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Do you love campy, kitschy and cool crafts? I do and I also love packaging and labels. They make some of the best craft supplies. Beer Crafts: Making the Most of Your Cans, Bottle Caps, and Labels is the go-to guide for making fun crafts with beer packaging. Beer Crafts includes projects made with the bottles, bottle caps, labels, cans, the pop tabs and more!
Thanks to the fun people at McMeel Publishing they have supplied a copy of Beer Crafts for a giveaway! Simply leave a comment in today's post "beer can craft" related by Friday July 5th, 3013 (US residents only) and one of you lucky Craft Gossip readers can be a proud new owner of a bible of beer crafts!
As a consummate sewer I love making pin cushions. I keep them out so I wan them to be fun and pretty. You can see how I used the tutorial in Beer Crafts to make my beer can pin cushion project over at Sweater Surgery.
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Beer Crafts: Making the Most of Your Cans, Bottle Caps, and Labels
Shawn Gascoyne-Bowman
"A synthesis of two outstanding hobbies — making things and drinking — Beer Crafts is the answer to the age-old question of what to do with those 99 bottles of beer on the wall.
While author and crafter extraordinaire Shawn Bowman would like to think she came up with the idea on her own, inspiration really came from her eight-year-old daughter, who spent a summer obsessed with making jewelry out of her parents' discarded bottle caps. Finding the note on her desk, "My crafting involves you to open a beer," the author had what can only be called an epiphany: "ALL crafting should involve me opening a beer." She raised her daughter's allowance, and set down to writing this book. But first, she opened a beer.
Beer Crafts shows you how to repurpose not just the caps but also labels, bottles, and even cans into useful, hip, and quirky items — from attention-getting (if not downright sexy) garter belts to the classic crochet beer can hat, to beer bottle tags, to refrigerator magnets, and more. The projects are super fun, easy to make (even for a first-time crafter), and most of the supplies are things you probably already have on hand or chilling in the fridge.
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Tissue infected with the gray mold fungus, Botrytis, is covered with a velvety gray growth when the
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My Dad is at the very end of his rope. We have about a week before we lose him.
My mom told me he was going on about a ramp, a ramp going up. he went on and on about everything being ready and we are going to leave. My mom asked why and some other stuff he kept saying "everythings done im riding the ramp up". I found this oddly symbolic at least. I am sure quiet a few people will think either it's a sick man seeing what he wants or someone (possibly me) is making it up. Think whatever the hell you want I just thought it was a strange thing to happen and it kind of feels like a sighn or whatever.
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Some don't get any time or notice before a loved one dies. Give him a hug, tell him you love him, say good bye and be thankful for the time that you have left.
First off, sorry about your father. Loosing someone is never easy.
The mind is a strange and wonderful device, with levels we are only beginning to understand. People at "death's door" have seen all sorts of things - the light at the end of the tunnel, angels, devils, previously departed loved ones.
As hard as it is to see your father in this condition, I would say to take it as a good sign that his own mind (subconscious, soul, whatever) is prepared and knows that he is taking the ramp up. I would think that's an indication that he has no deep regrets.
Doesn't matter what others believe. He believes he's going up and when his time comes, he will be at peace.
My grandmother was in the hospital for a few weeks before she died. I had planned on going to visit her in the hospital when I was in town. Everyone in my family said I shouldn't go because she looked bad and couldn't talk or respond. My wife and I went to visit her in the hospital and talked to her and said goodbye even though she wasn't able to respond to us in any way. She died less than 48 hours later. I was mad at my family who didn't find it necessary to visit her and talk to her. If someone has just a short time left I would say to keep talking to them and let them know you are there for them.
I grew up living with my grandparents until I was about ten. I visited them just about every weekend afterwards. I was very close to them and it was so very hard dealing with losing them. I was a senior in high school when my grandfather passed away. I visited him everyday that I could. The last time I saw him was a few days before he passed. He didn't have a clue who I was. He kept telling me to give Matt the key to the door so I could get in to see him. He wanted to see me so badly, but he didn't even realize I was right there talking to him. I left and broke down. It was incredibly hard, but I knew then that it was time. I felt a little more at peace because I knew he was getting ready to go.
My point is that while it's difficult seeing a loved one in that condition, it can be a bit easier knowing it's coming; you're a bit more prepared. That's how it was for me anyway.
My Dad passed away earlier today....
Sorry to hear that man.
My condolences, Max. You and your family are in our thoughts.
Blessings on you all.
Sorry to hear about this. I'm praying for peace for you and your family.
Sorry for you and fmily's loss. I will remember you in my prayers.
Sometimes, there's just nothing to say. Sorry, man. God bless you and yours.


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Biotechnology business in Norway: Peripheral advantage, or just periphery?
Research on biotechnology related firms has long been associated with the agglomeration of "dedicated biotechnology firms" and partners such as large corporations, research institutes and venture capital firms. At the same time it is acknowledged that such agglomeration trends may be most closely associated with medical biotechnology. This paper shows that there are more than 130 firms which may be classified as biotechnology related firms in Norway. Furthermore they are spread out throughout the country, albeit with more than half being located in the Eastern part. While there is indeed a great preoccupation with medical biotechnology also in Norway, the survey shows that two other distinct traits are present: a concentration of firms being focused on diagnostics and drug delivery rather than on therapeutics, and a focus on marine biotechnology (more than one third of the firms) within nutrition related products rather than or in addition to medical products. In addition to contributing these descriptive findings the paper thus opens up the agglomeration discussion, and suggests that foci on such niches as those which are prevalent in Norway may function with geographical distribution patterns different from those prevalent within the current medical biotechnology focused literature.
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- Susan Bartholomew, 1997. "National Systems of Biotechnology Innovation: Complex Interdependence in the Global System," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 28(2), pages 241-266, June.
- Niosi, Jorge, 2003. "Alliances are not enough explaining rapid growth in biotechnology firms," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(5), pages 737-750, May.
- Gunnar Eliasson, 2000. "Industrial policy, competence blocs and the role of science in economic development," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 217-241.
- Goldfarb, Brent & Henrekson, Magnus & Rosenberg, Nathan, 2001. "Demand vs. Supply Driven Innovations: US and Swedish Experiences in Academic Entrepreneurship," SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 0436, Stockholm School of Economics.
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Marketing & communications in finance, technology and luxury
I'm a marketing & communications specialist, passionate about combining clever analysis, compelling articulation and enchanting technology to connect those whose interests align.
My experience spans working for an international investment management firm, a start-up software vendor, a financial messaging cooperative, a specialist PR agency, a universal bank and - currently - a wealth & asset management firm.
I'm also fascinated by luxury brands - particularly in the motoring, consumer technology and horology sectors. In my spare time, I created The Prodigal Guide - an irreverent and self-deprecating lifestyle magazine - and I founded Prodigal Communications, an agency that helped luxury brands promote themselves through social media and other online channels.
