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Béarn, located in the Southwest of France is a traditional agricultural region with a climate conducive to growing but limited to the south by the Pyrenees as you can see from the field in winter.
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Typical architecture of the region, especially in the Gers, fortified oriented on a regular plan, are organized along parallel and perpendicular streets around central squares with arcades.
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A tension between South Korea and North Korea has been existing since the ceasefire of the Korean War. This tension, which often takes a form of militaristic aggression, has heavily influenced the socio-economic system of South Korea and has become the basis of creating its anti-communist cultural structure.
We do not have to look so far back to see how the tension is abused by South Korea to propagate anti-communist sentiment amongst the public to legitimize its capitalist system. The land mine incident that happened on August 4th in the Demilitarized Zone betrays the willingness of South Korea to abuse the contested military and political situation for the legitimization of its ruling party and capitalist system.
Two South Korean soldiers who were patrolling in the Demilitarization Zone stepped on a landmine and lost their legs [1]. The current regime, Park's right wing ruling party, and the media made a hyperbole of the incident, that it must be the work of North Korean soldiers, though the evidence which suggested that it was the North's doing was scanty at best. Although North Korea denied their involvement with the land mine incident and suggested a joint investigation with the South, the South did not accept the offer.
The South instead set up propaganda broadcasting stations at the front line, which violates the Joint Agreement made during President Roh's regime [2]. The North warned the South that if they did not remove the propaganda broadcasting plants then they would retaliate. The North fired a few shells near the broadcasting zone a week after the warning [3].
The South retaliated. The tension between South Korea and North Korea seemed to be at its critical point as the Korean Worker's Party ordered every solider at the front line to heavily arm for the preparation of war and warned the South that there would be a heavy retaliation if they did not remove the propaganda broadcasting installations within 48 hrs [4].
Taking advantage of the North's threats, the US and the Park regime showed off their military capability. Four jets from the South Korea military and four more jets from the US Air Force stationed in South Korea patrolled around the DMZ area as a protest against the North's threats of retaliation [5].
Under this hostile military situation, North Korea located 76mm towed artillery at the front and most of their submarines went undetected, positioned to a strategic location for the possible break out of a war.
Fortunately, the South and the North agreed to have a meeting before the situation develops into a war, which would have cost thousands of innocent civilian's life and bolstered the reason for the US military's stay in South Korea.
High officials both from the South and the North had a talk for 46 hrs at the Joint Security Area of Panmoonjum. The South demanded the North to concede that the land mine incident was the work of the North and to make a proper apology for it. The North demanded the South to remove propaganda broadcasting plants at once from the front. The North, at the end of the meeting, said they are 'sorry' for the landmine incident. Yet, they did not admit that they planted the land mines.
After the meeting the right wing media such as TV Chosun and Channel A immediately began to praise the charismatic leadership of President Park. A regular who's who of PhD's on North Korea showed up on the news as panelists and commented that the South gained so much more than the North from the meeting.
The response to this crisis, which was a second wind for the regime, will allow us a glimpse of the class forces at work in the South at the moment.
After the landmine conundrum, the approval rating of President Park soared from 34% to 50% [6], to the rate before the SaeWol Ferry tragedy. Soaring support rate for the president who averted a disastrous situation like war is normal. However, once we analyze the specific support group of the president and the general public sentiment, we can contour the class nature of the masses and the system of which the masses are part.
A survey conducted to specify the support group of President Park showed that the majority of the support group was blue-collar workers [7].
Another survey conducted by the Korean Broadcasting System showed that 87% of South Koreans are willing to join the army if a war breaks out with the North [8].
Under such grim reality, young South Korean soldiers who are in the military willingly postponed their discharge date to fight against the North. The CEO of SK group announced that he will hire those brave soldiers when they are discharged.
What all those surveys suggest is the proliferation of reactionary sentiment among public and unorganized working class in light of the economic situation that is constantly under the pressure of the falling rate of profit and has to counter such tendency by reducing variable capital index.
South Korea is an export based economy with a significant amount of investments coming from foreign nations such as the U.S., Japan, and China. South Korea cannot avert the falling rate of profit by colonizing other countries. It may do so by exporting its capital to the Third World countries. Yet, even then, the products that South Korean factories create in Third World countries do not flow back to South Korea. They are sold to the USA. South Korea simultaneously acts as a middleman and a manufacturer in the world market.
Under this economic reality, which does not guarantee the inflow of cheap products and the benefit of establishing monopoly price on specific commodities South Korea produces in Third World countries, South Korean corporations have to cut down their variable capital index to counteract the falling rate of profit.
The Park regime has been calling for the reformation of the labor-market, mainly through the means of establishing the Wage-Peak system. The Wage-Peak system, according to the mouthpieces of the ruling class, is supposed to solve the unemployment problem among youth by reducing the wages of old workers. By reducing the variable capital index of old generation, corporations can supposedly create more jobs for the youth.
However, it has been shown that the corporations that implemented the Wage-Peak system did not hire new young regular workers, but increased its portion of hiring part-time precarious workers and easily fired old workers at their whim without having to go through a law suit.
The mouth pieces of the ruling class, attempting to turn workers against each other, say that the younger and older workers must come to an agreement to solve the unemployment problem. By doing so, they deceive the working class that the enemy is within and falsely frame the class nature of the capitalist system as something originating from the conflict between 'young' and 'old', not from the total labor and the total capital.
Under this reality, what can the youth do? Under the economic reality where the unemployment rate is soaring, under the political reality where the right wing regime seems rational on solving the unemployment problem for the youth, and under the social reality where the youth is depicted as a Five-Give-Up generation (give up on relationships, marriage, house, having kids, and friends, for they have no money), what can the youth do? They can either literally die trying (which most young people do and end up committing suicide, for there is a reason why South Korea is called a suicide nation) or affirm the political logic of the rational ideological apparatus of their beloved South Korea and be the brave guardian of liberal democracy.
