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A New Age of Heroism in "Fables"
Every week Hannibal Tabu (two-time Eisner-winning journalist/winner of the 2012 Top Cow Talent Hunt/blogger/novelist/poet/jackass on Twitter/head honcho of Komplicated) goes to a comic book store called Comics Ink in Culver City, CA (Overland and Braddock — hey Steve, Jason, Vince and Quislet) and grabs a whole lotta comics. These periodicals are quickly sorted (how) into two piles — the "buy" pile (a small pile most weeks, comprised of planned purchases) and the "read" pile (often huge, often including comics that are really crappy but have some value to stay abreast of). Thursday afternoons you'll be able to get his thoughts (and they're just the opinions of one guy, so calm down, and here's some common definitions used in the column) about all of that … which goes something like this …
Fables #132
(Vertigo/DC Comics)
Like an episode of one of your favorite TV shows, this issue races briskly along not bothering to hone in on particular characters, letting their established backstory carry them. Rose Red, for example, is on a mission and enacts big doings, both by proxy and by her own hand. By comparison, two kings and a magical plenipotentiary are mere catspaws and functionaries as a new order of knighthood is to be established on the Fables outpost in the mundane world (room for a return of Jack's son, perhaps?) aimed at inspiring a whole new era. If you love this title you will love this issue, brushing against things you know and interpretations of the classic characters that you're familiar with. If not, it might seem average to you. As with all things, your mileage may vary.
It was aight.
Honorable Mentions: Stuff worth noting, even if it's not good enough to buy
For aficionados of card games, "Dream Thief" #4 will be a guilty pleasure draped with con men and bad guys, an issue that does a good job of making the city of Memphis a character (from the omnipresent electrical lines courtesy of the Tennessee Valley Authority to the local flavor of architecture). However, the central "action" scene tries to capture the "suspense" of actual card games, falling flat instead. Great artwork, solid storytelling, the plot just slowed down when it should have sped up.
The artwork on "Star Wars: Darth Vader And The Ninth Assassin" #5 was pretty but lacked clarity in visual storytelling, zooming in when it should pull out, robbing Vader of some eye candy moments as he did stuff that, when recounted, sound pretty cool. The execution of these ideas fell flat, and that's disappointing.
The specifics in "Blood Brothers" #2 are a little ridiculous — like trying to say the Countach isn't good enough, you simply must have the Murcielago, when you have a Countach right there — but the bonhomie between the two leads and their hilarious flashbacks to a thousand years of being "bros" remains entertaining. The damsel in distress shtick, "feisty" or not, is not Bechdel compliant nor does it help distinguish the story, but the two leads are something special.
"Daredevil" #30 had a fantastic ending that twisted everything Matt Murdock had in his mind. Surprisingly, Mark Waid made it believable that the title character could team up with the Silver Surfer and it not be a complete mockery of both. The antagonist was just a little too milquetoast to sell the proposed threat, but the sight of Daredevil tooling around Hell's Kitchen on Norrin Radd's board is sheer comics fun.
You could feel the growing pains in "Aphrodite IX" #4 as secrets start coming out for everybody involved while struggling with some effective emotions that may or may not be real (or simply programming). The muted color palette works better here (maybe it was that great dragon scene) and the stealth scenes were surprisingly effective too. With a little tighter plotting and perhaps another character stepping up, this might have made the cut.
Kevin Maguire's artwork on "Legion of Super-Heroes" #23 was perfect, down to the facial expressions, but Levitz' story made the machinations of Coruscant's Galactic Senate seem like a roller coaster ride with the JLA and the Avengers by comparison. Quite a lame ending for the future's finest super team.
"Bloodshot" #0 was a solid origin issue looking at the prototypical versions of the killing machine (1970s Afro Blaxploitation Vietnam Bloodshot! 1980s Cold War Bloodshot! 1960s Tubes-In-His-Chest Bloodshot!) discussing some of what went right (and perhaps, from some perspectives, wrong) with the weapons program. Not a bad primer for neophytes, but if you've even read solicitation copy, this refresher course might feel superfluous.
There were some improvements in "He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe" #5 as He-Man's sister brought some actual character development, patching up many of the ridiculous elements of the origins of Skeletor and his brother, Burger King Randor. Hordak got an interesting shift in his powers and the missing sister really struggled through some character moments worth noting. The plot? Deadly slow.
Si Spurrier delivers a charming metamystical tale of accounting, contracts and the afterlife with "Numbercruncher" #2, following a fairly destructive agent of the balance and his wonderfully imagined concept weapon to try and retire by killing just one man. Unfortunately, this one man would fit in well on a title like Top Cow's "Think Tank," a crafty monster of an intellect working the angles and trying to game the system. There's a charm here, as noted, but the gag plays too predictably and the split between color and black and white, while serving the theme, makes for a jarring reading experience. Interesting, ambitious attempt, though.
The "Meh" Pile Not good enough to praise, not bad enough to insult, not important enough to say much more than the title
"Judge Dredd" #10, "Morbius The Living Vampire" #8, "Lone Ranger" #17, "Nova" #7, "KISS Kids" #1, "Superior Spider-Man" #16, "Grimm Fairy Tales" #88, "Star Wars Dark Times A Spark Remains" #2, "Thunderbolts" #14, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures" #2, "Ultimate Comics The Ultimates" #29, "Soulfire Volume 4" #6, "Venom" #39, "Thief Of Thieves" #16, "Justice League Of America's Vibe" #7, "Cable And X-Force" #13, "Red Sonja Unchained" #4, "Avengers" #18, "Bounce" #4, "Wonder Woman" #23, "X-Factor" #261, "Conan The Barbarian" #19, "X-Men" #4, "Trinity Of Sin Pandora" #3, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series" #5, "Superman Unchained" #3, "Chin Music" #2, "Red Hood And The Outlaws" #23, "Green Hornet Legacy" #40, "Justice League Dark" #23, "Revival" #13, "Dinosaurs Attack" #2, "Green Lantern New Guardians" #23, "I Love Trouble" #6, "Batman And Nightwing" #23, "X-O Manowar" #16, "Batman '66" #2, "Indestructible Hulk" #12.
No, just … no … These comics? Not so much …
Hey … nothing was really bad this week! Cool!
It was aight.
There was no order for "Outliers" #1, so, sorry.
