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Recherche, innovation, publications >
Research and Innovation centre
ICiMa Circus and Puppet Innovation Chair
Lines of inquiry and research projects
Research Residencies
PAM, portail des arts de la marionnette
Symposia, study days, conferences
Ordering publications
Out of print publications
Dynamism and excellence in research are other territories where knowledge and recognition of puppetry arts come into play. As such, alongside its Training activities, since 2012 the Institut International de la Marionnette has been developing a Research and Innovation Centre. Its function is to coordinate activities concerning cultural heritage, research, and publication.
The Institute has developed a programme of support for research by coordinating an international network of researchers, maintaining a scientific watch, organising research residencies and experimental laboratories, bestowing grants and organising seminars and international symposia.
By paying particular attention to the support of young researchers, it is preparing the research of tomorrow.
The Institute has also developed its own research policy. While complementary to academic research institutions, its objectives are defined in relation to needs identified in a dialogue with the artistic and professional world.
As such, priority is given to:
puppet history, particularly through the study of the archives and collections assigned to it
the study and history of pedagogical processes and approaches to transmission in puppetry arts training
theoretical, applied, and artistic research projects within the framework of the ICiMa Chair
In order to carry out its work, which it develops with a view to interdisciplinary dialogue and international openness, the Research Centre is mobilising methods and tools that digital humanities approaches offer today.
It produces repositories and datasets which are gradually being opened in the Portail des Arts de la Marionnette, and initiates or collaborates with publications, scientific mediation tools and exhibitions.
Through the different activities of this pole, the Institute wishes to encourage fundamental research on the arts of puppetry, foster the process of artistic creation, reinforce the links between the communities of research and those of creation, and share these approaches with the public.
The Research & Innovation Centre consists of a team of researchers and documentalists,
completed by outside collaborators (photographers, videographers and software developers). It relies on a scientific committee composed of members involved in research, cultural heritage and artistic creation, and on its network of partners (research centres, museums, libraries, etc.).
SHARING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS of research
The Institute at the World Puppet Theatre Festival (17-26 Sept. 2021)
For this season's festival, particular attention will be paid to the work aiming at developing a materials library and a lexicon for the puppetry arts ,…
Marionames - Board game by association of ideas
Atmosphere game designed and animated by the Research & Innovation Centre / ICiMa chair - freely inspired by Codenames, to discover the words of the puppet arts.


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Humorous Zen
Here lies games and other Zen Threads for the USS Zealous
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by Zania Jaarda » Tue Oct 14, 2003 9:02 pm
"My biggest regret in life is that I didn't hit John Denver in the mouth while I had the chance."
"Once you're dead you're made for life."
"Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a peeing toad."
"All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff."
"I spent many years laughing at Harry Secombe's singing until somebody told me that it wasn't a joke."
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by Zania Jaarda » Wed Oct 15, 2003 1:09 am
"There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad."
"If it sells, it's art."
"Salvador Dali seduced many ladies, particularly American ladies, but these seductions usually consisted of stripping them naked in his apartment, frying a couple of eggs, putting them on the woman's shoulders and, without a word, showing them the door."
"This is either a forgery or a damn clever original."
Frank Sullivan
"Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilsed."
"Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea."
"An amateur is someone who supports himself with outside jobs which enable him to paint. A professional is someone whose wife works to enable him to paint."
"When having my portrait painted I don't want justice, I want mercy."
Billy Hughes
"The art galleries of Paris contain the finest collection of frames I ever saw."
Humphrey Davy
"I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and a Stradivarius. Unfortunately, Rembrandt made lousy violins and Stradivarius was a terrible painter."
"Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60."
"Who among us has not gazed at a painting of Jackson Pollack's and thought: What a piece of crap?"
Rob Long
"A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso."
AP Herbert
"Rembrandt painted 700 pictures. Of these, 3,000 are still in existence."
Wilhelm Bode
"Abstract art is the product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered."
"Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be."
"Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it."
"Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic."
"Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course."
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."
"An acquaintance is someone we know well enough to borrow from but not enough to lend to."
"An ambassador is a person who, having failed to secure an office from the people, is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country."
"A violin is the revenge exacted by the intestines of a dead cat."
Peace (n): In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.
"Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate."
"All are lunatics, but he who can analyse his delusions is called a philosopher."
"A grave is a place where the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student."
"Love is temporary insanity curable by marriage."
Saint (n): A dead sinner revised and edited.
"An archbishop is an ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a bishop."
"The report of my death was an exaggeration."
"They spell it Vinci and pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce."
"The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money."
"Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet."
"You can tell German wine from vinegar by the label."
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he'd learned in seven years."
"Last week I stated that this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister and now wish to withdraw that statement. "
"What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce."
"Wagner's music is better than it sounds."
"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times."
"Those who can do, those who can't teach."
"Only Lawyers and mental defectives are automatically exempt for jury duty."
"England and America are two countries divided by a common language."
"My reputation grows with every failure."
"When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty."
"Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability."
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."
"I was always unlawful; I broke the law when I was born because my parents weren't married."
"Assassination is the extreme form of censorship."
"I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet."
"You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is."
Ellen DeGeners
"Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac."
"I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?"
"There is one thing I would break up over and that is if she caught me with another woman. I wouldn't stand for that."
"I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own."
"The Stones, I love the Stones. I watch them whenever I can. Fred, Barney..."
"First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down."
"The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with."
"We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture."
"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"
"For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off."
"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.' "
"USA Today has come out with a new survey: Apparently three out of four people make up 75 percent of the population."
"Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches."
"Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps."
"If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either."
"I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets."
Dave Edison
"Did you ever walk in a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives."
"Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there. I think if you've got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn't your biggest problem.Maybe you should get rid of the body before you do the wash."
"A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree."
"Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff."
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die."
"I played a lot of tough clubs in my time. Once a guy in one of those clubs wanted to bet me $10 that I was dead. I was afraid to bet."
Henry Youngman
"I once heard two ladies going on and on about the pains of childbirth and how men don't seem to know what real pain is. I asked if either of them ever got themselves caught in a zipper."
"Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time."
"I'm so unlucky that if I was to fall into a barrel (with women) I'd come out sucking my thumb."
Freddie Starr
"How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven."
"My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden."
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest."
"Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife."
"Marry me and I'll never look at another horse!"
"A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke."
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
"Why was I with her? She reminds me of you. In fact, she reminds me more of you than you do!"
"Women should be obscene and not heard."
"Either he's dead or my watch has stopped."
"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members."
"I must confess, I was born at a very early age."
"I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."
"Room service? Send up a larger room."
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception."
"A man's only as old as the woman he feels."
"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know."
"If I held you any closer I would be on the other side of you."
"I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury."
"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"
"Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted."
"A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five."
"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."
by Zania Jaarda » Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:16 am
"It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens."
From 'Death' 1975.
"There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?"
"Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons."
From 'Without Feathers' 1976.
"I failed to make the chess team because of my height."
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it through not dying."
"I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch."
"Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off."
"A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?' 'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.'"
