Driving in a nеw соuntrу can bе аn intimidаting experience, hоwеvеr with rеѕеаrсh and аrmеd with the local rоаd ѕаfеtу knowledge will рrераrе your driving еxреriеnсе in Irеlаnd.
A tour by car iѕ thе bеѕt wау tо ѕее Irеlаnd аnd it is worth being аwаrе that all Irish vehicles аrе right hаnd drivе. Mаnу ѕесоndаrу roads in Irеlаnd tеnd tо be nаrrоw, bumру аnd winding!! Iw will be wise to get comprehensive motor insurance to be safe on the road. There are a wide range оf mоtоr insurance соmраniеѕ in Irеlаnd and nowadays еvеn some of the сhеареѕt car inѕurаnсе роliсiеѕ can offer a rеliаblе service. However, it is important to соmраrе check and compare insurance quote online for all nеw оr rеturning mоtоriѕtѕ in Irеlаnd.
Sрееd limitѕ аnd distances аrе posted in kilometers in thе Rерubliс оf Ireland – 50km/h bеing juѕt оvеr 30mрh and 100km/h being a littlе more thаn 60 mрh, but signs сhаngе tо milеѕ when crossing intо Nоrthеrn Irеlаnd. Seat bеltѕ аrе tо bе wоrn in bоth thе frоnt аnd rеаr ѕеаtѕ, аnd children undеr twеlvе years оld аrе nоt allowed tо sit in thе frоnt. Thе uѕе оf hаndhеld phones whilе driving iѕ also illegal, unlеѕѕ with a hands-free dеviсе.
Undеrѕtаnd thе Lingо: Depending оn whеrе drivеrѕ are frоm, they may not bе fаmiliаr with wоrdѕ соmmоnlу uѕеd when motoring in Irеlаnd: boot (trunk), bonnet (hood), windscreen (windshield), petrol (gаѕ), duаl carriageway (dividеd highwау), оvеrtаking (раѕѕing), trаffiс lay-by (rоаdѕidе рull-оff), rоundаbоut (trаffiс circle), асutе bend (ѕhаrр turn), сitу centre (dоwntоwn), car раrk (parking аrеа) and саr hire (car rеntаl).
Choose Mаnuаl оr Autоmаtiс Trаnѕmiѕѕiоn: Whilе manual/stick-shift transmission iѕ most соmmоn, automatic transmission vehicles аrе аvаilаblе and can mаkе driving еаѕiеr fоr thоѕе nоt fаmiliаr with Iriѕh rоаdѕ.
Knоw Yоur Vеhiсlе: Bеfоrе lеаving thе саr hirе lоt, drivеrѕ ѕhоuld familiarize thеmѕеlvеѕ with thе features оf thеir vеhiсlе еѕресiаllу the windscreen wiреrѕ, lightѕ, heating/cooling, shifting thе vеhiсlе intо rеvеrѕе, аnd bооt/bоnnеt release.
Fill thе Tаnk: Mоѕt petrol ѕtаtiоnѕ рrоvidе ѕеlf-ѕеrvе рumрѕ and fuel iѕ mеаѕurеd in litеrѕ; ѕtаtiоnѕ are соnvеniеntlу lосаtеd thrоughоut thе island and uѕuаllу inсludе a ѕhор with fооd, drink, аnd tоilеtѕ.
Drivе Mоtоrwауѕ: Duаl carriageways соnnесt many оf Irеlаnd'ѕ mаjоr towns аnd сitiеѕ аnd аllоw drivеrѕ tо trаvеl аt speeds up to 120kрh where аllоwеd.
Exрlоrе Country Roads: Many оf Irеlаnd'ѕ minоr rоаdѕ саn be nаrrоw, winding, аnd lined with ѕtоnе walls, hеdgеrоwѕ, or soft ѕhоuldеrѕ, ѕо extra саrе ѕhоuld bе tаkеn on these routes.
Shаrе thе Rural Rоаdѕ: In fаrming communities, drivеrѕ muѕt rеmаin аlеrt fоr animals, such аѕ cows and ѕhеер, аnd ѕlоw-mоving fаrm еԛuiрmеnt that mау арреаr оn оr near the rоаd.
Pay to Park: Mаnу villаgеѕ uѕе Pay аnd Diѕрlау parking in which раrking fееѕ аrе paid аt аn аutоmаtеd kiоѕk and a рrintеd tiсkеt is diѕрlауеd in the car window.
Signal tо Slоw Dоwn: Moving оnе'ѕ arm in an uр аnd down motion (as if patting аn inviѕiblе table) is thе ѕign tо ѕlоw dоwn аnd mау be uѕеd bу road сrеwѕ, pedestrians, аnd еvеn drivеrѕ with fаultу brake lightѕ.
Rеаd Sоmе Iriѕh: In Gаеltасht/Iriѕh speaking аrеаѕ, rоаd signs аrе often оnlу in Iriѕh; thе mоѕt important wоrdѕ tо know inсludе: géill ѕlí (yield right of wау), ѕtаd (Stop), téigh (Gо), gо mall (ѕlоw).
Whilе thе mаjоr highwауѕ are оf a vеrу high quality, thе "rеаl" Irеlаnd is one оf twiѕting country lanes. Driving on thеѕе lаnеѕ can be a рlеаѕurе with ѕсеniс trеаѕurеѕ аrоund еvеrу corner, but do nоt expect tо gеt to your dеѕtinаtiоn in record timе!! You соuld very wеll find уоurѕеlf stuck behind a herd оf соwѕ оr ѕhеер or a ѕlоw moving farm trасtоr, but your bеѕt option iѕ to аdорt thе Iriѕh "ѕurе there's plenty оf time" аttitudе.


