text:
Posts Tagged undercover soundtrack
The Undercover Soundtrack – Gwendolyn Womack
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on April 24, 2019
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week my guest is returning for a third spin – Gwendolyn Womack @Gwen_Womack
Soundtrack by Doug Appling, A Chorus of Storytellers, Sean Digo, Mozart, traditional Korean music, traditional aboriginal music, James Hood
Thank you Roz for having me back to the Undercover Soundtrack. I'm thrilled to delve in and discuss the music behind my new novel The Time Collector. The story is a romantic thriller about two psychometrists. Psychometrists are people who can touch objects and see the past embedded within them. The pair become caught up in trying to solve the mystery of out-of-place artifacts ("ooparts") that challenge the timeline of recorded history. Within the narrative, the story travels back in time periodically through the objects, and the answer to the ooparts' riddle lies hidden within the fantastical world of crop circles, ancient crystals, and sacred geometry. The book has many aspects, so the music I listened to while writing was highly varied too.
The main character of the book, Roan West, is a master psychometrist who has been peering into the past since he was a boy. He wears gloves to control what he touches and the imprints he reads. The only time he takes his gloves off for long periods of time is when he mountain climbs. He is an avid boulderer, someone who climbs without gear or ropes, and bouldering has become his outlet where he can recharge. When I went on YouTube to research videos of climbers I found the climbers' playlists to be so kinetic and full of energy. I ended up getting several albums and looping specific songs. They became Roan's songs in my mind. The music I looped the most for Roan was from the album Emancipator by Doug Appling. I particularly loved the tracks Rattlesnakes, Nevergreen, and First Snow.
The other psychometrist and main character in the story, Melicent Tilpin, is just starting out on her journey to becoming a psychometrist. For Melicent, I ended up looping A Chorus of Storytellers's Within Dreams and Perro for many of her scenes. There is something elusively wistful about both pieces that struck a chord when I was trying to write her.
There is one song in general that I listened to the most throughout writing the book. I first heard it on the internet as background music to a short video piece that Futurism.com was circulating and I loved it so much I researched what it was and how to get it. It's a short piece of instrumental music called Stream by Sean Digo and I was able to download on Audiojungle. I looped it for countless hours (hundreds) and even now when I listen to it the song brings back so many memories of the writing.
Parts of The Time Collector journey back in time through memories stored within objects. There were pieces of music that helped me write those historical passages. For example, within an antique music box lies the memory of 1700s Vienna and musical prodigy Regina Strinasacchi, who performed with Mozart. There's a wonderful bit of backstory about the sonata Mozart composed for her and I wrote their chapter playing the sonata.
For another object's memory—hidden within the key to the astronomical clock tower in Prague in the 1400s—I listened to medieval music on YouTube. And another memory is imbedded within an exquisite Korean fan of a young girl's life during the Korean War. The girl's mother was a musician and I found traditional Korean music to help spark my imagination. The full playlist is on my website, but this one performer is how I imagined the mother to look in concert.
An important flashback of the story takes place in Australia and I found some fantastic Aboriginal Didgeridoo music and another piece titled the Spirit of Uluru. I hunted all afternoon sampling music to find what I was looking for.
Sometimes though, you don't have to go hunting for music, the music finds you. That happened to me while I was watching the movie Sing with my son of all places. One of the songs is a remake of Golden Slumbers/ Carry that Weight. The lyrics struck me and felt connected to Roan's journey at the end. Roan is carrying the weight of the world's memories inside of him and trying to get home. I ended up listening to the song many times for inspiration to write his journey. The spark of inspiration happened quite on accident while watching a Sunday family movie.
The two final pieces of music I want to mention is by one of my favorite artists James Hood. His previous album, Pure Ceremony, was pivotal when I wrote The Fortune Teller and it was incredible timing that his next album, Mesmerica, came out right as I was getting started on The Time Collector. The entire album is gorgeous! I ended up looping the songs Tapestry and Mesmerica the most, particularly while writing the end chapters. Last December I had the chance to meet James when I went to see his concert for Mesmerica. The show is an amazing 360-degree immersive art and music show that makes you feel like you've stepped inside a kaleidoscope. I highly recommend going. Visit his website to see if he'll be coming to your city.
To sample all the music that helped to inspire The Time Collector, the playlist is on my website. And if you'd like to read my past posts on Undercover Soundtrack, here are my discussions for The Fortune Teller and The Memory Painter. One of the most enriching aspects of writing is to find the perfect music to go on the journey. I have infinite gratitude for all these artists who inspired me along the way. Thank you for listening!
Gwendolyn Womack is the USA Today bestselling author of The Fortune Teller and the award-winning reincarnation thriller, The Memory Painter. Her latest novel, The Time Collector, is out this month with PicadorUSA. Gwendolyn lives in Los Angeles with her family, collects kaleidoscopes, and paints as a hobby. Visit her online at gwendolynwomack.com or connect with her on social media at Twitter @Gwen_Womack , Facebook and Instagram
The Undercover Soundtrack – Leslie Welch
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on October 25, 2017
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week my guest is debut novelist Leslie Welch @Leslie_Welch
Soundtrack by Dave Bielanko, Christine Smith, Chris Rattie, Gus Smith, Snow Patrol, Coldplay, The Temper Trap, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Imagine Dragons
'We're recording these old songs at a church in Millheim. You should stop by.'
Intrigued by the invitation, my husband and I made the 22-mile drive from our hotel in State College to the post-industrial town. Back then, Millheim was growing into the unlikely heart of a serious music scene in Central Pennsylvania. That visit would eventually work its way into a novel I didn't know I was going to write.
Dave Bielanko and Christine Smith (of Marah fame) had enlisted our friend Chris Rattie to play drums on Mountain Minstrelsy—a collection of old mountain songs they had resurrected with new music. Given the people involved, I expected the session to be different, but we walked into an all-out revolt against modern recording. Recording based on intuition instead of algorithms. My internal monologue alternated between, 'This is so freaking cool' and 'How can this possibly work?'
A tangle of cords, amps, and a giant mixing board crowded the back of the sanctuary where greeters used to welcome people to worship. Mics were set up wherever there was good, natural reverb. Not a computer in sight.
A prodigy
Two towheaded boys chased each other through the pews in loops around us as we checked out the set-up.
'Who are the kids?' I asked.
'The taller one is our fiddle player,' Chris said. 'Hey, Gus! Come over and play something.'
Eight-year-old Gus scooped up his fiddle and ripped out a quick melody that sucked me into a serious religious moment. The kind of experience that makes you doubt you could ever be good at anything in your life. That's what happens when you experience a prodigy in person. Here's Gus Smith.
Gus, undoubtedly used to these impromptu performances, gave us a look that asked if that was enough of a demo. Before our claps faded into the narthex, he was back to the business of chasing his brother around the church.
While the idea for my novel The Goodbyes wouldn't come for a few months, I collected plenty of inspiration at that session. Fast forward to November of 2014.
Searching for a Soundtrack
With an idea begging for a blank document and a NaNoWriMo deadline, I sat down to write. Since the story was about Webb Turner, a rock star who races through a blizzard to possibly say a final 'goodbye' to the girl who inspired his songs, I packed my writing playlist with songs I thought Webb might write. Snow Patrol, Coldplay, and The Temper Trap dominated the two-hour loop. But when I pressed 'play', I found myself skipping each track after a few seconds.
I switched over to my music library, hoping the universe would step in. Song after song, nothing kept me writing for more than a sentence until I skipped my way to the one thing I would have never chosen—Tibetan Monks chanting. Yes, really. I didn't care what it was, it shifted me into the zone. I tapped out a chapter or two on the train ride home.
When I wasn't writing, I listened to popular music from the 90s and early 2000s. Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, even Kanye West and Nickelback transported me back to the spirit of that time. These songs play in the background of a lot of scenes in the book. They're important to the characters, too.
Changing tunes
I finished the first draft in a month. Once I had let it rest for a few weeks, I started the slow and painful process of editing. It wasn't long before I realised that I needed more than 'Oms' to paint the flesh onto the bones of the story. My filmmaker husband suggested listening to movie soundtracks for some momentum. I quickly discovered that these epic melodies, swelling and crashing without apology, are gold for writers who want to add drama to key scenes. The Great Expectations soundtrack hit an especially sweet spot for me.
When it comes to creating a writing playlist, what works for one book might not work for the next. My current manuscript likes The Lightning Strike by Snow Patrol and Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. It's a nice change, but in the end, the most important thing is finding anything that inspires me to keep moving until I can punch out the two best words in a writer's journey: The End.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, Leslie Welch spent most of her youth concocting elaborate stories. Her high school English teacher encouraged her to turn these creative lies into creative fiction. Today, Leslie writes at least 1000 words a day on DC Metro orange line trains. She co-wrote her first book in Harrisburg hotel rooms and diners with her best friend, and in 2016 she released her first solo novel, The Goodbyes, published by Blue Moon. When she's not off exploring the world, Leslie lives in a house full of laughter outside of Washington, DC, with her soulmate, two cats, two dogs, two fish, and a teenager. Find her website here and tweet her as @Leslie_Welch
'Tibetan Oms and child prodigies' – Leslie Welch
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on October 24, 2017
My guest this week began her novel as a NaNoWriMo project, appropriately enough for this time of year. But its true seeds were at a gig in the late 1990s where the show was stolen by an eight-year-old fiddle player. Years later, the author sat down to power through a manuscript idea for NaNoWriMo. She used songs of the 90s and early 2000s to take her mind back to the night with the fiddle player, but nothing would make the words flow until an album of Tibetan chants popped up on her music library. She found the zone. She is Leslie Welch and she'll be here on Wednesday with her Undercover Soundtrack.
The Undercover Soundtrack – Kris Faatz
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on October 11, 2017
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week my guest is writing teacher, award-winning novelist and piano tutor Kris Faatz @kfaatz925
Soundtrack by Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Air Supply, John Mayer, Van Morrison
The first seeds of my novel To Love A Stranger came into my head in the fall of 2007. At the time, I had recently finished my grad studies in piano performance, gotten married, and started working professionally as a piano teacher. I'd written almost no fiction since high school, about 10 years earlier, and had never tried – or thought seriously about trying – to write a novel.
Stranger came out of the backstage world of the classical symphony. My two main characters, Sam and Jeannette, are a conductor and a pianist, respectively. They and their story woke up in my imagination because I had fallen in love with that particular piece of the music world, where people come together to create huge living pieces of art. Some of my favorite classical music, for solo piano and for symphony, ended up in Stranger, because I wanted to share the experience of hearing and being part of those works with readers. During the first months of writing the novel, though, I listened to very different music.
When I started the project, I had a starry-eyed idea that writing a book would take a few months and then we'd be off to publication. Pretty soon, I realized I had let myself in for worlds of trouble. I was in love with Sam, my primary character. He was clear and alive in my mind, and his story – about love and loss, and isolation and condemnation because of the person he was – felt urgent and real. I wanted to get it onto the page, but quickly realised I didn't have the skills I needed. Frustration set in even as I tasted, for the first time, the exhilaration of a story that wanted to take root and climb for the sky.
Music pushed me along. First, I needed to anchor myself in Sam's time and place. He was born in the early 1960s, and Stranger was ultimately set in the late 1980s, while I was born in 1979 and needed some way to touch a past I hadn't experienced. One of the first tunes I listened to for inspiration was Bob Dylan's Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man. I'm embarrassed to admit I'd never heard any Dylan before, but the tune quickly wrapped itself around my imagination. As I listened to Dylan sing, I felt myself reaching back and linking hands with people in the first crowds that thronged to hear him. I felt the energy of that time and understood why Dylan's audiences fell in love with his candid, wistful lyrics. For a heartbeat or two, I was part of the generation that had claimed him as its voice.
From that early tune, I moved to Dylan's Blood on the Tracks album, and did my best to wear out my husband's copy of it during the first year of working on Stranger. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go wasn't just a time-anchor: it drew me a picture of a central relationship in Sam's life, a love he had held and then felt compelled to let go. I listened to the tune over and over, caught the mood, cried over it, and did my best to put what I saw and felt on the page, as imperfect as it had to be.
"Gil," Sam said, "listen." He had to say something before it was too late, if only he could find the words… "I married her, but…" There it was, the simplest thing in the world. "I love you. Always. You know that, don't you?" I never stopped loving you. I never should have left. I'm so sorry, Gil.'
I was disappointed not to be able to find a link to this tune as it's performed on the Blood on the Tracks album. If you've never listened to the album, do yourself a favor and check it out.
Songs like Lonesome, about love and loss and missing the one who was gone, kept me focused as I stumbled along, trying to write the story that felt more urgent to me every day. I went to the Rolling Stones's High Tide and Green Grass album and played Tell Me You're Coming Back To Me over and over in my car as I drove to piano lessons. The song told me everything I needed to know about Gil, the man Sam had loved, and how Gil felt after the relationship ended. Air Supply's Making Love Out of Nothing At All filled the same function (as cheesy as the song sounds now to this 80s child's ears). The thread about Sam and Gil helped pull me back into the story every time I got frustrated again with my limitations as a writer.
Stranger took far more than a few months to see through to completion. When the book was released in May, it had been almost a decade from start to finish. During those years, I realized that I wanted to be a writer even more than I wanted to be a musician, and I learned the writing craft pretty much from scratch. By the end of that journey, almost any music I heard anywhere was about Stranger in some way, or about the need for courage and persistence. As I wrap up these memories, I have to mention John Mayer's Say (What You Need To Say) and Van Morrison's Queen of the Slipstream, neither of which has to do with Stranger's story, but both of which kept me writing when I didn't want to.
Ultimately, To Love A Stranger exists because of music. The story could not have existed, or made it into the world, without the melodies that fill it and the tunes that carried me along when I needed them.
Kris Faatz's short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Kenyon Review Online, Potomac Review, Reed, Digging Through the Fat, and other journals. Her debut novel, To Love A Stranger, was a finalist for the 2016 Schaffner Press Music in Literature Award and was released May 2017 by Blue Moon Publishers (Toronto). She has been a contributor at the Sewanee Writers' Conference and a fellowship recipient at the Kenyon Review Writers Workshops, and is a pianist and a teacher of creative writing. Visit her online at her website, on Facebook, and on Twitter @kfaatz925
The Undercover Soundtrack – Heidi James
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on September 27, 2017
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week my guest is by award-winning novelist, poet and novella-ist Heidi James @heidipearljames
Soundtrack by Nirvana, Ane Brun, Jason Donovan, Kylie Minogue, David Bowie, Beastie Boys, Portishead
I'll start with a confession – I don't usually listen to music when I'm writing or reading, or cooking or clearing up, or anything really when I'm alone. I prefer silence and birdsong. Partly I think that's because I've lived all my adult life with people who love and make music, and so have been saturated by other people's sounds and musical choices; and partly because I have a noisy, busy mind, music has been too much of a distraction, especially if I'm in company, the noise making them less easy to access or decipher.
Yet, that changed when I started writing So the Doves. One strand of the narrative is set in the late 80s and early 90s, so listening to music from that era was essential to finding my way back to the texture, smells, fashion and visuals of that time. Listening to random tunes that I'd never usually listen to, like Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue's duet, Especially for You (time hasn't improved it to my mind) helped me visualise that world of my childhood in ways that are not part of the novel, but that would be crucial to the writing of it. Hearing Terence Trent Darby's Wishing Well, I could see our neighbour, Martin, in his socks and sandals, his knee-length grey shorts and neatly ironed t-shirt as he polished his blue Datsun and there was my mum, her sunbed on the patio, soaking up the rays, cigarette smoke turning and rising above her.
The main characters in the novel, Marcus and Melanie, forge the first bonds of their teenage friendship from a love of music:
'Marcus,' she said, her voice low and soft, 'do you honestly think that what you learn in class today will be of more value to you than what you'll learn in Vinyl Exile? Come on.' She stood up, raised her eyebrow and cocked her head in the direction of town. 'Let's go my rebellious friend.'
And so I started to listen to the music I imagined they loved and from there the characters became more complex, more rounded. I could see them and hear them when I listened to the razored bass that slices through Blew on Nirvana's Bleach, I was there lying with them on Melanie's bedroom floor, sympathising with their longing for the day when they would escape the misery of their/our small town. I remembered the dull rage of interminable Sundays, the relief of good friendships and the welts left from clumsy kisses and lazy punches. About a Girl could've been written for Melanie. She's charismatic and bright and unlike Marcus, she can see straight to the heart of things:
It's weird; it's like all romance and glitter and rags; as if it isn't enough to just be a person who doesn't fit, because that isn't worthy of respect.'
Vibrant and fearless, she's the girl everyone wants to know, everyone wants to be and then she vanishes; and Marcus is alone, and left looking for a truth he won't find, despite searching throughout his award-winning career as a journalist.
This listening started as a point of reference and research, and yet, the more I listened to music, the more I had a sense of who I had been, the music I'd loved and so I started listening to more and more, rediscovering a self and tastes that I had forgotten. The sweep and drama of Bowie's Life on Mars, the muscled bass and guitar on Beastie Boys' Sabotage, the slinky sorrow in Portishead's Sour Times – the music began to reorder and disrupt the strange taxonomy of my memories, easing the writing but so much more than that too.
Music became a space, a sonic zone of suspense from the physical world. It has become a haven for me, where before it was an irritant, an oppressive force. I tuck myself inside Ane Brun's Halo, and feel strangely held in the embrace she is singing about, her voice tender and fragile. It reminds me of fiddlehead ferns, the feathery leaves coiled tight; of nests woven from grass; of the tangled strings of cat's cradle caught on my Nanna's fingers.
Marcus buys Melanie a record, and it's a precious gift, the music pressed flat into an object that exists even without the means to play it, and here I am, having sold most of my CDs and records, with a music collection that is ephemeral, spectral, comprised of airwaves and numerical codes, contained on my phone, stored in a cloud. Like the angels I believed in when I was a child.
So I've begun to listen to music again, for me.
Heidi James's novel Wounding was published by Bluemoose Books in April, 2014. She was a finalist for the Cinnamon Poetry Collection Prize. Her novella The Mesmerist's Daughter (published by Neon Press in April 2015) won the Saboteur Award. Her novella Carbon, was published in English by Blatt and in Spanish by El Tercer Nombre. So the Doves is her second novel. Find her on Twitter and Instagram as @heidipearljames and on her blog/website HeidiJames.me
The Undercover Soundtrack – Vivienne Tuffnell
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on September 13, 2017
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week I'm proud to welcome back an author who last posted here in 2012 – Vivenne Tuffnell @guineapig66
Soundtrack by Debussy, Carolyn Hillyer, Medwyn Goodall
It's been something of a blast from the past, trying to remember the music behind Little Gidding Girl. The novel was written during a period of unprecedented (and sadly, so far unrepeated) creativity probably triggered by hypergraphia (a beneficial by-product of my then-undiagnosed bipolar disorder – I wrote seven in a little less than three years).
Little Gidding Girl was the product of a series of intense, mystical dreams, an obsession with TS Eliot's Four Quartets and a variety of music that teased and prodded my unconscious mind into both the dreams and the conscious working out of a story that delved deeply into old memories and experiences, of lost love and of all-but-forgotten hopes and ambitions. Like many writers, I'm not a planner; I'm very much someone who furtles around in the unconscious, gives it a jolly good stir and waits to see what rises to the surface. Music helps with this furtling and stirring process.
Little Gidding Girl is the story of Verity, who at 17 lost the future she'd craved when Nick, her enigmatic and troubled poet boyfriend, drowned at sea. At 35, in a safe, humdrum and uninspired life, she finds that snatches of the life she didn't have begin to force their way into her real life. This begins to gather a terrible momentum as she starts to understand that her un-lived life was not the poetic dream she had imagined it might be.
The first piece of music is a classical piece that is probably so familiar as to be almost a cliché. L'après-midi d'un faune has a dream-like feel to it, soft and sweet and yet with an edge that's easy to miss. You can float along on the melody, swaying and day-dreaming as if you were in a hammock strung between trees. Giving myself over to this piece induced a near-trance state that calmed and centred me back into the right mental space for writing, after walking the dog, seeing clients or performing household tasks. It holds that dreamy, unfocused state that the heroine of Little Gidding Girl slips into quite often, just before reality shifts and she finds herself living an alternative time-line.
One of my favourite musicians is Carolyn Hillyer (and her partner Nigel Shaw). Her work includes some powerful, raw chants and is used in a lot of women's workshops, and she runs her own on Dartmoor. I've never had the courage to attend any but I have long loved every piece of music, art and creative writing that emerges from their partnership. Nigel's flute music mixed with natural sound recordings from Dartmoor are often the backdrop to my writing now, but it was a couple of albums that fed into the powerful soup that created Little Gidding Girl. Old Silverhead (samples available from their website but for various reasons little of their music is on You Tube) is a journey of life, through rites of passage from babyhood to old age and into death. One song really got under my skin. It's called Meet the Mirror. (I blogged on this song here.)
The other album by Carolyn was also very much a part of that creation. Cave of Elders is a haunting, sometimes a little frightening journey into the soul. Shamanic and powerful, I listened to this a great deal, both before the writing and during. Like the Debussy, it induces a trance-like state that allows the images and words to flow.
My final choice is one that links to the novel in several ways. During those years of intense writing, I also worked as a complementary therapist, largely doing reflexology but with occasional forays into other therapies. I had a small but loyal client base but I was often quite uncomfortable about the world of alternative and complimentary therapies, and especially about the extreme levels of what's best described as woo-woo. Too often people seem to abandon all rationality and education and it's a shame because my experience is that many therapies are beneficial but that too many claims are made about how they work and how well they work. I was good at what I did and clients really benefited from it but I still have reservations about almost all such therapies.
In Little Gidding Girl, the main character Verity works in a new-age shop and her boss offers a variety of wacky and way-out therapies as well as the more well-known ones. The wacky ones I made up for the purposes of the book include Egyptian Rejuvenation, Japanese Forest Bathing, and Mayan Heart Retrieval. Many of them seem to have been invented for real in some form since then. For my own practice I used a lot of different new age music, and I had to like it enough to keep using it. I also tended to get bored and need a change. One I used both for writing the book and for reflexology was Medwyn Goodall's Return to Atlantis, especially if I didn't want the client to fall asleep, as this one has a faster tempo than many. Listening to it was a good way into the scenes set in Juliet's shop and therapy rooms, reminding me of the more commercial aspects of the new age industry, as Goodall has produced a vast number of albums, both under that name and also the name Midori. His fans tend to buy everything but I have only a few, as there's too little variation between them to merit buying many. It seems even now to epitomise the world that Verity stands on the edge of, with the mind-set, beliefs and expectations that her boss Juliet would impose on her.
Vivienne Tuffnell is a writer who seeks to explore the hidden side of human existence, delving into both mysticism, the paranormal and deep psychology in her stories. She writes character-driven fiction, soul-filled poetry and blogs about soul growth. She also writes short stories and one novella and has a collection of essays on mental health as well as a book of meditations using fragrance. Little Gidding Girl is her fifth published novel. Her Amazon page is here, her Facebook aura is here and you can tweet her as @guineapig66 .
The Undercover Soundtrack – Caroline Leavitt
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on August 9, 2017
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week's post is by NYT bestselling author Caroline Leavitt @leavittnovelist
Soundtrack by the Smiths, the Beatles, Crowded House, Amy Winehouse, Tom Jones
My novel Cruel Beautiful World was written over a period of four years, with lots of tears, struggles, millions of pages, and I know for a fact, millions of songs. I admit that I listened to the same music over and over to get the emotional tone right. And I never could have silence when I wrote because the music both relaxed and inspired me.
You might think that because the novel is set in 1969 and 1970 that I listened to the period's rock and roll back then—kind of dippy hits like Scott McKenzie's If You're Going to San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair), but actually, I didn't. Hey, I grew up in the 70s and I didn't want my own experiences leaking too much into my narrative. I wanted my characters to claim their own lives and their own music. And I wanted to create their world for them.
Every day when I sat down to write, I would listen to The Smiths' There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. To me, the lyrics are so very 'cruel beautiful world-ish' on their own. The song is narrated by a man in pain. He knows that yes, there is this hope, this light, even as he's thinking about what a privilege it would be if a truck ran over him and the person he loves – death by Mack Truck. It always got me in just the right mood.
Some days, writing snags and I need a beat to propel me through it. Usually those songs have nothing to do with what I am writing, I just feel as if my heart is beating along with the musical beat. When I was writing the tortured, tangled relationships in the books, I listened to The Beatles Rubber Soul , that bright shiny sound, the beat that kept propelling me forward. I didn't listen to the lyrics (if I had, I would have been derailed) but the music acted as a pulse.
When I had to write the most wrenching scene of my novel, where a death occurs, something I had put off for months, I had to be really tender with myself, but I also had to brace myself so I would go deep, so I wouldn't pull back from what was important. That was when I listened to Those You've Known . What makes this song more meaningful and heartbreaking for me was my actor son was in a production of Spring Awakening, and he sang that song as Moritz. I wept listening to that song when I saw him onstage, and I wept while I was writing, but I got the scene done exactly as I wanted it to be.
Better Be Home Soon by Crowded House captures the feeling, the longing my characters have for one another–and my own internal longing which never seems to ebb. Listening to this song is like taking a vitamin for my writing. Back to Black by Amy Winehouse does the same thing for me because of its bluesy, smoky sound.
While I was thinking of my work as a whole, trying to categorize this unwieldy novel, my son was sprawled on a chair in the living room, avidly listening to this gorgeous song and I said, 'What's that? Who's that?' He looked up at me. 'Group Love,' he said. 'Cruel and Beautiful World.' I knew immediately that without the 'and' it would be the perfect title because it's sort of my world view. Yes, things fall apart, hearts rip open, but there is love, too, and beauty and art and fresh Insomnia cookies.
The day I finished my novel and sent it off to my agent, I cried. And then I put on Tom Jones's Country album, because that was the one I played every day when I was pregnant with my son Max. I sang along to it, feeling soothed. I used to put my headphones on my belly so my son could listen in, too.
I knew I was birthing something.
Caroline Leavitt is the New York Times Bestselling Author of Pictures of You, Is This Tomorrow and the critically acclaimed Cruel Beautiful World, which launched in paperback on 8 August. She reviews books for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Boston Globe and People, and she teaches writing online at Stanford and UCLA Extension Writers Program, as well as private clients. She was a finalist in the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. She lives with her husband, the writer Jeff Tamarkin, in NYC's unofficial sixth borough, Hoboken, near their actor son, who lives in Brooklyn. Right now, she's listening to lots of Benny King. You can find her on her website, Twitter (@leavittnovelist), Facebook, Instagram (carolineleavitt) and Litsy (Carolineleavitt)
'Choices, mistakes, consequences and childhood' – Leonora Meriel
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on July 25, 2017
When I invited this week's guest to the Undercover Soundtrack, she told me we'd met before, IRL. At a writing conference, she'd asked my advice about working with editors. A few years on and she has a novel with a very respectable endorsement from Esther Freud and Kirkus reviews, so it seems everything went well. The novel is the story of three generations of women in a village in the Ukraine, and she developed a playlist of music that would create the rich landscape of place and emotion she hoped to put on the page. Some of the music also gave her a mindset – the patience and purpose to refine every word, which was probably where she was when we met at the writing conference. I'm so chuffed to see her persistence paid off and to introduce her properly here. She is Leonora Meriel and you can read her Undercover Soundtrack on Wednesday.
The Undercover Soundtrack – Victoria Dougherty
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on June 21, 2017
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week my guest is essayist, playwright, journalist and novelist Victoria Dougherty @vicdougherty
Soundtrack by Johnny Cash, Frankie Laine, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks
I haven't always been a die-hard country music fan.
Having grown up in Chicago, and subsequently moving to other cities like Prague and San Francisco, I was raised on a steady diet of screaming guitars, blues, a smattering of jazz, and the occasional hipster band.
Don't get me wrong – I still love them all! They've been the soundtrack to some of the best times in my life and when a song like Jane's Addiction's Been Caught Stealing comes on the radio in my car, I go off like a firecracker – pounding my hands on the steering wheel and frightening my children.
It wasn't until I was in my early 30s and actually moved to a rural area that country music made its way onto my radar. Then, like the wrong kind of man, it wormed its way into my heart, leaving The Clash, Bowie, countless British New Wave bands and Madonna lonely for play.
I've got to admit that a lot of my city slicker friends have found my new taste in music questionable. For the most part, country music to a city person runs neck in neck with elevator music and polkas when it comes to their listening pleasure.
And I used to be right there with them.
It took changing my habitat dramatically to inspire me to learn an entirely new repertoire of songs that have little to no relationship with the good ole days of my teens and 20s.
I slowed down, started working out of my home office, and found myself noticing how the breeze would blow through so many leaves on a summer evening that I'd swear I was listening to wind chimes. Without even meaning to, I got to know – intimately – the movement of sunlight throughout the day and the phases of the moon. I can't sleep when the moon is full, I've learned, so I might as well put on something soft. Maybe Willie Nelson.
It was finally seeing what a holler really looked like, and hearing the truly terrifying shriek of a fox's mating call. Driving on roads called 22 curves (and for good reason), drinking whiskey in a rocker on my front porch (yes, we really do that), or hearing my daughter say her dream car is a pick-up truck (not kidding here).
Still, all of those genteel country living experiences led me to water, but they didn't make me drink. What did was my congenital love of a great story.
Because in country music, I'd found some of the best lyrical storytelling I'd ever heard, and it was not confined to the usual trilogy of sex, drugs and teen angst that can make great music, too, but gets a bit repetitive. And frankly, loses its oomph after you've had a kid or two.
Even some of the schlockiest country tunes tend to have very adult themes that present a complicated set of circumstances. Like a good book.
A country singer will warn you not to come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your mind, tell you to stand by your man, lament that if their phone still ain't ringin', they assume it still ain't you. They teach you how to play the game of life through a game of cards, fall into a ring of fire, and go to Jackson, Mississippi looking for trouble of the extramarital variety. They sing about their daddies and their wayward loves, their friends, their problems, the mountains they grew up drinking in like moonshine. They take you this close to their face, till you can smell their breath.
And over the past decade – more than poetry, even more than reading fiction – country music has inspired the way I've constructed the personalities of some of my favorite fictional characters.
Johnny Cash's Delia, A Boy Named Sue and Number 13 colluded to help me create a bulimic Hungarian assassin with a penchant for rich food and sadistic murder…and a heart for only one woman.
Excerpt from The Hungarian by Victoria Dougherty, coming this Summer:
He held the goblet up to Lily's swollen lips and poured the wine into her mouth, massaging her throat – as if he were force-feeding a goose. She winced. Even with her eyes ringed in purple bruises she looked beautiful, and her torso, sadly, was still too sore to allow her to get up for a short dance. He'd longed to dance with her since the end of their first day together, but by then he already knew she wouldn't be getting up for some time. It was a good thing he hadn't marred her body very much. Gulyas knew how to inflict pain without the resulting unsightliness, but until Lily Tassos had come into his life, there had never been any point in keeping a would-be corpse in tip-top shape. A disfigured body, Gulyas believed, made a good statement in most cases. It let people know who they were dealing with.
Frankie Laine's Wanted Man showed me how impulsivity and desire can spawn a fledgling outlaw.
Here's what was inspired by it: The Bone Church. Dolly Parton's Touch Your Woman guided my hand in writing a heartbreaking love scene between two characters about to face their doom in my novel Breath (coming 2018).
And Garth Brooks's Friends in Low Places, about a regular guy who crashes his ex-girlfriend's wedding to a high roller, always reminds me to give my characters a sense of humor – even amidst some of their most painful, cringy episodes. Here's me telling a great story inspired by his song. Welcome to the Hotel Yalta.
These artists have taught me not to waste words and to tell a compelling story in the shortest amount of time possible, so as not to bore a reader with competing descriptions and over-wrought emotions. Time and again, they've reminded me that I don't need a shoot-out or car chase or even a bunch of sex to put tension or excitement into a scene.
And they've shown me that having heart and brazen sentimentality can illustrate a powerful truth that kicks even the most cynical reader in the gut.
So, writers…and readers…next time you need to boost your imaginations, or just want to hear a great yarn – find your local country music station (I swear, even big cities have one), sit back, put your boots up and have a listen.
Victoria Dougherty is the author of The Bone Church, Welcome to the Hotel Yalta and the memoir Cold. She writes fiction, drama, and essays that revolve around lovers, killers, curses, and destinies. Her work has been published or profiled in the New York Times, USA Today, The International Herald Tribune, and elsewhere. Earlier in her career, while living in Prague, she co-founded Black Box Theater, translating, producing, and acting in several Czech plays.Her blog – COLD – features her short essays on faith, family, love, and writing fiction and was singled out by WordPress as one of their top recommended blogs by writers or about writing. Catch her on Facebook and on Twitter @vicdougherty


