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Colin Firth and wife Livia Giuggioli: Academy Awards
Colin Firth and wife Livia Giuggioli arrive at the 2011 Academy Awards on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
For his performance as King George VI in Tom Hooper's critical and box office hit The King's Speech, Firth, as expected, took home the Best Actor Oscar. After receiving the statuette from the hands of Sandra Bullock, he remarked, "I have a feeling my career's just peaked."
Could be. Firth, who turned 50 last Sept. 10, has been featured in more than 40 movies. Chiefly notable among these are (updated in April 2015):
- Another Country (1984).
Dir.: Marek Kanievska.
Cast: Rupert Everett. Colin Firth.
- Apartment Zero (1988).
Dir.: Martin Donovan.
Cast: Colin Firth. Hart Bochner. Dora Bryan.
- Valmont (1989).
Dir.: Milos Forman.
Cast: Colin Firth. Annette Bening. Meg Tilly.
- The English Patient (1996).
Dir.: Anthony Minghella.
Cast: Ralph Fiennes. Kristin Scott Thomas. Juliette Binoche. Colin Firth.
- Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Dir.: John Madden.
Cast: Joseph Fiennes. Gwyneth Paltrow. Geoffrey Rush. Judi Dench. Tom Wilkinson. Colin Firth.
- Bridges Jones' Diary (2001).
Dir.: Sharon Maguire.
Cast: Renée Zellweger. Colin Firth. Hugh Grant.
- Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003).
Dir.: Peter Webber.
Cast: Colin Firth. Scarlett Johansson. Tom Wilkinson.
- Mamma Mia! (2008).
Dir.: Phyllida Lloyd.
Cast: Meryl Streep. Amanda Seyfried. Pierce Brosnan. Dominic Cooper. Colin Firth. Julie Walters. Stellan Skarsgård. Christine Baranski.
- A Single Man (2009).
Dir.: Tom Ford.
Cast: Colin Firth. Julianne Moore. Matthew Goode. Nicholas Hoult.
- The King's Speech (2010).
Dir.: Tom Hooper.
Cast: Colin Firth. Geoffrey Rush. Helena Bonham Carter. Guy Pearce. Claire Bloom.
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011).
Dir.: Tomas Alfredson.
Cast: Gary Oldman. John Hurt. Colin Firth. Benedict Cumberbatch. Ciarán Hinds. Tom Hardy.
- The Railway Man (2013).
Dir.: Jonathan Teplitzky.
Cast: Colin Firth. Nicole Kidman. Jeremy Irvine. Stellan Skarsgård.
- Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014).
Dir.: Matthew Vaughn.
Cast: Colin Firth. Taron Egerton. Mark Strong. Jack Davenport. Mark Hamill. Michael Caine. Samuel L. Jackson.
Colin Firth and wife Livia Giuggioli photo: Darren Decker / © A.M.P.A.S.
Pictured above is Best Actor winner Colin Firth backstage at the 2011 Academy Awards.
Firth's Oscar nomination for The King's Speech was his second. Last year, he was shortlisted for his portrayal of a grieving gay college professor in Tom Ford's A Single Man. He lost to Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart.
Coincidentally, Bridges was also in the running this year for Joel and Ethan Coen's Western True Grit, which ended up not winning any awards despite its ten nominations.
Colin Firth photo: Rick Slayer / © A.M.P.A.S.
Colin Firth Oscar acceptance speech: Upper abdominal 'stirrings'
Colin Firth's Academy Award acceptance speech included a reference to "stirrings" located "somewhere in the upper abdominals which are threatening to form themselves into dance moves."
Whether or not that meant Firth was in the throes of becoming possessed by the spirit of Fred Astaire and/or Ginger Rogers – or perhaps Jessie Matthews (like Firth, she was British) – will remain an Oscar mystery for the ages. After all, Firth didn't perform any tap dancing on stage, explaining that "joyous as [the stirrings] may be for me, it would be extremely problematic if they make it to my legs before I get off stage."*
As the stirrings traveled through his body, he thanked the cast and crew of The King's Speech ("Geoffrey, Helena, and Guy, whose virtuosity made it very, very difficult for me to be as bad as I was planning to be"), in addition to screenwriter David Seidler, "whose own struggles have given so many people the benefit of his very beautiful voice," and director Tom Hooper "for the immense courage and clear-sightedness with which he interpreted [the struggles of the film's main character]."
Harvey Weinstein's 'child sensation'
Besides thanking The King's Speech producers Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, and Gareth Unwin, Colin Firth also had a word for The Weinstein Company's Harvey Weinstein, "who first took me on 20 years ago when I was a mere child sensation" and for A Single Man director Tom Ford, "to whom I owe a very big piece of this."
Besides Colin Firth, The King's Speech features Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush, Guy Pearce, and Claire Bloom. Sandra Bullock, last year's Best Actress winner for The Blind Side, handed Firth his Best Actor Oscar.
* While interviewed backstage at the Oscars, a reporter asked Firth, "You don't want to let loose?"
Firth replied:
No. I was struggling with the containment in that moment and I think I need some quality time alone. I don't think this is the particular forum to display that. Anyone having seen Mamma Mia! will know what I'm talking about.
Colin Firth Oscar acceptance speech text: Courtesy © A.M.P.A.S.
Sandra Bullock and Colin Firth photo: Michael Yada / © A.M.P.A.S.
Colin Firth interview backstage at Oscars 2011
Best Actor Oscar winner Colin Firth spoke to the media backstage on Sunday at the Kodak Theatre.
Topics worth mentioning – "journalists" asked several embarrassingly inane questions – included Tom Hooper's direction, Firth's belief that The King's Speech doesn't really have a message (even though it clearly does), and his discomfort with the PG-13-rated version of the film. Unfortunately, the at times quite outspoken Firth was reluctant to discuss the demise of the UK Film Council. See below.
Colin Firth on Tom Hooper's direction and the fact that he had to perform a key dramatic scene right at the start of filming The King's Speech:
… I think it was very good because I put both feet in and so did [Tom Hooper] and he committed to a style he wasn't quite sure about yet. He still had a few options open, but after we completed that day which could have ended up being about 10 percent of our entire film, he realized he had committed to a cinematographic style.
And I had committed to my approach and to be squeezed down in the corner of a sofa, and Tom kept telling me to shrink myself physically because I'm much bigger than George VI. He was very slight and he had a famous small disposition.
So Tom's note to me was, "Try to disappear as much as possible." And I think that's partly why he put me on the edge of the big sofa and part of why he put me on the edge of the frame, surround[ing] me by what he thought was negative space. And I could feel all that going on and so it definitely informed what I did.
Regarding the message (or lack thereof) in The King's Speech:
I don't believe in messages in what I do. I don't think we're preachers. I don't think we're philosophers. I personally happen to be an annoyingly outspoken person, but that's not because I think the storytelling involves prescribing what people should think or hear …
… Quite obviously speech therapists and people who have difficulties with their speech of whatever kind, have responded to [The King's Speech], and that is very powerful to me to be on the receiving end of that kind of feedback because what we do is very often – it's justifiably judged as completely and utterly frivolous. …
But the fact is that it overlaps with something that has connected with or resonated with people who've, you know, feel they've been heard about something for the first time. … I don't think it sent a message. I just think maybe it shines a light on something which badly needed it.
'The King's Speech' PG-13 cut
Regarding the PG-13 cut of The King's Speech, which Colin Firth admits he hasn't seen, he affirmed: "I don't support it."
When asked why not, his response was:
Because I think the film has its integrity as it stands. I think that scene [in which King George VI says the word "fuck" a few times] belongs where it is. I think it serves a purpose. I'm not someone who is casual about that kind of language I don't relish.
I take my children to see football games, soccer. And I wouldn't be able to, if I wanted to protect them from those kind of words at the expense of all else. …
… I don't take that stuff lightly. But the context of this film could not be more edifying, more appropriate. It's not vicious. It's not to do insult [and] it's not in any … context which might offend people, really.
It's about a man trying to free himself through the use of forbidden words, and he's so coy about it. I mean, I just can't – I still haven't met the person who would object to it. So I think the film should stand as it is.
Regarding the demise of the UK Film Council thanks to David Cameron's Tory government:
Q. One of the reasons The King's Speech actually got made in the first place is that it got a 1 million-pound grant from the UK Film Council. That Film Council has obviously just been scrapped by the incoming government. What do you think your success tonight and the success of the film says about that decision?
A. I don't really want to get entangled in the political judgment on that. I tend to find that my rather insignificant opinions get more attention than they deserve, but I do think that on the face of it, that that was a short-sighted decision.
I do, however, think that the fact that the BFI seems to have taken up that role is very positive and I think that it was probably a sign that the government has recognized a need for a body like that … to find a way to get films financed with government cooperation. So I'm optimistic at the moment.
Sandra Bullock and Colin Firth photo: Michael Yada / © A.M.P.A.S.
Melissa Leo, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, and Colin Firth photo: Todd Wawrychuk / © A.M.P.A.S.
