Ready for a glitzy Christmas? Morton's, the exclusive but very relaxed members club in fashionable Berkeley Square, has launched its pre-christmas menu. Enjoy an amazing two course festive lunch for £35 per person or three courses for £39 per person. Or, dinner is three courses for just £49 per person. Dress code applies and pre-booking is required.
Luxury Restaurant Club members are given access and receive a 15% reduction from total bill and one complimentary cocktail per person. See Club details.
What about a stunning waterside location for a festive feast, then venture to The Idle Rocks, the boutique Cornish hotel in St Mawes with its fabulous harbour views.
The Idle Rocks offers a choice of well-priced two course seasonal lunch menu of £27.50 per person or three courses for £35 per person. A tasting menu is also available for lunch and dinner for £75 per person. The festive menus are available from 1st December to 22nd December. Lunch is served from 12pm to 2.30pm and dinner from 7pm to 9pm.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy a complimentary glass of local Cornish organic sparkling wine to accompany their meal. See Club details.
Seeking a refined yet relaxing retreat, try Dorchester Collection's country house hotel in Ascot, bordering on Windsor Great Park. Enjoy three great choices for dining: Michelin-starred Restaurant Coworth Park for fine dining; The Barn for a more rustic setting or perhaps a festive afternoon tea in the Drawing Room. And, don't forget to make time afterwards to wrap up and take a stroll through the grounds. Unbeatable!
Restaurant Coworth Park: Lunch £45 per person for 3 courses inclusive of a glass of house wine, coffee and chocolates. Friday and Saturday only from Friday 1st December – Saturday 23rd December. See Festive Lunch Menu.
Dinner £50 per person for 3 courses inclusive of a glass of house wine, coffee and chocolates. Wednesday – Friday only from Wednesday 29th November – Friday 22nd December. See Festive Dinner Menu.
The Barn: Lunch £45 per person for 3 courses inclusive of a glass of house wine, coffee and mince pies. Monday – Friday only from Monday 27th November – Friday 22nd December. See The Barn Festive Lunch Menu.
Dinner £50 per person for 3 courses inclusive of a glass of house wine, coffee and mince pies. Monday – Thursday only from Monday 27th November – Thursday 21st December. See The Barn Festive Dinner Menu.
The Drawing Room: Festive Afternoon Tea priced at £34 per person for Traditional or £46 per person for Champagne Afternoon Tea. Monday – Friday only. Monday 20th November – Friday 22nd December. See Festive Afternoon Tea Menu.
Christmas Carols Afternoon Tea, priced at £55 per person with a glass of Champagne. Local choir singing carols during tea service. Saturday and Sunday only. Saturday 18th November – Saturday 23rd December, excluding Sunday 26th November. See Christmas Carols Afternoon Tea Menu.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy 10% reduction from the food and beverage bill. See Club details.
For something extra special for the young ones, we highly recommend taking them to 'Meet Santa' at The Lygon Arms. Available on 2nd, 9th and 16th December. On the menu, the little ones will meet Santa whilst enjoying an indulgent seasonal selection of savoury and sweet treats.
Enjoy…Honey roast ham sandwiches, Cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches, Jam sandwiches, fllowed by…Warm scones with clotted cream and jam, Chocolate brownie, Snowflake cupcake, Gingerbread men, Marshmallow pops, Chocolate coins. Santa will be enjoying the day from 2.30pm – 5.30pm and there will be a gift for every child.£18 per child (up to 12) & £25 per adult. To book call reservations on 01386 852255.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy dining benefits at the hotel but please note the 'Meet Santa' is as per ticket cost and not valid with member offer.
For a very special Kitchen Table experience…and a very French Christmas, look no further than the Petrus. This festive Kitchen Table experience has been created by Head Chef Larry Jayasekara. It's perfect for a theatrical family-inspired feast that celebrates French cooking of the highest standard, featuring the best French ingredients and impeccable service. The menu provides a unique opportunity to learn about French culinary savoir-faire from Larry and his team as they celebrate the festive season in true style. Featuring modern interpretations of classic French dishes, such as beef tartare and Jerusalem artichoke velouté with black truffle, the main part of the festive feast culminates with a slow roasted whole capon. The bird is brought to the table and carved for each group family-style and accompanied with a gratin of dauphinoise, sautéed mushrooms and a jus rôti. To finish, guests will be treated to baked Vacherin cheese with grilled sourdough and a prune and Armagnac soufflé.
The Christmas Kitchen Table experience provides a truly memorable gastronomic experience for enthusiasts of fine dining to indulge with family or friends during the festive period. Available to book for four to eight guests, from 1st – 23rd December and priced at £185 per person and at £300 per person including wine pairings. To book email: groupsandevents@gordonramsay.com or call 0207 592 1373.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy benefits when dining in the restaurant from the a la carte menu, but excludes this special Kitchen Table experience. See Club details.
There are very few places more impressive than Cliveden, if any at all. For the grandest of Christmas's and friendliest of greetings, Restaurant Andre Garrett is one for your Santa wish list. Gather family, friends and colleagues and enjoy their Festive Market Menu for £40 per person for three courses. Available for parties of eight or less, Monday to Saturday…and includes crackers. Available from the 25th November to 2nd January 2018. See Festive Market Menu.
A trip to Cliveden would not be complete without a leisurely stroll around the beautiful 376 acre estate. An additional charge of £7 is levied by the National Trust for all guests visiting Cliveden House although if you are already a National Trust member there is no extra charge.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy a 10% reduction from the Festive Market Menu for lunch on days detailed in link, or members dine complimentary from a la carte or tasting menus. See Club details.
For small groups of four or more guests, enjoy a three-course set menu in the Michelin-starred Céleste restaurant from 24th November until 23rd December. Served from 12pm to 2.30pm, it is a beautiful setting (and perfect for Knightsbridge shopping) for a celebratory, relaxed lunch with friends, colleagues or family. Three courses are available at £45 per person.
Or, for a Festive Afternoon Tea from 24th November until 30th December, the Lanesborough gives its award-winning afternoon tea a festive twist, recreating Christmas classics in the form of delicate pastries. Served in the spectacular setting of Céleste, enjoy your tea accompanied with piano music playing familiar festive classics from £48 per person. Also, on the 10th and 16th of December Festive Afternoon Tea service will be accompanied by live carols between 3.30pm and 5.30pm.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne when dining. See Club details.
Can you spot Santa above? Hampshire's grandest hotel and spa, on the edges of the New Forest in New Milton, brings you a home from home experience. The Dining Room at Chewton Glen offers a three course festive lunch for £45 per person, including coffee and mince pies. See Festive Lunch Menu.
Or, celebrate Christmas coming by booking the five course festive dinner for £70 per person, including coffee and spiced macarons. See Festive Dinner Menu. Available from Saturday 25th November to Sunday 24th December 2017. Santa not included…well, he's busy.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy 10% off all food and beverage. See Club details.
For an extra special December with extra special wines, The Vineyard at Stockcross is a must. Close to Newbury and Reading, the hotel is easily accessible and has an excellent priced festive menu. Available between 1st and 23rd December 2017 a special à la carte menu will be available for £29 per person and Sunday lunches are priced at £39 per person. And no, the wines do not come out of the tree.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy a complimentary glass of sparkling wine with the festive menu. See Club details.
Wanting to be grand … then enjoy festivities in the magnificent five star Luton Hoo. Take in the pillared halls, elegant lounges, period rooms, formal gardens and the award-winning Wernher Restaurant for a touch of gracious living.
Festive dining starts 1st December to 24th December for lunch Wednesday to Saturday 12.30pm – 2pm for a three course menu for £32 per person. Dinner Wednesday to Friday 7pm – 10pm, Saturday 6.30pm – 10.30pm for a three course menu for £45 per person. See Festive Dining Menu.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy complimentary member dining (just pay for guests). See Club details.
Looking for a drinks party, stop here! Blakes Courtyard has been transformed into a Winter Wonderland in collaboration with Laurent-Perrier this festive season, as the Laurent Perrier Winter Garden. Cosy up with your friends and loved ones under heated umbrellas and warm blankets by Laurent-Perrier. Certainly a very different and uplifting place to go for drinks in small groups.
Enjoy a selection of the finest champagnes, including Cuveé Rose, Grand Siècle and Ultra Brut, paired with a delectable offering of Blakes signature dishes such as oysters, caviar and yellowtail tartare. See the Laurent Perrier Winter Garden Menu of Champagne and oysters.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy savings of 10% off lunch time dining from the a la carte menu, and a glass of champagne for dinner dining should members wish to dine in the restaurant. Please note offer is not valid in the Winter Wonderland. See Club details.
Traditionalists, art lovers and foodies, step forth to Great Fosters. It's less than 30 minutes outside London, a building of great historical importance, and a setting where Christmas can be truly appreciated. The Estate Grill is one of their beautiful dining rooms with graceful oak beams and contemporary art. It offers a festive menu for lunch and dinner available from Monday 4th December until Saturday 23rd December. They are able to accommodate up to 12 guests on any one table too … and crackers are included!
Lunch Monday – Saturday £32, Lunch Sunday £37, Dinner Monday – Sunday £45. All prices are per person. The Estate Grill is open daily from 12.30pm – 2.30pm Monday – Friday, all day on Saturday and on Sunday from 12.30pm – 4pm and 6.30pm – 9pm. To book, call 01784 433822. See Festive Menu.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy 10% reduction from the total food bill when dining from the festive menu. See Club details.
At Boisdale of Bishopsgate it always seems like Christmas. A traditional Scottish restaurant with live music, jazz and fine dining, there is always a party atmosphere here. They offer a Christmas menu throughout December at great value – a delicious two course Set Bar Menu from just £24.50, with roast free range bronze turkey with all the trimmings! See Festive Bar Menu.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne to accompany the Festive Set Bar Menu on Mondays and Tuesday in December on 4th and 5th, 11th and 12th, 18th and 19th December. Applicable for up to six guests. See Club details.
Boutique foodie paradise, its all here. Michelin-starred L'Ortolan in the Berkshire countryside near Reading introduces its festive lunches for Monday to Saturday from Friday 1st December to Friday 22nd December. Lunch is three courses at £43 per person. See Festive Lunch Menu. Dinner is six courses at £58 per person. See Festive Dinner Menu. Please note, on Monday Lunchtimes throughout December, the Festive Lunch is the only menu available.
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy 10% reduction from the total food bill. See Club details.
And finally, Christmas is a wonderful time of year to spend at the five star Lainston House, part of the Exclusive Hotels group, situated on the outskirts of Winchester. Think log fires, cosy lounges, elegant dining rooms and the most delicious food. Join family, friends or colleagues for a festive two-course lunch in beautiful The Avenue restaurant, available throughout December. From £26 per person. Here's hoping for a white Christmas full of snowmen around the 63 acres of idyllic grounds. We can't wait to start rolling snowballs from this picture!
Luxury Restaurant Club members enjoy 20% reduction from the food and beverage bill. See Club details.