text:
I am finally getting a chance to post up some images from Lisa's (my jolie partner in crime) airplane themed baby shower. Yes, her baby has already arrived if you were curious! The story behind the airplane theme is that her father was a pilot and so the plane has significant meaning to her. Also, it's a great theme for a boy's baby shower. The idea is that they are taking flight into parenthood.
Now, I had just had my baby but I had all these crazy ideas I wanted to do to make it special for her but I had to limit myself but I did have help from some wonderful and creative people. Also, she wanted it to be a family-style picnic at a park so our job was to turn the picnic area and all its concrete picnic tables into something nice. On top of that, Lisa is very popular so she had 60 people at this baby shower! Regardless, it was great fun.
The baby shower invitation mimicked the old par avion envelopes treated with some type. I also had some par avion labels and guestbook cards made as well.
We set up a sweets table in the middle of the picnic area and tried to cover up of the ugly gazebo looking thing as we could. We had old vintage suitcases and wooden biplanes from Michaels! Lisa loves popcorn so one of her friend's made three different custom flavored popcorn of butter, cheddar and snickerdoodle. The suitcases were also stuffed with other delicious goodies such as homemade honey roasted peanuts and toffee chocolate chip cookies.
We had also bought these wooden airplane kits for $1 from Michael's as favors for people to build there or take from home. They were sooo cheap and you get paint and glue with the kit! We built a few to use as decoration on our runway tables. We had some Chinese food since Lisa was not eating nitrates or carcinogen-induced burgers at the time. I picked up these cute little bento looking trays for food and made custom chopstick wrappers for each one–slightly reminiscent of airplane tray food. Also no caffeine so we had delicious Shirley Temples to quench our thirst.
It was such a fun day and we are so happy that Baby Ezra is here to play. Thankful for good friends and new ones!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
We are prioritising critical services and some services may be reduced. This means there will be longer wait times for customers contacting us by phone. Many of our services are available online. Advice on which services can continue is changing rapidly. For regular updates, go to knox.vic.gov.au/coronavirus
There are more than 100km of shared paths throughout the City of Knox that connect with major parks, reserves, schools and shopping precincts.
Whether you are riding for sport, recreation or just 'to get around', cycling is a fast and efficient mode of transport. Cycling will save you money, help the environment and improve your fitness. It is also much less stressful than sitting in a car! Knox Already has a significant bicycle network, predominantly catering for recreational users. The challenge now is to develop a combination of appropriate off-road and on-road networks to ensure cycling becomes a realistic travel choice for all residents and visitors to Knox.
The current Knox Cycling Brochure, including a map of the Knox Bike Network, is available electronically by click on the link at the bottom of this page.
Please remember when riding on shared paths that these are shared spaces with pedestrians. Cyclists should obey the road rules and reduce speed, give way to pedestrians and be courteous. Cyclists should also alert pedestrians of their presence by using their bell.
We have a number of bike courses available for 2019-20. Courses are suitable for adults but younger children can attend if supervised by an adult. Check out the bike courses below and register your interest.
We have installed 12 Bike Repair Stations around the municipality. The repair stations include a pump and basic tools to allow you to complete minor maintenance on your bike.
You can find the Bike Repair Stations at:
Click here to view all locations
Not sure how to use a Bike Repair Station? Find help online at bikefixation.com/help
There are over 90 bike parking locations around the municipality, shown on Council's interactive Google based bike parking map.
Bike parking at railway stations and public transport hubs is provided using Parkiteer. This service is free and secure. However, you must pre register prior to your trip.
Get more information and advice about bike parking at train stations.
The Knox Cycleway will take you to local parks, reserves, leisure centres, historic homesteads, shopping centres, waterways and much more. It is a great way to see the City. There are many excellent locations along the cycleway for picnics, as well as scenic spots where you can sit and take in the view.
Building of the cycleway began in 1977, and it was always envisaged that a comprehensive network of off-road bike paths would traverse the municipality. Today, there are seven bridges and 19 underpasses along the cycleway, providing a safe recreational environment for pedestrians and cyclists.
The Knox Cycleway also connects with the bicycle networks of neighbouring municipalities. So, if you feel adventurous and fit, you can cycle towards Melbourne's CBD up into the Dandenong Ranges or down to Port Phillip Bay.
It is important to note that the Knox Cycleway is a shared use facility and that users are courteous and respectful of each other to ensure maximum enjoyment for everyone. Pedestrians and cyclists are permitted to use the cycleway, and cyclists should give way to pedestrians.
There are a number of active cycling groups operating within Knox:
In addition, 'She Rides', an initiative of Cycling Australia, provides a suite of introductory riding programs that focus on building fitness, developing skills and creating a social riding community of women. Visit the She Rides website for further details.
When nature calls Public Toilet Finder
Stay hydrated Find a Water Tap
Find a place to play Playground Finder
If you would like more information about using the Knox Cycleway, local bicycle clubs and groups, or if you would like to discuss a cycling issue, please contact the Traffic and Transport Team, during opening hours on 9298 8000 or email email@example.com.