A seasoned marketing communications specialist in financial services and technology. Determined and meticulous, with a broad range of business expertise, has proven team-leading skills and executive level exposure in complex organisations with multiple stakeholders. Bi-lingual, with an international perspective, welcomes operating on a global basis. Particularly enjoys the challenge of articulating value propositions, brand positioning and compelling thought-leadership using digital channels.
Specialties: Strategic marketing communications, corporate communications, public relations, corporate identity and branding, event management, social media and digital media.
Dolfin is an independent investment firm - unhindered by outdated technology or legacy thinking - offering highly diversified yet tightly integrated solutions that span custody, trading, asset management and structuring. We serve financial intermediaries, institutional investors and private clients, providing them investment expertise with digital agility.
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Deutsche Bank's Institutional Cash & Securities Services business, part of Global Transaction Banking, is one of the leading providers of trustee, agent, depositary, registrar, SPV management and related services for a wide range of financial structures and transactions. It is a leading depositary for American and Global Depositary Receipts, providing value-added services to companies raising capital in international markets or listing on the New York, NASDAQ, London, Luxembourg, Singapore or NASDAQ Dubai stock exchanges by means of depositary receipts. It also offers both mutual and alternative fund administration and provides securities custody, clearing and agency lending services from a global network spanning more than 30 markets.
We publish the web's most irreverent and self-deprecating luxury lifestyle magazine, The Prodigal Guide.
We work with brands - including luxury retailers, watch manufacturers, restaurant groups, consumer electronics firms and car makers - to raise their profile and the awareness of their products through a unique mix of branding, advertising and co-created digital content.
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Cognito Analytics offers a suite of online tools that enable firms in the financial sector to improve their business through the more effective use of market, PR and competitive information.
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Have you ever noticed how people above a certian age tend to continue doing that thing that the rest of us gave up long ago: forarding jokes and curiorisities via email to their entire address book? The rest of us tend to take to 'opt-in' social networks for that sort of thing.
I mention it because the pictures that follow were forwarded to me by just such a gentleman. They're old adverts that, let's just say, you're not likely to see again. How apt that the chap who sent them to me is old enough to remember some of them when they first appeared.
It's hard not to look through these and be incredulous that they were ever deemed not only appropriate but likely to persuade anyone to buy anything. Still, looking back a few decades with the benefit of hindsight and then mocking or criticising is all too easy . I won't do so. Instead, I invite you to browse the ads and I challenge you not to raise a smile at most of them…
Oh, and while you're browsing, you might notice that only two brands here are still in use: Motorola and Camel. The former of course is now part of Google. The latter? Well, you're not likely to see it advertising much in the future.
Gideon Spanier had an interesting piece in the Evening Standard yesterday about the growing importance of social media for marketers and the brands that employ them. I recommend you head on over to read the full article.
For me, the key takeaways were:
Among firms surveyed by the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers and ad agency group Havas, 72% said they are now "monitoring conversations about their brand."
Brand managers recognise social media has become not only too big to ignore but also integral to the marketing mix.
I would suspect that the percentage of B2B financial services firms doing so is much lower. And I fear that many in our sector don't yet appreciate the value that social channels can bring to the marketing mix. It's time our sector caught up.
68% of chief marketing officers (CMOs) say they feel under-prepared when it comes to social media, according to IBM's authoritative survey of 1700 CMOs worldwide.
There's no doubt that social media is catching many marketers off-guard and that's particularly true in the conservative world of finance. Like most communications channels though, the reality is that it's fairly simple when you know how. My advice? Ask an agency or partner you trust to show you the basics and start with small steps.
The challenge for CMOs is to decide the purpose of their social media strategy. The temptation for brands has been to accumulate lots of friends and followers and to jump into the online conversation.
At Cognito, we see this time and time again. In their eagerness to throw themselves into social media because they feel the pressure to be seen to be doing something, firms forget the basics of good communications strategy. Social media is like any other communications effort: the key to success is being clear about objectives from the outset and setting metrics accordingly. In the world of B2B financial services, the number of friends or followers you have is very rarely a useful measure of success. On the other hand, the number of qualified leads generated or an increase in your share of voice on important industry topics may well be.
"Every time you talk to a client, they say there's a conversation and they want to join it," says Christian Gladwell, founder of Human Digital, M&C Saatchi's social media agency. "But why do you want to join it? What are you going to say?" He believes the starting-point should be: "Don't join, listen."
I couldn't agree more. When we're discussing social media with clients, our advice is always to spend time listening before engaging or trying to influence. In many cases, listening is just as valuable. In some cases, it's the only thing a firm should be doing.
Gladwell argues that brands should think of Twitter less as a communication channel and more as market-research and customer relationship tools. "Social media is an opportunity to see your customer through a totally different and cost-effective lens," he says.
This is an excellent point and it's the very reason Cognito developed Social Media Analytics, to allow firms in the financial sector not just to know what is being said about them but also to listen to the thought-leaders – the journalists, the analysts but also your competitors and prospects – and to understand what matters to them, what their hot topics are. Armed with this information, relationships can be built on solid footing and in short order. That, to me, is the real value of listening.
American Banker released the list of top 100 FinTech companies last week and it makes for an interesting read. Head on over to AB's site to view the full list.
As I perused the list, I couldn't help wondering how different it would look if the companies were ranked by Twitter followers instead of revenue. I'm not suggesting that your number of followers is a direct indication of how well you are executing your social media strategy – far from it – but it is a nice simple way to gauge a firm's reach. Is there a corrolation between size and following?
Well, a few clicks in Cognito's Social Media Analytics later and we have our answer.
The first surprise was that not all of the 100 companies have a presence on Twitter. In fact, I found only about 70 of them actively using the service.
The second surprise was how different the top 20 looks if you replace revenue for Twitter followers.
According to American Banker, here are the top 20 FinTech companies by revenue:
Now, shall we have a look at that list reordered by Twitter followers? It makes quite a difference:
The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice that some of the firms in the top 20 by revenue are nowhere to been seen in the Twitter Top 20. Most notably: FIS, the number one firm by revenue, doesn't have a Twitter presence at all.
Perhaps even more interesting are those firms that are very much punching above their weight on Twitter. Companies like iGATE Global Solutions, Patni Computer Systems, Virtuosa, L&T Infotech, Pegasystems and – most impressively – Hexaware Technologies (which appears at number 10 on our Twitter list, despite being only 84 on the list by revenue) – appear much lower down the Top 100 by revenue yet claim a place in the Top 20 by followers.
I've always thought that it was the smaller firms that stood to gain the most from social media. The reason for that is simple: social media is a great leveller. It doesn't require a huge investment (it's time rather than money you'll need to devote to it) and the nature of the medium is such that good content, helpfulness and a willingness to engage are rewarded above all else. On social media, it's not how loud you shout that counts but what you say. And you certainly don't need to be big to be clever.