"It's strange, isn't it. You stand in the middle of a library and go aaaaagghhhh' and everyone just stares at you. But you do the same thing on an aeroplane, and everyone joins in."
"He said 'I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library. I thought, "That's a turn-up for the books."
"And the back of his anorak was leaping up and down, and people were chucking money to him. I said 'Do you earn a living doing that?' He said 'Yes, this my livelihood.'"
"So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me "Can you give me a lift?" I said "Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.'"
"You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.'"
"So I went to the dentist. He said "Say Aaah." I said "Why?" He said "My dog's died.'"
"So I rang up a local building firm, I said 'I want a skip outside my house.' He said 'I'm not stopping you.'"
"So I was in my car, and I was driving along, and my boss rang up and he said 'You've been promoted.' And I swerved.
And then he rang up a second time and said "You've been promoted again. And I swerved again.
He rang up a third time and said 'You're managing director.' And I went into a tree.
And a policeman came up and said 'What happened to you?'
And I Said 'I careered off the road.'"
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Irnest Kaplan: Dimension Data has nothing to do with EOH
Nastech vs Pinnacle, the similarity between EOH and Dimension Data, and why they're hopeful, but not shooting out to buy Gijima shares any time soon, the Managing Director of Kaplan Equity Analysts Irnest Kaplan, Alec and Gugu survey and discuss the SA Informations and Communication Technology sector in South Africa in this interview, reviewing its performance in 2014 and scoping out where you should put your money, if you were inclined. -CH
GUGULETHU MFUPHI: You're still watching Power Lunch. Irnest Kaplan, the Managing Director of Kaplan Equity Analysts joins us now in the studio to give us a review of the South African Information and Communication Technology Sector, otherwise known as ICT. Irnest, good to have you as always. Let's perhaps start with the review of 2014 and some surprise winners, when it comes to investments there.
IRNEST KAPLAN: Thanks very much. Yes, it's interesting. Every year (I don't know why) you pick December as the period, I guess, just because that's the calendar year. You kind of look back and you say 'well, which shares did very well' and which shares didn't do well' and there are certainly some surprises. For example, during the last year, we saw Nastech doing much better than rival Pinnacle. In previous years, Pinnacle had done extremely well. It rocketed ahead and was always the out-performer in that hardware side of the game, and so the surprise was the other way around this year. Then you obviously have companies such as EOH that did very well and continues to do so.
ALEC HOGG: But was it a surprise? Pinnacle hit all kinds of reputational issues.
IRNEST KAPLAN: Alec, it was a surprise in that at the beginning of last year (or before all those reputational issues started), I would not have said that they would have encountered those. From that perspective, it was a surprise. It certainly wasn't a surprise that once they hit those issues the share price was hit, quite hard and hasn't quite recovered. In fact, it's hardly recovered.
ALEC HOGG: It hasn't recovered at all, but it's interesting. The guys at 36ONE are really sharp and their tip for the year is Pinnacle. That's the one they've put a lot of their effort and clearly, their shareholders' funds into. I know you were a big investor there, too. With the share price at R12.00 versus the R24.00 that it started at last year, is it still an exciting opportunity?
IRNEST KAPLAN: Yes, I do think so and I'll second the view of 36ONE. I think the main reason is that it's reasonably cheap for what it is and provided there aren't any further scandals, which I don't believe there will be, I think the share will recover quite nicely. Perhaps it won't shoot up to the R20.00 level in a hurry, but over the course of the next year as the earnings come through, which we hope they will, I think that share will do very nicely. I do think it's a good bet.
ALEC HOGG: Is the scandal behind them? Has it been settled or is there anything overhanging it?
IRNEST KAPLAN: Officially, it's fully behind them.
GUGULETHU MFUPHI: Exactly. EOH though, is one that you mentioned as a continual good performer. What's the secret behind that company?
IRNEST KAPLAN: I think EOH is an exceptionally well run company with exceptionally good management, and I think that's really, the key behind it. It is a people business after all, and they've managed to combine good growth in the business (organically) with very good acquisitions in certain niche areas and they've done that repetitively for many years.
ALEC HOGG: It reminds me of Dimension Data. Here's a story of a share, which, two years ago, was sitting at R30.00. Now, it's sitting at nearly R120.00 and the market says 'that doesn't matter. Gravity doesn't affect it'. You remember the DiData story. It was a similar thing – lots of acquisitions and enhancing, and they fell off the bus. Why won't these guys?
IRNEST KAPLAN: Alec, in a way, you're right but I wasn't around in the form that I'm in now, when DiData was going through that period. I'd just started so I don't have as much detailed insight into what they did and how it differs from EOH. What I will put forward is that I think DiData – one or two of those acquisitions… Firstly, many of those acquisitions are international and they were big.
ALEC HOGG: Toward the end…
IRNEST KAPLAN: Quite a few of them were actually unprofitable businesses or were businesses that they had grossly overpaid for, and I think that in the case of EOH, they make very smart acquisitions in that they don't overpay and they prefer to partner with the business they're buying, and give EOH shares as a portion of the payment. Those people then want to do well. I know it sounds cliché, but it really is a win-win situation for many of those businesses.
ALEC HOGG: DiData did the same. They bought small chunks in companies, then they grew that, then they bought a bit more, and then they took them out. They ran at 30 per year for many years but at some point in time… You can't do that indefinitely. The world is not made that way. On the other hand, is it, in the case of EOH?
IRNEST KAPLAN: I don't think so. My caution on EOH generally, (and I am a small shareholder) is that I don't think the next few years are going to be anywhere as easy as the last few. The one argument says they're bigger and stronger, so it's easier for them now to attract new potential targets and move into new markets. On the other hand, as we all know, as a company approaches R10bn in revenue, it becomes more difficult to add on another 30 percent every year. Even if the growth subsides and slows down to a reasonable rate – as long as it's something above ten percent, I guess – it's still done incredibly well. I don't think they'll do as well during the next few years, though.
GUGULETHU MFUPHI: Well, if you contrast EOH's sterling performance with that of Gijima, which clearly needs a lot of assistance from all angles, something just needs to change there.
IRNEST KAPLAN: Yes. Gijima is a company, which I've followed for a number of years and the recent news is that the rights offer that the Chairman of Guma and the Chairman of Gijima, Robert Gumede, has actually taken up most of the shares.
ALEC HOGG: Again. Remember, he put R75m in at 75 cents or R80m into 75c and it was a negative 10-bagger last year.
IRNEST KAPLAN: Yes. He's actually wanted to raise another R100m and I'm not sure of the exact figures, but it wasn't subscribed very well from the other shareholders. His Guma Group will rocket in their shareholding from the 40's or somewhere thereabouts, potentially north of 75. I think it gives him an outright majority in that company and it says two things to me. 1) It says that he is very persistent about trying to get things right and 2) he's determined to get it right, so much so that he'll put his own money into it.
ALEC HOGG: But he did. At the beginning of last year, he put in R75m and he didn't get it right. It went to one-tenth of the share price. Now what tells you that he's able to do things differently this time?
