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partial PE honkai eruption timeline aka i can’t believe HUA became MANTIS at 17

[image id: four collages of screenshots from honkai impact and supplementary comics, acting as citations and references for the timeline below]

roughly a year before PE 3E, KEVIN moves to Nagazora in the Far East (what we call Japan) where he meets MEI [Divine Key manga: Judgment of Shamash chapter]; that summer, six months before the eruption, she goes to an academic symposium on the MU continent where dr. MOBIUS spots her as an excellent candidate for a career in the MOTH evil scientist department [game chapter 17 act 2, ER Recollections: Good News, DK: Shamash]

the manga kinda makes it sound like KEVIN transferred 3 months before the eruption, but that doesn’t work with their bench conversation in chapter 17, unless MEI was scouted the year before they met; but as she already has a crush on someone when she meets MOBIUS, and allegedly wasn’t interested in that stuff before she met KEVIN, i think it’s simpler to assume she only went to the one the summer after KEVIN transferred to Nagazora

meanwhile, HUA begins her freshman year in Sapphire (a city in the east of Asia); she spends 6 months there, during which time she makes many friends, obtains many fashionable clothes, and celebrates her 15th birthday; the third eruption occurs on the day she is due to go back home [all game chapter 20]; HUA survives the initial eruption, is saved by HIMEKO, and eventually joins MOTH as some sort of regular soldier [game chapter 20, DK: Wings of Origin chapter]

MEI’s symposium in the summer 6 months before 3E + HUA’s birthday on february 9th place the eruption somewhere between february 10th and 28th, depending on how strictly we count HUA’s 6-month-long first semester at school (which likely started in september). personally, i think february 14th is the perfect date for a honkai eruption but either way it seems to at least add up to the same month as CE 3E [per the Azure Waters extras] which is neat because hi3 is a story about endless cycles etc.

3 years later, KEVIN kills the 6th herrscher [DK: Shamash]; within the next year, the 7th and 8th herrschers are also defeated [game chapter 20; also per the Second Key manga, Su joins MOTH about half a year after KEVIN killed HIMEKO, and the 8th herrscher manifests soon after]

a small discrepancy in the timelines: 2nd Key manga says it’s been 5 years since 3E while Shamash+ch20 add up to less than that; Recollections: It attempts to fix this (i think) by placing SU’s admission to MOTH at 5 years after SU and KEVIN last met instead (likely the time they saw EDEN in concert [Recollections: Chat History] which is some time before the eruption, possibly even before the bench scene) and yes this means that SU got his medical degree in just 4 years, probably because he’s very smart and motivated, but maybe also because they were already in dire need of medical personnel? i’d also assume this means that KEVIN, MEI, and SU were all in their final year of high school (i’m actually not sure if it was mentioned that they’re in the same year?) since at the very least SU, who lived away from the epicenter, would’ve graduated normally. if PE schools in the “Far East” were the same as schools in Japan now, perhaps disaster struck a mere month before MEI and KEVIN were to graduate :(

there’s no specific timeframe for 9E [mentioned in ELF manga chapter 2 and DK: Blankness chapter both of which are on the CN website but sadly only available as fan translation on mangadex], but the 10th ends 10 months after it [DK: Blankness] and HUA becomes a MANTIS 6 months after that [DK: Wings of Origin]

that’s at least 22 months between HIMEKO’s death and HUA’s procedure (but likely quite a bit longer if we assume between the 6th and 11th they were spaced about 6 months apart), which i don’t think anyone would round down to a year but even then it’s at least 5 years after 3E so to say HUA was 17 at the time would only work if she'd been a middle-school freshman, rather than high-school one

the birthday picture seems like a deliberate touch, and so does making her unnamed best friend Carole-shaped (Carole is 16 in APHO -- someone like the Olenyeva twins would work better as a middle-schooler classmate, or even Sora/Kuu-chan) so perhaps HUA was supposed to have been 12 at 3E when they wrote the manga, but they’d changed their mind about it by the time they got to chapter 20 in the game? now the one thing i really can’t explain to myself is why they made it a point that HUA changes from her school uniform (VA’s blue outfit) to the clothes “Carole” gave her (the Spring Traveler outfit) when she was going home, when the image of her cowering on the ground in VA’s outfit when HIMEKO saves her has been referenced in so many places!! what’s the point

“but if you can’t believe HUA was 17 how can you believe that she became MANTIS 6 months after 10E ended, these things are literally on the same page” idk beats me, one of these is just more compelling considering how scared mihoyo is of letting women be over the age of 18

i could believe Pardo was 16 or so when they MANTIS-ed her though, and Kosma was even younger probably. they of course didn’t need SWARA because when miho came up with it, Pardo and Kosma didn’t exist yet but! if you wanna have fun reconciling all the lores, we could perhaps assume that MEI gave HUA the SWARA treatment for some other reason than the one stated in Blade of the Empyrean :)

tl;dr of this is i think HUA was at least 20 when she became a MANTIS, probably 21; this doesn’t change anything about how effed up her story is, she still saw the horrors of honkai at a very young age, just, you know, mihoyo’s own timelines reveal the lies :^

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What Product Features Does the Service Include? 

Disney Plus can stream 4K Ultra HD content in Dolby Vision, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos immersive audio. You can see a title's available formats in any of the Disney Plus apps by clicking to that show or movie's main page and then clicking on the "details" tab. The app for streaming boxes, like Roku and Apple TV, is also designed to briefly flash a symbol telling you the format that you're watching; it appears in the upper right corner of the screen for a few seconds when a video begins to play.

Simultaneous streams: Every disneyplus.com/begin account can stream to four devices simultaneously and can create seven user profiles for different members of the household. Each account can pick an avatar of a Disney, Pixar, Marvel or Star Wars character, with more than 200 avatars available.

Mobile downloads: Disney Plus also offers unlimited mobile downloads for offline viewing. Subscribers can download to up to 10 mobile or tablet devices, with no constraints on the number of times a title can be downloaded. The number of titles stored at one time on a device depends on how much storage space is available on the device.

Languages and accessibility: The service supported English, Spanish, French and Dutch at launch, including in its user interface as well with audio support and subtitles for library content. Disney Plus originals and much of its library is available with multiple languages as the audio or as subtitles. The app also supports closed captioning, descriptive audio and navigation assistance to help subscribers with disabilities. (In July, the American Council of the Blind gave Disney Plus an achievement award for its descriptive audio, specialized tracks that describe the settings and the action taking place alongside a program's dialogue.) 

Parental controls: Disney Plus offers parental controls in the form of kids profiles. You can designate any profile to be in a kid’s mode, which has a simplified interface designed for younger viewers. These kids’ profiles limit the library to programming that's rated TV-7FV and G in the US, or the equivalent ratings in other geographic markets.

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NEM realizará entrenamientos gratuitos y certificará en blockchain a empresas interesadas en capacitarse en esta tecnología

NEM realizará entrenamientos gratuitos y certificará en blockchain a empresas interesadas en capacitarse en esta tecnología

La plataforma NEM Group Limited, anunció que ofrecerá entrenamientos de forma gratuita en tecnología blockchain a empresas colombianas que estén interesadas en capacitarse e implementar la tecnología de innovación digital Symbol; cadena de bloquesde última generación diseñada para trabajar con el sector público y privado, incorporando en sus operaciones mayor transparencia, eficiencia y…

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Borneo is one of the few places in the world where traditional tattooing is still practicedtoday. Archeological evidence has shown that ancestors of some contemporary native tribes have lived in Borneo for over 50,000 years. The term, “Dayak” is applied to a variety of natives tribes including the Ibans, Kayans and Kenyahs.

