Shopping for dog toys can be lots of fun for both you and your best canine pal. But the thrill wears off when you get your treasures home only to discover that Fido has chomped his way through $50 worth of dog toys in no time flat! Pet product manufacturers know that families with dogs like to spend money on them. Since most dogs do love chew toys, it's a pretty safe assumption that they are going to be an excellent seller. It takes very little time to discover that certain brands of toys stand the test of time with owners purchasing things from those companies time and time again. This leads to the question…what are the most popular chew toys today?
When you are looking for chew toys for your dog, there are many factors to keep under consideration. Since each dog is unique, the challenges toys must be able to withstand in your household may be entirely different from the toy abuse that goes on down the road at Fifi's house.
Small toys are fine for puppies, but the toys you choose must be appropriate to the size of your dog. Large dogs can easily swallow small toys, leading to possible choking, gastrointestinal distress, or even a serious obstruction requiring surgery.
Though children's stuffies look quite similar to dog toys on the surface, they are not built to stand up to the beating they will take from your dog's jaws. But more than that, toys intended for kid use are often filled with materials that may be toxic and/or hazardous to your dog if swallowed. To be on the safe side, allow your dog to play with toys designed specifically for dog use only.
Some toys just aren't built to last. If you know your dog is a strong chewer, you will want to be certain that the toys you select for him are up to the task. Dogs love to chew parts and pieces that fall of their toys and will often swallow them if given the chance. Many companies offer toys built with tough chewers in mind.
Toys which contain items such as ribbons, strings, or other materials that can easily be torn off and consumed are best avoided.
If your dog is like most, his toys are the recipients of a lot of drool, and they most likely also get dragged all over, picking up all kinds of debris and dirt. To keep Fido healthy and in tip top form, you're going to need to wash his toys periodically. With this in mind, you'll want to select toys that can go into your dishwasher or your washing machine without breaking down or disintegrating.
With so many interesting toys vying for your dollar, it can be hard selecting just the right one.
Founded by Joe Markham, the proud owner of a member of the K-9 Police unit, the company Kong was borne out of a desire to create toys which could withstand damage from even the most destructive chewer. Fritz, Joe's beloved pooch, had a penchant for chewing items that were wreaking havoc with his teeth such as rocks, bricks, and other hard items. With the help of his best canine pal, Joe was able to develop a line of dog toys constructed out of rubber, making them friendly to canine chompers and virtually indestructible. Best of all, many of them can be stuffed with delicious edible items such as liverwurst, peanut butter, and more, making them the ideal toy to keep Fido happily occupied for hours on end.
Kong's most popular toy is known as the Kong Wobbler. Its unique design makes it fun to play with as your pooch endeavors to work out how to get the toy to dispense the treats hidden inside of it. Your dog gets to use his lips and jaws and his brain, ensuring an excellent full body workout!
Nylabone has been providing families with high quality chew toys for dogs since 1955. This company has earned an excellent reputation as a leader in the dog toy market and is even recommended by leading veterinarians. Nylabone not only produces toys suitable for heavy chewers but also edible chewables and even dental treats, providing a well-rounded approach to pet play and wellness.
Nylabone offers chew toys to suit the "chewing style" of every dog, whether they are puppies, geriatrics, or fall somewhere inbetween. One of the most popular Nylabone products is the Nylabone Strong Chew Real Wood Stick. This toy is constructed out of actual wood which has been enhanced by nylon to increase overall durability. The nylon also helps to preserve the stick against mold or splintering bark, ensuring your dog remains safe. Fido will have a hard time resisting this delightful toy as it is flavored with maple and bacon; two tastes that drive most dogs wild! This toy provides not only hours of fun but is also a great way to help keep your dog's pearly whites super clean.
Outward Hound is a company which offers the high quality products of five great companies under the auspices the Outward Hound umbrella. Originally founded with a focus primarily on clothing and gear for people and their pooches, Outward Hound has now grown to include toys, dog bowls, dog brain games, and so much more.
Durable plush toys is the market where Outward Hound really shines. Their products are designed not only with heavy chewing in mind but also with an eye to providing additional mental stimulation, giving your dog more bang for your buck. One of Outward Hound's most popular sellers is the Hide a Squirrel. This innovative toy provides multiple toys all housed inside one. Your dog will love finding all of the squirrels buried inside the log. Each toy contains a squeaker, giving your dog hours of squeaking satisfaction.
JW Pet Company is a highly innovative business with patents in place for over 100 different proprietary products for pets of all stripes to enjoy.
The JW Cuz is a toy that dogs cannot resist! Available in many sizes, colors and designs, you will have a ball selecting a few for your pup to enjoy. Constructed out rubber, the JW Cuz is extremely durable and bounces to incredible heights, making it grand fun for your best canine pal to chase.
Dogs all around the world love Go Dog Toys! Go Dog toys are all manufactured with their trademarked Chew Guard Technology, ensuring Go Dog Toys are built to last.
Dogs go nuts for Go Dog FurBallz. Available in different colors and sizes, these colorful balls contain a squeaker which resists even the most persistent canine teeth. Your dog will love Go Dog Furballz so much that you'll want to buy him one in every color!
There are lots of great dog chew toys to choose from on the market today. To get the most bang for your buck, consider buying a toy from one of these top rated companies today. Fido will thank you for it!
Labrador vs Golden Retriever – What's the Difference?


Town Supervisors in attendance were: Kyle Levetzow, David Gollon and Peter Vanderloo. Also in attendance were Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson and Kevin Zajicek.
2) Approval of Public Notice/Agenda. Supervisor, David Gollon made a motion to approve the public notice and agenda seconded by Supervisor, Peter Vanderloo. Motion carried.
3) Approval of Meeting Minutes from July 11th, 2017. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from July 11th, 2017 as submitted. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Peter Vanderloo made a motion to suspend the Agenda and move to Item #10. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. Kyle Levetzow removed himself from the Town Board and became a member of the general public.
4) Discussion & possible action re: Planning Commission Recommendations. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to recommend the approval of the rezoning application of Kyle Levetzow of 5.00 acres more or less from A-1 to AR-1 located in part of the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 29, Town 6 North, Range 4 East located at 5879 County Road YZ. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Kyle Levetzow resumed as part of the Town Board after this agenda item.
5) Discussion & possible action re: Norwegian Hollow Box Culvert by 4000 Norwegian Hollow Rd. Town Chairman, Curt Peterson had informed the Town Board of the current condition of the box culvert/bridge on Norwegian Hollow Rd and requested that an engineer be contacted to discuss options for replacement and pricing for the 2018 budget. David Gollon made a motion to have Town Chairman, Curt Peterson consult with Jewell and Associates in regards to options and pricing. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried.
6) Discussion & possible action re: Town of Dodgeville Disaster Declaration. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to ratify the Town of Dodgeville Disaster Declaration. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried.
7) Discussion & possible action re: Recycling Center Door. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented an estimate of cost from Ken Wilson Concrete for the replacement of the entire floor and swale. The Town Board requested that this item be placed on the September agenda once additional information is obtained in regards to the City of Dodgeville sewer line.
8) Discussion & possible action re: Town Well and Septic System. The Town Board requested that Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson contact the City of Dodgeville in regards to locating the City of Dodgeville's sewer line to obtain a complete price in regards to hooking up to City Sewer/Water.
9) Discussion & possible action re: Chapter 7 Intoxication Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverage License Ordinance Revision 8/1/2017. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented a draft copy of the revised ordinance for the Town Board to review. The Town Board requested that additional modifications be included and discussed at the September Town Board meeting. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson requested that the Board members let her know of additional modifications that they would like to see within the ordinance. No action was taken.
10) Discussion & possible action re: Town Labor. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented financial information to the Town Board from 2013 to current in regards to labor for Town roads. The Town Board discussed the information presented and requested that this item be placed on the September agenda to make a decision.
11) Discussion & possible adoption re: Amended Resolution 2017-298 Authorizing Financing for MACK Truck. David Gollon made a motion to adopt Amended Resolution 2017-298 Authorizing Financing for the MACK Truck. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried.
12) Bills to be approved. David Gollon made a motion to approve the August 1st, 2017 vouchers in the amount of $284,724.70 withholding 10% of Iverson Constructions bill for Survey Road. Upon receiving an Engineers certificate and verifying the seeding has been completed the additional 10% in the amount of $26,750.00 was approved to be paid. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Town Supervisor, David Gollon left the meeting.
14) Town Roads/Equipment Report. Town Chairman, Curt Peterson informed the board of the washouts in several roadways that occurred due to the heavy rainfall and the status of Survey Road.
15) Clerk/Treasurer Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented information in regards to the preliminary statement of changes in equalized values.
17) Adjournment. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:34 p.m. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried.


Newman was one of the greatest football players of the 1930s. A star quarterback at Michigan, he was named the Outstanding Collegiate Player of the Year in 1932 (the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, which was not awarded until 1935).
In 1933, Newman moved on to professional football and signed a percentage contract based on attendance. In his rookie year, Harry led the league in passing and was named All-NFL as he led the New York Giants to the NFL title game. Newman broke bones in his back the next season, and while he returned to lead the Giants to the Eastern Conference title in 1935, it was his final (and only third) season in the NFL.
