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Tragedy, Comedy, History?
A List of Shakespeare's Plays by Tragedy, Comedy and History
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It is not always easy to categorically say whether a William Shakespeare play is a tragedy, comedy, or history, because Shakespeare blurred the boundaries between these genres, especially as his work developed more complexity in themes and character development. But those are the categories into which the First Folio (the first collection of his works, published in 1623; he died in 1616) was divided, and thus, they are useful to start the discussion. The plays can be generally classified into these three broad categories based on whether the main character dies or is bequeathed a happy ending and whether Shakespeare was writing about a real person.
This list identifies which plays are generally associated with which genre, but the classification of some plays is open to interpretation and debate and changes over time.
Shakespeare's Tragedies
In Shakespeare's tragedies, the main protagonist has a flaw that leads to his (and/or her) downfall. There are both internal and external struggles and often a bit of the supernatural thrown in for good measure (and tension). Often there are passages or characters that have the job of lightening the mood (comic relief), but the overall tone of the piece is quite serious. The 10 Shakespeare plays generally classified as tragedy are as follows:
Shakespeare's Comedies
Shakespeare's comedies are sometimes further subdivided into a group called romances, tragicomedies, or "problem plays," which are the dramas that have elements of humor, tragedy, and complex plots. For example, "Much Ado About Nothing" begins like a comedy but soon descends into tragedy—leading some critics to describe the play as a tragicomedy. Others debated or cited as tragicomedies include "The Winter's Tale," "Cymbeline," "The Tempest," and "The Merchant of Venice."
Four of his plays are often called his "late romances," and they include: "Pericles," "The Winter's Tale," and "The Tempest." "Problem plays" are so-called because of their tragicomic elements and moral issues, and they don't end perfectly tied up, such as "All's Well That Ends Well," "Measure for Measure" and "Troilus and Cressida." Regardless of all that debate, the 18 plays generally classified as comedy are as follows:
"All's Well That Ends Well"
" As You Like It"
" The Comedy of Errors"
"Cymbeline"
"Love's Labour's Lost"
"Measure for Measure"
"The Merry Wives of Windsor"
"The Merchant of Venice"
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
" Much Ado About Nothing"
"Pericles, Prince of Tyre"
"The Taming of the Shrew"
"The Tempest"
" Troilus and Cressida"
"Twelfth Night"
"Two Gentlemen of Verona"
"The Two Noble Kinsmen"
"The Winter's Tale"
Shakespeare's Histories
Sure, the history plays are all about real figures, but it can also be argued that with the downfall portrayed of the kings in "Richard II" and "Richard III," those history plays could also be classified as tragedies, as they were billed back in Shakespeare's day. They would easily be called tragedy plays were the main character of each fictional. The 10 plays generally classified as history plays are as follows:
"Henry IV, Part I"
"Henry IV, Part II"
"Henry V"
"Henry VI, Part I"
"Henry VI, Part II"
"Henry VI, Part III"
"Henry VIII"
"King John"
"Richard II"
"Richard III"
A Complete List of Shakespeare's Plays
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What Makes a Shakespeare History Play
Plays Written by Shakespeare
Everything You Need to Know About Shakespeare's Plays
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William Shakespeare's Most Famous Plays
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Fierce Blogs attended an event yesterday that was filled with beauty, information and good talk. And did I mention gorgeous ladies? Yup, there were a lot of them! At first I felt really odd being the only guy in the event. But after a few minutes walking around and tons of hi's and hello's with fella bloggers, I felt more comfortable. And it also because of the warmth of the hosts during that sunny Saturday afternoon.
The past. These are Snoe's humble yet very effective products that were launched during their humble start up in 2010. Because of the uniqueness & affordability of the products they offer to the market, followers started to creep up! At present, they have established their place in the beauty market with their minions of beauty followers still building up with much loyalty. Now, what's in store for us in the future? To some, it may be create sadness when they heard that some of the products will no longer be available. But for me, it means that Snoe brand is really looking ahead and they really have the heart to improve a brand that is already great.
So, in the coming days, you can expect that Fierce Blogs will feature and review some of Snoe's products. And we will begin by reviewing these 2 products this coming week: Awesome Poresome and Rouge Deluxe Complete Lip Care.
To Jen Gerodias Diaz, thanks for having Fierce Blogs during the 3rd bloggers event!
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Our DJs Have Gotten Their 'Top Gun' Call Signs – Here's How to Get Yours
Dave Jensen Published: May 12, 2022
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It's one of the biggest sequels in the last decade, 36 years in the making. 'Top Gun: Maverick' comes out Memorial Day weekend, and we are "totally stoked."
