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Empire Apothecary | Standard Issue
Today, we're back for another review, but this time marks a milestone because we're finally breaking into a world of pastes and paste pomade hybrids. As you can recall, we only recently fully dived into the world of clay and clay pomades. This was triggered by the fact that we finally stumbled onto clays worthy of our time. Similarly, I've finally found a paste pomade that's worthy of being shared with you all.
This is Standard Issue Pomade Paste by Empire Apothecary. It was recommended to me by Clayton of O'Douds, and whenever a homebrewer recommends another product outside their brand, it's usually worth noting.
As you would expect out of product cooked in Brooklyn, it has good style. I'm also a sucker of minimalism, so I'm just giggling with excitement about all the typefaces used here. It's a 2.3 oz. jar which is an odd size, but the thick glass is very satisfying to hold. It should be noted that it's not a deceiving jar like that of Baxter's where the jar hides the fact that there's barely any product in it.
My only criticism would be that this would look even cleaner if all the printing was done directly to the jar and lid. Of course, that requires large upfront costs and a guarantee that they could sell the quantity need to hit minimums when ordering.
The official scent is tonka and citrus, but for me, the tonka really just takes over everything. Yes, it is a very nice scent that is reminiscent of vanilla, cinnamon, and a light hint of almond. However, it would be amazing if the citrus could get kicked up.
With paste products, we expect it to be like a lotion. You should be able to get product by simply touching it -- no need to scoop. That's the case with Standard Issue. It's really cool and especially if all you've been using lately was traditional pomades.
This is where clays and pastes overlap a bit (and we'll do our best to distinguish between the two during this review). Right when you apply it to your hair, you'll feel the grip. With a paste, it's like the moisture in the product just disappears. Whereas with a clay, it's like any moisture in your hair was absorbed by the clay.
Neutral. You can argue that it gets slightly matte throughout the day.
Paste products tend to provide fine texture versus clays which ideally provide coarse texture. Standard Issue follows the expectation here. It's hard to describe, but there are two different aesthetics to the texture provided by pastes in comparison to clays. Though it wasn't intuitive to me, the texture from pastes is more similar to what you get after a day at the beach and didn't have anything in your hair. The texture from clay is like you also went to the beach but have a little oil-based pomade in there.
Standard Issue provides fine texture that doesn't really stick to itself. This helps to suggest more loose and messy styling.
This paste pomade had grip but wasn't as harsh as others I've tried. This is best utilized by finger styling and can be broken down by combing.
This product's strength is comparable to your average traditional pomade.
The strength and grip mixed with unreal lightness and texture makes it a mind-bending experience to style with. I would consider Standard Issue to be one of the more forgiving pastes in the world, but still, you need to be comfortable and confident with loose styles to use this product.
As with many products that push towards loose styles, the endurance can always expect to be sacrifice. It's not a heavy or firm product in any way. The idea is that you substitute the endurance with loose and messy aesthetic. What I mean is that even as it gets messed up, it still looks good. This is definitely the case with Standard Issue.
The grip stays throughout the day and the volume looses some after a few hours. You can definitely rework it into a pomp, but my personal preference is to transition to a loose slickback with mah fingahz.
Doesn't harden anymore than it feels when you first apply it.
Washes out in one shower, but I would recommend shampoo to make the process easier.
This product receives my seal of approval, which is also why I chose to use it as an introduction for you all to paste and paste pomade hybrids. I've tried many, but they've all been very frustrating to use. Standard Issue by Empire Apothecary marks a starting point from which we can experience and build paste products that are intuitive to use and don't require a whole salon's worth of shit to style with.
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Jen Arnall-Culliford, co-founder of Arnall-Culliford Knitwear Ltd, is a knitwear technical editor, knitting tutor, and all round woolly enthusiast.
In 2017, Arnall-Culliford Knitwear Ltd published its first knitting book, A Year of Techniques, which was swiftly followed by Something New to Learn About Cables and Something New to Learn About Lace.
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May 21, 2017
The world on May 21, 2017:
- Sweden drops its sexual misconduct investigation against Julian Assange. In theory, this means he could leave the Ecuadorian Embassy, but likely if he did, he would be arrested by anybody else.
- Fox News creator Roger Ailes dies. Many people rejoiced. A smaller group of people got really mad about their rejoicing on Twitter.
- Bodyguards of Turkish President Erdogan attack a group of Kurdish protesters in Washington D.C., leaving nine protesters in the hospital. The assailants were not arrested due to diplomatic immunity. Donald Trump was mum on the subject.
- Tens of thousands of protesters take to the streets in Brazil to demand the removal of President Temer, in the midst of a corruption scandal. Temer has said he would not resign.
- In Fresno, CA, 34 year old Imer Alvarado is murdered leaving a bar, becoming the 11th transgender or gender-nonconforming person to be murdered this year. If the same murder rate were experienced by the white male population of our country, this would be the 785th murder this year.
What Alex Jones covered on May 21st:
- Alex's Sunday shows are clearly meant for a smaller audience. They are pretty much never shot in his main studio, and the production values are far similar to what his show looked like years ago. It is almost an afterthought. In my experience, I've found that Alex often uses Sunday shows to the following ends, all three of which he does on this episode:
- End a narrative that wasn't working as well as he had hoped
- Soft-launch a new narrative that will continue into the main show
- Bury topics
- Alex spends most of the show hitting his "Comey perjured himself about his memo about Trump asking him to stop investigating Gen. Flynn" narrative very hard. It appears that he is coming to the end of this narrative, as he can only pretend that he doesn't understand that the clip he keeps playing is Comey answering a question that was not about Trump so many times. You get the distinct feeling that he knows he needs to pivot before the narrative gets completely destroyed, at which point he wouldn't be able to use it as a little shorthand lie in the future.
- Alex recently had to make a public apology/retraction after settling a court case brought against him by Chobani owner Hamdi Ulukaya, who Alex had absolutely slandered (hear our extensive breakdown of it here). On this episode, Alex insists that Chobani has violated the confidentiality terms of their settlement (there's no evidence they have), and he has put them on notice and told them not to destroy any documents. This is very clearly an attempt to save face after a public shaming, and very closely mirrors the Sunday show he did after he was forced to retract his coverage of Pizzagate.
- Alex claims he's going to start suing everyone, seemingly in reference to Steven Colbert's parody of him, Tuck Buckford. We predict that Alex will not be suing anyone.