English is my mother tongue and I have a passion for literature and the English language. I have had experience as a tutor for the Alevel and International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations in England and also as a tutor for people studying for the examinations in EFL (English as a foreign language). I am a patient and attentive teacher with a friendly and enthusiastic nature, whatever the student's level.
I have a passion for helping people and in my life this has manifested in a love of teaching. Helping people achieve their goals, however small, is the most rewarding thing for me. I'm a passionate musician with a love of guitar, languages and books.
I have taught English to many different levels, including, tutoring at junior and high school level, and tutoring for students of EFL (English as a foreign language), most of these students were preparing for GCSE or A level examinations, and all of them got at least a pass grade!
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The lessons with Rosie are very effective and productive. She quickly spotted the issues that needed to be worked on and suggested how to improve. Highly recommended!
Rosie is a good teacher, and organises topics well. During the lesson I did not feel difficult to improvise, neither in her conversation nor mine.
Definitely seems to know her stuff.
Music is one of the most powerful forms of communication and expression. A proven stimulus to cognitive development and alleviation of tension, playing music can benefit everybody. Guitar is an instrument that is extremely soulful, it draws the listener in with its delicate and powerful voice. Whether you are a beginner or would like to improve your playing, we can work towards your goals to achieve beautiful music making together.
I am a native American English speaking instructor, editor, journalist, and legal/policy expert from Florida specializing in instruction, interview and exam prep, consulting and text correction for a wide range of professionals & students across Belgium including in the legal, academic, policy, and other fields. I am available to meet in both Brussels and Leuven. My past & present clients have included: professionals and politicians from all four major EU institutions, the Belgian government, the UNHCR, and various NGOs, alongside diplomats, doctors, journalists, and engineers, as well as a variety of other professions in addition to traditional students. Approaching from a true native's perspective, I instruct and assist with both educational and business English in a multi-faceted nature covering a wide range of areas including comprehension, conversation, grammar, and situational skills, in addition to working on general language skills and accent training. As well, I have can provide extensive help and training with the EPSO, IELTS, and TOEFL exams. I have also written, edited or proofread a variety of academic papers, theses, applications, CVs, and other documents for numerous satisfied academic and professional clients. I have spent my entire childhood and adult life in the United States before completing a master's degree in Political Science and European Politics at KU Leuven. Additionally, I also possess Bachelor's degrees in Political Science and History. I have an extensive knowledge and experience of English grammar and literature, as well as current and past working experience in journalism (Anti-Competition Law and European Policy at the Policy and Regulatory Report) and both European and American politics. I have no problem meeting anywhere in Brussels or Leuven, or further afield within the region. I also handle correction of text, editing, proofreading and ghostwriting, with weekly and monthly rates possible. My transportation costs are included.
I am a university teacher with more than ten years experience working at the University of Melbourne (Australia). I can help you with: • Improving conversation and fluency. • Improving your grammar. • Preparing for work interviews and meetings including tips and dry-runs. • Preparing for tests (TOEFL, Cambridge, IELTS, GRE). • Preparing thesis, essays, etc. • Editing and proof-reading. • Translation and interpretation. One-to-one or small group lessons. At your place or mine near the Grote Markt in Leuven I design my classes and choose my materials according to the specific needs, level and interests of each student. In every case I try to create a fun and stimulating class environment. The truth is, I love English and I like sharing this enthusiasm with my students!
Tutoring in American English language and culture.
As a native English speaking American, I aim to improve my student's breadth of grammar and understanding of the English language through one-on-one and group lessons, advancing from any level. Having spent all my life in the United States, I also can train my students on the American vernacular and culture. I have a minor in English Literature from a college in Chicago.
I can teach basic conversational english as well as variations of American dialect. I can also help with grammar and pronunciation. I have public speaking and acting background and can help with english for presentations or public speaking. I am also in grad school and can also teach academic english.
I've been an international student in KU Leuven for 3 years till now. I'm passionate about linguistics and culture, besides my mother tongue Mandarin Chinese, I can speak fluent English, good Dutch, and some French. So I'm able to teach Chinese to you in English or Dutch according to your preference. What's more, music, museums, films, reading and writing are and have always been my hobbies. I've been playing for 18 years till now, I play classical music and jazz most of the time. I write my own blog as well(in Chinese mostly), where I share my cultural experience in Europe and my poems. Last but certainly not least, I'm a positive and easy-going communicator, a responsible and effective teacher. I can adjust to your study needs, if you don't have any, I can set up study plans for you which suit you the best. I can teach both online or face-to-face, but I prefer the latter. I look forward to meeting you, who is also crazy about cultures and drenched in the beauty of languages.
This class is for students struggling with their English classes and wishing to acquire the skills to succeed. It is also for those who wishes to learn the basic of English language to enable them to communicate in daily life situations. English is a really beautiful and smooth language which can appear to be tricky at first but is actually very easy to assimilate when given the right tools. I am offering those tools and my experience to help young students as well as adults to discover and enjoy English language. My approach of teaching accommodates ones needs, never forcing knowledge in but rather welcoming it.
Learn English from a native English speaker (Canadian). We will work on grammar, pronunciation and conversational skills. Starting from the basics of the alphabet and working our way to full conversations. I will recommend reading materials as well as audio materials to help.
Hello! Would you like to learn Spanish in a didactic, creative and funny way? I provide conversation classes for people that want to learn my language (I am a native speaker) Moreover, I can help the student with Spanish homework and provide tips if the student/person is planning to travel to South America. I am a student at KU Leuven, Peruvian. We can schedule different hours for our classes. Hola! Quisieras aprender inglés de una forma didáctica, creativa y entretenida? Ofrezco clases particulares de inglés (conversación) para las diferentes necesidades que tengas. Vivo en Leuven (Lovaina) y soy estudiante en KU Leuven. Horarios a tratar.
Language classes ENGLISH / SPANISH / BASQUE I come from the Basque country in Spain and i'm a trained language teacher. I have studied translation and interpreting but i have specialized in language teaching. I used to work as an examiner for the Official School of Languages in Spain. Lessons for adults: Specialized in oral production. Training for official exams (Cambridge, Trinity, TOEFL) Lessons for children: Project based methodology. The kids will learn without realizing it while they do artsy projects. Don't hesitate to contact me for further information!
English for non-native speakers, writing, speaking, reading.
I am a TEFL certified native English speaker. I am a student of Theology and Philosophy and I am willing to give one on one or small group lessons (3-4 max). Depending on what your particular requirements are the class can be tailored to your needs. Get in touch with any enquiries!
English lessons for Children and Teenagers. Communication practice.
I am a 20 year old Irish student that is studying teacher education in UCLL. I have vast experience teaching teenagers and young children. I would offer the opportunity to speak with a fluent English speaker and also the opportunity to learn new phrases and expressions. Regular assessments will be given in order to prove that significant improvements had been made. The classes would be mutually beneficial, the customer would improve their English and I would gain more teaching experience.
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Greetings! I am currently pursuing a Masters course at KU Leuven and would like to extend my services as an English tutor. BUT FIRST! A little about myself. I'm an native English-speaking Chinese Malaysian with four years of international school teaching experience engaging with students between ages 10 and 18. The methods I employ have less to do with sitting down and constantly repeating grammar exercises, and more to do with creative writing games that allow students to embrace and understand mistakes, rather than fear them; I live and love to make things fun! Classes will consist mainly of activities; debates, short discussions, writing games as well as standard language exercises (depending on what you need/want).
Want to study English, Catalan or Spanish with a private tutor ? I am a native catalan-spanish speaker from Spain, college-educated. I have experience teaching languages.
I am a native Arabic Speaker, born and grown up in Egypt then I moved to Belgium for my study, beside being native Arabic i have mastered speaking Standard Arabic and I have helped few Belgian students and adults with studying Arabic through my living in Leuven. Weather you are looking for someone to help you with Arabic as student or adult who is interested in exploring this beautiful language, I am sure I can help you with it. I speak a bit of Dutch but I am super fluent in English.


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Leeds Humanities Research Institute Speculative Lunch Series 2011 - 12
Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute news Thursday 15 September 2011
The Leeds Humanities Research Institute (LHRI) is pleased to announce a new series of speculative lunches to be held in 2011-12.
Leeds Humanities Research Institute - Speculative Lunches
The Leeds Humanities Research Institute is pleased to announce a series of interdisciplinary 'Speculative Lunches', and to invite proposals for topics and themes. Speculative lunches are intended to offer a forum for informal discussion, enabling Leeds colleagues to discuss interdisciplinary research ideas at an early stage of formulation, with a view to potentially establishing research collaborations around particular themes. The LHRI will host up to seven of these events in the academic year 2011-12.
Each lunch will be coordinated by two members of academic staff, at least one of which will be based in the Faculty of Arts. However, participation will be open to members of staff, as well as postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students, across all Faculties in the University of Leeds. Numbers at each meeting will be limited to 12, with spaces for up to four postgraduate students. Participants will be asked to register for the lunches in advance, on a first-come first-served basis. Coordinators are free to structure discussion as they wish and to set their own agenda. The LHRI, in addition to offering a venue, will provide lunch and limited photocopying if requested.
There is no expectation or obligation for Speculative lunches to lead directly to particular outcomes; they are first and foremost an opportunity for enjoyable discussion of research ideas in an informal setting. The lunches may nonetheless provide an opportunity to explore potential collaborations leading to funding bids, or to consider responses to research council themes. A member of the LHRI team will be present to offer follow-up support if required, although discussion itself will be led by the academic coordinators of the lunch.
Members of academic staff in the Faculty of Arts wishing to propose a topic for a speculative lunch should write to Matthew Treherne (m.treherne@leeds.ac.uk) with a suggested title for a lunch. They should also identify one or more colleagues from outside their own School with whom they will coordinate the lunch. Topics should be based around potential future directions for collaborative research, rather than established collaborations.
Lunches will be held in the academic year 2011-12 at 12.30-2 in the LHRI, on the following dates:
Wednesday 26 October
Friday 25 November
Wednesday 15 February
Wednesday 9 May
Wednesday 6 June
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Motion by Terry Acton to accept Resolution #16-2 regarding road brining, supported by Betty Laskowsky.
Nays: None Resolution declared adopted.
Motion by John Scherrer to accept Resolution #16-3 regarding road brining, supported by Nancy Austin.
Both resolutions were pertaining to the brining of the roads and the dates set to meet with the public which were set for August 4th, 2016 and August 25th, 2016 both at 7:00 pm at the Hayes Township Municipal Complex to discuss the road brining and hear objections from the public, if any.


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Q: Disable x Many Future Days after Today On DatePicker Using jQuery EDIT
I have a date picker with the following:

        @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.CheckoutDate, new {@id = "checkoutDate", @class = "form-control", @onChange = "Checkout.OnDateChanged()"})

And the date picker is initialized as
$('#datePicker').datepicker({
      format: 'yyyy/mm/dd',
      todayHighlight: true,
      autoclose: true,
      startDate: new Date()
    });

It works well and disables all past days.
I need to now limit the days selectable to x many future days from today. I've tried adding:
maxDate: 2

to the above to limit selection to two days in the future as described in many posts and documentation, but to no affect. This is the first time I'm fiddling with a date picker so chances are I'm just missing something really obvious...
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

A: Try the string format for maxDate:

String: A string in the format defined by the dateFormat option, or a
  relative date. Relative dates must contain value and period pairs;
  valid periods are "y" for years, "m" for months, "w" for weeks, and
  "d" for days. For example, "+1m +7d" represents one month and seven
  days from today.

$('#datePicker').datepicker({
  format: 'yyyy/mm/dd',
  todayHighlight: true,
  autoclose: true,
  startDate: new Date(),
  maxDate: "+2d"
});

A: Using endDate: '+2d' worked!
Thanks for everyone's suggestions :)
Have a lovely day.

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About SSE Renewables
SSE Renewables is Ireland's leading developer, owner and operator of onshore wind farms, with a vision to make renewable energy the foundation of a zero-carbon world. The renewable electricity generated at wind farms operated by SSE Renewables across Ireland powers SSE Airtricity, Ireland's largest provider of 100% green energy. The company's onshore wind portfolio includes the 86MW Meentycat Wind Farm in Donegal and Ireland's largest wind farm, the 174MW Galway Wind Park, which was co-developed with project partner Coillte.
FuturEnergy Ireland
FuturEnergy Ireland is a new joint venture company owned on a 50:50 basis by Coillte and ESB that is actively looking to drive Ireland's transition to a low carbon economy. The company's ambition is to develop more than 1GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and make a significant contribution to Ireland's commitment to produce 80% of electricity from renewable sources by the end of the decade.
The Coillte project portfolio has transitioned to the new company along with the Coillte Renewable Energy team, who bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise in developing high quality, locally supported green energy projects across Ireland.


