#c: valentina/viola

[speci-society]

the people have spoken heres the list (alphabetically)

In use

42.35479, -101.48729

AloneSnail71 "Snail"

Another's Arms

Iteration: Antares (1)

Apollo

Aria Celeste

Arvin Fenwick

Artemis

Dr. Arthur Alice Addington

Austin Wallace

Azrael "Pixie" Castillo

Dr. Barnesi Carukia

Bill Dillard

Cadence

Captain Callisto

Friend-Entity Ceres

Charlie "Charlie Circuit" "Charlie Warthruster" Howard

Cheez-It

Cherry Smallhurt

Chip

Chronoraiel

Cici Caspian

Clementine Cooper

Colzos Ludasnath

The Crouste Family

Cyrus Reid

Dakota Sanguine

Damien Immel

Danman Omega

David Abernathy

DAWN EYRE and STEREO MIKE

Dean B. Crewe

Delta "Zip" Marshall

DJ Deathwish

Dynamite and Flashbang

Dr. Edward Crow Boccaccio

Eileen Rose

Elliott Way

Emily Lévêque

Erebid Astaret

Euphoria

Researcher Europa

EXIDY-0110

The Extended Universe

Ezekiel Riorin

Voyager Ganymede

Fig

"Dr." Fink Stoma

Fortitude

Habrix

Harmony Flores

Hell's Kitchen

Holy Vapor

I LOVE YOU/Love Bug

Io the Undaunted

Iron Dynamo

Isaac Abernathy

Izzy Vazquez

Java

Jenny "Cam Flash" Dunn Millard

Jude King

Jude's Dead Boyfriend

Jude's Missing Girlfriend

Junipere Zameia

Justice

Kaphon Lorciar Heskan

Kass

Kotone Doremi

Lappy

Legacy

Lelane Bonk Bighurt

Levimine Noell Tobias Way

Listening Thing

Lorelai Edie Howard

Lyra "Raven" Adgolor

Mac

Maid Knight

Maria Abernathy

Marina Neoma

Mattie Rose

Maxwell

Mike "Stereo Mike" Martin

Monica Tempest

Milo G.T. Midnight

Misty

Mystery The Horse

Nada

Nescoria Kruldrenaal

Nico

Nikolas Crouste

Novalord/Mortalord

Null

Orbital Strike

Order Lord

Paperdoll

Paragons of Acceptance

Pepper Immel-Boccaccio

Pickles

Piper Sterling

Plague Doctor

Polo

Python

Ronny

DJ Red

River

Rory Morales/RORYKATZXP

Ruby "Waveform" Chip

Scott

Sigma

Smolder

Spark

Spilo Astaret

Star and Eclipse

Sun Lord

Sylphine Wynra

Tallulah

Tam Hyatt

Terra Baylock

Ticking Timebombs

Trevor C.

Tutorial Subject

Unnamed June mother

Unnamed Levi mother

Valentina Sangria Crouste

Verthus Kruldrenaal

Vexx Valentine Rexxwood

Dr. Vineon Astaret

Viola Loretta

Vivian Angelivio

VOLT

Xavier

Wendell Lestat

Wyatt the Guide

Yorzire Kruldrenaal

Zach Simon

Zinnia Perthyra

Dr. Zylovar Elren

Not in use (not alphabetical)

Unsure if i wanna use them or not they're kind of in oc limbo

Guy Manderson

Society for Otherworldly Experimentation

Gabriel

Lock

Riddle

Chenri

Ms. Marybeth

Kennedy Lansky

Atticus Gardner

Ari Oyama

Rowan

Other Jude

Giovanni

Gregory

Lilac

Venus

Finn

Cecilia

Mercury

Vicky Karmino

Dante Karmino

Maurice Fletcher

Theatris

Mark Barista Boy

Carlo Barista Boy

Dylan

Suzie

The girl Dylan met in the lab whose name escapes me but she had red hair

Wyatt

Kyoto

Other Sigma/Oliver

Other Atticus

Dako

Vox

Arcturus

Capella

Brooklyn

Lori

Asenneth Lucia

Harendra Lucia

Kaela Lucia

Tarell Lucia

Maggie Dreemurr

Steve

Herobrine

Eva

Other guide whose name i dont rember who was scared of heights

Adam the Enderman

I'm about to list out each and every endercat. brace yourself

Crystallite/Amber

Percilla

Selena

Eliza

Sagin

Jade

Whilma

Laura

Sara

Midnight

Angel

Pandora

Gania

The snow one

Ignis

Nivva

Susan

Herobrine Again

Those 4 angel characters i dont remember the name of except Lydia

Luke

Zach

Tahli

Laura

Tori

Other Susan

Anabelle

Mary

Carrie, Mary’s twin

Max

Millie

Grimm

Herobrine yet again

I literally almost forgot abt ATOTD. Fuck me

Terry

Queen Aquarius

King Taurus

Another Dylan. the more important Dylan

Alt. Dylan

I do NOT remember if it was me or a friend of mine who made Dr. Beatrice and Oni. Will take this entry off if i am incorrect

Chaos Kitty

Kem

Am I including Hairy and Claude and the robot from 3rd grade? Yes, yes i am

Love

Care

Naivete

Watch

Spirit

Pa'yme Alvalok

Iscienth Sarrus

Avarus Alvalok

Beth Grant

Kageleth Avalok

Bernadette

Town of Clover

Sonar

Yea does anyone want my full unedited list of relevant ocs and possibly past ocs i dont use anymore but i have a record of their name somewhere. 217 of them roughly

[pop-pop-pop-popculture]

My MET Gala List

Anya Taylor-Joy

Zendaya

Sadie Sink

Elle Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Margot Robbie

AnnaSophia Robb

Sarah Hyland

Lily Collins

Madelaine Petsch

Camila Mendes

Saoirse Ronan

Melissa McCarthy

Florence Pugh

Rebecca Ferguson

Halle Berry

Keke Palmer

Miranda Cosgrove

Madison Pettis

Millie Bobby Brown

Awkwafina

Amy Adams

Jessica Alba

Jessica Chastain

Phillipa Soo

Lupita Nyong’o

Gal Gadot

Anna Kendrick

Blake Lively

Jessica Biel

Ariel Winter

Winona Ryder

Zoe Saldana

Charlize Theron

Natalia Dyer

Nicole Kidman

Emilia Clarke

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Idina Menzel

Viola Davis

Emily Blunt

Sofía Vergara

Meryl Streep

Anne Hathaway

Amanda Seyfried

Constance Wu

Elizabeth Olsen

Ana de Armas

Karen Gillan

Beanie Feldstein

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Hugh Jackman

Daveed Diggs

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Finn Wolfhard

Tom Holland

James McAvoy

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Regé-Jean Page

Ryan Reynolds

Chris Hemsworth

KJ Apa

Idris Elba

David Harbour

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Bill Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

John Krasinski

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Charlie Heaton

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Taylor Swift

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Ciara

Cassie

Elton John

The Weeknd

Lily-Rose Depp

Cara Delevingne

Taylor Hill

Elsa Hosk

Josephine Skriver

Romee Strijd

Jasmine Tookes

Lais Ribeiro

Sara Sampaio

Heidi Klum (does she even still model?)

Candice Swanepoel

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Behati Prinsloo

Miranda Kerr

Adut Akech

Paloma Elsesser

Kaia Gerber

Adriana Lima

Alessandra Ambrosio

Gisele Bündchen

Valentina Sampaio

Karlie Kloss (does she even still model?)

Gigi Hadid

Bella Hadid

Kendall Jenner

Lily Aldridge

Soo Joo Park

Paris Jackson

Daphne Groeneveld

Blanca Padilla

Sophie Turner

Nick Jonas

Jennifer Lopez

Billie Eilish

Billy Porter

Zoë Kravitz

Tiffany Haddish

Dakota Johnson

Kerry Washington

Mindy Kaling

Donatella Versace

Anna Wintour

Vera Wang

Tory Burch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Serena Williams

Kasey Musgraves

Katy Perry

Frank Ocean

Julianne Moore

Michael B. Jordan

Jordan Peele

Janelle Monáe

Ashley Graham

Mary-Kate Olsen

Ashley Olsen

Jennifer Connelly

Irina Shayk

Diane von Furstenberg

Gabrielle Union-Wade

Jeremy Scott (designer for Moschino)

Katie Holmes

Emily Ratajkowski

Gwen Stefani

Julia Garner

Angelina Jolie

Alicia Vikander

Lizzo

Adwoa Aboh

Jourdan Dunn

RuPaul

Solange Knowles

Billie Lourd

Daisy Ridley

John Boyega

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Rita Ora

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Naomi Scott

Law Roach

Kate Moss

Victoria Beckham

David Beckham

Mila Kunis

Natalie Portman

Zoey Deutch

Halsey

Michelle Williams

Kiernan Shipka

Rachel McAdams

Florence Welch

Danielle Bernstein (@weworewhat on Instagram)

Grace Elizabeth

Joey King

Dan Stevens

Christian Siriano

Jeremy Scott

Alessandro Michele (designer for Gucci)

Miuccia Prada

Elie Saab

Iris Van Herpen

Han Chong (designer for Self-Portrait)

Maria Grazia Chiuri (designer for Christian Dior)

Anthony Vaccarello (designer for Saint Laurent)

Silvia Ventura Fendi

Giambattista Valli

Zuhair Murad

Virginie Viard (designer for Chanel)

Ben Affleck

Elaine Welteroth

Nina Garcia

Imaan Hammam

Sara Paulson 

Julia Roberts

Brandon Maxwell

Pierpaolo Piccioli (designer for Valentino)

