Ritter Sport's ‘Start Your Love Affair with the Square’ activation is situated at the entrance area of Heinemann's Frankfurt store location
The activation space was created in collaboration with design agency
where interaction from brand ambassadors will further build the Ritter Sport brand experience for travelers
Iconic German chocolate specialist Ritter Sport is partnering with Gebr
Heinemann to launch its new ad campaign ‘Start Your Love Affair with the Square’ in global travel retail at Frankfurt Airport
Ritter Sport’s engaging and colorful new ad campaign
‘Start Your Love Affair with the Square’ is brought to life in travel retail
with an activation in the entrance area of Heinemann’s Frankfurt store location
The space is designed to attract travelers’ attention
and experience their own journey to find colourful and tasteful Ritter Sport chocolate.
‘Start Your Love Affair with the Square’ has been the strapline of Ritter Sport’s successful UK ad campaign launched in 2024
The initial idea was to launch the campaign locally and then roll it out to other markets—which is now happening
including this soft launch in travel retail in 2025
“We are very excited about this campaign because it expresses everything we want to convey to our consumers with Ritter Sport: the joy of discovering and truly savouring chocolate made from the best ingredients,” says Kerstin Krüger
“The idea is to invite people to fall in love again—with chocolate that not only tastes delicious but is also made from the best ingredients.”
flavor starts with quality: no added flavourings
and a long-standing commitment to sustainability
“This allows us to create chocolate that offers a rich
indulgent experience with every bite,” Krüger adds
“We want consumers to taste the love and care that goes into every square.”
Ritter Sport wants to encourage travelers to go on an incredible discovery journey with Don Choco through a four-step experience that includes discovering the campaign via digital screens
snapping selfies with Don Choco in his tropical home
and taking home a cuddly Don Choco toy with the purchase of three TRE products
This engaging space brings the colorful world of Ritter Sport to life while showcasing its TR Editions range
where interaction from brand ambassadors will further build the Ritter Sport brand experience for travelers:
1. Discover point – integrated digital screens promote the new Ritter Sport ad campaign
2. Tasting point – what’s your flavor
Don Choco invites the traveler into a journey of taste
3. Selfie point – travelers can take a digital photo with Don Choco against the tropical background of his home
4. Souvenir point – travelers can find the whole Ritter Sport TR Editions range housed in a new look travel retail tower
If they buy three products they can get a special gift-with-purchase
The activation space features Ritter Sport’s key products for 2025
the novelties TR Editions Pink mini flavor mix available as tower and pouch
The new activation launched at Frankfurt Airport
Terminal 1 runs until July 2. During 2025 further airport activations will follow including Hong Kong
Like Ritter Sport’s previous interactive activations
provide an eye-catching attraction for passersby who will be able to discover and to try for themselves the brand’s delicious chocolate
In one sentence: ‘Start your love affair with the square.’
This least deserving of nepo-babies struggles at the best of times to catch Trump Sr’s attention – and now the world’s biggest billionaire is in the way
As the Trump presidency bears down on the world, I hope we can all concur on the prospect of being subjected to regular appearances by Donald Trump’s eldest son, Don Jr. Can you stand him, this pissy little Ivy League Uday
whose chin successfully escaped from the rest of his body at some point in the last Trump administration
and whose every political intervention my brain simply translates as “look Daddy – I used the potty!”
There really is no beta like the beta son to the alpha father
yet forever at hand with the intimation that his dad could beat yours in a fight
It is impossible to watch a single one of Don’s public honkings without imagining his reedy inner voice going: “Did you see it
the Ukrainian people are 1,000 days into a devastating war they didn’t start
while Don’s personal struggles have amounted to not getting a wedgie at private school
(A goal with which his entire demeanour suggests he achieved limited success.)
The latest international address by our tragic Manhattan princeling saw him offer up an outburst on Joe Biden’s agreement to supply US long-range Atacms missiles to Ukraine to use against Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region
“The Military Industrial Complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives,” this ran
it’s pretty easy to “create peace” if you just give the strongest party or parties whatever they want
You’d imagine Don Jr could do a tight 10 on the art-of-the-deal of the treaty of Versailles
but which of us in possession of an iota of foresight
Regrettably, the sense that he should be neither seen nor heard has yet to penetrate the Junior cranium – but then he has trouble reading rooms. He proposed to his now ex-wife at a jewellery store in front of cameras
so he could get the $100,000 ring for free
and was mystified when even his father publicly found it tacky
As one of his recent salvoes had it: “Now that woke is dead can we take out perpetual victim mentality next???” Which means so much more coming from the son of a man whose “poor me” gland is swollen to the point of insurrection
the biggest alarm bells concerning Don Jr are those persistent hints that he harbours political ambitions himself
Experience suggests that wouldn’t be beyond the realms of the achievable
For a country that went to so much trouble to overthrow a monarchy
the US has spent a remarkable proportion of the past few decades attempting to pass its presidency down dynasties (in the case of the Bushes)
or within marriages (in the case of the Clintons)
Yet something about Earth’s least-deserving nepo-baby stops one short of fearing the worst on this front
Even if Trump fulfils his stated promise and acts like “a dictator” on day one
you can’t help feeling Don Jr is merely the equivalent of the outlandish gilt furniture which decoratively challenged authoritarians typically scatter around the palace compound to make it feel less empty
and he doesn’t really serve any meaningful purpose – at least until the inevitable day he gets grabbed and used as a shield
A&I Distributors is celebrating 100 years as one of the largest and oldest oil distributors in the region
Don Stanaway has had a lot to do with that success
It’s something he has been doing for nearly all his life
you will still find Don here at the Billings office of A&I on a regular basis—serving as president emeritus
but it wasn’t too long after that,” he smiles
Oil has been in the family for the Stanaways for four generations
“We are a distributor of over 20 brands of motor oil
We have more brands of motor oil to my knowledge of any other motor oil distributor in the United States,” Don says
Don gives a lot of the credit to his late wife and A&I’s 200-plus employees
and now we have expanded that to include our employees
“He is such a smart guy who pours over the books
He is really good because he keeps me and the rest of the company on our toes,” says Don’s son