The emergence of il-bae, young South Korea right wingers, and the affirmation of nationalism in the threat of the North are the ways of the frustrated youth affirming their lives under the war-like everyday reality of capitalist system.
The youth are running towards something greater than their precarious existence. It does not matter whether they work $5/hr and get paid $880 for a month, it does not matter whether they are born poor, it does not matter what kind of University they graduated from, for being the great patriot of South Korea is the right, rational way of existence. How do the youth know that it is the right path? Because the CEO of a successful corporation, the possessor of the pure rationality of a capitalist system, affirms their existence. Let us remind ourselves that the CEO of SK group announced he will hire the brave soldiers who postponed their discharge date under the threat of the North. They are being served crumbs off the end of a bayonet.
The survey and the general public sentiment presented above paint a very grim future for South Korea. It seems that the masses are leaning towards the right wing spectrum of politics. Even the youth, which is supposed to be progressive and demand the impossible, demands the possibility of becoming the ardent patriots of their nation. If there is a golden time that we can use to prevent the mass outbreak of fascism and minimize the poison that will spread in the very near future, now is the time. It is quite possible that a storm is not only brewing, but is poised to break, which is why we must work toward a strong anti-fascist front in South Korea. Now.
[1] http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/defense/703854.html
[2] http://blog.daum.net/_blog/BlogTypeView.do?blogid=0ppcx&articleno=1581&articleno=1581&categoryId=0®dt=20150825120402
[3] http://news.donga.com/BestClick/3/all/20150820/73162617/1
[4] http://www.msn.com/ko-kr/foodanddrink/other/%EB%B6%81%ED%95%9C-%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80-48%EC%8B%9C%EA%B0%84-%EC%95%88%EC%97%90-%EC%8B%AC%EB%A6%AC%EC%A0%84-%EC%A4%91%EB%8B%A8-%EC%95%8A%EC%9C%BC%EB%A9%B4-%EA%B5%B0%EC%82%AC%ED%96%89%EB%8F%99/vp-BBlWZow
[5] http://www.newsbaro.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2472
[6] http://microibm.blog.me/220464958271
[7] http://m.media.daum.net/m/media/politics/newsview/20150829121858527


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It feels like the Massachusetts Conference for Women is the best kept secret around. I had only heard of the conference last year when a colleague of mine scored tickets to the conference. I was surprised to learn that 2017 was its 13th year. Despite its age, the show feels like it is just hitting its stride – relevant, inspiring, empowering, supportive, friendly. These are the words I use to describe what the day is like.
The one-day conference opened with powerful keynote speeches by Adam Grant and Viola Davis. Grant is the co-author of the book Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, written with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.
However, it was Ms. Davis's keynote that stunned and silenced a ballroom filled with 11,000 women.
In her speech, she spoke about growing up in abject poverty in Central Falls, RI. She spoke about the racism encountered during her childhood (hers was the only black family in town). Her story about literally running home from school because a group of 8 or 9 boys would chase her all the way home – all the while throwing sticks, rocks, or whatever they could find on the sidewalk and yelling racial slurs at her – made my hair stand on end.
She spoke about growing up with her father being a violent alcoholic, about living with domestic violence, and about being a bed wetter until she was 14.
What a cognitive disconnect it was to see this person – a stunningly beautiful woman, an award-winning actress, a celebrated figure in the upper echelons of Hollywood – stand on stage and reveal such raw terror and sadness.
Her message to the 11,000 women who sat stone silent listening to her? There is no shame. Own your story. To succeed in life, it is all on you and it is in you. Step into who you are.
It is Viola Davis's speech that was the highlight of the conference for me. Yes, I can tell you about the makeup/makeover kiosks and the women-owned businesses who were selling their goods. I could go on and on about the wonderful breakout sessions covering topics like "how to handle difficult people." But Ms. Davis's keynote reflected the heart of this conference. No shame. Step into who you are.


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The Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdTMoCA) is an occupational therapy practice model originating from South Africa. The model as presented by Van der Reyden et al (2019), is founded upon the theory of creative ability developed by Vona du Toit (occupational therapist) in the 1960s and early 1970s. The term 'creative' does not refer to artistic flair but to one's ability to bring into existence something that did not exist before – one's ability to bring about change within oneself and in one's world.
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Who runs the world? In the world of musical theatre it hasn't always been the "girls".
In Fabulist Theatre's Better Than This: The Evolution Of Women In Musicals, the role of women in musical theatre is chronicled featuring songs from some of the last century's most memorable musicals including West Side Story, Chicago, Wicked, and more.
This original new revue not only examines why certain tropes persist, but also looks at changing the narrative around the female voice in musicals.
Vancouver Presents contributing editor Mark Robins went inside East Vancouver's Havana Theatre for a sneak peek from cast members Kyrst Hogan, Cathy Wilmot, Brianna Clark, and Dionne Phillips, plus a chat with the show's creator and director Mary Littlejohn.
Better Than This continues at the Havana Theatre (1212 Commercial Dr, Vancouver) until March 9. Tickets are available at showpass.com.
We were LIVE at the Havana Theatre in East Vancouver with the Fabulist Theatre company of Better Than This: A Musical Revue.Along with a sneak peek at the show, which chronicles the evolution of women in musical theatre, we chat with some of the artists involved in the production.Better Than This: A Musical Revue plays Havana Theatre (1212 Commercial Dr, Vancouver) Feb 28-Mar 9. Visit https://bit.ly/2VZAQUj for tickets and information.
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Lidia is one of the best-loved chefs on television, a best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Lidia has married her two passions in life – her family and food, to create multiple culinary endeavors alongside her two children, Joseph and Tanya. Her newest cookbook is Lidia's Mastering The Art of Italian Cuisine written with her daughter, Tanya.
On the "SoCal Restaurant Show" we're fans of rabbit. So is Chef Lidia. She explains why there should be a place on the American table for this beloved Italian dish. It's available seasonally at Lidia's flagship, Felidia restaurant in New York.