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The Graves-Keleher-Fuerst House
By BH history fan on August 16, 2018 | 2 Comments
Keleher-Fuerst House 2018
The Historical Committee was proud to feature the historic home of one of its members, Lee Fuerst, in this year's Berwyn Heights Day and National Night Out exhibit. Lee and her husband Mark purchased their house (PG: 67-022-23 survey) in 2011, and have since turned it into a beautiful show piece of the Victorian "cottages" that originally dotted the subdivision. The house, once poetically named "The Maples," was built circa 1888-1889 by the Charlton Heights Improvement Company,1 and retains many original architectural features: from shutter dogs to pocket doors to plaster moldings, even a chandelier made for gas lighting.
Inside the Keleher-Fuerst House
The first occupants of the house were Peter J. Keleher (1864-1927), his sister Hannah and her husband Terrence J. Gorman.2 The Kelehers were a close-knit Irish Catholic family from Wisconsin, who made their way to the Washington, DC area via Albany, NY in the early 1880s. Here, with Peter's older brother Timothy leading the way, the Keleher brothers in turn worked for the DC Auditor's Office3, and then the US Treasury Department's 6th Auditor's Office4. Sometime during this period, they became acquainted with Edward Graves and James Waugh, the principle developers of the new railroad suburb Charlton Heights (now Berwyn Heights), and helped sell properties in the new subdivision. In recognition of their role, Keleher Avenue (now Ruatan Street) was named after them.
After the collapse of the Charlton Heights venture, Peter Keleher was instrumental in turning Edward Graves' mansion into a summer home for the DC-based St. Ann's Orphanage. He was the President of St. Joseph's Union, when the charity purchased the house in June 18975 and raised funds to remodel and expand it to accommodate more of the orphanage's children.6 One year later in 1898, he joined the 4th "Immunes" Volunteer Infantry Regiment to fight in the Spanish-American War.7 After the war, he returned to work for the Treasury Department and later the Agriculture Department. In January 1904, he married Mary Ann Moran of Georgetown. 8 Throughout his life, Peter was an active member of Catholic congregations and benefit societies. He died in March 1927 and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery9, where his brother Timothy is also buried.
A couple of later owners of the Graves-Keleher-Fuerst house should be noted for the mark they left on the Town's history. From 1915 to 1923, Pierre Christie Stevens (1858-1919), his wife Sarah and their daughter Marie Christie (1887-1952) lived there.10 Major Pierre Stevens, a Spanish War veteran and paymaster in the U.S. Army, came from a long line of illustrious military leaders going back to the Revolutionary War. Sarah was the daughter of William Bowie Magruder and Elizabeth Worthington Gaither, both whom were descended from founders of the State of Maryland.11 All Stevens's were members of the Berwyn Heights Association, the precursor of today's Town government. Marie in 1917 had charge of an Association cleanup committee which organized the collection of refuse in the fledgling community.12 She was also a committed volunteer for Evergreen, a Red Cross School for Blind Soldiers in Baltimore at that time. In April 1920, she married Congressman Frederick Hicks of New York, and during World War II, founded the Scottish Clans Evacuation Plan for bombed out English children.13
Attick Barber Shop, Central Avenue, Berwyn, 1937
From 1935 to 1944, Charles Mayo Attick (1882-1975 ) and his wife Lillian owned the house, which in those days sat on a large property that included most lots in block 42. Additionally, the Atticks owned a number of lots in adjacent blocks 31 and 41.14 Some of the land would eventually be conveyed to the 9 Attick children, most of whom still lived with their parents when they moved to Berwyn Heights.15 The Atticks had previously owned a farm on Edmonston Road near today's Capital Beltway, which was taken by the Resettlement Administration as eminent domain to serve as a staging ground for building the Greenbelt development.16 Charles Attick owned a barber shop in Berwyn near the streetcar line on the west side of the B&O tracks,17 and served on the Town's Board of Commissioners from 1938 to 1944, the first 4 years as Chairman. His oldest son, C. Mayo Attick, took over the barber shop, an institution still remembered by some of Berwyn Heights' older residents.
1 PGC Tax Assessments, 1888-1890.
2 More detailed information about members of the Keleher family can be found in the biographical sketches of the BHHC's 2006 "Keleher Avenue" pamphlet, authored by former BHHC member Ann Harris Davidson with research assistance by Julia Coldren-Walker.
3 P.J. Keleher replaces T.D. Keleher in District Auditor's Office. "District Government Affairs: An Appointment," The Evening Times, 26 January 1884.
4 The 6thAuditor's Office of the Treasury Department also employed other men who were connected to the Charlton Heights enterprise. It appears to have been a place where Treasury employees were solicited to purchase properties in Charlton Heights. In 1887, Richard M. Johnson was Chief Clerk in that Office, Timothy Keleher Disbursing Clerk, and Patrick Cunningham Chief of Division. Both Johnson and Cunningham served on the Board of Directors of the Charlton Heights Improvement Company in 1888 and 1889, respectively, while Timothy Keleher served on the Board of the Charlton Heights Investment & Building Association, an entity set up in 1890 to raise funds for the development of Charlton Heights. The 1888 Charlton Heights subdivision plat has corresponding street names: Johnson Avenue (Quebec Place), Cunningham Avenue (Cunningham Drive), and Keleher Avenue (Ruatan Street).
T.D. Keleher is listed as disbursing clerk in 6th Auditor's Office in D.C. City Directory, 1886; and US Register for Civil, Military and Naval Service, 1887, p.13. P.J. Keleher's appointment to permanent position in 6th Auditor's Office reported in "Treasury Department Changes," Evening Star, 23 April 1888, p.1. Incorporators of Charlton Heights Improvement Company listed in "A New Real Estate Company," Washington Post, 30 August 1888, p.6. Members of Board of Directors of Charlton Heights Improvement Company listed in "Election of Officers," Evening Star, 26 January 1889, p.3.
5 "Summer Home," Evening Star, 3 May 1897, p.3; and "Summer Home for Orphans," Evening Star, 12 June 1897, p.3; and Deed 12 June 1897, Edward & Katherine Graves to Sisters of Charity, PGC land records, book 39, page 715.
6 "Garden Party & Bazaar," The Times, 15 August 1897, p.12; and "St. Joseph's Union," 12 November 1898, p.8.
7 "Regiments of Immunes," Evening Star, 14 June 1898, p.3.
8 "Marriages," Evening Star, 9 January 1904, p.6.
9 "Rites for P.J. Keleher," Evening Times, 30 March 1927, p.9.
10 Deed 1915 Augusta & Paul Bornsen to Sarah M. Stevens, PGC Land Records, Book 91, Page 488. And Deed 1923 Sarah M. Stevens to Mary L. Biondi, PGC Land Records, Book 194, Page 469.
11 "Pierre Christie Stevens," http://www.ArlingtonCemetery.net/pcsteven.htm, accessed July 31, 2018.
12 Berwyn Heights Association Meeting Minutes, 2 November 1916, 1 February 1917, 12 April 1917.
13 ArlingtonCemetery.net record.
14 Deed 29 October 1939, Prudential Building Association to Charles M. & Lillian L. Attick, PGC Land Records, Book 431-382. And Deed 28 June 1944, Charles M. & Lillian L Attick to Henry E. & Florence I. Edmunds, PGC Land Records Book 756-290.
15 1930 and 1940 U.S. Census.
16 Told by Michael Attick, grandson of Charles Mayo Attick.
17 1920-1940 U.S. Census.
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Els Itinerarium romans indiquen una via que anava d'aquesta ciutat fins a Colònia, al llarg del Rin. Seguia la conca del Rin des del llac de Constança fins a les platges sorrenques del Mar del Nord. LItinerari d'Antoní posa davant del nom de Lugdunum les paraules "Caput Germaniarum", que evidentment no volen dir la capital de la Germània, sinó que era el punt on s'iniciaven la Germània Superior i la Germània Inferior.

S'han trobat algunes restes romanes a la rodalia i una inscripció del temps de Septimi Sever.

Referències

Ciutats romanes de la Gàl·lia Belga
Ciutats celtes de la Gàl·lia Belga
Jaciments arqueològics de l'antiga Roma
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Альда Мерини (, 21 марта 1931, Милан — 1 ноября 2009, там же) — крупнейшая итальянская поэтесса.