He is just such a positive influence to everybody he meets and he is such a positive influence around the office
He started working in the company warehouse as a young boy
and with most of the able-bodied men off to World War II
suffered a serious back injury trying to move a heavy drum of oil
He faced the prospect of what at the time was a very risky surgery
“But he said maybe if you do some sit-ups those muscles will keep your back aligned
I started doing 50 sit-ups a day in 1944 and up to now where I do 100 sit-ups every morning and 100 sit-ups every night
Along with his family and the company he helped build
He was one of the original members of the Billings Symphony and still plays the trombone
I have been playing the Al Bedoo Shrine band since 1952,” he says
That’s when he is not here working— or having fun as he calls it—something he plans to keep right on doing
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Pop star Dua Lipa was joined by NZ icon Neil Finn for a duet on 'Don't Dream It's Over' on the final show of her Aotearoa tour on Friday night
The two appeared at Spark Arena together to sing the Crowded House classic
Loved every moment with youuuu AUS/NZ ," Lipa wrote on Instagram
She singled out Finn for joining her on stage
What a way to kick off our year around the world!!
Thank you @neilfinnofficial for joining me on our FINAL NIGHT to sing 'Don't Dream It's Over' PINCH ME!!!!"
At her first Auckland performance
but there was no appearance by the Kiwi star
With the Australian and New Zealand legs finished
Lipa will kick her world tour back off in Europe next month
Charles and an Oak Brook barn are among the historic places in Illinois considered most at risk by a preservation group
Landmarks Illinois released its 2025 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois list on Thursday
The nonprofit organization’s list includes the Judge William D
Charles and the Fordon Horse Barn in Oak Brook
Other sites that made this year’s list include the W.A
Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1903 JJ Walser House in Chicago
“This year’s Most Endangered list is wide-ranging
not only in the kinds of troubling threats these places face
geographical locations and building types,” Bonnie McDonald
Landmarks Illinois launched its Most Endangered program in 1995 to support advocacy and eventual preservation of the properties it annually lists
is a Greek Revival built in 1844 by Judge William D
the first president of the Kane County Bar Association
plans to demolish the house to create space for a parking lot
In October 2024, the church petitioned St. Charles’ Historic Preservation Commission for a certificate of appropriateness to tear down the house
the commission has recommended denying the request
The church has filed an appeal to the city’s Planning and Development Committee
could be returned to active use as a residence or for retail space
“The Judge Barry House is a rare ‘story house,’ reflecting nearly two centuries of Illinois and national history,” Steve Gibson
the circa-1930 Fordon Horse Barn is in Saddle Brook Park within the Saddle Brook community
bought the barn in 1941 to house his ponies
the Saddle Brook Development Company deeded the barn and surrounding parkland to the Oak Brook Park District
the park district sought to raze the structure by the end of April
the demolition was delayed because of opposition from residents
president of the Oak Brook Historical Society
said the Fordon Barn “represents a window to the past … from a time when farms and pastoral settings were the norm.”
she cited the impact of Oak Brook’s founder
who made the Oak Brook Polo Club “the cornerstone of American polo culture.”
“It is worth saving and preserving a place where American history happened,” Arts said
The Linda Lindas have released a video for their song “Don’t Think”. The video was directed by Kiki Banta and Marlowe Taylor. The song is off their most recent album No Obligation which was released in 2024. The Linda Lindas will be touring North America starting on Friday
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the NYPD bypassed the barricades and a crowd of protesters and press surrounding Columbia’s Hamilton Hall by going over them
Officers in riot gear drove up to the building in a tall black truck twice the height of a pedestrian and climbed a ladder that extended into a second-floor window to enter the building, while another group of officers gathered at the front doors
An NYPD MRAP carrying an armored ESU team just pulled up blocks from Columbia University. Among the men on the roof is head of DCPI Tarik Sheppard pic.twitter.com/ZwWxCpV1Ba
The trucks are used by the department’s Emergency Service Unit
which has a broad mandate to both help “retrieve keys from unlocked cars” and carry out “paramilitary operations,” according to a 2009 New York Times article
which reported that the BearCats were used to arrest four men in 2009 who were suspected of planning a synagogue bombing
“We drove right up to them,” a detective told the Times
Yeah, the NYPD deployed a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle to aid in the crack down on peaceful, unarmed student protesters. These are military vehicles designed specifically to withstand improvised explosive device (IED) attacks & ambushes. What a joke. https://t.co/WjcfsgwWSZ
The trucks are advertised as a way to get into difficult situations to free trapped hostages (thus
the ladder) and are known for being basically impossible to shoot through
with bulletproof shells that have “high-ballistic
ports on the sides of the truck allow officers inside to fire weapons
sold separately as a “mobile adjustable ramp system,” are bulletproof
Last night, the ladder allowed police to simply bypass crowds on the street level (though they also reportedly drove through a bus stop, destroying the glass shelter)
But it also allowed officers to work above the sight line of any observers
With no outside reporters allowed into Hamilton Hall during the sweep
it was impossible to know what was going on during the arrests on higher floors
and the NYPD has not released any information about the arrested protesters as of this morning
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In the hours after the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew had been killed
team president and general manager Don Waddell said he received 500 or so text messages
was critically injured when a car driven by Atlanta Thrashers teammate Dany Heatley was involved in a single-vehicle crash
More than 20 years later, the family is still in touch with Waddell, who was the Thrashers’ GM at the time. The message they sent on Aug. 30, the morning after a car struck and killed the Gaudreau brothers
wished the organization strength and had a simple message to Waddell: that there was no doubt he could lead the organization through this tragedy
“I think it’s important in those moments that you feel some support or love from somewhere,” Graham Snyder told The Athletic
“When I woke up and first heard the news and saw the headline and started reading … it took me about a minute and I said
It’s Don again.’ I knew he had moved to Columbus
he must lead a grieving organization through so much pain
at a time when hockey does not feel remotely important
and the organization did,” Graham Snyder said
Because who can think about going through that twice in your life?”