Mila Kunis: Oscar Red Carpet
Even though she failed to be shortlisted for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her performance as Natalie Portman's fellow ballerina and (sort of) intimate acquaintance in Black Swan, Mila Kunis was in good spirits when she arrived at the 2011 Academy Awards, held on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.
Kunis was a presenter along with her Friends with Benefits co-star Justin Timberlake, who kept making (unfunny) Banksy jokes. Timberlake's fooling around was more effective when he imitated veteran Kirk Douglas teasing the Best Supporting Actress nominees. (The eventual winner was Melissa Leo for David O. Russell's The Fighter.)
'Black Swan'
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the dark psychological thriller Black Swan was received quite enthusiastically in some quarters, eventually landing Best Picture and Best Director Oscar nominations. The sleeper hit – more than $200 million worldwide on a $13 million budget (not including marketing and distribution expenses) also earned Natalie Portman the year's Best Actress Oscar statuette.
Besides Portman and Mila Kunis, the Black Swan cast includes the following:
Winona Ryder. Barbara Hershey. Vincent Cassel. Benjamin Millepied. Sebastian Stan. Toby Hemingway. Ksenia Solo. Janet Montgomery. Kristina Anapau.
Mila Kunis movies
The Ukrainian-born, mostly Los Angeles-raised Mila Kunis has been featured in nearly 20 movies, mostly in supporting/minor roles. Her film credits include the following:
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008; her performance in this comedy reportedly impressed director Aronofsky).
Dir.: Nicholas Stoller.
Cast: Jason Segel. Kristen Bell. Russell Brand. Bill Hader.
- Max Payne (2008).
Dir.: John Moore.
Cast: Mark Wahlberg. Chris O'Donnell. Beau Bridges. Ludacris. Donal Logue. Amaury Nolasco. Olga Kurylenko. Kate Burton. Nelly Furtado.
- The Book of Eli (2010).
Dir.: Albert and Allen Hughes.
Cast: Denzel Washington. Gary Oldman. Ray Stevenson. Jennifer Beals. Evan Jones. Joe Pingue. Frances de la Tour. Michael Gambon. Tom Waits. Chris Browning.
- Date Night (2010).
Dir.: Shawn Levy.
Cast: Steve Carell. Tina Fey. Mark Wahlberg. Taraji P. Henson. Jimmi Simpson. Common. William Fichtner. Leighton Meesters. Kristen Wiig. Mark Ruffalo. James Franco. Bill Burr. Olivia Munn. Darren Le Gallo. Will.i.am.
Another image of Mila Kunis on the 2011 Academy Awards' Red Carpet just outside the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
Mila Kunis photos: Darren Decker / © A.M.P.A.S.
Céline Dion photo: Oscars' Red Carpet photos
Singer Céline Dion arrives at the 2011 Academy Awards. The awards presentation ceremony was held on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
Dion has one previous major connection to the movies: the Titanic ballad "My Heart Will Go On." Additionally, Céline Dion's voice has been heard in movies as diverse as At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Sleepless in Seattle, Asterix and the Vikings, Stuart Little 2, and Mona Lisa Smile.
This year, she sang "Smile" during the Oscarcast's "In Memoriam" segment.
The Oscars' usually controversial 'In Memoriam' segment
Among those remembered during the 2011 Academy Awards' 'In Memoriam' segment were Best Actress Oscar winner Patricia Neal (Hud), two-time Oscar nominee Jill Clayburgh (An Unmarried Woman, Starting Over), Forbidden Planet actors Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen, actor Robert Culp, filmmakers Mario Monicelli, Blake Edwards, and Claude Chabrol, and singer/actress Lena Horne, who also received a special tribute from Halle Berry.
Troubled actor Corey Haim (Lucas, The Lost Boys), who died at age 38 last year, was ignored. The omission led to online outrage.
Céline Dion photo: Darren Decker / © A.M.P.A.S.
Andrew Garfield photo: Academy Awards' Red Carpet
Andrew Garfield is seen above on the Academy Awards' Red Carpet just outside the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Garfield had been touted as a potential Best Supporting Actor Oscar contender for his performance in David Fincher's acclaimed drama and Best Picture nominee The Social Network, but he failed to be shortlisted. The year's Best Supporting Actor winner was Christian Bale for David O. Russell's The Fighter.
Andrew Garfield is now well known as Tobey Maguire's replacement in the Spider-Man film franchise, also starring Emma Stone. Garfield's Spider-Man reboot opens in 2012.
Andrew Garfield movies
To date, Andrew Garfield has been featured in only a handful of movies. Titles include:
- Boy A (2007).
Dir.: John Crowley.
Cast: Andrew Garfield. Peter Mullan. Siobhan Finneran.
- Lions for Lambs (2007).
Dir.: Robert Redford.
Cast: Tom Cruise. Meryl Streep. Robert Redford. Andrew Garfield. Michael Peña. Peter Berg. Kevin Dunn. Derek Luke.
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009).
Dir.: Terry Gilliam.
Cast: Christopher Plummer. Heath Ledger. Andrew Garfield. Christian Bale. Johnny Depp. Lily Cole. Jude Law. Colin Farrell. Peter Stormare. Tom Waits.
In 2010, Garfield was also featured in Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, with Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley.
Andrew Garfield photo: Ivan Vejar / © A.M.P.A.S.
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem: Academy Awards' Red Carpet
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards held on Feb. 27, '11, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Bardem – one of the Oscars' rare non-English-language nominees in the acting categories – was up for Best Actor for his performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Mexican-Spanish co-production Biutiful. As expected, the winner in that category was Colin Firth for Tom Hooper's The King's Speech.
Javier Bardem had been previously nominated as Best Actor for Julian Schnabel's Before Night Falls (2000) and took home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men (2007).
Penélope Cruz also has three Oscar nominations, including one win, in her resumé:
- Best Actress for Pedro Almodóvar's Volver (2006).
- Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), for which she won the Oscar and in which Javier Bardem is also featured.
- Best Supporting Actress for Rob Marshall's Nine (2009) – the only nominee among the film's extensive and prestigious cast, including Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, and Kate Hudson.
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem Oscar Red Carpet photo: Ivan Vejar / © A.M.P.A.S.
Chris Harrison: Oscars' Red Carpet
According to reports, The Bachelor host Chris Harrison was scheduled to interview Best Actress Oscar nominee (and eventual winner) Natalie Portman and Best Actor nominee and Oscar ceremony co-host James Franco.
Natalie Portman was honored for her work as a mentally unbalanced ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller Black Swan.
Even though James Franco's performance as hiker/mountain climber Aron Ralston in Danny Boyle's existential adventure drama 127 Hours received much better notices than his Oscar-hosting abilities, he failed to take home an Oscar statuette. As mentioned above, Colin Firth was the winner.
Chris Harrison Oscar Red Carpet photo: John Selig / © A.M.P.A.S.
Christian Bale and wife Sibi Blazic at the Academy Awards
Eventual Best Supporting Actor winner Christian Bale and wife Sibi Blazic Bale are seen above on the Red Carpet of the 83rd Academy Awards, held on Feb. 27, '11, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
The Welsh-born Bale took home the Oscar statuette for his performance as a boxer turned coach and junkie in David O. Russell's boxing drama and sleeper hit The Fighter. His co-stars were Mark Wahlberg (who also co-produced the film), Best Supporting Actress winner Melissa Leo, and Best Supporting Actress nominee Amy Adams.
Christian Bale movies
The Fighter was Christian Bale's first Academy Award nomination. Among his other movie credits are:
- The Dark Knight (2008).
Dir.: Christopher Nolan.
Cast: Christian Bale. Heath Ledger. Maggie Gyllenhaal. Aaron Eckhart.
- The Prestige (2006).
Dir.: Christopher Nolan.
Cast: Hugh Jackman. Christian Bale. Piper Perabo. Scarlett Johansson. Michael Caine. David Bowie. Rebecca Hall. Andy Serkis.
- Batman Begins (2005).
Dir.: Christopher Nolan.
Cast: Christian Bale. Liam Neeson. Katie Holmes. Michael Caine.
Sibi Blazic movies
As found on the IMDb, the Chicago-born Sibi Blazic did some stunt work in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.
Blazic is also credited as an "assistant" in four movies of the '90s:
- George of the Jungle (1997).
- Red Corner (1997).
- Girl, Interrupted (1999).
- Autumn in New York (2000).
Christian Bale and wife Sibi Blazic were married in 2000.
Christian Bale and wife Sibi Blazic Bale photo on the Academy Awards' Red Carpet: Ivan Vejar / © A.M.P.A.S.
Best Supporting Actress nominee Hailee Steinfeld
Hailee Steinfeld poses for the camera while on the 2011 Academy Awards' Red Carpet outside the Kodak Theatre. Steinfeld was nominated for her role as an Avenging Teenager in Joel and Ethan Coen's True Grit.*
Although the 15-year-old was shortlisted as a supporting player, her character is in fact True Grit's female lead. Also in the film's cast: Best Actor nominee Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper.