Headhunting and tattooing were intricately connected in the magic, ritual and social life of many tribes. The hand tattoo was a symbol of status in life and also served as important function after death.Tattooing, piercing, and other traditional Dayak arts are of great antiquity. Many of the traditional tattoo designs resemble decorative motifs found in the art of Bali and Java, and the tattooing instruments and techniques used by the Dayaks are similar to those found throughout Polynesia suggesting that Stone Age voyageurs shared their knowledge throughout the area.

Strong Tattoo Culture in Borneo

This amazing culture of tattooing created one of the most famous tribal design of recent modern history, i am talking about the Bunga Terung or more wildly known as the Borneo Flower. This particular design would come across the eyes of tattoo aficionados all over the globe trough magazines that reported the amazing culture of dayak tattooing.

Apparently there is very limited information about the concept behind this symbol, but as limited as it is, it holds interesting analogy’s with the natural world.

The Bunga Terung, which translates to eggplant flower, is the first tattoo a Borneo male would receive. The Bunga Terung is a coming of age tattoo which marks the passage of a boy into manhood. The Bunga Terung has a spiral at the center of the eggplant flower, known as Tali Nyawa, which means the rope of life and is identical to the underside of a which symbolizes the beginning of a new life.

borneo eggplan flower

dot work borneo tattoo

borneo shoulder tattoo

All the tattoos, following the eggplant flower, are like a diary. A young male would go out on his own to find knowledge and from each place he went to he would get one tattoo to mark not only where he is from but also where he has been. From each place the tattoos have different styles so the regional differences in his tattoos would tell the story of his journeys in life.

The traditional Bunga Terung tattoo has such a deep meaning behind it; 1) One on each shoulder for the ‘Berjalai’ journey to make you stronger to carry your travelling pack. 2) Protection 3) the centre coil to symbolise the transformation from a tadpole (young man) to maturity.

This is one of  the most famous and aesthetically pleasing tattoos we saw come out of the tribal tattoo boom era. sometimes a beautiful shape would coincide with a beautiful meaning.

The Bunga Terung or Flower of Borneo Borneo is one of the few places in the world where traditional tattooing is still practicedtoday. Archeological evidence has shown that ancestors of some contemporary native tribes have lived in Borneo for over 50,000 years.

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The Impact of the Tumblr Discourse Community on the Harry Potter Series

Since the first Harry Potter book was released in 1997, the series has been a cultural phenomenon. Thousands of people lined up to purchase each new book and see each new movie. They dressed up for premieres, bought all different types of merchandise, even held Potter-themed weddings. The franchise is considered “one of the most financially and culturally successful enterprises in entertainment history” (Brummitt, 2016, p. 114). Despite the fact that the final book in the series came out ten years ago and the last movie was released six years ago, Harry Potter still thrives and remains relevant in pop culture, as evidenced by the success of the 2016 stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Now the question is, how has Harry Potter retained, even grown, its fanbase over time? I will argue that the discourse community surrounding the Harry Potter series – aka the “Harry Potter fandom” – has allowed the series to maintain popularity over time, even after the conclusion of the book and movie series.

Background

Let’s start with the obvious question: what is a fandom? A fandom refers to the collective and active groups of superfans surrounding any given topic. Often, these fandoms have unique names and those in the Harry Potter fandom call themselves Potterheads. Potterheads are an extremely large and diverse group of fans stretching around the globe.

Potterheads make up their own discourse community both in person and online. Though there is significant overlap between the “physical” and online Potterhead discourse communities, for this essay I will focus on the online discourse community, specifically that of Tumblr. As Catherine Tosenberger (2008) writes, the online “Potter fandom is an invaluable repository of the creative and critical responses of the series’ most dedicated and engaged readers” (p. 200). The fandom uses their discourse to contribute to the fandom and the series as a whole. Fan contributions to the Potter universe–whether fanfictions, parties, or blog posts—keep Harry Potter relevant, even years later.

 Method

I focused on the website Tumblr for this project. While the fandom is active on many different websites, Tumblr is the central hub of fandom activity. To take advantage of the Tumblr platform, I incorporated it into my project, highlighting examples of the Potterhead discourse community. I utilized the “tag” feature to group different genres of discourse into the blog. As Power states, “Built-in audiences… are linked by the ever-crucial tagging element” of Tumblr (2014, p. 91), and thus tagging is essential for the discourse community. The goal of this project is to submerge the reader into the Harry Potter discourse community on Tumblr.

 Why Tumblr is the Fandom Hub

Tumblr has gained widespread popularity due to “its accessibility to users and the important factor of community interaction” (Yunus & Salehi, 2012, p. 388). Essentially, Tumblr easy and customizable. One user can have as many blogs as they want, and typically each blog centers around a unique fandom or theme. Thus, it is easy to follow and interact with blogs connected to specific interests. Longtime Potterhead Jacqueline Gordon states that Tumblr “lends itself to fandom discourse” compared to other social media sites that are “geared towards self-promotion” (personal communication, 2017). Blogs are generally anonymous and tend to focus on the blog’s content, not the blogger. Compare this to websites like Facebook and Instagram where each profile is entirely centered around a person. Furthermore, the tagging feature allows users to easily search for posts relevant to their fandom community. Additionally, “many Facebook and Instagram posts that focus on the Harry Potter fandom borrow content directly from Tumblr, often in the form of screenshots” (J. Gordon, personal communication, 2017). While there are many Harry Potter posts on various websites, most of them come back to Tumblr. 

Beyond setting up a prominent presence for discourse on Tumblr, the fandom has developed its own vocabulary unique to the discourse community. Potterheads naturally incorporate unique vocabulary and phrases into otherwise common genres, creating their own language. People take words created for the series and add deeper meanings to them that people not in the fandom would never know. An outsider may understand the difference between a Gryffindor and a Slytherin, but they don’t question the greater meaning behind these things. Does Dumbledore symbolically represent death in the Peverell story? Should the relationship between Barty Crouch Jr. and his house elf be considered healthy or hostile? Was Harry justified in using unforgivable curses? The fandom takes words that were created and only used in the Harry Potter series and uses them to discuss greater and more important topics in the fandom.

Combining its unique fandom vocabulary with Tumblr’s specific website features, the fandom perpetuates Harry Potter’s relevance by creating different genres to appeal to a wide range of community members. I identified six main genres in the community: memes, informative posts, photosets, fanfictions, headcanons, and Q&As.. All of these genres incorporate the fandom’s unique forms of discourse. Though these genres are still very much unique to the Potterhead community, they help the series to stay relevant by recognizing a spectrum of fans, from those who know lots of details about the series to novices.

 The first genre, memes, appeal to by far the widest audience. Memes are comedic photos with written captions and are usually just for entertainment. These posts are often found on other social media platforms and though they require that the viewer have a basic understanding of the Potter universe, they lack the same depth as some of the other genres I will discuss. They are brief, clever, and “shareable” and make the discourse community visible to those less invested in it.

 Like memes, informative posts and photosets appeal to both highly invested and less-invested fans, but are not generally comedic. Informative posts simply contain facts both about the series and about other things in the fandom. They can be anything from logistics related to an upcoming fandom event to descriptions regarding a character in the story. It is common for them to look like an announcement or a list. This genre is used by the vast majority in the fandom. Photosets are mainly picture collages mixed with limited discourse. Any words are usually used to describe the photos. These generally appeal to a wider variety of Potterheads, those who may not know every Potter factoid but have a basic understanding of the series and vocabulary surrounding it. Additionally, these photosets generally are formed out of images from the movies, making them more recognizable to those who are less familiar with the books.