As a quick follow-up to my post about how to convince your executive team to reconsider social media, there's a good piece in today's FT about the trends emerging in social media as it relates to financial services – and particularly the fund managament world.
Emma Boyde concludes her piece by saying that:
even if asset managers are doubtful over the use of social media as a trading tool, its value in the public relations space cannot be ignored.
Some of the key points in the article:
I was asked recently by a client to "explain why social media is critical to marketing and PR – and indeed to the organization as a whole." The person in question worked for an organisation in which YouTube, Twitter and Facebook were all banned and they were looking for a compelling argument to persuade their senior management team to reconsider.
I'm always amazed and saddened when – all too often – I come across companies that are taking the view that social media should be avoided and that it will eventually go away. Believe me, it won't.
Here's what I sent my client:
Social media is not a fad. It's a new way of communicating that has the potential to have a huge impact on your corporate reputation and bottom line. It can benefit almost every part of your organisation and has very tangible advantages over traditional media – not least the fact that it's cheap, measurable and inclusive.
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Further reading:
Convince and convert: B2B Social Media – 4 Ways to Sell the Value to Management
MRM: Why social media is even more useful for B2B businesses
Social Media B2B: 93% of B2B Marketers Use Social Media Marketing
SocialMedia.biz: Why Big Companies Should Be Using Social Media
Headhunters Ellwood and Atfield recently published the results of a survey they undertook with chairmen and chief executives designed to see how the role of communications director is evolving. The report is interesting reading as much for the people who responded – they include Sir Win Bischoff of Lloyds, Sir Christopher Gent of GSK, Dennis Holt of the Bank of Ireland and Hector Sants of the FSA – as what they said.
In summary, chief executives and chairmen clearly recognise the value the communication function provides, whether through managing investor, media, government, employee or other stakeholder relations. However, when it comes to rating the relative importance of the individual disciplines within the function, views vary considerably depending on the organisation's particular circumstances.
Chief executives typically take their own role as the face of the company very seriously, and a surprisingly high number spend more than half of their time communicating with stakeholders in one form or another. They greatly value the role their communications director plays as a sounding board, and in providing stakeholder feedback, but their views differ starkly when it comes to the level and type of input that they expect their communications director to have to business strategy.
Views on the growth of new media also differ widely. Most participants agree that it is more difficult to manage or control communication about their organisation in such a broad and fragmented environment, but a few see the proliferation and fragmentation of the media as an opportunity for greater stakeholder interaction and more immediate feedback.
Here are my key takeaways from the report.
On working relationships:
On the CEO's own role in communications:
On the rise of 'new media':
Media relations is neither more nor less important as a result of the changes – just more difficult. – Sir Christopher Gent, Chairman, GlaxoSmithKline
Download a copy of the full report.
If you're interested in marketing in the luxury industry then Luxury Daily is a must-read. They've just released their Luxury Marketing Outlook 2011 report and it's full of interesting insights. What's clear is that the future of luxury is digital. As editor Mickey Alam Khan says as he introduces the report: "savvy understanding of how the Internet and mobile influence all channels will make the difference between a successful luxury brand and one that sticks to an old formula for a different era." I agree.
You can click here to download the report in its entirety but here are some highlights from Alam Khan's introduction:
It is understandable for luxury brands to proceed with caution. After all, luxury's coin is exclusivity, rarity, quality and high-perceived value – and none of these attributes should be tarnished by marketing or retail efforts that don't mesh with the brand's values.
That said, the luxury consumer is evolving. Truly high-net worth individuals possess the best computers and mobile phones, ranking these possessions up with great cars, homes, art and a penchant for unique entertainment experiences.
Interact, not distract
Indeed, most luxury consumers access news and information the way the rest of the world does: through the Internet on a computer or via a smartphone, along with print and broadcast media.
While they continue to read magazines and watch television, these luxury consumers are quite influenced by what drops in their email inbox or what their kid texts to their phone.
So, for those brands charting their marketing and retail strategy this year, making digital the centerpiece of their efforts will be a smart move.
Harnessing digital media's ability to interact more than distract is something that needs to gain wider circulation among luxury marketers concerned about diluting the brand's value.
The time is now to combine the use of digital media with offline marketing channels to build a database of loyal consumers who opt in to receive offers and updates via email, text or mail.
Now, more than ever, brands should deliver smart offers and consistent experiences online, offline and in-store to make the switching costs high for consumers to move their business to a rival.
Word on print
Singing paeans to online and mobile doesn't mean that traditional luxury marketing will not be effective.
On the contrary, luxury brands should press ahead with smart print ad campaigns in the pertinent magazines and newspapers, supported by regular drops of catalogs and seasonal out-of-home campaigns.
Where print – be it an ad, luscious mailer or catalog – scores over digital is the ability to capture and frame the romance and mystique of the brand. In this era of economic hardship, retaining the mystique is key to maintaining brand allure and customer loyalty.
So overall, what can the luxury industry expect this year? More print advertising, increased online videos, fewer mail drops, continued outdoor advertising and a barrage of emails touting discounts and sales.
Expect to see more brands launch mobile applications and extend their ecommerce presence to mobile Web sites – to great success. Yes, eventually, someone will buy a jet on the mobile site.


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National Security Agency leader General Keith Alexander said at Def Con the NSA needs more control over the Internet structure. And he's hiring hackers.
Alexander also described the Internet as "at great risk from exploitation, disruption, and destruction," says Technology Review. 17 U.S. defense companies are working with the NSA already to send security alarms directly to the NSA.
Making the pitch "NSA wants to hire hackers" (CNN), Alexander told the standing-room-only audience, "We need great talent." He cited the role of DARPA in creating the Internet, and how the government now wants to keep it secure, with hacker help. One heckler yelled, "then stop arresting us."
Absolutely not
standard Right thinking government authoritarian crap ("Respect my authorita !!! as Cartman would say") when they fear something.tg 456789 on technologyreview.com
Anyone who goes to work for the government, ESPECIALLY an agency that violates our right to privacy daily, is a traitor to the American people. If my child ever grew up to work for the NSA, I would disown him.CandiceBrays on cnn.com
Don't trust the SOB's.bmpress on technologyreview.com
Not persuaded
NSA and CIA are no longer needed in an open, transparent, and free society. Their secrecy does more harm than good to society.humanssssss on cnet.com
I don't want to hear any crap about how NSA control of the Internet would be 'good' for us. The General is a military jock who wants the military to control the internet for the military's purposes. He obviously thinks the American people are foolish enough to believe his drivel.ruggedgeolife on technologyreview.com
The NSA already has hackers and illegal operations all over the United States. They are in your local phone switches and monitoring your internet usage every day. Don't go over to the dark side Luke,Keith on cnn.com
You know the NSA are desperate to recruit when they turn up at Defcon and start Pring.n3td3v on cnet.com
I'm reminded of the frog and the scorpion.Tom Young on cnn.com
Hiring requirements with the CIA isn't so bad. They offered me a job!Cookie Baker on cnn.com
What's your take? Do you applaud General Alexander for making a pitch at Def Con, or do think his appeal for more Internet control is the beginning of the end?