Nothing that bad happened. That's an amazing accomplishment by itself, so even an average "Fables" book makes this week an at-the-buzzer winner.
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This is where science may just be able to pick up the tale. Angels may just be the finger poking into Flatland—they may be 4th dimensional beings intruding on our 3-dimensional world.
But knowing what we do of our perception of a 4-dimensional creature, how would angels appear as normal human beings, as they so often do throughout scripture?
To answer this, take a look at your shadow. It's flat, isn't it? You could cast it over a sheet of paper, and the Flatlanders from our earlier illustration would perceive it as like unto themselves. Given enough effort and practice, perhaps you could even learn to project your shadow in a way that is somewhat familiar to Flatlanders.
So the humanoid angels that have been reported throughout history could be just that—shadow puppets in the firelight, the real shape and being of the angels hidden from us, completely beyond our minds' ability to comprehend. This would be a kindness to our mortal senses.
So why is any of this important?
Because this is the intersection between science and theology, and we may be on the verge of seeing the two fields come together.
The scientific revolution of the 17th century saw our perception of the universe mechanized and secularized—everything, we decided, was made up of ordinary matter that adheres to Newtonian laws. And all of it, we could study, categorize, and neatly label, with enough progress. As a result, theology, as the study of the unseen and the immeasurable, began its long, slow decline, the supernatural being explained as psychological phenomena—imaginary.
But this mechanistic worldview is now being undermined—not by theology, but by science, itself. New discoveries, beginning with Einstein's Theory of Relativity, have opened up possibilities about our universe that we could have never imagined before now—things like multiverses and extradimensional objects and the possibility of life that is beyond our comprehension. The natural and the "supernatural" may all be part of one seamless system.
Who ever thought that the work of Thomas Aquinas and Albert Einstein could parallel one another?
Science may very well be ushering in a new era of faith as we learn more about the universe around us. If all truth points to God, then our scientific endeavors to uncover the truths of the universe may, one day, take us right to Him.
"For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him."
-Colossians 1:16

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Real-time tomography mooring
Lynch, James F.
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Frye, Daniel E.
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Peal, Kenneth R.
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Liberatore, Stephen P.
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Kery, Sean M.
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Hobart, Edward
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Newhall, Arthur E.
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Smith, Stephen P.
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Citable URIhttps://hdl.handle.net/1912/853
KeywordAcoustic tomography; Real-time; Telemetry
A real-time tomography system has been developed which combines ocean acoustic tomography with satellite-based time keeping and satellite telemetry. The basis of the system is the acoustic tomography transceiver and its associated acoustic navigation grid. To this basic system, a link to the surface has been added to provide a pathway for telemetry of the tomographic data to shore and a downlink for satellite-derived time which is used to correct the transceiver's clock. The surface buoy contains a GPS receiver, clock comparator, system controller and multiple ID Argos transmitters. Processed tomography signals, transceiver location data time, time drift and surface buoy engineering data are transmitted to satellite using a total of 32 data buffers transmitted every eight minutes. The report describes the real-time tomography system in detail, with particular emphasis on the modifications implemented to convert the standard tomography instrument to a real-time oceanographic tool.
Suggested CitationTechnical Report: Lynch, James F., Frye, Daniel E., Peal, Kenneth R., Liberatore, Stephen P., Kery, Sean M., Hobart, Edward, Newhall, Arthur E., Smith, Stephen P., "Real-time tomography mooring", 1992-06, DOI:10.1575/1912/853, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/853
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"Open-source" is a geeky term, that refers to the popular "free" software movement. The most popular name in this movement is Linux. Microsoft's biggest competition will be (if it's not already) the open-source movement. Why? 1) lower costs b) less restrictive licensing.
USA Today writes a nice overview of open-source software.
The term "open source" means that the source code¬the actual computer code the programmers wrote¬is available for everyone to see and use. Contrast that with commercial software where the code is often a closely held secret; no one outside the company can see what makes it tick.
For example, last month it was big news (especially in the hacker community) when the source code for two Microsoft operating systems was leaked to the Internet. That meant that anyone with the know-how could examine the code, find flaws, and conceivably make changes to it as well (though those changes stood no chance of being re-incorporated into the body of the company-issued version of the operating system).
With open-source software, that's the point. You're allowed, even encouraged, to view the code and make changes to suit your needs.
An open-source project works like this: A group of people get together to create a piece of software. Maybe it's an entirely new product, or maybe it's an alternative to something that's already out there. They aren't seeking money, just the satisfaction of creating something better. (And taking market share from a company like Microsoft only sweetens the deal.) (full story)
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Through the bombs bursting in the Korean Peninsula's air, minutes of the FOMC meeting were released Wednesday. The division over Quantitative Easing II (QE II) wasn't as intense as the 58 year old NoKo/SoKo conflict. However, I have reservations with this logic in 2010 of affirmative voting Fed members' confidence behind QE II theory of inflating asset prices will put a halt to deflation.
That QE II will create a wealth effect and stimulate consumer spending, the easy stuff like the dubious weekly Jobless Claims dropped to 407,000 from a previous week upward revision to 441,000, from 439,000 is showing a positive trend.
Also, The Reuter's/University of Michigan's Consumer sentiment index rose for November to 71.6 and third quarter GDP growth was revised up to a 2.5% annual growth from an estimate of 2.4%. The hard stuff, physical things like durable goods and housing (found below) tell a different story. Durables orders in October fell 3.3 percent, a figure below the median market forecast decline of 0.1%.
Unfortunately, the Fed's beautifully elegant thesis isn't growing inside a sealed petri dish with exact ingredients from the 1930's or 1970's. Therefore, past performances do not guarantee future results.
For those of us old enough to remember the 1970's it was a far different world. During that period, current dollars had greater purchasing power than holding them until tomorrow, so it was logical for consumers to spend money immediately. However, the basic financial infrastructure for consumers was the opposite of what it is today.
Take credit cards; this was a relatively new consumer product. Interest rates were fixed, unlike today. Shoppers would hand their credit card to a merchant and the merchant would pick up the phone and call an authorization center for approval. Then, the card would be placed in a manual charge card machine to make an impression on carbon paper for the shopper to sign after approval was granted.
Holding and servicing fixed debt during "normal" inflationary times is easier to do if incomes are rising, mirroring the change in inflation. Virtually every credit card issued today has a variable rate. Wages have been stagnant in the US for ten years and Ireland just announced an austerity plan which includes cutting minimum wage which could become a harbinger of things to come in America.
