They Soak Up The Sun!
The good life! Amber Rose takes in the view —and some R&R— beachside with a pal in Miami, October 29.
"When I'm not working, I'm pretty basic," says a luggage-lugging Lily Collins (Pictured in Burbank, Calif., October 24).
They Grab Food To Go!
A slipper-wearing Margot Robbie has her hands full following a trip to an Italian restaurant in LA, October 23.
Ariel Winter (picking up pet supplies) tells Us that life with three dogs at home is "very chaotic" (Pictured in Hollywood, October 24).
"I wish I could say my style is always effortless, but it's definitely not always as effortless as it looks," Rosie Huntington- Whiteley says of her fashion sense (Pictured in LA, October 24).
They Handle Their Own Luggage!
"I can sleep on an airplane like a boss," Amy Poehler writes in her book Yes Please, joking that she looks forward to travel for that reason (Pictured in LA, October 24).
Britney Spears' beau, Sam Asghari, flaunts his muscles while struggling to do a balancing act at the checkout line in LA, October 22.
Moms can have fun too! Kendra Wilkinson stopped by a park with her children and got in on the action herself in LA, October 22.
At the farmers market, Rachel McAdams makes sure her fruit is ripe in L.A., October 21.
Ruby Rose looks cool rolling along on her skateboard in L.A., October 19.
Matthew McConaughey settles up while sporting a Band-Aid on his arm in Beverly Hills, October 16.
Bottoms up! Prince Charles has a spot of whiskey at Royal Lochnagar Distillery in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 16.
He's handy! Vikings star Alexander Ludwig stops to fix his ride in Venice Beach, Calif., October 16.
They Stock Up On Groceries!
Julia Roberts brightens her shopping cart with some yellow tulips in Malibu, October 16.
Mila Kunis gets a double dose of Starbucks coffee in L.A., October 16.
Wearing sandals, Woody Harrelson enjoys biking around SoHo in NYC, October 10.
Jordana Brewster makes a phone call — and takes over a bench — following a shopping trip in L.A., October 8.
Gigi Hadid checks out the goods at a mineral and gem store on a rare day off in NYC, October 8.
Ellen Pompeo — who went vegan with her family earlier this year — sports a fresh face while running errands in L.A., October 8.
Liv Tyler takes advantage of some downtime in Primrose Hill a few days before attending Princess Eugenie's Oct. 12 wedding to Jack Brooksbank, in London, October 8.
They Stick To A List!
"It's easy to eat out or get something delivered in New York, but I think the kids enjoy it if it's cooked for them," says Naomi Watts (who shares Sasha, 11, and Kai, 9, with ex Liev Schreiber).
They Take Taxis To Get Around!
Brooke Shields is no stranger to New Yorkers' preferred mode of travel: She once made an appearance on Discovery's Cash Cab (Pictured in NYC, October 4).
They Stock Up On Food!
"Although grocery shopping can be fun, it can be quite intimidating as well," says Hilary Duff, who's expecting her first daughter with boyfriend Matthew Koma any day now (pictured in L.A., October 4).
"I kind of only really started caring about makeup and stuff recently," Madison Beer tells Us. "I'm not that great at all that stuff!" (Pictured in West Hollywood, October 2).
They Catch Up Over A Meal!
An incognito Ansel Elgort sports nail polish during a lunch date with a pal in the West Village in NYC, October 2.
No catering necessary! Will.i.am takes his own lunch with him in L.A., October 2.
Elizabeth Hurley works with Estée Lauder to light up the Empire State Building pink to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month in NYC, October 1.
"Part of the whole fun of making things is that it can be a hot mess as long as you just have an enjoyable time," Busy Philipps has said (pictured in NYC, September 27).
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis checked into their flight at LAX, September 27.
Kevin Hart put his best paddle forward at an event in NYC, September 27.
"Less is more when it comes to makeup," Eva Longoria has told Us (pictured in Queensland, Australia, September 22).
"We really just try to find as much to do as possible to stay active," Julianne Hough told Us of the philosophy she and husband Brooks Laich share, pictured in Newport Beach, CA, September 23.
Passerby got a load of Orange Is the New Black's Lea DeLaria on a laundromat trip in NYC, September 21.
Emma Roberts dropped some coin on a day of errands in Silver Lake, CA, September 21.
"I'm such a rarefied, elitist pig when it comes to eating clean, good food," Anthony Kiedis (over a basket of fries) has said.
They Pick The Best Peaches!
Rachel McAdams, who welcomed a baby boy in April with boyfriend Jamie Linden, made a farmers' market trip in L.A., September 18.
They Have Their Hands Full!
While pregnant Hilary Duff has said that son Luca, 6, "is into all the boy stuff, so everything is blue and green," she'll be toting pink and purple stuff soon enough.
They Pump Their Own Gas!
Kendra Wilkinson refueled ahead of a charity golf tournament in Santa Clarita, CA, September 17.
French Montana protected his nose during a beach day in Miami, FL, September 17.
They Go On Bike Rides!
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn jump-started their day with a cruise in Pacific Palisades, CA, September 15.
They Go On Doggie Duty!
Emily Ratajkowski took her pooch for a walk in SoHo in NYC, September 13.
Minka Kelly sported a fresh face while carrying a green juice in L.A., September 12.
They Blow On Their Coffees!
Chris Hemsworth made certain he wouldn't burn his mouth in London on September 14.
They Check Out Fresh Bread!
Prince Charles was surrounded by carbs at a local farmers' market in London on September 12.
They Pick Up Their Essentials!
An incognito Rachel McAdams bought wine and lettuce at the store in Los Angeles on September 11.
Shakira nibbled on potato chips at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA on September 9.
Pink dug deep into her lunch on her 39th birthday on September 8, in Auckland, New Zealand.
Kevin Jonas gave it his best swing at a back- to-school celebration in New Brunswick, NJ on September 7.
Sarah Hyland deposited money into a meter before heading into a spa in Studio City, CA, September 6.
Teen Wolf's Tyler Posey happily rode a two-wheeler to get around town in L.A., September 6.
Aziz Ansari got lost in Nico Walker's novel Cherry on a bench in the West Village in NYC, September 3.
Kourtney Kardashian and Larsa Pippen enjoyed the breeze at a local chili cook-off in Malibu, CA, September 2.
Meg Ryan walked and talked on a day of running errands in NYC, September 1.
Paula Patton struggled to get a handle on her groceries in L.A., September 1.
Channeling her inner child, Anne Hathaway played with a wand in Venice, September 1.
Donnie Wahlberg played catch on a break from filming Blue Bloods in NYC, August 29.
Michael Barrett did girlfriend Anna Faris a solid with a swift face wipe in L.A., August 29.
Julianna Margulies summoned a cab in Greenwich Village in NYC, August 29.
They Catch Up On Current Events!
During a break from filming NCIS: Los Angeles, Chris O'Donnell skimmed the sports section in L.A., August 23.
They Do The Heavy Lifting!
Judy Greer carried her packages out of the post office in L.A., August 22.
Cardi B celebrated her MTV VMA wins with a McDonald's cheeseburger in NYC, August 21.
They Shop At Farmers Markets!
On a grocery run, Johnny Galecki debuted a new goatee in L.A., August 20.
They Go On Shopping Runs!
Olivia Culpo left the market with a few essentials and flowers in West Hollywood, CA, August 18.
Willem Dafoe enjoyed a leisurely roll in The Hamptons, NY, August 17.
An incognito Rihanna picked up fast food on a trip to her native country in Bridgetown, Barbados, August 17.
Matt Damon prepared for impact on a rocky ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, August 17.
Pregnant Hilary Duff gave boyfriend Matthew Koma a taste of her cool snack in Malibu, CA, August 16.
Stephen Colbert carried a bunch of pies into a taping of The Late Show in NYC, August 15.
Emily Ratajkowski stared off into space during a lunch date in NYC, August 14.
They Pack Clothes In Garbage Bags!
Audrina Patridge carried belongings in a sack while moving in Irvine, California, August 13.
Ecofriendly Julianna Margulies toted her groceries around in a canvas bag in NYC, August 12.
They Pick Up Dry Cleaning!
Breckin Meyer carried a few of his freshly pressed clothes in L.A., August 10.
They Check Out Community Boards!
Alec Baldwin perused a local entertainment calendar while running errands in Amagansett, N.Y., August 6.
Ryan Seacrest got a mouthful of kebab on Live With Kelly and Ryan as Katie Lowes looked on in NYC, August 9.
They Go On Pet Duty!
No dog walker needed! Andy Cohen took Wacha for a stroll in NYC, August 6.
Ali Fedotowsky did her due diligence by reading the label at the grocery store in L.A., August 7.
They Bring Their Own Mats!
A chic Alessandra Ambrosio carried her yoga mat to a class in L.A., August 6.
Kendall Jenner picked up goodies at an electronics store in L.A., August 5.
Halle Berry struggled to read the screen on a parking meter in L.A., August 2.
They Rinse Off At The Beach!
Hugh Jackman took a quick shower following an ocean swim in Sydney, August 6.
Choë Grace Moretz looked less than enthused pushing her suitcases through the airport in Washington, DC, August 5.
They Return Their Shopping Carts!
Kristen Bell went makeup-free on a trip to the store in L.A., August 5.
Shawn Mendes practiced safety first on a jet-ski jaunt in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, July 30.
They Grab Snacks On The Go!
Lucy Hale picked up some fresh food during a coffee pit stop in Studio City, CA, July 31.
Chris Hemsworth went ziplining with his family on holiday in San Sebastian, Spain, July 30.
Katie Holmes scrolled through her phone and read a book on the subway in NYC, July 26.
They Buy Cases Of Beer!
While taking a call, Hank Baskett stocked up on some brews in Calabasas, CA, July 30.
Ashley Graham and husband Justin Ervin broke a sweat working out in the fresh air in NYC, July 24.
Christian Slater sipped an iced tea at the afterparty for his new movie, The Wife in L.A., July 23.
They Shop For Their Kids!
Kourtney Kardashian perused the racks while out with daughter Penelope in L.A., July 21.
Joe Jonas and fianceé Sophie Turner enjoyed a romantic excursion together in NYC, July 20.
They Eat Every Last Bite!
George Clooney cleared his plate of pasta during a break from filming Catch 22 in Sutri, Italy, July 20.
Jenna Dewan shared a glimpse of her toned tummy while putting money in a parking meter in West Hollywood, July 19.
They Eat The Cherry On Top!
Kristin Chenoweth treated herself to a milkshake for her 50th birthday in NYC, July 19.
A pregnant Kate Hudson filled up her tank before heading out on the road in Aspen, CO, July 19.
Becca Kufrin (right) and a pal were thrilled by Disneyland's California Adventure Park in Anaheim, CA, July 18.
Prince Charles inquired about special treats: cake with insects! — in Honiton, England, July 18.
Ben Stiller rocked shades during a ride through SoHo in NYC, July 16.
Elizabeth Olsen emphasized her words at lunch in Studio City, CA, July 11.
They Dress Down For Flights!
Scott Disick and Sofia Richie rocked their comfy clothes in transit in Mykonos, Greece, July 11.
Zoe Saldana and husband Marco Perego wasted no time digging into their meals in Rome, July 11.