 For those more involved in the series and the discourse community, fanfictions and headcanons offer a niche. Fanfictions are fan-authored stories based upon the Harry Potter franchise. These can be very loyal to or stray heavily from the book. Some may take place at Hogwarts and some may take place at an ordinary “muggle” high school. Headcanons are similar to fanfactions in that fans create unique content based off of the series, but these headcanons are usually short (2-5 sentences). It’s common for a headcanon to be a made up conversation between two real characters. Unlike informative posts and photosets, fanfictions and headcanons appeal to a somewhat different audience, those who are more invested in the fan community.

 And lastly, for those most dedicated members of the fandom, Tumblr’s built-in Q&A feature appeals to them.. Users can ask a blog owner a question and when the owner responds, the entire Q&A is posted to the blog. In the Harry Potter fandom, these questions usually have to do with a person asking another about their views on something. Q&As generally cater to the most intense Potterheads, those who spend time and energy thinking out plot nuances and theories and debating them. Again, if you look in the top right corner of this Tumblr blog, there is a button for “Tags”. From that, select any of the genres listed and you will be shown examples of that genre.

 These various genres allow for different views and interpretation of the series. Potterheads can add in their own ideas and opinions of the series through the genres. One extremely interesting example that I would like to highlight is a headcanon. The first example in the headcanons section of my blog is a photoset. Somebody reimagined aspects of the series to take place in the present day instead of the early 1990s. This is one individual reimagining the series literally keeping it relevant to modern times. The genres on Tumblr offer a place for fans to contribute to the series and also allow access to any level of fan. Instead of creating an insulated group of super-fans, the various genres

 How Tumblr Has Increased Harry Potter’s Popularity

 We’ve talked about Tumblr Potterheads as a discourse community and also why Tumblr is a hub for fandom activity. But the community on Tumblr has done more than just house fandom activity: it has helped the fandom grow overtime, even after the end of new books and movies. One reason is that the posts, blogs, and conversations on Tumblr are constantly increasing. So there is more information out there in the fandom. Members into the fandom are increasing because people can see new content. These unique ideas blending together allow the series to grow over time. Essentially, the series grows with the audience. The more that the fandom contributes to the series over Tumblr, the bigger the series becomes. Whatever the background of the Potterhead, whether grizzled, old fan or just a Harry Potter moviegoer, Tumblr offers something for everyone, from shareable memes to outlandish headcanons. 

 Even more importantly, these fandom members on Tumblr insist on new content. They want to see new angles in the series and what happened to characters after the books ended (epilogues). When persistent enough, these new angles have the chance to continually shape the series. After the series ended, author J. K. Rowling “announced that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore was gay” (Tosenberger, 2008, p. 200). Fans are torn as to whether or not this is actually canon in the series. It is common belief that “Dumbledore’s homosexuality… may be connected to her awareness of slash fans” (p. 201). Slash fans are members of the fandom who actively seek out homosexual relations in characters in the book. Not only did these fans help the series stay relevant in pop culture through engagement in the discourse community, but it is possible that fan pressure pushed the author to alter her vision of the story.

 The Harry Potter fandom is its own discourse community because members communicate largely over social networking. They use vocabulary and diction that are unique to the Harry Potter series. People reading their blog posts that are outside of the fandom would not know what is trying to be communicated. Tumblr is essential to the Harry Potter discourse community as most other social media websites refer back to Tumblr. The fandom’s various genres allow for personal interaction with Harry Potter content. This allows for a constant growth in information about Harry Potter to spread, thus making the series relevant even after it has ended. What’s more, the Potterheads’ influence upon the Harry Potter series expands to people even outside of the fandom. When utilized properly, Tumblr acts as a great hub for any fandom, or even any group of people with shared beliefs. It is easy to spread your ideas across a wide variety of audiences. If there is enough noise behind you, you may just influence something great, as Potterheads did with Dumbledore’s sexuality.

References

Brummitt, C. (2016). Pottermore: Transmedia Storytelling Authorship in Harry Potter. The Midwest Quarterly, 58(1), 112-132.

Power, J. L. (2014). Tumblr. Journal of Access Services, 11(2), 91-96.

Tosenberger, C. (2008). “Oh my God, the Fanfiction!”: Dumbledore’s Outing and the Online Harry Potter Fandom. Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, 33(2), 200-206.

Yunus, M. M., & Salehi, H. (2012). Tumblr as a Medium to Improve Students’ Writing Skills. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 8(1), 383-389.

