#david reekie

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Bon, n'étant pas très mobile, difficile de créer des posts avec de nouvelles photos. Je reviens donc à mon projet de présenter l'intégralité de mes photos, projet interrompu à l'année 2017. Je vais donc essayer de clore cette année 2017.

Ici le MusVerre à Sars-Poteries (Nord)

Karen LaMonte : "Seated Dress Impression With Drapery" (très impressionnant !)

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Richard C. Meitner : "Messieurs, Mesdames les Critiques"

David Reekie : "Different People I"

Michel Martens : "Le Beau Désordre"

Harvey Littleton : "Ruby/Lemon Lyrical Movement"

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On April 28th 1742 Henry Dundas, powerful politician, known as "Uncrowned King of Scotland was born.

Sometimes there are posts I make about people I just don't like, Dundas is one of those people. I mentioned "The Uncrowned King of Scotland", well he did have another name, he was less affectionately known as, "the Great Tyrant"

No great surprise that he was a lawyer turned politician – a very capable and ruthless one, commonly known as the Governor General who effectively ruled Scotland for over thirty years.

But the power he exercised as William Pitt’s fixer in London was much greater. He was variously Home and War Secretaries, First Lord of the Admiralty and Treasurer of the Royal Navy. Above all, he was the critical figure in the expansion of British trading empires in India and the West Indies through what has been described as “pillage and patronage”

Dundas had fingers in a lot of pies, but most notable was his opposition to the abolition of slavery, which he delayed for years and even on it's abolition made sure his friends in the trade were suitably compensated.

He was "relieved of his cabinet post and position as head of the Admiralty after a misappropriation of funds, the sums were astronomical for the time, in fact even nowadays it would have created a massive scandal, some £15 million over two decades. He was impeached due to this and was the last person to be tried in the House of Lords, choosing to be tried there rather than face a criminal trial, the Lords acquitted him but it left his political career in ruins.

Married twice, first to Elizabeth, daughter of David Rannie, of Melville Castle, in 1765. Almost all of his wealth (£10,000), as well as the castle, came to him through this marriage but, after leaving Elizabeth in the country residence while he remained in Edinburgh, she committed adultery with a Captain Faulkner in 1778. Within days she had confessed by letter to her husband, and approximately a month later they were divorced. She never saw her children again, dying in 1847, aged 97. Henry Dundas, as was THE law at thetime, keeping all of the money and property. He then married Lady Jane Hope, daughter of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, another wealthy woman.

Henry Dundas died in May 1811, aged 69 and despite his fall from grace a public subscription for a memorial had already raised £3000 five years before his death, many of you will have walked past this memorial and statue which tops it in the middle of St Andrews Square. This was truly monumental. Robert Louis Stevenson’s grandfather even had to design a new crane to build it with 1500 tonnes of stone. The final cost was £8000, there is still doubt about whether his statue was intended to be put on top. It may have been an afterthought.

While we celebrate the statues we have in Edinburgh, the Damned Rebel Bitches history group points out, there are more than 200 hundred of them in Edinburgh but only two are of women and even two of dogs!

I took the picture from The Scott Monument in February 2016, I find it quite ironic, that given his resistance to abolishing slavery, over the years in the sooty atmosphere we once called "Auld Reekie" his face is now quite clearly black!

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Glass | David Reekie | The Vocalists

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The Vocalists by David Reekie

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Catacombs of the Lost – Shoot 1

After spending a few hours in the vaults for our master shot, I was prepared to face any ghosts, demons, or technical difficulties this time round. We arrived on location just before 11.30pm and finished the shoot sometime after 4.30am. Instead of walking through the process minute by minute, I think it will be easier to just talk about how amazing everyone was!

Sam - Producer

For a start, Sam was the one that successfully negotiated our way into getting permission to shoot at the vaults. He tirelessly kept up communication between the group and Auld Reekie Tours (the company in charge of the location) and he brought the needed professionalism to the whole project. He was also kind enough to let us use a lot of his equipment which made our shoot possible as we did not have access to any power, so lighting needed to be run off batteries. From props to costumes to risk assessments, Sam was on the ball. We even got to use a real sword (blunt but still pretty lethal) thanks to Sam’s negotiations. On set he captured a lot of great behind the scenes photos whilst making sure everything ran smoothly. All in all, just some top quality producing.