"Rabbit is one of my favorite meats; it is light, it is tasty, and it's healthy, low in fat and easy to cook. It is not a terribly expensive meat, and environmentally it makes sense." From Lidia's Mastering The Art of Italian Cuisine.
When Pope Francis was in New York at the end of September, Lidia and her team had the distinct honor of cooking two breakfasts, a lunch, and two dinners for the Pope and his modest 14-person entourage. She even had coffee with him. We'll hear about this unique experience and career highlight. This is actually the 2nd Pope she has cooked for.
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The New York Public Library and Macmillan Publishers announced today a partnership through which they will create and publish a number of print and ebooks for both adults and children. The books created by this collaboration will be inspired by the NYPL's extensive collection of rare books, artifacts, photographs, and much more, which chronicle the history of New York City and its iconic writers, performance artists, government and civic leaders, and other luminaries.
The first few titles announced draw their inspiration from a wide range of media and materials, including the menus of 45,000 New York City restaurants, viral Instagram photos, and the iconic lion statues protecting the front doors of the NYPL.
The press release describes several upcoming projects:
Among the first adult titles will be: a book by acclaimed and beloved author and illustrator Maira Kalman celebrating libraries; a book on New York restaurant life, featuring menus from the library's extensive collection of 45,000 eatery menus; and Book Face, a book bringing together the best posts from the #bookface Instagram sensation. St. Martin's Press Executive Editor Michael Flamini is overseeing the adult program.
Among the first children's titles will be: Coloring in the Lions, a coloring book featuring vintage art from the NYPL archive; a yet-to-be-titled picture book starring the stoic lions who stand in front of the Library's main building, Patience and Fortitude; and a middle grade novel based on a real family who once lived in the library. Publisher Jean Feiwel and Henry Holt Books for Young Readers Editorial Director Christian Trimmer are overseeing the children's book program.
"For over 100 years, The New York Public Library has collected, preserved, and made accessible to the public millions of significant and enlightening books, manuscripts, photographs, artifacts and more from history—items that have informed and inspired countless new works and ideas," said NYPL President Tony Marx. "This partnership with Macmillan is a new, wonderful way to share our collections and celebrate the role of libraries with the public. We thank our partners at Macmillan, and look forward to filling our shelves with these new titles."
The bulk of these collections can be found in the NYPL's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, and the Science, Industry and Business Library.
John Sargent, the CEO of Macmillan, said, "What a great pleasure it is to be the publishing partner of the NYPL. Their building and the incredible collections it holds has been an inspiration for generations of Americans. It is an honor both personally and professionally to work with them to disseminate this great wealth of content."


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Nanna's Fantasy Fudge is foolproof. You don't need any special equipment. It's creamy, chocolatey, delicious homemade candy.
The first time I tried making fudge, I was in 2nd grade. I had a crush on a boy named Brian in my class. I read in a book, probably one of the Ginny books, about giving food to boys you liked. And chocolate fudge sounded like a good idea.
I'm a little surprised that my mom and aunties indulged me, but they did. I remember being so excited that they said they'd help me make fudge, that I ran into the kitchen wall because I wasn't looking where I was going.
We followed a fudge recipe in my mom's big yellow cookbook. I'm not sure what happened, but the fudge did not turn out. No, no drop it in a cup of cold water and stay in a ball shape, or whatever the dumb recipe said. My mom wasn't about to waste all that chocolate and sugar so she mixed up impromptu brownies on the spot. They were good, too!
I was so happy to take Brian the brownies we made. He barely looked at them when he grabbed the bag and ran away in the lunch area. Humph.
I ended up eventually marrying Bryan. Bryan with a Y. A different Bryan. One who appreciates my cooking. Ha!
And I eventually found a fudge recipe that worked no matter what. Actually my mom did. She saved the day. Again.
This "fantasy fudge" recipe used to be on the label of Marshmallow Creme. I'm not sure if it still is, but my mom typed it up for us all to make sure we had it.
Now that she eats paleo, I'm not sure if Mom makes this anymore, but in my teen and adult years she made it often, Christmas, New Year's, Valentines. It was our foolproof homemade candy recipe that did not require dropping it in a ball of cold water and waiting for magic to happen.
This recipe works. It tastes great. You can stir in all kinds of different mix-ins. Change up the flavorings or the nuts or add toffee bits or whatever. You will be a winner at fudge making! You may just get so excited, you run into the kitchen wall, too.
Nanna's Fantasy Fudge
- 3 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup butter
- ⅔ cup evaporated milk
- 1 12-ounce package chocolate chips can use a mixture of types
- 1 7-ounce jar marshmallow creme
- 1 cup chopped nuts or small candy bits like Heath or M&Ms, optional
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or mint or almond extract
- Line a baking sheet with parchment. My pan is 7x11, but you could use 9x13 or 8-inch square.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together the sugar, butter, and milk, stirring constantly. Bring this to a full boil for five minutes, stirring all the while.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the chocolate chips until melted and completely mixed in. Fold in the marshmallow crème. Stir in chopped nuts and extract. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and cool completely before cutting into pieces.


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Target is recalling 180,000 4-drawer dressers from their Room Essentials brand, according to a report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission released on September 13, 2017. The recalled dressers were sold both online and at Target stores across the country. The dressers were described as "unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or injuries to children." The CPSC has received 12 reports of the Target dressers tipping or collapsing, including tip-overs onto two
The CPSC has received 12 reports of the Target dressers tipping or collapsing, including tip-overs onto two three-year-old children. If you believe you have this recalled product, call Target at 1800-440-0680 or go to target.com and click on the "Recalls" button at the bottom of the page.
Although no major injuries have been reported yet, these dressers appear to present a hazard similar to IKEA's MALM dressers, which were also recalled because of their inherently unstable design. In a period of just two years, three toddlers were fatally injured due to MALM dresser tip-overs.