text:
Back to humanitarian
Brooke Benton
- Tagged in
Brooke Benton
- Tagged in
We were in India with an anti-human trafficking organisation. These guys were frontliners in the fight against the slave trade, coordinating teams who helped local law enforcement infiltrate brothels and strongholds of modern slavery.
India is one of many developed countries for whom modern slavery is a massive blight. Many of the country's poor are far from the law's protection, sold or forced into slavery, joining a global crowd of 30 million for whom simple freedom is a pipe dream.
We were filming with the Field Director of the organisation. He was an unbelievable interview. He articulated the tide of injustice he fought against daily with so much passion. We switched the cameras off and he began to tell us his story.
He had grown up in a family who worked in giant brick kilns, knee deep in mud clay pits on the outskirts of his hometown. These kilns fed the huge demand for the cheap bricks upon which India's modern urban boom had been built. From early childhood to his teenage years, he had climbed into deep pits of wet clay and acrid coal soot-filled air, making up to 1500 bricks a day – by 9am each day, he had knocked off his first 200.
His father, determined to carve his son a better life, had learned English by reading Nietzsche paperbacks, teaching him word by word.
As he told us his story, the director explained to us that India's slavery problem was inherantly a cultural one, a paradigm burned into his country's people. India's outlook is defined by two ideas; fate and caste. When you're born into a life of slavery, it's all you know, it becomes your worldview; you learn to believe that it is written into your unchangeable fate. Add the ever-prevalent idea of the caste system and you have a recipe for a social captivity that seems inescapable.
With his father's help, he had climbed his way out of the clay pit. And he would spend the rest of his life pulling others out.
- Credits


