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10 reasons why Italians are so slim
1. They eat at lunch
A lot of Italians, including my boyfriend's family, eat their main meal at lunchtime meaning that they have all day to burn off the energy. Having a substantial meal early on in the day also reduces the temptation to snack, so come 4 pm I no longer fight to resist having a sneaky biscuit (or 5) with my afternoon tea.
2. They have primo and secondo
The format of primo and secondo means that Italians first eat a small amount of carbohydrates (the primo) and then fill up on meat and vegetables (the secondo), ensuring that their diet is balanced. The pause between courses also gives you more time to register that you're full meaning that you don't overdo it and then regret it 10 minutes later when you're feel like you've eaten the Christmas turkey!
3. They eat less butter
Italians don't butter their bread nor use butter for cooking anywhere near as often as us Brits. It may seem like a small change but over an extended period of time it could really make a difference. Saying that, I still haven't quite come to terms with the idea of an un-buttered sandwich!
4. They have less of a sweet tooth
For a country that's in love with food Italians certainly seem to lose their mojo a little when it comes to desserts. Puddings are rarely served at home and the selection of traditional Italian desserts is extremely limited when compared to Italy's extensive savoury repertoire. Tiramisu and panna cotta are great but when that's about all that's on offer, it gets easier to say no after a while!
5. They eat less processed foods
Probably the most fundamental point of all is that Italians make most of their food from scratch. The ready-meal aisle of the supermarket quite simply doesn't exist in Italy; after all, what could be quicker to cook up for dinner than a bowl of spaghetti? I showed the Dolmio microwavable pasta advert to my Italian friends and they thought it was a joke!
6. They have a healthier attitude to food
Fad dieting is nowhere near as big in Italy as it is in the UK. Rather than binging and dieting, a constant and moderate diet is favoured by most. When I suggested cutting out carbs to my boyfriend his reaction was, 'but a carb-free diet makes people grumpy'. I guess he had a point…!
7. They don't drink as much
Another hugely influential factor has got to be the booze. Italians generally don't drink outside of meals and, when they do, they only have one or two. There is still quite a stigma attached to heavy drinking in Italy, especially for women, so whilst for Brits having a few too many and staggering home at the end of the night might be funny, for Italians it's probably an embarrassing story that they'd rather keep to themselves. The size of a glass of wine in Italy is also much smaller, to the extent that my Mum once thought the glass our waiter had poured her was just a taster!
8. They have a warmer climate
Cold weather undoubtedly plays a part in increasing appetite so when the summer in Italy lasts for so much longer and the temperature is so much hotter it's no wonder they don't eat as much. As lovely and refreshing as a rocket salad is, I'm not sure it's ever going to cut it for dinner during a British winter!
9. They have to get their bodies out in public
On a related topic, the fact that, for 3 months a year, Italians regularly go to the beach with friends and family is a huge motivation to keep an eye on their weight. In the UK we can quite happily stuff our faces knowing that, with the help of some loose clothing, our friends and neighbours will never see the effects on our body (thank goodness)!
10. The bella figura
Italians place a huge amount of importance on appearance and are a nation that celebrates beauty. With fashion brands such as Gucci, Prada and Dolce and Gabanna at the heart of Italian style, maintaining a slim figure is all part of the Italian bella figura. For us Brits, appearance, although important, does not define a person in the same way as it does for Italians. So although of course it's nice to be slim, maybe we should celebrate the fact that in the UK, it's OK to indulge in that third glass of wine, to order the jumbo fish and chips or to have an extra biscuit with your cup of tea… after all, you only live once!
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Lovely to make your acquaintance Elizabeth and I hope to get to know you better through blogging. Thank you for your comments on my blog recently, its most appreciated and led me to your blog space. I have really found this most interesting to read, and have to say that I agree with many of your observations.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much! It's still very early days so I've still got a way to go before I reach your kind of level but glad you're enjoying it!ReplyDelete
Beth! Loving the changes you have made! It's looking really nice here! Well done YOU!ReplyDelete
Also love your ten reasons Italians are slim. Having looked in the mirror, I may need to put those into practice!Replies
Thanks Marie! I'm slowly getting the hang of things I think. Still got a long way to go but thanks for the words of encouragement!Delete
I love this post, such a great insight into Italian cooking and their attitude to food. I absolutely adore Italy, so will make sure to subscribe to you blog. xReplyDelete
Thanks so much for your kind words Carolin! I'm still pretty new at the blogging thing but am slowly getting to grips with it!ReplyDelete
Hey Beth!! I think you nailed it!!! I'm gonna make Elin read this...we're still having some troubles with this primo and secondo issue!! :PReplyDelete
Ahhh you take me back to my Italian days! I have nodded at each of your points (love your Fiori di zucca ripieni by the way) I've been back in the UK 10 years now and the tricks I learnt from the Italians are still as strong today in the way I eat and live it's only the British chocolate that is my downfall *sigh* Love your blog!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much Mari. I have to say British chocolate is still a vice of mine too! That and fish and chips!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous18 January 2015 at 08:48
Hi Elizabeth,ReplyDelete
good article :) you nailed most of the aspect of my culinary culture.