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Understanding the Most Hated Woman on Reality TV
How Selling Sunset's Davina Potratz became a stand-in for our lockdown rage.
by : Amil Niazi- Sep 10th, 2020
Since the start of the pandemic, our collective need to be physically together, to commune, to connect and to gossip has been replaced with virtual gatherings. And once we tired of the Zoom parties and the frequent FaceTimes, that communion started to take place on social media. But rather than gossip about the friends and foes we couldn't see IRL, we turned our gaze to the characters on our screens. Despite the offerings of some prestige dramas like I May Destroy You or Normal People, we've tended to prefer real people to fictional ones. Bravo housewives and yachtie deckhands became the fodder for our digital water-cooler small talk. One show in particular enjoyed the benefit of our joy and ire, a previously banal entry into the reality kingdom that suddenly informed the Twitter zeitgeist, fuelling and firing up our cultural conversations.
Now in its third season, Netflix's Selling Sunset is ostensibly about a group of realtors in Los Angeles hawking multimillion-dollar properties on the city's west side. But unlike other real-estate-focused shows, like Million Dollar Listing, what makes it compelling is the extremely low-stakes drama surrounding the women of the Oppenheim Group. If Chrishell Stause is the show's star, all chunky highlights and pageant smiles, Christine Quinn is her natural foil, a tall, dramatically dressed glamazon who loves to say things like "I tell it like it is." And in contrast to both is the show's plodding villain, Davina Potratz.
The Oppenheim Group in Selling Sunset season two.
At the beginning of season one, Davina was a forgettable background character, someone who was most notable for dated business-casual outfits that felt out of place on a splashy show about hot, out-of-work actors posing as real estate agents. By the end of it, she managed to stand out for her catty comments about the authenticity of a colleague's engagement ring. But in season three, she cemented her status as the one you hate to hate. When Chrishell is dumped via text message by her husband, This Is Us actor Justin Hartley, the fabricated tension on the show suddenly becomes painfully real. A surprise and sudden divorce is not the kind of storyline most people angle for, so watching Chrishell's breakup play out made her instantly vulnerable and turned a previously milquetoast character into someone we passionately rooted for. So much so, in fact, that when Davina turned to Chrishell at the end of season three and implied there are two sides to every story, she instantly became the most hated woman on reality TV.
The memes and Twitter threads about her following the season finale are so full of vitriol and rage, it's tempting to think she divorced Chrishell herself. How did this otherwise benignly loathsome person suddenly become an avatar for our collective disdain? What goes into making a reality villain?
I reached out to Potratz to find out how it feels to be the poster child for reality rage and why she said what she said.
I try not to have expectations about the people I interview, but, admittedly, I expected something really different from who Davina seems to be on the phone. Of course, the artifice of scripted reality is hard to shake, and some of her words still feel prepared and rehearsed. When I ask about her age, a topic of considerable debate, she tells me that she never lies about her age but also that she doesn't want to reveal it.
Chrishell Stause
Yet I was ultimately charmed by her by the end of the call. In place of the stilted, almost comically villainous character from Selling Sunset, I find a warm, funny woman who's still trying to come to terms with how the person and the persona can be conflated by the public.
One of the earliest curiosities about Davina were her clothes in season one. She says that while filming the first season, she went to set in her work clothes, imagining that Selling Sunset was a workplace show like some of the other real estate reality on the air. Watching the season back, she realized just how starkly out of place she looked among the rest of the bandage- and slip-dress-wearing cast. "I was kind of taken off guard because I didn't really understand what I was getting into," she says. "I was used to dressing very professionally, as a corporate professional…. So imagine not knowing the concept of the show, working 40 hours a week, full-time and and doing the show. Then imagine getting judged solely on that, you know, as if nothing else exists."
But of course it wasn't the dowdy clothing that produced countless Reddit threads with titles like "Davina the gaslighter" and "Does anyone else hate Davina?"
"Chrishell is an actress, and Christine has an acting background as well. So they were much more versed. This is reality, but it's so helpful to be aware of expressions and big expressions, you know. And if you're not used to that, then when you see yourself [onscreen], you're like 'Okay, the big expressions are much more noticeable and engaging for the audience,'" she says, ruminating on why she's been perceived as the bad guy.
From left: Davina Portratz, Heather Rae Young, Christine Quinn.
In Chrishell, with her marital undoing, we found a perfect heroine into whom to pour our love, grief and pent-up emotion. As we neared month four of the pandemic that had upended our lives, what better place to store our anxieties and anger than in a gossipy drama unfolding in the glossiest manors, with perfectly blue skies and an unruptured real estate market as the backdrop.
In the same way that it felt like we'd all been dumped by Justin Hartley, when Davina dared to posit that there are "two sides to every story," it felt like she'd betrayed us all.
But is Davina – guilty of a catty 30-second sound bite clipped out of a long conversation with, at best, an acquaintance and, at most, a colleague – a bad person? Or just a bad fit for the black-and-white narratives we've come to expect from shows like Real Housewives and The Hills? Neither a perfect bombshell nor a bitch, she falls somewhere in between, perhaps ultimately a bit too real for the finely tuned constructs of reality TV.
"When my friends see articles calling me a horrible person, they honestly laugh," she says finally with a sigh. "That's just not how they know me at all."
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Wonder of Connectivity
Development of new connectivity can add immense value to an area. It not only provides opportunity to the developers to do more business but it also provides new options to end users. Best of all, it helps in containing the price rise of real estate in the main districts of a town.
The newly built bridge over Hindon river near sectors 121 and 119 in noida has reduced the distance of Greater Noida Sectors 1 and 4 from main noida to almost half. Because of the bridge, noida's connectivity has improved so much that the new area is termed as noida extension. Since then a number of developers in the area have launched apartments in the price range of Rs 9 lakh for 1BHK apartment to Rs 15 lakh for a 2BHK and Rs18 lakh for 3 BHK.
The distance of sector 1 and sector 4 of greator noida, where a number of townships are being developed, has reduced to about 11km from main market place, sector 18 in noida, because of the bridge. Earlier, the distance from sector 18 to the place was around 18km. The distance from main commercial centers like sectors 61 and sectors 62 too has come down to around 8km from the earlier 14km.
The new bridge has also added value to Crossings Republik, a township on around 350 acres of land being developed by a consortium of around 10 developers. In this township, a number of projects are near completion and possessions are likely to be given to the buyers in the next couple of months.
Before the construction of this bridge, one had to travel to reach areas via NH 24. Not only is the distance via NH 24 longer, but NH 24 also remains congested most of the time, and as a result homebuyers were reluctant to purchase these apartments in these areas.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to expand NH 24 to six lanes, which will further improve the connectivity to the trans- Hindon area. But the implementation will take time.
The new bridge on Hindon has come up on a 130 meter-wide connectivity road from South Delhi via a bridge over Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj.
If this road is completed and NH 24 is six laned, the connectivity to this whole area to delhi and Ghaziabad will further improve. The Crossings Republik, which is also just across the river, will be hugely benefited because of this new connectivity.
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Investing in wine doesn't need to be beyond anyone's reach if they follow the right strategy and, over the years, build up a portfolio that – when managed by experts – can deliver over the long term.
It is also an asset that, as I pointed out in my recent article about classic cars, has risen in value alongside other 'collectibles' such as art, jewellery, rare books and stamps. And those returns – unlike the underlying investment – are quite solid. So Knight Frank's Luxury Investment Index for 2017 flagged that fine wine delivered returns of 231% over a ten year period – and (as with cars) is ahead of many of the world's major stockmarkets. They have risen due to their limited supply – after all there is only one Château Lafite, by way of an example – and the ultra-low interest rates of the last 10 years.
However, it's also important to understand that as with any investments, past performance and prices are no guide to the future. This is especially the case with wines where two aspects have changed. The first change is that the wine makers of the very best wines have started to exert more control over the supply (and therefore pricing) of their own wines.
Meanwhile, the world famous wine critic, Robert Parker, is taking a far less active role in the annual 'en primeur' marketing of new Bordeaux wines – the result of which is that many consumers may be more selective in what they purchase or reluctant to buy as much as they might have done previously.
For me, the first step into the world of wine was in 2002 – actually the year I got married – when I bought wines from two vineyards in Bordeaux, Château Latour and Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. I bought these wines en primeur (newly produced) on the basis that they were wines which would last 20 or more years, and it was quite unlikely that I could afford to buy them in 20 years' time when they were fully mature.
These investments were made on the back of research. As with any investment, I knew it was important to gain some knowledge of which wines to buy and who I was buying the wine from. The right bonded storage is also essential as it first means the wine will be stored correctly (and therefore will be able to be more easily sold), and also means that I won't have to pay any export costs should my ultimate buyer be outside the UK. So, the highest fees you'd pay on such storage (£12 a case per year) are worth the price.
The 2002 vintage was then supplemented with decent allocations of the excellent 2005, 2009 and 2010 vintages of the same wines, which now represent the bulk of my 900 to 1,000 bottle collection.
The rationale for so much French wine is firstly because I generally only buy wines that I would be happy to drink. But secondly, because those wines should make the best investment. The brand – given much of the relatively new wealth in Asia is still discovering European wines – and the backing by every wine investment expert support this trend.
For those who feel Bordeaux is a little beyond their budgets, wines from Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Spain are also seen as more interesting to investors, given the hefty investment many winemakers have made into their vineyards in recent years, and the relatively lower prices compared to the equivalent wines from Bordeaux and Burgundy. However, wherever the wine is from, it is still important to pay for quality first and foremost.
The investment made by many vineyards in technology over recent years has gone a long way to ensure better quality and greater consistency across different vintages. The result of this is that some wines of younger vintages may be better than some of their older cousins.
Last but not least, new investors should make sure they are buying from a reputable buyer. The likes of Avery's Berry Bros & Rudd, Farr Vintners and the Wine Society have all been in business for a very long time and have extensive inventory, knowledge and expertise which is essential given the ever increasing number of fake wine scandals occurring. There are also a good number of newer, regional based firms such as Lea & Sandeman, The Vinorium and Yapp Brothers, all of whom are only too happy to advise and assist in the purchase and storage of high quality wines.
And if I was buying for drinking? My recommendations include Egly Ouriet Blanc de Noirs, in my view a serious champagne; Songlines Shiraz from the ex-chief winemaker at Penfolds Grange; Dogpoint Chardonnay, which is easily as good as £60 white burgundy but cheaper because of its New Zealand heritage; and Anthill Farms' Pinot Noir – one of the few US wines I have bought more than once!