Just recently, Philly.com reported that the IKEA dresser recall is falling short. Safety advocates, including the Consumer Federation of America, assert that IKEA is not doing enough to get the dangerous dressers out of American homes or to highlight the threat they create, especially when located in places accessible to children. As of January of 2017, only 3% of 29 million dressers sold by IKEA had been repaired or returned.
It is now recognized that dressers which fail to meet voluntary industry standards for safety and stability pose a threat to American households, and particularly to children from 2 – 5 years of age. In December of 2016, Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis of Feldman Shepherd resolved lawsuits brought on behalf of the families of the three young boys who lost their lives as a result of IKEA furniture tip-overs. The cases settled for a payment of $50 Million to the three families, and contributions to childrens' hospitals and a child safety advocacy organization. IKEA also committed to never again selling furniture that did not meet the recognized standard for tip resistance.
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Today is Tuesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2013. There are 343 days left in the year.
Today"s Highlight in History
On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortions using a trimester approach. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at his Texas ranch at age 64.
On this date:
In 1498, during his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
In 1901, Britain"s Queen Victoria died at age 81.
In 1912, the Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad, which connected the Keys with the mainland, went into service.
In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson pleaded for an end to war in Europe, calling for "peace without victory." (By April, however, America also was at war.)
In 1922, Pope Benedict XV died; he was succeeded by Pius XI.
In 1938, Thornton Wilder"s play "Our Town" was performed publicly for the first time in Princeton, N.J.
In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy.
In 1953, the Arthur Miller drama "The Crucible" opened on Broadway.
In 1968, the fast-paced sketch comedy series "Rowan & Martin"s Laugh-In" premiered on NBC-TV.
In 1973, a Boeing 707 chartered by Nigeria Airways crashed while attempting to land at Kano International Airport; 176 of the 202 people aboard were killed. George Foreman upset reigning heavyweight champion Joe Frazier with a second round TKO in their match in Kingston, Jamaica.
In 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 to win Super Bowl XVIII (18), played at Tampa Stadium in Florida. (The game broadcast on CBS-TV featured Apple Computer"s famous "1984" ad introducing the Macintosh computer.)
In 1998, Theodore Kaczynski pleaded guilty in Sacramento to being the Unabomber in return for a sentence of life in prison without parole.
Ten years ago: Countering blunt talk of war by the Bush administration, France and Germany defiantly stated they were committed to a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis. Opponents and supporters of abortion rights rallied on the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court"s Roe v. Wade ruling. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who"d immortalized World War II soldiers with his characters Willie and Joe, died in Newport Beach at age 81.
Five years ago: Actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead of an accidental prescription overdose in a New York City apartment. Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive "dirty bomb," was sentenced by a U.S. federal judge in Miami to 17 years and four months on other terrorism conspiracy charges. Republican Fred Thompson quit the race for the White House after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states.
One year ago: Longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who"d won more games than anyone in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation, died at age 85. The New England Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 in the AFC championship game. The New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in the NFC championship game.
Today"s Birthdays:
Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., is 85. Actress Piper Laurie is 81. Actor Seymour Cassel is 78. Author Joseph Wambaugh is 76. Actor John Hurt is 73. Singer Steve Perry is 64. Country singer-musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) is 61. Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 60. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Mike Bossy is 56. Actress Linda Blair is 54. Actress Diane Lane is 48. Actor-rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 48. Country singer Regina Nicks (Regina Regina) is 48. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marc Gay (Shai) is 44. Actor Gabriel Macht is 41. Actor Balthazar Getty is 38. Actor Christopher Kennedy Masterson is 33. Pop singer Willa Ford is 32. Actress Beverley Mitchell is 32. Rock singer-musician Ben Moody is 32. Actress Sami Gayle (TV: "Blue Bloods") is 17.
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Advertising has done more to cause the social unrest of the 20th century than any other single factor." — Clare Boothe Luce, American author, politician and diplomat (1903-1987).
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So we're on the countdown to one of our favourite events of the year - The Vintage & Handmade Wedding Fair, which will be taking place on Sunday 8th May at the beautiful location of Belfast Castle. That means we are going to be bringing you lots of lovely news about our fabulous wedding exhibitors via the blog over the next few weeks, and today we are very excited to announce that we will be joined on 8th May by the lovely folks from Belle Isle Castle & Estate - Winners of the Most Romantic Wedding Venue at The NI Wedding Awards 2016!
Situated on the northern tip of Upper Lough Erne, Belle Isle is a 470-acre estate spread over eight picturesque islands. Inhabited since the 12th century, the estate today offers a wide range of attractive self-catering accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets, but imagine getting married in a Castle on an enchanted private island - at Belle Isle your wedding dreams really can come true!
A 17th-century castle on an idyllic island in Northern Ireland's Fermanagh Lakelands, Belle Isle is an enchanted setting for civil wedding ceremonies and receptions. The castle itself is the embodiment of romantic, old-world charm, while the estate's 470 acres of rolling hills, flowering meadows, tranquil gardens, and views of Lough Erne form a magical backdrop for photographs and memories.
Couples can exchange their vows in Belle Isle Castle's magnificent grand hall, before a fireplace in the art-filled drawing room, or you can hold the ceremony outside surrounded by blossoms in the verdant sunken garden. Follow the ceremony with a champagne toast in the drawing room or garden and later, you and your guests can feast in the splendour of Belle Isle Castle's grand hall.
The Castle chef will help you choose your six-course menu, which can range from simple fare to a lavish banquet, all prepared with fresh local ingredients and close attention to detail. The Castle also have an extensive wine list and will supply all wines and spirits throughout your stay.
When it comes to staying overnight, Belle Isle Castle can accommodate up to 27 guests in 13 individually decorated guest rooms, eleven of which are en-suite. These are perfect to ensure your families and bridal party experience the ultimate in Irish Castle luxury.
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Cartoon Network's live stage show – Cartoon Network Live! Heroes Unite will be continuing its Europe, Middle East and Africa tour later this year, the tour's next stop will be in South Africa in June/July 2018. The stage show will be in Cape Town at the Grand Arena located at the GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World complex from Tuesday 26th June until Sunday 1st July and at Montecasino in Johannesberg from Tuesday 3rd July to Sunday 15th July.