Биография
Младший ребёнок в семье скромного страхового агента. Не получила высшего образования. Рано начала писать и публиковаться. Испытала влияние Рильке. Уже ранними вещами привлекла внимание Сальваторе Квазимодо, Пьера Паоло Пазолини. В 1947 пережила первые приступы душевной болезни, лечилась у нескольких психоаналитиков. В 1950 году её стихотворения были включены в представительную антологию итальянской лирики первой половины века. Получила поддержку Эудженио Монтале, Сальваторе Квазимодо. Первая книга стихов Присутствие Орфея вышла в 1953, в 1955 последовали ещё две книги. Начиная с 1964 двенадцать лет провела в психиатрических клиниках, ничего не писала. С конца 1970-х вернулась к поэзии, пережила годы творческого подъёма. В 1996 по инициативе и при поддержке Дарио Фо была выдвинута Французской Академией кандидатом на Нобелевскую премию. С 2004 испытывала серьёзные проблемы со здоровьем, а поскольку жила в одиночестве и бедности, постоянно лечилась при финансовой поддержке многочисленных почитателей. Обратилась к драматургии, писала прозу. Много курила, умерла от рака.

Книги

 La presenza di Orfeo, Schwarz, Milano, 1953.
 Paura di Dio, All'Insegna del Pesce d'Oro, Milano, 1955.
 Nozze romane, Schwarz, Milano, 1955.
 La pazza della porta accanto, Bompiani, Milano, 1955.
 Tu sei Pietro. Anno 1961, All'Insegna del Pesce d'Oro, Milano, 1962.
 Destinati a morire. Poesie vecchie e nuove, Lalli, Poggibonsi, 1980.
 Poesie, edizione privata, Milano 1981.
 Le rime petrose, edizione privata, 1983.
 Le satire della Ripa, Laboratorio Arti Visive, Taranto, 1983.
 Le più belle poesie, edizione privata, 1983.
 La Terra Santa, Scheiwiller, Milano, 1984 (премия Эудженио Монтале).
 La Terra Santa e altre poesie, Lacaita, Manduria 1984.
 L'altra verità. Diario di una diversa, Libri Scheiwiller, Milano, 1986.
 Fogli bianchi. 23 inediti, Biblioteca Bartolini, Biblioteca Cominiana, Cittadella 1987.
 Testamento, Crocetti Editore,Milano 1988.
 Delirio amoroso, il melangolo, Genova 1989.
 Le pietre, autoedizione, Milano 1989.
 Balocchi e poesie, Tommaso Spaini, Belgioioso 1991.
 Canzone dell'amore spento, Tommaso Spaini, Belgioioso 1991.
 Il tormento delle figure, il melangolo, Genova 1990.
 Delirio amoroso, il melangolo, Genova, 1990.
 Le parole di Alda Merini, Stampa Alternativa, Roma, 1991.
 Valzer, Tommaso Spaini, Belgioioso 1991.
 Vuoto d'amore, Einaudi, Torino 1991.
 5 poesie, Biblioteca Comunale, Mariano Comense 1992.
 Aforismi, Nuove Scritture, Milano 1992.
 Cinque poesie, Mariano Comense, Biblioteca Comunale, 1992.
 Ipotenusa d'amore, La Vita felice, Milano 1992.
 La vita facile. Aforismi, Pulcinoelefante, Osnago 1992.
 La palude di Manganelli o il monarca del re, La Vita felice, Milano 1992.
 La vita felice: aforismi, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 1992.
 La vita più facile: Aforismi, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 1992.
 La presenza di Orfeo (Paura di Dio, Nozze Romane, Tu sei Pietro), Milano, Scheiwiller, 1993.
 Le zolle d'acqua. Il mio naviglio, Montedit, Cernusco sul Naviglio (Milano), 1993.
 Rime dantesche, Divulga, Crema, 1993.
 Se gli angeli sono inquieti. Aforismi, Shakespeare and Company, Magreglio 1993.
 Titano amori intorno, Milano, La Vita Felice, 1993.
 Ulisse.Poesie, Divulga, Crema 1993.
 25 poesie autografe, La città del sole, Torino 1994.
 Reato di vita. Autobiografia e poesia, Milano, Melusine, 1994.
 Il fantasma e l'amore. Un monologo, tre poesie e… , La Vita Felice, Milano 1994.
 Lettera ai figli LietoColle, Faloppio 1994.
 Reato di vita. Autobiografia e poesia, Melusine, Milano 1994.
 Ballate non pagate Einaudi, Torino 1995 (Премия Виареджо).
 Delirio amoroso. Un monologo di Licia Maglietta su testi di Alda Merini, Dante & Descartes, Napoli 1995.
 Doppio bacio mortale, Lietocolle, Faloppio 1995; 2005; 2010.
 La pazza della porta accanto, Bompiani, Milano 1995.
 Lettera a Maurizio Costanzo, LietoColle, Faloppio 1995.
 Sogno e poesia, La Vita Felice, Milano 1995.
 La terra Santa. 1980—1987 (contiene Destinati a morire, La Terra Santa, Le Satire della Ripa, Le rime petrose, Fogli bianchi), Libri Scheiwiller, Milano 1996.
 La vita facile. Sillabario, Bompiani, Milano 1996.
 Refusi, Vittorio Zanetto, Montichiari 1996.
 Un'anima indocile. Parole e poesie, La vita Felice, Milano 1996; 2006.
 Aforismi, Milano, Pulcinoelefante, 1996.
 La pazza della porta accanto, Milano, Mondadori, 1996.
 La Terra Santa: (Destinati a morire, La Terra Santa, Le satire della Ripa, Le rime petrose, Fogli bianchi) 1980—987, Milano, Scheiwiller, 1996.
 Un poeta rimanga sempre solo, Scheiwiller, Milano 1996.
 Immagini a voce, Motorola, 1996
 Aforismi, Pulcinoelefante, Osnago 1997.
 Curva di fuga, edizioni dell'Ariete, Crema 1997.
 Il dono. Due poesie e una incisione all'acquaforte, edizioni dell'Ariete, Crema 1997.
 Ape Regina, Amiata Records, ARNR 2597, Firenze 1997.
 L'altra verità. Diario di una diversa, Milano, Rizzoli, 1997.
 La volpe e il sipario. Poesie d'amore, Legnago, Girardi, 1997.
 Le più belle poesie di Alda Merini, Milano, La Vita Felice, 1997.
 Orazioni piccole, Edizioni dell'Ariete, Crema 1997.
 Ringrazio sempre chi mi dà ragione. Aforismi, Stampa Alternativa, Roma 1997.
 Salmi della gelosia, edizioni dell'Ariete, Crema 1997.
 57 poesie, Milano, Mondadori, 1998.
 Alda Merini & Enrico Baj. quattro poesie inedite, Giorgio Upiglio Grafica Uno, Milano 1998.
 Eternamente vivo, L'Incisione, Corbetta 1998.
 Favole, Orazioni, Salmi, La Libraria, Soncino 1998.
 Fiore di poesia (1951—1997) Torino, Einaudi, 1998
 Ladri di destini, edizioni dell'Ariete, Crema 1998.
 Lettere a un racconto. Prose lunghe e brevi, Rizzoli, Milano 1998.
 Aforismi e magie, Rizzoli, Milano 1999.
 Figli e addii, F. Soldini, Novazzano 1999.
 Il ladro Giuseppe. Racconti degli anni Sessanta, Libri Scheiwiller, Milano 1999.
 La poesia luogo del nulla. Poesia e parole con Chicca Gagliardo e Guido Spaini, Piero Manni, Lecce 1999.
 L'uovo di Saffo. Alda Merini e Enrico Baj, Proposte d'Arte Colophon, Belluno 1999.
 L'intima morte della parola, Manni, Lecce 1999.
 Le ceneri di Dante: con una bugia sulle ceneri, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 1999.
 Vacanze 1999, Ballabo Clift, Torino 1999.
 L'anima innamorata, Frassinelli, Milano 2000; 2007.
 Sogno e poesia, L'incisione, Milano 2000.
 Due epitaffi e un testamento, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2000.
 Vanità amorose, Sottoscala, Bellinzona 2000.
 Vanni aveva mani lievi, Nino Aragno, Torino 2000.
 Le poesie di Alda Merini, Milano, La Vita Felice, 2000.
 Tre aforismi, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2000.
 Amore, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2000.
 Corpo d'amore. Un incontro con Gesù, Frassinelli, Milano 2001.
 Requiem, LietoColle, Faloppio 2001.
 Amore di carta, Lo Sciamano, Milano 2002.
 Folle, folle, folle d'amore per te. Poesie per giovani innamorati, Salani, Milano 2002.
 Gufo, Fabrizio Mugnaini per Luna e Gufo, Scandicci 2002.
 Il maglio del poeta, Manni, Lecce 2002.
 Magnificat. Un incontro con Maria, Frassinelli, Milano 2002.
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 Il paradiso, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2002.
 Anima, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2002.
 Ora che vedi Dio, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2002.
 Un aforisma, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2002.
 La vita, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2002.
 Una poesia, Osnago, Pulcinoelefante, 2002.
 Invettive d'amore e altri versi, Torino, Einaudi, 2002.
 Oggi come ieri, Dialogo Libri, Olgiate Comasco 2002.
 Clinica dell'abbandono, Einaudi, Torino 2003, 2004.
 Des Cartes (Descartes), Vicolo del Pavone, Piacenza 2003.
 Dopo tutto anche tu, San Marco dei Giustiniani, Genova 2003.
 La carne degli angeli, Frassinelli, Milano 2003, 2007.
 Più bella della poesia è stata la mia vita, Torino, Einaudi, 2003.
 Delirio Amoroso, Genova, Il Nuovo Melangolo, 2003.
 Alla tua salute, amore mio: poesie, aforismi, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Acquaviva, 2003
 Poema di Pasqua, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Acquaviva, 2003.
 Il mascalzone veronese, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Acquaviva, 2003
 Lettere d'amore di due poetesse, Dialogo libri, Olgiate Comasco 2003.
 Writing-in-children, LietoColle, Faloppio 2003.
 Carro d'amore, Lo Sciamano, Milano 2004.
 Le briglie d'oro. Poesie per Marina 1984—2004, Libri Scheiwiller, Milano 2004.
 Lettere ai bambini, LietoColle, Faloppio 2004.
 El Disaster, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Acquaviva, 2004.
 La volpe e il sipario. Poesie d'amore, Milano, Rizzoli, 2004.
 La voce di Alda Merini. La dismisura dell'anima. Audiolibro. Milano, Crocetti, 2004.
 Poema della Croce, Frassinelli, Milano 2004.
 Sono nata il 21 a primavera, Milva canta Merini, Milano, Nar international, 2004.
 Poema della croce, Alda Merini e Giovanni Nuti, Milano, Sagapò, 2005.
 Amleto di carta, Quaderni di Orfeo, Milano 2005.
 Il diavolo è rosso, Il ragazzo innocuo, Milano 2005.
 Nel cerchio di un pensiero. (Teatro per sola voce), Crocetti, Milano 2005.
 Sono nata il ventuno a primavera. Diario e nuove poesie, Manni, Lecce 2005.
 Uomini miei. Brandelli di un'autobiografia sentimentale, Frassinelli, Milano 2005.
 Il Tavor, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Acquaviva, 2005
 La presenza di Orfeo — La Terra Santa, Milano, Scheiwiller, 2005.
 Io dormo sola, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Acquaviva, 2005
 Figli e poesie, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Acquaviva, 2005.
 La famosa altra verità, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Acquaviva, 2006.
 L'altra verità diario di una diversa, Milano, Rizzoli, 2006.
 Un segreto andare, Alberto Tallone Editore, Alpignano, 2006.
 Lettere di Pasolini, Acquaviva delle Fonti , Acquaviva, 2006.
 Alda & io  - Alda Merini e Sabatino Scia, Graus Editore, 2006.
 Cantico dei Vangeli, disegni di Elvio Marchionni, Frassinelli, Milano 2006.
 Il tempo di una sigaretta, Terre Sommerse, 2006
 Canto Milano, Manni, Lecce 2007.
 Colpe di immagini. vita di un poeta nelle fotografie di Giuliano Crittini, Rizzoli, Milano 2007.
 Francesco. Canto di una creatura, Frassinelli, Milano 2007.
 La magia delle mani, fotografie di Giuliano Grittini, La Vita felice, Milano 2007.
 La nera novella. (Umorismo nero), Rizzoli, Milano 2007.
 Rasoi di seta. Giovanni Nuti canta Alda Merini, Sagapò (s.l.), 2007.
 Antenate bestie da manicomio, Manni, Lecce 2008.
 Mistica d'amore, Frassinelli, Milano 2008.
 Lettere al dottor G, Frassinelli, 2008.
 Sonetti d'amore e angeliche pene, LietoColle, Faloppio 2008.
 Canzoni «'a guapparia», Gli amici, edizione privata, Taranto 2009.
 Padre mio, Frassinelli, 2009.
 Come polvere o vento, Manni, Lecce 2009. Pretesti, n. 384.
 Eroticamente. Passione e riflessioni, LietoColle, Faloppio 2009.
 Il carnevale della croce. Poesie religiose. Poesie d'amore, Einaudi, Torino 2009.
 Le madri non cercano il paradiso, Albatros, Roma 2009.
 Elettroshock. parole, poesie, racconti, aforismi, foto, Stampa Alternativa — Nuovi Equilibri, Viterbo 2010.
 Nuove magie: aforismi inediti 2007—2009, Rizzoli, Milano 2010.
 Una piccola ape furibonda, Giovanni Nuti canta Alda Merini, Milano, Sgapò, 2010.
 Il suono dell'ombra. Poesie e prose 1953—2009, Mondadori, Milano, 2010.
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Weiss Sheet Metal celebrates 50 year anniversary
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(l-r) Avon Board of Selectman Chairman Frank Hegarty, Avon Selectman Robert Brady, State Senator Brian Joyce, Weiss Sheet Metal owners Brian DeLano and Wayne DeLano, Bob Costa, President of the Avon Industrial Park Association, and Alison Van Dam, Vice –President, Metro South Chamber of Commerce. Weiss Sheet Metal received proclamations from the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts State Senate, and the Metro South Chamber of Commerce
Avon, MA – Weiss Sheet Metal, a second-generation, privately held family business which provides customized metal fabrication work for architectural, commercial and residential use,recenlty celebrated its 50th anniversary in business with a special ceremony that took a look back, and also a look ahead.
Owners Wayne DeLano of Middleboro and cousin Brian DeLano of Easton are the second generation of DeLanos to operate this business, which was run by their fathers, George and Ralph DeLano. The elder DeLanos purchased the company a half century ago from European emigrants Jack Weiss and Eli Tappan.
The company celebrated its 50th anniversary under the DeLano ownership at a ceremony held at their location, 105 Bodwell Street, in the Avon Industrial Park, on April 24, from 2 to 5 p.m. at a ceremony that includes state, local and industry officials. The 50th anniversary included catered refreshments served to nearly 200 guests, and a power point presentation that showcased the history of the company and some of its earlier products. Among the highlights of the anniversary was a recorded interview with George and Ralph DeLano from 20 years ago. The business received official commendations for its contributions to the region and on the occasion of its 50th anniversary from the Massachusetts legislature, including State Representative William Galvin and State Senator Brian Joyce. Additionally, a number of Avon elected officials were on hand to congratulate the company for its growth and its anniversary.
Weiss Sheet Metal traces its roots to 1934, when Weiss and Tappan had started the metal shop company, with their first product being a commercial dishwasher under the Weiss name. Future owner George DeLano first went to work at the company, then based in Boston, in 1947 when he was 16 years old. His tenure there was interrupted by four years of military service but he returned to the company four years later. When the owners opted to put the company up for sale in the 1960s, DeLano and brother Ralph raised the $10,000 to meet the asking price that the founders sought. The new owners kept the Weiss name because of its familiarity in the market.
The company's work, as the dishwasher faded from the market, evolved toward other metalworking opportunities, including stainless steel equipment for the restaurant and laboratory industries. Early clients included Paramount Restaurant Equipment, Papa Gino's, Silver Restaurant Supply, and Harbor Food Company.
Weiss Sheet Metal began at Roxbury Crossing in a small, 1,000-square-foot, building. Circumstances forced the company to relocate to Tremont Street in Boston to what was known as the Old Chicory Piano Building, when the Boston Redevelopment Agency required the company's initial location for construction of a superhighway. In 1975, the owners purchased a 10,000-sq.-ft. building at 2570 Washington Street, Roxbury.
As the business continued to grow, they had the opportunity to build in a new industrial park in Avon and moved into their new 15,000 square foot facility at 210 Bodwell, in 1980. George's son, Wayne, joined the business in 1979; and Ralph's son, Brian, joined the family business in 1975. As the business expanded, the cousins developed new customer networks and eventually became full partners. In 2000, as the business expanded and they took on larger, more challenging projects (including the million-dollar-plus entrance canopy to Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, the company outgrew its plant and moved to 105 Bodwell Street, its current home.
Today, the Weiss stainless steel products can be found in many Boston area restaurants, as well as hospitals, laboratories, the MBTA and Logan Airport. Additionally, the Weiss brand of sheet metal products has been used in Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, the Hilton Hotel, and Harvard University. Additionally, the work of their skilled craftsman can also be seen at Julia Child's kitchen in the Smithsonian Institute. Their current facility is 27,000 square feet.
