information purposely would be highly suspicious…why, I don't know. Do you?
One food handling practice that constantly pokes me in the eye is the eggs. Eggs are not refrigerated in Ecuador-not ever, not anywhere.
Even on the coast, where temperatures average in the 80s and 90s, you'll find eggs on the supermarket shelf without cooling, eggs in the local store, eggs in the corner market, all just sitting out. And even if you buy eggs from the big producers, who do run egg farms, they still stamp them with dates that are 30 days out! Incredible, and I say it doesn't work. I often get eggs which have 30 days on the "use by" label, and upon cracking them, the yolks immediately break, a sure sign of an egg which is not fresh.
Wines (and liquors) are expensive here and became extremely expensive a few months back, when Correa, Ecuador's president, implemented some draconian import duties on most everything to save the country from running out of hard currency-the dollar, that is. Ecuador was importing far more goods than it was exporting, and so of course the dollars to pay for those imports were leaving the country faster than they were coming in. Once we put this crisis behind us, duties may come down again and some items might, just might, approach reasonable again.
On the other hand, bananas are cheap, and I mean so cheap, they're almost giving them away. As the world's largest exporter of bananas, it should be that way.
And these are high end bananas-you can find them cheaper elsewhere. You can buy pineapples on the roadside for as little as 3 for $1, sometimes less in the growing zones. You'll see bananas, the defective ones, sometimes piled high in the back of a truck or on the side of the road-they're used to feed the cows. However, these are not the Cavendish variety that are exported.
Of course, most of the time the bananas you find are not the blemish-free, spotless, even-colored ones we are accustomed to in the US. All the perfect ones get shipped abroad. I wasn't able to confirm the current price for the 43 pound box of bananas that are the standard for shipping to the US and Europe, of the Cavendish variety, but it seems to be around $5.25 a box, and was recently as high as $11-$12 due to heavy rains in other parts of the world that decimated banana crops.
Plenty of chocolate fills the supermarket shelves, but not a whole lot of it is world-class, nor is much of it consumed here. Caoni has now taken up the majority of shelf-space in the chocolates section, next to Nestle, a few other mass market imports, and other sweets. Caoni has first-class packaging that belies what is to be found inside. It's produced by Tulicorp, a local processor of cacao based in Guayaquil. Hearsay has it that one of the main investors behind it is Pronaca, Ecuador's largest poultry, pork, and general mass food processor.
The rest of the mass market chocolates are either locally produced or imported from Colombia, and most contain vegetable fats and hydrogenated oils but no real cocoa butter. As far as appreciation for chocolate goes, most Ecuadorians think chocolate is chocolate. Per cents mean nothing to most consumers, and where it comes from-who cares? As long as it comes in a pretty package, is cheap, and there's a good amount, most local consumers are happy.
While there is still plenty of basic home cooking going on and the pace of life is much slower here than in the so-called industrialized world, Ecuadorians love their instant soup mixes too. And soup, being part of the daily lunchtime ritual, is a highly popular item. Nestle again dominates the market here, under its Maggi brand of soups and condiments.
Finally, Ecuadorians are very big on cheese and dairy items. Locally made cheeses are abundant and the most popular kinds are fresh cheeses which keep only a few days after being opened and cannot be aged. There is also a Swiss contingent that has been here for decades, that produces a decent Gruyere, among other cheeses. Variety is thin, not the hundreds of regional cheeses like those found in France; there are no more than a dozen or so different types. Imported cheeses are costly as import duties are in place to protect local industry. Almost all dairy products here, especially the fresh ones, have a rich, deep flavor-probably because all the cattle here is free-roaming and grass-fed.
Cream and milk is most commonly purchased in UHT boxes; Nestle also seems to have major control over this sector. Fresh milk and cream can be spotty in quality; because Ecuador's dairy cattle are almost purely grass fed, flavor and fat content tend to vary depending on the time of year. Also, fresh products are not homogenized so you often get fat separation.
Arriba chocolate receives a lot of marketing hype. But what is it, where does it come from, and is what you're getting really Arriba chocolate?