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For Leonardo, writing in the literary sense remains peripheral. (Somewhat paradoxically, one of his favourite literary exercises was the paragone, or comparison, between painting and poetry, in which painting was always argued to be superior; this debate forms part of the introduction to the Trattato della pittura.) He cultivates literature, it seems, principally as a social or courtly skill. In Florence he keeps the company of poets like Cammelli and Bellincioni, but his own achievements in that area are confined – as far as we know – to his skills as an improvvisatore, a song-and-dance man with his lira da braccio. The letter to Dei belongs within the same sort of sphere – an entertainment, a jeu d’esprit, probably written for a specific occasion. Its beautiful last sentence is an unexpected gem: a little coup de théâtre which ends the performance on a haunting, unsettling note. I see this as the typical mode of Leonardo as writer – lowbrow formats, plain-speaking style, moments of unexpected poetry. Leonardo’s taste for puns and word-games is part of his interestingly limited view of the writer, and there is a fascinating page of the late 1480s which belongs precisely to this stratum of literary trickery, and which again affords certain oblique glimpses into his mental processes. It is a large sheet in the Windsor collection, crammed with what Kenneth Clark rather quaintly calls ‘puzzle writing’ – what are more generally called rebuses or cryptograms. A rebus is a word or name or sentence expressed pictorially: a visual code. Though the game is to avoid words, it is of course a thoroughly verbal game, since the solution of the puzzle depends entirely on linguistic connections and often on double meanings. The word ‘rebus’ may be derived from carnival newsletters headed ‘De rebus quae geruntur’ (‘concerning things that have been happening’, i.e. current events), which avoided libel by using pictorial and hieroglyphic symbols in place of names; or more soberly from the explanatory formula ‘non verbis sed rebus’ (‘not with words but with things’). There had long existed in Italy a fondness for these punning cryptograms – the heraldic rebus representing the name of a family was particularly popular – though the more sophisticated rule-book for composing emblems and imprese had not yet been formulated. Leonardo manages to squeeze a total of 154 rebuses on to the two sides of the Windsor sheet. (Some other fragments of picture-writing, of the same period, bring the total to something like 200.) The pictographs themselves are hurriedly drawn: the finesse is in the mental ingenuity. Sometimes a picture alone is used, but often there is a combination of pictures and words or letters (not a ‘pure’ rebus, therefore). The sheet seems to be a working draft, in which ideas are tried out; some of the ropier ones were doubtless discarded. Beneath each rebus is written the key, the punning solution to the visual riddle. Thus the solution to the rebus showing a stock of corn and a rock is gran calamità, a great calamity, via puns on grano = grain and calamita = a magnetic stone. An o and a pear (pera) = opera, works. A face (faccia) and a donkey (asino) = fa casino, a slang phrase meaning someone is making a total hash of things. Some of the puns recur as he moves into whole sentences – thus ‘if the’ (se la) is always represented by a saddle (sella), and ‘happy’ (felice) by a fern (felce). These have become part of a reusable picture vocabulary. There is a sense here of Leonardo as intellectual court-jester – these are party pieces, pen-and-ink entertainments. One imagines him hovering, the enigmatic quizmaster, as the courtiers struggle to guess the answer. There would also be a practical spin-off, since pictographs were popular as architectural decoration. According to the Milanese architect Cesare Cesariano, the Sforza castle was decorated with such allegorical hieroglyphs, though these are no longer to be seen. Leonardo’s friend Bramante later designed an inscription in honour of Pope Julius II for the Vatican Belvedere, in which ‘Julio II Pont Maximo’ is spelt out in carved pictographs. Thus the rebus-skill Leonardo is practising here has also a practical application for the aspiring architect of the mid-1480s. Practical or not, there is a touch of the psychiatrist’s ‘free association’ games in the rebus. His mind is roving between different levels of meaning, between pictures and letters, enjoying the semiotic frissons out of which come strange hybrid meanings. Some of the phrases he comes up with have a certain psychological piquancy: ‘siamo scarico di vergogna’ – 'we have got rid of all shame’; ‘ora sono fritto’ – ‘now I am done for [literally fried]’. And the psychiatrist might raise a momentary eyebrow at that tiny scribbled self-portrait I mentioned earlier, apropos the lion in St Jerome – the lion in flames = leone + ardere = Leonardo. As a self-identifying pun or hieroglyph it seems rather bleak: the lion, axiomatically noble and powerful, is consumed and destroyed. We seem to be once more in the agitated sphere of the Oxford allegories. Even here, in these courtly quiz-games, we find that words open up chinks of Leonardo’s inner life. Also designed for courtly entertainment were Leonardo’s riddling ‘prophecies’, some of which I have already quoted. One of them has what amounts to a stage-direction added to it: ‘Say it in a form of frenzy or craziness, as if from a madness in the brain.’They were delivered, in other words, in a kind of mock-oracular ecstasy or furor. An obvious candidate for this performance would be Zoroastro, one of whose nicknames was Indovino, ‘the Prophet’ or ‘Soothsayer’; the word has an overtone of mystic hocus-pocus (cf.indovinello, a riddle) which fits these joke predictions. The humour of the prophecies lies in their ingeniously anti-climactic explanations. Mostly they turn on simple little twists of meaning, not unlike the visual puns of the rebuses – those who will ‘walk on top of the trees’ are men wearing wooden clogs, and those who will ‘walk on the skins of great beasts’ are men wearing shoes of ox-leather, and those who will ‘go as fast as the quickest of creatures by means of the stars’ are men using spurs, which are star-shaped. The ‘bodies’ which will ‘grow when the head is taken from them, and diminish when the head is put back’ are pillows. The animal which will be ‘seen with its tongue up another’s arse’ refers to the butcher’s custom of wrapping up pigs’ and calves’ tongues in entrails. These are the meanings which the audience has to guess. But there is also an element of double-bluff: the prophecies are often pungently expressive little texts, which linger in the mind after they have been explained and deflated. Like the spoof newsletter to Dei, they stray into an imagery of cataclysm and violence. They also express an idea of Nature as the wounded, exploited victim of man’s rapacity: There will be many who will flay their mother and turn her skin inside out. [Those who till the land] Men will severely beat what gives them life. [Those who thresh grain] The times of Herod will return, when innocent children shall be taken from their nurses, and will die with great wounds at the hands of cruel men. [Kids] With merciless blows many little children will be taken from the arms of their mothers and thrown to the ground and then torn to pieces. [Walnuts, olives etc.] This ecologically compassionate view of nature is also found in Leonardo’s fables, which were probably also written for recital at court. As far as can be established, the thirty or so fables that survive are original compositions. They emulate Aesop, but are not borrowed from him. Leonardo may also have known Alberti’s collection, the Apologhi (not published till 1568, but doubtless available in manuscript). The fables are full of an animistic sense of the landscape as a living thing. It is not only animals that are given a voice, but also trees and plants and stones. They become sentient creatures, capable of feeling pain – a pain constantly inflicted on them by man. A chestnut-tree is envisaged as a protective parent whose ‘sweet children’ – the nuts – are torn from her. The ‘hapless willow’ is ‘maimed and lopped and ruined’. Harvest is wounding. Here is a very short fable about a walnut-tree, almost a gnomic little prose-poem: ‘Il noce mostrando sopra una strada ai viandante la richezza de sua frutta, ogni omo lapidava.’ (The nut-tree by the roadside showed off to travellers the richness of its fruit; everyone stoned it.)

Charles Nicholl, Leonardo Da Vinci: The Flights of the Mind

Caption: Part of the large sheet of rebuses at Windsor. 

[watchilove]

Sinn U1 DE – The special edition to mark the 30th anniversary of German reunification, limited to 300 pieces.

Limited to 300 pieces

Special edition in Germany’s national colours with a high-gloss, gold-plated second hand

Case and crown made of high-strength seawater-resistant German Submarine Steel

Black Hard Coating on a TEGIMENT Technology basis

Tested based on European diving equipment standards and certified by DNV GL

Pressure-resistant up to 1,000 m diving depth (= 100 bar), certified by DNV GL

Captive diver’s bezel with minute ratcheting

Crown at 4 o’clock to prevent pressure on the back of the hand

Sapphire crystal glass

Low-pressure resistant

Since it was founded, SUG has produced cases for Sinn Spezialuhren, whose requirements in terms of construction and production are extremely demanding. Its cases are a prime example of technological skill and high quality, in particular. The Sinn U1 DE case is made from high-strength German Submarine Steel, which is highly resistant to saltwater and boasts outstanding non-magnetic properties. The diver’s bezel with minute ratcheting has a captive connection to the case. The watch comes with an all-over Black Hard Coating, which we use exclusively for surfaces with TEGIMENT technology. It’s this combination alone that makes it possible to achieve the high quality of the colour coating.

To mark this special occasion, we’ve designed the watch in Germany’s national colours. The colours black, red and gold, which have always been a symbol of German reunification and are anchored in the constitution as the colours of the flag, go all the way back to the Wars of Liberation (Germany, 1813 – 1815). The black, red and gold flag appeared in its present-day form at the Hambach Festival of 1832 for the first time. Reunification was celebrated with the raising of a black, red and gold flag in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin.

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Sinn U1 DE Technical Specifications and Price

Mechanical Movement • SW 200-1 • Self-winding mechanism • 26 bearing jewels • 28,800 semi-oscillations per hour • Seconds stop function • Anti-magnetic as per DIN 8309

Case • Case made of German Submarine Steel, black • Sapphire crystal glass in front, anti-reflective on both sides • Case back screw-fastened • Crown screwable • Meet the technical requirements for waterproofness, as set out in standard DIN 8310 • Pressure-resistant up to 1,000 m diving depth (= 100 bar), certified by DNV GL • According to the technical demands for the diving norm DIN 8306 • Tested based on European diving equipment standards EN 250 / EN14143 and certified by DNV GL • Low-pressure resistant

Functions • Hours, minutes, seconds • Date display • Diver’s bezel with minute ratcheting and luminous key mark

SINN Technologies • Black Hard Coating on a TEGIMENT Technology basis • Captive diver’s bezel

Dimensions and Weight • Case diameter: 44 mm • Band lug width: 22 mm • Case thickness: 14.7 mm • Weight without strap: 113 gramme

Dial and Hands • Matte black dial • High-gloss, gold-plated second hand • Indices coated with luminescent colour • Hour, minute and second hand coated with luminescent colour

Warranty • 2 years

Price • Price including leather strap: 2350.00 € • Price including solid bracelet: 2740.00 € • Price including silicone strap: 2650.00 €

Sinn U1 DE Sinn U1 DE - The special edition to mark the 30th anniversary of German reunification, limited to 300 pieces.