Yara Shahidi

Gemma Chan

Laverne Cox

Lucy Boynton

Naomi Campbell

Penelope Cruz

Salma Hayek

Gwyneth Paltrow

Rami Malek

Sienna Miller

Aurora James

Carey Mulligan

Charli XCX

Alexa Chung

Stella Maxwell

Sofía Sánchez Barrenechea

Dapper Dan

Aquaria

Normani

Camila Coelho

Deepika Padukone

Tommy Hilfiger

Violet Chachki

Nasiba Adilova

Shailene Woodley

Ansel Elgort

Joe Jonas

Megan Fox

Laura Haddock

Orlando Bloom

Willow Smith

Jason Sudeikis

Ewan McGregor

Coco Rocha

Ralph Lauren

BTS - Jungkook, V, Park Ji-min, Jin, Suga, RM, J-Hope

Blackpink - Jennie, Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo

Doja Cat

Sam Claflin

Kiera Knightley

Alexina Graham

Rachel Zegler

Sophia Lillis

Sam Smith

Mimi Cuttrell 

Aubrey Plaza

Adam Driver

Kate McKinnon

Aidy Bryant

Thomasin McKenzie

Maddie Ziegler

Kristen Bell

Idina Menzel

Michelle Dockery

Chris Evans

Peter Dinklage

Luke Evans

Liam Hemsworth

Robert Pattinson

Christian Louboutin

Stuart Weitzman

Nicola Glass (designer for Kate Spade)

Michael Kors

Manolo Blahnik

Alberta Ferretti

Kim Jones (designer for Fendi)

Viktor Horsting

Rolf Snoeren

Richard Madden

Giorgio Armani

Isabel Marant

Nicky Zimmermann

Simone Zimmermann

Gimmo Etro

Austin Butler

Abigail Breslin

Lana Del Rey

Natalia Dyer

Molly Ringwald

Adele

Giambattista Valli

Tamara Ralph

Michael Russo

Isla Fisher

Anastasia Soare (founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills)

Charlotte Tilbury

Allan Avendaño

Danielle Priano

Pier Gelardi (founder of Refinery29)

Philippe von Borries (founder of Refinery29)

Christene Barberich (founder of Refinery29)

Justin Stefano (founder of Refinery29)

Sara Moonves (editor-in-chief for W Magazine)

Arnaud de Contades (CEO of Marie Claire Magazine)

Anne Fullenwider (editor-in-chief of Marie Claire Magazine)

Lauren Conrad

Miles Socha (editor-in-chief of Women’s Wear Daily)

Jay Penske (CEO of Women’s Wear Daily)

Jessica Pels (editor-in-chief for Cosmopolitan Magazine)

Rob Zangardi

Mariel Haenn

Michael Fassbender

Elliot Page

Betsey Johnson

Jonathan Groff

Anna Faris

Meryl Streep

Brie Larson

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Jasmine Cephas Jones

Cindy Crawford

Nicholas Hoult

Zac Posen

Taraji P. Henson

Joan Smalls

Samira Nasr (editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar Magazine)

Lily James

Thandiwe Newton

Ciara Bravo

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Phoebe Dynevor

Allison Janney

Daniel Levy

Claire Foy

Lisa Eldridge

Kale Teter

LaQuan Smith

Lacy Redway

Alexandra DiRoma

Alex White (fashion director for Elle Magazine U.S.)

Carine Roitfeld (founder and editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book)

Carine Backoff

Zoey Grossman

Tyler Shields

Greg Williams

Cass Blackbird

Kacey Musgraves

Owen Gould

Tobi Henney

Marc Eram

Charlotte Prevel

Romy Soleimani

Rebecca Minkoff

Joseph Altuzarra

Gabriela Heart (designer for Chloé)

Hedi Slimane (designer for Céline)

Phoebe Philo (designer for Céline)

Jonathan Anderson (designer for Loewe)

Saweetie

Kelsey Deenihan Fisher

Lorde

Demna Gvasalia (designer for Balenciaga)

Anok Lai

Precious Lee

Storm Reid

Jennifer Hudson

Maisie Williams

Tom Ford

Iman Abdulmajid

Ella Emhoff

Pete Davidson

Regina King

Amandla Stenberg

Eiza González

Stella McCartney

Vittora Ceretti

Leslie Grace

Alton Mason

Mary J. Blige

Carey Mulligan

Ming Xi

Donald Glover

Brooke Shields

Tracee Ellis Ross

Maya Hawke

Symone

Chiara Ferragni

Laura Dern

Anthony Mackie

Pharrell Williams

Frank Ocean

Joe Alwyn

Queen Latifah

Jason Wu

Shawn Mendes

Camila Cabello

(358-390 are new! If I think of ten more, then I’ll reblog this post and add them. I had this in the drafts for too long and I still could not think of anyone...)

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Justin Bieber

Hailey Baldwin

Cole Sprouse

Lili Reinhart

Kim Kardashian

Khloé Kardashian

Kris Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner

Kylie Jenner

Emma Chamberlain

Addison Rae

Charlie D'Amelio (she’s a minor anyhow, but even if she was 18 or older, she still doesn’t deserve to be invited. 😊)

Dixie D'Amelio

James Charles

Cardi B

Nicki Minaj

Miley Cyrus

Priyanka Chopra

Jeffree Star

ALL social media influencers (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram)

Lena Dunham

John Legend

Chrissy Teigen

Kanye West

Demi Lovato

Doutzen Kroes

Ezra Miller

Winnie Harlow

Chloë Grace Moretz

Johnny Depp

Amber Heard

Armie Hammer

Kristen Stewart

Travis Scott

Emma Roberts

Tom Cruise

Olivia Rodrigo

Hailee Steinfeld

Henry Cavill

Alida Morberg (Bill Skarsgård’s problematic “girlfriend”)

David Dobrik

Madison Beer

Domenico Dolce

Stefano Gabbana

Dove Cameron

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Lil Nas X

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Alexander Wang

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Madonna

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Kid Cudi

Channing Tatum

Paris Hilton

Nicky Hilton

A$AP Rocky

Jeremy O. Harris

Timothée Chalamet

John Mulaney

Olivia Munn

Elon Musk

♡ September 12, 2021 November 25, 2021 ♡

[gaywoso]

Today 07/03/20 news so far as of 11:58 AM Eastern

-Pam Tajonar signs with Logroño

-Merel signs with Atletico Madrid

-Malin Gut the Swiss youth star signs with Arsenal

-Viola Calligaris signs with Levante

-UDG Tenerife signs Venezuela U20 player Andrea Zeolla

-Chloe Kelly signs with M*nchester C*ty

-Raffaela Barbieri who was leading scorer for Serie B stays with San Marino

-Valentina Puglisi stays on loan from J*ventus to Tavagnacco and will not go to Tennessee yet due to the coronavirus

-OL Feminin officially signs some little blonde Australian

-Sandra Zigic makes her goodbye post to Milan

-RAMONA SIGNS WITH PSG?!

-FAWSL Awards are up for vote

-Belgium WNT has a sponsorship with BMW

-DFB Pokal Frauen final

[archiveddvrpg]

Congratulations, MONA! You’ve been accepted for the role of VIOLA. Admin Kaitlin: There’s no hiding the fact that Valentina has always been somewhat of a fan favorite here at DiVerona, and Mona you certainly delivered our girl to us. The voice you gave to Val in this application was so wonderful, and I loved how much you honed in on the emotional playing field of Val’s internal thoughts. I can’t wait to see where you take our favorite undercover Montague! Please read over the checklist and send in your blog within 24 hours.

WELCOME TO THE MOB.

Alias | Mona

Age | 20

Preferred Pronouns | She/Her

Activity Level | I’m in Nursing school along with work, but honestly I never sleep and haven’t been in a role-play in a long time, but I loved it when I was in them around two years ago… Basically, I’m really excited to take part in a rug again and write for a character I love, so I expect to be around a lot.

Timezone | PST

Current/Past RP Accounts | Sadly, I have lost track of all my role-play accounts!

In Character

Character | Viola, also known as Valentina Gallo

What drew you to this character? | Looking into Valentina’s history, it’s clear that she had to build a tough shell as she grew up into the world that she did. Having been through what she has, Valentina could have gone two ways… have others fear her, or have them pity her - the latter of which sounds far worse than any other version of hell you could put her through. She’s a strong woman who did what she had to do in certain situations, and will continue to do that for as long as she needs to.

Honestly, I’m a sucker for anything that is even remotely sad - and whether she wants to admit it or not, Valentina’s situation was devastatingly so. To be abandoned as a young child by the people who are supposed to love you for the rest of their lives, that’s not something someone recovers from just because they said they have. I see Valentina wanting to join the Montagues as a replacement for the things she’s lost, even though that’s something that she’s not going to accept for a veryyyy long time. I really want to build on how strong she is despite everything, though, and I really want to be able to develop her relationship not only with her brother but with the people she surrounds herself with. I truly believe she has not let anyone form any sort of bond with her since the night her parents left, and while she’s in no way mopey, in my head she’s just this bitter woman who sees everything in the worst way imaginable because she learned her lesson a long, long time ago.

Just a little extra thing, I really feel like Valentina never had much control over her life in any way, and also never really knew safety in the same way. She wasn’t allowed to have a childhood, nor a normal upbringing. So as an adult, I think every word she says and every step she takes is going to be fully planned, and I feel as if everything she does has to be fully in her control or she just loses it completely. I believe Valentina has a hair-line trigger, where she goes from being completely calm to just exploding all over the place, and while she’s been better at taking control of this anger and using it only when needed, there are still moments where she explodes and will have to disappear for a while to either calm down, or let her anger out in whatever way she can.

Basically, I just can’t wait to be able to unleash just how relentless she can be.

What is a future plot idea you have in mind for the character?