In the strictest sense, Arriba chocolate is produced from cacao in the upriver areas of the Guayas River in the lowland provinces of Ecuador. This would include areas in the province of Guayas, Bolivar, part of Cotopaxi, and Los Rios provinces (where the upper reaches of and tributaries to the Guayas River extend), in the strictest sense.
Legend has it that a Swiss chocolatier in the 19th century, while navigating along the Guayas River, encountered men bringing down freshly harvested cacao. Upon smelling it, he asked where it came from, and they responded "de rio arriba" or upriver. Since then, this variety of fine aroma cacao has been known as Arriba. Arriba is perhaps ultimately a type of terroir label for beans grown in the region of Ecuador upriver from the Guayas River and the chocolate made from those beans, with a specific flavor profile often characterized as having a distinct floral aroma. Climate, amount of sunshine and shade, soil composition, ripening, time of harvest, and bean fermentation are all factors that may contribute to the unique Arriba flavor profile.
If a denomination of origin were to be established based on the legend, then only cacao-and the chocolate produced from such cacao-from this area could truly be called Arriba. Nonetheless, there are a number of companies and brands that sell their products with the fashionable label Arriba. Because Ecuador is a major producer of fine flavor and aroma cocoa (as opposed to bulk cocoa used by most of the world's lasrge chocolate manufacturers), the label implies the chocolate is made from fine flavor and aroma beans. And though much chocolate labeled Arriba may come in part from the Los Rios, Guayas, and other regions upriver of the Guayas river, technically the home of Arriba cocoa, much of it may also come from other provinces of Ecuador. These provinces may include Esmeraldas, Manabí, Napo, Orellana, Santo Domingo, Sucumbíos, and others. Beans from these areas are not known for, and never have been recognized for having the distinct Arriba flavor profile.
Another distinction often not mentioned regarding chocolates labeled Arriba is the actual variety of beans the chocolate is produced from. In Ecuador, there are two main varieties of beans, Nacional and CCN-51. Genetically, Nacional is considered a Forastero bean. However, Nacional grows only in Ecuador and alleged attempts to grow it in other regions have not produced the same flavor profiles. CCN-51 is an acronym for Collecion Castro Nacional, or according to others Collection Castro Naranjal. Carlos Castro, a well-known cacao breeder in Ecuador, created the hybrid of a Trinitario and Nacional and it was number 51 of his experiments. CCN-51 is a higher yielding, more disease resistant variety of cacao than Nacional. It is also sometimes called "Don Homero" variety. While both varieties of beans can produce quality chocolate, only Nacional beans were grown historically in the country, and the historical precedent for the Arriba flavor profile is based on Nacional beans, not CCN-51. Nonetheless, many of the beans leaving Ecuador destined for so-called Arriba chocolate are a mix of CCN-51 and Nacional beans, and these beans may or may not have originated from the original areas that supposedly provide the Arriba flavor profile.
Ultimately, it is difficult, if not impossible, to determine if a chocolate is truly made from pure Nacional beans grown in the Arriba zone-within the area of Ecuador historically known for producing a special flavor profile. With increasing emphasis on traceability and origin, and increasing transparency in the chocolate industry, we may see the availability of true Arriba chocolate increasing.
Empanadas are one of Ecuador's most ubiquitous, and of course popular, foods. You can find them in small shops along most streets, on street corners, and in almost any Ecuadorian restaurant both high and low-budget. Occasionally baked but usually fried-made even better by the use of fresh lard-they come in a variety of flavors.
Sunday we stopped at this little empanada-only shop in San Rafael, a suburban but bustling town just outside of Quito. My mother-in-law had recommended this place; they have two locations, the other is a few miles away in another part of town. All they sell here are empanadas, sodas, and beer. They come in several flavors, but the most common types here are made of plantain dough, which is made with fresh plantains and flour, or with a type of white corn called morocho, filled with just a bit of ground pork and peas.
"Old Country" Empanadas
Ecuadorian Hot Sauce AKA Ají in Spanish.
White empanada on left made of morocho or corn, on right, Chilean style empanada.
Our son Sebastian enjoying his cheese and plantain empanada and a Fanta.
