Annie's Burger Shack opened its brand new Derby restaurant over the weekend.
The chain will start serving its American-style menu from the Grade II-listed First Church of Christ Scientist, in Friary Street, Derby, at noon on Saturday.
Founder Anmarie Spaziano is delighted that the transformation of the Art Deco building is complete, two years after planning permission was secured in 2016.
Annie, who was born in America, said: "We are so excited to be bringing Annie's Burger Shack to Derby. Derbyshire was the first place I ever visited in England (and where I got a love of real ale), so it'll be great to be in the city.
"We can't wait to introduce all of the great Derby and Derbyshire people to our New England-style authentically American menu, and to the great drinks we'll be serving.
An 'everyone's a winner' lucky dip giveaway will mark the opening of the burger restaurant and The Portside Tavern pub next-door. The bar will be serving drinks from a number of local breweries.
Annie added: "We're marking our grand opening in Derby with a huge giveaway, with a top prize of a free meal for ten, and you're all invited to take part!"
Nearby Nottingham is also home to an Annie's Burger Shack, where burgers called The Elvis, The Deathray and The Sunday Dinner are enjoyed by diners.
The whole menu, which also includes hot dogs and desserts, can be served to suit both vegetarians and vegans. There is also a separate gluten minimal menu.
To book a table at the 168-seater restaurant visit the chain's website here.


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You can have your deep-fried Oreos, your Scotch eggs, and your freakin' cronuts. For me, there's only one food worth frying: green tomatoes.
Come this time of year, I pluck the still-green hangers-on from my tomato plants. They won't survive autumn's first frost, but they're headed for an honorary treatment.
Sliced, salted, and fried, green tomatoes taste nearly as bittersweet as the end of summer itself. They're slightly crunchy, due to a light dredging through flour, buttermilk, and cornmeal. They're perfectly tart, because of the delicate pan-frying technique required to cook them through just so. And they're incredibly satisfying served with a cold beer.
Chef Marcus Paslay serves his fried green tomatoes with a riff on pimento cheese spread, a southern staple that's worth a try. Spoon some on a slice of crispy tomato and you'll know what I'm talking about.
2. In a large skillet, pour in a ¼-inch layer of oil. Heat the oil to about 375°F over medium heat. As the oil heats, arrange the tomato slices on a large sheet tray. Season both sides with salt and dust each side with flour.
3. When the oil is hot, pour the buttermilk over the tomatoes. Then lift a tomato slice from the buttermilk, shake off any excess, dredge both sides of the tomato in cornmeal, and transfer to the hot oil. Fry the tomatoes in batches, being careful not to overcrowd the pan, until golden brown and crispy, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer the tomatoes to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
4. Serve the fried tomatoes with a large spoon of the cheese. Makes 4 to 6 servings.


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The Finance Bill says the rate of CGT will remain 15 percent on securities held for less than a year, while non-filers will pay CGT at the rate of 18 percent. "In case holding period of securities is more than a year but less than two-year, CGT would be imposed at 12.5 percent for filers and at 16 percent for non-filers," it added. Where holding period of securities is more than two years but the security was acquired on or after July 01, 2012, CGT will be 7.5 percent for filers and 11 percent for non-filers. There will be no CGT on securities acquired before July 01, 2012.
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Sources highlight that "very bright" partner Ahsan Rizvi is "very thorough and able to help things move forward faster."
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3. Breaking the fast with fresh/dry dates or water
It is desirable for the fasting person to break the fast with a few dates or, if that is not obtainable, with plain water right after sunset. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that:
"The Messenger of Allah used to break his fast before offering prayers with some fresh dates, but if there were no fresh dates, he would take a few dry dates and if there were no dry dates he would take a few drops of water". (Reported by Tirmidhee)
Again, Salman Ibn Aamer (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"When one of you break fast, he should do so with dates, but if he cannot find any; he should break his fast with water for its pure". (Reported by Abu Dawood)
4. Supplication at the time of breaking the fast
The person who observes fasting should make use of this spiritual month and call upon Allah with supplications for anything good, and hopefully the good of this life and the Hereafter will be attained. The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say the following recommended Dua at the time of breaking the fast:
"Allah humma laka sumna, wa 'ala rizqika aftarna" "O Allah for you we have fasted And on Your provision we have broken the fast". (Reported by Abu Dawood)
5. Using the Siwak (tooth stick brush)
It is recommended for the fasting person to make use of the Siwak while fasting, at the beginning or the ending of the day Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that: the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"It (i.e. Siwak) is a purification for the mouth and it is a way of seeking Allah's pleasures." (Reported by Bukhari)
And narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"But for my fear that it would be hard for my followers, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak on every performance of ablution."
6. Patience in obeying Allah
A person, who observes fast, should try to increase his obedience to Allah during his fast and avoid His disobedience. He/she should exert the utmost in patience and humbleness.
7. Safeguarding the fast (i.e. guarding the limbs from what Allah has forbidden)
Fasting, as prescribed, does not merely refer to withholding from food, drink and desires. There are additional spiritual actions a person observing fast should implement in order not to cause its reward to diminish and to attain the benefits of fasting. A person, who observes fast, should perform his obligations and abstain from the prohibitions. It has been pointed out that during fasting not only food, drink and sexual intercourse are prohibited but the improper use of the other organs of the body as well. The one who observes fasting should fulfil all the requirements, which include:
1. A person should be extraordinarily cautious in using senses, mind and, especially, the tongue; to abstain from careless gossip and avoid all suspicious motions. A person who observes fast must abstain from speaking lies, backbiting, deceiving anyone or indulging in anything prohibited - be it verbal or physical. It is related from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Allah's (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"Allah the Most High said: "Every act of the son of Adam is for him except As-Siyam (fasting), which is for Me and I Alone mil reward for it. Fasting is a shield; when any one is fasting he should neither indulge in bad language nor he should raise his voice. If anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him, he should say: I am fasting. By Him in whose hand is the life of Muhammad, the breath of a man who is fasting is sweeter with Allah on the Day of Judgement than the fragrance of musk. The one who fasts experiences two joys: a joy when he breaks his fast and a joy when he meets his Lord". (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim)
The above hadeeth highlights not only the etiquettes of fasting but also brings into focus the true implication of it. Fasting is not thus mere abstention from food, drink and sex, but also keeping away all evils and ills and implementing virtues.