This isn't baking but the recipe is so good I need to shout about it!
The problem with online supermarket shopping is you actually notice how much you are spending when you are stacking your trolley up with goodies, whereas in a bricks and mortar supermarket you don't really find out until you've already committed to buy it. I kept putting a new litre bottle of £20 Baileys Irish Cream in my virtual trolley, and then taking it out to save for a week when the rest of the shopping was cheaper (this never happens). Baileys always seems expensive for something that is only 17% alcohol.
Then as part of an ongoing thing I have going on with trying to buy ingredients rather than ready-made items as much as possible, I thought "Can I make it myself?" and I found a recipe at the BBC and thought it was worth checking out. Of course you still need to buy the Irish Whiskey to go in it (my "make it yourself" kick hasn't got as far as distilling whisky… hmmm). But you only add half a bottle of Jameson's. So only £11.50 of whiskey, plus £1 of single cream and £1.44 for a tin of condensed milk. That makes a bargain £14 for a litre of homemade Irish Cream. I'm not going to try and cost the extra bits of flavouring you add as well!
So a 30% discount over the ready made price isn't bad. But the bonus is that it tastes really, really, really good. It was in the back of my mind that it might taste like a cheap rip off version despite the good whiskey, but it actually gives you that fabulous homemade "Whoa! Why was I buying this rather than making it?!" kick that all the best home bakes, cakes and jams do. I will see how it keeps (the recipe says two months in the fridge) but I can't see myself buying the Baileys again.
I'm also thinking of how nice it would be to experiment with different flavours. I didn't have any Camp coffee to use this time so I'd like to try that. More chocolatey would be good obviously. Could you add vanilla pods to infuse? I've had ready-made rum cream liqueur before which was nice too. Lots of ideas.
A quick count up of the calories in it actually managed to give me a lower number than Baileys which surprised me, perhaps I need to double check on that. The homemade version works out to be slightly lower alcohol content and a bit thinner than Baileys though which may account for the difference.
Overall I am really very impressed and wish I'd thought of the idea of making my own years ago.
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Ever since games progressed beyond merely being dots on a screen, there has always been a certain tension between the extent to which they are entertainment and the extent to which they are an artistic medium.
Vane, an open-ended physics-based puzzle platformer from independent developer Friend & Foe, is in many ways one of the most artistic games I've ever played. As a piece of entertainment, its singular approach to game design causes problems – but there's something compelling about experiencing such a clear artistic vision. It feels like auteur game making, and Vane offers many of the pleasures of a well-crafted arthouse film.
In Vane, you'll alternate between playing as a shimmering black bird and a small child, each of which needs to negotiate the challenges of its environment to affect greater change. Generally speaking, the bird sections are more open and the child sections are more linear; early on, the bird swoops over a vast desert and the child tries to figure out a way of getting out of a cave.
Whichever you're playing as, you shouldn't expect much in the way of guidance. The decision that defines Vane is its resolute refusal to hold your hand in any way – the game simply dumps you into an environment and forces you to figure it out. If most games spoonfeed its players, Vane is – perhaps fittingly – more like starving in a desert and foraging for sustenance. To take this approach with a linear game would be one thing, but vast sections of Vane (like that desert, for example) are sparsely populated open worlds – so it's quite possible to spend hours flying around not really knowing what to do. It really is an artistic choice that blurs the line between genius and madness. It's simultaneously refreshing to play something that refuses to obey the standard rules of game design, and also undeniably frustrating, demonstrating just why those rules exist.
In the desert, for example, there's no map, no stark changes of scenery that help orient the landscape in your mind and, needless to say, no giant arrow pointing the way. There's simply an enormous expanse of sand to fly over, which is punctuated by cliffs and rusted metal structures that hint at previous civilisations. In short, there's a lot of white, yellow and brown and it's often hard to remember where you've been and where you need to go. Perhaps evoking this sense of frustration and confusion is the point, but it creates obvious issues in terms of an enjoyable gaming experience.
There are more basic mechanical issues, too. Playing as the child, the platforming and movement has a floaty imprecision which makes these sections more challenging than they really should be. There are also some rough edges graphically, with pop-in and minor frame rate issues occasionally marring what's generally a smooth experience.
Visually, there's a rough beauty to Vane that reflects how the studio is comprised of ex-AAA developers. The bird, for example, has been lovingly rendered, with flapping, shimmering wings and a real sense of speed when you zip close to the ground. There's something dreamlike about the way the game looks, with cliffs being masses of brown that look like they've been sculpted, moulded by some unseen hand. It's also presented in a cinematic letterbox aspect ratio, enhancing the almost sensuous pleasure of flying above the desert and helping to create Vane's distinctive overall look.
None of the problems break Vane, indeed the lack of guidance is what defines it, gives it its uniqueness and differentiates it from hundreds of other puzzle platformers. It's often a game that's easier to admire than actually play though; a challenging piece of art that makes almost everything else you've played seem like a spoonfeeding popcorn movie. The closest comparison is probably Jonathan Blow's The Witness, but even that gave more guidance than Vane and was far more linear, too.
Vane is a unique experience and for that in itself Friend & Foe should be applauded. As an artwork, it's compelling. But as a game, it's recommended with strings attached: this is a harsh, uncompromising world and you're going to need to struggle to survive.
Vane is available on PlayStation 4.