                    C H I L D H O O D   D O T T E D    W I T H    B O D I E S

Forever. It was a luxury Valentina allowed herself to apply to one person and one person alone - Santino. He had lived up to his names meaning, truly a saint as she stood behind him, bathing in sin. Not a single possession could come close to where she held him, not a single man could live in her brothers shadows. There had never been a lie between the two, never been a secret they could not share. Where Valentina is no stranger to walls, she had never built one between herself and her brother.. Yet, she feels herself yearning to be a part of the Montague’s, and while nothing has ever rivaled the loyalty she had for her brother, she had never had anything else so large in her life. She tells herself it’s fine, that a few cracks in the foundation never tore down a house, that a few lies between family would always be forgiven… but with each step, she can’t help the thought that lingers in her mind. What if she’s found the one thing that cannot be forgiven?

Santino leaving her is not something she can fathom.

               L E T   T H E M   G O   ,   L E T   T H E M   B E   G H O S T S

At one point, she’s sure, she must have led a normal life. Yet, that life is so far away now there is no point in dwelling on it. She has no mother, no father, and if you ask her she never did. Faced with them today, she would not be able to pick their faces out from a crowd, as she refuses to acknowledge them in any way. Just because someone made her does not give them the credit for who she has become now. No longer can anything be done to Valentina that she does not allow. When asked what happened to her parents, her response will always be “What parents?”. There were always whispers, of course, as the streets love a morbid tale, and the whispers grew more and more gruesome as Valentina grew more and more cold. Were they killed? Who were they running from? Were the Gallos murdered by those they loved most? Of course, this is all much more entertaining than the truth - that the Gallo parents were plain cowards, who had bitten off more than they could chew. It had always been easy to believe, that they had left willingly, but what if the people she had always hated hadn’t had a choice?

Maybe she did not know her past as well as she thought she did.

             M A K E   T H E M   S T A Y   ,   M A K E   T H E M   S T O N E

Everybody needs somebody, or at least that’s what Santino says to her every now and then, relentless. Friendship, love, anything besides a lie. Yet, this is not something Valentina sees to be in her future. Valentina is far from naive, she had her eyes open to the world around her from a very young age, and does not romanticize the role she plays in it. Valentina romanticized nothing but the war she wanted so earnestly to take part in. Yet, it is possible that the secrets she is keeping, others are keeping as well. Who is to know what lies others weave, possibly far more intricate than those that she spun from such a young age. She believes herself invincible, untouchable.. but as did Icarus, as he flew straight into the sun. One day Valentina will let her guard down, and likely get burnt for it.

Having shut herself away for so long, wouldn’t it be ironic, for Valentina to allow in the one person who would be her destruction?

Are you comfortable with killing off your character? | This is so tough, but depending on the circumstances, yes!

In Depth

In-Character Interview: The following questions must be answered in-character, and in para form (quotations, actions written out if applicable, etc). There is no minimum or maximum limit for your response - simply answer as you would if you were playing the character.

What is your favorite place in Verona?

It was far too personal a question, but to be fair, most questions were. An immediate image comes to mind, and there is no doubt of where Valentina would want to spend her last breath, her happiest moment, her lowest low. Before she was a part of the world, the Castelvecchio Bridge was the closest she was ever allowed to get, a sneak peak into a forbidden world. “What does it matter?” she asked, a sly smile painted onto her lips as she leaned back in her chair, seemingly calm but alert to any prying questions - one couldn’t give too much away. It was her favorite place, after all, and it should be hers alone, not for anyone else to spoil. It was where she had gotten her first glimpse of the forbidden, her first taste of the fight that would have her coming back for more. “I suppose the Twelfth Night Museum will do, if I have to pick a place, but the street life is always far more entertaining than what can be found inside four walls”. Valentina did not indulge in much, this would be hers and hers alone.

What does your typical day look like?

“What is typical?” she asked, a slight chuckle escaping her lips. One persons typical could be another persons extraordinary, and Valentina’s ‘typical’ would not count as that in most people’s worlds. “I start it with Santino, I suppose, as I have for as long as I can remember…” she trailed off, trying to think of a moment in which one of her daily tasks had become habitual instead of just fleeting. She hadn’t given any thought to a question such as this one, and it was a surprise that this is what would have caught her off guard. She could not help but think of the various faces she put on throughout the day, the various roles she found herself stepping into when the situation allowed, a fire burning in the background nonetheless. “I eat where I can, I sleep where I can… I go where the city takes me. I do not limit myself to routine.” she admitted, and for once it was not all a life, they had caught her in a good mood, a rare mood. “I do not limit myself to one thing, I go where I am needed, I go where I please.”

What has been your biggest mistake thus far?

Oh, there were so many. The scars that could have been avoided. The jobs that went bad. The beginnings, when she couldn’t steal candy from a baby, let alone enough to get by. It was getting late, the show she was putting on couldn’t go along for too long, better to answer quickly and get it over with, she was getting tired of the relentless prodding. “Missing anyone, who would voluntarily chose to leave.” she shrugged, carefully examining her nails as she let out that vital piece of information, it was no secret that Valentina did not have time for pointless attachment, not anymore. “Time wasted which could have been much more useful doing other things”, the statement was left with a cruel taste in her mouth, and she knew that the smile she tried to put on was far more sadistic than kind, yet maybe that was intentional.

What has been the most difficult task asked of you?

There was not much Valentina would not do, she was no stranger to getting her hands dirty for her own personal gain. If others knew, how easily Valentina would turn on anyone (correction, almost anyone), they wouldn’t trust her with a single thing, never their life. “Nothing too difficult, if I’m being quite honest. You do what has to be done, don’t you?” she asked, probably one of the most truthful statements that Valentina had ever uttered to anyone besides Santino, but the question woke up the dark thoughts she kept pushing to the back of her mind. If she were being honest with herself, she would admit that keeping this secret from him was truly the hardest thing she had been asked… but what use is lingering on what is already done.

What are your thoughts on the war between the Capulets and the Montagues?

“People disagree, it’s bound to happen… just have to be on the winning side" she sighed, thinking back on the days where she longed to be a part of what she was currently swimming in. “Men have been raging war all throughout history, it did not begin nor end with this one.”

Extras:

Once her and Santino could afford to have a ‘permanent residence’, Valentina found herself obsessing with keeping it clean. Everything had to be in it’s place, not a single thing could go awry inside their four walls. Santino thinks she just needs to be in control, Valentina demands that she just refuses to live in a pigsty.

When they were teenagers, it was always as if her and Santino would take turns being the mature one, and admittedly it was Santino’s turn more often then it would be hers… it’s hard to imagine Valentina being any more rebellious than she already is, but the version of her now is quite tame compared to how she used to be.

Whenever her nights get too quiet, Valentina enjoys going out and creating a new life for herself. It’s easy to tell a drunk tourist your name is “Bella” and that you just love their accent, it’s easy to pretend to be someone else. She’s been doing it more and more, creating different people to become for an hour, for a night, for a fleeting moment. She finds she’s most herself when she’s surrounded by people who don’t know who she really is.

OKAY BASICALLY, idk I love her and I feel like she’s far more damaged than she wants to admit and she’s wayyyy too codependent and I really want to develop her relationship with her brother because honestly it’s great.

thank you for reading all this :)

[droo216]

if we’re going to reboot CLUE, let’s do it right

On the stormy evening of October 13th, multi-billionaire John Boddy (Christian Bale) held a dinner party. Unfortunately, the host did not make it through the night. Who killed Mr. Boddy… and where… and with what? And why did he throw a party with so many people who might want to kill him??

Was it Miss Scarlet in the Dining Room with the Candlestick? Passion, love, seduction; anger, violence, danger – red is the color of extremes, and Veronica Scarlet (Gal Gadot) is aptly named. She’ll be insulted if you call her a gold digger and correct you with the word “platinum.” This saucy woman drips sarcasm and oozes sex, so it’s not a surprise to most when they learn that she runs a specialized hotel and a telephone service which provides gentlemen with the company of a young lady for a short while. But this sinister seductress has secrets to hide her secrets, and her business is actually a front for international espionage. She’ll steal, spy, and stab for anyone willing to pay the price. Men and women alike are smitten by her charm, allowing her to avoid suspicion. Her recent relationship with Mr. Boddy has caused quite the scandal, but Miss Scarlet insists she has finally found love. Are those real tears she shed at the sight of his corpse, or was Mr. Boddy just another assignment?

Was it Colonel Mustard in the Study with the Revolver? Heavily decorated for his service, James Mustard (Denzel Washington) is a retired military man who holds honors as a marksman with both elephant gun and small caliber pistol. He and Mr. Boddy became acquainted through their shared membership in a distinguished gentlemen’s hunting club. The Colonel can talk for hours on end about guns as well as his escapades – apparently when he retired, his arrogance did not. The Colonel may be regarded as a hero among his peers, but he is not without a dark side. One evening, over several shared cocktails with Mr. Boddy and one of the Colonel’s former colleagues, a certain Captain Victor Navy, Mustard divulged that during his service, he stole essential Air Force radio parts and sold them on the black market. Furthermore, the Colonel is currently part of a team developing the next fusion bomb for the government. Captain Navy passed away quite unexpectedly just a few weeks after his visit, and the Colonel has been paranoid about Mr. Boddy carrying around his secret ever since. Did Mr. Boddy go the same way Captain Navy did?

Was it Mrs. White in the Kitchen with the Knife? The daughter of an opera singer and a construction worker, Millicent White (Viola Davis) has been in the service of the Boddy family since she was twenty years old, when she became their maid upon her marriage to then-butler Laurence Snow. She’s held five different roles in the Boddy Mansion over the years – maid, cook, nanny, housekeeper, and now head of household – and has been married five different times as well. The butler, the illusionist, the funeral director, and the nuclear physicist all died under, shall we say, mysterious circumstances. The most recent husband, Henry White, Mr. Boddy’s accountant, was the shortest marriage and the most graphic death of the five. He was found dead at home, his head had been cut off and so had his… you know. She describes herself as a “poor devoted soul” and does seem quite distraught over Mr. Boddy’s death, despite claiming that he’s treated her horribly for years. She does not at all seem to be the short-tempered matriarch described by her staff. Did this dutiful servant’s attitude finally spoil?