I just want to mention something; Italy's culture is very fragmented. In every region and town you go, you will notice very profound differences, starting from the language and ending in the food we eat. Im not sure if you are talking about the north or the south of Italy when you say that we dont have many dessert. Im from the south of Italy and we have dessert that you would never dream could exsist; to mention some, try a cassata Siciliana, cannoli, pastiera napoletana, etc. You might be very surprises by the variety of dessert and the amazing taste ;)
Hope you get to try those desserts
again, great article
- Chiara19 January 2015 at 17:05
Great article, really enjoyed reading it.ReplyDelete
I'm a quarter Italian (Grandma is from Salerno in the South) and I've always been fascinated with what she eats (and what she won't eat being a stubborn Italian woman!)
We have recently had my second cousin visiting us from Maiori who's currently working in an Italian restaurant in London. Took him for a meal to a (posh!) English restaurant and he complained all the way through.
I asked him where he wanted to go on holiday, his reply... still cities in Italy. You can't change Italian people, ha.
Interesting post. I've been pondering and blogging about this exact same question, as I notice every time I come home from a holiday in Italy I've lost weight, and yet I've eaten like a queen. Even eating pasta more frequently than I usually do, and drinking a glass of wine with every meal (only one though), I still lose weight. Why is that? I don't get it!ReplyDelete
I'm not sure about the climate being a huge influence, (I live in Australia) but I do agree that its much easier to eat fruit for breakfast and salads for dinner when its warm. Certainly here in Sydney our lives are dominated by the car, whereas in Italy I walk or cycle everywhere.
I'd also add that the quality of food in Italy is so much better than what we can get that a smaller portion is far more satisfying. I almost never want dessert in Italy.
The media talks about the 'mediterranean diet' being one of the best but I think they ought to examine the whole mediterranean lifestyle, not just what people eat.


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Arriva London's Green Line Heritage Fleet Routemaster bus in historic line-up at Brooklands
The ethos behind Arriva London's Heritage Fleet is to maintain a moving history of London, and to this effect buses from the fleet are often invited to prestigious days out to continue that theme.
Such a day out was last weekend at the London Bus Museum Routemaster Day at Brooklands, where Arriva London's RMC 1453, the first production Routemaster coach, joined the first four prototype Routemasters to celebrate 60 years since they first entered passenger service.
The location of the museum is close to the historic Green Line route 715 from Hertford to Guildford that the Routemaster coach first entered passenger service on, so it was an ideal opportunity to re-create the route for the day. RMC 1453, along with prototype Routemaster coach CRL 4, ran a special service during the day from Cobham Village via Ripley to Guildford and back.
RMC 1453 started work at Hertford garage in August 1962, when the Routemaster coaches replaced single deck RFs on route 715 between Hertford and Guildford.
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The killing of Savita Halappanavar
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This is a guest post by Sarah Thomasin. Sarah has a poetry blog and a blog about being a trans ally. She is also on Twitter @wordgeeksarah.
On October the 21st, Savita Halappanavar was admitted to hospital complaining of back pain. She was told that her pregnancy was miscarrying. Her cervix was already dilated and leaking amniotic fluid. Nothing could be done: the foetus would die whether or not it was removed from her womb. She was going to lose her baby.
Grief-stricken, but realistic, Savita made a reasonable and sensible request. She asked that her pregnancy be medically terminated and the foetus removed from her body. This request was refused repeatedly, Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws being cited. The dying foetus could not be removed until no heartbeat was detected. Savita and her husband were assured that the her ordeal would soon be over.
It took three days for the foetus to die.
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Three days of agony in which Savita's condition rapidly worsened until she died of septacaemia a few days after her unborn child.
Being forced to carry a dying foetus inside her until its heart stopped beating weakened and poisoned her body. She died in pain, in distress, in the knowledge that her life could have been saved.
Understandably, we are angry.
We are angry with the Catholic church for its stance on women's reproductive rights.
We are angry with the Irish government for legislating against abortion.
We are angry with the hospital for not saving a life, just so that an already doomed foetus could die slowly.
We are angry with the pro-life campaigners who claim that banning abortion does not endanger women's lives.
There is so much to be angry about that I feel that we are in danger of missing the wider context.
It's always the way, though, isn't it? When we're angry, it can be hard to analyse things. We just want to rage. And, perhaps, part of us doesn't want it to get any worse.
But I'm sorry, this story does get worse.
According to Savita's widower Parveen, his wife's requests for a termination were met with the response, "This is a Catholic country". When I read that I went cold. I've heard things like that before.
If someone starts telling you what country you're in, or telling you screamingly obvious facts about that country, it's time to look at them sideways. If your appearance, name or accent mark you out as foreign, you want to be wary of people who say that.
If those people are making important medical decisions about you, be very, very frightened.
I've heard that turn of phrase used in schools to shut down kids from immigrant backgrounds. I've heard workers use it to intimidate and undermine colleagues.
People simply do not bring up the country they are in in a context like that unless they are being racist.