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Bioshock 2 - Review
Bioshock 2 was set up almost from the onset to be a colossal failure. It was to follow one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time, by a different developer, with the inclusion of a seemingly tacked on multiplayer mode to a series that had absolutely no need for one. It had every possibility to be a disaster, which makes it almost shocking that it arrived in a state that was not only comparable to the original game, but improved and expanded on it as well in ways that would be hard to go back from. It's the sequel I never expected; maybe nobody did. And important distinction to make before discussing Bioshock 2's narrative, is that the first game was first and foremost the story of the city of Rapture and its fall into madness through its own attempts to create a lawless utopia. In comparison, 2 is almost entirely focused around a very small cast of key characters; their relationships to each other, conflicting ideals, and eventual goals which clash with each other and create this very personal, self-contained narrative, within which Rapture is merely a setting instead of the star.
In some ways this is a good thing. By taking the focus off of Rapture and onto a new, very small collection of characters, developer 2K Marin is able to craft a more personal narrative, spending more time developing the characters that matter and the relationships between them. In other ways, it makes the time not spent directly advancing the plot far less impactful and memorable than they may otherwise have been. Characters outside the very core plot are introduced and then discarded in ways that feel contrived and unmemorable, moving you along but never leaving much of an impact outside of your immediate encounters with them. This also contributes to Rapture being a much less interesting, tangible place to explore, feeling stale and lifeless when at one point it was remarkably well crafted and intriguing.
On the whole, the narrative is rather significantly less mentally stimulating, disregard the deeper themes of ideology, morality, and freedom that gave the original such an astounding sense of scope and inspired so much discussion about the different ideas laced within the game. Bioshock 2 tries to mimic what Irrational Games did so deftly, but it comes out as something superfluously intelligent; tossing about grand ideas in the background of a fairly simple plot that never attempts more than it can feasibly accomplish. Simplicity isn't a bad thing by nature, as the story is still engaging and arguably easier to follow, but I rather missed the more sophisticated philosophical questions posed by the original that was so substantially more contemplative and inspired.
The change to a strictly linear world design was also rather disappointing to me, as though there are logical narrative reasons you wouldn't be able to return to locations after you went through them, it's yet another thing taken away from the original that causes Rapture to feel like a rather hollow environment. It's still full of the same distinctive artwork, excellent sense of place, and fitting music, but it feels so soulless compared to what it once was that it makes returning to Rapture again almost dull at times. There are things later on which actually add interesting, fundamental aspects to the city's lore, but by that point it's almost too late and the moment will likely be lost or overlooked by most.
Whether the changes are improvements or make up for what was lost is debatable, though by and large the plot failed to leave the impression the original did, despite being well written and interesting in its own right. Perhaps its the issue of being in the shadow of such a monumental achievement that was Bioshock, that anything to come after that isn't as incredibly feels significantly more of a disappointment that it otherwise would. Had 2 been released as in a vacuum I may have been more receptive to what it was attempting to do, but with the weight of its predecessor on its shoulders there was just - something - missing to draw me in quite the same way as I was to the original.
On multiplayer: Surprising though it may be, 2K has fitted a multiplayer mode within Bioshock 2, and even more unexpectedly it's not terrible! More than that, it's actually a rather enjoyable mode that while totally derivative of every other first-person multiplayer shooter in terms of modes, progression, and character customization, it transposes the campaigns fantastic shooting into a multiplayer mode almost entirely intact. Your weapons and abilities might be slightly neutered, but the combat is so strong at its core that I found myself spending a surprising amount of time with the mode and enjoying every moment of it. Bioshock as a shooter is almost completely unreplicated in any other game, so having that in a multiplayer mode that even in every other aspect is fairly uninteresting is rather compelling, and most certainly worth checking out despite its dubious inclusion.
Where 2 far surpasses the original though is through the numerous refinements and additions it makes to the mechanics, turning Bioshock from a brilliantly deep and satisfying shooter, into a smoother, even deeper shooter that streamlines and polishes off the few rough edges of the original. The core of the combat is largely unchanged, utilizing a mixture of firearms and plasmids (essentially superpowers) to take down a variety of different splicers (the enemies of the game), but the introduction of dual wielding, the ability to instantly switch ammo types, a collection of interesting new weapons, a significantly faster and less cumbersome hacking system, and a scaled back but even more customizable tonic (passive upgrades) system do a lot to make Bioshock 2 a much faster and enjoyable experience.
They're small changes for the most part to be sure, but collectively add up to a much tighter shooting experience that makes it hard for me to imagine returning to the comparatively clunky original. Encounters with the most prominent new enemy, Big Sisters, is another brilliant twist on something the original began (in this instance the Big Daddy fights, which also return), as quicker, more capable and powerful enemies that present a large challenge and require you change your tactics as they are far more versatile and aggressive than their older counterparts.
Final Word
These improvements make Bioshock 2 one of the most enjoyable and dynamic shooters I've ever played. Where it falters in its storytelling and world building, it makes up for with the sheer entertainment to be found in its combat, which only grows as the game goes on. It's a different beast than the original, but a much more mechanically sound and interesting one, even if that comes at a cost some might find difficult to move past. In some ways it feels more akin to an update than an entire new experience, but when that update is so fun and smartly designed I can't complain.


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The 2017 Lincoln Navigator near Biloxi, MS: The Ultimate SUV
The 2017 Lincoln Navigator near Biloxi, MS is one of the most sought after SUVs on the market, and for good reason. Not only does it have space in spades, but it has plenty of entertainment options to keep passengers happy for hours. It is a luxury oasis on wheels, with plenty of style to help you turn heads as you travel down the block.
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DIY Yellow Cape
You may have seen a bit of yellow sunshine popping up on the runway and on the streets recently.
Well, continuing with my love for all things bright, I went vintage with this gorgeous YELLOW cape. This lemon yellow wool from Mood's Fabric was perfect for a cape to drape over my shoulders. Pattern used was Burda. The cape was lined with the same fuchsia silk fabric used here from Thai Silks. I'm pretty sure you'll see me wearing a cape again,and also with a few different options come F/W 2014 season. I know, I know…winter just passed and I'm already thinking too far ahead. Even in the S/S season, you need a little somethin' somethin' on your shoulders (that cold corner desk in the office or movie date) so think about a cape next time you reach for a cardigan or blazer.


