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Nancy Stevenson from the Sesame Street Sesame Workshop spent a morning showing off how her crew creates art -- digital assets, for those in the know -- for the drawn and cartoon versions of Jim Henson's world famous muppets at the MOGO media InDesign conference in Miami. Muppets on their own are pretty cool, but seeing how the artists behind the scenes do their magic flat out rocks.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they rely heavily on Adobe Illustrator and Wacom graphic tablets. Vector-based graphics are scalable, so you won't lose any image quality as you size up or size down. That makes it easy to repurpose the art for different types of children's books, art project kits, Web content, promotional materials, or whatever else they want to toss a muppet face on. Illustrator is the right tool for that.
The Sesame Workshop gang totally has this art thing down. They get how to make individual components for the characters they create so they can mix and match parts to build new scenes, show different actions, and put different characters together. Sure, that makes sense, but watching how much works goes into a drawing's preparation really give you a sense of how much attention goes into the little details.
The cool thing is seeing that what they are creating really is art, and not just a collection of mechanical objects slapped together to simulate a muppet. Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying that Illustrator users aren't artists. They most certainly are. I'm just saying that the Sesame team has their own special style, and it shows.
It turns out that Sesame Street doesn't limit how the muppet characters are interpreted. Along with the flat cartoon-style characters, they also have a whole cut-out paper style, manga, x-sport style, and localized styles for different regions around the world.
I love creativity for creativity's sake, but the Sesame Workshop people have something special going on. Not only do they get to freely express themselves through the Sesame characters, but they also get to be part of something that's much bigger: expanding the minds of children all over the world.
As icing on the cake, Nancy gave her presentation on her MacBook Pro in Keynote '08. Yeah, the Sesame Workshop people are Mac heads.
On a side note, Disney's Web site blocks OmniWeb and recommends I download Internet Explorer or Firefox. No thanks, I'll stick with my trusty OmniWeb and go visit a different Web site. OK, I'll launch Safari. Why is The Man always bringing me down?


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By Rukhsana Ayyub, ChildFund U.S. Programs National Director
The United Nations declared Aug. 12 as International Youth Day in 1999, so ChildFund is taking this week to focus on challenges that especially affect teens and young adults, as well as celebrate young people who are showing strong leadership in the countries we serve.
I am driving through some of the most rural and dilapidated towns in Mississippi. There are hardly any cars on the road; the few towns we pass by seem deserted, almost like ghost towns. This is the delta region, with child poverty rates above 50 percent among the African-American population. I spot a group of young men standing under a tree. My guide waves his hand and declares they're "up to no good." These young men are seen as troublemakers, getting high on drugs, getting young girls pregnant and getting into fights.
My mind flashes back to my own childhood in Pakistan. During long and hot summer afternoons, the only way we could stay outside was to go hang out under a tree. The tree provided shade, some breeze and a trunk to lean against. We would hang on the tree branches or simply sit and talk, moving slowly as the shade of the tree shifted directions with the setting sun.
"Rukhsana!" I can almost hear my mom calling me now. "Come inside, it's time to eat." That is how my playtime under the tree would usually end. I would kick a few rocks to show my annoyance at my mother's call, but I would walk back home.
I wonder who is going to call these boys inside. Is there a mother waiting, a sister, a grandma, a father or someone else keeping the light on for them? Is there a plate of hot food and a warm embrace waiting, or is it a policeman waiting around the corner to arrest them? That's what my guide tells me, that these boys are more likely to go to prison than to college. He goes on to describe for me this "pipeline to prison," an unfortunately popular phrase used to describe this flow of youth into the Mississippi prison system.
My heart fills with sadness. When and how did the shade of the tree lose the safety, fun and comfort attached to it? Boys and young men are cherished in so many cultures around the world, considered the pride of their families, the name carriers for their tribes and the masters of their homes. Why have we given up on them here in Mississippi?
I want to call out to them to come in. I want to open a door for them.
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Northland's new cancer treatment unit will be named after prominent Whangarei businessman and philanthropist Jim Carney.
The oncology unit will be built at Whangarei Hospital from funds raised by Project Promise and will be called the Jim Carney Cancer Treatment Centre in memory of Mr Carney who died in November 2000.
Mr Carney was best-known in Whangarei for his role in the construction of Refining NZ's Marsden Point Oil Refinery, as a long-standing and influential member of the former Northland Harbour Board, for his nine-year stint as a Whangarei City Councillor, and for his charitable work.
This included contributions as vice-president of the Crippled Children's' Association and as chairman of the St Mary's Hospital management committee.
The centre will be built with funds raised by the Northland Community Foundation's Project Promise initiative and similar investment by the Northland District Health Board.
Just over 500,000 has been raised for the centre since the Northland Community Foundation announced its final Project Promise fund-raising push at the start of September.
Most of this has come from bequests by Northland Community Foundation Trustees and an anonymous donor, and a new donation by the Carney family Trust which had already contributed heavily to Project Promise.
"We are deeply grateful to the Trustees and beneficiaries of the Carney Trust for their support," Northland Community Foundation chairman Richard Ayton said.
"Their generosity of spirit has been absolutely central to what Project Promise has achieved to date so our decision to name the building after Jim was, I think, an obvious one."
The Project Promise fund now stands at $2.51 million and there are still five weeks remaining for Northlanders to contribute the remaining $490,000 needed to ensure the project goes ahead.
The planned Jim Carney Cancer Treatment Centre will provide day-stay treatment for cancer patients, including initial consultations, chemotherapy treatments and follow-up from a team of medical experts including other related nursing and support services.
Adults who need radiation treatment or those with complex cases requiring specialist care will still need to travel to Auckland and children may still receive some of their treatment at Starship Children's Hospital, which has a specialised child cancer unit.
Assuming the project can proceed, construction is scheduled to start in December with the first patients being treated there in October next year.
More information about Project Promise can be found at www.northlandcommunityfoundation.org.nz or www.facebook.com/ProjectPromiseNorthland
Meanwhile, Westmount School's Kaipara campus in Maungaturoto raised $27,000 for Project Promise and Whangarei-based oncologist Peter Beattie has made a personal gift as well.


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Jafar, the Grand Vizier of the Sultan of Agrabah is trying to steal the legendary Magic Lamp containing a Genius, which is in the Cave of Wonders. After witnessing a failed attempt to access the cave by a thief, Jafar and his parrot Iago understand that only a so-called "diamond in the rough" can enter the cave, that is a person that in itself reveals a high degree of purity.
Princess Jasmine, daughter of the Sultan, bored with the monotonous life of the palace, decides to go undercover at the Agrabah marketplace. There she met the young street thief, Aladdin and his monkey Abu. The two began dating and find they have much in common, although they belong to different social classes. Meanwhile, Jafar, who thanks to his magic arts discovered that Aladdin is the diamond in the rough, issues an arrest warrant against the young man. When Aladdin is arrested by guards led by Razoul, Jasmine ordering release as a princess, but the fools saying that Jafar Aladdin has already been executed.
The form of a decrepit old man, free Jafar Aladdin and Abu from prison and, after revealing the existence of the Cave of Wonders, leads to the entry. The giant door-shaped head allows Tigre Aladdin and Abu to get intimate but they do not touch nothing but the lamp. Nevertheless, Abu tries to steal a ruby and the Cave melts, turning the ground into lava. With the help of a flying carpet Aladdin can find the exit before the lava overwhelms him, but when he comes to the surface, Jafar tries to kill him and take over the lamp. Abu fails to defend his master repeatedly biting Jafar, but at that point the cave closes swallowing inside Aladdin, Abu and Carpet.
In the bowels of the Cave Aladdin rubs the lamp to read better registration, thus freeing the Genie, who reveals with great humor and ability to transformation. The magical claims to be able to grant three wishes (with the exception of asking to ask other desires, to kill someone, fall in love or resurrect from the dead). With a clever ruse, Aladdin becomes free from the Cave without fulfills a wish. While serving Aladdin, the Genie admits to wanting to be free, for the burden of being eternally bound to fulfill the desires of others and devoid of any autonomy because prisoner of his own lamp. Aladdin promises to free him using his last wish. After talking about Jasmine, Aladdin asks the Genie to turn into a prince phenomenal, so as to win the heart of Jasmine.
Just as Jafar is to force the Sultan to give him the hand of the princess with hypnosis, Aladdin arrives triumphant in Agrabah in a beautiful parade, bearing the name of Ali Ababwa. Despite the initial rejection by Jasmine, Aladdin manages to ingratiate himself with the princess expressing their feelings and making them take a ride with him on the flying carpet, to see the world that has always been denied. At the edge of the carpet, in a dream, the two young men see many places of the world and realize that they love each other. Jasmine learns the true identity of Ali, but this is justified by saying that cammuffava from petty thief to get around without being recognized. The two kiss and return to the Palace.