The only reason I can see that an educated adult woman of Indian origin would be suddenly, randomly, informed of the dominant religious belief of the country in which she was begging for medical treatment is that her ethnicity and religion were an issue for the medical staff treating her. That her pleas for a termination were taken less seriously because they were perceived as the pleas of an unchurched foreigner who should have more respect for Irish Catholic beliefs. I have to wonder: was Savita's ethnicity and religion, even subconsciously, a factor in the decision not to remove the foetus? The foetus which had as much chance of surviving out of the womb as in it?
I'm not saying that racism killed Savita Halappanavar.
I don't think it was medical incompetence, or institutional misogyny, or even Catholic dogma.
It wasn't one of these things. It was, I believe, all of them: a fatal intersectionality, if you like, of oppression.
Funnily enough, the concept of intersectionality has been getting some bad press lately. It's been claimed that the concept of united, multiplatform response to oppression is too difficult for the layperson to understand. Personally I find this attitude patronizing, lazy and incorrect.
As long as intersectional oppression is happening, as long as it is killing people, It is vital that we keep making the effort to both learn and teach intersectional responses.
It's too important not to understand.
[The image reads "Pro-choice is pro-life", in red and blue text on a yellow background. It was created by Philippa Willitts and is used under a Creative Commons Licence]
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tristan // Posted 14 November 2012 at 4:55 pm
Thanks for this exceptional piece on this trully horrific tragedy.
Chillingly, just two months prior, a symposium chaired by Eamon O'Dwyer, professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynaecology at NUI Galway, and featuring speakers from University Hospital Galway – where Savita Halappanavar died – issued "The Dublin Declaration on Maternal Healthcare" which stated:
"…abortion is never medically necessary to save the life of a woman," &
"…prohibition of abortion does not affect, in any way, the availability of optimal care to pregnant women."
Despite the tragedy, this statement has not been retracted or corrected.
Sharon Mitchell // Posted 18 November 2012 at 7:03 pm
Shame on the authorities and church in Eire for allowing a mother and her unborn child to die of racism and clinical neglect.This is indeed a perfect storm of discrimination and mindless abuse.
redskyie // Posted 21 November 2012 at 3:48 am
Thanks for this article. We need to publicise this case as much as possible. It's tragic for a young woman to die from a problem pregnancy in a supposedly developed country like Ireland.
However I don't necessarily agree with the following:
"The only reason I can see that an educated adult woman of Indian origin would be suddenly, randomly, informed of the dominant religious belief of the country in which she was begging for medical treatment is that her ethnicity and religion were an issue for the medical staff treating her. That her pleas for a termination were taken less seriously because they were perceived as the pleas of an unchurched foreigner who should have more respect for Irish Catholic beliefs."
As a Protestant Irish woman I've lived my whole life under laws that were made – literally – by the Catholic Church. The statement "This is a Catholic country" is both true and not true, in the sense that the population of the country has not been 100% Catholic in hundreds of years, but the law has traditionally been made on the basis that the country as a whole is Catholic. I am fairly confident that when hospital staff told Savita "This is a Catholic country" it wasn't, as you say, random. I believe what they meant was "We're not allowed to give you a termination while the foetus still has a detectable heartbeat, because the Catholic Church says we can't," rather than "Stupid foreigner, don't you know this is a Catholic country?" You can't live here and not know how Catholic the country is.
Although we don't yet know the details of who made what decision regarding Savita's treatment, we do know that similar has happened to other women here. And one thing that many medical professionals have been pointing out in the wake of this case and even before, is that the law as it stands is not clear enough for them to feel confident that in a case like this they won't be prosecuted for terminating a foetus with a heartbeat.
It's not as simple as "abortion is illegal" or even that the government has legislated against abortion. We've had referenda over the years to decide the question of abortion, but for various reasons – Catholic dogma being one – they have not resulted in legalised abortion, and without the support of the voters the government can't legalise abortion.
However, in the wake of the X case some years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the state does not have the right to prevent a woman from travelling abroad even if her intention is known to be the procurement of an abortion; it has also ruled that in a case where the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother (but not, crucially, the health of the mother), a termination is legally allowable. The threat to the mother's life does not even need to be imminent. However, following that ruling, successive governments have dragged their feet, failing to put the ruling into law. Women continue to travel to England in the thousands to obtain abortions, so the state ignores the issue.
Doctors have to weigh this fact against the law which says that a foetus cannot be terminated while it has a heartbeat. They feel unsafe performing a termination if there is a chance that they can't prove without a doubt that the mother's life is threatened, because the Supreme Court has said one thing, and the law as it stands says another. If there's any chance that the mother will survive, they feel they are in a grey area, legally speaking.
As a nation we have a certain talent for seeking out loopholes and finding ways to bend the law. When my mother wanted a hysterectomy some years ago, she was told that elective hysterectomies were prohibited for women of child-bearing age (I understand this is no longer the case). In order to have this procedure, she was told in a whisper, she had to find a Protestant doctor who would consent to lie on her medical records and say that she had uterine cancer, and that doctor had to get another doctor to co-sign to this diagnosis. My mother's medical records still state that she had cancer. But the doctors involved can feel fairly confident that they will not face legal action or be struck off because of their actions, while the same cannot be said of doctors faced with a patient who asks for a termination.