2. Fasting of the heart from that which leads to prohibited, disliked or non-beneficial things. Allah the Most High says:
"… and follow not that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying 'I have seen' while in fact he has not seen or 'I have heard' while he has not heard). Verily the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah)." (Surah Al- Isra, Verse: 36)
3. Abstaining from falsehood and indecent actions. The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If one does not abandon falsehood and indecent actions Allah has no need that he should abstain from his food and his drink". (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Hence, a person observing fast should say that which will not harm his fast or do actions that would not spoil their fast. The truthful and trusted Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"It may be that a fasting person attains nothing but hunger and thirst from his fasting". (Reported by Ahmad, Ibn Majah and Bayhaqee)
4. Lowering the gaze and guarding the private parts from sexual intercourse. Allah the Most High says:
"Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and protect their private parts. That is pure for them..." (Surah An-Nur, Verse: 30)
Again Allah, in the same surah, says:
"Tell the believing women to lower their gaze and protect their private parts…" (Surah An-Nur, Verse: 31)
8. Not being excessive in food and drink during Ramadan
The person should eat what is enough for him because too much eating and drinking produces too much tiredness and thus the purpose of fasting is lost. Allah the Most High says:
"Eat and drink and do not be excessive. Verily Allah does not love those who are excessive." (Surah Al-A'araf, Verse: 31)
General Recommendations of Fasting (1/2)(Article - Counsels)
The Virtues of Fasting in General and of Ramadan in Particular (4/4)(Article - Islamic Shariah)
Western views on fasting: Fasting for Health(Article - Islamic Shariah)
The Virtues of fasting: Fasting is one of the most honorable acts of worship(Article - Islamic Shariah)
The Virtues of fasting: Fasting is a protection from lusts and atonement of sins(Article - Islamic Shariah)
General characteristics of Islamic law(Article - Islamic Shariah)
Rights of Muslims in General(Article - Islamic Shariah)

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Banned Muslim education chief launches attack on Dept for Education
Tahir Alam
A former Birmingham education chairman who's been banned from any involvement with schools has launched a blistering attack on the Department for Education, accusing it of a witch-hunt, discrimination and promoting a politics of division and hatred.
Tahir Alam has become the first person to be issued with a blanket ban by the DfE which accused him of "undermining fundamental British values."
But Alam, who resigned as chairman of governors at the Park View Educational Trust at the height of the so-called Trojan Horse controversy, said he intended to appeal against the decision.
The Trust was the focus of allegations made in the anonymous Trojan Horse letter, which came to light in late 2013 and triggered several inquiries into an alleged plot by hardline Muslims to seize control of a number of school governing boards.
The letter – which is now widely considered to be a hoax – said that Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester should lead the strategy.
According to The Guardian newspaper, Mr Alam was accused of putting pupils "at risk of vulnerability to radicalisation, promoted intolerance of difference and diversity and restricted their life chances by failing to provide pupils with the necessary learning and skills to flourish in modern, multicultural Britain."
But in a public statement Alam said the decision by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan to prohibit him from working in, leading or managing schools is an abuse of authority and completely unjustified.
He added that:
He rejects the official reports into the Trojan Horse affair.
The Trojan Horse letter was a hoax.
The affected Birmingham schools are now on a downward spiral.
They are now run by individuals who are unrepresentative of the community they serve.
The needs of Muslim pupils at the schools are no longer being met.
The following is his public statement:
"I will be appealing and legally challenging this decision as it is not evidence-based and relies upon hearsay and guilt by association. The assertions are entirely based on Peter Clarke's report, EFA Review & a document I authored 'Meeting the needs of Muslims pupils in state schools.'
Park View School in Birmingham which was targeted by Ofsted
"Mr. Clarke's and EFA reports grossly misrepresent and mis-characterise our schools; what I ( and others) stand for and what I have worked for in education, namely high academic standards and inclusion and respect for all children in our schools. This includes British Muslim pupils. I utterly reject fictional accounts seeking to justify that there was some kind of sinister plot by extremists to take over Birmingham schools. I have been accused of things I know nothing about or presumed guilty by association because it suited a politically-motivated, predetermined agenda (securitisation of education).
"Now British Muslim children in these schools are being failed academically (from 75% to 54%) and are subjected to discriminatory practices. For example, broadly Islamic collective worship is banned, Friday prayers banned in Nansen school, etc. Muslim pupils are being denied an expression of who they are as British Muslims. Is this consistent with British values and democracy?
"It is self-evident that Trojan Horse Hoax is not about preventing extremism or safeguarding children but about preventing Muslim parents from having a legitimate and democratic say in how their children are being educated and perhaps also to 'save the Muslim children from Islam!'
"Discrimination and politics of division and hatred has been perpetuated by DfE and Ofsted in the Trojan Hoax fiasco. The legacy for the school community is clear, it is now run by individuals who are unrepresentative of the community they serve. More than 90% children in Trojan Hoax schools are of the Islamic faith background but now not even a token single Trustee is from this background. Has the democratic principle and Equalities Act 2010 been ditched or is it it being selectively applied to exclude Muslims?
"In creating high performing schools, I and others involved are very proud of what we have achieved for our children in these deprived areas that have historically been failing children for decades. Our hard work and sacrifices have been ruined overnight – next years results are likely to be in 40's. The culture of low expectations has returned with falling results being celebrated! Will Ofsted be taking the schools out of special measures now that results have declined and more children are being failed? Destruction is far easier than construction. And why is the the DfE not interested in finding out who wrote the letter and why?