Maverick returns to Top Gun flight training to help instruct a bunch of young pilots (like he used to be) to become the 'Best of the Best.' I get goosebumps thinking about how much fun this movie it going to be.
We've been waiting and waiting for 'Maverick' to come to the theaters and now that I actually have a ticket for that weekend, it's clear that the wait is really over. Will it be worth the $14 to see at the Metrolux Dine-In in Downtown Loveland? I certainly hope so, and the reviews seem pretty good: See our national reviewer's 8/10 review HERE.
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When 'Top Gun' came out in 1986, the internet, as we know it today, did not exist. With the sequel coming out 36 years after the original, it's good to see the "movie people" using their smarts by having a site that fans can go to get their own "Maverick"-like call signs.
I heard about it and said 'Oh, yeah! I'm totally doing THAT!" No lie. So I went and got mine, and then got Chris Kelly and Kama to do the same. Why should I have all the fun, right? Chris replied, 'OMG this is Amazing!'
You go to the site, allow the site to use your camera, and then you answer a few "A" or "B" questions. Those questions determine what name they're going to give you. It's different each time, so I can't now remember what the questions were or how I answered to get my call sign: RIPTIDE, but I love it.
After you get you call sign, you can get a picture of you in your awesome helmet with your callsign to share. Of course it's all to promote the movie, so they'd love you to use the hashtag 'TopGun.'
CHRIS KELLY - 'DICE'
RETRO-Top-Gun-Callsigns
KAMA - 'SUPERSONIC'
DAVE JENSEN - 'RIPTIDE'
I think Chris' came out really good because he was wearing sunglasses. Something to think about before you go to WhatsMyCallSign.com
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I Have A Product Idea. Can You Help Me Build A Product? - HyperTrends Global Inc.
Running a custom Software Development Agency is a blessing in disguise.
Running a custom Software Development Agency is a blessing in disguise. We hear many amazing product ideas on a daily basis. The potential of these ideas changing the world is amazing.
It is so common for us to find entrepreneurs with some unique ideas on a near daily basis. The ingenuity of the human mind never ceases to amaze us. What's amazing about these ideas is that they transcend age, race, nationalities or one's professional background.
Human beings are amazing idea generators. If they can nurture that skill, they can reap significant rewards.
Almost every time someone comes up to us with a product idea, the entrepreneur in us is tempted to start building the product right away.
That may sound like the most obvious thing to do, but evidence is stacked against using that approach.
A more saner approach involves following some of the steps listed here to codify, and more importantly, internalize your idea. While these are not the rules set in stone (as with everything else), following these will definitely help in increasing your chances of building great products.
It's amazing how many entrepreneurs get carried away with their idea and are still unable to answer the WHY behind it.
Why does your product exist?
Is it solving a REAL problem?
Or more simply put, is it a PAINKILLER? Or a VITAMIN? Remember, vitamins don't sell as much as painkillers do.
Will it make their day if they use your product? Will they look forward to using it on daily basis? Or will it be forgotten after a few days? How will it help them get through their day? Will if positively impact their lives? Does it change the industry?
These among many others are important questions to ask.
If you don't build it NOW, will someone else be able to capture this unmet need? Are there political, legal or societal forces driving the need to use your product now? Are we at the intersection of technology and awareness to drive your product growth rapidly at this moment? Can you wait for a year to build it? Are you too late? Too early?
YOU are going to be the most critical element in this process. Are you sure YOU know WHY you want to build this product? Why YOU specifically?
Are you in a place where you can devote the type of time necessary to build this product? Some products take a minimum of 2–3 years before they take off (unless stars really align).
Are you willing to make that sacrifice? Is your family in line with you? Have you discussed this with your spouse/significant other?
These are some serious questions that peel off the layers and let you get deep in to the core of it. We recommend that you ask these questions on a near daily basis. More importantly, take notes.
These questions not only validate your idea but also truly let you internalize the reasons for building this product.
As with any business, there will be hard times, and you have to know your WHY clearly to be able to see this through. Having a solid WHY will not only make you stronger, but will give you that much needed drive to build this product.
This is the single most important factor to consider when building a product. If there's no room for growth, even the best product may not survive the market.
Niches win riches. Period. If you try to build something for everyone, you end up building something that works for no one.
What price is the market willing to pay for your product?
Too many products are not priced depending on market demand. Some products are priced too high, some too low. Some are free when they shouldn't be. Some are paid when they should be free. Either way, most don't sell because of this price-to-value mismatch.
Do people really want your product?
Again, the market is the best decision maker when it comes to wanting your product (or not).
Talk to your friends, your Starbucks barista, your fitness instructor and everyone else you can, about your product. No one will steal your idea, just go out and talk with people to see what they think. Chances are they will give you some of the most valuable advice you will need before and during your product launch.