This is not to say that Savita shouldn't have been given a termination. I am firmly pro-choice and I am disgusted by the fact that a young woman had to die because our country is so backward. But even though casual racism undeniably occurs here on a daily basis, I don't believe that it influenced the medical staff's decisions in Savita's case. An Irish woman would have – and many have – received the same treatment. She might not have been told "This is a Catholic country", but given the lack of clarity in the law, she would almost certainly have been told something to the effect of, "I know you've heard that a termination is allowed if the mother's life is threatened, but we can't give you one because the foetus has a heartbeat and we could lose our medical licenses and be sued and that's because the law hasn't been clarified and at the root of this is the influence the Catholic church has had on the people and the government of this country."
Certainly what happened to Savita and what happens to other women here in similar circumstances is, as you say, the result of several factors – yes, institutional misogyny and Catholic dogma are involved, as is the reluctance of the various political parties to take a stand on the issue of abortion when it could cost them votes, and the fact that a lot of people simply think that as long as women can go to England and have abortions, there's no need to change the law (incidentally, in recent months the subject has been in the news as women with non-viable pregnancies who were refused terminations campaigned for change, so I hope that more people will start to realise the true implications of our wilfully ignoring the issue) but I don't for one second think that Savita's ethnicity or religion influenced the decisions made by the doctors and medical staff treating her.
I think it should be pointed out that quite a large proportion of the medical professionals in this country are not Irish themselves. I don't know how many of the staff in Savita's case were of Irish ethnicity and how many were from India, Nigeria, the Phillippines and so on, but I would be willing to bet money that they weren't all pale-skinned Irish catholics. I attend hospital regularly for a chronic condition and my doctors, nurses, radiographers and so on are a varied mix of ethnicities; numbers-wise the Irish staff I deal with are in the minority. (This isn't a comment on the relative competence of any of the staff, I have great respect for all of them and the care they give me is superb).
redskyie // Posted 23 November 2012 at 1:28 pm
I meant to add that in re: the comment "This is a Catholic country" there is a very common misconception in this country that "Catholic countries don't allow abortions."
Many people don't realise that abortion is not illegal in countries with largely Catholic populations like Spain and Italy. This ignorance is compounded by the fact that in any debate on abortion we may see on television or hear on the radio, somebody from the anti-abortion side (I refuse to call them "pro-life") will inevitably, at some point, utter a variation on the phrase "We should not legalise abortion because this is a Catholic country and abortion is against the Catholic church's teachings."
So the phrase "This is a Catholic country" is not necessarily used here to discriminate against foreigners or people who are not ethnically Irish.
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We sure do love our technology around here, and it comes as no surprise that robots often find their way into our blogs either for discussion purposes or for our sheer joy and entertainment. Today's topic is a little bit of both, since I absolutely cannot deny the adorableness of this little character, nor can I deny its complexity and convenience in the comfort of our homes. Do I have


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I have started my work again as a therapy dog. Mom says I should tell about how my first session went almost two years ago. So here goes:
A big man who worked at Siskin asked if he could pet me. He pet me a lot, which I thought was the patients' jobs, but he seemed to need that. When we walked away, I heard the boss tell Mom that this therapist had never before touched a dog there. Then another therapist, a woman, came up to us and asked Mom if she could take me over to her patient. As I was walking away with her, I could hear the boss tell Mom that this therapist avoided the dogs and had never done this before. On our way out, after I was finished spreading the love, the big man stopped us again and asked if he could hold me. He said there was something really special about me. Duh…we all know that!
Anyhow, I really liked doing this, but didn't get to go back for several months. I will tell you about my second trip there tomorrow. Gotta go help Mom fix some chicken now.
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With the apocalypse never seeming closer, the far-out fusion of The Comet Is Coming is now more comforting than ever. Based around the concept of what sounds would remain come a widespread sonic destruction, the group squeeze their audience through wormholes and out of black holes with an entrancing eclecticism which combines Afrobeat with electronica, jazz and funk.
Formed in 2013, the supergroup of sorts is made up of Shabaka Hutchings (Sons of Kemet, Melt Yourself Down), Danalogue and Betamax (Soccer96), releasing 'Channel The Spirits' on The Leaf Label in 2016. Together they carry the possessed spirit of Sun Ra kicking and screaming into the 21st Century, throwing in elements of Zappa and Hendrix along the way.


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Rubble cleared and removed at Ground Zero: remains of buildings and bodies. Pile driver for foundations into landfill Where a river's ocean once rocked the shore Which planners dream of evening the score?
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TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - 48 year old SunVan driver Michael Ross has been suspended following a misdemeanor DUI charge while on duty.
Police made the charge based on observations following a sobriety test but did not administer a breathalyzer test.
Instead, officers took a blood test which has been sent to the DPS lab and will not be back for several weeks.
What additional charges might be filed, if any, won't be known until the results are back.
A police report will not be available for up to 72 hours.
Ross was charged after a person called police to report the driver of a special needs SunVan may be intoxicated.
