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Manatee UU Fellowship NEWS
AND REPORTS FOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023
AUCTION 2023 IS ALMOST HERE! CLICK HERE FOR THE SCHEDULE AND ALL THE DETAILS…
…AND CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON THE 2023 EDITION OF GREAT DECISIONS.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: NEW SCHEDULE FOR OUR MONTHLY SOCIAL EVENTS
Our popular Share a Dish potluck dinners will resume Friday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. and continue on the third Friday of each month — a new monthly date for this event. Once a quarter, we offer a Share a Brunch following a Sunday service in lieu of a dinner. Check this space for the latest savory update!
And join us on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 4:30 p.m. at Motorworks Brewing, 1014 9th St. W, Bradenton. Come early for a parking place right next to the building. Plan to join us for a drink, an appetizer or an early dinner. Everyone is welcome! You can check out the venue online: https://motorworksbrewing.com/bradenton
NOTE: Our monthly social outing to Motorworks Brewing has moved to the first Tuesday of each month. All are welcome.
JANUARY SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR RECESS EDUCATION
Founded in 2016, RECESS Education (Rosalyn Walton Education and Enrichment Services, Inc.) is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization that aims to partner with other community organizations to empower and enrich the lives of children and families. It is committed to ensuring equity and justice by ending disparities in education that adversely impact students of color and their communities. Its goal is to create and support research-based, innovative, and culturally relevant programs aimed at closing the achievement gap.
Our Special Collection for RECESS Eduction runs from Jan. 8 through Jan. 22. Please make checks payable to RECESS Education and bring or mail to: Manatee UU Fellowship, 322 15th St. W, Bradenton, FL 34205. To learn more about RECESS Education, go online to recess4all.org. And 'like' RECESS Education on Facebook.
Thank you for your help in supporting this important organization.
RACIAL CONCERNS DISCUSSION GROUP: A COMMON READ
On Nov. 19 and Dec. 10, Racial Concerns Discussion Group and Rev. Fred hosted the first two meetings of a four-session discussion of the book Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism. This is presented as part of a "common read" encouraged by the Unitarian Universalist Association for all its congregations. The conversations were rich and full of insights for our fellowship. Thank you all for your participation. We offered pizza afterwards.
The third session will be Saturday, Jan. 21, at 10:30 a.m. at the fellowship and on Zoom. We will review chapters 5 and 6. There will be a short video by the authors summarizing these two chapters. If you want pizza, please sign up and state your pizza preference; the choices for pizza are: cheese, pepperoni, veggie, and gluten-free with peppers and onion. Please sign up either by contacting Rev. Fred via his contact form under 'Contact' on this website or the sign-up sheet in the Social Hall. Zoom link will be sent out by email.
Looking ahead, the final session will be Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m.
KNIT FUN, CHAT TOO
From left: Doris Sutliff, Carol Alt, Alia Starkweather
Though we have been meeting indoors in the cold weather, Knit 'n Chat continues to gather on its regular 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 10 a.m.
Our dozen or more members continue to come as they are able, making possible the completion of our 'Country Quilt' which is now ready for the MUUF Auction (see photo). In addition to in-person, we often have a Zoom session for AJ in California and others who are still away or homebound.
We welcome any new members with hand crafting skills or without. Sharing our home projects or simply chatting is always enjoyable.
Contact Carol Alt directly or through her contact form under "Contacts" on this website for more information.
— Carol Alt
UPDATE FROM OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Barbara Ehren suggested a new organization that will be part of the annual special collection starting January 2023. Founded in 2016, RECESS Education is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization that aims to partner with other community organizations to empower and enrich the lives of children and families. They are committed to ensuring equity and justice by ending disparities in education that adversely impact students of color and their communities. The goal is to create and support research-based, innovative, and culturally relevant programs aimed at closing the achievement gap.
The Social Justice Committee meets next on Sunday, Jan. 8, in person and on Zoom right after the Sunday service. Note that date is one week later than usual monthly meeting due to the New Year's Day holiday.
— Mariano Vera
EXPLORING IDEAS WITH OUR BOOK CLUB
The next meeting of the Book Club is Jan. 2, for which we are reading Horse by Geraldine Brooks. It is the story of the fabled racehorse Lexington, its racing days in the 1850's and its devoted Black jockey, the discovery of a painting in 1954 and then the discovery of its bones. Brooks takes these and braids a story of spirit, obsession and injustice across American history.
Our read for the Feb. 6 meeting is Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir of the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg. Totenberg, an NPR legal affairs correspondent, relates the friendship forged over many years between herself and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. It tells us of the value of lasting friendships in our lives.
The Book Club meets the first Monday of each month at 2 p.m. on Zoom. Come join us; everyone is welcome, and discussions are low-key and congenial. Contact me, Bill Hayes, either directly or though this website for more information and to receive the Zoom link.
— Bill Hayes
A special message from Rev. Fred
UUA DISASTER RELIEF FUND
I know firsthand how vital this support of our congregations and members to this fund was in supporting those who lost their homes to an E4 Tornado in April 2011 in Alabama. Many of my members there, while having insurance, did not have the funds to pay the deductible. Without being able to cover this on their own, they would not have been able to replace their roofs, rebuild their homes, replace their cars. It was incredible to know that Unitarian Universalists across the country cared for the well-being of their siblings in the faith. This gift to them supported their healing and resiliency of a horrific traumatizing experience.
The recent devastation south of us is heartrending and for about a day, Hurricane Ian was on track to land here and not the Fort Myers area. Please if you are willing and able, consider making a donation to the Unitarian Universalist Association's disaster relief fund. You may make a donation by going online to: giving.uua.org/disaster-relief.
BUILDING SIGN REFRESH
In conjunction with our re-opening to in-person services this spring, Manatee UU Fellowship commissioned new signage for the front of our building. Set within the original frame, the new printed sign provides essential basic information that is easily seen from the street. You can see it for yourself in this photo and, even better, when you next visit our building.
Thanks to all who were involved in this project, especially to Bill Denison, who was instrumental in making this happen, and to our webmaster (and graphics expert), Jody Calder, for her clean, readable design. And extra special thanks to Bernie Salzinger for rehabbing the sign's frame — and painting it to match our building. We couldn't be happier with the result of these folks efforts!
As Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), said, "We continue to join in solidarity with so many around the world and pray for the people of Ukraine. Our hearts go out to those who are enduring devastating loss of life, violence, instability, and upheaval due to Russia's unprovoked invasion. Our UU faith calls us to remain committed to justice and we believe we have a moral responsibility to support the creation of peace and the equal rights of all people."
Follow this link, then click on "Donate Now": https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/supporting-ukraine.
RENEWING OUR LEGACY CIRCLE
Anyone can join our Legacy Circle and make meaningful gifts to Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in their will. Regardless of the amount, your bequest is a statement of faith that our UU movement and our voices for compassionate justice, democracy, and religious freedom are heard long after we are gone. When you demonstrate that you care enough about this fellowship to support its future, others will follow your generous example.
No matter what your age, you can designate Manatee UU Fellowship as the beneficiary of all or a percentage of your IRA and it will pass to us tax-free after your lifetime. It's simple, just requiring that you contact your IRA administrator for a change-of-beneficiary form or download a form from your provider's website.
Join the Legacy Circle at our fellowship by stating your gift plan on your personal intentions form available in our office. Your name(s) will be placed on the Legacy Circle plaque in the sanctuary. Because most popular retirement plan administrators assume no obligation to notify charities of their client's designations, the intentions form is an important document to us and will be held in a confidential file.
Please contact our treasurer, John Isham, directly or via this website to join or for more information.
— John Isham
A GIFT FOR US ALL
For our 2021 auction, Peg Green offered to create a flaming chalice fabric wall hanging "to hang in your home or give as a gift." The winner would get to choose the flaming chalice design and color scheme. and then Peg would create the piece.
During the live auction held in February 2021, Bill Hayes kept raising his bid and finally outbid everyone. Over the summer he generously gifted the lovely quilt to our fellowship.Because we have not been meeting in person most of our members have not yet seen it, but it is bold and beautiful and is patiently waiting for our return for all of us to enjoy!
Peg's artwork can be viewed on her website www.peacepeg.com and one of her works is on the cover of the UUA Pocket Guide for new members.
Thank you, Peg and Bill, for being so generous!
Happy New Year!! This is the time of year that people think about resolutions of things they want to do differently in the New Year. Usually, the proposed amends we make are not done with any real conviction. Lose weight. Quit smoking. Join a gym. And come February 15th these promised endeavors are long forgotten. Part of the reason for not achieving these worthy goals is they are surface goals and do not address the inner work that led us to overeating, nicotine, couch potato-ism in the first place. It is hard work to re-orient ourselves to doing this inner work.
Our siblings of the Hebrew faith celebrate Rosh Hashanah, their New Years in the fall. They celebrate this by renewing their covenant with their G-d and with one another. They review the previous year and make amends. Then a few days later they celebrate Yom Kippur where these wrongs committed are atoned and forgiven.
Unitarian Universalism is also a covenantal faith. Every Sunday, I define our covenanted community by saying we have made a promise to one another that we would seek to not harm one another with word or deed. Achieving this is a lifelong learning process, so we also seek one another's forgiveness when our behaviors do not live up to our ideals.
Later in the service during Prayers of the Community, I pray: May we continue to be gentle with one another in word and deed because we never know the struggles and pain one may have hidden away from public view yet is experiencing in this present moment. I encourage us to offer that kind word, that gentle aid so it may be a comfort and hope provided at the right time, even though perhaps it is unknown to us. Blessings and mercies for our collective journeys.
There is a step that I do not mention in these statements, perhaps I should. It is a very important step and one that many avoid. I have not been saying, let one another know when words or deeds shared stung or triggered an old or new wound and were not gentle so the person could ask forgiveness and grow closer to being the loving person this faith beckons us to be. Once they know better, they can do better. We each have a role to play in the healing of our beings, and it is difficult to say "when you said that, I heard this and it stung." No one wants to stir the beehive that is buzzing below the surface of a person's psyche. We want to make nice, smooth things over, ignore the comment, and absorb the pain felt which then gets translated into feelings of shame, guilt, resentment and/or not feeling safe.
This faith is not an easy faith. Our covenant is not to be taken lightly. There are clues of when a non-helpful and harmful statement is about to shared. When the need to qualify a statement with a paraphrase of "I don't mean to sound [insert a bigotry or negative behavior] but…" the words that follow are going to be hurtful. Such pre-qualifying does not lessen the blow of the harmful words about to be shared. No one likes the feeling of being told the words they used were not helpful but harmful.
The goal of covenantal community is to create a caring community where its members are self-differentiated enough to be able to hear words when we have slipped from our best selves. Hopefully our commitment to this faith's principles has empowered us not to be scandalized when called to re-enter covenant. Not everyone is going to receive in a positive manner the message of being told their words or their behavior hurt another. Not everyone is going to care if their words or behavior caused harm, in part, because of their sense of privilege and power. These realities make speaking up harder to do. Even for the minister whose role is to do this work. Not everyone likes it when the minister says words spoken were not helpful but hurtful.
The goal is for us to grow in our own awareness of who we are, where we are, and where we want to be in defining our path forward. That awareness often happens when others tell us our words or deeds caused pain. What we do with those words is in our court — we can apologize and promise to do better, or we can respond in negative ways. In this faith, telling others their words caused harm needs to be offered in the hope of a promise to do better. No one wants others to react in negative ways and yet, they sometimes do.