Ben A – Cinematographer

Ben has worked incredibly hard throughout this project. His team work with our director (other Ben) meant that when it came to filming he knew exactly what we were doing, where we were doing it and how best to create the desired image. Ben created a shot list and a storyboard which helped everyone stay in the loop of what was going on. An element of a few shots was using a slider, and Ben kindly let us use his own. His knowledge of the camera and cinematography in general is vast, and I think you can see this in the footage we got. Ben brought a professional work ethic to the shoot and overcame challenges quickly. Time was of the essence and Ben managed to keep us on schedule when setting up and filming. A particular highlight is the single shot of David (actor) running form the top of the vaults all the way down to the bottom with the camera following close behind. Running in the vaults is a danger in itself with the uneven slippy floors, however Ben managed to nail the shot in only a few takes (and no one broke any bones or equipment so it’s a win). Ben was great to work with on set and his hard work has definitely paid off.

Eilis – Camera Assist/Lighting

Eilis is the unsung hero of the shoot for sure. She (like me) has not had a lot of experience working with cameras, however she was determined to learn all about using the GH5. A few days before the shoot, Sam sat down with Eilis and I and talked us through the basics before letting Eilis do some experimenting with the camera. She instantly got the hang of it and I instantly forgot all of it. When it came to the shoot, she was more than happy to operate a second camera for the scenes in the Devil Circle Room. Aside from this, Eilis was doing most of the lighting. The first half of the shoot was mainly ‘candle-lit’, and the struggle with this was making sure the light dimmed/brightened in accordance to the movement of the lantern. Eilis nailed this, and also later on created the harsh red lights for the latter half. She also partook in the death-defying sprints down the corridor as we needed the red light to follow David all the way to the end. Not only was she doing all this, but she also kept us on time with reminders of how long we had left on the shoot and when we needed to speed things up a bit. Without her we would have definitely run over. Eilis was an absolutely essential part of the team.

Ben Mc – Director

In short, Ben was amazing. Not only did he have a cool shirt on, he did exactly what a dream director would do. He constantly checked in with everyone and he crucially didn’t forget about sound (although we did forget to clap for the first half of the shoot, but I’ll take half the blame for that)! Watching him work was weirdly mesmerising?? You could see how passionate he is about the film; he clearly had it all visualised and planned meticulously. This will hopefully be apparent in the final film. The way he worked with David allowed for David to give his best performance. Both Ben and David talked in depth about the character, and Ben was never patronising or dismissive if David wasn’t quite giving it the ‘oomf’ he wanted. He kept the tone a perfect mix of professional and fun, meaning the shoot was just filled with good vibes. Instead of dictating, he was open to compromise and ideas when things didn’t quite work out. An example of this is when we were trying to create a very deep blue lighting effect. Due to a lack of good gels and lights, it just wasn’t working. Ben realised this and adjusted accordingly, deciding the lights would just stay red throughout. I could see he really didn’t want to do this, but he made the right decision as time was passing quickly. Ben is an absolute joy to work with and a natural director.

Me – Sound

Aside from doing the most important role of snack provider, I was quite nervous about doing the sound for this shoot. Whilst I do enjoy it, I’m still not very good at it. I practiced quite a bit in my living room just getting to know the MixPre3 and figuring out how all the dials and buttons work. My biggest fail was when I spent about 30 minutes trying to unscrew the battery pack to check the SD card, only for John to tell me there was a button to take it off (thankyou John this is the second time you’ve saved me from very obvious easy situations). I was also concerned about recording in the vaults because until 3am, there is a club open next door and you can hear the music, albeit quietly (shoutout to Hive). On set however everything went pretty well. I could kind of hear some music, but I don’t think it was picked up in the recording as when I listened back it was gone. We also didn’t shoot any of the dialogue until after 3am which was helpful. I got some very sexy footstep noises which would be too hard to recreate exactly in foley since the atmosphere in the vaults is so specific. The dialogue tracks are clean and I feel I managed to position myself well to get the best audio. I also did the risky run down the corridor, desperately trying not to drop the headphones, boom pole, mixpre3 or myself. This was the very last thing we did as running alongside camera at the time they filmed it would have been too difficult and noisy. I also recorded an atmos track but I feel like my breathing is a bit too loud in it – oops! I managed to get some extra sound effects as well like the sword dropping to the ground (that was very loud and nearly deafened me) and the lantern being lit. I will most likely do foley for both of these as well just in case. It wasn’t all perfect though as I definitely had the levels wayyy too low. Better too low than too high but I’m kicking myself for it because it was literally the one thing I had to get right. At least I know for next time.