That same night Jafar Aladdin captures secretly, and after gagged, throws it into the sea. The Genie saves Aladdin, esaudendone his second wish. Aladdin returns to the palace and reveals the plan concocted by Jafar, which is then expelled. As he leaves, Jafar known under the lamp of Aladdin turban, thus realizing the true identity of Ali Ababwa. While Aladdin is undecided whether or not to reveal who he really is, Iago steals the lamp and brings it to Jafar, who becomes the new master of Engineers. The evil uses the first two wishes to become the new Sultan Palace and the Sorcerer world's most powerful. Using his new powers, Jafar takes control of Jasmine and the Sultan, reveals the true identity of the court Aladdin and Abu banishes the boy in a frozen wasteland.
However, Jafar sends erroneously in the permafrost also the Flying Carpet, allowing Aladdin and Abu to return to the Palace to meet Jafar. Arrival of Aladdin, Jasmine distracts Jafar with a fake attempt at seduction while the boy tries to recover the lamp. Jafar, however, makes you aware of the trick and furious, imprisons Jasmine in a giant hourglass and turns into a giant cobra. While shaking Aladdin in his coils, Jafar claims to be the most powerful human being on earth. Aladdin advantage of the situation by answering that the superior being is the Genie, Jafar then remains the number two. Realized this fact, Jafar uses his third and last wish to turn into a mighty genius. Although it is now more powerful than the Genie, Jafar is still defeated by Aladdin, who imprisons him in his new black lamp along with Iago. After that, the Genie hurls into the desert making them end up in the Cave of Wonders.
After realizing that he can not continue to pretend to be what he is not, Aladdin decides to go back to being as before, and keeping his promise, using his third and last wish to free the Genie from his lamp. Realizing that her daughter is really in love with Aladdin, the Sultan changes the law to allow his daughter to marry anyone who considers worthy. In the end, the genius part to take a trip to the World, while Aladdin and Jasmine celebrate their engagement.
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By Heather7
from B.C.
This is the creamiest lipstick I have ever used, I got the Melon and the Pink, They are both very wearable colors for me, and I am glad I got the 2 pack. I was surprised to see a bit of the frosted effect though, but its not too bad. would get again.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I got the red lipstick. If you like the classic old Hollywood red lip, you will like this lipstick in red. After blotting, I found it a bit drying on the lips so only four stars, would be perfect if it was a bit more moisturizing.
Just O.K.
By CATHERINE
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Orderd the red lipsticks. One was great, the second one was broken, and the lipstick had started to melt in side. Too late to send this item back. Other than that, I love all of Elizabeth Grants Products.
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By Mary
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Pink color was nice. Disappointed with the gold shell lipstick is housed in. Very light, not substantial in weight. Felt gritty upon application. Never really got that moisturizing feel. Would not purchase again.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By Cindy
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EG lipsticks are fantastic but this duo that I bought in the melon colour was not what I expected. The colour is what I wanted, but it had a frosted, cakey, chalky look when I applied it to my lips. At this point in time it is too late to send back. It was a good price though.
Won't order again!
By Vinnie
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I ordered two sets: melon and red. Although the colours were lovely, only one of the tubes moved up at all. Very disappointing. There appeared to be a waxy substance in one of the melon tubes and the other melon one was damaged. Won't be buying these products again...now matter what the price.


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Nokia E66 smartphone
Better connected than a Kolkata call centre
Posted in Personal Tech, 30th July 2008 12:07 GMT
Review The next-gen version of the E65 slider is longer, but slimmer, and packs in a 3.2 megapixel camera, push email, HSDPA, AGPS, more memory and better battery life – all in a good-looking package.
It's slimmer by a couple of millimetres, though it's also longer by the same amount and slightly heavier. But it's that slimness that you notice as it glides effortlessly into your pocket.
E66: glides effortlessly into your pocket
It's really a very well constructed piece of kit and feels solid and sturdy without being brick-like – sort of like a heavyweight boxer in a well tailored suit, the muscles are hidden, but you know they're there.
The top of the slide is mirrored chrome-effect metal while much of the rest of it is a textured plastic and it has a gently ribbed metal back that feels very classy. In fact, everything about the casing screams quality.
The large-ish 2.4in QVGA screen (larger than the E65's) boasts 16 million colours and whether or not it's possible to actually see all of them, it's a beautifully sharp and crisp display that can be seen even in bright sunlight. Usefully, there's a light sensor present which will adjust the screen's brightness depending on how much you need, so saving your battery life.
The home screen displays half a dozen icons leading to your most popular applications – messages, web, music player, gallery, clock/alarm and a mode switch that allows you to toggle between a serious business theme and a more laid-back display for weekends. It also displays your push email inbox and email set-up so you can quickly take advantage of any Wi-Fi hotspots you happen to find yourself in.
Beneath the screen are two soft keys, call start and stop, a back space key and a square D-pad surrounded by four shortcut keys – home, calendar, contacts and messages. The D-pad doubles as a message alert, flashing when you have mail waiting.
The 3.2 megapixel camera has a dedicated shutter button
Slide the upper part of the phone (it would be wrong to call it the upper half, since it's only about a third of the depth of the lower slide) open and the numeric keypad clearly favours practicality over invention. It's got standard looking angled oblong keys which are well spaced and made of a tactile plastic – the bottom line is it's very easy to use.
Connectivity-wise it's got everything you need, including Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth (with fast data transfer), USB and even infrared (all too rare even on business phones nowadays). It's also quad-band and there's a fast 3.6Mb/s HSDPA 3G connection that will keep you going when you can't get proper broadband.
The Symbian S60 web browser may lack some of the cool stuff on the better touch screen phones, but it's a good, robust browser that allows you to zoom in and out, display a full page overview and search for key words on pages. There's also a full screen mode for viewing pictures or streaming video and the phone's built-in accelerometer allows you to flip between portrait and landscape modes without any fuss or delay.
The 3.2 megapixel camera is a definite step up from the 2 megapixel, flashless offering on the E65 and unlike Nokia's other new business phone, the E71, it has a dedicated shutter button on the side. It will support resolution up to 2048 x 1536 and includes an enhanced zoom that will keep going up to 4x even at maximum resolution.
There's no N-series-style Carl Zeiss lens, but it has autofocus and red eye reduction, though the LED photo light isn't as good as a proper flash, and you'll need to get pretty close to your subject to make it worth your while. In good light, pics were no better or worse than you'd expect, though the colour balance isn't great and noise creeps in very quickly if the light is less than perfect.
The built-in AGPS works well and comes with European maps
Video doesn't even reach that standard, offering 320 x 240 (VGA) resolution at 15 frames a second but in good light, if movement isn't too fast, it's passable. There's also a VGA camera on the front for video calling.
The Symbian music player is competent if not particularly spectacular. It will play MP3, AAC and AMR formats and there's also a RealPlayer on board for music and video. There's an FM radio too with 50 presets, which should be more than enough. You'll need the supplied headphones to act as an aerial but you can also set it to loudspeaker mode when they're plugged in.
The speaker is quite good – tinny, obviously, but very clear with speech and clearer than most with music. The 2.5mm jack is a disappointment though, since you won't be able to upgrade your headphones without an adaptor (not supplied).
The built-in AGPS system works very well and comes with European Nokia maps on the supplied 2GB microSD card. It found a signal easily enough and plotted routes exactly as you'd expect, so we had no complaints there. You can save map pages as screen shots and view them in 3D. While the screen may be a bit on the teensy side for use as a sat-nav while driving, voice guidance is available for £7 a month and as a walk-around guide, it was pretty much excellent.
The E66 more than doubles the E65's onboard memory to 110MB and you can add up to 8GB with a hot-swappable microSD card - you had to remove the battery on the E65. QuickOffice4 allows you to read and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs, plus Adobe Reader lets you view PDFs.
Connectivity-wise it's got everything you need
There's also a fairly efficient (in small doses) text scanner, a barcode reader, a wireless keyboard connector and a voice recorder with its own dedicated button on the side. And as a Symbian phone of course there are plenty of options for downloading additional applications. Battery life has almost doubled on the E65, promising up to seven hours talktime and 14 days standby. Certainly, we found it held up well with a good three days of moderate use before we had to plug it in.