Which is why this covenantal faith is difficult to apply. This is hard spiritual work. No one is adept at doing this well. Let me emphasize, no-one, not even the minister. There are those who expect the minister to be an exemplar of the faith, who has mastered all things Unitarian Universalist. True ministerial leadership is found in the minister who struggles with the people in fulfilling the covenant. It is found in the minister who doesn't always know the words to say when hurtful and harmful words and behaviors are displayed. It is found in their stumbling and sputtering like Moses when confronting such behaviors.
So, in this New Year, may we seek to not harm one another with words or deeds. When we learn that we have, may we be willing to hear the harm done with grace. Promise to seek to do better so we may also receive forgiveness for not living up to our ideals. May we seek to continue to be gentle with one another because we may not know the wounds or traumas experienced in living in this unjust world. May our gentle word bring comfort and hope at the right time so as to be received as a refreshing spring of water on a blistering hot afternoon.
Blessed be.
The news of yet another shooting, this time at Club Q, a gay establishment, has shaken me to the core. I remember what it felt like to be able to relax in a gay setting when the rest of one's day was filled with code switching and attempts to fit in with the dominant heterosexual culture. It was exhausting to live in the closet but in order to survive one did what one did. Going to a gay club was like being able to breathe after being submerged in the water for longer than comfortably able.
For a while it seemed like the country was beginning to be more accepting of the unique differences in the human species. But in the last few years this is seeming more like an illusion than reality. The country we live in is increasingly unsafe for the LGBTQ+ community. It is therefore vital that enclaves of welcome remain to offer respite to this community. This is an important role that we as Unitarian Universalists can embody.
I appreciate this Unitarian Universalist faith that has countered the prevailing culture to embrace this diversity in the human species. May we remain open and welcoming to all facets of human expression. May all who cross our thresholds find the ability to breathe with their full self.
The other night I had a dream. I drove into the Manatee UU Fellowship parking lot and there were about six youngsters playing in and around the playground. Another group of slightly older youngsters were playing tag around the oak tree. Several adults were chatting at the fence keeping a watchful eye.
I walked up the walkway towards the screened in deck. A group of adults were engaged in the morning forum topic. The whirl of a fan overhead kept the space cool. Inside the choir was rehearsing the morning's anthem. I could hear the director and choir having fun with one another as they prepared.
In the corner of the library there was a small group of adults talking about their latest school district project with the NAACP. In the kitchen several people were plating food and getting coffee ready for after the service.
I reviewed the week's announcements. Several activities were coming up that might be of interest. We wanted to be sure to attend the 2,000-strong Nehemiah Assembly where STREAM was going to be requesting the Bradenton Police Department to adopt a new mental health response for individuals in crisis. Instead of police responding, qualified mental health counselors would respond to de-escalate the situation. The partnership with STREAM energized the congregation to assist in creating justice solutions for the citizens of the county.
The Peace Choir was meeting at the courthouse gazebo to sing at the lunch hour. This small choir has given Manatee UU renewed recognition in the community. Several new members have joined the congregation because of this one simple community effort.
There were several activities coming up — a trip to the Family Heritage House Museum to learn about the contributions of Black Americans to Manatee County; the children's religious education program was going to the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature to learn about the habitat of our Florida coast. The seniors were continuing their luncheon series of local faith groups responses to current issues in Manatee County with the rabbi giving the address.
The worship service began with a small jazz ensemble performing the prelude. The worship services often would have a variety of musical styles presented, jazz, classical, reggae, hip/hop to appeal to the multicultural multigenerational congregation present. People are still talking about the youth group's powerful liturgical dance ensemble. The messages delivered by lay members and clergy alike are inspiring.
The congregation, with other UU congregations in the region, hosted a delegation from the Kenya Unitarian Church and there are plans for some of our members to visit their congregation.
The whole congregation has a golden aura of joy and anticipation of all they could be. It is warm and welcoming on multiple levels. It was not an easy journey to reach this rejuvenation, but Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a fun, exciting place to be.
I knew that I could retire knowing this merry band had a bright future ahead of them. I awoke with a smile on my face and a dance in my step.
It may seem that this vision of some future date is too fantastical for it to become reality for Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Visions often seem beyond the reach. We do not have families here now, so it may seem impossible to envision families here. We do not have a choir at the moment, so perhaps having this reunion of the Family Singers will aid us in seeing the possibility of a choir again. If we have a vision of where we want to be, then we can develop a roadmap on how we might make that vision a reality.
May it be so.
(This was originally offered as part of a sermon on Oct. 16 titled "Mission: POSSIBLE.")
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In her January newsletter a favorite author of mine, Louise Penny, said to her readers:
Have a Happier New Year. That seems more authentic and doable, don't you think?
We had a joy-filled New Year's Eve afternoon gathering at Manatee UU Fellowship — lots of food (my, but we have some good cooks in this fellowship!!). After sharing food and conversation, we formed a large circle and continued to learn about each other's background and history with the fellowship. Then we did a New Year's ritual that John and I did for many years with our children as they were growing up. We would think about happenings in the year just ending that made us angry or sad or afraid. Then, on a small piece of paper we would write a few words to describe the event and we would place the paper in 'the burning bowl' and watch the flames reduce our words to ash. It helped us to forget whatever it was that made us sad or angry or afraid.
Our group did the same ritual on New Year's Eve. We took our old chalice out to the deck and performed the ceremony safely under cloudy skies. For our next ritual, each of us wrote down on a piece of paper our wish for the New Year and we placed our wishes in a box marked "Wishes for 2023" which will be opened same time, same place, next year. May all our wishes come true!
New Year. New Hopes. Many people look at January 1 as a blank sheet of paper. A new beginning. A promise to do better at their job, their marriage, their faith, their exercise program. To be a better friend. To be more kind. To read more books. To learn to play the piano. I think it's the rare person who looks at that brand new calendar and says, Oh well, another day, another year. We all have hope. And we can help each other find it even if it's buried deep. As UU Carolyn McDade says in her hymn "… and I'll bring you hope when hope is hard to find …" Do you know someone who needs a little help finding hope in this New Year?
Have a Happier New Year, my friends,
Some people say COVID is over and done with. Well, you and I know it's not.
Thankfully it's no longer making headlines on the front page of our newspapers, but if we act as though there's no longer a risk, we are doing so at our peril. Yet, here we are in the merry month of December which means crowds of people, everywhere. We don't want to put our masks on, but we do want to hug our grandchildren, and we don't want to get sick or make anyone else sick. So we just need to be smart. We know how to do this. Lots of practice.
Last year I wouldn't have included the "Touch Hands" poem at the end of this message. We've learned to wash our hands early and often. So basic, so simple. We just do it. Because we want to connect. We need to connect.
I've often talked about Connections in this space. Early in the pandemic, when the church had shut down, the board divided up the membership directory and committed to call or write their assigned group on a regular basis. That small gesture might have been the key to our remaining a strong, open-minded religious presence in Bradenton today. We have maintained connections with one another. We have been intentional in reaching out. We have shown we care. To me, this is what a church is: a caring, loving community.
November 20 was Trans Day of Remembrance. Rev. Fred's homily honored the names and faces of the Trans people who were murdered in the U.S. from Jan. 1 to November. Hours before he was to deliver that homily, 5 people were shot dead at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub. Fred was visibly and audibly shaken by that tragic news. His homily theme was Love is an act of resistance. Resistance is an act of love. Speak up for the rights of those most marginalized. Have the courage to love.
By coincidence, Carolyn Denison had seen pins with the word Love on them displayed on the website of the UUA inSpirit bookstore/gift shop and decided to purchase some for our fellowship. She brought them to the Nov. 20 service, and after that moving service which was all about love, she offered the pins. A perfect symbol of our deepest core value.
May your holiday season be filled with connections and love,
A Christmas Blessing
"Touch Hands"
Ah, friends, dear friends, as years go on
and heads get gray,
how fast the guests do go!
Touch hands, touch hands,
with those that stay.
Strong hands to weak,
old hands to young,
around the Christmas board, touch hands.
The false forget, the foe forgive,
for every guest will go
and every fire burn low
and cabin empty stand.
Forget, forgive, for who may say
that Christmas day may ever come
to host or guest again.
Touch hands!
— William Henry Harrison Murray (1840-1904)
We have much to be thankful for during this season of gratitude. Hurricane Ian spared Bradenton from its most fierce and destructive winds. And we exclaim, "Whew, we dodged that one!" But then we mourn for all the humans, trees, plants, and animals who weren't so lucky, who suffered catastrophic loss of life and habitat.
As I write this I am looking out my window and seeing an amazing Florida sunset framed by intact palm trees, healthy oak trees, green grass. I have to shake off the thought of our friends to the south of us who might be seeing the amazing sunset but the rest of their view is horribly different from mine. I think, "What do they have to be thankful for?" And then I think of the newspaper articles I've read and the stories of those who survived. Maybe their homes didn't but they did and their stories are filled with words of gratitude for family, for neighbors, for strangers who have reached out to help in any way they can.
Resilience, grit. Story after story about grit and resilience. And what keeps those with grit and resilience from collapsing into despair? Knowing they are not alone. They are supported. They are loved.
I'm starting to lose my train of thought as my mind wanders to the truth that all living things respond to love. I have a plant that I touch gently and whisper words of love to every time I walk past it. I truly believe that plants and animals respond to words of love. Why not? We humans do so why don't the rest of the world's living beings?
My theme for this message started out with thankfulness and it's ending with love. Which is OK, right? To love is to be thankful. I am thankful for this congregation, for your generosity, for your sense of justice and fairness, for your caring of this planet and for each other. You have faithfully stood by Manatee UU Fellowship during the COVID shutdown. Thank you for your loyalty. There's spirit and joy in the room on Sunday mornings. I love being a part of our fellowship's family.
Finally, I will say how thankful I am to be surrounded by people who share my values. Nov. 8 will be a test of our resilience and grit. We are not alone. We will support one another. We are loved.
Happy Thanksgiving, with love,
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I was truly honoured when the good folks at Ace Records asked me to tell y'all about their brand new volume of Land Of 1000 Dances containing 30 more hit dances from the Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll. Having been there and done that myself, they figured I was qualified to speak from experience, so here goes - and please excuse me if my memory plays the odd trick or if I get a little too sentimental.
I remember Curtis Lee - a blond kid, good voice... [breaks into falsetto] ... "Pretty Lil' Angel Eye-Yie-Yies..." but I don't remember The Wobble. Was it a hit? No matter. Boy, did they kick up a lot of noise on that one. It sounds like a fanfare for the Second Coming! Remember Gary US Bonds? That boy had so many hits, he even had me worried for a while. Twist Twist Senora is what you might call an uplifting sound. Brings a smile to your face every time you hear it. That goes for a lot of the sounds on this CD. Wait till you hear The Lurch by Ted Cassidy, the cat who played the spooky butler in the 60s TV cult comedy The Addams Family. Or The Crusher by the Novas - wacky or what? Same goes for The Bird's The Word by the Rivingtons.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Thanks, Chubs. Just to round off, we should point out that Volume 2 of "Land Of 1000 Dances" comes with a lavish 20-page fully illustrated booklet annotated by Rob Finnis. A real delight.