Setup a landing page for your product. You can use LeadPages, Unbounce or any other landing pages builder to quickly help you build a great looking page. Put some nice images and copy to promote your product. Bonus Points: Setup Instagram, Twitter, Twitch to do some quick social media marketing. Crazy Kudos Points: If you make high quality Video Content.
Add Google Analytics to the page, identify keywords that people look for when searching your product, run a small campaign worth $100-$500 (either on Facebook or Google). If you think that's too high, wait till you spend over $200K only to find out you don't get any customers because you misjudged the market.
Collect Email Addresses of interested customers, politely ask them further questions about things they would like to see in your product, through surveys and similar questionnaires, help them become champions of your product. See if they can invite other friends to like your product. Start building a tribe.
If your research tells you that you're on to something and you've got a high interest, its GAME ON.
Social Media Chatter — People are talking about this product on social media. Do you have any followers? Have you seen a rapid increase in followers?
These are some pretty good reasons to proceed to the next step in the process.
If you haven't already heard about it, use the Business Model Canvas to quickly get a high level overview of your idea and related metrics.
Read Noah Kagan's advice in building a million dollar product on the Tim Ferriss blog here.
Now that you have evaluated your market, it is time to raise capital.
You may have your own money saved, now is the time to put it to good use.
Find friends and family and talk to them about your idea in a more meaningful manner now.
Show them the results of your experiments, the level of interest you have acquired, quantify the opportunity and build your investment thesis.
You can also find angel investors at (www.angel.co) if you want a VC style funding. Local angels are probably the best and most of them want to see some traction before they invest, so your best bet will always be the 'friends and family round' as they call it. You might get lucky though, so never give up on speaking with angels.
SIDEBAR: Most investors are extremely risk averse. You'd think that may not be the case, but it is. So unless you have a proven track record, or are extremely active in the tech community, or have in-depth industry experience, do not expect to be funded unless you have solid traction, a working product (no matter how minimal) and/or good partnerships lined up.
If you're building hardware, look east. Alibaba is probably your best bet to find suppliers. There are tons of resources out there. We won't get into that as we're software builders.
If you're building Software, that's when you need software development agencies like us. Another alternative is to find a CTO/co-founder who will help you in building the software. There are pros and cons to each approach.
As an agency, we love customers who have done all their due diligence over a period of time and come to us with all of the necessary metrics for building their product.
While we offer to do all of the market research on our customers' behalf, and will gladly charge your for it, we find that the best customers are the ones who have done their homework and have quantifiable metrics to support their idea. It makes our job as a development agency much easier.
We will probably do a quick discovery with you to understand your product, the roadmap, the market and then evaluate branding options (if you haven't already done that) to position your product.
While we're a software company, we work with some of the leading agencies to assist us with this process. Alternatively, you are free to choose your own branding agency and have them work with us. But a great brand speaks volumes to the masses.
How much money do I need for MVP?
A lot depends on the type of the product you are building. A simple software solution may not cost as much as some really drawn out products that need tons of features to enter a saturated market to garner interest. We will talk about these in our case studies below.
By now, you should also know if your product is one for Venture Capital or are you good with smaller investment/bootstrapped capital?
These things matter because if your product needs VC, your MVP needs to be aligned to seek capital and for rapid growth, whereas if you are bootstrapping, you need to build a product that pays your bills and lets you build further aka 'slow but steady growth'.
The strategies for building a product to raise VC funding are completely different from that of a bootstrapped product. Although, we know for a fact that every VC loves a company that has traction and does not need money.
And so, the time has come to take your MVP to market. This is just the beginning. An entire book can be written on your Go-To Market strategy. Depending on your product vertical, you can leverage a few plays to launch your product right.
Trade shows — an expensive option, but can work wonders if you have your strategies setup correctly.
If you hadn't set aside some capital for your go-to market strategy, you've made a terrible mistake.
We always recommend our clients to keep at least 30–40% of their overall funds for marketing.
This may sound ridiculous, but it is absolutely necessary or your product will be DOA (Dead On Arrival). There are alternative strategies to do this at lower costs and a lot depends on how willing you are to put in the effort into marketing.
P.S. — At this point, it would be fair to say, if you don't learn marketing yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure.
Majority of your product development will start after you go live and you have customers asking you for new features.
This is the norm unless you are entering a brand new space or have absolute insights on what your customers really want (which may be true for a B2B product, but definitely not for B2C).
You will need to iterate and refine on a near daily basis (depending on the success of your launch) until you have stabilized your product.
Too many clients of ours throw their hands up when they find that the product they built doesn't meet the needs of the market.