IRNEST KAPLAN: Nothing really Alec, but if I look at the results, they were improved since that last rights offer so they're not great but things are slowly becoming less 'worse' or slightly better. I think the team that he's putting in place is starting to have an effect. Whether or not this R100m is enough to see them through whatever turnaround they want to do is another question but it's clear that Robert Gumede is determined to get it right.
ALEC HOGG: Two years ago, R13.00 per share. Today – eight cents. Ay caramba. You really are taking a bet. Take the three of them together, EOH you're saying 'a bit of a concern. They've quadrupled in the last three years. For them to carry on from here is not going to be that easy, but it's a good company. Pinnacle halved in price in the last year and Gijima…well, I don't know what the percentage is but it's fractional from where they were three years ago. You seem to like Gijima.
IRNEST KAPLAN: I'm not implying that I would invest in Gijima right now because I do think the risks are too high. I just think that as an outsider, I'm not a shareholder. As an outsider, I would just applaud Mr. Gumede for what he's trying to do and hope that for the sake of the people and some of the projects that he's doing (because they're doing some seriously big projects for corporate South Africa)…I'm just hopeful that something good can come of it. It's not easy to call and I certainly don't think anyone should be rushing out to buy shares in that company, right now.
ALEC HOGG: R84m market capitalisation and it does a turnover of R1.5bn so if anybody can just get a slight improvement in the margins (and perhaps Robert's the one who can do it), well, good luck to him. I guess he has big cojones and sometimes, that needs to be rewarded.
IRNEST KAPLAN: Sure, I agree with that.
ALEC HOGG: But you'd be going with Pinnacle.
IRNEST KAPLAN: Oh yes, I'd be sticking with Pinnacle and being a little bit cautious on EOH, watching for a potential slow-down. I'm just worried Alec, on EOH for the purposes of your show, is that the rating is quite high. If they were to slow down to a respectable 15 percent growth at some point, which is very possible. I'm not quite sure what would happen to that PE rating.
ALEC HOGG: I have two words for you: Dimension Data. That was Irnest Kaplan, the Managing Director of Kaplan Equity Analysts. He says 'Dimension Data has nothing to do with EOH'. History repeats itself. Sure, I agree with that.
ALEC HOGG: I have two words for you: Dimension Data. That was Irnest Kaplan, the Managing Director of Kaplan Equity Analysts. He says 'Dimension Data has nothing to do with EOH'. History repeats itself.
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I love this nail combo, this has to be my favourite crackle/shatter so far. I get more comments (good and bad) wearing this combo than any other nail combo I've ever done.


I recently returned from a summer trip to Maine. One of my favorite stops along our journey was a small farm in Turner, Maine. Turner is a quintessential rural town with no stop lights, one school, and a rich dose of americana flowing through its veins. People here tend to work with their hands, awake with the sun and roosters. Nezinscot Farm is a 250 acre farm that produces organic vegetables, decadent cheeses, and healthy meat.
Here's their personal description of the farm – it makes you think you're reading an American classic.
Gregg and Gloria have five children, all of whom participate in maintaining and running the family business. They pick eggs, milk cows and goats, feed the diverse animals of the farm, and help with the planting and harvesting of the many fresh vegetables grown there.
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We need not only more farmer's markets, but we need more medium sized, local farms. Our unwillingness (as adults) to support farms will sadly most impact our kids. It will be their loss we're cementing into history. Industrial farms are not the future of a healthy, creative, and caring America. Thank goodness for places like Nezinscot.


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Senate Memorial 25 of the 2012 New Mexico State Legislature declares, August 25th as the state's official, Day in Recognition of Young Parents. This powerful piece was written by a young mama and member of Young Women United who's work in organizing with her peers has been the voice and power behind the passage and creation of this exciting day.
Being a young/teen mom does not define your ability to raise a healthy, loving, and conscious child.
I had Josiah when I was 17. On August 11th 2007, 5:13pm, 7lbs 21ounces, 2days overdue. He had the most beautiful eyes, nose, and crazy hair, I've seen him draw on the room walls, spit out vegetables, Step on ants.I've seen him pick animal clouds out of the sky, cry whenever we parted, hide from m e in stores, I've seen him rack candy lol, draw a transformer, and I've heard him on phone calls asking how my day was and if I've done any new art... Ive heard him say he's sorry, ask what love is, or why things are what they are. I been through trials in my life, to know EXACTLY how a man should be brought up, but more importantly how my son should know the value of love, trust, and security from me... He'll be 5 soon... It's always been a huge deal, but we have all the time in the world to make it right :) I love you Josiah don mcfart (he laughs when I say that) can't wait to see you!
Kirbie Platero is a fierce 22-year-old Dine mother, graffiti/visual artist, social justice activist, and poet. Ms. Platero's impressive reputation of art and activism is inspired and driven by both her son Josiah -whom she gave birth to at age 17, and her personal survival of sexual violence. For several years Kirbie has served as the Program Graphic Artist for Young Women United and throughout greater New Mexico, where she continues to influence policy change and promote social justice through her artistic social critiques, exposing systemic inequities towards women of color.


Writing a novel can test your patience, and it implies a lot of hard work and determination. But we have to agree that no matter how challenging this might be, the feeling of you creating something is unparalleled. Also, this is your chance to let your imagination run wild and who knows, you might even create a huge impact on those people who decide to read your novel.
It might sound scary and many people may try to discourage you but writing a novel is not only about talent. It is not easy, that's for sure, but you need to believe in yourself and to follow your passion for writing. We have a few tips for you that will help you put in writing those amazing ideas you have.
When you decide to write a novel, the first thing that you have to do is to plan your story and not stress yourself over the complexity of the story, simple is fine for now. And very important is to have an outline, a structure of the story you want to tell. You don't want to start something and then to find yourself stuck in the middle of it and to lose your balance.
You have to always know where you're going with your story and also what you want your readers to learn from it, and very important is how you are planning to convey a certain message to your readers. Don't be disappointed if your story doesn't have a fully developed plot – at the beginning, you only need the seed of the story because the rest comes when you're writing.
Our advice is to believe in your ideas and not to be afraid to start writing them down, but as we have already mentioned, you have to make sure that you have a strong outline that will help you tell your story to the end. You have a solid structure for your novel, now just grab a blank sheet of paper or on your computer, and start writing down what you've got, and you'll see your novel come to life.
We know how important the plot is in any novel, but the characters are the ones who captivate our attention and the ones we remember even after a long period of time after reading a story. That is why you have to create your characters wisely, and to bear in mind that most of the times readers identify themselves with certain characters.
The way you portray your characters is very important because when people read your novel they don't have an image of what characters actually look like unless you add one, but it is more exciting if you let them use their imagination. What they know is what you tell them, and the rounder and more interesting your characters are, the more curious they become to learn more about them.
In order to improve their understanding of certain characters, your readers will imagine every character in their own way. By doing this, it is easier for them to see themselves in the characters you have created. Create characters that your readers can relate to, characters who are unpredictable and who can teach you, readers, something.
And now you have to figure out your settings, and when we talk about settings we talk about both place and time. You have to choose a place where your actions happen and also you have to decide when all the actions take place.