The Nokia E66 is as fine an example of a business phone as you'll come across. It offers a full range of connection options, plus push email and fast web browsing in an extremely stylish package that also throws in a 16million colour screen, 3.2 megapixel camera and AGPS. The only thing it's missing is the QWERTY keyboard offered by its E71 cousin.


text: I have a challenging electrical problems. My truck does some very weird things throughout the whole system. one of the most repeating issue is my radio clock and date resets itself. now for the weird....while driving, my locks have open and closed (3 to 4 times in a row), the compass works but doesn't change when direction does, when i turn the truck off- everything turns off to the point off the truck being dead ( won't restart, no interior lights, no radio and no dash), while driving my tranny indicator blinks P to R to N to D and the tach/speedo go up and down. At night, my headlights blink/dim when I use the brakes and dim almost too turn off if I hit the brakes hard to a stop. All of these things go right away within a few seconds and sometimes nothing will happen for weeks at a time. Today I had two new things happen, first was my truck was dead when I got in. key boob wouldn't open the truck so I used the key to unlock the truck, put the key in and nothing...truck is dead but within 5 seconds the horn starts blowing and everything turns on and truck starts right up. On the way home I stopped at the store, after restarting the truck and leaving, while accelerating, my rear locker light started to blink and ding and my truck rocked and shuttered because the diff was kicking in like the tires were spinning (they weren't, i was doing about 15 mph and going straight) . I know this is a lot of stuff but none of it repeats and I can't make it do it. I am thinking voltage regulator but I'm not a mechanic. Anyone ever hear of this thing happening before? truck info...4x4, 5.3 crew Thanks, Mark


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Last night I was indulging in one of my favorite pastimes- watching reality television, when something caught my eye. Let me set up the scene for you.
First, I must admit that I'm addicted to reality TV. I would have written this post last night but unlike other bloggers I don't have the skills to write and watch TV at the same time. The reason being, I have to devote all my attention to what these crazy chics are doing on TV! Last night, and this leads into my second point, I just happened to be watching the season premiere of Basketball Wives Miami. Am I into athletes and the women who love them? Heck no! I actually happen to personally know one of the ladies who stars in the show and I wanted to watch first hand to see how "REAL" reality TV actually is. On a side note, I know she doesn't read my blog but I was very happy that in the first episode she did portray herself as a normal human being. Kudos on that my dear!
Anyways on to my point. Two of the main characters, Evelyn and Jennifer, had a major argument/battle that ended their friendship last season. In this season opener they were discussing how this war started. Of course it was a lot of he said/she said but what really caught my attention was why Evelyn was so upset. Sure I understand WHY she was upset. Jen had said something negative about her fiancee in her blog. Yes, that's right! HER BLOG! Now I know lots of celebs have blogs. Heck we all have blogs so I have no problem with that. Do I read them? Not really. (Although I have been known to jump on and see what a real housewife had to say...hehehe)
OK I'm getting off topic (reality TV does that to you). Jen responded to Evelyn's allegations by saying that she didn't even write that particular post. She had no idea what it said. Her publicist wrote it! WHAT?!? Her publicist wrote it?! Now let's just take a step back. I can't imagine anyone writing for me on my blog. Sure, I do giveaways and reviews and coupons BUT sometimes I write real articles, about my REAL family and my REAL thoughts (i.e. this post) so why in the hello operator would I let someone else write it!? And on top of that, why would I not preview it or approve it before it went live! Nothing is more important to me than my family and my friends and I would never use my blog to slander them in any way nor would I allow someone else to do it for me! And your publicist? I bet they know about as much about you as I do! HA! Now that's the job I need, although I don't know what publicist has time to write a blog!
Now what does this mean? Honestly, it was just me ranting and raving about how little blogging can mean to some people. I don't even really get paid to blog so I sometimes wonder if I was getting paid would I care what it said or who wrote it? Are these "writers" getting a percentage of the celebs pay for all the clicks and views they get? Do these people not understand that blogging is essentially journalism, writing a story, HECK even writing in your journal? It's not just a pay check for some of us. However, if any of these celebs (HINT to any basketball wives out there) need someone to write a blog post for them, drop me a line! ;)


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Sometimes, it's the little things that matter. That's not just true of love, though, it's also true of money.
Magazines, cable television, coffee, daily store-bought lunch – not many would list these daily items among their vices, but indulging in one or all of these regularly can add up to quite a bit of money.
How much exactly? Well, to help you determine how much money you could be saving if you cut back on some of these items, we've launched the Roll Your Vice widget that you can find on the front page of our Money section, on the right-hand side under "Quick Calc".
Roll Your Vice won't just calculate how much you could be saving by giving up these indulgences for a year, but will also calculate how much you could make if you rolled the savings into an investment such as a 10-year treasury bond or a two-year savings account.
For example, if the Guardian's Heidi Moore could give up her twice-weekly magazine habit, she could save $624 a year or $1,272 in 10-year treasury bond.
Spending $10 on lunch every day instead of bringing something from home? It's costing you about $2,600. That morning cup of joe at $3 each? $780 – enough for a round-trip ticket to most places in the US.
My vice is books. I spend $8 at least once a week on novels, which adds up to $416 a year – or a whopping $860 if I invested it in 10-year treasury bonds. That's a month's worth of rent.
And if you are feeding your True Blood or Homeland addictions by footing a monthly cable bill of about $75 for an expanded package, you could be saving $975 a year.
Got a vice that's not on our list? No problem. Just select the "enter your own" option on the drop down menu and plug it in. Tell us in the comments below what you've found, and whether you plan to give up your vice or keep it.


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Just make sure you get fitted properly. they are a bummer if they don't fit.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Just make sure you get fitted properly. they are a bummer if they don't fit.
I mean the Roxanne... not the leather ones. I think my post went out slow.
Thanks Melody. I've been reluctant to order online because of the fitting issue. Think I'll hold out for a 'live' person!Originally Posted by Melody
I use Thimblelady's cone thimble for my finger. She also sells thumb thimbles (they look pretty expensive to me). I haven't tried her thumb ones.
I tend to hand quilt in a hoop, so I don't need to quilt in different directions - I just turn the hoop.
I'd be really interested to know what you decide to do - please keep us updated.
I've done this also ;)Originally Posted by dellareya
I quilt toward myself. I don't know what to tell you about thimbles except find one that fits. I spent a year looking for a thimble until I found one that fit. I found it at a consignment store, not at the LQS or at the fabric stores. Until I found it I could only quilt one stitch at a time.
I struggle so with thimbles too. I don't use one very well- I guess being self taught might not be such a good thing in this case as I've probably never learned to use one properly. Good luck! I keep trying them on!
I have tried the leather thimble with the metal disc and was super frustrated and in February I bit the bullet and bought a metal thimble that has an opening over my nail so my finger can breathe. It was pricey..about $50.00, but I love it and can't imagine hand quilting without it. My biggest problem with hand quilting is my "receiving fingers" that are very calloused and have little prick holes in them. Also the side of my thumb on the push hand has a big callous on it. I love hand quilting and always have to have a project ready for hand work.
Originally Posted by Bobbielinks
Me too.......just can't seem to work with a thimble.
The first quilt that I quilted, which was about 5 years ago, was done one stitch at a time and it was a learning experience. Then I found a friend/neighbor who handquilts and I asked her about thimbles. I was impressed with the number of stitches she could get on a needle! So I started trying a number of different types.... got a drawer full, and most of them never leave the drawer now. I have the 2 favorites that I mentioned earlier (Roxanne and the deeply recessed thimble put out by Colonial) and also I forgot, I used the Clover thimble that looks like Roxanne's but is MUCH cheaper. Now I am able to get more stitches on my needle and keep moving right along. It's very enjoyable. But that said, everybody is different.


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Teddy Bear Sewing PatternsLast updated Thursday at 12:03
Teddy Bear Sewing for Fun and Profit
At the top of this post you will find some great resources for free Teddy Bear sewing patterns, then we discuss options for turning your hobby into a serious work from home business. Enjoy….
My Favorite Free Teddy Bear Sewing Patterns
Sew Bear-y Sweet Pumpkin Teddy
A pattern to make a Teddy Bear and his pumpkin
Goldie – A 13 1/2″ Teddy Bear
A Teddy Bear sewing pattern for a cuddly, huggable teddy made from mohair
How to Make a Panda Teddy Bear Sewing Pattern
A pattern for a panda-ish Teddy Bear
5 inch Cuddly Panda Teddy Bear
Instructions to make the Cuddly Panda Bear
And here is the link to the pattern (opens as a PDF)
Pattern PDF
Howjoyful Teddy Bear
A tutorial and pattern to make an adorable Teddy Bear
And here is a pretty nice video with sewing tips to help when making your own Teddy Bears
Ever Thought of Starting Your Own Teddy Bear Sewing Business?