True Grit failed to win a single Oscar in spite of its ten nominations, including Best Director(s) and Best Picture. It's now one of the top four biggest losers in Oscar history, along with the following:
- The Turning Point (1977; 11 x 0).
Dir.: Herbert Ross.
Cast: Shirley MacLaine. Anne Bancroft. Leslie Browne. Mikhail Baryshnikov.
- The Color Purple (1985; 11 x 0).
Dir.: Steven Spielberg.
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg. Danny Glover. Margaret Avery. Oprah Winfrey.
- Gangs of New York (2002; 10 x 0).
Dir.: Martin Scorsese.
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis. Leonardo DiCaprio. Cameron Diaz.
See also: Robert Wise and Miramax: 'Gangs of New York' Oscar campaign scandal.
Hailee Steinfeld movies
Last year, besides True Grit, Hailee Steinfeld was featured in two short films:
- Grand Cru.
Dir.: Aimee Long.
Cast: Alexandra LeMosle. Harrison Boxley.
- Sophie Without Wings.
Dir.: Megan Weaver.
Cast: Brian Spangler.
* Directed by Henry Hathaway, the 1969 True Grit starred eventual Best Actor Oscar winner John Wayne, Kim Darby (in the Hailee Steinfeld role), and Glenn Campbell.
A 1978 television movie also called True Grit was directed by Richard T. Heffron, and starred Warren Oates and Lisa Pelikan.
However, the plot of the TV movie was different. It was sold as a sequel of sorts to the 1969 box office hit and its 1975 big-screen sequel, Rooster Cogburn, starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn.
Hailee Steinfeld photo on the Oscars' Red Carpet: Ivan Vejar / © A.M.P.A.S.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.) website.


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Users who are tasked with the management/oversight of their agency's grant applications and missed one of our District Administrator GMS Security Webinars can find resources below.
Grants Management System (GMS) Description and Purpose
The GMS is a web-based system used by the Department for processing various grants and plans. The system supports application submissions, amendments, and approval as well as the issuance of grant award notifications. The system also supports the processing of payments against grant awards through reimbursement requests.
Its purposes are to provide:
- districts an easy to use mechanism with a common look and feel originating from various sources
- quick response time between the Department and districts
- real time financial representation.
A majority of grants continue to be placed on the GMS which has become the principal method for processing Department issued grants.
GMS Access
Beginning Tuesday, April 26th, users will access the Grants Management System (GMS) through the GMS Login Page. Consequently, GMS will no longer be part of the NDE Portal system of tools.
Users who previously had access to GMS will need to set a password when logging in the first time using the following steps:
1. Type your email address in the Username/Email text box
2. Click "Forgot | Change"
3. Follow the directions found in the pop-up window
Users who have NEVER had access to GMS will need to request access from the agency's district administrator using the following:
1. Click "New User"
2. Type in the name of the agency you wish to be associated with and click the SEARCH button
3. From the drop down list, select the appropriate agency and click the SELECT ORG button (the New User window should display the administrator for the agency selected)
4. Click the REQUEST button
5. Complete the New User Request and click the SUBMIT button
6. The administrator will need to accept the New User Request and assign the appropriate user role before a new user will be able to access the agency's grant information
Below are resources to provide additional assistance to users in accessing the new GMS environment.
Users who are tasked with the management/oversight of their agency's grant process can utilize the resources below to provide additional assistance with regard to managing the user access for their agency.
- The District Admin/Security Admin User Guide
- The District Admin/Security Admin FAQ
- 2016 Administrator Days Presentation: Ready Your Breakfast and Eat Hearty…For Today, We Learn the Grants Management System (GMS)
GMS Training/Instructions
- GMS Basic Navigation Slides Only
- GMS Basic Navigation with Notes
- Payment Summary
- Reimbursement Request
- Final Reimbursement Request
- SPED IDEA Payment Instructions

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Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 12-07-19
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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>Thursday, 19 July 2012 Issue No: 4125
[01] Coalition leaders agree; no further austerity cuts in 2012"The government is acting within the framework of the agreement of the three political party leaders," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said on Wednesday, following a meeting of the three party leaders supporting Greece's coalition government at the prime minister's office.
Kedikoglou said the meeting between Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras with the heads of the two junior parties in the coalition, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left (Dem.Ar) leader Fotis Kouvelis was conducted in a friendly climate.
He said the government's concern was to promote growth and employment while ensuring social cohesion and strengthening the country's position abroad.
Asked whether there would be any further 'horizontal' cuts to pay and pensions, he referred reporters to the statements made by Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who also attended the meeting.
In statements afterward, Stournaras said the three party leaders had agreed there should be no further austerity cuts in 2012, despite at 2.0-billion-euro 'hole' in the execution of the budget, and also reached broad agreement on all the basic guidelines of policy.
This was also confirmed in separate statements by Venizelos and Kouvelis to the press after the three-hour meeting.
[02] Venizelos: Agreement on next stepsThe leaders of the three-party coalition government agreed on the next steps to be taken, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos said Wednesday after a meeting between prime minister Antonis Samaras and junior coalition partners Venizelos and Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis, which was also attended by finance minister Yiannis Stournaras.
The first target, Venizelos said, is revision of the loan agreement, beginning with an extension of the fiscal adjustment deadline.
He also said it was agreed that a new Middle-Term fiscal adjustment programme must be drafted, on which the 2013 budget will be founded.
He said Greece must manifest credibility and speed in decision-taking for the structural changes, including the privatizations, and in turning around the conditions on the market so that there will be liquidity.
With respect to execution of the 2012 budget, Venizelos said that no additional measures will be taken beyond those that have already been decided, and those will be applied with the greatest possible social sensitivity.
With respect to the 11.5 billion euros in state spending cuts for the years 2013-2014, he said it was agreed that no across-the-board measures will be taken, adding that there were some prospective measures that would be finalized after the next meeting with the Troika.
He further announced that a national negotiations team will be set up soon, to be called the National Committee for Economic Planning, adding that it was also decided that the three party leaders, headed by the prime minister, will act at high-level in Europe to present the "feat" that Greece has achieved and reverse the wrongful image of the country that exists in Europe.
[03] No new austerity measures in 2012, Dem.Ar leader confirmsThere will be no new austerity measures in 2012, Democratic Left (Dem.Ar) leader Fotis Kouvelis confirmed after a meeting of the three party leaders supporting Greece's coalition government earlier that morning. He said the meeting ended with a decision to uphold the initial policy agreement signed by the three parties after the June 17 elections a month ago.
Kouvelis said his talks with New Democracy leader and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos had been "productive" and said that the government would seek to find equivalent measures in order to avoid cutting so-called 'special' public-sector payroll salaries.
Dem.Ar's leader also referred to a decision to give an income-linked fuel subsidy to those worst affected by the abolition of cheaper tax on heating fuel and he underlined that a property surtax being levied via electricity bills will be split up into a number of installments that will stretch over the first months of 2013.
Concerning the renegotiation of the austerity measures demanded as a condition for bailout loans, a key pre-election pledge for all three parties in the coalition government, Kouvelis said the three party leaders were currently working on an overall plan whose chief goal was to extend the period for achieving fiscal consolidation targets.
"For this reason there will be contact with Greece's EU partners in coming months that will go beyond the EU-IMF troika missions and up to a high political level with EU officials," he added.
He also stressed the need to quickly investigate cases of tax evasion that involved even political figures that had either cheated on taxes or gained income illegally.
Finally, he referred to attempts to revive the Greek market using money from the next tranche of bailout loans, with immediate implementation of structural changes and exploitation of public property, as well as a relaxation of rules used by the debt monitor Teiresias in order to give respite to the market and small businesses.
[04] SYRIZA's Tsipras predicts new measures with catastrophic impact for GreeceAttacking the coalition government's announcements on Wednesday, the head of the main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party Alexis Tsipras accused the three government parties of lying about not planning further austerity measures.
In a brief statement to the press in the afternoon, Tsipras said the three-party coalition was continuing the 'catastrophic work' of the previous coalition government under the central banker Lucas Papademos, picking up where this was left off.
When the government spoke of a new medium-term programme they actually meant a third Memorandum, he added, predicting that there would soon be additional austerity measures which, combined with the selling off of public assets, would have a disastrous impact on the Greek people.
"The government is carrying out the orders of the EU-IMF troika and does not serve the public interest," he added, slamming the focus on further cuts and austerity in the midst of a recession as a "recipe for disaster" that must necessarily push Greece out of the eurozone.
[05] KKE leader: coalition gov't statements 'no reassurance'The 'summarised' statements made by the finance minister and the two leaders of the two junior parties in the coalition government should not reassure any working person, Communist Party of Greece (KKE) General Secretary Aleka Papariga stressed on Wednesday, after a meeting of the leaders of the three parties in the coalition government.
"Their ideas concerning equivalent measures is a logic and practice that will lead to a subtraction of a part of both salaries and pensions and benefits for a very large part of workers that will be arbitrarily classed as middle or higher incomes," she underlined.