Was it Mr. Green in the Billiard Room with the Lead Pipe? A businessman known across the country for his charm – and his connections – Matthew Green (John Cho) entered into a partnership with Mr. Boddy several years ago. Raised on the streets of New York City by his single mother, Mr. Green was exceptionally bright and did not surprise anyone by rising to the top of his class at Yale. A whiz with numbers, money, and finance, this perfect gentleman may be known for his charisma but not necessarily his charity. This greedy man has never been married because every man he’s dated has eventually been scared off by his massive jealousy. Mr. Green is a loyal friend, for better or for worse, and was truly take aback when he learned that Mr. Boddy did not share this quality when their business relationship came to abrupt ending. Mr. Boddy killed his business with Mr. Green – did Mr. Green make it his business to kill Mr. Boddy?

Was it Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with the Rope? A faded flower, but by no means wilting, Henrietta Peacock (Cate Blanchett) spent her younger years dominating the pageant scene until she gave it all up to study ornithology with a specialty in birds of prey. After marrying her husband, Senator Graham Peacock, she established the Peacock Salvation Society and single-handedly saved the loggerhead shrike from extinction. Swept up in her husband’s world of political games, Mrs. Peacock began accepting bribes in return for delivering the Senator’s vote by slipping greenbacks in plain envelopes under the door of the men’s room. The Boddy Estate resides next to the Peacock Mansion, and the neighbors were quite friendly until a stray shot shattered a glass pane of Mrs. Peacock’s aviary, taking out her last pied-bill grebe and releasing the remaining birds. Mr. Boddy invited his distraught neighbor over for his dinner party with the intention of making amends, but sharp-as-a-hawk Mrs. Peacock detected his insincerity, bringing her anger to a boil. Did Mrs. Peacock manage to exact her revenge on her nasty neighbor?

Was it Professor Plum in the Library with the Wrench? Curtis Plum (Michael C. Hall) and Mr. Boddy were roommates for all four years of college, and over the years their relationship developed from strangers to close friends to bitter rivals. They hadn’t even spoken in nearly a decade and a half. Professor Plum has made a living practicing psychology while simultaneously teaching classes at a local university. About a month ago, rumors began circulating that the Professor was a bit too friendly with some of his female students, and finally the girls started coming forward and he was sacked. His practice was shut down not long after when it came to light that some of Professor Plum’s lady patients had received special treatment as well. The Professor was initially surprised when his former roommate reached out and offered an invitation to his home but it all made sense when he arrived and realized it was all a ploy so Mr. Boddy could gloat about his amazing success and ridiculous fortune. Were hs current woes and problems of the past enough to push him over the edge?

Was it Miss Peach in the Lounge with the Poison? Two days before Mr. Boddy’s fateful dinner party, Caroline Peach (Jessica Chastain) showed up at Mr. Boddy’s door claiming to be his long-lost niece. It’s hard to invalidate the story. After all, Mr. Boddy was only two years old when his older sister ran away from home, and Miss Peach does seem to have a rather elaborate and specific explanation: allegedly, when sixteen-year-old Pearl Boddy left home, she met and fell in love with Samuel Peach. They ran a little flower shop together and were a happy family until Caroline was seven years old, at which time a fire burned their house down, claiming Mr. and Mrs. Peach’s lives. Caroline was taken in by family friends Benjamin and Annabeth Meadow-Brook, and at age eighteen she took over the flower shop. Her favorite flower, of course, is the deadly nightshade. Apparently she only just learned of her relation to Mr. Boddy and thought it would be “just peachy” to reconnect with the only family she has left in the world. Although she certainly seems upset over dear Uncle J’s passing, everyone knows what she’s wondering: did he change his will in time for her to receive an inheritance?

Was it Monsieur Brunette in the Hall with the Axe? A man of many talents, many accents, and many passports, Alphonse Brunette (Oscar Isaac) deals in art and arms. Last year he almost made a killing in Paris when he produced what he swore were the missing appendages of the Venus de Milo. Monsieur Brunette’s adversaries claim that he deals entirely in the black market, but it has never been proven. Over the past decade, he sold a number of Impressionist works to Mr. Boddy, who was thrilled to own a series of genuine Monets. Monsieur Brunette arrived at the dinner party believing himself to be in good terms with Mr. Boddy, and even thought perhaps he was being set up with his business partner, the charming man in the emerald suit. But Monsieur Brunette was horrified when Mr. Boddy cornered him and started dropping names: “Joseph Brown,” “Friedrich Brun,” “Diego Marrón.” With his secrets in danger of coming to light, did this man of many names give his primary purchaser the finishing stroke?

Was it Madame Rose in the Ballroom with the Crossbow? Mr. Boddy’s eccentric former secretary, Valentina Rose (Salma Hayek), moved back to her hometown in New Orleans several years ago after a loud and aggressive argument with her then-employer. She has been seeking her fortune as, well, a fortune teller. Claiming to have the Third Eye, Madame Rose uses her crystal ball and tarot cards to “help” those who stumble across her doorstep. Although her past is shrouded in mystery, she seems to see the future as clear as crystal – at least, sometimes she does. She can’t be expected to get it right every time, now can she? Not long ago, in the midst of a séance, she saw a dark and ominous cloud descending over the Boddy Mansion, and took the next train to warn her old boss. But was the message she delivered a warning – or a threat?

Was it Sergeant Gray in the Cellar with the Blunderbuss? Local law enforcer Julian Gray (Clark Gregg) has known Mr. Boddy for years, and upon an early retirement due to a leg injury, was hired full-time as Boddy’s head of security and live-in body guard. Never married and no children, Sergeant Gray has nothing but time on his hands, and has used that particular commodity to his advantage by snooping around the Boddy Mansion. The Sergeant has been paying off a blackmailer for years – in fact, he is the co-founder of the Police Blackmail Awareness Program – and was shocked when he recently broke into a locked drawer in Boddy’s Study and discovered dozens of files documenting his secret past as an assassin. After living so many years under Boddy’s thumb without even knowing it, was Sergeant Gray finally able to turn the tables?

[giancarlonicoli]

26 gen 2021 15:58

“IL SISTEMA NON PUÒ ESSERE SCALFITO: TUTTI COLORO CHE CI HANNO PROVATO VENGONO ABBATTUTI” - PALAMARA SI TOGLIE QUALCHE SASSOLINO DALLA TOGA (NON TUTTI) E RACCONTA GLI INCONTRI E LE CENE DOVE SI DECIDEVANO LE NOMINE: “QUANDO HO TOCCATO IL CIELO, IL SISTEMA HA DECISO CHE DOVEVO ANDARE ALL’INFERNO” - LA NOMINA DI LO VOI A PALERMO, LE MOSSE DI PIGNATONE E L’ERRORE FATALE DI RENZI: TENTARE DI NOMINARE GRATTERI MINISTRO SENZA CONSULTARE LE CORRENTI…

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Valentina Errante per "il Messaggero"

Un potere che non può essere scalfito: è Il Sistema. Parla con Alessandro Sallusti, direttore de Il Giornale, Luca Palamara il pm radiato dalla magistratura e attore principale di quel risiko delle nomine che l' ha portato sotto procedimento disciplinare, mentre è anche a rischio processo per corruzione a Perugia.

Parla e racconta quello che da mesi vorrebbe che tutti sapessero, perché il sottotitolo di questo volume, edito da Rizzoli (pagg 205, euro 19) è «Potere, politica, affari: storia segreta della magistratura italiana». Il concetto, declinato nei dettagli nella lunga intervista, è che, a partire dal 2008, nessuna nomina è sfuggita alle logiche e agli accordi tra le correnti della magistratura: in tutti gli uffici giudiziari.

Ma Palamara racconta di più: quanto sulle scelte del Csm pesino le pressioni dello Stato, come sarebbe accaduto per la nomina di Francesco Lo Voi a capo della procura di Palermo, il candidato che ha meno titoli dei suoi avversari, ma è «meno rigido sull' inchiesta che riguarda la Trattativa Stato Mafia». E ricorda le parole di Nicola Clivio al plenum al momento dell' elezione: «Sono venuto a Roma per vedere come funziona il potere. Oggi l' ho capito e sono rimasto sconvolto».

Nella versione dell' ex pm romano, i dialoghi intercettati all' hotel Champagne a maggio 2019, dal trojan piazzato sul suo telefono dalla procura di Perugia, sono solo un piccolo episodio della cronaca ordinaria.

GLI INCONTRI

«Normalmente funziona che se le correnti si accordano su un nome, può candidarsi anche Calamandrei, padre del diritto, ma non avrà alcuna possibilità di essere preso in considerazione», dice Palamara.

Racconta di pranzi, cene e incontri, ai quali hanno preso parte proprio le toghe che lo hanno accusato, e durante i quali si decidevano gli incarichi.

Incontri anche con persone poi travolte dalle inchieste, come il consigliere di Stato Riccardo Virgilio o l' imprenditore Fabrizio Centofanti. E di come lui stesso abbia avuto un ruolo anche nelle nomine di tre vice presidenti del Csm, del procuratore di Roma Giuseppe Pignatone e di come quest' ultimo, oggi presidente del Tribunale Vaticano, abbia influito sulla scelta del capo dei pm a Palermo e sia riuscito a designare i suoi aggiunti nella Capitale. Ma non c' era incarico che sfuggisse al controllo. Con le alleanze sui nomi che diventavano un segno di forza.