Tumors are not uncommon in Goldfish. Tumours usually occur in the head region and in the body.
Most tumors are benign (non-cancerous) while, in rare cases, they can be cancerous. Some tumors are external. They occur on the surface. These can be surgically removed by a veterinarian.
Unfortunately, internal tumours cannot be operated. These tumors can grow and press against internal organs. The fish mostly die if they are affected by these tumors.
Tumors in the Gills can be caused by a thyroid malfunction. These can be cured by treating the goldfish with iodine.


Autumn is the perfect time to refresh your home's interior design, and using color is a great way to create a warm, comfy environment for relaxing, snuggling in, and entertaining during the holidays. Fall color palettes are beautiful on their own, and using them for decorating your home can create just the kind of environment you're looking for as the weather starts to change and the leaves start to drop. Color can be used to draw in the remaining outdoor lighting, create warm spaces for family to hang out in, and make a room feel that much homier...but clashing colors can make a room feel disorganized or just plain uncomfortable. Whether you're looking to do some painting or just switch out some key accent pieces, don't feel like you have to figure it all out on your own - check out the color combinations below for tips and inspiration!
While many homeowners shy away from using orange in their homes, it can be just the warmth you need in a living room. As the days are getting shorter and the light dimmer, using orange as a main focal point, whether it be on the walls or the fabric of a couch, can capture the lingering rays of the sun without overpowering the feel of the room. Add to that the soothing colors of tan, wine, and a warm, inviting brown, and you'll have a perfect spot to cuddle up with your family on the chillier nights!
Kitchens are not only the heart of the home, but during fall, they're also where the magic of delicious family meals and scrumptious desserts becomes reality. Bringing a bright red into the kitchen can help keep your energy up and your attention focused, and it looks great paired with warm yellows, rich browns, and even a touch of black that mimic the bright falls colors outside.
From back to school parties and autumnal gatherings all the way through more traditional holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving, many families spend more time in the dining room during the fall than during any other season. Keeping a rich brown table and chair set as central pieces in the dining room provides a great foundation for both the wonderful meal and also a warm and inviting environment to entertain friends and family alike. Draw in pumpkin orange and sage green as accent pieces to capture the autumn colors, and set them against a beige background to bring the colors together.
Who really wants to come out from the covers when it's cool and brisk outside? With a bedroom inspired by bronze colors, accented with coppers, reds, maroons, and browns, you may not want to leave the bedroom at all! The colors help to create a secluded, cozy area of the house where you can snuggle in and enjoy autumn's beauty from the warmth inside. If you are considering a bedroom remodel, don't forget warm, plush linens and accent pieces that make you feel at home!