“When Graham and LuAnn reached out to me that Friday
it meant the world to me,” Waddell told The Athletic
How they dealt with it and how we’ve stayed in touch over the years
it just meant the world to me to hear from them knowing that as parents who went through it
(they) felt we handled it as well as we could of and supported them
Graham Snyder has vivid memories of speaking to Thrashers players after his son’s death in 2003 and wishing them the strength to carry on
“I remember going into the Thrashers dressing room in Atlanta
there was some strength that came from somewhere,” Snyder said
“Just a calm that came over me and I started talking to the team about what needed to happen and that we were there for them.”
the support from people around the sport was so important
“One of the things that kind of got us through it
and it’s what is happening right now in Columbus and around the hockey world
The hockey world is so connected and so tight
with the support from others in the hockey world.”
“Yes, 100 percent,” Waddell said. “It’s pretty evident by all the players that came out to the funeral — a lot of players that played with him but also a lot of players that didn’t play with him. This has had an impact not just on the Blue Jackets but the whole National Hockey League
I’ve heard from so many people that didn’t know the Gaudreau family but saw all the stories and just wanted to be supportive and ask what they could do to help out
The idea now is to honor Johnny Gaudreau’s memory by playing for him
the emotions will carry them through for a while,” Snyder said
the Jackets are surely still in a fog of pain and shock
But they need to find the strength to move on
“We’re all devastated for the Gaudreau families,” Waddell said
“You don’t ever think that parents should be burying their kids
There isn’t a moment that goes by that you’re not thinking about the families
But we also listened to (Johnny’s wife) Meredith when she talked at the church
She knows that Johnny wants the best for us
that he would want us to go out and do what we’re capable of doing and try to win as many hockey games as we can.”
'Let's keep their stories alive': Team candlelight vigils for Gaudreau brothers allow fans
Getting the players as much help as they need is paramount
“Everybody grieves and mourns differently,” Waddell said
“You don’t expect that people can get through this by themselves
They’ve offered up multiple grief counselors.”
Waddell added that starting this week through Ohio Health
the Jackets also have people on-site who can speak with players
It will be a difficult process in the days ahead
“We have to try and figure out how to get through the healing process and continue to move forward,” Waddell said
the Blue Jackets just three years ago lost young goalie Matiss Kivlenieks to a tragic death as well
an event that still scars many in the organization
Johnny Gaudreau's death devastates a Blue Jackets organization already familiar with tragedy
But just the hope that somehow everyone will find the strength
“This was a senseless and cruel way for people to lose their life,” Waddell said
It is a tragedy that will forever be with so many affected
the Jackets will honor the spirit of a player beloved by teammates
they will want to continue to help a grieving Gaudreau family in any way possible
The Snyders felt that from the Thrashers 21 years ago
“They were so much behind us and supportive,” Snyder said
“It was truly amazing and truly touching.”
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in Mesa where he was undergoing physical therapy after hip surgery
where he served as a trainer on the Thatcher Volunteer Fire Department and faithfully attended Tuesday-night meetings
Gila Valley residents who have attended presentations at Discovery Park will remember Don’s fascination with the prehistoric canal system in the northern foothills of the Pinaleño Mountains
The combination of his engineering expertise and his never-ending curiosity and desire to learn resulted in decades of research and mapping of the prehistoric canal system which he dubbed the “hanging canals” for their locations on hillsides
He coauthored scientific papers about them with Dr
James Neely of the University of Texas-Austin
Don was truly a microcomputer pioneer and held a patent for one of the original Apple parts that he developed. One example of Don’s genius is his creation of the “TV Typewriter,” as it was originally called
which used TTL (transistor-transistor logic) to allow words to be seen on a TV screen
This forerunner of the modern computer keyboard was featured in Popular Electronics magazine in 1973; Don’s prototype TV Typewriter is on display at the Computer History Museum
and was a contributor to major electronics magazines
He wrote an incredible 44 books related to computers and electronics including the million+ seller TTL Cookbook and a unique self-help book
He taught electronic microprocessing at Eastern Arizona College and, with his wife Bee, also taught Postscript design and publishing. Don also produced several videos and was an avid blogger. He was especially proud of his website, Guru’s Lair Resources at www.tinaja.com
a sometimes-overwhelming compendium of computer topics
Don and his family lived in Parker and Goodyear
He attended Lafayette College in Pennsylvania
where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering
He graduated from Arizona State University with a Master’s degree in Engineering while working for Goodyear Aerospace Corp.