"We are very pleased to have celebrated this anniversary," said Wayne DeLano, partner, who added, "Brian and I have enjoyed expanding and continuing the business that our fathers got started. We think they would be pleased at the direction and outcome of where Weiss Sheet Metal has gone, and we are excited about the future."
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Snakes perform valuable benefit for Sanibel Historical Museum & Village
Docent and SHMV board member Gayle Pence shows off the museum's latest acquisition, a yellow rat snake skin, found by a tourist on the grounds of the Historical Village.
Unlike the Emerald Isle, Sanibel Island is home to a variety of snakes, many of which have been observed on the grounds of the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village.
Yellow rat snakes and black racers predominate at the Historical Village's three-acre property, which is surrounded on three sides by city-owned wetlands property. Fortunately, neither of these species are poisonous — they actually perform a much needed function, helping to keep rodents and anoles in check.
It is not unusual to find snake skins on the Historical Village grounds. Just this past week, a visitor found a beautiful specimen and presented it to the museum to become a temporary exhibit in the Rutland House science room. It is a four-foot yellow rat snake skin — intact in one piece — and offers young people an interesting lesson in herpetology. The snake, which lives in an undergrowth of heavy vegetation behind a replica outhouse, is developing a new skin to fit its growing body.
While the main mission of the Historical Museum & Village is to preserve and share Sanibel history, every once in awhile, the museum is able to offer visitors something extra — an up-close environmental experience. There are nesting soft-shelled turtles, croaking tree frogs, lime green iguanas, black and white warblers shooting up and down live oak trees, pileated woodpeckers, gopher tortoises, armadillos, the ubiquitous raccoons and a variety of songbirds.
Cardinals flocked to the Heritage Garden sunflower patch in June and picked the giant flowers clean of seeds. The Village is also a habitat for native and specimen plants and trees, which are labeled and described on weatherproof signs.
Admission to the Historical Village is $5 for adults, 18 and older. Children and members are free. The Sanibel Historical Museum & Village is located at 950 Dunlop Road (next to BIG Arts) and will be open through Aug. 6 on Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Museum will then be closed until Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Seven historic buildings are centered around the Heritage Garden. Visitors learn about island history through exhibits and audio recordings which highlight pioneer families and agriculture, fishing and tourism. The Rutland House science room features artifacts from the earlier occupation of the Calusa and Spaniards.
Why not "step back in time" for a lesson in island history, and as an added bonus, enjoy an interesting encounter with nature?
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Council Candidates
Paula Tedesco
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Kathy O'Keefe
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B.A. Environmental Studies, Ramapo College
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"The health and welfare of our community and the respect and sustainability of our natural environment should be the priority of the Ringwood Borough Council," says Rob Ferretti, a Ringwood resident of 11 years. Ferretti holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Ramapo College, which is where he first discovered Ringwood. "I studied and visited Ringwood while at Ramapo and immediately fell in love. Two years after graduating, my wife and I bought a home here to raise our family," says Ferretti, a stay-at-home father of four. As a stay-at-home dad and coach, Ferretti feels certain that he has the pulse of Ringwood residents. "While others are out of town 8+ hours a day, I am at the bus stop in the morning, at the soccer field on weekends, and at Erskine Lake in the summer," Ferretti says. "I know what issues are important to my neighbors and plan on being their voice on the Council."
Like Bolton, Ferretti is an active member of Ringwood C.A.R.E.S. The current council's controversial plan to build a recycling center on top of the Ringwood Superfund site, thus ignoring the EPA's recommendation, led Ferretti to become more involved in local politics. Ferretti advocates for monthly testing of all municipal wells to ensure the safety of our water system. "If elected, I would like to protect, promote, and hopefully allow the Borough to profit from Ringwood's most readily accessible resources – open space and natural beauty," says Ferretti. A licensed NJ real estate agent, Ferretti is also interested in exploring innovative ways to increase Ringwood's stagnant property values.
Rob would love to hear from you. If you have questions or would like to discuss the issues that matter most to you, feel free to email him at rob@ringdems.org.
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Russia agrees to rejoin Ukraine grain export deal | Food News
Russia's defence ministry says it received 'sufficient' guarantees from Kyiv on demilitarising the Black Sea corridor.
Russia has said it will rejoin a UN-backed agreement to allow the export of grain from Ukraine via a safe Black Sea corridor, with shipments expected to resume on Wednesday.
Russia's defence ministry confirmed that Moscow would again participate, saying it had received "sufficient" guarantees from Kyiv that it would not use the maritime corridor for military operations against Russia.
"Russia considers that the received guarantees are at the moment sufficient and is resuming the implementation of the agreement," the ministry said.
Turkish President Reception Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had told his Turkish counterpart that the grain deal, brokered by Turkey and the United Nations, would continue to operate as of midday on Wednesday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told parliament that "shipments will continue from 12pm today (09:00 GMT) as planned".
Al Jazeera's Resul Serdar, reporting from Istanbul, says Turkey's role in bringing Russia back to the initiative highlights that Ankara is now the "de facto mediator" between Moscow and Kyiv.
"We know that Russia over the weekend had withdrawn from the agreement … but after intensive talks between Ankara, Moscow, Kyiv and of course, the involvement of the United Nations as well, it seems that the deal is once again alive and working," Serdar said.
The deal, overseen by the Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul, has allowed more than 9.7 million metric tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs to leave Ukrainian ports.
This has brought much-needed relief to a global food crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a key grain exporter.
Under the terms of the deal, which was agreed on in July, ships moving to and from Ukraine are inspected by a joint team of Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian and UN officials.
Russia on Saturday had said it was temporarily pulling out, accusing Ukraine of misusing the safe shipping corridor to launch a drone attack on its Black Sea fleet.
Some shipments in and out of Ukraine continued after that but the UN on Tuesday said there would be no deliveries on Wednesday.
'Dangerous' without Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday had urged "reliable and long-term protection" of the corridor while Russia's Vladimir Putin demanded "real guarantees".
In a call with Zelenskyy on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Russia's decision to exit the deal saying it "again harms global food security".
Ukraine had dismissed Russia's accusations as a "false pretext" to withdraw from the deal.
The Kremlin has long criticised the deal, claiming that most of the consignments were arriving in Europe, not low-income countries where grain was needed most.
Ukrainian officials have denied the claim and data compiled by a monitoring group as part of the accord does not reflect this assertion.
Cargo loaded with grain kept sailing on Monday and Tuesday, but the UN said any deliveries after Russia announced its suspension were "a temporary and extraordinary measure".
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had said on Monday that it was "dangerous" to continue exports without Russia's participation.
The Russian defence ministry on Wednesday said it obtained written guarantees from Kyiv "thanks to the participation" of the UN and "assistance" from Turkey.
It said Kyiv guaranteed "the non-use of the humanitarian corridor and Ukrainian ports determined in the interests of the export of agricultural products for conducting military operations against the Russian Federation."
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New Poll Out of Trump Country Could Spell Real Trouble for Republicans in 2018
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on June 21, 2017 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Unemployment in Iowa, under 4 percent when President Donald Trump won the state in 2016, fell to 3 percent. Iowa's Republican congressional delegation voted for the GOP tax reform bill with no protests from their constituents. After all, Iowans subtract their federal income taxes from their state income taxes, a tax bonus they share with only five other states.
But despite the favorable results for Iowans, the end-of-year Iowa Poll found President Trump garnering only 35 percent approval in the state. The poll conducted by Selzer and Company at the end of the year, showed only 34 percent of Iowans said they plan to vote Republican for Congress in 2018. Meanwhile, 61 percent said politics in general sickens them.
The disconnect between seeming economic prosperity and Iowan's distaste for Trump baffled both parties. Why Iowa turned against Trump and Republicans after 2016 is a puzzle both parties want solved before the 2018 midterm elections.
Republicans took legislative control in Iowa in 2016. They advanced the actions they promised voters during the campaign process. Iowa's legislature pushed through tax cuts, passed labor rules requiring unions to hold fresh elections and maintained a privatized version of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion.
Conservative groups saw it as a strong start to their Iowa agenda. They suggest polling that reflects a souring of moods towards Republicans will fade as the effect of the policies becomes apparent.
"You've got record consumer activity. The market is high. Job growth numbers are impressive," said Drew Klein, Iowa director of the conservative group Americans for Prosperity.
Now, if you ask somebody, 'Is this something you feel?,' they might say no. But this is stuff that affects them down the line."
Iowa, considered a swing state for decades, went drastically Republican in the 2016 election cycle. Democratic leadership speculated Iowa might never return to a position favorable to the party. Before 2016, 31 of Iowa's 99 counties voted for Barack Obama twice. All 31 flipped in 2016 to support Donald Trump. Just 41.7 percent of Iowans supported Hillary Clinton for president in the weakest showing for a Democrat since 1980.
For the first half of 2017, Democrats viewed Iowa as a warning. White voters without college degrees wiped Democratic candidates out in the eastern part of the state where they always won strong. National groups tied Republican Representative Rod Blum to Trump, expecting a victory in a district that voted for Obama by 14 points in 2012. But Trump won and Blum, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, became a reliable voter for his agenda.
Even Barack Obama cited Iowa as the place where Democrats lost their way.
I won Iowa not because the demographics dictated that I would win Iowa. It was because I spent 87 days going to every small town and fair and fish fry and VFW hall, and there were some counties where I might have lost, but maybe I lost by 20 points instead of 50 points."
But Iowa Democrats believe they've turned a corner. On January 31, the party easily held a state House seat in the first special election after Trump's inauguration. On August 8, Democrats won in a southeast Iowa district where Trump won by 21.3 points in 2016. And on December 12, while most national political attention focused on Alabama, Democrats lost a special state Senate race in red northwest Iowa by only nine points. The Senate seat, considered so safely Republican, prompted Democrats to never even put forth a candidate in 2010 or 2014.
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In the video, the actor spoke of his affection for the Russian people
A Twitter address by Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Russian people is among the top Twitter trends in Russia on Friday and has sparked reaction from various quarters.
In it, he warns the Russian people they are being fed misinformation about their country's assault on Ukraine.
He says the Kremlin has intentionally lied to them by saying the invasion was intended to "denazify" Ukraine.
Ukraine did not start the war, but "those in power in the Kremlin" did.
Addressing Russian President Vladimir Putin directly, he says: "You started this war, and you can stop it".
In the nine-minute video, which shows footage of killings and destruction in Ukraine, the actor-turned-politician calls on people to see through disinformation and propaganda.
"I'm speaking to you today because there are things going on in the world that are being kept from you, terrible things that you should know about," he says.
"Ukraine did not start this war, neither did nationalists or Nazis," the former California governor says, noting that the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is Jewish. "This is not the Russian people's war."
The Austrian-born former bodybuilding champion - whose film Red Heat was the first US film shot in Moscow's Red Square - speaks of his affection for the Russian people.
"The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me," he says. "That is why I hope that you will let me tell you the truth about the war in Ukraine."
He goes on to say: "This is an illegal war. Your lives, your limbs, your futures have been sacrificed for a senseless war condemned by the entire world."
Schwarzenegger: 'I know where Trump's lies lead' (2021 report)
The video has garnered nearly 24 million views and more than 310,000 retweets so far, and is among the top Twitter trends in Russia on Friday morning. Among the actor's Twitter followers are both the Kremlin's Russian- and English-language accounts.
His comments have been praised by Russians who condemn the war.
"Arnold Schwarzenegger has a unique ability to talk to anyone with persuasion, respect and on equal terms. Wits, power and justice. Have a listen. Think about it. Understand," opposition politician Lev Shlosberg says on Telegram.
Another says: "You have of course seen Schwarzenegger's address. Do you know why it is good? It is indeed filmed with respect towards us, Russian people. We are outcasts in the world and Russophobia that used to be a propaganda myth for years has unfortunately materialised now. Arnold is one of the few people who addressed Russians not as savage orcs, but as good people who have lost their ways," liberal journalist Anton Orekh also said on Telegram.
But a pro-Kremlin spoof account Barack Obmana on Twitter has a different take: "The US State Department thinks that the opinion of paid US talking heads is very important to us. For a certain amount of money, the second half of Hollywood will say... No, it will not - they will be kicked out from everywhere because in the US there are only opinions of Anglo-Saxon Reich, and Arni is dressed up as a Polizei."
Russia has consistently said the war in Ukraine was a "special operation" to protect Russian-speaking Ukrainians.