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Matthews man sentenced to prison for 'sadistic and masochistic' child porn
Dean Paul Stitz, 47, of Matthews was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. to 121 months in prison on child pornography charges, said Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Stitz was also ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised release and to register as a sex offender.
Investigators said law enforcement became aware that Stitz was using a "peer-to-peer network" to distribute child pornography on the Internet in May of 2014. Law enforcement searched Stitz's residence, seizing his laptop computer and an external hard drive.
Forensic analysis of those devices revealed that Stitz possessed over 600 images and videos of child pornography, some of which depicted minors engaging in sadistic and masochistic conduct.
He pleaded guilty in April 2016 to one count of distribution of child pornography, officials said. He is currently in custody.
All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole. The investigation was led by FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lambert Guinn of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case.


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International performance comparisons are valued by university staff around the world, but current ranking systems are sometimes seen as being based on insufficient information, employing dubious data and resulting in "insidious effects".
This is the conclusion of a survey for research data company Thomson Reuters, which is to supply all the data and analysis for Times Higher Education's world university rankings for 2010 and beyond.
The report, released on 11 February, says there is "little doubt that league tables matter".
"If well developed, they can be informative to students and their mentors, and they matter hugely to those who run universities.
"But they can hide as much as they show, because complex organisations span cultural boundaries and support multiple missions. No single indicator can capture that."
The survey by Ipsos Insight Corporation records the views of 350 academics and administrators from more than 30 countries.
About 40 per cent of respondents said that rankings systems were "extremely or very useful" while a further 45 per cent said they were "somewhat useful".
"However, the overriding feeling was that a need existed to use more information, not only on research, but also on broader institutional characteristics," the report says.
The survey found that the data indicators and methodology currently used "were perceived unfavourably" and that in North America and Europe "there was widespread concern about data quality".
Another major concern was that rankings could have "insidious effects", by changing institutions' strategies, "not to become more effective but to perform well against arbitrary criteria".
The report, by Jonathan Adams, head of research evaluation at Thomson Reuters, says: "This is of great concern and warns against any reliance on indicators that could be manipulated without creating a real underlying improvement."
THE is working with Thomson Reuters to develop a more rigorous and transparent version of its annual world university rankings, and the survey will inform the development of the new methodology.
The magazine is no longer working with its former rankings partner, the careers firm QS.
Respondents to the survey strongly favoured the use of research metrics such as data on research publications and citations in rankings, something that THE is embracing.
Ann Mroz, editor of THE, said: "By working directly on the rankings with the world's leading research metrics company, we are able to employ research data in a much richer and deeper way."
The survey also endorsed the use of reputation surveys in rankings: 79 per cent of respondents said that "external perception among peer researchers" was a "must have" or "nice to have" indicator. THE has confirmed that it will use a reputation survey in its 2010 rankings.
Dr Adams said that the survey's sample size would be about five to ten times larger than that of previous exercises by QS. And he thanked THE's editorial board of higher education experts for valuable insight into the content of the survey questionnaire.
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Catholic writer James Livingstone (see previous post) is hardly the only conservative writer who sees inherited social arrangements as based in verities of human nature rather than contingent historical circumstances.
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This notion of social arrangements as being rooted in verities of human nature, not the contingencies of history, can have a very dark aspect. At its worst, it can exclude the historically disenfranchised from being regarded as human, or at least, as "properly" human. This dark aspect lingers very close to the surface in a 2013 lecture by US Federal Judge, The Hon. Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain.
In his discussion of the contemporary implications of Justice Joseph Story's (1779-1845) natural law jurisprudence, Justice O'Scannlain writes of:
the philosophical blindness of abstract theory detached from experience, tradition, and the very nature of man.
What if experience and tradition contradict themselves? Why does not history include the experience of the excluded or repressed? The notion that history, experience and tradition form a mutually supporting triad can only be maintained at the cost of significant, highly selective, editing of both history and experience. The selection processes of history are very far from being morally pure, or morally reliable, hence tradition can be a very dubious guide, especially if circumstances–particularly technology and knowledge–change. If we are to give credence to the past, we need to give credence to all of it.
Justice O'Scannlain sees the natural law tradition as providing grounding for principles of justice and morality in human nature:
If there are universal principles of justice … then those universal principles must exist by virtue of what it means to be human, and if there is no such thing as a stable human nature, then there can be no such universal principles.
Of course there are principles of justice–the first of which is that people count as persons. The problem with the alleged "natural law" is precisely that is typically conceived in a way such that various categories of people, their experience and history, are deemed not to count.
Justice O'Scannlain draws attention to, and critiques, the so-called "sweet mystery of life" passage in the US Supreme Court decision Planned Parenthood v Casey wherein the majority opined that:
… at the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life. Beliefs about these matters could not define the attributes of personhood were they formed under compulsion of the State.
This reads as an attempt by the US Supreme Court to acknowledge a wider range of voices and perspectives had entered into the public arena than had much purchase there in the past. Not so much new voices as the voices of the previously repressed. Justice O'Scannlain writes that:
The passage does not necessarily deny that there is an objective human nature, but it insists that the law cannot reflect a particular conception of human nature. as the Casey passage says, each of us is to decide for ourselves what defines our existence and the mystery of life.
He is much concerned with the loss of a fixed notion of human nature. But the question at issue is not about fixed notions of human nature, but preconceived ones–not the same thing at all. All humans are part of defining human nature, not just the previously socially advantaged. The real fight here is not over objective conceptions of human nature versus malleable ones, as Justice O'Scannlain claims, but between a narrow and a broad view of human nature. Justice O'Scanlain does not wish to acknowledge–nor have the law acknowledge–a diverse human nature, that sexual and gender diversity is also part of human nature: not as abstract theory, but as simple human reality.
Justice O'Scannlain writes of the US Supreme Court decision United States v. Windsor, which struck down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), that the decision:
affirmatively declares that there is no objective reality to marriage and that any contrary view is irrational. This goes a long way toward ultimately declaring that the objective view of human nature is itself devoid of reason.
Anthropologists have found only one feature of marriage common across all human societies–that it creates in-laws. Marriage is a social creation and exists in varied forms across human societies. Of course that leaves it open to particular societies to define it in particular ways. Western societies have never had exactly the same conception of marriage and have changed their conceptions of marriage in various, sometimes, dramatic ways across the centuries: notably the abolition of coverture marriage.
Just as does Kenneth Livingstone, Justice O'Scannlain provides an invocation of history and tradition wildly lacking in any sense of history and ignorant of its own tradition. In his use of a mythic, ahistorical (indeed, metaphysical) notion of marriage, "objective" is being used to support the pre-conceived, but in a way which dramatically floats free from actual history, rather than, perhaps somewhat more surreptitiously, editing it conveniently.
In discussing the US Supreme Court Decision Lawrence v Texas, which struck down a Texas sodomy law, Justice O'Scannlain writes:
Lawrence was content to minimize the importance of pre–sexual revolution history. Windsor, after acknowledging that the conjugal definition of marriage has existed literally "throughout the history of civilization," minimizes this highly significant fact in order to discuss the "new perspective" of same-sex marriage.
The sexual revolution responded to changed circumstances (particularly female control over fertility due to the contraceptive pill) and voices previously repressed–often with considerable brutality–being able to be heard.
Technology and knowledge had changed. And again, history does not tell us quite what the good Justice believes. If the US Supreme Court took the view that same-sex marriage has no history, then it was engaging in bad history. So much of the contemporary debate over marriage, but particularly conservative invocations of human nature, is about being highly selective about what history counts, and whose history counts. Or simply being ignorant of history.
And if history is based on a "fixed" human nature, but only some history counts, then those whose history does not count do not get to be part of what defines human nature. They get to be defined as outside the "properly" human; and the notion of "proper" and "improper" forms of the human never leads to good places. Hence natural law reasoning, when based one's understanding of history and social arrangements as reflecting eternal verities of human nature rather than the contingencies of history, can have very dark implications (as I will explore in my next, and final, post in this trilogy).
[Cross-posted from Thinking Out Aloud.]