and nearly completed a second Master’s degree in Archaeology at ASU
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Writer and illustrator Don Brown’s award-winning graphic nonfiction
and biographies confront harrowing events including September 11
chronicles the urgent conflict in one of the most threatened cities in the war in Ukraine
PW spoke with Brown about what attracts him to his subjects
how he conducted research into a rapidly unfolding story
and the way he framed harsh realities for his audience
How do you decide which topics to tackle and when
This book’s subject is incredibly timely
or are there other factors that you weigh when considering new material
what struck me was the incongruity of what essentially is a 19th-century
We have not seen that in several generations
I have a great relationship with my editor at Clarion
The problem was the deadline because I was in the middle of working on a book about the Holocaust that is coming out this fall
because I thought it was important [for this one] to be as timely as possible
I had to work like mad and the story was still unfolding
but everyone understood that it would fall
That [fall] would be inevitable in terms of geography as Mariupol sits so close to what was Russian-controlled Ukrainian territory and due to Russian military might
As I worked on the book I also kept an eye turned to the events
Then Mariupol folded and I finished the book not much after that
We live in fast-moving times and succeeding events overshadow and diminish the previous events and I don’t think that should be
The most notable example and the one that most pointed to our own times is that the 1918 Influenza was pretty much forgotten within a month
And the toll in terms of death was so much more than the First World War
it just fell beneath the surface and disappeared completely
People started talking about it only when Covid came back
Historians argue about what is remembered and what is forgotten
I like to resurrect those people and those events because they deserve to be remembered
Did you feel added urgency in writing about the war in Ukraine given the ongoing current events
It was an unfolding tragedy and so I could see it happening and the scope of it was heartbreaking
other things were happening at that point—the Ukrainians had beaten back the Russians from Kyiv and they were uncovering episodes of war crimes
That permeated into the book and I tried to mention also what was going on outside of just Mariupol
The urgency and seriousness affected me deeply
The other thing that attracted me to Mariupol was that these [conflicts] have echoes of Thermopylae and the Alamo and Corregidor
but in the larger scheme of things they ended up as rallying cries that led to ultimate victory
whether the Ukrainians receive ultimate victory or not is yet to be determined
I’m not sure if Mariupol will ever be returned back to Ukraine just because of the geography
and whether Ukraine can roll back the Russians to pre-war borders
but sometimes the realities of war get in the way
How did you conduct your research into Mariupol and the Ukraine
I focused mainly on newspaper and magazine articles
At one point I thought about traveling to Poland to witness the refugee crisis
I curated a lot of newspaper articles and I would try to pluck out the most germane eyewitness accounts to get at what someone is thinking in the first person
I can do my best as a writer to paint a picture
but it is so much better if someone on the ground and in the moment says it
What do you feel is important to convey when documenting these serious subjects
And how do you seek to make these events both true and approachable for a younger audience
I could reach for the most outrageous things to grab the reader
I did not want to be gratuitous but I did not want to diminish the horror of it either
I am a big fan of less is more in terms of writing
I think it is important to let the art do as much to carry the story as possible
And the text should accentuate and enlarge what you see
The example that comes to mind is the book I did about Hurricane Katrina
I talk about people who were trapped in their house as the water started to flood and they went up from the first floor to the second floor and that water filled up and finally forced them into the attic
They would have drowned in the attic if they had not punched a hole into the roof and scrambled onto the roof
but it is just so much easier to convey it with images
83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary by Don Brown
“Don’t Give Up,” the heart-stopping duet by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush from Gabriel’s 1986 album So
is a song about resilience in the face of despair
Inspired by Depression-era photographs by Dorothea Lange and the economic hardships under Margaret Thatcher’s UK
Gabriel reflects on the emotional toll of unemployment and isolation
Gabriel expresses the feelings of a man in despair
while Bush’s choruses offer comforting words of hope
Gabriel sought Dolly Parton for the duet but ultimately collaborated with Bush
whose delicate vocals added a powerful layer of empathy and encouragement to the song
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I came across an Instagram post from my friend Kevin O'Dell (or @theydid)
focusing mainly on vintage (of course) and particularly smaller watches from brands that certainly don't fall into the "hype" bucket
You'll find a few Rolex on his feed yet not Submariners or GMTs
square-shaped yellow gold watch with Clous de Paris finishing
I scrolled to the next photo in the carousel and my jaw dropped
Hand engraved on the caseback in a font I immediately fell for was "Boucheron Paris" – I was hooked and needed to know more
A Reflet in yellow gold with ribbed finish
A Carrée in white gold with brushed finish
Riding on the winds of attention towards Cartier
and neo-vintage "dress" watches in precious metal
have turned to a high jewelry maison located at 26 Place Vendôme for 130 years
Boucheron released its first collection of pocket watches in 1859 and wristwatches in 1885
Jewelry historians frame the history of Boucheron around the eras in which it thrived
the maison hit the Art Nouveau nail on the head
and his inclination for clean lines and cubism
trends swung toward innovation rather than excess
Parisian taste demanded fine construction rather than the most unique and beautiful precious gems
It is out of this period of innovation that Boucheron's best wristwatches are designed
BT 1203255
part of the reason this watch was advertised as the thinnest watch in the world in 1964
The maison was seemingly obsessed with how a watch attaches to a wrist
Boucheron patented at least three clasp systems that are unlike anything in the conventional watch world
Proudly engraved underneath the brand name on many Boucheron casebacks
we see "BT 908247" or "BT 1203255." These are French patent numbers not serials or references
Each is unique to Boucheron and completely novel in the watch world
both of the above allowing for single piece straps detacting by sliding a "lug."