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Master songwriter's unearthed Americana collection a study in integrity; Warner Music Nashville to reissue Camp's debut self-titled CD the same day Nashville, TN – Sixteen years ago, revered songwriter Shawn Camp delivered an early masterwork. The Arkansas native had fortified his second album with wit ("Near Mrs.") and wisdom ("The Grandpa That I Know") far beyond his 28 years. Camp had some early success with his debut self-titled album the year before, which garnered attention with singles "Fallin' Never Felt So Good," and "Confessin' My Love," so it was expected that the second album might be the breakthrough. One problem: "The label said it didn't sound like the latest hit," Camp says. "They wanted me to change everything. Told me to take all the fiddles and dobros off and put electric guitars on. I got crossways and never did it." Curtains closed. Camp forever locked away the album. Artistic integrity tossed the key. Cue serendipity. Warner Music Nashville President/CEO John Esposito happens into an impromptu guitar pull with Camp at last year's Leadership Music opening retreat. Esposito is "mesmerized by Shawn's singing and finger-picking." Esposito swiftly unfastens the label's vaults. Brushes neglect off his kindred spirit's 16-year-old dusty diamond. "This stuff is magic," Esposito says of first hearing the album. "There's this sly, underlying sexiness to Shawn's songwriting that I dig. I was trained to sign people who are magnificent and then to allow them show their magnificence. It shouldn't be about trying to change what they do." Voila: Witness the rebirth of Shawn Camp's lost album, now simply titled 1994. "This is an unchanged snapshot of that moment 16 years ago," Camp says. "At least it's getting out there for the folks to hear. It's kind of a shock, but I'm awfully thrilled." Listeners will be, too. As a younger songwriter, the now 44-year-old had already crafted songs with a jeweler's eye and they shine on 1994. Camp's trademark lyrical fluidity ("Little Bitty Crack in Her Heart") and buoyant melodies ("Clear As a Bell") dot the album's vibrant bluegrass-infused landscape. Camp's impact on modern country music already has been significant. While 1994 (produced by Emory Gordy, Jr.) remained shelved and Camp left Reprise Records, his songs were snapped up by other artists and Camp grew into a top-tier songwriter behind No. 1 Billboard hits for Garth Brooks ("Two Pina Coladas"), George Strait ("River of Love"), Josh Turner ("Would You Go With Me") and Brooks & Dunn ("How Long Gone"). His boundless skill earned good company: Today, Camp splits pages with Americana songwriting legends including Guy Clark ("Sis Draper," "Magnolia Wind") and Jim Lauderdale ("Forever Ain't No Trouble Now"). It is no stretch to say that Shawn Camp is respected by the best in Music City. "Shawn sings, plays and writes up there in the fine, rarified air where very few can breathe," Guy Clark says. "It's a joy to behold." Echoes legendary producer and songwriter Cowboy Jack Clement: "I have always thought Shawn should be a star. He's got the talent, the voice and the looks to do it." Independently, Camp released four critically-acclaimed CDs: 2001's Lucky Silver Dollar, Live At The Station Inn in 2004, Fireball in 2006 and The Bluegrass Elvises with Billy Burnette in 2007. Camp is also a member of The World Famous Headliners, a band he formed with fellow songwriters Al Anderson and Pat McLaughlin. When Warner Music Nashville releases 1994 on September 28, they will also reissue Camp's 1993 debut eponymous CD, which has been out of print since the mid 1990s. 1994 is a history lesson. Camp's A-list collaborators include bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe ("Worn Through Stone"), Jerry Douglas ("Little Bitty Crack in Her Heart") and Patty Loveless ("In Harm's Way"). The earliest Camp and Clark collaboration "Stop, Look And Listen (Cow Catcher Blues)" whistles and snaps with predictably vivid imagery as engines groan and steel rails "pop like a broken heart." "Writing with Guy Clark is a lesson in honesty," Camp says. "Every line cuts to the bone. He's not afraid of truth. It's a good lesson to soak up." Clearly, Camp has. Pay particular attention to "The Grandpa That I Know," a strikingly raw and intimate portrait of his grandfather's passing. "Brand-new shoes, they hurt my feet/This necktie is choking me," the story begins. "Cutting off my air supply/When I hang my head to cry." Secure a chair and discover the rest yourself. 1994 is as timeless as Shawn Camp. (www.shawncamp.com)


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When they're not spinning around and around in their expensive chairs, weaving hats, or thinking up other ways to not make games that people want ("Shall we all got to Hawaii this week, or shall we crack open that HL3 design document?" "Aloha! Aloha! Aloha!"), Valve's brain drones are at least attempting to create a community of people that can earn a living from making and contributing to games. Sometimes it's a bit broken, like Greenlight is right now. Other times it can be so successful that Valve can afford to share the wealth between organisations that contributed to the success, but had no way to monetise their involvement. So now, when a community item in Team Fortress 2 or Dota 2 is sold in either game's store, it's possible for some of Valve's take to be directed to the likes of Blender and Polycount. Ooh, just thought up a new word for it: Valvetruism. (more…)
If you choose to spend your time reading RPS, you've surely noticed that the site is made of words. There are pictures too, but if you visit here just to look at them>, you're missing the point. Hopefully you enjoy the words and chances are you probably enjoy games as well, and that means you may well be the target audience for a book of poetry about games. Poems are structural – a sort of word architecture – which makes them far more complicated than my paragraphs of witter. I don't write cathedrals, I write party poppers. I do like reading poems though and when I received an email about an entire book of carefully arranged words about games, I was intrigued. Coin Opera 2: Fulminare's Revenge has taken to Kickstarter to raise money for printing and you can read more on its page, or below.
Oh, he just had to release this just as the RPS Hivemind was about to slump into its weekend-long coma, didn't he? The punishment for that is a shorter post free from our usual witticisms. Actually, no, I'm going to twist the knife and say 'bum monkeys more like'.
I don't know if Gun Monkeys is fun or bum in fact, as I haven't yet had the opportunity to play it – it was at Rezzed, but I was dashing about like a monkey with its bum on fire so I didn't get the chance. The people who did seemed to be having a good time however, but maybe that's just because they enjoying harming monkeys. Anyway, this "procedurally–Generated, physics-based, online deathmatch platform game", starring murderous simians and the voice of the actor Kevin Eldon, comes from the studio behind Time Gentlemen, Please, Privates and the upcoming The Swindle, so it bears investigation, I'd say. (more…)
I don't know your name, Man, but you came up to me at Rezzed and said the most surprising thing (for someone who had bought a ticket to a PC games event). You said this: "I haven't played any games since about 1998. I think the last game I bought was Half-Life. What should I play to get myself up to speed with gaming today?"
Caught off guard, I just vaguely gestured at the show floor, and said "uhh". Eventually I recommended you read this website. But wow. Okay. This article is for you.