She underlined that the equivalent measures will be class based and against the people and stressed that the government was trying to present them as something that would not happen until the distant future when in fact, this future will come within the space of just three months.
In later statements, Papariga also warned against the division of ATE Bank into a 'good' and 'bad' bank that she said would pave the way for a privatisation that would have a severe impact on both the bank's staff and on farmers, since it held the majority of agricultural loans and attached mortgages.
"At the KKE, apart from the fact that we say 'no' to this privatisation, we are asking for the precise opposite: that there are no foreclosures, that there is economic support for farming in spite of the unfavourable conditions that exist in the area of production costs and, of course, for ATEBank to remain as the bank that is related to agricultural production, irrespective of our views on the way the banking system operates in Greece," she added.
[06] FinMin meets HBA presidiumFinance Minister Yannis Stournaras met on Wednesday afternoon with the presidium of the Hellenic Bank Association (HBA).
Both sides said the meeting was "a courtesy meeting of mutual briefing".
[07] Athens issues travel advisory for SyriaThe Greek foreign ministry on Wednesday issued a travel advisory cautioning Greek citizens "not to travel for whatever reason to Syria, due to the rapid deterioration of safety conditions in the country and the spreading of fighting and suicide attacks in Damascus."
"Greeks working in Syria are called upon to take all possible precautions and be in contact with the Greek embassy in Damascus," the advisory states.
[08] Greek Parliament president begins visit to CyprusNICOSIA (AMNA/A.Viketos)
Greek Parliament President Evangelos Meimarakis began a three-day visit ot Cyprus on Wednesday, his first abroad since his assumption of the post.
Meimarakis held substantial talks with Cyprus President Demetris Christofias but no statements were made afterwards.
The Greek parliament president had met earlier with Cyprus House of Rpresentatives Speaker Yiannakis Omirou with talks focusing on the Cyprus issue.
Speaking to reporters, Meimarakis noted the fact that Cyprus currently holds the rotating European Union presidency is of great importance for Greece, expressing certainty that this presidency will remain "cool-headed and unswayed from outside non-productive interventions that emanate mainly from Turkey, so as to achieve its targets."
"This offers an opportunity to us to invite Turkey today to show that it sincerely and effectively wants not to have problems with its neighbours. To confirm that it cares for its European orientation and make the necessary moves that will help it to cooperate with Cyprus' EU presidency for the benefit not only of the Cyprus people but of the EU and European institutions as well," Meimarakis said.
He noted, however, that Turkey "does not respond to this call and this is understood by our European partners."
On his part, Omirou said: "Today, in these critical conditions faced by Hellenism, we are called upon, Greece and Cyprus, and certainly the two parliaments, to jointly study these challenges and wage the battle for defending the rights of Hellenism."
While in the Cypriot capital, Meimarakis will also attend memorial events marking the 38 years since the Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern part of the island republic.
[09] Investigation into use of fake supporting documents in NAT pension applicationsShipping and Aegean Minister Kostis Mousouroulis on Wednesday instructed ministry services to fully investigate instances where fake supporting documents may have been used in applications for pensions and other benefits paid out by the seamens' social insurance fund NAT.
Evidence uncovered during in an investigation by the Greek coast guard internal affairs service revealed that seamen have been awarded old-age pensions using fake certificates of employment on ships with foreign flags and that NAT beneficiaries have received one-off lump sum payments using fake or tampered medical certificates.
An initial investigation points to involvement by consular and embassy staff, doctors and Navy Retirement Fund employees. The fake supporting documents bear false signatures and were allegedly stamped by staff at Greek embassies and consulates that were not actually serving there at that time or are completely unknown to the interior ministry.
The use of the fake certificates did not, however, exempt seamen from paying the equivalent contributions to NAT in order to have their working years on third-country ships recognised as pensionable.
The use of fake medical certificates used to apply for exceptional payment of lump sums to NAT pensioners is also being investigated.
The medical certificates and fake employment certificates were found on a NAT employee that was not responsible for accepting or processing the applications and documents for pensions.
[10] Tsohatzopoulos: damning evidence by former minister's cousin points to Cypriot politicianIn damning evidence given to an examining magistrate investigating allegations of graft against former Greek minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos, relayed to AMNA by well-informed sources, the minister's cousin Nikos Zigras on Wednesday pointed to the active involvement of a former Cypriot politician in laundering cash from kickbacks for purchasing the Russian missile system TOR M1.
Zigras, currently being held on remand as Tsohatzopoulos' accomplice, claimed in testimony to the magistrate that a Cypriot politician that repeatedly served as a government minister had not only been actively involved in the money-laundering operation for the illegal cash but also in transporting the money.
Described as a key player in the management of the offshore companies used to legalise the kickbacks and bribes, Zigras said the Cypriot politician had a hand in setting up these companies and often brought 'carrier bags' filled with bank notes to Greece.
Another 'cash courier' named by Zigras was one of Tsohatzopoulos's top aides, who had served with him in several ministries over the years and already faces charges in connection with the case, as well as his ex-wife, who he claimed had often received such illegal money.
At other points in his testimony, Zigras told the magistrate that Tsohatzopoulos spent sums exceeding 2.5 million euro on each election campaign in order to ensure his re-election and immunity from prosecution. Tactics of which he accused the former minister included the outright 'purchase' of votes from expatriate Greeks brought in from Russia and gypsies, as well as buying hundreds of season tickets for the PAOK football team that he then distributed.
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[11] Environment ministry announces measures to restore liquidity without raising power ratesThe environment, energy and climate change ministry on Wednesday announced a series of measures to restore liquidity for the electricity market without raising power rates before the end of this year, though there may be an increase in the fee for renewable energy sources included in the bill.
Ministry sources said the measures taken in July will include a reduction in the guaranteed prices for 'green' energy for both existing and new units, a reduction in the money raised for third parties via electricity bills, especially taxation on energy and municipal rates, though this will be accompanied by the end of a free distribution of carbon emission rights for power plants from the start of next year, at which time the Public Power Corporation and other power producers will have to buy rights for each tonne of carbon produced. The additional cost for consumers will be offset by the reduction of taxation included in the bills.
"We are looking to balance the market in order to avoid increasing rates," said Deputy Environment Minister Assimakis Papageorgiou, noting that conditions had changed and new solutions were needed with objective actions by all sides in order to ensure that the market was able to survive.
He said legislative measures changing the structure of the energy market will be taken in the autumn in order to correct those features that were now not functional.
A major development is the prospect of exploiting seams of lignite coal in Drama and Elassona - something ruled out by the ministry's previous administration and to accelerate a tender for the Vevi mine in Florina that has stalled for the last six years. The ministry is also in talks with the EU-IMF troika on implementing provisions for giving the private sector access to coal mining, including the sale of PPC mining units and to link.
[12] Tourism minister to visit London for talks with travel industryTourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni will depart for a trip to London on Wednesday in a bid to help improve the image of Greek tourism and help boost the number of bookings for Greece in time for next year.
Kefalogianni will stay in the British capital until Saturday, granting a series of interviews to European and US media and holding meetings with representatives of the travel industry.
The interviews will include one with BBC World Service, the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4, televised interviews with Bloomberg's Countdown, CNBC's Squawk Box Europe, and the Quest Means Business programme on CNN International, as well as an interview with the newspaper The Independent and the British travel industry magazines ABTA, Travel Weekly and Travel Trade Gazette.
On Thursday, the minister will meet with British travel agents and tour operators in order to present the basic guidelines and the short- and long-term goals of Greek tourism policy.
[13] Labour minister promises to cover trade union payrollLabour Minister Yiannis Vroutsis held a meeting with the national association of trade union employees on Wednesday and assured them that procedures were underway to cover the operating expenses and payroll of trade unions in Greece. He promised the government will seek to resolve problems faced by trade unions and that it supported their autonomy and independence.
Staff at trade union organisations have been unpaid for the past seven months, following the abolition of the worker housing (OEK) and worker welfare (OEE) state organisations, ostensibly as part of a drive to trim down Greece's public sector.
[14] Seven banks file suit against Lavrentis LavrentiadisSeven Greek and foreign banks on Wednesday filed a suit against Greek businessman Lavrentis Lavrentiadis and five executives of Neochimiki for allegedly forming and managing a criminal organization, fraud, share manipulation, abuse of confidential information and legitimizing proceeds from illegal activities. The seven banks are National Bank, Emporiki Bank, Piraeus Bank, Geniki Bank, Millennium Bank, HSBC and Hellenic Bank.
Neochimiki, owned by Lavrentiadis, was sold to US Group Carlyle in 2008 for 750 million euros. Following that, the company which reported a very smaller turnover despite the fact that it had sold some of its units and had a high debt, was transferred again under the ownership of Lavrentis Lavrentiadis for less than 90 million euros. The banks accuse the Greek businessman and his partners of presenting false balance sheets in order to raise the company's share price, allowing it to receive bank loans up to 500 million euros.