 Best Price on Gwada Kitesurf Camp in Sainte Anne + Reviews!
Located in Sainte-Anne, Gwada Kitesurf Camp has accommodations with free WiFi, seating area and flat-screen TV. The units have a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and an oven. A terrace with lake views is offered in every unit. The vacation home has a grill. A car rental service is available at Gwada Kitesurf Camp. Le Gosier is 12 miles from the accommodation. Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport is 16 miles away.


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Universal Orlando is 20 years old
Posted Friday, August 6, 2010 12:05 PM | Contributed by Jeff
Twenty years ago this summer, Universal Studios theme park opened its doors in Orlando. Universal Orlando didn't make a big fuss about the anniversary this year. It was busy launching a little thing called the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and it was probably hoping we'd all forget the early days of the park, which were plagued with dead-in-water attractions and long lines — by 1990 standards.
From the Orlando Sentinel:
Resort through the years (88 photos)
Islands of Adventure
Friday, August 6, 2010 12:12 PM
Some of those photos are pretty fascinating. I went shortly after they opened (the soft opening, at least) in 1990, and not again until late 2001. It was like a completely different place, and it felt like City Walk and the parking decks had simply always been there. Amazing what you can achieve when you plant fully grown trees.
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Corkscrew Follies
Friday, August 6, 2010 4:06 PM
I always get a kick out of it when somebody says the area will look really nice when the trees grow in at Cedar Point after they build something. Yeah to bad the trees take 20 years to grow in. I like you Jeff went to Universal the first year it opened then again like 7 years later and was impressed with the transformation.
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I was there the opening year. Crazy busy, long lines, Jaws not working. There are some interesting books about the race between Disney and Universal to build the studio parks. (Catastrophe Canyon being an answer to Earthquake and so forth.)
Intrestingly both of them got away from the "studio" aspect by large measure. Yet Universal Hollywood still does fine. I wonder if that was just a product of the land being more profitable as amusement attractions than as film production.
I'm trying to remember some of the "former" attractions. There was a Wild West Stunt Show and Ghostbusters occupied what is now Twister. There was a Lucille Ball tribute and something monster related where the Shrek theatre now is. Of course Mummy replacing Kong. (I enjoyed Kong more honestly.)
Oh, and there was actually a "tram" tour that we waited FOREVER for (which we thought might mimic the tram tour in Hollywood) but it was extremely disappointing. No surprise they got rid of that relatively quickly. I can imagine the discussion. "We have to have a tram tour, it is what people will expect." "Ok, well we will run a tram through these 3 or four streets and maybe through a soundstage and that will suffice."
Dud. Without Castrophe Canyon the Disney tram tour would be a dud too.
Universal Florida is still a little too thrill heavy for my young family but I imagine we will be spending some time there in a few more years.
Coasterfantom2
It's hard to believe its been that long already.
YoshiFan
I remember all the old shows from Nickelodeon filmed there in the early 90's and at the end it they showed the spinning globe and said "This show was filmed at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL." or something like that and how they would go out into the park for some of the show segments like on What Would You Do. When I finally got to the park in 1993 I was a little let down and I think I might have gone back in the late 90's but the last time was in 2003. Other than seeing Nickelodeon Studios in horrible shape with no shows being filmed and nothing really to see, I really liked the park a lot better on that later visit.
rollergator
I miss Hitch... for someone that's NOT a movie-buff by any stretch, Hitchcock was the guy who could draw me into a story and make me watch two hours of a movie.
Shrek was a good replacement, but I do kinda (knida?) wish something else had been lost instead. Overall, losing Kong for Mummy and BTTF for Simpsons are HUGE wins, and even though Rock'it may not have fulfilled all of its promise as a ride, it was a big addition to the park (at the expense of no other rides/attractions).
P.S. I've been asking for something to replace Jaws for over a decade now...."can it be bye-bye tiem for the big shark yet pleez?" ;)
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Saturday, August 7, 2010 7:25 AM
I refuse to go ever since they took out the Murder She Wrote attraction.
Saturday, August 7, 2010 2:01 PM
So does that mean you'll stay home watching reruns of Matlock, or is that on at 3:30 when you meet your friends at Denny's?
I thought it was Country Kitchen at 6am. By 3:30, he's asleep for the night.
robotfactory
Sunday, August 8, 2010 12:27 PM
The big news here isn't that Universal Orlando has been around for 20 years.
It's that 1990 was 20 years ago.
- Johnathan
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rollergator said:
On my initial visit to USF... I believe it was around maybe six months after it opened. maybe longer...(can't quite remember) ...my biggest disappointment was that the PSYCHO house...visible on the hill beyond a fence..was not a visitable attraction. Why bother constructing it if you're not gonna use it? Some one can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it ever opened as a "walk through attraction." The one cool thing was that the gift shop had Bates Motel washcloths and stationery. I used to send letters (remember those?) to my friends after cutting off the bottom line that said "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA," leaving only the Bates Motel imprint.
The amusement park rises bold and stark..kids are huddled on the beach in a mist
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Sunday, August 8, 2010 2:48 PM
robotfactory said:
1990 was 20 years ago.
Ouch! That hurt.
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kpjb/Jeff:
Thanks for bringing back memories of my mom. Through that period of time, Murder She Wrote and Matlock (as I called them, her M&Ms) along with Walker, Texas Ranger.. were the only network shows she liked and tried never to miss.
Lord Gonchar
Forgot about this (until now):
Win A Trip To The Grand Opening Of Universal Studios Florida
Why would somebody frame that? And why would I keep it...and put it on my website?
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Thursday, August 12, 2010 2:14 PM
Adorable King Kong plush toys! Hooray!
Saturday, August 14, 2010 1:39 PM
It amazes me how much its changed. I can remember parking the car about where Hard Rock is now. Anyone remember the old Hard Rock? Its still there!
I did notice it was still there. In fact, you can see it plain as day in this picture.