And, given our audience, possibly you alone.> (more…)
As predicted, Satellite Reign has appeared on Kickstarter, promising to make the Syndicate-style game we always wanted. Watch these chaps get a million quid in no time. Slick-as-rain pitch video below. (more…)
I know the TrackMania games are known for being speedy, but this is making a mockery of everything I know about game development, as well as the laws of time and space. It was only last Friday that TrackMania 2: Stadium was released, and now they've announced the release date of TrackMania 2: Valley. It is coming out on July 4th, 2013. The new addition has 65 new tracks for the new rally style handling mode, and all the building blocks you'd expect from one of their games. Just, you know, next week rather than a few months from now. (more…)
FP likes his driving games the way he likes his Nineteenth Century literary heroines: lots going on under the bonnet, keen on cross-country rambles, accomplished on the pianoforte. Small wonder then that when he's not being kind to servants or being cruelly misunderstood at dances, he's usually to be found enquiring after the health of Spintires and Automation. (more…)>
A personal highlight of Rezzed for me was when I trapped The Guardian's Keith Stuart in a corner and repeatedly stabbed him with a sharpened blade. He tried helplessly to run between each swipe, staggering dazedly away, but I relentlessly pursued, moving faster, unfaltering, utterly determined to fulfil the demands of my dark passenger. "That's for working for a lily-livered pinko scum leftwing weasel rag!" I exclaimed, as I plunged the knife into his spine. "That's for helping that traitor Snowden to destroy democracy!" I snarled as I connected with what I think was his neck, but honestly it was getting hard to tell by that point. So much blood.> "That's for the indulgent Shoreditch coffee shop!" I reasoned as I struck harder still. "That's for being so awful to cuddly Uncle Rupert!" I bellowed as I carved a scarlet tunnel through to his liver. "That's for all those spelling mistakes!" I screeched as the last of his gravy ran to the floor. "And that," I intoned with satisfaction as I turned on my heel and walked away, "is for continuing to give bloody Tim Dowling the opening column in the Saturday magazine." Yeah, I know Keith's just the paper's games guy, but I had to start somewhere, right?
Later, I played a couple of rounds of two-player murderer'n'victim chase game Silhouette. (more…)
It is, however, only a screenshot of placeholder art for the X-COM co-creator's remake of wizard wars classic Chaos, but it is nonetheless a fine thing to see this new vision of the landmark Speccy game taking shape.
So it seems like there will be two contenders for the Hey, We Forgot About Syndicate In All This Nostalgia> throne. One is Cartel, which Paradox are now beginning to tease fairly strongly, and the other is a fragment of information squeezed the news that Syndicate Wars man (and so appropriately named for a '90s developer) Mike Diskett is UP TO SOMETHING. The first images of the thing he is up to, Satellite Reign, have appeared on a Swedish site, fz.se. They're just concept art, but Oh My God concept art. Satellite Reign, which is without much doubt an impending Kickstarter, could well cause me to inject drugs into my augmented espionage agent once it is announced.
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Old Point Comfort Lighthouse,
Fort Monroe, Virginia
Old Point Comfort Lighthouse marks the entrance to historic Hampton Roads,
an important harbor situated at the mouths of the James, Nansemond and
Elizabeth Rivers, and stands on ground which has seen many a fort
constructed nearby to defend this import waterway. The tower's present
neighbor, the Civil-War era Fort Monroe, was preceded by colonial Fort
George, which in turn was likely preceded by an even earlier
fortification. A navigational beacon on Old Point Comfort was active as
early as 1775 when John Dams, caretaker of the ruins at Fort George, was
paid an annual supplement of 20 pounds to tend a light there. Some
historians believe that Native Americans kept wood fires burning at the
Point before that for the benefit of Spanish ships during the 16th
Wit Burroughs completed most of the work on the lighthouse, which stands
54 feet high, during 1803. The tower possesses a spiral staircase
comprised of hand-cut stone, stacked strategically on top of each other.
The stairs lead to a ladder that ascends to a trap door, beyond which is
the lantern room. Eleven oil lanterns, which consumed 486 gallons of oil
each year, were set in fourteen-inch reflectors to produce a light that
could be seen from fourteen miles at sea. h the establishment of the
United States government and its ensuing lighthouse projects at places
like Cape Henry, pressure mounted to build a permanent aid to navigation
at Old Point Comfort. An early edition of the American Coast Pilot noted
the 1798 law passed by the U.S. Congress that called for a light at Old
Point Comfort, and proclaimed: "We wish, for the security of navigation,
that the important work may soon be undertaken, for the safety of our
mariners." Between 1800 and 1801 Congress appropriated $5,000 for
construction costs, and contracted the services of Elzy Burroughs to
complete the octagonal stone structure.
During the War of 1812, the lighthouse temporarily fell into British
hands, when the Jack Tars and Royal Marines sailed into the Chesapeake.
Frustrated in their efforts to seize the town of Norfolk, the invaders
landed at Old Point Comfort and used the tower as an observation post.
From there they went on to take and burn Hampton on June 25th, 1813, and
then torch Washington D.C. a weeks later on August 14th.
After the war, Old Point Comfort was vastly transformed by both the
federal government and private investors. The government erected Forts
Monroe and Calhoun, the former on shore and the latter on a man-made
island called 'Rip Raps' situated in the middle of Hampton Roads. The
clever Robert E. Lee, Lieutenant of Engineers, was transferred to Fort
Monroe in 1831 and was instrumental during the next three years in helping
complete construction on Fort Monroe, which is the largest stone fort ever
built in the United States . Entrepreneurs built several resort hotels and
otherwise made the area into a vacationer's paradise for the leading
lights of a young American society.
In 1855, the lighthouse received a companion structure; Congress had
appropriated $6,000 to build a fog bell tower for navigation in inclement
weather. The bronze bell was forty inches around and three feet high, and
its ringing could be heard up to three miles away. Soon thereafter a
beacon light was added to the station, in order to guide ships docking at
Fort Monroe.
While most east coast lighthouses were damaged, destroyed or at least put
out of commission during the Civil War, the tower at Old Point Comfort
remained undisturbed during the conflict as Fort Monroe remained under
Union control throughout the war. An observer perched on the deck of the
lighthouse would have seen an impressive procession of historical events
during the conflict. President Lincoln once landed at the wharf to Fort
Monroe; he had come to witness the Union troops take Norfolk. The
legendary battle of the first ironclads, the USS Monitor and the CSS
Virginia, took place just offshore in Hampton Roads. Finally at the end of
the war Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned in an
artillery room behind the light station.


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I Told My Boss He Looks Like a Pillow
I looked at Mac in his blue and white striped shirt this morning and, without warning and as though I had no control, blurted out, "you look like a feather pillow." I'm glad Mac and I have a good relationship. He is my supervisor although you'd never know it to listen to our petty bickering sometimes. What would be insubordination in many workplaces is all part of the show. The thing is, we don't plan to say a lot of these things, we just do. On the Moose Morning Show over the years, the three of us have developed such a comfort level with you and each other that we not only say what should be said but we also, often, verbalize what we are thinking, for better or worse. Some of our funnest and funniest moments happen that way.