applied for in 1970 – is a clasp system allowing for an adjustable leather strap without the added bulk of a deployant-style buckle
I describe these patents not only to decode caseback engravings but to substantiate the idea that Boucheron was focused on construction and innovation
each model was designed from the ground up
could easily have been made to use spring bars
and a pin buckle but that wasn't the point
could have done the same or even used the Reflet's tube system and been slightly thicker – again
The point was to create a beautifully constructed piece of jewelry that tells the time as opposed to a watch that looks good
Similar to the brand's first watches under Frédéric
integrating time into floral brooches for example
it is hard not to hook and unhook the clasp
to the guy at your office who just won't stop flipping his Reverso over and over again
The watches are extremely well made – I never feel like the locking spring mechanism on the Carrée is at risk of breaking from my repeated use
Boucheron did not manufacture watch movements
the higher-end watches with gem-setting or stone appliqués as well as most Reflets until the 1970s used an Omega movement
The caseback of each watch produced with an Omega movement is engraved with a little Omega logo
Cases were always manufactured in France by suppliers such as Cristofol
who manufactured for Cartier and Tiffany & Co
who supplied cases for "Fab Suisse" Omegas
The variety of watches offered by Boucheron in these decades is vast
The most collectible models are the Reflet and Carrée though it should be noted that Boucheron did not use these names in period – each was marketed as simply a "wrist-watch." Even for the more agreed-upon models
and white gold with varying finishes like Clous de Paris (or hobnail)
A Clous de Paris case will have a fully Clous de Paris textured dial
collectors are beginning to focus on a later model sometimes referred to as the Galet or Egg
These have another interesting case shape where a large ovular bezel surrounds a smaller dial
The outer portion is often rendered in organic materials like onyx
and tortoise shell as well as a matching brushed gold
Various other shaped watches are available though quite hard to find
many examples being Tank-esque rectangular watches
Alexandre Tritz is the in-house strap maker for Akrivia and Rexhep Rexhepi
he goes by "The Boucheron Guy" on Instagram under the handle @thewatcham
Alexandre likes a watch with what he calls a "secret mechanism" like bag watches from Movado and
this comparison is not totally out of the question
Putting aside where both brands sit in the modern watch world
and none of Boucheron's designs have stood the test of time quite like the Tank or Santos
"When you hold a Boucheron in your hands you can feel that quality
everything is adjusted perfectly," says Alexandre
"when you move the stem of the crown in a vintage Cartier
there is a system inside the case to make sure that does not happen."
"I think they're nicer than Cartier's from the era
The designs and finishing are more unconventional and better
Cartier was only doing polished or brushed." When a collector buys a watch made in Paris from this era they are doing so for the design
Kevin calls out the hand engravings that had me swooning
An argument can be made that some of the movements in Cartier watches are better but
"nobody is buying these watches for the movement."
there is a significant lack of available information on Boucheron watches of this period
The sense of discovery makes this brand all the more interesting
There is a single book about Boucheron's watchmaking history printed only in French and written in 1992
it didn't help much (my apologies to Monsieur Gilles Neret)
Extracts are supposedly available from the Boucheron archives – an archive that includes painted depictions of each watch the brand manufactured (be still my beating heart) – though the cost is reportedly €1200
With each Boucheron watch that is presented for sale or as a part of a collection on Instagram
This is vintage watch collecting 1.0 in 2023 and there is something special about that
Having to work for information before acquiring a watch is cool
1675 gmt mark 1 long e fuschia pepsi" is not
There is a definitive value aspect to Boucheron right now as well
A great Reflet is right under $10k and a Carrée is around $3-4k depending on the metal and finish
Other models like that Egg shape and the rare
earlier chronographs or rectangular watches are a bit more of a "name your price if you have it" game
they were made in small quantities from what we can tell but when they come up
the prices are just not what they should be considering that a conversation against Cartier is at least worth having
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"It's just these rich Silicon Valley-types chasing the fountain of youth..." Indeed. Netflix has revealed the trailer for a documentary film called Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
focusing on the maniac who is trying to "live forever." Yet another doc about a hot topic from the news recently
How far would you go to live forever - or even just slow down the aging process
This new doc by filmmaker Chris Smith (also of Fyre
Jim & Andy) is told through intimate access to Bryan Johnson
a man who has dedicated his life to defy aging
Don't Die the doc examines the strange wellness practices one man is using to maintain youth & vitality
and the effect this journey has on himself & those around him
For the record I think this guy is totally nuts - he is just a performative narcissist who thinks he can crack the aging problem
rather than accepting the limits of life itself
This trailer makes it seem like it will glorify him
but I'm sure it'll also show those critical of him
Official trailer for Chris Smith's doc Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever, from YouTube:
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He is also host of the weekly classical music show "Major and Minor Masterpieces" on public radio station KLRE-FM
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The 2018 growing season is remembered for corn damage caused by gibberella ear rot infections and high concentrations of deoxynivalenol (DON)
There were discrepancies and frustrations over acceptability of harvested loads
One elevator would reject a load but a second or third might take it
albeit with discounts for varying mycotoxin concentrations
Why it matters: Disease and mould management will be more challenging as the risk of extreme weather increases
The 2023 growing season brought a similar experience
Although ear rot infection was lower compared to 2018
elevator personnel were more familiar with resulting DON levels and how to deal with them
and other green initiatives are now significant contributors to the consolidation of farmland and displacement of farmers around the globe
according to a report from agriculture and environmental think-tank International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES)
it was agreed more information on hybrids’ susceptibility to DON would provide further guidance
That’s why the Ontario Corn Committee, in cooperation with nine seed companies and 11 other groups, began testing hybrid susceptibility to DON in 2019. It recently released the inaugural Ontario Corn Hybrid DON Screening Report, based on hybrid testing from 2019 to 2023
Testing was designed to identify the relative resistance of hybrids across multiple environments at two locations and at three planting dates at each location per year
The report said there are no DON-resistant hybrids but findings provide a relative risk assessment
Additional information from seed companies and field trial results should be used to make hybrid decisions based on DON risk
corn specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
said 2019 was a learning year because the trials and methods were new
data are presented for hybrids entered in 2023 but include data from the previous four years of trials
“There were some concerns that DON hybrid trial results were not always representing the risks of hybrids as observed in real life in the initial year,” says Rosser
such as including three planting dates instead of only one
It was generally agreed that results would be released once the trials produced a couple of years of data that participants believed were reliable.”