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iReview | THE FLASH (Classic Series) – Episode 16 "Deadly Nightshade"
Heading into the 30th Anniversary of "The Classic" television series The Flash ventured into primetime superhero territory and proved that thrilling storytelling along with special effects yielding a legacy worth reexamining.
It's nearly impossible now to imagine a primetime landscape that doesn't encompass a series based on a superhero property or fantasy fiction. The CW relies on an entire interconnected "Arrowverse" that features many of DC Comics most prominent players, including The Flash. Just wrapping up its Fifth Season after celebrating a 100th episode and venturing into the crossover epic "Elseworlds", Grant Gustin has protected Central City as its greatest hero, but recently ran into his 1990 alter-ego The Flash of Earth-90, 1990 that is.
On the heels of the success of Tim Burton's Batman WB sought avenues to get many of its other DC properties off the ground, including a primetime hour-long live-action series based on one of its most enduring commodities. The Flash starred John Wesley Shipp and premiered on CBS in 1990, and took on a darker and more muscled up approach to the retelling of the superhero's origin story. CSI investigator Barry Allen (Shipp) was expectedly struck by lightning and given his super speed, but he didn't immediately run head first into the role as his city's defender.
Though he's returned to form in several incarnations on the 2014 reboot of The Flash, as Henry Allen, the "Golden Age" Flash/Jay Garrick, Shipp most recently suited up to bring his 1990 Flash, the Barry Allen of Earth-90 into the multiverse of the "Arrowverse". A new threat is coming, a potential crisis that will test the mettle of our heroes — The Monitor has foreseen it, and he's deemed our heroes worthy. The Flash of Earth-90 traversed the multiverse to warn his Earth-1 counterparts about The Monitor's plan, but was "folded" away before he could join the fight.
John Wesley Shipp starred as The Flash in his CBS primetime series that premiered on September 20, 1990, almost 30 years ago, and ran for one season with total of 22 episodes. A critical hit, developed by Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo the series was for its time the most expensive live action series in production at WB, and just became a challenge to sustain; the network also kept moving the show's dedicated time slot around. That made it a bit of a challenge for The Flash to maintain its audience. Ultimately the show was cancelled. The final episode aired on May 18, 1991.
Case File: "Deadly Nightshade"
In the 16th episode of the season, the socialite granddaughter of a wealthy publishing mogul, Felicia Kane (played by Jeri Ryan) is being held for ransom by an urban radical militia. While in the midst of negotiating her release with the Central City Police Department, the group's hideout is attacked by a masked gunman using the name and the M.O. of the 50s era vigilante known as "Deadly Nightshade". As the salvo of gunfire is heard on the police phone, CSI investigator Barry Allen (John Wesley Shipp) listens closely as Julio Mendez determines the location of the lair.
With the room momentarily distracted, Allen takes the opportunity to race to the scene of the crime in his alter ego as the Scarlet Speedster, The Flash. He arrives in time to survey the carnage and finds Ms. Kane is shock. Later, Rebecca Frost (Denise Crosby) a psychologist, determines that the actions of vigilantes, like Deadly Nightshade and The Flash are to blame for the rise in crimes and the victims, like Ms. Kane, get caught in the crossfire. Frost's supervisor is Dr. Desmond Powell (Jason Bernard) and like Barry, he doesn't necessarily agree with the good doctor's assessment.
Powell has a unique insight into the matter; he was the original vigilante known as the Deadly Nightshade and doesn't take it kindly to the threat of an imposter, Curtis Bohannan (Richard Burgi) who is determined to carry out his own vendetta. Bohannan intends on assuming the secret identity of Central City's only hero and her intends on wearing a suit of armor to exact his form of justice. If he can take down The Flash, he will become unstoppable! The Flash and Powell team up, once again, to stop their common foe.
Best Parts
In classic comic-book fashion, the episode presents the brave and the bold pairing of the contemporary super speedster teaming up with his "Golden Age" mentor. Barry Allen first meets Desmond Powell's alter ego in the episode "Ghost in the Machine" establishing that The Flash wasn't Central City's first costumed hero. Barry reveals his secret identity to Desmond in this adventure, suggesting that the two would have crossed paths again. Powell's vigilante Deadly Nightshade appears to be pattered after an amalgamation of Golden Age DC Comics heroes.
The episode also begins to point in the direction that The Flash is being perceived as a "hero" — a crime fighter — working alongside the CCPD, and is not the danger that Rebecca Frost suggests, but someone that might inspire hope. Shipp has often eluded to the dynamic changes his costume went through during the season, and it is most evident in this episode that certain modifications to the suit were made to make it appear more streamlined and proportioned to Shipp's own physique. There's even a scene where The Flash pulls the cowl back while in Powell secret hideout.
Besides spotlighting two Star Trek alumni; Denise Crosby and Jeri Ryan both make impressionable appearances in this episode, "Deadly Nightshade" reveals how much promise and potential there was in The Flash and the possibilities that might have been had the series gotten a Second Season. When The Flash of Earth-90 appears in the prologue to this past season's crossover event "Elseworlds" he is the last man standing in what might have been an epic confrontation, but the battlefield is covered with costumed characters — a league that may have been in a Season 2.
John Wesley Shipp reprising his role as The Flash of Earth-90 in this season's crossover event "Elseworlds".
The Flash (Classic Series) | "Deadly Nightshade" (Season 1 | Episode 16) starring John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays and Alex Désert directed by Bruce Bilson written by John Francis Moore & Howard Chaykin and guest starring Jason Bernard with Richard Burgi and Denise Crosby. [Original Airdate: March 28, 1991]
The Flash (Classic Series) is available on the DC Universe subscription service and also on iTunes.
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Q: How would you integrate $\sin(1/x)$? I have found out that if i use u-substitution here's what i get :
$$\int ( \sin(u) ) \, dx$$
\begin{align*}
u &= 1/x = x^{-1}, \\
du / dx &= -x^{-2}, \\
dx / du &= -x^2,
\end{align*}
$$\int ( -\sin (u)x^2) \, du$$
$$= \text{?}$$
as you can see this cannot be equal to $\cos u$ because there is the term in $x$ as well. i know that we should generally divide by the derivative of the function but here the derivative is not a constant. my question is : what to do when the derivative is not a constant?