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Over the weekend, D’usse introduced taste makers in Lagos to its bold and expressive cognac, Dusse XO. The exclusive event commenced with an intimate dinner hosted by the DUSSE Cellar Master, Michel Casavecchia and Global Brand Ambassador, Sullivan Doh.

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Guests discovered DUSSE as they were hosted to an evening of gastronomic experience through a five course meal created by Chef Eros, whilst sipping on specially curated cocktails by Sullivan Doh, as they listened to a fusion of hip-hop and classical music, through an elevated music experience.

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The brand hosted guests at an exclusive party at The Capital Club Lagos, an exclusive members only club in Victoria Island where guests sipped DUSSE cocktails and enjoyed canapes created by Chef Benedicte as they partied to sounds from DJs – John Banji and DJ Obi who provided the perfect blend of hip-hop classics. The thrill of the night was a surprise performance from rapper Vector and The MUSON Center Orchestra, who delighted guests with a hip-hop and classical music fusion.

Masterfully crafted in the cellars of the Chateau de Cognac – a home with a 200-year legacy of creating some of the world’s finest Cognacs – D’USSE XO is a unique blend of meticulously hand-selected eaux-de-vie, aged ten years or more. D’USSE XO is an uncompromising Cognac that delivers complex flavor notes of ripe blackberry and apricot, layered with hints of dark chocolate and walnut, culminating in an exceptionally balanced finish. Its bottle design is inspired by the liquid it contains; both classic and modern, and bearing the Cross of Lorraine – a symbol of honor, courage and perseverance used by the French resistance during World War II – a statement wherever it rests.

D’USSE is the creation of a passionate artist and visionary, Maitre de Chai Michel Casavecchia, whose two decades of experience as curator at the Chateau de Cognac saw him create the D’USSE VSOP, and D’USSE XO. D’USSE Cognac is a partnership between Mr. Shawn ‘JAY-Z’ Carter and Bacardi Limited where Mr. Carter leads the global strategy for the brand, with a clear vision to set a new standard for cognac around the globe.

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Guests at the event included Keith Howard, Senior Vice President of Roc Nation as well as faces from the local hi-hop scene, Ikon, POE, GHOST (SDC), who were joined by celebrities and influencers across the media and entertainment space. Ebuka, Steph Busari, Lynxx, Ify Okoye, Funke Babs Kufeji, Azuka Ogujiuba, Latasha Ngwube all attended the event following the All Black theme of the evening.

Ahead of Cognac Week, D’usse Hosts Taste Makers to Exclusive Dinner & Party Over the weekend, D’usse introduced taste makers in Lagos to its bold and expressive cognac, Dusse XO.

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UBCFX Bitcoin Trading

UBCFX is a financial service provider.

The website is owned and operated by United Ventures LTD.Suite 305, Griffith Corporate Centre, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1510 VC

UBCFX.com or we will call them today UBCFX Bitcoin Trading is a fresh and dynamic broker that is hitting the market with energy mixed with professionalism.

The brand offers everything you require as a trader and let you trade with their support through a wide arrange of tools and services.

Before continuing with the UBCFX Bitcoin trading Review , see here what you are able to actually trade with UBCFX.com

the leverage is low and Proper and the spreads are acceptable.

UBCFX.com has 5 different asset classes: Cryptocurrencies, Stocks, Currencies, Commodities, and Indices, and each class has a clear leverage structure and are in general Swap free

Trade CryptoCurrencies

Like forex, cryptocurrencies trade against other currencies in a pair, such as Bitcoin against USD, or against EUR. If you want to get involved in the cryptocurrency trend but don’t want to buy actual crypto coins, CFDs are an option.

You do not buy the asset but trade on the movement of the cryptocurrency as it rises and falls on the volatile market. With the UBCFX crypto CFDs, traders can go both long and short without actually holding the asset itself.

They offer the following cryptocurrencies

Symbol Units Spread Margin Requirements Leverage BTCEUR BTC Fixed: 5.5 20% 1:05 BTCUSD BTC Fixed: 6 20% 1:05 DOGEBTC 1 Variable: 0 20% 1:01 ETHBTC. ETH Fixed: 100 20% 1:05 ETHEUR. ETH Fixed: 290 20% 1:05 ETHUSD ETH Fixed: 360 20% 1:05 LTCEUR. LTC Fixed: 50 20% 1:05 LTCUSD. LTC Fixed: 60 20% 1:05 NEOSBTC 1 Variable: 0 100% 1:01 PINKBTC 1/td> Fixed: 5.5 100% 1:01 SCBTC – Variable: 0 100% 1:01 XMR XMR Variable: 0 100% 1:01 XRPBTC BTC Fixed: 200 20% 1:05 XRPEUR XRP Fixed: 2.5 20% 1:05 XRPUSD. XRP Fixed: 3 20% 1:05

Trading forex

The forex market makes up the greatest capital market in the world. It is used by banks, companies and other financial institutions, as by individual traders.

UBCFX provide access and training for those who wish become part of the forex market. Both beginners and professionals will benefit from UBCFX’s trading tools, training plan and advanced yet simple trading platforms.

 They have the Majors, Minors and some exotic currency pairs for trading.

Trade metals – Gold and Silver

Because of its stability and high profitability, gold and silver considered to be of the safest financial instruments, particularly when the stock market drops, due to creation of balance and diverse distribution of assets.

Another benefit of gold is that it serves as a hedge against inflation. When the buying power of currencies weakening, gold guarantees that you’ll receive the value of the gold you possess, regardless of the inflation rate.

Trade indices

Indices represent the collective health of a group of financial instruments in a particular industry sector or a country. UBCFX offers an exciting platform to let traders invest in key international indices in real time.

They offer 23 key indices include CAC40, Dow Jones, NASDAQ, Nikkei, FTSE, and many others.

Trade commodities

Commodity is defined as “a good that can be exchanged for another good of the same type.” Therefore, trading in commodities refers to the purchase and sale of those commodities around the globe.

Many investors tend to trade commodities with CFD for a variety of commodities, since it allows profit to be made on ongoing operations with both higher and lower prices.

Trade stocks

Unlike stock trading (trading stocks via the stock market), with UBCFX you can trade CFDs with leverage (up to 1:20) to promote your investment, and to maintain portfolio risk, as well as your capital.

This gives you immediate access to the most desired companies across the global markets: Apple, eBay, Google and more.

UBCFX provides you with risk management tools such as stop loss and take profit orders.

They offer stock for the European Market

They offer stock for the United States Market

They offer stock for the Indian Market

They offer stock of the rest of the world

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Features and Account Types

UBCFX Bitcoin trading |  gives their trader a trading leverage up to 400:1 ( depending on the account level) and competitive spreads, and traders can start with just $500 they can deposit via bank transfer or credit card and several online payment solutions.

New traders can set up their personal trading accounts within minutes and trade in cryptocurrencies commodities, stock, currencies, gold, equities, oil.

UBCFX Bitcoin Trading starts to take off putting them in the top of the market and thus in our list.