It is a challenge to create conditions in which gibberella ear rot can thrive
10 plants per row were hand-inoculated from full silk to the first sign of silk browning
then mist-irrigated on timers every day for roughly four weeks after inoculation
but gibberella and resulting DON levels are the primary concerns
“It’s one of the ear moulds that does better in cooler
wetter corn-growing regions like Ontario,” says Rosser
which has maximum regulated limits for feed use
and it tends to be watched most closely through the corn chain.”
The goal is to provide as much information as possible to growers
with as many hybrids entered as were provided by seed companies
so it only represents a subset of hybrids available in the province,” says Rosser
“But there was an emphasis on entering hybrids that would be grown in the areas of the province where DON is typically the greatest issue
Corn hybrids are not under a registration program like other crops
so it’s completely voluntary for companies to participate and the corn committee appreciates the participation we receive.”
DON levels in 16 hybrids were similar to the susceptible check while two were statistically higher
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SILVERSTEIN have released a new music video
The new music video, for the track Don’t Let Me Get Too Low, is taken from the Canadian post-hardcore band’s upcoming new album, Antibloom
which is scheduled to be released in February this year
“Don’t Let Me Get Too Low blends our classic sound with our pop-punk and also our hardcore influences,” shares frontman Shane Told about the new single
“It’s a song that is hard to describe because it does so much in under three minutes
we were in the middle of the desert outside Las Vegas and I was digging my own grave with a big smile on my face
Luckily no cops showed up to ask us what we were doing
that might have been hard to explain.”
“Sometimes the only person that can save you from yourself is… yourself
we had a great time making this song,” adds guitarist Paul Marc Rousseau
but a few parts kicked our ass for a while
I lowkey kind of love when the whole room is just grinding out like 10 seconds of music for two2 hours
It feels like the most important thing in the world but also so absurd at the same time
That’s the thing with writing something this short: you have to make sure every second serves a purpose
Watch the official music video for Don’t Let Me Get Too Low here:
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the developer behind the beloved Don't Starve franchise
announced that their next content update will be arriving on the 19th of October
For those who don't know about "Host of Horrors"
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In 2014, Warped Cigars returned to the market with a new look, new focus and new brand. The brand had been around since 2008, but was better known for having a cult following on cigar forums than being available at your local store. In 2014, Warped relaunched in an even bigger way than before
with a much greater focus on national distribution
It’s now been a decade since that relaunch, which also means it’s the 10th anniversary of the three lines it introduced in 2014: Don Reynaldo, El Oso and La Comena. In February, the company released El Oso’s 10th anniversary cigar: a 6 x 50 toro known as Grand Papa that uses a different blend than the standard El Oso line
At last month’s 2024 PCA Convention & Trade Show
it showed off the other two 10th anniversary cigars
It has an MSRP of $24 per cigar and is limited to just 750 boxes of 10 cigars
While Warped didn’t disclose blend details
the standard Don Reynaldo blend uses a mixture of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos
It is expected to ship in either late April or early May
no blend details were provided at PCA 2024
though the regular La Colmena blend uses an Ecuadorian wrapper and binder over Nicaraguan fillers
It will have an MSRP of $26 per cigar and production is limited to 2,000 boxes of 10 cigars
The La Colmena 10th Anniversary isn’t expected to ship until September or October
All three blends—Don Reynaldo, El Oso and La Comena—are made at El Titan de Bronze in Miami
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media
I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed
I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade
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I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel
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Lam Dong – April 2025 – From April 5 to 7
the Don Bosco Retreat Center in K’Long hosted the annual Retreat and Congress for over 100 aspirants from the Salesian Province of Vietnam (VIE)
Organized by the Provincial Youth Ministry Commission
the event was themed after the 2025 Strenna: “Anchored in Hope
Pilgrims with the Young.” Attending were Fr
Youth Ministry Delegate; along with Salesian priests
and formators from five vocational centers
The event began with a session on missionary experiences in Thailand
The Congress included team-building games that strengthened bonds between centers
Peter summarized the experience and offered spiritual guidance for the aspirants’ future journey
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(ANS – Rome) - In today’s fast-changing digital world, Don Bosco Mobile Journalism (DBMoJo) blends modern storytelling tools with core values like justice and community
It empowers young creators to share meaningful stories that inspire
Recognizing the power of digital transformation
the Salesian Communication Sector is launching DBMoJo.org
a dedicated platform for Don Bosco Mobile Journalism
This groundbreaking initiative provides young people with the skills
and inspiration to tell compelling stories about Salesian life
and youth engagement—all through the power of mobile journalism
DBMoJo.org extends a global initiative that has already been running for a year
with training sessions empowering young storytellers in various Salesian communities worldwide
These workshops equip them with hands-on skills in mobile journalism
enabling them to capture and share authentic
DBMoJo.org serves as a one-stop hub for practical guides
young communicators will find everything they need to create professional-level photos