A: You can briefly continue by making the substitution $x^2=\frac{1}{u^2}$:
$$\int -\frac{\sin u}{u^2} du = -\int \frac{\sin u}{u^2} du$$
The only problem is that you won't be able to express $\int \frac{\sin u}{u^2} du$ using elementary functions.

A: Here are a few basic ways to integrate. I will use sine and cosine properties like their expansions. The first step uses integration by parts and a series expansion switching it and the integral by integrating term by term:
$$\mathrm{\int sin\left(\frac1x\right)dx=x\, sin\left(\frac1x\right)+\int\frac{cos\left(\frac1x\right)}{x}dx= x\,sin\left(\frac1x\right)+\int\frac1x\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n\left(\frac1x\right)^{2n}}{(2n)!}= x\,sin\left(\frac1x\right)+\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n}{(2n)!}\int x^{-2n-1}dx= C+x\,sin\left(\frac1x\right)+\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n\left(\frac1x\right)^{2n}}{2n(2n)!}}$$
This matches the main definition given for the Cosine Integral Ci(y). This means we have the special function closed form of:
$$\mathrm{\int sin\left(\frac1x\right)dx=C+ x\,sin\left(\frac1x\right)-Ci\left(\frac1x\right)}$$
There is also a way to use a sine series right away without integration by parts:
$$\mathrm{\int sin\left(\frac1x\right)dx=C+ x\,sin\left(\frac1x\right)-Ci\left(\frac1x\right)=\int\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n\left(\frac1x\right)^{2n+1}}{(2n+1)!}dx=C-\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n}{2n(2n+1)!x^{2n}}}$$
Here is a beautiful complex plot of the function. Please correct me and give me feedback!

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I am not sure I'd quite agree with Spotify "using" the App Store to "dramatically" grow their business without making any contributions to the "marketplace". What they mean is using the App Store and not paying Apple for that privilege. Also the jab making "ever-smaller" contributions to the artist, is a separate issue all together and not the point of this particular argument. It's a valid argument, just not this one.
The only time we have requested adjustments is when Spotify has tried to sidestep the same rules that every other app follows.
Mmm. That every app follows. 🤔 What about Apple Music? Does it go through the same app approval process?
Oh, you left out the part where the purchase system is the only option. Against the rules to link out the any other option Against the rules to even mention having any other products of any kind that is not purchased directly through the in-app system. This is explicably user hostel on Apple's part. Why aren't talking about Google's Play Store because you can link to, mention, advertise other tiers and products in your app. That's the point, there are options. Look at Netflix if you download the app, and don't have an account, there is nothing for the user to do. They can't sign up, they don't have a clue what to do, or where to go. That is not a good user experience and wholly on Apple and their imposing rules.
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Wilford School is a full primary school situated in Petone, Lower Hutt. It caters for students in Years 1 to 8. At the time of this review, 27% of students identified as Māori and 10% as of Pacific heritage.
Within the school two full immersion classes cater for students in Years 1 to 6. Ngā Puāwai Whānau base their programme on Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Student progress and achievement is assessed against Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori.
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Port Weller Dry Docks was a shipbuilder on the Welland Canal at the Lake Ontario entrance. The shipbuilder was founded in 1946 and the site was initially owned by the Government of Canada for storage purchases. The shipyard expanded to include ship repair, and reconstruction work. In 1956, the drydock was sold to the Upper Lakes Shipping Company, which began the construction of vessels at the site. The shipyard twice went insolvent, most recently in 2015. Port Weller Dry Docks was used to build, refit and repair cargo vessels.

History
Following the boom of shipbuilding on the Great Lakes during the Second World War, the Muir Dry Dock was closed down at Port Dalhousie, Ontario and operations were moved to the east side of the Welland Canal at Port Weller, Ontario in 1946. The drydock, opened in 1947, was initially owned by the Government of Canada and was used to store gates, lock valves, and gate-lifting vessels. The new site was considered an improvement over the Muir Dry Dock due to its location above Lock 1, which eliminated the need for pumps to fill or empty the dry dock. The yard was expanded to include ship repair and reconstruction work and employed 500 by 1950. In 1956, the yard was sold to the Upper Lakes Shipping Company. Under their management, the shipyard began to construct vessels of different types, such as bulk carriers, tankers, tugboats, scows, barges, car ferries and icebreakers. The Port Weller Dry Docks expanded its activities with the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in the late 1950s. By the 1990s, the Port Weller Dry Docks was the lone Great Lakes shipyard in operation in Canada.

It was sold to Canadian Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd. but later became insolvent. The shipyard was reacquired by Upper Lakes Group in 2007, along with a dockyard in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The company reorganized the shipyards, and other endeavours in Hamilton and Port Colborne, Ontario into a new division named Seaway Marine & Industrial Incorporated. They renamed the facility Seaway Marine and Industrial Limited, but the firm went bankrupt in 2013, resulting in the closure of the shipyard and loss of jobs. The yard was used briefly in 2015 by Algoma Central to perform maintenance work on self-unloading bulk carrier  and was leased by Saint Lawrence Seaway (current owner of the facility). The site is operated by Heddle Marine on behalf of St. Lawrence Seaway. In 2017,  arrived to overwinter at the site.

Ships

Ships built at this facility include:

Refits
Port Weller Dry Docks also refitted existing ships. In 1980, the Upper Lakes Group had their bulk carrier St. Lawrence Navigator extensively rebuilt by the shipyard, giving the vessel a new bow section, a new bow thruster and expanding the vessel to seawaymax dimensions. In 2003, the yard refitted the museum ship . In 2012–2013, the refits of the Canadian Coast Guard ship  and the destroyer  were also done by the yard.

References

Shipbuilding companies of Canada
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2-3Call together the twelve tribes of Israel and tell the leader of each tribe to write his name on the walking stick he carries as a symbol of his authority. Make sure Aaron's name is written on the one from the Levi tribe, then collect all the sticks.
4Place these sticks in the tent in front of the sacred chest where I appear to you. 5I will then choose a man to be my priest, and his stick will sprout. After that happens, I won't have to listen to any more complaints about you.
6Moses told the people what the LORD had commanded, and they gave him the walking sticks from the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron's from the Levi tribe. 7Moses took them and placed them in the LORD's sacred tent.
8The next day when Moses went into the tent, flowers and almonds were already growing on Aaron's stick.17.8-10: He 9.4. 9Moses brought the twelve sticks out of the tent and showed them to the people. Each of the leaders found his own and took it.
10But the LORD told Moses, "Put Aaron's stick back! Let it stay near the sacred chest as a warning to anyone who might think about rebelling. If these people don't stop their grumbling about me, I will wipe them out." 11Moses did what he was told.