Tickets will be available to book on the Computicket website very soon: https://online.computicket.com/web/
Cartoon Network Live! will feature characters from Ben 10, The Amazing World of Gumball and The Powerpuff Girls. The live stage production follows the story of a scientist named Kelvin Gizmo, who takes the audience into the world of Cartoon Network which is under-threat by an evil robot named Zarr, the live performance will take its audience to Elmore, Townsville and the Land of Ooo where Kelvin will team up with Cartoon Network's heroes to stop Zarr's evil plans.
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Seagram heir Charles Bronfman speaks out in candid memoir
'Unshielded and unguarded' story talks about rise and collapse of family business, baseball and making the most out of life.
At 85, Charles Bronfman doesn't feel he has much to hide any more. He was determined to let it all hang out, warts and all, in his book, Distilled: A Memoir of Family, Seagram, Baseball, and Philanthropy, which is set for its American debut in May from HarperCollins.
"At my age — what the hell — it doesn't bother me at all," he said recently in the loggia of his Palm Beach home overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, where he's lived for 26 years. "I've done what I've done. I am who I am. I'm happy in my own skin."
Bronfman will talk about the book with Ambassador Edward Elson at 6 p.m. Thursday at The Society of Four Arts' Dixon Education Building. The event is sold out.
Residents Doug Anderson and Elson expected the book to be like other self-aggrandizing memoirs they've read when Bronfman handed them a copy.
"When I finished the book I felt it was a tribute to the human spirit," Elson said. "It shows that a person can overcome their problems — and do it with grace and style and dignity."
Canadian royalty
In the book, written with Howard Green, Bronfman talks about his many years of self-doubt; his upbringing in a chilly family so rich and powerful it was regarded as Canadian royalty; and his tortured relationship with his older brother, Edgar.
"I wasn't much in my own family's eyes," he said.
He reveals the family dynamics that led to the downfall of Seagram, maker of Crown Royal, Chivas Regal and V.O., and other beverages, as well as the largest shareholder of the chemical conglomerate DuPont.
And he talks about how he found his own path late in life, beginning with his acquisition of the Montreal Expos, the first major league baseball team outside of the United States, and then as a major philanthropist, supporting causes in Canada and Israel.
Green, a Canadian broadcaster and author, logged hundreds of hours interviewing Bronfman, his family members and associates.
"I spent my life telling great stories," he said. "This was another one. He did not disappoint on any level."
Green did a remarkable job with the book, Anderson said. "I hear my pal talking about things we lived through in his own voice, unshielded and unguarded."
The book is a finalist for Canada's National Business Book Award. The prize will be awarded April 24.
Family business
Bronfman's father, Sam Bronfman, founded the family liquor business in 1924, built it into the world's largest distilling firm, and diversified its holdings into oil and coal. By 1965, it had operations in 119 countries and sales exceeding $1 billion, according to The Canadian Encyclopedia.
In the book, Charles Bronfman says that he is the only one of Sam and Saidye Bronfman's four children who harbors any affection for their domineering, hot-tempered and visionary father, who died in 1971.
Edgar succeeded Sam in the family business, and, as he had throughout his life, Charles deferred to his judgment, even when Edgar — without consulting the board — named his son, Edgar Jr., his successor.
Edgar Jr. divested the company of its cash cow, its controlling interest in DuPont, so that he could pursue his ambition to turn Seagram into a media and entertainment giant. When the company's checkbook came up short, he engineered Seagram's merger with Vivendi, a share-trade agreement that not only erased Seagram as an independent company but hammered its shareholders when Vivendi's share prices plummeted.
Bronfman says in the book that he might have stopped Edgar Jr. if he'd rallied his allies on the board. He didn't because he didn't want to start a family war.
"The decline and fall of Seagram caused me angst for a long time," he said. "But now it really doesn't because what's done is done."
Several board members would have supported him, said resident Matthew Barrett, who was on the board at the time. "If he had one weakness, it was his love of family," he said. Edgar died in 2013.
Montreal Expos
Acquiring the Expos in 1968 made a world of difference to Bronfman. "Suddenly I had some ego and I could talk at dinner parties," he said.
He speaks with pride about how much the team meant to Montreal residents.
"When I'd come back from a trip I could tell by looking at the faces of the people in the streets whether we'd won or lost the night before," he said. He sold the team in 1991.
After Seagram passed to Vivendi in 2000, Bronfman retired from the company and poured his energy into his philanthropic endeavors.
His Canadian initiatives include Heritage Minutes, 60-second infomercials about Canadian history.
He's known every Israeli prime minister except Levi Eshkol. At one time, he was the largest foreign investor in Israel.
His flagship Jewish charity is Birthright Israel, which provides all-expenses-paid, 10-day trips to Israel for 18 to 26-year-old Jewish adults to foster closer ties between Israel and the Jewish Diaspora. He's also financed renovations to the Israel Museum and an auditorium for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Bronfman, whose net worth is $2.3 billion according to Forbes' 2016 billionaires list, estimates that through his private giving and his foundation, he's donated $325 million to charitable causes. He plans to give away most of his wealth by the time he dies.
"I was an inheritor," he said. "One joy I've had in life is, although I was an inheritor, I became a pioneer in baseball and philanthropy. Those were great adventures because without competing with my father, I was able to do things many inheritors haven't done."


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Free Comic Book Day is 15 years old. This amazing concept was conceived by Joe Field in 2001, and supplied by the largest (and only) comic book distributor Diamond Comics. On Free Comic Book Day, participating comic book store retailers give away specially printed copies of free comic books, and some shops offer special deals and have creator signings to those visiting their establishments. However, retailers do not receive the issues for free; the shops have to pay per copy for the comics they give away during the event. In addition to comic books, some stores also give away other merchandise, such as mini posters, Heroclix, Pop Funko, Dorbs, and other movie/comic tie-in memorabilia.