"Our children were not at risk of extremism nor were we negligent in this regard. This would be unacceptable. Mr. Clarke's cock and bull story is not worth the paper it is written on – as there was no extremist plot in Birmingham schools by "Sunni hardliners." By the way the original Trojan Hoax letter said it was a "Salafi" plot. I was not running one. I have been promoting participation in education by parents and continue to do so to address issues of a culture of systemic failure, bad practice, low expectations and to ensure that state schools meet the needs of our children enshrined in regulation and law.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan
"Normally praiseworthy civic participation has been depicted as illegitimate or sinister 'infiltration.' I am a law-abiding British citizen. What I or other parents do as citizen is not infiltration. Our children attend state schools and parents have a right to hold schools to account on how they are managed, academic performance and meeting the needs of pupils.
"Mr. Clarke has accepted allegations as being 'fact' without independently verifying them or corroborating them with those accused. Top policeman got the most basic of facts wrong. For example, Mr. Clarke claims I was Chair of the Association of Muslim Governors (AMG); I have never been the Chair of AMG! This was not checked with me nor with people who ran AMG. Why? This example is typical (not an exception) of the shoddy and desperate approach of Mr. Clarke took to prove predetermined outcomes for Mr. Michael Gove, who, on a knee jerk reaction, hired him to look for "extremists and radicals." This was a witch-hunt. An educationalist was required not anti-terror policeman!
"Having analysed and taken both written and verbal evidence from multiple sources over many months; The cross-party House of Commons Education Select Committee, in its damning reporting on the handling of the TrojanHoax Affair was rightfully adamant that there was no co-ordinated plot. The report "Extremism in schools: the Trojan Horse affair" concluded:
"No evidence of extremism or radicalisation, apart from a single isolated incident, was found by any of the inquiries and there was no evidence of a sustained plot nor of a similar situation pertaining elsewhere in the country."
"In fact 'isolated single incident' refers to a BBC Panorama documentary. Mr. Clarke also tells us that an 'Al-Qaeda terrorist' video was copied in the school. What he deceitfully omits is that this was a BBC Panorama program which was copied for the Police (Prevent) not for school use. Another typical example of careful crafting and omission to misguide the public to a desired impression and conclusion.
"While compiling their reports Mr. Clarke and Mr. Kershaw never put a foot in any of the schools nor spoke to any children or parents but were nonetheless able to arrive at "credible" conclusions.
"This paranoid reaction to the Trojan Horse letter has done so much damage to the education of our children and unjustly vilified British Muslim children, parents, teachers and governors – an entire minority community. Indeed the Trojan Hoax has been milked to the maximum for political ends and much legislation justified on the back of the myth of extremist plot to take over Birmingham schools. It has great parallels with the justification of an illegal Iraq war based on gross misrepresentations and a pack of lies.
"The witch-hunt continues by the DfE in seeking to ban other governors and teachers in order to prove that there was some reality to the Trojan Horse Hoax. For the pupils it has taken away the very role models that had the potential to inspire young Muslims to be an asset for community, society and country.
"As a responsible authority, if the DfE was concerned about what our school were doing, the rightful and measured action would have been to conduct an investigation and we would openly and happily supported that and corrected things as suggested. Instead what we witnessed and experienced was a coordinated offensive through the media with leaks of Ofsted reports, EFA reports, etc to vilify schools and individuals. The focus of the multitude of overlapping investigation was to find, by hook or crook, evidence of extremism or radicalisation that simply did not exist. This was unjust and wrong."
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Corruption in Ecuador / Samanes Park
President Rafael Correa ordered the Ministry of Finance to debit $ 41 million from the accounts of the Social Security Institute of the Armed Forces (Issfa). According to Correa, this money was paid in excess for the purchase of 220 hectares of land for the construction of the Samanes Park in Guayaquil, built in 2008 by the Ministry of the Environment, whose head at that time was Marcela Aguinaga, who later became vice president of the National Assembly.
The legal secretary of the Presidency, Alexis Mera, said that the former Environment Minister and now legislator agreed to pay $ 48 million for the grounds of the Social Security Institute of the Armed Forces (Issfa) because "she felt a bit pressured by the Government, "which insisted on building a park in Guayaquil. All this caused the discomfort and struggle between the retired militaries and the militaries in duty against the government, thus leading the mobilizations in the streets. The debit was made on May 10.
Source: http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2016/12/14/nota/5954056/denuncias-corrupcion-ecuador-2016
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Initial Field Research
The theory of Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics was developed via field research by Associate Professor Brenda Cowan in 2015. This initial study examined potential areas of confluence between object interpretation and meaning making in museum practice with objects as used in therapeutic practice. Grounding the study in the body of scholarship defining the phenomenological and evocative nature of objects, their influence in the lives of people, and the characteristics that shape those meanings, I explored the reason for those meanings: their fundamental psychological underpinnings. Converging the disciplines of museum and object studies, psychology and psychotherapy, I followed the premise that people have an innate and necessary relationship with objects that I call "primal dialogue," that is essential to personal meaning making and to an individual's psychological health.
I determined that object-based therapy would be an appropriate and unique arena for study and conducted field research in the use of objects at an adolescent therapeutic wilderness program in North Carolina (Trails Carolina), and also interviewed Ross Laird, a psychotherapist and expert in the making of objects as a means of self-discovery and actualization in Vancouver, British Columbia. The therapeutic work with objects at these venues correlated with research in the roles and interpretation of objects in museum exhibitions, as well as objects in relation to sociocultural identification, self-identification, power, and humanity. The study's focus was placed on self-made objects and those found in nature, as opposed to branded and commercially mass-produced objects. At Trails Carolina (Lake Toxaway, North Carolina), interviews were conducted with the facility's Clinical Director, Director of Students, a Therapist and Field Manager. Additionally, two days were spent in the field with a group of 9 adolescents engaged in the therapeutic process where observations were made of object-based individual and group therapy sessions, as well as wilderness lifestyle practices. At the Museum of Cultural Anthropology (Vancouver, British Columbia) I interviewed Dr. Ross Laird about his approach to creativity-based therapeutic practice and his expertise regarding the psychological impact of objects. The primary research findings resulted in the new theory of Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics that illustrates how objects are inherent to an individual's wellbeing and psychological health. Further details can be accessed at: www.psychotherapeuticobjectdynamics.com
Empirical Research with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Following the initial fieldwork and development of the theory, in 2016 I formed a partnership with Jason McKeown MS, LMFT, CPE, DCC, Director of Clinical and Family Services Trails Carolina, and Ross Laird, PhD, Interdisciplinary Creative Process, MA, Counseling Psychology. We entered into an empirical research phase to seek evidence for the theory of Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics by way of concrete examples in a museum environment. In coordination with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum (New York, NY), a case study was conducted with object donors to the institution's collection. https://www.911memorial.org
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum was selected because of its unique collections-donor relationship that suggested explicit demonstrations of Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics. Eleven in-depth interviews were conducted with five widows, three survivors (including one who also lost a husband and one who lost a cousin), one mother who lost a son, one first responder, and one on-location journalist. The case study explored the therapeutic impacts of the participation of the object donors in the institution's acquisitions, the personal identification of the donors with their donated objects, and the psychological experience of the donors through the process of donation.