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Kappei Yamaguchi appearing at Anime Revolution
Posted June 22nd, 2013 by Emily
Kappei Yamaguchi has been announced as a guest of honour at this year's Anime Revolutionconvention in Vancouver.
Here's the announcement from Anime Revolution:
Anime Revolution welcomes the ever-popular Japanese voice actor Kappei Yamaguchi as an official Guest of Honour.
Mr. Yamaguchi's versatile voice can be heard voicing many leading characters in a number of top ranking anime titles such as: Usopp from the number one shounen series in Japan: One Piece, Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid from the forever continuing series Detective Conan/Case Closed, L from Death Note, Teddie/Kuma in Persona 4, Inuyasha from Inuyasha, Ranma Saotome from Ranma ½, Raimon "Monta" Taro in Eyeshield 21, and Ryuichi Sakuma in Gravitation, to name a few.
Let's not forget that Yamaguchi-san was the voice of Artemis the plush / CGI animated cat in the Live Action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Series!
We hope fans will enjoy seeing the voice of Artemis in PGSM in Vancouver! Be sure to tell us about it if you are able to attend.
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Posted May 3rd, 2010 by sailordees
Hey Moonies! We're catching up on several sightings and this is the first of a multi-part update!
Kotono Mitsuishi and Akira Kamiya Judging Next Generation of ANISON singers!
ANIMAX's ANISON Grand Prix singing contest is starting up again, and NHK in Osaka are starting their pre-preliminary rounds as we speak. On May 5th, at NHK's BK85 Spring Wonderland festival, a 5-judge jury will hear successful applicants sing and choose their top 15 to move onto the Osaka Preliminaries later this summer. Included on this jury are Kotono Mitsuishi (Sailor Moon) and Akira Kamiya (Professor Tomoe). Mitsuko Horie (Sailor Galaxia) will also be performing during a special concert in the second part of this competition, and HIMEKA herself will also be performing as well. Mitsuko and Akira will also be judging a second Anison contest on June 6th – the Anime Song Rush at Tokyo's Yomiuri Land Open Theater East. Good luck to everyone entering these competition in Osaka and Tokyo!
(Big image of everyone together)
Kotono Mitsuishi Performing Drama CD Live!
The popular Japanese manga Brocken Blood is getting a drama CD adaptation! But instead of only releasing the drama CD on May 12th, the cast members are also going to perform it live sometime in August. Fans will have to enter a lottery once again to get a ticket, but it sounds like it will be worth it, especially when Kotono is playing Yomodo Shihoden, a magical girl who is one of the heroines in this series.
Kakyuu in New Eden of the East Movie!
Sakiko Takmagawa (Princess Kakyuu and Elsa Gray) reprises her role as the multi-faceted AI Juiz in the latest Eden of the East Movie, Eden of the East 2: Paradise Lost. The premise of the series is very similar to the movie The Matrix, and fans can read an almost full synopsis of the movie here. In the second movie, her character is spread out among four, so it will be interesting to see if she changes how her voice sounds. There is also a second Seiyuu in this movie, Nobuyuki Hiyama. He had two minor roles in Sailor Moon as Yosaku Eda and Tsunawataro, but has a much bigger role in this movie as the hacker Yutaku "Pants" Itazu. This will be released by FUNImation in 2011.
We'll cap off this part with a few convention appearances this summer!
☽ Keiko Han (Luna), Chika Sakamoto (Yaten Kou/Sailor Star Healer), Kappei Yamaguchi (Artemis in PGSM) and Yasuo Yamaguchi (Producer) will be appearing at this year's Animazement from May 28th-30th.
☽ Nobuyuki Hiyama (Yosaku Eda and Tsunawataro) will be appearing at this year's Anime North on the same weekend!
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News From The Other Side Of the Pond 16 (Part 2)
Posted July 30th, 2008 by sailordees
Hey Moonies: in our best efforts to keep up with everyone, there's been too many sightings as of late. So we are going to only mention a few this time around with the actors of Sera Myu and the anime. There's close to 50 sightings and we can't possibly report on them all right now. Once Fall rolls around we think it will get a little easier to keep up with everyone.
Ooyama Takayo Has New DVD!
Ooyama Takayo (Sailor Neptune in Sera Myu) has become an idol of both stage and film in Japan. On June 17th, she released a cosplay idol DVD entitled Profile '08. She dresses up in various different roles, including a housemaid, teacher, policewoman, and even in chinese traditional dress. She also appears as a cheerleader who is full of energy! On July 24th, she will make an appearance in the play Osaero. Her hobbies include music and dance, and many fans may be surprised to learn that Ooyama is an accomplished Taiko drummer!
Kasumi Suzuki in New Movie!
Kasumi Suzuki (Manna in Sera Myu) has a leading role in a Japanese movie just released in Japan called Compassion Ren based on the light novel of the same name. This one is a drama about a mysterious girl who appears in a classroom after a boy gets out of the hospital. He is intrigued by this girl, who is very dark and emotional. The boy shows her compassion and love, and the story goes from there. She plays Tomoka Uehara, another student in the class and a friend of the main character.
Kaori Moriwaka to Reunite With Old Band!
Kaori Moriwaka (Ikuko Tsukino in PGSM, pictured in the middle) used to be a rocker. She was the lead singer with a band called the Go Bang's from 1986-1994. They had a punk-influenced bubblegum pop sound, and though they faded, many bands today cite the Go Bang's as a major influence. After 14 years of being apart, the band announced a reunion on popular variety show SMAP x SMAP! Two weeks ago, The Go Bang's Best Collection 1988-1991 was released featuring great hits like Invincible Venus and Come To See Me, I Need You! along with some remixes. On October 4th, the band will reunite on stage at Kaolyrics 08′ Electric Style, held at the Omotesanbo FAB club in Tokyo.
Kappei Yamaguchi Appears at Rumiko Takahashi Exhibit!
Rumiko Takahashi just opened an exhibit of her work in the Matsuya Ginza department store branch in Ginza. It's a Rumic World is being put on to celebrate the end (finally!) of the Inu-Yasha manga. Kappei Yamaguchi (Artemis in PGSM, 2nd from left) appeared at the official ribbon cutting and he said he didn't expect to see so many people come out! Kappei will be appearing at next month's Otakon, for all our readers planning on attending!
Toru Furuya is Everywhere!
Toru Furuya (Tuxedo Kamen) is the one seiyuu who keeps us on our feet. We find so many news stories about everything and anything that he is up to that often we get sad when we see all the things we have to write about. In the last three months alone, Toru scored a role in World Masterpiece Theater: Porphy's Long Journey as Jack Barubattsa, voiced Toppi Topuran in World Destruction for the Nintendo DS, and appeared at a Toy Fair for a new Gundam Beam Sword toy. But wait, there's so much more. So much more, that in fact we have decided to give this energetic Seiyuu a nickname. When you take the first two letters of his first and last name, what do you get? ToFu! Pudgy, cute, full of energy, and found almost everywhere! Oh wait, our ToFu needs a picture. There we go, Tuxedo ToFu!
ToFu is currently promoting Intel's new line of 45nm processors in Japan at the Intel in Akiba 2008 Summer conference. He will be speaking there on August 2nd. A few days ago, he demonstrated the PND MAPLUS E-100MP GPS Navagation System for cars. ToFu has done a lot of promotional engagements for gadgets, and we've always wondered why he has taken a special interest in computers. He just gave an interview with PC Online about how he can't live without his PC. And, it all goes back to an injury. In 1984, he was helping pack up the drums at Yomiuri Hall after finishing a concert with Slapstick. Unfortunately, he broke a rib when a drum fell off a stand 3 meters high, and had to rest for a whole month while it healed. While he was resting, he read about the Yamaha CX5 music computer. Toru got one, and played with it while he was recuperating. He became so interested in it that very quickly he learned basic programming skills. He taught himself BASIC on his gigantic computer in those days, and wrote programs such as easy games and tax calculators. He took pride in his work, and still uses a synthesizer to create music and create neat effects with his voice to this day. He doesn't program very much these days as it is a lot harder now with windows for him, but likes to use free, open-source software when he can. Hey, maybe his technophilia isn't such a bad thing! He maintains and updates his own webpage almost every day, and uses his computer for word processing, email, and digital photography (he edits them too). He likes HTML because it is very easy and there is a lot he can do with it. At the end of this year he wants to build his own PC, with the new Intel Quad Core processor, a Blu-Ray drive, and attachments so he can digitize music from his guitar. He wants to make music for his homepage!
But wait, we have even MORE ToFu news. And we have a really big exclusive for you all after the jump!
Toru Furuya Releases Album!
Last March (but unbeknownst to many until early last month) ToFu released an album called Heroes ~ to my Treasure ~. He sings songs in the perspectives of some of his most famous characters, including Ray Amuro from Gundam, Pegasus Seiya from Saint Seiya, Kyosuke from Kimagure Orange Road, and Tuxedo Kamen from Sailor Moon. He wrote a song called Lalah's Nocturne, about a character in Gundam. Japanese Rocker Gackt also worked with him on that track. Unfortunately, the booklet had errors, and here are the corrections for those of you fans with the wrong copies. We heard the album and it's a little cheezy. Courtesy of Evolusean, we have a translation of the song he wrote for Sailor Moon called Everlasting My Love. He wrote this song as a tribute to the love eternal between Mamoru and Usagi. We've posted the translation below. Fans wanting to read an English interview he did in April, click here!
Everlasting My Love
Lyrics: Toru Furuya
Translation: Evolusean
On a blue-moon night, my heart is restless for no reason.
Walking alone, my shadow sways in the moonlight.
Our meeting was by chance–a destiny that pierced
Straight through to the core of my body.
Even though I don't know why a single tear streamed
Down your wounded cheek as I held you without thinking,
I love you. From the heart. With all of my being
I feel, throughout my body, your past–even your future.
I love you. More than anyone. With my life
I will protect you. Everlasting my love.
On a red-starred night, unable to sleep, I think of you.
My song is a siren that painfully echoes through the city.
Our meeting was in a past life–a passionate emotion
That nestled close from beyond time and space.
Without hesitation, I placed mine on your dainty lips.
The moonlight illuminated your closed eyelids.
I love you. From the heart. With all of my being.
So much that my throbbing body wilts–a rose.
I love you. More than anyone. By my life
I vow to God. Everlasting my love.
Your slender shoulders shake as you laugh.
I will eagerly unlock the door to your heart.
I love you. More than anyone. With all of my life.
Together forever. Everlasting my love.
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Breaking News: Sailor Moon Animators and Artemis to Appear at Otakon!
Posted July 9th, 2008 by sailordees
We thought that Animazement was at the top of our list for cons we wish we could attend but couldn't, and yesterday we found out news from another one that topped that! Baltimore's Otakon is going to host three important people involved with Sailor Moon in Japan! Kappei Yamaguchi (Artemis in PGSM) will be appearing at the convention. So far he is the only Seiyuu on their guest list. The other two are the husband and wife team of Hiromi Matsushita and Kazuko Tadano! Kazuko worked on character design and animation directing in Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R seasons, and for the Sailor Moon R movie. She based her work on Naoko Takeuchi's original manga. Hiromi directed the first episode ever of Sailor Moon, and set the tone for the entire series. He also worked key animation for the Sailor Moon R movie. Both of them also worked on the 21st episode of the series (the 17th one for those keeping track with the dub) where Ami/Amy visited an animation studio. The two made an interesting cameo as the two female students at the center of the plot! In the Japanese version, they were named Kazuko and Hiromi (Hiromi was the student that Nephrite targeted). Dubbies are familiar with them as Cassie and Lori, respectively. Unfortunately, no pictures of either exist on the internet, so we have provided you with a screenshot of their cameo characters from the show. We're sure at least a few of our readers will be attending this con, and we would love to hear from you about what went on when these three took the stage!
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News From The Other Side Of The Pond #13!
Posted December 30th, 2007 by sailordees
Toru Furuya Reprises Role in A Ramen Commercial?
Some say it was bound to happen. The Nissin Freedom Project reminded us a lot of other anime series, mainly Gundam, Evangelion and Eureka 7. Now we have learned of a new crossover between Nissin and the Gundam series, wherein Gundam characters revel at the sight of a bowl of noodles after being starved from fighting their battles. The noodles are inserted into memorable scenes from the first-ever Mobile Suit Gundam series. Toru Furuya (Tuxedo Kamen) reprises his role as Ray Amuro, who can be seen here (left side) joyously relieved after seeing a floating bowl of noodles in space, before his delusion causes him to fall out of his spaceship. Banjou Ginga also reprises his role as Gihren Zabi in the commercials (on the same page as above, but on the right). We find it funny the lengths some Japanese companies will go through to have their products appeal to the masses – we couldn't help but laugh at the randomness of the noodles that floated in space.
Ai Nonaka Inspired by Megumi Ogata