text:
"Fast-paced. . . . Fascinating. . . . Fesperman leads us on a lively chase." —The Washington Post
"A frantic tale of cold murder, cunning double-crosses, and narrow escapes. . . We plow our way through sharp scenes of brilliant resourcefulness in the face of a towering conspiracy."—NPR
"[Fesperman] has a nose for powder-keg settings that offer social and political insights as well as vicarious thrills." —Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Entertaining. . . . Continues the string of fine work by Fesperman."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A suspenseful, page-turning thriller . . . An exciting, labyrinthine yarn of conspirators and assassins, chases, escapes, near misses, plots within plots, and Dubai lore."—The Providence Journal
"Fesperman sharpens his storytelling acumen to cut through various global issues in his latest thriller . . . Dubai proves to be an ideal spot for excess, intrigue, and nefarious corporate shenanigans."—Baltimore Magazine
"Fascinating. . . . All of Fesperman's strengths are on display in his latest. . . . Anyone looking for more than just an a la carte thriller will find Layover in Dubai to be a soup to nuts reading experience indeed."—Daily Bulldog (Franklin County, Maine)
"Fesperman makes Dubai his book's finest character. Fabulous wealth and opulence grind like tectonic plates against traditional Muslim culture. . . . Layover in Dubai has plenty of action, but it's Fesperman's portrait of a truly bizarre place that will captivate readers."—Booklist
"A stellar suspense mystery that sizzles in the hot desert sun."—Las Vegas Review-Journal