Daily empanada list-corn, chilean style with meat, chicken, napolitan (cheese, tomato, oregano, and salami), cheese, plantain, and mejid-cheese and sugar in plantain dough, a sweet/salty mix.
Inside the shop.
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I bet there's a lot of equipment out there you'd love to have if you like to make chocolates. I know…I know what it's like to crave that shiny immersion blender, those molds with the cool shapes-you can taste the fillings just thinking about it-that warmer that will hold 5, yes 5! whole kilos of melted chocolate. Many of these items have multiple uses and are also handy for making confections such as brittles, fondant, fudge, paté de fruit, and other items; you might as well learn to make these too, since so many of them go well with chocolate.
So here's my list of items for the serious chocolate maker/confectioner. Let's call you the "prosumer" like they do for camera models-you're not a pro just yet, but you'd like to be, and you're serious about making chocolates, though it might only be a seasonal thing. If I had to limit it to ten specific pieces of equipment you need, I'm doing it here. This is not counting the SS bowls, heat proof spatulas, and other basics that are handy to have around the kitchen:
Later I'll be posting on where you can find these items at the best prices.


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( Originally Published 1913 )
The new life with its manifold problems which the French people, suddenly set free from despotic rulers, found engulfing them, demanded new methods of expression, whether the medium were art or literature. Action, feeling, and emotion were required to represent even a small portion of this life on canvas. The founder of the romantic school was Delacroix. The term "romantic" came originally from the Romance language, set over against the Latin. In other words, the classical school had its beginnings in a revival of Greek forms passed down through the medium of the Latin language. This new movement originated not in the Latin but in the Romance countries, and hence was called the romantic movement. The romantic school gave no thought to producing beautiful effects but to portraying action and feeling. It is said that Delacroix restored feeling to the human face. A struggle ensued between the two schools and finally there came forth the third, the so-called Eclectic school, which borrowed the best qualities from both. Delaroche originated this school, and, while it was quite lacking in originality, the paintings produced by its adherents have much to commend them.
The latter portion of the nineteenth century witnessed the progress of the Individualistic School of art, called so for lack of a more characteristic name. The art evolved by the individualistic painters was in many instances a natural outgrowth of earlier schools, but, although aided by the experiences of the past, the later artists developed an individuality denied early classical painters.
Several landscape artists came to prominence, called sometimes the Barbizon school from the fact that they settled for the most part in the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau, near a village called Barbizon. Among them were Corot, Rousseau, Dupre, Diaz, and Millet.
"They gave supremacy to the sky and its influence, and record the delicate changes of the atmosphere until modern landscape becomes `more a painting of air than of earth.' Though all were rebels against a system and were working with similar aims, their work is remarkably individual. Supplying to the French nation expression for poetic feeling, they are truly the French poets of rustic nature, irresistibly attracted to her, though many of them and of their numerous, though less conspicuous, allies were city-bred. But each has his special department of rustic nature. Corot and Jules Dupre are the poets of nature's power to reflect the sentiments of men; Rousseau, the poet of forest scenery; Daubigny, of atmospheric effects-in which, however, all add a strophe of more or less power, and Corot no doubt outsings them all; Diaz of hue and color, while Millet, in the later development of this influence, landscape and figures, is the profound and pathetic poet of lowly labor. Sympathy with rusticity, too, associates Jules Breton with the same movement. It was, no doubt, through the keen feeling for the humble life depicted in their landscape-genre, and of which out-door life and human toil, as the sowing and reaping, the stone picking and weeding, were so essential a part, that human sympathy was so deeply enlisted in landscape. Thus, it is partially a result, or growth, of the democratic attainment of the age which gives the sense of individual worth, making the humble peasant `the man for a' that,' and, while it is not a painting lesson learned from the Dutch, it has its source in the same underlying feeling of the importance of humble things to which the Dutch, as a result of their struggles for a government `by the people, for the people,' attained two centuries earlier."'