[15] Stocks end slightly higherStocks ended slightly higher in the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, partly reversing a two-day decline of the market, finding support in the shares of OTE, PPC and Coca Cola 3E, while banks came under selling pressure. The composite index of the market rose 0.21 pct to end at 613.65 points, with turnover shrinking further to a low 13.633 million euros.
The Big Cap index rose 0.20 pct and the Mid Cap index ended 0.53 pct lower. The Telecoms (3.39 pct), Commerce (1.41 pct) and Food (1.09 pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Banks (1.85 pct), Health (0.76 pct )and Industrial Products (0.05 pct) were top losers.
OTE (3.39 pct), Viohalco (2.0 pct) and PPC (1.56 pct) were top gainers, while Metka (3.79 pct), Alpha Bank (2.70 pct) and National Bank (2.42 pct) were top losers. Broadly, advancers slightly led decliners by 64 to 63 with another 21 issues unchanged. Attica Holdings (20 pct), Geke (19.93 pct) and Athina (19.85 pct) were top gainers, while Alko (27.60 pct), Centric Multimedia (17.83 pct) and General Commerce (12.64 pct) were top losers.
Sector indices ended as follows:
Industrials: -0.05%
Commercial: +1.41%
Construction: +0.85%
Oil & Gas: +0.28%
Personal & Household: +0.83%
Raw Materials: +0.66%
Travel & Leisure: +0.09%
Technology: +0.23%
Telecoms: +3.39%
Banks: -1.85%
Food & Beverages: +1.09%
Health: -0.76%
Utilities: +0.40%
Financial Services: +0.10%
The stocks with the highest turnover were OTE, OPAP, National Bank and PPC.
Selected shares from the FTSE/ASE-20 index closed in euros as follows:
Alpha Bank: 01/08/12
Public Power Corp (PPC): 01/02/61
HBC Coca Cola: 13.80
Hellenic Petroleum: 01/05/49
National Bank of Greece: 01/01/21
EFG Eurobank Ergasias: 0.65
Bank of Piraeus: 0.22
Titan: 13.20
[16] Greek bond market closing reportThe yield spread between the 10-year Greek and German benchmark bonds shrank further to 23.14 pct in the domestic electronic secondary bond market on Wednesday, from 23.16 pct the previous day, with the Greek bond yielding 24.34 pct and the German Bund 1.24 pct. There was no turnover in the market.
In interbank markets, interest rates were mixed to lower. The 12-month rate was 1.03 pct, the six-month rate fell to 0.74 pct, the three-month rate was 0.46 pct and the one-month rate eased to 0.17 pct.
[17] ADEX closing reportThe September contract on the FTSE 20 index was trading at a premium of 0.35 pct in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Wednesday, with turnover remaining an extremely low 3.548 million euros. Volume on the Big Cap index totaled 1,710 contracts worth 1.918 million euros, with 24,049 open positions in the market. Volume in futures contracts on equities totaled 9,554 contracts worth 1.630 million euros, with investment interest focusing on Alpha Bank's contracts (2,426), followed by National Bank (1,588), Cyprus Bank (1,510), OTE (698), PPC (1,596), Piraeus Bank (482), Hellenic Exchanges (266), Eurobank (125) and Intralot (138).
[18] Foreign Exchange rates - ThursdayReference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank:
U.S. Dollar 1241
Pound sterling 795
Danish kroner 7550
Swedish kroner 8620
Japanese yen 98.08
Swiss franc 1219
Norwegian kroner 7594
Canadian dollar 1258
Australian dollar 1204
General News
[19] Major fire near RioA major wildfire was raging Wednesday morning in the region of Argyra, Achaia prefecture, threatening populated areas in the communities of Argyra, Kato Kastritsi, Magoula, Sella and Platani, north of Rio.
A strong team of 70 firefighters with 21 fire engines, two firefighting planes and a water-dropping helicopter were battling the blaze.
A heavy cloud of smoke has covered part of northern Patras.
The blaze broke out at dawn Wednesday, and was heading in the direction of Kato Kastritsi and Drepano, and firefighters were battling to keep the flames away from homes.
An emergency plan was in place to evacuate the threatened communities if needed.
Airborne means were conducting water-dropping flights over the area, despite strong winds and thick smoke.
Meanwhile, another fire front broke out Wednesday morning in Achaia, this time in the Tzailo region, burning a forest expanse. Local firefighters were being assisted by aerial means and colleagues from neighboring Ileia prefecture.
[20] Fire at Zevgolatio blazing for third dayA fire that began Monday at Zevgolatio in Corinthia was still blazing fiercely on Wednesday, fanned by strong winds that started up during the night. In spite of the fire brigade's efforts, the fire was burning uncontrollably on Wednesday and heading toward Archaies Kleones, having passed through Spathovouni.
A force of 41 manned fire engines from Corinthia and surrounding prefectures was battling to put out the flames, assisted by teams on foot from Tripoli, Patras and Athens and six Canadair water-bombing aircraft from the air. All fire-fighting forces in the Peloponnese are currently on alert.
[21] Attalos Stoa reopens to public after 30 yearsThe magnificent sculptures of the Stoa of Attalos in the Ancient Agora in central Athens will be showcased in the upper floor of the two-storey 159 BC structure, which reopens to the public on Wednesday after remaining closed for three decades.
Dozens of stone antiquities have been put back on display, together with a plethora of antiquities that have not been previously exhibited.
The 1,440 square meter upper floor has up to now served as a storage space for artifacts, archives and offices of the American School of Classical Studies that is conducting excavations in the area.
A total of 56 stone-made antiquities are on display again, while the exhibition has also been be enriched with ancient findings never exhibited before, following a Finance Ministry approval in 2010 of a joint proposal by the School and the First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities for showcasing the rich antiquities of the site in a more 'museum-like' concept, which was also endorsed by the Council of Museums.
The study for the showcasing of the exhibits was conducted within the framework of a project called "Reviving the Ancient Agora, the place where Democracy was born.
The proposal suggested that the presentation of sculptures takes place in thematic sections and chronological succession allowing the visitors to witness the evolution of sculptural art during the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Times highlighting the course from the Ancient Greek idealism to the Roman realism.
The Stoa of Attalos houses the Museum of the Ancient Agora. Its exhibits are mostly connected with the Athenian democracy.
The project, which also includes digitalization and projection of the finds and the archived material on the Ancient Agora, through new technologies, will be formally presented to the public in September.
[22] Cup for first-ever Olympic marathon on show at new Acropolis MuseumThe silver cup awarded to Greek runner Spyros Louis when he won the first-ever Olympic marathon at the 1896 Games in Athens will be displayed at the new Acropolis Museum for a year, starting in September. The news was announced on Wednesday by the 'Stavros Niarchos' Foundation, which bought the cup in an auction held by Louis's descendants in April with a promise to make it accessible to the public and put it permanently on display at the 'Stavros Niarchos' Foundation Arts Centre when this is completed.
In the meantime, the foundation selected the new Acropolis Museum as a venue that combined maximum security with ease of access for the public and has prepared supporting audiovisual and printed material surrounding the cup and its history.
During the year-long exhibition at the Acropolis Museum, the foundation will continue efforts to find other potentially suitable venues that could temporarily display the cup until 2015, when its own arts centre is due to be completed.
[23] Agioi Theodoroi man arrested for debts to state exceeding 9 millionA 66-year-old man from Agioi Theodoroi in Corinthia was arrested on Wednesday for having confirmed debts to the Greek state of 9,012,411.36 euro. He was taken before a Corinth first-instance court public prosecutor.
[24] The Wednesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glanceThe spending cuts expected to be finalized the three coalition government party leaders on Wednesday, the plans for pensions, benefits and lump-sum retirement superannuity and the privatizations were the main front-page items in Athens' dailies on Wednesday.
ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "The weight of the decisions on prime minister Antonis Samaras".
AVGHI: "They're razing salaries, pensions".
AVRIANI: "The Troika wants more blood".
DIMOKRATIA: "Who will be sacrificed for the 11.6 billion euros (cuts in state spending).
ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Pensions under the microscope".
ELLADA: "They're letting the Troika decide".
ESTIA: "Radical changes to taxation".
ETHNOS: "The entire list of the benefits being cut".
IMERISSIA: "The 11.5 billion euros measures a puzzle - Battle for 2-year extension to fiscal adjustment".
KATHIMERINI: "The government's critical quandary".
LOGOS: "The benefits and pensions that will be cut".
NAFTEMPORIKI: "Measures with taxes and across-the-board cuts planned".
NIKI: "How much your gold valuables are worth".
RIZOSPASTIS: "The people can put a brake on the privatization of Hellenic Railways (OSE)".
TA NEA: "In which Funds the retirement superannuity will be cut".
VRADYNI: "Pensions up to 2,400 euros - Knife to retirement superannuity, benefits".