It is very important to be very specific when you consider the setting of your novel because your characters and the situations they go through need to blend in perfectly with the place and time that you choose. Readers need to feel that your characters are in a certain place and time because they belong there.
Let's say that you decided the action of the novel to start in a specific city, but this is not enough, as you have to actually state what part of the city, what street and building and you need a reason why the story happens there.


My name is Scott Himel, and I am the owner of the Music Academy. I have also been the head band director for Liberty Christian School for the last 15 years. It has been my privilege to serve the North Texas music community for the last 22 years. I love music, and I love teaching band! While serving as the head director for Liberty Christian School, I was awarded the TAPPS Fine Arts Teacher of the Year for all of Texas in 2015, and I led the school to 8 state championships.
I am excited to announce our new partnership with The Home School Athletic Association! I am looking forward to being a part of the home school community, and together we are going to give our students an amazing experience.
Tuition is bundled at only $150 per month and includes all 4 sessions!
Concert Band & Symphonic Band!
Jazz Band & Marching Band!
Parents & students can choose which day and time is best for their schedule.
Students are welcome to attend both rehearsals if they want too.
Students do not need to be enrolled in lessons at The Music Academy, but our teachers are available at all 4 locations at a significant discount, bundled together to help families consolidate schedules & expenses.


What makes one facial $80 and another three times the price? The fact is that the costly treatments often go way beyond the basic cleanse-tone-moisturise regime. There are body treatments that claim to go beyond the surface treatments that profess to reduce cellulite and rebalance the nervous system, or conducted with special techniques like a proprietary massage that promises firmer skin.
The procedure: Your half-day of pampering begins with a Welcome Foot Ritual followed by a Floral Bath and Steam. Next up is the Salt & Oils Scrub that exfoliates the skin as preparation for the Detoxifying Algae Wrap. After this, you're ready for the signature Oriental Massage. The Aromatherapy or Rebalancing Facial ends the session with a relaxing head massage.
Justifying the cost: It's cheaper as a package. The breakdown: The Welcome Foot Ritual is $110; the body and skin enhancing Salt & Oils Scrub is $70; the Detoxifying Algae Wrap ($175) provides algae rich in minerals and enzymes to boost metabolism while speeding up the elimination of toxins; the Oriental Massage ($180) combines the best of all massages in this spa blending the techniques of Thai and Asian to sooth the body; the deep-cleansing Aromatherapy or Rebalancing Facial each costs $150.
The procedure: Start with a Vichy Shower followed by an aromatherapy body booster with a Green Papaya Clay Body Mask. Next, enjoy a relaxing Aromatherapy Massage before you break for a light and healthy two-course lunch for an hour. Return after lunch to an Aromatherapy Facial and a Spa Pedicure for top-to-toe indulgence.
Justifying the cost: The 30-minute Vichy Shower is an aqua-therapy that costs $75; the Green Papaya Clay Mask ($115) is a full hour's session that makes use of the rejuvenating properties of papaya to promote skin cell growth with rich enzymes; the soothing 90-minute Aromatherapy Massage ($165) consists of intensive spinal pressures to rebalance the nervous system and promotes deep healing in various parts of the body; the 60-minute Aromatherapy Facial costs $125; the Spa Pedicure ($115) is another hour's session of mineral salt scrub with nail and cuticle grooming, a peppermint mask and a soothing massage on the reflex points, finishing off with a coat of nail varnish. The entire course of treatments take place in the relaxing garden atmosphere of a private outdoor pavilion.
The procedure: This four-step programme begins with a seaweed scrub and a creamy mask, and goes on to the patented Gyra-Massage Technique (GMT), which is a weight-loss and anti-ageing treatment. A seaweed body wrap and an aromatic body rub end the intensive program.
Justifying the cost: The seaweed scrub is a nutrient-rich blend with peeling ingredients for exfoliation and circulation stimulation; the creamy mask is tailor-made for your skin type for a smooth, effective result; the Gyra-Massage Technique helps to re-contour the body, reduce cellulite and even treat stretch marks and post-natal scars. It flushes toxins out and restores a firm tone to the skin; the wrap contains deep-sea nutrients to detoxify and oxygenate the body, and reduce fatty deposits; the aromatic body rub provides the firming and lifting finale.
The procedure: Together with the spa's signature Face-GyMTM massage, this treatment uses marine DNA and individual ampoules of the vitamins A, C and E to detoxify, nourish, hydrate and energise skin from chest upwards.
Justifying the cost: The FaceGYMTM massage is an exclusive method that requires a specially trained therapist to stimulate all your facial muscles with a unique firming technique and utilises the concentrates of vitamins A, C and E. The marine DNA mask is a deep moisturising and anti-oxidising mask that is anti-wrinkle and nourishing. It helps skin produce natural collagen and elastin fibres for more suppleness. Vitamins strengthen skin, improve its synthesis of micro proteins and collagen for suppleness, and prevents skin damage while lightening scars. Immediate radiance is promised.
The procedure: This anti-ageing treatment moisturises and firms both face and neck, imparting an incredible smoothness and suppleness. Aromatherapy promotes relaxation and the moisture-retentive ingredients keep skin hydrated.
Justifying its cost: It uses the AQ Cream Meliority, which costs a whopping $1,414 alone, thanks to active Siberian Ginseng and soy extracts. You also get the Emulsion Meliority ($471) with botanical ingredients, the Lotion Meliority ($314) with active herb extracts to moisturise skin, and the Crystal or Lift Comfort Mask ($166) with 16 herbal ingredients to stimulate blood circulation for that victorious glow.


That is however unavoidable that having lived at a place over a period of time that repairs requiring a plumber would surface. Regular problems like water pump not working, upper tank water level overrunning and the automatic cut off valve not working. Leaks in faucets and basins, basin sink gutter clog and more are simply a few examples when the plumber concerns the rescue. That is quite often that the exact same plumber is not constantly available at every emergency. Often the plumber runs out town, in some cases participated in long-term business work. Subsequently, that is not unusual for a resident to have actually tried out 4 to 5 various plumbing.
The local plumbers in Sydney handle problems that are not too intricate to detect and remedy. Most of these occur repeatedly. As a lot of plumbing professionals have actually established their abilities over the years, carrying out the exact same routine repair work that is highly unlikely that any plumber with a couple of years of working service would be unable to correct a snag. So then how does one choose which plumber to call? Since financial resources are a priority, most people would tend to call the plumber who makes the most affordable repair work expenses. Yes, labour rates do differ from plumber to plumber, however what varies to a much greater degree is the expense of the repair work parts. That is not uncommon that a three to a four-fold distinction of prices in the repair components is to be observed.
Before calling a plumber, if the nature of the snag is discussed precisely on the phone that might conserve the plumber a journey, and the individual a lower repair work bill as the plumber would bring the required repair elements in his repair bag, and would not need to proceed to the market again to acquire the extra parts.