The interviewing methodology utilized a heuristic approach focused on generating qualitative data that captured participants' reflections on the idea of donation, the event itself, the meaning(s) of the donated object(s), and what if any, healing/meaning was found in the dynamic object experience. The data collected reinforced commonly held understandings of the meaningfulness of objects in everyday life, the potency of objects within museum environments, the value of participation, co-creation and open-content generation in exhibitions, and identified particular modes of design that are psychologically and interpretively impactful. Multiple subjects referred to their objects as "witnesses" to the event and to their own experience, and as the means by which the story of the event and their roles within it will be told. Most subjects referred to the need for the objects to keep the memory of their loved one alive, and/or the need for the objects to provide an accurate accounting of their experience. Most subjects referred to their objects as carrying a great deal of weight (responsibility). Subjects referred to the Memorial & Museum as a place where their objects will be kept safe, protected, and in that regard the institution is a "therapeutic ally."
Our review of the data revealed multiple examples of Associating, Releasing/Unburdening, Synergizing, Touching, Composing, Making and Giving/Receiving. Anecdotes from the subjects regarding the meanings of the objects, their relationships with the objects, their decisions for and actions of donating, and the impacts of those experiences provided supportive illustrations of the Dynamics as well as further information regarding the healthful and healing impacts of the donation process. Throughout the interviews, subjects also provided information that firmly represented established object characteristics and experiences including: objects as repositories of experience, bearing witness, perrisological resonators, life companions, materiality, calls to action, self identity, life continuum, and primal power. Detailed documentation can be accessed at: www.psychotherapeuticobjectdynamics.com
Empirical Research with the War Childhood Museum
In 2017 a third phase of research was conducted to further examine, contribute to and refine the theory of Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics via case study in a museum environment. Building upon the data collected from the National September 11 Memorial and Museum case study, the researchers sought to broaden the subject and geography of their empirical work, and expand their sample to include museum visitors and staff in addition to object donors. The War Childhood Museum (WCM), Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzgovina (http://museum.warchildhood.com) was identified as a logical collaborator with which to further the study. The WCM is a new and unique institution whose collection is solely comprised of personal objects donated by individuals who were children during the war in Bosnia (1991-1995) and whose intent is to contribute to healing and wellbeing in its participants.
Following the same methodology and heuristic process, seventeen in-depth interviews were conducted at the museum site with ten object donors and seven post-visit audience members, followed by an informal interview with five members of the museum staff and leadership. Profound expressions of pride, ownership, agency, resilience and community overwhelmingly emerged as the most prevalent and coalescing themes of this study. Throughout the interviews with object donors and visitors these feelings and convictions were strongly and repeatedly described, and they were likewise echoed in the subsequent informal interview with museum staff and leadership. Subjects expressed strongly felt beliefs that the War Childhood Museum is an agent of personal and societal change where their singular contributions, stories and voices altogether express an impactful message of fortitude, endurance and strength unique to their unifying experience of a war childhood. Their participation with the museum is seen as a means of illustrating the innocence and endurance of childhood, and projecting a message of resilience and power specifically to and for the people of Sarajevo and Bosnia, as well as to others currently experiencing the tragedies of war elsewhere in the world. Their contributions of personal objects and stories, and the broader work of the museum, are not viewed solely as markers of historical events, but as vehicles through which to engage in positive civic action. The experience of object donation and viewing the collection encouraged a deep kind of openness, a perception of the unity of human experience, and an urgency to contribute, in small and personal ways, to healing the world through empathy and connection.
Illustration of numerous object characteristics emerged throughout the study including objects as repositories of experience, numinous, bearing witness, perrisological resonators, life companions, materiality, calls to action, self identity, life continuum, and primal power. Evidence of the seven tenets of Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics were found in the data analysis including Synergizing, Associating, Touching, Making, Giving/Receiving, Composing, and Releasing/Unburdening.
Further details can be accessed at: www.psychotherapeuticobjectdynamics.com
Empirical Research with the Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The fourth phase of research was conducted in June 2018 to further examine, contribute to and refine the theory of Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics via case study in a museum environment. Building upon the data collected from the first 3 studies, the researchers sought to broaden the sample and geography of their empirical work, and expand their pool of subjects to include museum visitors, volunteers, staff and object contributors. The Derby Museum & Art Gallery in Derby, England, was selected due to its innovative approach to museum participation, breadth of cultural artifacts as well as everyday objects within its collections, and its open source project titled "Objects of Love." "Objects of Love" is a digital collection of personal objects and their meanings contributed by global participants, presented as a digital display within the institution's World Cultures exhibition gallery. Another important factor in the selection of Derby Museums is its highly socioeconomically, culturally and ethnically diverse population, including a large population of immigrants from around the world, and a growing number of refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Brenda Cowan, Ross Laird and Jason McKeown conducted interviews with 35 individuals from across these diverse populations, including contributors to "Objects of Love," museum staff, volunteers, and visitors post-visit.
Unique to this study was the emergence of a seventh Object Dynamic: Touching. A majority of subjects described an object experience involving the action of touching or holding, most often with their hand or fingers. Touching was described or demonstrated as either a conscious or unconscious activity when the subject was thinking about or explaining their object's meaning in relationship to feelings of comfort, calm, mindfulness, uplift and joy. These descriptions were positive, empowering, and impactful, and correlate with comparable examples in prior studies, leading to the addition of Touchingto the Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics' framework.