It is worth mentioning a massive thankyou to Matt who came along and stayed for the whole shoot to help out. As the tallest one he was able to get some of our higher up shots and hold black flags. He also helped me with sound by doing some booming. Thankyou to John as well for coming along for an hour or so to lend a hand.

David was an excellent actor to work with and we all owe him many pints for the amount of mud and stone he had to roll about in. He was never frustrated if we took a while to set up and he was always happy to help out with anything. As I mentioned, Ben and David worked so well together and he took on direction with ease and could fully embody the character. Plus I think he rocked the puffy shirt look.

Overall, I had a blast on this shoot. I believe everyone was performing to the absolute best of their abilities and it was a joy to work so closely with them. Apologies for the super long blog post, but I felt I needed to give credit to my group as they all deserve it. We are hoping to wrap this weekend with the scenes outwith the vaults. I have started composing the music for the film and I’m getting excited to start of the sound design soon!

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Anime Reveals Main Cast

  Following up on the initial announcement of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, the anime that adapts the fifth arc of Hirohiko Araki's manga, the main cast members have been revealed. The anime may not hit TV until October, but the premiere event went down in Japan on July 5, so you can see which voices are lined up for the key roles below. 

  From left to right in the top image: 

  Pannacotta Fugo - Junya Enoki (Takeru Takaishi in Digimon Adventure tri.)

Guido Mista - Kousuke Toriumi (Kiba Inuzuka in Naruto)

Giorno Giovanna - Kensho Ono (Tetsuya Kuroko in Kuroko's Basketball)

Bruno Bucciarati - Yuichi Nakamura (Gray Fullbuster in Fairy Tail)

Narancia Ghirga - Daiki Yamashita (Izuku Midoriya in My Hero Academia)

Leone Abbacchio - Junichi Suwabe (Archer in Fate/stay night)

  Warner Bros. uploaded the premiere event to YouTube. You can see some promo footage at the 10:21 mark below.

    Staff includes:

  Original work: Hirohiko Araki

Overall Director: Naokatsu Tsuda

Director: Yasuhiro Kimura, Hideya Takahashi

Series composition: Yasuko Kobayashi

Character design: Takahiro Kishida

Animation director: Shunichi Ishimoto

Stand design · action director: Takahito Katayama

Prop Design: Yukitoshi Hotani

Art setting: Reeki Taki, Junko Nagasawa, Kaoru Aoki

Color design: Yuko Sato

Art director: Shunichiro Yoshihara, Megumi Kato

Director of Photography: Kazuhiro Yamada

Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose

Sound director: Miwa Iwami

Music: Yugo Kanno

Animation production: david production

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Edinburgh Castle history: 900 years protecting Scotland’s capital

Scotland’s biggest attraction still stands proud above its capital city 900 years after its inception

It’s estimated there were once around 3,000 castles in Scotland but one stands head and shoulders above the rest: Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle history is marked by violence, political and religious intrigue, and the rise and fall of monarchs.

Nevertheless, today, Edinburgh’s iconic fortress is the country’s number one paid-for tourist attraction. Inside you can view some of the nation’s most treasured possessions, including the Honours of Scotland, or Scotland’s Crown Jewels.

The origins of Edinburgh Castle

Sitting atop an extinct volcano, Edinburgh Castle offers an excellent vantage point across the city. It was a natural site for a building that combined defence, control and honour.

The oldest existing part of the castle – which is also Edinburgh’s most antiquated building – is St Margaret’s Chapel, which dates from the 12th century.

The chapel was built by King David I to commemorate his mother, Queen Margaret (later St Margaret).

In time, King David II added David’s Tower, which was residential and defensive in design. The grand Great Hall was the work of King James IV. Its key feature is a wooden roof with beams resting on stones engraved with symbols of Scotland and its monarchs. Today its walls glisten with an impressive display of swords, shields, suits of armour and weaponry.

Attacks on Edinburgh Castle

As a military stronghold and the most prestigious building in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh Castle was captured and recaptured many times. In fact, it’s been besieged more than any other place in Britain, with 23 recorded attempts to ‘capture the castle’. Taking the castle wasn’t just a tactical coup for Scotland’s enemies but a blow to the morale of the Scots. Violent tensions, often between England and Scotland, are now consigned to the history books but conflicts were brutal and unforgiving.

Captured in 1296 by England’s King Edward I, the Scots reclaimed it with a night attack in 1314. The English successfully attacked again in 1335 before, in 1341, Scots disguised as merchants took it back. Cromwell’s forces occupied the castle in 1650. At one point it was even handed over to the English as a ransom payment. It was captured twice by Covenanters in the 17th century, fighting against King Charles I’s imposition of Episcopacy. Bloody battles ensued with the Jacobites in the 18th century.