A worker helping put special needs riders on the bus smelled alcohol on the drivers breath and observed him acting erratically.
There were three special needs riders on the van at the time.
One person told News 13 he thought the driver would have driven the van had not police arrived and stopped him.
A mother of a special needs passenger told us she is very, very angry and wants to see Ross charged with endangerment.
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As the gun control debate rages, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for the state to enact the "toughest assault weapon ban in the nation" in his State of the State address Wednesday afternoon.
The speech came just hours after Vice President Joe Biden met with gun-control groups at the White House and said that "the president is going to act" on the topic of gun control and that President Barack Obama might use "executive action" to do so. Both calls come in the wake of the massacre at Sandy...
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
"We need a gun policy in this state that is reasonable, that is balanced, that is measured," Cuomo said. "We respect hunters and sportsman. This is not taking away people's guns. I own a gun … that's not what this is about."
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Sorry, but all the school tragedy did was allow anti gun groups to do nothing but use it as a means to further their agenda. In reality they don't care about children at all, they will just use this event for political gain.
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the right to bear arms isn't infringed, if they require manufacturers to only produce single shot rifles.
when the 2nd amendment was passed all they had were really muskets.
the right for you to have one isn't infringed since you can still have a gun, but it will only fire one round before reloading, you can still purchase and own one.
but the only way to be fair is it to apply to all americans, whether they are in uniform or not.
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And from his speech, he's probably gonna go for 5 rounds magazines maximum and ban everything else.
The guy can't read...
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED ! What the hell do statists trash like Cuomo don't understand??


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Book Review: The Bloody Red Baron
Book Review: The Bloody Red Baron / Author: Kim Newman / Format: Paperback / Publisher: Titan Books / Release Date: April 27th
There is a scene in The Bloody Red Baron that sums up much of the appeal of Kim Newman's Anno Dracula series of novels beautifully. It illustrates the impeccable research and vividly descriptive prose that Newman uses to bring the trenches of the First World War to life, while also making use of the genre fiction cameos that make reading each of these novels such a geeky delight.
The scene in question sees the hero, Edwin Winthrop, visiting an underground lair deep within the allied trenches during World War I. There he finds Dr Moreau, assisted by Herbert West, performing experiments on fatally wounded soldiers who just so happen to be vampires. The discussion shifts to the possibility that the Germans have succeeded in mixing different vampire bloodlines in order to enable shape shifting, and as Moreau dismisses the notion, West argues that Dr Langstrom of Gotham University is reported to have had some success in similar experiments.
Now if you felt a thrill of recognition at those names and if the idea of this sort of sci-fi/fantasy/horror mash up floats your boat then this novel is definitely for you. For this is a world in which vampire versions of Winston Churchill and Edgar Allen Poe exist alongside fictional creations such as Count Orlok of F W Murnau's Nosferatu and Sgt Daniel Dravot from Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would be King. However, even if those names mean little to you this remains a hugely rewarding read because, aside from the subtle name dropping and creative melding of both fictional and historical figures, Newman has delivered a story that is both thrillingly inventive and hugely entertaining, a ripping yarn that emulates countless tales of daring do. That he does this while throwing in a good deal of historical perspective, conveying and satirizing much of the political insanity of the time, while also successfully depicting the house of cards that was early 20th Century European alliances, is quite an achievement.
The Bloody Red Baron depicts a world where vampirism has spread throughout much of Europe and nations are embroiled in a hellish conflict in which both the warm and the undead fight and die alongside each other in the trenches of Europe. Dracula, deposed from the throne of England as Queen Victoria's consort, is now an influential figure amongst the central powers, responsible for dictating much of the course of the German offensive. Set against this broad scope is the story of two flying aces; Edwin Winthrop of the Diogenes club and Manfred Von Richthofen, the Bloody Red Baron of the title.
Newman manages to make this very personal war between the two flyers the central thrilling thread of his novel while still having enormous fun depicting a wider world in which vampires live not so everyday lives alongside humans in a world going to ruin. He depicts action superbly, the dog fights providing some of the strongest moments in a novel that is filled to bursting with delights, while his own characters are more than a match for the fictions he borrows from other authors.
As in Anno Dracula he uses the Count sparingly, only depicting him briefly and rarely giving him dialogue. This is a novel about a world shaped by Dracula, not about the man himself, a decision that allows the character to retain his mythic stature while still positing an alternate fiction to Stoker's world wherein Van Helsing was victorious.
In some respects vampires are more suited to the story told in Anno Dracula, the world of The Bloody Red Baron lacking that curious sense of romance found within the pages of Anno Dracula with its fog shrouded streets, Victorian serial killers and sense of romance that only time and fiction could bestow on an era of huge suffering and deprivation. However, Newman's greatest achievement as a writer, both of horror and history, is that he is able to bring his fictional story and his characters to life so successfully that he can set them in the context of the bloodiest and most tragic waste of life the world has ever seen and still make them credible. A novel of such high concepts would be awfully easy to get wrong but Newman is good enough to weave a tale inspired by a heady mix of literature, B-movies and exploitation cinema without ever making it seem trashy.