text:
Good morning, everyone! Happy February! ❤
Today, I bring you another quote from a classic book.
"Poor Bilbo couldn't bear it any longer. At may never return he began to feel a shriek coming up inside, and very soon it burst out like the whistle of an engine coming out of a tunnel."
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
I've been recently reading The Hobbit for the second time, and I love Bilbo's…. er, excitable personality. XD That book is so good! I can't wait to finish it and move on to LOTR. 🙂
Today, I nominate:
Have a lovely day, everyone!


text:
Making the Americas Modern at the MFA
Edward J. Sullivan on Images of Nationhood in Latin America 1920–1950
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
February 26, 2017
New York University professor Edward J. Sullivan, a leading scholar of Latin American art, spoke to a packed auditorium on Sunday about how artists in the understudied regions of the Caribbean and Central America fused modernist visual vocabularies with distinct aspects of national identity in the first half of the 20th century to create their own version of vanguardista art. The lecture was a preview of his upcoming book.
Designed for a general audience, the lecture appropriately began with a bilingual introduction.
In the first decades of the 20th century many of the most important Latin American artists studied and lived abroad, predominantly in Paris, where they absorbed the influence of the leading European Modernist painters. Many of them then returned to their native countries where they created their own artistic language that blended Cubist and Abstract techniques with local visual references, styles and subject matter.
While most studies of Latin American art focus on hubs like Mexico City, Buenos Aires, São Paulo and Caracas, Sullivan chose to focus his lecture on the often-ignored regions of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Central America.
In a reverse migration, Sullivan explained how Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo welcomed an influx of intellectual and artist refugees from the Spanish Civil War as part of a perverse campaign to "whiten" the population of the island country. These new arrivals helped revolutionize the local art scene.
Celeste Woss y Gil (1890–1985),the "Frida Kahlo" of the Dominican Republic.
Challenging centuries of depictions of the female nude, this stunning painting represented a nude woman of color through the female gaze of a female painter. Woss y Gil created this painting while studying in New York at the famed Arts Students League.
Jaime Colson, the "Picasso of the Dominican Republic," incorporated the tubular figures associated with his friend, the French painter Fernand Léger, and melded them into a distinctly Dominican scene of local people dancing merengue, an essential part of Dominican culture. Music and dancing, Sullivan mentioned, is a recurring theme among regional works of this era.
Cuba had one of the richest regional cultural scenes, though, as in the other countries, it was still very much associated with the elite (something that would be upended by the Cuban Revolution). Wilfredo Lam is the most famous Cuban artist of the period, but was one of many.
Searching for "cubanidad" and a vernacular, visual language in order to break irrevocably with the past.
Carlos Mérida, a painter who spent significant amounts of time in Paris and in Mexico City always insisted on retaining his Guatemalan heritage.
Afterwards there was an elegant reception in the museum's Bravo restaurant.
This correspondent regretfully reports back that the pão de queijo was cold, the pupusas mediocre and the crepes de dulce de leche uninspired.


text:
I've read all Carmen's books. She goes out on a limb and tries something different. We still have the romance and suspense were used to reading, with great characters I've come to know and love. The twist, Jaynee Caycee Monroe has been married to her soulmate Jordan for eighteen years. She's turning 40 and feels there's something missing from her perfect life. She knows she doesn't want anyone but Jordan and loves her family with all she has in her heart. Jaynee can't figure out why she's depressed. Caycee Jaynee Evans turns down Jordan's proposal of marriage eighteen years earlier and moved to California to pursue a singing career, only to find eighteen years later that she's lonely. Caycee looks herself up on the Internet and can't believe what she sees..Come read what she finds, download your copy today. I recommend Carmen's books to all who love to read, CLEAN, romance and suspense books. Very well written thought out stories.
Archive | June 2013
New Romantic-Suspense SPLIT DECISIONS by bestselling author Carmen
Stingy Bastards—An Author's Gripe
Breakfast In Bed by Rob Zimmerman
What a great way to wake. I've read Robs poetry, he's real about what he writes. His erotic short is no different, tasteful writing about a husband and wife loving their mornings together. Sweet!
Writing Contest on FanStory.com
I'm sure all women will agree with this.
Where Will You Run, freakin awesome!! By M.E. Franco
When SanFrancisco homicide detective Mari gets a call that her sister Kerry is in a psychiatric hospital, she can't phantom why. She's always calling in favors to get her out of trouble, but she wasn't looney. Mari left the precinct without telling anyone. She can't believe what the doctor tells her, she has to hear it from Kerry. Kerry tells her she heard Collins, one of the cities richest and sexiest, honorable man in the city was selling humans to other vampires for their blood. She believes Kerry saw something, because she was scared to death. She tells Kerry she will look into it for her.That night Kerry turns up missing from the hospital. When she gets back to the station, the captain calls her to his office. He tells her he knows what's going on because the doctor called him. The captain tells her to stay away from Collins because she won't win, he has friends in high places. This doesn't sit well with Mari. On top of that tells her he's giving her a new partner. His name is Raith, he's a missing persons expert. Mari thinks he's sexy and she also thinks he knows it. Mari isn't in the mood for Raiths egotistic ways. Will Mari take on Raith as a partner or try to loose him in the game. Just download this awesome story to find out. There is so much more to this story, and it's awesome.
You never know what people think. Delusion And Dreams by Maria Savva
You never know what people think, you might think so, but. In this book of short stories, Maria tells us stories that seem to be going one way in one person mind, while something totally different is running through the other person thoughts. The grey area is very deceptive, things aren't always the way they seem. Download and see what I mean. LOL!


text:
This sounds like a fun way to get into nature and do some fun volunteering: the city's Department of Energy & Environment is looking for volunteer "citizen scientists" to help map our rabbits and chipmunks in the city. You'll be outdoors, maybe exploring some parks or forests near you, and helping our local wildlife!
Here's more info from the city:
Cottontails and Chipmunks! Oh my! We need your help! The Department of Energy & Environment, Fisheries and Wildlife Division is monitoring the population of eastern cottontail rabbits and eastern chipmunks in the District. You can become a Citizen Scientist by recording your rabbit and chipmunk sightings and sharing them with our biologists. Your efforts will play a vital role in helping protect and conserve rabbits and chipmunks in the city. For more information on the program and how to become a volunteer, please contact Lindsay Rohrbaugh at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
PGL Brickwork & Scaffolding Ltd are committed to protecting your privacy and compliance in line with the General Data Protection Regulations applicable to the United Kingdom.
We respect the privacy rights of our customers and recognise the importance of protecting the information collected about them.
How are we complying with general data protection regulation?
PGL Brickwork and Scaffolding supports the requirements of the GDPR and will endeavour to protect personal data belonging to our suppliers, customers and colleagues. We publish our Privacy Policy and conduct regular reviews to ensure compliance with the requirements of the GDPR.
Data Protection – We will keep your personal data secure and only store it as long as necessary to enable us to provide a service to you or your company.
Data Retention – Your details will be retained to enable us to comply with our responsibilities and legal duties, however once personal data is no longer needed we will destroy it securely.
What information do we collect about you?
We will collect information about you when you open an account, submit an enquiry via the website, place an order for products or services and/or request any further information from you.
The type of information we collect includes, your name, postal address, billing address, email address and telephone number so that we can contact you accordingly.
We may also obtain information about your usage of the website using cookies.
How do we use the information we collect about you?
We may use the information provided by you:
• To process your order or manage your account, from ordering, processing, delivery and payment.
• To notify you about important changes or developments to our site or services.
• For record keeping purposes
• To keep you informed about our products and services that we offer
• For customer care and to help in any future dealings with you
Please note we only retain information for legal limited obligation periods in order to respond to your query, provide you with information you require or send you updates on our products and services for as long as you indicate you are happy for us to do so.
Disclosing your data
We never make your personal details available to companies outside of PGL Brickwork and Scaffolding Contractors Ltd for marketing or any other purpose.
However, we may use other companies to provide services to you on our behalf, for example deliveries. We will only provide those companies with the information they needed to deliver the service we have engaged them for and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. We may have to disclose your information by law or because a court or the police or other law enforcement agency has asked for it.
How is your information protected?
We take protection of your information seriously and have the appropriate physical and technological security measures in place. Internally, we restrict access to personal information. Only employees who need the information in order to do their jobs have access to it. We never transfer your data outside of the UK.
Access to your information and correction
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of your personal data, please email email@example.com or write to us at the following address: PGL Brickwork & Scaffolding Contractors Ltd, Waverley House, Rose Hill, Isfield, Uckfield, TN22 5UH.
We want to make sure that your personal data is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.
You also have the right to be forgotten. If you would like us to start the process of removing your data, please let us know using the above details.
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.
Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.
Website Contact us form
We will collect the following:
• Name: So we know what to call you
• Email address: So we can contact you or provide you with further information
We may send you information about products and services of ours that are of a legitimate interest to you. You may opt out at any time. You have the right to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes, and if you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email email@example.com.
Third Parties
We will not pass ANY of your details on to Third Parties
Google Analytics
We may also collect the following non-personal data via Google Analytics when you use our site. This information helps us continuously make improvements to our site that will improve your experience with our site and services. We use a Google Analytics code on our site to gather the following information. Please note, this information cannot be traced back to you.
• Device type
• Location
• Browsing activity
This non-personal data is automatically deleted off our system after 38 months.
More information can be found online on how Google Analytics process this information, or the Google Analytics privacy policy.
Other Websites
Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.
Changes to our privacy policy
We may change this privacy policy statement at any time, and such changes take immediate effect. Any changes we make to our policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified by email or via a notification on our site.
Please don't hesitate to get in contact with us about our privacy policy, information we hold about you or if you have a complaint.
You can email us at: firstname.lastname@example.com. Or you can write to us at: PGL Brickwork & Scaffolding Contractors Ltd, Waverley House, Rose Hill, Isfield, Uckfield, TN22 5UH.
This privacy policy was last updated in May 2018