NON SINISTRA

L' ex pm avvalora in qualche modo il mantra berlusconiano sulle toghe rosse, spiega però che non c' è una magistratura di sinistra, ma che «il nemico è la non sinistra», così il Sistema espelle chi viola le regole non dette.

Nel dettaglio, Palamara racconta il retroscena nella presa di posizione dell' Anm, che presiedeva all' epoca, rispetto all' allora magistrato Luigi De Magistris, titolare dell' inchiesta Why not. E Palamara dà anche una spiegazione politica alla sua espulsione «Quando ho toccato il cielo, il Sistema ha deciso che dovevo andare all' inferno».

Aveva tradito, pensava di essere così forte da potere dettare le regole. L' errore è stato schierarsi con i renziani, i rottamatori. E persino l' ex premier Matteo Renzi avrebbe commesso un errore fatale, pensare di potere nominare l' attuale capo della procura di Catanzaro Nicola Gratteri, ministro, senza avere consultato le correnti.

LA CADUTA

Per Palamara il sistema al quale è stato organico e che lo ha espulso vive in osmosi con la politica ed è capace anche di condizionarla. Un lungo capitolo è dedicato alle vicende giudiziarie che hanno riguardato Silvio Berlusconi e alla caduta del suo governo, nel 2011.

«Tutti quelli - colleghi magistrati, importanti leader politici e uomini delle istituzioni molti dei quali tuttora al loro posto - che hanno partecipato con me a tessere questa tela, erano pienamente consapevoli di ciò che stava accadendo» dice Palamara. Il «Sistema», sostiene, «è il potere della magistratura, che non può essere scalfito: tutti coloro che ci hanno provato vengono abbattuti a colpi di sentenze, o magari attraverso un abile cecchino che, alla vigilia di una nomina, fa uscire notizie o intercettazioni sulla vita privata o i legami pericolosi di un magistrato».

Palamara, a posteriori ricostruisce, e spiega che nel 2017, quando ha pensato di violare gli accordi tra correnti e far nominare al vertice della Cassazione i suoi candidati, è cominciata la caduta. E spiega anche quella sua ultima partita, quando anziché schierarsi con la corrente di centro decide di allearsi con quella di destra per la nomina di Marcello Viola alla procura di Roma.

E conclude: «Continuerò a difendermi nel processo e ho rispetto per i pubblici ministeri di Perugia, ma sono convinto che altri abbiano usato me per stoppare una nomina che altrimenti non avrebbero avuto la forza di fermare in altro modo».

L' AUTOCRITICA

Dopo avere ricostruito nel dettaglio le fortune e le sciagure professionali di alcuni suoi colleghi, Palamara conclude: «Con il senno di poi ho fatto un azzardo: smarcarmi definitivamente da quella sinistra ideologica antirenziana con la quale avevo condiviso la lottizzazione della magistratura, oltre che la gestione politica della giustizia. Il primo ex consigliere del Csm, radiato dall' ordine giudiziario (intanto ha presentato un ricorso) è fiducioso di poter tornare a indossare la toga, almeno così dice a Sallusti. Anche se non crede affatto che le regole del Sistema cambieranno mai.

[winterhelps]

❥ ❛ —  Winterhelps' names masterlist 

Olá meus amores !! Geralmente quando eu penso nas minhas apps para rps ou em personagens para as minhas histórias, eu acabo utilizando os mesmos nomes e apenas mudo o segundo nome ou o modo de escrevê-lo.Porém, decidi que iria tentar usar nomes diferentes há algum tempo e é por isso que venho aqui com essa masterlist. Embaixo do read more, vocês irão encontrar #102 nomes femininos, suas origens e seus significados. 

Farei também outras versões dessa masterlist com nomes masculinos, gender neutral e com determinadas nacionalidades (se quiserem alguma em especial, passem na ask).

A

adeline — francês; da nobreza.

adhara — árabe; donzela. 

agatha — grego; bondosa, boa.

alessia — italiano; guerreira, defensora.

alicia — espanhol; a nobre. variação espanhola de alice.

alina — irlandês; bonito.

anastasia — grego; ressurreição.

antonina — italiano; aquela que não tem preço.

arabella — latim; ceder à oração. 

aria/arya — italiano/hebreu; ar, leoa.

astrid — nórdico; divinamente bonito. 

audrey — inglês; força nobre, aquela que é nobre.

aurora — latim; amanhecer. deusa romana do amanhecer.

ava — alemão; desejada.

B

beatrice — latim; aquela que traz felicidade.

belle — francês; bela. 

blanca — italiano; branco.

C

calista — grego; a mais bonita. 

calliope — grego; linda voz.

candice — grego; fogo branco.

cecile — francês; cego. 

celeste — francês; celestial.

cleo — grego; verdadeira.

cora — grego; donzela. 

cordelia — celta; que vem do mar.

D

dahlia — nome de uma flor. 

daisy — inglês; flor branca, margarida.

dana — romeno; forma feminina de dan.

delilah — hebraico; otimista, vulnerável.

delphine — francês; golfinho.

E

emmeline — alemão; que trabalha.

emilia — latim; rival.

estella — latim; estrela.

evangeline — grego; portadora de boas notícias.

eveline — inglês; desejada como filha.

F

faye — inglês; fada. 

felicity — inglês; felicidade. 

fleur — francês; flor. 

flora — latim; flor. 

florence — latim; florescente, próspera.

freya — escandinavo; mulher nobre.

G

georgiana — inglês; que trabalha na terra, fazendeiro. variação feminina de george.

giselle — alemão; juramento, garantia. 

guinevere — galês; onda branca, justo, branco, ser mágico. rainha de Camelot nas lendas do rei Arthur.

H

halia — havaiano; lembrança de um ente querido. 

hazel — inglês; a árvore de avelã.

heather — inglês.

helena — grego; luz.

I

imogen — celta; donzela.

india — referente ao rio Indo. 

isadora — grego; presente de isis.

isis — egípcio; trono.

isla — escocês/espanhol; ilha.

isobel — escocês; abençoada por Deus. 

J

jelena — variação russa de helen. 

joanna — hebreu; presente de Deus.

johanna — hebreu; Deus é gracioso. 

juliet — inglês; jovem. 

juno — latim; rainha do paraíso.

K

kara — nome originado da mitologia nórdica; 

kiara — italiano; variação de chiara.

L

lavinia — latim;

leonora — italiano;

liana — francês; 

louise — francês; guerreira. 

lucille — francês; luz,

lucine — armênio; lua.

M

maeve — irlandês; embriagante.

marcella — latim; guerreira. 

marissa — latim; do mar. 

maureen —  versão irlandesa de mary.

maven — hebreu; aquela que entende. 

maxine — latim; a melhor. 

melinda — inglês;

milena — tcheco; amor. 

mona — irlandês; bom nobre. 

morgana — inglês; círculo do mar.

moriah — hebreu.

myra — hebreu; a que é como Deus.

N

nadia — russo e eslavo; esperança.

nadine — variação francesa de nadia; esperança. 

naomi — hebreu; prazer.

narcissa — grego; a que faz adormecer.

nerissa — grego; que vem do mar.

nora — irlandês; luz.

O

oceana — grego; oceano. 

octavia — latim; oitava. 

olympia — grego; do monte Olimpo. 

ophelia — grego; ajuda.

R

raven — inglês; idealista, exigente, companheira.

roxanne — persa; amanhecer.

S

scarlett — inglês; vermelho, escarlate. 

selene — grego; deusa da lua.

seraphine — francês; aqueles que queimam.

silena — grego; a lua, nome derivado de selene.

sirena — romeno; sereia.

V

valentina — latim; força, saúde, 

vanessa — borboleta. 

venus — latim; amor, desejo sexual. deusa romana do amor.

veronica — latim; aquela que traz vitória. 

viola — latim; violeta.

Y

yasmine — árabe; jasmim.

[kevinscottgardens]

1 through 4 January 2019

For New Year’s Eve, I had Susie (who captured the evening beautifully with this shot) and Richard over for a quiet evening of cocktails, Champaign, risotto and a bit of fireworks on the telly. Happy New Year everyone.

I worked New Year’s Day and recorded all plants with at least one open flower. We have had an unseasonably warm autumn and start to winter; the result was 159 plants in flower:

Abutilon × milleri

Acanthus sennii

Ageratina ligustrina

Agrostemma githago

Alstroemeria aurea

Alstroemeria psittacina

Alyssum montanum 'Berggold'

Amicia zygomeris

Anisodontea capensis

Arabis procurrens

Arbutus canariensis

Arbutus unedo f. rubra

Argyranthemum pinnatifidum subsp. pinnatifidum

Bergenia × schmidtii

Bergenia crassifolia

Bidens aurea

Buddleja officinalis

Calendula officinalis

Camellia sinensis

Cestrum parqui

Cestrum psittacinum

Chimonanthus praecox

Chimonanthus praecox Grandiflorus Group

Chrysanthemum 'Kakinomoto'

Cistus creticus

Clematis cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream'

Cobaea scandens

Colletia hystrix 'Rosea'

Colletia paradoxa

Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'

Correa backhousiana

Cyclamen coum

Dahlia imperialis

Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'

Dasylirion acrotrichum

Descurainia millefolia

Dianthus deltoides

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

Dichroa febrifuga

Drimys winteri

Echium italicum subsp. bieberstenii

Eomecon chionantha

Eranthis hyemalis

Eriobotrya japonica

Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa

Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'

Eschscholzia lobbii

Fragaria 'Pink Panda'

Fuchsia 'Hawkshead'

Fuchsia microphylla

Gaillardia aristata

Galanthus 'Armine'

Galanthus 'Art Nouveau'

Galanthus caucasicus

Galanthus cilicicus

Galanthus elwesii

Galanthus elwesii 'Grumpy'

Galanthus elwesii 'Lode Star'

Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs Macnamara'

Galanthus elwesii 'Snowfox'