As relates to differently priced metal elements, they all work about the very same in useful terms, the main distinction being over the quality of nickel and chrome, along with being rust evidence over an extended period of time. Excellent faucets and fittings maintain their sparkle over many years while the not so excellent parts pall and jaded over time. There is also an option in some parts, like a W/C shower, being made in a stainless-steel surface and some in PVC. Typically, the stainless steel ones cost 7-8 times, while the PVC parts are adequate for the work. On deciding whether to cut corners in parts over a greater standard of finish and a higher repair bill is completely upon the discretion of the individual making repair work. Irrespective of the magnitude of the issue, ensure it is better to employ expert local plumbers in Sydney to figure out your plumbing problems.
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'It was just gang fights' -- Rockford school downplays incident
Jeff Kolkey and Mike Wiser
Five students were arrested Wednesday after a "gang-related" cafeteria fight at Jefferson High School involving dozens of students.
Reaction from students and administrators? No big deal.
"It was just gang fights," said Bethsaida Lopez, a 16-year-old junior at the school. "It doesn't bother me."
Principal Kenneth Jackson said the incidents, which pitted rival gangs against one another, were not a big deal.
"It wasn't anything major," Jackson said. "There was a lot of disrespect, a lot of talking back and a lot of not following instruction. There were no weapons or medical attention needed. To me, it really wasn't major."
Charges against the five students included disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstructing a police officer and aggravated battery of a probation officer.
Lopez said she didn't know any of the students involved and didn't see the fights because she didn't go to lunch Wednesday. Still, news of the melee and arrests traveled fairly fast.
"I think (school administrators and police) have a good handle on it," Lopez said. "I'm not worried about it spilling over or anything."
Javan Chandler, a 15-year-old freshman at the school, had a similar attitude about the fights. He said he saw a couple of tussles during the school day but not the one that ended in the arrest of the students.
"The things I saw was just one-on-one," Chandler said. "I think the school is safe. I'm not worried about going to school or anything."
Both Lopez and Chandler said the fights were nothing compared to the September near-riots that shut down the school and resulted in extra police at the school in the immediate aftermath.
There is little school personnel can do about gangs at Jefferson, said Jim Scheidt, parent of a Jefferson freshman. It's an issue that must be dealt with as a community, he said.
But he said he would like to see more hall monitors, police or other staff at Jefferson to better keep a lid on potential violence.
"Any time there is violence, you worry about it," Scheidt said. "I don't think it's the administration's fault there are gangs up there. That is the result of the group of kids we have. There is nothing administration can do about it, and there is nothing downtown can do about it."
Staff writer Jeff Kolkey can be reached at 815-987-1374 or at jkoley@rrstar.com. Staff writer Mike Wiser can be reached at 815-987-1377 or at mwiser@rrstar.com.


Pop Bits: Osborne's second solo LP, Stay with Me Tonight, got off to a great start with "Don't You Get So Mad" hitting #3 at R&B. The song also became his best Pop chart showing thus far reaching #25. This second title-track single, written by Chic's keyboardist Raymond Jones, continued Osborne's hot streak by topping out at #4 R&B. It also became this third Pop Top 30 entry. The album would be his second to hit #3 at R&B (#25 Pop) and his first to be certified at gold level.
ReduxReview: Osborne was beginning to grab some good material for his albums and this song is one of his best. I'm actually surprised this stalled on the Pop chart at #30. It's a terrific pop/R&B tune with an excellent 80s arrangement. With Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson clearing the way for more R&B to do well on the Pop chart, I thought this would surely be Osborne's breakthrough Top 10 hit. Alas, it was not. Nice guitar work from Paul Jackson, Jr. as well. Very tasty.
Trivia: The Stay with Me Tonight LP would contain a third R&B Top 10 hit. "Plane Love" would get enough airplay to reach #10 on the chart. Unfortunately, it did not make it to the Pop chart. The song was written by Hawk Wolinski, a member of the famous R&B band Rufus. At the time, another one of his songs was riding high on the charts. "Ain't Nobody," by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan made it to the top of the R&B chart while reaching #22 at Pop.
Pop Bits: After setting a chart record by getting five Top 10 singles from one album, Jackson released this sixth single from his mega-hit LP Thriller. Amazingly, the song extended the record, but just barely. Topping out at #10 on the Pop chart, the single wasn't as popular on other formats. It peaked at a weak #46 at R&B while only getting to #37 at AC. Many folks thought this had to be the end of the singles from Thriller, but Jackson had one more trick up his sleeve that would close out a thrilling run of singles.
ReduxReview: I think Quincy Jones' call on Jackson's own version of this song (see below) was correct. Jackson's original was a little weak and played like a lesser Stevie Wonder tune. Jones' version is more upbeat and fit in with the direction of the album. However, I do have to say it still is one of my least favorite tracks from Thriller. I don't dislike it as much as I did back then, but it just pales in comparison to absolute classics like "Billie Jean" or "Beat It."
Trivia: This song is completely different from what Jackson had initially intended. Jackson and songwriter/keyboardist Greg Phillenganes first wrote a song under this title and recorded a demo. It was passed on to producer Quincy Jones for Thriller consideration, but Jones didn't really like the song and nixed it. However, Jones did like the title and he used it for the basis of a brand new song that he wrote with singer James Ingram. This one hit the right notes and made it to the album. Jackson's original demo for his version of the song saw the light of day on the 2004 Jackson box set The Ultimate Collection.
Pop Bits: The Romantics seemed like they were poised for stardom after their 1980 self-titled debut album sold well thanks to the single "What I Like About You." The song wasn't a major hit (#49), but in time it became far more popular than what its peak would indicate. Their second LP should have been their breakthrough, but unfortunately none of its singles charted and the album quickly came and went. Their third effort did even worse. Luckily, the last song they recorded for their fourth LP, In Heat, would provide them with the hit they were looking for. This song took a while to catch on, but once it did the single made a beeline for the Top 10 and ended up spending three weeks at #3.
ReduxReview: What a way to revive a career that was on the brink of death. Everything about this single was perfect for taking over the Pop chart. It's got a great new wave-ish groove that supports a memorable verse and chorus. The only thing that has always bugged me about the song is the echo effect when he sings "sleep." The echo doesn't repeat the whole word but just "pleep, pleep, pleep." For some reason, it irritates me. It's a minor quibble that I forget about when the chorus arrives. The band could write some catchy rock tunes, but none were as hit-worthy as this one and "What I Like About You." Unfortunately, they couldn't keep up the momentum set by this single and faded quickly. At least they left us with a couple great 80s tracks that have survived well passed that decade.
Trivia: Over the years, The Romantics had issues with their songs (mainly "What I Like About You") being licensed for other uses, such as commercials and video games, and legal action was pursued. However, a rap remake of this single didn't seem to bother them. Rapper Snoop Dogg used the song as the basis for his 2009 track "Secrets." The song, featuring a guest appearance by Kokane, was a track on Snoop Dogg's LP Malice n Wonderland. It was not issued as a single.