If we experience prolong inflation, the interest rate on consumer debt will be adjusted upward to cover issuers rising costs, accordingly. This will cancel any presumed benefits for creating inflation.
Mortgages were different then, too. Adjustable rate mortgages did not exist. When you purchased a 30-year fixed mortgage, you could plan for your next 360 mortgage payments. This became problematic during the real estate bubble of 2003-2007. Teaser rates tied to Prime, LIBOR, the 11th district, T-bills, COSI, etc, that allowed borrowers to qualify disappeared after 12, 24, or 36 months. Real mortgage payments undermined the false real estate prosperity of the day.
In the 1970's mortgages were also assumable in many instances. The fixed mortgage came with your home. Think what our current housing market would look like if residential real estate came with mortgages. Would housing markets have experienced 30%, 40%, 50% in value or more, with assumable loans attached? Is a house easier or harder to sell with an assumable mortgage?
Maybe this is an opportunity for the Department of Treasury to self-refinance mortgages directly with borrowers. New Home Sales reported the average price fell 8.0 percent to $248,200 while sales of new homes which fell 8.1 percent to a much lower-than-expected annual unit rate of 283,000. The median price of a new home plunged 13.9 percent in October to $194,900, a seven year low.
Existing home sales were even worse. Sales fell 2.2 percent in October to a 4.43 million annual unit rate. The year over year change is a staggering 25.9%. Supply on the market has returned to 10.5 months. The median price fell an additional six tenths to $170,500. The average price moved two tenths higher to $218,700.
Consumers were protected in other ways. In 1980, Congress passed the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act exempting federally chartered savings banks, installment plan sellers and chartered loan companies from state usury limits. This effectively overrode all state and local usury laws. Heretofore, banks were limited by law as to what interest rate they could charge customers.
Then, there was collective wage bargaining. The apex of organized labor existed in this time frame. For employees, price inflation was met with multi-year wage contracts, negotiated wage increases, and Cost Of Living Adjustments (COLA). Employers could better plan their labor costs and workers would not fall too far behind, too quickly. In retrospect, these automatic triggers helped exacerbated moderate inflation as it fulfilled structural price increases.
Manufacturing as well as capital was neither nimble nor mobile in the pre-digital age. Employers were more inclined to sit down with workers and arrive at a schedule of wages and benefits both sides could live with. Relative labor peace in the US resulted from this tack verses a more confrontational civil disobedient approach on the European continent.
The America I just described no longer exists. Instead of a fairly closed economic system capturing Ben Bernanke's domestic asset price inflation action, the global economy will absorb our inflation, spilling into overheating emerging economies. This will cause resentment toward our predatory monetary policy.
At home, stubbornly high unemployment continues as more hiring of temporary and contract workers identify firms that are practicing company before country, and a deteriorating financial system that is biting disproportionately into financially vulnerable consumers' thinning disposable income.
Municipalities are moving closer to default, just like Europe, under the weight of this radical redistribution upward of capital since the repeal of Glass-Steagall Act. The probability of a double-dip recession followed by uncapped interest rates and a widening chasm between Tiffany & Co. and Target customers, and rising corporate profits grows.The Ben Bernanke offers other lesser reasons why QE II is necessary, such as a goal of optimal employment, without any major tax or infrastructure jobs initiatives coordinated with other quarters of government. I think their reasoning and aiming needs more work.
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Baseball Completes Pac-10 Sweep With 13-9 Win Against California
March 30, 2002
LOS ANGELES - Freshman Joey Metropoulos hit his fourth home run of the season with a two-run shot to left as part of a six-run sixth inning Saturday and the USC Trojans completed the Pac-10 Conference series sweep with a 13-9 win against the California Golden Bears. Senior Bill Peavey reached base on a fielder's choice before Metropoulos by beating out a throw on a possible double play.
Metropoulos went 3-for-5 with the home run and two RBI and is now batting .378 on the season. Peavey went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
USC is now 15-13 overall and leads the Pac-10 Conference with a 3-0 record. California falls to 19-14 on the season and 3-3 in Pac-10 play. The Trojans have won 14 straight against the Golden Bears at Dedeaux Field.
The Trojans took a 4-1 lead after the first inning. Shortstop Michael Moon singled while center fielder Brian Barre reached on a catcher's interference called against California's Creighton Kahoalii. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch by California starter Matt Brown and scored when Peavey hit a two-run single to center with two outs. Peavey advanced to second on an infield single by Metropoulos and scored when Nick Mosich hit a ground ball to third baseman David Nicholson that was overthrown at first. Metropoulos would score later on a passed ball by Kahoalii.
Both teams battled to a 6-6 tie before California took an 8-6 lead in the fifth on an RBI single by Ben Conley and RBI double by Conor Jackson.
In the Trojans' sixth inning, Moon singled followed by walks to Barre and catcher Alberto Concepcion to start the six-run rally. Moon went 4-for-5 on the afternoon (all singles) while Concepcion went 0-for-3, snapping his team-high hitting streak at 14 games.
Cory Campos (1-1) picked up the win in relief, going 3 1/3 innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Jordan Olson picked up his first save of the season for the Trojans with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit.
USC will host UC Irvine in non-conference action on Tuesday (April 2) at 5 p.m. at Dedeaux Field. The game will be broadcast live, along with Live Stats play-by-play, on www.usctrojans.com.
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- Minimum Yield400 gr/m2
- Indoor Yield550 gr/m2
- Flowering Time63 Days
- Autoflowering Harvest Time From Seed63 Days
- Height40 - 110 cm
- Aroma / TastePungent sweet aroma with earthy tones


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Board Camp, AR has one of the widest choices of restaurants, of a region its magnitude, in the whole of the United States. Just about half of the restaurants in Board Camp are full-service restaurants with 75% of the others offering restricted help. The other restaurants inBoard Camp are primarily drinking places and caterers that proposition various in-house cooking.
Full-service restaurants in Board Camp lean to suggest numerous menu categories, plus appetizers, salads, side dishes, desserts, and more drinks, with quite a few choices within each kind. Cooks and chefs will organize the items to order, ranging from grilling a burger to invent an added complicated and erudite menu item. Waiters and waitresses proffer table service in comfortable surroundings. Clients increasingly be partial to dining at mid-scale or children friendly restaurants, typically run by a large franchise. By contrast, regulars at the superior Board Camp dining places be inclined to seek a pleasant feel with deftly primed gastronomy and restful, authoritive service. While chains are a significant chunk of the restaurant trade, many patrons in Board Camp favor dining in independently owned and locally operated restaurants.