Tartan… och weel… a subject that's surely as alive and well (and as controversial as Nessie) as any issue you'll find on the front page of today's newspaper. Nothing will raise up a brawl at a Scottish Gathering faster than the subject of Tartan, particularly late in the day when several libations of Uisghe Beatha have been downed. There is no other touchier subject in the lexicon of Scotophiles, and everyone considers himself an expert! We're going to try to make some sense of the subject for you.
There are 7 Davidson Tartan setts (i.e. patterns as identified by thread counts) as registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans (established by Scottish law in 2008). This is the first Government organization responsible for recording and authorizing tartans. It replaces several earlier "aothorities" or "societies" that kept track of tartan setts (patterns). Contrary to the beliefs of many, the Lyon Court, which is charge of heraldic affairs in Scotland, has no responsibility or authority when it comes to registering a new tartan.
Despite the fact that there is a Government authority charged with authority over tartans, the fact is that weavers have been doing their own thing for nearly 200 years with many variations on the theme. The simple fact is that virtually all Tartan setts that exist today were invented after circa 1830 by Scottish weavers looking to take advantage of the rise of Scottish romanticism as a way of selling more of their product. Tartans setts are being invented every day somewhere in the world. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of Tartan setts in existence today.
And… to put a rumor to bed, there is NO official Clan Davidson Society of North America Tartan. Wear the Tartan sett of your choice. You will find, however, that only the Davidson Modern and Ancient ( i.e. Old Colors) can be found easily (or economically, although there is little about quality Tartan that is economical!). To learn a lot more about this quintessential Scottish fabric, read the article which originally appeared in the January 1997 Sporran by clicking the link below. It will answer some questions you may have about the subject.
Actually, no one has a "right" to wear any particular Tartan, unless he/she was the person who invented the pattern for his/her personal use and has it copyrighted. So… if you happen to be particularly fond of, say, Loud MacLeod, have at it! While you'd certainly be odd-man-out at a gathering of your fellow Davidsons, you certainly have the "right" to wear the MacLeod Tartan, regardless of what anyone else says.
Shown below are the 6 Davidson Tartans as registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans.