Eurostar was a joint venture operation for running fast trains in the Channel Tunnel under the British Channel. It was founded by the state railway companies of France, Belgium and the United Kingdom as a joint venture. After privatisation of UK rail traffic, the UK part was transferred to a company called London and Continental Railways. Eurostar operated as a joint venture 1994-2009 and has ever since been an independent international train operator of its own. Its main starting points are London St. Pancras, Paris Gare du Nord and Brüssel Midi / Brüssel Zuid. Other served stations extend all the way to Marseille in the south of France. Eurostar's fleet consists of 27 of class 373/1 (e300) sets, based on French TGV technology, plus 17 of the new class 374 Siemens Velaro trains also known as e320.
This picture, taken through a safety glass at Paris Gare du Nord shows three of the older class 373 sets. This model was built by the French company GEC Alsthom at its sites in La Rochelle (France), Belfort (France) and Washwood Heath (Britain) and by Brugeoise et Nivelles (BN, now part of Bombardier Transportation) in Brugge (Belgium). The typical trainset is called "Three Capitals" and it is a remarkably long train consisting of 20 coaches. There are also shorter, 16 cars long sets called "North of London", which were intended as the name applies, for across the Channel tunnel traffic extending far inland into the British isles north of London, but this service never materialised. Some of these sets were subsequently used by the French SNCF in French inland traffic. For pictures, see this archive railpics.club -> France -> TGV.
All the trains in this picture are "Three Capitals" sets in their first (older) livery. Pictre from Paris Gare du Nord 27.1.2008 by Sanna Siissalo.
This is the brand new Eurostar. It is a Siemens Velaro, based on the earlier German ICE3 Baureihe 407. Eurostar calls it e320. In contrast with the older trains which were further developments of French TGV trains and which only had locomotives or power cars at each end, the Velaro has engines spread around all of the train. The Eurostar Velaro is a 16 coach long train, 400m long, with a power output of 16 MW (!!) and capable of driving under 25 kV AC, 15 kV AC, 3 kV DC as well as 1,5 kV DC. It has space for 902 passengers. Top speed is 320 km/h. Picture from Paris Gare du Nord station 20.10.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.
Another one of the new Velaros seen through a somewhat dirty safety glass window. Picture from Paris Gare du Nord station 20.10.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.