text:
Home > Services
Fitness Centre
Fitness Facilities
Free inside parking
Free on-site outdoor parking
Car parking next to the Hotel
Private garage
Free WiFi internet in the common areas
Wireless Internet Access in public areas
Broadband wireless Internet access throughout the hotel
Free WiFi
Internet Access with charge
Internet facilities
Wireless Internet Access in public areas
24 hour front desk, Air Conditioning, Airport transportation (surcharge), Baby sitting - on request, Concierge, Currency exchange, Haidresser - on request, Laundry service available for a fee, Luggages store, Medical assistance available for a fee, Multilingual Staff, Rent a Car Service, Room service, Safe Deposit Box, Wake-up Service Available
Piano Bar
Pool Bar
Bike Rental
Tennis courts
Computer rental, Elevator, Fax service, Games room, Heated private swimming pool, Laundry service, Outdoor swimming pool, Private garden, Private swimming pool, TV room
Massage Treatments
Massage Treatments on request extra charge
from 12:00 hours
until 12:00 hours
Please check cancellation policies and payment conditions when selecting your desired room. Conditions may be different according to each room type.
Pets are not allowed
Diners, Amex, Mastercard, Visa
Give us your Feedback
Hipotels Hipocampo Palace, Estanyol, 13 - Mallorca (Island)


text:
1 Like
Palazzo Lombardia, with its 163 meters heigth, it is the second tallest building in Italy. It is in fact a complex of buildings housing the new offices of Lombardy Regional Government and in the 360 Photo it can be seen one of its internal courts at night.
Italy's and perhaps the world's capital of fashion and design, Milano is home to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, which is possibly the world's oldest shopping mall. The city is currently undergoing an architectural renaissance, which will culminate in a new skyline for the Expo 2015, which will be hosted in Milano. Visitors can take advantage of an extensive public transportation system, which includes metro, buses, trolleys and trams.


text:
After seeing this foundation had won awards in a couple of magazines I had to try it for myself. I had never heard of B. before so had no idea what to expect.
After trying a few shades I selected Rose Ivory 020 as it seemed to be my best match. I was impressed with the range of shades available and they also had different foundations for every purpose, it was hard to think of a single person who wouldn't find their perfect match among these lovelies!
It says to apply using fingers on the bottle but I always use a foundation brush so I just continued use as I normally would. It matched my skin perfectly and blended in for a flawless finish. It felt really light on my skin but had amazing coverage. It covered all my blemishes and dry spots without a problem.
This foundation also left me with a healthy glow without being shiny. It claims to last 16hours but I have never actually come across a foundation that lasts that long in this heat on me. It has managed a good 10 hours the last couple of days and on cooler days I'm sure it would reach 16 hours easily.
Even though it has a really good coverage my skin still looks like my skin which I love. This has easily become my new favourite foundation, I don't even need to use a primer under it. It is also really reasonably priced at £9.99 from Superdrug.
This foundation would suit all skin-types and I highly recommend it. In fact at Naked Beauty we are now giving the Naked Beauty Seal of Approval to outstanding products, there are loads of our favourites that we have already reviewed but this will start from today.


text:
with plug and play extension
Limit coupons to specific customer groups, product lines, or order volume
Deliver coupons codes through email, SMS, push notification, website banner and more
Analyse customer behaviour to understand which coupon deals bring the highest ROI
Come up with countless promotion scenarios which follow "if X does Y then Z"
pattern not available in the standard Magento settings.
Run multiple campaigns with different parameters and target. Start small, see how it performs, and then roll-out on the scale.
Ensure top-notch customer experience with personalized and well-designed email messages. WYSWIG email editor and various coupon representations (text, QR, barcode) help you attract customers attention.
Get detailed overview of every aspect of your coupon/referral/loyalty campaigns. Voucherify tracks every step of coupon lifecycle, providing you with data-driven insights on your promotion performance - across every marketing channel and customer segment.
Watch our for coupon failures and misuse. A dedicated dashboard allows you to stay one step ahead and prepare a remedy on time.
Offer cart-level discounts based on the product quantity and cart amount - create upselling opportunities right in at the checkout. Come up with highly personalized offers based on customer attributes related to their current cart and historical activity.


text:
LED Illuminated Signs or Traditional Illuminated Signs
If you are thinking about purchasing an exterior signage for your business, you will surely come across many models with LED displays these days. LED stands for Light Emitting Diodes and these are special diodes that let out light when illuminated by the movement of electrons in the semi-conducted chips. When it comes to exterior … Read more LED Illuminated Signs or Traditional Illuminated Signs


text: Maggie Unzueta is a Mexican food blogger from Coronado (close to classy San Diego), California. As a native Spanish speaker, she uses her proximity to Mexico to help her create authentic Mexican and fusion-style recipes, or anything that's yummy. She has been blogging on Mama Maggie's Kitchen since 2010. Don't take her too seriously. Joking around and being a complete goofball is how she rolls … the taquitos. 🙂 When she's not cooking, she's chasing after her freckled-face, redhead son. Yes, some Mexicans are redheads!


text:
2 Samuel 1 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
1 Sha'ul had died, and David had been two days in Ziklag after returning from the slaughter of the 'Amaleki. 2 On the third day, there came a man from Sha'ul's camp with his clothes torn and earth on his head. He approached David, fell to the ground and prostrated himself. 3 David said to him, "Where are you coming from?" "I escaped from the camp of Isra'el," he replied. 4 "Tell me, please, how did things go?" asked David. "The people have fled the battle," he answered, "and many of them are wounded or dead. Sha'ul and Y'honatan his son are dead too." 5 David asked the young man who had told him this, "How do you know that Sha'ul and Y'honatan his son are dead?" 6 The young man who had told him said, "I happened to be on Mount Gilboa when I saw Sha'ul leaning on his spear. The chariots and cavalry were bearing down on him. 7 He looked behind him, saw me and called to me. I answered, 'Here I am.' 8 He said to me, 'Who are you?' and I answered, 'I'm an 'Amaleki' 9 He said to me, 'I'm in agony, and I'm going to die, but I'm still alive. So please, stand next to me; and kill me.' 10 So I stood next to him and killed him, because I was sure he was so badly wounded that he couldn't live. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet on his arm and have brought them here to my lord."
11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and likewise all the men who were with him. 12 They wailed and cried, and they fasted until evening for Sha'ul, for Y'honatan his son, for Adonai's people and for the house of Isra'el; because they had fallen by the sword.
13 David said to the young man who had told him, "Where are you from?" He answered, "I'm the son of a [resident] foreigner, an 'Amaleki." 14 David asked him, "How is it that you weren't afraid to raise your hand to destroy Adonai's anointed?" 15 David called one of his young men and said, "Go over to him, and kill him." The man struck him down, and he died. 16 David said to him, "Your blood is on your own head. Your own mouth convicted you when you said, 'I killed Adonai's anointed.'"
17 Then David pronounced this lament over Sha'ul and over Y'honatan his son, 18 in order to teach the people of Y'hudah [not to underestimate] archery (the lament has been written down in the book of Yashar):
19 "Your glory, Isra'el, lies dead on your high places!
21 "Mountains of Gilboa — may there be on you
22 "From the blood of the dead, from the flesh of heroes,
24 "Daughters of Isra'el, weep over Sha'ul!
25 "How the heroes have fallen in the heat of battle,
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
Copyright © 1998 by David H. Stern. All rights reserved.
You'll get this book and many others when you join Bible Gateway Plus. Learn more


text:
- Hare Hatch: 01189 401890 - Newbury: 01635 871003 - Tadley: 01256 855052 - Windlesham: 01344 874287
Polar Flat Pebbles are a well rounded grey pebble (approx. 30-60mm in size) that are ideal if you don't want the multi-coloured effect of Scottish Cobbles & Pebbles.
After frequent contact with water from seas and rivers pebbles become smooth this is clear with Polar Flat Pebbles some can have marks due to contact with other stones and pebbles. A smooth surface allows for free flowing water across the pebbles and due to having a fairly flat surface it makes it even easier for water to move around when on these pebbles.
Polar Flat Pebbles are a well rounded pebble with a smooth flat surface, they are a grey colour and can show pale blue tints. Having a flat surface allows for Polar Flat Pebbles to be much more compactly packed together creating smaller gaps between each pebble.
Like most pebbles there are a lot of uses for Polar Flat Pebbles, carrying water is one of their best uses, adding more colour and filling empty space is another and adding a neat finish to features of your garden is also a great use. With very simple colours of dull greys and pale blues. Polar Flats are a great choice when trying to add a simple background for a water feature or an accent that will contrast to a vibrant flower bed. A simple addition such as this can add value to your property and can entice more potential buyers as it makes your property more presentable from the outside, the first view anyone has have of your property should be a good one right?
A key benefit of pebbles is manipulating water. Polar Flat Pebbles do a fantastic job of moving water as they are typically a flat pebble that reduces space between each pebble, allowing for fantastic Smart-Water Garden systems but attempting to drain water with this pebble is not recommended instead using something like Angel Sparks Pebbles to drain water is a better option and can create a striking effect with their cream colour.