No other home-based business offers the opportunity to enjoy your work while making a profit more than teddy bear sewing. It is very unlikely that anyone dislikes teddy bears. In fact, sales of all stuffed animals including teddy bears reached $1.3 billion in 2006 and continues to grow. You may not have aspirations of building a large corporation selling manufactured teddy bears, but you can easily build a part-time business with teddy bear sewing and selling them at local flea markets and craft shows.
Large Teddy Bear Sewing Companies that Grew into Major Corporations
Two multi-million dollar companies in the United States that manufacture teddy bears began with one person starting a teddy bear sewing business. Barbara Isenberg wanted a special teddy bear for her little son and made one for him when she couldn't find what she wanted. That was the start of the North American Bear Company.
John Sortino was frustrated by all the foreign-made teddy bears his little son owned and set out to bring The Teddy Bear back to its origins, the US. John and his wife started a teddy bear sewing business that turned into the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, one of the largest teddy bear manufacturers in the country. You can start a profitable teddy bear sewing business on a smaller scale to make the money you need for extras or to help support the family.
What You Need to Get Started
First of all, you need a love for sewing and have at least intermediate sewing skills. The business of teddy bear sewing will require love for sewing in order for you to sit and sew for several hours per day. At least intermediate sewing skills are needed to make teddy bears that others will want to buy.
Basic supplies needed:
- Heavy-duty sewing machine that will easily sew fur and other heavy materials
- Sharp scissors in various sizes
- Various thread colors to match fabrics
- Several patterns of bears
- Bear joints for movable arms and legs
Marketing plan
You will also need a marketing plan to let others know about your unique craft business. You may want to use business cards and brochures to sell your teddy bears to customers one-on-one. Some crafters throw home parties to introduce their crafts to potential customers who have been invited to the homes of friends and families.
Others sell their bears at craft shows and flea markets. Since teddy bears are very easily shipped to other parts of the country or all over the world, many sell them on Ebay or other auction sites and on their own websites.
Another fund-raising idea is to donate one of your teddy bears to be auctioned off in charity auctions or as a prize in contests. These two methods gets your name out there as a artisan with a teddy bear sewing business.
Become a member of several craft business forums online and place your teddy bear sewing business in your signature as you contribute good advice and support to the forum. You can also be a regular on craft blogs that allow you to comment and place your website URL in the comments section.
The idea of a home-based craft business has been presented in this article. Two great teddy bear manufacturers began as home-based businesses and have grown into multi-million dollar corporations. You have been informed of the basic supplies needed to get your craft business off the ground and several ideas for marketing your business. There is other small business information you need to know to start a teddy bear sewing business that can be found very easily on the Internet.


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Modeling has always been a passion of mine, and I look forward to continuing my career! I am also a professional dancer; I was chosen out of thousands of people to portray the world famous Disney Characters Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty for Disney Cruise Line and Disney World.
I'm very confident, reliable and love being in front of the camera! I always work my hardest, and take modeling seriously. I'm open to many different ideas and styles, however I don't do nudes. I am looking for paid work, but will consider TFP if it will benefit my portfolio. Thanks for viewing my portfolio, I look forward to working with you!
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Date of Stay: July, 2014
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Date of Stay: June, 2014
We have camped at both Seminole and Cherokee areas. Seminole is by far my favorite with cement pads and wide, shaded spots facing the lake. Both Full hook-up and water/electric only are available. Beautiful area especially in the fall. Camp host is very helpful and friendly.


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a place for zinesters - writers and readers
1) Mr. Pauper, in whom do you believe?
--- What a silly question, but such nice grammar! I believe in everyone. We all exist.
But, oh! how the head aches to think of the few heard in such a brave world!
We all serve a purpose, but so many refuse to succeed. So much easier to believe
in mortality and, therefore, futility, and…Continue
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I try to listen to the spit
But I can't handle it
Children in bear costume
Growlin at their fathers
I wanna get into this net
But I can't give up respect
Change the music
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| Swedish heart-stopper Christina Lindberg was one of the 70�s biggest sexual icons. In her short career as an actress she managed to travel around the globe to star in some of the greatest exploitation movies of all time; Thriller: A Cruel Picture and Sex & Fury being highly prominent features. A hugely popular model she gained the attention of millions of male readers and proved to be a defining face of that decade, with her youthful and innocent looking qualities. At the beginning of the 80�s she left cinema screens, but what became of her? Well I was lucky enough, and honoured, to have spoken recently with Christina via telephone and I asked her about her career and what she�s been doing recently with her time. The following is a transcript of our conversation.
[Kevin Gilvear]: Firstly, Christina I�d like to thank you for doing this because I�ve not seen you do many interviews; you seem to have kept pretty quiet these days.
[Christina Lindberg]: Yes when it comes to my old movies I haven�t talked with people very much. But it�s a little bit funny because it�s almost, when people get in contact with me for my past it�s always from abroad, from England, Germany, USA or other parts of the world � not Sweden (laughs). That�s typical isn�t it?
[KG]: Well yea because some of your films, which we�ll get to later, are only just starting to come out on DVD in Sweden too: Exposed for example. And some of them, it�s interesting because recently with the resurgence in exploitation, Kill Bill especially, your films have suddenly received lots of attention on DVD and Tarantino has said how much he admires you.
[CL]: Yes I know, it�s fantastic, but the funny thing is is that it�s been written about abroad but in Sweden, you know, it�s very quiet. They don�t write about those kinds of movies, almost not at all. On the other hand they showed R�tm�nad two weeks ago (beginning of Feb �06) on Swedish television, and they do sometimes, about five times now I think, and people get very excited you know? They mail me and they phone me and it�s from eighteen to sixty years old (laughs). Men of course.
[KG]: Of course. So then does that mean, obviously they�re made in Sweden, but until recently just didn�t get spoken about over there?
[CL]: Yes but you know, not in that way. We�re not so many people in this country. But you know, some people are, as you probably know yourself are very interested in those kinds of films. So I have some people that phone me to ask me things and they seem to know more about me than I know myself (laughs).
[KG]: I suppose because the interest comes from the fact that they don�t really make films like this anymore. There�s a curiosity.
[CL]: No, I know. It was some years between �70 and �75, and then it disappeared.
[KG]: Yea, and even today most of your films aren�t widely available � how many films did you make? Twenty, little more than twenty?
[CL]: Yes, something around twenty.
[KG]: And probably only Thriller, Sex & Fury and Swedish Wildcats, very few are on DVD aside from bootlegs. I think because of how Kill Bill seemed to have got more people interested, you know, companies like Synapse were starting to use that to sell your films and now they�re acquiring more. Now you have a new generation of young people who are going to be seeing these films for the first time. That must make you feel pretty good.
[CL]: It�s fantastic because as you say I have a lot of admirers, around twenty (laughs) who do not need me today. Hard to remember me, you know, from the 70�s.
[KG]: That�s what�s amazing, because you definitely are one of those people who others do just seem to remember.
[CL]: Yes, it�s strange, a little bit strange (laughs).
[KG]: Actually, in fact if we go back to your early days now, obviously you started out originally as a model. Right? How old were you then? Sixteen/seventeen?
| [CL]: Erm, I think I was around seventeen or eighteen. It wasn�t as early as sixteen. I think I took some photos for a guy who was studying photography and he took some black and white, and you know, people, you know � I understood it was something special. Because you never know yourself about your own look, you don�t understand when you are that young. You do not understand, but you know I didn�t have to pay in clubs at all and we had a teenage circus in Gothenburg, I�m born in Gothenburg. I was a Go-Go girl there and I had people around me all the time in some ways, so I was going to clubs a lot and I was always taking care of myself. My whole life I had grown up with my mother and three children � two brothers and one sister. And I always took care of myself, did my own business. But I was also very fond of school, that was something I liked, but on the other hand I liked to go out to clubs and dance and it was a photographer from one of the biggest magazines in Sweden who saw me dancing at a famous club in Gothenburg and then he told me, you know, he asked me if I could take some photos. I could be the one girl from Gothenburg and he was supposed to take photos from, we were about five girls, and then he took photos and they published it, and I was on the cover and I was the fold-out.
[KG]: And were they naked photographs?
[CL]:Yes, they were half-naked. The cover was actually only my face, I had a lot of fold out face (laughs). That�s a fact. Probably because I looked like an innocent child or something.
[KG]: Well definitely yea, because even when you were twenty three/twenty four you just had that look that enabled you to play these sixteen year old girls.