Galanthus elwesii var. elwesii 'Kite'

Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus Hiemalis Group

Galanthus 'James Backhouse'

Galanthus 'John Gray'

Galanthus 'Lapwing'

Galanthus 'Lavinia'

Galanthus 'Lyn'

Galanthus nivalis

Galanthus nivalis 'Melvillei'

Galanthus plicatus 'Florence Baker'

Galanthus plicatus 'Warham'

Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Blanc de Chine'

Galanthus 'Rose Lloyd'

Geranium macrorrhizum

Geum rivale

Halimium lasianthum 'Sandling'

Hebe salicifolia

Hebe stricta

Helichrysum bracteatum

Helleborus × hybridus

Helleborus × hybridus 'Early Purple'

Helleborus × sternii

Helleborus argutifolius

Helleborus cyclophyllus

Helleborus foetidus

Helleborus foetidus 'Wester Flisk'

Helleborus niger

Hoheria sexstylosa

Hyacinthoides aristidis

Hyacinthoides mauritanica

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Sir Joseph Banks'

Iberis amara

Iberis sempervirens

Iris unguicularis

Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'

Jasminum mesnyi

Jasminum nudiflorum

Justicia floribunda

Laurus nobilis

Lavandula dentata var. dentata (Grey Leaved Form)

Lavandula minutolii var. minutolii

Leonurus sibiricus

Leucojum aestivum subsp. aestivum

Lithodora zahnii

Loasa triphylla var. vulcanica

Lobelia erinus

Lonicera elisae

Lonicera standishii

Mahonia japonica

Mahonia napaulensis

Medicago arborea

Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium var. conspicuus

Narcissus dubius

Narcissus romieuxii 'Julia Jane'

Nerine bowdenii 'Mark Fenwick'

Nicotiana rustica

Nicotiana tabacum

Nigella sativa

Petasites fragrans

Polemonium reptans

Polyspora indet.

Primula × pruhonicensis

Primula vulgaris

Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'

Prunus mume

Ricinus communis 'Carmencita'

Rosa × odorata 'Bengal Crimson'

Rosa 'Ausmas' [GRAHAM THOMAS]

Rosa chinensis 'Veridiflora'

Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'

Ruta graveolens

Salvia 'Amistad'

Salvia atrocyanea

Salvia elegans 'Honey Melon'

Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Bloom’

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

Salvia haenkei 'Prawn Chorus'

Salvia involucrata

Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'

Salvia keerlii

Salvia longistyla

Salvia 'Phyllis' Fancy'

Salvia stachydifolia

Sarcococca confusa

Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna

Sarcococca hookeriana var. hookeriana

Sarcococca hookeriana var. hookeriana 'Ghorepani'

Sarcococca ruscifolia var. ruscifolia

Scabiosa minoana subsp. minoana

Scrophularia lucida

Senna corymbosa

Stylophorum lasiocarpum

Tagetes lemmonii

Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'

Vinca difformis

Vinca major

Viola odorata 'Czar'

Westringia fruticosa

I finished reviewing all 20,621 accessions and separating our seeds from our plants. I had no idea it would take a week to do this. I’m happy I did it this way; I am more familiar with the data and aware of so many different ways the database has been used over the years.

We made a huge dent in the pile that needed to be shredded and the compost pile has been moved along so we have an empty bay to start filling.

We are working shorter hours now, down to an average of 35 hours per week, in line with the rest of the staff. It is so civilised and European. Because we work 39 hours per week in the summer, we now finish at 15.30 Monday through Thursday and 13.00 on Friday. I’m very happy with these longer weekend. I will be able to take a much earlier train to the continent for weekend jaunts.

Plant of the week

Lamiaceae Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb.

common name(s) - butterfly bush, blue glory bower, blue butterfly bush, butterfly clerodendrum, blue glory bower, blue glorybower, blue cat's whiskers synonym(s) - Clerodendrum dekindtii Gürke; C. d. var. dinteri Thomas; C. myricoides (Hochst.) R.Br. ex Vatke; C. m. var. camporum Gürke; C. m. var. chartaceum Moldenke; C. m. var. grossiserratum Gürke; C. m. var. involutum B.Thomas; C. m. f. lanceolatilobatum R.Fern.; C. m. var. laxum Gürke; C. m. var. microphyllum Gürke; C. m. var. savanorum (De Wild.) B.Thomas; C. neumayeri Vatke; C. savanorum De Wild.; C. schlechteri Gürke; C. sylvaticum (Hochst.) Briq.; C. ugandense Prain; Cyclonema myricoides Hochst.; C. sylvaticum Hochst.; Cyrtostemma myricoides (Hochst.) Kunze; Rotheca myricoides f. lanceolatilobata (R.Fern.) R.Fern.; R. m. subsp. myricoides; Siphonanthus myricoides (Hochst.) Hiern; Spironema myricoides Hochst. conservation rating - none native to - Kenya, Uganda location - glasshouse four, accession _____ leaves - glabrous, elliptic to narrow-obovate, glossy bright green, serrate margins, wedge-shaped bases flowers - showy, five-petaled flowers bloom June to September, showy, curved, outward-arching, purple stamens (resembling butterfly antennae); black, fleshy fruit follows habit - suckering evergreen shrub with a somewhat open habit to 2m tall and 2m wide habitat - in thickets in rocky places, along streams and at the edges of evergreen forest, to 1,700m pests - aphids, whitefly, mealybugs, scale, spider mites disease - leaf spot hardiness - to 1ºC (H2) soil - organically rich, evenly moist, well-drained sun - full sun to part shade propagation - seed, cuttings pruning - prune stems hard to the ground in early spring if compact plant form is desired nomenclature - Lamiaceae - the mint or deadnettle family, gullet, the name in Pliny refers to the gaping mouth of the corolla; Rotheca - Latinisation of the Malayalam ചെറിയ തേക്ക് words cheriga meaning small and thekku meaning teak; myricoides - from the French myriades meaning ten thousand and a Latinization of the Greek –oides meaning to see; resembling Myrica

References, bibliography:

Flora of Zimbabwe [online] https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149090 [31 Dec 18]

Gledhill, David, (2008) The Names of Plants, fourth edition; Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 978-0-52168-553-5

IUCN [online] http://www.iucnredlist.org/search [31 Dec 18]

Missouri Botanical Garden [online] http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a496 [31 Dec 18]

Plant List, The [online] http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-179968 [31 Dec 18]

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Every Baby Name We Could Possibly Think Of