Traders are able to full open a demo account that is opeb for 30 days in which the trader is able to determine of this is the right broker for him or her , also you are able to test your strategies and use the free Trading signals provided by UBCFX

UBCFX Trading Platforms

UBCFX is offering several different trading platforms .

Activ8 WebTrader

The most innovative platform, enables Activ8’s users to trade based on technical analysis and live trade signals across several asset classes.

Advance technology

Smart, fully automated interface

Centered around ease of use

A functionality which will see increased broker productivity and profitability

UBCFX Sirix Web Trader

The UBCFX Sirix Web Trader platform offers an exclusive set of trading solutions, including social trading. The UBCFX Sirix Platform is user-friendly and easy to operate and monitor, also for new traders. The platform is available online, no download required.

Simplified & user-friendly graphics

Stay up-to-date with instantly updated data

One-click-fast trade execution

Execute, set limits and control your risk within seconds

UBCFX Sirix Mobile Trader

This state-of-the-art UBCFX Sirix Mobile Trader platform is designed for our clients who work mostly from their mobiles or tablets. Using the UBCFX Sirix Mobile Platform, you can virtually take the market with you anywhere you go.

process orders by a single click at any time of the day

Real time profit/loss & interactive currency charts

Stay up to date, no down-time

Intuitive and easy-to-use

UBCFX Sirix Station

UBCFX Sirix Station offers the ultimate combination of stability and configurability in a downloadable Forex trading platform. Its intuitive interface allows you to easily understand how to place trades, and even includes a one-touch trading option, which directs your orders to one of our top-tier liquidity providers without any kind of delay.

Advanced charting features

Ultra-fast execution

Calculate market patterns and news events effect easily

see how other traders react to current trading conditions

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Banking and Deposits/Withdrawals

There are a number of cost effective ways to fund your UBCFX.com account. The most commonly used deposit methods are Debit and Credit Cards, Bank Wire, and Skrill.

These are widely accepted but UBCFX Bitcoin Broker also provide local payment methods that are exclusive to certain territories. Please register and login to your account and visit the deposit page for a list of your personal deposit options. Alternatively, speak to the UBCFX.com support team and they will be happy to help.

UBCFX offers accounts in USD, GBP and EUR. The minimum deposit amount for each is $/£/€500 and the leverage offered is 200:1. Debit and Credit Card transactions will take approximately 24hrs to process and Wire Transfer deposits can take up to three business days to process.

UBCFX Bitcoin trading do not charge any deposit fees however customers are encouraged to check with their bank or credit card issuer for complete transparency on all charges and transfer fees.

We recommend that you verify your account at the same time as opening it. You may do this by sending in the required identification documents, so have these documents handy upon registration.

Once this is done, your trading account will be fully verified right from the start of your trading career and you will not experience delays when making withdrawals.

Customer Support

UBCFX offers, email, and phone support 24/6, and you can choose from 4 languages for support and in general they are prompt to act.

Conclusion

UBCFX is a fresh broker , one that is proving itself and thus will go the extra mile to get ahead of the pack ,t his you can feel in the support and the trading platforms they are offering.

*RISK WARNING: Trading CFDs carries considerable risk of capital loss.

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UBCFX Bitcoin Forex Trading Details

UBCFX Broker Website  https://www.UBCFX.com Headquarters LondonSuite 305, Griffith Corporate Centre 1510 VC Country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Telephone 44 20 39662463 E-mail Address support@ubcfx.com Trading Server Time Zone GMT +3 Year Founded 2017 Accepts Non-US Clients yes Countries not allowed USA, Israle North Korea Regulated no Broker Status Independent Broker Broker Type Dealing desk, islamic account, Broker Fund Management yes Website Languages (Dialect) English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German Customer Service By: 24/6 Customer Support Languages English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German Do you Offer Phone Call back yes up to 48 hours Do you Offer Support by Email yes Email Response Time: up to 48 hours Do you Offer Support by Forum no Do you Offer Support by Live Chat no Do you Offer Support by Phone yes Do you Offer Support by Skype no Do you Offer Support in Office no Personal Account Manager: yes Deposit Options Credit cards/Debit cards, Wire, , Skrill, several Web solutions ( ewallets) Withdrawal Options Credit cards/Debit cards, Wire, , Skrill, several Web solutions ( ewallets) Account Currencies: USD, EUR, GBP Demo Account yes Demo Account Size $10,000 Demo Days Limit 30 Managed Accounts yes Islamic Account (Swap Free) yes Segregated Account yes account types Mini, Silver, Gold, Islamic Minimum Deposit $500 Micro Account requirements Standard Account requirements $500-$9999 Silver Account requirements $10000-$49000 Gold Account requirements $50000< VIP Account requirements Binary Options no Fees & Commissions CFDs: no Leverage for CFD’s 1:20 Fees & Commissions Stocks: no Leverage for Stocks 1:20 Fees & Commissions Forex: no Leverage for Forex 1:200 Fees & Commissions Cryptocurrencies: no Leverage for Crypto Crypto/Crypto – 1:4, Crypto/EUR,USD – 1:5 Total Cryptocurrencies offered 5 which cryptocurrencies are offered BTC, ETH, LTC, XRM, XRP Platforms Sirix Platform Types Desktop, webbased, Mobile, Tablet Platform Languages English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German Dealing Desk no Decimal Pricing 5 digits for Fixed Spreads Automated Trading Pending Orders Minimal lot size for a Standard account: 0.1 Minimum Position Size 0.1 Minimum Trade Lot Size none Max Equity none Max Lot Size none Max Open Positions none Scalping Allowed yes Scalping Restrictions no Hedging Allowed yes Hedgign Restrictions no EA Allowed yes EA Restrictions no Trade From Charts yes Trading platform’s time zone customizable Trading Signals yes Streaming News feed yes Mobile Alerts no Mobile Trading available yes Email Alerts no Do you offer VPS Trading Service no One Click Execution yes One Click Trading: yes Do you offer MirrorTrader Accounts? no Do you offer Zulutrade Accounts? no Do you offer AutoChartist? no Do you offer Free Forex Education yes Affiliate program yes IB Program yes Money Manager program yes Commercial Terms Available yes

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“Khadi” word doesn’t just define the fabric but also the sentiments of entire India. When somebody says Khadi, we quickly relate it with either Gandhi Bapu, Charkha or with Swadeshi Product. It’s a direct symbol of Nationalism and known as the fabric of our own!

However, from last many years market of Khadi apparels seemed limited only with Govt. outlets and very few apparel manufacturers and mills. As they say, “Change is the only Constant”. The good news is that “Khadi” fabric is back in fashion with more stylish look for women apparels.

Team Biznet is glad to introduce a brand new wholesale collection of Western-style off shoulder women tops and trousers. This sharp collection has pastel colors to create a strong impression and softness of Khadi to maintain the elegance. It can be perfect brand if you’re a reseller, boutique owner or retail show owner in metro cities such as Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune or Hyderabad. The standard age group to market this collection is between 15 years to 35 years. Please check the product details and the description below and book your wholesale orders now! :

      Fashion Diva 4 (10 pcs)

Price – Rs.10,500/- (For 10 pcs)

  Description: (WhatsApp – +919712822932)

Name: Fashion Diva Vol.4 Units: 10 pieces – Ready to Wear MOQ: Full Catalog – Wholesale Orders Top: Khadi Bottom: Khadi Size: 38″ (L) | XL (40″) | XXL (42″) Style: Indo Western Tops & Trousers Delivery: 5 to 7 Business Days

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Extraordinary Women: The world is full of extraordinary women who are inspiring, creative, daring and powerful, all while embracing femininity in their own unique way. Women appreciate craftsmanship, talent and creativity. They invest in what can be passed down and what can create an emotion. For them, the new Piaget Limelight Gala.