Here in the South, temperatures are for the first time in the double-digit range. The birds are chirping, and manages the Sun through the thick clouds and one has the feeling it is not just out site and dark outside. It will slow spring and that means change of season. The old fall/winter stuff must get out of the camp to make room for the fresh spring/summer Collections. Who really going on it can be found even the one or the other bargains for the new season.
What follows is clear, a sale chasing the next. Here 50%, this 70% in the final sale, since 75% and even extra discounts on already reduced items. Everywhere red, glowing, blinking fonts. Sensory overload! Who is going to stay there is normal? So that you do not completely lose what's on line so all up, we have decided today to guide you a bit through the sales of the on line shops. We made a few looks, which summarize the current sales.
The most important cheap shopping is not to set it up according to the price. Allure while the red numbers and letters, but the price should be never decisive. The first thing you should see is always the product and not the price. Decreases the price drops on the taste and that's exactly what we want to avoid. Even a T-Shirt of your favourite brand for €5 can be ugly. If you never wear it even €5 for this are too much. Just trust your taste and look only at the end on the price. Also you should try on the garment does not note the price. It attracts, see if it will fit, look on the price. Is it too high? Way to and fro with the next! Is he good? Ideally, in the wardrobe! So remember: less is more. Here a look from the range of different online stores. Click on the product to be able to buy it directly.
Here we have a beautiful shirt-shirt combinations with a plain black jeans. The jeans just a little roll up, to the white vans authentic and on cold days can still a scarf to be worn. All in out site blue held and color matching. The whole outfit gets her right now for less than €170,00! Even at under € 75.00 lands who dispensed on shoes and scarf or replaced!
Also it is always good for sale to set actions to simple basics. You go and you can never have enough of it. Also, including classics such as suitable Fred Perry Polo shirts, that fit always and are absolute Evergreen. Who is clever, is now on the search for articles which can be worn also in the coming season. We have conjured up here a look you, which is quite suitable for spring/summer. A little color, short sleeve, perfect for the upcoming summer. Just click on the pictures to get to the product.


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It's normal in politics that once a declaration is made, there must be those that will not be favourably dispose to it.
This is unconnected to the reaction of a section of Edo people, when Governor Adams Oshiomhole declared support for the governorship aspiration of Godwin Obaseki.
With the governor's statement, though not even public, the political equation in the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) immediately changed, with all other aspirants who are nursing the ambition of succeeding Oshiomhole vehemently opposing it.
Their reasons for opposing the governor's choice may have varied widely, but the ones infamously touted by the various groups that kicked against the choice of Oshiomhole were those of loyalty and fear of being thrown out of job by the technocrats if he wins the governorship race.
Many believed that they are worried because the outgoing governor of the state run an all inclusive and all embracing government wherein you don't need to be a son of a big man or political godfather before you are given appointment, claiming that 'manager' GO may go and bring his friends from Lagos for appointment after he becomes the governor, who many believed is not popular to win the 2016 guber race in the state.
They argued that he ought to have support Ogie Osarodion as mark of reward for loyalty who many believe to be more popular and enjoy the support of the party leadership and the Oba palace.
But the governor's position was very clear on the matter. He will not sacrifice competency for loyalty and popularity.
It could be recalled that the positions of the various stakeholders in the party soon pitched APC in the state into two major groups of those that oppose the Governor's choice and the other that supports it. Each also began to sell its aspirant to the delegates and electorates.
Some Benin elders and palace chiefs in the state, with vested interest, has be speculated to have threatened to abandon the governor on his choice if he refuses to change his mind about GO. The group opted for the incumbent commissioner of work of the state, Barr. Osarodion Ogie as its aspirant.
If the elders and the youths do not want GO, what they should simply do is sell their candidate to the people, and GO will be voted out if actually they have the prerequisite and the credentials.
But the group would not do so. They keep blaming and attacking the Governor, such that they virtually forgot to project the good qualities of their aspirants for the primary.
But unfortunately, one thing they are forgetting to do is to start campaigning for, and selling the aspiration of their aspirants lined up for the primary to the people that were supposed to vote for them.
On the other hand, the Governor group has continued to campaign for their aspirant; efforts have been devoted to selling GO to the delegates.
The Governor group believe that we must move the discourse away from loyalty to competence and the ability to move Edo State forward in the interest of the generality of the populace.
For equity, justice and fairness to be said to have been fully realised, a level play ground should be provided and whoever it pleases God to enthrone, let APC and Edo people rally behind such a person to take the state to the next level. But to say other aspirants should fold their hands and watch who becomes governor is to ask them to mortgage their rights to vote and be voted for.
Let all APC members concentrate on issues that bind us together as a party and not allow the aspirations of a few people tear us apart We are already having a fragmented polity along tribal and zonal lines. Elders and Youth alike who have aspirants they are supporting should rather sell their products than push it down the throat of others.
I urge our governor, party leaders and teaming youth supporters, to shun sentiments and divisive tendencies and support credible, competent aspirants during the 2016 primary.
As party leaders and youths, we must break the barrier of political sentiments in our state to give room for credibility and competence. We must collectively work hard to give our state the best of what we have.
We are happy that Governor Adams Oshiomhole did not disappoint the people of Edo State and he believes that the young people have the capacity to deliver the state. That is why today he is a strong advocate of handing over power to the youths in 2016.
What the governor has done is a standard, and we will continue to build on it, adding that, the Edo youths have a future that is rushing with high speed and. I urged us to be prepared to summon the courage to face the challenges without fear of anyone.
God Bless our Comrade Governor!