Ai Nonaka is 26 years old, but has dreamed of being an actress since she was very young. In high school, she was the head of the drama club and dreamed of playing the male roles in the famous Takarazuka Revue. However she was not tall enough for an audition there, and turned to radio acting school. Today she is both a singer and a Seiyuu, and sat down with Famitsu for an interview. She revealed that she was inspired by the performances of Megumi Ogata (Sailor Uranus) who typically plays roles of women who are tomboyish, sometimes playing even boys and men. She even got to meet Megumi Ogata when she was a guest star on one of the radio shows that she was acting in, and stayed behind so that she could meet her idol. Ai says that while she is happy to have achieved her dream, she has very little time to herself. She has just added aromatherapy to her daily regiment to help relieve all the stress from being an actress and singing! Ai Nonaka is famous for such roles as Shima Katase in Stellvia of the Universe, Konoka Konoe in Mahou Sensei Negima, and most recently, Fuko Ibuki in Clannad.
New Gackt Album Inspired by Gundam!
Japanese Rocker Gackt released a new album of covers from 0079-0088 Gundam Series on December 21st. Entitled 0079-0088 , the limited edition features narration from none other than Toru Furuya and Shuichi Ikeda. There was a party held that day in Kinokuniya to commemorate the album's release, and Keiko Han (Luna and Queen Beryl) was in attendance. She once played the role of Lalah Sune on the series. A video message was also shown from Toru Furuya, who was in China for a cultural exchange on that day. Fans looking to purchase either narrated version (Toru's or Shuichi's) or the normal version can click the links to find them on YesAsia.com.
Jadeite and Artemis in Upcoming Anime!
Masaya Onosaka (Jadeite) is set to voice the character Jade "J.D." in an anime to debut this April, Neo Angelique Abyss. There will also be a video game out for Sony's PlayStation 2 at around the same time. This one is a romantic, magical girl anime which continues from the previous series, Angelique. Angelique is now a Queen and must defend her kingdom from Thanatos, which has consumed many other societies around her in darkness. The show also stars Kappei Yamaguchi (PGSM Artemis) in the role of René. Jade is on Angelique's side and wants to help so he can see lots of people smiling, however René is a very gloomy and devilish person. The series was created by Koei and is expected to be a big hit.
Aya Sugimoto Takes On New Role…
As a producer! Aya, who is famous to us for playing Queen Beryl in PGSM , and to others for her "modelling", produced a Kabuki show in Japan on the 23rd of December. She attended one of the classes to learn Kabuki, and found that it took a lot of energy ! She found the restrictive movements difficult, and admired the 12 women for their grace and persistence in the art. For those of our readers who are unaware what Kabuki is, it is a style of dance drama that is usually performed by females, though in recent history some men perform it as well. They are usually short comedic plays based on stories along the walk of life. The performers always wear fancy kimonos and a lot of makeup when they perform these on stage.
Mika Kanai Soldiers on!
Mika Kanai (Mimete) put on quite the show at the Suchi Pie Christmas Special December 16th! Despite recent news of her divorce, she sang alongside several maids and put on a very successful concert along with the rest of the cast of Suchi Pie. When she came to perform, not many people knew that it was her, since she rarely appears in public, let alone even to sing. She sang You And Me , the second ending to the most recent video game of the series, Idol Sparrow Suchi Pie IV. Mika also serves as the voice of a character in this game, Misaki Kyoko. Rika Fukami (Sailor Venus) plays the role of Nanjou Rie, but she was not at this event. Mika was supported by a chorus of girls dressed up as café maids, which serve as the premise of this game. She came dressed in a cute black elf costume and sang with lots of enthusiasm! This game is unique because it was formatted for the home market, and is based on the popular Asian matching game of Mahjong. Fans can check out some more information about the series here. As of this writing, we have not heard if this game will be released here.
Masaya Kikawada to Appear in Chronic Complainer!
Chronic Complainers is a short TV Movie that is set to air January the 6th on Fuji's Tokai TV. It is about life in a department store, specifically the complaints that are received at the returns counter. The department store is 140 years old, and has an aging management that has to deal with a variety of occurrences at the store, such as a drunk person who passes out while shopping, and not wanting to have to reimburse a customer for a faulty piece of kitchenware – that should be the manufacturer's job! It looks like it will be a heartwarming comedy about the skills needed to cope with such a job, as well as the relationships among the workers. Masaya Kikawada (PGSM Motoki) plays Eren Tatsuya, a clerk at the store.
And thus ends our last article of the year! Thanks for a great 2007!
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There is a saying in pro sports that the regular season is where you make your money and the postseason is where you solidify your name. Starting tomorrow afternoon, bonafide future NFL Hall of Famers the likes of Phillip Rivers, Russell Wilson, Terrell Suggs, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady among others will look to add additional accolades to an already notable Hall of Fame resume; while young stars such as Deshaun Watson, Todd Gurley, Aaron Donald, Andrew Luck, Ezekiel Elliott, Khalil Mack, Lamar Jackson, and MVP Candidate, Patrick Mahomes will look to create memorable moments on the game's toughest and brightest stage. We kick off NFL Playoff Football weekend with 4 monumental Wildcard round matchups. Here is all you need to know about this weekend's key matchups.
Did anybody have the Colts penciled in for a playoff birth given how they started off the season 1-5? I certainly did not but credit to first-year head coach, Frank Reich on weathering the early storm and getting this team in the field of 12. The Colts are a team packed with young talent. Franchise quarterback, Andrew Luck finally have some building blocks around him outside of wide receiver, TY Hilton. The Colts addressed the offensive line in the draft with pro bowl rookie guard, Quentin Nelson, and on the defensive side of the ball, they have a stout defensive anchor in the rookie linebacker, Darius Leonard. On the flip side, the Houston Texans are a team that many predicted would be in the playoffs this season. Fans got a taste of how good this team could be last season, when then-rookie quarterback, Deshaun Watson took the league by storm before tearing his ACL. However, the Houston Texans weren't without their own early season struggles as the teams started the season with three straight losses by a combined total of 11 points. The team would then go on a surge to end the season winning 11 of their next 13 and claiming the AFC South division crown.
Again, nobody expected the Colts to get here after their early struggles during the season. And while they are not loaded with talents like their adversary, one could make the claim that they come into this matchup with the best quarterback that would be on the field in Andrew Luck. The Texans on the other hand, are built for playoff football. Deshaun Watson is no slouch of a quarterback himself and he has arguably the best receiver that we will see during the playoffs in DeAndre Hopkins and a championship caliber defense headlined by standouts Jadevon Clowney and JJ Watt who missed the past two seasons with injuries. In terms of who has the advantage, that's too tough to call as both teams split their two regular-season matchups and each game was decided by 3 points.
We close out Wild Card Saturday with a week 3 rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys. The Seahawks came away victorious in the matchup with a 24-13 victory at home. However, that was week 3 and both teams have changed for the better since then. For one, there will be no Earl Thomas orchestrating from the back of the defense for the Seahawks. Earl Thomas is a phenomenal player but his contract dilemma with the organization was a distraction for the team and plus there's the whole flipping off his teammates on the sideline fiasco after his season-ending injury as well as telling Cowboys head coach, Jason Garrett "to come get me" after his Seahawks knocked off the Cowboys in a regular season matchup last season. The Seahawks went 8-4 after starting the season 2-2 with Earl. The Cowboys, on the other hand, aren't the same team for the better as well. The Cowboys struggled to establish a rhythm on offense during the early portion of the season but that would all change when the team traded a first-round draft pick for the Oakland Raiders wide receiver, Amari Cooper.
The Seattle Seahawks were supposed to be in the middle of a rebuild according to analyst and experts. I guess somebody forgot to give that memo to head coach Pete Caroll and his squad. The Seahawks are led by Super Bowl-winning quarterback, Russell Wilson who seems to have a tendency of making something out of nothing. This is a Seahawks team that is young and hungry but the same could be said for the Dallas Cowboys. The only difference is that the Cowboys have more talent on both sides of the ball than the Seahawks.
This matchup is still fresh in our minds because it's only been two weeks since these two teams last played in which the Ravens came away with 22-10 road victory at the StubHub Center. Fast forward two weeks later, and the AFC North Division Champions will be hosting those same Chargers at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Ravens took off when rookie quarterback, Lamar Jackson took over the starting QB job from former Superbowl MVP, Joe Flacco. Lamar lifted the Ravens to a 6-1 record as the starter and helped the Ravens secure their first playoff berth since 2014. On the flip side, there is Phillip Rivers and the Chargers who finished the season with a 12-4 record (Chiefs owned division tie-breaker). Some may argue that the Chargers may have the advantage being that they have already seen this Ravens run-heavy offense. This could be a make or break year for Rivers and the Chargers. Among the BIG 3 of the 2004 QB class (Manning, Rivers, and Roethlisberger), Rivers is the only stand out without a Superbowl ring. Will this be the year?
It's hard not to argue in favor of the Baltimore Ravens. They feature a running attack that no team seems to be able to stop and their defense made the high powered Chargers offense look pedestrian. The key would be for the Chargers to stack the box and force Lamar Jackson to beat them deep. However, if it was that simple, it would have been done by now right?
The defending Super Bowl Champions looked dead to rights at times during the regular season. But like the late great Rudy Tomjanovich once said, "never underestimate the heart of a champion." The Eagles certainly have the heart of one as they continue to overcome adversity in the form of another season-ending injury to their star quarterback, Carson Wentz. Nick Foles is back in the same position that he was in last year of a backup quarterback trying to keep a championship team afloat and make a run at another championship. On the contrary is the Chicago Bears who some may say are a team ahead of schedule. They made a blockbuster trade during the preseason to acquire the former defensive player and worthy candidate for the award this season, Khalil Mack. The Bears are led by second-year quarterback, Mitchell Trubiski, who improved tremendously under first-year head coach, Matt Nagy. But the defense is the talk of this Bears team and at times displayed some flashes of those classic "Monsters of the Midway" Bears defenses. In the Bears 16 games this season, the Bears held 10 of their opponents under 20 pts and 3 opponents in single digits without a touchdown scored.
One thing that the Eagles have going for them is that they been the underdog before. In fact, last year I picked them to lose each of their playoff matchups until I finally caved and predicted them to beat the Patriots in the Superbowl. However, the circumstances were different then. Those Eagles had home-field advantage in the NFC last year. These Eagles are the sixth seed and would have to run the table as road warriors in order to get back to the Superbowl. The Chicago Bears are a young and hungry team that is a year ahead of schedule who probably feel that they have nothing to lose by going for it all this year. They've proven that can shut down high powered offenses such as the Rams and these Eagles don't pose as much as a threat offensively as the Rams or Saints would in potential later matchups. With that said, I think I learned my lesson from last year.
Who are you rooting for this year in the playoffs? Sound off in the comments below.
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Draymond Green says it's BS that Klay Thompson didn't make All-NBA team
By Andre Vergara | FoxSports
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green reacts to the Utah Jazz fans in the second half during Game 3 of the NBA basketball second-round playoff series Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Warriors won 102 - 91. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Draymond Green says it's BS that Klay Thompson didn't make an All-NBA team.
(Warning: Strong language)
Golden State Warriors teammates Kevin Durant and Steph Curry were second-team selections while Green was a third-teamer. Green says Thompson, who averaged 22.3 points and made a team-best 41.4 percent of his threes,didn't get the credit he deserved for helping the Warriors win a league-leading 67 games.
"It's pretty crazy. It's some guys on there as scorers averaging 20 points, and don't have as near an amount ofwins as we have," Green told reporters. "So how he can be left out, I don't really understand it. You know, also the way Klay can defend. You know, Idon't understand it. But I guess they gotta find some way to punish us."
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Multiple regression analysis of salary vs rank/step. As indicated in Table 1, the simplest model withonly demographic variables shows that relative to white male faculty, women earn salaries that are14% lower, Asian faculty earn 1.3% and URM faculty earn 7% lower. Only 11% of salary variation is explained by this model. After all control factors are added, 99% of salary variation is explained by a model with demographic, experience, field, and rank variables. After adjusting for covariates, relative to white male faculty, salaries are 0.5% higher for faculty who are women, 0.9% higher for Asian and 2% higher for URM faculty. In the final model, URM faculty earning difference is statistically significant.