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I hardly know where to begin to talk about The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick's epic trip into spiritual rapture and boyhood nostalgia. Saw the film yesterday morning, felt duly blown away, then attended the press conference immediately after. The notoriously reclusive director was absent. His excuse: shyness. Which even the moderator found preposterous. This is Cannes, after all, the auteur festival; directors rank higher here than stars. Sean Penn was also absent, on his way back from Haiti and trying to hit the red carpet for the premiere. But his role is a minor one, just a framing device for the story.
Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain, plus some of the production team, were left to hold the fort, struggling to explain the mystery of Malick. Pitt and Chastain co-star as an overbearing dad and a beatific mom in this tale of three sons growing up in a '50s suburb of Waco, Texas. We know it's Waco, because we see the sign on a DDT truck spraying white clouds of insecticide that the boys scamper through as if it's just another lawn sprinkler.
Pitt, who was unusually articulate, defended Malick's absence. "He sees himself as building a house. I don't know why people who make things are expected to sell them." (Though Pitt seems to have accepted that's part of his job description as a superstar.) The actor went on to explain the logistics of the shoot. For his main location, Malick "started by renting the entire block and dressing it as the 60s." The cast could roam around and let things happen, while the crew shot with natural light. Pitt said Malick would get up every morning and write for an hour, delivering several pages of script, single spaced to the actors. The child never saw any script. Sometimes Malick would just be "torpedoed" into a scene.
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The Tree of Life's narrative is minimal. It's another Malick landscape movie that goes where no Malick movie has gone before, from a suburban backyard to the outer limits of the cosmos. There are rhapsodic images of boyhood nostalgia and of Creation— stellar cataclysms, erupting volcanoes, churning seas, even dinosaurs.
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The result of personal growth and development can be seen and felt in your workplace, your relationship, how to carry yourself, and self-image. There will be a level of satisfaction you feel once you make progress in your self-growth and improvement. When you decide to actively undergo personal growth and development, the result can be limitless. Your life will become more meaningful and purposeful. You can have as many life goals as possible because the chance to achieve them becomes higher when you pursue them actively. There is no universal strategy in personal growth and development because every individual is unique. Thus, personalize your own journey of self-growth and development.


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San Francisco's Got the Magic: Giants Sweep without RegularsSeptember 1, 2009
The San Francisco Giants have been playing enchanted baseball all season long.
There has been white magic, like when the team didn't lose a series for almost a whole month in June. There has also been a share of black magic, like the terribly umpired homestand against Cincinnati and Los Angeles.
More recently, the Giants traveled to Coors Field to start a crucial series with the Rockies, who were leading the Wild Card race at the time. San Francisco won the first game behind a stellar performance by Jonathan Sanchez, and things were looking up.
And then Coors Field went pre-Humidor on the Giants. The Rockies blasted Joe Martinez and the bullpen in a sloppy 14-11 game. The next day Tim Lincecum again ended the day without his 13th win, and San Francisco lost 4-2.
But the kicker was the epic 14-inning game on Monday. The Giants went through the whole bullpen, and the offense for both teams was stagnant until a two-run triple by Eugenio Velez in the top of the 14th. San Francisco added one more to make it a 4-1 game before heading into the bottom of the inning.
The Giants were poised to make up for the last two games and pull back to within two games of the Wild Card lead. And then, the unthinkable happened.
Walk. Pop-out. Single. Walk. Walk. Grand slam. Ballgame.
And just like that, the Giants were out of it. The bullpen was depleted, Pablo Sandoval was out with a tight calf, Freddy Sanchez was put on the DL, and Bengie Molina was also out with a sore quad.
They were four games back of the Wild Card, seven back of the division-leading Dodgers, and they had six more games before their next off day. Things were not looking very good.
Then, in the words of Jon Miller, San Francisco found the magic of the three-run homer.
In the series opener, Travis Ishikawa launched a mammoth home run off of Jon Rauch in the eighth to lift the Giants to a 5-4 win against the Diamondbacks.
On Wednesday, Bengie Molina did his best Kirk Gibson impression, limping off the bench and delivering a pinch-hit three-run blast in the eighth that powered San Francisco past Arizona, 4-3. That brought the Giants within three games of the Rockies, who ended up dropping two of three to the Dodgers before they headed to AT&T Park.
After a rough day against the D-backs where San Francisco pitching was roughed up for 11 runs and the offense looked sluggish, Colorado came into town for a replay of the most important series of the year to date.
If the Giants took two of three, they'd be a game back and, as the commercials say, in this thing. If they lost the series, it would be an emotional blow, and the five games back would look bigger and more insurmountable.
But they were going to have to take the series without their biggest offensive weapons. With Big Money out, Little Money on pinch-hit duty, Freddy Sanchez on the shelf, and the bullpen severely overworked, the spark was going to have to come from somewhere else.
Someone in the San Francisco clubhouse realized this, and once again the baseball gods smiled upon him.
Subtract Bengie Molina, and add Eli Whiteside. Whiteside, who has regularly been starting once a week or so, stepped in at the beginning of the Arizona series and started every game of the homestand.
But Whiteside is no slouch behind the plate. Remember, he was the one who called Sanchez's no-hitter, and Giants pitchers and coaches have praised the way he works the pitching staff.
Against Colorado, he coaxed a magnificent eight-inning performance from Lincecum, a curtain call inducing almost-shutout turned unnecessarily exciting finish by Barry Zito, and a solid eight-strikeout start by Matt Cain.
Colorado also tried their hand at running on Whiteside, and he showed off another unappreciated skill set. Throwing out base-stealers is paramount in keeping games close and preventing stressful innings.
The Rockies attempted to steal second base six times. Whiteside gunned five of them down. For those keeping score at home, that's an 83 percent score for Whiteside, or a 17 percent success rate for Colorado.
Secondly, take out the offense from Molina and a weary Sandoval, who actually hit home runs in back-to-back games but definitely did not look 100 percent, and there don't seem to be many long-ball threats in the Giants lineup.