The most regular style of a limited-service restaurant in Board Camp, AR is a franchised operation of a nationwide restaurant chain selling fast food. Like every else, these restaurants in Board Camp includes a set menu, the lack of waitresses and waiters and an emphasis on purity and an efficient service. Menu ranges will offer restricted diversity and are prepared by personnel with token cooking or food-handling skills. Food typically is served in disposable take-out cartons that keep hold of the food's warmth, allowing restaurants to set up meals in advance of clients' needs. A mounting quantity of fast-food restaurants in Board Camp, AR are now providing drive-through and walk-up services.
Restaurants are the most prevalent and recognizable business in the United States of America. The best restaurants, especially the best restaurants in Board Camp, AR propose
- Recently prepared food focused on indigenous favourites
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- Every one of the list above at an affordable charge!
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The public Board Camp are looking for restaurants that make you feel good subsequent to eating there.
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To attract people in Board Camp, AR you must focus on
- High-earning individuals or families with a significant sum of disposable pay however not enough period in which to expend it. This customer grouping includes the emergent number of solitary householders, as well as dual-pay packet family unit groups.
- Trade people on expense accounts to boost lunchtime business plus evening meals. The worth of this market often tends to keep to the wider fluctuations in regional businesses.
- Holidaymakers are influential for countless restaurants in the area. Every time remember that visitor numbers to Board Camp swing according to the seasons, and winter, specifically, can see poorer business.
- Working women. Married women undertake more than sixty percent of all household chores, accordingly easy access to meals is welcomed as one fewer responsibility to partake. Cost tends to be a substantial factor affecting the choice of this unit, alongside the excellence of the food.
- Family. The affect of family has created a sizeable market collection that impacts on family choice for meals. This has been easily chosen by the sizeable conglomerates who, led by the burger franchises, target offspring by means of their marketing.
- Grazers. As lifestyles have changed, the customary 3 meals a day have been replaced by a propensity to graze or eat on the run. Convenience plays a substantial share in this group's choice of venue.
- The coming out of a considerable ensemble of retired persons with a high level of disposable income and increased leisure time. Study indicates that this set tends to eat out during the daylight hours as a leisure interest.
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- Settle into your working routine (and make sure your human resources are comfortable with their chores!) and then invite reviewers from the Board Camp media to carry out a restaurant evaluation - a good quality evaluation is expected to boost native awareness in your trade.
- Make surely you are listed in neighboring food and restaurant guides. This will require enlisting with the Board Camp tourist handbooks and this will also help attract public from farther afield from the direct area.
- Announce in publications perused by your target audience. Board Campbusiness magazines and newspapers usually proffer moderately costed marketing space.
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- Market distinctive audiences depending on the time of the day or season of the year. Equally daytime and evening menus may possibly be provided, with on a daily basis exclusives obtainable to contrast the routine bill of fare.
- Use exclusive offers to boost business during idle periods, with mid-afternoon discounts for students and elder diners, and special children's menus to be had to appeal to families. Christmas is an important occasion for most restaurants, because it offers the opportunity to swell business owing to corporate parties and can be an initiation to your restaurant for likely new customers who can revisit all through the rest of the year.
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When children have been through trauma, they need a safe, calm place to recover and work through their feelings.
After the first response to trauma, a regular routine of meals, activities and chores can help your family get back a sense of everyday life. Going to child care, playgroup, kindergarten or school as usual can help children understand that their safe places and familiar people are still there for them.
Routines also give you time to organise things for your family and to cope with your feelings.
If the traumatic event happened in your area – for example, a flood or a bushfire – child care centres, schools and local councils often offer extra support. You can find parenting resources in your part of Australia by using My Neighbourhood.
If the traumatic event happened to your family, let your child's carers or teachers know what has happened. This will help them support and care for your child.
Your child might be frightened by reminders of the event, like smoke after a bushfire or pictures on TV news.
You can explain what's happening and let your child know that it's OK to be afraid. Reassure him that he's safe now. For example, 'You're scared of the smoke because you think it's coming from a bushfire. It's smoke from the neighbour's barbecue. You're safe'.
It's a good idea to limit what your child sees and hears in the media about the event while she learns how to handle her feelings.
It can also help to talk with older children and teenagers about how reminders of the event or its anniversary might make them feel and how they can cope. For example, 'When you see images of the cyclone on the internet, they might make you feel scared or anxious. This happens to lots of people. It can help to say to yourself that you're safe and there's no cyclone here now'.
It can help to focus on the basics – for example, offering your child regular healthy snacks and meals, making time for her to exercise or play outside, and encouraging a good night's sleep. This will help to keep your child's mind and body healthy as she settles down.
It's also important to talk with your child about the event – what caused it and what's going to happen next. For example, 'The fire burned our house down. While it's being rebuilt, we'll live with Aunty Lisa and Uncle Dave. You'll still be able to go to school and see your friends'.
Your child is learning to deal with strong feelings. Some children might express strong feelings through challenging behaviour, whereas others might become quiet and withdrawn. Your child will need your love, understanding and patience, but family rules about behaviour are still important.
Your child might also have some sleep problems. You can manage many sleep problems by helping your child wind down before bed, making sure he has a quiet and relaxing sleep environment, and giving him good food and lots of activity during the day.
When you feel your child is ready, encourage your child to get back into the things she enjoyed before the trauma, like playing sport or visiting friends. And look for new positive activities that your child might enjoy.
After a traumatic event, toddlers and preschoolers often express their feelings through behaviour like tantrums. Children in this age group might be less playful or creative. And they might have trouble separating from you – for example, to go to child care, preschool or school. This is because they're worried that something will happen to you while they're away.
There are many ways you can help your young child start feeling better:
Some school-age children might have trouble separating from you. And children in this age group might feel responsible for the traumatic event and have difficulty concentrating at school.
Here are some ways to help your school-age or pre-teen child recover in the period after trauma:
After a traumatic event, some teenagers might feel different and isolated from their peers. Some might get involved in risky behaviour like drinking.