After enrolling at Michigan, Newman took instruction from Benny Friedman, the great former Wolverine signal caller. The results were rewarding and immediate. In 1930, Harry led Michigan to a share of the Big Ten title with a record of 8-0-1 (the Wolverines outscored their opponents 111-23), and was named AP All-America honorable mention, and AP All-Western Conference first team.
In 1931, Newman again led the Wolverines (8-1-1) to a Big Ten title and was AP All-Western Conference second team. In 1932, Michigan won their third straight Conference title with a record of 8-0-0 and captured the national championship. Newman was named first team All-America and the winner of the Douglas Fairbanks Trophy (predecessor of the Heisman Trophy) as the outstanding collegiate player of the year. That season, Newman played 437 minutes of a possible 480, and scored all of Michigan's points in the final three games of the season; the Wolverinesoutscored their opponents 123-13 on the season.
Grantland Rice wrote, "From a fine field Newman stood well above the mass...He made Michigan's run of eight successive victories possible with his forward passing, his broken field running, and his place kicking. He must be listed as one of the most effective triple-threat backs the season has produced...He delivered 57 of the 83 points Michigan scored against Big Ten opponents...Newman had every trick of the great ball carrier: change of pace, cut, pivot, straight-arm, and elusiveness...he could hit a pass receiver in the eye at 30-yards. Newman also was a competitor of the highest type."
With that kind of endorsement, Newman was in a terrific position to negotiate a contract with the New York Giants of the NFL. In 1933, he signed a percentage pact based on home attendance; it came out to $10,000 and made him the highest paid player in the league. As a rookie, Harry had a spectacular year and was named first team All-NFL while leading the league in passing attempts (136), completions (53), yards (973), and touchdowns (11).
During the 1933 season, Newman also led the Giants to the first-ever NFL championship game. Newman completed 13 straight passes, and two touchdowns in the game. One of his touchdowns came on the first play of the fourth quarter with the Giants down, 16-14. He handed off the ball to halfback Ken Strong who found himself trapped in the backfield. Strong scrambled around and then lateralled to an unsuspecting Newman, who then scrambled around himself before collecting his wits and throwing a pass back to Strong, who had sneaked out of the backfield, for a touchdown and brief lead. Although the Bears scored later in the fourth to win the title 23-21, the Associated Press called Harry, "...the outstanding star in the Giants attack."
The following season, Newman continued his brilliance as the Giants' passer, but also showed his versatility as a runner. In a November game against the Green Bay Packers, he carried the ball 38 times for 114 yards in a 17-3 victory; his 38 carries set an NFL record for carries in a game and remained a team record for 49 years. In a game against the Bears, however, Newman was knocked out cold on a tackle and broke two bones in his back. He missed the rest of the season and decided to retire.
Midway through the 1935 season, the Giants convinced Harry to return. Although he played in only eight games with mediocre results (he was never the same after the injury), the Giants still finished with a 9-3 record and lost to the Detroit Lions in the NFL title game. Despite his attempted comeback, much of Newman's former excellence was gone and he retired from the NFL for good after the 1935 season, having played in 32 career NFL games -- a brilliant career cut short. Newman is a member of the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and the College Football Hall of Fame.
Newman played quarterback at the University of Michigan from 1930-1932. Harry played quarterback, tailback, and defensive back in the NFL with the New York Giants from 1933-1935.


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```sh
$ git clone https://github.com/yasfmy/chainer_attention_model.git
$ cd chainer_attention_model
$ git submodule init
$ git submodule update
$ cd tools
$ python setup.py install
```

## Usage

```sh
$ python train_attmt.py --epoch [num of epoch] --embed [embed size] --hidden [hidden size] \
    --batch [batch size] --unk [threshold of unknown words] --gpu [gpu id] \
    --train_src [path to train data for source language] --train_trg [path to train data for target language] \
    --test_src [path to test data for source language] --test_trg [path to test data for target language] \
    --model [filename of model parameter] --output [filename of output of test data]
```

## Reference

I refered the paper below, but I replaced GRU, Maxout with LSTM, Softmax respespectively.

[NEURAL MACHINE TRANSLATION BY JOINTLY LEARNING TO ALIGN AND TRANSLATE](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1409.0473v7.pdf)

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Pilates Mat Classes are a total body conditioning program. The focus is on strength, flexibility and endurance training without adding bulk. Its creator, Joseph Pilates says, "You're as young as your spine".
The Workout Everyone is Talking About….
What is Stott Pilates? Stott Pilates is a highly effective way to shape up, slim down and feel great. It's a contemporary approach to the mind-body exercise German athlete Joseph Pilates developed in the 1920s. An emphasis on movement quality, posture and breathing makes Stott Pilates a safe, challenging and revitalizing workout.
Once the secret of dancers and celebrities, now recommended by personal trainers and physical therapists everywhere.
WHO CAN DO STOTT PILATES?
Anyone who wants to be in top condition. Whether you're recovering from an injury or in great shape already, STOTT PILATES is a stress-relieving way to achieve and maintain optimal fitness and well-being. Exercises are modified to suit your needs and abilities. So, regardless of your age, gender or condition, STOTT PILATES will leave you looking and feeling your very best!
The workout preferred by Madonna, Jessica Lange, Danny Glover, Courtney Cox, Glenn Close, John Cleese, Karen Kain & many others!


_AVNA have a clearly defined approach and passion for service delivery buildings – specifically medical institutions. Buildings that house medical services are typically complex with a matrix of human spaces, efficient circulation and complex technical services. In this environment the patient needs to feel confident in the knowledge, skill and care that he requires. When developing a medical facility for the public sector, the aim is to create robust spaces, but retain a user-friendly atmosphere. In the competitive private sector, the aim is to sell a brand that is efficient and professional and put the patient's mind at ease.


You know that collection of CDs you don't play any more? Why not melt them and turn them into a big bubble? According to YouTube broadcaster Jester Jim, the resulting orb will resemble a long piece of cling film.
To blow your CD bubble, all you'll need is a CD and a lighter.
It really doesn't matter what's on the CD, as long as you don't want to access the data or music later. You'll also need something with a sharp edge to scratch off the foil surface on the top of the CD; a coin or knife should do the trick.
Take the CD and scratch an area measuring a few centimetres square off the top until only clear plastic is left. Use the lighter to hold a flame about 1cm to 2cm under the scratched part of the CD for around 20 seconds. Once the CD starts to sag under the flame, the bubble is ready to be blown.
Immediately hold the heated section of your CD up and blow on it using as much force as you can muster. Hey presto! A surprisingly long bubble should pop out of the other side. Make sure to do this entire process in a well-ventilated area, as burning a CD will release a set of unpleasant fumes.


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New exhibit on ISSCS history unveiled
April Anderson	September 28, 2015 Filed Under University Archives
First look at the new exhibit featuring ISSCS history at the Normal Community Activity Center.
This week the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives is unveiling a new exhibit at the Normal Community Activity Center showcasing daily life and activities of the former Illinois Soldiers and Sailor's Children's School (ISSCS).
Along with the four permanent cases at the center that have been refreshed with new memorabilia, artifacts, and photos, the new display features a set of donated ISSCS auditorium seats and a campus bicycle.
Originally known as the Illinois Soldiers Orphans Home, the school was founded in 1865 to provide housing for orphans of community members killed in the Civil War. Due to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, the school changed its admittance policies and took in children orphaned or left without care by that conflict. In time, the school also began accepting children of non-veteran parents, a trend that would increase and continue through the life of the school until its closure in 1979. Control of the property was given to the Town of Normal in 1996, and remaining facilities were turned into private homes, businesses, and a community center.
The entire exhibit was created by Aindrea Delaney, current ISU Archives exhibit intern. Delaney spent several weeks researching the ISSCS Collection, which is held at the ISU Archives. In this collection, Delaney looked for photographs, stories, and mementos to showcase in the exhibit. Most of the materials in the collection were donated by former ISSCS residents as a way to preserve their memories of their cherished school. The materials Delaney chose covers several topics on life at ISSCS including residents, sports and athletic activities, staff members who helped support the campus, and scouting by campus residents.
In the past, former residents have left materials at the exhibit to be donated to the ISU Archives and the ISSCS collection. We are asking that with this new exhibit, anyone wishing to donate materials contact the ISU Archives directly at (309) 438-3546 or email us at archives@ilstu.edu
The exhibit is open to the public during the same hours of operation for the Normal Community Activity Center. Visit the center's website to see hours of operation.
ISU enlightens young minds at Children's Discovery Museum
ISU student shines light on underrepresented archivists
Milner Library announces fall exhibit line up
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This course is accredited by the California State Fire Marshal' Office for the Fire Service Training and Education Program (FSTEP). After completion of this course, participants will receive their CSFM River and Flood Water Rescue FSTEP certificate. This course meets the requirements of NFPA 1670 Standard for Operations level Technical Rescue Incidents and the NFPA 1006 Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications in the area of water. For an internationally recognized certification, please see the Swiftwater Rescue Technician course.