The ascent of King James VI

As a thriving tourist attraction today, the Royal Palace within Edinburgh Castle is a big draw as it was the home of Scotland’s kings and queens. A highlight is a small room where events unfolded that changed British history. In 1566 the birth chamber saw the arrival of a little boy, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was made King James VI of Scotland just a year later.

Mary, Queen of Scots’ strained relations with England led her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, to sign her death warrant. When Queen Elizabeth I died without issue, the bloodlines led back to Mary’s son James. In 1603 the crowns of England and Scotland were united and James VI of Scotland also became King James I of England and Ireland.

In 1617 King James I returned to Edinburgh Castle to celebrate his Golden Jubilee. His birth chamber was redecorated for the occasion: it’s still possible to see the gilded decoration.

Scotland’s Crown Jewels

Scotland’s Crown Jewels, or the Honours of Scotland, are on display in the Crown Room. These include a sceptre presented to King James IV by Pope Alexander VI in 1494; a sword, gifted in 1507 by Pope Julius II; and the crown, which was first worn for the coronation of Mary of Guise in 1540.

As potent symbols of the Scottish monarchy, protecting the jewels was paramount. In the 1650s, the Honours were whisked to Dunnottar Castle, in the northeast of Scotland, then onto the small village of Kinneff, to evade Cromwell’s Parliamentarian Army.

After the Union of England and Scotland in 1707, they were locked away and not seen again until 1818. During WWII the Honours of Scotland were tucked away below a medieval latrine closet in case of Nazi invasion.

Another key attraction is the Stone of Destiny. Present at the coronation of Scottish monarchs for centuries, the stone – while unassuming to look at – is powerfully symbolic. In 1296, King Edward I of England removed the stone from Scone Palace in Perthshire and had it built into his own throne at Westminster Abbey.

On Christmas Day in 1950, four Scottish students managed to steal the stone. Its disappearance caused uproar and its location was a mystery until it was found, draped in The Saltire, outside Arbroath Abbey in 1951. This was no random drop off point but the site where the Declaration of Arbroath – in which Scotland’s nobles swore their independence from England – was written in 1320. The stone was returned to London until, in 1996, it was given back to Scotland. It will only leave the country again for a coronation at Westminster Abbey.

Edinburgh’s military links

Edinburgh Castle’s colourful military past has created other poignant sites on the sprawling complex, which adds a brutal reality to the tales of invasion, duplicity and heroics. The National War Museum of Scotland first opened in 1933 and covers 400 years of conflict. The Prisons of War exhibition tells of the inmates who languished in the castle, from pirates captured off Argyll to a five-year-old drummer boy from the Battle of Trafalgar.

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards still have a small military garrison at the castle, but it’s the National War Memorial that often stops people in their tracks. It opened in 1927, when the architect Sir Robert Lorimer and 200 Scottish artists and craftsmen first created a Hall of Honour and Shrine, which features delicate stained glass and sculptures dedicated to Scotland’s lost generations and the names of the fallen on the Rolls of Honour.

The One O’ Clock Gun

One of the greatest appeals of Edinburgh Castle is that it’s still part of the city’s daily life. The firing of the One O’Clock Gun, which once allowed ships in the Firth of Forth to set their maritime clocks, still marks time in ‘Auld Reekie’. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and summer concerts are also huge draws.

And the biggest party of the year is, of course, Hogmanay, where new year celebrations see fireworks light up the skies, musicians performing and revellers partying as the nation – and the whole world – celebrate with the people of Edinburgh and its mighty castle.

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Canongate Kirk.

When walking down the Royal Mile toward Holyrood a lot of people don't realise that you are walking between, what was two different towns, Edinburgh and Canongate. It wasn't until 1865 the Burgh of Canongate lost its independence to the ever growing Edinburgh.

Canongate’s close proximity to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which is situated at the eastern end of Canongate Burgh, has been influential on both the fortunes of the Burgh and the establishment of Canongate Kirk.