Jean Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) was by natural temperament and circumstances the happiest, most content of the "1830" school. His father intended him to follow a mercantile life and was disappointed when nothing could allure his son into paths of worldly gain. When it was plain that his heart was forever with the natural world and the representation of it, he granted Camille a modest allowance with permission to follow his true bent. Never after was there any worriment or dissatisfaction-no longing for means which finally were his by inheritance. Corot was content to study landscapes in varying lights and shadows and to set up his easel wherever he caught an inspiration. Trees were his delight and no other ever painted them so wonderfully. While he never lived in Barbizon he was a friend of the Barbizon painters, and his work belonged with theirs. Although popular opinion of the time favored landscapes without human figures, Carot's nymphs and wood-creatures were acknowledged as belonging to his pictures. We can get into the spirit which animated Corot best by reading his description of a morning's dawn which he once wrote to a friend.
"A landscape painter's day is delightful. He gets up early, at three in the morning, before sunrise. He goes and sits under a tree and watches and waits.
"There is not much to be seen at first.
"Nature is behind a white veil, on which some masses of form are vaguely indicated. Everything smells sweet. Everything trembles under the invigorating breezes of the dawn.
"Bing! The sun is becoming clear and begins to rend the veil of gauze behind which the meadow and the valley and the hills on the horizon hide. The vapors still hang like silver tufts on the cold green grass.
"Bing! Bing! The sun's first ray-another ray. The little flowers seem to be waking in a joyful mood and each one of them is drinking its drop of quivering dew. The leaves feel the cold and are moving to and fro in the morning air. Under the leaves the unseen birds are singing-it sounds as if the flowers were singing their morning prayer. Amoretti with butterfly wings are perching on the meadow, and set the tall grasses swaying.
"We can see nothing, but the landscape is there, all perfect, behind the translucent gauze of the mist which rises-risesrises, inhaled by the sun, and, as it rises, discloses the river silver-scaled, the meads, the trees, the cottages, the vanishing distance. We can distinguish now all that we divined before. Bam! the sun is risen. Bam! a peasant crosses the field, and a cart and oxen. Ding! Ding! says the bell of the ram who leads the flock of sheep. Bam! All things break forth into glistening and glittering and shining in a full flood of light. of pale, caressing light. . . . It is adorable! and I paint -and I paint. . . . Boum! Boum! The sun grows hot-the flowers droop-the birds are silent. Let us go home! We can see too much now. There is nothing in it.
"And home we go, and dine and sleep and dream; and I dream of the morning landscape. I dream my picture, and presently I will paint my dream."
Theodore Rousseau was ; another successful painter of trees. Born of the middle, class in 1812, he early gave promise of much native ability. When eighteen he was already one of the acknowledged leaders of the romantic school. It was a sore cross to him that for years none of his pictures were accepted by the jury of the Salon, but then, neither were those of Delacroix or any of the new and so-called revolutionary artists. Among his friends his work was greatly appreciated. However, we must take into account the fact that most of these artists had no income and depended upon the sale of their canvases for their living. Pictures that were rejected by the jury of the Salon were seldom salable, and at times Rousseau was sadly reduced in circumstances.
When disappointed with the reception of his pictures, he would repair to the forest of Fontainebleau where he would wander for days at a time. He had an unusual affection for trees, finding them capable of expressing thoughts and ideas. He painted them with the spirit in which portrait painters paint men and women. Whatever the season he represents, whatever the other accessories of the picture, there is the same mysterious power in his trees, unlike those of other artists.
Public favor turned at last and a new understanding brought the messages of the romanticists home to the bitterest critic, but unfortunately the seal of merit was too long deferred in the case of Rousseau.
Unlike either of these two artists both in work and temperament was Jean-Franqois Millet (1814-1875). He came of a long peasant ancestry, of men who were proud of their ability to wrest their living from the soil, who owed no man anything and found a dignity in their daily toil. Millet's father was poor and, like his neighbors, had a large family to care for. He himself possessed a gift for music and was quick to discern his son's fondness for drawing. Not until he was twenty, however, was there opportunity for him to study with an artist.