In addition to evidence of seven Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics, the Derby Museum study revealed overarching themes that were highly consistent with our prior studies, as well as several that are unique to the museum and its constituency. Those overarching themes composed a portrait of highly personalized human-object relationships within a thriving community-museum relationship. As with prior studies, the overarching themes speak to concepts of self-identity, objects as storytellers, objects bearing witness, and the museum as a place of nurturance in a myriad of ways. The theme of connectionwas a predominant concept as it has been in every study. Connection, as described by subjects in the Derby Museum interviews, included very specific references to self (awareness and identity), to family, to friends, to heritage, history, place, and to the museum. The applications of the concept in this study were broad in scope and powerful in their explicitness and depth of meaning.
The concept of objects giving permission has come up in prior studies but was especially prevalent in this study, where objects were described as providing an allowance for an individual to share their story, and to be "seen" or "heard." These experiences were often linked with fond descriptions of the museum in turn allowing subjects to share, be seen and "leave their mark" via its participatory practices and ethos. Likewise particular were the concepts of mindfulness and descriptions of feelings of wellbeing. Here, subjects described objects being used as prompts for conversations to activate feelings of "being present," and also as generating feelings associated with wellbeing such as respite, calm, love, acceptance, acknowledgement and a sense of "constancy." Further details can be found at www.psychotherapeuticobjectdynamics.com
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Ms. McCormack could not afford to raise another child. She obtained RU 486 from an on-line pharmacy and self aborted. She thought she was 12 months pregnant. She was apparently over 20 months. She kept the frozen fetus in box on her back porch. She told a friend. Her friend told his sister. His sister reported an illegal abortion to the police.
There are two Idaho laws in play. In 1972 Idaho passed a law making it illegal for anyone other than a medical professional to perform an abortion. In 2010 the legislature passed another law making it illegal to perform an abortion after 20 months, based on the contested assumption that after 20 months a fetus can feel pain.
Ms. McCormack was charged with violation of the first, but the prosecution dropped the case "without prejudice" ostensibly for lack of evidence, but with the right to refile it.
Ms. McCormack, through her physician attorney, Richard Hearn, filed a class action case against prosecutors attempting to render the laws unconstitutional. The trial court judge B. Lynn Winmill denied class action status and held that Ms. McCormack, not now being pregnant and seeking an abortion, lacked standing to bring some of the issues to the court. Enter Dr. Hearn, who specializes in arthritis and kidney disease, to move to himself join the case as a party representing physicians who may have an interest in the outcome so as to attempt to keep the standing active to challenge important aspects of the law.
Unfortunately it seems to be the people with messy lives that have to play out the reality of the politics of abortion rights. These messy lives will continue to pour over into our own in the upcoming election.


Roger Alvarado reached a plea deal on Monday in which he accepted a charge of criminal contempt and agreed to abide by an order of protection in exchange for two to four years in prison and despite being told he'd spend time behind bars, the 23 year old stands by his decision to violate previously-set probation.
Taylor Swift's stalker "doesn't regret" trying to break into her house – a month after he was sentenced for committing the same crime.
During the court hearting, Assistant District Attorney Caitlyn Jaile told how Alvarado was supposed to be in Florida but flew to New York on March 7 and headed straight for the 'Bad Blood' hitmaker's townhouse, where he caused more than $4,000 in damage after smashing a glass door.
Last month, Alvarado was told he'd be serving six months in jail and put on probation for five years after pleading guilty to attempted burglary in December 2018.
He was sentenced after being arrested in April 2018 and charged with stalking in the first degree, burglary, criminal mischief in the third degree and criminal trespassing in the third degree.
The man will return to Manhattan Supreme Court on April 14 to be sentenced over the latest incident.


18" x 21" Silk quilt and hand-sculpted polymer clay tiger moths. Lambs Quarter leaves are free sewn in the middle of the quilt and clover leaves are along the border. These are two of the many weedy plants that the Virgin tiger moth caterpillar feeds on.


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Prajnesh, Sumit Nagal to lead home surge at Pune Challenger
The Pune event, which begins on Monday, is only the second ATP Challenger that India is hosting this season after the Chennai Open.
File Photo: Prajnesh Gunneswaran will be the top-ranked Indian player at this year's ATP Pune Challenger. - V. Sreenivasa Murthy
Taking in his stride a massive personal tragedy, a gritty Prajnesh Gunneswaran will lead the home challenge along with in-form Sumit Nagal at the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger, where an unprecedented 21 singles players from India will compete from Monday.
The USD 54,160 hard court event is only the second ATP Challenger that India is hosting this season after the Chennai Open, where nine Indians had competed.
With the draw size increasing after drastic changes were made to the ATP Challenger circuit last year, as many as 19 Indians are featuring in the singles main draw and two more will join them from the qualifying. Having more than 20 players in the singles main draw is a record for any host nation.
World number 94 Prajnesh, whose father passed away on Saturday, has decided to compete in one of the longest-running Challengers in the country.
"I am playing. My father would want me to play. I will honour his wish. It's the last tournament of the season, I will finish," Prajnesh, who will be the top seed, told PTI from Chennai.
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The current season till date has gone without a title win for him, with a runner-up finish at Anning being his best result. The 29-year-old left-hander is one of the most calm-headed Indian players, who is mentally very strong.
Knowing him, it is not difficult to predict that he will pour his heart out to win this Challenger after losing his father S G Prabhakaran, who was behind the revival of his career. It was Prabhakaran, who kept encouraging him to play when knee stress fractures had forced him out of action for five long years.
He lost precious years on the circuit but Prabhakaran kept him going, by asking him to give it one last shot. And he did succeed and went on to establish himself as India's number one singles player.
Along with him, young Nagal, who has taken giant strides this season, will be the player to watch out for. The 129-ranked Nagal is drawn to meet another top Indian, Ramkumar Ramanathan in the quarterfinals. Both of them have got first round byes and have two matches each before we see an all-Indian quarterfinal.