Naming your baby is a big decision, and with endless options, it can also be a difficult one. Whether you're going the traditional route or want something more unique (if so, read this first!) it's helpful to have a little, or a lot, of inspiration. Ahead, you'll find nearly every baby name we could think of (close to 1,000!). These aren't just random names we found in a book or concocted ourselves - they're almost all monikers we've heard being used, or we actually know someone who goes by the name. If we missed any, tell us in the comments! A Aaliyah Aaron Abbie Abel Abigail Abraham Adalyn Adam Addilyn Addison Adelaide Adeline Adley Adora Agatha Aiden Alan Albert Aleph Alexander Alexis Ali Alma Alton Ama Amanda Amaryllis Amber Ameila Amélie Amy Anders Anderson Andrea Andrew Angie Angela Angelica Anika Anna Annalise Anne Annie Ansel Apple April Arata Archie Aria Ariane Ariel Arlee Arlo Arman Arthur Arun Arwen Arya Asha Asher Aspen Atticus Aton Aubrey Audrey August Augustus Aurora Ava Avery Axel Aziz B Bailey Barack Barbara Barney Barry Beatrice Beau Beckett Beckham Becky Ben Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bentley Bernadette Beth Bette Betty Beverly Bexley Bianca Bill Billie Bingham Bishop Bitsie Blake Blue Bobby Bodhi Bonnie Bowie Brady Braelynn Brandon Brayden Brecken Bree Brent Brenton Brett Brian Briana Briar Bridgette Brienne Brig Brigham Brinley Brio Britta Brock Brody Bronwyn Brooklyn Bruno Bryan Byron C Caden Caitlin Caity Cale Caleb Calla Calvin Camari Cameron Camilla Carena Carina Carl Carmel Carol Carrey Carter Cary Casey Caspian Cat Catherine Celine Chandler Chanel Channing Charise Charlene Charles Charlotte Chase Cher Cheri Cheriann Cheryl Chevy Chip Chloe Chris Chrissy Christian Christopher Claire Clara Clark Clary Claudia Clementine Clifford Clint Clinton Clyde Colin Collins Condoleezza Connor Conrad Constance Coolidge Cooper Cora Corban Courtney Cruz Related: 100 of the Most Beautiful Baby Names D Daisy Dale Dallas Damon Dane Danica Daniel Danielle Daphne Darby Darlene Darrel Daryl Dashiell Dave David Davina Davis Davon Dawn Dean Deanna Declan Dekel Delaney Delilah Delta Dennis Denzel Desmond Dev Devon Dexter Diane Dinah Dixie Dixon Dolores Dominique Donald Doris Dorothea Dorothy Dot Duke Duncan Dwight Dylan E Easton Ed Eden Edith Edmund Edward Effie Eleanor Elena Eli Eliana Elijah Elise Elizabeth Ella Elle Ellen Ellerie Ellie Elliott Ellis Elodie Eloise Elora Elroy Elsa Elsie Embry Emerson Emily Emma Emmett Eric Erica Esme Esmeralda Esther Ethan Ethel Eugene Evan Eve Evelyn Everett Evie Ewan Ezra F Farah Fay Felix Ferris Finn Fiona Fisher Fitz Fleur Flint Florence Floyd Flynn Ford Forrest Foster Fox Frances Frank Franklin Frederick G Gabe Gabriel Gaige Gail Gant Garrett Garth Gavin Gem Gemma Gene Genesis Gertrude George Gianna Gibson Gigi Gina Ginger Gladys Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Grady Graham Grant Grayson Greer Gregory Griffin Grover Gus Gwen Gwyneth H Hadlee Hailey Hal Halle Hank Hannah Harding Harlow Harlyn Harold Harper Harriet Harrison Harry Hart Hartley Harvey Haven Hawk Hawthorne Hayden Hayes Hays Hazel Hector Heath Heather Helen Henley Henry Hillary Honor Holden Holly Holt Hope Hubert Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hurley Hutton Related: Based Off Last Year's Trends, These 30 Names Will Be Among the Most Popular of 2017 I Ian Ida Idris Ike Imanuel Imogen India Indy Ingrid Inizio Ireland Iris Irvin Isa Isaac Isabella Isabelle Isaiah Isla Israel Ivana Ivory J Jack Jackie Jackson Jacob Jacqueline Jaden Jaelyn Jagger Jake James Jameson Jamie Jane January Jason Jasper Jaun Jax Jaxon Jayce Jayden Jeannette Jed Jeff Jefferson Jenna Jess Jessica Jessie Jill Jillian Joan Joanna Joaquin Joe John Jones Jordan Joseph Josephine Josh Joshua Joslyn Joss Joy Joyce Judith Judy Jules Julia Julian Julie Juliet Julius June Juno Justin K Kai Kaia Kale Kalinda Kane Karah Katharine Kathryn Kate Kay Kaya Kaylee Keanu Keegan Keira Keith Kellan Kelly Kelsey Kendall Kennedy Kevin Khloe Kiah Kiele Kiera Kim Kima Kimberly Kingston Kinsley Kirk Kit Kitty Knox Krista Kristen Kurtis Kyle Kylie L Laith Lake Lana Landon Lane Larissa Larkin Laszlo Laura Lauren Lawrence Layla Leah Lee Leia Leighton Leilani Lena Lennon Leo Leonard Leslie Levi Lewis Leyona Lia Liam Liana Lida Lilith Lillian Lily Lincoln Lindsay Lionel Lisa Lisette Liz Logan Lois Lola London Loretta Lorraine Louella Louise Lucas Lucian Lucille Lucy Luke Luna Lux Lyle Lyndon Lynne Related: 100 Unusual Boy Names M Mabel Mabrey Mac Macallan Mackenzie Macy Madeleine Madelyn Madison Mae Maeby Maggie Mahershala Maia Makena Malcolm Maleeya Malia Mamie Mandy Marabelle Marcus Maren Margaret Margot Mari Maria Mariah Mariam Marilyn Marin Marion Marisole Marisse Marjorie Mark Marlene Marlon Marlowe Martha Martin Mary Mason Matilda Matthew Maui Mavis Maximus Maxson May Maya McKinley Megan Melissa Meredith Merritt Meryl Meyer Mia Michael Michelle Mika Mike Mila Mildred Miles Millie Milo Moana Molly Monica Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moses Muhammad Murray Myles N Nahall Nahla Nancy Nanette Naomie Nasima Natalie Nate Nathan Naveen Naya Neil Neisa Neo Neoma Newt Newton Niall Nicholas Nick Nico Nicole Nicolette Nigel Nile Nimah Nixon Noah Noel Nolan Nora Norma Norman North Nova O Obama Octavia Olly Olive Oliver Olivia Omar Opal Ophelia Ordell Oriana Orion Orlando Orson Orville Oscar Otis Otto Owen P Paige Paislee Paloma Pandora Paris Parker Patrick Patsy Paul Payton Pearl Peggy Penelope Penn Penny Perry Pete Peyton Phillip Phoebe Phoenix Phyllis Pierce Piper Polly Poppy Porter Posey Preston Primrose Priya Prudence Priscilla Q Quaid Quincy Quentin Quinn Quinten R Rachel Radley Rae Ralph Ramsey Rayna Rayne Reagan Rebecca Reese Reeve Reid Reign Remi Renly Rex Rhea Rhett Rhys Richard Rick Riley Ripley River Rivers Rob Robert Robin Rome Romy Ronald Ronin Rooney Roosevelt Rory Rosalind Rosalynn Rosamund Rose Rosemary Ross Rowan Roy Royce Ruby Rue Ruth Rutherford Ryan Ryder Related: 100 Unique Yet Beautiful Girls' Names S Sacha Sage Sahara Saint Sam Samuel Sandra Sandy Sansa Sarah Saul Savannah Sawyer Scarlett Schuyler Scout Sean Sebastian Selena Sena Seymour Shane Shannon Shea Shelly Sherlock Sherry Shiloh Shirley Sia Sidney Sienna Simon Skyler Sloan Sofia Solo Sonia Sophia Sophie Spencer Stacy Stanley Stella Stephanie Sterling Stetson Stuart Sue Sullivan Summer Suri Susan Sylvia T Tabitha Tad Tamera Tamsyn Tanner Tara Tate Taylor Teagan Teddy Terrance Thea Thelma Theordore Theresa Thomas Tim Tina Tinley Toby Todd Tom Tony Travis Travon Trent Trey Tricia Trinity Tripp Tristan Troy Truman Turner Tyler Tyson V Valentina Valentine Vance Vaughan Vaughn Vera Vern Victor Victoria Viggo Vince Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Vivian W Waldo Walker Wallis Walter Warren Watson Waverly Wells Wes Wesley Westley Whitney Will Willa William Willow Wilson Winter Wolfe Wren Wyatt X Xander Xavier Xeno Y Yanet Yani Yigal York Yuma Yvette Z Zachary Zahir Zander Zane Zaylee Zayn Zion Zoe Zola Zooey Zora Zuma Zuri Related: These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 http://bit.ly/2kR9iwY

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Novedades MTS producciones

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HORCAS FEST TEATRO VORTERIX

El pasado sábado 27 de enero el Teatro Vorterix recibió por segundo año consecutivo al Horcasfest, el festival de metal curado y organizado por Horcas, leyenda del Heavy nacional. El mismo contó con la presencia de cuatro bandas emergentes, en las que se destacó el show de Against (única banda argentina convocada para tocar en el Wacken Metal Fest de Alemania). El cierre estuvo a cargo de los mísmisimos Horcas, quienes repasaron todos sus clásicos y demostraron su vigencia a fuerza riffs y velocidad. HEAVY NOISE FESTIVALTHE ROXY - LA VIOLA BAR

Tercera edición del Festival de verano que reúne a lo mejor y más extremo del nuevo metal argentino. Heavy Noise Festival se dividió en tres días (2, 3 y 4 de febrero), los shows más destacados fueron los de Undermine, Avernal, Dragonauta, NUM y Hërpes y también contó con la participación de las bandas con más proyección dentro de la escena pesada de nuestro país.

COVERHEADS ROCK EN BARADERO

Coverheads se presentó en la tercera jornada del Festival Rock en Baradero 2018 con una lista de temas enérgica que levantó aun mas la temperatura de la calurosa tarde. Este fue el primer show del año del grupo que continúa presentando su disco “1000 vidas” compuesto por temas propios. Para el 2018 la banda proyecta grandes novedades que serán anunciadas próximamente. ASSPERATEATRO VORTERIX

Asspera presentó en el Teatro Vorterix su "Ritual del Vergano", una fiesta a sala llena. El repertorio de la banda estuvo lleno de clásicos y de las canciones del último álbum de estudio "La Concha de Dio$", sin olvidarse de la poderosa versión de Marolio.

La banda encargada de abrir la noche fue Blindado, quienes demostraron todo su profesionalismo y enregía sobre el escenario.

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RUPAUL´S DRAG RACE - WERQ THE WORLD TOUR15 Y 16 FEBREROTEATRO VORTERIX

Las Drag Queens favoritas llegan al Teatro Vorterix para mover el mundo de sus seguidores en el tour mundial oficial de “RuPaul’s Drag Race”. Animado por Michelle Visage con presentaciones de Detox, Kennedy Davenport, Kim Chi, Laganja, Peppermint, Valentina y Violet Chachki. Comprar Entradas

MARKY RAMONE 02 DE MARZO TEATRO VORTERIX

El legendario baterista de The Ramones, Marky Ramone, regresa a la Argentina para presentarse en el Teatro Vorterix. En esta ocasión nos visitará con banda renovada y con todos los éxitos que forman parte de los 11 discos que grabó con el cuarteto neoyorkino. Más Información

VITICUS03 MARZOTEATRO VORTERIX

Viticus anuncia su primer show del año, que  será el puntapié inicial de la segunda parte del tour "Equilibrio" que comenzó el año pasado. La banda integrada por Victor "Vitico" Bereciartúa, Jero Sica y Gastón Videla, contarán con la presencia de Boff (guitarrista de Riff) como invitado especial. Durante el show repasarán toda su discografía y los clásicos inoxidables de Riff. Comprar Entradas KAPANGA10 DE MARZO TEATRO VORTERIX

Kapanga,  una de las bandas más convocantes y federales del país inicia el año en Capital Federal con un gran show en el Teatro Vorterix el 10 de marzo. Será una gran oportunidad para ver en vivo a este grupo que siempre nos presenta novedades. Más Información MTS PRODUCCIONES:  www.mtsproducciones.com - Jesica Kusnier Prensa & Comunicación

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Iconic Classical Music Pieces for Kids

Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4, Game 5, Game 6, Game 7, Game 8, Game 9, Game 10, Game 11, Game 12

The Hoffnung Music Academy, The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra, The Hoffnung Maestro, and so on...