[CL]: I looked like a lost child. (laughs)
[KG]: Yea, you had a real puppy dog look.
[CL]: But that�s something, you know, I was very shy. I was very shy and it seems a little bit odd when I take off my clothes and such, but I was very shy.
[KG]: Really? It�s interesting because I wanted to ask when you become involved in photographs if that came with promises that you were going to be famous? Because it seems to be the case with many young girls who start out in a similar fashion.
[CL]: No no, I didn�t have those kind of dreams you know? I had grown up in rather poor circumstances. I didn�t have any dreams at all. I was rather clever in school (laughs as if that was a surprise). No dreams but you know I had decided not to stay in my poor surroundings. I wanted something else for my life, that was for sure, but I didn�t know anything about being famous. When I did those fold-out pictures and I was on the cover they were looking for a girl for this R�tm�nad, this movie.
[KG]: Well that�s what I wanted to ask you about next. Because -
[CL]: I can explain, I can go on (laughs).
[KG]: Please do.
[CL]: Yea, and they had already photographed about four hundred/five hundred girls for the movie, because they were going to sell the movie and it was important to get the right look. You didn�t have to be good in acting, the look was the important thing. And then the producer saw this magazine that I was in in Gothenburg and then he said �That�s the girl, there she is�. And I went up to Stockholm and I took some photos, but they didn�t care what I did. I was no good as an actress at all, but they thought it was marvellous you know. So yea, then I got the part and I went to Stockholm two days after graduating school.
[KG]: Oh and how old were you then?
[CL]: Nineteen.
[KG]: So you didn�t go to college or university?
[CL]: No I didn�t. I stopped after, you call in Sweden, Gymnasium. First of all you read for nine years and then you read three more years. I read Latin for example, and that was my choice.
[KG]: Ah, and so that film (R�tm�nad), did it do really well then?
[CL]: Yes, I got a lot of attention really.
[KG]: And then once in that profession did you continue to model for photographs?
[CL]: Yes I did. I was on every cover of every man�s magazine in Sweden. People were very upset and crazed.
[KG]: I was looking for some pictures of on you online and I found an old record on eBay for some Swedish greatest hits, and you�re even on the cover for that.
[CL]: (Laughs) Yes I was all over the place. Magazines, newspapers, and that�s the funny thing you know. The world wasn�t like how it is today. Maybe that�s why people remember me still, because in those magazines and on the TV channels there weren�t so many, and people say to me that �you are my youth, I remember you. You�re Christina Lindberg�. You know? They remember me. It�s very strange.
[KG]: But flattering I�m sure.
[CL]: Yes it�s really flattering.
[KG]: So I presume that you just had a really great fondness, you really enjoyed what you were doing at that time? Because I always found in your films that you eased into your roles and feel comfortable doing whatever in these exploitation films.
[CL]: Yea. But I also tried to, in some ways I was always a little bit serious in my way of acting. I tried to find something deep, more deep than just being naked.
[KG]: But would the directors actually let you do that? Was it specifically �
[CL]: I do not think they cared. They just cared if I took off my clothes and looked innocent.
[KG]: So did that ever get too repetitive, you know doing the same thing?
[CL]: Yes in some ways, because I wanted to do something more. I wanted to show that I was a real person, if you understand what I mean?
[KG]: No I definitely do. I mean if you�re doing something like that and you want to pursue acting and you feel that you have more to offer then I can totally understand. Which I suppose made Thriller ideal.
[CL]: Exactly. Exactly. That�s correct. You know Thriller I thought �Here�s something extra�, for me. And I didn�t care about the violence. I never thought about it because I�m not very fond of violence, not at all (laughs), but I thought it was very very different from the other movies I had made up to that.
| [KG]: So to start with we�ll talk about Thriller for a bit, which for me really is a beautiful film. It�s a nasty film but it�s filmed in a really wonderful way, you know the cinematographer Andreas Bellis really seemed to bring out a lot of that innocence and quaintness about your character and where she was living. Aside from making the countryside look so pretty there�s that contrast against the violence and when it comes to the physical side, with you, there�s a lot of slowing down, a lot of emphasis on you in close ups, the stunts, the fighting. How much of a physical challenge was that?
[CL]: Yes, for example I was trained in Karate during the two months that Thriller was made.
[KG]: So you actually took Karate lessons for two months straight?
[CL]: Yea, one of the policemen in the movie, Jan Kreigsman, he was my personal trainer then and he took care of my body (laughs).
[KG]: Because I notice there�s so many scenes in that film where there doesn�t appear to be any stunt doubles. Everything I see seems to be done by yourself, in close up, such as driving and fighting. Did you do everything by yourself? It certainly looks real on screen.
[CL]: Yea, I did everything myself except for those sex scenes (laughs). It�s not me.
[KG]: Ah yes, we�ll talk about those shortly.
[CL]: Yes, but the driving is funny because it was on an island that we did those scenes, and you know I didn�t have a driver�s licence. The police man on this island, he was down on the floor and I said �I�m not used to this kind of car�, so he had to push the stick all the time for me, because I couldn�t do that myself.
[KG]: That�s brilliant.
[CL]: Yes, because I just drove the car and he was helping me on the floor.
[KG]: Wow, did that ever get scary?
[CL]: No. When you are young you do not think in those ways, you know you just do it.
[KG]: But you have your licence now I take it?
[CL]:. Yea, yea. You know I live in the countryside, so I must have one.
[KG]: So if we talk about Madeleine then, I suppose because you wanted to do something different, this is a character that is interesting because she does go through a lot. She gets trodden on, treated like dirt, but she fights back which always proves to be her real strength. Was that something that really drew you to the role?
[CL]: No, I don�t remember in that way. The funny thing was that today, you know, if that kind of character was around the film critics would really like that kind of woman. But those days it was not good at all.
[KG]: I suppose in those days it was because it was only about exploitation. The whole point was to do that kind of thing to the woman. But recently Kill Bill turned things around and played on that female revenge motif again.
[CL]: Exactly.
[KG]: I think today though that you can, even if they weren�t as self conscience during the time they were made, you can view them today and see that there is a case for feminism. Watching Thriller today I think it does work because Madeleine does exact her revenge against those who tried to ruin her.
[CL]: But you know those women in the 70�s, they didn�t like me at all.
[KG]: Really?
[CL]: No, of course not. I was everything that was bad in society. I show my naked body, you know?
[KG]: Yes but that�s, to me, that�s part of the sympathetic side. You�re forced into those situations, your character is forced into being naked. I thought that although it might be a bit too much to label her a role model there�s a definite heroine figure there. You go to Hell and back. I�m very surprised hearing you say that.
[CL]: Well, Christina Lindberg was loved by men but not by women.
[KG]: That�s amazing. So when it came to portraying Madeleine, I always found it interesting that she was a mute. Obviously at the time you weren�t strictly an actor, so -
[CL]: No, and to be honest Vibenius, he understood that I wasn�t. That was his genius.
[KG]: So he tailored that for you?
[CL]: He told me that I was no actress. I knew myself, of course that I was mute in that movie, but it was a very good thing.
[KG]: So that was deliberate? He wrote you as a mute?
[CL]: Yea. And I think it was perfect.
[KG]: Definitely, and I think because you don�t speak it means that you have to try different ways of acting. So how did that test you? I mean what frame of mind does that put you in? Because now you have to use your physical side.
[CL]: Yes, I think I could concentrate more on that kind of thing, which I was good with. I was good in giving emotions to the viewers by moving my body. My eyes, you know, it�s my weapon in some movies.
[KG]: Oh yea! The thing that stands out with you on camera is your eyes. Definitely the way in which you physically carry yourself.
[CL]: Yes it was perfect for me to be in Thriller.
[KG]: Now this is something that kind of upsets me, and I�m sure it upset you, but because of how well you use your body language and your eyes to convey your emotions, when it comes to the famous inserts, you know there are several close ups of your face and you do a really good job of selling that torment, which is why I never understood why Vibenius put in those sex scenes.
[CL]: No it�s - all people say the same, as you do. I do not understand it either, but it�s some kind of black out.
[KG]: So when you were doing those he never told you that he was going to put them in?
[CL]: No I do not think that I wanted to understand that he was going to do such a thing, you know? Because I really would like to do this part so anxiously. I even got paid very badly for this movie, I got very small money for my part.
[KG]: It�s a shame because I do think they�re bad, I personally skip through them on the DVD because I don�t think they do anything. I�ve read reviews from some critics who say that these scenes greatly emphasise just how bad the situation is, but I strongly disagree. I think they�re too gratuitous. When they show your face close up, that to me emphasis it plenty. But those scenes are just bad porn and it�s totally unnecessary. They�re just filmed so badly that I have a hard time believing that he directed them.