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This Blue Rhinestone Lanyard is great for those that want secure ID solutions with some pizazz. The sturdy 36-inch lanyard features a lobster claw clasp for easily attaching a badge holder. This high quality lanyard is made of strong polyester fibers and encrusted with beautiful rhinestones. Slotted ID or Access Cards can be attached directly with no need for a holder if desired. If you are tired of boring lanyards and want something special this is a great choice. A pretty lanyard is a good way to encourage younger people to not forget the ID they need on a daily basis.


In the event of searching for new music, I always wonder how many artists I overlook that have replay potential. With the vast number of iTunes banners I've seen, I can only imagine how much good music I've missed. On the other hand, there are a number of artists that I've grown to love through the process of clicking their iTunes banner & listening to snippets of their songs. Ultimately, they become regulars on my music app. This was the case with the London based Jungle, a banner that I almost overlooked.
Wikipedia describes the genre of Jungle's music as modern soul, a genre that not even Wikipedia has a lot to say about. Jungle's sound, though, goes beyond this two-word description. The band is reminiscent of disco and funk with an ambient flair that brings it up to speed to the current decade. Their mix of synth, horns, electric guitars, and infectious bass grooves are key elements that ground their overall sound. Jungle's vocals are performed by its founding members, Josh Lloyd-Watson & Tom McFarland. Amidst their use of vocoders, their often harmonized falsetto vocals are the perfect medium to capture their lyrics, which range from abstract to concrete. The band incorporates traditional percussion instruments such as congas, bells, triangles, and xylophones along with their synthetic drum sounds. Finally, true to its name, Jungle utilizes subtle noises of wildlife in the backgrounds of their songs which only add to the ambient vibe that the band creates.
Jungle's self-titled debut album is deserving of recognition and acclaim, and I'd encourage anyone in search of new music to give them a listen.