The Wallets API gives you the ability to create and manage the various currency wallets in your Coindirect account as well as perform deposit, conversion and withdrawal transactions using those wallets.
The Wallet object is a place to store a specific crypto or fiat currency and where transactions can take place. Each wallet within your Coindirect account will only be able to store coins in a single fiat or cryptocurrency.
Transfers refer to currency conversion transactions that occur between different Wallet objects.
When the wallet is a cryptocurrency wallet, a withdrawal request refers to a request from the user to send cryptocurrency externally to another wallet address. In the case of a fiat currency wallet, a withdrawal request refers to a request from the user to send fiat currency to their payment method.


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Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is announced as the first "lifestyle partner" of Ferrari
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is announced as the first "lifestyle partner" of Ferrari at the Geneva International Motor Show.
The world renowned champagne House and prestige automobile company have renewed their partnership under this new status; a first in Maranello history. After a successful three years of celebrating both brands' legendary heritage in innovation and lifestyle, the new engagement will strengthen their communication and event activation platforms around the world. Veuve Clicquot will continue to support Ferrari in its international lifestyle events and will accompany Ferrari in its celebrations during their lifestyle events, Formula 1 races and new car launches.
"Veuve Clicquot is proud to continue our relationship with Ferrari now as the first lifestyle partner. We are looking forward to celebrating our mutual excellence in innovation and 'Art de Vivre' through events across the globe" Jean-Marc Gallot, President & CEO Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin.
The new agreement will continue for the next three years, until the end of 2018.
FROM BIRTH TO A GRANDE DAME To justly celebrate the 200th anniversary of Maison Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, a very prestigious vintage year champagne was obviously in order. Let us recall the history of La Grande Dame, the vintage champagne that pays tribute to Madame Clicquot herself – one of the first business women of modern times.
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Bee Propolis Trio offers an amazing combination of the most pure organic aromatic acids and flavonoids from Brazilian propolis. Contains Brown, Ultra-Green, and Red propolis.
A Boost of Protection for Today's Stressful Lifestyle!
Bee Propolis Trio's main ingredient, FLAV™-M, has a high antioxidant effect with Total ORAC score of 1.860 µmol TE/g, about 80% higher than açai berry. Our ingredients, FLAV-M and PWE-FD, have been scientifically studied by numerous universities and reputable organizations and are the first standardized bee propolis extracts ever obtained.
You can count on NaturaNectar Bee Propolis Trio's amazing combination of the most pure organic aromatic acids and flavonoids, all pure and from Brazilian propolis, to support your health and your natural defenses.† Propolis is extensively scientifically studied to show many health benefits. Bee Propolis Trio is a great way for you to experience that!
NaturaNectar Bee Propolis Trio does not contains alcohol, sugar, starch, wheat, gluten, yeast, milk (lactose), egg, shellfish, artificial preservatives, flavors, dyes or colors.


Our 1.9" Galaxy bead lock ring was a customer request that we just had to produce!
Made of high quality aluminum, this ring is drilled to match the Axial SCX 1.9" bead lock ring mounting pattern.
After machining, this ring receives a golden chromate chemical film coating.
The coating promotes paint and primer adhesion for those of you wanting to go with a custom paint job.
The coating looks nice but is not as durable as hard coat anodizing.


Spring is in the air (well we had a couple of sunny days this week which gave me a lift!) It's a perfect time of year to go through your wardrobe and drawers and pull out those clothes you haven't been wearing. There are a multitude of reasons why items remain in the back of the cupboard or at the bottom of heap. In my experience here are as few: I was attracted to the fabric but in reality the shape of the garment doesn't suit my body, a zip needs replacing, a friend has given me some hand-me-ups which are too big for me. I could go on with other reasons but I'd like to give you the space to reflect on your own neglected items!
I have become addicted to repairing and revamping my wardrobe! It's a really fun and resourceful way of feeling like you've got new clothes without spending loads of money. Here is a dress I picked up in one of Traid's brilliant £2 sales (these take place a few times a year) As you can see it's a nice pink gingham shirt dress but it's a bit of a boring, frumpy shape.
It is now 1 year (doesn't time fly when you're having fun?) that I have been working with Brother. I approached Brother to support my new 'Imaginerium' craft space with sewing machines. I wanted to build on my existing workshop programme and be able to offer sewing machine based classes. I've used and enjoyed using Brother's industrial machines most of my making career and being aware of Brother's environmental and ethical policies, for me they were the sewing machine manufactuer of choice!
Earlier this year I took a trip to Manchester to visit Brother sewing UK's head office. My sister also lives in Manchester, so it was a perfect combined visit!
I'm discovering that Brother's marketing strap line "At your side" certinly holds true. Brother lays on regular training sessions and 'dealer days'. Here I am with Gill Rogers, a very talented needlewoman and so knoweledgable about the workings, features and benefits of the range of Brother machines. I found the training incredibly useful. Although I am an experienced stitcher, understanding the capabilities of some of Brother's computerised machines (especially from the NV955 model upwards) has been a learning curve, but a fun, inspring one!
Some of you may have been along to one of the Fabrications & Brother FREE sewing days. The idea of the day is to offer an opportunity to test drive the sewing machines, create something while you try, meet Rachel Espin from Brother, who joins me on the day "At my side" offering support and advise. The days have been proving really popular, over the year we have welcomed 100's of new and experienced stitchers alike!
The next open day is on Thursday 4th April, 12.30 - 8pm. TO BOOK your FREE 1HR SLOT. Hope you can make it!
'Sugru' designed and manufactured on my doorstep in Hackney! Presented a bit like puncture repair kits, this curious colourful rubbery putty is rolled, squeezed and prepared in the hand, before moulding it on to a broken area on an object (or as an add on such as a personalised hand grip) You need to work quite quickly as the putty transforms and becomes solid when it is released from it's foil packs and comes into contact with the air and then you leave it to cure for 24 hours. I love their strap line "The future needs fixing" !
This is how I've been using 'Sugru'. I bought these second hand chairs for my Imaginerium craft space. I realised after a year of heavy usage the concrete floor (which is painted) was taking a battering as the bottom of some of the chair legs were missing their rubber end caps. Having found it difficult to source new rubber end caps, I decided to experiment with 'Sugru', which amazingly can grip onto a range of materials - metal, plastic etc.
I'm quite taken with the Mondrian colour effect too!
What do you think? Good product to stock in the shop?
It's the start of a new year again, many of us will have made resolutions, usually to give something up like smoking! Or to loose something like some weight! Or to do more of something like spending quality time with family and friends. How about directing that positive energy into making the world a better and fairer place for everyone? Quite a tall order you may think - where would you begin?
As a designer maker I have held the belief that craft and design has an amazing potential in creating social and environmental change. It was a real inspiration to meet the like minded Sarah Corbett, founder of the Craftivist Collective 3 years ago and I have subsequently been participating in and supporting a number of the Craftivist Collective's projects in exposing and tackling injustice and poverty through provocative, non-violent action.
As your 2013 resolution, I would love all you fellow crafters to get involved in the Craftivist Collective's current project #iamapiece in conjunction with Save the Children's 'Race against hunger campaign'.
How can you get involved? You can stitch messages onto material jigsaw pieces which will be put together to make a HUGE creative, crafty installation alternative to a petition that Save the Children will show off to our Government, the public and World Leaders showing that hundreds, even thousands of us, want, with world leaders, to be a part of the solution to hunger, not the problem. You can also give a jigsaw piece to your local MP to remind them to be a part of the solution too or at least tell them about the piece you made for the installation. If you have never approached your local MP in this way before Fran Swaine has written a really good post on her Skulls and Ponies blog about how easy and useful it was to approach her local MP Caroline Lucas. You can also host your own 'stitch-in' event and get others inspired and involved in the project , sign the Save the Children petition here, and spread the word online through Twitter, Facebook, blogs etc using the hashtag #imapiece. The deadline to receive the jigsaw pieces is 28 February, so let's get stitching!
As the festive season is nearly upon us, here at Fabrications HQ, I'm planning a "Re design Christmas Craft Club", taking place every Wednesday, starting this week. Inspired by the book "Why don't you Re-Design Christmas?" published by the organisation Re Design (and featuring some ideas by me and on sale at Fabrications!) the aim of the club is to demostrate different resourceful gift and decoration making ideas which are quick and effective, money saving, recycled and beautiful and we guarantee you will have fun with others while doing it! I've also invited along some eco designer guests - Rebecca Alderman (Girl with Beads) and Annie Sherburne to share their expertise.
Fabrications new 'Imaginerium' space is among the shortlist for Hackney's Design awards, alongside other schemes such as The handball arena at the Olympics! Fabrications is the smallest project to be nominated, so we need your help to vote for us for 'The People's Choice' award. I'm posting a little late but still got a couple of days to get your vote in! Voting closes on Monday 5th November.
Please vote by following THIS LINK - Thankyou!
The aim of the Upcycling Academy is to present creative,hands on learning experiences which explores textile waste, upcycling and introduces people to better fashion industry practise.