Millet was fortunate in that his grandmother, a woman of native refinement and great piety, had charge of him through the days while the rest worked in the fields. "Waken, waken, my little Francois the little birds have long been singing the glory of God," she would say each morning. Little Francois was fortunate also in having an uncle who was a cure and able to instruct him in Latin. He became well versed in Bible lore and in Virgil.
At last his father realized that, whatever the circumstances at home, his eldest son must have the chance to try his skill, and he was sent to Cherbourg to study. It so happened that his teacher was able to help him but little. This much he did, nevertheless; he persuaded the citizens of Cherbourg to subscribe money which enabled Millet to go to Paris. The income promised was not long forthcoming, but by means of it he was enabled to go to the great art center and become familiar with the work of the great painters. This peasant youth presented a sorry figure in some of the studios of the day and felt sadly ill at ease. He was far better grounded in the classics than his companions, who found him only a butt for their jests, while their conversation was equally distasteful to him. Like most poor struggling artists, he shortly married and the situation became more urgent. Even at his low prices it was hard to sell his sketches, and occasionally his friends were obliged to come forward to prevent the family from starving. Finally Millet realized that his lot was with the peasants and he removed his family to Barbizon, after which the struggle for existence, while bitter, was never again quite so appalling.
The Sower was Millet's first great painting after his removal to Barbizon. It created much excitement. Some critics found something grand in the style of this utterly new picture; others worked into it some socialistic doctrine. They held that the very attitude and bearing of the Sower indicated that he hated the rich. Going to Work, The Grafter, and The Gleaners, followed year after year. This last was a forceful painting. In accordance with an old custom, known in Old Testament times and observed still in some countries, the poor are allowed to follow the harvesters and gather up any heads of grain that have been passed by. This picture shows three of these poor women, gaunt and appealing in their deep poverty. Yet much more is shown. One feels the heat of the summer day, the breath of the harvest field where is being garnered the fruits of long labor. The color which gleams on the standing grain beyond is glorious. Again the critics saw in the three women, "savage beasts who threatened the social order." Meanwhile Millet continued to paint the people he knew and believed in-the peasants, ceaseless in their toil.
The Angelus was exhibited in 1859. "What do you think of it?" he asked a friend before the name had been affixed. "It is the Angelus," he cried. "You can hear the bells-I am content," was Millet's reply.
Millet felt that pictures should convey the sense of sound. "One ought to be able to make people hear the songs, the silences, and murmurings of the air. They should feel the Infinite." In describing one of his sheep pictures some one has said: "One hears more than the bark of the dog; one hears the shouts of the shepherd; one hears the pattering footsteps of the sheep-the patter, patter, like the sound of heavy rain on a summer evening-and above all one feels the silence of the night."
While the Angelus did not at once find a purchaser, it was subsequently sold for fifty thousand francs, and then Millet realized that at last his messages were awakening response in those who recently had condemned them.
First Steps, The Shepherdess, the Goose Girl-these and several others of a long series from peasant life were completed, and at length Millet exhibited his Man Leaning on a Hoe. The final cry that a social revolution was here indirectly threatened was met by a reply from the artist himself. "Socialistic? Is it possible to admit that one may have some ideas in seeing a man gaining his bread by the sweat of his brow? Some tell me that I deny the charms of the country. I find more than charm. I find infinite glories. I see as well as they do the little flowers, of which Christ said: `Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.' I see the halo of the dandelions, and of the sun, also, which spreads out beyond the world its glory into the clouds. But I see, as well, in the plain, the steaming horses at work, and in a rocky place a man exhausted, whose 'Haw! Haw!' has been heard since morning, and who tries to straighten himself a moment and breathe. I reject with my whole soul democracy as it is known at the clubs; I have never dreamed of being a pleader in any cause; I am a peasant, a peasant!"