[CL]: OK, yes I understand.
[KG]: Because what�s more frustrating is that he nails the rest of it. There�s so many nice scenes, and one of my favourites is when, remember when you first escape from Heinze Hopv? And you run out in the yellow dress and fall to the ground. That takes us right back to the first scene when you�re a little girl in a yellow dress and this is the same thing happening over again. That was just brilliant. In many ways I think he was genius, but I think he went a little crazy at some point.
[CL]: Yea, but I think he was a little bit frustrated at this time. Before he had made a movie for children, which was very brilliant and he got nice words for that movie, and then he made this movie and no critics understood anything.
[KG]: So with those scenes added in, and as you said earlier you weren�t very popular with the female audience, did you ever get any bad feedback? Did people think it was really you?
[CL]: No. Not one. Nobody thought it was me. And the film was shown in Sweden for only one week. Then it disappeared, went to other countries.
[KG]: OK, well I�ll ask about that in a moment, but I just want to get to the other famous scene in the film � the gruesome eyeball scene. Now I�ve heard the rumour that a real corpse was used for the shot where you have your left eye gouged out. So I�m curious of course. How was that achieved? Is there any truth to the rumour?
[CL]: Yes, it�s true. It was a young girl that had committed suicide and Vibenius, he used one of the biggest hospitals in Sweden. And they made it you know. They just put some mascara on the eyes.
[KG]: That�s quite shocking. How did he actually get the body? Did he just walk in, ask for permission?
[CL]: Probably with some kind of permission from a doctor or something like that. I really don�t know how he could, and I have been asked by many people connected with this situation and everyone says that�s just the way it was.
[KG]: It makes you wonder about the poor girl�s family.
[CL]: Yes, but you can�t really see that it�s a different girl.
[KG]: No, it�s well done. It�s just so quick, but it�s one of those things that make me wince. It�s really uncomfortable. So in light of that scene and the sex scenes the film was subsequently banned in Sweden, the first film to be banned in Sweden. It didn�t make much money.
[CL]: Not in Sweden.
[KG]: But it was picked up for international distribution. So by then how did that affect you as an actress, and the director? Did things slow down and become difficult?
[CL]: No, not really. After Thriller I made some movies outside of Sweden. Today it�s very common for people to go abroad and make movies but at that time it was a little bit unusual. But I�ve always taken care of myself, so I could travel.
[KG]: Because you went to Germany and Japan.
[CL]:Yes, after Thriller I made some small and strange movies.
[KG]: I wanted to ask you, because just before Thriller, in keeping in with the different roles you wanted to do you did Anita with Stellen Skarsgard and that offered up something a little unique for you also.
[CL]: Anita I made in �73, so that was after Thriller. I was twenty two.
[KG]: Oh, I always thought it came just after
[CL]: No because after Thriller I made M�dchen and Fanny Hill and then I made Sex & Fury.
(That�s the IMDB for you folks)
[KG]: So that was you just continually challenging yourself?
[CL]: Yea.
[KG]: So if I can just finish up on Thriller, you did go back and play Madeleine again in a small cameo, which was in 2000 I believe?
[CL]: Yes! Yes, it was a funny thing.
[KG]: So the film was Sex, l�gner och videov�l, which I haven�t seen but I checked the IMDB and the list of characters is amazing. I mean there�s Robocop, Ninja turtles, Leatherface. How �
[CL]: I haven�t seen it either (laughs).
[KG]: Really? Can you remember anything about returning to your character though?
[CL]: No it was, I did some scenes during one hour. I was dressed exactly like Madeleine, with the eye patch and the weapon, and I went to a movie saloon. I went into a door. I do not know what I did, I don�t remember. It was a very short thing, I went out, you know, very rapidly against a car which I got in front of. It didn�t make any sense for me.
[KG]: Well it sounds like the whole film doesn�t make much sense.
[CL]: No, no. So I really don�t know how they used this but I think they told me that we were going to do something violent and ugly. So it was alright by me.
[KG]: Alright then, so if we can go back to your time in Japan. Now you made two films in 1973 - Sex & Fury and The Porn star Travels Around Japan. So this was before Thriller correct?
[CL]: No this was after.
| [KG]: Really? This was after as well? Right I need to get a new source of info. So Norifumi Suzuki who directed you in Sex & Fury. You know he has such an amazing eye for detail. When I watch that film, every scene you�re in, he just adores you. He composes and lights you really well. Did you find that experience in Japan largely different than elsewhere, and working with such a famous director?
[CL]: The funny thing is I didn�t know that he was famous before you just told me. I had no idea at all. But I liked him very much, he was a very kind person.
[KG]: He made some brilliant exploitation films, and he�s very highly regarded and still knocking about today. He�s retired now.
[CL]: Yes I liked him very much, and you know for this Exposed which I�ll tell you the story for before we do the Japanese experience I was down in Cannes and they spread pictures of me all over the world, and also Japan I presume. And then some months after I was on my way from Paris, where I had been a fold-out girl in �Lui�, which is a French play mate magazine. And so I was on the plane and I was going back to Stockholm, and when I walked into the cabin two Japanese men came to my place and said �Are you travelling?� and I said yes, and they asked me if I wanted to work in Japan. So yea, �why not� I said, �why not�. So I said, here you have my address and telephone number, you can contact me in Sweden in a few days. And they did.
[KG]: So did Suzuki personally request you? Did he see your pictures?
[CL]: I really don�t know. It was the Toei company, one of the biggest movie makers in Japan. Those men were probably just some workers, who were involved in the direction or something. And they asked me if I wanted to go over and so on and then I spoke to a Japanese girl who was living with a Swedish man, and she was going to go with me to translate, you know? Because people in Japan at that time didn�t speak English. So she translated all the time. I went over there by myself, as I used to do (laughs), and then I made first of all this movie Sex & Fury and then I made another movie also. Then they asked me if I could work for the Toei company when that was over, if I could stay in Japan. It was very easy for me to work with Japanese people.
[KG]: So how long did you stay in Japan for?
[CL]: Two and a half months, or something. In Kyoto.
[KG]: I recently reviewed Sex & Fury, last year, and again I talked about how you were effective physically, but when it comes to dialogue, speaking English, this is like your second language?
[CL]: Yes in some ways.
[KG]: That�s gotta be a struggle, you know trying to speak English while also being directed by a Japanese man. So was that the first time you spoke English on film?
[CL]: No, actually I spoke English in those kind of German movies. They, how do you say, put it in Germany. They don�t want any English spoken freely.
[KG]: So they dubbed it?
[CL]: Yes, yes. But first of all my first movie wasn�t R�tm�nad, it was a film called Maid in Sweden, and it was an American movie, with people from the US putting money into it, but it had Swedish actors. In that movie, it was my first movie and I was still in school. I spoke English in that movie.
[KG]: So was that something you studied in school?
[CL]: Yes I had read it at school. All people do in Sweden.
[KG]: So alright, you had a bit of an understanding in Japan. When you were there working on those films was there anything specifically different in the way they handled their material?
[CL]: Well everything in Japan is different, it�s an upside down world (laughs).
[KG]: Yea I know. And by then they were already well into exploitation movies and they had �Pinky Violence�, �Roman Porno� and all kinds of violent Yakuza films. I was just curious as to what that was like, the differences between working in Japan, compared to say, Sweden or Germany.
[CL]: Well it was very different because they handled me like a movie star really.
[KG]: Because they have that kind of respect?
[CL]: Yea, and you know at the time, they hired, I was a smoker and they�d put a light to my cigarette and they did everything. I could ask for anything and they did everything for me. They treated me like a queen. It was fantastic.
[KG]: So that was probably one of your fondest experiences?
[CL]: Yes, it was fantastic, and you know when they asked me if I could stay in Japan and if I could think about doing more movies for Toei I really thought about it a lot. So I could be a Japanese girl by now (laughs).
[KG]: That�s really nice. I mean I�ve been to Japan myself and I�ve found it to be amazing. It�s like another world isn�t it?
[CL]: Yes it is, but to be honest I think it was a little special because I was treated so marvellously. So if I would live like an ordinary person I do not think I, you know, it wouldn�t be like that.
[KG]: I�m sure over there you must still be very popular.
[CL]: I don�t know. I have some Japanese readers of my magazine (laughs). They are some of my old fans.
[KG]: So after those films and Thriller you began to slow down a little bit.