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Ep. 88: Tim Charron - Spreading Positivity! (Interview)
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Encounter Jesus at The Last Supper
Join us for this moving service of reflection, litany, and song, as we await the joy of Easter morning. At Centenary, Communion is a sacred time of gathering around the table to receive The Bread of Life and The Cup of Blessing. All are invited to join in the blessed sacrament that joins heaven and earth, as we work together toward realizing The Kingdom of God on earth.


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Our weather here is still stunningly beautiful, and mother nature is still trying to make us believe that we are in the midst of summer. A quick trip to the beach tells you otherwise. The waves tell us of what's coming. Instead of these clear vibrant colors you see here, we are now seeing dark, large, rolling waves that crash like thunder on our shores even though the skies are still blue and the sun shines brightly. Mother Nature is just now bending and recognizing we've entered October because she's added that Fall fresh crispness to the air that I've been longing for as a native Oregonian.
Before the skies darken and we say goodbye to "summer," here's a wave I titled "Tahiti," in honor of the glorious seas and skies that turn California into Tahiti on certain days and make us locals forever grateful that we get the honor of living in such a beautiful place.


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Some people are just so evil – bound!
Even after Toke gave her to two cents on her matter, some people are still not satisfied with her answer! Why are human beings like this, why?!
Please, tell me what's wrong with the reply she gave on instagram,
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dDAB for short; the blog formerly known as A Daily Dose of Architecture
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Japan Photo Blog
Just stumbled upon the above blog -- what I'll call modernarchitecture, based on its address -- a daily image of modern/contemporary architecture, sometimes with map links. Worth a look.
Posted by John Hill at 2:25 PM
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- hirokichi_ukThursday, November 10, 2005 4:50:00 PM
I came across your blog through a search engine and have been reading on and off ever since. I don't know anything about architecture, but it just fascinates me. Thanks for the nice link - looks like this one will also be my favourites. I wish I could find similar one in the UK where I live.
Great blog. Lots of things that I really enjoyed. Thank you and keep up the wonderful work!ReplyDelete
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We've all heard the stories and reports from the likes of David Harewood et al, talking about L.A and that there are more opportunities in acting for ethnics there than there are here in the UK, so I'm going to L.A in a few weeks to finally see what the whole who-ha is about the place and would it be actually viable for me, a fairly lowly UK Actor to even consider getting work out there in the future or is it a closed set like it is here.
The ins and outs of my trip I will blog about separately, but here I wanted to consider Pilot Season. What it is and how it works.
A pilot is a one-off offering/ example/ prototype of what the new TV show will look like and feel like IF it is commissioned into a full series. It is fully cast, designed, made-up, fully constructed set, full costume – everything. Imagine the 1st ever episode of 'Friends', a complete and whole production within one tiny capsule of a 30 min/ 1 hour episode. This is the pilot and they all have a set number of 'regular' cast members so if this first episode (pilot) is commissioned as a full series and you're part of the cast – you could potentially be the next Jennifer Aniston, acting AND financially stable for the rest of your life.
Pilot Season is a period between January and the end of April where hundreds of new TV pilots are produced. Actors from all over the world migrate to Hollywood in the hope that they will be cast in the next big thing. Once the pilots are produced and the Networks pick their favourites, some are commissioned to go through on to the TV schedule and the rest are sent to the rubbish pile. According to T. Martinez (An Agent Tells All) in 2004, 128 pilots were produced at a cost of over 100 million dollars – imagine what that is today? However even if you are cast in a pilot, there are no guarantees it will ever be commissioned as a series.
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I have read elsewhere and in An Agent Tells All, that more and more pilots are being made outside of Pilot Season and some Actors are even going out to LA around October, to be there just before the mad rush begins. This mostly being down to the fact that there are many more TV Networks now with SKY and cable channels.
Again the same in the US as it is over here, there is a 'bums on seats' approach. Meaning that known names will always be given first refusal to the new shows because Production Companies want those guaranteed viewers and guaranteed advertisement deals, making it more difficult for the up and coming Actor to catch a break and reality celebrities are as popular there, as they are here in the UK.