The website will also showcase inspiring stories
and connect a global network of digital missionaries committed to spreading the Salesian message in creative and engaging ways
This initiative perfectly aligns with the Salesian spirit of education and evangelization
empowering young people to become media storytellers who can share news
The website will also support the DBMoJo Instagram community
encouraging creativity and collaboration among Salesian communicators worldwide
DBMoJo is more than just a tool—it’s a movement
Inspired by the values of Saint John Bosco
it transforms mobile journalism into a mission of service
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In an era of rapid technological evolution
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(ANS - Nairobi) – Don Bosco Boys Town is a large Salesian complex located in a famous district of Nairobi
not far from one of the main slums of the city
It is a very large centre with dozens of classrooms and workshops where students receive vocational training of the highest level
about ten Salesians and about 50 teachers work there
and make their skills available to 340 boys and girls who follow vocational training programs
Building work on of this new African Valdocco officially started on Don Bosco’s feast day
Thanks to the commitment of so many people
today this great Salesian school offers as many as 20 different vocational courses (including mechanics
etc.) to young men and women from very fragile social and family backgrounds
playgrounds and workshops they find an opportunity for redemption and solid tools that can guarantee them a professional future
thanks to the many collaborations that the Salesians have established with dozens of companies throughout the country
the school is experiencing difficulties in providing water for the student community: the water table in Karen's neighbourhood has subsided and most of the wells have dried up
Salesians are currently obliged to buy water outside to ensure the minimum water needs of the school: this need is beginning to weigh heavily on the financial resources of the vocational school
Excavation work has therefore been carried out to find the deeper water, but the existing pump is not powerful enough to bring it to the surface
an important point of reference in the field of vocational training in Africa
they have sought help from Missioni Don Bosco
the Salesian Mission Office based in Turin
The intention is to buy a new electric pump to find water that is 320 metres deep
teachers and students at Don Bosco Boys Town are very optimistic: the collaboration developed and strengthened over the years with Missioni Don Bosco has already brought many concrete results – in terms of solidarity and development – in Kenya
with the support and valuable collaboration of Olympic athlete Fiona May
from 2019 alongside the Salesian Mission Office
important interventions were completed in two different Kenyan centres: in the Salesian mission at Makuyu
expenses were incurred in refurbishment of the printing workshop so strongly desired by Fr Felice Molino – another Italian missionary active in Kenya – who studied this area many years ago at Colle Don Bosco
the purchase and installation of an important system of solar panels was financed
It will ensure clean energy and offer important assistance to the running of the Salesian centre in the capital
For more information, visit: www.missionidonbosco.org
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(ANS - Rome) - With only a few days left before the initial deadline for short film submissions for the Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival 2024 (DBGYFF), the world-class Salesian youth film festival, the organizing committee of the DBGYFF has decided to grant an additional week of time: the deadline has been extended, from July 31 to August 7, 2024.
The motivation for this choice was the enthusiasm registered among the many young people around the world. “I am very happy with the response we are receiving from so many countries and realities, among Salesians and young people,” reported Fr. Gildasio Mendes, the General Councilor for Social Communication. I am grateful to the Social Communication Delegates in a special way for all that they have done and are doing to make this project more and more meaningful.”
One instance is when the festival's Organizing Committee highlights a Salesian institution that organized filmmaking workshops conducted by professional filmmakers to boost youth involvement in the festival. Another example is a house that is motivating its young residents to create and submit 25 unique short films to commemorate the house's 25th anniversary.
With the aim of ensuring a high level of assurance, quality and impartiality of the selection processes, as in previous years, each film that will be nominated to the DBGYFF will be evaluated by three different regional juries. Subsequently, the Grand Jury will assess and review the most qualified candidates, with a total of 12 members already selected for this purpose.
With extensive research and analysis, the primary location for the DBGYFF World Finale has been determined. While the festival will be organized in numerous venues worldwide during the weekend of Oct. 17-18, 2024, the ultimate showcase featuring the announcement of the globally winning shorts is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18 at the “Loreto Theater” within the “Sheen Center” in New York City.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2025 PlayLoading... Government moves to improve traffic flow and safety on vital highway following cabinet approval of new regulations.
The Thai Cabinet has approved new regulations governing speed limits on the Don Muang Tollway (Concession Highway No. 5) on Tuesday.
The Ministerial Regulation on Determining the Speed Rate of Vehicles on Concession Highways B.E. 2020 aims to improve traffic flow and enhance safety on this vital thoroughfare.
Previously, the Don Muang Tollway lacked specific speed limit regulations. While the Ministerial Regulation on Speed Limits for Driving in Bus Lanes B.E. 2564 provided general guidelines, it was not deemed suitable for the specific characteristics of a concession highway.