No consideration of Millet, however brief, would be adequate unless it took into account his capacity for suffering. He realized that by suffering he was the better able to picture life. Many sorrows came to him; he was often unable to supply the necessities to his family, though their needs were the simplest. Lack of means prevented him from visiting his mother before she died, although she waited long to see him once again. His grandmother had exercised a profound influence over him, yet he had to know that she died wishing for him. Belated fortune caused many a grief, many a disappointment. Yet Millet himself said that he hoped he never would become stoical, since then he would cease to feel with his fellowmen. This serious side of life has been almost too constantly dwelt upon, while such pleasures as came to him are sometimes forgotten. His wife shared his vicissitudes without a murmur; his children were devoted to him; even had he been better possessed of means it is certain that he would not have wished to exchange his humble peasant life for a more conventional mode of living. He loved the woods, the fields; he loved the newly ploughed ground; he loved the awkward, stolid peasants, with their furrowed faces and bent backs; he even loved the labor which wore out their lives. As a poet sees beyond the sorrow and suffering the infinite harmony in the world, beauty everywhere if one's eyes are trained to see it, his ears in tune to hear it, so Millet recognized the peasant's lot as one aspect of the earthly portion. Of changes that might mitigate its misery he concerned himself not at all; they belonged to the future. He saw the nobility of faithful service in the humble round of the peasant's duties and set it forth to be seen by those who had previously passed him by with indifference or scorn.
Jules Dupre and Narcisse Diaz both belong to the Barbizon school. Dupre was born in 1811; Diaz in 1810. Dupre was of mild temperament, retiring disposition and keenly sus ceptible to the moods of nature. He early went to work in his father's porcelain shop, learning certain secrets of his later work there. He gradually drifted into his true province-the portrayal of rustic life. His farms were always farms where people lived; his roads and highways were frequented by at best a passing farm-cart; his mills and meadows were ever shown in some relation to the ones who dwelt among them. He rarely pictured the country uninhabited, but rather as an abiding place for men.
Diaz was of Spanish birth. When a youth he lost a limb through the effects of a rattlesnake bite. This misfortune he in no way allowed to cloud his days. He had a fond love for rich colors and delighted in painting autumnal scenes with the glowing tints of the dying year. When he became possessed of fair means he sought out a home by the sea, finding even more solace in its moods than in his beloved Fontainebleau.
Rosa Bonheur (1828-1899) became one of the greatest animal painters of all time. Left to her own devices when a child, she made playmates of the neighborhood pets. Her love for animals led her into various eccentricities, and with her brothers she was left to roam about at will. Her father at length noted his daughter's drawings, and, being an artist of some ability, began to give her regular training. It was her delight to spend days together out wherever animals might be seen. Dressed in boy's attire, that she might not attract notice, she visited stockyards and slaughter houses in order that she might acquire an intimate knowledge of the creatures she wished to paint.
Her Oxen Ploughing brought her fame, and throughout a busy life her paintings were henceforth in constant demand. Often alone, she tramped over the mountains to find the deer, and in Scotland sought unfrequented spots where wild animals might be taken unawares. Around her at home she collected quite a menagerie of pets that were devoted to their mistress. Her lions followed her like dogs and one of them died with his head on her arm.
Her Horse Fair is most famous. Rare genius was required to adequately portray this stupendous scene. It was sold for 300,00o francs and hangs today in the Metropolitan Museum.
Honors were heaped upon Rosa Bonheur and at last she was presented with the badge of the Legion of Honor, which had never before been bestowed upon a woman. This gifted, persevering woman never would be lionized. Her friends were always welcomed, but she seldom saw strangers. In her home at By, on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest, she spent the later years of her life.
Children as a rule are fond of animals, and in recent years Rosa Bonheur's pictures have been copied repeatedly and are well known by children in all lands. This adoration on the part of little people for one who so truthfully represented the creatures she dearly loved, is a testimonial of her great genius.


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Christmas is fast approaching and present lists are growing, so stop procrastinating and use these cherry picked deals to get your gifts for exceptional prices, without searching high and low. Buckscoop would like to give you the gift of 'time' this Christmas, by providing you with a ready-made list of hot bargains suitable for Christmas presents.
Choose from a selection of games, DVD box sets, consoles, clothing, mobiles and more. So shoppers, before you set off remember that at the moment all the deals below are available. But please be aware of individual expiry dates, to avoid missing out on any.