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(Your test deal is a contract that agrees things you will receive should the pilot be turned into a series over a number of years, including pay, dressing room size, relocation monies and more).
The second week of May is when the Networks announce their new shows and we find out what has been commissioned and made it onto the TV schedule. HOWEVER, even at this late stage, the test deal agreement (that you signed) gives the Network until June to re-cast if necessary, so even if your pilot is commissioned – you may not be.
Sounds mad right? Apparently it can just be the luck of the draw with Pilot Season, but the aim should be to build up contacts and CV before you even attempt to get involved in the madness. This includes having an LA Agent or a UK Agent with lots of LA contacts. It must be nigh-on impossible to even be able to book a meeting during Pilot Season because everybody is concentrating on the clients they already have, so don't expect to go over there and get anywhere first time, they don't give a crap whether you were the most loved character in Eastenders for 5 years – comprende?
A great book and the main source of all my US acting world knowledge is Tony Martinez (An Agent Tells All). This book breaks everything down for you whether you an Actor in the US or an Actor hoping to make it big from the UK – BUY IT – READ IT – LEARN IT and do as much research as you can about the US before you even consider what it would be like to work there.
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text: Blog Gem: Hester's Handmade Home Yay, it's Blog Gem time! This month I'm finding out all about the face behind another favourite blog of mine, Hester's Handmade Home. Hello! Who is the face behind the blog? Hi I'm Hester and I write craft/diy books and run the website www.hestershandmadehome.com where I post a new craft/diy vlog every Thursday. I love upcycling, reusing and hacking so you can find a lot of those tutorials on my website! Last summer my first book Furniture Hacks got published by Cico books and my second book Crafting with Mason Jars is scheduled to be released in March. What is your creative space like? I just moved into my new home and the whole of the downstairs is my studio space. You can find it's transformation from bland sitting room to stylish studio on my blog. My colour scheme is white so I can easily transform the room's look for photo and film shoots. I do have some textures though like brick and wood for added interest. If you had to take only one craft tool to a desert island, what would you choose and why? Washi tape, my friends always joke that I cover everything in tape and it probably would come in handy on the island ;) How do you work and get inspired? I love reading magazines and are forever tearing out pictures. I also pick up inspiration from my surroundings like people you see on the street, clouds drifting by, the colours of flowers and plants. I live by the beach and long dog walks are perfect to get in the right creative state of mind. What top tips would you give to anyone starting a blog? Find your niche, your passion and start writing about it. Don't do it to become an overnight internet success or to become rich, blog because you love it and you want to show the world your makes, photos or written word. Is there a story behind the name 'Hester's Handmade Home'? No not really, my cousin who helped me set up the website said it should have a name that is relevant to the site you run so people can easily find it on Google. Hester is my name and I make stuff for my home so Hester's Handmade Home :) If you could go to a Creative Blog Award dinner with any 5 people and/or fictional characters (dead or alive), who would you choose? The whole Kinfolk team, I'm obsessed with this magazine! Ingvar Kamrad (the founder of IKEA) as I love the store and ability to hack the product ;) , Jim Henson as I'm obsessed with the muppets (even named my dog Kermit…), Paul Lowe from the Sweet Paul website and magazine and Martha Stewart, the queen bee of everything crafts and homemaking! And finally...if you had to choose one song to represent 'Hester's Handmade Home', what would it be and why? Something happy, light, slightly folkie and upbeat if you have suggestions let me know! Thank you so much for stopping by, Hester and telling us all about your creative, blogging world! Great advice about starting a blog - just be yourself folks! I hope you've all enjoyed this month's Blog Gem. Catch up on all my interviews here. Happy blogging folks! All of the images and interview answers are the copyright of Hester's Handmade Home. Please do not use without seeking permission first. Thank you. Joanna PayneNovember 11, 2015Blog GemsComment Facebook0 Twitter LinkedIn0 StumbleUpon Reddit Tumblr 0 Likes


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Ephesians 4:30 (KJV) And grieve not the
Ephesians 1:13 (KJV) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.
Luke 11:13 (KJV) If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Isaiah 63:10 (KJV) But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
Luke 4:1 (KJV) And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
1 Corinthians 12:3 (KJV) Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the
Acts 2:4 (KJV) And they were all filled with the Holy
John 7:39 (KJV) But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
John 1:33 (KJV) And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
Psalms 51:11 (KJV Cast me not away from thy presence