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NuVision Engineering has continued to successfully support the cleanup effort at the DOE West Valley site in New York. Following the initial delivery of an ARTISAN arm to the site in September 2009, NuVision Engineering has deployed the system on a telescoping mast to lower the arm into the 12' diameter, 70' deep silo to cut and remove more than 5500 feet of piping which has been packaged for disposal. The ARTISAN has also used grinders and impact wrenches to unbolt and size reduce a number of tanks within the silo, as well as shears to cut pipe up to 2 inches in diameter and band saw/circular saws to cut large pipe and structural members.
The operation and productivity of the system has far exceeded the customers' expectations and, as a result, NuVision Engineering has recently had their contract expanded to modify the arm and design fixtures to enable the cutting of larger structural components including I-beams.
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The Klondike will be a day packed with activities that mimic what these explorers might have encountered in the Klondike Gold Rush!. Some of the activities test life-or-death skills such as first aid and building a fire, and some are just fun.
Cost: - $55 per Sled. $70 after 1/8/17. Each sled must have 5-8 Scouts per sled.
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Who: All Boys Scouts/Venturing/Varsity, and WEBELOS and Arrow of Light Scouts are invited.
Where: Shepherd Lake Recreation Area, Ringwood State Park
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For the introduction to my third year we were all set a short project for 6 weeks to complete.
After my tutorial and a discussion with my tutor I finally came up with an idea. I decided to develop my idea around my doodles and use them as inspiration for my final outcome. I always thought being on a photography course that my ideas all had to be photographs or videos, however I don't have to do what I think is 'right' but what inspires me. This for me is my drawing, my doodles. A natural talent in which I never knew I could use.
For this project I knew I had to look into not just drawing but the aesthetics and traditional painting, anything from still life to artists like Picasso. Also told to look into the artist Edmund Burke and read his book 'A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful' which I have now purchased!
If I am to make a doodle inspired piece I have to think how I would make it, for Example; Collage/Photo shopped. I also have to think about materials in which I will use.
Also look into Romanticism as an Art Movement & Literacy/Poetry all made to be beautiful – based on me looking into the idea of making something aesthetically pleasing to look at.


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Hi friends! Let's discuss some exciting bloggy bookkeeping things, shall we? Boring, yes, but if you get to the end, you get a prize.
- I'm very excited to tell you that All Kinds of Yum is now part of the Daily Meal Culinary Content Network. A couple weeks ago, I got a nice email with the subject "We Love Your Content", because clearly someone intuited how easily I am swayed by flattery. From there, I was easily sold: it's a group of great blogs around the country, all tied together by thedailymeal.com. I'm thrilled by the chance to gain feedback through the group, and hope to bring some new eyes to this space and more voices to the conversation we have here. And as you're seeing already, it's motivating me to spend more time here. Good thing. Here's hoping it lasts. You'll see the Daily Meal's footer at the bottom of the page. If you ever get bored with my blahblahblah, just click through for tons of delicious reading and viewing material.
- Lots of link cleanup. Now the links to the right point to pages I actually read. Today, in 2014. Cleaning house, see. Click around -- lots of good stuff from people I've grown to love.
- All Kinds of Yum has a Facebook page! Horray! Huzzah! I'm super excited about it. Throughout the week, I see so many things I want to share with you -- restaurant news, awesome LA stuff, sweet food art -- so many things. Things that inspire me, and that hopefully inspire you, too. Just as I believe that the real power of food is the way it connects people, I kind of dream that the page can be a place where food connects people, too -- through the conversation of the future, Facebook comments. I encourage you to join in. Like the page right over here.
And on a serious note, I love this time of year -- everyone is filled with so much hope and potential, so much motivation and positive energy. 2013 has been so crazy for so many people that it almost makes me believe in unlucky numbers (Almost, but not.) I was pretty absent here in last year. I tried to write once this summer, but the end result was so depressing that I couldn't bear to post it. I mean, I was writing through tears. I've had my share of ups and downs this year, but the end result has been deep awe and serious gratitude. There were a few weeks in September when I couldn't stop saying to myself, over and over, "Everything is amazing." It is.
I'm super excited to be back writing here, and I'm deeply grateful (like, kind of to a psychopathic degree) for every single click, every comment, every share. It means a great deal to me. I wish each and every one of you a very happy new year. Here's to a 2014 filled with slow peaceful time with nature; moments of buzzing ecstasy; unexpected surprises; challenges to keep us aware, alive, and grateful; sparkly connections with old friends and new; soul-satisfying food and drink throughout it all; and most of all, love. Everything is amazing.
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Truly, everything is amazing.


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First off,
Julius Caesar.
It was a play about the famous assassination of Julius Caesar.
It was in some olden form of English,
So there was some difficulty reading it.
Here's an tongue-in-cheek 'abridged' version of it. source
*forgive me for a little cuss words, I want to keep it original*
BRUTUS: I love Caesar!EPIC.
CASSIUS: He's a power-hungry bastard. I think we should kill him.
BRUTUS: Dude, we totally should.
DECIUS: Happy Ides of March, Caesar. Ready to go to the Senate?
CAESAR: I dunno. My wife just had a dream about you and the rest of the senators washing their hands in my blood, so I think I'm going to call in sick today.
DECIUS: Okay, I'll just tell the guys that you're a pussy who lets his wife tell him what to do. They'll understand.
CAESAR: I'll get my coat.
*Caesar skips off to the Senate, confident in the knowledge that he's in a Shakespeare play, where dreams don't predict anything and main characters never get offed*
CAESAR: Hey, why didn't anyone tell me it was Bring A Dagger To Work Day?
CASSIUS: Good, he's dead. Now to hold a huge funeral and let his best friend deliver the eulogy to the large, violence-prone mob.
BRUTUS: Cool. Take it away, Antony!
ANTONY: So the guys who killed Caesar aren't bad guys, really...
ANTONY: ...but Caesar was generous and humble and basically god on earth, and they totally killed him in cold blood.
CROWD: RAAAAAAA! KILL THEM ALL!!! *grabs torches and pitchforks and kills fucking everyone, including a random poet who has the same name as one of the conspirators. I'm not even joking.*
BRUTUS: Man, ruling Rome was a lot more fun when we weren't being invaded by Octavius.
CAESAR'S GHOST: BOOGEDY BOOGEDY BOOGEDY! AVENGE...oh, wrong play. Uh...BOOGEDY!
BRUTUS: Oh, hey Caesar.
CAESAR'S GHOST: Uh...that's it? Not even an "eek?" Fine, whatever. I'm going to see you a second time, by the way. BOOGEDY!
BRUTUS: Huh. That was weird.
CASSIUS: GOD DAMMIT WE'RE LOSING THE WAR! I AM OVER THIS SHIT. Hey you, hold my sword while I impale myself.
SERVANT: Sure thing.
CASSIUS: *dies*
BRUTUS: Let's see: Rome is being destroyed, all my friends have either been killed or committed suicide, my wife just poisoned herself, and I'm about to be captured by enemy soldiers. *turns to audience* HEY, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
BRUTUS: THAT'S RIGHT! *dies*
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Next up: Fasting, Feasting.
Book about India,
Woman discrimination,
Treading foreign lands,
Traditional marriage,
The dysfunctional society we live in,
Conservative upbringing,
The longing to break free,
Superficially skin-deep views of the norm,
... etc. etc.
Doesn't have any EPIC events that leads to drastic character changes,
Probably a more ... subtle ... gradual ... change ... for one of the characters.
Stereotypical views on traditional Indian families.
... etc. etc.
Started on Friday; finished Tuesday. (my reading, not the story)
Hmm. Okay book I guess. Nothing too serious or deep, but definitely has a lot of literature elements in it.
p.s. both books are in the SPM English Literature syllabus.
Not that I'm studying them or anything,
Just for casual reading.


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The hilarious Karin Gillespie returns with her "flair for timing and a cheeky Southern turn of phrase." (Booklist) "Funny, empathetic, and wise. Gillespie shines a light into dark corners we need to examine, but somehow manages to entertain us at the same time. A fantastic read." - Susan M. Boyer, USA Today Bestselling Author of Lowcountry Boil The unspooling of Toni Lee Wells' Tiffany and Wild Turkey lifestyle begins with a trip to the Luckett County Jail drunk tank. An earlier wrist injury sidelined her pro tennis career, and now she's trading her tennis whites for wild nights roaming the streets of Rose Hill, Georgia. Her wealthy family finally gets fed up with her shenanigans. They cut off her monthly allowance but also make her a sweetheart deal: Get a job, keep it for a year, and you'll receive an early inheritance. Act the fool or get fired, and you'll lose it for good. Toni Lee signs up for a fast-track Teacher Corps program. She hopes for an easy teaching gig, but what she gets is an assignment to Harriet Hall, a high school that churns out more thugs than scholars. What's a spoiled Southern belle to do when confronted with a bunch of street smart students who are determined to make her life as difficult as possible? Luckily, Carl, a handsome colleague, is willing to help her negotiate the rough teaching waters and keep her bed warm at night. But when Toni Lee gets involved with some dark dealings in the school system, she fears she might lose her new beau as well as her inheritance. Related subjects include: chick lit, women's fiction, humor, humorous fiction, Southern humor, Southern living, friendship. Books by Karin Gillespie: -BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR (#1) -A DOLLAR SHORT (#2) -DOLLAR DAZE (#3) -GIRL MEETS CLASS, A Novel Part of the Henery Press Chick Lit Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all... Author Bio: Karin Gillespie is national bestselling author of five novels and a humor columnist for Augusta Magazine. Her nonfiction writing had been in the New York Times, The Writer Magazine and Romantic Times. She maintains a website and blog at Karingillespie.net. Sign up for her newsletter on her website, follow her on Twitter or connect with her on Facebook.