Piaget Patrimony, model 1973 – Inspiration for LImelight Gala

Stealing the Limelight

The new Limelight Gala was inspired by an iconic model created in 1973 when the brand’s famous Piaget Society was in full swing. Celebrities, artists, clients, and friends of the Maison would get together for the most fabulous parties, gathering stars such as Salvador Dali, Jackie Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Cary Grant and Sami Davis Jr.

As vibrant today as it was in the 1970s, the Piaget Society continues to unite a creative, curious, and intelligent set of people who share a certain art de vivre.

Piaget Patrimony, model 1964 – Inspiration Limelight Gala

A Feminine Icon

Piaget’s Limelight Gala was inspired by the elegant spirit of the 1960s, with its sensual curves, cambered case and asymmetrical lugs that extend from each side of the case onto the bracelet. The modern interpretation of the Limelight Gala reproduces the same design with a perfectly integrated case and lugs that are combined with a swirl of exquisite gemstones, ornate dials, and sumptuous gold bracelets.

Piaget Palace Decor

Almost 60 years on and the Piaget Limelight Gala is more than a wristwatch, it is a feminine icon that has become a symbol of elegance and harmony.

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Rose Gold G0A45161

Dazzling new editions for 2020

This year, Piaget is presenting a host of new Limelight Gala timepieces in celebration of these iconic creations that dates back to more than half a century. Each piece follows Piaget’s four pillars of excellence: The Art of Movement, The Art of Gold, The Art of Colour and The Art of Light.

The Art of Gold

Shimmering in the light, this new Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Sapphire Gradient (Ref. G0A45163) celebrates the signature design of the Limelight Gala collection with a hand-engraved gold bracelet and dial that are highlighted by 20 large diamonds (approx. 1.46 cts) and 22 blue sapphires (approx. 4.01 cts) set in a subtle gradient of blue.

Piaget is one of the few remaining Maisons that has the savoir-faire to make hand-made gold bracelets. This rare traditional craft started in the 1960s and became hugely popular thanks to Piaget’s bold creations. Mainly inspired by nature, Piaget has used over one hundred different life-like motifs to craft its hand-made gold bracelets, such as leather design, ocean waves, frost, flowers, foliage, bark, snake scales and many more.

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Sapphire Gradient G0A45163

The work of a chainsmith is similar to that of a Haute-Couture dressmaker. The artisan will start with hundreds of gold links, which will be tightly assembled. The next step is the soldering of the countless miniature links that will result in a bracelet of remarkable suppleness.

The white gold bracelet featured on this new timepiece has been created in this fashion, then hand-engraved in the Palace Décor style, one of Piaget’s most iconic motifs, which requires eight hours of work. Only a few artisans, who work in Piaget’s “Workshop of Extraordinary Creations”, have the expertise to hand-engrave this pattern.

The dial is also made of white gold and is engraved using the same Palace Décor technique. It takes two hours to complete the engraving on the dial and it is always carried out by the same engraver who decorates the bracelet to ensure a uniform design. To let the Décor shine through, the dial is covered in translucent blue enamel. It is oven-fired multiple times at a temperature over 800°C, giving this technique the name of “Grand Feu” Enamel.

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Sapphire Gradient G0A45363

Finding the perfect colour gemstones for this timepiece was also one of the most challenging operations. It involved sampling large quantities of gemstones to ensure the perfect colour match, a task made even more complex given the large progressive size of the stones and the high gem quality standards of the Maison. To magnify the brilliance of the stones, Piaget’s gem-setters have expertly set the gemstones by hand, using the Serti Descendu technique.

This timepiece is so unique that it is a numbered edition. There is also a similar version (Ref. G0A45363) with a mother-of-pearl dial and a dark-blue alligator strap, limited to 88 pieces.

The Art of Light

Recognised for its daring vision and incredible savoir-faire, Piaget is one of the world’s most prestigious watchmakers/jewellers. For over 140 years, the Maison’s artisans have been creating high-jewellery masterpieces by combining precious metals with flawless gemstones and innovative design.

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Rose Gold G0A45161

A new rose gold version, (Ref. G0A45161) also using the Serti Descendu technique to set the 57 diamonds (approx. 4.80 cts), is available with a burgundy-coloured strap and a delicate mother-of-pearl dial of exceptional quality. It is extremely white in colour, with beautiful reflections, which attests of its high quality.

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious G0A45170

Three new Haute-Joaillerie Limelight Gala timepieces join the collection this year with stunning oval dials paved with snow-set diamonds, and a captivating setting of marquise-cut gemstones on the bezel, lugs and bracelet.

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious G0A45171

The marquise cut is an important part of Piaget’s history. As legend has it, France’s King Louis XV asked to cut a diamond in honour of the smile of his beloved Marquise de Pompadour. The resulting diamond let the light shine in from the very centre of the gemstone, giving it a unique radiance. This unique cut became a signature for the Maison.

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious G0A45168

The three new High Jewellery timepieces come in a 28 by 23mm case. One model adorned with a fully-paved bracelet set with 364 brilliant- and marquise-cut diamonds (approx. 12.42 cts, Ref. G0A45170), a second one set with both diamonds and blue sapphires (Ref. G0A45171), and the third one set with 237 diamonds and fitted with an elegant blue satin strap (Ref. G0A45168).

Piaget Limelight Gala Aventurine Glass Dial 26mm G0A45152

The Art of Colour

Three new aventurine glass models join the Limelight Gala collection, showcasing the brand’s love for the celestial sky above our heads. Each dial is crafted from aventurine glass, a magical material that takes its name from the Italian word avventura, meaning “adventure”. Aventurine dates back to the 17th century with some of the first records coming from Murano, Venice, a town famous for its glass making. The process consists of adding copper oxide to glass to give it a mesmerising twinkle that mirrors the starry night sky.

Piaget Limelight Gala Aventurine Glass Dial 32mm G0A45162

There are two Limelight Gala Aventurine Glass Dial: a 32mm case (Ref. G0A45162) adorned with 63 diamonds (approx. 1.76 ct) and a smaller 26mm case version (Ref. G0A45152) with 57 diamonds (approx. 0.87 ct), both limited to 300 pieces each.

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Aventurine Glass Dial G0A45180

Another model, the Limelight Gala Precious Aventurine Glass Dial (Ref. G0A45180), is set with 57 diamonds (approx. 4.80 cts) using the Serti Descendu technique and limited to 200 pieces.

Piaget Limelight Gala Ref. G0A45007

Piaget Limelight Gala High Jewellery Black Opal

This stunning one-of-a-kind high-jewellery creation (Ref. G0A45007) features a dial fitted with a rare and precious black opal. Black opals are fascinating as they reflect a myriad of bright colours when they catch the light, such as yellow, green, blue, orange and red. The colours depend on the structure of the stone, and also the angle and brightness of the light, frequently changing before our eyes.

Piaget Limelight Gala Ref. G0A45007

Black opals are only found in Australia and Ethiopia, making them particularly rare. Australian black opals were first found in the 19th century, where Ethiopian stones were only discovered around 15 years ago. In the present case from Australia, Piaget kept this rare and extraordinary opal for five years and waited for the perfect creation to host it.