In 1687, King James VII declared that the Abbey Church of Holyroodhouse was to be used as the chapel for the re-established Order of the Thistle and for the performance of Catholicrites when the Royal Court was in residence at Holyrood. The nave of this chapel had been used by the Burgh of Canongate as a place of Protestant worship since the Reformation in the mid sixteenth century, but with the removal of access to the Abbey Church to practise their faith, the parishioners of Canongate were forced to find an alternative venue in which to worship. Fortunately, some 40 years before this edict by James VII, funds had been bequeathed to the inhabitants of Canongate to erect a church in the Burgh - and these funds had never been spent. This money was therefore used to build Canongate Kirk and a Kirkyard was laid out within its grounds shortly after building work commenced in 1688.

It is not known whether the Kirkyard was in used as a burial ground or when it was first used, but is the last resting place of many famous and interesting people.   Perhaps the most famous is Adam Smith, a philosopher and economist, his statue stands just before you reach Parliament Square on The High Street beside St Giles, he was a leading light in The Scottish Enlightenment, manother of those leading lights, Dugald Stewart  regarded as one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment, agaiun, you will see him honoured elsewhere iin Edinburgh, his monument on Calton Hill makes it into many of the photographs taken there.

I won't bore you with all the graves, instead moving onto my favourite two, and the ones I usually visit when passing.

Rober Fergusson, the poet was born in the Old Town of Edinburgh and most of his poems, in lively Scots, celebrate life in “Old Reekie”. Sadly he had a mental breakdown and died when he was just 24. Our most famous poet, Rabbie Burns greatly admired Fergusson’s work and paid for the memorial on his grave after finding it unmarked when going to pay his respects, although minutes survive in the Kirk records that Burns had to be reminded to pay for the stone. Fergussons statue is the one just outside the gates that all the torists like to pose with, but probably don't have a clue who we was, unless they read my blog of course! ;)

Another connection to burns, The Kirkyard is the last resting place of Agnes Maclehose (nee Craig). Known as Nancy, Craig married a Glasgow lawyer called James Maclehose but the marriage was unhappy and she moved to Edinburgh where the Craig family were quite well known. Here, in 1787, she met the Burns. The poet was meant to visit Nancy at her home around Teviot Square on night when he stumbled getting out of the carriage, inuring his ankle putting the kybosh on any notions Rabbie had of a "romantic" liaison. However they remaine friends and wrote to each other using the pen-names Sylvander and Clarinda. Burns wrote Ae Fond Kiss about his Clarinda, part of the verse is;

"I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy Nothing can resist my Nancy"

It goes on....

"never met, nor never parted We would never have been so broken-hearted"

The lines are very close to my heart as my late dad had them etched on my mum's garve.

Finaly there is a grave in The Canongate Kirkyard that often has fresh flowers on it, someimes just a single rose. Somehow through the years it ahs become the rumoured grave of David Riccio/Rizzio a . A royal servant of Mary Queen of Scots who was brutally murdered in front of a pregnant Mary in 1566. It's said ge would have been buried in the grounds of Holyrood Abbey, but local tradition said his body was later moved to The Cangate. The tradition that Rizzio is buried at Canongate doesn't predate 1920 and the plaque connecting the gravestone with Rizzio is from the 1950s; it must be suspected that the story of his reinterment at Canongate is a hoax intended for more gullible tourists.

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“JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo”

Serie TV anime, 6 ottobre 2018

Nuova serie animata basata sul suo popolarissimo manga “Le bizzarre avventure di JoJo” (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken), edito in Italia da Star Comics. Adatta la cosiddetta Parte 5, chiamata “Le bizzarre avventure di JoJo: Vento Aureo”.

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-STAFF-

Studio di animazione: David production 

Regia Yasuhiro Kimura, Hideya Takahashi

Diretto generale: Naokatsu Tsuda

Sceneggiatura: Yasuko Kobayashi  

Character design: Takahiro Kishida 

Stand design/Supervisione scene d’azione: Takahito Katayama 

Supervisione animazioni: Shunichi Ishimoto

Prop design: Yukitoshi Hōtani

Fondali: Reeki Taki, Junko Nagasawa, Kaoru Aoki

Colorazioni: Yuuko Satou

Direzione artistica: Shunichiro Yoshihara, Megumi Kato

Direttore della fotografia: Kazuhiro Yamada

Montaggio: Kiyoshi Hirose

Direttore del suono: Yoshikazu Iwanami 

Musiche: Yugo Kanno

Sigla di apertura: Coda “Fighting Gold”

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Giorno Giovanna: Kensho Ono 

Bruno Buccellati: Yuuichi Nakamura 

Pannacotta Fugo: Junya Enoki 

Narancia Ghirga: Daiki Yamashita 

Guido Mista: Kousuke Toriumi 

Leone Abbacchio Junichi Suwabe

Le vicende di questo nuovo arco della saga si svolgono in Italia e vedono come protagonista Giorno Giovanna. figlio che Dio Brando ha concepito usando il corpo di Jonathan Joestar. La sua aspirazione è quella di diventare un importante "gangstar" al fine di controllare la criminalità e porre fine alle ingiustizie. Per fare ciò si unisce all’organizzazione mafiosa conosciuta come Passione, i cui esponenti possiedono quasi tutti uno Stand.