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Yes, thanks for the link (I see it is on Martin's website).
I am sure I came across a copy of the V2 manual somewhere on the internet - but I am darned if I can remember where and I don't think I downloaded a copy of it (or did I dream all this?)...
Martin's schematics identify the diode as a 1N4148 (so we know that one should work).


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Let me begin by letting you in on a lifelong process of some forms of self-abuse that I am very familiar with that accompanied me down many dark roads, into many dark situations, toward loss, anger, sadness and a whole candy dish full of miserable accomplices.
Self-blame. A paramount form of emotional self-abuse. For years I have failed to recognize my own humanity. I never understood the balance of responsibility that usually led me into many puncture holes of misassigning that responsibility which in turn became my penance to self-blame. My instinct took that blame and turned it into shame. I took on many responsibilities, however, that were not my own and I became burdened with this horrible self-devaluation that paralyzed me from moving forward.
I ask myself, often when I can't sleep because my brain is racing to the finish line, "Why do I dwell in the illusion of perfectionism and a need to be right"? Then it came to me as I was trying to find the perfect position to keep my painful body comfortable. My perception has been wrong. My belief system hasn't been working for me because I have not been entirely reliant on Gods goodness.
The Apostle Paul wrote:
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit" Romans 8:1
Our spiritual nature is given to us by God who made us in His image and likeness. Paul, who once persecuted Christians and even had them killed, recognized his misunderstandings of Jesus and the true nature of God and felt great shame and self-blame for what he had done. He quickly embraced Gods love in it truest form and became completely transformed. Through Gods grace, he became an outstanding healer and teacher of the truth that Jesus Christ came to reveal. God is always good. His purpose for us is always good!
This life is not my own. For me to live full of hope, generosity, inspiration and love I seek to understand each one in their Godly form. Perfection is stunningly imperfect. We are all beautiful disasters. When I can see imperfection as an opportunity that creates new adventures for learning and self-discovery I can begin and maintain personal growth.
I seek to acknowledge my part with Gods guidance, dignity and authenticity. I know with Him I will find freedom from looking down upon myself in shame. The degrading, soul-breaking self-accusations can be returned to the enemy. The one who lurks seeking to destroy a heart seeking to give praise and devotion to the One True King will never rest, but he will never win either.
My mortal model is flawed. I am not who I say I am and I am not a label given by others. Gods word provides love, purity, intelligence and truth.
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Just what is a Riverboat Ranch and doesn't seem like a contradiction on words on how do you have a ranch with a riverboat ~ well the concept and I will agree a very good one comes from the Owner Marc Pawpad ~ Marc along with his SL Partner Dan Pawpad are the ones I would like to introduce you to along with giving you the skinny on just what is Riverboat Ranch.
As you can see above that is the famous Riverboat and to the left is the Ranch (even though the pic is not showing the whole area, which really is quite large sim and lotz and lotz of horses, cats and various other animals to look at *HINT take a hop over there and check it out psst no excuses here is your ride to Riverboat http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Farallon%20Bay/149/58/22 ~ A pretty nifty idea combing two ideas into one…now lets meet the people involved.
Sitting with the both of them on this gorgeous Riverboat I just had to admire the horses behind us and being curious asked are they up for auction or…ooops am kind of skipping ahead a little. Marc was behind the concept of the Riverboat and uses it as one of the PREMIER Auction places to buy and sell horses or as some call them Breedables ~ this was where Dan and Marc both met as am told by Marc "Dan was scoping me out lol ask him about picture on the barn winks" Sadly I did forget to ask Dan about that ~ yes I know fell short on my duties as an interviewer. Marc was also the one that also made the comment that I really like "Remember there are no strangers, just friends we have not yet met" such a nice thought don't you agree? Was curious why choose horses and not some other breedable? "When I started the ranch horses were the way to go and over the years we have had many breedables on the ranch, we strive to keep people of riverboat satisfied with their experience with the ranch, who knows if people want a different breedable we will accommodate them we could sell anything, even breedable pooh lol" Ewww I do not even wanna go there at all ~ yuck! Lets move on to my next question and find out that running an auction must take a lot of work does it not? "Yes, it takes alot of effort – you need to get notecards in check, make sure horses are on right panels, get people to be there on time and most of all have fun selling the horses. Professional yet fun so you capture the buyers and sellers attention by keeping it lively as well as include everyone" As a side note Riverboat Ranch is an ABC licensed auction house with two of the best licensed auctioneers in sl. They are the PREMIER ABC auction house. If you are looking for a horse to breed their auctions are Mon., Wed., and Fri for ABC horses at 6pm SLT. As I walked around the ranch I saw some amazing and gorgeous horses that anyone can come look around and attend these auctions. I did ask about choosing a breedable "best advise is to pick a breedable and have fun .. getting traits and stats you like – if "traits" try to get the one you like for beauty – "stats" if you plan racing…"
Turning around and looking at the area showed in the above pic is where everyone comes and sits ~ the horses that are up for auction are placed as you can see also with numbers attached ~ when you step onto Riverboat you are able to grab a catalog of what is upcoming in this particular auction. The auctions are held in voice so make sure you can hear and not miss anything out ~ plus you do get to hear both Marc along with Dan who has that sexy down under accent *yes Dan is from Australia* Which brought me to my next question that Marc being on the East Coast of USA means there is a big time difference how do they make this work ~ I love their answer "we work it out as love conquers all barriers – yes we have each others back" Before I do forget to add about the 3 horses that were behind us they are giveaways during the auction ~ if you take a closer look there are cupcakes in front of each horse that you can fill out and during the auction one from each is drawn and ta..da.. you have a gorgeous horse – hey big incentive to come and check out their local auctions that are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday ~
You can see by the pic above they even have a separate "Stray Cats auctions as well that are held on Tuesday and Thursday.
All auctions are very professionally done with Dan being the Head Auctioneer ~ At the time of writing I was unable to get to one just for my own personal curiosity but I will be making it my goal in the near future. My last question for both and it seems both of them think alike when I asked if there is anything else they would like to share both of them answered about one another "we are just two happy guys who love each other" replied Dan – "Dan is the man of my dreams and I could not be happier" answered by Marc.. Think that is great words to end on with my interview…..I thanked Dan and Marc for taking time out of their busy lives to let me interview them especially knowing their schedules and wanting some time to be with each other. Wishing them all the happiness and success in the future as I waved and tp'd back to my home.
If you are interested in becoming a member of their group it is by invite only just to keep down the drama and griefers away and Marc has informed me you can usually find someone on the grounds to assist in getting you into their group~that way you will be kept informed of upcoming events and such. They also have a FB page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Riverboat-Ranch-Family/254604651242301
For those that do follow my blog again I thank you and for those that are new to my blog please let me welcome you and I wish you will continue following my articles and posts. Always up for an adventure especially meeting new and interesting people soo know anyone that you would like to have interviewed or some place please drop me a NC inworld Starr Ghost ~ stayed tuned for my interview with Kaijah Chrome. Hugzz


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SOME of the most familiar voices in gardening will be coming along to the show.
And if you have a question about your garden, then the experts from BBC Radio 4's Gardener's Question Time will be happy to help you.
Bunny Guinness, Christine Walkden, Bob Flowerdew and presenter Eric Robson are recording a future episode of the programme at Lord Street West Church Hall, and organisers are delighted to welcome them to the show.
They will be touring the showgrounds between midday and 3pm on Friday. They will be happy to answer questions on how to make the best of your garden. The team will be taking recordings of people's questions.
They will also be broadcasting live from the show between midday and 1pm.
Organisers say they have been trying to get the team to come to the show for a couple of years. This will be chance for people who can't get to the recording to speak to the presenters.


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Walmart may be fighting a losing battle in trying to increase profits while customers look for ways to fund frugal deals. People are cutting back to stay afloat in an economy that remains tough. Funding shopping excursions is not a top priority for millions of Americans relying on government assistance to make it through the month. At the start of the last year's holiday shopping season, those receiving federal assistance saw a reduction in benefits. Spending habits had to be curbed for many households. This caused frugal shoppers to be more concerned with putting food on the table than spending on gift items.
Walmart is seeing a reduced customer base as shoppers turn to deals from smaller retailers offering cheaper goods. The number of budget stores opening for business across the country continues to rise. Businesses are cashing in by carrying products similar to those found in Walmart stores and selling them as low as a dollar. Shoppers don't seem to mind not having a name brand on an item if it gets the job done.