text:
Beautylish offers free shipping to the U.S. on all orders $35 and up. (After any applicable discounts are applied.) For all other orders, we offer $5 flat rate shipping.
We are currently unable to ship to P.O. boxes.
Beautylish offers free shipping to the U.S. on all orders $35 and up. (After any applicable discounts are applied.) For all other orders, we offer $5 flat rate shipping.
We are currently unable to ship to P.O. boxes.
Our customer service team in San Francisco is ready to assist you.
Monday - Friday
Apr 21, 2013
Love the photos and reviews, girl! <3.
Mar 29, 2012
beautiful pics!! Thanx for the follow! I followed back!
Mar 18, 2012
Hi Lani! I landed on your page and am now a new follower of yours. Noticed you are from Hawaii?! I'm originally from Maui. I believe I used to watch your YouTube channel? You look so familiar. Anyway, please stop by my page if ever you have time &please check out my YT channel. Subscribe if you like. Thanks so much! ^_^
Mar 28, 2012
Hi Roxanne! lol omgosh thank you so much for the message. Yes, I used to make videos a long time ago, (they werent that great lol!) I've been wanting to make new ones. Yes I'm from Hawaii! ;) Thanks for stopping by, I'll be sure to check you out. Mahalo! ;)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Just a wahine ('girl' in hawaiian) from the place that they love to call 'Paradise'. Yes, I'm from Hawaii and yes, it truly is paradise. Luckily for me, I get to call it 'home'. ;) I'm a filipino-american gal who is also a mother of 3, yes 3! who has an obsession with makeup. But it's more than just an obsession, it is my one true passion. Makeup truly makes me happy. Not only the makeup itself but the art of expressing myself through beauty and a world of color intrigues and captivates me. Just the sight of makeup gives me butterflies in my tummy. lol. I am also a makeup addict/hoarder. I will always be a MAC addict! However, I have ventured out into other brands such as Urban Decay, Cargo, NARS<3, Smashbox, Dior, Shu Uemura<3, Tarte, benefit & MUFE just to name a few. I have also discovered that certain drugstore brands, through trial and error, can actually do the job and are just as good as expensive high-end cosmetics. My MAC addiction started sometime in August of 2004. All it took was one trip to MAC with a friend of mine. My first purchase was Meadow, Cranberry, & Black Tied because it was a 'staple'. Shortly after, the rest was history. I was officially a MAC addict that simply wanted it all. My collection has grown since then I couldn't be happier. I am a Beautylish junkie and I enjoy meeting you beautiful ladies who share the same interest as I do. All I can say is, "I LOVE makeup!" xoxo! ;)
|Eye Color:
|Skin Type:
|Oily, Combination
|Hair Color:
|Hair Texture:
|June 17


text:
Par JosefaDonton dans Accueil le 5 Octobre 2018 à 13:10
There more than 2000 ranges of fleas, and some of them could be educated to do techniques for the circus. If only we can educate them to stay off of our felines and dogs. Regrettably, no amount of training can maintain these blood parched insects from endangering the wellness of our pets as well as the sanity of their proprietors.
Managing a feline flea problem requires more compared to simply treating the plagued pet dog. You see the fleas that are on your pets stand for a little portion of their complete potential population inside as well as outside your home.
To be reliable, your flea elimination approach should not just consist of eliminating the grownups on your family pets, but additionally the eggs, http://www.pest-control.bg/services/pruskane-protiv-bulhi/ and larva inside your house along with outside your residence. If you do not strike the fleas on these three fronts, it's just an issue of time prior to you have a re-infestation.
Tip one; eliminate the adult fleas on your family pets. There many products on the marketplace designed to deal with animals that are ravaged. They can be found in numerous kinds including: collars, sprays, dips, and "spot-on" treatments. Some of these items will certainly utilize chemicals and pesticides, while others utilize "all-natural" solutions.
Constantly usage products that are designed for your specific pet. If you possess felines, never ever make use of a product that is designed for pet dogs as it may include chemicals that are harmful to pet cats. Some natural substances are additionally damaging to cats.
Tip 2; remove the flea eggs as well as larva from your home. Begin by washing your pet dog's bedding, tiny area rugs, blankets, and anything else that could be cleaned that your pet dog may have been resting on.
Vacuuming the floors as well as furniture is an efficient means of removing the adult flea's progeny. Adhere to that up with a spray that has an "insect development regulatory authority" (igr), as this will certainly quit the remaining eggs from hatching out.
Tip three; remove the flea eggs as well as larva outside your residence. Be sure and spray areas where your family pets hang out, as well as locations of hefty greenery, yards and kennels.
I intend seeing experienced fleas in the circus are a sight to see, however having fleas in your house is a sight to prevent. Being prepared is half the fight, and also fasting to respond at the initial indication of these parasites will certainly make the process a lot less complicated.
Controlling a feline flea infestation requires even more compared to just dealing with the plagued pet dog. You see the fleas that are on your pets represent a little percentage of their overall possible populace inside as well as outside your house. Every one of those grown-up fleas could lay up to 60 eggs a day! Step one; eliminate the adult fleas on your family pets. Step three; remove the flea eggs and also larva outside your residence.
votre commentaire
Suivre le flux RSS des articles
Suivre le flux RSS des commentaires


text:
[1hr, 18min, 35sec / 25min, 51sec]
The November 4 election in California is over. More than two months have gone by. The issues and candidates were voted in or out by the will of the majority of those casting ballots. So, there's no need to go back and rehash what was decided - or is there?
As for the election of persons to office, there seems to have been little, if any, backlash. BUT one of the issues generated increased scrutiny after the ballots were counted. That issue was Proposition #8. And the role that the Adventist votes played has created a need for after-the-fact scrutiny.
Gerry Chudleigh,speaker for the next SDAF meeting notes:"Clearly, the battle over the legalization (or banning) of same-sex marriage is not going away. Not only is the issue still hot in California, it has yet to be argued and voted in most of the other states. After the backlash against the Mormon Church for its support of"Proposition 8", it is almost certain that the next time this is on the balloteveryreligious group will be pressed - both by gay activists and others - to clarify exactly where the group stands. And if the corporate church doesn't speak for itself, plenty of individuals will, so ignoring the issue is not an option."
"So where does the Seventh-day Adventist Church stand,"questions the February speaker,"on thelegalizationof same-sex marriage? Currently, the church has no official position on such legalization. The church, however, does have a position on the subject of same-sex marriage. Official statements say any sexual activity except that between a man and woman who are married to each other is sin. So, by church policy, same-sex couples can be denied church membership - or fired, if they are employed by the church."
"But church membership was not an issue on the ballot in 2008 and won't be next time.The question is where does the church stand on state or federal legislation limiting the freedom of non-members to live in a way the church considers to be immoral.
On the other hand, the church's statement on church-state relations includes this statement:Seventh-day Adventists are called to stand for the principle of liberty of conscience forall.[emphasis added]In keeping with our love for others, we must be ready to work on behalf of groups whose freedom of conscience is inappropriately impinged by the state. Such work may result in personal and corporate loss. This is the price we must be willing to pay in order to follow our Savior who consistently spoke for the disfavored and dispossessed.
But does this apply to same-sex marriage?
The February presentation will look at a process for the church, at least in the Pacific Union, to decide what public position to take. And we will categorize and evaluate the often tangled and conflicting arguments used by advocates on both sides of the debate within the church,"assures Gerry Chudleigh.
Gerry Chudleigh is presenting at the San Diego Adventist Forum for the first time. He is an ordained SDA minister, currently director of communication for the Pacific Union Conference, in Westlake Village. He is publisher of the Pacific UnionRecorder.
Chudleigh Was born in San Diego at Paradise Valley hospital, as was his mother and sisters. He attended school at the El Cajon Adventist Elementary School before graduating from San Diego Union Academy, La Sierra College, and the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University.
San Diego Adventist Forum
PO Box 421320
San Diego, CA 92142
We invite and appreciate your feedback regarding any of our programs or services.


text:
Hand-picked by our flower artisans and blossoming with the sweetest shades of pink and purple, the stunning colors of Melinda is sure to help you in professing your love to your loved ones.
·Contains 12 Stems of Pink Roses, 3 Stems of White Ping Pong, Purple Statice and White Caspia.
· Wrapped in Semi-Transparency Wrapping and Purpla Ribbon.
*Note: Substitution of flowers/leaf/wrappers may occur in the case of seasonal change or increase demand. However fret not, our florist will contact you first hand. Be sure to leave your phone number(Sender, not Receiver's we do not want to spoil your surprise) for us to contact you directly.
COCOBLUSH Delivery currently covers Selangor and KL area only.
Standard Shipping RM25
Self-Collect options is also available at our COCOBLUSH Store.
For more information, kindly refer to Delivery Info.
*NOTE* Kindly insert the Receiver's info (Name, Address & Contact No.) on the ADDITIONAL NOTE Section when checkout.