Last year, in the lead up to the show I wrote a blog post entitled 'Adding Value(s) at The Upcycling Acdemy' exploring the word 'Upcycling' and what it means to me. This year Twisted Thread (the show organisers) have also initiated the 'Upcycler of the year' competition. I'm looking forward to seeing the entries, and Traid have offered a 2 week internship and window display space in their Camden store for the winner, which is a fantastic prize for budding upcycled fashion designers.
Although the competition deadline is now closed you can get involved in re working garments provided by Traid for a mere £2 (t-shirts) + £3 (other garments) live at the show. Rotate around our workshop stations and learn skills and get chopping and changing with me and other Fabrications teachers and Traid's.
The Open House event has closed it's doors again this year. For those of you not familiar with the event, it has taken place every September across all the boroughs of London for the last 25 years. I discovered this year that it has become a global phenomena, stretching to other major cities such as New York and Tokyo.
Notable buildings, dwellings and other construction projects both large and small host tours and presentations for 1 weekend only to give visitors more insight into the history, architecture, construction and ethos of the space. Many of the places on the Open House trail are not usually open to the public, so the event encourages our natural curiosity to 'nose around' and gain an 'access all areas' pass!
What I think is wonderful about the event is it also provides the space to appreciate the diversity of buildings that make up our city, each has a special story to share and over just 1 weekend 1,000's of people are united in looking, listening and experiencing living history.
I decided to apply and put forward Fabrications new 'Imaginerium' craft space to be part of this year's event. The organisers came to visit and were keen for Fabrications to be on the Open House map. This year they were also encouraging hosts to put on 'late night' events to take place on the Saturday evening. After talking to my architects Eric Martin and Nikolai Delvendahl (DM Architects) we decided on hosting a good old fashioned slide show all about the making of the new space followed by a Q&A session with the team.
I decided to weave in some of my own buildings history into the slide show, pictures of the shop when I first discovered it in 1997. Back then the shop was in a bad state of disrepair and dilapidation as were a majority of shops on Broadway Market at that time. Preparing for the slide show and our daily tours (with myself and DM architects), made me realise the journey I have been on with the fabric of my shop building and how much I have achieved and improved. When I got the shop, the name on the front was "All Well" - Appliance Rescue Centre - a reoccurring theme in Fabrications story!!
For the tours and the slide show I wanted to promote the people and organisations that have contributed to creating the new space and my collaborative / community approach. One of these organisations is 'Out of the Dark' an inspirational social enterprise who "uncover the hidden potential of old furniture and young people by training and employing dissadvantaged youths to recycle and restore vintage furniture" (this quote came from a recent review of The Imaginerium by Inhabit ) Out of the Dark got stuck in with reworking old lock wood, fruit crates and a G Plan wardrobe to provide a kitchen and storage area for The Imaginerium. They also suggested curtaining across the front to hide workshop resources and a creative way to incorporate and showcase my own upcycled textile work.
On the previous weekend, for the London Design Festival, Out of the Dark ran a special workshop here 'Revamp your old furniture' which was so popular and well received, we've decided to run another workshop in December.
I really enjoyed being part of the Open House event. I was overwhelmed and really pleased by how many visitors came along and were captivated by The Imaginerium and our stories. I'm looking forward to participating next year!
Last weekend Sue Russell and I took our GIANT knitting workshop to the people of Enfield at their Town and Country show. It was a fun end to a busy summer of community crafting, events included - Newham Mayor's show, Stepney Green torch Relay and Lollibop.
Children and adults alike......... Olympian vegetables......CUT! Couldn't resist showing you some of the prize vegetables on display!
Last week during my 'Creative cushion making for beginners' class, I had 3 boys! Why make a fuss I hear you cry?
Generally in the world of textiles (and my classes) this is quite unusual. At last year's annual pilgrimage to the 'Knitting and Stitching show', male visitors were vary scarce, and seemed to be at the show to assist their partners in carrying their purchases around! In this day and age, why do these gender stereotypes still exist?
Fabrications welcomes more boys to come and learn to sew, have fun in our workshops and prove this stereotype wrong!!
Just for fun! I'm hosting a KNITLYMPICS event at Fabrications this Saturday!
Locally, I'm aware that so many people missed out on getting tickets to the Olympics or could not afford some of the high ticket prices and now with the recent empty seats controversy, my suggestion is to KNIT YOUR OWN!!
The book is a lovely souvenir, which brings the characters (re create Usain Bolt for example) and sporting spirit to life in knit, accessible to both beginners and accomplished knitlympians.
A few months ago I put a request out on Fabrications Facebook page to see if anyone had seen our 'R'. Much to my disappointment on arrival at the shop that morning, I discovered the theft of the 'R' from Fabrications shop sign.
As I continued with my morning routine of opening the shutters, I looked over the road and noticed that the estate agent's Davistone or Da istone had lost their 'V'. It seemed too much of a coincidence so I decided to investigate the rest of Broadway Market.
Sure enough I discovered that the school uniform shop Trutex or Trut x had lost their 'E' and the urserverance had lost their 'P'. My morning was turning into a sureal game of Blockbusters or was Carol Vorderman loose in the street?
Last Sunday, I am happy to report dear readers that the Alphabet thief returned our 'R' through the letter box during the night. What's more all my neighbours have also received their letters back too!
We are very HAPPY to get them back but very mystified as to where our letters have been?? If you have sighted these letters anywhere, I would love to know more!!
What's in the window? The Canine Games in knit!
These patterns are truly exquisite, the authors Sally Muir & Joanna Osborne (one of their claims to fame is a knitted jumper they designed was worn by Lady Di back in the 80's depicting rows of sheep) have really captured each breed through choice of yarn, colour combination and of course shaping of each type of dog's characteristics. The book contains 25 patterns which are easy to follow, you'll have a whole kennel club before you know it! and yes, Fabrications is well stocked up at £12.99 each. I foresee "knit my dog please!" being on dog lovers Christmas list!
I can say this as the current window display is been getting so much attention from passers by (walking their dogs!). There are 15 different knitted dogs 'performing' - jumping through embroidery hoops and posing with their winning medals on podiums!
Meet the inspirational Lina and Linda. Lina lent me 'Making is Connecting' to read, she thought I'd appreciate the research behind it. She subsequently brought Linda round to meet me as Linda is a very interesting lady and an experienced knitter, she has been knitting most of her life. Recently her expertise has been sought and features in a number of knitting books including Susan Crawford's 'A stitch in time' and Laren O'Farrell's 'Knit the City'.
We're having our annual clearance SALE to make way for the new!
Also 50% off orginial designer items including my 'Shirt + Tie' cushions, Donna Wilson creatures, Fine Cell Swag Bags, Little Experience Knit Cases.
I first met Rosie Martin 2 years ago when she walked into Fabrications to show me her self published garment instruction books 'DIYcouture'. I remember flicking through the pages and getting excited to see very easy to follow visual step by step instructions which demystified the process of making clothes. I have always found other pattern cutting books overly technical and hard to follow. Rosie's books reminded me of the buzz I felt when I started to make my own clothes in my bedroom by taking patterns from existing clothes and measuring my body to make a 'basic block' then adding elements and details, chopping and changing, using lots of elastic to create shape, in true punk DIY spirit - Just Do It!
2 years on and the talented Miss Martin has been snapped up by Laurence King publishers. Her enhanced bumper 'DIY Couture' instruction book in full colour shows you how to create your own fashion collection. Her original step by step photo - diagram illustrations have been maintained, but the genius of this book is that Rosie explains how to make 10 different kinds of garments presented in 8 suggested 'collections' (I'm keen on the 'Jungle Punk' and 'Safari Prep' collections) showing how many more exciting variations, personality and ethical choices you can inject into your wardrobe when you make your own clothes, just by the fabric you buy, gaining understanding of the making process, being able to change the length, tweak the waist line, adding some pockets, a collar or a hood - the possibilities are endless when you enter the world of DIYcouture!
Well done Rosie for all your hard work and achievements, I'm looking forward to seeing what people create using your book - which by the way is now ON SALE at Fabrications for £17.95. Rosie will also be running a series of garment construction workshops at Fabrications, including 'Make your own scater skirt' taking place this Saturday. If you'd like to find out more and book a place click HERE!
Join Fabrications & The East End WI this Saturday for an East End vintage style tea party! Barley will show you how to make a vintage inspired hair decoration or 'fabulous fascinator' whilst the East End WI will be serving tea in vintage t-pots and t-cups with their famously delicious cakes. the event is FREE to attend but please support our local WI by buying their tea and cake. BOOKING A TIME SLOT is advised (between 12 - 4pm) crafting activity takes approx 1hr, as we can only fit in a certain amount of tea party goers at one time!
Even the Queen got wind of our plans and dropped in as part of her Jubilee tour, last Thursday during our bunting making day with Brother. Sporting hand knitted crown, sash and medals. The young queen is actually Caroline Brooks from the Shoreditch Sisters, who have been involved in creating an entire knitted jubilee presentation and activities inside the WI tent over at the Diamond Jubilee Festival in Battersea Park, next weekend.
'Emotional Baggage' have been handling different kinds of baggage and helping people feel a little lighter since 2004. Set up by myself and good friend and colleague Belle Tidswell, our check in boothe has appeared at a diverse range of events and we aim to be 99% exclusively inclusive.