Pop Bits: Over the years, The Pointer Sisters maintained a solid catalog that flowed easily between R&B, Pop, and AC. However, their 1982 LP So Excited! found the trio losing their R&B audience. The album's first single, "American Music," did fine at Pop reaching #16 (#9 AC), but it could only manage a weak #23 at R&B. Subsequent singles got on the chart, but were minor entries at best. The lack of R&B support affected sales and the album missed going gold - a disappointment after two solid-selling gold LP's. In order to gain back their R&B audience, the trio's producer, Richard Perry, selected this song as the first single from their new album Break Out. Indeed the ploy seemed to work as the song got to #13 at R&B, which was their best showing since 1981's #7 "Slow Hand." AC also enjoyed the song and put it at #15. Unfortunately, the crossover success of their previous hits did not apply to this song and it was pretty much ignored at Pop where it missed getting into the Top 40. It was not the result they were looking for and it seemed to spell doom for the album. However, their next single would turn things around big time and take them into the most successful period of their career.
ReduxReview: With at least three surefire crossover hits on the album, the fact that Perry thought this sluggish track should be the lead single just boggles my mind. It almost sunk the whole project. Luckily, radio support was already mounting for "Automatic" and that song would save the album. I mean, this is a nice tune and makes for a good album track, but I wouldn't consider this single-worthy. At best, maybe the third or fourth single. Definitely not the first one from a dance-oriented project. I dunno. In the long run it didn't really matter as things worked out. It was just a bummer that we had to endure this lackluster single before getting to the good stuff.
Trivia: On their Richard Perry produced albums, the lead vocal duties were typically assigned by Perry with each sister getting a chance up front. With the exception of June heading up their #3 hit "He's So Shy," the balance of their major hits were handled by Anita. What's unique about this single is that the lead vocal part is shared by all three. With each sister taking a solo turn, audiences really got a chance to compare and contrast the tones of their voices.
Pop Bits: Director Martin Davidson optioned P.F. Kluge's book Eddie and the Cruisers and in 1983 production began on his film adaptation. The plot centered around a mythic bar band and Davidson wanted to find a real band to do the music for the film. He was looking for a band that had elements of doo-wop, The Doors, and Springsteen. It all was found in the Rhode Island group Beaver Brown. Led by John Cafferty, the band were east coast favorites who released a single that sold well in the region. However, it wasn't enough to attract major label attention. Then along came the opportunity to do music for the film. Cafferty was hired on to write songs for the film and he and Beaver Brown recorded those originals plus some covers for the soundtrack. With Michael Paré performing as Eddie, the film was released in September 1983. It was not well-received by critics and audiences ignored it too. It was a box office dud. The soundtrack was released and this first single, credited to the fictional Eddie and the Cruisers, got issued to promote the album and the movie. It didn't do all that well the whole project dropped out of sight quickly. However, that would not be the end of the story. Eddie and the Cruisers would experience a revival in 1984 that would lead to this song becoming a hit.
ReduxReview: I remember when the film came out. I was interested at first, but after a critical drubbing, I ignored it. I also remember that the soundtrack was getting beaten down too because Cafferty and his band came off like cheap Springsteen/E-Street clones. Although I think the comparisons to Springsteen were not too far off the mark, they didn't deserve to be dismissed as unremarkable knock-offs. They were a solid band and this song, written specifically for the film, was their peak moment. I didn't catch it the first time around, but I did enjoy the tune when it got revived the next year. The opening of the song really grabbed my attention and it made me stay for the John Mellencamp/Mitch Ryder-ish rock out.
Trivia: Beaver Brown's first single was issued in 1980. Released by the indie label Coastline, the single consisted of two songs - "Wild Summer Nights" and "Tender Years." Due to the band's popularity on the east coast, the single did very well in the region and sold around 10k copies. You'd think that would be enough for a major label to sign them, but labels were reluctant because their sound and Cafferty's voice were too often compared to Bruce Springsteen. Luckily, Eddie and the Cruisers came along and gave them a shot. The two songs from their first single were a good fit for the fictional Eddie and the Cruisers, so Cafferty and his band re-recorded them for the film's soundtrack.
Pop Bits: Quarterflash's second LP, Take Another Picture, got them a third Top 20 hit when it's first single, "Take Me to Heart," reached #14 (#6 Rock/#28 AC). They were hoping this next title-track single would keep up the momentum, but it faltered before getting into the top half of the chart. The lack of a significant follow-up slowed the sales of the album, which had peaked at #34 - a significant drop from the #8 platinum showing of their debut album.
ReduxReview: Quarterflash's Marv Ross did have a knack for writing some solid, tight pop/rock tunes. His best efforts were on their debut LP, but he did some good work on their second album including this title track. While it's not as catchy as their previous hits, I think it works well. Rindy Ross sells it with her vocals and sax while the band jams all the way through. While not a fantastic single, it's still a good song that probably should have moved up into the Top 40.
Trivia: The producer of Quarterflash's first two albums was John Boylan. He had been involved in the music business since the late 60s and at one point became Linda Ronstadt's manager early in her career. He was instrumental in getting Don Henley and Glenn Fry to play in Ronstadt's backing band. Soon after, the Eagles were born. Boylan would go on to produce many artists with one of his best successes being the co-producer of Boston's hugely successful 1976 debut album. He would also branch out into children's music and worked on projects by The Chipmunks and the Muppets. He produced the album Elmopalooza in 1998, which netted him a Grammy award for Best Musical Album for Children.


I have the best, quick, easy, and cozy Wednesday dinner, Better For You Instant Pot Spicy White Bean Beef Stew.
Apparently this week is all about midwest..ish style comfort foods. With Monday's Spaghetti Pie and today's Beef Stew, I'm going back to my Ohio roots. Not sure what's gotten into me, but I got this idea for a spicy white bean beef stew and really loved the sound of it. Normally, beef stew is not something I really have a strong desire to make. Anything beef and stew just doesn't usually come to mind, but again, something came over me and this just sounded really good.
So I took the idea and went with it, which is something I'm trying to do more of, instead of sitting on it for days and then deciding it's actually a bad idea. The way my brain works, it's great and so awful at the same time.
Anyway, I went for it and since I'm on a quick and easy kick, I decided to try this out in the Instant Pot. I was nervous. I've had a few successes with the instant pot, see this chicken ramen (love, love, love this recipe so much) and these turkey meatballs (with spaghetti squash so it's healthified!). But for my two successes, I've had countless fails. To say that figuring out the Instant Pot has been tricky would be an understatement. I gave up for a while, but I'm pretty happy I decided to give it another try because this easy beef stew is game changing.
Here's how this goes. Add everything to the instant pot, set it to the meat and stew setting for thirty-five minutes. Transfer the stew to a baking dish, broil for a few minutes to caramelize the meat and veggies. EAT. With plenty of toasted bread and maybe some parmesan too. If you're into that, which I am.
Okay. I realize that a lot of you are like, wait, why do we have to dirty another dish and broil this?
Here is why. The meat needs some caramelization on it to add flavor. Normally, I would brown the meat before cooking the stew, but I don't love browning meat in the Instant Pot. It's a little small and it's hard to control the heat. Trust me, this broiling method makes life easy and makes for a delicious, non-chewy stew. Plus, it's only one additional step, making this entire dinner a two-step process.
Guys you got that. You can do it.
Also, finishing the stew in a baking dish or a pretty cast iron dutch oven makes for a much prettier presentation. So, if you wanted to serve this as a holiday meal, no one would ever have to know that it did not actually slow cook all-day.