Even though this picture was probably taken around Easter time, it also makes me think of summertime's pending arrival and the Memorial Day visits that officially hinted at our three months of vacation. I say "hinted" because when I was in school, the year usually ended just a day or two after Memorial Day, making up either for snow days or a later start to the year.
In this photo, I'm probably in first grade and my sister is in kindergarten, and the babies are my now-grown cousins. We're all gathered around my Grandma Churchill whose farm near Mansfield, Missouri, we loved visiting over the summer.
Leading up to Memorial Day, my mom and my Aunt Diana would plan their plastic flower hunt and hit the TG&Y, Ben Franklin and Mini Mart to find the best buy on forever-blooming roses, daisies and daffodils. And then we'd load up the car with all of our plucked plastic and take them to Grandma's house for a weekend where we'd decorate the graves of long-gone relatives and family friends.
Many of the graveyards we visited were practically hidden from view. Some, we'd drive up a gravel road as close as we could, but then walk the rest of the way up a hill along a winding, brier marked path, toting our plastic wreathes and sprays with us in plastic shopping bags. Once we reached our destination, we'd clean the graves and re-distribute old flowers that still had color left in them to sites that seemed lonely and forgotten. I loved hearing the old stories of people I'd never met, and walking over the moist grass to visit people whose names I'd never heard.
Grandma Churchill knew everybody, and everybody knew her, whether she was grocery shopping at Town & Country or visiting a neighboring church's revival. Why, she even treated complete strangers as if they were long-lost pals. I remember hearing a story once of how Grandma thought she spotted a friend in a store and walked up behind the woman and pinched her on the arm! But when the pinching victim turned around, Grandma realized that she'd never seen the woman before. I don't know exactly what ensued, but I do know that when she retold the story, she could hardly tell the tale without bursting out chuckling half-way through it! And when Grandma got tickled, the laughing was contagious.
On this Memorial Day, I wish you many warm memories filled with comfort and cheer.
Did you ever have a day when a certain theme or motif popped up so many times that you felt someone was trying to tell you something? A few weeks ago, I had been missing my annual trip to France, yet it seemed like everybody I know was talking about something French.
A friend was traveling to Paris, and I offered her her tips on off-the-beaten-path destinations. I also happened to be on a major '80s French pop kick where all I wanted to listen to were the old hits I remember from my days as a university student in Bordeaux. And I had just finished reading The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, the monumental tome packed with images from the duo's grand residences. So clearly, France was heavily on my mind, and I was feeling a little blue that I couldn't be there.
It was just lying there, face up, as if someone had placed it right there on the sidewalk for me. I picked up my little discovery, looked around to see if anybody was watching and then stuck it in my bag.
Once I got home, I started flipping through the pages featuring this royal estate outside of Paris that has harbored queens, kings and even a pope. There are several full-color pages of gorgeous rooms likethe salle du trône pictured here. I went to the fabulous residence once while I was visiting Paris, but have never entered its doors, so I enjoyed the mini-tour I took while lounging on my sofa.
Clearly, the surrounding grounds and forests are awe inspiring, but apparently, at least in 1967, it was also a destination for mountain climbers who have "discovered that the sandstone blocks of Fountainebleau offer difficulties comparable to the classic passages of the most famous climbs....Roped together, wearing rope-soled or hob-nailed shoes, they go there in groups and prepare their future exploits on a miniature scale."
Fabulous & Frugal Fun: A Shell of a Mirror!
Whenever I'm at the beach, I can hardly resist picking up seashells and marveling over the shapes and colors that magically appear in the sand. They say that Sanibel Island is the seashell capital of the world, so if you love these gorgeous treasures from the deep, then this is most certainly a destination, just as it was when Rick Miller visited the island a while back.
He hit the jackpot in a shallow sand bar pool.
"I looked down and there were shells everywhere," he told me. "It was if the sea had deposited all the empty shells in one spot. I ran back and got a bag and just started pulling up these beauties as fast as I can." Three hours later, he had amassed so many shells that he had four huge boxes filled and ready to ship home.
When it came to adding a decorative element to his Fire Island beach house, Rick found just the right opportunity to make use of all those shells. He carted them out along with his hot glue and got to glamorizing a plain, gold framed mirror.
Then in a matter of hours, and careful placement, he rode his wave of creativity and patience to achieve this sensational, seashell mirror.
Thanks to Carl & Co.'s Mark Ciolli for sharing his photos with me.
We talk about putting a little spring into your step, but why not add a little extra bounce to one of your walls? That's what designer James "Ford" Huniford did with a bunch of old hardware springs at this month's Housing Works annual benefit, Design on a Dime.
Ford took different shapes and lengths of springs, colored them with coordinating paint and applied them to a wall for an unexpected, artistic installation.
I'd call that flexible design, wouldn't you?
During the life of The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating With Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects and Vintage Details, I've met so many talented, creative and giving people that when I step away from the experience and really think about it, I am thoroughly awed. The book came out a little more than a year ago, and the blog only a couple of months before, so to come this far and see how many people have joined me in the past year in my quest for fabulous and frugal living, I am honored. And thankful.
Just the other day I was blown away by one of my earliest acquaintances in Blog Land, LeAnn Stephenson, The Vintage Laundress who included me in her "Thingy Thursday" posting. Well I'd be overly modest if I just said "included," because the whole darned thing is about me and how I like to collect Dolly Parton memorabilia. The moment I met LeAnn, I felt like I'd known her forever. She has the kind of amazing personality that you wish you had in a next-door neighbor, and any time I am able to spend with her, even if it's just a brief chat on the phone, I immediately feel happier and inspired. If you want to read more about me and my Dolly fascination, head over to The Vintage Laundress and read about it here.
LeAnn is not alone in the support I've received for my thrifty pursuits, and I continue to be amazed by the power of social media and the strength of good-old, word-of-mouth marketing. I sincerely thank you all.
Even though I'm lucky to be able to work pretty much on my own schedule, there's something about Mondays that leaves a slight pang of dread, even when there's absolutely nothing dreadful looming on the horizon!
That's why I'm sharing with you this cheerful Pascall candy tin I bought at a stoop sale in Brooklyn a few weekends ago.
The merry mix of masqueraders that encircles this $1 discovery is expressive and colorful. Then when you flip the tin over, you see that it once held one pound of White Heather chocolates and toffees.
Now how could that not brighten your day?
Anytime a package arrives from my good pal Ruth Handel, you can bet it's going to contain a surprise that I will absolutely adore. Well this little arrival just takes the cake!
Ruth knows that I'm an amateur baker, so when I'm not making pineapple upside-down cakes or tunnel of fudge bundts, I like to whip up a layer cake covered in rich butter cream. What better way to make that confection all the more lovely than with this Ateco Decorating Comb, which I think dates back to the late 1950s or early 1960s, based on its 55-cent price tag from a little shop called Williams Sonoma.
I like how the packaging touts "simple quick decorating of pastries and cakes," that will "give your cake that 'finished' look!!!" I think it's funny how "finished" is in quotation marks. Is it not really finished? Or just sort-of finished? Is it a euphemism for something that I can't figure out? Who knows! And I love how excited they are to make this announcement on the packaging -- so much so they had to use three exclamation points.
I think I would be, too!!!
The other day at Housing Works' benefit Design on a Dime, I was struck by this novel idea for making bunkbeds, created by Cannon for Sears/Kmart, the sponsor of the event. Now I can't tell you how sturdy this twin-sized bed hanging from the rafters might be, but I know that if I were a kid, I'd love hanging from the ceiling, and quite possibly turning it into a swing if Mom wasn't looking!
Cin-cin to fashioning a shimmering chandelier out of a bunch of mismatched glasses of varied shapes and sizes! At New York's tableware destination Fishs Eddy, they've taken goblets, wine glasses, flutes,martini glasses and more, strung them on fishing wire around a light source, and turned their display windows into a whimsical, hanging bar.
One of the most popular features in The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating With Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects, and Vintage Details is a little sidebar about how to create a thrift shopping kit. Since you never know when you're going to come upon a driveway loaded with goodies or spy a thrift store teeming with wonders, it's good to have your kit ready for that moment the thrifting bug bites!
• A good tape measure that measures at least 8 to 10 feet.
• A small digital camera that is easy to use. If you' re unsure of purchasing an item, you can document for further consideration. However, be warned: Your discovery will most likely be gone if you wait too long to claim it.
•Dry wipes, such as Swiffer, which are capable of discretely removing dirt and grime and potentially revealing a treasure that others have passed by.
• A hand sanitizer. There's so much dusty and dirty stuff that you'll feel liberated to touch and investigate everything if you know that later you'll be able to wash your hands easily.
• A design notebook that's filled with budgets, wish lists, room measurements, color chips, design inspiration and fabric swatches. You'll have easy reference when you're waffling between what you need to complete a design project and something that you simply just love!
The Find: A Bowl Full of Goodness!
I was looking around my apartment the other day and notieced that somewhat magically, without trying, I've gathered some of my favorite things inside one of my favorite things placed atop one of my favorite things!
I picked up the Homer Laughlin bowl for 75 cents at Housing Works because it looked like the kind of dish that one would serve green beans in. I have it placed atop a decoupaged platter from the fabulous John Derian.
Inside the bowl, starting clockwise from center, is a pink, Citroën Deux Cheveaux Corgi car that my dad gave me when I was in first or second grade. Below it is a Monkees Corgi car that the proprietor of a thrift shop in Connecticut offered me last spring. Beside it is a package of round Las Vegas coasters my decorator friend Mark Ciolli gave me, reminding me of how when I was a fashion editor, I was in Sin City no fewer than four times a year! And I don't even gamble!