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The Limelight Gala High Jewellery Black Opal highlights its black opal with the addition of 86 brilliant-cut blue sapphires (approx. 5.51 cts) and a colourful array of marquise-cut coloured gemstones that start with 58 sapphires (approx. 6.23 cts), first yellow followed with orange and 14 pink rubies (approx. 1.41 cts) in a progressive gradient of colours to create a jewel that celebrates the best of the Earth’s treasures.

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Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Sapphire Gradient G0A45163

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Sapphire Gradient G0A45163

Diameter: 32mm

Watch in 18K white gold

Bezel set with 20 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx.1.46cts) and a fade of 22brilliant-cut blue sapphires(approx.4.01cts) with openwork technique

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Piaget manufacture quartz movement (690P)

Functions: hours and minutes

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  Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Sapphire Gradient G0A45363

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Sapphire Gradient G0A45363

Diameter: 32mm

Watch in 18K white gold

Bezel set with 20 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx.1.46cts)and a fade of 22 brilliant-cut blue sapphires(approx.4.01cts)with openwork technique

White mother-of-pearl dial

Piaget manufacture quartz movement(690P)

Functions: hours and minutes

Dark blue shiny alligator strap with an 18K white gold ardillon buckle set with 15 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx.0.06ct)

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Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Rose Gold G0A45161

Diameter: 32mm

Watch in 18K rose gold

Bezel set with 42 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx.4.74cts) with openwork technique

White mother-of-pearl dial

Piaget manufacture quartz movement(690P)

Functions: hours and minutes

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  Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Aventurine Glass Dial G0A45180

Piaget Limelight Gala Precious Aventurine Glass G0A45180

Diameter: 32mm

Watch in 18K white gold

Bezel set with 42 brilliant-cut diamonds(approx.4.74cts)with openwork technique

Aventurine glass dial

Piaget manufacture quartz movement(690P)

Functions: hours and minutes

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Piaget Limelight Gala Aventurine Glass G0A45162

Diameter: 32mm

Watch in 18K white gold

Bezel set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx.1.75cts)

Aventurine glass dial

Piaget manufacture quartz movement(690P)

Functions: hours and minutes

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Piaget Limelight Gala Aventurine Glass G0A45152

Diameter: 26mm

Watch in 18K white gold

Bezel set with 60 brilliant-cut diamonds(approx.0.92ct)

Aventurine glass dial

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Functions: hours and minutes

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Limelight Gala High-Jewellery G0A45168

Diameter: 23x28mm

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Functions: hours and minutes

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Limelight Gala High-Jewellery G0A45170

Diameter: 23x28mm

Watch in 18K white gold

Bezel and lugs set one row of 83 marquise-cut diamonds (approx.6.40cts) and one row of 91 brilliant-cut diamonds(approx.5.28cts)

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Piaget manufacture quartz movement (56P)

Functions: hours and minutes

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Limelight Gala High-Jewellery G0A45171

Diameter: 23x28mm

Watch in 18K white gold

Bezel and lugs set one row of marquise-cut diamonds and one row of brilliant-cut diamonds

Dial paved with brilliant-cut diamonds using the snow-set technique

Piaget manufacture quartz movement (56P)

Functions: hours and minutes

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Limelight Gala High-JewelleryBlack Opale G0A45007

Diameter: 23x28mm

Watch in 18K white gold

Bezel and lugs set with two rows of gem. The first one is set with 58 yellow to orange marquise-cut sapphires (approx.6.23cts) and 14 marquise-cut rubies (approx.1.41cts). The second row is set with 86 brilliant-cut sapphires (approx.5.51cts)

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Piaget manufacture quartz movement (56P)

Functions: hours and minutes

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CT premiere of acclaimed Tartuffe for Baxter

Tartuffe – Soweto Theatre dates

Cape Town audiences now have the chance to catch the acclaimed production of Molière’s Tartuffe at the Baxter Theatre.

Directed by the award-winning Sylvaine Strike of the Fortune Cookie Theatre Company, with translation by Richard Wilbur, it will be performed at the Baxter Flipside for a limited season from 18 to 29 April at 7.30pm nightly, and selected matinees at 2pm.

The production has been made possible through the support of Total South Africa, BNP Paribas and RCS (a BNP Paribas group company) and Mazars and is presented by the Baxter Theatre Centre, in association with the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS)and the Alliance Française of Cape Town.

Molière is regarded as one of the greatest masters of comedy and director Sylvaine Strike (The Miser, Tobacco, And the Harmful Effects Thereof) once again brings her winning signature directorial style to this theatre classic.

Khutjo Green and Craig Morris in Tartuffe. Photo credit: Dee-Ann Kaaijk.

The production follows on the Fortune Cookie Theatre Company’s runaway success in 2012 with their production of Molière’s The Miser which ran to wide critical acclaim, seventy sold-out performances and which won four Naledi Awards, including Best Production and Best Director.

Making his long-awaited return to the stage, Neil McCarthy (Born in the RSA) plays Orgon, with Khutjo Green (Animal Farm) as his wife Elmire. Craig Morris (Johnny Boskak is Feeling Funny), takes on the title role of Tartuffe, and theatre stalwart Vanessa Cooke (Vigil) plays the housekeeper, Dorine. Other cast members include Anele Situlweni (7de Laan), Vuyelwa Maluleke (Emotional Creatures), Adrian Alper (Generations), William Harding (The Miser) and Camilla Waldman (Closer).

Set design is by Sasha Ehlers and Chen Nakar, costume design by Sasha Ehlers, lighting design is by Oliver Hauser, musical composition by Dean Barrett and choreography is by Owen Lonzar.

Tartuffe is a weasely swindler, disguised as a paragon of piety who manipulates his way into Orgon’s house and unleashes his lecherous reign. Exploring the way in which people are easily manipulated by symbols of power and honeyed words, Tartuffe is one of Molière’s masterpieces, an uneasy comedy with a potent message at its core. Controversial when it was first performed in 1664, the play was closed down, censored and Molière questioned by the religious authorities of the time, who saw in it an audacious critique of hypocrisy within the church. Considering this, in a time when the artist, cartoonist or satirist’s freedom of expression is not guaranteed, Tartuffe is as relevant now as it was then.

“Promoting the work of Molière is even more relevant today as it remains utterly universal through the ongoing power of his word,” says director Sylvaine Strike. “We are proud to showcase the genius of one of France’s most accomplished artists, whose masterpiece Tartuffe will be performed by a brilliant South African cast, within a context never seen before and which promises a lot of surprises.

“It is a play which, through the strength of its comedy and satire of society, also invites us to question and interrogate.”

There is an age restriction of 16 years.

Tartuffe will be performed in the Baxter Flipside from 18 to 29 April at 7.30pm. Additional performances are on 22 and 29 April at 2pm and on 25 April at 11am.

Tickets to the previews on 18,19 and 20 April and the matinees cost R130. Tickets Monday to Thursday cost R140, on Friday and Saturday R160. Block bookings of ten or more cost R120 per ticket. Student and Pensioners tickets cost R110.

Bookings can be made at Computicket on 0861 915 8000, online at www.computicket.com or at any Shoprite Checkers outlet. For discounted corporate, schools or block-bookings, charities or fundraisers, contact Sharon on 021 680 3962, e-mail sharon.ward@uct.ac.za or Carmen on 021 680 3993, e-mail carmen.kearns@uct.ac.za.

CT premiere of acclaimed Tartuffe for Baxter was originally published on Artsvark