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Today was insane!! Like a hurricane...haha...hurricane New York. I went out for brunch thinking..."oh hey...it's just a little rain, no biggie". Horizontal rain and strong winds rendered my umbrella useless. While crossing the street, the wind blew so hard it pulled me across the intersection diagonally. I could barely fight the wind. Justin had to help pull me in the opposite direction just the get across the street. Ridiculous! I couldn't stop laughing the whole way...haha. Although after I got across, I then realized I totally could have gotten hit by a crossing car. Kinda scary. Glad my Mary Poppins moment ended quick. It looked so graceful when she did it! That moment shredded my umbrella for sure and as I continued down the street I saw tons of broken umbrellas rolling around. One of the banners on the lamp post flew off and totally almost hit someone. Kept thinking of that movie Twister and wondering if I'd see a flying cow... You know it's a bad storm day when the "UMMMBRELLA....UUUUMBRELLA!!!" guys aren't standing on the corners to sell you cheapo umbrellas in a pinch.
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Super pumped to organize a one year birthday gathering for Behold.Her on Tuesday, November 14th at Sally's Middle Name. BEHOLD.HER is an ongoing photography series that has been breaking social barriers for women through intimate storytelling and one-on-one portraits. It is focused on shifting perspectives among fellow females and challenging women to be more open-minded as the common interaction is to deflect and ignore potential friendships, colleagues, and their own personal respect. We would love for you to join us in celebrating momentous transformations amongst those who have participated in the series, showcase services from some of the best female-owned businesses in the District, and sit for a deep panel conversation.
We'll have cocktails offered by Republic Restoratives, DJ vibes by Ayes Cold, and Sospeso and Up Top Acres as just some of the few food vendors we have on board. Some of our gift sponsors are ENAT and Soul Cycle!
BEHOLD.HER has been recognized for its efforts in unifying women and creating a unique vision in DC Modern Luxury Magazine and has been highlighted in interviews with Take Care Shop, Ringlet Studio and Atmosphere podcast in the 6 months it has been in existence. Here is a video from one of the event's to witness the intimacy, detail, and intention behind the gatherings.
Since November of 2016, BEHOLD.HER has donated to seven non-profit organizations, hosted 70 attendees and worked with 32 sponsors including Lean In, Republic Restoratives, and Salt & Sundry at seven portrait events. BEHOLD.HER is proud to be recognized as a communal pillar by its attendees and sponsors alike, who have made this series swiftly successful.
If you're interested in being a sponsor please send me a personal email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Whether that's financial sponsorship, wanting to provide a service, or gifts to our attendees, all are welcomed! Thank you for your consideration and support in our mission to enable women to unite based on their achievements in their individual journeys and contributions to the community. We hope to see you there! Donate or RSVP for your tickets!
Leah Beilhart / Founder of Behold.Her
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|Black Cat
Initially to be found in the Storage Room, on the lower floors, a variant can be encountered in the final area of the game, the Bell Tower Spire which drops Koudelka's pendant, if the player didn't collect the pendant earlier in the game.
"A witch's familiar. It is said the anyone who crosses its path will be cursed with bad luck for seven years. It likes to catch mice in the monastery grounds, and frequently likes to drink from the fountain in the courtyard..."
This mangy moggy appears as either a grey or black coated feline, with a penchant for finding women's jewelry.
Black cats are quite easy to defeat by either magic or by a physical attack. They seldom appear with other monsters and pose very little threat.
NOTE: Enemies in Koudelka are fought on specific screens.
The screens that the regular Black Cat can be encountered in are:
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Patrick's QuartersEdit
The Special variant appears only after the Disc 4 point-of-no-return.
Outer Wall/Bell Tower SpireEdit
Crossing the path of a black cat has often been considered as being very unlucky by the superstitious. The idea supposedly comes from the concept of witches and demons transforming into them when they wished to make a speedy getaway. Sometimes, white cats are regarded also as being unlucky.
In the British Isles and Ireland though, If the black cat crosses your path from right to left it is 'bad luck'. If it crosses your path from left to right, it is 'good luck'.
Koudelka Enemies
| Barrels | Black Cat | Brute | Chikon | Sucker | Crates | Demonic Bead | Explode Corpse | Eyeball | Face | Ghoul | Giant | Giant Roach
Hand of Glory | Headless Corpse | Corpse Hound | Inverse | Jester | Sham | Mars | Minotauros
Nobleman's Spirit | Possessed Armor | Possessed Chair | Possessed Shelf | Possessed Table | Pricktail | Puppet | Raven | Shadow | Skeleton
Spectre | Tamacoss | Watcher | Wight
Koudelka Bosses
| Werewolf | Giant Plant | Seeker Trio | Mummy Bride | Doppelgänger Koudelka | Doppelgänger Edward | Doppelgänger James
Jailer | Mad Fly | Dark Young | Alias | Chimera | Gargoyle | Gug | Valna and Vigna | Charlotte's Wrath
Scapegoat | Apostle | Vine | Patrick's Vine
Elaine | Elaine (Final Form)


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The potentially satirical elements are presented as caricature, rather than as prophesy or caution. In a classy, sterile white clinic, Syd Marsh is some sort of technician involved in the (big) business of infecting fans with viruses purchased direct from the bodies of their favorite celebrities, a form of biological communion (it'll be a good weekend if the fever comes on in time). Billboards, posters, and video screens depicting luminous celeb Hannah Geist proliferate (famous for what? It's not important); TV sets are permanently tuned to the hyperbolically invasive entertainment news; and one can even go to the butcher's shop to purchase Hannah Geist steaks, amongst others, grown directly from the celebrities' muscle cells.
This is all deftly set up, as a not-too alternate and all-too-believable version of our present culture, and once established, is no longer of any great concern – a caricature is a sketch with little depth after all, and nor is the title an indication of opposition to the world depicted in the film, half in love as it is, and entirely resigned. The substance of the film is an intrigue of industrial espionage: Marsh, for reasons that are never entirely clear, infects himself with celebrity viruses, and when he shoots up a particularly nasty one from Geist, various other parties are keen to get their hands on it. Malcolm McDowell turns up as an avuncular doctor; Marsh is beaten, kidnapped, escapes. The "bad guys" get what they want, which doesn't seem to matter much in a world already so debased by celebrity worship, and Marsh we must conclude is some sort of über-fan of la Geist, too nutty to earn our identification.
As this sort of thriller with a provocative backdrop, the film works reasonably well, despite a tendency to repetition and semi-lyrical longueurs. It's finely shot by Karim Hussein, with frequently arresting framing and a profusion of queasy injection close-ups. The production design is classy, with some fun gizmos: the complex machine that analyses blood throws up on a video console the "face" of the virus, in the form of a distorted human visage à la Francis Bacon; and there's some suitably goopy bio-engineering projects that culminate in a truly eerie specimen.
This particular creation is the subject of (rather over-milked) vampirism, and in the final moment of the film, it is brought clearly to our attention how under-exploited the premise has been. The created world rings true, but one longs for some of father Cronenberg's obsessiveness and genuine horror at the biological modifications taking place. Instead, engagement is kept at a distance (again, a symptom of caricature) and Marsh's motivations are kept obscure – is he, for example, a particular fan of Geist, or has he flipped for the whole process of shooting up celebrity illness? Why does he keep walking through an oppressive room of flowers to a woman either sleeping or dead? Why does he keep a face console in his wardrobe? To the last, for some unspecified black market activity; the flower room is a sort of fantasy prediction of his meeting with Geist; and the first distinction is never made. The psychology of either state is firmly ignored, but we do at least get a fantastically physical performance from Jones, a pasty ginger with a hint of the young Jared Harris about his protruding upper lip, who looks really unwell with great enthusiasm. Would that he had been given material enough for an inner life.
d/sc Brandon Cronenberg p Niv Fichman ph Karim Hussein ed Matthew Hannam pd Arvinder Grewal m E.C. Woodley cast Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gaddon, Joe Pingue, Malcolm McDowell, Nicholas Campbell,James Cade
(2012, Can/USA, 108m)


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Children's Party
1 June 2010 from 10 am to 7 pm
On June 1st we invite all children to our elephant hunters' camp at the museum. Many activities such as hut building, lance throwing, hunter training, meat on hot stones or fire drilling promise an exciting day. At our elephant quiz among others tickets may be won for our Night Activity in the museum.