Tucson, AZ – Today, WildEarth Guardians, the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance and Friends of Animals notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) of their intent to sue the Service for its failure to adequately protect imperiled Mexican wolves under the Endangered Species Act. In January, the Service finalized new rules governing the management of Mexican wolves, many aspects of which further undermine efforts to recover the most rare mammal in the American Southwest.
Though critically imperiled with just one small population in the wild, the Service retained the "experimental, non-essential" designation for the Mexican wolf under the Endangered Species Act. The designation affords fewer protections and allows for wolves to be removed from the wild. Also of grave concern, the Service's new rules liberalize trapping and lethal removal, impose arbitrary geographic boundaries on where wolves are allowed to roam, delay reintroductions of additional captive wolves, cap the wild population at less than half the number science says is needed for recovery, and immunize a federal program notorious for killing wolves, Wildlife Services, from consequences for killing imperiled wolves.
The best available science says that Mexican wolves need at least three populations, each with at least 250 wolves, for the species to be considered recovered. Yet the Service's new rule caps the population at 320-325 wolves. Capping the population of a critically imperiled species is unprecedented and unjustifiable. The Service's artificial geographic boundaries for the recovery area also prevent the wolves from naturally dispersing into two of the three areas scientists determined Mexican wolves can and should roam: the Southern Rockies and the Grand Canyon ecoregion. The Service's failure to follow the recovery science and the science showing lethal removal of wolves can actually increase conflict with livestock continues to cripple efforts to recover Mexican wolves.
Although lobos once widely roamed across the southwestern United States and Mexico, the Mexican wolf was purposefully eradicated from the United States on behalf of American livestock, hunting, and trapping interests. Recognizing the species' extreme imperilment, the Service placed the Mexican gray wolf subspecies on the federal endangered species list in 1976.
In 1998, after the few remaining wolves were put into captivity in an attempt to save the species, the Service released eleven Mexican wolves into the wild. The program has limped along ever since, with both illegal killings and sanctioned removals subverting recovery. At last official count, 109 wolves roam the Southwest. Mexican wolves are at tremendous risk due to their small population size, limited gene pool, threats from trapping, Wildlife Services' activities, and illegal killings.
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico's wild lands and wilderness areas.
Friends of Animals is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization that seeks to free animals from cruelty and exploitation around the world, and to promote a respectful view of non-human, free-living and domestic animals.


ELMSFORD, N.Y., July 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoVibronix, Inc, a medical device company (NASDAQ- NAOV) , announces its presence in the United States. Created in Nesher, Israel, NanoVibronix has brought the first ever hands-free ultrasound therapy device, the PainShield® MD, to the United States. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted them 510K clearance to market PainShield® MD, to treat pain. PainShield® MD is the first hands-free, patch-based device, that allows for an entirely new dimension in ultrasound treatment of pain and soft tissue healing. For decades, ultrasound therapy has been acknowledged as a valuable tool for pain relief and tissue healing. Using our advanced technology we can now bring this same therapeutic benefit to patients in their own homes. The PainShield® MD consists of a disposable patch connected to a portable reusable driver that propagates therapeutic ultrasound waves to the desired area of the body.
NanoVibronix President and CEO, William Stern, PhD, stated, "PainShield® MD, which implements our unique low frequency, low intensity ultrasound platform, is the first product from our pipeline to be cleared for marketing in the USA and represents a major milestone for NanoVibronix. We have created a platform that changes the way pain, the most common medical complaint, is managed. Our simple-to-use, portable device can treat pain locally including trigeminal neuralgia, chronic pelvic pain, tendonitis, musculoskeletal disorders, and post operative pain."
"We are excited to spread the word to U.S. physicians and their patients about PainShield® MD and what the device can do for pain management," said Lindsey Harrison, Director of Sales for NanoVibronix. "Patients now have an option for pain relief in the convenience of their own home, even while performing their normal activities. The hands-free feature allows patients access to technology that was never before available outside of a clinical setting."
NanoVibronix is a medical device company that develops products that implement its proprietary low intensity acoustic technology. These therapeutic ultrasound devices are being used in a variety of medical applications for pain relief and wound healing. This technology is also being utilized as an attachment for indwelling urinary catheters to decrease bacterial growth, biofilm formation and urethral trauma while improving patient comfort.


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Pelarne landskommun var en tidigare kommun i Kalmar län.

Administrativ historik
När 1862 års kommunalförordningar trädde i kraft inrättades i Sverige cirka 2 500 kommuner. Huvuddelen av dessa var landskommuner (baserade på den äldre sockenindelningen), vartill kom 89 städer och åtta köpingar. I Pelarne socken i Sevede härad i Småland inrättades då denna kommun.

Vid kommunreformen 1952 uppgick den i storkommunen Sevede.

År 1971 upplöstes Sevede landskommun och detta område gick upp i Vimmerby kommun.

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Sveriges kommuner 1863-1951
Tidigare kommuner i Kalmar län
Indelningar i Vimmerby kommun


Cost control is a key theme at most buy side institutions. Firms have been under significant cost pressure during the last year. Decisions such as choosing direct or consolidated data feeds, expanding message-handling capacity, or squeezing the network for incremental latency reductions now require greater deliberation.
In the report Low Latency: Focus on Cost and Optimization, Celent examines the buy side perspective on the evolving area of low latency and how it impacts trading firms' front and middle office operations, particularly with respect to risk management, as well as messaging infrastructure that supports these activities.
The universe of firms employing latency-critical technologies is also expanding. It is not just the high frequency trading community that considers low latency critical to their business, but also firms using algorithmic trading that is not necessarily high frequency.
Growing data volumes are posing additional challenges. Buy side traders now have to deal with diverse data sources in as close to real time as possible. With more data to assist in trading strategy formulation than ever before, traders are demanding greater flexibility from firms' low latency infrastructure.
Celent estimates that annual spending on real time market data feeds was around US$19.4 billion in 2013, and it is expected to grow by 3–4% over the next two years.
This report begins with an analysis of the low latency infrastructure from the buy side perspective, examining key trends and developments. It then sizes up the market based on real time data. The report ends with an overview of the technology ecosystem, highlighting technology providers in the low latency trading value chain.


Welcome to our website.We are Frederik and Nathalie. Since our childhood we've been raised between dogs. Dogs are our passion and our life. Brains, beauty and personality of these breeds is what you'll find!! Hope you'll enjoy our site and thanks for visiting.
People say:"A DOG IS FOR LIFE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS" There's a lot of truth in that statement!!!