Seeing as this last week was heavy on the comfort foods, and just food in general (hello to all those Thanksgiving appetizers and pies), I though it might be nice if I also lightened this recipe up a bit. Meaning, I added a ton of carrots (mainly because carrots cooked in red wine are maybe one of my favorite things ever), lots of protein and fiber rich white beans, and a few large handfuls of greens. For the greens, I used spinach because it's what I had on hand, but I'd use a hearty winter green like a chard or kale. These will hold up better in the stew. That said, the spinach was still delicious.
I also added some chili peppers to give the stew a little unexpected heat. The spice in the chili peppers is said to really rev up our metabolisms, making this the perfect post Thanksgiving week dinner.
Who says comfort food can't be healthy too!
Add everything to the instant pot, set to the meat and stew setting for 35 mins. Transfer the stew to a baking dish, broil for a few minutes to caramelize the meat and veggies. EAT!
1. In the bowl of your instant pot, combine the beef, onion, garlic, carrots, potatoes, chili peppers, flour, and a large pinch of both salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Add the broth, wine, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves, and season again with salt and pepper. Seal the instant pot and set to the meat/stew setting for 35 minutes. Preheat the broiler to high.
2. Once the instant pot has finished cooking, Transfer the stew to an oven safe pot. Stir in the white beans and greens. Transfer to the oven and cook for 5-10 minutes, stirring 2-3 times throughout cooking, until the beef is browned and the sauce thickened. Remove from the oven. Remove the thyme and bay leaves. Divide the stew between bowls. Serve with bread. Enjoy!
2. In a large oven safe dutch oven, combine the beef, onion, garlic, carrots, potatoes, chili peppers, flour, and a large pinch of both salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Add the broth, wine, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves, and season again with salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and cook 2 1/2-3 1/2 hours or until the meat is fork tender and falling apart. Preheat the broiler to high.
3. Stir in the white beans and greens. Transfer to the oven and cook for 5-10 minutes, stirring 2-3 times throughout cooking, until the beef is browned and the sauce thickened. Remove from the oven. Remove the thyme and bay leaves. Divide the stew between bowls. Serve with bread. Enjoy!
Guess it's a cozy stew kind of Wednesday night.
THis is the kind of midweek dinner I always go for! Easy and cooks on its own? Couldn't ask for more on a wednesday.
Yes! Perfect for midweek. I hope you love this Ruth, thank you!
Okay, bread toast, not so much, but parmesan? Hell YEAH!
I'm really considering make this soon, although I don't own instant pot. So traditional coking methodes for me, but I think it will be comparably delicious. It has so tasty ingredients. I mean, come on – a solid beef chunks, the creamy gentle white beans, all the carrots and some greens? I'm all into that. Not a fan of potatoes, but I can swap them easily for.. hm, turnip sounds like a good idea. Or beets. The world is our oyster, isn't it?
And I don't think that healthy food is not comforting. It's the exact opposite! It comforts me more when I know that I'm providing my body with nutrients, minerals, vitamins and all that good stuff. Plus veggies are so yummy. However, we cannot omit the cheeeeese. And a good portion of beef, because gainzzz! Proteins are important!
Thanks a lot for this inspiration, Tiegh, I love it really much.
P.S. I will probably spam you also on IG, if you decide to make a post of this, as usually.. Hope you don't mind it.
I do not own an instant pot. How long on top or in stove? Thank you so much.
^ Second this comment. No instant pot here. How can we make this on the stove top/oven? Thank you!
I am so glad you are liking this recipe and hope you love it when you make it! I think veggies make me feel so good as well, so I am glad they are your comfort foods.. but cannot forget the cheese! Thank you + have a great week!
I love it! The extra step of broiling the meat is pure brilliance and I definitely don't mind sacrificing a dish in the name of flavor. Stay warm, Tieghan and thanks for sharing this one!
Thank you Tori! I hope you're staying warm as well!
Looks delicious! Is there any way to make this vegetarian?
That sounds great! Thank you so much. Cannot wait to make this!
I hope you love it! thanks Rian!
I'm impressed how pretty you can make beef stew look, Tieghan! 🙂 Looks delish!
I don't have an instant pot. Do you think this dish could be prepared in a slow cooker?
Looks delicious! I'm expecting your cookbook to go under my Christmas tree very soon. I'm so excited.
That is amazing! I hope you love the book! Thank you Kimberly!
This stew looks perfect and I'm looking forward to making it over break. I looked into getting an instant pot for my bonus brother, but he's new to cooking (and they're really expensive 😳), so I might just get him a slow cooker for Christmas 😅. Do you have any recommendations for making this in the slow cooker? Should I brown the meat first, then add it to the slow cooker on high for 4-6 hours (and add the carrots during the last 30minutes-hour)? Haha I don't mind using the slow cooker on a cold winter day and think the smell of warm stew is perfect for cozying up inside. 🙂 I'm looking forward to making this and hope you're having a restful week!
PS. I'd get him a slow cooker, they are my favorite!
Can you also make this in the slow cooker?
This is my first Half Baked Harvest recipe that I am making…so excited! I am kind of new to the IP world…so I did am not sure how you want the venting on this as you did not specify. Should I keep it closed and let do a natural release or a quick release?
Do you know a non alcoholic substitute for the red wine?
this was perfect. i tweaked it a bit at the end, instead of cranking up the oven i crammed the beans and kale in the instant pot after the initial cooking and put it back on for 5 minutes. I did brown the meat on the stove top before cooking too. turned out great.
I am so glad this turned out well for you! Thank you so much Matt!
Total side note, just watched your brother win the gold medal!!!
Thank you so much! I could not be more proud of him!
Hello! How long would this take without an instant pot? I have a stew pot like a Le Creuset. Thank you!
I just purchased an Instant Pot and can't wait to try this. Would this be quick release or natural release? Thank you!
Can I use dried chili peppers instead of jarred?
Can you use raw (uncooked) beans and put them in at the beginning?
Do you release the steam or let it naturally release?
Made this tonight in my instant pot. Loved it!!! I doubled the veggies and beans so it would be a bit healthier. It was a big hit, super easy and lots of leftovers. Definitely a keeper. Thanks!
Thanks for posting this…my absolute favourite recipe that I use all the time now. It's so easy and always tastes great.
Do you quick release this? Or natural release?
If cooking in the slow cooker do you need to transfer the whole stew in the oven or just the beef? I don't have a dutch oven pot and was wondering how else you can cook this? Would a glass 9×13 inch casserole dish work?
My husband is a big baby when it comes to spice (but I enjoy it)…if I use half the amount of chili peppers do you think they will make it into a very mild spice or should I cut it down to only 1?
Also, I am used to adding a splash of balsamic and worstershire…but have never used wine. Do you think I should omit them? I don't want it to clash with your ingredients. Your recipes are the best.
can you make this in a slow cooker and if yes, what would be the cook time?
Hi Shelby! I really like to use Merlot! I hope you love this recipe!