A lot of this can be minimized by in-depth product-market research, but the industry changes so fast, that iteration is the only way forward.
It is our job to educate the clients on their budgets, product roadmaps and marketing strategies that augment product development.
As a client, it wouldn't hurt to learn basic internet marketing, copywriting, Google and FB Ad Management etc. By learning these things, you can reduce your expenses significantly.
At this point, you as a CEO should only be talking to potential customers and investors and reporting feedback to your team. This should be your only job.
With a lot of planning, and execution, your product will soon find a sweet spot and address an unmet need in the market place.
If you really enjoyed reading this post, wait till you read our case studies on these exact philosophies!


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The trend in housing starts was 214,821 units in September 2017, compared to 220,573 units in August 2017, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts.
Drivers such as population, income and employment have put downward pressure on new home construction activity. Total housing starts fell 34% in September compared to the prior year. Single-detached starts declined 33%, while multiple starts declined 42%.
Tightness in PEI's resale sector continues to cause demand to spill over into the Island's new home market. Starts of single-detached homes were up 93% year-to-date in September, with most of the activity concentrated in the Charlottetown area. Record high levels of international migration continue to support starts of multi-family dwellings, which were up 16% year-to-date.
In the third quarter of 2017, the annual rate of housing starts for the province overall reached 43,736 units, up from the level registered for the previous quarter (40,564 units). This last result, as were the relatively high totals for the previous quarters, was attributable to the strong momentum observed in the multi-unit housing segment, particularly in the case of rental apartments, for which starts remained significant in the Montréal and Québec areas. Given the strong activity observed so far, Quebec starts will likely post a gain in 2017.
Homebuilders broke ground on fewer homes in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) during September 2017. Total housing starts trended lower by 7% in September from the previous month led by lower apartment starts. Monthly variations in high-rise starts are typical given delays in getting large scale projects off the ground. Low-rise starts remained strong. The overall pace of new home construction remains stable as strong demand for new homes in the Toronto CMA continues to persist.
Single-detached starts were high in Brantford in September. New single-detached homes in Brantford were selling for $550,000 to $700,000 early this year, attracting the growing number of households from Hamilton and the GTA who could no longer afford detached homes in their markets.
Both single-detached and multiple housing starts in London CMA posted the highest levels for the month of September since 2006. Strong population growth and recent income gains have strengthened demand for new single-detached homes – encouraging builders to continue to keep single-detached starts elevated over recent months.
Total housing starts trended lower in September after production of both single-detached and multi-family units slowed. While the pace of construction in the singles sector has been on par with last year, multi-family construction was down 30% after nine months this year. Elevated inventory of completed and unsold condo apartments have remained a drag on this sector. All told, total year-to-date housing starts in September were down 13%, compared to the same period a year ago.
Housing starts in the Vancouver CMA trended downwards in September as fewer multi-family home projects got underway. The high level of housing starts over the past year has led to a record number of units being under construction in the region, leaving little spare capacity to start additional projects. New home construction in the Vancouver CMA is being supported by population growth, a strong local economy, and low financing costs.
The standalone monthly SAAR of housing starts for all areas in Canada was 217,118 units in September, down from 225,918 units in August. The SAAR of urban starts decreased by 5.1 per cent in September to 198,910 units.
Multiple urban starts decreased by 10.7 per cent to 131,388 units in September. Single-detached urban starts increased by 8.2 per cent, to 67,522 units.
Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 18,208 units.


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
S.I. No. 649 of 2005
MERCHANT SHIPPING (PASSENGER BOAT MANNING) REGULATIONS 2005
I, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 18 (as inserted by section 47(1) of the Maritime Safety Act 2005 (No. 11 of 2005)) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1992 (No. 2 of 1992), as adapted by the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 346 of 2005 ), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Boat Manning) Regulations 2005.
(2) These Regulations, with the exception of Regulation 3 (2), come into operation on 1 April 2006.
(3) Regulation 3(2) comes into operation on 1 November 2005.
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
"body or organisation" means a body or organisation appointed by the Minister under Regulation 3 of these Regulations;
"certificate" means a certificate issued under Regulation 4(1) of these Regulations;
"commercial endorsement" means an endorsement issued under Regulation 4(2) of these Regulations;
"crew" means all persons, including the master, employed or engaged by the employer on board a boat;
"Marine Notice" means a notice described as such and issued by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and which may be amended or replaced from time to time.
3. (1) These Regulations apply to passenger boats of classes P1 to P6, which are less than 80 gross tons or less than 24 metres registered length, as described in Regulation 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Boat) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 273 of 2002 ) and to the manning of such boats.