Here are some ideas for supporting your teenage child during this time:
Recovering after a traumatic event takes time, and you and your child don't have to do it alone. There are services that can support you.
If you have any concerns about how your child is coping, talk with your child's GP. The GP can refer you to local services and professionals who can help you and your child.
Children who seem to be coping OK might have symptoms much later on, or feel more distressed around the anniversary of the event. It's good to check in with teachers and other adults around your child to make sure she's getting the support she needs.
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Could chocolate possibly taste that different from country to country? Yes, there actually is a distinctive taste difference. Many Americans perceive Hershey's chocolate to be much sweeter and less bitter than other European chocolate, primarily English. This is because American chocolate generally has more sugar than English chocolate, which has more cocoa. (Cocoa is naturally bitter)
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Highlights: Postdoctoral Research Day
The second annual Postdoctoral Research Day was a roaring success!
The event was held on March 31st at IRMACS on Burnaby Campus, and featured a series of talks and exhibits, highlighting the important contribution that SFU's postdoctoral community make to cutting-edge research. The work of 19 postdocs from all eight SFU Faculties was featured. Talks and posters were evaluated by a panel of judges, and prizes awarded to the top two communicators in each category.
The event was organized by SFU's Postdoctoral Association (PDA) and co-sponsored by the Vice-President Research (VPR) and the Dean of Graduate Studies (DGS).
Dr. Joy Johnson, VP Research, gave a welcoming address. She encouraged postdocs to actively seize opportunities to build community with one another and the research community. She emphasized the importance of communicating your research outside of the walls of academia, advocating the use of Twitter for that purpose.
Jennie Eastcott (Chemistry) placed second in the Spotlight Talks for her presentation on Low Cost and Durable Catalysts for Automotive Cells.
Michelle Vanchu-Orosco (Education) took first place in the Exhibition cateogry for her research on digital storytelling.
Manuel Lasalle (Chemistry) took first place in the Spotlight Talks for his engaging talk on Organ-Targeting Compounds.
Claire Bertelli (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) was the second place finisher in the Exhibition category.
The day's keynote speaker, tuberculosis researcher and SFU alum, Dr. Jennifer Gardy, gave valuable advice to her peers, advising them to find ways to make their research accessible to a wide audience. Her tips for communicating scientific research to the public included: knowing your audience, using engaging visuals, taking a narrative approach - with the use of devices such as metaphor and analogy - and delivering a clearly defined central message. In the end, it's all about sharing knowledge, and bringing the larger impact of research out into the world.
The annual event allows Postdocs to showcase their specific achievements and move beyond the often isolated world of the researcher to share ideas across faculties and hone their ability to translate complex research into something accessible for a multidisciplinary audience.
Dr. Irene Andreu Blanco (physics). describes her work on nanoparticles for biomedicine.
Dr. Sherry Leung (physics) engages with one of the judges with her research on the development of lipid based drug delivery systems for gene therapy.
Dr. Stephan Makonin (Computing Science) shares his research on Nonintrusive Load Monitoring.
All SFU Postdoctoral Fellows are invited to join the Association. Find out how to get involved here.
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The first trailer for Gareth Edwards' version of Godzilla makes a very strong case that it won't be another cookie-cutter blockbuster.
Edwards' first film, Monsters, struck me as "languid and dreamy," fulfilling his wish "to begin where every other monster movie ends." This teaser has the quality of a waking nightmare, as paratroopers parachute into a situation that none of them has ever experienced before.
The official synopsis is brief: "An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence."
Godzilla stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, Juliette Binoche, and the big guy from Japan. It's heading to theaters on May 16, 2014. Watch the trailer below.
Godzilla now has my attention....
I am sold on this!
Unreal. Thank God this is in the hands of a talented dude like Gareth.
I don't think we are going to win this one...
If the film actually has and can maintain this sense of escalating frailty in the shadow of the big G they could be onto a something. Though I fear its just cut as more standard prolixity of the 'reveal'. Halo jump reminded me of Snake Eater though and I didn't see Jet Jaguar anywhere so hey...could be fun.
It still bugs me that they changed Godzilla's iconic roar into a distinctly 2-part sound. Makes it sound manufactured, rather than natural. Otherwise, this looks like it has potential.
Damn. Come a long way from the late 1990s, haven't we?
Gareth Edwards is an artiste. The man delivered on his promise of dark, dreary, and making this as eye-opening as possible. Sure, this is only a teaser, but the atmosphere's already been established. If anything, this film sets out to make Godzilla that force of nature we once believed in as kids, and reinstate him as the King of the Monsters...
Promising. I just can't help thinking that the first teaser trailer for the 1990's version was equally as effective.... Oh, well, fingers crossed.
if godzilla were to take a piss or dump...would that equal to a giant typhoon or mudslide?
Wait, was that New York? I couldn't recognize some of the skyline
They used the 90's Godzilla roar
It might be San Diego. I know that's like the first US city he hits in that movie, since he arrives at the West Coast.
It's San Francisco.
Figured it was somewhere in Cali. I'm just glad it's not New York, that city gets way too much cinematic attention.
Only because there is so much to destroy!
Very true, but the same can be said for other major cities as well.
Like Chicago, but Transformers: Dark of the Moon already started the habit of destroying a lot of that city.
So did Batman Begins and TDK to an extent. Oh well, there's always Houston, Hollywood, Detroit (which we all want to see obliterated for real), and others.


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John A. Weed, a vice president of Salomon Brothers Asset Management, died on Thursday at his home in New Canaan, Conn. He was 52 years old.
He died of abdominal cancer, his wife, Elizabeth, said.
Mr. Weed joined the Salomon Brothers Funds Company in 1990, when the Lehman Fund, of which he was an officer, was acquired by Salomon Inc., the parent of Salomon Brothers Funds. From 1980 to 1989, Mr. Weed had been a managing director of J. P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, the former Elizabeth Davitt; four daughters, Susan Meeus of Brussels, Wendy and Erika, both of Boston, and Heather, of New Canaan; a sister, Mary Ellen Olsen of Portland, Ore., and a brother, Charles, of Newark, Del.Continue reading the main story


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School Site Council
What is the School Site Council?