In addition to the main novel this reprint also includes a short story that brings us up to date with Geneviève Dieudonné, the vampire heroine of Anno Dracula, and includes Newman's annotations that provide some illuminating insights for those of us who don't get every single reference (few will).
In all, perhaps the novel's greatest triumph is that it manages to be serious and fun at the same time, its treatment of a horrendous period in history both intelligent and mischievous. Newman's prose is fluid, his dialogue a delight and his pacing ensures that the narrative doesn't flag for a second. And any novel that manages to find a place for Hellraiser's Pinhead alongside Biggles without sacrificing its integrity really does deserve all the plaudits it gets.


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In a recent posting to LinkedIn, comments from an oil company contact were reported to the effect that high levels of investment in hydrocarbon allocation systems were unsustainable. The poster invited people to consider whether it was time to concentrate on value for money. I won't link to the post, partly because it was on a closed group, but also because I wanted to focus on the general issue that it raises, rather than the specifics of the post.Details


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Liars. Untrustworthy. Misleading. Profit before people.
These are a few of the negative connotations of the industry. Unfortunately, those opinions are there for a reason. Once upon a time, advertising was so hyperbolic, it was comical; well, at least it's comical to us now. At the time, however, I'm sure the people weren't so excited to be tricked so blatantly by advertising.
Although I believe we have moved away from such a realm of lies, even I don't believe every ad that I see. I realize that some people hold different moral standards and rationalize lying to the public in different ways.
But, when the product is so completely different from the ad, how could you convince yourself for even a second that people accept it? This image, for example, displays the drastic difference between what you see on TV and what you get at the drive thru window.
Obviously, its disappointing.
And everyone realizes its happening. People understand that what they order won't look like what they receive. And yet, they keep ordering. There is like some sort of agreement between advertisers and consumers on the topic of fast food. Even if you make it look outrageously better than the real deal, I solemnly swear to continue consumer mass amounts of your burgers, fries, and tacos.
Maybe its because, as a culture, we just can't get enough of our fast food; we thrive on it. Well, maybe thrive is the wrong word... get along. We get along with our fast food. And with out it, well let's just not think about it!
And yet, that poster still astounds me! Fast food definitely isn't as appealing in real life as it is in advertisements! In fact, if advertisements featured actual images of burgers, fries, and tacos, I would probably never want to eat them again.


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Zagreb Combinationčetvrtak, 06.04.2017.
Have to go to Zagreb to rent a car. I guessed, since Zagreb airport is the airpot of my departure - it's easier (and cheaper) to rent a car there. And I also have some lage to carry so I hope I'll get something bigger.
This is my combo for today :D
Yesterday was really great day. Unfortunately I discovered a great wine bar just before me leaving Ljubljana. However, if you guys find yourself there, don't forget to grab some tapas and wine in TaBar . They have great selection of Slovenian wines that are just too good to be true.
On this photo: Gordia 2011 Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Refosk/Teran Cuvee
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Vancouver, B.C. apparel giant Lululemon Athletica Inc (LULU) lost ground on Monday morning after raising the lower end of fourth quarter EPS guidance while agreeing with $775 to $785 million revenue consensus. The company will be speaking at a Jan. 10 conference and made those projections public ahead of the presentation. The decline could test support near $63.50 in coming days.
A large China footprint, with the major manufacturing and retail facilities in that nation, may be insulated from trade disputes between the U.S. and China due to its Canadian domicile, providing an advantage over U.S. competitors if a trade war breaks out. It's even possible that political stressor finally triggers a breakout above the multi-year range that's capped the upside for the last five years.
LULU Long-Term Chart (2007–2017)
The stock came public on U.S. exchanges in July 2007, right at the height of the last bull market. It opened at $12.50 and rallied to $30.35 just three months later, with that level marking the top ahead of a slow motion decline that reached the IPO price in March 2008. That support level held through a bounce that posted a lower May high, followed by a secondary test and breakdown in October, at the same time as the economic collapse.
It bottomed out at an all-time low at $2.16 in March 2009 and rallied within seven points of the 2007 high in 2010, just ahead of the notorious flash crash, which triggered a reversal but no steep decline. Price action then settled into a narrow consolidation pattern that drew a small-scale cup and handle pattern, yielding a December 2010 breakout, while the subsequent rally posted a series of new highs into May 2012 top at $81.09.
A 2013 breakout attempt exceeded that level by less than 1.50 points, giving way to a steep decline that found support in the mid-30s in the second half of 2014. The decline corresponded with the notorious see-through yoga pants scandal, damaging the company brand into a 2015 recovery wave that stalled more than ten points under range resistance. A higher 2015 low set the stage for a 2016 rebound that reversed 66-cents under the 2013 high in August.
The monthly Stochastics oscillator fell to its deepest oversold reading since 2009 in December 2016, at the same time the stock gapped out of a two-month basing pattern. This marks a highly bullish technical event, with price action displaying the strength needed to overcome a major headwind. It bodes well for additional gains in coming months, as well as raising odds for a breakout attempt that finally yields a new uptrend.