[CL]: Yes I made a movie called, from the same director who did Exposed, he made a movie with the work name �Split Apple�. I think it was called �Dead Partners� or something. I did it after these Japanese movies, and then I did Anita.
[KG]: But it seemed like when you did Thriller and Sex & Fury, you know personally they feel like your best years.
[CL]: Yes, maybe R�tm�nad also.
[KG]: I haven�t seen that film. I hope they release it.
[CL]: Oh it�s very Swedish. It had great actors, not me (laughs).
[KG]: But toward the end of the 70�s and definitely the early 80�s you just really didn�t do that much, and then you just seemed to, well disappear I suppose. I think a lot of fans are curious as to why you just stopped making movies.
[CL]: Well, in the beginning of �74 I was asked by a French company and a Swedish company, that the same man who made Anita would like to have me in this film, and I got the main part because the French company wanted me in the main part. So I made some good movies and I got rather popular at that time, but to be honest I got a boyfriend who was very jealous. This was my husband later, and he was a girl photographer, and he took care of my career. He almost forbid me to act, and at that time I was a little bit unsure and I didn�t feel so good. I had done a lot and I was feeling a little bit tired. Then I was working on a fold-out girl magazine and I could make those pictures myself because I had a name and I could start doing any picture that I wanted myself and the magazines bought it. It was a good situation for my boyfriend. Today I have a lot of marvellous pictures of myself that I�m the owner of, because the man I was living with, I lived with him for thirty two years and he died two years ago.
[KG]: Yes I was aware of that, but I didn�t want to ask you because I thought that might be upsetting.
[CL]: Yes he was a very good man (Bo Sehlberg), but when he was young he was a marvellous gent, a fantastic human being.
[KG]: And if we stay on that subject he did a book called �This is Christina� (published Jan �73). I found it, well I didn�t find it because it�s hard to get, but was that just a photography book? What kind of book was that?
| [CL]: Well that was the year I met him. We just made this book you know, and then, it�s hard to explain. But then I was his private model in some way. He thought.
[KG]: So by then when you stopped doing films, was it still something you wanted to do at the same time?
[CL]: Well, then I thought that maybe it was better to be a serious actress instead. So I took a lot of theatre lessons who taught some famous actors in Sweden and I went to the school and they told me �You are very good, but you have to stop doing those kinds of pictures and so on. You�ll have to go to this school otherwise we can�t use you�. But you know, you have to show up three times to go to that school in front of a jury and I was good two of those times but the third time I failed.
[KG]: Oh
[CL]: Yea, so then after that I went to a school for journalists.
[KG]: Right, so this brings me to asking you, after you left, how have you been keeping yourself busy? You got into journalism?
[CL]: Yes then I wrote articles for big monthly and weekly magazines and my boyfriend still took pictures of me with famous people in town for example, when I interviewed them naked. And then my boyfriend, he took private lessons and he was crazy about flying.
[KG]: So then that got you into Flygrevyn, your magazine. When would that have been, the early �80s?
[CL]: Yes it was around �80- he took flying lessons in the beginning of the �70s, so he was a very, very good pilot. He also worked as a photographer and a journalist. So he took his aeroplane and went out with girls and he interviewed people and took photos and so on. And I stay and waste my time (laughs).
[KG]: So was it he who set up Flygrevyn? Was it his company?
[CL]: Yea, and the Swedish - (She pauses). Oh I have two reindeers outside just now.
[KG]: Wow really?
[CL]: A small one and a big one. Awww, you know I see them often, aww fantastic.
[KG]: That�s amazing. I wish I had a view like that.
[CL]: Aww it�s fantastic. They�re so pretty. Excuse me. And, we got this magazine and worked together with a pilot organisation in Sweden and then we bought the magazine in the beginning of 1990. Then I took over as chief editor and he worked on other things you know. He was a marvellous journalist, and people say I�m a rather good journalist.
[KG]: So at that point when he was getting into aviation, is that when your enthusiasm for it came about as well?
[CL]: To be honest Kevin I�m not too enthusiastic about aviation, but I love people in aviation because people are very different and funny and so on, you know? My passion in life is nature.
[KG]: Interesting, because I wanted to ask you about that. Aside from Flygrevyn you�re very much into other kinds of journalism and I�m not quote sure what you�ve done but I came across something which you made in 1993 called Christina�s Svampskola?
[CL]: Ya? Mushroom school (laughs).
[KG]: About finding edible mushrooms, yea! Which just sounds wonderful.
[CL]: That�s about my passion. I�m out in the woods picking mushrooms and this was some kind of education film, and believe it or not small children in school are looking at this mushroom school. And I think it�s funny.
[KG]: I think it�s really sweet. I mean, you know, you spend all those years making the kinds of films you made and then twenty years later you find your true calling, and it�s these kinds of educational films and yea, I think that�s really admirable. How did that originally come about?
| [CL]: I had always been very, nature has always been something extra in my life. Even when I was in Japan and I travelled around and Exposed was playing in Japan. I travelled around and they dressed me like a small Geisha and took pictures. It was crazy, but then I talked about what they did to their nature and they were really shocked. I found out about organisations like Greenpeace, who are very well known today. I found them in Amsterdam in the �70s and they were a very small organisation, and I have always wished to live in the countryside and today I have my house and my meadows. I live at a fantastic place, I must say (laughs).
[KG]: So since then you�ve stayed interested in conservation issues.
[CL]: Yea I�ve been struggling against the predators in Sweden, I�ve written a lot of articles and have appeared on television and radio and so on, struggling for the wolves and Lynx, because we don�t behave too good in Sweden, you know? We think we are very good when it comes to nature, but we are not, not at all.
[KG]: When I was trying to do some research I found on the internet some Swedish articles which I tried to translate, but they didn�t come out very well, but I did get the impression that you were very outspoken and not shy to voice your opinions on certain environmental issues, some seemed controversial. So would you consider yourself a spokesperson?
[CL]: I want to save the world. I�m one of those persons. It�s funny because of my old fame people listen to me, and that is fantastic, because they remember me. And then I can write in the newspapers and tell people what I think and they listen. Today when people look back they think that Christina Lindberg made good things, it�s different.
[KG]: So with Flygrevyn that must take up a lot of your time. Do you still find the time to teach children? Do you enjoy working with children?
[CL]: No, it�s not really like that. In my spare time I have a lot of areas to take care of, some houses, I can send you some pictures and you can understand a little bit more, but I have to take care of the area and I have a lot of horses in Summer time, not my horses. But I want to preserve the grass and so on for the wild nature. That�s important for me, the reindeer, the birds, all wild living creatures.
[KG]: Do you tend to do that by yourself?
[CL]: Yea. So I have a lot to do. And then I try to speak for them because they need people to speak for them.
[KG]: We have a similar issue here with fox hunting, and it really is terrible, disgraceful. I think the most frustrating thing is that a lot of people like yourself speak out about it and it doesn�t ever seem to help. Does that worry you?
[CL]: Yes in some ways, but I think it�s helped a little and I think if you live yourself in the way you learn then it�s a good thing, people say �well she does those kinds of things, maybe it�s something I should listen to.� For example when I was around thirty I stopped eating meat, and my weight is still 45 kilos (laughs).
[KG]: Do you know what? I saw a photograph of you which was taken maybe a year/two years ago on a Swedish public service website. I dunno if you remember it but you�re wearing some little sailor outfit and you do look incredible, so it�s great you�re definitely looking after yourself.
[CL]: Yes, I think the most important thing is the mind, how you look at the world. I don�t worry about age, I don�t care. My best friends are about twenty and I really don�t care about age. The most important is that you try to be a kind person.
[KG]: That�s a really nice quality because today, if you look at movie stars or singers there�s this unhealthy obsession with trying to stay young.
[CL]: Yes but you can do a lot of important things instead, and then I think you stay young. Doing good things keeps you young.
[KG]: I think the good thing is because you have the majority of actors, and that�s all they have and that�s all they�ll ever do until the day they die. With you it�s just, you�ve moved on from that and have tried different things and you�ve found what makes you happy. It�s a nice philosophy you have.
[CL]: It is. You know my wish is for the future now. My company is my company and it�s a rather successful company because I treat it carefully. When I get money I talk with people in the north and I try to buy wood areas to protect them, something that is important for that area. So what I�m going to try to do in future, I wish I was very very rich but I�m not (laughs), but I�m rather wealthy.
[KG]: And more importantly you�re content.
[CL]: Yes, but I don�t care about - I live in a lovely area and I have a lovely house, but I don�t care about cars etc, it doesn�t matter for me.