So this morning I say, "Mac, you look like a pillow," which, I could see, took him aback. Then I went on to explain that his shirt reminded me of the old feather pillows (with blue and white stripes) that I remember having as a kid. Maybe I shouldn't have said I had an urge to lay my head on his belly but, again, it's what I was thinking. That's how I roll.
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Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park (including Jabiru, Nourlangie Rock,
Ubirr, Jim Jim Falls, Twin Falls, Yellow Waters, the South
Alligator River and Waterfall Creek Nature Park)
World Heritage listed park characterised by exceptional galleries of Aboriginal art and diverse and fascinating wildlife.
The starting point for any appreciation of Kakadu National Park is to eliminate any preconceptions you may have. No matter how many photographs you may have seen and no matter how many times you have watched the two Crocodile Dundee movies nothing will adequately prepare you for the discrepancy between the image and the reality.
For most Australians 'tropical' means 'exotic rainforests' and 'World Heritage' equals 'area of great beauty'. The reality is that Kakadu, apart from a few small areas, is not tropical rainforest and that its World Heritage is based on its importance as a wetlands area not on its physical beauty. Like much of northern Australia, Kakadu is an area of flat tropical savanna woodland with a kind of grey, rather unattractive, monotony produced by a low scrubby vegetation and large tracts of undifferentiated flat terrain. This is not, for one moment, to suggest that it shouldn't be World Heritage listed. The abundance of wildlife, particularly birdlife, which flocks into the swampy areas of the park during the dry season demonstrates how important it is to the fauna of the area. It's just not an area of great beauty.
As far as can be determined the term 'Kakadu' was given to the people of the Alligator River region by the noted anthropologist and biologist Sir Baldwin Spencer. It is in fact the language of the Aboriginal people who traditionally lived in the north western section of the park. Some authorities on the area have suggested that in the language of the local Aborigines 'Kakadu' or, as it is sometimes spelt, 'Kakudju' or 'Gagadju', doesn't have a specific meaning.
The early history of white contact with the Kakadu area includes the visits of Baldwin Spencer in 1912, the subsequent visit of N. B. Tindale in 1928 and the establishment of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948. In 1954 UNESCO published a book of paintings from the area in a series on world art. Subsequent explorations have discovered many other valuable sites.
The area around Kakadu is the site of some of the earliest tropical settlements in Australia and as such is of great archaeological importance. It is important to remember, when travelling through the area, that 25 000 years ago the Aborigines were far more artistically and industrially advanced than their counterparts in Europe and the Middle East. They had developed grinding stones for crushing seeds and were preparing ochre for painting on cave walls.
On 5 April 1979, as part of the Commonwealth Commission of Inquiry into the Ranger Mining Proposals, it was decided to set aside 6000 sq. km of Arnhem Land under the National Parks and Wildlife Act. The park was to be managed by the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service. The area was subsequently listed by the World Heritage and is now one of the most important Heritage regions in Australia. At the moment it covers an area of 1 307 300 hectares of land.
Kakadu National Park has five natural subregions.
1. The plateau is a huge, rugged sandstone formation which rises sharply to a height of 250 m from the lower lands to the north and produces some of the most spectacular scenery in the park. The dramatic escarpment extends for over 600 km and is the site of the major waterfalls and deep gorges in the park. The escarpment caves have been a natural shelter for the traditional owners of the region who have painted many of the caves with pictures of great antiquity and beauty. The plateau has been subjected to severe tropical weathering which has created honeycombing in the rock surfaces and exposed ancient rock formations.
2. The lowlands are a vast eroded plain with a few rocky outcrops which lie to the north of the escarpment.
3. The floodplain which lies to the north of the plateau is dramatic and beautiful. It receives the full force of the monsoonal rains which arrive in November and last until March and thus in the wet season is a vast expanse of water. In the dry season it is characterised by permanent billabongs. The area is famed for its waterlilies and lotus lilies which are edible.
4. Tidal flats. This area is a typical tropical wasteland where the salt water inundates the region making it suitable only for mangroves and rainforest which can thrive on sandy saline soils.
5. Southern hills and basins exist at the southern most point of the park near Fisher Creek. This is an area of woodland where the headwaters of the South Alligator River run through harsh stony country.
Bounded to the north by Van Diemen Gulf and to the east and west by the Wild Man and East Alligator Rivers (the Alligator River was named by Phillip Parker King in 1820 who mistook the crocodiles in the area for alligators) Kakadu gained international publicity when it featured prominently in the two Crocodile Dundee movies.
But it is the diversity of its fauna and flora rather than its brush with Paul Hogan which has really made the area important. It is worth remembering, as you drive through Kakadu, that the park contains over 1000 plant species, a quarter of all the freshwater fish species found in Australia, and over one-third of all the bird species. Add to this the thousands of insects and the whole park is a reminder that the tropics really are the breeding ground for the whole planet.
It is hard to pick the ideal time to visit Kakadu. In the wet season large areas of the park are closed to the public. It would not be possible to enter or exit from the park via the Kakadu Highway. It would not be possible to visit Jim Jim or Twin Falls and, until the road is sealed, it would not be possible to go to Ubirr Rocks. There seems to be a consensus amongst the park's rangers that the best time to visit is at the end of the dry season when the birds are forced to congregate in the ever-diminishing wetland waterholes.
During the dry season there is still selective burning off in Kakadu which means that the idea of leaving the area as a wilderness park is being conditioned by the controls of the National Parks and Wildlife.
Things to see:
Mamakala Observation Point and Nature Walk.
As you enter the park on the Arnhem Highway the first place you will come to is the Mamakala Observation Point. It is an easy walk of only 100 metres to the Observation Point (known as a 'bird hide') where, from a shaded platform, you can observe the edge of a wetlands lake with its rich variety of birdland. The observation point is a model of good park organisation. Wall charts clearly show the bird species to be found on the lake and special elevated sections allow small children to view the wetlands.
The sign at Ubirr spells out very clearly the attitude of both the National Parks Rangers and the traditional owners: 'Ubirr is an Aboriginal rock art site of international status. Its also of great significance to its Aboriginal owners with whose advice and approval material in this display has been prepared. We ask you to observe two simple rules: (i) follow directional signs and keep to defined walking paths and (ii) do not touch painted surfaces under any circumstances. Penalties may be imposed for interference with such sites.'
There are ranger talks at Ubirr Rock Main Gallery at 9.30 and 12.00 and 4.00, at the Namarrkan Sisters at 10.30 and 5.30 and the Rainbow Serpent at 11.30 and 4.00.'
Ubirr is exceptionally good. It is one of the best displays of Aboriginal rock paintings available to the public anywhere in the Northern Territory.