Tieghan – I've not had good luck with carrots in my Instant Pot. They always turn out mushier than I'd prefer. Do you have any suggestion? Cut into bigger chunks/slices (I've been doing about 1/2 to 3/4″ slices)? Or reduce the under-pressure cooking time? Thanks!
Hi! I love this recipe! Question…when cooking in the oven do I cover the pot or leave uncovered? Thanks!
Is there a substitute for the hot chili peppers in oil?
This tasted delicious but I seemed to have a lot of extra liquid when it was done. It was difficult to transfer to the oven. I'm wondering if this is just how my pressure cooker cooked or if this recipe is supposed to have a lot of liquid?
This tastes like it was simmering all day – delicious! I made it with emu rump because my weirdo husband bought a bunch of emu meat, and it turned out great.


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Our dials have been set on full-wallow for a while now. But setbacks and back-tracks seem destined for clap-trap. So we're bound to move forward. And sometimes you've got go backwards to move forward. Musician Kevin Morby (Woods) took us back (via his therapeutic Talkhouse playlist found HERE) to Little Wings' wondrously evocative song Around This World. The song is from Little Wings' fantastic 2015 album Explains (we briefly reviewed and also interviewed leader Kyle Fields HERE). Morby (seen above) explained that the song's inclusion is due to its (and Explains') healing powers, which helped Morby following the passing of a friend. We concur completely. Check out the very fitting, unofficial video for Around This World below. The song's lyrics are at bottom. May you wallow no more.
"And I know that Prince is there…." Indeed.
Heart-and-soul body-blows have been raining down for days. Purple geysers everywhere, with any rallying rainbows hiding offshore. First the Thin White Duke and now the Thin Purple Prince, with a Haggard stop in between. Tough pills to swallow. We hope. Cancer and opiates be damned. Left-behinds left to rationalize, but nothing but nonsense still. As the song below sings: "Blind faith don't sit right." Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.
But we roll on. New music coming, and we're hoping for a lift. To somewhere else. Like you might find at a Casual Party. Speaking of, check out the first track from Band of Horses' impending new album Why Are You OK. The new album was produced by Grandaddy's Jason Lytle with executive production from the ubiquitous Rick Rubin.
Check out the lyric video for the radiant Casual Party below. Sounds to our ears the new album will be a major return to form by the much-loved Band of Horses. We can't wait.
We adored Arctic Monkeys when they first alighted in 2006, but their allure somewhat waned over time with their devolution from stellar indie-punk band to comparatively-nondescript hard-rock/metal lunkers. Don't get us wrong, they're still a talented lot, and leader Alex Turner remains a magnetic personality and songwriter; it's just that we've got other things to do.
Speaking of Turner and other (better) things to do, earlier this month Turner's other project (with Miles Cane), The Last Shadow Puppets, released its second album, Everything You've Come to Expect. To get a feel, check out below the official video for the superbly chiming track Aviation off the new album. Supported by strings (per TLSP's usual, the song puts Turner and Cane to great use). The enigmatic video for the song is set on the beach and so must be construed as a companion piece to the earlier beachy video for the album's title track (which follows).
After the beach scenes, and following their acclaimed set at Corpchella, check out the band performing last night on James Corden and earlier on Seth Meyers.
Here's hoping that Alex Turner gets back to better business with Arctic Monkeys soon. In the meantime, we'll gladly take flight with Aviation.
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Go HERE to pre-order the new album on Universal.
While drumming in analog last night on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, rising rap/soul artist Anderson .Paak (A. Dot) impressively performed Am I Wrong (with the Free Nationals and Schoolboy Q) off Paak's critically-acclaimed and chart-ascendant album Malibu. Check it out immediately below. Refreshing to see an artist drumming and singing sans-autotune and varying the sounds (never mind the occasional vocal similarities to K. Dot). Great stuff from .Paak. Afterwards, check out a couple of more-digitized takes on the artist courtesy of KCRW last week.
Check it out below and be emboldened.
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Home XX secolo Documentari: sulla BBC2 inglese "1945: The Savage Peace"
Documentari: sulla BBC2 inglese "1945: The Savage Peace"
"Enjoy the war, for the peace will be savage," was apparently a macabre joke circulating in the German military towards the end of World War Two. Peter Molloy's searing documentary, 1945: The Savage Peace, showed us just how prescient it would prove, charting the cruelties that would follow the end of conflict. Man's inhumanity to man would continue long after the war itself had formally ended.
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It showed itself in many different forms of vengeance and reprisal. Soviet troops advancing on Berlin raped German women of all ages on an almost unimaginable scale, not something that's mentioned in histories of the Red Army, nor a memory to be associated with the grandeur and pathos of Moscow's Victory Day commemorations. "It was over quickly, thank God," we heard Christa Ronke, a Berlin girl who kept a diary through 1945, remembering how she was raped. Except it wasn't, of course: these were violations repeated almost ad infinitum, gang rapes carried on around the clock, with the full knowledge of the army commanders. In a ghastly overlapping of imagery, the troops who had defended their own occupied Motherland at such a heavy price wreaked their unsated lust for revenge on the female population of their erstwhile occupiers.
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Elsewhere the reprisals were of different sorts, often directed at people for no other reason than that they were German by nationality. Czechoslovakia was a case in point, and Savage Peace opened with scenes of execution in Prague, taken by a photographer, the father of one of Molloy's interviewees, who had been specially brought along to record it: no compunction here about repeating the crimes of their previous oppressors, and no sense of restoring order – "just reprisal" was a concept allowed there until as late as the end of October 1945. The script described the process as anarchic, vengeful and bloody, and you suspect the element of anarchy was as strong as anything else: children as young as six were sent to tribunals, and hanged, even though they could barely reach the gallows.
The wider story was the expulsion of millions of ethnic Germans from their homes, a process described by George Orwell as an "enormous crime". The rhetoric of the Potsdam conference about post-war "orderly and humane population transfers" could hardly have been further from reality, with human hostility only part of a wider chaos compounded both by the breakdown of infrastructure and an almost total lack of medical care. "I had to end my childhood very early," was the laconic verdict of one woman, a child refugee who ended up living wild in the forests of Lithuania. If anything, the remarkable thing seemed that any of those whose memories we heard here had managed to create anything like a normal life afterwards. The details were so telling, like how at gatherings of those who had been expelled from East Prussia, the memories of their homeland – of storks and elks – were so particular.
The ironies of history were as dark as they come. The same train cars that had brought the victims of Nazism to the concentration camps were used to move ethnic Germans back to what was left of their homeland, journeys lasting weeks that saw many dying along the way. Zgoda, previously a satellite camp of Auschwitz, saw a Jewish commander who'd fought with the partisans lording it over new inmates, forcing them to sing the anthems of the Third Reich.
As we mark the end of war in 1945, it can only be salutary to be reminded of that dark side of peace, of the fact that the moral compass of the victors so often proved skewed. Savage Peace was a film of bruising archive material, and the very painful memories of the dozen or so men and women – women, predominantly – whose testimonies we heard. Michael Pennington's narration, lapidary, restrained, but speaking volumes, was exactly right for this story of the largest ethnic cleansing in history: "an atrocity hidden in plain sight".


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