Have you ever felt overwhelmed, excited, and nauseous all at once trying to kickstart your freelance writing career, send a pitch letter, or introduce yourself at an in-person networking event?
That's fear my friend. And believe it or not, you can use it to your benefit to achieve your freelance writing goals.
So, how do you learn to push past your freelance writing fears, and propel yourself forward? What if you're not a risk taker, and you like to play it safe?
The first thing that you need to do is really analyze those feelings that you associate with fear. Try and spot the difference. Is it fear or your gut instinct ringing alarm bells?
I'd like to say I can distinguish freelance writing fears from my gut instincts every time, but sometimes it's tough when you're dealing with the unknown.
Everyone one of these common freelance writing activities can trigger the fear response. Fight or flight? Do you back up and run away? Or do you push forward?
Freelance writer Linda Formichelli puts it this way: Punch fear in the face and do it anyway.
One of the biggest fears freelance writers face is simply the fear to start. It's terrifying to put yourself and your writing out there for everyone to see.
I need to take more classes to get better at writing.
Nobody will read what I've written.
I can't add anything new to my chosen niche that hasn't already been published.
I don't know enough about X to get any clients.
I don't have a college degree, so I'll never land a gig.
I'll never be able to make enough money from freelance writing to quit my day job.
I'm a fraud or imposter. I don't really have any experience, and clients are going to find out.
Sound familiar? There's no end the the excuses you can dream up. And that's all they are…excuses. Trust me, you have something unique to share that no one else has. No one has traveled your path. Stop being afraid. Stop making excuses. You can do this.
You're probably rolling your eyes. Make a pros and cons list?
List the benefits (pros) you stand to gain if you pursue a specific freelance opportunity.
List the negative aspects (cons) of the same activity.
Then make a decision based on the information.
Stuck on whether you should attend that in-person networking event or pitch your dream client? Make a list of pros and cons. Just seeing a list like this usually helps illuminate the right decision.
You might be afraid to get started, call yourself a freelance writer, or pitch bigger clients to move up and earn more. But if you're serious about freelance writing success, sometimes you just to jump in and go for it.
Some of my greatest opportunities as a freelance writer have presented this way, and if I'd given in to fear, I wouldn't be the writer that I am today.
One of my first terrific long-term clients came from a job advertisement on Indeed. I talked them into hiring me saying that they wouldn't regret it, even though I didn't have the experience.
The more I pushed through fear as a freelance writer, the more I began to see that the rewards outweigh the risks.
If you're not acknowledging your fear and, then pushing through it, you're probably missing out on some incredible freelance writing opportunities. And it doesn't have to be that way.
Take that first step into the unknown, and you'll be amazed at the doors that open.
What fears are holding you back from freelance success? Leave a comment below, and let's discuss.
Heather Ritchie writes about security, law enforcement, and the freelance life. She's also a book connoisseur and likes to try new recipes.
I'm a newbie currently setting up a website and trying to develop enough content so that when I go live with my site I will, ya know, have something to share. But I also think I'm a little afraid of sharing what I already have on Twitter and such like – so I write another blog post and think I'll share it when I'm ready. Probably not the best strategy! Oh yeah, as someone one who is working on this at the moment, your website looks great.
Wow, brilliant post. Even after 18 years of developing sites and content…doubts can ensue. But I've learned to take the challenges and let them make me a better web designer / content writer.
Why thank you, Anita! It's just proof that everyone faces fear at some point in time, even the most experienced freelancers! To grow we must all face new challenges and the fear that comes with the unknown. Otherwise, we wouldn't be the people that we are today, right?!
Thanks for the inspiration, Heather. I think we never completely get over being scared. We just learn how to move forward in spite of the fear. Some things that used to terrify me are just part of a normal day's work now.
It's amazing how we sometimes don't give ourselves enough credit, but when we look back 6 months, we realize how much we've learned. Thanks, Maria!
This is very true. When I started as a freelance writer, I believed I knew nothing. But I kept on reading every blog that offered advice and just jumped in. I didn't know what to do in my first assignment, but I researched well, joined new groups and online courses and it has been really great. Carol Tice's blogs and Freelance Den has helped me a lot.
Awesome! I agree that Freelance Den and Carol's blog were extremely helpful. The best thing to do is to jump in with both feet and if you don't know it, learn it. There is so much free information out there so everyone should take advantage of it. Research saved me that's for sure!


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FBI investigating hanging death of African-American man in Mississippi
Willie Grace | 3/19/2015, 7:37 p.m.
Otis Bryd
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The hanging death of an African-American man who had been missing since early this month and was found Thursday by local authorities in Mississippi has drawn the scrutiny of the FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
The sheriff's office in Claiborne County, Mississippi, had organized a search for the man, who had been missing since March 2 and was reported missing March 8. Authorities said the man's body was found with a bed sheet tied around his neck and a skull cap on his head, hanging from a tree. The man's hands were not tied up.
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jason Pack said that it's unclear what happened to the man, and "it is too early to say what happened and speculate."
"We don't know what happened out there, if it is a suicide, a homicide, that is why we investigate these types of cases to determine exactly what happened," he told CNN affiliate WAPT.
The the FBI and Mississppi Bureau of Investigations have not released the man's name, but a law enforcement official said he's believed to be 54-year-old Otis Byrd, and both the Claiborne County chapter of the NAACP and family members have confirmed his identity.
The body was found hanging from a tree 500 yards southwest of a house belonging to Byrd's family.
Sheriff Marvin Lucas said he had instructed the Fish and Wildlife search and rescue team to search the part of the woods where the man was found, and "they found a deceased person."
"This is the first time I have witnessed anything like this in Claiborne County," Lucas said. "The (Byrd) family members thinks it's Otis Byrd, he has been missing since March 2."
According to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Byrd was convicted in 1980 for murdering a woman. He was paroled in 2006.
At this point there are two parallel investigations: one by local authorities into the death, and one by the FBI into whether there may be any federal civil rights violations. The FBI has a forensics team on the scene in Mississippi in part because the bureau has responsibility for federal civil rights law.
The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi are also investigating the death, according to a spokeswoman for the Justice Department.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is also on the scene, according to a statement from the FBI.
"Earlier in the day, the Claiborne County Sheriffs Department and the Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks conducted a ground search for a man who had been missing since early March. Officers located a man hanging in the woods near Roddy Road a half mile from his last known residence," according to the FBI statement.
"The sheriff's department contacted the MBI and FBI for forensic and investigative assistance. Investigators are currently processing the scene for evidence to determine the cause and manner of death ," according to the FBI.
The state NAACP is calling for a full investigation into the death.
"Considering Mr. Byrd's body was found hanging from a tree, we are calling on federal authorities to immediately investigate to determine whether his death is a result of a racial hate crime," stated Derrick Johnson, state president Mississippi NAACP.
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I bought myself an iPad mini in birthday present, so I needed a sleeve for it to protect it in my handbag. I thought the one I have for my iPhone is nice so I decided to make one like that.
Here's the finished result, with a small edge on it. Maybe I'll add some decoration later, like a flower or something.