You can walk around Ubirr in about an hour. It is merely a question of how long you linger at the galleries. Ubirr has five art sites on public display (there are apparently over 120 sites in the area) as well as some excellent views over the wetlands from vantage points on the rocks.
It is now recognised that Ubirr has some of the finest examples of X-ray art in the world. The paintings of barramundi at the main gallery are widely recognised as masterpieces of the X-ray style. This style of art is fascinating because in it the artist not only paints what he can see from the outside but also depicts what he knows exists on the inside.
The interpretation of these paintings is difficult. Some people have assumed that they were done for leisure but others have argued that they were partly to assist the success of hunting. The concentration on food sources like fish, birds, animals and reptiles is said to suggest some kind of success over the animal. The sequence of events may have been that a man saw a large barramundi in the river but couldn't catch it. He returned to the gallery where he painted it. By painting it he was ensuring power over the animal which would result in him seeing it again and spearing it.
The gallery also includes a painting of a pipe-smoking European whose body is X-rayed through his clothing.
The track winds around to the lookout. On the way there are two galleries - one is located underneath a rock overhang and the other depicts the Namarrkan Sisters.
The last section of the walk around the Ubirr gallery depicts the Rainbow Serpent on a cliff wall above an occupation site. The notice at this point outlines the importance of the site by pointing out that 'the dark mounded soil at the base of the cliffs is evidence of Aboriginal occupation on this site. The deposit accumulated over time from fires, and organic remains which were left on the site as Aboriginal people utilised the rich resources of Ubirr - its waterfowl, fish, reptiles and mammals. Though the site was used for day to day shelter it has also been extensively painted. In some cases with paintings of food species such as the magpie goose and the barramundi, as well as subjects of a purely mythical or religious nature. Scientific investigation of occupation deposits in this region has yielded the oldest evidence for man's presence in Northern Australia with dates in the order of 23 000 years before present. Aboriginal people believe however, that they and their ancestors have occupied the land forever, since the landscape assumed its present shape in the era of creation which they sometimes refer to as the Dreaming.'
Jabiru is a small centre which has grown dramatically in recent times as a direct result of the development firstly of uranium mining at the Ranger Mine and more recently with the opening up of the Kakadu National Park.
The town gets its name from the jabiru which is the name given to a large bird , sometimes known as the black-necked stork or the 'policeman-bird', by Aborigines in the area.
In 1970 uranium was discovered at Ranger in Arnhem Land. The following year more uranium was discovered at Jabiluka.
For the next decade a furious debate over whether the uranium should be mined occurred. A Commonwealth Commission of Inquiry into mining at Ranger was established in 1975. It carried out its inquiry and reported to Parliament in 1977. The following year it was agreed that mining could go ahead with substantial royalties being paid to the Northern Land Council. The following year the Northern Land Council approved uranium mining at Jabiluka however the Commonwealth Government was not happy about the situation. Today only the Ranger Uranium Mine is in operation.
The town of Jabiru was established specifically for employees of the mine. The town is better than most outback mining communities. Considerable civic pride has led to the maintenance of lawns and gardens.
The piece-de-resistance of the town is the hideous Four Seasons Cooinda Hotel/Motel which is shaped like a giant crocodile. The irony is that the shape of the crocodile and the dubious skill of the architect can only be fully appreciated from the air. From ground level it is easy enough to get the idea of a crocodile but it is hard to conceptualise the building in its totality.
Ranger Uranium Mine
The sign at the entrance to the Ranger Uranium Mine details the 'achievements' of the mining company. 'Welcome to Ranger Uranium Mine an open cut mine and ore treatment plant. The ore body was discovered in 1969. Environmental enquiry and report 1974-77. Construction 1979-1981. Official opening - November, 1981. Project area: 79 square kilometres. Mine site: 4 square kilometres. The material mined: 6 million tonnes per year. Uranium oxide produced: 3,000 tonnes per year. Export earnings: $1500 million to June 1987. Royalties to the Aborigines: $65 million to June 1987. Parent Company: Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. (ERA)'.
As an exercise in good public relations ERA run regular tours of the mine and the mill which last for about an hour. The tours are free and times can be ascertained by ringing the Tour Guides Office on (08) 8979 2411. The Tour Guides Office is only too happy to persuade people about ERA's environmental and ecological commitment with a series of expensive and glossy publications including Ranger Uranium Mine and the Environment, Mining and the return of the living environment, Why Nuclear and Ranger and the Environment.. Such publications are unlikely to convince the anti-nuclear and environmental lobbies and will be of little interest to those who are indifferent to the problems. They do, however, have excellent photographs of the wildlife in Kakadu.
Nourlangie Rock
Located south of Jabiru, Nourlangie Rock is part of the area known as the Mt. Brockman Massif. There are over 100 sacred sites in this area and some of them are designated sacred-dangerous (and therefore not open to the public). The area has a number of cave sites and there is evidence of quarries where the local Aborigines made their stone implements. Interestingly some of the caves include drawings of thylacines, Tasmanian tigers, which presumably lived in the area at the time the paintings were done.
There are a number of walks at Nourlangie Rock.including walks to the lookouts at Gunwarrde and Nawurlandja, a walk around Anbangbang Billabong and a short walk (from the carpark) to the excellent Anbangbang Gallery where depictions of Namarrgon the 'Lightning Man' and Nabulwinjbulwinj, a dangerous spirit who eats females after striking them with a yam, make it one of the most interesting galleries in the park.
Namarrgon the Lightning Man.is a fascinating character who wears his lightning as a band connecting his arms, legs and head. The stone axes on his knees and elbows make the thunder. The story of the Lightning Man, as explained by the local Aborigines, is that Namarrgon, his wife Barrginj and their children, Aljurr, came from the north coast searching for a good place to settle. Namarrgon now lives at Lightning Dreaming which can be seen from Gunwarrde Warrde Lookout. When Namarrgon wants to make lightning he strikes his stone axes on the ground or against the clouds. The actual lightning is his children - Aljurr - which means 'little lightning'.
Both the Lightning Man and Nabulwinjbulwinj were actually repainted in 1964 by Nayombolmi (Barramundi Charlie) of the Badmardi clan in the style of the earlier works which were fading due to the weather.
Jim Jim Falls
The Jim Jim Falls are a kind of Australian Catch-22. In the 'dry', when access is possible via a rather unpleasant 60 km dirt road (the last 11 km are really suitable for 4WD only), the water dries up and the falls often don't fall. In the 'wet' when the falls are at their most spectacular it is impossible to drive any vehicle into the area. Those photographs of the falls at their most dramatic were all taken by people who entered the area by light plane or helicopter.
Twin Falls
For all their beauty Twin Falls are the ultimate obstacle course. not only does the visitor have to travel the 60 km dirt road to the Jim Jim Falls but when there they have to swim or sail around to the Twin Falls. There is no land access to the falls. The effort, for the enthusiastic, is rewarded by the sight of a double cascading waterfall with a small beach at the bottom.