The Pink Panther in "Pink, Plunk, Plink"

Mickey Mouse: The Band Concert

Silly Symphony - Music Land

Tekfen Filar-Mini Belgeseli with Serra Yılmaz

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony 9, 2nd movement - Daniel Barenboim/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony 9, 4th movement, Ode to Joy (excerpt) - Franz Welser-Möst/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and New York Choral Artists (alternative - final chorus - Leonard Bernstein/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)

Richard Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries - Daniel Barenboim/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (alternative 1 - Mark Wigglesworth/National Orchestra of Wales) (alternative 3 - from Star Wars)

John Williams, Imperial March from Star Wars - Franz Welser-Möst/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (alternative - George (Jiří) Korynta/Prague Film Orchestra)

John Williams, Duel of the Fates from Star Wars (alternative 1 - Ulf Schirmer/Münchner Rundfunkorchester and Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks) (alternative 2 - Diego Navarro/Tenerife FIlm Orchestra & Choir)

George Frideric Handel, Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture Op 49 (excerpt) - Mark Elder/Hallé Orchestra (alternative - Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

Edvard Grieg, In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Jacek Kaspszyk/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Concert for Kids)

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony 5 - Gustavo Dudamel/Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela (alternative - from Disney’s Fantasia 2000)

Ludwig van Beethoven, Für Elise by Georgii Cherkin - Grigor Palikarov/Classic FM Orchestra

Johann Sebastian Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Hans-André Stamm (alternative - performer is unknown)

Johann Pachelbel, Canon in D major - Adrian Leaper/Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE (alternative by San Francisco Early Music Ensemble Voices of Music)

Antonio Vivaldi, Four Seasons - violin by Alexandra Conunova - Orchestre International de Genève (alternative 1 - violin by Fabio Biondi - Europa Galante) (alternative 2, Summer) (alternative 3, Presto from Summer) (alternative 4, Winter) - all by Mari Silje Samuelsen (alternative 5, Spring, 1st movement - Ashot Tigranyan/Classical Concert Chamber Orchestra) (alternative 6, Autumn - Frederieke Saeijs/Netherlands Symphony Orchestra)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement - David Grimal/Les Dissonances (alternative by Gewandhaus Quartet) (KV 525 by Gewandhaus Quartet again)

Gioachino Rossini, Barber of Seville - Andrés Orozco-Estrada/Tonkünstler Orchestra

Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings - Michael Neumann/Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra (alternative by DJ Tiesto)

Carl Orff, Carmina Burana - Shin-ik Hahm/KBS Symphony Orchestra

Richard Wagner, Here Comes the Bride by Randy Dunn (alternative by String Quartet)

Richard Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra (excerpt) - Gustavo Dudamel/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (alternative - 2001 A Space Odyssey opening by Stanley Kubrick)

Gioachino Rossini, Overture to William Tell (excerpt) - Edo de Waart/Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony 25, 1st movement - Leonard Bernstein/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss, Blue Danube Waltz - Franz Welser-Möst/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (alternative - André Rie/Johann Strauss Orchestra)

George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue - from Disney’s Fantasia 2000 (alternative by Lang Lang - Christian Thielemann/Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Op 71 by New York City Ballet (alternative)

Christian Petzold, Minuet in G major - not Bach

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ave verum corpus K. 618 by King's College Cambridge

Jean Sibelius, Finlandia - from Wild Scandinavia

Gustav Holst, Mars and Jupiter - Bruce Engel/Stony Brook Wind Ensemble

Giacomo Puccini, Nessun Dorma by Pavarotti (alternative)

Ruggero Leoncavallo - Vesti la giubba by Pavarotti

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty Suit - from Disney (alternative)

Johann Strauss, Radetzky March - Daniel Barenboim/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2014 (alternative 1 - Herbert Von Karajan/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 1987) (alternative 2 - Zubin Mehta/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 1999) (alternative 3 - Franz Welser-Möst/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2011) (alternative 4 - Mariss Jansons/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2016) (alternative 5 - Gustavo Dudamel/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2017) - from all the best conductors.

Ludwig van Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata by Valentina Lisitsa

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony 40 - Frans Brüggen/Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture - Valery Gergiev/London Symphony Orchestra

Johann Sebastian Bach, St. Matthew's Passion - opening and final - Dan-Olof Stenlund/Malmö Chamber Choir and Orchestra

Jacques Offenbach, Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld - Nejc Bečan/Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra

Claude Debussy, Clair de Lune by Kathia Buniatishvili (alternative 1 by Angela Hewitt) (alternative 2 - Jean-Christophe Spinosi/Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) (alternative 3 - violin by Mari Lee - piano by Dina Vainshtein)

John Philip Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever by United States Marine Band

Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique - Mariss Jansons/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (alternative 1 - Colin Davis/London Symphony Orchestra) (alternative 2, 5th movement - Leonard Bernstein/Orchestre National de France)

Frédéric Chopin, Etude Op 25 No. 9 by Valentina Lisitsa

Johann Sebastian Bach, Cello Suite No. 1 in G major by Mischa Maisky

Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Lang Lang

Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata by Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and José Carreras (alternative by Joan Sutherland and Pavarotti)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K. 467 by Yeol Eum Son - Alexei Utkin/Moscow Chamber Orchestra (alternative - Daniel Barenboim/English Chamber Orchestra)

Johannes Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Henry Shek/Hungarian Symphony Orchestra

Johann Strauss, Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka - Zubin Mehta/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Johann Strauss, Annen-Polka - Zubin Mehta/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Fritz Kreisler, Liebesleid - violin by David Oistrakh (alternative 1 - violin by Kowoon Yang - piano by Chiharu Aizawa) (alternative 2 - violin by Anne Akiko Meyers - piano by Reiko Uchida)

Georges Bizet, Carmen Overture (excerpt) - James Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (alternative by Anna Caterina Antonacci/Royal Opera House)

Giuseppe Verdi, Triumphal (Grand) March from Aida - James Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (alternative - Luis Antonio García Navarro/San Francisco Opera Orchestra - starring Luciano Pavarotti)

Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3 Poco Allegretto, 3rd movement - Hun-Jung Lim/SNU Symphony Orchestra (alternative - Leonard Bernstein/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, The Tempest, 3rd movement by Wilhelm Kempff (alternative by Daniel Barenboim)

Johann Sebastian Bach, Chaconne in D minor - violin solo by Isaac Stern (alternative 1 - violin solo by Lana Trotovsek) (alternative 2 by Sarah Chang - David Newman/American Youth Symphony Orchestra)

Antonín Dvořák, Rusalka, O Lovely Silver Moon by Anna Netrebko (alternative)

Dmitri Shostakovich, Waltz No. 2 - violin by André Rieu (alternative 1 - from Anna Karenina) (alternative 2) (alternative 3)

Frédéric Chopin, Prelude in E minor Op 28 No. 4 by Eric Lu (alternative 1 by Khatia Buniatishvili) (alternative 2 by Alon Goldstein)

Erik Satie, Gymnopédies No. 1 - cello solo by Cristina Nadal (alternative 1 - violin by Mimosa Duo - guitar by Morgan Haselden) (alternative 2 - cello by Jackie Baxter - guitar by Iain Coleman) (alternative 3 - violin by Tim Hughes - harp by Abigail Sliva) (alternative 4 - viola by Grigory Tsyganov - harp by Yulia Komarova) (alternative 5 - harp solo by Alexandra King) (alternative 6 - transcribed/orchestrated by Debussy - Eric Hammerstein/London Promenade Orchestra) (alternative 7 - transcribed/orchestrated by Debussy - violoncelle by Ophélie Gaillard - Tim Redmond/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

Niccolò Paganini, Caprice No. 24 - violin solo by Julia Fischer (alternative - violin solo by Alexander Markov)

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony 7, Allegretto, 2nd movement - Leonard Bernstein/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (alternative - Zubin Mehta/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra)

Frédéric Chopin, Valse Op. 64. No 1, Minute Waltz by Valentina Lisitsa

Frédéric Chopin, Valse Op. 64. No 2, Waltz in C sharp minor by Valentina Lisitsa

La Folia - violin by Miho Hakamata - piano by Alan Brown

In memory to Red Army Choir (aka Alexandrov Ensemble)

Bella Ciao by Russian Military Choir

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Mahler - Symphony No. 2 ('Resurrection')

Brahms - Symphony No. 4

Mozart - Symphony No. 41

Gorecki - Symphony No. 3 ('Symphony of Sorrowful Songs')

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5

Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 ('Choral')

Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 ('From The New World')

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 ('Pathetique')

Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 2

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Beethoven: Symphonies No. 5 & 7. Carlos Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic (DG)

Bruckner: Symphony 4. Günter Wand. Berlin Philharmonic (RCA)

Dvořák: Symphonies No. 8 & 9. Rafael Kubelík, Berlin Philharmonic (DG)

Mahler: Symphony No. 7. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (DG)

Mahler: Symphony No. 9. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic (DG)

Rimsky-Korsakov: “Scheherazade.” Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic (EMI)

Stravinsky: “Le Sacre du Printemps.” Pierre Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (Sony)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5. Serge Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony (EMI; with other works conducted by Koussevitzky)

Strauss: “Ein Heldenleben.” Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony (BMG)

Ref:

http://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/latest/best-symphony/#sP5pqU47SPzOV2rA.97

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/ten-perfect-orchestral-recordings

http://watchmojo.com/suggest/Top%2010%20Iconic%20Classical%20Music%20Pieces

https://www.google.com.tr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Warsaw+Philharmonic+Orchestra+Concert+for+Kids&tbm=vid

http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/14-best-classical-music-tracks-for-kids/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3K5oLg-Fq4

https://twitter.com/EmMartinEdenrah/status/661999626900344832

http://nyconcertreview.com/tag/yeol-eum-son/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tchaikovsky_Competition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FeUN9aXbpY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDKssCu9Dds

https://www.youtube.com/user/FilharmoniaNarodowa/search?query=Concert+for+Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1uvnuQkmUU

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheWickedNorth

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↳ [ 14:03, to Valentina Gallo, unsent] don’t i go against everything you believe, as well? aren’t i weak in your god’s eyes?

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