(2) The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources may appoint one or more bodies or organisations for the purpose of issuing certificates and commercial endorsements under these Regulations, and a body or organisation so appointed shall be specified in a Marine Notice.
(3) An appointed body or organisation which is satisfied that the person concerned is competent in that regard shall, on receipt of a completed application, issue a certificate and commercial endorsement.
(4) The required certificates and commercial endorsements for the manning of...


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Lawyers confer on the floor of Kenya's High Court in Nairobi, next to a copy of the country's constitution, March 8, 2013. (Reuters/Steve Crisp)
Kenyan court finds criminal libel laws unconstitutional
New York, February 6, 2017--Today's ruling by Kenya's High Court that the country's criminal defamation law is unconstitutional is a welcome step toward safeguarding press freedom and free speech, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Justice JM Mativo ruled that section 194 of Kenya's penal code is incompatible with the country's constitution and presents an unjustifiable limitation on Kenyans' freedom of expression, according to media reports.
"Today's ruling from Kenya's High Court is an important victory in the fight to protect media freedom," CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Angela Quintal said. "We call on the government not to contest the ruling and to amend the penal code to safeguard press freedom."
The court found the law--which imposes penalties of up to two years in prison for defamation--unnecessary, excessive, and unjustifiable in an open and democratic society, and that the law creates a disproportionate limit on freedom of expression, the advocacy group Article 19, one of the parties that petitioned the court, said in a statement.
The ruling was in concert with a 2010 resolution from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights calling on member states to repeal criminal libel laws, calling them "a serious interference with freedom of expression."
A link to the court's ruling can be found here.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This text has been updated to include a link to the court's ruling.
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Kenyan government ignores court order over broadcasting ban
New York, February 2, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Kenyan government to obey a court order suspending a broadcasting ban on four privately owned television stations. A high court yesterday ordered the government to lift the ban on Citizen TV, Inooro TV, NTV, and KTN...


The Philippines has a massive poultry production industry. Every year, we produce over 800 million broilers, almost all of which is consumed locally in making delicacies such as tinola, adobo or our favorite barbecues.
This self-sufficiency in poultry production has been achieved over a period of two decades thanks to visionary leadership in the industry as well as rapid automation in the production techniques. While the population of the country is rising rapidly, there is also the rapid rise in local poultry production that is keeping up with the demand. Most of the Filipino businesses in the food sector have a steady flow of poultry products at affordable pricing. The country still imports some poultry products but this is a small part.
Most of the growth has been attributed to massive investments by a few prolific poultry producers that have introduced cutting edge technologies in the poultry production. The sector is now highly modernized and is definitely a leader in Asia. A lot of Filipino poultry producers are now leaders in technological excellence, marketing, food safety and innovation when it comes to poultry production, especially broiler farming.
While it is possible to maintain this high level of production throughout the year, there are times of peak demand when the prices can shoot up a little bit. This is always the case towards Christmas when many Filipinos buy lots of chickens for the festivities. Another factor that might impact poultry production in particular years are typhoons and where there are issues with the feed quality which will impact the liveability of the chickens as well as the overall production levels. But these do happen during exceptional year. It is noteworthy that the Philippines still imports some poultry products but this is a small part of the overall local poultry consumption.
However, there is still plenty of room for local Filipino farmers planning to venture into poultry farming and only the most efficient producers are going to be profitable over the long term. Without high level of efficiency and quality standards at the local level, Filipino producers could be decimated by imports from the rest of Asia especially as poultry tariff protections have been scrapped over the past few years.
However, it is not all a bed of roses in the Filipino poultry farming sector. The industry is still bedeviled by a host of challenges that squeeze the margins of poultry farmers in the country. These include factors such as the global pricing for grains used in the poultry feeds such as the soybean, wheat, corn etc.
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Italy's Padlocks of Love: Luccheti d'Amore
August 18, 2017 By Andrea MacDonald This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.
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For young Italians, nothing says "That's Amore!" quite like heavy metal – and the rest of the continent is locking onto the trend. Maybe it's just me, but when I think metal, chains and padlocks, the first thing that comes to mind usually isn't romance. But leave it to the Italians to take those three things, add a little destruction of public property, and turn it into true love. "Luccheti d'Amore", as they call it. Or, much less poetically: "Padlocks of Love."
If you travel to Florence, you might notice padlocks hooked to a statue on the city's most famous landmark, the Ponte Vecchio. If you walk the Via dell'Amore, between Riomaggiore and Manarola, in the Cinque Terre, you'll see them attached to the spot where legendary lovers from those two towns used to meet. And if you continue on to Rome, Turin, Bologna or Bolzano, you'll notice that couples across the country have taken to affixing padlocks to chain-link fences, bridges or statues, while throwing away the key to symbolically lock up their love.