[KG]: Now I wanted to ask you about something else, because I�ve totally swerved past it, but when I first did a search on your name I found a website for Christina Lindberg, but it was a singer. I was curious though because you actually did record some songs in the �70s. How was that? Can you still get hold of those songs?
[CL]: Yea I have them on record, I never listen to them (laughs). Because today you can make any girl dance and sing. If I was the young Christina Lindberg today I�d probably be some business person. I�m happy I�m not a singer.
[KG]: So that wasn�t a very good experience?
[CL]: No, I did two songs and it was connected with fold-out pictures of me, and they put it in the magazine with these pictures and today everyone seems to want that record. But some of those kinds of things, they sell on the internet I believe.
[KG]: So you never ever get confused with Christina Lindberg the singer?
[CL]: No, but for example when I was fifty five in December last year they used a picture of her instead of me (laughs), saying �Congratulations.� So sometimes they mix us up, you know. I think she is a little bit disturbed, but I do not care because I was first (laughs).
[KG]: Wow, you know that�s nearly all my questions. We�ve been talking for ages. It�s nice to find out what you�ve been doing. So really the future now is to keep sticking with Flygrevyn?
[CL]: Well now I will save all of my money to buy woodland, something that means something to me. That�s my goal.
[KG]: And maybe we can expect to see you on some future DVDs, hopefully.
[CL]: Yes, maybe.
[KG]: I�m surprised you weren�t interviewed for Thriller. Do you know of any plans to interview you for any more films?
[CL]: Yes, they have asked me here in Sweden. I think it�s for Anita, so maybe I�ll do that. And I did one for Exposed.
[KG]: Yes I did see that was available, and I was tempted to get it just for the interviews but sadly it doesn�t have English subtitles, which unless I start learning Swedish is no good.
[CL]: Yes but now you know everything about me (laughs).
[KG]: But do you know what? After speaking to you for more than an hour I still think there�s so much more to learn about you. But after all these years you�re still regarded as such an iconic sex symbol and I�m sure that makes you proud.
[CL]: I�m flattered.
[KG]: And what would be your particular favourite film, of all time?
[CL]: Myself? I think in that case it�s some kind of small movie, documentaries I like very much. Nothing special.
[KG]: So in your career...
[CL]: Oh you mean my own movies? My favourite, I think would be R�tm�nad, Thriller and those Japanese movies.
Good call. But generally you�re into nature programming etc.
[CL]: Yes, and talking heads. I�m interested in talking heads.
[KG]: Talking heads? (Presuming for a moment she was referring to the band)
[CL]: Yes people who talk a lot and hold discussions and so on.
[KG]: Oh ok, debates and stuff. So I suppose that brings me to the end of this interview. Do you have anything in particular that you�d like to say to people out there, fans?
[CL]: Hmm, well. Take care of nature. Look at this world which is so ugly today. We have other creatures living on this world and it�s important to be careful. It�s hard to express. Live life that doesn�t damage nature. You can choose, that�s the big thing with human beings. You can choose to do good things.
[KG]: Wow, you know what I�ve really enjoyed talking with you. I would love to know so much more, but I think this is good and I know there are so many curious people out there who don�t know enough about you these days.
[CL]: It would be nice to hear the reactions.
[KG]: Well we have a feedback option here, so you never know. But yea thank you so much, there�s some very interesting stuff here. You�ve been very kind and it�s nice that you will still take time out to talk to your fans. So you take care, and I�ll wish you all the best for the future.
[CL]: Same to you, good luck with all this text (laughs).
| A final, huge thank you to Christina for kindly sending me these exclusive photographs to use in this interview.
Christina has since informed me that she will be visiting the United States in April where several of her movies will be playing at a film festival, after which there may be an update to this interview.
Update: It is now official that Christina will be attending the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian in Hollywood, from Saturday April 29th. She sent me the following programme, so for those who can make it, enjoy.
Furthermore, Synapse Films recently acquired the rights to Exposed and are rumoured to release Anita in the near future. You can be sure that we'll update as and when details are finalized.


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Here's a joint of unknown origin from Rhymefest and one of my favorite emcees, Killer Mike. I'm not exactly sure when or where this joint was recorded (or for what project), but I'm guessing it was long before Fest's bid for rapping Alderman. Mike and Che trade bars while playing the roles of their favorite superheroes, and tossing around some slurs and slanders throughout. It's a super track.
Rhymefest x Killer Mike – Super Guy


text:
Abdullah Shah weeps as he tells the story of Oct. 24, 2006. "Allah saved me," he says. "But I wish I was killed that night too, with my family."
The tragedy that struck them also drew Mr. Shah into the complex, controversial business that counting Afghanistan's civilian dead has become.
The white-bearded Afghan farmer, who is in his 70s, recalls his family that night preparing and enjoying a feast for Eid, the end of the Ramadan fast. "We were eating sweets, cookies, milk," he says.
But fighting broke out between coalition forces and the Taliban near their village of mud huts, Zangabad, in the Panjwai region 35 kilometres southwest of Kandahar.
Fatefully, Mr. Shah decided his relatives should seek refuge.
"I told all my family to go out from the village and stay near the nomad tents on the south side," the old man says. He would stay behind and face what might come.
Hours later, after a long firefight, air strikes were called in. But the bombs didn't hit the family's compound - instead, they fell on the nomads' tents. Mr. Shah's one surviving male heir broke the news hours later: "My son who is alive came and told me that my family was completely killed."
At least 50 people died, perhaps 30 of them civilians, including Mr. Shah's wife of 40 years, four of his adult sons and many of his grandchildren - part of the grim and growing tally of "collateral damage" in Afghanistan.
But calculating casualties here is not an exact science: Politics, military strategy and money all play a large part. The Americans are usually accused of low-balling the number of civilian dead, the Afghans of exaggerating.
Observers say Taliban fighters now seek out human shields, in hopes of drawing air attacks. For the insurgents, civilian deaths are a small price to pay for the popular backlash they inspire.
The Taliban's message thrives amid stories of Afghans slain by infidel "crusaders."
Take for instance an American air strike in May that went terribly awry. As Taliban gunmen pinned down Afghan soldiers, the U.S. forces mentoring the fledgling army called in planes that dropped two 2,000-pound bombs along with lesser munitions.
Dozens of fighters were killed, but so were a large number of non-combatants. Afghan President Hamid Karzai rushed to the province of Farah, near the scene in Bala Baluk, to announce he would compensate relatives of 140 civilian victims.
The Pentagon said it could only confirm 26 civilian dead, with at least 78 insurgents killed.
That amounts to a fivefold difference in body counts - between allies.
A human-rights investigator in Kabul, while explaining the gritty mechanics of air-strike postmortems, pauses for a rhetorical question: "In Afghanistan," he asks, "where is truth?"
He is venting. "We've interviewed some people who are supposed to be dead," he says. "And they are very much alive. Half of them are working in Iran."
The investigator, who requests anonymity due to the sensitive nature of his work, is employed by a non-governmental organization that tasks him with trying to figure out the true number of civilian dead after air strikes - a growth industry, given how commonplace and controversial such deaths have become in Afghanistan.
Investigators for coalition forces and the Kabul government, along with those from NGOs, rush to the scenes of tragedies to compete to reach the definitive assessments. The only certainty is that each side will interpret the information to their advantage.
Air strikes usually occur in remote communities and religious custom compels people to bury their dead by sundown and keep strangers away from the graves. Such villages are hostile to outlanders at the best of times. Some regard the Taliban as native sons.
As a result, many investigation teams can stay on the ground for only a few hours, canvassing hospitals and checking claims against what paltry records may be available.
Meanwhile, the Afghan government usually compensates families $2,000 (U.S.) per relative killed. In a country without central records and an $800 per capita gross domestic product, that amounts to a huge incentive to pad the numbers.Report Typo/Error


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- - This item's measurements are:
- Depth 6cm
- Handle Drop 3cm
- Height 20cm
- Max. Strap Length 113cm
- Min. Strap Length 106cm
- Width 25cm
Marni's shoulder bag is crafted from subtly contrasting shades of tonal-brown leather. With three internal compartments and a patch pocket, it's ideal for organizing your everyday essentials. Remove the shoulder strap to carry it by the sleek gold-tone handle.
Shown here with: 3.1 Phillip Lim top, Eddie Borgo bracelet and bracelet, Burberry Prorsum skirt,Gianvito Rossi boots.
- - Tonal-brown leather (Calf)
- - Gold-tone brass top handle, optional buckle-fastening shoulder strap
- - Three internal compartments, patch pocket
- - Fully lined in twill
- - Comes with dust bag
Product Code: 381828
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