Then there's a medley of cookie cutters that I bought at a yard sale for 75 cents, bringing back childhood memories of cutting out of sugar cookies that were lucky to come out of the oven unburned!
You can hardly see it, but there is also the "S" from a miniature weather vane attached to a note from the amazing visual virtuosos Michael Quinn and Heather Kerr. You can see the top of Heather's head on the note peeking out above the cookie cutters. And finally, there are my beloved "Little Forks" that my dad found at an estate sale in my hometown of Independence, Missouri, and shipped them to me in New York.
You could call this group of goodies a collection even though individually they have very little in common except that they all relate to me in some way. I like keeping all my treasures handy in this bowl, for who knows when I might need to serve an hors d'œuvre with a mini-fork or cut out some cookies at the last minute. But mostly, there right where they are so that I can rummage through them for a serving of creative inspiration or a dose of comforting memories.
Sometimes the objects we find hold even more charm when they are imperfect, especially when we can see a way to bring them back to a better condition than the one in which we've discovered them.
Judy McGowan in Decatur, Georgia, displayed such foresight when she was offered this "injured" angel at an estate sale. "Quite a few pieces of the concrete was broken away around her face, but I was able to fit a few of them back in place -- like repairing a piece of china," Judy told me. "Now she greets everyone at the entrance of my home."
Do you have an amazing object that you've found that cost you absolutely nothing? If so, send me a photo and tell me your story at theelegantthrifter@gmail.com.
Do you have a bunch of old saws back in the shed that you can't quite figure out what to do with? Maybe your folk band simply has enough saws in its repertoire and all the old wood cutters are taking up too much space? Throw an industrial gear chain into the mix like they did at Green Depot on The Bowery in New York, and you've got a tough looking chair. Pretty sharp idea, huh?
If you're looking for great ways to take small spaces and maximize their potential, check out Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan. Published by the same talented crew at Clarkson Potter as The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating With Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects, and Vintage Details, the Apartment Therapy book features almost 30 residences in New York and Los Angeles, and covers every room of a small living space. Gillingham-Ryan also features lots of uses for vintage and thrift that inspire and enlighten. Visit Apartment Therapy for a wonderful preview.
Isn't it amazing that no matter how hard we try, most of us simply have too much stuff? I'm not talking about the extreme of being a hoarder and packing a room to the ceiling with everything from used mattresses and plastic bags full of old clothes to boxes of magazines and every take-out container you've used over the past 10 years!
But how many times have you asked yourself, "I don't need that chair because it's sitting on top of my kitchen table?" Or "Maybe I should pass along that mirrored disco ball that I have rolled under the bed?" If you're Randall Beale, half of the Beale-Lana design team, you've got so many fabulous things that you simply can't put them all in your clients' home fast enough. When Randall moved recently, he found himself overloaded with amazing treasures. So instead of selling them off he donated them to Housing Works to offer lucky shoppers who attended the organization's annual benefit, Design on a Dime.
You might recognize some of the items for sale in the Beale-Lana booth from The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating With Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea market Objects, and Vintage Details, which were photographed by Jim Franco. The black and white chair is a Beale-Lana original, and was waiting to be snatched up by a lucky shopper for almost one-tenth its original price. You may wonder why this chair is covered in white spots. Those aren't spots; they're simply reflections from a familiar disco ball across the way, of course!
Last summer, I took a tour of Randall's home for LXTV's "Open House." And since he's moved and consolidated, I thought I'd share with you one last peak of his fabulous, East Side residence.
Much to my delight (and Veli's displeasure), a dear friend handed me a box of matchbooks that once belonged to his mother. Since I'm not the one to refuse more than 25 years worth memories wrapped around some flame sticks, I happily accepted them and started making my way through what appears to be at least 1,000 books collected from every corner of the world, from Japan to former Yugoslavia, as well as from all over the United States. So many caught my eye, either because they represented a beloved establishment that no longer exists or came from a favorite locale. Some even made me recall childhood destinations, and then others did pretty much everything, oddly enough, like this Chi-Chi's box of matches.
In the mid-1970s when Chi-Chi's went in near Kansas City's Blue Ridge Mall (recently leveled to make room for a Wal-Mart), it marked the beginning of the Mexican food craze in the U.S. Until then, our taste for Mexican had only been satisfied by Old El Paso kits to which my mom added hamburger, or by Taco Bell, which in those days, was inconveniently located clear across town. Chi-Chi's was somewhat more upscale, even though it was a chain. I know we didn't frequent it often, but I seem to recall a baked chimichanga that made quite a fiesta.
But what makes this box even more weirdly special is that it came from the French branch of the Chi-Chi's chain in Paris...yes Paris, France, not Texas!
As a student in France in the mid-1980s, finding Mexican cuisine was a rarity, and if you did, you were likely to be served up a bland, crêpe-ish looking roll-up mocking a burrito or a flimsy taco shell filled with chopped tomatoes, rice and parsley! Oh, and forget about the margaritas that barely had any ice in them and whose flavor resembled a Sweet Tart! I remember going to one place that didn't realize that a margarita was made with tequila, and instead was serving them with vodka. Eeew!
I was vigilant in trying to assimilate into French culture. I stayed away from other Americans at my university and pretty much only socialized with French people. I ate French, studied French, danced French (bouncing in the mirror all in a row to Indochine's Troisième Sexe!) spoke French, and tried as hard as I could to BE French.
As well as I spoke, I never lost my American accent, and as hard as I tried to change my look, I always got called out by my bag or by my shoes. And as much as I adore une coupe de champagne and pâté de fois gras, a tasty margarita and a spicy taco always have, and still do, hit the spot!
Happy Mother's Day to all of our mothers.
Free is such a fabulous notion, especially when it's attached to a find that arrives unexpectedly unexpectedly and inspires creativity. Tamra Cook who lives in Paso Robles, California, was absolutely surprised when she discovered this treasure: half of a round window frame.
"My freebies are few and far between, " she told me, "usually something someone wants to unload from a garage sale that they are sure won't sell -- mostly bad recliners and particle board TV stands. Yuck!" On first impulse, she admits to having almost passed up the frame, but quickly changed her mind. Instead, she took it home, added the ornament and plaster, and then stained and antiqued it to make a crown to hang over her bathtub.
Do you have an amazing free discovery that you'd like to share? If so, email a photo and your story to theelegantthrifter@gmail.com.
Just what are you supposed to do with all those paint chips after your redecorating is complete? If you're Michael Quinn, the visual visionary whose ideas I've shared with you many times, you just might use them as thrifty note cards!
The other day Michael dropped off a tin of cookies the other day thanking me for featuring his home tour on The Elegant Thrifter and attached this thank you note made of a paint sample card on which he typed out his friendly message. Charming, creative and colorful!
With the arrival of warm weather, my appetite for a good garage sale has mushroomed. The problem is that here in New York City people don't have yards, let alone an empty garage to set up shop and unload their unwanted goods. So the next best thing is a stoop sale where people sell their wares on the front steps of their buildings.
Imagine how my curiosity was piqued when I saw a sign in Brooklyn advertising a "gate" sale that promised all kinds of vintage goodies -- so much so that I got up the next morning and hopped a Brooklyn-bound train to follow the signs I'd spied the previous evening. It took a little hunting, but we found it, and here's the take, all for $6!
You saw the tray from Sweden House on Monday, but that wasn't even half of my discovery. There was a mysterious Cuban doll; a set of four, plastic framed ballet prints from Woolworth, still with their four-cent price tag on the back; two Baccardi swizzle sticks also from Cuba; a cheery candy tin; and finally a demonic looking cross stitched dancer in a golden frame. May I repeat? $6!
Relish these delights, if you will, and take a peek at the little video I made of my trying to find this elusive sale and the ah-ha moment of discovery!
This blue Smith Corona typewriter in the window of Papél, a stationery shop in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, reminded me of the green one I used to use when I was a journalism student at the University of Missouri -- Columbia. I wasn't the first one to use it, since it had also belonged to my dad, who used it when he was in college.
I typed out so many term papers and writing assignments on that typewriter while sitting at the vintage desk I talked about in The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating With Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects and Vintage Details.
I don't know if my dad still has that old typewriter, but my sister now has the old wooden desk in her home office. As I recounted in The Find, I bought that hulking piece of furniture at a thrift store in Independence, Missouri when I was 19 and hauled it home in a 1977 four-door, powder blue Chevy Chevette for my dad to lovingly refinish.
You can tell it's an exceptionally sturdy piece of furniture since I was able to sit right on top of it for the author photo that Bob Greenspan snapped for The Find.
When I was in elementary school, I remember a smorgasbord buffet that we occasioned as a special treat. I don't know if it was more of a treat for my mom, who prepared nearly every meal we ever ate, or for us being allowed to pick what we wanted from steam tables heaped with fried chicken, spaghetti and meatballs, sliced ham and all the trimmings.
Either way, it was a special occasion, and we left stuffed to the gills. The restaurant was dangerous for a kid like me who liked to eat, because temptation was only a fork or a spoon away. Before you slid your melamine tray along the counter to collect your entrées and the side dishes of spinach, mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese, right there, laid out right at the beginning of the line were the mouth-watering desserts: huge slices of gooey cherry pie, seven-inch tall portions of coconut cream pie, gigantic wedges of German chocolate cake and enormous parfait cups heaped with butterscotch pudding, finished off with a frilly squirt of whipped cream. It was a kid's fantasy -- dessert before the meal!
The caption on the reverse of the card makes me hungry right now with it's delicious description: "Every day -- Hot dishes -- Cool sparkling salads -- World's fines smorgasbord service. Finest food and gracious dining without extravagance."