It's been happening quietly for years, beginning when soldiers going to war would leave locks on the road leading out of their hometown, as a promise to return. But the trend really caught on, and turned romantic in 2006, when a movie based upon the novel, Ho Voglia di Te ("I Want You"), was released in Italy and became as wildly popular as the movie Twilight in America. Luckily for their impressionable fans, the film's young couple weren't into sucking each other's blood; their declarations of love were far more innocent. A scene where the couple writes their names on the top of a padlock attached to a lamp post with a chain, as they throw away the key, inspired scores of teenaged Italian romantics to do the same.
They started at the Ponte Milvio in Rome. Also known as the Milvian Bridge, it was built in 206 B.C. to commemorate Rome's victory over Carthage the previous year. It was also the spot upon which Constantine had a vision of God that led to victory over his rivals, thus prompting him to declare Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. So what better place than this two-millennia-old, historically religious and military bridge, for tweens to lock their love into eternity?
They started to come from all over Rome, and then from all across the country. Soon, hordes of teens and other tourists began to crowd the bridge, street vendors started selling padlocks for five euros apiece, and the Tiber River below was having as much metal thrown into it as the Trevi Fountain. When the lamp post finally buckled under the weight, the locks began to pile up on the bridge itself.
After only one year, these well-meaning romantics were doing what all the invaders of Rome over the last two thousand years were never able to do; they were destroying the bridge. A solution was needed to keep the bridge from becoming not only an aesthetic but also a structural, catastrophe. The Roman officials, not wanting to be seen as anti-romantics in the world's most romantic country, decided to remove all of the locks and put them on display at City Hall. They then installed six new steel posts where the original lamppost once stood, surrounded by chains upon which padlocks could safely be hung. The tradition was kept alive if just a little sturdier.
Unlike the Romans, the city officials of Florence were not quite so sentimental. The padlocks didn't suit the taste of the Florentines, who, to be fair, don't slouch when it comes to aesthetics. They saw the locks as blights upon the statue of 16th-century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, one of the city's most artistic sons, on the city's most beautiful bridge. They cursed the locks not only for their unsightliness but also for scratching and denting the metal of the magnificent statue. Rome could keep the teenagers and their scribbled-on, rusty old padlocks; the city that inspired the Renaissance was having none of it.
In 2006, they removed the nearly 6,000 locks that had accumulated on the statue. They barricaded the statute and ordered the police to fine anyone who attempted to attach another lock. But even now, the locks continue to go up faster than they can be taken down, and neither the barricades nor the fines have deterred the young lovers; they simply attach their locks to the barricades instead and pay 50 euros for the pleasure.
While the Italians have embraced the tradition of luccheti d'amore, they didn't actually invent it. In fact, it was those other famous Casanovas who first locked up their love and threw away the key: the Chinese.
Thousands of locks can be found along sections of the Great Wall of China, and during wedding ceremonies held in those sacred spots, couples say their vows as they hang their lock in hopes that their marriage will last as long as the Great Wall.
The tradition caught on in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, as well. And then it wafted like a whisper from one continent to another. Locks of love can now be found on mountains in Australia, along nature trails in Canada, and on fountains in Uruguay. In 2006, the town of Lovelock, Nevada was declared the American home to padlocks of love by the Nevada Commission of Tourism, who set up billboards and websites to encourage tourists to come and take part.
And in Europe, it's not just the Italians who believe in them. The padlocks of love can be found in Hungary, Latvia, Sweden, France and Spain. All across the continent — on the bridges over Prague's Vltava River, along London's Tower Bridge, from the "Bridge of Love" in Serbia to the "Love Bridge" in Poland — the luccheti d'amore continue to appear, and even by all their other names, they are just as sweet.
Written by Andrea McDonald for EuropeUpClose.com
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Since her first visit to Europe, Andrea MacDonald has seized every opportunity to return. She has finally settled in lovely Valencia with her very own Spaniard, where she is learning that when life hands you lemons, you grab a Valencian orange too and make a sangria.
Those are some great finds. I went to Rome, Venice, Florence and Cinque Terre last summer. The ones in Cinque Terre are gorgeous.
Arianna says
Nice article but do you know that actually the padlocks started? After the book and movie:
"3 Metri sopra il cielo" Three meters above the sky, everybody started copying the idea!
Thanks for the story on the background of love locks. Two years ago my wife and I put ours up near the Lennon Wall on Kampa Island, Prague. It has since been buried under countless others but we still enjoy visiting the spot.
Please keep helping people understand how these locks are ruining great bridges and gates around Europe. It's such a shame.
Google "Unlock Your Love Venice".