Insert Edgar Renteria. Plagued by bone chips in his elbow all season, Renteria recently stated that they had moved around and he was feeling better than ever. That definitely showed on Sunday.
San Francisco had already secured the series on Saturday behind Zito. But with the chance to move into a tie for the Wild Card lead, anything less than a sweep would be a disappointment.
The Giants were down in a big way. Todd Helton and Troy Tulowitzki had just gone back-to-back against Cain. It was 5-2 in the seventh inning, and the way the Rockies offense was going, it was a shady outlook.
And then the magic came back. Colorado lefty Franklin Morales walked Juan Uribe, gave up a single to Aaron Rowand, and hit Fred Lewis to load the bases. Eugenio Velez struck out, and Morales was replaced with right-hander Rafael Betancourt to face the right-handed Renteria.
In a year that veterans have both stepped up and been letdowns in clutch situations, feelings were mixed. Renteria was hot over the past week, but I'm sure many fans would prefer to have the Panda at the plate with the bases full.
Betancourt threw one fastball that tailed up and in for a ball. His second pitch ended up over the left-field wall for Renteria's second grand slam of the season. For someone who has only hit four home runs, two grand slams can come up big.
That one at-bat turned the whole mood of the ballpark around. The brooms came back out, people leaving ran back to their seats, and the Giants fever that had been breaking came back hotter than ever.
For the second time in as many days, a player that has been booed and critically overpaid (Zito) has emerged as the hero. Renteria was signed because of his clutch performances with the Marlins and Cardinals in the postseason, and he showed why on Sunday.
In the top of the next inning, Jeremy Affeldt came in, and after a leadoff double, he went into a slide and caught a botched bunt by Clint Barmes. After a single put the tying runner at third base, he regained his mojo that he's had all season long, striking out two to end the threat.
"We punched at them over in Denver, and they punched back, to their credit," Rockies manager Jim Tracy told reporters.
The Giants had probably their most stunning and deepest felt loss against Colorado little more than a week ago. Two days ago, they won a game that might well end up as the most important game of the season, and more importantly, swept the series to pull into a tie for the wild-card lead.
For a team that was expected to go .500 and given an outside chance at contending at the beginning of the season, and even more recently, 13 games over .500 and the best record in baseball at home begs the question.
Could the Giants pull a playoff rabbit out of the hat? There's plenty more up their sleeve, and with the September roster expansion and the addition of Brad Penny allowing for key starters to get some rest, we might see a few more tricks before October.


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Monday, October 09, 2006
The Brief Brief
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Come on, I need more details. I'll get 'em Tuesday. If the gang goes out tonight, give me a call.ReplyDelete
Yayy! Congrats. I'm glad that you two are enjoying each other's company.ReplyDelete
No moths flittering about then?ReplyDelete
Did he do the cooking?
Beth, more details forthcoming.ReplyDelete
Funky, thank ya!
Soj, right on!
Os, he did, and it was delicious. More details to come because I'm in a bit of a quandary. Need advice...male advice particularly. Actually, not so much advice, but a translator. I fucking hate male-speak.
Woot! Glad it went well.ReplyDelete
More details, MORE! I'd say I'd ask Bellan for a translation, but from what I've gathered he's an atypical male.
Ooh--I'd love to help! Between Todd and me, you should get a good translation!ReplyDelete
I'll help translate. Keep in mind I'm half loony.ReplyDelete
Lucky chick. Male speak used to make more sense to me than girl talk, but now I don't understand anyone, so I guess I won't be any help. I love that you're enjoying his company!ReplyDelete
LOL, Heather. I think this one may be atypical too. So maybe Bellan would be a good point of reference!ReplyDelete
Os, it should definitely be an interesting translation!
Todd, perfect! The e-mail is on the way.
Nancy, I'm really enjoying his company. If I only understand something, anything, about the male species! I've decided on a definite dating aloofness. Starting.....NOW!
Glad that date #2 worked out. You'll have to tell me about it soon.ReplyDelete
I'll fill ya in today. I might come into the office because I have SOOO much grading to do!ReplyDelete
your brief was too brief - SPILL!ReplyDelete
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Blogger has been a beast lately, so I hope you do not have any troubles leaving your thoughts.


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Q. My wife moved out last September leaving our twin teenage daughters with me. She moved in with her girlfriend and says they have no room to even have overnights with the girls. She just kind of walked away. They occasionally borrow my car to go visit her but since the pandemic have been solely with me.
I would like to say I can do it all, but I can't. I am trying to work from home, help our girls with school (thankfully it just finished but their summer jobs were cancelled), and manage the girls needs (one suffers from depression and the other is incredibly angry and is prone to violent outbursts).
I kept hoping my wife would come back but now I'm realizing I need a plan B – how can I move this forward. My wife doesn't work and says she can't pay support and that I need go buy her out of the house if I want to live in it. What should I do?
- First, you should hire an experienced divorce attorney to file for divorce. The sooner you file the sooner some action will be taken. Once you serve your wife with the complaint and summons, you can make a motion for temporary orders. In your motion, ask the judge to establish a parenting plan and a child support order. Let your wife explain to the judge why she does not want any parenting time and why she cannot get a job to pay some support. Right now, it varies, county to county and judge to judge how long it will take to get a hearing on your motion. But you can ask that any support be ordered retroactive to the date of service of your motion.
The court ultimately cannot make your wife be a mother can order her to support your daughters including contributing to their uninsured medical expenses (including therapy for depression and anger management), tutors to help them with school work if necessary, and other activities as well as college.
Depending on the kind of job your wife ultimately gets, you can ask the court to award you a larger share of the marital assets to make up for her lack of contribution to the girls' expenses when she left, lack of support, and lack of hands on parenting thus requiring you to reduce your work load to tend to their needs. You may find a sympathetic judge to give you her equity in the home so you can use her share to help support your children.