text:
It has been a remarkable decade to say the least and in the best traditions of anniversary milestones here are the HIGHLIGHTS of the first fifteen years of Origin Theatre:
- Presented the work of more than 50 European playwrights, all of the work was seen in the U.S for the first time
- Launched the 1st Irish Theatre festival which has presented work by nearly 100 Irish playwrights
- NYC theatre debuts for Abi Morgan (writer of The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep and Shame with Michael Fassbender) Enda Walsh (Broadway: Once), Samuel Adamson (Lincoln Centre & London West End: War Horse, co-writer), Mark O'Rowe (The Public) & Lucy Caldwell (Dylan Thomas Prize)
- Transatlantic partnerships with 57 organizations, including the Irish and British Consulates, the American Irish Historical Society, the Northern Ireland Bureau, the Wales International Center, Fordham University and the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts
- Plaudits from Irish President Mary McAleese
- Bill Clinton's official appreciation of the work of Origin 2010 invitation to The White House to meet President Obama Building an audience of more than 35,000 friends Press coverage across all titles and key broadcasters, including the Irish Times, the New York Times, the Washington Post and PBS
- Mondays of May reading series filling NYU Ireland House to capacity
Really those are just the brightest threads of the rich tapestry of theatre that we have weaved into the cultural landscape of New York City and beyond since 2002. And none of this would have been possible without public support from our Cultural Believers. This boundless energy and enthusiasm has enabled us to realize Origin's founding vision:
"to create theatre that truly reaches people…a theatre that tells stories, stirs the emotions and encourages new dialogue. Because there is incredibly wonderful work by amazing young playwrights being presented throughout Europe, and Origin is their gateway to America. Origin's work seeks to explore cultural identity and global understanding from the unique perspective of these young writers."
Yet we need your ongoing support for our continued success and future growth. As we open the chapter on our sixteenth birthday season, we need you to dig deep to help us to meet and exceed our previous achievements.
If you would like to find out more about supporting Origin's work, please contact our Director of Development, Lauren Gibbs, at email@example.com
Origin has a rich seam of artistic programming offering superb branding and cultural investment for corporate partners. Origin's extensive network of theatre patrons, cultural partners, cultural leaders and media partners reaches tens of thousands of individuals and has over $10m in annual media value, which provides innumerable opportunities for brand visibility, public acknowledgement and access for your employees and clients!
Sponsorship can align with one or more of Origin's annual programming opportunities:
- European Month of Culture– a month-long themed showcase of the cultural zeitgeist of the EU in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States
- Mainstage Production – the American Premiere of an acclaimed European play in a month-long off-Broadway theater in Manhattan
- Irish Month of Culture/1st Irish Festival – a month-long international showcase of playwriting from the Irish diaspora
- NY Season Support– the entire season of Origin's culturally diverse programming mentioned above
Corporate Partnership allows you to support Origin's significant nonprofit cultural work while achieving your annual corporate advertising, marketing and CSR goals. Recognition and benefits package are tailored to align with your corporate values and goals. Sample benefits include:
- Logo Placement in advertising and marketing campaigns and public relations outreach
- VIP tickets for client entertainment and hospitality
- Product or service display opportunities
- On-site acknowledgement at select public events
- Feature on Origin email blasts and website
- Logo Placement in Origin's electronic and printed materials
- And more!
Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses! With a matching gift you might be able to double or even triple your contribution to Origin Theatre Company.
Does your employer sponsor a matching gift program? If so, please remember to ask your employer for a matching gift form. Complete the form and send it to Origin with your gift. We'll take it from there!
If you would like to find out more about supporting Origin's work, please contact our Director of Development, Lauren Gibbs, at email@example.com
- Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts
- 59E59 Theaters
- NYU Glucksman Ireland House
- Casa de Italia NYU
- ART New York
It was an absolute honour to make my US debut with a brand-new monologue commissioned by Origin Theatre Company for the 1st Irish Festival. The Luthier was my first production in America. It was fantastic to be in NYC to attend rehearsals and see the play produced.
Lucy Caldwell, Playwright
Government Support
- The Delegation of the European Union to the United States
- The Government of Ireland
- Irish Consulate
- NY City Council Member Daniel Dromm
- Public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
- Northern Ireland Bureau
- Tourism Ireland
- Actors Equity Association Foundation
- The Ireland Funds
- Barbara Bell Cumming Foundation
- Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
- Bank of Ireland
- Blooms Tavern
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- JFA Insurance
- McVicker Higginbotham
- Mutual of America
- The Padded Wagon


text:
Price match.
Our customers deserve the very best price/quality ratio. "Price Match" ensures that GFURN is the place to find design furniture & lighting at competitive prices.
Make an offer.
"Make an offer" gives us the opportunity to say there is no reason to shop elsewhere, just tell us what your price is.
Get the furniture you love today and pay later.
Easy and flexible monthly payments with PayBright.
You may also like
Vintage Glass Ceiling Lamp - Milford
From $159.00
Vintage Glass Ceiling Lamp - Darcey
From $149.00
On Sale from $72.00


text:
The Canteen is available to students on a Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a Pupil Free Day) and Thursday for lunch and morning tea. The Canteen price list is published at the start of summer and winter. (Prices are subject to change and parents will be notified in the School Newsletter or on the Canteen Menu).
Parents are encouraged to place their canteen order online.
Term 1 2020 - CANTEEN PRICE LIST AND MENU
Term 1 2020 - KINDY CANTEEN PRICE LIST AND MENU
Parents are also encouraged to volunteer on the Canteen Roster. It is a great way to meet new friends and it's always good fun!!
If you would like to volunteer your time, please contact complete and return the CANTEEN VOLUNTEER FORM or contact the Office..


text:
The Sissy Kit
Pink Stockings
Regular price $6.00 Sale price
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Add a feminine touch to your wardrobe with a pair of sheer pink stockings! These stockings come individually wrapped and are shipped discreetly in a brown bubble mailer.
These stockings run small and are best for thin sissies with slender, feminine legs. They do not need to be worn with a garter belt.


text: When we describe VirtualBox as a "virtualization" product, we refer to "full virtualization", that is, the particular kind of virtualization that allows an unmodified operating system with all of its installed software to run in a special environment, on top of your existing operating system. This environment, called a "virtual machine", is created by the virtualization software by intercepting access to certain hardware components and certain features. The physical computer is then usually called the "host", while the virtual machine is often called a "guest". Most of the guest code runs unmodified, directly on the host computer, and the guest operating system "thinks" it's running on real machine.


text:
Speed Cards
Demons vs Fairyland is a tower defense game in which all the babies from fairyland have disappeared. Some scary demons who made camp near the castle took all the kids. Now they started off to get back the kids and are attacking your camp. They are your enemy so you have to stop them to take away the kids and destroy your camp. For this, place some towers around the map to hurt the enemies. Tower have to be built only near a supporting tower. Don't let fairyland villagers take back the kids.


text:
For many people, indulging in a little higher consciousness for years came in taking a few tokes off a joint at a concert or munching a brownie at a friend's potluck. There was little questioning exactly what kind of cannabis was being enjoyed, it was simply a matter of "Will this get me stoned?"
In Washington state's brave new world of legal recreational pot, casual users are suddenly faced with a world of often-confusing choices in names, potencies and strains when they visit their favorite shop. Thankfully, friendly budtenders and websites like Leafly exist to help guide you to the perfect bud for your preferred mental destination.
I hit a few of Spokane's shops to ask for cannabis strains that would be ideal for four different activities, and got the lowdown on getting efficiently high from some of our local professionals. I asked them to suggest a strain for tokers who want to go hiking, veg out in front of the TV, get creative by writing some poetry, or dance the night away at a concert or club. Here are some useful tips:
... for going hiking
Evan Woolley from Simply Cannabis (827 E. Francis) suggests Chemdawg, a 50/50 hybrid of indica and sativa that he says "is enough of a kick in the face that you're stoned, but you still have some get-up-and-go to keep hiking." Rashae Williams from Cannabis & Glass (605 E. Francis) recommends the 100 percent sativa strain Grapefruit for enjoying a cruise up a trail. "The buds are so crystallized, they're beautiful," she says.
... for watching TV
Bradley Johnson, budtender at Royal's Cannabis (7115 N. Division) says go straight to Royal Kush, an indica-leaning hybrid he says is "super heavy, and tastes delicious. It motivates you to do nothing but hang on your couch." Sounds perfect for bingeing something on Netflix. Williams suggests the 100 percent indica strain The Hog; its two most prevalent traits (called up on Williams' handy iPad) are "relaxed" and "sleepy."
... for writing some poetry
Woolley recommends Cinex, a strong sativa strain grown by many producers (and also spelled Cynex at times) that he says has a "really good head high. It gets your head spinning." Williams says a Banana Kush would be perfect since the hybrid strain allows users to "feel the sativa and indica effects separately" during the time you're stoned. "It sparks the creativity." Johnson says old favorite Pineapple Express is a good strain for getting creative. The sativa-leaning hybrid, he says, "opens up the pathways to let the creative side of the world flow through you." ♦
... for dancing all night
For Woolley, it's Orange Crush, a sativa-dominant hybrid that "gives you a body high, but you're still able to do stuff." Johnson suggests Blue Dream as a perfect social strain that is good for groups of friends to enjoy together, capable of satisfying both everyday smokers and dabblers. "That's for everybody, the standardized go-to high," Johnson says. "Everybody will be able to handle the high. Everybody likes the Blue Dream." ♦