The new regulations introduce the following speed limits:
Furthermore, vehicles in the rightmost lane must maintain a minimum speed of 90 km/h, unless traffic conditions or visibility restrictions necessitate a lower speed.
Karom Pornpromklang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, stated that these revised speed limits are intended to improve traffic flow, enhance safety, and ensure more efficient utilisation of the Don Muang Tollway.
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The actress will soon share screen space with Ranveer Singh in the Don 3
The popular Don franchise, which began in 1978 with Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role
was remade by Farhan Akhtar in 2006 with Shah Rukh Khan
The success of Don: The Chase Begins Again led them to make a sequel
Farhan Akhtar and his team officially announced Don 3 with Ranveer Singh playing the title role
According to a Times of India report, Don 3, starring Ranveer Singh and Kiara Advani, is being made on a budget of Rs 275 crore which is significantly greater than the budget for Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2
But what's caught everyone's attention is the amount of money Kiara Advani is reportedly receiving for her role in the Farhan Akhtar-directed movie
According to News18 and The Times of India reports, Kiara Advani is expected to make around Rs 13 crore for her role in Don 3, making her one of the highest-paid actresses in the Hindi film industry
"Kiara Advani has charged Rs 13 crores to come on board Don 3
It's the biggest that she's charged to date and the actress is all charged up to prep for the big-scale action scenes of Don 3
The amount that Kiara has fetched for Don 3 is almost 50% higher than what she is getting for another action film
Sharing her views on becoming a part of the popular Don franchise
"I think it's a conscious decision
and this was one genre that I was longing to get myself into
you are constantly stepping into different characters and making the world believe that that’s who you are."
Kiara Advani, who was last seen in Sameer Vidwans' romantic drama Satyaprem Ki Katha, reportedly charged Rs 4 crore for her role as Katha Kapadia, according to Financial Express. Apart from Don 3, Kiara Advani's other upcoming projects include the Telugu political thriller Game Changer co-starring Ram Charan
and YRF's action-packed spy drama War 2 with Hrithik Roshan and Jr
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The objective of the development of Don Mueang Airport phase 3 is to expand its capacity to accommodate passenger traffic, improve service quality for both air and ground transportation systems, enhance efficiency, and reduce congestion within the airport. The current capacity of the airport is 30 million passengers per year.
The addition of a third passenger terminal will provide 160,000 square metres of usable space for international passengers, increasing the airport's capacity to accommodate an additional 50 million passengers per year. Improvements will also be made to the traffic system for passenger convenience, among them the construction of connections from the Don Mueang Tollway to the passenger terminal.
The new Terminal 3 will serve international passengers and international flight routes exclusively. The current passenger terminals 1 and 2 will be renovated to accommodate domestic passengers, with a total usable space of up to 240,000 sqm, making Don Mueang Airport a fully equipped domestic aviation centre.
The development will be split into six segments.
The first will see the construction of Passenger Terminal 3 to the south of the airport, along with Aircraft Stand 6, and the renovation of the 7-story car park building to serve passenger drop-off and pick-up.
Another will focus on developing the northern side of the airport including aircraft parking bays, expansion of the northern concourse as well as the construction of airline offices and a VVIP support building.
Other segments include the construction of operational zones, the renovation of the existing passenger terminal buildings, construction of public utility systems. and monitoring, inspecting, and ensuring the quality of the environment during the renovation and restoration phase of the project.
Funding will come from AOT's revenue, which is sufficient for the investment.
Current estimates anticipate that passenger numbers will recover to 95 million this year and continue to grow to 200 million within 2027. This is in line with the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s forecast, which anticipates that the COVID-19 situation will ease and global travellers will return to pre-Covid levels from 2023-2024.
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the only thing she appears to share with the other women at the center of the Mad Men universe — Peggy
her bitter predecessor — is the man who’s impacted their lives in various
Megan has slowly grown into a figure almost as compelling as she is underrated
“When Megan and Don kiss for the first time
How could anyone trust Don to choose someone who’d complement and challenge him when that’s exactly what scared him off Faye Miller
Megan’s first full season in the spotlight
threw the ultimate Mad Men curveball: whether he knew what he was doing or not
He may have run screaming from intimacy into their marriage
but Megan got him to open up about Dick Whitman
She may have gotten the job by falling in love with the boss
but Megan turned out to be an ace copywriter and saleswoman
Acting may have been an indulgent pipe dream
but Megan turned out to have both the resources and the talent to make it work
The point of Megan was not that Don would rather settle for his sweet secretary than make it work with Faye; it’s that if Don couldn’t make it work with Megan
And to the surprise of no one, he couldn’t. Which is precisely how Megan’s flawlessness manages, against the odds, to work for both her character and the show. Typically, perfection renders characters a cipher; it’s the quality the fanfiction community so reviles in the “Mary Sue,” one of the genre’s most reviled tropes
her male counterpart) functions more as wish fulfillment than a believable construct
lacking dimension or a convincing source of conflict
She may be relatively new to the cast, but sometimes I think Megan isn’t quite as adored as Peggy, Joan, or even Betty because fans blame her for Don’s mistakes. To do so, however, is to misunderstand her. Megan Draper is not a prime example of her husband’s bad judgement; she’s a victim of it, and arguably the greatest. Here is a woman with the beauty, intelligence, and drive to make it on her own. She just had the bad fortune of marrying a man who wasn’t willing to let her.
Nyikina woman Donna Hunter has been protesting every week to try and have the Northern Territory's Don Dale Youth Detention centre closed