I had heard the locks were for secrets to be locked away. You whisper whatever it is into the lock and throw the key into the water to forever seal your sin/ secret away. Perhaps it is a different custom.
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I've read and read and read... and I *think* I have it right... but thought I'd put it up here.
If you have a Pre-Tax 401k (meaning the funds that went into said 401k were never taxed) -- and you want to put them into a Roth IRA. (no portion of the 401k is post-tax). These are what I believe to be the salient point of the transfer... but if I've missed any big ones or have a "no-no" in there... hit me with it!!
1) You are free to put the entire value of the 401k into said Roth.
Upon withdraw of funds you are *not* liable for any taxes on that money or the money said money has earned while in the Roth, regardless of your earnings or bracket at that time.
If I've got it wrong or if there is anything else you could add that I could have missed - I'd really appreciate it.
have the funds of 401k directly transferred to the financial institution...do not let your company issue YOU a check.
As SO said, don't get a check...go institution to institution (or same institution if possible). This is because if your company issues you the check, they'll withhold about 20%, but you'll be on the hook to deposit the entire amount into the Roth (including the 20% they are withholding) to avoid early withdrawal penalties.
Disbursements are only tax/penalty free post 59.5 years (with very few exceptions).
DO NOT TAKE PERSONAL POSSESSION OF FUNDS!
Open a Roth and a Traditional.
Transfer the Post tax funds to the Roth and the pre tax funds to the Traditional, zero tax consequence.
If you then want to convert part or all of the traditional you can do it whenever you want.
The IRS tightened everything up on this late last year and gave the green light starting 1/1/2015 that you can do this without issue. There are quite a few articles talking about this on the net.
Thanks guys... I got that one covered in #3 in my OP.
This is interesting... so you're saying if I go from a Pre-Tax 401k > Traditional IRA > to a Roth and I don't have to pay taxes at any time on the Pre-Tax 401k???
I'm going to need read-up on that one.
to a Roth and I don't have to pay taxes at any time on the Pre-Tax 401k???
Yep, I'm so glad the irs made up their mind about that. Don't forget about the pre 87/post 86 year rules if your account is that old.
There are very few times converting an IRA or 401k to a Roth makes financial sense - the tax rate will be very high (likely max federal 39.4% + max state), and as a result you will never get that money back.
In recent times (last 20 years), the only time it made sense was 2008/9 - when the stock market dropped 50%; if you had done it then, and paid the taxes then on your portfolio that had shrunk by 50%, and has since gone up 125%, you would be well ahead.
unless, of course, you're going to live to 110.
If you you have after tax contributions in your 401k then there was new guidance issued from the IRS late last year. This would be in plans where contributions were made before the roth 401k came around.
There is a little info out there now. The custodians do not seem knowledgeable at this time.
As always consult an accountant.
Can you explain that... Why would I pay 39.4% fed. on the money from pretax 401k to Roth if I wasn't in that bracket?
Tax rates and brackets are highly progressive.
Assuming you are going to convert a 401k of $200,000 or more and you make more than $100k/yr now, it will be taxed as ordinary income, and since it is only income up to about $115k that is taxed at really low rates, most all of that 401k conversion will be taxed at 39.4%, which is the rate for over $200,000 in income.
Welcome to the world of being middle class in NY.
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Metro Atlanta cities push back after being named worst cities in U.S.
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Construction on the city hall in East Point, Georgia on Friday, April 5, 2019. East Point appeared on a list of worst places to live, but the people who live here don't see it that way. EMILY HANEY / emily.haney@ajc.com
By: Arielle Kass The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two years ago, Priya Marzorati was apprehensive about her move from Buckhead to College Park to be closer to Woodward Academy, her daughter's school.
But she quickly came to love the south Fulton County community — so much so that she was quick to defend it recently when College Park, along with East Point and Union City, appeared in February on a website's list of the 50 worst cities in the United States.
"It's been great for us. It's like moving back to the 1960s," she said. "I think the area gets a bad rap."
Marzorati was not alone in her indignation over the list, published by the financial website 24/7 Wall St., which cited home values, poverty rates and violent crime, among other factors, in compiling its rankings.
Civic leaders and residents in the south Fulton cities have pushed back hard against the website's ranking, saying the data was old and the small size of their cities made it unfair to extrapolate crime rates per 100,000 residents. More than anything else, they said, though some perceive their cities to be bad, the cities themselves are not.
In College Park, a city of about 15,000, City Manager Terrence Moore said the fact that the list was written up by news organizations like USA TODAY and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution only helped to spread the word. But he contended that the website used poor methodology to come up with rankings that would reverberate through that city and others for years to come.