An ice-choked ocean, tens of thousands of whales, no proven technology in case of emergency and a mission for oil: what could possibly go wrong?
You might have heard about "the sixth extinction," the way at this moment species are blinking off at a historically unprecedented rate. The Arctic seas of Alaska, however, still are sanctuaries not only for tens of thousands of whales, but also hundreds of thousands of walruses and seals, millions of birds, thousands of polar bears, and innumerable fish from more than one hundred species, not to mention all the uncharismatic sub-sea life that eludes our eyes but makes up the food web—phytoplankton, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, to name only a few. Think of the Arctic Ocean as among the last remaining marine ecological paradises on the planet.
Add to this potential nightmare scenario another little fact: Shell has garnered a well-deserved reputation as "the company with the spottiest Arctic record." In September 2012, it initiated exploration drilling in US Arctic waters with a conditional permit from the Obama administration, only to end a disastrous year in which one of its two drill rigs, the Kulluk, was grounded in the Gulf of Alaska on New Year's Eve. The other ship, Noble Discoverer, suffered damage after catching fire, while both were fined by the Environmental Protection Agency for violating the Clean Air Act, and the contractor Noble Drilling pleaded guilty in 2014 to all eight felony charges leveled against it for environmental violations and agreed to ante up $12.2 million in fines and community service payments. Because of the damage to its rigs, Shell was forced to give up its 2013 drilling plans. A court ruling in January 2014 in favor of local Iñupiat tribes and environmentalists forced the company not to drill that summer either.
Since then, the price of oil has plunged, sending a shock wave across the oil industry and deep-sixing all sorts of prospective plans planet-wide to drill in Arctic waters: Norway's Statoil shelved its 2015 drilling plan in the Barents Sea off that country's northern coast and handed back the three leases it had purchased in the Baffin Bay off the west coast of Greenland. Chevron put its plan to drill in Canada's Beaufort Sea on indefinite hold. Following the Ukraine crisis and American sanctions on Russia, ExxonMobil wasprohibited from working with the oil company Rosneft on a joint plan to drill in the Kara Sea in the Russian Arctic. Even had those sanctions not been in place, the low price of oil would have made such exploration a far less appetizing prospect for the moment.
Hope, as the ship's surgeon. From his diary we learn that the drive to profit trumped any concern about the possible extinction of the bowhead, or Greenland, whale. "Price tends to rise steadily for the number of the creatures is diminishing," he wrote, "probably not more than 300 of them left alive in the whole expanse of the Greenland seas." On another day, he added that, "[T]he creatures…own those unsailed seas." Of course, those seas were anything but "unsailed" as commercial ships were plying them to harvest whales, so consider that instead Doyle's euphoric expression of how it felt to him to see the life in that ocean.
Today, to the extent that seas can be "owned," governments own them and are selling pieces off to the highest bidders—oil companies. Ownership or territorial control for commercial exploitation is, however, only one side of the story of the Arctic Ocean. The magnificent and complex ecology of the northern seas is now being altered by three human-caused phenomena: climate change, ocean acidification, and pollution.
Arctic sea ice is vanishing at an astonishing rate thanks to climate change, which is having devastating impacts on the region's polar bears and walruses. In the southern Beaufort Sea of Alaska and Arctic Canada, the polar bear population declined by 40% between 2001 and 2010. Meanwhile, in six of the last eight years, tens of thousands of Pacific walruses have hauledthemselves out onto barrier islands and tundra along the Chukchi Sea because there was no sea ice left for them to rest on. Onshore, walruses are far from their food sources and young walruses are particularly susceptible to being trampled to death by the adults in the colony.
Commercial whaling in the region, which started in 1848, ended by about 1921, when petroleum supplanted whale oil as the fuel of choice. With no industrial activity in those waters for more than half a century, the bowhead population slowly began to recover. Whales don't depend on sea ice the way polar bears and walruses do, so in 2011 the bowhead population in the US Arctic was estimated at almost 17,000 and is increasing by 3.7% per year.
The half-century of commercial calm in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas ended, however, in the late 1970s, when oil exploration began. By the early 1990s, the expensive hunt for oil in Arctic seas had largely failed and almost all leases were relinquished. The second wave of US Arctic offshore oil and gas exploration only started when George W. Bush took office. Between 2003 and 2008 leases were sold on more than three million acres in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, while generating substantial controversy and court challenges from the tribal Iñupiat peoples and environmental groups. The persistence of this resistance to drilling, along with the recent price collapse, has marked the second boom-and-bust cycle in Arctic exploration. The French company Total, for instance, simply walked away from the US Arctic in 2012 pointing out that offshore drilling there could lead to a "disaster," and other companies have put exploration on indefinite hold—but not Shell.
Historically, government-sponsored research on the US Arctic has been driven not by that hallmark of science, curiosity, but by the desire to drill for oil and gas—by, that is, two impulses that are quite unscientific in nature. The first is an oil-company-inculcated urge to transform the decision to drill into a sense of inevitability and the second is an oil-company-sponsored urge to rush the process.
In fact, according to the National Research Council oil spill response study, systematic data collection in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas only began in the late 1970s—in other words, just as the first wave of Arctic offshore oil exploration was revving up. Onshore, the situation was the same: the initial comprehensive study of the flora and fauna of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge only took place in the mid-1980s, after the Reagan administration made a push to open it up to development—and (irony of ironies) the disastrous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill was what saved the refuge from industrial exploitation.
The first benchmark study of the Hanna Shoal, one of the most biologically productive spots in the Chukchi Sea, only began in early August 2012. At the end of that month, the Obama administration gave Shell a conditional permitto begin drilling in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. In other words, Arctic science hasn't been guiding public policy, but rushing to catch up with the extractivist agenda of Big Oil.
As it turned out, the plaintiffs won twice, first in the US District Court for the District of Alaska in 2010, and then in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in January 2014. Following that ruling, the Department of Interior finally went back to the drawing board and, on October 31, 2014, released a new draft supplemental environmental impact statement that acknowledged some of the ecological realities of drilling in Arctic seas. It suggested that there would be a 75% chance of one or more large oil spills (more than 1,000 barrels) if serious drilling began there and that any such spill could have catastrophic ecological consequences. The public comment period on the draft ended on December 22nd.
As part of an ongoing competition among the major oil companies, Shell is clearly trying to establish itself as quickly as possible as the dominant player in Arctic offshore drilling, just as BP did in the Gulf of Mexico—with results that we remember well from the Deepwater Horizon blowout of 2010. Nonetheless, the Gulf looks like Club Med compared to the Arctic. To let Shell drill in the Chukchi Sea when the price of oil is low and its profits slumping would be a rash act indeed, given that a company under pressure elsewhere has a tendency to cut costs and compromise safety. Shell has already set a precedent. In 2012, the company's decision to avoid Alaskan taxes resulted in moving its drill ship Kulluk from Alaska to Washington, only to see it grounded along the way.