Sasi Kumar Mukund is a promising player who has not had a great 2019 as he made just one final in Baotou in August. He is also an exciting prospect for India and is expected to be in India's Davis Cup squad for the Pakistan tie.
Saketh Myneni is another Indian player to get a seeding and a bye into the second round. He and Mukund are drawn to meet in the pre-quarterfinals in the bottom-half.
It will also be an opportunity to do well for local boy Arjun Kadhe and the 2018 national champion Siddharth Vishwakarma, who did not rise as expected after winning the Fenesta Open with his fierce hitting ability.
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Music atT ST MARY'S PPerivale
Sunday December 15th 3.00 pm
David Le Page (violin)
Claire McConnell (cello)
Viv McLean (piano)
'A Viennese Afternoon'
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro (violin & piano)
Schubert: Impromptu D899 no 3 (piano)
Kreisler: Romance Op 4 (cello and piano)
Schubert - Impromptu D899 Op 90 No. 4 in A Flat Major
Schumann: Dichterleibe Op 48 no 10 (arr. cello & piano )
Schumann: Leiderkreis Op 39- Mondnacht (arr. cello & piano)
Kreisler: Caprice Viennois Op 2 (arr. piano trio
Fritz Kreisler: Liebeslied (arr. piano trio)
Schubert: Piano trio in B flat D 898
Admission free with retiring collection. No tickets issued beforehand
David Le Page was born in Guernsey and gained a place at the Yehudi Menuhin School, aged eleven. He was a prize winner in the BBC Young Musician of the Year and the Yehudi Menuhin competitions. He studied in Bern with Igor Ozim and in London with Sidney Griller. He has worked with a diverse selection of artists and ensembles as a director, soloist and chamber musician and has formed his own groups the Le Page Ensemble, The Harborough Collective and Mysterious Barricades. He has made many recordings including the complete Tippett quartets, Shostakovich quartets, Keith Tippett's piano quintet Linuckea, music by Gerald Barry, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Frantic Mid-Atlantic with Evelyn Ficarra, The Rune of Hospitality' with Mark Chambers and the Goldberg Variations with Le Page Ensemble. David is leader of the Orchestra of the Swan, the Stratford-upon-Avon based chamber orchestra, with whom he regularly appears as soloist and director. He was recently appointed President of the European String Teachers Association.
Clare O'Connell is a cellist who specialises in playing chamber music. She is a member of CHROMA, Lontano, The Storytellers Ensemble, The Harborough Collective, Propellor Ensemble, and most recently the Le Page Piano Trio. She set up and curates her own intimate series of chamber music concerts in Berkhamsted, experimenting with varying instrumental line-ups, and interweaving music poetry and storytelling to add another dimension to the concert going experience. She has programmed and produced CHROMA's first own label album 'Folk Tales' which she conceived and recorded with David Le Page and Ian Watson. She regularly plays all over the UK - recent highlights include a solo performance at the Globe with actress Deborah Findlay and a duet with a nightingale in the middle of the Sussex countryside for Sam Lee's Singing With Nightingales series.
Viv McLean (piano) , the winner of the First Prize at the 2002 Maria Canals International Piano Competition in Barcelona , has performed at all the major venues in the UK as well as throughout Europe, Japan , Australia and the USA . He has played concerti with most major UK orchestras, performed chamber music with leading groups such as the Ysaye String Quartet and the Leopold String Trio. Viv studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was the piano winner at the Royal Overseas-League Music Competition and one of three winners of the National Federation of Music Societies' Young Artists Competition, leading to various recitals and concerto appearances throughout Great Britain . Viv has recorded regularly for BBC Radio 3 and recorded for Sony Classical Japan and Naxos , as well as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's own label. Viv lives in Harrow and has been a huge supporter of concerts at both St Mary's Perivale and St Barnabas in recent years.
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RUSH: You know, Open Line Friday is not just for you. I just decided this. On Open Line Friday, I say, "You can talk about things that I don't care about." Well, guess what? On Open Line Friday, I can talk about things that you don't care about. You know, it works both ways.
Monday through Thursday when we take phone calls, it's gotta be from people that care about what I'm interested in, otherwise I'm gonna sound bored — and, if I sound bored, nobody's gonna listen. We don't want that. But on Friday, sweep all that aside. Whatever you want to talk about is fine. It's a concession to the belief that there may be things you would like to hear on this program or talk about that will never be discussed Monday through Thursday. If you want to bring 'em up, you've got that chance.
But I just decided that I, as host, ought to have the same opportunity. In fact, not only do I talk about the things I'm passionate about Monday through Friday, but there are a lot of things I'm interested in that I never talk to you about because I think you won't care, and I don't want you being bored, even though I know full well that I'm not boring. When I'm talking about something I'm passionate about, you listen. Anybody does. It's the great thing about passion.
People who are passionate, you listen to 'em no matter what they're saying — either to be amused, mesmerized, shocked, whatever. I figure, "Why should I leave myself out? Why can't I talk about things that you don't care about on Friday?" So I want to talk about the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. I realize a lot of you get ticked off when I mention Apple 'cause you think they're a bunch of leftist libs and that I'm being hoodwinked by using their stuff.
You think I'm propping up leftist libs by buying Apple and using their stuff, and you may be right. In this case, I don't care, because to me Apple's not a political outfit. They're high tech, and I happen to think they're the best. By the way, one of the things that's been happening with Apple since September that's actually been kind of noteworthy… In fact, it's had lessons transferable to the things that we talk about on this program every day.
For whatever reason, the tech media, some of the mainstream media, and some of the investment houses in this country have been… How should I put it? They've been ripping Apple to shreds. In September, the stock price was $705. It's now around $430, $425, $440 or something. I mean, they have really decimated the Apple stock price. Short sellers have had a fun time. The tech media… You know, I read these blogs as a hobby.
They have just been ripping this company left and right, "Apple can't do anything right!" and they have been building up Samsung. "Samsung's the greatest thing since sliced bread!" and it turns out today that Samsung's new phone the Galaxy S4? Guess what? It isn't selling. There was all this talk about how Samsung has overtaken Apple with better phones, better features, faster service, more phones more often. It really has been a study in media bias.