Alongside our handling service we have also developed a range of thought provoking gifts including the Emotional Baggage DIY kit and Controversial Debates game. Each year we participate in the Art Car Boot Fair in Brick Lane, creating a different experience or game alongside the boothe including - Controversial Debates (live version) the Lost & Found Tombolla and last year year we encouraged visitors to plant seeds of change with our 'Tree of Life' exercise.
At the year's Art Car Boot Fair, which is taking place this Sunday, we will present our 'Emotional Baggage Exchange'. We will invite visitors to offload their Emotional Baggage at the boothe (or in the privacy of their own home), feel a little lighter and win a limited edition, positive piece of baggage, all this for a mere £5!
Belle and I have been busy designing, screen printing, cutting and stitching to make a collection of amazing types of baggage you can acquire including "Handy Bags", "T-Bags", "Clutch Crutches" and not forgetting those "old Bags"
Meet Paul Gardner, our proud sponsor! Paul has kindly provided the cotton bags, which we've printed our designs onto. Paul is a very warm character and provides an excellent service to all us local traders. His family have been supplying bags and market sundries since 1870, making his shop the oldest family business in the Spitalfields area.
Take some TIME OUT and make something!
I'm looking forward to reading Katie Dailey's feature on making her own outfit and her review of great workshops in London where you can learn how to! in Time Out (London) this week. Katie is pictured here with her colleague Sereen El Jamal, showing the skirts they'd made with me using upcycled vintage tie fabic. Both Katie and Sereen were quite new to sewing and pattern cutting and I think they did a great job, inspite of me getting Sereen's 'right' and 'wrong' side of the fabric mixed up because she wanted to use the 'wrong' side as her 'right' side!!
I took this picture last Thursday Evening at Fabrications monthly Craft Club. Meet Richard Walker and his amazing patchwork quilt. I've got to know Richard over the last 5 years through his regular attendance at our classes, craft club and out and about in Hackney. Richard has become a prolific maker and gardener and in his own words is living the life of a "Council Estate Crofter". After attending Katherine May's Taste of Patchwork and Piecing Patchwork classes, Richard embarked on making his sister this quilt, it contains special fabrics from his family including pieces of his sister's school uniform, needles to say as it gets close to completion he is feeling a little reluctant to hand it over!
Katherine has also been working on a year long project called 'Patchwork Lives' with East London Textile Arts, who are based in Newham and run community classes and groups teaching traditional textile skills.It is run by local people and is open to those of all faiths, ethnicities, ages and abilities.
Bags of fun, Bags of creativity and T-bags!
Apologies for the lack of posts of late, but I've been having too much fun in the new Imaginerium! Here are some 'Wish you were here' style postcards from the recent Fabrications + Brother sewing day. I was really pleased with how many people came along and got stuck into transforming old t-shirts into shopping bags and enjoyed trying out the new Brother sewing machines. A great launch to our new sewing classes and becoming Brother's East End 'Authorised Dealer'.
Fabrications welcomes Brother sewing machines into their new East London showroom!
The fleet of sewing machines arrived a couple of weeks ago and is probably one of the most exciting deliveries I've received in recent years, in fact I think I could say ever! Caroline from the Shoreditch Sisters helped me unpack the boxes and set up the machines during our recent monthly craft club and described it being like Christmas, when you're the first to open and use an item. Even I'm in the grip of enjoying using something brand new, that hasn't been tinkered with that runs like a dream, purrs in fact!!
Thanks to Brother's support, we can now offer a whole range of sewing machine based classes, which will be starting in April. We're planning 'provisional driving' sewing classes, more 'Refresh your wardrobe' classes. Rosie Martin will be running a series of DIY Couture classes for all abilities and we will also be joined by Laura Lees who will be bringing her creative machine embroidery 'The Mighty Stitch' workshop to town!
To celebrate the launch of our new sewing classes and becoming Brother's East London stockist, join us for some free unadulterated stitching fun on Thursday 29th March, 12.30 - 8pm.
* Make your own bag from a T-shirt and customise it.
* Test drive the new fleet of Brother sewing machines.
* Meet Rachel Espin from Brother and talk stitches.
* If you're an experienced maker we'll share some tips of the trade or try out some of the advanced machine features.
This month's workshops focus on different hand sewing methods. I'm really excited about this month's activities as we are introducing some new classes and textile teachers to Fabrications fold!
Starting with this Sunday 4th March, Katherine May fresh from her popular classes at the V+ A this week is running a quilting class. For those of you unfamiliar with the technique, quilting is the decorative sewing through of your patchwork fabric or whole cloth and wadding to create designs and texture. Katherine wanted to do a class that focuses on quilting as she found that it tended to get rushed at the end of her patchwork classes as students get engrossed in the patchwork part. She also wanted to highlight historical and contemporary examples and show the variety of applications for the technique.
On Saturday 17th March, local textile artist Jessie Chorley is running her full day special workshop 'embroidered memory books and pages'. Once you've booked on, Jessie will send you a materials list and encourages you to bring along special fabrics and mementos so you create something truly unique to you. Before you get going with learning the embroidery and applique methods that Jessie uses, she will talk about the inspiration behind her own narrative textile works and take you on a visit to her shop on nearby Columbia Road. The full day will give the space to really get into the making process.
On Sunday 18th March, Sarah Corbett will be running her Craftivism workshop - making mini protest banners. For regular followers of my blog, I have written about a number of Craftivist projects that Sarah has initiated. Sarah set up the Craftivist Collective and is seen as one of the leading spokespeople for the global craftivist movement. During the workshop she will talk about how the movement started and the benefits of using craft as a beautiful, non threatening and thought provoking method to activism. It will also be very creative and hands on, where you will learn how to interpret design and text into cross stitch or embroidery and create your very own mini protest banner, which hopefully you will want to hang out in the street after the workshop as other craftivists do!
Knitters go wild in Hackney!
Our town hall square has been transformed overnight! On Saturday, I got the tip off in the shop that 'the woolly transformation' or 'yarn storm' would take place late on Sunday night. On Monday morning reporter Massey was at the scene! And what a beautiful and colourful scene it is! All 12 trees in Hackney's town hall square have been lovingly wrapped in knitted and crocheted patchwork covers, reminiscent of Freddie Robins tree cosies. I'm sure the trees are really happy with their new warm jackets! As are the passers by that I saw inspecting the trees, looking and smiling!
He informs me he may postpone the second sock and knit a little skull cap, the sun is so strong. Will Richard be hopping lots under that amazing blue sky, but at least his head will be protected.
This Saturday (18th Feb) 2 - 4.30pm : Beginners Knitting with me! Learn or refresh on the basics and get started!
This Sunday (19th Feb) 2 - 4.30pm : Piecing Patchwork with Katherine May. This session focusses on pattern and design and starting your own project. Next month Katherine will be running another session which focusses on the quilting side of patchwork.
Saturday 25th Feb, 1 - 4pm: Mrs Bears Clothes swapping event. Bring up to 7 quality but unwanted items and raid the rails!! There will also be a vintage SALE rail, with hand picked goodies by Mrs Bear.
Sunday 26th Feb, 2 - 4.30pm: Refresh your wardrobe - simple sewing alterations with me! Another opportunity to go through your wardrobe or bring in items found at the clothes swap for simple alterations, re tailoring or re vamping. I will tailor the session according to what each participant wants to learn and the clothes they want to transform!
A giant love letter has elegantly floated into Fabrications window this month in time for Valentines day. It is stopping passers by in their tracks, my favorite reaction was 2 small boys who stood, pointed and smiled lots. They ran off and brought back their parents to read it - brilliant! Keep recruiting boys!!
Originally created by Sarah Corbett (founder of the Craftivist Colective) for a public craftivism workshop during Tracy Emin's 'Love is what you want' show at the Hayward Gallery last summer. The letter and workshop urged participants to "show their love through action to their global neighbour struggling in this unjust world". Participants pledged different acts of love they would carry out locally or globally by writing down their action on a luggage label.
This giant letter has become a chain letter, having recently travelled back from independent bookshop's window 'News from Nowhere' window in Liverpool and now is at Fabrications urging passers by to stop, think and act!
Open studio and 'Hijacking valentines preparation session'.
All are welcome to join the London craftivists in this fun and friendly session in creating valentine's cards and crafted gifts which will be left out in the street in various nooks and crannies to be found by unsuspecting members of the public, beautiful and gentle reminders to 'show some love'. You don't need to be in a relationship to receive one of these!
Sunday 19th March, 2 - 4.30pm which focuses on the history of craftivism, it's benefits and how it can create change through thought provoking, non threatening, crafty action. She will also be teaching practical skills in how to interpret text and design in cross stitch and embroidery to create slogans with impact. If you're interested in attending please contact us to book in!
Straight from last night's private view at the Building Centre in Central London, here are Eric and Nicholai of Delvendahl Architects, in front of their design for Fabrications, which has been shorlisted for the 'Don't move, improve!' award organised by NLA (new London architecture) in assotiation with RIBA (Royal institute of British architecture) BIID (British institute of interior design) and Elle Decoration.