LULU Short-Term Chart (2014-2017)
The stock has traded within the range of the 2013 into 2014 decline between $82.50 and $36.26 for the last 2-and-a-half years, posting a higher 2015 low and lower 2016 high. A second higher low in the fourth quarter has carved a bullish stairstep recovery, intensified by the December rally gap above the 50- and 200-day EMAs. This buying spike could signal the start of a positive feedback loop that eventually yields a multiyear breakout into triple digits.
On Balance Volume (OBV) hit a new high in August 2016 when the stock tested range resistance, marking a bullish divergence, and settled into a sell swing that ended in December. It's unlikely to make further progress until price turns higher and trades above the 2016 high at $72.70. That rally will also signal an impending fill of the bearish September breakaway gap between $72 and $75, a major step toward challenging steep resistance above $80.
The Bottom Line
Lululemon may be headed into an assault on multiyear range resistance but first needs to navigate a series of technical hoops. Keep a close watch on accumulation-distribution, through OBV or another indicator, because an uptick is likely to signal the start of the breakout attempt.
<Disclosure: the author held no positions in stocks mentioned above at the time of publication.>


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Finally got a chance to turn some Norfolk island pine. It was a little nerve racking to turn… Screw up just a little and the cool branch spokes go away. It is roughly 15 inches tall and 10 inches across. Finished with about a quart of lacquer and at least ten coats of wipe on poly.. kind of lost track towards the end. Stuff was like a sponge and kept soaking up. I think it turned out pretty nice.
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#1 posted 11-11-2013 01:00 AM
You are wrong! It's not pretty nice,it is fantastically nice! That is one beautiful piece of wood and you certainly did it justice. Fine workmanship!
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#2 posted 11-11-2013 01:05 AM
Awesome work. Beautiful wood.
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#3 posted 11-11-2013 01:27 AM
Very very nice, beautiful wood….nicely turned.
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#4 posted 11-11-2013 01:57 AM
Very, very nice!
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#5 posted 11-11-2013 02:10 AM
BO, You might try a first couple of coats of Minwax Tung Oil. It builds, soaks in less, and is cheaper than poly. Add coats of Minwax Wipe-on Poly over the first coats of oil. I like what it does to deepen the tone and color of the wood.
Oil is a wipe on…wipe off application. Apply with foam brush, wipe with paper towels. Wipe before oil gets dry enough to stick to towel. If oil is too dry…re-coat lightly and then wipe.
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#6 posted 11-11-2013 02:55 AM
Big Al, actually I have discovered that tung oil isn't really needed unless you are going for the look that tung oil gives in which I do, but… a single coat of non waxed Shellac will seal it perfect and is best used on top of the tung oil that is if tung oil is used it has to go on first, the shellac will allow the top finish to stay on top be it wipe on poly or finish of choice, make sure it's non waxed though.
A very nice looking turn bigogre.
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#7 posted 11-11-2013 03:00 AM
That is probably the coolest looking natural turning I have ever seen. You're right, if you lost the limbs there would be nothing much to look at. You have a great eye for design.
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#8 posted 11-11-2013 03:03 AM
That is an absolutely AWESOME piece. Wonderful wood and excellent turning.
Blackie- that is interesting about the shellac seal.
-- Bob, Western Australia, The Sun came up this morning, what a great start to the day. Now it's up to me to make it even better. I've cut this piece of wood 4 times and it's still too damn short.
#9 posted 11-11-2013 03:57 AM
That is way beyond cool. Are spokes like that only common with Norfolk island pine? Does all of the Norfolk island pine have spokes like that? Thought I'd seen Aeromatic Cedar like that.
And what is with the center? It looks like you drilled with a forstner bit, applied the finish, then filled it with water.
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#10 posted 11-11-2013 04:15 AM
That's cool with the spokes from the limbs and the spalting all the way through. Heaps of Norfolk or Cook Island pines here in Hawaii.
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#11 posted 11-11-2013 05:19 AM
Thanks for all the positive feedback. As far as I know, NIP is the only pine that the branches radiate evenly and are red. There are pines in my area that radiate at the same place, but they are the same color as the rest of the tree. As far as the finish, I was trying to get the interior shiny as well, and simply gave up after a while. Thats where most of the finish went.
-- Putting the "mental" in experimental since 1973
#12 posted 11-11-2013 06:23 AM
Very Nice Work Indeed! Thanks For Sharing.
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#13 posted 11-11-2013 06:34 AM
Looks great to me
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#14 posted 11-11-2013 07:08 AM
That's one wild looking piece. Very interesting colors.
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#15 posted 11-11-2013 08:58 AM
As soon as I saw the picture I knew this must be yours. You have a very unique design that is way to see it in wood. Nice one!
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Cidco plans to expand the proposed Belapur-Khandeshwar metro service up to Kalyan and Ulhasnagar to improve the connectivity between these suburbs and Navi Mumbai.
"We are on track to complete phase I of the first 23.4-km CBD Belapur to Khandeshwar Metro project. We now plan to extend the line to Kalyan and Ulhasnagar to improve the connectivity between these three suburbs," City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) Chairman Pramod Hindurao told reporters here today.