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Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, is offering a free software update for Wirecast, its live streaming production system.
The update—Wirecast 4.3—adds a new live thumbnail feature for real-time monitoring of all live sources, as well as a countdown clock for managing recorded video within a broadcast. It also fosters new integration with Teradek for more flexible live streaming options, Telestream says.
"We are thrilled with the release of Wirecast 4.3, which adds even more sophisticated capabilities for streaming multi-camera live events," said Filippa Hasselstrom, Telestream's director of desktop product marketing. "The new features in 4.3 enable anyone, from video novice to professional, to easily and cost-effectively produce more complicated live streamed productions, incorporating multiple remote and local live sources, as well as recorded video," she says.
The new live thumbnail feature in Wirecast 4.3 enables real-time monitoring of all live source shots in the shot window, according to Telestream. That enables users to see exactly what is happening on each live input at any point in time, making the process of switching between multiple, live cameras faster and more manageable, the company says.
In addition, Wirecast 4.3 now displays a countdown clock whenever an imported video clip is playing, Telestream says. That countdown clock shows the time remaining so the user can prepare for upcoming switches, the firm says.
The addition of an innovative new plugin, developed by Teradek for Wirecast Pro enables flexible and economical live-streaming options for easier capture of remote sources, and more scalable publishing of local sources, Telestream says. That plugin enables the Teradek Bond, a bonded 3G/4G uplink, or the Teradek Cube, or the Teradek Cube via Internet connection to capture and send live video to Teradek's Sputnik server software operating in a cloud system, or on a server, Telestream says.
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Telestream Offers Free Software Update for Wirecast
Telestream Offers Free Software Update for Wirecast
Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, is offering a free software update for Wirecast, its live streaming production system.


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Story Poker™
I created this show with Omid Singh one night at 4 A.M. at a Norm's Diner in West Hollywood, California. Omid was telling me a Story, and I said, "I'll see that story, and I'll raise you this one:" And then I pushed some hash browns on to his plate and exclaimed, "I don't know how Poker works!"
Thus Story Poker™ was Born!
More details here: StoryPoker.net. Also, follow Story Poker™ on Twitter, and on Instagram.
Join our mailing list by emailing email@example.com!
Subscribe and download the Podcast here: Story Poker™ on iTunes!
We have recorded upwards of 20 episodes of the podcast featuring the likes of Kyle Kinane, Yakov Smirnoff, Erik Griffin, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ryan Sickler and many more!
We have done 5 live shows at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre in East Hollywood/Silverlake.
Created By: Jeffrey Baldinger & Omid Singh
Graphic Design By: Mike Weinhandl
Music written By: Danny Fitch and Jeffrey Baldinger
Band Leader: Danny Fitch
Music Performed Live By: Danny Fitch, Benny Lipson, Jack Lipson, Mark Catalano
Sound Engineer & Music Producer: Mark Catalano
Podcast Edited, Mixed, & Cut together by : Jeffrey Baldinger
AND THIS AUGUST: Story Poker™ will be making it's international debut for Edinburgh Fringe 2017. Omid Singh and I are very excited to be bringing our show to The Counting House Ballroom from August 21st-27th at 13:45. Please check back here for updates on performers and backstage content about Story Poker™. #edfringe17


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When John Galliano left the fashion industry in 'disgrace' in 2011, everyone knew it: at some point, he'd be back..
"We're still in conversations with John. He's a very talented and wonderful man, and everyone in life deserves a second chance. I've known him for over 30 years. I'm not alone in that I have a studio and many talented assistants that work with me, and one more opinion would be wonderful. He would be a member of our studio. If it comes to a successful conclusion, we will be working together." — Oscar de la Renta [HauteLiving]
Welcome Back Mr. Galliano!


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Happy One MONTH Birthday, Carter!!!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Happy One Month!
12 comments:
- Ari Anna Johnson said...
My heart just melted for your superhero! What a sweet spirit! And I totally mean that in the he's so handsome way!!!
- November 17, 2009 at 5:41 PM
- CurtisAdie said...
Love this post, love Baby Carter's picture!
- November 17, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- Miss Heather said...
That was the cutest post ever. He is the most beautiful boy! I can't handle it! I'm SO coming to see you after Thanksgiving!!
- November 17, 2009 at 7:39 PM
- C.B. said...
Aw love that pic! I love your posts, they make me smile.
- November 17, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- The Wettstein Family said...
Here I come for some squishy fun! You busy this weekend?
- November 17, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- Kim said...
He is such a cutie. I am amazed every day that my kids are still alive. Kids really need to come with instruction books from heaven. All these parenting books we get on earth are garbage if you ask me.
- November 17, 2009 at 8:42 PM
- Laura said...
Oh, what a sweetheart! You should TOTALLY be bragging! How is he a month old already?? Congrats again, he is so beautiful (and manly)!
- November 18, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Jackie said...
I just can't say enough about how cute he is. SO CUTE!!! And has it really been a month already? Really? Wow. Give him a cuddle from me.
- November 18, 2009 at 8:38 PM
- Julie M. said...
He's SO cute! I am so glad you have him, and what a great post (I may copy you on it, if that's aight?)!
- November 19, 2009 at 3:21 PM
- Mandy said...
All he needs is a cape! :) That is the sweetest picture! I love it. Did you take it or have it taken? He is very adorable. Congrats...and none of us know what we're doing. Kids survive despite thier mothers.....thank goodness! :)
- November 23, 2009 at 8:16 PM
- Life's Great Adventures said...
What a cutie! I know I think it is a miracle our little one is a year, since we were clueless with kids. Your a cute mom!
- November 26, 2009 at 8:15 AM
- Tawna said...
SOOOOOO cute!
- December 5, 2009 at 7:02 PM


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Easter holidays on the Yorkshire Coast
There's plenty happening on the Yorkshire Coast to keep everyone happy over the Easter holidays.
Bunny has been busy setting up Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts at our visitor centres.
After a day on the beach at Robin Hood's Bay he dropped in at the Old Coastguard Station to hide some clever clues. You can become a seaside detective and discover lots of interesting facts about life on the coast while you explore the interactive exhibition to earn your Cadbury Easter treat. Be sure to say hello to the Easter Blenny in our rock pool tank too. Friday 30 March to Sunday 1 April, 10am - 4pm. £2 per hunt. Entry to the Old Coastguard Station is free.
At Ravenscar near Scarborough Bunny put his hiking boots on to leave clues which will lead you on a leisurely walk from Ravenscar Visitor Centre and back. Drop in to pick up a map, follow in Bunny's footsteps and spot all the clues to claim your chocolatey Cadbury reward. Friday 30 March to Monday 2 April, 10am - 3.30pm. £2 per hunt.
To find out more about these and other National Trust Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts near you, visit the Cadbury website.
Nature lovers can get hands on with wildlife on a Rock pool rummage at Robin Hood's Bay on Thursday 5 April. Explore the rock pools with a ranger to discover all sorts of salty sea creatures including crabs, fish and anemones. Or join a Small mammal survey at Hayburn Wyke on Wednesday 11 April for close up views of mice, voles and perhaps even tiny shrews. Learn some fascinating facts about these usually elusive animals along the way.
For full details of all events, including how to book, visit our what's on page.