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As quickly as the Omnicom-Publicis and Pfizer-AstraZenica deals went south, AT&T's $48.5B acquisition of DirectTV jumped into the spotlight. But not every CEO is looking for that multi-billion-dollar mega-deal. More than likely, your firm is seeking a specialty acquisition to shore up or grow a specific area of your business. Here is where the opportunities and pitfalls currently lie.
Pharmaceuticals companies are both divesting and acquiring. They're shedding businesses that aren't core to their operations, according to Forbes (but perhaps they're core to yours). They're also expanding into contiguous areas such as medical devices and diagnostics, so you may want to move quickly (and quietly) if your business has any overlap with the pharma sector.
Jumbo deals are overshadowing the marketplace. Deals of $10+ billion, such as the ones mentioned above, have broken a record in 2014, standing at 19 to date for the year, according to CNNMoney. This could inflate mid-market deal prices.
It's a seller's market. In Michigan, for example, one writer observes that cash-rich buyers chasing high-quality deals have created a seller's market. As a result, "Sellers are getting very aggressive in terms of what they're expecting," Michael DuBay, private equity practice group leader with Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP told Crain's Detroit Business.
Expect heavy activity in the tech sector over the next 6 months. There is a sell-off in high tech going on right now, according to Michael Newberg of CNBC. If you are looking to build out or add automation, analytical, data, cloud or other tech capabilities, you may be able to negotiate a good deal.
Foreign acquirers are on the decline. You may have less competition as you look to acquire companies since the number of foreign acquirers of mid-market companies declined in 2013 vs. 2012, according to Deloitte. Deals in the Americas only saw a 1% improvement in volume. However, value shot up 22%.
Investment capital is plentiful. If you're looking for financing or an investor to participate in your strategic acquisition, PitchBook reports that there is nearly a half billion in available private equity funds. Also, according to Standard & Poor's, the average debt multiple for lending increased to 4.68x EBITDA in 2013 from 3.74x EBITDA in 2012.
All of these trends point to a healthier M&A market. If you've been delaying your growth plans until the market is fully recovered or waiting for the perfect deal, these signs show that there is no time like the present.


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Henry Cavill News: Commando Challenge Wrap: Congratulations Team Cavill!
Commando Challenge Wrap: Congratulations Team Cavill!
Henry today completed the Royal Marines 10K Commando Challenge along with his team that included author Duncan Falconer. This is a first look at all the excitement from Devon. Look for more in the next few days, including our interview with Henry. Congratulations Team Cavill!
Sasha Lyzanne participated in the challenge, and later met Henry. Thanks for sharing your pic!
Yep this is what happens when you run with Superman @calungacdo as part of your team and see our Man of Steel in the bar, we had the honour of meeting @henrycavill just after getting a very much needed proper Devonshire cyder in the tent post challenge after a rather fantastic end to an epic day! Thank you for being amazing Henry so glad you got stuck in like we did, made it even more special, can't wait for the next challenge!
This is Awesome!! Congrats Henry and Team!! Thanks HCN for the pics and videos. A GREAT time had by all.
Are you still in Devon? I suppose interview isn't going to be up until a couple of hours. By the way, thank you for the updates!
Thank you HCN you do so much for us. Henry's looking great and aww to that video with Kal. He's just too adorable what a fluffy thing he is.
Wifi was iffy but tried our best to make you feel like you were there. Hope it worked!
Hmmm post proof otherwise it's just another story made up by the fangirls who seem to always have a problem with Henry's friends.
Uh oh... they tried to start rumors again?? Hope they learn.
I didn't see his brother, Nic, in any of the pictures. Perhaps he didn't participate in this?
Henry said himself in an interview that his brother wouldn't be there as he's working away.
It's all a part of the assault course to get yourself as deep in the mud as possible. He wasn't hurt in any way don't worry. It's really to experience every element of being a Royal Marine thus in training/combat.
When I took part in this same course a few years ago after washing the mud off I was left with the softest skin haha! Great mud wrap lol.
Is there an answer to why he is wearing the green fascinator?
As a bit of fun. No big deal. I don't see any problem with it personally.
Yeah. During the sheep dip someone put it on him as a joke, for fun. So he kept it on.
Thanks for the explanation. Just demonstrates again what a great sport he is and that he has a wonderful sense of humor (especially towards himself).


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A less merry Christmas? Shoppers shy from goods made in China this year
By ROBERT M. COOKStaff Writer
Oct 28, 2007 at 3:15 AM Oct 28, 2007 at 7:01 AM
Nicole and Heather Moors love buying their 2-year-old niece, Brielle, toys for her birthday and Christmas.
"She has all the Dora dolls," said Nicole Moors of Sanford, Maine, as the sisters shopped at the Toys "R" Us store in Newington on Tuesday.
But the sisters are being more cautious since Mattel recalled several Dora the Explorer dolls and accessories due to excessive lead paint levels this summer.
Heather Moors said this year's recalls of toys made in China make her nervous because she's not sure which ones could be next.
"We think it's safe, and then we give it to her, and then it won't be safe," said Moors, who also lives in Sanford.
Some toy store owners and industry analysts predict consumers will be more cautious when they shop for toys this Christmas season, especially about items that carry the "Made in China" label.
But representatives of large retailers such as Toys "R" Us and trade groups like the National Retail Federation in Washington, D.C., disagree. They predict they'll see business as usual as consumers seek out the toys children want regardless of where they are made.
"We've heard parents' concerns over recent recalls, and we're working hard to be their advocate, ensuring everyone involved in the toy business plays their part in improving standards," said Laura Phillips, Wal-Mart's merchandise manager over toys, in a statement issued this week. "Parents need reassurance over quality and safety — we feel the very same way and will work night and day to help."
An official with Toys "R" Us, the country's largest toy retailer with 586 U.S. stores, predicted the impact of recall fears would be minimal.
"What we found is that parents really don't shop by country of origin," said Bob Friedland, a spokesman for Toys "R" Us in New York City. "We're very confident this is going to be a very good shopping season."
He added that Toys "R" Us posts the latest recall information from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on its website, www.toysrus.com.
J. Craig Shearman, a spokesman with the National Retail Federation, said the 20 million recalled toys manufactured in China represent just 0.07 percent of all toys made in that country. Shearman said 80 percent of the toys sold in the United States are made in China.
This summer RC2 Corp. of Illinois recalled several Thomas the Tank Engine train cars and accessories, such as wooden trees, railroad crossings and signs that go with train sets.
The recall of James, Toad and other Thomas trains stunned Marcy Polletta of Lebanon, Maine. She has two boys, Joey, 5, and Dominic, 7, who love their trains. When the recall was issued this summer, she had to get rid of the wooden, painted toys.
Her confidence in the toys since has returned. On Wednesday, she bought a musical Thomas caboose at the G. Willikers! Toy Shop in downtown Portsmouth.
"My 5-year-old is going to love this," Polletta said.
Siblings Bob and Jody Breneman, the store's co-owners, said they were shocked when some Thomas the Tank Engine cars were recalled. She said her family has sold Thomas toys for years.
Jody Breneman said the family has offered customers alternative toys made in other countries. She said they have also posted a toy safety pledge on their front door and have lists at the cash register of all the store's toys and their countries of origin.
She said she believes the store's efforts are paying off.
"On a parental level, that is what's driven people here," she said.
Bob Breneman said not every toy made in China is a problem. For instance, Schleich, a German toy company, produces miniature animals sold near the front of the store, Jody Breneman said. The animal figures are made in China, but the company directly oversees the plants to make sure they are observing the best practices, she said.
Bob Breneman said the store also sells plenty of toys made in the U.S. and other countries with good safety practices, including Thailand, Germany, Italy and Spain.
If some customers want toys made closer to home, Bob Breneman can offer them Larry the Lobster, a wooden pull toy made by Larry & Family in Sangerville, Maine.
Alternative wooden toy trains are made by Maple Landmark of Middlebury, Vt.
Even though it may cost more to buy a toy made by a small company in the U.S., Bob Breneman said, "it is not as much as people think."
"In general, this is playing well toward the small toy stores and the specialty stores," said Eric Johnson, a professor of management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, said of the post-recall retail climate.
He said large retailers like Wal-Mart and Toys "R" Us are focused on selling toys made in China because they generate the most profit.
Johnson said the toy industry has been in China for a long time, shifting nearly all of its manufacturing there in the mid-1990s.
Cheaper labor also is shifting manufacturing to Southeast Asian nations like Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Johnson said the toy industry generates $20 billion in revenue annually, $15 billion of that from toys made overseas.
Despite the best efforts of the toy industry and federal government to crack down on substandard manufacturing, the volume of toys entering the U.S. makes it hard to prevent problems, he said.
"... if you're trying to avoid things made in China, there wouldn't be much under your tree," Johnson said.
Robert M. Cook can be reached by calling 742-4455, ext. 5396 or via e-mail at bcookfosters.com.
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The Garden seats up to 20,000 people.
It's the home of the New York Knicks (NBA), New York Rangers (NHL), New York Liberty (WNBA), and the Tie Break Tens tennis tournament.