In trying to find a solution to lost profits, Walmart is lowering their outlook for the quarter. They say forced store closures in Brazil and China, along with food-stamp cuts to U.S. shoppers, are making it hard to predict an upturn at this time. Walmart may have to reinvent their image because they are losing the fight to retain customers, while savvy shoppers look for ways to fund the most frugal deals. Over 50 stores have been forced to close in the two countries that make up a large portion of the chain's international base.
Brazil continues a four-year slump in sales in a market where shoppers will go where they can receive the best deals. They are operating with a new CEO, the fourth since 2008. In a tough economy, people will go where the dollar stretches the most. Brazil continues to lag behind their French competition found in Carrefour and Casino.
Economics have forced the hand of Walmart executives. They will address plans for moving forward in a Feb. 20 quarterly report. Randy Hargrove, a spokesman for the retailer, says they have to restructure with a different strategy for their global markets.
"Walmart cannot be run the same way in each market," Planet Retail in London analyst Stephen Springham said.
The company cites differences in shopping habits as one of the reasons taking a cookie-cutter approach is difficult. They cite a comparison that notes differences in shopping habits between China and US consumers. In China, people make multiple trips to the store over the course of a week, preferring to purchase a few items at a time. U.S. shoppers, on the other hand, wait until the weekend, buying in bulk and making fewer trips.
The fix may come from Walmart looking at what they view as a strong U.S. base, despite the number of people cutting back on spending dollars with the retailer. Walmart is losing and looking for ways to win back shoppers, while customers fight for ways to fund even the most frugal deals. The economy has caused a ping-pong effect. For decades, Walmart ran a profitable business by offering cheaper prices on items people wanted and could better afford. Now they have downsized employees, sending thousands home with lay-off slips, as customers stopped spending as much as they had in previous years.
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By Jillian Poland
Staff Writer
Where have you been employed?
I'm originally from Uganda, so I had wanted for all that time to go back to Uganda and participate. I always promised myself that if I got a good education, I would go back home and participate in the developing of the country. So in 2007, there was a job that was advertised. It was a joint-partnership job between University of Notre Dame in Indiana and a university in Uganda called the Uganda Martyrs University in Nkozi. So I applied for that job. Notre Dame needed a country director for their partnership with that Ugandan university, and the Ugandan university needed a teacher. … I was the country director for Notre Dame's project in Uganda and I was also teaching for the partner institution. That contract ended in 2011, and then I came back to the U.S.
How has your perspective of America changed from immigrating from Uganda to the United States?
When I came here as a young man, I studied, I got friends and I married. And then the next solution was to stay here. Now, I am an American citizen. Perspective-wise, there are many differences, many changes. I grew up in a communal environment in a very small village where everybody knows the other. When I came here, it was very, very different. Boston College is a very big university. There are students from all over the world. So it was like basically coming from a village and ending up working in a big city. I think maybe the biggest change was coming from a very small place to a very big place with people that were different than who I grew up with. But actually Americans – surprisingly – were very, very welcoming. I had seen the movies before I came to the United States, but all those movies I had seen were basically violent movies. So I had kind of a bad feeling about coming, but I had to come because I was sent on a scholarship. But when I came, it was very different. Everybody says hi and smiles, and so I just fell in love with the country.
What was your favorite undergrad experience?
As an undergraduate, I was actually head prefect of my school. I also belonged to the debating club. … The place where I studied in Uganda was in northern Uganda. At that time, there was a war. We were the only college in the area – all the other schools around were high schools. Because of the war, we needed to pump some kind of life into the area. So as the debating club, we invited all the high school students around and we would hold joint debates with them. For example, we would file a motion and then we would get the high school debaters and break them into opposers and proposers and they would be in the same groups as us. That engagement with both academic exchange in terms of debating but also community building within the university community left a lasting mark on my mind.
You began your educational career with philosophy. What brought you to sociology?
I was a little bit of an idealist. When I left the Catholic seminary, I had this idea in my head that we have world resources that are not being equally shared by everybody. … I came with that idea and went to Boston College. When I looked around, there was psychology, there were many other majors, but I found I could do this in sociology. So I actually studied with that idea. But then when I came to thinking about my dissertation, my advisor took me to lunch and she asked me, "David, what are you going to write about?" I gave her this very philosophical-type topic. … She said, "What is that?" So I tried to explain the philosophy of this and that and she said, "You know, I want you to think about something. Whatever you're going to write about for your Ph.D., it should be something that has real meaning in your life that you should live with for at least ten years after your graduation." So I started to think, "What are my experiences?" I thought back and said, "OK, my mother died when I was less than three months old. My father died in an accident when I was less than a year old." I thought about all these things, and I came up with the idea that the social context into which you find yourself determines your chances. After this, I started to specialize in the sociology of medicine, called medical sociology, because in that field, I would actually highlight those. Sociology became the place for me where I could be able to study social context and the influence of social context on people's life chances. And that's how I became a sociologist.
What is one book you think every student, regardless of major, should read?
I could recommend a number of books, but I think the number one on that list would be Plato's "Republic." Maybe if I had a chance to say another book for students, I would say read "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen.
What advice would you give FSU students?
Work hard. Be happy. Don't fear to change if it is necessary.


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Well.. whether you like it or not summer is over and the fall is here! Our kids are back to school and a new season is upon us.
We had a fantastic summer at City View! We captured some moments from our annual Volunteer Partay, our annual Corn Hole Tournament, Celebrate With Family, Big Day Out in Brights Grove and our Play In the Park event for kids. You can see the photo essay below!


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The National Weather Service issued a high-wind and fire watch for Wednesday evening through Friday afternoon, with possible hurricane-speed gusts of 80 mph or more in the mountain passes of Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange counties, and gusts of more than 60 mph in some lower-lying areas.
It could shape up to be the strongest offshore wind event the region has seen in years, the weather service warned.


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Summer is officially here which means it's time to start planning your summer party (you can use coach hire Manchester if you're planning to go there for example); however, there are a few things you need to make sure everything goes off without a hitch, and you and your guests have a brilliant time. Here's what you need to throw the perfect summer party:
Pop Up Gazebo
We are in the UK, after all. When you're preparing for your party, purchase a cheap pop up gazebo so, should the worse happen, your guests have some protection from the rain without having to traipse through your home and bundle in the living room. A gazebo is also a fantastic place to keep your food table to ensure your barbecue feast isn't left outside, uncovered, once cooked.
Barbecue Feast
A summer essential, a good barbecue is a brilliant way to feed a large number of guests cheaply. If possible, try and source all your barbecue food from local suppliers. You will, of course, need burgers and hot dogs, as well as vegetarian options, salads, kebabs, and sides such as potatoes.
Summer Cocktails
A summer party isn't complete without a refreshing choice of summer cocktails. As well as beer, wine and spirits, make sure you have specially-made summer drinks on tap, including Pimms and lemonade and sangria, as well as non-alcoholic options such as raspberry lemonade and iced tea.
Party Games
Sometimes, it's good to let loose and embrace your inner child, which means having some of your favourite party games at your summer party. From classics such as apple bobbing and Limbo to dodgeball, water balloons, and giant Jenga, make sure you have a good selection of party games. If you're going to be competing as teams, then maybe look into some personalised vest tops or other garments for easy identification.
Paddling Pool
Whether children are attending or not, a paddling pool is essential as it gives your guests somewhere to cool off. Of course, your guests won't be diving in, but they might use the pool to rinse their face and hands during the afternoon, so they're not hot, sweaty, and uncomfortable.
A quintessentially British way to decorate your garden, buntings are very cheap and will add a hint of colour to your garden, too. You can also use buntings to section off your outdoor space and create 'areas', such as a designated seating area, games area, and barbecue area, for instance.
Fairy Lights
If you still want to be partying come sundown, you're going to need to light your garden up so everyone can see where they're going. Fairy lights are an attractive, inexpensive way to light your garden – if possible, buy an extension lead cover, so guests don't trip over wires on the ground.
Outdoor Heating
At the height of summer, the evening heat is comfortable, however, just in case you experience one of the colder nights, have outdoor heaters or, for ambience, a classic chimenea or sturdy fire pit at the ready. If you light a fire, make sure you have a bucket of water nearby, just in case.
Inflatable Chairs & Toys
During your summer party, your guests are going to need somewhere to sit. Inflatable chairs are an inexpensive, quirky way to furnish your garden while making sure your party isn't too 'grown up'. You can also decorate your garden with fun inflatables such as palm trees and flamingos.
Blankets & Pillows
If you have the space in your garden, create a cosy seating area on the floor with a couple of blankets, ideally with a water-resistant underlayer, and large pillows. After all, you can never have too much seating, especially if you're unsure of final numbers. Blankets are great for kids, too.
If you're looking to throw a blast of a summer party this year, make sure you have all of the above party essentials to keep your guests laughing and having a great time, and your mind worry-free. Be sure to have a coach hire for them also.