L’opera di Araki, iniziata a fine anni ‘80 e tuttora in corso, ha già visto adattati i primi due capitoli della saga “Phatom Blood “ e “Battle Tendency” in una prima stagione di 26. La parte di “Stardust Crusaders” è stata racchiusa in una serie di 48 episodi, mentre “Diamond is Unbreakable” è stata raccontata nell’arco di 39 episodi. Le puntate sono tutte disponibili, sottotitolata in italiano, su Crunchyroll, mentre su VVVVID è possibile trovare solo la prima e l’ultima stagione.

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Family are cited in many of the articles, and often attribute causality to cuts. The father of David Barr, who jumped from the Forth Road Bridge after learning that the decision to stop his benefits had been upheld, is quoted as saying that ‘I’m in no doubt this matter was the final straw. I would say they [Atos (the private company that preceded Maximus in holding the government contract to carry out Work Capability Assessments) and the DWP] are 90 per cent to blame for him taking his life. He’d just had enough’ (McDonald, 2013). Stephanie Bottrill’s family is quoted as saying that prior to her suicide Stephanie had been worried about how she would pay an extra £20 a week due to changes in her housing benefit, which came as a direct result of the ‘bedroom tax’. Stephanie’s son feels that ‘It’s definitely down to them [the government] putting this law in because she would have still been here.’ Similarly, the parents of Trevor Drakard (a man with epilepsy who hung himself after a long battle over changes to his benefits and being found ‘fit to work’), said that prior to his death he was ‘beside himself’ with worry, and that ‘there is no doubt whatsoever that is what caused his death’ (Armstrong, 2014). Doctors and coroners are also cited in many of the articles. Dr Stephen Carty, a GP in Leith told a welfare reform committee that Paul Reekie (a 48-year-old writer who lived in Leith, Scotland) was ‘driven to suicide by the Government’s welfare reforms’ (Edinburgh Evening News, 2012), and the coroner for Tim Salter is stated as saying that a ‘major factor in Tim’s death was that his benefits had been greatly reduced leaving him almost destitute’ (Traynor, 2013).

 Mills C (2017) ‘Dead people don’t claim’: A psychopolitical autopsy of UK austerity suicides. Critical Social Policy: 0261018317726263. p9

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Roxanne Sorooshian: Reeky lums and loony breeks

David and Samantha Cameron have opened the doors to their Cotswolds home to Harper's Bazaar. A photoshoot reveals that their interior design …

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"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" Anime Continues with Vento Aureo

  It's officially time for the next leg of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime journey! After the latest Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan story collection promised big news for the series, it turned out to be the official reveal of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind anime, which adapts Vento Aureo, the fifth story arc of Hirohiko Araki's long-running manga. 

  The series premieres this October, but there are plans for the first episode debut well before that. Episode 1's Japan premiere will be held on July 5, with the U.S. premiere to follow at Anime Expo on July 7.

  The official website has the staff listing:

  Original work: Hirohiko Araki

Overall Director: Naokatsu Tsuda

Director: Yasuhiro Kimura, Hideya Takahashi

Series composition: Yasuko Kobayashi

Character design: Takahiro Kishida

Animation director: Shunichi Ishimoto

Stand design · action director: Takahito Katayama

Prop Design: Yukitoshi Hotani

Art setting: Reeki Taki, Junko Nagasawa, Kaoru Aoki

Color design: Yuko Sato

Art director: Shunichiro Yoshihara, Megumi Kato

Director of Photography: Kazuhiro Yamada

Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose

Sound director: Miwa Iwami

Music: Yugo Kanno

Animation production: david production

  ◆BREAKING NEWS!!!!◆ FINALLY!! “JOJO’s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind” Anime is coming in this October!!! Now main staffs and character visual are disclosed! Japan Premier will be held on July 5!!!! Stay tuned☆☆ https://t.co/afWuPN2Mkx #jojo_anime #goldenwind #ventoaureo pic.twitter.com/j1ZvTM45Sv

— TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』公式 (@anime_jojo) June 21, 2018

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

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