How Do You Overcome the Human Element in Design Validation?
This is a question that came up at an industry event where Lee was asked to speak about design validation. She shared it during the webinar as a way to emphasize that the underlying intent of design validation is understanding the user.
"You don't really overcome the human element in design validation," she said. "I mean, we're treating humans here. Your products are designed for patients so you need to integrate what they need into your product."
What Can Someone Do to Focus Their Company's Culture on What Users Need?
"If you really want to see your company with a patient focus I think, number one, connecting your employees with patients is really important," Lee said. "At Boston Scientific, we bring in patients at least twice a year. We have one event where we have a speaker for about an hour, they tell about their lives before and after our therapy, and we actually look up the serial numbers of their implants and bring up all the product builders, and it's very gratifying and emotional to see, even down to the product builder level, to say 'this is the person that you helped, and this was their story..."
That experience is fulfilling not only from a job satisfaction standpoint, Lee said, but it allows the product developers to better understand the needs of those patients.
Another program at Boston Scientific enables employees to go on ride alongs with sales reps to see a live case.
"Those are really useful because you can get in the OR, you can see the actual steps that these physicians are taking to implant the patients, how the patients are reacting, [and] what types of people are coming in as patients," Lee said. "So I think that's really valuable to understand the use cases."
Another way Lee is able to connect with patients is through conferences designed for patients. For example, she said she attends a conference every year that is designed for women with chronic pain. There, patients come to the company's booth to learn about the therapies, which in turn gives Lee an opportunity to learn more about those patients, just by the types of questions they ask. For example, she said one patient stopping by Boston Scientific's booth at that conference commented that a spinal cord implant was "really scary."
"That told me that even the name of our product is really scary to people .... that patient connection is critical," Lee said.
What About Design Validation for Product Labels?
Lee said Boston Scientific performs both verification and validation for labels. For verification, she said, there are basic requirements about what should be on the label, such as temperature conditions. For validation, the company uses on-site cadaver labs.
"We bring in physicians, we have sales reps come in, and they take the boxes out and they have to validate the label and make sure it's the right product, so that's our actual user validation, plus the verification," Lee said.
What Is the Best Way to Train New Employees on Design Validation Requirements?
"I would really focus on product-specific training and training on the patient population you're serving," Lee said. "During our new hire orientation we actually have a patient come in, we have a few employee patients, and they come in and talk about the products, and that really resonates with people. The rest is on-the-job training and is easy to come up to speed on."
What if the Patient Population Is Really Small?
One listener asked Lee what happens if the intended user population is super rare and whether it's okay to create simulated users in the design validation process, or perhaps borrow from a related discipline.
"I would encourage you to really try to get the real users, at least when you're just launching," Lee said.
If the product is one that has been implanted for years and is considered the gold standard it might be okay to validate the design using people who are familiar with the field, such as physicians.
"But the devil's in the details, I know if it's a very extreme user population it's going to be hard to find them," Lee said. "But you'll also find that it's probably a pretty unique patient population with their own set of problems and expectations."
On the other hand, she admitted that she has used simulated users on occasion. For example, she said, if the company makes a new lead but and the only change from the previous lead is that this one is a little bit longer, but the procedure is the same, that would be a situation where it is okay to use simulated users such as sales reps who are familiar enough with the product to provide valuable feedback, even though they are not implanting physicians.
"So there are situations where you can use simulated users, and there are situations where you should really try to find actual users," Lee said.
When Is It Okay to Outsource for Design Validation?
Lee said this depends on whether or not the firm that you outsource to truly understands your user population. If it's a firm that has a very niche focus and specializes in that population, she said that might be the perfect option.
"If they don't have a deep understanding of your user, I would caution against that," Lee said. "It's possible, maybe have somebody from marketing or clinical observe and make sure that they're catching what marketing would want to be caught."
For that matter, Lee said at Boston Scientific her department always has marketing and clinical people there for validation testing to ensure that the user needs are being incorporated.
We actually invite marketing and clinical.


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La grotte marine de Mayotte est une grotte sous-marine découverte en 2016 à Mayotte.

Description
La grotte, découverte à 50 mètres de profondeur, se serait formée il y a , lorsqu'en période de glaciation le niveau des océans était situé 120 mètres plus bas qu'aujourd'hui. La grotte présente de petites stalactites en forme de nouilles, et de grosses stalagmites en forme de en « piles d'assiettes ».

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Grotte sous-marine


Please join the Santa Rosa tributary of Clean River Alliance for a special cleanup of Santa Rosa Creek at Willowside Road. Meet @ 10:00 a.m. Park at the bridge on Willowside Road, between Guerneville Road and Hall Road.
All ages and abilities welcome! Cleanup equipment, water and snacks will be provided. Please bring your own refillable water bottle.