short months; but I wouldn't turn back the calendar for any-thing.
The first is the worst and registration was no exception.
where the rub came in . . . there are no blisters yet.
good, and I am only a bewildered freshie and very gullible.
speaker. No kidding, that was great!
ever and I am proud to say I'm from Augie.
Paul Odland, and Ken Berg.
friends, and we'll see you Sun-day!
hiked back to the college.
courses to be offered here.
by MU president Harold Melem-seter.
played two violin numbers, "Lieb-esfreud"
when Pat asks you to recite."
things apparently "go on forever."
is good enough for another!
he has also taught at Naples.
According to Registrar I. B.
fields are urged to attend.
yardage line from the bleachers.
Iowa, of which Rev. L.
once they were sung by the con-gregation.
nurse, Charlotte M. Spieler, R.N.
bureau has to boast this year.
system, according to director G. E.
position is secured for the grad-uate.
Hervig, Hill City, S. D.
Ann Johnson teach at Chancellor.
grades and assists with the band.
Halverson, near Toronto, S. D.
Hanson at Will A. Beach Co.


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The Show – A Tribute to ABBA
All of Abbas greatest hits in a 2 hour musical extravaganza!
The 4 artists from the group Waterloo in THE SHOW The year is 1974 in Brighton, England. Europe has just voted the song Waterloo as the ultimate winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. Here begins the legend of ABBA who in the following decades will become the biggest selling pop group in the history of the world, second only to The Beatles.
The hit song Waterloo was their big break through and it was followed by a long list of no. 1 chart hits across the world. That ABBA hasn't toured for decades is no secret so the torch is carried on by "THE SHOW – a tribute to ABBA" which has taken the position as the best ABBA tribute show in the world according to the Official International ABBA Fan Club.
Produced in Denmark, cast in Sweden…
THE SHOW was created in 2001 and has since had an impressive 12 year run of world wide success. With more than 651 concerts in 40 countries and more than 2 million tickets sold THE SHOW has created renewed success for ABBA's music – something that THE SHOW now celebrates by honouring the 40th anniversary of the Waterloo break through.
"ABBA is loved and well known across the world. From the start we wanted to honour that by creating the perfect illusion of the original ABBA. On THE SHOW'S 40th anniversary tour audiences will experience our vision of what ABBA would look like with modern day technology and lights and still with that fantastic and well known ABBA sound." says producer Kenneth Svoldgaard.
THE SHOW isn't just another cheap look-a-like tribute to ABBA. What separates THE SHOW from the pack is the success of recreating the two female singers that not only look like the originals but also sing so much like Agnetha and Anne Frid that even the most critical of fans applaud them. The two singers were cast after they won a big Swedish talent show performing as the ABBA girls and now they bring their talents to the world in THE SHOW.
"One of the most important elements in creating the illusion of ABBA is to use Swedish singers in THE SHOW. They have a specific accent that cannot be faked. We don't compromise when recreating the authentic ABBA sound." says Kenneth Svoldgaard.
Original musicians
The music in THE SHOW is played by the Swedish band Waterloo and backed by The National Symphony Orchestra of London directed by musical director Matthew Freeman. They have performed with big stars like Elvis Costello, Robbie Williams and Sir Cliff Richard.
To further add that original touch to THE SHOW several of the original ABBA musicians appear as guest performers in THE SHOW, something that is unique to this tribute to ABBA. Audiences can look forward to the legendary sax player Ulf Andersson who toured with the original ABBA and co-wrote the musical composition for the hit song I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do with original ABBA member Benny Andersson:
"When I was asked to play in THE SHOW I immediately accepted because the quality of the show is so high. I enjoy helping to bring the music as close to the original sound as possible. Would you believe that I enjoy touring and playing with THE SHOW almost more than I did with the original ABBA. ABBA's music has grown on me over the years and has proven its quality. After all these years their songs are still alive and I enjoy them more every day." says Ulf Andersson
ABBA has deserved its place in music history and today 40 years after their break through their music still lives and grows with more than 2 million records sold every year. THE SHOW presents a wide variety of ABBA's Greatest Hits in a 2 hour extravaganza. It is a live concert that lets the audience follow ABBA from before they won the Eurovision and all the way through to their big international success.
Among the greatest hits are songs like Waterloo, SOS, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Knowing Me Knowing You, sprinkled with several surprises from ABBA's massive song catalogue.
Awards and fans
With more than 2 million tickets sold THE SHOW can well deserve to be labeled as a huge audience success but THE SHOW has also won official recognition. In 2010 THE SHOW won the price for BEST SHOW at The Limelight Awards in London – THE SHOW won in front of the shows THRILLER LIVE, DIRTY DANCING and PRISCILLA THE MUSICAL.
Kenneth Svoldgaard continues,"To win the Limelight award was the jewel of several years of dedicated work in building THE SHOW. But the most important thing for us is still the love from the thousands of ABBA fans that come to see THE SHOW year after year. Not the least the Official International ABBA Fan Club who have given THE SHOW the greatest recognition":
"Absolutely the best ABBA since ABBA."
The Official International ABBA Fan Club
Audiences across the world can look forward to a fantastic evening when THE SHOW tours in your city for their 40th anniversary continuing to honour ABBA and ABBA's music.


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One night in Salem. . .
I find myself on my own in Salem for one night in April, staying at The Grand Hotel (shades of Jean Renoir!).
Should I just have dinner at Bentley's Grill, Crooked House Bistro, someplace else?


Chelsea's tickled pink that Scalia's death means the end of the Second Amendment.
Whether they're dancing on the graves of murdered children or celebrating the death of a Supreme Court Justice, this is how the Left behaves.
The tragic death of Justice Antonin Scalia reminds us that our Republic's fate is balanced on such a slender thread.


The Indian Fashion Clothing Is Imitating West?
Indian market has actually gone through significant modifications in policies; liberalization, globalization and privatization forecasted quick growth and changes in fashion markets. From ancient times the traces of Indians being fashionable can be found out. Globalization is being witnessed after independence and hence Indian dressing has actually been customized. Indian industry is constantly progressing and emerging. It has been observed that the fashion business normally provides Indian touch to all the foreign designs. If someone ask me is the Indian fashion is emulating the west? The answer would be yes approximately a fantastic level.
What's the latest in Indian Fashion?
There are many factors accounting western collision on the Indian clothes and clothing market. As a melting pot of multinational groups, the flexible culture combined with cultural diversities of India squeeze the entire world in patience posture. Every group has its own exceptional design and variety of costumes and dresses. Indian Fashion designers are well-known to blend together these unlike fashions and supply a remarkable Indian touch to them.
Another reason can be participation and fascinating in various beauty programs on global level. Numerous substantial global charm pageants had been won recently by Indian women. Indian fashion business is affected totally by their fashion.
Indian movies are the most influencing element. Individuals of India have a long lasting impression on them by enjoying Indian films. People blindly follow what the stars are wearing in the films. Numerous of the Indian motion pictures have usage of western patterns in their outfits and this is ultimately followed by the Indians.
Improvement has actually likewise been brought in the fashion and standard of living of Indian youngsters due to the fact that of abroad illumination and employment opportunities obtainable in foreign countries, for example, companies such as http://strandofsilk.com. They get affected by the western culture and alter themselves with the way of life of the foreigners.
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Q: How to store matrices of different sizes (like a cell array in Matlab)? I am writing Python code (and also relatively new to Python) to do some classification using neural networks. The number of neurons in the hidden layers varies, which means I have various matrices of different size that I want to save.
If this were MATLAB, I would just do
for layer_iteration = 1 : number_of_layers
    cell_matrix{layer_iteration} = create_matrix(size_current, size_previous)
end

which would store different sized matrices in cell_matrix{layer_iteration}.
I wasn't quite sure how to do this in Python, so my first thought was to create the matrices at each iteration, flatten them, and append them. Then I create an index matrix of the same size as the flattened array, where each value is an integer, which points to the correct layer_iteration. I can then used indexing in later operations to find the correct slice of the 1D matrix and reshape. This is some of the code:
layer_sizes = [2, 10 ,6 ,2]
total_amount_of_values = 92 e.g. 2*10 + 10*6 + 6*2
W = np.zeros(total_amount_of_values)
idx_W = np.zeros((total_amount_of_values,), dtype=np.int)

it_idx = 0
for idx, val in enumerate(layer_sizes):

    to_idx = idx + 1

    if idx == 0:
       start_idx = 0
    else:
       start_idx = end_idx

    if it_dx < len(layer_sizes)-1:
       tmp_W = create_matrix(val, layer_sizes[to_idx])
       end_idx = start_idx + layer_sizes[idx + 1] * val
       W[start_idx:end_idx] = tmp_W
       idx_W[start_idx:end_idx] = int(it_idx)

    it_idx += 1

If I want to use W for matrix multiplication later on, all I need to do is:
tmp_W = W[idx_W == iteration]
tmp_W = np.reshape(tmp_W, (size_1, size_2))

This works fine but I've realised it doesn't seem Pythonic at all. I am now at a part of my code, where using my technique is complicating things. I would really benefit of a simpler way of storing different size matrices both in terms of my current code and more importantly, my education in Python.
What would be the best solution?
Thanks!


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