The School Site Council (SSC) is a team of parents, teachers, administrators and staff who work together to make decisions regarding the funding for the School Improvement Program, outlined in the school's plan. SSC members make a commitment to serve a two-year term, and terms are staggered to ensure a mix of experienced and new participants. The SSC annually reviews the school budget, establishes a new budget and makes modifications as necessary. The California Education Code requires the School Site Council to develop a Single Plan for Student Achievement for Consolidated Application programs operated at the school. The council must recommend the proposed plan to the local governing board for approval, monitor its implementation, and evaluate the results. At least annually, the council must revise and recommend the plan, including proposed expenditures of all funds allocated to the school through the Consolidated Application, to the local governing board for approval.
School English Learners Advisory Council
What is SELAC?
The School English Learner Advisory Committee (SELAC) members are Reed parents and educators interested in improving the education of Reed students who are English language learners (EL). The District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) members are representatives from each school's English Learner Advisory Committee (SELAC).
The purpose of SELAC is to advise school administrators and staff in the development of the school plan, and program development for English Learners. Monthly meetings are held in the Reed Library/Media Center (B-2).
When and where do the SSC and SELAC members meet?
This year the SSC and SELAC members meet together one Tuesday each month at 5:15 p.m. in B-2 (Library/Media Center). All meetings are open to the public. Meetings are scheduled 9/4,10/23, 11/20, 12/18, 1/22, 3/26, 5/28.
Join the Reed SELAC
The SELAC is an excellent opportunity to come together to get to know other families and school staff, learn about the school's services, and offer recommendations to the school regarding English Learner services. Please contact the school office, (408) 535-6247, to get more information.
District English Learners Advisory Committee (DELAC)
The District English Learners Advisory Committee meets regularly to advise the District governing board regarding District goals and objectives, and to assist in developing a district-wide plan for English Learners Education. The meetings are in the District Board Room 129, and babysitting is provided in Room 133. Each school SELAC elects one of its members to serve on the DELAC. Click here for the DELAC meeting schedule
Call (408) 535-6000, Ext. 14219 for further information about DELAC.
SSC Committee Members
Emily Burton
Christina Daly
Chelsey Souza, SSC Chairperson
Kat Raffetto, SSC Vice Chairperson
Jason Burkhardt, SSC Member
Sandeep Rehki, SELAC Representative
SSC Secretary - Vacancy
SSC/SELAC Meetings
SSC/SELAC meetings are held on the following dates in the Library/Media Center (B-2) at 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 School Site Council Agenda 09-04-18(PDF)
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
SSC/SELAC Meeting Minutes
SSC/SELAC Meeting Minutes Archive
Reed School Site Council Meeting Minutes 05-16-2018(PDF)


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The Los Angeles Daily News has dubbed Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Buchanan "the Queen of Crime." The number one New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell calls her "outrageous and unrivaled." Nearly every reader and reviewer who has gotten a good taste of her exceptional Florida noir agrees: No one captures the steamy, vibrant, and lethal intensity of Miami better than the unsurpassed Edna. And no fictional investigator has more life, depth, character, and savvy than her peerless creation, crime reporter Britt Montero.
The perfect, nude corpse of a beautiful woman washes up on a pristine Miami Beach -- her body tanned and shapely, her nails elegantly manicured. The problem is that the victim, Kaithlin Jordan, was murdered ten years ago. And her convicted killer -- her husband, R. J. Jordan, scion of a wealthy and powerful South Florida family -- sits on death row, just weeks away from his execution.
Newspaper reporter Britt Montero recalls the high-profile murder trial that heated up a volatile tropical city like the merciless August sun. Even without a body, the prosecution's case against Jordan seemed airtight and the jury enthusiastically bought into it. Now R.J. is preparing to walk -- benefiting from the murderous "largess" of whoever drowned his wife in the ocean off Miami Beach -- and Britt's boundlessly curious nature is energized once more by a slew of questions that suddenly need answers. Did Kaithlin frame her husband for murder -- or did she simply efficiently flee an abusive marriage? And why, after successfully reinventing herself, had she returned to South Florida, only to meet a very bad end in deep turquoise water?
Impulsive and explosive, with a turbulent love life and a unique, highly charged relationship with this singular metropolis erected between swamp and sea, Britt is only truly happy when she's involved in a juicy murder story. And this one has the right smell and feel...and threat. Because somewhere in the tangle of an enigmatic beauty's bizarre life and even stranger rebirth -- somewhere between the sparkling gold coast glamour and flashing neon sleaze -- are secret passions and buried solutions that could doom an overly inquisitive journalist with a tendency to leap before she looks. After all, this is Miami, where anything is possible...even dying twice.
Author Notes
Edna Rydzik Buchanan was born in 1939 near Paterson, New Jersey. She attended creative writing classes at Montclair State Teacher's College.
Buchanan was one of the first female crime reporters in Miami. Her police reporting for the Miami Herald won her a Pulitzer Prize in 1986.
In 1979, Buchanan produced her first book, Carr: Five Years of Rape and Murder; From the Personal Account of Robert Frederick Car III. This nonfiction book recounts the story of a convicted rapist and murderer. In 1987, she published her memoirs, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat. That book was followed in 1991 by Never Let Them See You Cry: More From Miami's Hottest Beat.
Buchanan's crime novels include Nobody Lives Forever and Pulse. She is perhaps best known, however, for her mystery novels featuring a Cuban American crime reporter, Britt Montero. These titles include Contents Under Pressure; Miami, It's Murder; Suitable for Framing; Margin of Error, and Act of Betrayal. She has been a contributor to several magazines, including Fame, Family Circle, Cosmopolitan and Rolling Stone.