"On the first day of Christmas, my true Buckscoop gave to me" a Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition Blu-ray box set. Within this set you receive 15 discs all delivered to your front door for $33, courtesy of Zavvi. We searched a bunch of retailers for price comparisons which turned up the following...Ozgamesshop: $47, Amazon UK: $46 and JB Hi-Fi $85. So if you know anyone who likes Lord of the Rings, I doubt you will find it cheaper! This deal expires on 21/11/14.
"On the second day of Christmas, my true Buckscoop gave to me" a wooden frame pair of sunnies. Ozsale have a contemporary selection of wooden frame sunglasses on sale for $65, but interestingly there is a random $5.95 discount added to the basket, plus an additional $10 voucher available on orders over $50. Delivery for this item is $6.95, so the total price for these shades works out to be $56. Wodden framed sunnies like these tend to go for $130 or more at most other online stores, giving you a good level of saving via Ozsale. There is no expiry date mentioned on the site, but deals like this don't usually hang around, so get them whilst they're hot.
"On the third day of Christmas, my true Buckscoop gave to me" a Pentax Kr DSLR. Another nice find from our trusty deal hunter 'Earth' who has discovered an inexpensive way to help beginners enter into DSLR territory. This camera is considered within a number of reviews to be a better camera than more expensive rivals, such as the Canon 1100d and 660d. The 660d for your information sells at double the price of the Pentax and with no expiry date, don't expect this deal to hang around too long.
"On the fourth day of Christmas, my true Buckscoop gave to me" 5 Macpherson men's trunks. Our deal hunter 'vikk' found this cosy little deal and when using the Bendon promo code, you will receive 5 men's trunks for $50. Comparatively, most stores such as The Iconic, Myer, David Jones, Zodee and Studio Europe have these underwear priced at $30 a piece so this is definitely a bargain offer not to be missed. This deal is available until the 28th November.
"On the fifth day of Christmas, my true Buckscoop gave to me" an Ice Age Mammoth DVD collection pack. This deal is available from The Reject Shop and started on the 6th of November and runs through to the 16th November. Provided to us once again courtesy of 'Earth', our notorious deal hunter. This box set includes all 4 Ice Age movies for only $7. Elsewhere you will find this same box set priced at $27.
"On the sixth day of Christmas, my true Buckscoop gave to me" a Motorola Moto G 2nd edition. This mobile is powered by the Google Android system (4.4 KitKat), comes with dual sim functionality and is customisable with the Moto G interchangeable shells. This product keeps on giving however, because if you purchase from The Good Guys, you receive a free Chromecast wireless media streaming device included, for $268. Chromecast, when not on sale will cost you about $48.
"On the seventh day of Christmas, my true Buckscoop gave to me" the complete Harry Potter 7-book set collection for $75. Sharing the magic this Christmas is certainly what our deal hunter 'tamzam' had in mind when she found this deal for J. K. Rowling's notorious Harry Potter series. Note, this price includes shipping costs of $10, whereas other sites range from $80 to $110 before delivery. Be quick though because this deal ends on the 18th November.
"On the eighth day of Christmas, my true Buckscoop gave to me" an Xbox 360 500GB console + 2 games. This bargain includes the Xbox 360 console with 500GB of memory, an Xbox controller, two games: Call of Duty Black Ops and Ghost plus one month of Live Gold, all delivered to your door for $229.95 from the Microsoft store. The next cheapest that 'Earth' found was $267 from Target and $279 everywhere else online. There is no expiry listed on the product page for this, so probably not a good idea to wait too long if you are interested in buying.


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For the Tamarind Ketchup: In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, cook all ingredients until tender. Transfer the mixture to the jar of a blender and puree until smooth. Pour the ketchup through a fine sieve into a medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Lobster Corn Dog: Preheat 6 cups vegetable oil to 350 degrees.
Whisk together cornmeal, sugar, eggs and milk, set aside. Remove the lobster tail from the shell and skewer the lobster meat through the center from the bottom of the tail to the top. Dip the lobster in the batter and deep-fry until golden brown and crisp, about 4 minutes. Serve with Tamarind Ketchup.
Recipe courtesy of Doug Brown, Nana Grill, Dallas, TX
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