The Theater at MSG is a concert hall that seats 5,600 people.
HELL'S KITCHEN & CHELSEA, Mon-Tue, Feb 11-12, 2019, Dog show with African, Cuban, French, Italian, Mexican, Spanish and Portuguese breeds.
May 8, 1975 ~ Born in Madrid, Spain.


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Contact: Johnny Van Heest, Public Relations Manager
jvanheest@wilmatheater.org
The Wilma Theater 2011/2012 Season continues with touching Off-Broadway comedy – Body Awareness, by Annie Baker, directed by Anne Kauffman
Wednesday, January 4, to Sunday, February 5, 2012
PHILADELPHIA – The Wilma Theater will continue its 2011/2012 Season with Body Awareness, by rising young playwright Annie Baker, directed by Anne Kauffman (2010 Barrymore Award for Best Director, Becky Shaw). Hailed by Time Out NY as "A marvelously deft and humane comedy," Body Awareness offers a glimpse into the quirky domestic life of a contemporary yet unpredictable family during one transformative week. The artistic and production team of Body Awareness exemplifies the region's most sought-after female talent, led by Anne Kauffman who has been applauded by The New York Times as "One of the leading lights of downtown theater." Working with Kauffman will be two award-winning Philadelphia-based actors, Grace Gonglewski and Mary Martello, and the set will be designed by NYC-based designer Mimi Lien, who created the signature miniature Eiffel Tower for the inaugural Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts in 2011. Body Awareness is Mimi's second production with Anne Kauffman at the Wilma after Becky Shaw in 2010. Body Awareness begins previews on Wednesday, January 4, 2012; opens on Wednesday, January 11, 2012; and closes on Sunday, February 5, 2012.
Critics and members of the press are invited to attend Press Night on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:30pm. To make ticket arrangements, please contact Johnny Van Heest at jvanheest@wilmatheater.org or 215.893.9456 x102.
Welcome to Shirley State College, Vermont where it's Body Awareness Week. In charge of the week's festivities, college professor Phyllis has anything but a conventional life with girlfriend Joyce and her son Jared. But when Frank Bonitatibus, a visiting artist, brings his photographs of nude women into their home, conflicting feelings over sexuality and identity get hilariously stirred up.
Body Awareness was first produced by the Atlantic Theatre Company (NYC) in 2008. Subsequent runs include the 2010 Boston premiere with the SpeakEasy Stage Company, which produced the play as part of an Annie Baker festival along with Company One (Aliens) and Huntington Theatre Company (Circle Mirror Transformation). Body Awareness received the [year?] Drama Desk Best New Play award. The New York Times called Body Awareness "An engaging new comedy by a young playwright with a probing, understated voice…its quiet rewards steal up on you!"
Annie Baker is an OBIE Award-winning playwright and teacher. Her full-length plays include Circle Mirror Transformation (Playwrights Horizons, OBIE Award for Best New American Play, Drama Desk nomination for Best Play), The Aliens (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, OBIE Award for Best New American Play), and Body Awareness (Atlantic Theater Company, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play/Emerging Playwright). Her plays have been produced regionally at South Coast Rep, the Guthrie, Victory Gardens, Artists Rep, Huntington Theater Company, Seattle Rep, Studio Theatre in DC, Hyde Park Theatre, Kansas City Rep, and the San Francisco Playhouse, and produced internationally in England, Australia, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, Latvia, and Russia. She has developed work at the Signature Theater, MCC, New York Theatre Workshop, Soho Rep, the Orchard Project, the Ontological-Hysteric, the Cape Cod Theatre Project, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab in Utah and Ucross, Wyoming. Annie is a member of New Dramatists, MCC's Playwrights Coalition, and EST, and she is an alumna of Youngblood, Ars Nova's Play Group, and the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab. Recent honors include a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, a Susan Smith Blackburn Prize nomination, a Lilly Award, a Time Warner Storytelling Fellowship, a MacDowell fellowship, and a Master Artist Residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. A published anthology of her work, The Vermont Plays, will be published by TCG in November 2011, and her adaptation of Uncle Vanya will have its world-premiere at Soho Rep in June 2012.
The Wilma's Artistic Director Blanka Zizka states, "We are honored and thrilled that Anne Kauffman is returning to The Wilma Theater to direct Body Awareness. Her shrewd sensibility enables her to illuminate the works of young and upcoming playwrights such as Annie Baker, Gina Gionfriddo, Adam Bock, Anne Washburn, Jordan Harrison, and David Adjmi, to name just a few. She has given these playwrights a voice in Off-Broadway and Regional Theaters, as evidenced by her award-winning production Becky Shaw, from the Wilma's 2009/2010 Season, and we are pleased to have her return to Philadelphia."
At The Wilma Theater, Anne Kauffman directed Becky Shaw (Barrymore for Best Direction and Best Overall Production). Most recently she directed The Flea and The Professor at the Arden Theater Company (Barrymore for Best Overall Production of a Musical), You Better Sit Down: tales from my parents' divorce at Williamstown Theater Festival, Belleville at Yale Rep, and Maple and Vine at Playwrights Horizons. Additional credits include God's Ear by Jenny Schwartz at the Vineyard and New Georges, Stunning by David Adjmi with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and LCT3, Communist Dracula Pageant by Anne Washburn at American Repertory Theater, Have You Seen Steve Steven by Ann Marie Healy with 13P, Expecting Isabel by Lisa Loomer and Doubt at Asolo Repertory Theater, Act A Lady by Jordan Harrison at the Humana Festival of New Plays, Sides: The Fear Is Real at the Culture Project, Typographer's Dream by Adam Bock at the Encore Theater and Shotgun Players, and The Ladies by Anne Washburn with The Civilians at Dixon Place and Cherry Lane Theater. She won the OBIE Award for The Thugs by Adam Bock at SoHo Rep, and is a recipient of the Alan Schneider Award for Directing as well as a Lilly Award for Directing. She is a member of The Drama League of New York, Soho Rep Artistic Council, and New Georges Kitchen Cabinet. She is a Clubbed Thumb Associate Artist and a founding Associate Artist of The Civilians. Anne received her MFA in directing from UCSD.
About the Cast
Body Awareness's four-person cast includes Christopher Coucill (Frank) who has appeared on Broadway in The Graduate, Annie Get Your Gun, and Kiss Me Kate, and Off-Broadway in The Rothschilds, Portraits, Words Divine, and The Fantasticks, among others. His Philadelphia performances include Crazy for You (The Forrest), Annie Get Your Gun (The Prince), and Silverhill (Intar). Grace Gonglewski (Phyllis), who is returning to The Wilma Theater (previous productions include Life of Galileo), has acted in 24 seasons at the Arden as well as at the Walnut Street Theatre, Cape May Stage, Delaware Theatre Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (8 seasons), Philadelphia Theatre Company, 1812 Productions, and a tour of Ireland with InterAct Theatre Company. She has won four Barrymore Awards, the F. Otto Haas Award, and the Dorothy Haas Fellowship. Dustin Ingram (Jared), a native of Los Angeles, was most recently seen as Barnette Lloyd in McCarter Theatre Center's production of Crimes of the Heart. Dustin has extensive Regional Theater credits as well as film and television credits that include Paranormal Activity 3, Meet Monica Velour, Sky High, Glee, Everybody Hates Chris, Brothers, Zeke and Luther, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and three seasons on Unfabulous. Mary Martello (Joyce) has found a creative home in Philadelphia, as she has worked at The Wilma Theater (previous productions include Age of Arousal and Embarrassments), Arden, Azuka, Interact, Lantern, Peoples Light and Theatre, the Prince, the Walnut, and 1812 Productions. Mary has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and continues to perform cabarets she developed in Philadelphia: The Reluctant Optimist and The Style of Weill.
A number of special, behind-the-scenes Onstage Conversations will accompany the production and provide audiences with the opportunity to engage with the artistic staff of the Wilma.
Onstage Conversation
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! - Sunday, January 8, 2011 – (approximately) 4:00pm
Join us for an exclusive conversation with Body Awareness playwright and OBIE Award Winner Annie Baker. Tickets to the Onstage Conversation with Annie Baker are $10 without tickets to the play. RSVP suggested; for tickets, call 215.546.7824
Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 9pm
Stay after the performance to discuss the play with a member of the Wilma's artistic staff.
Onstage Conversation
Stay after the performance to discuss the play with the cast.
Young Friends Evening
Friday, January 27, 2012 – 7pm
Complimentary pre-show reception for audience members age 35 and under.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 – (approximately) 4:00pm
Stay after the matinee performance to discuss the play with a member of the Wilma's artistic staff in the lobby with complimentary coffee.
Tria Pre-Show Wine Tasting
Friday, February 3, 2012 – 7pm
Join us for a complimentary, pre-show wine tasting in our lobby from 7 – 8pm sponsored by Tria.
Tickets range from $39 to $66, and are available at the Wilma's Box Office by calling 215.546.7824, visiting wilmatheater.org, or coming to the theater, located at 265 South Broad Street in Philadelphia. Discounted ticket options are available for students, groups, or anyone in their 20s. Information on discounts is available at wilmatheater.org
The Balcony Restaurant at the Doubletree Hotel and The Sporting Club at The Bellevue are the Season Sponsors for The Wilma Theater's 2011 – 2012 Season. The Honorary Producer of Body Awareness is the Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation.