In just a few more sleeps I'll be back in South Africa. Since attending Cape Wine in 2015 I have had the great fortune to spend many mornings, evenings and excursions with several groups of South African producers here in Ontario. In the past year we entertained visits from the Premium Independent Winemakers (PIWOSA) and most recently this May Chris Mullineux led a masterclass on mostly Chenin Blanc at lbs. Restaurant. Chabrol Restaurant also held a tasting and lunch with representatives from seven outstanding South African wineries.
On my way to one of those events I was in the car and listening to the CBC. The DJ began talking about Handel as being the composer who could have become a hip hop artist. I'll explain what he meant in a minute. When I think about South African wines it's almost impossible to put your finger down to think of it as one thing, one style, or one type of music. You can apply this just about anywhere but in the Capelands there is so much diversity; there are rock n' roll stars in the Swartland, R & B, soul & Motown in Stellenbosch, Jazz in Elgin, Classical music wherever you want to hear it. But what there is everywhere is flow. Reggae flow, soulful Stevie Wonder flow, hip-hop flow. What the DJ was trying to say is that a composer who writes with this ease of ability, with an unconscious penning of notes coming from a place that was always there from the beginning, with a creativity that comes out of effortless ease, it just flows. South African wines, collectively, have flow.
When I returned from that 2015 Cape Wine congress I said that South African wine is not what we thought it was. This mantra can't be repeated often enough. Introduce me to a winemaker who is not in tune with his or her terroir and I'll show you a winemaker who is either faking it or blindly towing a company line. That breed is few and far between. In South Africa I met exactly none of that ilk.
I don't feel the same way, not quite exactly the same way, three years later. Now I see the necessity of not planting whatever you feel like wherever you feel like, but specializing, picking out micro-plots of terroir for very specific grape varieties. Narrowing the focus, figuring out what works best and why. It's the Burgundian way and indeed the way all great wine regions make their mark. I am also inclined to agree with the heritage seekers and protectors. Old vines, especially dry, bush-farmed vineyards are the backbone of South Africa's diversity and possibility.
At the lbs gathering Chris Mullineux noted there was a time when chenin blanc tasted like sauvignon blanc, green and sharp, or creamy like chardonnay and sweet. There have been so many styles. Mullineux explained. "We're no longer trying to make chenin taste like sauvignon blanc or chardonnay, or Huet for that matter." The grape variety has been in the country for more the 350 years, since the 1650s and it can withstand warm and dry conditions and perform really well. No discourse on new versus old in South Africa can be addressed without first looking at the modish dialectal of Chenin Blanc. The combination of bush and old vines, coupled with indigenous ferments and skin contact addresses has elevated the stalwart, signature grape to its current reality. Sixteen wines were presented that morning, including eight by Andrea and Chris Mullineux.
This tasting was led by master South African messenger Will Predhomme at Chabrol, Toronto's smallest space and largest kept secret in the hands of Niall McCotter and Chef Doug Penfold.
First up was Sean Griffiths introducing Mulderbosch, based in Stellenbosch, "the centre of the universe," He spoke of how South Africa has a long history of winemaking and Mulderbosch started in 1659. Looking forward to 2019 that is 360 years, a perfectly symmetrical number, of degrees, coming around full circle.
Next up, Johannes De Wet from pioneering chardonnay specialist De Wetshof in Roberston, an area of limestone presence and the context of that rock is important. All estate work; farming, winemaking and bottling. First regional planting of chardonnay was in the late 1970s and then in the early 1980s. Johannes' dad was a chardonnay smuggler.
Marthinus van der Vyver is Country Manager, North America, Ken Forrester Wines. Ken began with five restaurants in Stellenbosch and one day he saw an auction sign and three hours later, boom he walked away with a winery. If you have met or just heard of Ken Forrester, you know he is a force not just in wine, but a figure larger than life and hugely responsible for putting South African wines on the world's stage. Partly because of his work to establish a premium level Chenin Blanc but also because of a tireless ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit and certainly his ambassadorial work. Forrester is a team player in the way a Football or Rugby captain rallies his teammates, his club and his country. I've had the pleasure of a four-hour tasting session with Ken in Stellenbosch and that interaction is indelibly stamped in my memory forever. Great guy whom Marthinus has the pleasure of calling Dad. He is Ken's son-in-law and is responsible for taking care of the most important treasures in his life.
Stephen Joubert is viticulturalist at DGB. "My passion is to understand South African terroir and to figure out what grows best and where." Ocean is the thing, heavy soils, cold winters, dry summers, sea breeze influence, to keep acidity and freshness. We happened to have been in Sicily at the same time back in May. I'm curious to see what grape varieties gave him ideas for what to do back home in The Cape.
Danie de Kock presents Spier from Stellenbosch, going strong since 1692, always family owned, most recently purchased in 1993 and since 1996 Johannes Smith is the viticulturalist. Using the word "Signature" on their labels infers or might be what the chef wants to be known for. You should recognize varietal and get what you expect from that name on the bottle. In Spier's case merlot should be a grape that gives you a great big hug.
Francois Bezuidenhout from MAN family wines explains how the estate's seven varietal wines are each equipped with an Afrikaans name. The vintner started out with three friends looking to make everyday varietal wines in 2001, as an anagram after their wives, Marie, Annette and Nicky. MAN. Chenin is the signature white.
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Kelly Clarkson is lending her incredible voice to another gorgeous song.
The singer released her powerful rendition of "Never Enough," the beautiful operatic solo from The Greatest Showman on Friday, accompanied by a lyric video.
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The 36-year-old's cover is the latest track from the all-star lineup featured on The Greatest Showman: Reimagined, a new album of redone songs from the film's original soundtrack.
The soundtrack also features both Panic! At the Disco and Pentatonix with their own versions of "The Greatest Show," Zendaya performing an acoustic version of "Rewrite the Stars," and Kesha and Missy Elliot joining Keala Settle for "This Is Me (The Reimagined Remix).
Pink also covered a song for the album, "A Million Dreams," along with her 7-year-old daughter, who sweetly sang "A Million Dreams (Reprise)" with her mom.
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Reaching New Lows: Limbo Dancer Shimmies Under Car
By Dan Howlett @DanHowlett85
A WORLD record holding limbo queen thinks she has become the first person to shimmy under a car
Videographer / Director: Ruaridh Connellan
Producer: Dan Howlett, Chloe Browne
Editor: Ian Phillips
How low can you go? Shemika performs her record-breaking moves
Shemika Charles amazed herself and onlookers when she completed the feat bent over backwards to get underneath the SUV earlier this week.
The supple 22-year-old entered the record books in 2010 when she limboed down to an incredible eight and a half inches – the height of a beer bottle.
Bending over backwards to achieve: Shemika trains up to six hours per day
Shemika, who also sings in her family band, has been unable to break her record but decided to set herself a new challenge by becoming the first person to limbo underneath a car.
She said: "I'm just so emotional about getting underneath it.
"The clearance is around nine inches but certain parts are lower than others so it took a lot of concentration and controlled breathing.
Getting the low down: Onlookers are amazed by the 22-year-old's body-strenghth
"I want to do it again."
She trains for up to six hours a day to keep her body in peak condition and now travels around America performing with her family.
Record breaker: Shemika earned the world record in 2010
Chiropractor Dr John Przybylak: "Shemika is one of the fittest and muscularly toned people I have ever seen."
However, regular performances put an massive strain on her body and she sees a chiropractor once a week to have her hips realigned.
Her mother was also a successful limbo dancer in her home country of Trinidad and Tobago but had to give up due to injury.
Shemika said: "I began my limbo career at the age of fourteen and I immediately recognised that I had a unique talent.
Balancing act: The limbo queen can balance objects while she dances
"My uncle Bob said he wanted to train me and after a while we decided to set a world record.
"I know that it's dangerous but I'm in really good shape and I have no intention of stopping.
"I love to limbo and I love to see the looks on people's faces when I get down low – it looks impossible so they're always really surprised.
Under the hood: Shemika thinks she is the first person to limbo dance under a car
"My mother sometimes worries because of the injuries she has received but I know what I'm doing."
Her mother, Sherrie, 44 limboed for 16 years before she retired due to injury.
She said: "I could get down to about three feet so nowhere near as low as Shemika but she definitely gets her abilities from me.
"I still suffer with back pain so I worry about Shemika's future - I'm on her case a lot but she is very happy being the world's best limbo dancer.
Limbo line: Shemika inherited the skill from mum, Sherrie, and is trained by her uncle Bob
"She needs to be careful though – once your back goes it takes a very long time to get right and causes a lot of pain."
Shemika, who lives in Buffalo, New York has appeared on America's Got Talent and now regularly performs at half time shows during NBA games across the country.
She is paid a staggering $2,300 for her fifteen-minute performances meaning the limbo obsessive commands an hourly rate of over $9,000.
"I began my limbo career at the age of fourteen and I immediately recognised that I had a unique talent."
While medical professionals are amazed by her superhuman abilities they do worry for her health.
Her chiropractor Dr John Przybylak(CORR) sees her once a week, he said: "She really is amazing – like a freak of nature.
"If a normal person was to get down so low they would have incredible problems with their hips and their back but Shemika is one of the fittest and muscularly toned people I have ever seen.
Low point: Shemika's goal to have her own show in Vegas
"She is freakishly strong.
"I think she can probably carry on going for as long as she maintains her grueling exercise regime.
"Right now she probably thinks she's bulletproof but if she's not careful she could get seriously hurt."
Despite knowing the risks Shemika has no plans to settle down or straighten up and she is determined to reach new lows.
"I think my next goal would be having my own show in Las Vegas," she added.
"Having my name in lights would be amazing and I'm also planning on setting some new records – I want to do the furthest distance travelled in a limbo position."
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DS Smith appoints John Melia as its new MD for its UK recycling division
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LONDON, June 25, 2019 (Press Release) -DS Smith has appointed John Melia to the role of Managing Director for its UK recycling division. John supersedes Mat Prosser, who takes up a new post as Head of Strategic Business Development and Transformation (Europe).
John brings more than 25 years' experience in the manufacturing and process industries, where he was responsible for leading complex multi-site organisations. Holding director-level positions in commercial, operations and business development functions, Melia also boasts expertise with companies spanning the chemicals and food sectors.
Commenting on his appointment, John said: "It was DS Smith's commitment to shaping the future of the circular economy that really caught my attention. I am new to the recycling sector, but I firmly believe that the transfer of management skills can boost fresh thinking and innovation in any business environment. As such, my focus will be on applying my capabilities and knowledge to further drive DS Smith's success."
As managing director, John will lead DS Smith's UK operations, set against a backdrop of the growing public recognition that effective recycling will be crucial to in cementing the UK as a leader in pioneering a truly sustainable economy. A key element of this will be managing the UK collection, processing and supply of paper for recycling (PfR) within the context of DS Smith's own closed loop recycled packaging model, as well as the supply of quality materials for recycling to its recycling partners across the globe.
John will also work to ensure that DS Smith's strategic goals of delighting its customers, realising the potential of its people and leading the way in sustainability are at the heart of its UK recycling and waste management strategy.
Commenting on these goals, John added: "DS Smith's clearly articulated values strike a real chord with me, strongly aligning with my belief that customers and employees are the true assets of any successful business.
"I look forward to building on DS Smith's excellent reputation as a leading supplier of sustainable packaging solutions by promoting and embedding excellence across our recycling operations. This will give us the strong foundation for ongoing growth and development as we consider new and innovative ways to deliver recycling and waste management services in our rapidly-changing society."
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Jewish Filmmaker Stanley Donen, Famed for 'Singin' in the Rain,' Dies at 94
Director-producer Stanley Donen (L) is presented with the coveted Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award by Steven Spielberg during the 49th Annual Eddie Awards ceremonies. Photo: File.
Stanley Donen, the former dancer who directed some of Hollywood's greatest musicals including Gene Kelly's landmark "Singin' in the Rain," "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," and "On the Town" has died at age 94, according to media reports.
Donen, who was given an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 1998 and wowed the crowd with an impromptu song-and-dance routine, died of a heart attack on Thursday in New York City, The Chicago Tribune said, citing one of his sons, Mark Donen.
The former Broadway dancer brought hugely imaginative dance sequences to film — Fred Astaire danced up a wall and across a ceiling in "Royal Wedding" (1951) — during a career that established him as one of the masters of the movie musical.
But Donen also excelled in other genres, directing the witty Faustian comedy "Bedazzled" (1967) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, the romance-thriller "Charade" (1963) with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, and the romantic comedy "Indiscreet" (1958) with Grant and Ingrid Bergman.
"Singin' in the Rain" (1952), which Donen co-directed with Kelly, is a song-and-dance classic hailed by the American Film Institute in 2006 as the greatest movie musical ever made.
The film boasts one of most memorable sequences in the history of American cinema — Kelly singing the title song while carrying a umbrella and dancing through a downpour on a street-scene set in an acrobatic, virtuoso solo performance.
The movie, set in the Hollywood of 1927 as films transitioned from silent to talkies, was only a modest success at the time of its release but gained stature over the years.
Unlike many other musicals, it was made expressly for film and was not an adaptation of a Broadway show. Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, and Cyd Charisse co-starred.
Donen also co-directed "On the Town" (1949) with Kelly, who starred with Frank Sinatra in the tale of three sailors on shore leave. The film was shot on location in New York City — the first time that had been done for a musical — and featured enduring songs including "New York, New York."
"Royal Wedding" two years later was Donen's first solo directing job, with Astaire starring alongside Jane Powell.
Donen directed the ambitious "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954), which starred Powell and Howard Keel and was nominated for an Oscar as best picture. Like "On the Town," it won an Oscar for best music.
The last of the three films co-directed by Donen and Kelly was "It's Always Fair Weather" (1955). Other musicals Donen directed included: "Funny Face" (1957) with Astaire and Audrey Hepburn; "The Pajama Game" (1957) with Doris Day and co-directed by Broadway legend George Abbott; and "Damn Yankees!" (1958) with Tab Hunter, also co-directed with Abbott.
DANCING WITH A MOUSE
Donen was fortunate enough to work with two of the most accomplished dancers in Hollywood in Kelly and Astaire, and they conjured up breath-taking sequences.
Working as a choreographer on "Anchors Aweigh" (1945), directed by George Sidney, Donen created a sequence in which Kelly dances with cartoon mouse Jerry of "Tom and Jerry" fame in a smooth blend of live action and animation.
A year earlier, also working as a choreographer, he created a sequence in the film "Cover Girl," directed by Charles Vidor, in which Kelly dances with a ghostly image of himself.
"That was my lucky break," Donen told the Los Angeles Daily News in 1998. "The director (Vidor) said it couldn't be done and didn't want anything to do with it. Harry Cohn, who ran Columbia Studios, asked Gene, 'Do you think the kid knows what he's talking about?' Gene said yes, and Cohn let me do it. So there I was, 19 and filming this sequence."
Donen was never nominated for an Oscar but received an honorary Academy Award in 1998 for "a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit, and visual innovation." The Oscar statuette was presented by fellow director Martin Scorsese, who lauded him for revolutionizing dance in cinema.
Donen then began singing Irving Berlin's "Dancing Cheek to Cheek" to his golden statuette and did a little dance. He said the secret of being a good director was having a great script, great songs, and great actors. "When filming starts, you show up and you stay the hell out of the way," he said.
Donen was born to a Jewish family on April 13, 1924 in Columbia, South Carolina, and took up dancing after watching Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Flying Down To Rio" (1933). After graduating high school at age 16, he headed straight for New York and was cast in 1940 in the chorus of the musical "Pal Joey." It starred Kelly, who quickly befriended Donen and enlisted him to help choreograph another show, launching their fruitful collaboration.
Donen directed more than two dozen films. Not all were successful — or even good — like his last two films: the sci-fi mess "Saturn 3" (1980) with Farrah Fawcett, and the creepy sex romp "Blame It on Rio" (1984) with Michael Caine.
Donen was married five times. His first wife, Jeannie Coyne, married Kelly after divorcing Donen. Another of Donen's wives was actress Yvette Mimieux. Donen later had a long-term relationship with screenwriter and director Elaine May.