Buchanan has received awards from the American Bar Association, National Newspaper Association, and the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Kaithlin Jordan washes up dead on a Miami beach. Just another tourist turned murder victim? Not quite. Jordan was presumed dead 10 years earlier, and her husband, millionaire businessman R. J., was convicted of the crime, although the body was never found. One problem: the body found on the beach hasn't been floating in the ocean for a decade. Miami reporter Britt Montero, who found the body, grabs on to the exclusive story; her first interview is with the now-exonerated R. J., who is as arrogant and loutish as he was portrayed in the original murder trial. As Britt pieces together the events of a decade past, she follows Kaithlin's activities in the years when she was supposed to be dead. The seventh Britt Montero mystery is a fascinating amalgam of red herrings, misdirection, and guilt by personality. Buchanan, who's won a Pulitzer Prize for her crime reporting and has been nominated for two Edgar awards, continues to flesh out her heroine's personal life--meddling Mom and a succession of Mr. Wrongs--while presenting intricate mysteries that reflect current social issues. In this case, it's the fallibility of our well-intentioned justice system and the possible execution of the innocent. An intelligent, thoroughly entertaining crime novel. --Wes Lukowsky
Publisher's Weekly Review
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buchanan has retained an impeccably high standard since turning to fiction with 1990's Nobody Lives Forever, and her eighth mystery featuring Miami News crime reporter Britt Montero is one of the best. Narrated with assurance by Brilliance veteran Burr, the audio production benefits from this mystery's unusually streamlined style. Typically, Britt's adventures feature abundant, fascinating mini-mysteries popping up on the job, diverting her attention from the main case. This time, the mystery is more tightly focused. Some may miss the extra color, but no one will find anything lacking in this riveting, complex and clever thriller. Britt's immediate task is to identify the nude, recently dead body of a beautiful woman that has washed ashore. Once I.D.'d, the mystery grows: she was believed to have been murdered 10 years earlier and her husband has spent a decade on Death Row for the crime. Where was she all those years, and who found and killed her for real this second time? Rich comic relief is provided by the upcoming wedding of Britt's ever-pregnant friend Angel (picture bridesmaid Britt in a salmon-colored dress with a bustle), while emotional hurts surface with the cracking of the normally calm fa?ade of Britt's mother, who holds a key to the mystery. A white-knuckle climax tops this outstanding effort. Simultaneous release with the Morrow hardcover (Forecasts, Mar. 5). (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
Ah, breathtaking sunsets, warm sandy beaches, swaying palm trees and a floating corpse off Miami Beach. All of these things make for another tremendously entertaining Britt Montero mystery. The floating corpse turns out to be socialite Kaithlin Jordan; her husband, R.J., is currently sitting on death row for "murdering" her ten years ago. Where has she been all these years? Who really murdered her this time and why? Britt, as usual, is hot on the trail of this mysterious story, involving herself with the usual suspects and getting into lots of hot water (and real danger) while pursuing the killer and a front-page byline. The real fun of this action-packed series revolves around Britt herself, a realistic character with insatiable curiosity and a mother, a landlady, pets, lovers, and her numerous Miami News sidekicks. Buchanan's latest offering after Garden of Evil (LJ 11/1/99) won't disappoint. Highly recommended. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 12/00.] Rebecca House Stankowski, Purdue Univ. Calumet Lib., Hammond, IN (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.


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Booklikes-opoly: Update + 3rd dice roll
Bank: 28$
I finished Lady Midnight which was 633 pages long, so I gained 5$! Yaaay!
I'm ready for my third roll, I was going to wait untill tomorrow but I saw that you could roll anyday now (as long as the book you read took you more than two days.. mine definitely did) so I can finally make my third dice roll!
I was on "Cars Land 16" and so I'm now on...
That is great. I have to roll again...
And that is another five (seriously?!)
which is:
Well, that is amazing. I felt like I was really behind because I was reading slowly... So I just got 10$, yaaaay! I also have to give 10$ to another player and I'm going to choose Hol. I know she just started playing, so it seems fair to me to help her :)
My bank is now 38$.
Well, I'm not sure what to do next. I have not picked up a book. Should I roll again? Wait for next roll day? I'm a bit lost. LOL


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The MLB All-Star Game is less than two weeks away, and Boston ace Chris Sale could all but wrap up being named the AL's starting pitcher by dominating the Blue Jays in Toronto on Saturday (1:07 p.m. ET).
MLB Season Record: 26-18Boston Red Sox At Toronto Blue Jays (+144, 8.5)
The first game on MLB's schedule Saturday is a 1:07 p.m. ET first pitch from the Rogers Centre as the Blue Jays host the Red Sox in Game 2 of a three-game set. It's on the MLB Network.
I think it's fair to say the next week or so could determine the Blue Jays' direction this season. They reached the ALCS the past two years but are stuck in the AL East basement. At the same time, Toronto is still within striking distance of the division lead and in the wild-card chase. But how realistic would it be for the team to reach the playoffs if it hasn't gotten over .500 once all season? Amazingly, the Jays have lost nine straight games this season when having a chance to reach .500 for the first time and been outscored 73-24 in them.
Following this Red Sox series, the Blue Jays play three at the Yankees and then host the American League's best team, Houston, for four next weekend. If Toronto isn't right around .500 by that point, the front office might opt to become a seller ahead of the trade deadline because the schedule out of the All-Star break is murderous: three at Detroit, four at Boston and three in Cleveland. The Blue Jays have the sixth-highest payroll in the majors and their farm system has been weakened by recent trades so the best bet could be to cut some payroll and land prospects.
The Red Sox clearly will be buyers ahead of the trade deadline and could look to upgrade at third base and with an arm. Both the Yankees and Red Sox reportedly are eyeing Marlins infielder Martin Prado and Oakland ace Sonny Gray. The Red Sox traded third baseman Travis Shaw to the Brewers this past offseason and that decision has blown up in Boston's face. Shaw is having a monster season, while the guy the Sox got back, reliever Tyler Thornburg, is out for the year before throwing a single pitch. The Sox remain -115 favorites on MLB futures to win the AL East. They'll win it.
Saturday's Probable Pitchers
Should the Blue Jays shift into seller mode, one guy who would surely be moved and have decent value would be lefty Francisco Liriano, who takes the mound today. He was acquired last summer from Pittsburgh and will become a free agent after this season. With a 4-3 record, 5.46 ERA and 1.61 WHIP, Liriano's value is a bit down right now, but lefties always are in demand and he can pitch in relief.
Liriano does come off a quality start and win in Kansas City, going six innings and allowing two runs. He faced Boston on April 19 and it was the only outing this year where Liriano didn't allow a run: He went 5.1 innings and surrendered four hits in the victory. The Jays won 3-0 on three unearned runs. Dustin Pedroia has faced Liriano more than any Boston batter and is 6-for-14.
Sox lefty Chris Sale (10-3, 2.77) is the -165 Cy Young favorite and appears to be in line to start for the American League in the All-Star Game if he closes the first half strong – a huge game here could clinch it. Sale has five straight quality starts and leads the AL in innings (113.2), strikeouts (155) and WHIP (0.91). He's the first pitcher to reach 10 wins within his first 16 career appearances for Boston since Josh Beckett in 2006.