"They do not take under consideration the realities of the community," he said. "It's a false perception issue. It compromises our ability to share what we really are."
Moore and College Park Mayor Jack Longino acknowledged that there is crime in their city. They said they have isolated pockets where it is more frequent, but much of the problem is linked to the small city's proximity to the world's busiest airport.
College Park has more than 5,000 hotel rooms and a number of park-and-ride lots that serve Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, part of which is within the city limits. All of that swells the city's daytime population to close to 50,000 people — not counting those who are merely there for a layover, Longino said. The city gets dinged for every car break-in, and all the crime committed by people who are just passing through. It all goes to increasing the city's crime statistics.
Police Chief Ferman Williford said College Park's major crimes, such as rape, robbery and aggravated assault, fell 20 percent in 2017, and an additional 12 percent last year.
Like others who were frustrated by the rankings, Corey Brooks, who owns a shop in College Park's downtown, thinks race helps shape people's perceptions of the area.
College Park is 79 percent black, according to Census data, while East Point is 76 percent black and Union City 87 percent. In Buckhead, a largely white part of Atlanta, residents are complaining about a spike in crime, but no one is calling the neighborhood a bad place to live, said Brooks, who is African-American. They're asking officials to make it better.
"Without a doubt, there's a racial component," he said. "No it's not fair. It's what happens, unfortunately."
He said "worst" rankings feed into people's preconceived notions of a place, and don't show the money that's being invested in an area, or the work people are doing. So the narrative doesn't change.
Kupcakerie owner Henry Adeleye was almost a victim of perception as well, despite growing up in East Point. Adeleye said he initially planned to open his shop in East Atlanta or Midtown, before settling on a spot in downtown East Point. He decided to open the bakery in his hometown after a visit to his parents' house.
"Slowly but surely, the perception is changing," he said. "There are a lot of people trying to push this area forward."
One of those people is Deana Ingraham, East Point's mayor. She said when the worst cities list drew unwanted national attention to her town in February, her team met about whether to respond, but in the end, decided not to. In addition to the three south Fulton communities, Albany and Fort Valley were the other Georgia cities on the list.
"If you pay attention to negativity only, you allow that to overtake you, sometimes you're stopped," Ingraham said. "We're going to keep moving."
Ingraham tries to focus on the positive. Last month, Pop Displays USA announced it was bringing 300 jobs to East Point, from New York. A new city hall is scheduled to open later this month with a large mixed-use development in the works across the street. And a task force started in January to reduce car thefts and break-ins has already yielded results for the 35,000 residents in her city.
Ingraham said she knows East Point is not a utopia, but civic leaders there and elsewhere try to keep making things better.
"What people call blighted properties, I call opportunity," she said. "The overwhelming majority of residents know the value of East Point."
Erik Lewis, an East Point resident, said he'd like something to be done about the vacant properties, and he thinks the city could be a little friendlier to business. But the part-owner of the Beer Girl bottle shop in Hapeville said he largely likes his community.
"I think East Point could get better, but is it the worst?" he asked. "I live here, so I don't want to think it is, but I don't live anywhere else."
Najay Dowdell isn't surprised by the negative views of the south Fulton cities. She said she plans to move back to Sandy Springs when her lease is up, after her boyfriend's car was stolen in Union City, and someone tried to break into her vehicle.
"I would say there's better out there," she said. "I've seen it and lived it."
Union City's mayor, Vince Williams, said he is working hard to address crime and other issues. Through March, major crimes were down 17 percent, though vehicle thefts had risen. But Williams said he's taking steps to improve the city — boosting the city's reserves, adding businesses and opening a community center.
City officials say the uptick in some crime stats is a result of increased reporting, which they think will have a positive impact on quality of life in the city.
"We're working hard to make sure we change the narrative," Williams said. "I think we're doing all the things that are necessary."
THE RANKINGS
College Park, East Point and Union City in south Fulton County — along with Albany and Fort Valley, elsewhere in Georgia — recently appeared on a list of the 50 worst cities in the country. The list was compiled by a website, 24/7 Wall St., and quickly spread online. But the leaders of the metro Atlanta cities pushed back against the list, saying their cities were improving and were good places to live. Lists like this one create bad perceptions of good places, they say.
Ingemar Smith, left, and Rois Beal from the Stone Mountain area visit Kupcakerie in East Point, Georgia on Friday, April 5, 2019. East Point appeared on a list of worst places to live, but the people who live here don't see it that way. EMILY HANEY / emily.haney@ajc.com
Store fronts in College Park, Georgia on Friday, April 5, 2019. College Park appeared on a list of worst places to live, but the people who live here don't see it that way. EMILY HANEY / emily.haney@ajc.com