Your taking action just might be the wake-up call your wife needs to step up to the plate and start parenting again. It is highly unusual for someone to walk into court and say they do not want time with their children and if she does go that route, a judge is not likely to think very much of any part of her argument.


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Planning an Eagle Court Ceremony
If you have a prospective Eagle Scout in your life, you'll have an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony coming up too. There are many ways to design an Eagle Court ceremony – and as long as you remember to confer the actual honor on the boys and give a nod to tradition and historical context, there is no wrong way to do it. But there are several steps that will make it easier, and having a script for the ceremony itself is invaluable. So, here's the lowdown on the Eagle Court, including a sample Eagle Court script from a Northern California troop, whose traditions include a bagpiper, involvement by younger scouts and Eagle escorts.
Planning: Some troops designate an Eagle committee, parent volunteers whose jobs, year in and year out, include planning the ceremony and all its many accouterments. The rest of us, however, have to reinvent the wheel every time. If you're not among the lucky few with seasoned, near-professional Eagle Court planners, you'll want to start four to six months ahead of time, by gathering up your committee – the parents of all the boys who will receive their Eagle awards at the same Court of Honor. Ideally, this will be four to eight families. (Fewer Eagles mean more work per family – and more means your Court of Honor ceremony will be a 4-hour affair if you're not careful.)
Now it's time to divide the tasks…
Dividing the Tasks for an Eagle Court Ceremony
On the surface, an Eagle Court may seem like just another scout ceremony. But when you're up to your eyeballs in the planning, it begins to feel suspiciously more like a wedding-sized task. So call a meeting of your Eagle families several months ahead of time, have everyone bring their calendars and start divvying up the nine main tasks, from venue reservations to recognition letters and reception planning.
- Venue: Have one family reserve the venue for the ceremony and reception – and a rehearsal the night before. This family will also arrange for any special speakers, including someone to do the invocation, if desired, and representatives from the council as well as the troop. They'll coordinate with the senior patrol leader and scoutmaster to make sure the dates work with the troop calendar.
- Treasurer: It's easiest if one person coordinates the finances for the Eagle court. Families submit their expense receipts – for program printing, for example, shadowboxes, bagpiper fees or reception supplies – to the treasurer. The treasurer tracks it all, and at the end, divides the costs equitably, sending bills to those who owe, and dispersing funds to those who are owed.
- Photographs and invitations: If you will be using photographs for the invitations, newspaper announcements or simply to display at the ceremony or reception, arrange for a photo shoot and a photographer. You can purchase unfolded Eagle invitations at the scout store and run them through your own printer, or have them professionally done. Affixing a group portrait of the new Eagles to the inside of the invitation is a nice touch. Tip: Print the invitations, then give them and the envelopes to the individual families to address and mail.
- Programs: If you're doing programs, assign one family to print and assemble them, including, for example, the court of honor program; biographies of each boy, including Eagle project details; an image of the group and individual images of each boy; the history of the troop; and a roster of the troop's Eagles. The program producer should also recruit younger scouts to serve as ushers, and hand out programs. Tip: If you will be submitting an announcement to your local newspaper, you can use edited-down versions of the boys' bios for the press release.
- Ceremony coordinator: This individual scripts the ceremony, and arranges for any entertainment, including the troop bugler for taps, or a bagpiper for the ceremony. He or she makes sure everyone who needs to be at the rehearsal is there, then runs the rehearsal, much as a wedding planner would run the ceremony run-through, ensuring that everyone knows where to stand and what to do and when. He or she also does the last minute checks before the ceremony and cues the start.
Planning a Memorable Eagle Court: The Reception, Shadowbox & Letters
OK, you've booked the venue, sent out the invitations and planned the programs. Here are the other things that make an Eagle Court memorable. When you're divvying up tasks, you'll want to assign these four jobs too:
- Reception: Most troops throw a party or reception after the ceremony – punch and cookies or a sheet cake, or a full-fledged luncheon. Whichever route you take, you'll still need someone to coordinate tables, centerpieces, paper goods, decor and food. Tip: Ask the parents of the Life Scouts to help with set up, serving and/or cleanup. It's a big help for you, of course, but it also ensures that these future-Eagle parents attend the court of honor and see what lies ahead. They may grouse about it now, but they'll be glad later! And tip #2: The scout store has Eagle logo balloons and paper goods, but they're very pricey. Get a few, then mix them with plain blue or red items from your local party store.
- Letters and recognitions: One of the most memorable ways to commemorate this achievement is with letters of recognition and congratulations from regional, state and national leaders. U.S. senators, for example, are not only willing to write a letter of congratulations, they will also fly a flag over the U.S. Capitol in your son's honor and then send the flag to him. Appoint one parent to contact the appropriate dignitaries several months before the ceremony, submit the requests and collect the letters. Tip: Tuck the letters into the boys' Eagle binders, and tie with red and blue ribbons, so they can be presented during the ceremony. Give the Scoutmaster a complete list of letter writers, and an inspirational excerpt from one of the letters to read during the ceremony.
- Shadowboxes: Many families commemorate their son's achievement by creating a shadowbox that displays merit badges, advancement insignia and memorabilia from High Adventure treks. If you are doing this, it's easiest to have one family go get the frames – the Boy Scout store has small ones with a backdrop similar to Boy Scout uniform fabric, but any frame shop or big box store will have larger sizes. Stretch dark green felt or khaki twill to form a backdrop. It's also easier if the shadowbox family picks up all the duplicate merit badges, so you don't have half a dozen families all going on the same errand. But the bulk of the expense for this project, which can run $50-$80 per scout, are those badges. Make sure everyone – especially the shadowbox family – understands that beforehand! Tip: Make the shadowbox assembly a group project. Gather all the parents at one house, and break out the hot glue guns, wine and cheese.
- Multimedia slide shows: Having a multimedia slide show or video of the boys' progress from tiny Tiger Cubs to Eagles can be a really lovely touch at the Eagle Court or during the reception. Assign one family to assemble the slide show, and arrange for the screen, projector, and any other equipment.