Yellow Waters
Located 52 km south of the Ranger Headquarters, the Yellow Waters billabong is one of the most famous areas within the park. The accommodation at the Cooinda Motel gives access to the walks along the river and the regular boat trips (phone the Cooinda Motel for bookings) provide an opportunity to see birds (some of whom have migrated from the Northern Hemisphere), feral buffalos and crocodiles in their native habitat.
South Alligator River
One of the most popular tourist attractions in the park is to take a cruise along the South Alligator River. The river abounds with wildlife and it is common to see buffalo, the jabiru, cockatoos, white egrets, magpie geese and whistler ducks.
It is worth remembering that the South Alligator River is home to nearly all the magpie geese in Australia during the dry season. One survey found over 100 000 birds in a relatively small area of the floodplain.
The buffalo which wander through the area were introduced in the early nineteenth century. Brought over from Timor and Indonesia to feed the military settlements in the area they escaped and have since multiplied to near plague proportions. They have caused havoc on the native fauna seriously depleting the lotus lily and trampling the vegetation. The damage caused by the buffalo has been compounded the existence of feral pigs, horses and donkeys within the park's borders.
Waterfall Creek Nature Park
To the south of Kakadu on the Kakadu Highway is the small (236 hectare) Waterfall Creek Nature Park. Apart from being a very pleasant stopover point the Park featured prominently in Crocodile Dundee as the location where Paul Hogan, having cooked a goanna, decides to eat baked beans.
Visitors wishing to read more about Kakadu might be interested in Greg Miles' excellently illustrated and informative book Wildlife of Kakadu published in 1988 by Barker Souvenirs and Australia's Kakadu Man: Bill Neidjie by Big Bill Neidjie with Stephen Davis and Allan Fox which, apart from some superb photographs, explains Kakadu from the viewpoint of an Aborigine who has lived in the Park for most of his life.
Camping Sites
There are a large number of camping sites within the boundaries of the park including Malabanbandju, Mardukal and the Jim Jim Billabong Camping Areas. It is sensible to call in at the Ranger Headquarters near Jabiru to get details, brochures and maps. The headquarters can be contacted on tel: 08 8938 1100
Tourist Information
Jabiru Tourist Centre
6 Tasman Plaza
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8979 2548
Facsimile: (08) 8979 2482
Gagudju Lodge Cooinda
off Kakadu Hwy
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8979 0145
Facsimile: (08) 8979 0148
Rating: ***
Point Stuart Wilderness Lodge
Point Stuart Rd via Arnhem Hwy
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8978 8914
Facsimile: (08) 8978 8898
Aurora's Kakadu Resort
Arnhem Hwy
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8979 0166
Facsimile: (08) 8979 0147
Rating: ***
Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn
Flinders St
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8979 2800
Facsimile: (08) 8979 2707
Rating: ***1/2
Lodges & Chalets
Aurora's Kakadu Lodge & Caravan Park
Jabiru Dve
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: tel: (08) 8979 2422
Facsimile: (08) 8979 2254
Rating: ***
Caravan Parks
All Seasons Frontier Kakadu Lodge & Caravan Park
Jabiru Dve
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8979 2422
Facsimile: (08) 8979 2254
Bark Hut Inn & Caravan Park
Arnhem Hwy
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8978 8988
Facsimile: (08) 8978 8932
Croc & Quoll Restaurant
Jabiru Dr
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8979 2422
Facsimile: (08) 8979 2254
Gagudju Lodge Cooinda
off Kakadu Hwy
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8979 0145
Facsimile: (08) 8979 0148
Jabiru Licensed Restaurant
Leichhardt St
Kakadu National Park NT 0886
Telephone: (08) 8979 2600
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North Rupununi men die after drink-fuelled attacks
Two North Rupununi men were killed between Thursday night and Friday morning in separate attacks fuelled by alcohol.
Iwokrama tour guide Martin Roberts, 28, of Kwaimatta Village, Region Nine, was on Thursday night bludgeoned to death after a drunken altercation and police have since detained two suspects.
Police also announced that ranks were dispatched yesterday to Katooka Village, North Rupununi, following a report received of the fatal stabbing of Aloysius Kaitan, 27, of Katooka, which occurred at about 2am yesterday morning after an argument among a group of persons who were drinking.
There have been several drink-fuelled murders, especially in the interior regions, over the years. The police categorise them as "disorderly" type murders and at one time had expressed concern at the numbers. Police said in a press release yesterday that Roberts' death occurred at about 21:30 hrs at Kwaimatta Village.
According to the release, initial investigations have revealed that Roberts was among a group of men drinking and an argument developed during which he was allegedly struck to his head with an object. Two men have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.
However, persons present in Region Nine had a different account of how Roberts met his death and suggested that his killers pummeled him to death after ambushing him on his way home.
According to a source, Roberts was indeed drinking in the company of friends. During this time, the two men who are now in police custody reportedly had an argument with another man, whom they began beating. According to the source, d persons who were around went to his assistance.
Sometime after the man was saved, the source said, Roberts decided to make his way home. As he walked along the roadway, he was reportedly confronted by the two men, who had been waiting for him.
Based on what the Stabroek News was told, Roberts was hit multiple times in his head with a belt buckle and when he fell to the ground the men began to use their fists. No one realised that he was dead until he failed to get up. His body was subsequently transferred to the Lethem Hospital morgue, where a post-mortem examination is expected to be per formed sometime early next week.
Roberts was a tour guide attached to the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development. He had begun full time employment with Iwokrama on December 6, 2012, according to a close relative, who asked not to be identified. The relative said that from 2008 up to 2012, Roberts worked part time with the organization, mainly helping with research. He was a lover of birds and animals.
At the time of his death, he was on his annual vacation and was scheduled to return to work soon. Roberts was also a councilor within the village council and was the former vice president of the Kwaimatta Junior Wildlife Club.
This newspaper was told that Roberts' parents are calling for justice, especially since the two suspects are a "threat to the village members."
He is survived by eight siblings.
Meanwhile, police said in a separate release that Kaitan and a group of persons were drinking when an argument developed during which he was fatally stabbed to his chest.
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Meet Tim Hardaway Jr.
Manny made Andy Katz' list of 50 players to watch for the Wooden award in 2009-10. He wasn't fortunate enough to make Katz' top 15 though, although three other Big Ten players did, Hummel (5), Lucas (6), and Turner (12).
If you want to start thinking about this year's schedule, Katz calls Kansas the consensus #1 team in the country and they number one and three players on the list in Aldrich and Collins. Speaking of the Kansas game, Jeff Goodman listed the Michigan/Kansas game as one of his top non-conference games of 2009-10. He's understandably not too keen on Michigan's chances in Lawrence:
The Wolverines knocked off Duke and UCLA last year, but this would be mammoth if they could go to Lawrence and pull off the upset.
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