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Cato's Letter Number 2
The fatal Effects of the South-Sea Scheme, and the Necessity of punishing the Directors
SIR, The terrible circumstances of our French neighbours, under the plague in some places, expecting it in others, and dreading it in all, is a loud warning to us, to take all expedients and possible precautions against such a formidable calamity.
We have already had, and still have, a contagion of another sort, more universal, and less merciful, than that at Marseilles: The latter has destroyed, we are told, about sixty thousand lives; ours has done worse, it has rendered a much greater number of lives miserable, who want but the sickness to finish their calamity; either by rendering it complete, or by putting an end to them and that together.
Indeed, had the alternative been offered us half a year ago, I think it would have been a symptom of wisdom in us to have chosen rather to fall by the hand of God, than by the execrable arts of stock-jobbers: That we are fallen, is a sorrowful truth, not only visible in every face which you meet, but in the destruction of our trade, the glory and riches of our nation, and the livelihood of the poor.
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'Tis true, it is both prudent and religious in private persons, to stifle the notions of revenge, and calmly to expect reparation from God and the law: But jealousy and revenge, in a whole people, when they are abused, are laudable and politick virtues; without which they will never thrive, never be esteemed. How far they are to carry their resentments, I do not pronounce: The measures of it must be determined by circumstances; but still keen resentment ought to be shewn, and some punishment, or punishments, inflicted. When the dignity or interest of a nation is at stake, mercy may be cruelty.
To this spirit of jealousy and revenge, was formerly the Roman commonwealth beholden for the long preservation of its liberty; the Venetian commonwealth owes its preservation to the same spirit; and liberty will never subsist long where this spirit is not: For if any crimes against the public' may be committed with impunity, men will be tempted to commit the greatest of all; I mean, that of making themselves masters of the state; and where liberty ends in servitude, it is owing to this neglect. Caesar thought that he might do what he had seen Marius and Sulla do before him, and so enslaved his country: Whereas, had they been hanged, he would, perhaps, never have attempted it.
I bring these examples to prove, that nations should be quick in their resentments, and severe in their judgments. As never nation was more abused than ours has been of late by the dirty race of money-changers; so never nation could with a better grace, with more justice, or greater security, take its full vengeance, than ours can, upon its detested foes. Sometimes the greatness and popularity of the offenders make strict justice unadvisable, because unsafe; but here it is not so, you may, at present, load every gallows in England with directors and stock-jobbers, without the assistance of a sheriff's guard, or so much as a sigh from an old woman, though accustomed perhaps to shed tears at the untimely demise of a common felon or murderer. A thousand stock-jobbers, well trussed up, besides the diverting sight, would be a cheap sacrifice to the Manes of trade; it would be one certain expedient to soften the rage of the people; and to convince them that the future direction of their wealth and estates shall be put into the hands of those, who will as effectually study to promote the general benefit and public' good, as others have, lately, most infamously sacrificed both to their own private advantage. Something is certainly due to both the former. The resurrection of honesty and industry can never be hoped for, while this sort of vermin is suffered to crawl about, tainting our air, and putting every thing out of course; subsisting by lies, and practising vile tricks, low in their nature, and mischievous in their consequences.
That a multitude of families are ruined, and suddenly sunk from plentiful circumstances to abject poverty, is affecting and lamentable; though perhaps all owing to their own rash confidence in the management of known knaves: That innocent children, born, as they imagined, to fair fortunes, and brought up accordingly, must now want bread, or beg it, is a catastrophe that must pierce every tender heart, and produce pity and tears: But to see one's country labouring under all the sad symptoms of distress, without the violence of war, without the diabolical refinements of able politicians; but purely from the dull cunning of inferior rogues, void of bravery, void of abilities; wretches that would run away in the field, and be despised in assemblies; this is what should turn pity into rage, and grief into vengeance.
For a nation to suffer itself to be ill used, is of dangerous example; whether those that use it ill be its neighbours or its natives. Patience, in this case, invites fresh injuries; and that people, who would not bear many unjust burdens, must not bear one.
A country, as I said above, ought to do itself justice with speed, as well as with vigour: Delay has often rendered a cure impossible in the body politick, as well as in human bodies: By delays, the edge of resentment goes off, and the offender has leisure to fortify himself by new rogueries.
I would therefore have my countrymen take advantage of the humour that they are in, and make a virtue of their present anger. Let them rouse the bold spirit of a free nation; and shew by all lawful and loyal means, that they who always scorned to be the property of tyrants, will not be the prey of stock-jobbers.
(G. I am, &c.)
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Q: css 1px border appear thicker on non-high density monitors (retina) with chrome and safari When specifying a 1px bottom border for a title on a box which is positioned absolutely, and the height of the box is based on percentage, on non-retina screen the title border will look like its 2 px, whereas on retina screen it displays a 1px border as specified. This rendering bug only appears on Safari and Chrome. Sorry haven't try it on IE.

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.container {
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  height: 100%;
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.box {
  width: 100px;
  height: 25%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50px;
  left: 50px;
  border: 1px solid black;
  -webkit-transform: translate(0, 50%);
  -ms-transform: translate(0, 50%);
  transform: translate(0, 50%);
}

.title {
  border-bottom: 1px solid blue;
  margin: 5px;
  height: 20px;
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Check out my jsfiddle.
Also try resizing the browser window and the border on box-3 will change
Box-1 is positioned absolutely, box height specified in pixels.
Box-2 is positioned absolutely, box height specified in pixels, translated -50% in y direction.
Box-3 is positioned absolutely, box height specified in percentage, translated -50% in y direction.

A: It's not only for 1px, it seems that the bug appears no matter the height of the border.
The bug disappear when you don't use translate;
My thoughts would be that percentage and pixel can be problematic because you can't make a percentage with 1px and it's gonna depend on how the browser will fill the missing pixel.
look at the console: http://jsfiddle.net/9xLjx1zy/3/
var $box3 = $('#box3');
$(window).resize(function(){
    var height = $box3.height();
    var boxOffset = $box3.offset().top;
    console.log("Box height = "+height);
    console.log("Box offset = "+boxOffset);
});

When 50% translate isn't an integer number (1 - 2 - 3, not 1,2 - 2,1 etc) the browser need to fill the missing pixel somewhere. Some browser will fill it in the box height, some with the border..
This is just my guess. It can also be a matter of "release candidate" properties (translate) because when you use "top" instead of "translate", it works fine. Maybe we should wait for translate to be official?
Thx for the warning btw.

A: I had this visual border issue in Chrome, when I was trying to show border with span element:

I switch this with regular border-bottom and this fixed the visualization issue.

I see in your example that you are using border styles, but anyway I think this info could be helpful!
Cheers!

A: You use border-top: 0.1px solid {color}; in order to make the border thinner than 1px. It works for me :)

A: This issue is still happening in Chrome in 2022. In my scenario I was vertically centering a fixed position div using the top 50%, translateY -50% trick. An element with a border inside the div was appearing blurred and double-thickness.
It boiled down to the container element having an uneven height, and how Chrome was calculating its rendering. In my particular scenario the content doesn't need to be fluid, so I was able to fix it by setting the height of the container to the next nearest even number (the natural browser height was 350.922px, so I set it to 352px).

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Performance Artist Invites People To Touch Her Privates Inside Her Mirror Box "Art"
Wendy Rimes
A woman was arrested for allowing her private parts to be touched by the public. Performance artist Milo Moire was traveling around Europe to promote her Mirror Box project, which invites the public to stick their hands inside a mirror box that leads to Moire's breasts and genitals.
She had taken this routine to Amsterdam and Dusseldorf and she says it is a way to promote women's rights not to be touched. However, this week, she took the same concept to London's Trafalgar Square and ended up getting arrested.
For her routine, Moire stays in a public place in Dusseldorf wearing a mirror box to cover up her breasts; in London and Amsterdam, however, she wore this mirror box over her waist allowing people aged 18 and above to touch her genitals for 30 seconds. A passerby complained about the routine which then led to Moire's arrest.
Performance artist Milo Moire allowed the public to touch her genitals for thirty seconds.
Source: YouTube/MiloMoire
A video camera was installed inside the mirror box to record what she had been through with her art.
Her "expression of art" pays tribute to the 1968 piece titled Tap and Touch Cinema performed by Austrian artist Valie Export.
In London, she was arrested after a passerby complained about her routine.
Moire told Mirror Online that police had warned her first that she was breaking the law, before they arrested her and brought her to court.
She described that other countries are more accepting of her concept compared to London.
'In Amsterdam it was very different – they are more free towards sexuality,' she told the publication.
Moire appeared in court and pleaded guilty. She paid a fine of £750, was ordered to pay £85 costs plus a victim surcharge of £75.
This wasn't the first time Moire got arrested for her art. In 2015, she got arrested for taking selfies with tourists in front of the iconic Eiffel Tower while naked.
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