It really has been. I've commented on it a couple of times, but it's been fascinating to watch the media bias against Apple and trying to understand it. Apple's a good leftist bunch. Why in the world does the tech media hate 'em? I don't have an answer. I don't know. But it was obvious for a while that not in all, but in many of these places I read, there was a deep-seated animus. Well, I, too, have some problems with Apple as a Fanboy, as a customer.
I wish they had more phones, and I wish they came out with more stuff more often and I wish they upgraded their operation system more often and I wish they'd put a lot more features into it than they do. I think Android, in terms of features, has surpassed Apple. I think there's more there. It's not gonna make me switch by any stretch because the quality, Apple still owns it. But I do wonder: "Why are they so slow?
"Why are they so slow upgrading phones, software, and this kind of thing?" And the reason that they say, the reason they put forth, is that they are not gonna do it 'til it's the best. They're not gonna put it out 'til it's ready. They're not gonna make any tradeoffs. They're not gonna cut corners. The truth is, Apple does not trail blaze. Apple lets other people get into businesses and when Apple thinks the time's right, they move in and do it better than anybody else has ever done.
Cell phones had been around long before the iPhone, but nobody had ever done it as well as they have. Anyway, the Worldwide Developers Conference is coming up on Monday, and Apple hasn't had anything like this in 215 days, and people are bursting at the seams. Apple fans are like fans of a sports team. They want it to win. They don't want it to fall behind. They want it to remain everything that it was simply because they have a fan attachment to it and a devotion.
So 210 days, no new products, no new announcements of any major importance. Apple fans are worried. "Is it over? Is that it? Is that the end of their innovation? What's happened to 'em? Don't they care what the competition's doing? Aren't they worried about what's going on, various aspects?" So everybody's looking forward to this thing on Monday in greater anticipation than a long, long time, because a bunch of new stuff is being announced, and people have great expectations and high hopes for it.
One of the things is a new operating system for the iPhone and the iPad. The current one is iOS 6, and iOS 7 is coming up. The design for iOS 7 has been taken over by a guy named Jony Ive. Now, here's another. I'm not sure about the pronunciation of his last name. It's I-v-e, and I've heard it pronounced "I've," but I have read in two different places (he's British) that it's pronounced "ivy," and since I don't listen to much, I don't really know what the correct pronunciation is.
So I sometimes will say it both ways just to cover my bases. Now, the tech community is all excited here because the tech community — the bloggers and all of these snarky people that couldn't do what Apple does — will sit there and tell you everything in the world they're doing wrong. One of the things that these people hate is called skeuomorphism, and skeuomorphism is making a digital or electronic item look like its real world counterpart.
So the notes app on an iPhone or an iPad actually looks like a yellow legal pad. Well, that's gone. They're gonna get rid of all those kinds of designs, making digital devices look like real world, and it's called "flat" and "minimalist." Jony Ive is the guy who designs all the hardware, the iPhones, the iPads, the MacBooks, the MacBook Pros and so forth, and everybody is really excited to see what he does with the operating system for the iPhone and the iPad. I am, too.
I'm not so much concerned about lack of skeuomorphism or what it looks like as the features they're gonna put into it. There haven't been some things updated in six years. The hardware people are looking forward to it. One of the things that there hasn't been an update on in three years is the top-of-the-line computer, the Mac Pro, which is the tower desktop used by video professionals in Hollywood and television. It's still their fastest computer, but it's really not in real-world application. Raw computing power it is, but in real-world application it's a turtle, it's a tortoise, and they haven't upgraded it in three years, and people don't understand why.
There's a hope that there will be at least an indication what they're gonna do with that computer at this conference that they're having on Monday. Nobody really knows, but there are rumors abound of a cheaper iPhone coming and a new Mac Pro that's gonna be announced, Retina screen, Mac Book Pros and this kind of thing. They do a magnificent job of keeping things secret, and they do a magnificent job of building up hype. But I sent a friend of mine a note, and I was really frustrated. I was really down on Apple when I was on vacation. I sent a friend of mine a note about what I expected. It was basically just making fun of some of the truisms that happen.
A guy was asking what I thought about the new Mac Pro, which the moment they announce it, I'm gonna buy one. I got rid of the old Mac. It's a snail. So I had to go out and get a replacement for it just to modernize, but I prefer to get a Mac Pro but they haven't upgraded, made me mad. So a few predictions. They will announce the new Mac Pro and they will say that it will be available later this fall. They will not specify when "later this fall" means. In September they will announce a configuration of the new Mac Pro that nobody wants and that it will go on sale in mid-October. The configuration that everybody wants will go on sale in November. Then on the November date that Apple says the real configuration everybody wants, it'll go on sale with a shipping time of three to four weeks.
They will say that there are shortages due to unforeseen demand. Units will actually ship in mid-December, but most deliveries will not happen until January. Next iPhone 5S, 6, nobody knows, they think it's gonna be the 5S, it will be announced as available not Monday, but at some point they'll announce it to be available in September, with ship times in five to seven days. The new operating system, iOS 7, will ship at the same time as the new iPhone in September. In September, when it finally arrives, the iPhone 5S or 6, whatever they call it, will go on sale with ship times of five to seven days, but you won't be able to get one for three months because of unforeseen demand. IOS 7 will ship in November, not the promised September. It will ship in November after numerous design delays because too many bloggers think there's still too much skeuomorphism in the revamped flat design.
The iPad 2 with Retina display will be announced as delayed until March of 2014 because of yield issues on the new display. The iPhone 5 will be on time, the only thing that will be. OS 10.9, the new Mac operating system, will be in Beta 19 in January with a promised ship date of February the 30th. The iPhone 5S will be identical to the iPhone 5 except for a fingerprint sensor and a new color. Everything else will be the same. IOS 7 will look different, will add integration Flickr and Vimeo, big deal, I don't use either, but it will have no new features. Tim Cook will say there are too many tradeoffs to modernize the OS right now.