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By Jim Roberts
Steve Suskin's excitement about playing Willy Loman in the Little Theatre of Norfolk's production of "Death Of A Salesman" is palpable—even over the phone.
"It is an honor," he told Veer Magazine a week before the show opened. "This is one of the greatest roles in the American theater, and I am just thrilled to be playing Willy. … It's a dream role for any actor. I'm just glad that it befell to me."
Suskin shares the stage with Judy Yerby Burke, who performed at the Little Theatre of Norfolk in the 1970s and went on to work as a professional actress in New York. Keys Wrenn and Charles Robinson play their sons, Biff and Happy.
"The scenes with Linda are beautiful," Suskin said. "One of the things about the play that's so interesting is that even though Willy loses his temper a lot and is flailing at the past and flailing at ghosts that haunt him and all that, he just loves Linda. He really loves his boys. If people don't get that, then we're doing something wrong."
They are directed by Kay Lynn Perry, an adjunct professor at Regent University and the box office and promotions manager at the school's Performing Arts Center. She earned a master's degree in theatre directing from the University of Alabama and made her local debut last year, directing Arthur Miller's "A View From The Bridge" at Little Theater of Virginia Beach.
"I think that play was a hit, so that gave me some cred locally," she said of the Little Theatre of Norfolk choosing her to direct "Death Of A Salesman." "I think that probably played into it."
She noted that the two plays have a few similarities. "They're both set in Brooklyn," she said, "and they are both are tragedies about a common man—not the traditional tragedy of a king or prince. Of course, Arthur Miller's gorgeous language that he uses to write these plays—his prose is gorgeous."
Part of Willy's tragedy is that he's dealing with dementia and depression—subjects, Suskin said, people didn't fully understand or even talk about openly when the Pulitzer Prize-winning play was written.
"It complicates Willy's personality to the point where he brings out so much of the suffering and pain of life in a way that very few American dramas have ever been able to evoke," he said. "From our perspective in 2018, these things really hit home—even more than they probably did in 1949, when a lot of what was done in 'Death Of A Salesman' was viewed as very experimental and radical. Today, it looks a little tame in comparison, but that doesn't make it any less powerful."
Spoiler alert: Perry is staging the play so the minimalist set will disappear over the course of the two acts—representative of Willy's degenerating mind. "At least that's what we're aiming for," she said.
She praised her tech and design team for helping to realize her vision. "I'm very pleased with what has come out," she said. "All I can imagine is not enough. You need everybody's imagination to really bring it to life."
She said the play is "heavy" but should offer theater-goers a lesson. "They might leave the theater examining themselves and perhaps finding hope eventually—after they get done crying over the story," she said. "I do hope that people see it as a cautionary tale. There's something they can learn from Willy's tragedy."
Little Theatre of Norfolk's production of "Death Of A Salesman" opened on March 9 and will run through April 1—at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $18 for adults; $15 for full-time students, military and seniors; and $9 for youth (17 and under). For more information, visit: www.ltnonline.org.


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Deliveries thanks to the miracles we know as tarmac, internal combustion engines, FedEx - and all at Majestic Crystal.
Once we hold your artwork, we can deliver your crystal in a couple of days if you are local - and a week or so if you aren't.
We prefer 4-5 working days for small orders and maybe a bit longer for hundreds...


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I sent her back to the framers for reframing. We hand picked this beautiful frame for her because I wanted her to be honoured for everything that she has represented for me this year. She became the face of TinyBagsofLove and she has been one of my favourite pieces from this years #1FaceADay challenge on TeaBags.
She will form part of my private collection and won't be for sale.
My heart is overflowing today. Not only is this beautiful girl home but yesterday I received my next 40 frames back. I now have 240 pieces finished and framed. Each one is stamped at the back with my signature and yesterday we sat numbering each one in painting order sequence. That alone was a mighty big job and I'm so grateful I had kept a log. As each one came out of their boxes it was like reuniting with old friends. It was rather emotional unpacking my journey so far. Seeing it in it's entirety was so needed and I guess every now again we need to see from small picture to big picture. From that tiny little square that I stare at everyday to the massive body of works, totally blew my heart wide open.
I was reminded yesterday what this was all about, not that I had forgotten that or that I had got lost along the way, but I think for a moment I was just in small picture mode and it sure was good to see beyond the small square.


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Anthony "Rumble" Johnson says fighters should get paid better or be allowed to use performance enhancement drugs to level the playing field.
Johnson made the controversial comments in an interview with Tapout radio.
"When you got guys like A-Rod and all them," Johnson said, "they're making millions per game. We making a couple thousand. They look at us and be like, 'Man that's pocket change for me.' So, hell, I'm probably about to say something stupid, but I'm about to say, either pay us like them and then we won't have to use it, or let us use it so we can get to that level. One or the other… Let us do something."
Johnson was just re-signed by the UFC after he was fired for failing to make weight at middleweight. Johnson hasn't lost since 2012, when he tapped out to Vitor Belfort from a rear naked coach.
Johnson has won six straight, including victories over Mike Kyle and Andrei Arlovski for the World Series of Fighting.
He will battle rising star Phil Davis at UFC 172 after being resigned by the UFC.
Johnson's comments come at a time when the industry and the world of sports are struggling with the rising use of PEDs. From the suspension of baseball player Alex Rodriguez to the questions about testosterone replacement therapy use and steroids, the PED issue has gripped the sports world.
"If you abuse it, of course you are going to get popped for it and do stupid stuff. But if you use it the right way and you just do what you are supposed to do, then it shouldn't be a problem. But with the way the world is right now, hell you can… Everything's all messed up right now. I don't know man. I think if you can do it, do it. I don't have nothing against it. You know what I'm saying? As long as you don't kill nobody."
Regardless of his comments, Johnson will get a second chance to prove himself in the UFC against Davis.


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