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The Belapur-Pendhar corridor missed the original deadline of 2014 as Cidco decided to increase the width of the coaches so as to align with the Mumbai Metro.
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Pippa is photographed once again heading to work – another day, another dollar.
As I said over on our Facebook page, Pippa's outfit today is right up my street (I really like it!). Today she paired simple monochrome pieces with an injection of bright red with her Prada bag. She finished the outfit off with gold earrings and the shoe boots she has been wearing a lot recently!
Dress: Pippa's black dress is by Tanya and it's the Cleopatra, which retails at £399.00 (Thanks for the ID Pauline!) It features cute gold buttons on little panels, which show off her tiny waist!
Bag: Pippa is carrying her red Prada bag, which we've seen previously.
Scarf: I believe Pippa is wearing an 'Alice by Temperley' scarf, named the 'Panthera', costing £54.99. Click here to view. (Thanks to Cherry for the tip!) Pippa wore this scarf again recently, again with a monocrome outfit & red accent.
Ankle boots: Kate Kuba 2010 collection.
Here's the dress shown in Green and the scarf:
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2011 Buick Regal CXL Turbo: Road Trip Fuel Economy
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I'm back from Vegas, and I'm pretty satisfied with our turbocharged 2011 Buick Regal as a road trip car. Although the Regal 2.0T never feels that potent leaving the line, it had adequate mid-range torque for climbing all the passes between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and the turbo 2.0-liter engine never felt strained.
A 0.68 6th gear (combined with a 3.33 final drive) has the engine down around 2,000 rpm at 70 mph, but the Aisin six-speed automatic was pretty quick to step down when I needed more revs for passing. However, I did notice that it upshifted a little roughly in a few instances.
Fuel economy for my 578-mile trip was very good, though my "fuel economy run" on the trip home left a bit to be desired. I'll explain.
On the trip out to Vegas, I was semi-hurried and I set the cruise control to 79 mph. After 290.2 miles, I put it 9.395 gallons of 91 octane. That's 30.9 mpg and pretty darn impressive considering my pace and the Regal Turbo's 18 city/28 highway/22 combined EPA rating.
On the trip back to Los Angeles, I thought, OK, I can do better than that. So I tried to keep as close as could to 70 mph -- not easy when other Vegased-out motorists are hightailing it back to L.A. I set the cruise on the flat sections of road, but cancelled it on the steeper grades so I could modulate the throttle more precisely (uphill) or allow the car to coast (downhill). So what I did get?
After 287.7 miles, I put in 9.363 gallons of 91 octane for... 30.7 mpg. Meh.
Why didn't I do any better? Well, for obvious logistical reasons, I refueled at different pumps and, although my refueling method was consistent, it's possible I got a short fill in Vegas. Also, I didn't drive the same route obviously since it was an up-and-back trip. I should also note that I set the air conditioner lower (sometimes as low as 70 degrees) on the drive back because the car wasn't staying cool enough at my preferred 76 degrees -- perhaps because I sat in the sun on the drive south, whereas as I was in shade on the trip northward. Finally, I was in stop-and-go traffic for the last 20 miles of the return trip.
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One other note, it was very hot (107 degrees) around Vegas and in California's Mojave Desert yesterday, and I noticed exactly the same apparent heat-soak phenomenon Dan has reported in our Cruze (also turbocharged) during his trip to Phoenix -- several times I stopped to take photos, and when I restarted the Regal, it felt like I was pulling away with the parking brake still on. I kept triple-checking. But it was never on. The car just didn't want to get moving.
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Organisers have refused to offer refunds after a Swindon concert featuring Peter Andre and Atomic Kitten was disrupted by a major power outage.
More than 3,000 people attended the Big Reunion Tour gig at the County Ground Stadium on Saturday which was delayed for more than an hour by the power cut.
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Promoters said the power outage was an "act of God" and most people "appeared to have a really good time".
Some people were angry after spending £50 for tickets which were later reduced to £10 because of poor sales.
A spokesman said where possible people who originally paid full price for a ticket were upgraded to better seats.
One concert-goer, Gemma Willis, from Swindon, said when the power outage occurred: "We were just [sitting] there when it all went off, and it went silent. We [were] there for over an hour, cold and wet."
Tracey Griffiths, from Swindon, said the sound quality was "shocking" and she left after the power went out. She said she was told by organisers at the event to contact them later for a partial refund.
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25 November 2010
SADISTIK against the Kosmonauts!
Here's a new SADISTIK pin-up by Mort Todd that will appear on the back cover of the next issue of the Italian sci-fi comic, INNER SPACE. The title "Terrore nello Spazio" (Terror in Space) was the original title of Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires and follows the tradition of original Sadistik photo novel titles based on films.
"Дьявольский Преступник Высшего качества" is a translation of Diabolikal Super-Kriminal, which in Russian becomes "The Devil Criminal of the First-Rate Quality!"
Click here to see about Inner Space #1 and an exhibit featuring the art in Italy.
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Labels: comic books, diabolikal super kriminal, horror, kilink, killing, mario bava, mort todd, sadistik
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- Maurizio Ercole said...
Awesome pin-up!!! Thanks Mort, we are proud to have you among with us!
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