Sale's lone start vs. Toronto was on the road April 20 and he threw eight shutout innings with 13 strikeouts and four hits allowed. However, the bullpen blew the game and Sale ended up with a no-decision. The Jays' Josh Donaldson has had some success off Sale with two homers and six RBIs in 18 at-bats. Jose Bautista is 1-for-11 with six Ks off Sale.
Reasoning For Pick
It's Chris Sale! What other reason do I need? The Jays are just 2-9 in their past 11 at home vs. lefties. If you want more bang for your buck, do a parlay MLB pick including the 'under.' It's 5-1 in the past six meetings and the trends lean heavy to the 'under' for Toronto dating to last season against southpaws.Free MLB Pick: Red Sox -154 & 'Under' 8.5Best Line Offered: BetOnline
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Saturday 4th June
Sydney - Big Top Luna Park
Sunday 5th June
Sydney - Big Top Luna Park
Tuesday 7th June
Brisbane - Tivoli, Brisbane
Wednesday 8th June
Brisbane - Tivoli, Brisbane
Friday 10th June
Melbourne - The Forum
Saturday 11th June
Melbourne - The Forum
Friday 17th June
Perth - Astor
Saturday 18th June
Perth - Astor
Sunday 19th June
Perth - Astor
Saturday 25th June
Melbourne - Forum Theatre
Sunday 26th June
Melbourne - Forum Theatre
Tuesday 28th June
Sydney - Enmore Theatre
Friday 1st July
Gold Coast - Jupiters
International Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, is set to bring Australian audiences an opulent evening of glamour and comedy in her critically acclaimed show "Burlesque: Strip, Strip, Hooray!" as she tours Australia in June 2016.
The Australian public recently went into overdrive when International Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese announced that she would be bringing her internationally acclaimed show STRIP, STRIP, HOORAY! to Australia. The Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth shows sold out within days of announcement and social media exploded as news spread of Dita's burlesque show finally making it down under.
Due to this unprecedented demand for tickets, there will be extra shows in Sydney and Melbourne and a Gold Coast show has been added to the Australian tour.
The decadent spectacle treats audiences to four of Von Teese's most exhilarating performances, including a brand new version of her iconic "Martini Glass" routine which features a beautiful art-deco style cocktail glass, crystalised from top to bottom with over 250,000 Swarovski crystals. Each show throughout the tour will showcase the stunning visuals of the exclusive acts that have made Von Teese the consummate performer in modern Burlesque, captivating the imagination and transporting audiences worldwide.
"I am excited to bring 'Strip, Strip Hooray!' to Australia for the first time ever" Von Teese said. "'Strip, Strip Hooray!' showcases my most extravagant acts, along with a show- stopping support cast of the crème de la crème of modern burlesque. Don't miss us for an unforgettable night of sophisticated striptease and riotous comedy!" eludes Von Teese.
The "Burlesque Superheroine" (Vanity Fair) will be joined on stage by her full cast of supporting performers including "the hardest working middle-aged man in show business," MC Murray Hill, Catherine D'lish, Perle Noire, Jett Adore, Ginger Valentine & Natasha Estrada.
Dita Von Teese Australian Tour 2016: An affiliate of the Australian Burlesque Festival & Perth International Burlesque Festival.
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The world's largest touring Burlesque festival - promoting diversity through performance!
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Free Doll Dress Knitting Pattern
If you're like me, you couldn't resist snagging some flounce yarn for your stash, the last time it went on sale. Because surely it'll come in useful some time? :)
If you're also like me, you've discovered that there aren't that many patterns calling for flounce yarn out there. Fortunately, one of the perks of being a designer is that when there aren't patterns, you can make patterns. The result is this Southern Belle Dress.
This is a true-blue ball dress, wide, sweeping and many-layered that your doll can wear to the most elaborate of social occasions.
The dress is knitted from the top down in rows with a rear seam. You can knit it in rounds as well, but the seam lets you hide the ends of the frills neatly, and so for this particular pattern, the seamed construction is a better choice. The frills are formed of flounce yarn, and they are knitted into the dress as-you-knit. I've prepared a video explaining how to do this.
In order to create that ever-fashionable wasp-waist, the middle of the dress is pulled in with ribbing. The dress has a rear opening which is closed with snaps.
Needles: circular 24" US 8 (5.0 mm)
Hook: G (4.00 mm)
Gauge: 18 sts x 24 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch
Row 1 (RS) knit
Row 2 (WS) purl
Garter Stitch:
All rows knit.
The dress is worked from bottom up in one piece back and forth with crochet finish at neckline, armholes and button tape. Flounces are worked into the skirt as-you-knit.
1. With yarn A cast on 160 sts.
2. Work the first 4 rows in garter stitch. The rest of the dress is worked in stockinette st.
3. Work the next 10 rows with A in stockinette.
4. Knit the next row with both A and B yarns to form a frill (see video).
5. Work the next 3 rows with A.
6. Knit the next row with both yarns.
7. Work the next 5 rows with A.
8. Work the next row with A as follows: *k8, k2tog repeat from * 20 times = 140 sts
9. Work the next 3 rows with A in stockinette.
10. Knit the next row with both yarns.
11. Work the next 3 rows with A.
12. Knit the next row with both yarns.
13. Work the next 9 rows with A.
14. Knit the next row with both yarns.
15. Work the next 3 rows with A.
16. Knit the next row with both yarns. You now have 6 rows of frills.
17. Work the next 11 rows with A.
18. Work the next row with A as follows: *k2tog repeat from * across the row = 70 sts. Purl the next row.
19. Work the next row with A as follows: *k2tog repeat from * across the row = 35 sts.
With yarn A work 13 rows in stockinette.
In the next row divide the stitches for front and back: knit 9, bind off 2, k 15, bind off 2, k 9. Work the front and 2 halves of the back separately from 3 balls of yarn.
Work 7 rows.
Next row: k9, using single cast on, method cast on 3, k15, cast on 3, k9; turn and purl 39 sts.
Knit the next row with both yarns.
Work the next 3 rows with A. Bind off.
Sew the back seam of the skirt from the hem about 5". Tuck the edges of yarn B into the seam as you work.
With the crochet hook, work 3 rows of sc around the armholes. Work 2 rows of sc along the two halves of the back to make a button tape and around the neckline.
Weave in the ends of the yarn.
Sew 7 plastic snaps to the button tape.
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