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Corsets have been an object of fetish for decades. Men and women alike love the shape(s) they generate, and as a wearer of them myself in the past, I can also say there is a genuine love for the control and restriction(s) they impose.
There are several examples of prim corsets available in Second Life that help to reproduce the look and the sensation of control. However, until the arrival of Alpha Masks, all such items had to rely on invisiprims, something that we lived with, but which wasn't always ideal.
Today, however, and albeit it with some limitations, we do have Alpha Masks, and prim corsets within SL are now coming of age. As such, I'd like to look at two designs in particular: the KaS Waist Corset by Salid Sewell and the Mistress Corset, aka B's Laced Corset, by Bhadragura Rodenberger.
When purchased in-world, the KaS corset comes in a prim package which must be dragged in-world and unpacked. This generates a folder containing the "original" version of the corset that uses an invisiprim, a level enabler, documentation, a landmark to the KaS main store, an emergency key to unlock the corset,two default shapes (female and male) designed to fit the corset and a boxed version that utilises an Alpha Layer to mask the midriff. This last item also needs to be unpacked.
The B's Laced Corset is delivered in a folder, so no need to unpack, which contains the prim corset, two Alpha Layer masks to hide the midriff, documentation, a landmark to the store, and a slew of jacket layer finishes that can be worn when the corset is being used in its "mask" mode, rather than using the Alpha Layers, and which can be packed away / deleted if you are happy with the Alpha Layers.
Fitting either corset takes a little time – unless you happen to have a figure perfectly suited to corsets -especially when using the Alpha Layers, and the use of a pose stand is recommended. Both corsets have resizer scripts built-in, and it is recommended you use these over any attempts to manually resize. For the KaS corset, the resize options are located under OPTIONS -> SETTINGS -> RESIZE. For the B's Laced Corset, they can be found under SETTINGS -> CORSET SIZE. Some minor repositioning of either corset might be called for while sizing, and this can be achieved by manually editing both corsets and adjusting the location up/down, although the B's Corset also includes a script to adjust the position of the corset as well (SETTINGS ->POSITION).
Once sized, the KaS Corset will save your changes automatically, so fitting and sizing is a one-time task. However, the B's Laced Corset is somewhat more complicated, as the size information is recorded and displayed in the Size menu, but must be manually added to a configuration Notecard contained in the corset itself – failure to do so means that the corset will default back to its original size the next time it is worn.
This shouldn't be too much of a problem – except that the documentation accompanying the corset doesn't actually make this clear; it simply suggests that changes might be recorded in the Notecard should the wearer desire.
KaS Corset tight-laced
The KaS corset has a nice feature wherein it can be worn on the chest or spine or pelvis – and it will automatically adjust itself to rez correctly without the need for further adjustment. The B's Laced Corset lacks this feature; by default it attaches to the Pelvis on being worn, and attaching it anywhere else requires some repositioning to get it to look right.
Both corsets are scripted so that different degrees of tight lacing can be achieved. Four levels are available with the KaS corset: COMFY, TIGHT, STRICT, and BREATHLESS. Eleven levels of lacing are available with the B's Laced Corset, grouped under the general headings of SNUG (1), COMFORTABLE (3), TIGHT (2), CONSTRICTIVE (2), BREATHTAKING (2) and DEFORMATIVE (1) – this last one giving a very deep laced, wasp-waist look of the kind so beloved in fetish cartoons and drawings. A niggle I've had with the corset is that SNUG turns the prim invisible – which leaves you with a hole in your middle if using the Alpha Layer…
B's Corset on tightest lacing
Each corset takes a very different approach to lacing. In the case of the B's Laced Corset, any level of lacing can immediately be applied using the TIGHTER and LOOSER buttons on the main menu. For the KaS corset, the wearer must undergo "training" to progressively tighten the corset; on a first-time wearing, the corset can only be laced to COMFY. However, wear it long enough (SL time) and the body is "trained" to a point where the next level of tightness is unlocked and can be applied. The wearer can then swap between the levels of lacing that have been unlocked – or can have any available levels of lacing forced upon them by a nominated "owner".
Appearance and texturing
Both corsets can be re-textured to suit your appearance / outfit. For the B's Laced Corset, one of twenty finishes can be applied using the SETTINGS ->DESIGN option and choosing a finish (or if using the invisiprim mask, you can wear one of the Jacket layers supplied to achieve the same result). The KaS corset is somewhat more sophisticated in that individual elements of the corset can be recoloured via OPTIONS->COLORING. Specifically, you can choose the colour of the corset itself and/or the lacing and/or the piping over the boning – this works well using either the Alpha Layer version or the version with the invisiprim.
Animation Overrides and animations
Both corsets have Animation Overrides; additionally, the KaS corset has a number of built-in animations, and it is possible to add more.
One of the problems with prim-based corsets is that the rigidity imposed on the avatar can result in some weird side-effects: the avatar can end up violently swaying from side-to-side when walking, for example; which is particularly noticeable with female walks that utilise a lot of hip-swinging (the infamous "sexywalk" AO that seems to be the basis for so many female walks). The KaS corset provides two in-built animation overrides that largely combat this effect: walk_1c and Walk Pony (for those who wish to combine the corset with a ponygirl look). Selecting either of these from OPTIONS ->SETTINGS ->CONFIG AO -> HUMAN AO (or PONY AO) -> WALKING.
The B's Laced Corset suffers from the same issue; sadly, however, the AO doesn't mitigate the walking issues as well as the KaS: there nearest you can get is to turn off the AO altogether, which leads to the corset bobbing from side-to-side rather than your avatar. Failing this, it's a matter of either finding a suitable walking animation to used in conjunction with the corset via your AO HUD (assuming your HUD supports the selection of specific walks).
The KaS includes a number of additional animations: subhug, curtsey and bow – and it is possible to add further animations simply be dropping the corset in-world and dragging the animations into it. Animations can be removed the same way, or deleted (if they are COPY, and you've still got the original in your inventory) using OPTIONS ->SETTINGS -> REM.ANIMS.
Locking and ownership
Both corsets support RLV functionality – they can be "locked" on and thus become non-detachable when running RLV. The KaS corset displays a nice little set of padlocked bars sealing both the front busk and rear lacing when it has been locked.
Both also support the concept of "ownership", allowing one (or more) people take control of various features of the corset – such as the ability to lock it (and thus denying the user the ability to unlock and remove it).
Ownership with the KaS corset is a matter of standing close to the individual concerned, then selecting OPTIONS -> ADD OWNER and then clicking on the name of the individual when it is displayed on a button-enabled list in the menu. B's Laced Corset uses a "masters" Notecard to record owners – one name per line. Once updated, the corset must be detached and re-worn in order for the ownership list to take effect.
When ownership has been set on the B's Laced Corset, the wearer has a more restricted access to the menu – they can no longer lock the corset, and the owner can even prevent them from changing the lacing by activating the Sub Mode option, which leaves the wearer with only access to the SETTINGS menu.
Setting Owners on the KaS corset doesn't immediately change anything. However, if the wearer locks the corset – only an owner can unlock it. Further, owners can restrict the degree of access the wearer has to the menu options through three settings on the STRICTNESS menu:
"Light Mode" : the wearer can use show/hide, change colors, resize, and use the ANIMATE menu
"Strict Mode": the OPTIONS menu is blocked
"Hard Mode" : the OPTIONS and ANIMATE menus are blocked.
However, whatever strictness is set, the wearer will still be able to swap between available lacing levels.
Removing an owner from the B's Laced Corset is a matter of editing the "masters" Notecard and deleting the required name, then detaching and re-wearing the corset. However, if the corset is locked under RLV, it will be necessary to re-log to non-RLV in order to complete this.
The KaS corset is a little more sophisticated. An "Emergency Key" is supplied: this is then worn and the EMERGENCY option is selected from the OPTIONS menu, and the wearer is given the choice of unlocking the corset (with a warning sent to the owner who locked it) or of removing the owner from the corset completely. Alternatively, an owner can be removed by another owner.
Both corsets come with a number of additional features. The KaS includes an UPDATER button and a Button to show / hide the corset (NOT recommended when using the Alpha Layer!). A nice feature is a Level Enabler which allows you to transfer your lacing levels between copies of the corset and to newer versions following update, so you don't have to go through all the "training" again to enable them. Simply wear the "old" corset, rez the enabler, touch it, then wear the "new" corset, touch the enabler again, and the lacing levels are unlocked.
The B's Laced Corset includes a "pussy" string – a set of through-the-legs straps and prims representing the labia and sphincter, and a set of "Rubber Doll Boobs" in three sizes. Both the "string" and the boobs can be worn from the SETTINGS menu. Additionally the "breath" tag displayed over the wearer's head can be turned on or off, as cane the corset's chat comments, and the wearer can be referred to in chat messages by their first name or full name – again, all controlled from the SETTINGS menu.
The B's Laced Corset also includes a Config Notecard (as mentioned earlier), through which certain defaults can be set when the corset is worn. These comprise:
Corset texture
Corset size (which you should update whenever you alter the size of the corset)
Corset shape (normal or "vintage" (with a deeper underbust)
Position of the invisiprim mask
Corset AO default
Enable / disable the corset's chat comments / the breath tag
Whether or not the boobs and "string" are attached at wear or not
Whether the corset uses the wearer's full name or first name in chat comments.
This is a useful feature to have – particularly as it allows you to turn off the annoying breath tag hover text. However, it really could do with going a little further – such as including an option to set the tightness of the corset when worn, and whether the corset menu is open to the public or private (the default is PUBLIC, which can be annoying if you forget to change it on wearing).
A novel feature of the B's Laced Corset is the DANGER option. When this is on, and the corset is tightly laced, your avatar may well faint, after displaying some pained expressions on her face. This can be prevented by toggling the corset to TAME.
Both corsets come with reasonable documentation – although the documentation with the KaS is potentially easier to read and more in-depth than that for the B's Laced Corset. Certainly, the later could benefit from clarifying the need to record information in the Configuration Notecard. However, both corsets are relatively easy to use, and the menu systems on both are very straight forward and relatively easy to understand and use.
Each of these corsets offers a lot and they look very similar when both are set to a black gloss finish. Given their relative prices and the features sets in each, there is very little to choose between them for the first-time buyer. However, and leaving my personal bias for KaS products to one side, were I to opt for one or the other, I'd have to say I'd go with the KaS for four main reasons:
The AO works painlessly and doesn't result in a weird penguin-like wobble
The ability to tint the corset is superior to that of the B's Laced Corset
The set-up is less complicated and the corset is more intuitive when it comes to "remembering" set laced options. etc.
I personally prefer the ownership / emergency key set-up.
The B's Corset, for me,also appears to be a little quirky at times – I had problems getting the corset to register new "owners" during testing, and the corset seems to rez completely invisible until a lacing level is set, as mentioned above, and which is unsettling when using the Alpha Layers. The fact that the corset will not "remember" a given lacing level between "wears" is also a little annoying.
The B's Corset could be made more attractive with the inclusion of a decent AO, and to be fair to Bhadra, when it comes to the walking issue, her corset is not alone with that problem. But as it stands, for the extra L$100, I'd have to plump for the KaS Corset, but unless or until the AO issue is fixed, the B's corset tends to look great until you actually try moving around.
KaS Corset: price: L$850; Perms: Copy / No Mod or Transfer; from the KaS Adult andMature stores.
B's Laced Corset: price: L$750; Perms: No Copy / Mod & Transfer; from: Bhadra's Fetish Shop.


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Danica Patrick announces full plan for final NASCAR start
January 22, 2018 Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service Featured, Main Page 0
Danica Patrick (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
Only four days after confirming that her longtime sponsor GoDaddy would sponsor her final Daytona 500 attempt next month, Danica Patrick announced Monday she will make that last NASCAR start driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro with Premium Motorsports.
The team will be led by crew chief Tony Eury Jr. who served in the same role when Patrick first debuted in NASCAR's Xfinity Series from 2010-12.
The Premium Motorsports team recently purchased the assets from Tommy Baldwin Racing, who owned the car Patrick ran in her first Daytona 500 in 2012.
"I keep saying I couldn't have written a better story about how this would all fall into place – going with the flow is working out beautifully,'' Patrick said. "I'll be back in GoDaddy green, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet with Tony Jr. in my ear again. It all makes my last NASCAR race just that much sweeter."
Patrick, 35, is doing the "Danica Double" this season, finishing her history-making career with runs in the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 – two races that have defined her career.
Patrick became the first woman to win the pole for the Daytona 500 in 2013 and her five laps led in that race marked the first laps ever led by a woman in NASCAR's biggest event. Her eighth-place finish in that race is also a historic best. And she added another eighth place at the track in the 2014 July race.
Her impressive track record and the opportunity to send Patrick off in a competitive effort was all it took to convince Eury to lead the effort.
"It wouldn't be just any opportunity that could coax me back to the pit box, working with Danica and GoDaddy again at Daytona is going to be fun," Eury said. "When you can do what you love and be in your element. .. well, I can tell you, it doesn't get any better.''
Patrick announced last November that she was stepping away from racing competition in order to culminate her career in these two high-profile events – races that she has made historically significant contributions.
In addition to her NASCAR turn at the Daytona 500, Patrick was the first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500. Her 19 laps out front there is record-book material along with her historic finish of third place in 2009. In fact, she has top-10 finishes in six of her seven Indy 500 starts.
Patrick's best showing in fulltime Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition is a sixth place run at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2014 – one of seven top-10s in five years of fulltime Cup competition.
Written by: Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service, January 22, 2018
Dale Earnhardt Jr. could soon be an NFL owner
Tweaks to Charlotte's road course should make Playoff race faster, more intense


Today I want to introduce you to one of my favorite photographers! Some of you may already be familiar with her work – though I still wanted to celebrate it and write about it here today. I think that's because after a tough couple of days creating, I am ready to take it easy for a couple days. I'm not really known for my patience, so when I'm learning something totally new – either as I design websites or creating for my Etsy store, I do get a tad bit frustrated at times. Particularly if things aren't going well. Something to work on for sure, but it also made me think about how we recover from these moments. Taking a break from the situation is always good, but I also like having a few nice things right around my desk to look at to take my mind off things.
So that brings me to the work of Irene Suchocki, whose photos I have posted next to my desk. Her use of color and the vibrant details of life she chooses to feature in her work are wonderfully soothing and oh so beautiful. From her own profile Irene explains: "I like to explore the ethereal, the surreal, the whimsical, the mysterious, and the beautiful. I enjoy creating little poems for the eyes." And for me her work certainly is poetry for the eyes!
Her work has been featured in numerous magazines and tv shows including Extreme Makeover, Country Living, Canadian Geographic, and many many more.
I'd love to hear from you – when things aren't going your way – what's your favorite way to get back on track?