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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, Part 3
rulers. We repeat, we are not talking of the present government here with any party feeling ; we can see their faults as well as anybody, but we would even conceal them at present, because we are sure that, in enforcing a necessary taxation, they only do that without which the country cannot exist. If they have given pledges and made promises, they will doubtlessly redeem the one and fulfil the other; but let them wait until they can be called upon so to do constitutionally in parliament, and do not let a faction of turbulent and dissatisfied men and it generally occurs that the most violent anti-tax payers are people who never paid a direct tax in their lives) thwart and embarrass the ministry by a resistance which, we have no hesitation in saying, is at once weak and wicked.
We do not venture upon the province of theatrical criticism in our commentaries, but really the gigantic undertaking of managing the two great houses by one hand deserves a word or two, rather under the head of " wonderful fortitude," than in a classification of dramatic memoranda.
Providence has given us two eyes; so that if one should be poked out by any accident, we may yet see with the other. So government gave London two winter theatres, not, perhaps, with the providential forethought, that if one were burnt down the public might use the other, but, as it seems to us, that they might emulate and stimulate each other to great exertions for popular edification and amusement; and it is quite certain that theatrical matters were never in such a flourishing state as when there were two distinct companies of actors, and when what is called the monopoly was in full force. Colman's " John Bull," and Sheridan's " Pizzaro," produced to the rival theatres, nearly about the same period, not less than fifty thousand pounds each. Where then was the great mart of talent?--it concentrated in what Mr. Spring, the boxbook and housekeeper, called " the Lane" and " the Garden," and blazed away in public splendour and private respectability, unknown the moment that playhouses sprang up like pumpkins, and scattered theatrical ability all over the courts and alleys of the metropolis.
The two great eyes,--to carry on the allegory,--got weaker and weaker every year till at last the speculation in either became very bad indeed. Mr. Bunn is endeavouring to cure the ophthalmia by taking both under his control; and as far as having them both he is, perhaps, wise ;-in opening both, we think he is not, -unless he considers it right for the name of the thing, that both the patent theatres should exist.
It is clear to us, as a matter of profit, he would best succeed if he closed one altogether. A sportsman always shuts one eye when he means to make his shot tell; and, as far as the playhouses are concerned, it seems the most absurd piece of pains-taking to find Mr. King acting Rolla at the " Lane" one night, and the next playing Alexander at the " Garden"-a Mrs. Sloman (who they say is a very fine actress) practising the pathetic at the "Garden" on Monday, and doing the sentimental in the " Lane" on Tuesday. Select one house say Covent Garden, because we believe it the larger-jam into it all the dignity, sentiment, pathos, pantomime, comedy, farce, and interlude to be got; stuff it like a turkey at Christmas, and shut up Old Drury. As it is, neither house is ever half full; then one might be crowded, and the moment the public ascertained that it was inconveniently crowded, and that there was not a box to be had to see Mrs. Sloman act, or hear Miss Inferiority (or whatever the young lady's name is) sing, they would all conspire to squeeze each other, and the string of hackney-coaches would reach half up Long Acre,
For an enlargement upon the question of the majors and minors we have no room this month-we may have next; but we must just observe, that the acting of Mrs. Yates in a domestic drama (as it is termed) called "Grace Huntley," at the Adelphi, is just as near perfection as anything on a stage can be. She is a Garrick in petticoats, and symmetrical as her figure is, we hope never to see her in any thing else. If Mr. Reeve would act his fun in sober sadness, he would really be a good player; but, like another and a much greater mime," the drink," as old Mrs. Hamlet says in the play, has exactly the opposite effect upon his fun that he wishes it to have; it makes him dull, stupid, and unintelligible.
Mathews's gallery at the Queen's Bazaar has closed; its exhibition, and its complete failure in attraction, shows, in a most curious manner, the value of a shilling in the estimation of man and womankind. While these very pictures were in his own house, huddled higgledy-piggledy in a small, narrow gallery, every body was dying to see them; half the lords in the creation and of their ladies, all the sages and even saints were on the qui vive to get a peep at Mathews's pictures. Here have they been better arranged than they ever were before, seen to infinitely greater advantage, and not ten people a day have been to look at them. To be sure, in going to Mathews's house, besides paying nothing for admission, the visiters were sure to experience the effects of his generous hospitality-and a more liberal man does not exist--the cold collation was an invariable result of the warm reception; and it may be, as is the case with some connoisseurs, that the "plates" were a greater attraction than the " pictures." Be that as it may, it is certain that the absolute neglect of the collection, valuable as it is, in many instances, from the intrinsic value of the portraits, but in all from the peculiarity and exclusiveness of its character, has established the importance of twelve pennies in the public mind, and, what is more mortifying to a zealous friend of the craft, the entire absence of any interest about theatrical matters in general society.
The Garrick Club, recently established in King Street, Covent Garden, have been in treaty with Mr. Mathews for the entire collection. Should they agree upon terms, they propose building a room for its reception. We can conceive no destination so suitable--none so secure as to its remaining unbroken. No private individual could or would buy the portraits of four or five hundred actors. The collection, if brought to public sale, would be weeded of the good pictures, and eventually scattered and destroyed, which, after nearly thirty years' labour in the concentration of them, would be too bad. At this Garrick Club they would be deposited entire, and remain in the most suitable locale imaginable. We hope the bargain will be concluded, because we are sure it would be desirable to preserve the "Gallery" as it is, and pretty nearly certain that it would be the best bargain for Mr. Mathews himself.
" ALIENA NEGOTIA CENTUM."-Horat.
To the Editor of the New Monthly Magazine. SIR,-On passing through Berkhampstead the other day, I naturally sought for the little quiet vicarage in which Cowper was born-a drawing of which met my eye in the pretty parlour of pretty Miss Page of the King's Arms Inn. With deep grief and indignation I learnt that a Vandal named Crofts, the present vicar, pulled it utterly down about three years ago, and raised a mass of brick and mortar in its place. Sir, this act should be made public, in order that public scorn may recompense the bad taste and bad feeling of the parson who did it. If you think so, give this note a corner in your excellent Magazine. Sir, Yours,
LL.D. .
[From a batch of " Merry Poems" we select the following; but the writer must do better next time.]
LOVE'S ALAS!
" The course of true love never did run smooth."'
Th' unluckiest lover sure am I
That ever penned a sonnet,
Or eulogized a lady's eye,
Or tied a lady's bonnet.
And what is worse, my case is one
That hath no parallel
In Cupid's calendar. There's none
E'er loved so ill—so well!
Perhaps you'll think Louise is crusty--
Or else too young-or I
A bachelor, grown old and fusty,
Less fit to wed than die.
Or, perhaps, you'll think my goddess slily
Some one else caresses;
Or that papa has treated drily
Me and my addresses.
Yet no: I am but twenty-one;
The nymph not quite so aged;
Moreover, I'm an only son,
And she quite disengaged.
As for papa and ma, I'm sure
They'll never rant and rave,
Because I know they're both secure, .
And quiet-in the grave.
Neither is't absence mars my lot;
Nor illness, which is worse;
Nor yet that wedlock's antidote,
Yclept an empty purse.
Then what, you'll ask,--what can it be,
l' the name of love and wonder,
That keeps my sweet Louise and me.
So wrongfully asunder?
This—this the cause of all my woes-
Woes that no tears can quench !
She not a word of English knows,
And I not one of French.
CRITICAL NOTICES. A Treatise on those Disorders of the Brain and Nervous System usuall
considered and called Mental. By David Uwins. Our planet has been called the Bedlam of the system. If it be so, how pleasing to observe the more convalescent of the patients strenuously devoting their skill and attention to the alleviation, or at least the solace, of their common malady! And how admirable the dispositions with which Providence has fitted up this beauteous hospital of incurables ! What endless varieties of grace and sublimity to breathe peace and gladness to the diseased soul, and to prepare, by the gentlest, but most healing of disciplines, the human maniac for that better condition where Reason will have nothing to fear from the rabble of vices and passions that have dethroned her in the present!' Viewing the matter in this light, we may consider our external world but as a series of remedial processes, or rather palliatives, to assuage our several lunacies,-its glades of verdure-the breeze, the brook, and the sweet music they discourse-the
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Avapiduos yeaucouce; those summer-smiles of the ocean-all the charms and spells that Nature flings around us,—the whole earth, in short, but as a vast elaboratory, where the medicines are mixed and compounded.
But our vocation restricts us to the prosaic side of the question. We are not all so mad as Dr. Haslam thinks; and his remark, that "there is no individual of a sound mind," is an epigram, not an aphorism. Insanity, thank God, is an excepted case in the book of our existence;-a parenthesis only, that interrupts and suspends its context; and our friend Haslam knows it as well as we do, for an unsound is a morbid state of mind. That which is morbid implies a change: whereas, if our minds were unsound in their primary structure, insanity would be a symptom, not a change. There is nothing like bringing these gentlemen, who deal in strong expressions, now and then to book. But our business is with Dr. Uwins, whose Treatise we unfeignedly think is the best which the subject has yet called forth. He treats it as a gentleman and a scholar: if technical occasionally, it is from necessity, and the penury of our language in medical terms;-above all, he affirms nothing but from a copious induction of particulars. But why busy himself about a definition of madness, or about the definitions of Darwin and Brown? Why not enter at once upon the subject, without detaining himself and his readers in the useless antechamber of a definition ? Insanity is too multiform in character, and too volatile in essence, to endure the chains of a definition. If you extend your definition, it becomes description; and, as definition is forbidden to enumerate, it is quite clear there can be no definition of insanity. Dr, Uwins with his « erroneous conception," Darwin with his "excess of active volition," will not help us. As for erroneous conception, we need not remind our accomplished author that the most sound and accurate conception frequently leads to those entangled problems and wild eccentricities of conduct which are the ordinary phænomena of madness. Erroneous conception, supplying volition with motives that render its exercise unsafe to the individual and to society, comes somewhat nearer the mark. Yet how much must be implied, and how much omitted, in such a definition! It says nothing of that necessary ingredient of madness-a too hurried process of association ;-that frontier-line at which an ardent imagination ends, and a disordered intellect begins. We could have wished, also, that he had let phrenology alone; for it grieves us to see him struggling, like Sinbad, with a load of materialism on his back enough to sink or strangle him. A medical reasoner, who argues from cerebral conforma. Nov.-VOL. XXXIX. NO. CLV.
tion, must treat insanity, not as a disease to be cured, but an evil to be borne. The usual doctrine of mind will answer his purpose quite as well; and it is a rule in philosophizing not to call in more causes than are required to account for a given effect. The crusaders were as mad as March hares; but, admitting Peter the Hermit to have been determined by a projection of the cerebral mass to the freaks of folly and superstition which turned Europe and Asia upside down, was the same organic disposition likely to exist amongst the thousands and tens of thousands, as mad as himself, that flocked to his standard ?
The truth is, unpalatable as it is to the pride of human philosophy, these problems must for ever remain unsolved; their solution implying a total change in the moral constitution of our nature. It were a more useful as well as a more modest procedure to limit our inquiries to the pathology of the disease, with a view to establish a correct mode of treating patients who are labouring under this awful visitation; and although to medical students we strongly recommend the profound remarks of Dr. Uwins on the pathological conditions or proximate causes of the malady, his chapters on the Prospects of Recovery, and the Preventives of the disease, contain good sense and sound reasonings of universal application. And when our author quits the dry and, we fear, barren soil of nosological disquisition for a series of strong-minded expostulations upon the duty " of being satisfied with cheaply-bought pleasures," of keeping the nerves " alive to pleasurable, and dead to painful sensations," " of cultivating self-respect," and, as a precaution against religious insanity, which is a frequent and melancholy phasis of the disease, urging us to bear in mind. " that piety is not measured by' ardent feeling, or by an ascetic abstinence from the pleasures of existence," he speaks in the lofty and convincing tone of a moral philosopher, whose lessons derive resistless authority from a profound knowledge of man and his unhappy nature.
But it is to the treatment of the disease that all reasonings ought to be subservient, to be worth a farthing; and it is delightful to see what rapid strides have been made in this interesting branch of therapeutics. The most signal improvement is the growing disposition on the part of the directors of public hospitals and of private establishments to prevent the exhibition of the patients to gratify a wanton curiosity. Bedlam was at one time one of the fashionable sights of London. Ben Jonson makes Sir John Daw, in the " Silent Woman,' escort the ladies to it as a regular morning lounge; and even so late as 1784, when Mackenzie published his " Man of Feeling," that pleasing writer begins one of his chapters thus :« Of those things called sights in London, which every stranger is supposed desirous to see, Bedlam is one. To that place, therefore, an acquaintance of Harley's, after having accompanied him to several other shows, proposed a visit." But the author puts into the mouth of Harley his own good sense upon the subject :-"I think it an inhuman practice to expose the greatest misery with which our nature is afflicted to every idle visitant who can afford a trifling perquisite to the keeper; especially as it is a distress which the humane must see with the painful reflection that it is not in their power to alleviate it."
The Duchess of Berri in La Vendée. By General Dermoncourt. Pauvre Madame! The most rigid English prude-(we say English, as the prude English is the prude par excellence) must feel interest in, and compassion for, the fate of this illustrious but unfortunate lady. Of a right royal line-the widow of a Bourbon-the mother of a prince-she has struggled with difficulties and privations like a heroine; and had she lived in the gallant days of chivalry, a thousand-ay, ten thousand-swords would have leaped from their scabbards to aid a cause wild and impracticable as the one she engaged in, for only her own sweet sake. Much and deeply as


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