The iPhone 6, not the 5S, the iPhone 6, they will announce that at a special event next February. Tim Cook will say that its highlight is a new 4.1-inch screen, one-tenth of an inch bigger than the iPhone 5 but with four times the pixels and two additional hours of battery life. The phone will be no thicker than the American Express black card. When asked why Apple resists a five-inch screen, they will say that they refuse to make tradeoffs necessary to do that. Get over it. They will announce the iWatch with a five-inch screen that will be available in December of 2014. Those are my predictions for what happens at Apple on Monday. Yes, a five-inch screen on the iWatch. They'll manage the tradeoffs for that, but not on the iPhone.
RUSH: I told Kathryn that we ought to do something with Two If By Tea like Apple does. We ought to announce a new flavor and then not make it available. We put it on sale and say we will accept orders, but sorry, we don't have it. And you won't be able to get it for at least a month, maybe six weeks. There's so much demand for our new flavor that nobody can get it. There's so much demand we cannot fulfill demand, and create the impression here that we just can't manufacture enough to meet the demand, and Kathryn, she immediately rejected the idea. I was just teasing, but she immediately rejected the idea. She runs the tea company. I mean, she runs it. She is the CEO of it.


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Los Angeles, CA—Taking a multivitamin did not reduce myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or cardiovascular (CV) death in older men in the first large-scale, long-term randomized controlled trial to address this question to date.
The results of the Randomized Trial of a Multivitamin in the Prevention of a Cardiovascular Disease in Men: The Physicians' Health Study II (PHS II) were presented at the 2012 American Heart Association meeting by Howard D. Sesso, ScD, MPH, Associate Epidemiologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and were published simultaneously (Gaziano JM, et al. JAMA. 2012;308: 1871-1880).
More than 33% of US adults take a multivitamin supplement, spending approximately $5 billion annually, many with the notion that this may improve their CV health, making this an important study question. There is also concern among physicians that patients will take a multivitamin for a perceived CV benefit, but not take their prescribed medications.
Basic research has suggested that some of the components of a multivitamin may reduce the risk of CV disease, but observational studies have not demonstrated an association.
This PHS II study included 14,641 male, mostly white, physicians (aged ≥50 years) in the United States, who were randomized to a multivitamin or to placebo and were followed for a mean of 11.2 years. The adherence ranged from 77% at year 4 to 67% at study end. A total of 2757 deaths occurred during follow-up and 1 major CV event was reported in 1732 participants.
The incidence of the combined primary end point of nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, and CV death was similar in both groups. A similar lack of effect was seen for total MI and stroke. A nonsignificant reduction was seen for CV death (hazard ratio [HR], 0.95) and for total mortality (HR, 0.94).
However, there was a 39% reduction in MI death, which had borderline significance (27 events in the active arm, 43 in the placebo arm; P = .048).
The study participants were fairly healthy at the start of the study, and many exercised, took aspirin, and had good diets.
"Except for age, no differences were seen in any subgroup for the effect of the multivitamin on CV events," said Dr Sesso. In participants aged >70 years, there were fewer primary outcome events, which had a borderline significance (P = .04).


Luke Lamp by Karim Rashid, the photoluminescent lamp.
When switched on, emits light of a standard light bulb, while when switched off, Luke becomes a delicate light source at zero-energy.
The shape and design of Luke Lamp was born from a project created by Karim Rashid, a leader in interior design products.
Exclusive aesthetic object, but at the same time fun, Luke is an original gift idea for any occasion.
The photo-luminescent pigments make the Luke lamp a very useful tool in case of power failure. In the absence of electricity Luke becomes a light source capable of signalling obstacles and escape routes.
Thanks to its dual function Luke is particularly suitable to be placed in children's bedrooms. The "ghost" becomes a friendly light, which accompanies children into a sweet sleep and at the same time allows parents to watch their sleep during the night without turning regular light on.


The borders of the Ellevar region are firmly under the control of the Dominion, even if Ellevar itself is not, by a long shot. Hoping to tame these wilds and keep the faith strong on the empire's new throne world, the Vigilant Church has established Lightreach Mission on the shores of Lake Larallen. The area is filled with small, scattered villages that someday could become thriving metropolises, but for now comprise settlers, ranchers, farmers, and other pioneers. Local residents include the Lopp of Glitterfur Village and a tribe of belligerent Pell who call themselves the Stormseekers.
Lightreach Mission is one of the most important Vigilant Church installations on Nexus. There the faithful worship the Eldan gods who granted them dominion over the galaxy, work to spread the faith to others, and help counsel the inevitable military leaders who defend them from the dangers of the Ellevar wilds. The Radiant Legion maintains a presence at Lightreach, and Commander Toric Antevian is often to be found there.
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Well, you know what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the case of Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, it definitely rings true. Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani were caught for the first time ever sharing a serious lip lock.
According to E!, Gwen and Blake were having a romantic night out and that included kissing and some booty grabbing by Blake. The two were out at a Mexican restaurant in Studio City, California, when the major PDA went down. See for yourself.
According to a source that spoke with E!, the two seemed very into each other during their outing.
This is just days after the No Doubt singer posted a tamer PDA picture of the two while on the talent competition show The Voice. Stefani snapped a shot of Blake biting her shoulder, and the photo was posted to social media and obtained by TMZ. Fans of the two promptly freaked out, given that they've been sort of tame with their displays of affection while The Voice has been taping.
While this photo didn't quite break the internet, and it will be a bit before we know if Blake and Gwen's PDA will have a different effect, the "biting" photo from The Voice did egg on engagement rumors, because why not?
According to a report by Hollywood Life, Gwen is ready to walk down the aisle. Their source said the following of the alleged upcoming wedding between newly divorced Blake and Gwen.
According to the Inquisitr, the other rumor swirling about Blake and Gwen is that Gwen's pregnant. If you thought the wedding rumor was far-fetched, this one seems even a bit more stretched.
Although the two have kept things somewhat private while teasing the media whether or not their romance was actually happening, according to People, things are getting a bit looser on the set of The Voice. If the biting photo isn't enough, according to a source that spoke to the magazine, Stefani and Shelton got a bit touchy feely with each other at a recent taping.
During part one of the live semi-final performances on Monday, a source said the following.