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Ânderson Luís da Silva (også kendt som Luisão) (født 13. februar 1981 i Amparo, Brasilien) er en brasiliansk fodboldspiller, der spiller som midterforsvarer hos den portugisiske ligaklub SL Benfica. Han har spillet for klubben siden 2003, hvor han kom til fra Cruzeiro i sit hjemland. Derudover har han optrådt for en anden brasiliansk klub, CA Juventus.

Luisão vandt den brasilianske pokalturnering med både CA Juventus og Cruzeiro. Efter skiftet til Benfica blev han i 2004 portugisisk pokalvinder og året efter også mester.

Landshold
Luisão står (pr. 10. november 2011) noteret for 43 kampe og tre scoringer for Brasiliens landshold, som han debuterede for i juli 2001. Han var en del af den trup der vandt guld ved først Copa América i 2004 og siden Confederations Cup i 2005. Derudover har han også deltaget ved Copa América i 2001, VM i 2006, Confederations Cup 2009 og VM i 2010.

Personlige liv
Luisão har to lillebrødre ved navn Alex Silva og Andrei Silva. De 2 brødre er også fodboldspillere, og de spiller også som forsvarsspillere.

Titler
Brasiliansk Pokalturnering
 2000 med CA Juventus
 2003 med Cruzeiro

Portugisisk Mesterskab
 2005 med Benfica

Portugisisk Pokalturnering
 2004 med Benfica

Copa América
 2004 med Brasilien

Confederations Cup
 2005 med Brasilien
 2009 med Brasilien

Eksterne henvisninger

 Luisão  på soccerbase.com

Fodboldspillere fra Brasilien
Deltagere ved verdensmesterskabet i fodbold 2006
Deltagere ved verdensmesterskabet i fodbold 2010
Fodboldspillere fra Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Fodboldspillere fra S.L. Benfica

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